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US08886234B2	Techniques for unified messaging Techniques involving unified messaging and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe receiving a message at a web service from a messaging client and identifying a communication device that includes telephone functionality and is configured to format the message as a short messaging service (SMS) message. The SMS message may be identified by a phone number associated with the communication device. The message may then be sent to the communication device for automatic transmission of the SMS message by the communication device over a phone network.
US08886228B1	Asynchronous triggering of mobile station location estimation A system and method are disclosed for triggering location estimation of mobile stations in a geographic region of interest. The disclosed system includes a list of International Mobile Subscriber Identities (“IMSI”) used to track which mobile stations are to have location estimates generated, a database of Network Measurement Reports (“NMR”) used for generating the location estimates, and a location engine. The system operates as a group of concurrently executing processes that i) process IMSIs and NMRs that are extracted by and received from probes that monitor communication links; ii) generate location estimates of mobile stations in the region of interest, based on a sequential indexing of the IMSI list; iii) maintain the freshness of the NMR database; and iv) maintain the freshness of the IMSI list. These processes operate such that the triggering of the location estimations occurs asynchronously with respect to the detection of information on the communication links.
US08886223B2	Method and system for positional finding using RF, continuous and/or combined movement A system for determining location of an object including a Master Unit having an RF transceiver and adapted to measure distance to a Tag. The Master Unit has a first input from which it can derive its current position, transmits instructions to the Tag for movement in a predetermined direction, measures distance to the Tag after the movement in the predetermined direction, and determines position of the Tag after the movement in the predetermined direction. The Tag and Master Unit can include a compass, a pedometer, an accelerometer, a solid-state gyroscope, an altimeter inputs for determining its current position by the Master Unit. The Master Unit can optionally include a GPS receiver. The Tag movement does not have to follow the Master Unit's direction, but the Master Unit will still be able to determine the Tag location(s). The roles of the Master Unit and Tag can be reversed.
US08886217B2	Location-sensitive security levels and setting profiles based on detected location The security level and/or other device behavior, configurations, or settings on a mobile device can be modified based on the location of the mobile device. The location of the mobile device can be determined by analyzing location aspects present at a location, where any parameters or attributes of a location that can assist in identifying a particular location may be used as location aspects. In a setup process, the mobile device identifies available aspects at a location and can use the available aspects to determine a location context associated with a location. In a use example, the device identifies available aspects at a location and determines whether the available aspects match a previously defined location context. If the available aspects match the previously defined location context, device behavior, configurations, or settings on a mobile device can be modified.
US08886216B1	Method and apparatus for tracking a transported item while accommodating communication gaps A method and apparatus is provided for minimizing potential security problems and battery power usage in a tracking device used in tracking an associated product while being transported along a route wherein wireless communication may be nonexistent or intermittent. This is accomplished in part by having an accessible database of signal quality and strength at a large plurality of locations along given transportation routes whereby adjustments can be made as to the times for the tracking device to obtain GPS location information as well as for times to report any location and or product status data to a remotely located central station. The ability to predict when, along a transportation route communication problems may occur provides the opportunity to notify appropriate authorities in advance of arriving at the communication gap zones whereby arrangements can be made to alleviate potential problems during transportation through wireless communication “gap or dead” zones.
US08886215B1	Method and apparatus for tracking a transported item while accommodating communication gaps A method and apparatus is provided for minimizing potential security problems and battery power usage in a tracking device used in tracking an associated product while being transported along a route wherein wireless communication may be nonexistent or intermittent. This is accomplished in part by having an accessible database of signal quality and strength at a large plurality of locations along given transportation routes whereby adjustments can be made as to the times for the tracking device to obtain GPS location information as well as for times to report any location and or product status data to a remotely located central station. The ability to predict when, along a transportation route communication problems may occur provides the opportunity to notify appropriate authorities in advance of arriving at the communication gap zones whereby arrangements can be made to alleviate potential problems during transportation through wireless communication “gap or dead” zones.
US08886203B2	Dynamic channel reuse in multi-access communication systems Dynamic channel reuse in multi-access communication systems. A first station in a communication network may receive a transmission over a communication medium. The first station may generate a reuse determination based on information from the received transmission. The reuse determination may be usable with at least one other reuse determination to coordinate reuse of the communication medium.
US08886200B2	Using signal monitoring to resolve access point identifier ambiguity Ambiguity (e.g., confusion) associated with access point identifiers may be resolved by querying candidate target access points and/or by using historical records indicative of one or more access points that the access point has previously accessed. For example, messages may be sent to access points that are assigned the same identifier to cause the access points to monitor for a signal from an access terminal that received the identifier from a target access point. The target access point may then be identified based on any responses that indicate that a signal was received from the access terminal. A mapping may be maintained for that access terminal that maps the identifier to that access point so that the mapping may be used to resolve any future confusion associated with the use of that identifier by that access terminal.
US08886195B2	Mobile device which hands over connectivity from one network connection to another network connection without interruption in application data flow and methods therefor Mobile devices which hand over connectivity from one network connection to another network connection without interruption in application data flow and methods therefor are disclosed. One embodiment further includes, a system for managing handover from a first wireless connection to a second wireless connection for applications, the system including, a network interface operable to communicate with the first wireless network and the second wireless network, wherein the network interface is operable to receive first data from a first wireless network and receive second data for the application from a second wireless network and generate a continuous data flow for applications when handover from the first wireless network to the second wireless network occurs.
US08886182B2	Access control for roaming radio devices Methods and systems are provided for supporting roaming wireless devices and roaming wireless groups with access controls. One exemplary method involves obtaining a set of permissions associated with a roaming device from its home radio system, obtaining a set of permissions for the roaming device from the visited radio system, merging the obtained sets of permissions, and responding to a request from the roaming device in accordance with the merged set of permissions for the roaming device within the visited radio system. Another exemplary method involves obtaining permissions associated with a roaming radio group from its home radio system, obtaining permissions for the roaming radio group from the visited radio system, merging the obtained permissions, and responding to a group service request for the roaming radio group in accordance with the merged set of permissions for the roaming radio group within the visited radio system.
US08886163B2	Subsidizing data usage in mobile wireless networks Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are for subsidizing data usage in a mobile wireless network. A method for subsidizing data usage may include monitoring data traffic traversing the mobile wireless network, determining if the data traffic is directed to a unique uniform resource locator that is associated with a computing resource that data directed thereto is to be subsidized, and recording data usage for the data traffic and providing the data usage to a charging system of the mobile wireless network in response to determining that the data traffic is directed to the unique uniform resource locator.
US08886158B2	Extended emergency notification systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for notifying an extended group of persons that a person has requested assistance from a private response center. In one example, an electronic communication is received from the first person, requesting assistance. One or more potential assisting persons are automatically identified as being in position to render assistance to the first person. An electronic message is sent to the one or more potential assisting persons indicating that the first person has requested assistance. The potential assisting persons may be identified based at least in part on their proximity to the first person, for example based on their interaction with the same cell of a cellular communications network, or based on global positioning system data. The electronic message may contain other information, such as information about the first person. In this way, the original caller may be assisted more quickly than would otherwise occur.
US08886153B2	Method and apparatus for configuring a mobile device to provide emergency notification An approach for configuring a mobile device to enable accident detection and notification functionality for use within a vehicle is described. An emergency notification platform receives position information and acceleration information associated with a mobile device. The emergency notification platform applies a rule to the position information and the acceleration information to determine an alert condition. A notification message is then generated for presentation on the mobile device based on the application of the rule, wherein the notification message specifies information relating to the alert condition.
