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US07841684B2	Ink pressure regulator with improved liquid retention in regulator channel There is provided an ink pressure regulator for regulating a hydrostatic pressure of ink supplied to an inkjet printhead. The regulator comprises: an ink chamber having an ink outlet for fluid communication with the printhead via an ink line; an air inlet; a regulator channel having a first end communicating with the air inlet and a second end communicating with a headspace of the chamber, the second end defining a bubble outlet; and a wetting system for maintaining at least some liquid in the regulator channel, thereby ensuring that air entering the headspace first passes through the liquid. The wetting system comprises a first wetting chamber connected to the first end, a second wetting chamber connected to the second end, and a liquid-retaining structure positioned in the second wetting chamber. The regulator channel, the first wetting chamber, the second wetting chamber and the liquid-retaining structure are all in fluid communication with each other. The regulator channel is dimensioned to control a Laplace pressure of air bubbles drawn from the bubble outlet as result of supplying ink to the printhead, thereby regulating a hydrostatic pressure of the ink.
US07841679B2	Liquid ejection apparatus and liquid ejection method The invention achieves efficient use of generation circuits of drive signals COM. The invention provides a liquid ejection method that includes: causing a certain drive signal generation unit to generate a first drive signal and a second drive signal; causing another drive signal generation unit to generate a first drive signal and a second drive signal; supplying the first drive signal generated by the certain drive signal generation unit and the second drive signal generated by the other drive signal generation unit to a certain head unit, the certain head unit being one of a plurality of head units arranged in an intersecting direction that intersects a transport direction of a medium; and ejecting liquid from the certain head unit in accordance with the first drive signal and the second drive signal.
US07841671B2	Braking device of motorcycle To enhance a brake feel of a motorcycle adopting a combined brake system. In a braking device for adjusting hydraulic pressure supplied to a brake caliper at a rear wheel according to hydraulic pressure at a front wheel produced by a brake operation at the front wheel of a motorcycle, a pattern for adjusting a brake caliper pressure at the rear wheel is different between a case when a temporal increasing rate of master cylinder pressure at the front wheel is equal to or exceeds a predetermined value and a case when the temporal increasing rate is below the predetermined value. Further, to provide a braking device for a motorcycle wherein a variation of a vertical load of a rear wheel when a brake is applied at a front wheel is inhibited.
US07841669B2	Wheel balancing weights with body and mounting clip A wheel balancing weight has a body for providing mass and a clip attached to the body to securely grip a flange of a wheel. The clip defines a compartment within which is received the flange, and includes a hump projecting toward and into the defined compartment to contact a generally radially inward surface of the received flange such that the received flange contacts the clip at relatively smooth medial contact points on the hump. The weight may be formed as a unitary member from a sheet of steel and have a unitary sheet steel body and sheet steel clip.
US07841664B2	Chair with control system According to the present invention, a control system for a chair is provided. The control system is comprised of first and second resilient blocks, first and second stabilizing members and first and second rockers. The first stabilizing member has first and second ends and defines a first horizontal axis. The first end of the first stabilizing member extends into the first resilient block and the second end of the first stabilizing member extends into the second resilient block. The second stabilizing member is coupled to the first stabilizing member by a connector. The second stabilizing member has first and second ends and defines a second horizontal axis disposed in parallel to the first horizontal axis. The first end of the second stabilizing member is operably coupled to the first rocker, and the second end of the second stabilizing member is operably coupled to the second rocker.
US07841662B2	Support assembly and corresponding seat structure A support assembly having a first support region with adjustable degree of support and a second support region with adjustable degree of support for use in a seat structure is provided. The support assembly comprises a support member for incorporation into a seat frame, a first adjustment arrangement for adjusting the degree of support in the first support region, and a second adjustment arrangement for adjusting the degree of support in the second support region. The support assembly further comprises an actuator coupled to the first adjustment arrangement and to the second adjustment arrangement), the actuator being configured to simultaneously act on the first adjustment arrangement and on the second adjustment arrangement in opposite directions.
US07841655B2	Motor vehicle seat, motor vehicle, and airbag module A technology is provided effective for suppressing a load received by an airbag housed in a motor vehicle seat with an airbag module having a construction in which the airbag is developed and expanded from a down side to an upside of a seat cushion against movement of a motor vehicle occupant toward a front side of a motor vehicle, which is in a condition seated in the motor vehicle seat when in occurrence of an accident. In one form, the motor vehicle seat according to the present invention is constructed to house an airbag module in a housing portion provided in a seat pan, and to be provided with an airbag cover that intercepts a housing opening of the housing portion and that covers a housing opening side of the airbag.
US07841654B1	Universal exercise bicycle seat adapter device A universal exercise bicycle seat adapter device for use with an after market bicycle seat and an exercise bicycle is provided. The bicycle seat has a tightenable mounting bracket and the exercise bicycle has a mounting plate secured to a seat post with the mounting plate having a plurality of apertures formed therein. The adapter device comprises a base plate and a stem extending from the base plate and receivable and releasably securable within the mounting bracket. A plurality of slots are formed in the base plate with at least one of the slots alignable with at least one of the apertures formed in the mounting plate. A fastening mechanism is insertable through the aligned apertures and slots for releasably securing the base plate to the mounting bracket.
US07841647B2	Baffle assembly A baffle assembly for engaging a panel and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. A baffle assembly may include at least two baffles, each having a rigid carrier and an expandable material, which are linked by a connecting member which allows each baffle to pivot about the connecting member. The baffles may each include an attachment member configured to engage a first aperture and a second aperture, respectively, in a panel. A method of manufacturing a carrier for engaging a panel may include forming at least two baffles, and forming a connecting member between the baffles that allows the baffles to pivot about the connecting member.
US07841640B2	Rest A rest for a vehicle for supporting the feet and/or legs of a passenger comprising a housing (2) having an electrically powered pivotal lid (3) and defining a storage. The lid may be pivoted between an open position in which access to the storage is permitted and support provided for the feet and/or calves of the passenger and a closed position. The rest is mounted for movement in a passenger footwell on a pair of rails and a motorised pinion (11) runs on a rack (10) to move the rest up and down the rails (9). The arrangement provides a comfortable adjustable leg/foot support which is especially beneficial on long journeys. At same time accessible and convenient extra storage is provided.
US07841628B2	Joint for use in fluid control apparatus A rectangular parallelepipedal joint for use in fluid control apparatus comprises in its entirety two divided members which are a grooved connecting member having a groove in its center and provided in portions thereof on respective opposite sides of the groove with bolt holes each having a stepped portion for receiving therein a joint attaching bolt without permitting the head thereof to project from the joint and with female screw portions for respective male screw members to be screwed in for attaching an apparatus component; and a flat rectangular parallelepipedal communication member fitting in the groove of the connecting member and provided only with a U-shaped communication channel. The connecting member is made of stainless steel, while the communication member is made of polyamide 6. A positioning protrusion is formed on a bottom face defining the groove of the connecting member and is fitted in a positioning recessed portion formed in the bottom surface of the communication member.
US07841626B2	Binding element Binding element in the form of a U-shaped profile (2) made of a heat-conducting material, which. U-shaped profile (2) consists of a back wall (3) and two standing side walls (4), such that a space (5) is enclosed whereby, in the above-mentioned space (5), on the above-mentioned back wall (3) is provided a layer of glue (6) which melts under the influence of heat, and whereby on at least one of the above-mentioned side walls (4) is provided an end leaf (8), characterized in that in the above-mentioned space (5), at least on the side wall (4) onto which the above-mentioned end leaf (8) is provided, is also provided a layer of glue (7) which melts under the influence of heat.
US07841623B2	Airbag device An airbag device includes: a bag body; a linkage member whose an end portion is provided with a latch stopper hole; and a retention device that has a retention member capable of penetrating the latch stopper hole, and that retains the linkage member while the latch stopper hole is penetrated by the retention member, and that discontinues retention of the linkage member as the retention member comes out of the latch stopper hole. The retention member is provided with a slope surface that transforms into a force acts in a direction from a site relatively near to a base end of the retention member to the distal end of the retention member.
US07841615B2	Foldable telescope golf cart having a balancing mechanism A swing arm assembly becomes a balancing mechanism for a foldable telescope golf cart. The swing arm assembly adjusts the inclined angle of the golf beg on the golf cart, and thus adjusts the location of the center of gravity of the cart. The golf cart is maintained in a balanced state when the center of gravity falls upon the centerline of the cart wheels. The golf cart and swing arm assembly can be converted from compact size to full size, or vice versa, by a single action.
US07841614B2	Safety binding A safety binding device for retaining a boot on a gliding board including: a module for detecting the forces to which the boot is subjected, the detection module generating an analog signal proportional to the forces; a decision module integrating a mechanism to convert the analog signal into digital information, and a mechanism to process the digital information according to a release-controlling algorithm depending upon the time and parameters determined by the user's characteristics and/or snow conditions and/or type of sports practice, the processing mechanism generating a control signal; and further including a mechanical actuation module controlled by the control signal and allowing the boot to be released.
US07841613B1	Pedals forward seat post A pedals forward seat post having serrated circular ends and a mid-section offsetting the ends allowing for a bicycle seat to be placed lower or closer to the ground so that the bicyclist may place both feet simultaneously on the ground while seated and at the same time maintaining the best seated bicycling leg distance between the seat and the pedals for seated bicycling.
US07841608B2	Pneumatic proportioning system for vehicle air springs A pneumatic proportioning system for heavy-duty vehicle air springs includes an air supply, a height control valve and a solenoid valve in fluid communication with one another and with the air springs of at least one axle/suspension systems of a heavy-duty vehicle. A proportioning means is in fluid communication with the air supply, with the height control valve, with the solenoid valve, with the air springs and with atmosphere and operates to proportion loads between the air springs of the axle/suspension systems when the solenoid valve is activated during operation of the heavy-duty vehicle.
US07841605B1	Vehicle steering centering device A steering centering device for vehicles to import straight line stability without excess induced resistance during use. The device includes a pair of spring urged roller bearing assemblies connected to the vehicle steering assembly for select movement along respective contoured cam travel surfaces. Resistance is imparted to the centering assembly as the roller bearings move from a rest (centered notch position) by steering input. A trim adjustment is provided to adjustably reposition the roller bearings rest position and a pressure damper is alternately positioned between the roller bearings to increase turning resistance.
US07841603B2	Hand truck A hand truck (20) for transporting a load is disclosed. The hand truck (20) comprises a sub-frame (22) with a foot portion (47) extending therefrom so that the sub-frame is able to support the load, a main frame (21) engaged with the sub-frame (22) such that the sub-frame (22) is able to be extended and retracted with respect to a lower end (32) of the main frame (21), at least one wheel (62, 63) secured relative to the main frame (21) so that the truck 20 is able to be wheeled about, a motor (70), a controller (74) coupled to the motor (70) for enabling a user to control the operation of the motor (70), and a flexible linkage (77) coupling the motor (70), main frame (21) and sub-frame (22) together such that the motor (70) is operable to move the linkage (77) to thereby extend or retract the sub-frame (22).
US07841602B2	Active, divided motor vehicle stabilizer having installed electric pivot motor The present invention relates to an active, divided stabilizer for of motor vehicle having an installed electric pivot motor for roll regulation, which comprises at least one actuating drive made of electric motor and pivot motor transmission and a housing, at least one housing part being connected to an associated stabilizer part for torque transmission. The present invention is distinguished in that the housing part has an axially oriented, central recess, into which the stabilizer part extends essentially up to its end, and the connection for torque transmission between the housing part and the associated stabilizer part is located there.
US07841599B2	Home-use crane game machine The invention provides a home-use crane game machine that gives a player a strained sensation of operation similar to playing a game apparatus disposed in the amusement arcade or the like and that young children can play easily. The home-use crane game machine comprises a base part having a first button, a second button and a main board having a control device, a housing part, a crane part having a catcher having a bottom part formed in the shape of teeth and a standing wall plate vertically protruding on the side of the bottom part and a crane main body for controlling the movement of the catcher in X axis direction, Y axis direction and Z axis direction, and a roof, wherein the control device moves the catcher in X axis direction, Y axis direction and Z axis direction.
US07841594B2	Apparatus for altering the orientation and/or direction of sheet material in mailpiece fabrication systems An apparatus is provided for altering the spatial orientation and/or direction of sheet material. The apparatus includes an input deck for receiving sheet material along an input feed path, an output deck for forwarding sheet material along an output feed path, and an orbit nip roller assembly disposed adjacent to and aligned with the input and output decks. The orbit nip roller assembly includes a primary and secondary roller defining a roller nip which lies substantially parallel to the input and output feed paths. The secondary roller is adapted to be bi-directionally displaced in an arc about the periphery of the primary roller such that the roller nip orbits the primary roller from a first radial position to a second radial position. In the first radial position, the roller nip is adapted to accept sheet material from the input deck at a substantially right angle relative to the input feed path and, in the second radial position, the roller nip is adapted to dispense sheet material to the output deck at a substantially right angle relative to the output feed path.
US07841587B2	Dispersing fragrances A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two fragrances are provided, the evaporation may be by respective electrical heaters. A fragrance source may be formed by two sheets joined together to form two chambers each receiving a respective wick and having respective exposed wick portions. The source may incorporate a source of electrical power. An alternative source has a reservoir for fragrance and a wick located in an air passage forming part of the source so that an air flow is guided through the passage past the wick to evaporate fragrance. Where two fragrances are provided, the fragrance sources may be located side-by-side and matching fragrances may have, for example, matching indicia on the sources so that the match can be easily determined visually.
US07841586B1	Humidification apparatus and method of manufacture and use A humidification apparatus comprising a reservoir having at least one side wall defining an opening, water within the reservoir bounded by the at least one side, and a membrane activation assembly installed over the opening. The membrane activation assembly comprises a microporous membrane layer covering the opening of the reservoir and a temporary peel-away activation layer covering the membrane layer. A method of using the humidification apparatus comprises the steps of grasping a pull-tab formed on the activation layer, peeling the activation layer away from the underlying membrane layer, and inserting within an enclosed space the reservoir containing water bounded at its opening by the activated membrane layer. A method of manufacturing the humidification apparatus comprises numerous laminating and die-cutting steps to form a completed membrane activation assembly that is then installed on the reservoir.
US07841584B2	Venturi apparatus An improved venturi apparatus for facilitating the mixture of fluid substances. The apparatus preferably comprises a first funnel section operative to receive a fluid and channel the same through a first cylindrical section or passageway. The first cylindrical section is fluidly connected to an intermediate passageway having a diameter larger than the first cylindrical section. At least one sidearm passageway is fluidly connected to the intermediate passageway into which at least one second fluid is introduced. The at least one sidearm passageway is preferably configured to fluidly interconnect with the intermediate passageway at approximately the medial portion of the intermediate passageway. Fluidly connected to the intermediate passageway is a second cylindrical section that is operative to direct the flow of the intermixed fluids to a second exit funnel section. The improved venturi apparatus is exceptionally efficient at drawing in a second fluid and effective in facilitating the mixture of two or more gasses, liquids or combinations thereof.
US07841580B2	Pressurized fluid coupler with anti-recoil feature and methods The invention is directed to apparatus and methods for reducing recoil during uncoupling of pressurized couplers. The apparatus includes a male: a female component; and a check valve fluidly disposed between a proximal end and a distal end within one of the male component or female component. When the component including the check valve is pressurized, the check valve assumes a normally closed state. Upon coupling of the male component with the female component, the check valve is caused to open through the interaction of a probe linked to the check valve which contacts a portion of the opposing coupler, thereby opening the check valve and permitting pressurized fluid flow between the two components. At least one radially directed port fluidly couples the interface between the male and female couplers with the environment, which may be formed in one or both couplers.
US07841578B2	Vacuum valve In a vacuum valve composed of a main valve portion that opens and closes a vale seat in a flow path connecting two ports by a valve member, and an operating portion that performs an opening and closing operation for the valve member, the housing of the main valve portion is assembled by joining the two port members with a cylindrically shaped housing main body formed by a squeezing process for a plate material made of metal, or a ring-shaped material made of the metal. In an end portion of the housing, a flange-shaped attaching portion that is bent inward is formed. The operating portion is attached onto the attaching portion via a ring-shaped supporting seat member. A sealing member is sandwiched between a ring-shaped supporting plate and the attaching portion. Both ends of a bellows are respectively connected to the supporting plate and the valve member.
US07841576B2	Overhead hanger unit for concrete curb forms An overhead hanger unit for concrete forms, with a first hanger form having a first portion engagable with a first curb form and a second portion extending from the first portion, and a second hanger form having a first portion engagable with a second curb form and a second portion extending from the first portion. A pin may be carried on the second portion of the first hanger form and a slot may be formed in the second portion of the second hanger form, wherein the second portion of the second hanger form may be aligned with the second portion of the first hanger form and the pin engaged with the slot. A coupling device may be engagable with the pin to secure the first hanger form to the second hanger form at a selected position such that a distance from the first curb form to the second curb form may be adjusted by an amount substantially equal to a length of the slot. A pivot connection may be provided between the first portion of the second hanger form and the second portion of the second hanger form, such that the first portion may be rotated at an angle relative to the second portion.
US07841569B2	Keyboard support mechanism A keyboard support mechanism containing a novel articulating arm mechanism for permitting vertical movement of the keyboard shelf. The articulating arm mechanism has six major components: (1) a mounting bracket, (2) a mounting bracket support in combination with a swivel bracket, (3) a shelf bracket, (4) an upper arm, (5) at least one side arm, and (6) at least one stopping means. The upper arm links the shelf bracket and the mounting bracket; the side arm and the stopping means cooperate to keep the shelf bracket (and hence the keyboard shelf) at a constant angle relative to the ground.
US07841563B2	Ducted fan air data system An air data system and method for a ducted fan air-vehicle is described. The air data system includes a plurality of air pressure sensors placed around a lip of an air duct of the ducted fan air-vehicle. The air data system calculates the speed and direction of airflow surrounding the ducted fan air-vehicle based on pressure data measured across the lip of the air duct. Additionally, the air data system may estimate forces generated by airflow surrounding the air-vehicle.
US07841558B2	Two roll paper web material dispenser Improvements to paper web material dispensers, particularly two roll tissue dispensers. A dispenser according to the invention is able to prevent access to a second or reserve roll of tissue until a first or dispensing roll is entirely or substantially depleted. As a result, the tissue of the first roll must be used up, or substantially used up, before tissue from the second roll can be used, thereby avoiding tissue waste. The dispenser of the invention can be used with reduced core tissue rolls, where each roll has first and second core sections that are spaced apart from each other to form a gap between facing ends thereof so that the total length of the core sections is less than the width of the tissue wound onto the core sections. The dispenser of the invention thus encourages the use of reduced core tissue rolls, which results in a reduction of waste resulting from used tissue cores.
US07841557B2	Method for unloading a roll of material A roll of material is unloaded from a roll changer of a web-processing machine. The roll changer includes a first arm having a first axle journal and a second arm having a second axle journal. The roll of material is rotatably supported between these two spaced axle journals. The first arm is moved axially outwardly until the first end of the roll is stripped off the first axle journal. The second arm is then also moved axially outwardly until the roll of material is stripped off the second axle journal.
US07841553B2	Fishing line transfer assembly and kit A fishing line spool support, line guide mechanism, and kit incorporating the same enables users thereof to transfer line from a spool assembly to a reel assembly. The spool support comprises a spool-bearing portion and opposed rails extending in parallel relation to one another away from the spool-bearing portion. A line guide mechanism rides along the rails and comprises spool interfacing structures borne by a carriage member of the mechanism for interfacing with the opposed rims of a spool as borne by the spool support. Together the carriage member and interface units provide line-guiding stop structure for preventing or minimizing line migration during line transfer.
US07841546B2	Fluid distributing apparatus for a windscreen or headlamp washer system of a vehicle The invention relates to a fluid distributing apparatus for a windscreen or head lamp washer system of a vehicle, including a body (102, 202, 302) for fluid distribution, a holding apparatus (110, 210, 310) for attaching said fluid distributing apparatus to the vehicle and at least one connecting tubing (104, 206, 208, 308) for connecting a fluid line, said body (102, 202, 302) being retained for pivotal movement with respect to said holding apparatus (110, 210, 310), an adjusting apparatus being attached to said body (102, 202) or to said connecting tubing (308) for pivotal movement of said body (102, 202, 302) with respect to said holding apparatus (110, 210, 310) and for retaining said body (102, 202, 302) in the desired position with respect to said holding apparatus (110, 210, 310), said adjusting apparatus being configured to be a set screw (112, 212, 312), a tubular retaining fixture (132, 332) having an internal thread being attached to said body (102, 202) or to said connecting tubing (308), said set screw (112, 212, 312) being adapted to be screwed in such a manner into said retaining fixture that one free end of said set screw (112, 212, 312) protrudes from said retaining fixture (132, 332).
US07841525B1	Digital ticketing system and method In a digital ticketing system, tickets are created in groups. All the digital tickets in a group share a common signature value, but each ticket in the group has a unique seed value, which may be a random number. The common signature value is derived from hashing all the seed values in the group and then digitally signing a combination of the hash values. In one example, the hash values are concatenated and encrypted with a private key to generate the common signature value. The system may be implemented and tickets exchanged using mobile devices, such as mobile telephones.
US07841522B2	Apparatus, system, and method for measuring light-weight purchase items An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for measuring purchase items. An identification module identifies a purchase item conforming to a specified characteristic. A communication module directs the customer to place the purchase item in an auxiliary receptacle in response to the purchase item conforming to the specified characteristic. A measurement module measures the parameter for the purchase item when placed in the auxiliary receptacle. In one embodiment, a verification module verifies that the measured parameter is substantially equivalent to an expected parameter for the purchase item. In a certain embodiment a notification module communicates a security notification in the response to the measured parameter not being substantially equivalent to the expected parameter.
US07841521B2	Electronic image acquisition for gaming systems Methods and devices are provided for making, storing and retrieving electronic representations of payment documents such as payment tickets used for gaming machines. Some implementations sort currency and non-currency payment documents. According to some embodiments, electronic representations are made only of non-currency payment documents. After an electronic representation of a non-currency payment document is made, the payment document is preferably voided. Voided payment documents may be stored in a non-secure storage area, may be automatically disposed of, or may simply be ejected. Some implementations provide devices and methods for resolving payment disputes by reference to stored electronic representations of payment documents. Other embodiments read information from a payment document and make an electronic representation of the payment document without retaining the payment document. Voiding information is transmitted to, e.g., a host device and/or a gaming machine in order to prevent re-use of a payment document.
US07841517B2	Visual identity mechanisms Mechanisms for visual identification of a user in a gaming environment. For example, a digital image is used to identify a user, whether the user is on-line or off-line. This digital image is easily verifiable as an appropriate and non-offensive image because it May come form a controlled digital image source (or set of sources). The digital image is also revocable in a variety of gaming environment contexts by a gaming authority. Lastly, the digital image is changeable depending on the context of the gaming environment, in one aspect, being configured to be visible to the entire gaming environment in one form, and being visible to a subset of the gaming environment in another form.
US07841514B2	Digital advertisement board in communication with point-of-sale terminals A price associated with a menu item is determined automatically based at least in part on revenue management information. A menu display is updated on an electronic display device such as a digital menu board to include the automatically-determined price.
US07841512B2	Folded corrugated container with reinforced quick-locking handles A container comprises a knockdown carton made from a flat blank of corrugated material, and a knockdown lid. The carton comprises a center panel, foldable end panels, foldable side panels, and foldable corner panels. A pair of diametrically opposed corner panels are folded inwardly into contact with opposed end panels. The end panels comprise rectangular cutout holes surrounding foldable flaps. The lid has a central panel that is divided from integral end panels and integral side panels. A lid side panel extending vertically downwardly is coupled to the carton. Lid end panels have elliptical orifices that register with carton cutout regions and adjoining slots that align with handle anchor orifices. An alternative lid has flaps comprising major and minor segments separated by a diagonal fold line. The minor segment has an apex that releasably biases the flap in engagement with the end panel, yieldably locking the lid.
US07841511B2	Carton bottom closure A carton has an auto bottom that securely closes the bottom of the carton. A reinforcing blank may be provided in the interior of the carton.
US07841510B2	Method and apparatus providing fine alignment of a structure relative to a support A method for fine positioning a component through the use of fusible elements having two or more melting points so as to establish intermediate displacements between totally melted fusible elements and unmelted fusible elements. Because of the use of non-eutectic fusible materials, fine adjustments in the displacement may be achieved.
US07841505B2	Wire clamp and wire bonding apparatus having the same A wire clamp includes a pair of clamp arms at a predetermined distance from each other to define an interval therebetween for a bonding wire, a clamp body coupled to the clamp arms, the clamp body configured to adjust the predetermined distance between the clamp arms with respect to a process to be performed, a clamping section in each clamp arm, the clamping section having concave portions facing the interval between the clamp arms, the concave portions being configured to contact the bonding wire when the clamp arms are brought close together, and at least one abrasion prevention member in each clamping section, the abrasion prevention members being configured to prevent abrasion during contact with the bonding wire.
US07841504B2	Apparatus and system for welding self-fixtured preforms and associated method An assembly for positioning a structural assembly for friction stir welding, and a system and method for friction stir welding the structural assembly are provided. The assembly includes a substrate defining a recessed pattern therein, and at least one structural member positioned within the recessed pattern to at least partially secure the structural member therein. The structural member is positioned adjacent to the substrate and within the recessed pattern such that the substrate and structural member are formed of materials capable of being friction stir welded together.
US07841491B2	Closing system for a container, for example for trigger dispenser The present invention relates to a closing system for a container, having a neck of the container and a closing body. The body wall includes at least one flexible tongue and at least one relatively stiff protrusion that, when the tongue is seated in the seating portion, arranges circumferentially sided to a circumferential stopping projection of the neck. In an imminent interference configuration, reached by relative rotation between the neck and the closing body, the protrusion interferes with the circumferential stopping projection for making an obstacle to the further rotation in the same direction of rotation, while the tongue is free from interferences with further obstacles to rotation.
US07841479B2	Apparatus system and method for storing cylindrical containers A system for storing cylindrical containers includes multiple container guides positioned parallel to each other. In one embodiment, each container guide includes upper and lower track rails including left and right bearing surfaces and a track separator. The track rails guide containers placed on either side of the rails from a receiving area on the upper track to a dispensing area on the lower track. The lower track may include a concave depression proximate to the dispensing area that retains a first container at a lower relative position, thus enabling the first container to act as a stopping mechanism to subsequent containers placed in the system. The system may also include a frame that receives and supports the container guides and thereby provides one or more storage shelves capable of storing containers such as cans on a first-in first-out basis in a compact manner.
US07841476B2	Screening module retaining member A screening module retaining member 10 includes a body member 12 defining a passage 16. A retaining element 14 is displaceably arranged in the passage 16. The retaining element 14 is displaceable between a first, non-retaining position in which the retaining member is accessible from a first end of the body member 12 and a second, retaining position in which the retaining element 14 is received within the passage 16 and acts on at least a part 20 of the body member 12 for retaining the body member 12 in position relative to a component of a screen deck. A locating arrangement 22 is associated with the first end of the body member 12 for locating a screening module relative to the screen deck and for inhibiting lateral movement of the screening module relative to the body member 12.
US07841473B2	Electronic device storage/carrying case having a support function An electronic device storage/carrying case is adapted for storing and supporting an electronic device, and includes a case body, a first supporting component, and a second supporting component. The case body defines a storage space for storing the electronic device, and includes a front wall formed with an opening. The first supporting component is pivoted to the case body and is pivotable upwardly relative to the case body to a propping position for supporting the electronic device, and downwardly relative to the case body to a storing position, where the first supporting component is stored in the case body. The second supporting component is connected movably to the case body and is movable between a carrying position, where the second supporting component extends outwardly of the case body via the opening in the front wall, and a supporting position, where the second supporting component is disposed in the storage space.
US07841461B2	Roller transport conveyor and method A roller transport conveyor and method provides a device for conveying items along a plurality of rollers, in which the device may be set up and operated and serviced by manually raising and lowering one or more contact members that transmit force from a spring to urge a drive belt into contact with an underside of the rollers. The contact member is adjustable by raising and lowering the contact member to expand and contract the spring, or by raising and lowering a base on which the spring is supported, so that the drive belt may be engaged with and disengaged from the rollers. A gravity take-up includes a mass suspended from a cable that is routed to a pulley having the drive belt reeved thereon. The cable is wound upon a winch that compensates for belt stretch, or for belts of various lengths.
US07841454B2	Adjustable carrier with straps Carriers for flat objects such as sheet music are described which supplement the capacity of musical instrument cases having at least one handle. An adjustable hanger strap or straps are provided so that the carrier can be used on cases having different sizes, shapes and thicknesses. The case handle fits through one of a plurality of elongated slots on the hangar strap of the carrier with the carrier positioned against the case. The particular slot used depends on the shape and size of the case. The carrier has one or more compartments for storing articles placed therein, with the carrier draping over one of the sides while being transported about as a single unit by virtue of the case carry handle. Loops engaging the strap are also provided to provide stability.
US07841446B2	Bandless hearing protector and method A hearing protection device and method of use intended for a human ear. A plug member caps or enters ear canal, and may be shaped to conform to the external auditory meatus. The plug member may be part of a replacement assembly. The device is biased at least in part by a pressure pad to provide some force against the plug member. An optional handle may be provided to assist with temporarily pulling the plug member away from the ear canal or providing adjustment. An optional bow member clips about the pinna. The device may be adapted for use as an ear phone.
US07841438B2	Turbocharger activated clutch A vehicle may have an engine that provides power for locomotion; a plurality of ground engaging wheels; a clutch assembly connected to the engine and connected to at least one of the ground engaging wheels; and a turbocharger assembly connected to the engine and connected to the clutch assembly. The turbocharger assembly is operated to engage the clutch assembly to connect, for locomotion, the engine to the ground engaging wheel.
US07841431B2	Electric vehicle thermal management system A method for managing thermal loads within an electric vehicle using an efficient thermal management system (100) that utilizes a single heat exchanger (133) is provided. A refrigeration subsystem (103) cools the heat exchanger (133). A first coolant loop (139) in thermal communication with the heat exchanger (133) is used to cool the energy storage system (137). A second coolant loop (151) corresponding to the HVAC subsystem (107) is also in thermal communication with the heat exchanger (133). Preferably a third coolant loop (109) corresponding to the drive motor cooling subsystem (101) is coupleable to the HVAC coolant loop (151), thus providing an efficient means of providing heat to the HVAC subsystem (107).
US07841428B2	Polycrystalline diamond apparatuses and methods of manufacture Methods of manufacturing polycrystalline diamond are disclosed. More particularly, a mixture including diamond and fullerenes may be provided. Further, the mixture may be exposed to a high pressure, high temperature sintering process. In addition, a volume of polycrystalline diamond bonded to a substrate may be formed by providing a mixture including diamond and fullerenes and exposing the mixture to a high pressure, high temperature sintering process. A drill bit for drilling a subterranean formation is disclosed. Further, polycrystalline diamond compacts are disclosed including polycrystalline diamond bonded to a substrate, wherein the polycrystalline diamond includes less than about 1% by weight or is substantially free of non-fullerenes, non-diamond carbon. Polycrystalline diamond exhibiting an increased diamond volume fraction due to the presence of fullerenes during manufacture relative to polycrystalline diamond formed without fullerenes is disclosed.
US07841418B2	Extended coverage horizontal sidewall sprinkler A sidewall fire protection sprinkler including a deflector having a central portion curved about a transverse axis from an output direction of the sprinkler. End portions extend along the transverse axis outwardly from the central portion. The end portions have an upper part and a lower part separated by a gap. Planar portions extend in the output direction from a top edge of the end portions.
US07841416B2	Method and apparatus for retaining a soft seal in an integrated flapper mount, hard seat, spring housing surface controlled subsurface safety valve Presented is a subsurface safety valve in which the flapper mount, hard seat and spring housing have been integrated into a single assembly. To accommodate a “soft seat insert,” a special retainer soft seat ring and soft seat seal are provided. The soft seat seal fits over a conical protruding surface (hard seat) that surrounds the main bore of the safety valve on the bottom side of the spring housing. The retainer ring fits over the soft seat seal and holds it in place against the conical surface. Notches along the perimeter of an upper flanged end of the soft seat seal prevent gases, such as nitrogen, from becoming trapped behind the seal and potentially damaging it during a rapid decompression event. A gap between the upper flanged end of the soft seat seal and the lower spring housing allow the seal to move up and down the conical protruding surface as the flapper opens and closes, reducing compression of the seal and the risk of a compression set due to repeated opening and closing of the flapper.
US07841414B1	Work string controller Well bore servicing equipment is provided. The well bore servicing equipment comprises a first manipulator to grip a well bore work string, to raise the work string, and to lower the work string. The well bore servicing equipment further comprises a controller to receive a work string trajectory input and to automatically control the first manipulator to raise and lower the work string substantially in conformance with the work string trajectory input.
US07841410B2	Method and apparatus for dropping a pump down plug or ball An improved method and apparatus for dropping a ball, plug or dart during oil and gas well operations (e.g., cementing operations) employs a specially configured valving member with curved and flat portions that alternatively direct fluid flow through a bore or opening in the valving member via an inner channel or around the periphery of the valving member in an outer channel. In one embodiment, the ball(s), dart(s) or plug(s) are contained in a sliding sleeve that shifts position responsive to valve rotation.
US07841409B2	Sand control screen assembly and method for use of same A sand control screen assembly (40) is operably positionable within a wellbore (64). The sand control screen assembly (40) includes a base pipe (42) having at least one opening (46) in a sidewall portion thereof. A filter medium (48) is disposed exteriorly of at least a first circumferential portion of the base pipe (42). The filter medium (48) is in fluid communication with the at least one opening (46). A swellable material layer (56) is disposed exteriorly of a second circumferential portion of the base pipe (42) such that in response to contact with an activating fluid, radial expansion of the swellable material layer (56) causes the filter medium (48) to contact the wellbore (64).
US07841399B2	Pressure and friction reducing flow adapter A flow adapter includes an adapter body which defines a central axial flow bore and one or more lateral flow openings for fluid communication between the central flow bore and a production tubing flowbore surrounding the adapter. The central axial flow bore of the flow adapter provides a flow restriction which creates a pressure drop across the flow adapter. The flow restriction may be in the form of a conically tapered flowbore wherein the downstream end of the flowbore has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the upstream end of the flowbore.