US08886148B2	Signal based gain control In a signal-based gain control scheme, one or more gain levels used for processing signals are selected based on characteristics of previously received signals. For example, different gain levels may be used to receive sets of signals whereupon certain characteristics of the received sets of signals are determined. One or more gain levels are then selected based on these characteristics whereby another signal is processed based on the selected gain level(s). In some aspects, the signal-based gain control scheme may be employed to facilitate two-way ranging operations between two devices. For example, leading edge detection may involve determining a characteristic of a received signal, determining a threshold based on the characteristic, and identifying a leading edge associated with the received signal based on the threshold. In some aspects, the signal-based gain control scheme may be employed in an ultra-low power pulse-based communication system (e.g., in ultra-wideband communication devices).
US08886145B2	Antenna adjustment circuit, antenna adjustment method, and communication unit An antenna adjustment circuit includes: a drive section that inputs an alternating drive signal to a variable capacitance connected to an antenna; and a control section that sets a capacitance value of the variable capacitance, based on a phase of an output signal derived from the variable capacitance.
US08886144B2	Compensation apparatus for receiver asymmetric wide passband frequency response with 25% duty cycle passive mixer A receiver compensation method comprising receiving a radio frequency signal, amplifying the radio frequency signal, thereby producing an amplified signal, compensating the amplified signal, thereby producing a compensated signal, and mixing the compensated signal, thereby producing a mixed compensated signal, wherein the mixed compensated signal has a first gain difference between a positive differential from a center frequency and a negative differential from the center frequency and wherein the first gain differential is smaller than a second gain differential that would be obtained by mixing the amplified signal without compensating the amplified signal.
US08886139B2	Beamforming by sector sweeping A first plurality of training data units are transmitted via a plurality of antennas of a first station as part of a first transmit beamforming training procedure. Subsequently, a second plurality of training data units are received via the plurality of antennas as part of second transmit beamforming procedure while the first station applies a single receive antenna configuration. The second plurality of training data units includes an information element that specifies a feedback from a second station, the feedback including an identifier corresponding to one of the training data units in the first plurality of data units. The first station transmits a feedback message to the second station, that includes (i) one or more indicators of one or more training data units selected from the second plurality of training data units, and (ii) a request to perform a subsequent beamforming training procedure.
US08886138B2	Wireless communication system, wireless transmitter, and control program for wireless transmitter By switching between an SFBC and a CDD according to required transmission power in an uplink, the transmission diversity of the uplink is efficiently performed. A wireless transmitter which includes transmitting antennas 21-1, 21-2 and selects any of plural kinds of transmission diversity scheme to perform the transmission diversity includes a transmission power deciding section 14 that decides transmission power based on information notified from a receiver which is a transmission destination, a transmission diversity scheme selecting section 15 that selects any one of the plural kinds of transmission diversity schemes based on the decided transmission power, and a switching section 16, an SFBC coding section 17, a CDD section 18, IFFT sections 19-1, 19-2, CP inserting sections 20-1, 20-2, and the transmitting antennas 21-1, 21-2, which perform wireless transmission to the receiver using the selected transmission diversity scheme.
US08886131B1	Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management for identifying signal-emitting devices Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for device sensing in white space, by identifying, classifying and cataloging sources of signal emission based on radio frequency measurements. In an embodiment, signal emission devices are analyzed by automatically detecting signals, analyzing signals, comparing signal data to historical and reference data, and creating corresponding unique signal profiles. The detected, analyzed and compared data may be presented to a user.
US08886123B2	Power level indicator An electronic device is provided that is adapted to generate a supply voltage at an input node from a radio frequency (RF) signal. The electronic device includes a limiter coupled to the input node for limiting a supply voltage level at the input node that is generated by the received RF signal. The limiter is configured to draw a limiter current from the input node so as to limit the supply voltage level to a maximum and a magnitude of the limiter current is used for controlling a power consumption of the electronic device.
US08886121B2	Communication device, commnunication method, and program A communication device for managing a key necessary for secure near field communication includes an IC card function executing unit, a reader/writer function executing unit, a receiving unit, a determining unit, and a function execution controlling unit. The IC card function executing unit executes a function of an IC card. The reader/writer function executing unit executes a function of a reader/writer. The receiving unit receives a command. The determining unit determines whether the receiving command is intended for the IC card function or the reader/writer function. The function execution controlling unit controls the IC card function executing unit to execute the IC card function or the reader/writer function executing unit to execute the reader/writer function according to a result determined by the determining unit.
US08886119B2	Coordinating multiple contactless data carriers A contactless transponder device is provided with multiple ICs. A first IC includes a first contactless transponder interface circuit configured and arranged to respond to a contactless field by providing a first identifier of the first IC. A second IC includes a second contactless transponder interface circuit configured and arranged to respond to the contactless field by providing a second identifier of the second IC. A controller is configured and arranged to inhibit the first IC from responding to the contactless field.
US08886115B2	Gain control metric pruning in a wireless repeater A method for controlling gain in a wireless repeater includes computing a gain control metric indicative of a loop gain of the repeater and detecting changes in a signal power of a gain control input signal where the gain control input signal is taken from any point in the feedback loop of the repeater. When a large power swing in the gain control input signal is detected, the method operates to discard at least a portion of each gain control metric measurement for a first duration before continuing with computing the gain control metric. In another embodiment, the method may include discarding samples of the gain control input signal used in computing the gain control metric for a first duration when a large power swing in the gain control input signal is detected.
US08886114B2	Application of system information changes by relays Teachings herein include a base station and a relay node for propagating system information changes from the base station to the relay node. Upon receiving changes from the base station, the relay node advantageously determines whether to apply the changes immediately or to defer application until a set time period. The relay node then applies the changes at a time in accordance with that determination. In some embodiments, the relay node employs deferred application for fundamental changes (those changes that would fatally disrupt ongoing communications if applied before the set time period), but employs immediate application for non-fundamental changes in order to minimize relay node complexity. Regardless, the relay node may make the determination based on preconfigured rules, or on control indicators received from the base station. Correspondingly, the base station may generate the control indicators to explicitly direct the relay node to employ immediate application or deferred application.
US08886107B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable medium An image processing apparatus includes a mode determination unit for determining a print mode, a fixing temperature acquisition unit for acquiring fixing temperature information corresponding to the print mode determined by the mode determination unit, an image adjustment means for, after the fixing temperature information is acquired by the fixing temperature acquisition unit, accepting an instruction of an adjustment value for image data and performing image adjustment corresponding to the adjustment value for the image data, and a control unit for controlling a fixing temperature of a fixing device in accordance with the fixing temperature information acquired by the fixing temperature acquisition unit before and after the image adjustment is performed by the image adjustment unit.
US08886101B2	Fixing device capable of enhancing durability of endless belt and image forming apparatus incorporating the same A fixing device includes an endless belt rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a nip formation assembly disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the endless belt. An opposed rotary body is pressed against the nip formation assembly via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the opposed rotary body through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A belt holder contacts and supports each lateral end of the endless belt in an axial direction thereof. The belt holder is isolated from the opposed rotary body with a first interval interposed therebetween in the axial direction of the endless belt.
US08886099B2	Heating apparatus The present invention is directed to suppressing cracks in the surface layer of the rotating member including fluororesin. According to the present invention, there is provided a heating apparatus comprising: a rotating member which has a surface layer comprising fluororesin, flexibility, and is open at both ends thereof; a heating member for heating the rotating member; a holding member for the rotating member, which is disposed inside the rotating member and has a sliding surface against an inner peripheral surface of the rotating member; and a pressurizing member for forming a nip portion together with the rotating member, the heating apparatus heating a recording material while conveying the recording material by nipping at the nip portion and rotating the rotating member and the pressurizing member, wherein a lubricant comprising a straight-chain and a side-chain type perfluoropolyethers is interposed between the rotating member and the sliding surface of the holding member.
US08886095B2	Powder container, powder supply device and image-forming apparatus A powder container which is mounted on an image-forming apparatus body, and houses a powder includes a container body configured to carry the powder housed inside thereof from a first end side to a second end side by rotating, and discharge the powder outside from the second end side, a gear formed in an outer circumference of the container body, and a cover which is mounted on the gear to cover at least a tooth section of the gear.
US08886088B2	Image forming apparatus in which linking mechanism links movement of exposure members An image forming apparatus includes: a main body having an opening; a photoconductor unit including a photoconductor and removably mountable to the main body through the opening by moving the photoconductor unit in a first direction; an exposure member; and a moving mechanism configured to move the exposure member to and away from the photoconductor. The moving mechanism includes: a fixed shaft having an axial line thereof fixed relative to the main body; a first arm including one end portion thereof which is supported rotatably around the axial line of the fixed shaft; a movable shaft having an axial line thereof which is movable relative to the main body; and a second arm including: one end portion supporting the exposure member; and another end portion connected to the first arm via the movable shaft, and the second arm being swingable around the axial line of the movable shaft.
US08886087B2	Photosensitive drum driving head and driving mechanism of image forming apparatus The invention relates to a photosensitive drum driving head, which comprises drum flange, drum shaft and boss, wherein the drum flange is disposed on the end portion of a photosensitive drum and connected with the photosensitive drum; the drum shaft is axially extended from the end portion of the drum flange; the boss is axially extended from the end face of the drum shaft and engaged with a recess in a driving head of image forming apparatus; three vertical convex teeth radially extended along the boss and engaged with power transmission portions are formed on side wall of the boss, perpendicular to the drum shaft, extended along an axial line of the photosensitive drum, and provided with mating surfaces formed by longitudinal cutting angles on end faces of the vertical convex teeth; at least one mating surface is engaged with an edge of a twisted bevel of the recess.
US08886086B2	Configuration of an image forming device for accessing an image forming unit An image forming device including a casing having a front wall formed with a first opening and an upper wall continuous to the front wall and formed with a second opening. The first and second openings together form a single opening. The device further includes a door for covering the single opening, a belt unit, and a guide member. The belt unit includes first and second rollers, and a conveyer belt. The drawer is configured to accommodate a plurality of cartridges. The guide member is configured to movably guide the drawer. The first roller is disposed nearer to the single opening than the second roller to the single opening. In a state where the door is opened and the drawer is inside the casing, one of the plurality of cartridges closest to the door is detachably attachable to the drawer through the single opening.
US08886085B2	Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus includes a separating member, which is provided between a light emitting device and a drum bearing portion, for supporting the light emitting device to a separated position when the cartridge is shipped while being packed together, the separating member being provided to a regulating member for regulating a supply of a developer at a shipping mode. With this structure, when the image forming apparatus is shipped while the cartridge is packed together, the light emitting device as an exposure apparatus and an electrophotographic photosensitive drum is separated from each other, whereby the reliability during the transportation while packing the cartridge together may be enhanced.
US08886081B2	Electrophotographic image forming apparatus with light blocking member that functions to guide cartridge An image forming apparatus in a state that a cartridge is mounted to a mounting portion of a main assembly of the apparatus, includes a first opening, provided in the main assembly, for permitting the cartridge to pass into the main assembly to mount the cartridge; an door provided in the main assembly and movable between a closing position and an open position; a second opening, provided in the main assembly, for permitting the recording material to pass into the main assembly to supply the recording material; a light blocking member provided in the main assembly to suppress impingement of at least a part of external light having entered through the second opening onto an photosensitive drum, wherein the light blocking member functions to guide the cartridge toward the mounting portion through the first opening which is open by movement of the door to the open position.
US08886076B2	Developing cartridge A developing cartridge includes a case having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, and a developing roller disposed between the first sidewall and second sidewall. The developing roller can include a developing roller shaft and a developing roller member configured to carry a developing agent thereon, the developing roller member disposed around the developing roller shaft. Also, the developing cartridge can include an electrode disposed on the first sidewall adjacent to the developing roller shaft, the electrode electrically connected to the developing roller member, and a driven coupling disposed on the second sidewall. The electrode can include, an extending portion extending in a direction away from the first sidewall. An outermost periphery of the driven coupling defines a projection plane projecting in a direction towards the electrode, wherein at least a part of the extending portion is disposed within the projection plane.
US08886073B2	Image forming apparatus that carries out image formation using electrophotographic method An image forming apparatus which is capable of extending the life of relay contacts even when a noise filter circuit is disposed downstream of relays on paths over which commercial alternating-current power is supplied. First and second relays disposed in respective ones of two supply paths that are different in polarity, over which power is supplied, and switch supply and shut off of the power. The noise filter circuit filers out noise on the supply paths. When supply of alternating-current power to a power supplied device disposed downstream of the noise filter is started, one of the relays is switched into supply state first, and then the other one is switched into supply state so that the number of times each relay is switched into supply state first per predetermined number of times power is supplied can be substantially equal between the first and second relays.
US08886068B2	Image forming apparatus with transfer voltage control The present invention is directed to realizing a suitable electrical setting of a transferring unit as well as calculating the setting earlier than a conventional method. To achieve this, an image forming apparatus performs forcible light emission at an activation of a laser beam and automatic transferring voltage control (ATVC) concurrently. Then the image forming apparatus further corrects a result obtained by the ATVC during the forcible light emission and performs suitable electrical setting of a transferring unit.
US08886062B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus having a system speed of from 400 to 1,700 mm/sec, including a latent image bearer; an image developer developing the latent image with two-component developer including a toner and a carrier; a transferer, a toner concentration detector; a toner feeder; and a controller, wherein the toner comprises a release agent and a binder resin including a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous resin, wherein a ratio (W/R) of a maximum rising peak height (W) of the crystalline polyester resin to a maximum rising peak height (R) of the amorphous resin, which are observed respective infrared absorption spectra when measured by an IR spectroscopy using a Fourier transform infrared spectroanalyzer, is from 0.22 to 0.55.
US08886055B1	Reduced data rate operation mode for high speed optical communication device An optical communication device (e.g., a transmitter, receiver, or transceiver) includes a control input for selecting between operating the optical communication device in a normal operation mode for communicating data according to a first data rate and operating the optical transmitter in a reduced data rate operation mode for communicating data according to a second data rate lower than the first data rate. The optical communication device includes a forward error correction encoder and/or decoder and a modulator and/or demodulator. When operating in the reduced data rate mode, data is re-formatted for compatibility with the same forward error correction scheme and modulation/demodulation scheme used in the normal data rate mode, thereby enabling the reduced data rate mode without significant architectural overhead.
US08886042B2	Method and system for scheduling uplink message based on gigabit-capable passive optical network (GPON) The present invention discloses a method and a system for scheduling an uplink message based on a Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON). The method includes the following steps of: configuring a private managed entity for an 802.1p entity, and defining a mapping relationship between a priority queue and a priority of an uplink message in the private managed entity (S100); the 802.1p entity scheduling an uplink message from an optical network unit, mapping the uplink message to a corresponding GEM PORT, and creating a corresponding priority queue according to the mapping relationship between the priority queue and the priority of the uplink message defined in the private managed entity (S101). In the present invention, the uplink messages mapped to the GEM PORTs in the GPON system can be flexibly scheduled under the N:M bridge-mapping service model of the GPON system, and it is a beneficial extension to the existing mode for scheduling an uplink message based on the GPON system.
US08886026B2	Adjustable electric heating mat Electrical mats for generating heat, light or IR radiation which may be cut, drilled or trimmed and maintain their function. The mat is made of at least two sets of non-parallel electrodes of different polarities wherein electrodes of same polarities are connected to each other, but isolated from electrodes of different polarities; and a plurality of electrical elements connected to the electrode of different polarity and generating heat, radiation or light. The mats may be in the form of tiles, strips or tubes and may be used to tile 2D or 3D structures. The mats may also include cover layer or thermal isolation. Mats may be formed by deposition on a substrate or woven as fabric.