US07841397B2	Straddle packer and method for using the same in a well bore A tool for use in the treatment of a formation penetrated by a well bore. The tool comprises a tubular core having at least one opening therein for the discharge of pressurized fluid from within the core, first and second axially spaced apart seals disposed on the core for seals between the core and the well bore, the opening in the core being located between the first and second seals, and a third seal disposed downhole relative to the first and second seals for sealing between the tool and the well bore, the third seal protecting the first and second seals from pressure in the well bore below the tool.
US07841384B2	Local seal casing of the “maze” type, for a passenger compartment heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning installation A casing (1) is dedicated to housing a heat exchanger (3) in a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning installation, for example of a motor vehicle. The heat exchanger (3) comprises an air inlet face (12), an air outlet face (13), a rear end face (15), a front end face (14), and at least one side face (16, 17) capped with a radiator tank (4, 5). The casing (1) comprises side walls (18, 19) defining at least one housing to receive at least one part of the radiator tank (4, 5). Furthermore, each side wall (18, 19), defining a housing, comprises first (21, 22) and/or second (23, 24) primary parts intended to be respectively placed opposite radiator tank side faces, substantially parallel to the inlet face (12) and/or outlet face (13), and each radiator tank (4, 5) comprises on its side faces first (25, 26) and second (27, 28) secondary protruding parts, the first and/or second primary parts and the corresponding first and/or second secondary parts being respectively shaped so as to define together a duct (29, 30; 31, 32) constraining an air flow to change direction at least three times, so that the circulation of the air flow is limited in the whole of the duct (29, 30; 31, 32).
US07841378B2	Ballasted wind shielding system and method A system, apparatus and method for shielding an area from wind is shown. The system, apparatus and method comprise at least one or a plurality of windscreens that yield to a wind to facilitate or reducing or eliminating stresses or forces on a fence to which the at least one or a plurality of windscreens are attached.
US07841377B2	Closure device with a screen presenting flexible side edges The invention concerns a device comprising a screen (2) presenting flexible side edges (4) having an overthickness (4′), this screen (2) being equipped with one cable or with several juxtaposed cables (21), incompressible in their lengthwise direction, extending parallel to the side edges (4) of the screen so as to enable the application of a thrust force on these side edges (4) in their longitudinal direction to move the screen to its closed position, this cable or cables (21) being located in the neutral surface (24) of said edges (4) formed on bending of the latter and being fixed with respect to the screen (2) in an unremovable way; the overthickness comprises a flexible strip (8) made of an elastic material, wherein the cable or cables (21) are incorporated, as well as two notched belts (9, 10) being located the one with respect to the other on each of both sides of the curtain (2).
US07841374B2	Method and apparatus for providing a shoulder bag attachment An auxiliary storage accessory for use with shoulder bags releasably attaches to the attachment points of the shoulder strap on the shoulder bag with elastic straps in order to be usable with a variety of shoulder bags. The storage accessory is typically an auxiliary bag. The storage accessory is removable and can include a storage compartment and/or item holders such as pockets, straps, clips, hooks, loops, and combinations thereof.
US07841364B2	Double block and bleed plug A pipe plug comprised of two, pivotally connected plugging heads, each plugging head having a sealing element, which work in combination to double block and bleed a pipe. The first sealing element prevents flow of product in the pipe and the second sealing element captures any leakage past the first sealing element and forces that leakage out through a fitting. A stabilization pad, connected to a flange on a nosepiece of each plugging head, prevents deformation of the sealing elements. A spring-loaded pivot arm connected to the second plugging head allows the yoke that connects the two plugging heads to rotate freely. An outward-facing raised taper projection on the pivot arm, along with a guide wheel connected to the first plugging head, prevent the yokes and plugging heads from becoming entrapped during their installation in or removal from the pipe.
US07841357B2	Connection state sensing for coupling device A coupling device includes a main body defining a fluid flow passage, and a valve member moveable between an unconnected state and a connected state. The coupling device also includes a magnet coupled to the valve member, and a sensor coupled to the main body, the sensor being configured to sense a change in a magnetic flux of the magnet as the valve member moves between the unconnected state and the connected state to determine a connection state of the coupling device.
US07841351B1	Coil cleaning machine A machine for cleaning coils in HVAC installations including particularly the coils located in outdoor HVAC units and coils located in interior ductwork the machine comprising a shell housing enclosing cleaning fluids, an electrical system for line power or battery operation, and a fluid control system for selecting cleaning fluid and the pressure and volume of fluid applied in cleaning coils.
US07841348B2	Mascara brush Provided is a disk-type mascara brush, used to makeup eyelash with mascara solution applied thereto, having a brush portion which is formed whole at the end of the wand and in a such a shape that disks are piled consecutively in zigzag In a disk-type mascara brush where the brush portion is formed in such a shape that disks are piled at the end of the wand 2, the mascara brush has a brush portion which is formed whole and in such a shape that disk-type plate-tooth are piled consecutively in zigzag so that two axis of the plate-tooth are located in both sides around the axis of the wand.
US07841341B2	Interface accessory for use with an aerosol inhalation system According to one aspect of the present invention, an accessory for an aerosol inhalation system includes a main conduit body having an outlet end for placement close to a mouth of a patient, and first and second leg conduits that are in fluid communication with the main conduit body. The accessory further includes a holding chamber having a first compartment and a second compartment separated from the first compartment, with the first compartment being sealingly and fluidly coupled to the one port associated with the first leg conduit and the second compartment is sealingly and fluidly coupled to a port associated with the second leg conduit. An arrangement of valves is provided for directing fluid along prescribed flow paths depending on whether the patient inhales or exhales.
US07841334B1	Fire pit cover A cover particularly adapted to extend over outdoor recreational fire pits when not in use includes a circular perforated center plate. Attached to an outer edge of this center plate is an angle-shaped rim having a downward extending vertical flange. Then, attached to a bottom side of the center plate is a centering ring. For use, a pair of spaced apart handles attached to a top side of the center plate may be used to remove the cover so that a fire may be built in the pit and then used to replaced the cover after pit use. In this latter case, the cover is positioned over the pit so that the centering ring extends into the pit next to a vertical sidewall of the pit. Any inadvertent cover movement is inhibited by an interference fit between the cover ring and the pit sidewall.
US07841333B2	Cooking stove A cooking stove in which heat exchange between combustion gas and the bottom surface of a cooking container is sufficiently conducted and heat exchange efficiency is improved is provided. On a top plate, a plate that supports a cooking container is arranged concentrically with the burner head of the burner viewed from above. This plate is disc-shaped where an opening which is larger than the burner head is defined at the center. Moreover, eight protrusions having an angular cross section where slopes become gentler as they extend toward the outer circumferential side are spirally arranged around the opening viewed from above, and these protrusions are formed by press forming.
US07841330B2	Paintball gun A paintball gun includes an air valve and a body portion, in which the body portion includes a paintball hole, a communicator, a piston, an axle sleeve and a bolt. By the pneumatic control of the air valve, the piston is pushed between the first and second positions, and the movement of the bolt is, therefore, controlled between the third and fourth positions, so as to selectively turn the effusion passage open or closed to control the pneumatic air to flow out of the projection passage and projection hole to project the paintball.
US07841321B2	Canister and method of manufacturing the same In a canister and a method of manufacturing a canister, in order to restrain a temperature rise of an adsorptive material owing to adsorption of an evaporated fuel (gasoline vapor) or to restrain a temperature drop of the adsorptive material during purging of the adsorbed gasoline vapor and to increase adsorbing and purging amounts, or in order to improve adsorbing and purging performances of the evaporated fuel, there is disposed a thermal storage material constituted of a phase change substance which absorbs and discharges latent heat in response to a temperature change or a thermal storage material microcapsule constituted by confining the thermal storage material in a microcapsule in a state in which the material or the microcapsule is not brought into direct contact with the evaporated fuel, and especially in the vicinity of the adsorptive material in a heat-conduction state, so that the temperature change is restrained by the thermal storage material in response to the temperature rise or drop of the adsorptive material to prevent deterioration of the adsorbing performance of an activated carbon due to the temperature rise and deterioration of the purging performance of the activated carbon due to the temperature drop.
US07841320B2	Actuator unit and method for manufacturing an actuator unit An actuator unit has a tube spring (32), a piezoelectric actuator (31), that is inserted into the tube spring (32), a first cap (33), that is connected to the tube spring (32) at a first free end of the tube spring (32) and which is adjoined by the piezoelectric actuator (31), a tube-shaped body 38, that is connected to the tube spring (32) by joining and is arranged in the area of a second free end (35) of the tube spring (32), and a device for pretensioning, that is supported by the tube-shaped body (38) and pretensions the piezoelectric actuator (31). The actuator unit is simple and cheap to manufacture.
US07841318B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, includes: a crankshaft; a crank angle detection unit that outputs a crank signal; a generator that rotates in synchronization with the rotation of the crankshaft, and that outputs alternating voltage signals with one-phase; and a control unit, to which the alternating voltage signals are input, that ascertains ignition timings based on the crank signals, performs ignition control so as to spark the internal combustion engine at the ignition timings, determines a polarity of the alternating voltage signal each time the crank signal is detected, ascertains a polarity cycle of the alternating voltage signals based on the determination result of the polarity, and determines that a failure has occurred in the generator when the polarity cycles do not continuously coincide multiple times with the polarity cycles at the time of forward rotation of the crankshaft.
US07841314B2	Cooling structure of construction machine To improve soundproof performance on an air intake side of a cooling structure of a construction machine without enlarging an air intake chamber. An air intake chamber is provided on the air intake side of a heat exchanger in an engine room, and a first air intake port is formed in a top face of the air intake chamber. In the air intake chamber, a duct independently formed as a shield member is disposed so as to partition the air intake chamber into two chambers, and also such that the core surface of the heat exchanger is enclosed airtightly from the surrounding atmosphere. A second air intake port is formed in the duct; thereby, the air intake chamber is constituted in a doubled duct structure, and air sucked from the first air intake port is guided through an air intake passage to the core surface of the heat exchanger, the air intake passage being bent so as to be roughly L-shaped.
US07841303B2	Extendible lead with an integrated excrement collector An extendible lead with an integrated excrement collector, with the lead including a casing with a collection drum. The excrement collector includes a tubular body having telescopic sections and having a flexible wire inside. One end of the wire is disposed in an opening of the tubular body and forms a lasso. A second end of the wire extends through the tubular body and out of the other end of the body and is connected to a handle.
US07841302B2	Electronic fence capable of guiding animals to return An electronic fence system capable of guiding animals under training to return to a predetermined restricted area. The electronic fence generates electric shocks as the animals attempt to leave the predetermined restricted area and restrains the electrical shock when the animals return to the predetermined restricted area. The electronic fence includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter transmits RF signals having a plurality of control signals such that different shock levels are generated responsive to the location of the animals within the predetermined restricted area. The receiver sets a shock wave level, selectively controls the generation of the electric shock and a high-frequency beep, automatically restrains the generation of the electric shock when an escaped animal returns to the predetermined restricted area, and generates an audible alarm and turns lamps on and off to indicate the location of the animal when it escapes from the predefined restricted area.
US07841299B2	Method and apparatus for applying hoof care, sanitizing, or treatment solutions to the feet or hooves of animals A foot bath for animal hoof use is continuously or intermittently replenished with treatment solution while in service. This technique maintains a consistent concentration of treatment chemical, dilutes organic matter deposited in the foot bath and effects removal of fibrous material while maintaining the foot bath in continual service for efficacious treatment.
US07841294B2	Food glazing method and apparatus A food glazing system for automatically applying a glaze to an edible object. An inclined heatable surface is disposed in the path of sugar dispensed from a sugar dispenser and is positioned to heat the sugar enroute to an edible object to be glazed.
US07841293B2	Display instrument and method for production and disassembly of a display instrument A display instrument (1), in particular, for a motor vehicle, has a housing (2) retaining a cover disc (3) and a connector element (10), connecting the housing (2) and the cover disc (3) which engages in a housing recess (11), arranged on the housing (2). A secure connection of housing (2) and cover disc (3) for the display instrument (1) may be achieved, whereby the connector element (10) is arranged in the housing recess (11) and a disc recess (12), corresponding to the housing recess (11) on the cover disc (3), under tension. In the method for production of the display instrument (1), the connector element (10) is introduced under tension into the housing recess (11) and the disc recess (12) such as to connect the housing (2) and the cover disc (3) together. The method for disassembly of the display instrument (1) is based on pressing the connector element (10) out of the housing recess (11) and/or the disc recess (12).
US07841290B1	Marine shaftless external propulsor In one general aspect, a shaftless external propulsion system as described herein provides a sleeve configured to be externally mounted over a hull of a marine vehicle. In addition, the shaftless propulsion system provides a rotor and a first stator mounted on the sleeve. The rotor includes a rotor hub that cooperates with a rotor bearing to enable the rotor to rotate about the sleeve, the rotor further comprising rotor blades attached to the rotor hub. The rotor and the first stator are disposed between a collar located at a first end of the sleeve and a collar hub located at an opposite end of the sleeve.
US07841281B2	Transport pallet A pallet for the movement of goods includes several individual parts connected to one another, including a loading part, which comprises a loading surface and a reinforcement section. The goods to be transported are placed on the loading surface of the loading part, and the reinforcement section is positioned below the loading part, along with a frame section, comprising a frame center section and a frame floor section. The pallet may be formed from a fire retardant material and may include a transponder for locating the pallet.
US07841266B2	Proximity sensor for stationary power tools Embodiments of a power miter saw comprises a saw base having a fence for positioning a work piece, a table rotatably connected to the saw base, a miter arm assembly for angularly positioning the table, a saw blade and motor assembly pivotally connected to the table having a normally elevated rest position and being configured to lower a saw blade toward the table, a handle connected to the saw blade and motor assembly for lowering the saw blade into cutting position, an activation switch adjacent the handle and positioned to be engaged by an operator, a proximity sensor disposed on the saw blade and motor assembly for detecting the presence of objects within a zone of detection associated with the table, and electrical circuitry connected to the proximity sensor configured to generate an electrical detection signal in response to the proximity sensor detecting the presence of an object.
US07841256B2	Articulated manipulator A miniaturized articulated manipulator 20 has a first arm member 31A internally provided with two driving motors 33 and 34, and a second arm member 30B not provided with any devices corresponding to the driving motors 33 and 34 and capable of being miniaturized. The driving motors 33 and 34 can be disposed in common areas 135 at least partially overlapping each other with respect to a direction parallel to the axis of the first arm member 30A and can be arranged in a direction perpendicular to the axis. Thus the first arm member 30A can be formed in a small axial size. Thus the first arm 30A and the second arm 30B can be miniaturized and hence the articulated manipulator 20 can be formed in a short overall length.
US07841253B2	Servo-assisted gearshift control device for a motor-vehicle dual-clutch transmission The device comprises four shift forks, each slidable among a first engagement position, a second engagement position and an intermediate neutral position between the two engagement positions, and an operating unit comprising four double-acting hydraulic actuators identical to each other and arranged to control each the displacement of a respective shift fork among the two engagement positions and the neutral position. The operating unit further comprises a support plate having holes for fixing to the gear case, and an actuator block accommodating the hydraulic actuators. The support plate and the actuator block are integrated to form a single body. In the assembled condition of the operating unit on the gear case, the actuator block is disposed on the side of the support plate facing towards the inside of the gear case.
US07841249B2	Fluidized sensor for mapping a pipeline A system for facilitating the mapping of a partially or fully occluded (hidden) pipeline containing a gas, a liquid, or a liquid-gas mixture. The system includes a sensor device having an internal sphere with a generally smooth outer surface and an internal orientation stabilizer. Within the internal sphere are contained a tri-axial inertial sensor, a time keeping device, a data processing device, a data recording device, and a power source. The internal sphere is centered and held within an external sphere having an inside diameter that is incrementally larger than the outside diameter of the internal sphere. The external sphere has a generally smooth unobstructed inner surface and fully encloses the internal sphere. A quantity of fluid fills the spatial gap between the outside surface of the inside sphere and the inside surface of the external sphere in a manner that permits omni-directional free rotational movement of the internal sphere within the external sphere. The use of the sensor involves the process of downloading data that has been stored within the data recording device of the internal sphere after it has traveled its path through the pipeline to be mapped.
US07841241B2	Surface acoustic wave (SAW) based pressure sensor A SAW based pressure sensor having a base 2a with an aperture 3 formed therein and a substrate 4 mounted on the base so as to completely overlie the aperture. The substrate 4 is adhered to base 2a so as to form a fluid tight seal around the periphery of the aperture 3. A first SAW resonator 5 is mounted on the substrate 4 wholly within the region overlying the aperture 3, with two further SAW resonators 6, 7 being mounted on the substrate wholly within a region which is stiffened by adhesion to the underlying base 2a , such that the two further SAW resonators 6, 7 are completely decoupled from the strain field arising in the substrate due to deflections thereof.
US07841235B2	Superconductive level indicator for liquid hydrogen and liquid neon, and measuring method for liquid level measurement The invention relates to a superconducting level measuring apparatus for liquid hydrogen in liquid hydrogen vessels, in particular vehicular tanks, a superconductor (1) based on magnesium diboride MgB2 being arranged vertically or inclinedly to the vertical in a liquid hydrogen vessel (5), and a controllable heat source (2) being arranged on the upper region of the superconductor (1), the superconductor (1) being electrically contacted with a controllable current source (3) as well as a voltage measuring apparatus (4) and the level being measured by measuring a voltage. The MgB2 material is preferably employed as a filament wire. Continuous level measurements of high spatial and temporal resolution can be implemented in uncomplicated fashion. The level measuring apparatus and the method are also suitable for level measurement of liquid neon.
US07841233B2	System for simulating the ground effect for testing vehicles or their simulacra in wind tunnels A system for simulating the ground effect for testing vehicles or their simulacra in wind tunnels includes a resting surface for the vehicle incorporating a moving belt for simulation of the ground, extending between the wheels of the vehicle, at least from one end to the other of the vehicle, as well as two auxiliary moving belts set immediately adjacent to the two sides of the front portion of the main moving belt, for simulating the ground in areas in front of the front wheels of the vehicle.
US07841231B2	Steering angle sensing apparatus and method thereof A steering angle sensing apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus and method sense the steering angle of a steering shaft by using a rotated bit value difference corresponding to the rotated angles of magnets, which are respectively coupled on an axis of one of a plurality of sub gears, when the sub gears with respectively different gear ratios rotate with a shaft gear that rotates together with the steering shaft.
US07841229B2	Leak detecting apparatus Apparatus and method for use in testing the fluid tightness of closed vessels or fluid systems, such as found in the pressurized cooling system of an internal combustion engine and the fluid transmission of an automobile. The apparatus is configured to detect and/or quantify fluid leakage from a fluid system that is under pressure, when in use, such as through imperfections in the housing or sealing structure of the fluid system whereby to warn the provider of such fluid system that a leakage condition exists.
US07841228B2	Method of detecting hydrogen sensor saturation in a hydrogen powered fuel cell In one aspect there is disclosed a method of detecting a hydrogen leak in a fuel cell system that includes the steps of a) providing a hydrogen sensor, b) determining sensor characteristics, c) measuring a hydrogen concentration, d) determining if a hydrogen leak is occurring, and e) performing an action based on the determination of step d). The step of determining the sensor characteristics may include determining an upper detection limit of the hydrogen sensor, as well as determining a minimum time period at the upper detection limit before saturation of the sensor.
US07841217B2	Clothes washer temperature control systems and methods A washing machine wherein a cold water valve is opened during a hot fill operation is described. In one embodiment, the washing machine comprises a cabinet, a tub and basket mounted within the cabinet, and an agitation element mounted within the basket. The machine also includes a cold water valve for controlling flow of cold water to the tub, and a hot water valve for controlling flow of hot water to the tub. A control coupled to the cold water valve controls opening and closing of the cold water valve during the hot fill operation.
US07841206B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator having a main body includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber provided for storing foods. A cool air-generating device provided in the body generates cool air and a cool air-supplying device including at least one opening for discharging the cool air, is used to circulate the cool air through the freezing chamber, the refrigerating chamber, and the cool air-generating device. A separator provided adjacent to the opening acts to uniformly diffuse the cool air in the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber. The separator acts to separate two flows that are then brought back together. The collision and mixing of the two flows create a turbulent flow of air that is directed into the refrigerating and freezing chambers.
US07841205B2	Integrated compressor/expansion engine A multi cylinder compressor/expansion engine having a centrally mounted drive shaft. A cylinder barrel is mounted on the drive shaft and both the cylinder barrel and the drive shaft rotate about a common axis. There is a plurality of cylinders in the cylinder barrel with pistons disposed in each of the cylinders. Some of the cylinders are compression cylinders and some of the cylinders are expansion cylinders. The compression cylinders discharge a fluid at a first high pressure from the engine. The expansion cylinders receive fluid at a second pressure which provides energy to the engine thereby reducing the energy required for the engine to rotate the drive shaft.
US07841199B2	Cold aisle isolation A data center cooling solution providing techniques for using baffles, doors and roof sections to prevent warm air from being entrained into a cold aisle in a data center, wherein the data center generally contains an air cooling system and a raised floor structure. The raised floor structure is configured to deliver cool air into the data center through a plurality of grates and perforated tiles in the floor. Electronic equipment racks are disposed around the grates and perforated tiles, such that the front faces of the equipment racks face the grates and perforated tiles. A collection of baffles, doors or roof sections inhibit the mixing of the cool air delivered by the air cooling system and the warm air exhausted by the electronic equipment.
US07841185B2	Turbine engine and a method of operating a turbine engine Disparities between optimum engine thrust for aircraft operation and power necessary to drive an ancillary machine such an electrical power generator can cause problems within a turbine engine. Clearly, it is necessary to continue developing sufficient electrical power for control and other systems within an aircraft despite aircraft thrust requirements. Previously, some compressed air flow has been bypassed in order to maintain compressor stability, but unfortunately such bypass systems within turbine engines can have a thrust recovery regime such that there is excess thrust in comparison with that actually necessary. In accordance with the present invention, a proportion of the compressed air flow is bled directly through a bleed path to an exhaust nozzle 104 of an engine such that the compressor core can continue to provide work to drive an ancillary machine whilst engine thrust is limited to that actually required, achieving a significant saving in terms of fuel consumption and wear and tear upon brakes, etc under low power operation.
US07841178B2	Master cylinder A master cylinder comprising a large diameter pressurizing chamber and a small diameter hydraulic chamber, a control valve device in which a control valve body releases a hydraulic pressure in the large diameter pressurizing chamber to a reservoir side such that the hydraulic pressure in the large diameter pressurizing chamber is gradually reduced in accordance with a rise in a hydraulic pressure in the small hydraulic chamber, and a check valve device comprising a check valve chamber communicating with an relief passage, which releases a hydraulic pressure in the large diameter pressurizing chamber to the reservoir via the control valve device, and with a small diameter hydraulic chamber, respectively, and a check valve body accommodated in the check valve chamber for permitting flow of a brake fluid from the relief passage to the small hydraulic chamber, and for preventing flow of the brake fluid in a reverse direction.
US07841177B1	Ocean electricity generator An apparatus for producing electricity from moving water, such as ocean waves, by converting the wave motion to electricity, the apparatus including a platform, structural tubes, a piston and a float base, where the electricity producing devices may be located on the platform and may be protected from the elements. The wave movement, up and down, between crest and trough causes movement of the piston, and the movement may be used to generate electricity when the piston is coupled with one or more electrical generating devices, such as a generator.
US07841176B1	Zero turn transaxle A transaxle including a hydrostatic transmission mounted in a transmission housing and having a pair of hydraulic pumps and hydraulic motors operatively connected together. First and second axle housings are mounted on opposite ends of the transmission housing, with output axles mounted in the axle housings, where each output axle is connected to its respective hydraulic motor through a gear train in the axle housing. A brake is provided on each axle housing to directly engage one of the gears in the gear train to provide a braking force for the output axles.
US07841169B2	Regeneration controller for exhaust purification apparatus of internal combustion engine A regeneration controller for preventing a large amount of particulate matter from being suddenly burned without increasing the frequency a heating process is performed. The regeneration controller includes an ECU(70) for heating an exhaust purification apparatus to eliminate the particulate matter accumulated in the exhaust purification apparatus when an estimated accumulation amount is greater than a reference accumulation amount. The ECU(70) obtains the estimated accumulation amount by estimating the amount of particulate matter accumulated in the exhaust purification apparatus. Furthermore, the ECU (70) changes modes for heating an exhaust purification apparatus when the regeneration controller is heated and an estimated accumulation amount is within a mode change range.
US07841168B2	Estimation of the temperature of a catalytic converter and corresponding applications The aim of the invention is to estimate a temperature jump (ΔT) of a catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine in the event of a change in the composition of the exhaust gas. To this end, a quantity of a reactand (SI) stored in the catalytic converter is monitored (2-7), and the heating (ΔT) of the catalytic converter resulting from the reaction heat released during the reaction of the stored reactand is assumed (13, 14, 16, 17) as the temperature jump (ΔT).
US07841165B2	Gas turbine engine assembly and methods of assembling same A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling a low-pressure turbine to a core turbine engine, coupling a counter-rotating fan assembly including a forward fan assembly and an axially aft fan assembly to the low-pressure turbine such that the forward fan assembly rotates in a first direction and the aft fan assembly rotates in an opposite second direction, and coupling a booster compressor directly to the low-pressure turbine such that the booster compressor rotates in the first direction.
US07841161B2	Method of industrially producing yarn at a lower twist multiplier for textile products The present invention relates to a machine, a system, and textiles resulting from an industrially produced yarn, created through the incorporation of a linear false twisting device and two lappets positioned to affect a yarn during drafting. The invention results in a yarn having a low twist multiplier. The textiles products created from the produced yarn exhibit a soft feel without requiring the use of chemical treatments.
US07841160B2	Shaker with adjustable stiffness for harvesting machines and harvesting machines using such shakers Shaker with adjustable stiffness for harvesting machines, especially grape harvesters, includes two berry detaching assemblies, facing each other. Each assembly includes a plurality of vertically spaced out flexible shakers, having the general shape of a hairpin and two branches connected through a curved portion. The end of one of these branches, the activation branch, connects to an actuation system while the end of the other branches connects to a fixed support. The activation branch is equipped with a mechanism to modify the degree of stiffness or flexibility of the branches over at least a portion of length, and thereby, to adjust the degree of stiffness or flexibility of the shaker assembly.
US07841159B2	Rotary mower blade integrating aerodynamic elements An embodiment of an overall approximately rectangular rotary mower blade, affixed to a powered support shaft, where the support shaft rotates the blade tines on a rotational plane parallel to the vegetation to be cut, where the blade employs aerodynamic tines preceding the main cutting edge. Features of the aerodynamic tines improve cutting, mulching, and safety of mower operation.
US07841155B2	Tool for a bag forming machine A tool (4) is part of a bag forming machine (1) for deforming a plain web of wrapping material (33) into a tube for producing bags containing goods. The tool (4) includes a filling pipe (3) and a forming shoulder (2) including a movable first part (7), a movable second part (8), a stationary third part (13) and a channel (18) housing the filling pipe (3). The filling pipe (3) and the channel (18) form a passage gap (27) allowing for passage of the wrapping material (33). The first and second parts (7, 8) are pivotable with respect to one another such that they can be moved into a closed position and into an opened position while approximately moving in a radial direction (29 with respect to the surface of the filling pipe (3) and perpendicular to the tubular wrapping material (33) to prevent clamping or squeezing of the wrapping material (33).
US07841153B1	Unique lanai A combination of an enclosure and a treated foam design and a method of manufacturing a treated foam design and combining the foam design with an enclosure consisting of a pool cage having vertical and horizontal aluminum tubing sections. After the enclosure (cage) is measured, the measurements are entered into an auto cad program and the cad file is entered into a computer controlled contour cutter. The colonnade pieces are then painted. The columns, cornices and trim contain depressions to fit around and conceal the tubing sections or tent poles. The aesthetically formed foam columns, cornices and trim are attached to the enclosure structure with a construction adhesive.
US07841139B2	Uninsulated section suitable for producing insulated sections for thermal break window and door frames and associated method of assembly An uninsulated section comprising a first section element and a second section element is described; the first section element comprises a first cavity for housing a portion of a first heat-insulating body and a second cavity for housing a portion of a second heat-insulating body; the second section element comprises a third cavity for housing another portion of the first heat-insulating body and a fourth cavity for housing another portion of the second heat-insulating body. The uninsulated section also comprises a partition connecting the first section element and the second section element. Advantageously, the partition may be situated between the first and the second cavity and between the third and the fourth cavity.
US07841125B2	Ice fishing triggered support A system for ice fishing has a base with a support surface, an arm extending up from the support surface and an upper end of the arm pivotally connected at a pivot point to a fishing pole support. The fishing pole support has a grip support back end having a fishing line brace rearward of the pivot point and pole support front end forward of the pivot point so that a fishing line passing from the pole support front end over the fishing line brace passes in a downward direction. When tension is applied to the downward fishing line, pivoting pressure is provided to the grip support back end at the line brace, elevating the pole support front end by rotation of the fishing pole support.
US07841124B2	Rod holder A rod holder having a multidirectional mounting feature. The rod holder includes a tube sized to receive a fishing rod. A multi-directional mounting feature is attached to the tube. The multi-directional mounting feature includes a plate defining at least two intersecting mounting channels. A cap is configured to mate with the plate in at least two positions, thereby allowing the rod holder to be multi-directionally mounted.
US07841121B1	Takedown rifle A take-down rifle is described that can be separated into two halves to allow the rifle to be transported, cleaned, etc. easier. The takedown rifle includes a takedown mechanism that is used to couple the two halves of the rifle together. The takedown mechanism may move between a first position where the takedown mechanism holds the two halves together and a second position where the two halves are released. In one embodiment, the takedown mechanism may include a securing member that is selectively moved into and out of a recess in the barrel to hold and release the two halves. The securing member may be moved into and out of the recess with a lever, threaded fastener, or the like.
US07841120B2	Hand grip apparatus for firearm A handgrip apparatus for firearm includes a hollow housing defining a handgrip surface and forming an enclosure. A fastener is connected to the housing for removably attaching the handgrip apparatus to a fore-end portion of a firearm. A retractable leg assembly is movable between a retracted position and an extended position and includes a pair of pivoting legs usable as a bipod support when the leg assembly is in the extended position. In one aspect, one or more switches for controlling operation of one or more electronic devices are coupled to the handgrip apparatus. One or more connectors are electrically coupled to the one or switches and are adapted to be electrically coupled to one or more electronic devices. In another aspect, a handgrip apparatus having a pivoting attachment between the fastener and the housing positions is provided. In another aspect, a handgrip apparatus includes integrated conductors in the fastener.
US07841116B2	System and method for decorating the face of architectural columns Disclosed is a system for decorating architectural columns. The system includes opposing dowels that are contained within cylindrical housings. Banner-type decorations extend between the cylindrical housings. The cylindrical housings also include upper and lower access openings. Strap assemblies are also included that extend around the dowels via the access openings. The banner-type decorations are secured to the face of an architectural column by securing the upper and lower strap assemblies.
US07841115B2	Mounting systems A mounting system for displaying planar articles (13) comprising a plate (10) of a magnetic material, a plurality of fingers (12) projecting from the plate (10), the fingers (12) having co-planar support surfaces, and magnets (14) that can be placed in register with the support surfaces so that corners of the planar articles (13) are sandwiched between the magnets (14) and the support surfaces of the fingers (12).
US07841093B1	Household kitchen opening appliance An under-the-cabinet household opening appliance including an electric can opener, a jar opener mounted on the bottom wall of the can opener housing, and a sheath for a scissors on the back of the housing. A scissors holder in the sheath releasably retains a scissors within the sheath. A bottle opener and a hone are also mounted on the appliance housing.
US07841091B2	Bladeset for a hair cutting apparatus A bladeset for a hair clipper includes at least one stationary blade having a plurality of stationary blade teeth, and at least one moving blade having a plurality of moving blade teeth and being configured for laterally reciprocating relative to the at least one stationary blade for cutting hair therebetween, the moving blade having a set of long teeth configured for cutting hair across a width of said moving blade, and a set of short teeth configured for cutting hair across said moving blade width when a clipper feed rate exceeds a given speed.
US07841090B2	Electric shaver The present invention is directed to an electric shaver having a shaver housing, and a shaving head housing that is connected to the shaver housing for pivotal movement between two end positions. The shaving head housing carries at least two shaving assemblies, of which at least one shaving assembly is retractable into the housing to a first, retracted position, and elastically biased toward a second, extended position, such that extension of the at least one shaving assembly is a function of contact pressure applied by a user. Actuating elements carried by the shaving head housing control a maximum degree of extension of the at least one shaving assembly as a function of a pivot angle between the shaver housing and the shaving head housing.
US07841089B2	Methods of manufacturing snowmobile skis A snowmobile ski with a pair of outboard keels and laterally projecting, upwardly slanting, lateral wings attached proximate the outboard keels is disclosed. A ski of this structure has improved flotation and resistance to side slippage in turns.
US07841082B2	Non-eccentric devices The present invention is an apparatus that includes a chamber rotor with a chamber and an extension rotor with an extension. The rotors are housed in a rotor case. A pressure cavity is at least transiently formed by the extension rotor and the chamber rotor. The present invention also includes a compressor that includes a chamber rotor with a chamber and an extension rotor with an extension where the extension is adapted to be received in the chamber when the rotors are synchronously rotated. The compressor also includes a power input shaft attached to the extension rotor and a gear assembly attached to the rotors that is adapted to insure the synchronous rotation of the rotors. A rotor case houses the rotors and has an intake port and an exhaust port. The present invention also includes an engine that is similar to the compressor and includes a spark plug. Methods of compressing, pumping and generating electricity and mechanical power are also part of the present invention.
US07841075B2	Methods for integration of thin-film capacitors into the build-up layers of a PWB Provided herein are devices comprising a printed wiring board that comprise, singulated capacitors fabricated from known good, thin-film, fired-on-foil capacitors. Provided are methods of incorporating the singulated capacitors into the build-up layers of a printed wiring board to minimize impedance. The singulated capacitors have a pitch that allows each power and ground terminal of an IC to be directly connected to a power and ground electrode, respectively, of its own singulated capacitor. Using a feedstock of known good, fired-on-foil capacitors allows for improved PWB yield.