US08886021B2	Recording medium having data structure for managing reproduction of at least video data recorded thereon and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses The recording medium has a navigation area storing at least one navigation file. The navigation file includes navigation commands for managing reproduction of at least video data forming different parental control reproduction paths.
US08886012B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program An information processing apparatus includes: a detecting section that detects feature information of at least one AV stream; a recording section that records the AV streams, clip information defining attributes including the detected feature information, and playback-segment data specifying at least one playback segment to a storage medium in accordance with a predetermined data-recording format, the playback-segment data being obtained by setting a playback start point and a playback end point with respect to the AV streams; a playback-segment setting section that sets the playback segments with respect to the AV streams on the basis of detection time point of the feature information; and a data generating section that generates the playback-segment data specifying the playback segments set by the playback-segment setting section.
US08886010B2	Apparatus and method for decoding data for providing browsable slide show, and data storage medium therefor A decoding apparatus and method for producing a browsable slide show and a data storage medium therefor. The decoding apparatus having a mainstream decoder, which decodes mainstream packet data including image data to be reproduced in a browsable slide show; a sub-audio decoder, which decodes sub-audio packet data including audio data attached to the image data; a mainstream system time clock (STC) counter, which provides an STC sequence for controlling the decoding time of the mainstream packet data to the mainstream decoder; and a sub-audio STC counter, which provides an STC sequence for controlling the decoding time of the sub-audio packet data to the sub-audio decoder. Accordingly, it is possible to seamlessly reproduce sub-audio data even when a user selects a forward or reverse play in the middle of reproducing still image data with the sub-audio data attached thereto in a browsable slide show.
US08885995B2	Light-guide solar energy concentrator A light-guide solar concentrator that requires less precision to assemble and manufacture than some other two-layer solar concentrators has a light-condensing layer and an optical waveguide layer. The light-condensing layer includes a plurality of focusing elements for focusing incident sunlight and a plurality of corresponding collimating elements for collimating the light for output to the optical waveguide layer. The optical waveguide layer receives the collimated light and has a plurality of deflectors for redirecting the light for lateral transmission through the optical waveguide layer toward an exit surface. A secondary optic optically coupled to the exit surface can also be provided to redirect the light toward a light collection area where a solar energy collector can be placed to harvest the concentrated sunlight.
US08885992B2	Optical reception module and method of manufacturing optical reception module At the time of assembly of an optical transmission/reception module, a test variable wavelength light source 22 for outputting a test light signal is connected to a connector 8 of an optical fiber 7, and a large-diameter PD 23 measures a transmission loss in a light wavelength band limiting filter 12 while a rotational position determining unit 24 rotates a fiber ferrule 5, so that the rotational position determining unit 24 determines the rotational position θloss-min of the fiber ferrule 5 which minimizes the transmission loss in the light wavelength band limiting filter 12, and aligns the fiber ferrule 5 at the rotational position θloss-min.
US08885989B2	Optical hybrid circuit, optical receiver, optical transceiver, and light receiving method An optical hybrid circuit includes an MMI coupler including input channels provided at positions symmetrical first output channels, and second output channels, to convert multilevel modulation signal into first and second optical signals each having an in-phase relationship; first optical coupler coupled to one of the first and the second output channels, and having a branching ratio of 85:15 or 15:85, to convert the first optical signals into third optical signals having a 45- or 135-degree phase relationship; second optical coupler coupled to the other of the first and the second output channels, and having a same branching ratio as that of the first optical coupler, to convert the second optical signals into fourth optical signals having a 135- or 45-degree phase relationship; and a phase controlling region provided on at least one of one of the first output channels and one of the second output channels.
US08885985B2	Systems and methods for polarization mode dispersion mitigation In one exemplary embodiment, a method comprises transmitting an optical signal via the optical line, measuring a relative change in spectral intensity of the optical signal near a clock frequency (or half of that frequency) while varying a polarization of the optical signal between a first state of polarization and a second state of polarization, and using the relative change in spectral intensity of the optical signal to determine and correct the DGD of the optical line. Another method comprises splitting an optical signal traveling through the optical line into a first and second portions having a first and second principal states of polarization of the optical line, converting the first and second portions into a first and second electrical signals, delaying the second electrical signal to create a delayed electrical signal that compensates for a DGD of the optical line, and combining the delayed electrical signal with the first electrical signal to produce a fixed output electrical signal.
US08885979B2	Apparatus and associated methodology for analyzing subject motion in images An image processing apparatus includes circuitry that inputs frame image data and generates motion transition image data. The motion transition data expresses motion transition of a moving subject as moving subject images sequentially arranged side by side in a predetermined direction. The moving subject images are included in a plurality of frame image data and used to generate moving object image data expressing a moving object that moves according to the motion transition of the moving subject images. The circuitry then performs a composition process that generates moving object image-attached motion transition image data including the moving object images by composing the moving object image data and the motion transition image data.
US08885974B2	Method and associated system for synchronous wavelet transformation for massive multidimensional data The invention concerns a method of converting raw multidimensional digital data corresponding to points making up a 2D or 3D image of unknown size and an associated system. The method comprises: the sizing a multidimensional window for traversing of said image, the said sizing depending on the size of a buffer; the traversing the said image comprising the movement of the said window in the image along the axes of the image; at each position of the said window in the image: the step of acquisition and loading, in the said buffer, of the data of the part of the image defined by the window; the conversion by calculation of the multidimensional wavelet transform of the said loaded part by means of at least one compact support filter for generating low- and high-frequency coefficients; the saving of the said coefficients generated. Application to wavelet transformation synchronously with the acquisition of medical or seismic images.
US08885965B2	Image denoising method An image denoising method includes the steps of: sequentially selecting a pixel in an image as a current pixel; dynamically determining a current search block and a strength parameter; pre-denoising the comparison block of each pixel in the current search block; comparing the comparison block of the pre-denoised neighborhood pixel and the comparison block of the pre-denoised current pixel to obtain a similarity between each neighborhood pixel and the current pixel in the current search block; determining a weighting of each neighborhood pixel related to the current pixel according to the strength parameter, and a distance and the similarity between each neighborhood pixel and the current pixel in the current search block; and weighted averaging each neighborhood pixel and the current pixel in the current search block according to the weighting to obtain a reconstruction value of the current pixel.
US08885964B2	Projector, projection transform processing device, and image processing method in projector A projector includes: a frame image storage unit that stores input image data input to the projector; a block image storage unit that stores a part of the input image data in terms of block image data including N×M (where N and M≧2) pixels; a correction processing unit that performs a correction process of correcting a distortion of the image projected onto the projection plane to generate corrected image data which is image data after correction on the basis of the block image data stored in the block image storage unit; and a block image predicting unit that, while the correction processing unit performs the correction process on a predetermined pixel, predicts the block image data necessary for the correction process on a pixel to be processed after the predetermined pixel.
US08885956B2	Image processing device and method The present invention relates to an image processing device and method enabling noise removal to be performed according to images and bit rates.A low-pass filter setting unit 93 sets, from filter coefficients stored in a built-in filter coefficient memory 94, a filter coefficient corresponding to intra prediction mode information and a quantization parameter. A neighboring image setting unit 81 uses the filter coefficient set by the low-pass filter setting unit 93 to subject neighboring pixel values of a current block from frame memory 72 to filtering processing. A prediction image generating unit 82 performs intra prediction using the neighboring pixel values subjected to filtering processing, from the neighboring image setting unit 81, and generates a prediction image. The present invention can be applied to an image encoding device which encodes with the H.264/AVC format, for example.
US08885955B1	Depthmap compression Systems and methods for compressing a depthmap are provided. In some aspects, a system includes an encoding module configured to determine a minimum value and a maximum value of a depthmap. The encoding module is further configured to normalize the depthmap based on the minimum value, the maximum value, and an encoding model. The normalized depthmap includes a scalar value for each pixel of the depthmap. The system also includes a compression module configured to compress the normalized depthmap.
US08885950B2	Pattern matching method and pattern matching apparatus Provided is a template matching method and a template matching apparatus, where the degree of matching between a template and the actual image upon template matching is maintained at a high level, without depending on a partial appearance of a lower layer. Proposed as one embodiment, is a method and an apparatus for template matching, where either an area is set in which comparison of the template and the image is not conducted, or a second area is set inside the template where comparison different from comparison conducted in a first comparison area is to be conducted, and the template matching is conducted on the basis either of comparison excluding the non-comparison area, or of comparison using the first and second areas.
US08885938B2	Detecting concealed threats Potential threat items may be concealed inside objects, such as portable electronic devices, that are subject to imaging for example, at a security checkpoint. Data from an imaged object can be compared to pre-determined object data to determine a class for the imaged object. Further, an object can be identified inside a container (e.g., a laptop inside luggage). One-dimensional Eigen projections can be used to partition the imaged object into partitions, and feature vectors from the partitions and the object image data can be used to generate layout feature vectors. One or more layout feature vectors can be compared to training data for threat versus non-threat-containing items from the imaged object's class to determine if the imaged object contains a potential threat item.
US08885934B2	Method and system for determining colour from an image Embodiments of the invention relate to the determination of the color of a color sample from an image of the color sample. In one embodiment a color sample capture card is provided having printed thereon color samples of known color (for example, XYZ tri-stimulus values). An image of the test color sample is then captured using domestically available equipment, such as a consumer digital camera or camera-equipped mobile telephone, the image also containing the color sample capture card. In one embodiment the image is then transmitted to a remote color determination service for color sample color determination. Regression analysis is then performed using the RGB color samples in the image and known XYZ colors thereof to characterize the color capture response of the image capture device. Having characterized the image capture device the XYZ color of the unknown color sample can be determined from the RGB color thereof in the image. Knowing the XYZ color, the color can then be matched to a palette of paint colors, to determine a paint color to match the unknown color.
US08885933B2	Image data processing device, image forming apparatus, and recording medium An image data processing device processes structured image data including background image data representing a background image, foreground image data representing a foreground image indicating a color and a gross shape, and mask data representing a mask image specifying a prescribed area of the foreground image to be overlaid on the background image. The image data processing device lightens a shade of the background image by applying background color lightening processing to the background data, and lightens a shade of the foreground image less than the shade of the background image by applying foreground color lightening processing to the foreground data.
US08885932B2	Image processing apparatus and profile generation method When a grid point that is the object to be mapped is present in a first division region a color of which has lightness equal to or higher than the lightness at the maximum chroma point in the color gamut and has chroma higher than the chroma at that point, the intersection of a straight line connecting the grid point to the maximum chroma point and an achromatic axis is calculated and a point having lightness equal to or higher than the lightness of the intersection is set as the focal color. Then, the intersection of a straight line connecting the object grid point to the focal color and the boundary of color gamut is set as an output color for the grid point. The output colors are prevented from being separated into color on the high and on the low lightness sides with respect to the maximum chroma point.
US08885929B2	Abnormal behavior detection system and method using automatic classification of multiple features Described herein are a system and a method for abnormal behavior detection using automatic classification of multiple features. Features from various sources, including those extracted from camera input through digital image analysis, are used as input to machine learning algorithms. These algorithms group the features and produce models of normal and abnormal behaviors. Outlying behaviors, such as those identified by their lower frequency, are deemed abnormal. Human supervision may optionally be employed to ensure the accuracy of the models. Once created, these models can be used to automatically classify features as normal or abnormal. This invention is suitable for use in the automatic detection of abnormal traffic behavior such as running of red lights, driving in the wrong lane, or driving against traffic regulations.
US08885928B2	Automated machine-learning classification using feature scaling Provided are systems, methods and techniques for machine-learning classification. In one representative embodiment, an item having values for a plurality of different features in a feature set is obtained, together with scores for the different features. The score for a given feature is a measure of prediction ability for that feature and was calculated as a function of a plurality of different occurrence metrics of the feature. The values for the features are scaled according to the scores for the features, and the item is classified by inputting the adjusted feature set values for the item into a previously trained classifier.
US08885925B2	Method for 3D object identification and pose detection using phase congruency and fractal analysis Method for identifying objects within a three-dimensional point cloud data set. The method includes a fractal analysis (108) on a data set where the data set is comprised of data points (404) having positions distributed in three-dimensions. The fractal analysis facilitates identification of one or more object classes. The object class specifies a category of physical object. A phase congruency analysis (112) is then performed on the data set based on the object class identified by the fractal analysis. The phase congruency analysis is advantageously performed on an interpolated, noise reduced version of the data set (which can be obtained prior to performing the phase congruency analysis). Upon completion of the phase congruency analysis, a further object identifying step is performed based on the phase congruency analysis.
US08885924B2	Three dimensional model method based on combination of ground based images and images taken from above A three dimensional model method based on combination of ground based images and images taken from above. An existing 3D model based on images taken from above is matched with images taken from ground level. All images including information about position and attitudes of the camera when the images from ground level and the images taken from above were taken and direction of each pixel. The method offers an automatically carried out imaging solving or at least mitigating occlusion problems.
US08885913B2	Detection of circulating tumor cells using imaging flow cytometry An automated identification of the types of white blood cells in a blood sample facilitates the manual identification of cancerous or other abnormal blood cells in the sample. Classifiers are predetermined for each type of white blood cell and subsequently used to automatically process images of cells in a sample stained with a nuclear dye or stain. The classifiers each comprise a linear weighted combination of morphometric and photometric features previously selected for white blood cells that were identified using monoclonal antibody stains. Red blood cells and excess fluid are removed from a sample being processed upstream of an imaging region of the imaging system. A plurality of different types of images are produced for each cell by the imaging system enabling automated identification of the white blood cells. Images of any cells not thus identified are manually reviewed to detect cancerous or abnormal cells.
US08885904B2	Systems and methods for landmark correction in magnetic resonance imaging Systems and methods for landmark correction in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are provided. One method includes acquiring at least one calibration image or at least one localizer image of an object, identifying in the calibration or localizer images a region of the object as a reference point, wherein the reference point defines a landmark position. The method further includes determining an offset between an initial landmark position and the identified landmark position. The method also includes using the determined offset for MRI.
US08885895B2	Fingerprint authentication device and computer readable medium A fingerprint authentication device includes: a fingerprint acquisition section that acquires fingerprint image data; a fingerprint image correction processing section that corrects a pixel value by using a correction coefficient for making a first pixel value of the brightest pixel in a group of pixels at which an integrated value of a number of pixels at a dark portion side in a histogram becomes a predetermined proportion with respect to an integrated value of a number of all pixels, be a brighter second pixel value; a spectral data generation section that generates a spectral data matrix including directions of ridges of a fingerprint and a frequency of the fingerprint; a registered spectral data matrix archive section that archives a registered spectral data matrix; a fingerprint verification section that verifies the spectral data matrix and the registered spectral data matrix; and an authentication results output section that outputs results of authentication.
US08885889B2	Parking assist apparatus and parking assist method and parking assist system using the same Disclosed are a parking assist apparatus, a parking assist method capable of more accurately recognizing a parking space and identifying and recognizing obstacles using a three-dimensional flash Lidar and a parking assist system using the same. The parking assist apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an information unit acquiring information collected by using a three-dimensional flash Lidar; and a determination unit determining at least any one of a parking space and presence and absence of obstacles using the information acquired by the information unit.