US07841063B2	Deformable element of a steering wheel spindle in the form of a corrugated tube In a method for the production of a corrugated tube from a flat metal sheet, two half shells are formed each extending in a longitudinal direction, and the half shells are provided with corrugations oriented transversely to their longitudinal direction. The two half shells are either disposed in a single sheet metal part longitudinally next to one another or are separate parts. In the case of their formation with two half shells disposed in a common sheet metal part next to one another, the preformed sheet metal part in the region between the two half shells is folded or curved about an axis parallel to the longitudinal directions of the half shells, wherein free longitudinal edges of the half shells are brought into mutual contact and are connected with one another. In the case of the formation of the half shells in the form of separate parts, the two half shells are placed against one another with their longitudinal edges and the longitudinal edges are connected with one another. At least one of the two longitudinal edges, coming into mutual contact, of the subshells is provided with a row of cutouts spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the subshells. Through the connection of sections of this longitudinal edge, located between the cutouts, together with the other longitudinal edge in the connection region of the two longitudinal edges, a row of openings through the casing of the corrugated tube is formed, which openings are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the corrugated tube.
US07841058B2	Device and method for making a roof fitment Exemplary embodiments generally relate to a method and device for assembling a plurality of different roof-covering membranes, herein known as fitments. The particular fitment is preferably designed for the particular roof on which it is to be used. The roof measurements may be provided to a factory which may create a unitary membrane from separate pieces which may be hot air bonded together. A single machine may be utilized to quickly, and repeatably assemble a plurality of different fitments.
US07841057B2	Method of manufacturing a panel for a mattress A panel for a mattress including first and second fabric layers joined together along their edges and a padding material between said fabrics. The padding material includes at least a layer of resilient foam provided with through-holes. The foam layer is quilted between the first and second fabric layers. A method of manufacturing the panel includes forming a resilient foam body provided with recesses, horizontally cutting a plurality of single layers in the body in the recesses portion to result in at least one layer with through-holes, sandwiching at least one of the single layers provided with through-holes in each panel between the first and second fabric layers.
US07841049B2	Hinge assembly A hinge assembly includes a first swinging member, a second swinging member that has a barrel at one end, a pivot pin inserted through the barrel to pivotally secure the second swinging member to a proximal end of the first swinging member, a guide member, which has a first end inserted through an oblique guide slot on the barrel and pivotally coupled to the pivot pin and a second end provided with a transversely extending screw hole, and an adjustment screw transversely inserted through the proximal end of the first swinging member and threaded into the screw hole of the guide member for allowing rotation by a user to bias the second swinging member relative to the first swinging member.
US07841044B1	Dual-deflector riding blower A riding debris mover for moving debris on a surface from a first location to a second location comprises a frame coupled to a riding platform adapted to support a user, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame comprising at least two opposing traction wheels for driving the riding blower. A power source is coupled to the frame and is operatively coupled with at least the two traction wheels, whereby the traction wheels are rotated independently and the riding blower is propelled. A blower assembly has an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, the blower assembly being supported by the frame and operatively coupled with the power source, whereby the blower assembly generates a stream of air from the air outlet opening. A deflector assembly is associated with the blower assembly and comprises at least one movable deflector, whereby the at least one movable deflector can be independently moved between an open position, a closed position, and a position intermediate the open position and closed position, to control the air flow and air flow velocity of the stream of air generated by the blower assembly.
US07841043B2	Latch assembly for wet/dry vacuum cleaner A latch assembly for a wet/dry vacuum cleaner wherein the vacuum has a fan collector cover disposed between the filter cage and water tank of the vacuum cleaner and the drum lid of the vacuum housing the internal vacuum operating components. The filter cage is assembled to the drum lid or power head without tooling or screws while fixing the fan collector cover in place between the filter cage and drum lid. The power head housing is also attached to the bottom cover without screws or other fasteners.
US07841037B2	Golf club cleaning device In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides a golf club cleaning device that includes a cleaning portion including an upper and lower cleaning surfaces; a flag portion disposed at a top end of the cleaning portion, the flag portion including a gripping means; and a spike portion disposed at a bottom end of the cleaning portion substantially opposite the top end of the cleaning portion, the spike portion including a support means for supporting the device in an upright manner when depressed into the ground. By grasping the flag portion, the spike portion is selectively disposed in the ground at a predetermined location associated with a golf course, practice range, or the like, thereby allowing a player to clean a golf club by selectively running the front face and/or rear face of the golf club horizontally and/or vertically across the one or more cleaning surfaces/materials of the cleaning portion. Advantageously, the flag portion may incorporate an advertising logo and/or informational text.
US07841034B1	Fence cleaner Disclosed is a vehicle drawn device for cleaning a fence line. The fence cleaner includes a movable main frame with an attached rotating vertical tube broom which tube broom bristles come into contact with the fence line to remove dead and dried out vegetation which has become affixed to the fence line. The tube broom is capable of being tilted for better access to a fence line. Once the vegetation is removed from the fence line by the tube broom, the tube broom rotates the dead and dried out vegetation to a rotating clean off assembly. The clean off assembly extends parallel to the tube broom and contains a plurality of protruding teeth. The protruding teeth remove the dead and dried out vegetation from the rotating tube broom and force the vegetation into a chopper drum. A rotating horizontal feed accelerator continuously pushes the vegetation into the drum to avoid a buildup of vegetation. Upon entering the drum, a plurality of chopping blades cut the dead and dried out vegetation into small sections. Once chopped, the vegetation sections drop to ground level and are ultimately tilled into the ground.
US07841019B2	Knee pad constructions Protective knee pads are comprised of a first shell member which fits over the patella and knee joint and a second member which is attached to the lower thigh and pivotally engaged with the knee pad shell so that they may articulate one with respect to the other while providing additional support and protection for the user of the knee pad. An additional shin pad may also be attached to the lower end of the shell which covers the knee.
US07841018B2	Baseball catcher's equipment A baseball catcher's equipment includes a baseball catcher's uniform sized to be worn by a child, a chest guard, and a shin guard. The baseball catcher's uniform includes a baseball catcher's uniform shirt and a baseball catcher's uniform pants. The baseball catcher's uniform, the chest guard, and the shin guard include corresponding hook-and-loop fastener pads configured to removably secure the chest guard and the shin guard to the baseball catcher's uniform.
US07845009B2	Method and apparatus to detect kernel mode rootkit events through virtualization traps Detecting a rootkit in a computing system may be achieved by detecting, by a virtual machine monitor, a virtualization trap occurring as a result of an action by a rootkit executing in a computing system; and analyzing the virtualization trap to detect the presence of the rootkit in the computing system. Action may then be taken to block the rootkit activity to safeguard the computing system.
US07845006B2	Mitigating malicious exploitation of a vulnerability in a software application by selectively trapping execution along a code path A method of reducing the window of malicious exploitation between vulnerability publication and the installation of a software patch. One or more probe points are inserted into a code path in an application (or operating system if applicable) that contains one or more vulnerabilities (or coding errors). The probe points mark locations of the security vulnerabilities utilizing software interrupts to enable the original code base of the code path to remain unmodified. A probe handler utility subsequently monitors the execution of the code path and generates an alert if the execution reaches a probe point in the code path, thus indicating whether the application exhibits a particular vulnerability. The probe handler selectively performs one of multiple customizable corrective actions, thereby securing the application until an applicable software patch can be installed.
US07845004B2	Correlating network information and intrusion information to find the entry point of an attack upon a protected computer A method for determining the entry point of an attack by a vandal such as a hacker upon a device such as a computer or a server such as a web server that operates under the protection of an intrusion detection system. Intrusion detection information regarding the attack and network information regarding the attack are correlated, and the entry point of the attack thereby deduced. In one embodiment, a source address of a message representative of the attack is found in a router table of a router that provides a connection supporting the attack. Logical ports of the connection are determined, and the corresponding physical ports found, thereby identifying the attack's entry point into the protected device.
US07844994B2	System and method for persistent storage of common user information for interactive television using a centrally located repository For interactive television subscribers, a system (10) and method for persistent storage of common information relating to a user (25) required by multiple disparate iTV applications to be shared among said applications to ease the burden of data entry off the user. Subscribers do not have to repeatedly enter the same common user information required by multiple applications. The registration information inputted by a user (25) is logged, temporarily stored in the STB (35), and its contents transmitted to a remote central repository (100) at predetermined intervals.
US07844991B1	Method and apparatus for digital signal processing Elements necessary for a digital television receiver are structured as a plurality of digital signal processing blocks and a host operation processing block. The blocks are connected through a general-purpose bus. Command for controlling the operations of the blocks and data of streams are transferred through the bus. Thus, by replacing only blocks, various types of digital television broadcasts that differ in carrier waves, modulating systems, and compressing systems can be handled. Consequently, the developing efficiency of a television receiver is improved. In addition, when a new service is started, by adding hardware for the service, the service can be easily handled.
US07844984B2	Optical recording medium and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a multilayered recording medium. A transmissive stamper with a depression protrusion contour contacts a protection layer on a supporting base. The transmissive stamper is then irradiated with ultraviolet rays to cure the protection layer and the transmissive stamper is subsequently removed. A recording layer is deposited on the cured protection layer. Further, another recording layer is deposited on the transmissive stamper. Next, an intermediate layer is formed on the recording layer deposited on the transmissive stamper and thereafter, the intermediate layer is attached to the recording layer on the cured protection layer. Then, the transmissive stamper is irradiated with ultraviolet rays to cure the intermediate layer. Thereafter, the supporting base is removed from the protection layer. These steps produce a multilayered optical recording medium.
US07844979B2	Disc player A disc player 10 is equipped with a positioning unit 14 that has step plate 54 and positions a disc 1, a clamper unit 15 that has a clamp plate 66 and carries out a clamp operation on the disc positioned by the positioning unit, a drive unit 16 that has a pickup and a turntable 19 on a drive plate 18, and rotates the disc clamped on the turntable by the clamper unit to take information from the disc by the pickup, wherein the positioning unit and the clamper unit are provided separately from each other, and movable vertically to the drive unit.
US07844975B2	Mock exceptions in a host add-in environment Mock exceptions, including mock exception types, are defined by a host to be raised in a plug-in. The mock exceptions might be sanitized. They might be transported from the plug-in to the host. Mock exceptions might also be mapped to real exceptions, which are raised in the host and handled by the host.
US07844972B2	Resource manager architecture utilizing a policy manager Resource management architectures implemented in computer systems to manage resources are described. In one embodiment, a general architecture includes a resource manager and multiple resource providers that support one or more resource consumers such as a system component or application. Each provider is associated with a resource and acts as the manager for the resource when interfacing with the resource manager. The resource manager arbitrates access to the resources provided by the resource providers on behalf of the consumers. A policy manager sets various policies that are used by the resource manager to allocate resources. One policy is a priority-based policy that distinguishes among which applications and/or users have priority over others to use the resources. A resource consumer creates an “activity” at the resource manager and builds one or more “configurations” that describe various sets of preferred resources required to perform the activity. Each resource consumer can specify one or more configurations for each activity. If multiple configurations are specified, the resource consumer can rank them according to preference. This allows the resource consumers to be dynamically changed from one configuration to another as operating conditions change.
US07844971B2	Method and apparatus for detecting cross-thread stack access in multithreaded programs A threaded-programming analysis and diagnostic tool including two data structures to store a termination status of each of the threads in a multi-threaded program, logic to propagate information between the two data structures, and detection logic to determine whether a first thread could access the stack of a second thread before the second thread terminates.
US07844967B2	Method of allocating computing resources An embodiment of a method of allocating computing resources begins with a first step of identifying applications which comprise candidates for execution on a shared computing system. In a second step, the method identifies at least one subset of the computing resources for each application. Each subset for a particular application comprises sufficient resources to support the particular application. The method continues with a third step of assigning a value to each subset. The method concludes with a fourth step of determining an assignment of the computing resources to the applications which provides a near maximal overall value.
US07844964B2	Network for mass distribution of configuration, firmware and software updates A network for mass broadcast of update packages to electronic devices makes it possible to efficiently broadcast update packages for configuration, firmware and software updates. A broadcast server in the network employs broadcast means to broadcast update packages. An electronic device capable of receiving these broadcast update packages comprises a listening client that is capable of listening to a broadcast channel and downloading an update package broadcast by the broadcast server. The listening client makes use of a listening parameters that are set by the DM server in order to facilitate the download from the broadcast server.
US07844963B2	System and method for updating information via a network The present invention includes a system and a method for updating components in a client computer. The invention includes a method for upgrading software for various users, each of the users having diverse hardware and software configurations. The invention includes a method for automatically determining the hardware and software configuration of the client computer without user intervention. To begin the upgrade, the client computer reads a configuration file that identifies the components for downloading. Upon receipt of the configuration file, the client computer determines the hardware and software configuration of the client computer. The client computer automatically communicates with a component server via a network and requests one or more components for downloading to the client computer based upon the configuration file and the hardware and software conditions of the client computer.
US07844957B2	Development system with methodology providing optimized message parsing and handling A development system with methodology providing optimized message parsing and handling is described. In one embodiment, for example, a computer-implemented method is described for improved processing of certain types of messages, the method comprises steps of: loading metadata at design time, the metadata characterizing a particular message type; based on the metadata, automatically generating source code for creating runtime components highly optimized for the particular message type; compiling the source code into the runtime components, for deployment in a runtime environment; and at runtime, processing messages of the particular message type with the runtime components, so that messages are processed in a manner that is highly optimized for the particular message type.
US07844951B2	Specification generation from implementations A computerized method receives an implementation comprising a modifier method and an observer method of a class implementing an abstract data type. The method symbolically executes the modifier method to obtain constrained states, and applies the observer method in constrained states to obtain specialized axioms. The method then creates a specification from the obtained specialized axioms based on generalizing, merging and simplifying the specialized axioms.
US07844949B2	Computer method and apparatus for software configuration management repository interoperation A computer method and apparatus for software configuration management is disclosed. Given a subject software system under development, the subject software system including one or more components and being represented by one or more configurations in a first stream, the invention method and apparatus stores the first stream on a first repository. Software development of one component of the subject software system is enabled in a working stream stored on a second repository. The working stream has one or more configurations of the one component. For the one component, the invention method and apparatus create a second stream on the first repository, create in the second repository a copy of the second stream and create in the first repository a copy of the working stream. When a configuration of the working stream stored on the second repository is of interest to the subject software system, (i) a replication of that configuration is made to the first repository copy of the working stream and (ii) the resulting copy of the working stream is merged with the second stream on the first repository. The replication and merge enable merge conflicts to be resolved.
US07844942B2	System and method for model driven transformation filtering A method and system for model-driven transformation are provided. The method and system in one aspect allows selecting of one or more model elements in a model. Transformation definitions are evaluated to identify one or more transformations that may be applicable to the selected one or more model elements. In one aspect, transformations may be identified that are applicable in an entire model, those that take the selected one or more model elements as input parameters, those that affect one or more model element, or any combination thereof. In one aspect, a list of applicable transformations is presented. In another aspect, the method and system automatically apply the one or more applicable transformations to the model.
US07844940B2	Mask set for microarray, method of fabricating mask set, and method of fabricating microarray using mask set A mask set with a light-transmitting region of a controlled size includes a plurality of masks for performing in-situ synthesis on probes of a microarray, wherein each mask includes a light-transmitting region and a light-blocking region, and the size of the light-transmitting region is equal to or greater than about 5% of the total size of the light-transmitting and light-blocking regions.
US07844936B2	Method of making an integrated circuit having fill structures A method for configuring an integrated circuit including configuring a plurality cells to form a cell library, wherein configuring each cell includes routing a intracell wiring in at least one layer positioned above a substrate, with the conductors being spaced apart from one another so as to have gaps there between, and configuring and positioning a plurality of fill structures in the gaps. The method further includes arranging selected logic cells from the cell library to form a desired layout of the integrated circuit, routing interconnect wiring between the selected logic cells in the at least one layer, and removing fill structures at positions that conflict with the routing of the interconnect wiring.
US07844933B2	Methods of optimizing timing of signals in an integrated circuit design using proxy slack values A method of optimizing timing of signals within an integrated circuit design using proxy slack values propagates signals through the integrated circuit design to output timing signals. For early mode timing analysis, the method sets an early proxy slack value to zero if the late slack value is less than zero. Otherwise, if the late slack value is not less than zero, the method restricts the early proxy slack value to a maximum of the early slack value and the negative of the late slack value. To the contrary, for late mode timing analysis, the method sets a late proxy slack value to zero if the early slack value is less than zero. Otherwise, if the early proxy slack value is not less than zero, the method restricts the late proxy slack value to a maximum of the late slack value and the negative of the early slack value.
US07844917B2	Optimal display of multiple windows within a computer display An apparatus and method for optimally displaying multiple windows on a display is provided. The multiple windows can be sequentially or simultaneously resized and/or repositioned. The method performs at least one of resizing or repositioning operation on at least one of the multiple windows to fit within the available display area. The method provides the user the ability to see a maximum of information from multiple windows and allows access to the scroll bars, title bars, status bars and command window of the multiple windows.
US07844914B2	Activating virtual keys of a touch-screen virtual keyboard A method of operating a touch screen to activate one of a plurality of virtual keys is provided. A touch location is determined based on location data pertaining to touch input on the touch screen, wherein the touch input is intended to activate one of the plurality of virtual keys. Each of the plurality of virtual keys has a set of at least one key location corresponding to it. For each of the virtual keys, a parameter (such as physical distance) is determined for that virtual key that relates the touch location and the set of at least one key location corresponding to that virtual key. The determined parameters are processed to determine one of the virtual keys. For example, the determined one virtual key may be the virtual key with a key location (or more than one key location, on average) being closest to the touch location. A signal is generated indicating activation of the determined one of the virtual keys.
US07844906B2	Multi-mode communication apparatus and interface for contacting a user A method implemented on a data processing device is described comprising: receiving an incoming electronic message having an identifiable sender address; querying data storage to determine if the sender address is a known sender address; if the sender address is a known sender address, then automatically retrieving alternate contact information associated with the sender address; and automatically generating an interface containing the alternate contact information, the interface accessible by the user of the data processing device.
US07844889B2	Resolution independent display of internet content Apparatus, methods and software for creating resolution-independent display of Internet (Web) content to allow Web pages to be scaled (zoomed) and panned for better viewing and/or to fit any resolution or screen size. According to one aspect, novel client-side processing of markup language-based Web content is provided that employs a rendering engine to interpret original page layout information. The page layout information is scaled and employed to enable the Web content to be rapidly rendered, zoomed, and panned. According to another aspect, display lists are generated to provide further enhancements in rendering speed. According to other aspects, bounding boxes are generated and scaled to lay out text and/or images on scaled Web content that is used to facilitate browsing of Web pages with zooming and panning.
US07844887B2	Bit error probability estimation method and receiver emplying the same A bit error probability (BEP) estimation method includes de-shaping a coded block to obtain a channel hard output block comprising a header hard output and at least one data hard output, de-puncturing and decoding the header hard output to obtain a decoded header part, determining whether the decoded header part has errors, selecting the decoded header part or a decoded whole block as a selected part based on the determination result, wherein the decoded whole block comprises the decoded header part and a decoded data part obtained by de-puncturing and decoding the data hard output, re-encoding the selected part to obtain a re-encoded decision, and comparing the re-encoded decision to the header hard output or the channel hard output corresponding to the selected part to obtain the BEP of the coded block. A receiver employing the BEP estimation method is also provided in the invention.
US07844879B2	Method and system for error correction in flash memory A solid state non-volatile memory unit. The memory unit includes a multi-level solid state non-volatile memory array adapted to store data characterized by a first number of digital levels. The memory unit also includes an analog-to-digital converter having an input and an output. The input of the analog-to-digital converter is adapted to receive data from the multi-level solid state non-volatile memory array. The output of the analog-to-digital converter is adapted to output a digital signal characterized by a second number of digital levels greater than the first number of digital levels.
US07844861B2	Automatic generation of test cases from error data Some embodiments of a method and apparatus for automatically generating test cases from error data have been presented. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to allow a user to submit a report of an error in a program. The report may be partially written in a natural language. Further, the method may include receiving the report from the user via the GUI and processing the report to generate a test case to reproduce the error.
US07844844B2	System and method for reserving information handling system battery charge to perform diagnostics A power diagnostics module running on an information handling system initiates a power down state of the information handling system upon detection of a predetermined battery charge that is sufficient to allow the information handling system to recover from the power down state and run the power diagnostics module. The power diagnostics module runs on the predetermined charge to diagnose faults associated with the power system, such as failure of an external AC adapter, and to present the faults to an end user, such as at a display, with LEDs or through a network message.
US07844840B2	Arrangements for integrated circuit power management A configurable power control system is disclosed. The power control system can include a control module, an enable/disable module coupled to a power rail (i.e. an internal power line) to enable and disable power to the power rail. The system can also include a sequencer module coupled to the first and a second power rail to sequence power to the power rail(s). The system can also include a fault detect module to detect system parameters. Additionally, the system can include a memory module to store user input and can store detected faults to be utilized by the control module and other modules to control interrelationships between the enable module, the sequencer module, the fault detect module, power in, and power provided via the power rails.
US07844832B2	System and method for data source authentication and protection system using biometrics for openly exchanged computer files A system and method for authenticating the source of, protecting the contents of, and ensuring the integrity of information. The information may be any digital information which can be stored in a computer file. The information is encapsulated in a computer file which also includes the biometrically verified identity of the person who packaged the information. The contents of the computer file are encrypted, and a unique message digest value is generated and stored in a secure central database. The message digest value functions as the digital signature of the encrypted information, and is used to ensure the integrity of the information.
US07844831B2	Secure memory device for smart cards A secure memory device which can be used for multi-application smart cards for secure identification in data transfer, or for component verification in a computer system, without the requirement of an internal microprocessor. The secure memory device features a dual authentication protocol in which the memory and host authenticate each other. The secure memory device also includes an encrypted password feature, as well as using stream encryption to encrypt the data.
US07844830B2	Information processing apparatus and audio output method According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes encrypting unit which encrypts first digital audio data by using an encryption key, decrypting unit which decrypts the encrypted first digital audio data, a first converter which converts the decrypted first digital audio data into a first analog audio signal, a second converter which converts second digital audio data into a second analog audio signal, an analog mixer which mixes the first analog audio signal and the second analog audio signal with each other, and outputting unit which outputs the mixed audio signal.
US07844826B1	Method and apparatus for communicating authorization data A permission level associated with an entity's access to a Web server is identified. A relationship ticket is obtained from an authentication server and a request is generated to set the identified permission level. The request and the relationship ticket are sent to the Web server and a success code is received from the Web server if the requested permission level is established.
US07844825B1	Method of generating a spatial and chromatic password A method of generating a non-linear spatial and chromatic password includes the steps of establishing a spatial password entry pattern (SPEP) within boundary conditions of a matrix of a password entry screen (PES), the SPEP including coordinates of the matrix of the PPS. The method also includes selecting a first color from a color selection keypad (CSK) having many selectable colors. The first color is then mapped to a first coordinate of the SPEP of the matrix. Then, a second color from said CSK is mapped to a second coordinate of said SPEP. The above steps of selection and mapping are then repeated for N coordinates, each corresponding to a selected color of the CSK, until all coordinates falling within the boundary conditions defining said non-linear SPEP are fully mapped. A high security, high anti-decryption, spatial and chromic password results.
US07844820B2	Set of metadata for association with a composite media item and tool for creating such set of metadata A set of metadata for association with the composite media item and a tool for creating a composite media item with an associated set metadata. In one embodiment, the tool comprises a component for extracting a portion of a first media item having first metadata and for extracting a portion of a second media item having second metadata, a component for combining the first portion and the second portion to form a composite media item, and a component for analyzing the first metadata and the second metadata to extract portions of the first and second metadata to form a new set of metadata for association with the composite media item. In one embodiment, the new metadata is a data container.
US07844816B2	Relying party trust anchor based public key technology framework A public key (PK) framework for allowing a relying party to act as a trust anchor to authenticate a subscriber. The framework provides a directory system under the control of the relying party, wherein the directory system includes: a storage system for storing certificates received from subscribers in a database, wherein the certificates are issued by a plurality of different certificate authorities; a management system for managing records in the database associated with subscribers; and a validation system that allows the relying party to retrieve certificates from the database in order to authenticate subscribers.
US07844815B2	Method and communication system for controlling security association lifetime An apparatus and method for selecting a security association timer between user equipment and a control entity in a communication system are disclosed. The apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit a registration request message to a control entity in a communication system, whereby the registration request message is configured to request registration with the control entity. The apparatus further includes a receiver configured to receive an authentication challenge including a temporary timer, whereby the temporary timer is configured to set a time duration for the apparatus to respond to the authentication challenge. The receiver is further configured to receive an acknowledgement message including a security association timeout value in response to the transmitted registration message, whereby the security association timeout value includes a set time length of a security association equal to a registration time length set for registration of the apparatus. The transmitter is further configured to transmit a registration authentication message to the control entity before expiration of the temporary timer.
US07844812B2	Apparatus, method and program product for initiating computer system operation A computer system which includes a CPU for performing various processes by program control and storage elements which store at least one operating system and a BIOS, wherein upon starting a system, the CPU recognizes the system's own hardware configuration, and starts a selected one operating system stored in the storage elements in accordance with the recognized hardware configuration under the control of the BIOS.
US07844804B2	Expansion of a stacked register file using shadow registers One or more Shadow Register Files (SRF) are interposed between a Physical Register File (PRF) and a Backing Store (BS) in a shadow register file system. The SRFs comprise dual-port registers connected serially in a chain of arbitrary depth from the PRF. A Register Save Engine has random access to one port of the registers in the final SRF in the chain, and saves/restores data between the final SRF and the BS, e.g., RAM. As PRF registers are deallocated from calling procedures for use by called procedures, data are serially shifted from multi-port registers in the PRF through successive corresponding dual-port registers in SRFs, and are serially shifted back toward the multi-port registers as the PRF registers are reallocated to calling procedures. Since no procedure can access more than the number of registers in the PRF, the effective size of the PRF is increased, using less costly dual-port registers.
US07844795B2	Storage apparatus having virtual-to-actual device addressing scheme A storage apparatus includes a storage unit and a controller, wherein control of inputting/outputting data from/to a device provided in said storage unit is executed in accordance with a request received by said storage apparatus. An actual device of the storage apparatus corresponds to a virtual device which is external to said storage apparatus. The controller operates to perform a process for mapping an actual device address corresponding to a virtual device address, in accordance with a specification of the actual device to be mounted or unmounted to correspond to the virtual device, and storing and retaining mapping information obtained from the mapping in a first table. The controller also performs data input/output process for receiving, an access request for data input/output in which said virtual device address is specified, obtaining the actual device address mapped to said specified virtual device address in said first table, and accessing the actual device by said obtained actual device address.
US07844792B2	Game disk layout A software tool automatically places files and folders of a software program within segments of a DVD. The segments are defined by security placeholders, and the disposition of the placeholders is initially randomly determined, consistent with predefined rules. The placeholders are included on the disc to hinder unauthorized copying. A developer generally defines the order in which the files and folders are to be laid out, and the software tool automatically places the files and folders, filling successive segments and shifting the placeholders to accommodate files that will not fit in a current segment. However, any movement of the placeholders must be done by the tool and is only permitted if the new disposition of the placeholder is in accord with the predefined rules. A user can manually modify the automated layout, and in response, the files and folders are automatically shifted to accommodate the changes introduced by the user.
US07844789B2	Device for controlling access to a secured memory, comprising a synchronous attribute search circuit A device controls access to a data memory includes secured memory areas and receiving read or read/write-access commands. The device also includes a storing unit for storing a plurality of attributes, and a reading unit for, reading an attribute corresponding to a secured memory area at which an access command is aimed. The attributes are saved in a dedicated area of the data memory, and the device comprises a synchronous attribute search circuit arranged for intercepting the access command, when an access command is sent to the data memory, reading in the data memory the attribute corresponding to the secured memory area at which the intercepted access command is aimed, then applying the access command to the data memory.
US07844788B2	Mirroring system memory in non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) for fast power on/off cycling A computer comprising a processor, a volatile main store, a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) mirror store, and optionally a cache for the non-volatile mirror store. While programs of the computer are operational, the contents of the volatile main store are mirrored in the non-volatile mirror store such that when a startup signal is received, the contents of the volatile main store are quickly restored from the contents of the non-volatile mirror store.
US07844787B2	Techniques for data replication with snapshot capabilities Techniques for data replication are presented. A snap shot request is processed within an environment associated with a local volume by flushing pending Input/Output (I/O) operations into an event packet. The event packet is sent to a replicated volume and processed against the replicated volume to create a snap shot version of the local volume.
US07844786B2	Addressing and command protocols for non-volatile memories utilized in recording usage counts Electrical interfaces, addressing schemes, and command protocols allow for communications with memory modules in computing devices such as imaging and printing devices. Memory modules may be assigned an address through a set of discrete voltages. One, multiple, or all of the memory modules may be addressed with a single command, which may be an increment counter command, a write command, or a punch out bit field. The status of the memory modules may be determined by sampling a single signal that may be at a low, high, or intermediate voltage level.
US07844781B2	Method, apparatus, and computer program product for accessing process local storage of another process An operating system kernel includes an attach mechanism and a detach mechanism. In addition, processes are tagged with an access attribute identifying the process as either a client process or a server process. Based on the access attribute, the operating system kernel lays out the process local address space differently depending on whether the process is a client process or a server process. A server process can “attach” to a client process and reference all of the client process' local storage as though it were its own. The server process continues to reference its own process local storage, but in addition, it can reference the other storage, using the client process' local addresses. When access to the other storage is no longer needed, the server process can “detach” from the client process. Once detached, the other storage can no longer be referenced.
US07844780B2	Priority-based memory prefetcher A method for preforming memory prefetching and scheduling prefetch commands inside the memory controller is disclosed. A set of prefetch commands is generated based on a stream of Read requests intended for a system memory, and the prefetch commands are stored in a low priority queue (LPQ). A set of regular commands is generated based on a stream of Read and Write requests intended for the system memory, and the regular commands are stored in a centralized arbiter queue. One of the prefetch commands is issued from the LPQ depending on the status of the other queues in the memory controller.
US07844778B2	Intelligent cache replacement mechanism with varying and adaptive temporal residency requirements A method for replacing cached data is disclosed. The method in one aspect associates an importance value to each block of data in the cache. When a new entry needs to be stored in the cache, a cache block for replacing is selected based on the importance values associated with cache blocks. In another aspect, the importance values are set according to the hardware and/or software's knowledge of the memory access patterns. The method in one aspect may also include varying the importance value over time over different processing requirements.
US07844771B2	System, method and storage medium for a memory subsystem command interface A system for implementing a memory subsystem command interface, the system including a cascaded interconnect system including one or more memory modules, a memory controller and a memory bus. The memory controller generates a data frame that includes a plurality of commands. The memory controller and the memory module are interconnected by a packetized multi-transfer interface via the memory bus and the frame is transmitted to the memory modules via the memory bus.
US07844769B2	Computer system having an apportionable data bus and daisy chained memory chips A memory system having a data bus coupling a memory controller and a memory. The data bus has a number of data bus bits. The data bus is programmably apportioned to a first portion dedicated to transmitting data from the memory controller to the memory and a second portion dedicated to transmitting data from the memory to the memory controller. The apportionment can be assigned by suitable connection of pins on a memory chip in the memory and the memory controller to logical values. Alternatively, the apportionment can be scanned into the memory controller and the memory at bring up time. In another alternative, the apportionment can be changed by suspending data transfer and dynamically changing the sizes of the first portion and the second portion.
US07844768B2	Blade server system and method of managing same Each chassis includes a back plane having a plurality of slots and a CPU blade server and CMMs which are inserted in the slots, respectively. The back plane has a storage unit storing a housing number for identifying the housing, in-housing chassis numbers for identifying the chassis in the housing, and in-chassis slot IDs for identifying the slots. When the blade server is inserted into the corresponding slot, the blade server acquires the in-chassis slot ID from the back plane. When the CMMs are inserted into the corresponding slots, the CMMs acquire housing numbers and in-housing chassis numbers from the back plane, holds the housing number and the in-housing chassis numbers, and manages the configuration of the blade server through the back plane. One of the CMMs manages the other CMMs.
US07844762B2	Parallel interface bus to communicate video data encoded for serial data links In some embodiments, a device includes a bus, a parallel source, and a parallel sink. The parallel source is to provide parallel groups of signals including video signals to the bus, wherein the bus has a number of lanes that is fewer than a number of signals used to represent a pixel such that pixels are represented in more than one of the parallel groups. The parallel sink is to receive the parallel groups of signals from the bus, wherein the parallel sink includes a signal extractor to separate at least a portion of the groups of signals into multiple channels, and encoder and serializer circuits to encode and serialize the separated signals. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07844758B1	Dynamic resource allocation scheme for efficient use of a queue A method and mechanism for managing requests to a resource. A request queue receives requests from multiple requestors and maintains a status for each requestor indicating how many requests the requestor has permission to issue. Upon initialization, the request queue allots to each requestor a predetermined number of “hard” entries, and a predetermined number of “free” entries. Un-allotted entries are part of a free pool of entries. If a requestor has an available entry, the requestor may submit a request to the request queue. After receiving a request, the request queue may allot a free pool entry to the requestor if the free pool currently has entries available. Upon de-allocation of a queue entry, if the entry corresponds to a hard entry, then the hard entry is re-allotted to the same requestor. If the entry is a free entry, the entry is made available and a free pool counter is incremented.
US07844757B2	Method and system for providing multiple paths to user data stored on a SCSI disk A method and system for providing multiple input/output paths for accessing storage devices includes providing two or more logical paths between a virtual I/O client partition and a storage device and establishing a physical path between the virtual I/O client partition and the storage device by assigning the storage device to a first logical path of the two or more logical paths. The method further includes reestablishing the physical path by dynamically assigning the storage device to a second logical path of the two or more logical paths in an event of unavailability of the first logical path.
US07844751B2	Data transmission and processing system with reliable acquisition of critical states Data transmission and processing system with at least one input user (1), with a control unit (4) for the reception and the processing of data of the input user (1) and a transmission device (3) of data between the input user (1) and the control unit (4). The input user (1) cyclically makes available the input data values (Z0, Z1 . . . ZX) for retrieval, and the transmission device (3) cyclically calls up the input data values (Z0, Z1 . . . ZX) and transfers them to the control unit (4), to be sent after processing to at least one output user (2). A parameterization device (5) with a monitoring switch (12, 15) is provided at the input user (1) to mark the input data values that characterize critical states as critical data values (FZ1). In the case of the presence of such critical states, only the associated critical data values (FZ1) are made available henceforth for transfer and are transmitted until it has been determined with certainty that the control unit (4) has received the critical data values (FZ1).
US07844731B1	Systems and methods for address spacing in a firewall cluster Systems and methods consistent with the present invention provide an address that does not conflict with other addresses. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a first processor, a first packet; determining as a function of a multidimensional space for representing addresses processed by a set of data processors, a first address for the first packet; forwarding the first packet based on the determined first address.
US07844730B2	Computer system and method of communication between modules within computer system A computer system comprising a plurality of modules that transfer data in packets mutually, whose major feature is that each of the modules comprises an output controlling part for sending out a packet to transmit to the destination via each of a plurality of communication paths, and an input controlling part for receiving packets transmitted from a plurality of communication paths, identifying the identical packets transmitted from different communication paths, and capturing transmit data properly, wherein the input controlling part stores information for use for identifying the captured packets, identifies whether the packet received has already been captured or not, and newly captures a packet if the packet received is yet to be captured, and discards a packet if the packet received has already been captured.
US07844729B1	Geo-intelligent traffic manager A traffic manager determines the geographic locations of end points on Internet traffic and routes the traffic in the most efficient manner. A set of analyzers may be disposed to analyze the network, such as the geographic locations of nodes in the network, latency times and speed between nodes, available bandwidth, etc. The traffic manager obtains this intelligence on the network from the analyzers and routes traffic accordingly. The traffic manager considers not only the most direct route but also considers the speed, available bandwidth, and reliability of the routing. The traffic manager can be disposed any within the network, such as part of DNS service or as an HTTP redirect. Thus, the traffic manager can be implemented in routers, switches, sprinklers, load balancers, DNS server, or other servers. In modeling the network traffic and behavior, the traffic manager may simply portions of the network and employ probability and statistics in approximating the network behavior.
US07844719B2	Tunnel availability detection with reduced control plane overhead Network devices can detect whether a tunnel is available (e.g., usable to convey traffic in both directions) by implementing a tunnel detection protocol that uses a combination of idle timers and multiple types of probes. In this protocol, the device at one end of the tunnel is configured as an active device, while the device at the other end of the tunnel is configured as a passive device. The tunnel detection protocol is asymmetric; the active device sends probes to the passive device, but the passive device does not send probes to the active device. By using at least two types of probes, the active device can inform the passive device about the availability of the path from the passive device to the active device. Since the passive device does not need to send probes or process probe replies, control plane processing on the passive device can be reduced.
US07844709B2	Method and apparatus for managing central processing unit resources of a logically partitioned computing environment without shared memory access A method and apparatus for managing CPU resources of a logically partitioned computing environment without shared memory access. A logical partition needing additional resources sends a message requesting such resources to a central domain manager, which sends messages to other partitions in the same group requesting that they assess their ability to donate resources to the requesting partition. Upon receiving such assessment request, each logical partition assesses its ability to donate resources to the requesting partition and responds accordingly to the domain manager. If at least one partition responds that it can donate resources to the requesting partition, the domain manager sends a message to a selected donor partition requesting that it reconfigure itself to donate resources to the requesting partition. Upon receiving a notification from the donor partition that it has successfully reconfigured itself, the domain manager notifies the requesting partition, which reconfigures itself to accept the donated resources.
US07844708B2	Method and apparatus for load sharing and data distribution in servers A method and apparatus for distributing load between a plurality of servers, for handling incoming service requests in a server system. When a service request in received in an access node, a primary server is assigned out of a set of primary servers, using a first scheduling algorithm, for performing a processing task for the received service request. The first scheduling algorithm is capable of selecting any primary server. Further, a secondary server is assigned out of a set of secondary servers, using a second scheduling algorithm, for performing a storing task for the received service request. The second scheduling algorithm is capable of selecting one specific secondary servers for a storing task.
US07844705B2	Networked image visualization image quality enhancement method and system A method for managing medical image data transmission between computing devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring a plurality of parameters of a computer network that includes a server and a client. The plurality of parameters may include a client resource parameter, a server resource parameter, and a network operating parameter. The disclosed method may also include automatically determining a desired compression level at which to send medical image data to the client based at least in part on the client resource parameter, the server resource parameter, and the network operating parameter. Further, in one embodiment the method may include communicating the medical image data from the server to the client at the desired compression level in response to a client request for the image data. Various other methods, systems, and manufactures are also disclosed.
US07844701B2	Rule-based performance analysis of storage appliances A rule-based performance analysis tool and a method analyze metrics from a network storage system and generate recommendations for resolving actual or anticipated performance problems. The tool and method collect system metrics from one or more sources, including a storage appliance and optional user-reported comments and/or information about proposed changes to the network storage system. A rule base is applied against the collected metrics and user inputs. Each rule is associated with one or more metrics and has one or more threshold values. A rule can analyze a rate of change of a metric. For each triggered rule, the tool provides an output that includes an explanation of the rule, a suggested action to alleviate or avoid the problem that triggered the rule and, optionally, a priority level. The outputs are presented in a hierarchical display.
US07844693B2	Methods and systems involving monitoring website content An exemplary embodiment of a system for monitoring website content, including, a browser client operative to send a first request for content to a first website server, the content stored on a second website server, an intermediate server, operative to receive a URL associated with the content, from the first website sever, the URL comprising an address of the intermediate server, an address of the content, and an address for threshold data stored on the intermediate server associated with the content, the threshold data including a plurality of thresholds, the intermediate server further configured to send a second request for the content to the second website server, receive the content, determine whether the content exceeds the plurality of thresholds associated with the content, deny the first request for content, responsive to determining that the content exceeds one of the plurality thresholds associated with the content.
US07844691B2	Scalable distributed storage and delivery Embodiments describe scalable distributed storage delivery method that can utilize commodity storage devices, thus there is little, if any, modification of the existing storage hardware or storage clients. According to an aspect is a system that can include a plurality of primary servers and application servers to deliver data to the storage client. The client can request information from the primary server, which can in some embodiments, authenticate the client. The primary server can determine a set of application servers that can deliver the information. The information data can be served to the client transparently from the application servers. The application servers can read the information content from a local cache or directly from storage devices.
US07844685B2	Apparatus and method for performing contents distribution process An information processing apparatus and method, information management apparatus and method, recording medium, and program that permit efficient use of hardware resources and distribute contents with ease are provided. When communication can be established via a network (when the line is available), clients 11-1 through 11-3, which have acquired contents from a contents distribution server and stored them, transmit the stored contents to remote clients in accordance with destination designation information attached to the contents. For example, client 11-1 transmits the contents, which have been acquired from the contents distribution server and stored, to clients 12-1 and 12-2, which are designated as destination clients by the destination designation information. The present invention can be applied, for example, to a router or a personal computer providing a communication section and a hard disk or other storage medium.
US07844683B2	String matching method and device A method and device for string matching HTTP headers. The method typically includes identifying a predefined string, identifying an unknown string to compare with the predefined string, performing a bitwise exclusive OR operation on an ASCII binary representation of at least one segment of the unknown string and an ASCII binary representation of at least one segment of the predefined string, and identifying a case-insensitive string match based on the exclusive OR operation. The method may further include performing a bitwise operation with a predefined flag to determine the case-insensitive segment match.
US07844681B2	Network file sharing method and system A method for writing file data from client to server which comprises writing file data from a client to a server, wherein the client issues to the server a file transfer proposal that includes the names of a plurality of files to be transferred and attributes of each of the plurality of files. The server determines optimum memory locations for the plurality of files and optimum sequence and size of data transfer and issues to the client a request to transfer the plurality of files in a sequence that is optimized for memory location and minimal number of data transfers, thereby maximizing data transfer rate from the client to the server. Client computer, server computer, and network apparatus that are configured to implement the method are also disclosed.
US07844676B2	Email attachment management in a computer system An e-mail management system that includes an e-mail browser having a time variance interface that provides for storage into a storage media of e-mail messages that have been received over time. The time variance interface of the e-mail browser also provides for retrieval, from the storage media, of the e-mail messages corresponding to a user specified date. The retrieved e-mail messages each include an indication of the presence of an accompanying attachment(s) in the e-mail message. An affirmative indication provides the user with an option of retrieving content of the attachment(s) from the storage media such that the content of the attachment(s) is retrieved by the e-mail browser only when specifically requested by the user.
US07844675B2	Accessing web services One Embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for accessing web services. In this regard, one embodiment of such a method, among others, can be broadly summarized by the following steps: receiving a request for a web service, the request being in an instant messaging format; converting the request into a native format utilized by the web service; and relaying the request in the native format to the web service. Other methods and devices are also provided.
US07844668B2	Suggesting a discussion group based on indexing of the posts within that discussion group A system and corresponding methods for recommending a discussion group as an appropriate place to post a message are provided. In one embodiment, the system searches a plurality of existing posts to identify the posts that are similar to a subject of a user's message. The system identifies the discussion groups that contain the identified posts and selects one of the identified discussion groups to recommend as an appropriate discussion group to post the user's message.
US07844658B2	System and method for providing an application to a device The disclosed embodiments include a system and method for providing at least one electronic application to at least one device. In one embodiment, the method includes acquiring device information that relates to the device and determining whether the device supports the at least one application based on the device information. The method may further include generating an electronic message for the device wherein the message contains at least one link for acquiring the at least one application when the device supports the application.
US07844657B2	System for controlling medical devices A system for controlling medical devices is disclosed, generally comprising a surgical network, an input device for entering a medical command, a controller for generating medical command data, and a translator for communicating with at least one ancillary device, where the ancillary device is either a device that is not compatible with the surgical network or is a device that generates high-bandwidth data. In some embodiments, the ancillary device is connected via Ethernet for high-bandwidth data transmission or via Bluetooth for wireless control.
US07844654B2	Arithmetic unit of arbitrary precision, operation method for processing data of arbitrary precision and electronic equipment An arithmetic unit of arbitrary-precision, including: a main processing unit, which splits up the first and the second arbitrary-precision values into N-bit (where N is a natural number) operands respectively in the-least-significant-bit-first order for computing with the arbitrary-precision data and consecutively outputting a series of pairs of the first and second N-bit operands; and an N-bit arithmetic unit, which performs computing with the N-bit operands, while requesting the main processing unit to feed the next N-bit operands each time the computation completes. The carry bit generated by the operation is fed to the next N-bit operation.
US07844650B2	Pulse output direct digital synthesis circuit A clock signal generator responsive to a frequency control word and a reference clock signal having a reference clock frequency fref. The clock signal generator generates an output clock signal having a frequency fgen, wherein fgen is less than fref. A modulo-N counter accepts the reference clock signal as input. The modulo-N counter generates a phase-indication signal of the reference clock. The phase indication signal has N clock phases repeating at a frequency of fref/N. An accumulator iteratively accumulates a frequency control word into a modulo-N adder and produces an accumulated value. One or more bits of the accumulated value is fed-back into the modulo-N adder for adding modulo N to the accumulated value in the next iteration. N of the modulo-N adder is the same integer as in the modulo-N counter. A clock edge selector receives as inputs the phase indication signal and one or more bits of the accumulated value and by comparing the inputs selects an edge of the reference clock signal upon which to toggle the state of the output clock signal. The clock edge selector preferably selects the edge from: (i) only rising edges of the reference clock signal, (ii) only falling edges of the reference clock signal or (iii) both rising and falling edges of the reference clock signal. The clock edge selector selects between a rising edge and a falling edge of the reference clock signal preferably based on one or more bits of the accumulated value.
US07844646B1	Method and apparatus for representing file system metadata within a database for efficient queries According to an embodiment of the present invention, a filer or other storage server is coupled to a network to store files for users of the network. An agent is coupled to the filer, and performs a scan or file walk for a Multi-Appliance Management Application (MMA) which is coupled to the filer and can monitor and manage the filer. The agent assigns identification (ID) numbers to the directories while scanning them. The ID numbers are assigned in a depth first search (DFS) order to reduce the amount of resources required for specific queries that may later be required. Several types of queries, including determining the parent of a node, determining all of the children of a node, determining the immediate children of a node, and determining all of the ancestors of a node may be easily accomplished using the ID numbers.
US07844645B2	File handling for naming conflicts A file operations engine is provided that manages many user interactions with their files via a computer system. The operation engine may provide a user with the option to keep both files that have a file name conflict. It may further permit the user to rename a file involved with a file name conflict. The operations engine may also automatically rename one of the files of a file name conflict by appending a character to a root of the filename. The character may include the lowest integer available for the root in a destination for the files. The operations engine may provide the option to keep both files as part of a pre-calculation of potential errors for a requested operation. The operations engine may place file name conflicts in an error queue and permit the user to select an option to keep both files after the conflict is encountered.
US07844644B2	Method and apparatus for managing data written in markup language and computer-readable recording medium for recording a program A method and apparatus for managing data written in a markup language so as to allow efficient storage, deletion, updating and retrieval of the digital data and a recording medium for storing a program designed to perform the same method. To allow efficient storage, deletion, updating and retrieval of digital data, data written in a markup language is split into fragments and each fragment is managed in a predetermined relational table. An index for the digital data based on the fragment allows the fragmented digital data to be efficiently accessible.
US07844643B2	Storage management system with integrated continuous data protection and remote copy A storage control system is adapted to operate as a primary of a remote copy pair by communicating with a secondary of the remote copy pair, and comprises: an I/O receiving component for receiving read and write commands; a continuous data protection component operatively coupled to the I/O receiving component for maintaining a continuous data protection journal; the continuous data protection journal operable to retain write I/O data items for access by subsequent read commands and to roll back the data at the primary of the remote copy pair; a remote copy controller component adapted to read the write I/O data item from the continuous data protection journal; and a remote copy transmission component operatively coupled to the remote copy controller component to transmit the write I/O data item to the secondary of the remote copy pair.
US07844641B1	Quality management in a data-processing environment A method, system and computer program for quality management of a plurality of documents associated with a data-processing operation of an organization is provided. The documents include several fields, the organization has employees, and the method comprises determination of error rates. Errors are reduced in the plurality of documents by focusing on critical fields. The occurrence of errors is predicted by determining a correlation between the errors and a set of attributes, which is updated. Reducing and predicting errors control the error rate. A method for measuring the quality of a plurality of documents is also provided. The measurement is based on the relative operational impact of the errors and the frequency of errors associated with each field.
US07844640B2	Data mapping visualization A method and apparatus, including a computer program product, implementing techniques for providing a context building tool that facilitates the building of a context from an existing model or context. The tool can receive a model specification and generate a storage area structure including multiple nodes, each node corresponding to a model class, multiple attributes, each attribute corresponding to a model class property, and relationships between the nodes and attributes based on the relationships between the model classes. The tool can also receive a context specification and generate a source storage area structure including one or more source nodes, each source node corresponding to a target node, one or more source attributes, each source attribute corresponding to a target attribute, and relationships between the source nodes and source attributes based on the relationships between the target nodes and target attributes.
US07844636B2	Systems and methods for client-side filtering of subscribed messages A message broker can allow any server in a cluster to publish to, and subscribe, to a message channel. A server subscribing to a channel can set up a message filter such that XQuery expressions can be used to filter against the messages arriving on the channel A message broker can also utilize a unique filtering algorithm to optimize data access. Static subscription information can be captured in order for a message broker to do client-side filtering. A message broker can also construct and maintain at least one table in memory that indicates whether any server in the cluster may ever do a dynamic subscription. For dynamic subscriptions, the publishing server can extract the information from a database, such as by executing a DBMS select on a subscription table using a primary key lookup.
US07844633B2	System and method for storage, management and automatic indexing of structured documents A structured document storage and management technique utilizes a generic document model tree, a symbol conversion module and an encoded vector set to store structured documents. The generic document model tree represents a structured document model and contains one or more structured document nodes without storing node data unique to any particular structured document. The symbol conversion module contains untagged data associated with the one or more structured document nodes, and representing node data for particular structured documents. The symbol conversion module also maintains a value code in association with each untagged data element. The encoded vector set includes one or more encoded vectors corresponding to the one or more structured document nodes having associated untagged data. Each encoded vector contains one of the value codes at an index position that corresponds to a particular structured document. The disclosed technique allows structured documents to be efficiently stored, organized, and searched.
US07844632B2	Scalable DOM implementation Techniques for implementing a scalable DOM and a pluggable DOM are provided. A scalable DOM implementation manages a DOM tree in memory to free unreferenced nodes, avoid generating nodes unnecessarily, and avoid storing multiple versions of the same data on disk. A pluggable DOM implementation includes an abstract interface that is defined between the API layer and the data layer of a DOM implementation. An implementation of the abstract interface is defined for each data source that is plugged in to the pluggable DOM implementation and that stores XML data in a different format.
US07844626B2	Method and apparatus for automatically performing an online content distribution campaign A computer implemented method is described. Data is collected about a number of member entities that have online interaction with a group entity. A predefined state is assigned to a selected one of the member entities automatically, in response to applying a predefined rule to analyze some of the collected data. The rule is defined in part by the group entity. The method automatically determines whether or not online content is to be delivered to the selected member entity, based on the assigned state. In another embodiment, online content that is to be delivered to the selected member entity is automatically personalized for the selected member entity, again based on the assigned state. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US07844618B2	Techniques for managing interdependent data objects System and article of manufacture for managing modifications to at least one of a plurality of interdependent data objects. A computer-readable storage medium contains a program which, when executed by a processor, performs operations for managing modifications to at least one of a plurality of interdependent data objects. The operations include receiving a request for modification of a given data object having at least one dependent data object and accessing a directory of dependencies containing records for each of the interdependent data objects including the at least one dependent data object. Each record describes an interdependency between at least two of the interdependent data objects. A record for the at least one dependent data object describes an interdependency between the given data object and the at least one dependent data object. Using the accessed directory of dependencies, the interdependency between the given data object and the at least one dependent data object is identified. On the basis that the identified interdependency presents a possible undesired consequence if the requested modification is performed, a predefined action is performed.
US07844611B2	Time-shift image distribution system, time-shift image distribution method, time-shift image requesting apparatus, and image server A time-shift image distribution system includes an image server and a time-shift image requesting apparatus. The image server includes a first communication unit configured to carry out communications with the time-shift image requesting apparatus, an image database configured to store image data of captured images in association with meta information for image data of a captured image matching search-condition information, and an image providing unit configured to provide the image data of the captured image detected by the searching unit to the time-shift image requesting apparatus. The time-shift image requesting apparatus includes a second communication unit configured to carry out communications with the image server, and a unit configured to send a search request including information representing an imaging time and information for identifying a subject image as search-condition information to the image server via the second communication unit.
US07844604B2	Automatically generating user-customized notifications of changes in a social network system Techniques are described herein for notifying a member of a social network system of those changes, within the social network system, that are of most interest to the member. In one embodiment, change records are generated for changes in the social network system. The change records are stored in an activities log. To notify a particular user of changes that would be of interest to the user, a subset of the change records contained in the activities log is selected based on user-specific selection criteria. Once the subset of change records has been selected, a set of notification records is generated based on the subset of change records. To reduce the possibility of information overload, the subset of change records is consolidated by removing duplicates and merging related notifications. The consolidated list of user-specific notifications may then be sent to the user. A variety of mechanisms may be used to send the notifications to the user, including streaming the notifications to a user (e.g. via an RSS feed), placing the notifications in a web page that is sent to the user, and sending the user an email that lists the notifications.
US07844602B2	Method and system for establishing document relevance A search engine that provides search results which are ordered, in part, based on an automated analysis of the organizational structure of a group of documents, as indicated by the address of the documents, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a bot crawls various websites analyzing documents, and their organizational structure, in an effort to identify documents that have an implicit high quality based on their inclusion in an index. Accordingly, the search engine provides a greater weight in ranking document relevance to those documents that have been included in certain indexes, such as top ten lists, and A-Z lists.
US07844586B2	Methods and systems in monitoring tools for effective data retrieval Systems and methods are provided for accessing and presenting data in real-time. In one exemplary embodiment, the systems and methods may include presenting a first record set, fetching a second record set before a data request, and presenting the second record set in response to the data request. The first record set may be associated with at least one of a first part monitored by the monitoring system, a first location of the first part, and a first supplier of the first part. The second record set may be associated with at least one of a second part monitored by the monitoring system, a second location, and a second supplier.
US07844582B1	System and method for involving users in object management Systems and methods for identifying objects in a managed storage environment with a user and involving the user with policy implementations or decisions associated with these objects are disclosed. These systems and methods may allow a single user identity for the managed storage environment to be assigned to a user and associated with a set of user identities, each of the set of user identities corresponding to the user's identity with respect to a particular domain. Previous or subsequent to establishing a user's enterprise wide identity, data and metadata may be obtained about objects residing in one or more of the domains in the enterprise as described in detail above. Objects within these domains can then be associated with a user using the set of user identities and a report generated for the user based upon these objects, including the policies associated with these objects.
US07844557B2	Method and system for order invariant clustering of categorical data A computerized method of representing a dataset with a taxonomy includes representing a plurality of records within a dataset as a plurality of clusters in an initial taxonomy layer; generating a hierarchy of cluster sets based on clusters within the initial taxonomy layer, wherein the structure of the hierarchy is independent of the order of the records within the dataset; and labeling clusters within the hierarchy.
US07844551B1	Secure, anonymous authentication for electronic purchasing with dynamic determination of payment pricing and terms and cross vendor transaction resolution Micro-payments for electronic sales transactions are securely and anonymously enabled by a central payment agent maintaining declining balance accounts for users and separately authenticating and authorizing customer and vendor transaction requests and payment upon confirmation of delivery. No personal billing information for the customer need be provided to the vendor, maintaining anonymity of the vendor. The vendor may electively set a pricing and terms policy allowing the price of the goods or services to dynamically vary across a series of transactions or transaction portions based on events such as quantity, bandwidth, or aggregate amount paid. A transaction may involve goods or services from multiple vendors in an apparent single transaction, with payment resolved among all participating vendors.
US07844544B2	Consumer behaviors at lender level The present invention generally relates to financial data processing, and in particular it relates to lender credit scoring, lender profiling, lender behavior analysis and modeling. More specifically, it relates to rating lenders based on data derived from their respective consumers. Also, the present invention relates to rating consumer lenders based on the predicted spend capacity of their consumers.
US07844542B1	Multiple protocol trading system A multi-protocol trading system in which traders preferring different trading protocols may coexist within the same system, and access the same liquidity pool, while maintaining their trading rule preferences. The system supports two protocol preferences: a workup preference and a FIFO preference, and includes a single integrated order book that stores orders received from both workup and FIFO traders. Received orders are matched against orders in the order book in accordance with a FIFO and/or workup protocol, as a function of preferences selected by the traders and/or the system operator. Alternatively, the system includes a pair of order books, a workup order book and a FIFO order book. Customers submit linked orders having a workup leg and a FIFO leg which may be matched against the workup and/or FIFO order books, as a function of preferences selected by the traders and/or the system operator.
US07844535B2	Computer-implemented method for determining a bid for an auction A computer-implemented method for determining a bid for a auction. A valuation for the auction, a risk preference, and a rate of change of the risk preference are received. A joint distribution is determined based on historical auction information and at least one updated valuation for an historical auction. A density of the joint distribution is determined. The bid is determined based on the risk preference, the rate of change of the risk preference, the valuation, the joint distribution, and the density of the joint distribution.
US07844534B2	Using commercial share of wallet to rate investments Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. A mutual fund rating company can use this CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to predict the performance of funds that invest in a particular industry or sector. In addition, since mutual funds often provide guidelines for selecting stocks, rating companies can use this modeling approach to predict the performance of companies in a fund's portfolio.
US07844533B2	Report generator apparatus for allowing a financial entity to monitor securities class action lawsuits and potential monetary claims resulting therefrom Reports are automatically created of securities class action lawsuits customized to show potential monetary claims resulting from the lawsuits for securities purchased or acquired by one or more financial entities. To produce the reports, a database of securities class action lawsuits is maintained. The lawsuit database includes a subset of securities class action lawsuits that are deemed to be noteworthy by the entity that administers the system. A comparison is made for each financial entity of transaction activity of the financial entity with records in the database subset of securities class action lawsuits to identify any securities purchased or acquired by the financial entity that are associated with a securities class action lawsuit in the lawsuit database and which may provide a potential monetary claim for the financial entity. A report is then created for each financial entity showing the noteworthy lawsuits. For the lawsuits that were identified as providing a potential monetary claim for the financial entity and which are deemed to be noteworthy, the report includes the potential monetary claim for the financial entity based on the transaction activity of the financial entity. A similar process occurs for creating a watchlist report of securities class action lawsuits of interest to financial entities customized to show potential monetary claims resulting from the lawsuits for securities purchased or acquired by one or more financial entities.
US07844532B2	Method and interface for consolidating price levels on a trading screen A trading screen may display price and quantity information for price levels in a static axis of prices. The static axis of prices may be divided into two or more different regions. The price and quantity information for one or more of the regions may be consolidated from price and quantity information from plurality of un-consolidated price levels.
US07844529B2	Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing a reconfigurable insurance quote generator user interface The present disclosure describes an approach to constructing and implementing risk rating products that provides a number of advantages. Instead of hard-coding attributes of a risk rating scheme, which requires the assistance of a trained programming specialist for any modifications, adjustments, or new products, the present invention provides a set of modular tools that assist non-specialists in on-the-fly generation and implementation of risk rating products. The modularity of this approach facilitates the modification and/or updating of a system component without affecting the operation of other components. Described herein are embodiments of system tools configured to read a risk rating scheme data-structure and generate a user interface whereby a user may enter information characteristic of an insurable risk and receive a quote indicative of a price for binding an insurance policy to the candidate risk.
US07844524B1	System and method for preventing cross trading Information regarding the current state in the market is used to prevent orders from crossing. In an example provided herein, when an order is entered into a market, information regarding current positions in the market is taken into account to determine whether the order will cross with other orders. If the orders would cross, appropriate action is taken to prevent the crossing of orders in a way suitable for the person or persons trading. The teachings described herein may be used for any reason to prevent orders from crossing. Moreover, they may be used in other areas of trading to assist the trader in obeying any other rule or regulation that might involve analyzing current positions in the market before taking action.
US07844522B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring and verifying a transfer of financial settings One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that monitors and verifies a transfer of financial settings. During operation, the system receives a request to transfer a set of financial settings from an initial account to a destination account. In response to the transfer request, the system transfers the financial settings and then monitors the initial account following the transfer to determine whether any subsequent transactions occur. If so, the system analyzes each subsequent transaction to determine whether the subsequent transaction is associated with the transferred financial settings. By monitoring and analyzing subsequent transactions, the system verifies the success of the transfer.
US07844515B1	Net present value forecast for life-time value financial processing in a relational database management system A Life-Time Value (LTV) system is a data-driven computer-facilitated financial model that provides accurate and consistent profitability projections using current period account level profitability data stored in a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). The Life-Time Value system performs Net Present Value (NPV) and Future Value (FV) processing using business-rule and data-driven applications that embrace the current period profit components, defines forecast periods, parameters and methodologies, and applies appropriate growth values, attrition values and propensity values to an object of future value interest.
US07844513B2	Method and system for operating a commissioned e-commerce service prover A method for operating a commissioned e-commerce service provider provides services to businesses on a computerized network such as the Internet in exchange for a small commission on the commercial transactions generated using those services. Unlike most ISPs that provide services to individuals and businesses, the commissioned e-commerce service provider preferably provides Internet services for businesses operating web sites or other application that generate e-commerce transactions for the business. Instead of paying a monthly fee for the Internet services required to host a web site or operate and e-commerce site, the business contracts with the commissioned e-commerce service provider to provide these services based on receiving a percentage commission of the commercial transactions generated using these services. Preferably, the commission percentage is tiered in accordance with the amount of traffic at the site to provide a nominal level of service at a lower commission rate, yet allow for an exceptional volume of traffic to be accommodated by the site at a higher commission rate without having the site fail or the service become overwhelmed.
US07844503B2	Builders on-line assistant A method and apparatus are provided for servicing customers of a plurality of builders or a plurality of builders through a third-party website provider. The method includes the steps of the plurality of builders providing product offerings to customers through a first website provided by the third-party website provider. The method also includes the steps of a customer of the plurality of customers and a builder of the plurality of builders entering into a contract to build or rehabilitate real estate for the customer at a building site of the real estate, said contract forming a pre-existing contract, the customer viewing and selecting product options of product offerings available from or through the builder through the first website and receiving from the customer through the first website a selection of an option of the options provided by the builder. The method further includes the steps of incorporating the selected options, into a new or modification of the pre-existing contract and the third-party website collecting a fee or commission based upon the products viewed by and selections made by the customer.
US07844496B2	Method and system for processing a request of a customer The invention provides methods, apparatus and systems for securely processing an originator request of a customer. This originator request can be sent to at least one first entity. An example of a method for processing the originator request comprises the steps of a) sending from the customer the originator request to each first entity; b) connecting each first entity to a computation entity; c) each first entity, adding, on receipt of the originator request, information concerning the originator request thereby forming a first-modified request; d) sending at least part of the first-modified request to at least the computation entity; e) the computation entity having received at least part of the first-modified request deriving a computation-entity result from the at least part of the first-modified request; f) sending at least part of the computation-entity result to each first entity; g) each first entity having received at least part of the computation-entity result deriving therefrom a first-entity result and forwarding it at least in part; and h) the customer having received at least part of the first-entity result, deriving therefrom a customer result.
US07844476B2	Process for case-based insurance underwriting suitable for use by an automated system A process for at least a partial underwriting of insurance policies is described. Based on the similarity to previous insurance applications, a decision on the current request for underwriting may be made. This decision-making process represents an analogical approach to the placement of an insurance application to an underwriting category, whereby a given insurance application request is compared to previous requests.
US07844473B1	System for allocating home health services A method in a computer system for optimizing allocation of a fixed medical payment to a variety of medical services. The method includes the steps of first selecting a standard rate representing an unadjusted amount of money to be received for the rendering of medical services. Next, the method generates an adjusted standard rate by adjusting the standard rate by at least one adjustment factor. The method then selects a base medical service rate from a plurality of medical service rates. Finally, the method divides the adjusted standard rate by the base medical service rate in order to generate a quantity of medical service points available.
US07844471B2	System and method for assessment and corrective action based on guidelines A system and method are provided for applying guidelines to data and providing self-assessment ability. Guideline data is stored in a data storage component, along with user data. The user data represents both quantitative data and qualitative self-assessment data. In a self-assessment system and method, a graphical user interface is provided along with a target image and factor icons. The icons are adapted to be moved onto a position on the target image representative of an entity's self assessment of performance relative to the corresponding factor. A subset of actionable alternatives are selected and displayed based on the self-assessment data and the guidelines.
US07844468B2	Second site control of article transport processing In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a system and methodology for sorting and/or distributing items and articles being shipped to a receiving party through private and/or commercial delivery systems. Various characteristics of an article being shipped are obtained and assembled in a database. In an exemplary embodiment, the descriptive characteristics of the article are acquired at a first site and the processing and desired disposition of the article is determined at a second site which is physically separate from the first site. The descriptive characteristics of the article being shipped are displayed at the second site and are sufficient to identify the article to a processing individual located at the second site. The processing individual is then enabled to indicate a desired disposal of the article from the second site without being exposed to the physical article located at the first site. In an exemplary embodiment, the descriptive characteristics of the article may include one or more images of the article along with various other descriptive physical characteristics of the article such as the size and weight of the article. In one example, the processing individual is enabled to authorize the opening of an article in which case, descriptive characteristics of the contents of the article are acquired at the first site and displayed to the processing individual at the second site for use in determining an appropriate disposition of the article.
US07844464B2	Content-based audio playback emphasis Techniques are disclosed for facilitating the process of proofreading draft transcripts of spoken audio streams. In general, proofreading of a draft transcript is facilitated by playing back the corresponding spoken audio stream with an emphasis on those regions in the audio stream that are highly relevant or likely to have been transcribed incorrectly. Regions may be emphasized by, for example, playing them back more slowly than regions that are of low relevance and likely to have been transcribed correctly. Emphasizing those regions of the audio stream that are most important to transcribe correctly and those regions that are most likely to have been transcribed incorrectly increases the likelihood that the proofreader will accurately correct any errors in those regions, thereby improving the overall accuracy of the transcript.
US07844452B2	Sound quality control apparatus, sound quality control method, and sound quality control program According to one embodiment, sound quality control processing for speech or music is performed by calculating various kinds of characteristic parameters to determine a speech signal and a music signal from an input audio signal and determining the input audio signal closer to the speech signal or music signal based on a score difference between a sum of scores provided to characteristic parameters indicating the speech signal and that of scores provided to characteristic parameters indicating the music signal.
US07844446B2	Method and system for multiprocessor emulation on a multiprocessor host system A method (and system) for executing a multiprocessor program written for a target instruction set architecture on a host computing system having a plurality of processors designed to process instructions of a second instruction set architecture, includes representing each portion of the program designed to run on a processor of the target computing system as one or more program threads to be executed on the host computing system.
US07844445B2	Automatic connection to an online service provider from a backup system A software application is provided for a user to select a backed up data file and specify a task to be performed by an online service provider on the selected file. The application automatically connects to the online service provider and uploads the selected file for the online service provider to perform the task. Tasks that can be performed include printing, sharing, viewing, playing and archiving the selected file. Task preferences, user settings and user information can also be specified by the user and uploaded to the online service provider. Automatic connection to the online service provider can be via default setting, selected file type, or specified task. Alternatively, the user can designate which service provider is to perform the task. Payment for the task can be accomplished via bundled credits or by other payment mechanisms.
US07844435B2	Integrated circuit chip having on-chip signal integrity and noise verification using frequency dependent RLC extraction and modeling techniques An integrated circuit chip has new Frequency dependent RLC extraction and modeling providing on chip integrity and noise verification and the extraction and modeling employs: A) 2D scan line algorithm for the collection of adjacent signal and power conductor coordinates; B) In core pair-wise frequency Dependent RL extraction; C) In core equivalent circuit synthesis; D) caching and partitioning RL extraction techniques for run time efficiency; and E) Techniques for synthesizing stable circuits to represent frequency dependent RL circuits for non-mono tonic R12.