US08885888B2	In-vehicle apparatus for recognizing running environment of vehicle An in-vehicle running-environment recognition apparatus including an input unit for inputting an image signal from in-vehicle imaging devices for photographing external environment of a vehicle, an image processing unit for detecting a first image area by processing the image signal, the first image area having a factor which prevents recognition of the external environment, an image determination unit for determining a second image area based on at least any one of size of the first image area, position thereof, and set-up positions of the in-vehicle imaging devices having the first image area, an environment recognition processing being performed in the second image area, the first image area being detected by the image processing unit, and an environment recognition unit for recognizing the external environment of the vehicle based on the second image area.
US08885878B2	Interactive secret sharing Interactive secret sharing includes receiving video data from a source and interpreting the video data to track an observed path of a device. In addition, position information is received from the device, and the position information is interpreted to track a self-reported path of the device. If the observed path is within a threshold tolerance of the self-reported path, access is provided to a restricted resource.
US08885861B2	Device for the combined application of a transcutaneous electrical stimulus and emission of an acoustic signal The invention relates to a device for the combined application of a transcutaneous electrical stimulus to the surface of a portion of the human ear and emission of an acoustic signal into the auditory canal of the ear, wherein the device has at least one electrode head with at least one electrode for the application of the electrical stimulus, a loudspeaker and an output channel for acoustic signals into the auditory canal, a control device by which the application of the electrical stimulus and the emission of acoustic signals can be controlled. In order to achieve improved treatment of disorders using electrical stimulation, in particular tinnitus, the invention provides that the at least one electrode head which carries it is designed to allow it to be arranged in the Cymba conchae of the ear.
US08885859B2	Semi-permanent hearing aid A semi-permanent hearing device is adapted to be inserted completely into the ear canal of a user. The semi-permanent hearing device comprises a first part and a second part each of which comprises at least one of the following electrical components: a microphone, a sound processing unit, a receiver and a battery. The first part and the second part are detachably connected to each other. In an alternative aspect of the invention, a hearing device comprises a microphone and a wax filter arrangement arranged to cover at least one audio canal through which sound propagates from a position outside the hearing aid and into the microphone. The wax filter arrangement comprises a wax filter and the wax filter arrangement is adapted to allow different parts of the wax filter to cover the at least one audio canal at different points in time.
US08885851B2	Portable device that performs an action in response to magnitude of force, method of operating the portable device, and computer program A portable device having a user input consisting of a single touch sensitive area is disclosed. The user input is arranged to output a signal responsive to force applied to the touch sensitive area. The device further has a controller arranged to discriminate one of a plurality of levels of said signal for provision of a corresponding control signal. The control signal can be used for controlling operation of the portable device. A method of operating the portable device, and a computer program for implementing the method are also disclosed.
US08885845B2	Engine sound processing system Microphones are provided at an air inlet of the engine and a vehicle-cabin-side wall surface of an engine room, and engine sounds are picked up. The engine sound is processed by a signal processing section, and the processed engine sound is output from a speaker provided in a vehicle cabin. The signal processing section is provided with a filter which simulates a sound insulation characteristic of the vehicle cabin and a transformation section for processing the engine sound according to driving condition. A spectrum transformation characteristic of the transformation section is determined according to values detected by a vehicle speed sensor, an engine speed sensor, and an accelerator depression sensor, and a spectrum of the engine sound is transformed by means of specification of the spectrum transformation characteristic, thereby enhancing an engine sound.
US08885841B2	Audio processing apparatus and method, and program An audio processing apparatus includes an audio signal acquisition unit which acquires an audio signal of a musical piece, a feature value extraction unit which extracts a predetermined type of feature value from the audio signal acquired by the audio signal acquisition unit in time series, a change point detection unit which detects a change point in which the amount of change of the feature value extracted in time series by the feature value extraction unit is changed to be greater than a predetermined threshold value, a hook analysis unit which analyzes a hook place of the audio signal based on the feature value extracted by the feature value extraction unit in block units with the change point detected by the change point detection unit as a boundary, and a hook information output unit which outputs the hook place analyzed by the hook analysis unit as hook information.
US08885838B2	Method of processing a signal in a hearing aid, a method of fitting a hearing aid and a hearing aid A method comprises deriving a control signal (3) from an input signal (1). The process of deriving the control signal comprises a standard processing (6) so as to provide a standard processed control signal component (7) based on a standard compressor characteristic, and an individualized processing (10) so as to provide an individualized processed control signal component (11) based on an individualized compressor characteristic. The standard and individualized processed control signal components are multiplied together to form the control signal. The invention further provides a hearing aid.
US08885837B2	Implantable medical device An implantable device having an impact side likely to receive forces applied to the device is disclosed, the device comprising: a hermetically-sealed container including, a chassis having secure thereto at least one functional component, a first shell hermetically connected to the chassis to form a hermetic enclosure in which the at least one functional component is located, at least on feedthrough disposed in one or more of either the chassis and the first shell, configured to permit at least one input/output line to infiltrate the hermetic enclosure; and a second shell connected to the container so as to be spaced from and adjacent to the container to define the impact side of the device and to form with the container a non-hermetic enclosure.
US08885833B2	One-time recovery credentials for encrypted data access A key recovery request for a device is received at a key recovery service and a particular one-time recovery credential in a sequence of multiple one-time recovery credentials is identified. In the sequence of multiple one-time recovery credentials, previous one-time recovery credentials in the sequence are indeterminable given subsequent one-time recovery credentials in the sequence. A recovery key associated with the device is also identified. The particular one-time recovery credential in the sequence is generated based on the recovery key, and is returned in response to the key recovery request. The particular one-time recovery credential can then be used by the device to decrypt encrypted data stored on a storage media of the device.
US08885832B2	Secure peer-to-peer distribution of an updatable keyring A distributed peer-to-peer document archive system provides version-control, security, access control, linking among stored documents and remote access to documents usually associated with centralized storage systems while still providing the simplicity, personalization and robustness to network outages associated with personal and peer-to-peer storage systems. A “keyring” is an encrypted repository that allows a user to recover and access a user's entire digital archive with a single master key. After the key is created, it does not need to be updated, and can be stored in a safe, safety-deposit box or other secure location. In the event the user's computer is stolen or destroyed, the user need only install the system on a new machine and import the master key. The system will then use that key to browse nearby servers to find and decrypt all files necessary to recreate the full digital archive in its most recent state.
US08885827B2	System and method for enabling a host device to securely connect to a peripheral device Systems and methods to enable a new host device to wirelessly connect to a peripheral device without having to execute a secure pairing process. The method includes storing encryption and connection information for the peripheral device along with information identifying the peripheral device at a server. The new host device is then provided with the information identifying the peripheral device. The new host then uses the information identifying the peripheral device to obtain the encryption and connection information from the server. The new host can then use the encryption and connection information to connect and communicate with the peripheral device. The methods and systems described herein may be used, for example, to loan a peripheral device to the new host device, or to transfer the peripheral device to the new host device.
US08885826B2	Transmission/reception system, transmission device, reception device, authentication device, user device, method executed by the aforementioned, and program An encryption technique in which a transmission device and a reception device use solutions generated such that those generated in the same order are assumed to be the same is improved so as to enhance versatility without undermining security. An initial solution respectively used by two communication devices involved in communication in order to generate solutions is sent from one communicating device to the other. Both communication devices generate a mutually agreed-upon number of solutions from the initial solution and set the last solution among the generated solutions as a new initial solution, and using solutions generated based on the new initial solution, the transmission device performs encryption while the reception device performs decryption.