US07844428B2	Method for assessing life-affecting damage on a rotary member Method and arrangements for predicting life-affecting damage on a rotary member subjected to repeated loading during operation. A number of operating parameters are measured, and a temperature increase during each loading is calculated from the operating parameters. More precisely, a total temperature in a part of the rotary member is calculated for each loading by summation of basic temperature of the rotary member before the loading concerned and the temperature increase, and the values for the total temperature are used as a measure of the damage. The part of the rotary member for which the total temperature is calculated defines a surface that is acted on when the rotary member is loaded. Two sets of predetermined functions (M, N), which each comprise at least one function, are used for temperature-increase calculation, and the set which is used for temperature-increase calculation is selected depending on at least the nature of the rotary member.
US07844426B2	Methods for designing fixed cutter bits and bits made using such methods In one aspect, the invention provides a method for modeling the dynamic performance of a fixed cutter bit drilling earth formations. In one embodiment, the method includes selecting a drill bit and an earth formation to be represented as drilled, simulating the bit drilling the earth formation. The simulation includes at least numerically rotating the bit, calculating bit interaction with the earth formation during the rotating, and determining the forces on the cutters during the rotation based on the calculated interaction with earth formation and empirical data.
US07844422B2	Method and system for changing a description for a state transition function of a state machine engine The invention relates to a method of optimizing a state transition function specification for a state machine engine based on a probability distribution for the state transitions. For the preferred embodiment of the invention, a B-FSM state machine engine accesses a transition rule memory using a processor cache. The invention allows improving the cache hit rate by exploiting the probability distribution. The N transition rules that comprise a hash table entry will be loaded in a burst mode from the main memory, from which the N transition rules are transferred to the processor cache. Because the comparison of the actual state and input values against each of the transition rules can immediately start after each of these rules has been received, the overall performance is improved as the transition rule that is most likely to be selected is the first to be transferred as part of the burst access.
US07844420B2	Manufacturing system performance analysis tool software architecture A software tool for manufacturing system performance analysis includes modeling and analysis functions. A modeling isolation layer provides user access to the analysis capabilities through object-based model building and analysis invocations. Various model, performance and higher level analyses are performed through analysis modules kept separate from any end-user application programs by the modeling isolation layer.
US07844406B2	Level measurement system To provide a simpler and less expensive system for multipoint level measurement, a level measurement system with at least two sensor devices operating in accordance with the pulse-echo principle and being connected via a communication network to a central signal processing device is provided. The computation-intensive evaluation of echo profiles for calculating distances or ranges is thus shifted from the sensor devices at the measurement locations or sites to the central signal processing device.
US07844404B2	Systems and methods for determining engine torque values A system and method of estimating the torque value of an engine are provided. The method includes generating corrected variable values from engine measured parameters and using a plurality of steady state tables that output corrected engine torque estimates based on various corrected variable values as inputs. In a preferred embodiment, the method also includes a phase compensation technique that converts each steady state table torque estimate into a dynamic torque estimate that closely matches the torque sensor measurements during both transient and steady state engine operations. In addition, also in a preferred embodiment, the method further includes a weighted averaging scheme that combines multiple torque estimates with weighting factors that are optimized based on the accuracy attributes of each torque estimate.
US07844401B2	System and method for determining producibility of a formation using flexural mechanical resonator measurements The present disclosure presents illustrative embodiments of a method for estimating the producibility of a hydrocarbon bearing formation using a flexural mechanical resonator to measure the viscosity and density of a representative fluid from the formation. A system is disclosed for estimating the producibility of a hydrocarbon bearing formation using a flexural mechanical resonator to measure the viscosity and density of a representative fluid from the formation. A data structure is disclosed for storing data useful for estimating the producibility of a hydrocarbon bearing formation using a flexural mechanical resonator to measure the viscosity and density of a representative fluid from the formation. The data structure provides a structural and functional interrelationship between the data structure, data in the data structure and a computer and computer software provided in an illustrative embodiment.
US07844399B2	Method and system to model materials for use in articles, such as tampons A modeling method for a fibrous material to be made into a product, which may be but one example of a family of such modeling methods, includes analyzing processes and conditions under which the fibrous material is made into the product, determining that moisture, temperature and rate conditions should be tested according to the analysis of the processes and conditions, and testing the fibrous material under at least one of moisture, thermal or rate conditions similar to those under which the fibrous material is made into the product to obtain test results. The modeling method further includes defining a constitutive model for the fibrous material according to the test results. A computing device may be programmed to perform simulations using the model.
US07844391B2	Start-up time memory unit for motor vehicles A control unit controls a start-up process of a vehicle power plant in a motor vehicle. In response to a start-up request, the control unit emits a start-up signal for initiating corresponding start-up measures for starting up the vehicle power plant. The control unit determines a time duration from the beginning of the start-up process up to the completion of a successful start-up process and sends a time duration dependent memory signal to the memory unit, which thereupon makes a time duration dependent memory entry.
US07844390B2	Method of operating an engine upon occurrence of abnormal combustion and operation control apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for operating an engine with a plurality of cylinders, which are capable of appropriately controlling the engine after the cutoff of fuel into a cylinder having heavy knock, without at once stopping the engine upon the detection of the heavy knock. The method of operating the engine, which is capable of stepwise or continuously correcting a burning state through fuel regulation including the cutoff of fuel, upon occurrence of abnormal combustion, executes a stop or output limit operation on the engine. The method includes setting a simulated abnormal combustion, and determining abnormal combustion of a cylinder by comparing a detection signal as to a burning state of a cylinder, which is sequentially selected, with the simulated abnormal combustion signal to determine abnormal combustion in order to execute a cutoff of fuel into the selected cylinder.
US07844385B2	Microserver engine control card An integrated system for monitoring a deployed product on a movable platform, gathering data about the deployed product, and disseminating the, data about the deployed product is disclosed. The system includes a server located on the movable platform capable of communication with the server from a remote location. The server communicates with a source of data about the deployed communicates with a source of data about the deployed product. The system further includes a portal onto which data gathered by the server may be downloaded and with which one can upload information to the server. The server may be provided in the form of a card adapted to be mounted into a pre-existing electronic controller of the deployed product.
US07844378B2	Farm apparatus having implement sidehill drift compensation An apparatus and method using GPS for dynamically adjusting side-to-side positioning of a farm implement along a geographical path.
US07844364B2	Systems and methods for dispersing and clustering a plurality of robotic devices Methods for operating, such as methods for dispersing and clustering, robotic devices (i.e., “robots”) employ adaptive behavior relative to neighboring robots and external (e.g., environmental) conditions. Each robot is capable of receiving, processing, and acting on one or more multi-device primitive commands that describe a task the robot will perform in response to other robots and the external conditions. The commands facilitate a distributed command and control structure, relieving a central apparatus or operator from the need to monitor the progress of each robot. This virtually eliminates the corresponding constraint on the maximum number of robots that can be deployed to perform a task (e.g., data collection, mapping, searching, dispersion, and retrieval). By increasing the number of robots, the efficiency in completing the task is also increased.
US07844363B1	Vending machine apparatus to dispense herbal medications and prescription medicines The present invention relates to the idea of enabling an individual to conveniently purchase herbal medications and prescription medicines from specialized vending machines. The system provides for the individual to be processed through a central database to be certain that the item being purchased has been legally authorized by an appropriate medical authority such as a licensed physician and has provided appropriate verification to confirm that the individual who is receiving the medication is the correct individual. The present invention enables the individual to conveniently purchase the medication from a vending machine.
US07844354B2	Adjusting the volume of an audio element responsive to a user scrolling through a browser window A scroll-based volume controller detects a user selection to scroll through a browser window loaded with data comprising at least one display element, wherein an audio element is associated with the display element and wherein the size of the displayable data is larger than the display area of the browser window. The scroll-based volume controller, responsive to detecting the user selection to scroll through the browser window, calculates a change in position of the display element relative to the browser window. The audio element may include an audio file that is downloaded or streamed to the browser. Next, the scroll-based volume controller automatically adjusts a volume of the associated audio element based on the calculated change in position of the display element relative to the browser window, such that the volume of the audio element, associated with said display element, is automatically adjusted as the position of the display element changes relative to the particular browser window when the user scrolls through the data in the browser window, without the user having to separately select to adjust the volume of the audio element using a separate volume control input.
US07844353B2	Method of communication by relay between a portable remote control and home automation appliances The method governs the operation of a home automation installation comprising a portable remote control, a relay and home automation appliances, and in which at least some home automation appliances can receive, by wireless channel, control commands sent by the portable remote control. The method is such that control commands can be sent selectively according to a scenario to the home automation appliances over the same communication bearer by the relay when the latter receives a specific command sent by the portable remote control to the relay.
US07844351B2	Model based optimization of multiple power generating units A method and apparatus for optimizing the operation of a single or multiple power generating units using advanced optimization, modeling, and control techniques. In one embodiment, a plurality of component optimization systems for optimizing power generating unit components are sequentially coordinated to allow optimized values determined by a first component optimization system to be fed forward for use as an input value to a subsequent component optimization system. A unit optimization system may be provided to determine goals and constraints for the plurality of component optimization systems in accordance with economic data. In one embodiment of the invention, a multi-unit optimization system is provided to determine goals and constraints for component optimization systems of different power generating units. Both steady state and dynamic models are used for optimization.
US07844350B2	Testing of control strategies in a control system controlling a process control plant Test cases to test control strategies of a control process are specified in input files. The instructions in the input files are automatically read by a block tester, which interfaces with the control system to issue the instructions. As a test designer can create the instructions in the input files a priori, the tests may be carefully designed to avoid errors, in addition to performing exhaustive tests.
US07844346B2	Electrode assembly for nerve control Apparatus is provided for applying current to a nerve, including a housing, that is adapted to be placed in a vicinity of the nerve. At least one electrode is fixed to the housing such that the at least one electrode does not come in direct physical contact with the nerve, and such that the electrode surrounds greater than 180 degrees of a circumference of the nerve after the placement of the housing. Two end insulating elements are fixed to the housing. The at least one electrode is between the end insulating elements. A characteristic closest end insulating element distance to a surface of the nerve is less than 0.5 mm.
US07844334B2	Dual-use sensor for rate responsive pacing and heart sound monitoring An implantable medical device includes a dual-use sensor such as a single accelerometer that senses an acceleration signal. A sensor processing circuit processes the acceleration signal to produce an activity level signal and a heart sound signal. The implantable medical device provides for rate responsive pacing in which at least one pacing parameter, such as the pacing interval, is dynamically adjusted based on the physical activity level. The implantable medical device also uses the heart sounds for pacing control purposes or transmits a heart sound signal to an external system for pacing control and/or diagnostic purposes.
US07844333B1	Pacing therapy for transient ischemia treatment Embodiments include methods and devices for detecting ischemia in a patient and treating the ischemia with a pacing therapy that increases cardiac efficiency, output, or both, without substantially increasing myocardial oxygen consumption. Such therapy may also be used to mitigate the adverse effects of decreased blood flow to the ischemic tissue by increasing the blood flow an oxygenation thereto.
US07844327B2	Dosage control electrode for iontophoresis device An electrode assembly for use in an iontophoresis device for the transcutaneous administration of an active therapeutic species has a base layer of including a linking conductive base material which is consumed (oxidizes or reduces) preferentially to water, a first upper layer of sacrificial material coated on a first portion of the base layer wherein the sacrificial material is consumed preferentially to the linking conductive base material of the base layer. A second upper layer of non-conducting material is coated on a second portion of the base layer, the second upper layer being spaced from the first upper layer, connected by a narrow exposed linking area of the base layer material remaining exposed therebetween. During operation of an associated iontophoresis device, the sacrificial material will be sequentially consumed; the first upper layer will be fully consumed followed by the linking conductive base material of the exposed linking area of the base layer which severs the base layer thereby breaking circuit continuity disabling activity in the device. A visual indicator may be provided allowing a wearer to monitor the state of reaction of the linking area.
US07844317B2	Method and system for estimating three-dimensional respiratory motion One or more techniques are provided for measuring the motion of an organ in three dimensions. As provided by the technique, the motion of the organ along each dimension may be determined by a suitable methodology. Where sensor-based motion measurements are suitable, one or more sensors may be placed on a patient to measure internal motion of the organ of interest along one or more perpendicular axes. Where image-based techniques are suitable, the motion of the internal organ along a perpendicular axis may determined using pre-acquisition image data or acquisition image data when suitable. Concurrent motion vectors for all three dimensions may be obtained from the motion data acquired for the perpendicular axes by the disparate methodologies. The concurrent motion vectors may be combined to describe the three-dimensional motion of the organ over time. Validation of the motion data may be performed for each of the one-dimensional motion data sets using motion data acquired by image-based methods, or other image-based methods, for a respective axis.
US07844306B2	Power transmission network A network for power transmission to a receiver that converts the power into current includes a first node for transmitting power wirelessly in a first area. The first area has a minimum electric or magnetic field strength. The network includes a second node for transmitting power wirelessly in a second area. The second area has a minimum electric or magnetic field strength and overlaps the first area to define an overlap area. In another embodiment, the network includes a source in communication with the first and second nodes which provides power to them. Also disclosed are methods for power transmission to a receiver that converts the power into current.
US07844292B2	System and method for in-band control signaling using bandwidth distributed encoding Systems and methods are disclosed for in-band control signaling using bandwidth distributed encoding to send modulated control carrier signals with analog voice signals in the same voice frequency band. A transmitting device generates control carrier signals spread over a voice frequency band, combines them with analog voice signals in the voice frequency band, and transmits the combined signals over a communication channel. The transmitting device can use a control signal encoder to apply a pseudo-random code to the control carrier signal in order to spread it over a voice frequency band. As such, control signals are sent as in-band signals without significantly degrading the voice signals. A receiving device receives the combined signals within the voice frequency band. The receiving device demodulates the combined signal and uses matching pseudo-random codes to determine if a control signal has been sent. The receiving device also reproduces the voice signals themselves. If a code is matched, then an appropriate response to the control signal can be taken.
US07844290B2	Method for establishing call connection in wireless terminal Disclosed is a method for establishing a call connection in a wireless terminal, which can make a call connection using one line number when a call connection fails through another line number in a wireless terminal subscribing to a service in which the portable terminal uses two line numbers. The method includes receiving call release signals from a mobile switching center with respect to a call request of the wireless terminal; reattempting the call request in the wireless terminal with respect to the mobile switching center using a line number having priority, when the call release signal is received from the mobile switching center to the wireless terminal; and assigning resources from a resource pool used for another purpose so as to establish the call connection to the line number having priority when the mobile switching center receives the call request, which uses the line number having the priority, from the wireless terminal again.
US07844286B1	Emergency notification system for a portable device Systems and methods for providing alerts to end users of networked enabled portable devices are provided so that the end users are made aware when broadcast emergency alerts are issued. In various embodiments, a portable device is enabled to receive information about an emergency alert broadcast of which the user should be aware, e.g., from the EAS, and to notify the user of the emergency alert. The user can be automatically taken to the emergency alert information by having the portable device automatically tune to the emergency broadcast information, the user can optionally retrieve the emergency information by tuning to the emergency broadcast channel, and/or the user can otherwise be presented with a reference to the emergency data, such as a link to the information.
US07844284B2	Third party location query for wireless networks A location query service is disclosed. The service provides requesters with a location of a device. The service receives a location query from a requestor, retrieves location information associated with the network user, and returns the location information to the requestor. Before returning the location information to the requestor, the service is configured, in some embodiments, to authenticate that the requestor is authorized by the network user to receive the network user's location information. Methods for providing a location query service also are disclosed.
US07844276B2	Calibration procedure for wireless networks with direct mode traffic A calibration procedure of wireless networks to create a topology map mainly consists of two phases: a measurement phase during which each wireless device, i. e. all mobile terminals end the central controller transmits a calibration signal in broadcast mode (S2, S3, S4) and each other wireless device measures the received signal quality and the reporting phase during which each mobile terminal reports the measured results to the central controller of the network (S6, S7). Both of these phases are preferably initiated by the central controller the measurement phase with the broadcast of a measurement control signal to all mobile terminals (S1) and the reporting phase with the broadcast of a reporting control signal to all mobile terminals (S5). Based on all measurement results the central controller creates a topology map of the network once all reports have been received. This topology map is updated in two cases, namely when a new device joins the network with a high priority calibration and when a timer expires with a low priority calibration. i. e. only when there are enough free resources.
US07844272B2	Method and apparatus for preventing excessive handovers in mobile communication system Provided is a method for preventing excessive handovers in a mobile communication system. In the method, a periodic measurement report message is transmitted from a mobile terminal to a network. The network determines, on the basis of the measurement report message from the mobile terminal, whether a handover of the mobile terminal needs to be performed. Thereafter, the network transmits a Handover_Command message to the mobile terminal if the handover of the mobile terminal needs to be performed. Upon receipt of the Handover_Command message, the mobile terminal performs a handover to a target handover cell according to the Handover_Command message, transmits a Handover_Complete message to the network, and transmits a first measurement report message including neighboring cell information set to Null from the mobile terminal to the network after the transmission of the Handover_Complete message.
US07844266B2	Wireless network roaming timer method and apparatus A mobile station in a wireless network includes a roaming timer. The roaming timer is set based on various criteria, and when the roaming timer expires, an attempt to roam is performed.
US07844260B2	Method and system for previewing a multimedia conference A method and system for previewing a multimedia conference are disclosed. As one example, the method comprises the steps of recording a conference preview message, storing the conference preview message, assigning an address to the conference preview message, selecting a plurality of invitees for the multimedia conference, preparing an invitation message, the invitation message including the address, sending the invitation message to the plurality of invitees, at least one invitee of the plurality of invitees retrieving the conference preview message using the address, and displaying the conference preview message for the at least one invitee.
US07844257B2	Retrieving a document via a coded surface A method of retrieving a document using a print medium, comprising the steps of: determining a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device, the print media identifier having been linked to the document; and, retrieving, using the mobile telecommunications device, the document.
US07844250B2	Differentiated charging in packet data networks Method and nodes involving communicating charging information (CI) in a network comprising at least a serving node (SGSN) and a gateway node (GGSN) wherein charging information (CI) relating to a particular PDP context for a given mobile station is gathered in the gateway node and transmitted in a GTP header extension to a serving node (SGSN).
US07844247B2	System for automatic wireless utilization of cellular telephone devices in an emergency by co-opting nearby cellular telephone devices Parties are automatically notified mounting a controller and a peer-to-peer short-range wireless communicator on a vehicle; responsive to a vehicle urgency, pinging by the short-range communicator a long-range communication device within peer-to-peer range, the long-range device being capable of delivering a notification to a party via a wireless network which has a longer range than the peer-to-peer range, and being physically detached from the vehicle; receiving a message indicating that user authorization is required; sending a request for authorization; receiving temporary authorization to co-opt the long-range communications device to deliver the emergency notification message via the wireless network; and sending the emergency notification message from the short-range wireless communicator through the co-opted long- range communication device first over the peer-to-peer communications and second over the wireless network, to a hotline service.
US07844246B2	Method and system for communications between a telematics call center and a telematics unit The invention provides a method and system for communicating between a telematics call center and a telematics unit. A service communication is initiated from a telematics unit to a telematics call center responsive to user input. A text-based acknowledgment is received at the telematics unit from the call center in response to the initiation. A communication mode is established based on communication preference data in response to the acknowledgement. The method and system further comprises providing the communication preference data to the call center. A computer usable medium with suitable computer program code is employed for communicating between a telematics call center and a telematics unit.
US07844241B2	High linearity frequency conversion system and method A frequency converter (100) is provided, comprising: a pulse generator (150) configured to receive a balanced local oscillator signal pair and to generate a balanced rectangular pulse signal pair having the reference frequency; and a mixer (160) configured to mix an input signal having an input frequency with the balanced rectangular pulse signal pair to generate an output signal having an output frequency. The input frequency is different from the output frequency, and the pulse generator and the mixer are formed on a single integrated circuit (120). The frequency converter may comprise a balanced local oscillator (110) configured to generate the balanced local oscillator signal pair. The balanced local oscillator may comprise: an unbalanced local oscillator (130) configured to provide an unbalanced local oscillator signal having the reference frequency; and a balun (140) configured to generate the balanced local oscillator signal pair based on the unbalanced local oscillator signal.
US07844239B2	DC removal techniques for wireless networking A wireless communication device (WCD) performs DC removal on a received signal using a coarse DC removal unit that removes relatively large DC components and a fine DC removal loop that removes residual DC components. The coarse DC removal unit can be implemented in a receiver, and the fine DC removal loop can be implemented in a modem. In addition, a coarse DC estimation loop implemented on the modem may be coupled to the coarse DC removal unit to update DC offset values stored in the DC removal unit. By storing coarse DC offset values locally on the receiver, DC removal can be achieved very quickly.
US07844224B2	Method for supporting simultaneously multiple-path Bluetooth audio applications An optimized method for supporting simultaneously multipath Bluetooth audio application in a system includes said system establishes Bluetooth audio connections with a plurality of remote Bluetooth device simultaneously said system selects or adds dedicated Bluetooth soundcard audio device for each Bluetooth audio connection the data of each Bluetooth audio connection makes interaction with Bluetooth audio application in the system via respective dedicated Bluetooth sound card thus supporting multipath Bluetooth audio application simultaneously is realized in the system. Said system configures the sampling frequency and the sound channel mode of the Bluetooth soundcard audio device based on the format of the Bluetooth audio connection, in order to match the sampling frequency and the sound channel mode of audio data of the Bluetooth audio connection and reduce audio data format conversion. When said system exists a plurality of sound card audio devices only one of the sound card audio devices can become default sound card audio device usually the system sets automatically system default sound card audio device and notify correlative Bluetooth audio application. Said system also can notify correlative Bluetooth audio application that corresponding soundcard audio device hand been all set after said Bluetooth audio connections are established successfully so that multiple sound card are transparent for users.
US07844217B2	Point-to-multipoint communication terminal having a single RF chain A communication terminal includes first and second antennas for respectively communicating with first and second remote terminals and a single up-converter that is arranged to up-convert an input signal to produce an RF transmit signal. The communication terminal further includes a switching circuit, which is arranged to couple the single up-converter to the first antenna in order to transmit the RF transmit signal to the first remote terminal during first time intervals, and to couple the single up-converter to the second antenna in order to transmit the RF transmit signal to the second remote terminal during second time intervals, which do not overlap the first time intervals.
US07844209B2	Image heating apparatus with control of speeds of rotary member and endless belt An image heating apparatus includes a heating rotatable member and a belt cooperative with the heating rotatable member to form a nip in which an image on a recording material is heated. The apparatus further comprises control means that rotates the heating rotatable member and the belt when changing means changes the relative position of the heating rotatable member and the belt from a spacing position to a contact position at a lower speed than in a period after the relative position changes from the spacing position to the contacting position and which is before the recording material enters the nip.
US07844208B2	Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus includes an endless belt for heating an image on a recording material in a nip and a pressing pad for pressing the belt from an inner surface thereof in the nip. A sheet-like member is provided to cover the pressing pad, providing for sliding movement relative to the belt. A lubricant absorbing member for suppressing swelling of the pressing pad by absorbing a lubricant applied on an inner surface of the belt, with the lubricant absorbing member covered by the sheet-like member.
US07844207B2	Image forming apparatus including belt traveling unit which detects drifiting of belt postion A belt traveling unit includes an endless belt, a drive roller and a correction roller, a driving unit, a correction unit, a contact member, a position detector and a regulating member. The endless belt is spanned between a plurality of rollers. The driving unit rotates the drive roller to drive the belt. The correction unit adjusts a tilt angle of the correction roller to correct drifting of the belt in the width direction thereof. The contact member is rotatable in conjunction with traveling of the belt in the width direction thereof. The position detector detects a position of the contact member to detect a position of the belt in the width direction thereof. The regulating member is located at a position where the position detector does not misdetect the position of the belt when the contact member rotates.
US07844196B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a holding mechanism that holds an optical writing unit such that, at an operating position, the latent image writing unit is supported at three points with respect to the apparatus main body, and the latent image writing unit and the rotation axis are not in contact with each other.
US07844190B2	Image forming device An image forming device includes a main body unit; an image forming device disposed in the main body unit; a first structural member capable of dividing and moving relative to a third structural member; a second structural member capable of dividing and moving relative to the third structural member and the first structural member; a first transport path situated between the first structural member and the second structural member; a second transport path situated between the second structural member and the third structural member; a sensor for detecting the medium; a first positioning unit for restricting a movement of the second structural member; a second positioning unit for engaging the first structural member with the third structural member; and a control unit for sending a signal to restrict a movement of the first structural member to a specific position based on a detection result of the sensor.
US07844173B2	Image capturing apparatus An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensing device that receives object light and generates an image signal relating to the object image, a phase difference detection unit that receives the object light using a ranging sensor and generates a phase difference detection signal, a first focusing unit for performing a first focusing operation on the basis of the phase difference detection signal, and a display controlling unit for displaying a preview image on the basis of a plurality of image signals sequentially generated by the image sensing device before an image is actually recorded. The display controlling unit combines a first area for which the phase difference detection is performed using the ranging sensor and the preview image so as to display the combined image.
US07844167B1	System and apparatus for digital audio/video decoder splitting signal into component data streams for rendering at least two video signals The present invention provides a system and an apparatus for a digital audio/video decoder comprising a file reader capable of obtaining an encoded audio/video data stream from a data source, a navigator that instructs the file reader to obtain the encoded audio/video data stream, a splitter that separates the encoded audio/video data stream obtained by the file reader into one or more component data streams, and a reprogrammable proxy filter that decodes and converts the one or more component data streams into three or more renderable signals including at least one renderable audio signal and at least two renderable video signals.
US07844159B2	Telecommunications connection cabinet A telecommunications connection cabinet includes a termination region, a fiber optic splitter mounting location, and a predetermined connector storage region positioned within an interior of a housing. The termination region includes telecommunications adapters, each telecommunications adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors. The connector storage region is spaced from the termination region. The storage region defines openings allotted to removably mount connector storage housings at the connector storage region.
US07844158B2	Mini drop terminal A terminal for mounting to a fiber distribution cable includes a housing having a base and a cover. The cover is connectedly engaged with the base. The terminal further includes a plurality of adapters disposed on the cover. A fiber routing tray having a top panel and a bottom panel is disposed in an interior cavity. The fiber routing tray includes a storage space defined between the top and bottom panels for storing a length of optical fiber. A method for installing a terminal includes providing a terminal having a housing defining an interior cavity. A cable is pulled from the interior cavity of the housing. The cable is spliced to a fiber distribution cable with a splice. The cable is inserted back into the interior cavity. A spliced end of the cable, a spliced end of the fiber distribution cable and the splice are inserted in a retention device.
US07844153B2	Active energy ray-curable organopolysiloxane resin composition, optical transmission component, and manufacturing method thereof An active energy ray (e.g. UV rays)-curable organopolysiloxane resin composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane resin containing epoxy groups and aromatic hydrocarbon groups, (B) 0.05 to 20 parts by weight of a photo acid generator, (C) 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of a photosensitizer or photo-radical generator, and (D) 0 to 5,000 parts by weight of an organic solvent. An optical transmission component made of the above-mentioned composition cured by irradiation with active energy rays (for example, UV rays). A method for manufacturing an optical transmission component by irradiating the above-mentioned composition with active energy rays (for example, UV rays).
US07844152B2	Kerr effect compensated optical ring resonator Systems and methods for compensating for nonlinear phase shift accumulation in an optical ring resonator. An example method includes sending a first beam in a clockwise direction around the optical ring resonator and sending a second beam in a counterclockwise direction around the optical ring resonator. Then, nonlinear phase shift accumulation of the first and second beams is compensated for within the optical ring resonator. Compensating includes creating a negative Kerr effect phase shift for each beam based on an estimate of accumulated positive Kerr effect.
US07844139B2	Information management apparatus, information management method, and computer program product A feature-amount extracting unit extracts a first feature amount of information to be registered, from the information. A searching unit searches for a second feature amount of information from a feature-amount storing unit. A similarity calculating unit calculates a similarity between the first feature amount and the second feature amount. A registering unit registers the first information in association with a similarity-information list in a similarity-information-list storing unit, which includes the second information corresponding to the second feature amount of which the calculated similarity is larger than a threshold, as similarity information.
US07844129B2	Information processing apparatus and its control method Even when a CPU gains higher performance and a distributed computing environment is being put in place, it is not easy to follow the speed of hardware image processing implemented by dedicated hardware. Hence, jobs of filter processing having a heavy operation load and low distributability are selectively and intensively input to a small number of resources having performance as high as possible. On the other hand, since the color conversion processing and gamma processing have high distributability, even when jobs are input to many resources having low performance, an improvement of the processing speed can be expected. Therefor, color conversion processing and gamma processing distribute jobs to many resources.
US07844123B2	Orthogonal transformation apparatus and imaging system A one-dimensional orthogonal transformation device group constituted with a plurality of one-dimensional orthogonal transformation devices performs one-dimensional orthogonal transformation to the pixel data of one block that is inputted to an input device. A memory device stores the one-dimensional orthogonal transformation data of one block. A selector selects either the pixel data that is inputted via the input device or the one-dimensional orthogonal transformation data that is stored in the memory device, and outputs it to the one-dimensional orthogonal transformation devices. When the pixel data is inputted via the selector, the one-dimensional orthogonal transformation devices generate the one-dimensional orthogonal transformation data by performing first one-dimensional orthogonal transformation processing simultaneously to the pixel data corresponding to a plurality of rows of m-pixels, and store the one-dimensional orthogonal transformation data to the memory device. Further, when the one-dimensional orthogonal transformation data corresponding to the plurality of columns of the n-pixels that are stored in the memory device is inputted sequentially via the selector, the one-dimensional orthogonal transformation devices generate two-dimensional orthogonal transformation data by performing second one-dimensional orthogonal transformation processing to the one-dimensional orthogonal transformation data corresponding to the plurality of columns of the n-pixels.
US07844104B2	Method for establishing a data collection and method and device for gripping an object Disclosed are a method and a device for establishing a data collection with the aid of at least one imaging apparatus (1, 2, 3) and at least one illumination device (11, 12, 13). According to the inventive method, an object is recorded from at least three different directions while being illuminated from at least three directions in reflected light. Each direction of recording lies essentially opposite a direction of illumination such that at least one contour of the object is visible with an illuminated side and a shaded side thereof from each of the three directions of recording while substantially the entire object is recorded from the at least three directions of recording by the at least one imaging apparatus. The directions of recording and the directions of illumination can be moved in a defined manner at several degrees of freedom relative to the object. The recorded images and/or data derived therefrom are stored in the data collection.
US07844098B2	Method for performing color analysis operation on image corresponding to monetary banknote A method for performing a color analysis operation on an image corresponding to at least a monetary banknote is provided. The method comprises: dividing the image into a plurality of blocks; performing a block analysis operation on each block of the image to generate a block analysis result of each block; performing a super-block analysis operation on each super-block of the image to generate a super-block analysis result of each super-block, wherein each super-block includes more than one block; and performing a global analysis operation on the image to identify a currency type of the monetary banknote according to super-block analysis results of super-blocks of the image.
US07844093B2	Ultrasound image enhancement and speckle mitigation method A method for enhancing an ultrasound image is provided, wherein the ultrasound image is segmented into a feature region and a non-feature region, while sufficiently utilizing features contained in the ultrasound image, in particular including some inconspicuous features, the enhanced image according to present invention is not susceptive of the image segmentation and avoid dependence of the enhancement effect on the segmentation template, so as not to produce an evident artificial boundary between the feature region and the non-feature region but to highlight some special information in the image and to remove or mitigate invalid information. Thus the enhanced ultrasound image is particularly suitable for the visual system of the human beings.
US07844090B2	Method of deriving a quantitative measure of a degree of calcification of an aorta A method of deriving a quantitative measure of a degree of calcification of a blood vessel such as an aorta by processing an image such as an X-ray image of at least a part of the blood vessel containing said calcification comprises: taking a starting set of digital data representative of an image of at least part of a blood vessel containing a calcification set against a background; estimating the boundary of the calcification; using inpainting to replace digital data in said starting set representing the calcification with data extrapolating the boundary of the background to extend over the area of calcification, and so generating an inpainted set of digital data; and computing the difference between the starting set of digital data and the inpainted set of digital data to obtain a quantitative measure of the degree of calcification of the blood vessel.
US07844086B2	Head pose assessment methods and systems Improvements are provided to effectively assess a user's face and head pose such that a computer or like device can track the user's attention towards a display device(s). Then the region of the display or graphical user interface that the user is turned towards can be automatically selected without requiring the user to provide further inputs. A frontal face detector is applied to detect the user's frontal face and then key facial points such as left/right eye center, left/right mouth corner, nose tip, etc., are detected by component detectors. The system then tracks the user's head by an image tracker and determines yaw, tilt and roll angle and other pose information of the user's head through a coarse to fine process according to key facial points and/or confidence outputs by pose estimator.
US07844085B2	Pairwise feature learning with boosting for use in face detection Systems and methods for training an AdaBoost based classifier for detecting symmetric objects, such as human faces, in a digital image. In one example embodiment, such a method includes first selecting a sub-window of a digital image. Next, the AdaBoost based classifier extracts multiple sets of two symmetric scalar features from the sub-window, one being in the right half side and one being in the left half side of the sub-window. Then, the AdaBoost based classifier minimizes the joint error of the two symmetric features for each set of two symmetric scalar features. Next, the AdaBoost based classifier selects one of the features from the set of two symmetric scalar features for each set of two symmetric scalar features. Finally, the AdaBoost based classifier linearly combines multiple weak classifiers, each of which corresponds to one of the selected features, into a stronger classifier.
US07844080B2	Image processing system and image processing method, and computer program An image processing system includes a modified area deciding unit, a modified area correlation deciding unit, a display selecting unit and a displaying unit. The modified area deciding unit executes processing of deciding a modified area containing a pixel area, which is distinguished as postscript information, based on input image data. The modified area correlation deciding unit specifies a related information area corresponding to the modified area, which is decided by the modified area deciding unit. The modified area correlation deciding unit executes processing of deciding a correlation between mutual areas. The display selecting unit selects the postscript information and related information of the postscript information, based on the correlation between the mutual areas, which are decided by the modified area correlation deciding unit. The displaying unit executes processing of displaying output data in response to a selecting mode of the display selecting unit.