US08885825B2	Method of establishing a cryptographic key, network head and receiver for this method, and method of transmitting signals This method of establishing a cryptographic session key comprises: a subscription phase (104) during which an identifier of a local loop to the end of which a receiver must be connected is acquired, and an authentication step comprising: a) an operation (142) of automatically obtaining an identifier of the local loop to the end of which the receiver is actually connected, and b) an operation (146) of verifying that the identifier obtained during the operation a) corresponds to the identifier acquired during the subscription phase so as to authenticate the receiver.
US08885817B2	Nonlinear feedback shift register and method for nonlinear signature formation A nonlinear feedback shift register for creating a signature for cryptographic applications includes a sequence of series-connected flip-flops which are connected to each other for forming at least one polynomial, with the aid of at least one signal feedback having at least one operator. The flip-flops are connected to at least one switching operator for forming at least two different polynomials, the switching operator switching between the polynomials as a function of an input signal. A method for nonlinear signature formation is also provided.
US08885812B2	Dynamic customer satisfaction routing Embodiments of the present invention provide a robust customer service environment employing “Key Performance Indicators” (KPIs), which represent both customer interaction experiences and also the overall efficacy of agent performance on an interaction-by-interaction basis. A KPI can be any metric for measuring a category of information related to a call center interaction, e.g., customer satisfaction or agent ability/performance. Input from customer experiences is catalogued and linked to one or more KPIs. Key performance indicators are associated with a key performance indicator template, which is linked with a project comprising routing rules, triggers, and specific actions that are driven as a result of the key performance indicator template. The project may be a phone/IVR project, Web CallBack project, email project, or a Chat project. Execution of the key performance indicator template triggers pre-, during, and/or post-call, -chat, -CallBack, or -email input from a call center user.
US08885802B2	Tethered digital butler consumer electronic remote control device and method The present invention relates to a digital butler consumer electronics product and method. The digital butler, of a price and form factor suitable for consumer electronics markets of developed and developing countries, includes a communications and multi-media console and a wireless remote. The remote may resemble a handheld personal computer (HPC), a palm-held personal computer (PPC or PDA) or a smart phone, but has a low cost and feature set supported by the console that is novel in the consumer electronics market.
US08885800B2	Home gateway terminal system A method of accessing a dedicated phone or Internet service at a remote location includes providing a system having a terminal, a phone, and a USB stick that is adapted to be used with a data-only communication device. The terminal has a phone jack that is coupled to a dedicated phone service line for use with the phone, a data jack that is coupled to a dedicated Internet service, and a connector that is adapted to receive a cable that is connected to a satellite dish for uplink and downlink communication with an orbiting satellite. Each of the phone and the USB stick are provided with an identification footprint that is unique to the terminal. The terminal is positioned at a first location. When the phone and/or the USB stick are moved to a remote location, voice and data signals corresponding to the dedicated phone service line and the dedicated Internet service can be communicated from the terminal to the phone and/or USB stick at the remote location via an antenna and the orbiting satellite.
US08885795B2	Radiation detector, radiographic image capturing system, radiation detection method, and radiation detection program storage medium A radiation detector includes an image data detecting unit that detects, as radiographic image data, charge information corresponding to applied radiation; a control unit that determines that radiation has been applied if a read value of the detected charge information is equal to or greater than a threshold value and controls the image data detecting unit to acquire radiographic image data corresponding to radiation that has passed through a subject; and a changing unit that changes the threshold value in accordance with temperature data of the image data detecting unit.
US08885780B2	Estimating signal to interference ratio in a wireless communications receiver A method and corresponding system for generating an estimate of at least one of a signal power, a noise power and a signal to interference ratio for signal samples received via first and second wireless channels, the signal samples corresponding to pilot symbols transmitted in respective different structures via the first and second wireless channels. The method comprises: calculating first and second variables, each variable being a sequence of values computed from the received signal samples and the pilot symbols for each respective first and second wireless channel; generating first and second channel estimates from the first and second variables; combining the first and second channel estimates to generate a combined channel estimate; and generating at least one of the signal power, noise power and SIR using the combined channel estimate.
US08885779B2	Channel detector implementation with postcoder A signal detector/decoder is implemented in multiple stages. The beginning stage is configured to input channel data bits and to output hard data bits based on the channel bits and a maximum likelihood (ML) path. The next stage includes a postcoder coupled to receive channel domain information from the first stage and to convert the channel domain information to user domain information. The final stage includes a reliability unit coupled to receive the user domain information from the postcoder and to output user domain soft information for the hard data bits based on the ML path estimation and the user domain information.
US08885777B1	Digital signal processing apparatus with a delay memory having a plurality of memory cells and process for using same A digital signal processing (DSP) apparatus can be used to process a serial stream of digital signal samples of a plurality of “n” number of different signals. The DSP apparatus can include a DSP module configured to perform a DSP algorithm on digital signal samples of the signals. The DSP apparatus can have a delay memory with an “n” number of memory cells that each corresponding to one of the signals. The delay memory can also have a digital signal sample input connected to said initial input of said DSP module, a signal-number-in input, a signal-number-out input, and a digital signal sample output connected to said delay input of said DSP module. The delay memory can be configured to store a digital signal sample at the digital signal sample input in a memory cells identified by a signal identifier at said signal-number-in input. The delay memory can also be configured to output at the digital signal sample output a digital signal sample stored in a memory cells identified by a signal identifier at the signal-number-out input.
US08885776B2	Symbol error detection for bluetooth enhanced data rate packets A symbol error detector can be configured to detect symbol errors of a Bluetooth enhanced data rate (EDR) packet without relying solely on a CRC error detection mechanism. After a phase of a current symbol is demodulated to determine a demodulated current symbol, the phase of the demodulated current symbol can be subtracted from the phase of the current symbol prior to demodulation to yield a phase error. The phase error can be compared against a phase error threshold to determine a potential unreliability of the demodulated current symbol. The phase error being greater than the phase error threshold can indicate that the demodulated current symbol may be unreliable. Accordingly, a symbol error notification can be generated to indicate that the demodulated current symbol may be unreliable.
US08885774B2	Receiving apparatus for high frequency imaging system A receiving apparatus, a receiving method, and an imaging apparatus and method, adapted to receive high frequency image signals. The apparatus includes two or more receiver channels, each receiver channel including an antenna pattern including plural antenna elements to receive high frequency image signals, a receiving mechanism to process the high frequency image signals received by the antenna elements into baseband signals, an analog-to-digital conversion mechanism to convert the baseband signals from the receiving mechanism into digital signals, a phase shifting mechanism to phase shift the digital signals, and a combining mechanism to combine the phase shifted digital signals from the receiver channels into combined signals.
US08885772B2	Radio-receiver circuit A radio-receiver circuit. The radio receiver circuit comprises an analog-to-digital conversion unit. The analog-to-digital conversion unit comprises an analog-to-digital converter, ADC, and a filter operatively connected to an input terminal of the ADC in a receive path of the radio-receiver circuit. The radio-receiver circuit further comprises a control unit adapted to receive control data and determine, based on the control data, a frequency band in which data is to be transmitted to the radio-receiver circuit during a subsequent time interval. Furthermore, the control unit is adapted to adapt at least one frequency characteristic of the analog-to-digital conversion unit to the determined frequency band for receiving said data transmitted in said subsequent time interval.
US08885765B2	Method and a user terminal for processing digital predistortion Embodiments of the present invention provide a digital predistortion processing method and a user terminal, which relate to the field of communications, and can simplify the structure of a digital predistortion apparatus and reduce the cost. The method includes: setting a control command; and tuning, when the control command is selecting a data collection mode as the working mode of a receive channel, the frequency of a local oscillator and the central frequency of a band-pass filter in the receive channel to the transmitting frequency of the user terminal, so that the user terminal performs predistortion factor update. The embodiments of the present invention are applied to the user terminal for digital predistortion processing.