US07844065B2	Hearing instrument According to the first aspect of the invention, a hearing instrument with at least one microphone and signal processing comprises at least two receivers having a different frequency response. At least a first one of the receivers is placed outside the ear canal, for example in a behind-the-ear component. According to the second aspect of the invention, a hearing instrument comprising a behind-the-ear component and an external component for being placed in the user's ear canal or in the user's ear as well as a connection link between the behind-the-ear component and the external component is provided, where the connection link is reversibly pluggable to the behind-the-ear component and/or the in-the-ear-canal component and has a length that is reversibly adjustable. The hearing instrument also comprises fixation means for reversibly fixing the adjusted length of the connection link. A hearing instrument according to the third aspect comprises a fixation means separate from the in-the-ear-canal component. The fixation means may be positioned in the ear canal and rest therein. The in-the-ear-canal component may be connected to the fixation means and detached therefrom when the same is already in the ear canal.
US07844061B2	Speaker system of utilizing pulse width modulation signals for saving idling power consumption In a speaker system, pulse width modulation signals are utilized for driving said speaker system, and duty cycles of both left audio channel signals and right audio channel signals of an earphone in said speaker system are modulated by said pulse width modulation signals. When the left audio channel or the right audio channel of the earphone has no inputted audio signals with the abovementioned modulated duty cycles, the speaker system may be prevented from unnecessary power consumption. Besides, audio signals from both the left audio channel and the right audio channel of the earphone and outputted from the speaker system may thus be synchronized further by both the pulse width modulation signals and a sawtooth wave source for generating said pulse width modulation signals, for reducing noise and increasing an output audio quality of the speaker system. The abovementioned speaker system is preferably utilized for a Class D amplifier.
US07844060B2	Remote control single crystal speaker system A light socket mounted radio receiver speaker device having a light bulb screw base for attaching to a light socket. A detector having a detector signal input, a first electrical output and a control output is electrically connected to the light bulb screw base. A radio receiver is controlled by the control output of the detector, having a radio frequency input and an audio signal output, whereby said radio receiver converts a radio signal into an audio signal. A speaker is connected to the audio signal output of the radio receiver, whereby said audio signal may be propagated. A light bulb socket is in electrical connection with the first electrical output of the detector.
US07844054B2	Stream recording and/or reproducing apparatus and method An information recording and/or reproducing method for supervising the information, such as an input source, in a stream recorded on a recording medium. If, in a reproduction processing of reproducing an AV stream from the recording medium, the source_security_info, which is the copy control information recorded on the recording medium, is read out, the AV stream is read out, and analog video, for example, is output (step 203), it is verified, from the information contained in the source_security_info, whether or not the input source is DTCP-concordant. If the input source is DTCP-concordant, reproduction restricting processing for a video output, conforming to the DTCP rule, is executed to issue the video output.
US07844030B2	System and method of fast switching for spectral imaging A system includes a generator configured to output at least one voltage level and an x-ray source configured to generate x-rays directed toward an object. The system includes a module coupled to the output of the generator and to an input of the x-ray source and configured to switch or assist in switching an output to the x-ray source between a first voltage level and a second voltage level.
US07844026B2	Shift register with six transistors and liquid crystal display using the same An exemplary shift register (20) includes a plurality of shift register units (200) connected one by one. Each of the shift register units includes a clock signal input terminal (TS), a reverse clock signal input terminal (TSB), a high level signal input terminal (VH), a low level signal input terminal (VL), an output terminal (VOUT), a reverse output terminal (VOUTB), a first input terminal (VIN1), a second input terminal (VIN2), a common node (P), a first switch circuit (31) providing a high level signal to the common node, a second switch circuit (32) providing a low level signal to the common node, a third switch circuit (33) providing a clock signal to the output terminal, a fourth switch circuit (34) providing a low level signal to the output terminal, and an inverter (36) connected between the output terminal and the reverse output terminal.
US07844025B2	Fuel assembly for a pressurized water nuclear reactor containing plutonium-free enriched uranium This fuel assembly for a pressurized water nuclear reactor comprises fuel rods which are arranged at the nodes of a substantially regular network which has a polygonal outer contour, the fuel rods containing uranium which is enriched in isotope 235 and not containing any plutonium before the assembly is used in a reactor. The rods are distributed in at least a first central group which is constituted by fuel rods which have a first level of nuclear reactivity, and an outer peripheral layer of fuel rods which have a level/levels of nuclear reactivity which is/are strictly less than the first level of reactivity.
US07844021B2	Method and apparatus for clock skew calibration in a clock and data recovery system using multiphase sampling Methods and apparatus are provided for clock skew calibration in a clock and data recovery system. One aspect of the invention compensates for skew among a plurality of clocks in a clock and data recovery system. The clocks are applied to a plurality of latches to sample an incoming signal. A reference signal, such as a Nyquist signal, is applied to a data input of each of the latches. Statistics of “early” and “late” corrections applied to at least one of the clocks by a bang-bang phase detector in the clock and data recovery system are evaluated and a delay of a clock buffer associated with the at least one clock is adjusted to obtain approximately a 50% early-to-late ratio for the at least one clock. The clock and data recovery system ensures that the early-to-late ratio for the sum of the plurality of clocks is approximately 50%.
US07844007B2	Combined OFDMA preamble index identification, integer frequency offset estimation, and preamble CINR measurement A wireless signal processor for use in identifying a maximum Carrier to Noise Interference Ratio (CINR) associated with a plurality of received OFDMA subcarriers has a candidate generator for forming a plurality of candidate values from a particular set of received subcarriers by forming candidate values based on the received subcarriers in combination with possible integer preamble offsets and possible preamble values. A candidate evaluator selects which of the possible preamble values and integer frequency offset values have the maximum CINR, and provides the maximum CINR with IFO and preamble index as outputs.
US07843998B2	Method for improved entropy coding The invention is related to entropy coding/decoding of transform coefficient data in video compression systems. For entropy coding coefficients representing a block in a video image, a preferred embodiment of the present invention introduces events combining the position of the last non-zero coefficient in the block with whether the absolute value is greater than 1. Further, no information from outside the macroblock is used to decide what VLC to use. Coefficients are typically coded by starting in a Run-mode and continuing in Level-mode when the first coefficient with absolute value >1 is found.
US07843990B2	Determining a channel matrix by measuring interference An apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit symbols to one or more receivers via a plurality of communication channels of a physical communication link. The transmitter is configured to estimate a phase of one or more off-diagonal elements of a channel matrix for the physical communication link based on values of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios at the one or more receivers.
US07843985B2	Light chip and optical module There is provided a light chip and an optical module with high reliability.The light chip 100 according to the present invention is a light chip having a semiconductor laser formed on a first substrate and includes a cavity 18 having an emission surface 22 on the upper surface, a first electrode 24 and a second electrode 26 for driving the semiconductor laser, and a plurality of pad portions 24a, 26a, for flip-chip bonding to a second substrate, respectively connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the cavity is, seen in a plan view, formed outside a region 25 formed by connecting the outermost peripheries of the plurality of pad portions by straight lines.
US07843984B2	Semiconductor laser device A semiconductor laser device has a red laser element and an infrared laser element on a substrate. The red laser element has a double hetero structure in which an InGaP-based or AlGaInP-based active layer is interposed between a first conductivity type cladding layer and a second conductivity type cladding layer having a ridge. The infrared laser element has a double hetero structure in which a GaAs-based or AlGaAs-based active layer is interposed between a first conductivity type cladding layer and a second conductivity type cladding layer having a ridge. Provided that a first electrode formed over the second conductivity type cladding layer has a width W1 in a direction perpendicular to a cavity length direction and a second electrode formed over the second conductivity type cladding layer has a width W2 in a direction perpendicular to a cavity length direction, the relations of W1>W2 and 80 μm≧W2≧60 μm are satisfied.
US07843982B2	High power semiconductor device to output light with low-absorbtive facet window A method of avoiding device failure caused by facet heating is described. The method is particularly applicable to a semiconductor laser. In the method, a semiconductor laser facet including GaAsN is hydrogenated such that the bandgap within the facet is greater than the bandgap in the active region of the InGaAsN laser. The increased bandgap reduces absorption of light in the facet and the associated heating that results.
US07843974B2	Audio and video synchronization The present invention relates to media synchronization. The invention is mainly addressed to synchronization of continuous media streams that are provided in data transfer systems. In a sending device, at least one of media components being transferred is provided, by means of data hiding, with synchronization information relating to one other of the media components. In a receiving device the media components are received, and synchronization information relating to one of the media component and being hid in at least one other media component is recovered from the at least one other media component, by means of which synchronization information the at least two media components are synchronized to be played.
US07843965B2	Dynamic bandwidth allocation method with punishment mechanism in passive optical network A dynamic bandwidth allocation method with a punishment mechanism applicable in an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) is provided. The method utilizes GATE message, report message format, and different data types of a multipoint control protocol (MPCP) to order various queues to make the queues have priority and transmit them sequentially in transmission. Meanwhile, the method can fairly allocate the bandwidth and reduce the delay time of queue according to an appropriately designed punishment mechanism and bandwidth allocation principle, so as to fulfill the requirements of Quality of Service (QoS).
US07843963B1	Probe device for determining channel information in a broadband wireless system A probe device in a broadband wireless system receives a message and processes the message to determine channel information that indicates performance of channels in the broadband wireless system. The probe device then stores the channel information in a memory in the probe device. In some embodiments, the probe device determines a state of one of the channels. In some embodiments, the states are polling, dedicated, or idle.
US07843959B2	Prioritising data elements of a data stream The invention relates to prioritising of data elements of a data stream for transmission to a receiving device including determining a decodability of data elements, wherein the decodability indicates the extent to which the current data element is decodable at the receiving device. Then, a priority is assigned to the data elements based on the determined decodabilities. A transmission of the data elements to a receiving device is then scheduled based on the priorities.
US07843955B2	Hardware filtering of unsolicited grant service extended headers A system and method is presented that uses hardware at a central node to determine if bandwidth being provided to a remote node in accordance with an unsolicited grant service (UGS) flow requires adjustment. In one embodiment, the hardware performs this function by comparing information in two consecutively-received UGS extended headers from the same remote device. If the information in the current and previous UGS extended headers differ, then an indication is provided to software of the central node that the bandwidth being provided to the remote node requires adjustment.
US07843952B2	Efficient handling of HTTP traffic A transport engine and method. The transport engine including an async socket module to provide network communications, a client module, coupled to the async socket module and an application layer, to initiate outbound network communications, and a server module, coupled to the async socket module and the application layer, to handle inbound network communications. The client module and the server module utilize the async socket module to read and write data to and from a network. The async socket module includes a buffer having a variable buffer size to enable the async socket module to read data without having to copy the data. The async socket module, the client module, and the server module operate asynchronously on a single thread of execution.
US07843951B2	Packet storage system for traffic handling Variable size incoming data packets are queued by generating from each data packet a record portion of predetermined fixed size and containing information about the packet. Data portions of the packets are stored in independent memory locations in a first memory while the record portions are stored in one or more managed queues in a second memory 3 having fixed size memory locations matching the size of the record portions. The first memory 4 is larger than the second memory. The memory locations in the first memory are arranged in blocks having two or more different sizes. Data portions that are too large to be stored in a single memory block are stored as linked lists in a plurality of blocks with pointers pointing to the next block. The memory locations are preferably matched to the most commonly occurring sizes of data packets so that nearly all packets are stored in one respective location. The memory locations in the first memory are preferably allocated from a local pool 6 of available addresses in batches from a central pool 7.
US07843948B2	Method of communication A method of communication between a calling party in a first network and a called party in a second network is disclosed. The method comprises determining in the first network an address associated with the called party. The method also comprises determining, based on the address, if the called party is in a trusted network, and controlling the communication between the called party and the calling party in dependence on if the called party is in a trusted network.
US07843945B2	Interfacing of circuits in an integrated electronic circuit An interface having internal conductors to transfer data between a sending circuit and a receiving circuit in an integrated electronic circuit, the receiving circuit including an input buffer capable of receiving data and an output terminal for sending to the sending circuit an item of extraction information on each extraction of a data word from the input buffer, and the sending circuit including an enable circuit capable of activating an enable signal according to an item of availability information representative of the memory space available in the input buffer. The item of availability information is updated in the sending circuit on each transmission of a data word or on each receipt of the item of extraction information.
US07843940B2	Filling token buckets of schedule entries Disclosed are, inter alia, methods, apparatus, data structures, computer-readable media, and mechanisms, for filling token buckets of schedule entries, such as those used in, but not limited to, a scheduling system used in a computer or communications system (e.g., for sending packets, allocating processing resources, etc.). A scheduling system includes multiple schedule entries with a number of tokens and a last filled slot value. A period of time allocated for periodically updating the number of tokens for all of the schedule entries is divided into the slots, and each schedule entry is associated with a particular fill slot. Each particular schedule entry is repeatedly sequence through and updated during is corresponding slot; while in parallel, a next schedule entry to service is repeatedly identified and updated, while in parallel, ineligible entries schedule to be woken up for the current time slot are made eligible.
US07843936B2	Distributed controlled passive optical network system and bandwidth control method thereof Disclosed is a distributed controlled passive optical network system and bandwidth control method thereof. The system comprises an optical line terminal (OLT), plural optical network units (ONUs) and a splitter with combiner. Each ONU has a first Tx/Rx for respectively transmitting and receiving data packets on an upstream data channel and a downstream data channel, and a second Tx/Rx for transmitting and receiving control signals/commands on a control channel. Upstream data of each ONU is carried by the upstream data channel and sent to the OLT through the splitter with combiner. Downstream data of the OLT is carried by the downstream data channel and sent to corresponding ONUs through the splitter with combiner. With the control signals/commands carried by the control channel, the required information of network status among the ONUs is provided.
US07843935B2	System and method for resource management in a terminal connected to a communication network A system for managing a resource in a terminal (10) for an architecture (15, 15′) dedicated to a communications network. The system includes a dedicated architecture resource manager (16, 16′) adapted to process a request for a resource of the dedicated architecture (15, 15′) defined by a process manager (17, 17′) of the dedicated architecture (15, 15′) as a function of an application activated on the terminal (10) and to dialogue with a resource administrator (14) of a dedicated architecture manager (13) to manage a resource of the terminal (10) and to process simultaneously the operation of the dedicated architectures (15, 15′) of the terminal (10) that are connected to a plurality of the communications networks. Application to the management of resources allocated to a communications network from a set of communications networks each offering a set of services via a dedicated architecture (15, 15′) integrated in a terminal (10) connected to a public mobile network to which the user is a subscriber.
US07843926B1	System for providing virtualization of network interfaces at various layers A network system which includes a plurality of separate processing entities, an input output bus, and a network interface unit shared among the plurality of separate processing entities is disclosed. The network interface unit is coupled to the plurality of separate processing entities via the input output bus. The network interface unit has a plurality of memory access channels and each memory access channel is assigned to one processing entity.
US07843925B2	Ethernet differentiated services architecture A network includes an edge node configured to define per hop behaviors using a set of bits in an Ethernet header of a frame and a core node configured to receive the frame and to forward the frame according to the per-hop-behaviors. The network can also include a defined set of differentiated service classes, each differentiated service class associated with the set of per hop behaviors, indicated in the set of priority bits. The network classifies the Ethernet frame based on at least one of a set of priority bits or information in at least one protocol layer in the frame header of the Ethernet frame and determines a per hop behavior based on the classification.
US07843920B2	Method and system for controlling communication network and router used in the network The present invention provides a communication network comprising a host network, a plurality of base stations, at least a mobile host capable of establishing links to the base stations, and a hierarchy-network of plural routers which are improved in transferring performances for ensuring continuous operations with a reduced load without packet loss.
US07843916B2	Implementing read-only zones in a switching fabric The Switch includes a port configured to receive a command frame when installed in a switching Fabric. The frame identifies a source device and a destination device in the Switching Fabric, a command, and a read/write flag which indicates if the identified source intends to exercise read-only or write access to the destination device. The Switch also includes a processor coupled to the port. The processor is configured to trap the frame and prevent it from reaching the defined destination device in the switching Fabric if both the source and destination devices are in a read-only zone and the flag indicates that the source intends to write to the destination device. In this manner, read-only zones can be implemented in the Switching Fabric.
US07843914B2	Network system having an extensible forwarding plane A platform for seamlessly hosts a plurality of disparate types of packet processing applications. One or more applications are loaded onto a service card on the platform. A programmable path structure is included that maps a logical path for processing of the packets through one or more of the plurality of service cards according to characteristics of the packets. Multiple path structures may be programmed into the platform to offer different service paths for different types of packets.
US07843913B2	Method of operating a scheduler of a crossbar switch and scheduler The present invention relates to a method of operating a scheduler (100) of a crossbar switch (200), wherein said scheduler (100) comprises a tree structure comprising an input stage (IS) with a plurality of entry modules (E—1, E—2, . . . ) and at least one decider stage (DS—1, DS—2, . . . ), wherein each decider stage (DS—1, DS—2, . . . ) comprises at least one decider module (D—1—1, D—2—1, . . . ), wherein one or more modules (E—1, E—2, D—1—1, D—1—2, . . . ) are connected to a decider module (D—1—1, D—2—1, . . . ) of a subsequent decider stage (DS—1, DS—2, . . . ), wherein a packet reference is forwarded from said input stage (IS) or a decider stage to a subsequent decider stage depending on a forwarding decision that is made in a decider module (D—1—1, D—2—1, . . . ) characterized by the following steps: providing each packet reference with at least one individual attribute, storing accounting information for each of said modules (E—1, E—2, D—1—1, D—1—2), wherein said accounting information depends on the packet references and/or the individual attribute(s) of the packet references which are processed by the respective module (E—1, E—2, D—1—1, D—1—2), and making the forwarding decision depending on said accounting information.
US07843911B2	Data grouping approach to telephone number management in domain name systems Systems and methods of storing DNS data associated with a telephone number are presented. These systems and methods can reduce storage space needs, increase access speed and/or result in other benefits, in comparison with the prior art. In some embodiments, DNS data is indexed using a numerical representation of a telephone number rather than an alphanumeric representation. In some embodiments, DNS data associated with several different telephone numbers are grouped together within a single DNS data record and indexed using a secondary key. In some embodiments, DNS data is compressed.
US07843908B2	Scalable two-stage Clos-networking switch and module-first matching A configuration scheme for IQC switches that hierarchizes the matching process reduces configuration complexity by performing routing first and port matching afterwards in a three-stage Clos-network switch. This scheme applies the reduction concept of Clos networks to the matching process. This, in turn, results in a feasible size of schedulers for up to Exabit-capacity switches, an independent configuration of the middle stage modules from port matches, a reduction of the matching communication overhead between different stages, and a release of the switching function to the last-stage modules in a three-stage switch. The switching performance of the proposed approach using weight-based and weightless selection schemes is high under uniform and non-uniform traffic. The number of stages of a Clos-network switch can be reduced to two.
US07843907B1	Storage gateway target for fabric-backplane enterprise servers Storage gateway remote and local access to storage devices is provided in part via a target implementing bandwidth-controlled access to the devices. The target may be iSCSI-compatible, and may also optionally implement protection, security, and performance features. The protection and security features include any combination of VLANs, zoning, Logical Unit Number (LUN) masking, and encryption. The performance features include any combination of HW-accelerated Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA), prioritized I/O operations, and service priority (such as strict priority and straight or weighted round-robin priorities). An initiator may be implemented in a Processor Memory Module (PMM) coupled to a switch fabric that is in turn coupled to a target implemented in a Fibre Channel Module (FCM). Storage traffic may be communicated as Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)- and SCSI over Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (iSCSI)-compatible information (data and commands) on the switch fabric via cellifying input/output interface devices.
US07843900B2	Mechanisms to extend UMA or GAN to inter-work with UMTS core network Mechanisms to extend UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) or GAN (General Access Network) to inter-work with a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) core network. A UMA network controller (UNC) is provided to interface between a UMA network and a UMTS core network using the standard Iu-CS and Iu-PS interfaces. From the viewpoint of the UMTS core network, the UNC appears as another Radio Network Controller (RNC). Protocol layer schemes are disclosed for mobile stations, UNCs, SGSNs and MSCs to support signaling and data messaging in both the packet-switched and connection-switched domains. The mobile stations provide dual-mode operation, such that they are able to access the UMTS core network via unlicensed service when in a UMA access area, and to access the UMTS core network via licensed service when outside of a UMA access area and in a UTRAN service area.
US07843896B2	Multicast control technique using MPLS In this invention, an idea of the reverse direction label switched path (RLP) in Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) is applied to the multicast transmission to improve the management transmission in the multicast transmission, and to easily carry out an additional connection and disconnection. Specifically, in the reverse direction symmetric routing Label switched Path (LP), a virtual label in addition to an input label and an output label is used for the reverse direction routing. However, in this invention, instead of the virtual label, a multicast address to which a client terminal, which is connected to a head of the path on the reverse direction routing, and corresponds to a leaf in the multicast tree, is connected, is registered, as a multicast index, in routers on the path. Then, when receiving a multicast packet including a label and a multicast address, an output label corresponding to the received label is identified, thereby a destination link is identified.
US07843877B2	Method for transmitting response information in mobile communications system A method for transmitting radio resources in a mobile communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a random access channel (RACH) preamble from a plurality of UEs and transmitting response information associated with the received preambles over a common channel wherein the plurality UEs can access the common channel and receive corresponding information. If a HARQ scheme is used when a UE transmits data to the eNode-B using uplink radio resources allocated over the RACH, the eNode-B does not pre-allocate uplink radio resources required for re-transmission and performs allocation of radio resources for a first transmission of HARQ. If the re-transmission is required, the eNode-B allocates the radio resources required for the re-transmission with the NACK signal. If re-transmission is not required, the present invention can reduce an amount of wasted radio resources.
US07843874B2	Configurable and flexible wireless link adaptation method and device A method and apparatus for implementing user defined Link Adaptation solutions in a wireless system.
US07843869B2	Roadside to vehicle communication system A roadside-to-vehicle communication system for providing a mobile station with application service by utilizing roadside-to-vehicle communication implemented between the mobile station that travels on a road and a base station system installed along the road provides non-network-type communication protocols that can implement diverse application services, even when the mobile station is moving. The roadside-to-vehicle communication system includes transfer service processing entities for implementing data transfer among applications and transaction management entities that have undelivered data resenders, data send/receive for each message, and a message segmenter/assembler that provides unidirectional data transmission and request-response transaction services.
US07843867B2	Collaborative communication for wireless local area networks A helper station system is disclosed that can enhance communications in a wireless network having at least one slow or unreliable link. In preferred embodiments, the helper station system includes at least one helper station configured to wirelessly re-transmit an original wireless transmission from at least one sender station to at least one access point without having to re-contend for access to the wireless medium.
US07843863B2	Subchannel control loop Independently controlling the transmitted power of each subchannel by a subchannel control loop is described. A transmitting station generates a channel made up of a sum of subchannels wherein each subchannel or group of subchannels is amplified with a unique gain value that is varied in accordance with subchannel power control messages from the receiving station. The receiving station generates each subchannel power control message subsequent to monitoring and calculating metrics based on that received subchannel.
US07843859B1	Analog echo canceller with filter banks A method and system are described for canceling an echo signal in analog domain with adaptive filters working in digital domain. In one embodiment, a system includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) sampling at two different phases to generate a first error signal and a second error signal having different phases. The ADC operates at a frequency significantly lower than the frequency at which the individual filters run. The first adaptive filter unit and a second adaptive filter unit are independently trained with the first and second error signals, respectively. The first and second adaptive filter units generate echo estimate signals used to cancel the echo signal.
US07843857B2	System for providing context-aware service and method thereof A context-aware service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of context-aware service providers and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server. The context-aware service provider subscribes an SIP event for user context information based on subscriber information in the context-aware service. The SIP server manages information on the context-aware service provider (i.e., subscription requestor) and the context information obtained from the SIP event subscription request, obtains service terminal capabilities and context information of the user from SIP registration and SIP event publication of the user, and transmits SIP event notification including the context information of the user by selecting a context-aware service provider subscribing the SIP event corresponding to the context information obtained from the SIP registration and the SIP event publication.
US07843854B2	Network loop detection using known static addresses In one embodiment of the invention, a method for detecting a network loop problem in a network, includes: selecting a known static address of a selected device which should normally be detected at not more than one port of a downstream device; determining if the static address is detected in more than one port in a downstream device, wherein the current downstream device includes a first port which normally detects the known static address and a second port; if the static address is detected at the second port of the current downstream device, then determining the connection to the second port and if the connection to the second port is a leaf, then identifying the leaf as a misbehaving node, and if the connection to the second port is not a leaf, then evaluating a next downstream device.
US07843849B2	Packet data transmission in third generation mobile system In an aspect, an apparatus is provided including a mapping device configured to establish mapping information for delivery order attributes corresponding to different transmission protocol types, and a detection device configured to detect a transmission protocol type for the transmission of data packets. The apparatus further includes a decision device configured to decide whether the detected protocol type is a predetermined type, and a setting device configured to set, based on the mapping information and the decision result, a delivery order attribute as a parameter for transmission of data packets in a packet data network if the predetermined protocol type is not present.
US07843845B2	Diagnostic tool and method for troubleshooting multicast connectivity flow problem(s) in a layer 2 aggregation network A diagnostic tool and method are described herein that are capable of diagnosing and localizing a multicast connectivity flow fault within a layer 2 aggregation network. In one application, the diagnostic tool and method can be used by a customer service representative to diagnose why a customer cannot receive a television channel even though they can receive other television channels within an IPTV network.
US07843844B2	Method, apparatus and system for the adaptive optimization of transport protocols when transmitting images A method, an apparatus and a system are disclosed for the adaptive and dynamic improvement or even optimization of a transport protocol when transmitting digital image data from a source system to a target system via a network. The apparatus accesses a database and a mapping module in which assignments of image data specific parameters and transport protocol specific parameters are stored.
US07843840B2	Traffic independent survivability analysis First-order effects of hypothesized fault conditions are determined by propagating discrete test packets between select nodes and noting the change of path, if any, taken by the test packet under each condition relative to the fault-free path. Tools are provided to create classes of node pairs of interest, and test packets are created only for select classes. The network is analyzed to identify fault conditions that are likely to impact system performance, and only these fault conditions are simulated. By providing a methodology for selecting classes of node pairs to test, and prioritizing the faults to simulate, a first-order survivability analysis of large networks can be performed efficiently and effectively. The efficiency of this technique is also enhanced by providing test packets that are representative of a wide range of possible source-destination combinations, and by evaluating only the source-destination combinations that may be directly affected by each fault condition.
US07843829B1	Detection and recovery from control plane congestion and faults One embodiment in accordance with the invention is a method. For example, the method can include receiving a plurality of control plane messages. A determination can be made as to whether a processor card of a router is experiencing sustained congestion from the plurality of control plane messages. Provided the processor card is experiencing sustained congestion, a source of the sustained congestion can be identified. A correction phase can be entered in order to respond to the source of the sustained congestion.
US07843827B2	Method and device for configuring a network device A method for configuring network device adapted to process network traffic comprising a plurality of network flows and to export network flow information. For configuring the network device, a copy of the network traffic that is processed by the network device is created. A simulation of a process of collecting the network flow information using the copy of the network traffic is performed. Based on the results of the simulation, a preferred information collection scheme is determined. The network device is then configured to collect the network flow information to be exported according to the preferred information collection scheme.
US07843821B2	Method, apparatus and program product to use factory-defined multiple MAC addresses for virtual NICS Apparatus, methods and computer program products are disclosed for specifying a MAC identifier for a network-interface-device that includes multiple universally administered MAC identifiers and connects to a network through a port. The network-interface-device accepts data packets received through the port if the data packets contain a destination address that matches any active MAC identifier. The method includes reserving a first and second universally administered MAC identifiers from the available universally administered MAC identifiers. The first universally administered MAC identifier and the second universally administered MAC identifier are respectively associated with a first and second resource of the network-interface-device. The MAC identifier is assigned to one of the first or second resource and activated. Other aspects include apparatus logics and program products that perform the method.
US07843811B2	Method of solving a split-brain condition In a cluster system comprising at least two nodes connected via a communication network and having a name and a host weight assigned to it, a method is implemented comprising the steps of inspecting the communication link, determining which node has to be shut down after a failure, creating an advertisement report for the node to be shut down, sending the advertisement report to at least one node of the cluster system, calculating a delay time depending on the weight of the first node and sending the shut down command to the node for which a failure report was received. In one embodiment of the invention the advertisement reports include a master node, which allows identifying and specifying the surviving subcluster. The method will send shut down signals to those nodes of a subcluster with lower weight than the surviving subcluster. A failsafe mechanism is implemented.
US07843810B2	Keeping modems online upon N+1 switchover in cable modem termination systems According to a first aspect, in a time period after a line card switchover, a CMTS router makes each ranging opportunity in a bandwidth allocation map effectively wider by padding mute areas, which no modem can use, before and after a ranging opportunity. This is to keep a ranging packet of one modem from colliding with transmissions from other modems that may have incorrect timing offset after a switchover. According to a second aspect, the CMTS router sends a modem affected by a switchover one or more unsolicited requests to adjust its timing offset in an effort to keep the modem from going offline.
US07843805B2	Method and circuit for frequency offset estimation in frequency domain in the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing baseband receiver for IEEE 802.11a/g wireless LAN standard A method for frequency offset estimation in frequency domain is provided. The method comprises the following steps. First, a phase angle of a signal field of the input signal after processed by Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) and channel equalization is calculated. A frequency offset error originated from at least one frequency offset estimation process in time domain is then estimated according to the phase angle.
US07843794B2	Optical pickup and optical disk apparatus An optical pickup includes a light emitting device, a prism, and an objective lens. The light emitting device emits a laser beam. The prism has an entrance face and an exit face. In the prism, the laser beam emitted from the light emitting device is perpendicularly incident on the entrance face, is parallel-shifted, is perpendicularly reflected, and is emerged from the exit face. The objective lens focuses the laser beam emerged from the prism on a recording surface of an optical disk.
US07843790B2	Apparatus and method for playing optical disc Apparatus and method for playing an optical disc, whereby the apparatus includes an optical disc drive to read data of the disc, in which the data on a previous layer and a subsequent layer is read in an OTP manner. The optical disc drive includes a pick-up module, and a microcomputer to control the pick-up module such that, when a start sector of the subsequent layer is located outward from a last sector of the previous layer, the pick-up module is moved to a position corresponding to the start sector of the subsequent layer after completing the reading of the data of the previous layer, and is made to perform a layer jump to the position corresponding to the start sector of the subsequent layer. The apparatus can minimize time delay in the layer jump, and shorten a period of time for the layer jump by shortening a traveling distance of the pick-up module, enabling smooth and continuous reproduction of data.
US07843785B2	Media processor storing media disposal history and control method of media processor A media processor is capable of keeping disposal history of media regardless of whether the media is externally created media or not. In the media processor, while used media set in a created media storage unit is being conveyed to a media disposal mechanism by a media conveying mechanism, a label surface image printed on a label surface of the media is read by a line sensor. Subsequently, the media is disposed of by the media disposal mechanism such that reading and writing are not possible. In a storage unit, the read image printed on the label surface is stored as media disposal history.
US07843770B2	Interval timer The present invention is directed towards a device and method of use for ensuring that persons who need to stay on a schedule can do so without constantly looking at a clock. The device is a programmable electronic device wherein the user can set a schedule time, an interval time and a sub-interval time and wherein the device alerts the user when one or more of these times are reached.
US07843768B2	System for communicating location of survivors in mine emergencies The disclosed system uses seismic signaling to locate survivors in a mine collapse. A separate transmitter with a specific pre-selected frequency or frequencies is placed in pre-positioned safety zones of a mine. The system generates frequency-locked, unmodulated seismic energy, which allows rescuers to identify the safety zone where a transmitter is activated. The transmitter comprises an oscillator that generates the signal. The oscillator drives the transducer. The transducer causes the inertial mass to move. The movement of the inertial mass generates the seismic waves, which are conducted through the pressure plate to the earth. The seismic signal is detected then amplified, filtered, converted and then processed. The use of a continuous signal enables the processing unit to identify the frequency of the signal with a very low error rate, using frequency content identification. The disclosure also describes a method for transmitting seismic waves through the earth using the above described system.
US07843767B2	Object detection apparatus and method A reflection-point estimation section constituting an object detection apparatus first calculates a rotational correction angle for each estimated reflection point Pn by using the following equation, using the fact that the ratio of the amount of change in a detected distance dn to a movement amount In of a sonar is nearly equal to a tangent with respect to the direction normal to the surface of an object: Rotational correction angleφ=a tan {(dn+1−dn)/In} in which n is a natural number. Subsequently, the reflection-point estimation section obtains estimated reflection points Pn′ after correction, by rotating each estimated reflection point Pn based on the calculation result.
US07843766B2	Systems and methods for monitoring time-dependent subsurface changes Systems and methods for monitoring time-dependant subsurface changes from imperfectly repeated data measurements.
US07843764B2	Ultrasonic imaging apparatus A plurality of signal transmitters are respectively configured to produce a pulse current by repeatedly switching the connection state of a switching element. A plurality of ultrasonic transducers are respectively configured to transmit an ultrasonic pulse to a subject to be examined upon receiving said pulse current, and to produce a receiving current upon receiving the reflected wave. A signal receiver is configured to receive said receiving current. A test signal generator is configured to produce a test signal and to output said test signal to a connection point of said signal transmitter, said ultrasonic transducer, and said signal receiver by switching said connection state of said switching element to a state through which said test signal is conducted.
US07843763B2	Semiconductor memory device and data masking method of the same A semiconductor memory device has a data masking function during a write operation. The semiconductor memory device includes a data mask input unit that receives a data mask signal. A data input unit receives data and delays the output of the data more than the output of the data mask signal. A write driver selectively drives the data outputted from the data input unit according to the data mask signal outputted from the data mask input unit. The semiconductor memory device ensures that the data mask signal is inputted into the write driver prior to the input of the data, thus preventing a timing mismatch between data and the data masking signal and poor data masking.
US07843759B2	Semiconductor memory device having reduced current consumption during data mask function The present invention describes a semiconductor memory device having a data mask function and includes a common driving control unit for generating a common driving control signal in response to a data mask signal and a write command signal supplied to the common driving control unit. A plurality of driving units are supplied with the common driving control signal and selectively drive data according to the common driving control signal and transmit the driven data to a plurality of data lines, respectively. Accordingly, a driving and data mask operation of the plurality of driving units is controlled by the common driving control unit, which reduces current consumption and a layout area of the circuit.
US07843758B2	Multi-chip package flash memory device and method for reading status data therefrom A method for reading status data from a multi-chip memory device including pluralities of memory chips is comprised of: providing a command to request an output of the status data to the plurality of memory chips; and accepting the status data of the plurality of memory chips through multiple channels of the multi-chip memory device. The reading method of the status data is helpful to shortening a standby time for accepting the status data of the multi-chip memory device, enhancing an operation rate.
US07843756B2	Low current consumption semiconductor memory device having input/output control circuit and control method thereof A low-current consumption semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of cell blocks, in which each cell block includes a plurality of cell mats; a plurality of input/output line switches which transmit the plurality of cell blocks to input/output lines; and an input/output line control circuit which receives a block address indicating arbitrary blocks among the plurality of cell blocks and an active command to control a drive of an input/output line switch according to an input level of the block address.
US07843755B2	Circuit and method for controlling sense amplifier of semiconductor memory apparatus A circuit for controlling a sense amplifier of a semiconductor memory apparatus including a sense amplifier control unit that controls an enable point of a sense amplifier control signal which is generated by an active command and a precharge command, according to whether a refresh signal is enabled. A sense amplifier driver that generates a sense amplifier driving signal in response to input of the sense amplifier control signal and a bit line equalization signal.
US07843748B2	Test apparatus of semiconductor integrated circuit and method using the same A test apparatus includes a test fuse unit for generating a test fuse signal in response to a test mode signal during a test time and generating a test fuse signals according to a fuse cutting after a termination of the test time, a combination signal generating unit for storing a test signal and inactivating a combination signal when the test mode signal is inactivate and for outputting the stored test signal as the combination signal when the test mode signal is activate, and a code signal generating unit for activating a test code signal when one of the test fuse signal and the combination signal is activated.
US07843747B2	System and method for better testability of OTP memory A system for testing logic circuits for executing writing and reading operations in a one-time programmable (OTP) memory having an array of memory cells is disclosed, the system comprising a column of testing cells having the same number of cells as that of an entire column of the array of memory cells, a row of testing cells having the same number of cells as that of an entire row of the array of memory cells, wherein both the column and row of testing cells are first written to and then read out from during a testing operation, and can never be accessed during non-testing operations of the OTP memory.
US07843746B2	Method and device for redundancy replacement in semiconductor devices using a multiplexer A redundancy replacement scheme for a semiconductor device repairing a faulty memory cell in a column select line group with a spare memory cell in the column select line group based on a physical or logical address of the selected row.
US07843726B2	Sensing against a reference cell Memory devices, bulk storage devices, and methods of operating memory are disclosed, such as those adapted to process and generate analog data signals representative of data values of two or more bits of information. Programming of such memory devices can include programming to a target threshold voltage within a range representative of the desired bit pattern. Reading such memory devices can include generating an analog data signal indicative of a threshold voltage of a target memory cell. The target memory cell can be sensed against a reference cell includes a dummy string of memory cells connected to a target string of memory cells, and, such as by using a differential amplifier to sense a difference between a reference cell and the target cell. This may allow a wider range of voltages to be used for data states.
US07843710B2	Apparatus and method for controlling power converter A power converter controlling apparatus that can prevent burnout caused by overcurrent and/or overvoltage generated by low power index operation or output short circuit in a high frequency power converter employing a digital controlling method, and a method thereof. The power converter controlling apparatus includes a digital controller which outputs a gate signal for controlling intermittent operation of a predetermined switch based on inputted control data, a detector which generates a detection signal in response to generation of overcurrent and/or overvoltage, and a registration maintenance unit for maintaining a state where the output of the gate signal is shut off, when the detection signal is generated.
US07843709B2	Rectifier circuit and radio communication device using the same A rectifier circuit includes an input terminal that receives an alternating-current signal, a first rectifier circuit that generates a first direct-current voltage from the alternating-current signal, a bias-voltage generating circuit that generates a bias voltage from the first direct-current voltage, and a second rectifier circuit that generates a second direct-current voltage from the alternating-current signal biased with the bias voltage.
US07843689B2	Fire resistant and water resistant enclosure for operable computer digital data storage device A fire resistant and water resistant enclosure for an operable computer digital data storage device is provided. The enclosure has walls made of gypsum or concrete and, in one embodiment, has two small ventilation openings which remain open during normal operation of the digital data storage device and during the presence of fire. This embodiment has no moving parts. In the presence of fire, air and superheated steam from inside the enclosure expand and flow outwardly through the ventilation passageways. As those gases flow outwardly, they simultaneously block or prevent the transfer of heat from the exterior fire inwardly through those passageways. A water resistant pouch or coating surrounding the storage device prevents damage from flood, water, steam generated by the insulation or smoke from passing through said passageways and damaging the storage device. Another embodiment is provided utilizing one or more movable hatches which, in the presence of fire, cannot completely close, allowing superheated steam to escape from the enclosure yet during normal operation allow for better ventilation and cooling. A method is also provided for protecting the data storage device wherein the walls of the enclosure are supersaturated with water. The walls are coated with a vapor barrier such as plastic skin, plastic container or wax to prevent evaporation of water. In the presence of fire, the vapor barrier melts and the excess water stored in the walls absorbs latent heat of vaporization and extends the amount of time over which the enclosure is able to protect the storage device from damage.
US07843688B2	Latching mechanisms for portable electronic devices A latching mechanism (10, 20) for a portable electronic device, the latching mechanism comprising one or more of a male/female element (10/20) configured to provide for latching under physical engagement with one or more of a complementary female/male element (20/10), one or more of the male/female elements (10/20) configured to be moved from an unlatched configuration to a latched configuration by inter-engagement, the latched configuration configured to provide for physical inter-engagement of the male and female elements (10, 20) which is configured to provide a bias to the one or more of the male/female elements (10/20) that resists physical disengagement of the male and female elements (10, 20).
US07843685B2	Duct system for high power adapter cards A method and apparatus for substantially preventing recirculation of heated air from an exhaust outlet of an expansion card to an air inlet of the expansion card, wherein the air inlet and exhaust outlet are both on the same end of the chassis. The apparatus comprises a chassis with a chassis fan, a motherboard within the chassis having an expansion card connector, and an expansion card in communication with the expansion card connector and secured to the front end of the chassis. The expansion card also includes a card fan configured to move cooling air through the air inlet to the exhaust outlet. An air duct redirects the hot air from the exhaust outlet to prevent recirculation into the expansion card and causes the heated air to exit through the chassis fan. The air duct may include a longitudinal segment through a computer module and a lateral segment selectively securable over the exhaust outlet.
US07843678B2	Photoelectron generating plate, negative particle generating device and charge removing device and equipment using such device The photoelectron generating plate includes on a substrate a photoelectron emission layer for emitting photoelectrons by the illumination of the light and having a barrier property. A diffusion of a material of an underlying base member into the photoelectron emission layer is blocked by the barrier layer and thus the surface of the photoelectron emission layer is prevented from being coated by the material of the base member. As a result, temporal reduction in the number of generated negative ions can be considerably ameliorated. In other words, the charge removing device attains a good durability for a long time.
US07843671B2	Electric machine control system A drive system for an electrical machine is provided. The system includes a control unit and a monitoring unit, which is independent of the control unit. The control unit includes a device that converts one or more incoming operating parameters of the electrical machine to an output value. The monitoring unit includes a device that converts the operating parameters to a comparison value, with the conversion being carried out more quickly in the control unit than in the monitoring unit. A comparator compares the output value or an intermediate value of the output value with the comparison value of the output value or of the intermediate value.
US07843664B2	Electrostatic discharge apparatus for hub and spindle assemblies An electrostatic discharge apparatus for use with a hub and spindle assembly for a disc drive storage system comprising a spindle; a hub rotatably mounted on the spindle; a capsule formed at least in part from an electrically conductive material that can be placed in electrical communication with the hub and defining a chamber configured to hold an electrically conductive fluid and defining at least one capillary channel in fluid communication with an opening formed in the capsule, the opening configured to permit rotation about the spindle, and to permit a meniscus formed by the conductive fluid proximate to the opening to electrically contact the spindle during rotation of the hub about the spindle.
US07843663B2	Retaining gate for deep storage slot retention of storage cartridges A storage cartridge retention device employs a deep storage slot for storing one or more storage cartridge(s) through its front opening and biases the stored storage cartridge(s) in a direction of its front opening. The storage cartridge retention device further employs a retaining gate external to the deep storage slot and movable relative to the front opening of the deep storage slot between a retaining position and a releasing position. The retaining position engages a front storage cartridge to retain the storage cartridge(s) within the deep storage slot based on the bias of the storage cartridge(s) in the direction of the front opening of the deep storage slot, and the releasing position disengages the front storage cartridge to facilitate movement of the one storage cartridge(s) within the deep storage slot based on the bias of the storage cartridge(s) in the direction of the front opening of the deep storage slot.
US07843651B2	Wide-angle lens system A wide-angle lens system includes a negative first lens group, a negative second lens group and a positive third lens group, in this order from the object.The first lens group includes a negative meniscus lens element having the convex surface facing toward the object, and a positive lens element having a convex surface facing toward the object, in this order from the object. The first lens group includes at least one aspherical surface.The second lens group includes a negative meniscus lens element having the convex surface facing toward the object, and cemented lens elements having a positive lens element and a negative lens element, in this order from the object.The third lens group includes cemented lens elements having a negative lens element and a positive lens element, and a positive lens element having a convex surface facing toward the image, in this order from the object.
US07843646B2	Switchable magnification lens and photographic apparatus having the same A switchable magnification lens used to vary the magnification of an image going to be captured by a camera. The switchable magnification lens includes an outer barrel and a switchable magnification unit detachably arranged in the outer barrel and connected to the zoom lens. The image will be magnified while passing through the switchable magnification unit from a first end to a second end, and the image will be shrunk while passing through the switchable magnification unit from the second end to the first end. The switchable magnification unit is able to change its orientation with respect to the outer barrel. The image will be magnified while the first end is away from the camera and the second end is toward the camera, and the image will be shrunk while the first end is toward the camera and the second end is away from the camera.
US07843645B2	Projection optical system, exposure apparatus, and method of manufacturing device This invention is a projection optical system which includes a plurality of lens groups and projects an image of a first object onto a second object. A bottom lens group of the plurality of lens groups which is positioned nearest to the second object is made of an isotropic crystal material having a refractive index of 1.6 or more and has a positive focal length. A curvature radius R (mm) of a surface of the bottom lens group which is located on the first object side and a center thickness d (mm) of the bottom lens group satisfy 3.0>R/d>1.6 and d<60.
US07843640B2	Light shelves for daylighting The embodiments disclosed herein relate to light shelves for daylighting, and more particularly to light shelves that include both a diffuser and a reflector. According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a light shelf that includes at least one anchor bracket suitable for attachment to a building structure; at least one support beam attached to the anchor bracket; and a plurality of light transmitting airfoil-shaped louvers each supported and positioned by the support beam at a preselected fixed profile angle, wherein each of the louvers includes a diffuser and a reflective surface.
US07843637B2	Birefringent structured film for LED color mixing in a backlight An article for use in light spreading includes a body having first and second surfaces, and first and second in-plane axes that are orthogonal with respect to each other and a third axis that is mutually orthogonal to the first and second in-plane axes in a thickness direction of the body. A portion of the first surface is a birefringent structured surface. The portion is structured such that, when the article receives a light signal within a particular range of wavelengths, the structured surface causes splitting the light signal into a plurality of divergent light signals. The article can be used for color mixing such as in a cavity providing a backlight for LCD devices or other display devices requiring a backlight.
US07843635B2	Device for trapping or stretching microscopic substance and method thereof The present invention provides a device for trapping or stretching a microscopic substance comprising (a) a light source; (b) an acousto-optic modulator (AOM); (c)a beam-expander; (d) an object lens; and (e) an incoherent light source. The present invention further provides a method for trapping or stretching a microscopic substance comprising (a) providing a focused laser beam to form a focal spot and (b) scanning a plurality of points on said microscopic substance by said focal spot by way of the AOM.
US07843633B2	Laser processing apparatus The present invention relates to a laser processing apparatus which can be miniaturized and has a structure for achieving effective protection of the fiber laser light source. The laser processing apparatus comprises a fiber laser light source, a collimator, a spatial filter, an optical isolator, and a condenser lens. The optical isolator emits laser light from the collimator laser light in parallel to the direction of incidence of the laser light, and emits return light from the condenser lens at a predetermined angle with regard to the direction of incidence of the return light. The spatial filter comprises a pair of condenser lenses disposed such that the focal point is formed therebetween, and a pinhole mask disposed such that the pinhole is located at the focal point. At least, a part of the return light emitted from the optical isolator is blocked by the pinhole mask of the spatial filter.
US07843630B2	Cascaded optical amplifier and control method thereof A cascaded optical amplifier including a first optical amplifier and a second optical amplifier in cascaded arrangement is provided. Each of the first optical amplifier and the second optical amplifier has a respective input for receiving an optical signal, an output for outputting an amplified optical signal, and a control input for controlling the gain of the optical amplifier. The cascaded optical amplifier includes a sensor for sensing upstream of the input of the second optical amplier a signal relating to operation of the cascaded optical amplifier. In addition, the cascaded optical amplifier includes a controller for providing control signals to the respective control inputs of the first amplifier and the second amplifier, the controller providing the control signal to the second optical amplifier as a function of the sensed signal.
US07843629B2	Periodically filtered broadband light source Embodiments of a periodically filtered broadband light source are described. The periodically filtered broadband light source includes a periodic spectral filter coupled to an optical gain element to generate a light and to filter the light into a plurality of individual spectral slices. The broadband light source includes an isolator coupled to the optical gain element. The periodic filter can be a reflective filter. The periodic filter can adjust an optical power in each of the spectral slices. The periodic filter can include one or more control elements to control an optical power in each of the spectral slices. Further, a wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network system is described that includes the periodic broadband light source to send individual spectral slices to wavelength lock one or more transceivers. The individual spectral slices sent by the periodic broadband light source match wavelength channels of a wavelength division multiplexer/de-multiplexer.
US07843627B2	Coherent demodulation with reduced latency adapted for use in scanning probe microscopes A signal demodulator and the method of using the same in a scanning probe microscope or the like to provide a feedback path with reduced latency are disclosed. The demodulator includes an input port, a first mixer and a first integrator. The input port receives an input signal having a frequency component at a signal frequency. The input signal is characterized by a signal amplitude at that frequency. The first mixer mixes the input signal with a first local oscillator signal at the signal frequency to generate a first mixed signal. The first integrator integrates the first mixed signal for an integer number of periods of the signal frequency to provide a first output signal.
US07843623B2	Non volatile addressable electronic paper with color capability In accordance with the invention, there are systems for electronic paper, apparatus for electrophoretic display, and methods of making an electrophoretic display. The apparatus for electrophoretic can include an electret substrate and a plurality of capsules disposed in the electret substrate, wherein each of the plurality of capsules can include a first plurality of charged pigments with a first color and a first charge, a second plurality of charged pigments with a second color and a second charge greater than the first charge, a third plurality of charged pigments with a third color and a third charge greater than the second charge, and a fluid, wherein the plurality of charged pigments are subjected to a non-uniform electric field.
US07843621B2	Components and testing methods for use in the production of electro-optic displays A laminate comprising a solid electro-optic medium and an electrically conductive layer is tested by passing it over a pair of electrodes at different potentials, with the electrically conductive layer lying on the opposed side of the electro-optic medium from the electrodes. An article which can be tested by this method, and which is useful in the manufacture of electro-optic displays, comprises a layer of a solid electro-optic medium and a release sheet comprising an electrically conductive layer.
US07843617B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system An information processing device includes a controller unit that controls overall operations of the information processing device. The information processing device also includes an operational unit that serves as a user interface. The controller unit includes a memory that stores one or more is image files to be transmitted to the operational unit. The controller unit also includes a first calculation and processing unit that controls the overall operations of the information processing device. An output image of the image files after a processing is produced in the operational unit. In addition, the output image is displayed on a display device of the operational unit.
US07843613B2	System and method for automated processing of consecutively scanned document processing jobs The subject application is directed to a system and method for the automated configuration for document input devices. A document processing device first receives a document, which is scanned to detect an indicia on one of the sheets of the document. The indicia, in the form of a barcode or watermark, are then decoded to generate job data representing a desired device configuration for processing the received document. The job data is then used to program a job processor and the document processing device outputs the document in accordance with the job data.
US07843598B2	Image processing method and apparatus, and image recording apparatus An image processing method for an image recording apparatus which records an image by means of dots on a recording medium, the image processing method includes the steps of: setting the recording medium; and forming the dots on the recording medium, wherein: dot size information relating to the dots that have at least one dot size and are recordable by the image recording apparatus, and recording resolution information are obtained; when image information for a text character or line is transformed into bitmap data which the image recording apparatus can record the image in accordance with, then dot sizes and recording positions of the dots are determined in accordance with the dot size information and the recording resolution information, in such a manner that a recording width of the text character or line approaches a recording width determined in accordance with the image information.
US07843593B2	Restricting replies to communications A method of communication is disclosed. The method starts by receiving a document and a destination communication address from a first user device. A unique number associated the first user device is allocated and recorded in a pending reply list. The document and the unique number are then communicated to the destination communication address. Upon receipt of a received document and a received reply number, the method performs the additional steps of: determining whether the received reply number matches an entry in the pending reply list, and delivering the received document to the user device associated with the unique number matching the received reply number.
US07843592B2	Editing and browsing images for virtual cameras Digital imaging including creating, in a virtual camera, an unedited image request for an unedited digital image; editing the unedited image request, producing an edited image request for an edited image; communicating the edited image request to a web site for imaging for virtual cameras; receiving, in the virtual camera, the edited digital image from the web site; and displaying the edited digital image on a display device of a user interface of the virtual camera. Digital imaging including identifying a browsing image request data element from among image request data elements of an image request data structure; and creating, in dependence upon the identified browsing image request data element, a multiplicity of image requests for digital images, wherein values of the browsing image request data elements vary among the image requests.
US07843580B2	Image processing system, method of controlling the image processing system and control program for the image processing system An image processing system for enabling a manufacturer's image forming apparatuses to be used as far as possible by a user. Design is made to enable a manufacturer or a vendor to appeal the predominance, particularly economy, of their own image forming apparatuses by the utilization of a user interface for controlling a recording process.
US07843576B2	Means for measuring a diameter A diameter measuring instrument that comprises a straight-edge and two legs or jaws, wherewith the distance between the legs can be read-off. The invention is characterized in that the straightedge (2) is provided with a leg (3) which is fixed in relation to the straightedge and a leg (4) which is movable relative to the straightedge, or alternatively with two legs that are movable relative to the straightedge; in that each leg (3, 4) includes a laser (5, 6) which is designed to emit a visible laser beam (7, 8) in a direction that coincides with the length direction of respective legs (3, 4); and in that the laser beams (7, 8) are parallel to one another.
US07843562B2	Detection of biomolecules using porous biosensors and Raman spectroscopy The invention provides methods used to analyze the contents of a biological sample, such as blood serum, with cascade Raman sensing. A fluorescence producing nanoporous biosensor having probes that bind specifically to known analytes is contacted with a biological sample and one or more bound complexes coupled to the porous semiconductor structure are formed. The bound complexes are contacted with a Raman-active probe that binds specifically to the bound complexes and the biosensor is illuminated to generate fluorescent emissions from the biosensor. These fluorescent emissions generate Raman signals from the bound complexes. The Raman signals produced by the bound complexes are detected and the Raman signal associated with a bound protein-containing analyte is indicative of the presence of the protein-containing compound in the sample. The invention methods are useful to provide a protein profile of a patient sample. The invention also provides detection systems useful to practice the invention methods.
US07843561B2	Optical system for a flow cytometer with an interrogation zone The optical system of the preferred embodiments includes a first light source that creates a first beam of a first wavelength, a first collimating element that collimates the first beam, a second light source 102 that creates a second beam of a second wavelength, a second collimating element that collimates the second beam, a beam combining element that combines the collimated beams, and a focusing element that focuses the combined collimated beam to a single point.
US07843559B2	System for detection of wafer defects Fast on-line electro-optical detection of wafer defects by illuminating with a short light pulse from a repetitively pulsed laser, a section of the wafer while it is moved across the field of view of an imaging system, and imaging the moving wafer onto a focal plane assembly, optically forming a continuous surface of photo-detectors at the focal plane of the optical imaging system. The continuously moving wafer is illuminated by a laser pulse of duration significantly shorter than the pixel dwell time, such that there is effectively no image smear during the wafer motion. The laser pulse has sufficient energy and brightness to impart the necessary illumination to each sequentially inspected field of view required for creating an image of the inspected wafer die. A novel fiber optical illumination delivery system, which is effective in reducing the effects of source coherence is described. Other novel aspects of the system include a system for compensating for variations in the pulse energy of a Q-switched laser output, methods for autofocussing of the wafer imaging system, and novel methods for removal of repetitive features of the image by means of Fourier plane filtering, to enable easier detection of wafer defects.
US07843558B2	Optical inspection tools featuring light shaping diffusers An optical inspection system or tool can be configured to adjust the distribution of light by using one or more diffusers. The diffusers can be variable in some embodiments. For example, the angular or spatial distribution of the illumination can be adjusted to minimize intensity of illumination outside of an imaged area to thereby reduce illumination loss. The angular or spatial distribution may additionally or alternatively be adjusted so that the illumination across an illuminated area is substantially uniform. The use of one or more diffusers may aid in the inspection of semiconductor objects including, but not limited to, semiconductor wafers and the like.
US07843553B2	Distance-measuring device The invention is based on a distance-measuring device, in particular a laser distance-measuring device (10) which is in the form of a handheld device, having a printed circuit board (18) and a transmitting or receiving unit (20, 22) which is provided for transmitting or receiving a measurement signal, and comprises a housing (30, 46, 82, 96, 130) which has a base surface (32, 48, 102, 140) which faces the printed circuit board (18), a side surface and a signal surface (38, 50, 98, 142). The invention proposes that the side surface is in the form of a signal surface (38, 50, 98, 142).
US07843549B2	Light attenuating filter for correcting field dependent ellipticity and uniformity Ellipticity in an illumination beam may be corrected by measuring an ellipticity of the illumination beam and substantially eliminating the ellipticity using a light attenuating filter at a defocus position of the illumination beam, wherein the light attenuating filter has a two-dimensional pattern that compensates for ellipticity variations in the illumination beam. The light attenuating filter may stand alone, or the filter may be combined with a uniformity correction system, such that it corrects both uniformity and ellipticity. In one embodiment, the light attenuating filter is printed with an assembly of microscopic dots according to the two-dimensional pattern.
US07843545B2	Liquid crystal display comprising a first dummy pattern formed alternately and apart from a second dummy pattern and method of manufacturing the same An LCD and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The LCD includes first and second substrates defined by a display region and a non-display region, and spaced a predetermined interval apart from each other. The LCD further comprises a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, a conductive part formed on at least one side of the first substrate corresponding to the non-display region. The conductive part has a first dummy pattern formed of metal identical to that of a gate line in the display region. The LCD then comprises a common electrode formed on the second substrate, and a conductive thread pattern that electrically connects the common electrode and the conductive part, and attaches the first and second substrates.
US07843542B2	Liquid crystal display including a spacer element and method for fabricating the same A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate with a second opening pattern. The first and the second opening patterns proceed parallel to each other while being arranged in an alternate manner. A liquid crystal material is injected between the first and the second substrates. A spacer is positioned at an end of the second opening pattern to maintain the distance between the first and the second substrates.
US07843541B2	Transflective liquid crystal device and electronic equipment having first and second electrodes each with first and second branch electrodes A liquid crystal device including a liquid crystal layer having liquid crystal which demonstrates an optically isotropic property when no electric field is applied and demonstrates an optically anisotropic property which is proportional to the square of the electric field strength when electric field is applied, and a pair of substrates which sandwich the liquid crystal layer, including sub-pixel areas each including a reflective display area for reflective display and a transmissive display area for transmissive display; and first and second electrodes provided in both of the reflective display area and the transmissive display area, wherein the liquid crystal layer is driven by an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode in the transmissive display area is smaller than the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode in the reflective display area.
US07843540B2	Liquid crystal display device and electronic apparatus A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device having a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, and a plurality of pixels each having a display region, in that: the liquid crystal layer is optically isotropic when an selective electric field is not applied and optically aisotropic when an electric field is applied and includes a material whose refractive index changes depending on the strength of the electric field; and the plurality of pixels include first and second pixels different in the electric field strength.
US07843536B2	Liquid crystal display device and projector A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal cell including liquid crystal operating in a twisted nematic mode; a first quartz plate optically compensating for the liquid crystal cell; a second quartz plate optically compensating for the liquid crystal cell; and a pair of polarizing elements disposed with the liquid crystal cell, the first quartz plate, and the second quartz plate interposed therebetween. Here, the thickness d [μm] of the first and second quartz plates, the polar angle θ [°] of the optical axis of the first and second quartz plates, and the cell gap CG [μm] of the liquid crystal cell satisfy the following conditional expressions: 0.7(16 cos2 θ−23.6 cos θ+14.6)(1+0.32(CG−3.0))
US07843530B2	Liquid crystal-containing composition and liquid crystal display device using the same A liquid crystal-containing composition includes a first cholesteric liquid crystal having a peak wavelength of selective reflection in the range of from 600 nm to 800 nm and encapsulated in a microcapsule and a second cholesteric liquid crystal having a peak wavelength of selective reflection in the range of from 400 nm to 500 nm as the only liquid crystals, and the content of the second cholesteric liquid crystal with respect to the entire cholesteric liquid crystal content is from about 5 weight % to about 40 weight %.
US07843528B2	Backlight unit and flat panel display having the same A flat panel display includes a base chassis, a display panel, a backlight unit connected to the base chassis to emit light to the display panel, and including a substrate mounted with a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) each generating light and a light guide plate disposed between the display panel and the substrate to diffuse the lights generated from the respective LEDs, and a fixing member formed at any one of the base chassis, the substrate, and the light guide plate in order to connect the base chassis with the light guide plate. The base chassis, the substrate and the light guide plate can be conveniently assembled to one another at one time without the use of screws.
US07843526B2	Liquid crystal display module and an assembly method therefor A display module of an LCD device having a rear case shaped as a four-cornered container having sidewalls on each of its four edges; a backlight assembly formed by depositing and fixing a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a series of sheets onto a mold frame where a lamp assembly receiving portion, a gate PCB receiving portion, and a source PCB receiving portion are integrally formed; an LCD panel module having an upper panel, a lower panel coupled to the upper panel with a liquid crystal inserted therebetween, a gate PCB electrically connected to an end portion of the lower panel, and a source PCB electrically connected to another end portion of the lower panel and has a conductive pattern for an electric signal to be applied to an inverter; a main chassis which defines an active screen area of the LCD panel module and couples the mold frame and the LCD panel module to the rear case; and a front case coupled to the main chassis and covering a whole surface of the LCD panel module excluding the active screen area.
US07843519B2	Pixel structure of TFT-LCD One embodiment according to the present invention provides a pixel structure of a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate comprising a pixel electrode, a gate line and a data line, the gate line and the data line intersecting with each other to define a pixel unit and forms a parasitic capacitor at an intersection point between the gate line and the date line, wherein a branch is provided on the gate line and a protective capacitor is formed between the branch and the data line and is connected in parallel to the parasitic capacitor, and the capacitance of the protective capacitor is less than that of the parasitic capacitor.
US07843511B2	Apparatus and method for combining images in a terminal device An apparatus and method for combining images of a mobile terminal that receives broadcast image signals. A capture module is used for capturing and storing a specific scene of a broadcast image; a first processor is used for selecting a first image of images stored in the terminal, converting the first image into a translucent image, scaling down the first image, or extracting an object image from the first image; and a second processor is used for selecting a second image of the images stored in the terminal and overlapping the scaled-down image or the object image onto the second image.
US07843510B1	Method and system for combining video sequences with spatio-temporal alignment Given two video sequences, a composite video sequence can be generated which includes visual elements from each of the given sequences, suitably synchronized and represented in a chosen focal plane. For example, given two video sequences with each showing a different contestant individually racing the same down-hill course, the composite sequence can include elements from each of the given sequences to show the contestants as if racing simultaneously. A composite video sequence can be made also by similarly combining a video sequence with an audio sequence.
US07843509B2	Iterative method of interpolating image information values The invention relates to an iterative method for determining an interpolated image information value in an image that comprises a number of image regions arranged in a matrix-like fashion having original image regions to which one image information value has been assigned, and having at least one image region to be interpolated. In order to determine an interpolated image information value, the method specifies a starting interpolation direction and determines a quality measure for the starting interpolation direction. At least one image direction is selected different from the starting interpolation direction and determining a quality measure for this at least one image direction. The quality measures for the starting interpolation direction are compared and the at least one image direction different from the starting interpolation direction, selecting as the interpolation direction the starting interpolation direction or the at least one image direction, and determining the interpolated image information value using image regions that are located in the interpolation direction adjacent to the to-be-interpolated first image region. The steps of selecting and comparing are repeated at least once.
US07843503B2	System and method for reading information in a set of electronic components connected to a communication bus, and application to reading a matrix of pixels A device for reading information in a set of electronic components connected to a communication bus in order to send that information over the communication bus includes means for reading values held in at least some of the electronic components holding a value to be sent and an arbiter circuit for successively sending the read values over the communication bus. The arbiter circuit includes means for circulating between the electronic components holding a value to be sent a single token authorizing sending of the read values.
US07843497B2	Array-camera motion picture device, and methods to produce new visual and aural effects A system and method for creating special effects comprising capturing an image of an object or objects in motion from each of a plurality of cameras aligned in an array, assembling the images from each camera into a series of images in a manner providing a simulation of motion from a perspective along the array with respect to the object or objects within the images when a series of images is displayed in sequence, wherein certain object or objects appear substantially stationary in time during the simulation of motion.
US07843489B2	Maintaining continuous film mode with bad edits A method for editing spliced-together video comprising a cut-out sequence followed by a cut-in sequence, both being in 3:2 pull-down format. A bad edit is detected, and either a number of contiguous frames at the end of the cut-out sequence and/or a number of contiguous frames at the beginning of the cut-in sequence are deleted in order that the 3:2 pull-down sequence is preserved in the spliced-together video. Alternatively, a first number of frames at the end of the cut-out sequence and/or a second number of frames at the beginning of the cut-in sequence are copied/renamed and inserted from other fields in order that the pull-down format is preserved in the spliced-together video.
US07843488B2	Vision thermalization for sightless and visually impaired A Vision Thermalization, “VT” light-to-heat transducer, versatile video transformation system, via Biophysics Resonance of forehead cells with thin film transistors infrared “display” (1 k×0.0015 C×640×480 VGA) and alternative image processing methodology thereof to convert, for the sightless and visually impaired, light waves, or TV received signals or 2D/3D video camera signals into infrared patterns of sensible heat waves such as produced by the product of voltage and current in an active matrix of thin film transistors (AM-TFT), typically used with liquid crystal displays, in order to exploit the viper-like thermal vision sensibility of 10 parts/million (0.003 C/305K) and biophysics resonance of thermo regulating amino acids.
US07843487B2	System of linkable cameras, each receiving, contributing to the encoding of, and transmitting an image The camera system of the present invention includes a plurality of cameras each including an imaging unit and an image processing unit. If configured to operate in a mode that is for cooperation with other cameras, a first camera included in the camera system causes the image processing unit thereof to receive images from other cameras, and generate synthesized image by synthesizing the received images and an image captured by the imaging unit thereof. The first camera transmits the generated synthesized image to a second camera included in the camera system. The second camera causes, if configured to operate in the mode that is for cooperation with other cameras, the image processing unit thereof to perform part or whole of encoding of the received synthesized image.
US07843480B2	Image-recording device for generating a number of image spots in projection line An image-recording device for generating image spots (210) by n individually controllable light sources (12), which each have a distance si, i being=1 . . . n, to an object line (14), in a projection line (16) of the object line (14) on a printing form (28), which moves with a velocity component v normally to the direction defined by the projection line (16) and tangentially to the surface of the printing form. The image-recording device is distinguished by the triggering device (216) having an assigned time-delay device (222), which delays the tripping instant of the triggering device for each light source (12) as a function of the particular distance si. The image-recording device may advantageously by used in direct imaging print units or printing-form exposure units.
US07843467B2	Shape deformation A method and system is provided for deforming a shape of an image. In one example, an input is received for deforming a displayed shape, the shape including a boundary polygon or outline contour and a local area within the outline contour. The local area may further include vertices and edges. During deformation, an energy function corresponding to the outline contour and the local area may be determined and reduced or minimized. Positioning of the vertices and lengths of the edges may be determined based on the energy function or preservation of coordinates associated with the outline contour and the local area.
US07843460B2	Method and apparatus for bandwidth corruption recovery A graphics processor is provided. The graphics processor includes a memory storing image data for presentation and a display memory region in communication with the memory, the display memory region supplying image data to a display panel for presentation. The graphics processor includes bandwidth control logic configured to monitor a lag between an output from the display memory region and an input into the display memory region. The bandwidth control logic is further configured to prevent a level of the display memory from decrementing when the lag between the output and the input is capable of causing corruption on the display panel due to a lack of data from the display memory region. A method for avoiding a buffer under run and a device are included.
US07843442B2	Pixel and organic light emitting display using the pixel A pixel and an organic light emitting display using the pixel capable of displaying an image of uniform luminance. A pixel circuit is coupled with at least one scan line and at least one data line. The pixel circuit first charges a voltage corresponding to a first data signal across at least one capacitor when the first data signal is supplied from the data lines, and second charges the at least one capacitor when a current as a second data signal is provided. The pixel circuit controls an amount of current supplied to a second power supply from the first power supply through the organic light emitting diode according to the voltage charged in the at least one capacitor. Accordingly, an image of uniform luminescence may be displayed.
US07843427B2	Methods for determining a cursor position from a finger contact with a touch screen display A portable device with a touch screen display detects a contact area of a finger with the touch screen display and then determines a first position associated with the contact area. The cursor position of the finger contact is determined, at least in part, based on: the first position, one or more distances between the first position and one or more of the user interface objects; and one or more activation susceptibility numbers, each associated with a respective user interface object in the plurality of user interface objects. If the cursor position falls into the hidden hit region of a virtual push button on the touch screen display, the portable device is activated to perform operations associated with the virtual push button.
US07843426B2	Active human-machine interface system including interposed sector gears A human-machine interface assembly includes a user interface, a first motor, a second motor, a first sector gear, and a second sector gear. The user interface is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis that is perpendicular to the first rotational axis. The user interface is responsive to an input force to rotate about one or both of the first and second rotational axes. The first motor is disposed apart from the first rotational axis and generates a drive force about a third rotational axis that is parallel to the first rotational axis. The second motor is disposed apart from the second rotational axis and generates a drive force about a fourth rotational axis that is parallel to the second rotational axis. The first sector gear is coupled between the first motor and the user interface, and the second sector gear is coupled between the second motor and the user interface.
US07843418B2	Optical display system and method, active and passive dithering using birefringence, color image superpositioning and display enhancement with phase coordinated polarization switching A display apparatus is disclosed comprising a passive display; a light source to provide illumination of the passive display; a video signal input, wherein in response to a video signal the passive display modulates light from the light source to provide an image, and wherein the intensity of light provided by the light source illuminating the display is controlled based on the video signal and wherein the passive display is capable of displaying a preset range of gray levels and presenting a displayed image in response to the video signal; and a control operable to expand a range of gray levels represented in the video signal across substantially all of preset range of gray levels.
US07843417B2	Optical display system and method, active and passive dithering using birefringence, color image superpositioning and display enhancement with phase coordinated polarization switching A display apparatus includes a passive display, a light source, and a video signal input, in operation in response to a video signal the passive display modulates light from the light source to provide an image, and the intensity of the light source is controlled by the video signal. A method of producing a displayed image using a passive display illuminated by a light source is characterized in controlling the light source to obtain a displayed image with a desired amount of information, gray scale and/or color characteristics. A method of reducing power consumption by a display system in which a light modulating display modulates incident light from a light source to provide images is characterized in controlling power provided to the light source to reduce output thereof for relatively dark images.
US07843415B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of driving same A source driver includes a control unit, a data selecting unit, a gamma circuit, a level shifter and a driving buffer unit. The control unit compares a frame count value with a predetermined value N, where N is a natural number larger than two, and outputs a data select signal and a driver control signal based on the comparison. The data selecting unit outputs one of input data and black data in response to the data select signal. The gamma circuit generates a grayscale voltage based on selected data from the data selecting unit and the level shifter generates a driving voltage based on the grayscale voltage. The driving buffer unit provides an output voltage based on the driving voltage to a data line of a display device in response to the driver control signal. Accordingly, the source driver prevents afterimages, improves moving image quality and reduces power consumption
US07843414B2	Liquid crystal display driver and method thereof A system comprises a liquid crystal display viewable from front and side view points, and comprising a plurality of pixels having corresponding original luminance values, a plurality of data lines in the display, a plurality of data drivers for driving the data lines, and an adjusted gray scale generator for adjusting gray scales of the pixels and outputting adjusted gray scales to the data drivers for driving the data lines.
US07843412B2	Apparatus and method for driving liquid crystal display device An apparatus and method for driving an LCD device is disclosed, in which resolution of images can be improved by the difference in gray level between adjacent pixels of video data. The apparatus for driving an LCD device includes an LCD panel having a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, a data converter analyzing the difference in gray level between adjacent pixels of input video data and outputting modulated video data if the difference of gray level between adjacent pixels is larger than a reference value, a timing controller aligning and outputting the modulated video data, a gate driver supplying scan pulses to the gate lines of the LCD panel, and a data driver supplying the modulated video data to the data lines of the LCD panel.
US07843410B2	Method and device for electrically programmable display One embodiment includes a display of interferometric modulators having a configurable resolution characteristic. Selected rows and/or columns are interconnected via a switch. The switch can include a fuse, antifuse, transistor, and the like. Depending on a desired resolution for a display, the switches can be placed in an “open” or “closed” state. Advantageously, using the switches, a display can readily be configured for differing modes of resolution. Furthermore, using the switches, a display can be configured to electrically connect certain rows or columns in the display such that the connected rows or columns can be driven simultaneously by a common voltage source.
US07843404B2	Smart mirror apparatus using LCD panel The present invention provides a smart mirror apparatus using an LCD panel. The smart mirror of the present invention includes a reflective mirror, which is provided in the vehicle, and an LCD panel, which is placed in a light path between the reflective mirror and eyes of the driver and has one or two polarizing sheets. The smart mirror further includes an incident light detecting unit, which detects both the brightness of the incident light transmitted from the rear to the LCD panel and the brightness around the LCD panel, and calculates a difference value therebetween. The smart mirror further includes a voltage determination unit, which receives the calculated difference value and determines the drive voltage depending on the difference value, and a voltage apply and supply unit which applies the drive voltage, determined by the voltage determination unit, to the LCD panel.
US07843394B2	Radio antenna unit and mobile radio device equipped with the same A multi-band antenna can be realized by using a common antenna element with a simple configuration. A radio antenna unit includes a ground conductor plate 1 provided to a casing of a radio device and having a ground potential, a first radio circuit 2 handling a system in a first frequency band and a second radio circuit 3 handling a system in a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band, which are provided in the ground conductor plate 1, a first feeding line 4 connected to the first radio circuit 2 and being a coaxial transmission line having an outer conductor 5 that is arranged along the ground conductor plate 1, an antenna element 6 connected to the first feeding line 4 and the outer conductor 5 respectively, and arranged along the ground conductor plate 1, and a second feeding line 7 for connecting the second radio circuit 3 and the outer conductor 5, wherein the first feeding line 4 feeds a high frequency power input from the first radio circuit 2 and the second feeding line 7 feeds a high frequency power input from the second radio circuit 3.
US07843393B2	Wireless communication device having conductive elements antenna An antenna coupled to a wireless communication device that is comprised of a series of conductive elements that form a conductor when placed under a force. The conductor is coupled to a wireless communication device to provide an antenna so that the wireless communication device is capable of communicating at an operating frequency defined by the length and construction of the conductor. The wireless communication device, through its communication using the conductor as an antenna, acts as an indicator of force to an interrogation reader when the wireless communication device is capable of communicating to the interrogation reader using the conductor as an antenna.
US07843390B2	Antenna An antenna includes a grounding element, a radiating element, an interconnecting element and a conductive element. The interconnecting element connects the radiating element and the grounding element. The conductive element is disposed between the grounding element and the radiating element and apart from the grounding element and the radiating element. Moreover, the conductive element has a feed positioned thereon.
US07843388B2	Arrival direction estimation apparatus A technology for providing an arrival direction estimation apparatus which can greatly reduce the calculation amount in spectrum calculation and can perform precise direction estimation without setting short frequency division in spectrum calculation is disclosed. According to the technology, there is provided the arrival direction estimation apparatus including an antenna, a complex digital signal converting means, a real number correlation matrix calculating means, a real number weight matrix calculating means, a spectrum calculating means, and a spectrum peak detecting means, wherein the spectrum calculating means has a real number matrix storing means which stores a real number matrix, a multiplying means which multiplies part of elements of the real number matrix by part of elements of a real number weight matrix, a result storing means which stores the multiplication processing result, a calculating means which performs at least one or more processing of matrix element inversion processing and matrix element sign change processing for the stored processing result, an adding means which adds the processing result by the calculating means, part of the processing result stored in the result storing means, and part of the elements of the real number weight matrix, and a spectrum calculating means which calculates a spectrum with the use of the processing result.
US07843372B2	D/A conversion circuit In an mode of this invention, a digital/analog conversion circuit, includes: a digital/analog conversion portion which outputs a first current according to an input digital signal; and a first current mirror circuit which generates a mirror current according to the first current and outputs the mirror current as an analog signal, the digital/analog conversion circuit converting the digital signal into the analog signal, and further including: a second current mirror circuit, which generates a first mirror current according to the first current; and a third current mirror circuit, which is connected to a reference voltage, and to which the first mirror current is input, and which generates a second mirror current equal to the first current, according to the first mirror current, between the digital/analog conversion portion and the second current mirror circuit.
US07843367B2	Data coding buffer for electrical computers and digital data processing systems A method includes receiving, at a decoding device, first contents of a buffer, where the first contents of the buffer include at least a first data symbol. The first data symbol is coded into the first contents of the buffer based at least in part on a first radix of the first data symbol. The first data symbol is decoded from the first contents of the buffer. Based at least in part on the first radix of the first data symbol, it is determined whether the first contents of the buffer include a second data symbol. The second data symbol is decoded from the first contents of the buffer if the first contents include the second data symbol.
US07843358B2	Power failure alarm A power failure alarm for use in sounding a warning in the occasion of a power failure, with built in electrical connectors, and a temporary source of light. The device is housed in a molded plastic enclosure in a rectangular shape and includes an emergency light, night-light, flashlight, and power failure alarm. All unit functions are completely automatic once the unit has been plugged into a standard 120 volt receptacle. The device has a three prong male plug on the back of the body and is designed to occupy one receptacle of a duplex receptacle thus leaving one receptacle still available for use. Alternate embodiments of the device are specifically intended to alert and notify the user of a power failure. The device utilized logic circuitry to determine if a power failure or improper setup has occurred. The battery charging and monitoring circuits ensure the batteries are always charged and ready for use.
US07843354B2	Activation sensing A determination of bleed valve activation in a gas turbine engine can be difficult unless the engine is maintained at a steady idle state for comparison between that state and effects of activation of the bleed valve. Furthermore, specific test activation of bleed valves increases wear and tear on those valves. By sensing a flow pressure response signal and then through appropriate averaging and processing through a non-linear filter, it is possible to identify bleed valve activation by a target signal response exceeding a threshold indicative of such bleed valve activation.
US07843353B2	Automatic lighting control system and method An automatic lighting control system includes at least a lighting device, at least a sensor, and a decision module. Each lighting device is adjustable and has a remote control function. A wireless sensor network is configured by the one or more sensors. Each sensor may sense a corresponding luminance and returns the luminance to the decision module in a wireless manner. The decision module may dynamically adjust one or more lighting devices to a suitable luminance by referring to system information, the returned luminance and user's demands.
US07843352B2	Ignition-source detecting system and associated methods A system of ignition-source detection and prevention in containers and open materials handling systems. The system includes an electronic processor located in close proximity to a detector, a spray nozzle, and a valve. The electronic processor may be configured to be placed in a dust-hazard environment. The detector may be configured to detect radiation and/or a flame. Associate methods are also disclosed, including: a method of responding to an ignition source, a method of installing an ignition-source detection system, and a method of testing an ignition-source detection system.
US07843351B2	Back training device A novel back training device is disclosed. The back training device includes a control box; a detector mounted to the control box, for detecting when a person bends at the waist; and an alert means, operatively connected to the detector for alerting the person when the person bends at the waist.
US07843330B2	Interactive patient management system and method Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile device configured to instruct and direct a patient within a medical care facility. The medical device may include a main housing configured to be conveyed by the patient within the medical care facility, a display positioned on the main housing, a tracking device configured to be tracked by a patient information system, a processor in communication with the display, and a transceiver allowing bi-directional communication between the mobile device and the patient information system. The transceiver may be configured to receive patient-specific directions and instructions regarding a medical care event that are transmitted from the patient information system. The processor is operable to show the patient-specific directions and instructions on the display.
US07843327B1	Proximity detection and alerting A method of monitoring a portable electronic device electronically is provided. The method comprises receiving a first radio signal, the first radio signal emitted by the electronically monitored portable electronic device and determining a first received signal strength of the first radio signal. The method also comprises receiving a second radio signal, the second radio signal emitted by the electronically monitored portable electronic device, the second radio signal received after the first radio signal. The method also comprises determining a second received signal strength of the second radio signal, comparing the second received signal strength to the first received signal strength, and alerting when a result of the comparing exceeds a threshold.
US07843319B2	Device and method for indicating the engine speed in a motor vehicle A device and method for indicating the engine speed of a motor vehicle is provided. The engine speed in a motor vehicle is displayed, during a gear speed change via an engine speed signal, which is independent of the detected engine speed signal that is output as the engine speed signal, which is to be displayed, to the engine speed display module by way of an electronic transmission control module in the vehicle.
US07843317B2	Environmentally sensitive electronic device An electronic device has at least one component that is coated with a material that is non-persistent if exposed to a specific environmental condition. If the coating is stripped off by the specific environmental condition, the previously coated component's function is altered, causing a functionality of the electronic device to be altered.
US07843309B2	Power resistor A resistor includes first and second opposite terminations, a resistive element formed from a plurality of resistive element segments between the first and second opposite terminations, at least one segmenting conductive strip separating two of the resistive element segments, and at least one open area between the first and second opposite terminations and separating at least two resistive element segments. Separation of the plurality of resistive element segments assists in spreading heat throughout the resistor. The resistor or other electronic component may be packaged by bonding to a heat sink tab with a thermally conductive and electrically insulative material. The resistive element may be a metal strip, a foil, or film material.
US07843305B2	Bobbin for secondary winding of ignition coil The present invention discloses a bobbin (300) for the secondary winding of the ignition coil of an ignition system an internal combustion engine comprising a tubular core (200) made of electrical grade kraft paper, a plurality of segments (100) also made of electrical grade kraft paper fixed to the core and a coil wound on the core between the plurality of segments. The segments are fixed perpendicularly along the axis of the core. The electrical grade kraft paper is soaked in an electrically insulating material to provide better insulation.
US07843301B2	Coil component and method and apparatus for producing the same A coil component having a core including a winding portion, and first and second flanges disposed one on either end of the winding portion, A winding is wound about the winding portion, and first and second terminal electrodes are disposed on the first flange. The first flange has an octagonal shape including a bottom surface, a first peripheral surface, first and third omitted peripheral surfaces disposed one on either side of the first peripheral surface, a second peripheral surface opposing the first peripheral surface, and second and fourth omitted peripheral surfaces disposed one on either side of the second peripheral surface. The first terminal electrode is disposed across the first omitted peripheral surface, a part of the bottom surface in a region connecting the entire first omitted side to the entire third omitted side, and the third omitted peripheral surface. The second terminal electrode is disposed across the second omitted peripheral surface, a part of the bottom surface in a region connecting the entire second omitted side to the entire fourth omitted side, and the fourth omitted peripheral surface. The winding has a first end electrically connected to the first terminal electrode on the first omitted peripheral surface and a second end electrically connected to the second terminal electrode on the second omitted peripheral surface.
US07843300B2	Filter and coil connecting frame thereof A filter mainly includes a coil connecting frame, a plurality of coils received in the frame, and a first circuit board. The frame comprises a first surface with a plurality of first pins and a second surface, opposite to the first surface, with a plurality of second pins. The first pins are connected to the first circuit board, and the second pins are connected to an external electronic device while both the first and second pins are connected to the coils. The coil connecting frame further includes an electrical connecting portion between the first surface and the second surface with a plurality of conducting pins which penetrate through the first and second surfaces to connect to the circuit board and the second pins or external electronic device.
US07843296B2	Magnetically attachable and detachable panel method A method for a panel having a magnetic mounting that utilizes a plurality of magnets in a magnet structure that allows high magnetic force when the panel is installed and the magnet structure is aligned while permitting removal using relatively light force applied to misalign the magnet structure to allow removal. In one embodiment, the magnet structure can provide precision positioning of the panel to a position on the order of the width of a single component magnet of the magnet structure. In another embodiment, the magnet structure may be misaligned for removal by a rotation of the magnet structure. In a further embodiment, the misalignment may be achieved by a lateral shift of the magnet structure. The invention may be adapted to a wide variety of panels including but not limited to doors, window coverings, storm coverings, seasonal covering panels, baby gates, white boards, and green house panels.
US07843294B2	System and method for moving an object An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function.
US07843292B2	Coil for producing a magnetic field The invention relates to a coil for producing a magnetic field having at least one winding (12), which is manufactured from a superconductor, is cast into a plastic and whose winding end (19) which is arranged at the circumference (13) of the winding (12) is used for making contact with an electrical conductor (15). In order to provide coils with windings (12) consisting of superconductors which make robust contact-making possible given simple production, an electrically conductive connection piece (30) with a base region (31), which is connected to the winding end (19), and a top region (32) for connecting the conductor (15) is provided for contact-making purposes, the base region (31) of said connection piece (30) being covered partially in the radial direction by a reinforcing insert (14), which is cast into the plastic (20) and at least partially surrounds the winding (12).
US07843290B2	Molded case circuit breaker with contact on mechanism A molded case circuit breaker having a contact on mechanism which can perform a trip operation and automatically rotates the handle to the on position or a position toward the on position if the handle is manipulated to move to the off (or reset) position in a state that the contacts are melt-adhered to each other, the contact on mechanism, including: a contact on plate which is vertically movable by being guided according to the operation of the switching mechanism, a trip bar that drives the restricting unit to a releasing position, a lever connected to the handle and that provides a pivot point of the handle, a lever pin fixed to the lever, for driving the restricting unit to the releasing position by pressing the trip bar, and thereby operating the switching mechanism to the trip position, and a trip spring providing an elastic driving force for enabling the switching mechanism to operate to the trip position when the restricting unit is moved to the releasing position.
US07843287B2	Active resonant circuit with resonant-frequency tunability The present invention is directed to provide a low-power-consumption wide-range RF signal processing unit having a small chip occupation area. A semiconductor integrated circuit has, on a semiconductor chip, a resonant circuit including a first capacitor having a capacitance which can be controlled by a first control signal of a first control terminal, and a gyrator for equivalently emulating an inductor by including a second capacitor having a capacitance which can be controlled by a second control signal of a second control terminal. The capacitance and the inductor form a parallel resonant circuit. At the time of changing parallel resonant frequency, the capacitances of the first and second capacitors are coordinately changed. The parallel resonant circuit is suitable for an active load which is connected to an output node of an amplifier.
US07843285B2	Piezoelectric thin-film filter A piezoelectric thin-film filter includes a first electrode pair having two or more first electrode fingers disposed on one main surface of a piezoelectric thin film and second electrode fingers disposed on the other main surface of the piezoelectric thin film so as to face the first electrode fingers. A second electrode pair includes two or more third electrode fingers disposed on the main surface such that the third electrode fingers and the first electrode fingers are disposed alternately with gaps therebetween and fourth electrode fingers disposed on the other main surface so as to face the third electrode fingers with the piezoelectric thin film therebetween. Insulating films are provided between the first and third electrode fingers. Each of the center-to-center distances Wa+Wm and Wf+Wm between the first and third electrode fingers that are disposed alternately is larger than a value twice the thickness T of the piezoelectric thin film.
US07843273B2	Millimeter wave monolithic integrated circuits and methods of forming such integrated circuits A description is provided of a high-frequency, multi-stage, millimeter wave amplifier integrated circuit, and of a method for designing and constructing the circuit. The methods and structures have been created to enable the construction of an amplifier offering substantial gain at a relatively high power and high frequency, but occupying minimal area of an integrated circuit die. Various structures and methodologies are described which each contribute to the practical feasibility of constructing an amplifier with such performance in a relatively compact space.
US07843272B2	Low noise amplifier A low noise amplifier having a wide operating frequency band and a high dynamic range is provided. A transformer having a secondary winding connected between an input terminal to which an input signal is applied and a positive differential output terminal, and a primary winding connected between a negative differential output terminal and an input node is provided as a feedback circuit between a cascode amplifier circuit, which includes transistors and a resistor, and an output circuit, which includes a transistor and a constant current source. Selective use of a transformer whose leakage inductance has an adequate value as the feedback transformer can realize a low noise amplifier which has a wide operating frequency band and a high dynamic range.
US07843270B2	Low noise amplifier circuit with noise cancellation and increased gain A low noise amplifier circuit including a front end voltage sensing and matching amplification circuit, a gain circuit and a combining circuit is disclosed. The front end voltage sensing and matching amplification circuit includes an input and two outputs and provides a matched signal at each output. The gain circuit includes two inputs, each input being respectively coupled to at least one of the two outputs of the front end voltage sensing and matching amplification circuit. The gain circuit further includes two outputs and an output signal is provided at each output of the gain circuit. The combining circuit combines the two output signals of the gain circuit. The combining circuit includes two inputs, each input is respectively coupled to at least one of the two outputs of the gain circuit. The combining circuit further includes an output providing a combined signal.
US07843255B2	Charge pump regulator and circuit structure There is disclosed a regulator for a charge pump having an input signal and generating an output signal at a value greater than the input signal. The charge pump comprises at least a capacitor and at least a device for charging and discharging the capacitor; the regulator comprises means having at the input said signal exiting the charge pump and a reference signal. Said means are able to generate a supply signal for said at least a device in response to the value of the difference between the output signal of the charge pump and said reference signal.
US07843250B2	Semiconductor device A substrate voltage control technique that prevents the operating speed from being decreased and suppresses a leakage current due to a lower threshold voltage with respect to a low voltage use. Since a center value of the threshold voltages is detected by plural replica MOS transistors, and a substrate voltage is controlled to control a center value of the threshold voltages, thereby making it possible to satisfy a lower limit of the operating speed and an upper limit of a leakage current of the entire chip. On the other hand, the substrate voltage is dynamically controlled during the operation of the chip, thereby making it possible to decrease the center value of the threshold voltages when the chip operates to improve the speed, and to increase the center value of the threshold voltages after the operation of the chip to reduce the leakage current of the entire chip.
US07843249B2	Adaptive capacitive touch sense control circuit An adaptive capacitive touch sense control circuit includes a voltage buffer, a current setting resistor, a current mirror, a capacitor, a start comparator, an end comparator and a time-to-digital converter. The capacitor is connected with the current setting resistor. The circuit further includes a latch with a first control switch and a second control switch. The current setting resistor is switched between the ground and a voltage source through a switching element, so that when the current setting resistor is grounded, the first control switch is closed and the second control switch is opened, and when the current setting resistor is connected with the voltage source, the second control switch is closed and the first control switch is opened. An adaptive charging mode is adopted to sense a capacitance variation with a great ability of interference recognition, a simple structure, low power consumption and real time processing.
US07843243B2	Flip-flop circuit, pipeline circuit including a flip-flop circuit, and method of operating a flip-flop circuit Example embodiments relate to an electronic circuit, for example, a flip-flop circuit, a pipeline circuit including the flip-flop circuit and a method for operating the flip-flop circuit. A flip-flop circuit may include a precharge transistor configured to precharge an internal node to a first power supply voltage in response to a clock signal, a first pull-down unit configured to pull down a voltage of the internal node to a second power supply voltage, a pull-up transistor configured to pull up a voltage of an output node to the first power supply voltage in response to the voltage of the internal node, and a second pull-down unit configured to pull down the voltage of the output node to the second power supply voltage. The pipeline circuit may include a pulse generating circuit, a first flip-flop group, a combination logic circuit, and a second flip-flop group. A method for operating a flip-flop circuit may include precharging an internal node to a first power supply voltage in response to a clock signal, pulling down a voltage of the internal node, pulling down the voltage to a second power supply voltage in response to a first pulse signal, and pulling up a voltage of an output node to the first power supply voltage.
US07843218B1	Data latch with structural hold A multiplexed data flip-flop circuit (500) is described in which a multiplexer (510) outputs functional or scan data, a master latch (520) generates a master latch output signal at a hold time under control of a master clock signal, a slave latch (540) generates a flip flop output signal at a launch time under control of a slave clock signal, clock generation circuitry (550) generates a second clock signal that has a DC state during a functional mode and has a switching state during a scan mode, and data propagation logic circuitry (564) uses the first and second clock signals to generate the master and slave clock signals during a scan mode to delay the launch time of the slave latch with respect to the hold time of the master latch.
US07843217B2	Shift register and semiconductor display device The invention provides a shift register which can operate normally while suppressing a delay of signal and a rounding of waveform. The shift register of the invention includes a plurality of stages of flip-flop circuits each of which includes a clocked inverter. The clocked inverter includes a first transistor and a second transistor which are connected in series, a first compensation circuit including a third transistor and a fourth transistor which are connected in series, and a second compensation circuit including a fifth transistor and a transmission gate. According to the first compensation circuit, a timing at which a signal outputted from the flip-flop circuit rises or falls can be controlled in synchronization with an output of two stages before. The second compensation circuit can control a clock signal input can be controlled.
US07843214B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device having standard cell including resistance element A standard cell includes an input terminal, an output terminal, first and second inverters coupled in series between the input and output terminals, the first inverter including a first transistor of a first conductivity type and a second transistor of a second conductivity type, the first transistor being coupled between a first power source terminal and a first node, and the second transistor being coupled between a second node and a second power source terminal, and a plurality of resistance elements which are used to provide a conductivity path between the first and second nodes, in order to adjust a duty ratio of a signal which passes the standard cell.
US07843211B2	Impedance adjusting circuit and semiconductor memory device having the same An impedance adjusting circuit includes: a calibration circuit configured to generate a first calibration code and a second calibration code for determining termination resistance; a transmission line circuit configured to transfer the first calibration code during a first section and to transfer the second calibration code during a second section; and a termination resistor circuit adapted to match an impedance with a resistance determined by receiving the first and second calibration codes.
US07843201B2	Method of testing light metal parts, in particular aluminum components, which have been coated by anodising, in particular by TSA anodising A method of testing light metal parts, in particular aluminum components, which have been coated by anodizing, in particular by TSA anodizing, to determine whether they have been coated is described. According to the invention, the surface resistance of the surface of the component is measured and the surface coating of the component is classed as good when the surface resistance is higher than a prescribed high resistance value.
US07843189B2	Current sensor having coil mounted to current carrying bus and related system A current sensor includes a coil for sensing current in a current carrying bus, and a mount for mounting the coil to the current carrying bus at a distance from the bus. A system including the current sensor includes similar structure.
US07843184B2	Power supply with separate line regulation and load regulation A system to supply power to an electronic system, comprises a set of one or more power units each configured to transform an input voltage into an output voltage; and a line regulator coupled to a power unit and configured to modulate a duty cycle of the power unit and a load regulator configured to provide a second control signal to a power unit to selectively enable the power unit based on load information provided by the electronic system.
US07843182B2	Unit operable in a plurality of operating modes, device, and transmitting/receiving system A unit operable in a plurality of operating modes includes a first circuit, a regulator and current controller. The first circuit is adapted to operate in a first operating mode, and not to operate in a second operating mode preceding the first operating mode. The a regulator is adapted to supply driving voltage to the first circuit, and switchable among a plurality of levels of internal current. The current controller adapted to control the internal current of the regulator in the first operating mode to a first level among the plurality of levels of internal current. The current controller adapted control the internal current of the regulator in the second operating mode to a second level among the plurality of levels of internal current. The second level is lower than the first level.
US07843178B1	DC/DC converter startup with frequency ramping Control circuitry controls a boost regulator during a start-up period. The control circuitry may comprise an oscillator for generating a clock signal. The oscillator may be configured for ramping up a frequency of the clock signal in accordance with an voltage to be applied to the oscillator and varied during the start-up period. The control circuit may further include a switching circuit configured for controlling a power switch of the boost regulator in response to the clock signal from the oscillator. The switching circuit can control the power switch to have an on-time which is largely independent of the operating frequency of the oscillator. The voltage to be applied to the oscillator may have the same initial voltage level upon startup of the control circuit, independent of an output voltage of the boost regulator.
US07843168B2	Battery pack system A battery pack system is disclosed. The battery pack system includes a battery pack having batteries arranged in a plurality of parallel groups that are connected in series. Each parallel group includes a plurality of the batteries connected in parallel. The electronics are configured to drop the current at which the battery pack is operating from a first current level to a second current level one or more times. The second current level is lower than the first current level. The electronics can drop the current from the first current level to the second current level during the charge and/or discharge of the battery pack. In some instances, the electronics intermittently drop the current from the first current level to the second current level during the charge and/or discharge of the battery pack.
US07843154B2	Motor controller and electric power steering apparatus A second computing section executing a compensation control is provided with a third computing section computing a d-axis correction amount, and a fourth computing section computing a q-axis correction amount. The respective computing sections compute a d-axis correction amount and a q-axis correction amount on the basis of an arithmetic expression constituted by a first term obtained by multiplying a correction coefficient relating to an object axis by a q-axis current command value and a second term obtained by multiplying a correction coefficient relating to an auxiliary axis by a d-axis current command value. The second computing section computes a d-axis current command value and a q-axis current command value which do not generate a torque ripple caused by a distortion of an induced voltage waveform, by adding the d-axis correction amount and the q-axis correction amount to the d-axis current command value and the q-axis current command value.
US07843145B2	System and method for power line carrier communication using high frequency tone bursts A communication system and method is utilized to communicate data over an AC power line. Tone burst are superimposed on an AC power signal at predetermined voltage reference levels or at predetermined phase angles to represent bit values. These bit values are represented by either the presence or the absence of the tone burst on the AC power signal. In this manner, control information can be communicated to an apparatus, such as a ballast for a gas discharge lamp.
US07843143B2	Apparatus for driving lamps and liquid crystal display having the same An apparatus for driving lamps and a liquid crystal display having the same, wherein the uniformity of luminance among lamps is improved, includes a main transformer unit for supplying a driving voltage to the lamps, and a balance transformer unit for making a lamp current of each of the lamps uniform. The balance transformer unit has a plurality of coils wound on a single body, and the coils have the same turns ratio and share magnetic flux so that a constant uniform current can flow through each of the coils. Accordingly, a lamp current of each of the lamps connected to the respective coils of the balance transformer unit can be maintained to be constant, and thus, the luminance of the lamp can be maintained uniformly.
US07843142B2	Pulse width modulation apparatus and apparatus for driving light source having the same Provided are a pulse width modulation (PWM) apparatus and a light source-driving apparatus including the PWM apparatus. The PWM apparatus includes a voltage division part, a capacitor part, a first operational amplifier, a first noise reduction part, and a second operational amplifier. The voltage division part divides and outputs an input voltage. The capacitor part charged by an input current or discharged for provides a charge voltage. The first operational amplifier operates according to a result of comparing a divided voltage output from the voltage division part with the charge voltage output from the capacitor part. The first noise reduction part removes a high frequency noise of the divided voltage. The second operational amplifier converts a signal generated from the capacitor part into a pulse width modulation signal by a dimming control signal.
US07843141B1	Low cost step dimming interface for an electronic ballast A step dimming interface is utilized to operate a load such as a gas discharge lamp. The dimming interface has first and second switches for determining when the gas discharge lamp operates at either a normal power level or a dimming power level. A rectifier circuit is connected to a control signal production circuit. By manipulating the first and second switches, the rectifier sends either a full-wave rectified signal or a half-wave rectified signal to the control signal production circuit which determines the output of the control signal production circuit. The control signal production circuit may be connected to an electronic ballast which varies the power level of the lamp according to this output.
US07843139B2	Apparatus and method for controlling the filament voltage in an electronic dimming ballast An electronic dimming ballast comprises a filament turn-off circuit for controlling the magnitudes of filament voltages supplied to the filaments of a gas discharge lamp. Each of a plurality of filament windings is directly coupled to one of the filaments and is operable to supply a small AC filament voltage to the filaments. The plurality of filament windings and a control winding are loosely magnetically coupled to a resonant inductor of an output circuit of the ballast. A controllably conductive device is coupled across the control winding. When the controllably conductive device is conductive, the voltage across the control winding and the filament windings falls to zero volts. The controllably conductive device is driven with a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal so as to control the magnitudes of the filament voltages. The filament voltages are provided to the filaments before striking the lamp, and when dimming the lamp near low end.
US07843138B2	Power supply for a hot-filament cathode In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a switch-mode power supply to generate the heating current for a hot-filament electron-emitting cathode. The power supply directly couples, without an output power transformer, the output from a full-bridge converter that operates at an output frequency in the range from ten Hz to tens of Khz to the output terminals of the power supply. A connection to a reference potential that minimizes the potential fluctuation of the cathode is provided by the center tap on an autotransformer connected across the output terminals, where the conductors in the autotransformer are sized for half of the emission current from the cathode rather than the much larger heating current.
US07843128B2	Organic electroluminescent element Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element, comprising an anode and a cathode, an organic light-emitting layer interposed between the anode and the cathode, and an organic hole transfer layer containing a polymer type organic hole transfer material having a metal oxide of a semiconductor material or a conductive material added thereto.
US07843117B2	Plasma-generating plug The invention relates to a plasma-generating spark plug which undergoes excitation in the radio frequency domain. The invention comprises at least one first metallic electrode (12, 14), an insulator (13), one of which is equipped with a housing (130) in which the other element (13, 14) is mounted with a gap (15, 16) therebetween. The surface of the insulator (13) opposite the first electrode (12, 14) is metalized.
US07843116B2	Plasma display panel thermal dissipation apparatus and method A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) apparatus, system and method, includes a circuit framework structure, chassis structure, panel structure, TCP structure, at least one thermal pad structure and an insulating structure. An integrated circuit is coupled to at least one thermal pad structure and the TCP structure, and the circuit framework structure is disposed external to the TCP structure. Therefore, efficient dissipation of heat that is generated during operation of the PDP structures may be obtained. In addition, the amount of accumulated heat in the PDP structure may be significantly reduced due the PDP apparatus and structure configuration, thereby increasing the PDP operational life.
US07843107B2	Dynamoelectric machine A dynamoelectric machine including first and second permanent magnets held by first and second magnet seats on first and second yoke portions so as to face inner circumferential surfaces of tip end portions of first and second claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. The first and second permanent magnets are magnetically oriented in a reverse direction to orientation of a magnetic field that the field coil produces. The dynamoelectric machine enables permanent magnet holding reliability to be increased, induced voltage during no-load de-energization to be suppressed, and thermal demagnetization of magnets due to high-frequency magnetic fields that are induced by stator slots to be avoided.
US07843091B2	Positioning structure between parts of different materials and assembly structure of motor A first part formed of a first material is positioned to a second part formed of a second material, which is different from the first material in degree of modification due to environmental variation, by contacting surfaces of the first and second parts. At least three projections are formed on the contact surface of the first part along a circle whose center is coincident with a reference point. Grooves are formed on the contact surface of the second part so that the respective projections are fitted therein and that have wall surfaces to which the projections can contact at the inner and outer sides of the projections. The width of the grooves is determined so that the projections contact the inner or outer wall surface of the grooves even when the first and second parts deform in different degrees due to environmental variation.
US07843090B2	Electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy An electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy, the electromechanical generator including a cantilever spring having a fixed end, a free end and a central portion therebetween, a mount for the cantilever spring to which the fixed end is fixed, a mass located at the free end of the cantilever spring, the mass including either a coil or at least one magnet defining a region of magnetic flux, wherein at least one of the fixed end and the free end of the cantilever spring is substantially stiffer than the central portion of the cantilever spring.

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