US08885759B1	(Nx2)-channel bit communication system A noise and interference tolerant bit communication system, which requires no conventional modulation/demodulation, with its' associated digital-hardware-implemented mechanisms for bit transmission, bit reception, and channel balancing; are presented, where electrical, photonic, or EM pulses (signals); representing binary information bits; are carried from a transmitter point over an (Nx2)-channel transmission medium, to a receiver point. The binary value of a transmitted pulse is identified at the receiver by means of the actual channel the pulse is travelling through. For example, if at a given time, any pulse transmitted and received through the first channel represents logic one, while any pulse transmitted and received through the second channel represents logic zero; thus reducing pulse's binary state representation per channel from two to one. The proposed system is capable of error-free communication at any signal-to-noise plus interference ratio value greater than zero.
US08885755B2	Single stream phase tracking during channel estimation in a very high throughput wireless MIMO communication system In a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) system, a wireless node's receive chain demodulation function is enhanced to include phase tracking. VHT Long Training Fields (LTFs) embedded in a frame preamble are used for phase tracking. Single stream pilot tones are added during transmission of VHT-LTFs. A receiver estimates the channel using the pilot tones in a first set of LTFs. A second set of LTFs are used to estimate the phase of the pilot tones using the estimated channel. The phase estimation is continuously applied to other received data tones throughout the VHT-LTFs of data symbols. Phase errors due to PLL mismatches and phase noise are reduced at reception, leading to better signal to noise ratio for different levels of drift and frequency offset. Further, MIMO channel estimation is more accurate, improving the overall wireless network when the accurate MIMO channel estimation data participates in calibration and handshake between wireless nodes.
US08885750B2	Method and system for transmitting data using collaborative multiple input multiple output beamforming The present invention discloses a method and a system for transmitting data using the collaborative multiple input multiple output (MIMO) beamforming. The method comprises: selecting an MIMO mode according to channel quality information (CQI) (S502); performing the MIMO encoding on a data stream according to the selected MIMO mode, and distributing the encoded data stream to a plurality of transmitting ends which are mutual collaborative (S504); and transmitting, by the plurality of transmitting ends, the encoded data stream (S506). The present invention solves the problem in the relevant art of reducing the system performance and the flexibility, which is caused by adopting the fixed MIMO mode when the system carries out the encoding and the transmission, which is capable of improving the system performance.
US08885746B2	Method for operating a radio station in a cellular communication network The present invention relates to a method for operating a primary station comprising a transceiver for communicating with a plurality of secondary stations, the transceiver including at least two antennas, the method comprising the primary station transmitting to a secondary station for a single spatial channel at least one first set of reference symbols with a first antenna and at least one second set of reference symbols with a second antenna, the second set of reference symbols being orthogonal to the first set of reference symbols.
US08885743B2	Method of transmitting control signal in wireless communication system A method of transmitting a control signal in a wireless communication system includes allocating a first sequence to spread a first control signal in a radio resource, allocating a second sequence to spread a second control signal in the radio resource, selecting one of the first control signal and the second control signal, generating a spread control signal by spreading the selected control signal, and transmitting the spread control signal in the radio resource, wherein the first sequence and the second sequence use different cyclic shifts of a base sequence.
US08885741B2	Method, apparatus and system for implementing precoding A method for implementing precoding includes the following steps: dividing hierarchical data which has passed through layer mapping processing into at least two paths to be received respectively (S10); splitting a precoding matrix according to the divided paths of hierarchical data, and respectively left multiplying the split precoding matrixes with the divided paths of hierarchical data (S11); and adding the data of corresponding bits of the matrixes obtained by respectively left multiplying with the divided paths of hierarchical data, to obtain precoding output data (S12). The present invention also provides an apparatus and a system for implementing precoding. The present invention, by performing the process of splitting firstly and then combining to the precoding, can realize the precoding operation with large bandwidth and multi-antenna by using the existing platform at the transmitter of the base station, thereby saving the costs and enhancing the usage flexibility.
US08885740B2	Control mode PHY for WLAN A first preamble for a first data unit includes a first long training field and a first signal field modulated according to a first technique. The first data unit is generated according to a first data unit format and includes the first preamble. A second preamble, generated for a second data unit, includes a second signal field and a second long training field. Information in the second signal field is repeated and/or the second long training field is generated so that a duration of the second long training field is longer than a duration of the first long training field. A portion of the second signal field is modulated according to a second technique or a portion of the second long training field is modulated according to the second technique to signal to a receiver that the second data unit is formatted according to a second data unit format.
US08885736B2	Systems and methods for positioning and messaging of reserved tones for peak-to-average ratio (PAR) reduction in DSL systems Systems and methods for reducing the peak-to-average ratio (PAR) at the transmitter can reduce the dynamic range required in various analog components. PAR can be reduced by applying a time-domain compensation signal which reduces the magnitude of peaks in the time-domain signal prior to transmission where the time-domain compensation signals use tones that are reserved for the purpose of reducing the PAR. The reservation of these reserved tones for PAR can be implemented by altering the typical startup procedures in a digital subscriber line (xDSL) system. The use of the reserved tones to reduce the PAR can be implemented using a low complexity algorithm or using an adaptive technique.
US08885733B2	System and method for providing a variable frame rate and adaptive frame skipping on a mobile device A processor and method are provided for decoding a multimedia file having video and audio data streams that are configured to be played in synchronization. Frames of the video stream are decoded and played with the audio and, to compensate for saturation of the processor usage, two procedures are performed. The first procedure operates at a first periodic interval and slows down the frame rate to reduce processor usage if needed. The second procedure first attempts to speed up the video to catch up to the audio if they are out of sync and if this cannot be done in the next time interval, the decoding of a select number of frames is skipped such that the video and audio data streams are resynchronized.
US08885725B2	Method and apparatus for encoding video by motion prediction using arbitrary partition, and method and apparatus for decoding video by motion prediction using arbitrary partition An apparatus for decoding a video includes a receiver which receives and obtains a bitstream of an encoded image, a processor which determines coding units having a hierarchical structure being data units in which the encoded image is decoded, and sub-units for predicting the coding units, by using information that indicates division shapes of the coding units and information about prediction units of the coding units, obtained from the received bitstream, wherein the sub-units comprise partitions obtained by splitting at least one of a height and a width of the coding units according to at least one of a symmetric ratio and an asymmetric ratio, and a decoder which reconstructs the image by performing decoding including motion compensation using the partitions for the coding units, using the encoding information parsed from received bitstream, wherein the coding units having the hierarchical structure comprise coding units of coded depths split hierarchically according to the coded depths and independently from neighboring coding units.
US08885721B2	Encoder optimization of stereoscopic video delivery systems Controlling a feature of an encoding process for regions of an image pattern representing more than one image when the regions include an amount of disparity in the represented images that would result in cross-contamination between the represented images if encoded with the feature. The control may be, for example, any of, turning the encoding feature off, using the encoding feature less often than when encoding an image pattern representing a single image, negatively biasing the encoding feature, and enabling the encoding feature for regions determined to have zero or near zero disparity and disabling the feature for all other regions. The represented images comprise, for example, any of a stereoscopic view, multiple stereoscopic views, multiple views of a same scene, and multiple unrelated views.
US08885703B2	Channel adaptive video transmission system for use with layered video coding and methods for use therewith A video transmission system includes a transceiver module that transmits a video signal to a remote device over at least one communications channel wherein the video signal is transmitted as at least one separate video layer stream chosen from, an independent video layer stream and at least one dependent video layer streams that require the independent video layer for decoding. A control module determines at least one channel characteristic of the at least one channel and chooses the at least one separate video layer stream based on the at least one channel characteristic of the at least one channel.
US08885700B2	Method and apparatus for signal compression and decompression In one embodiment, the method of compressing a digital signal includes reducing redundancies in the digital signal, scaling a block of samples output from the reducing step by a scaling factor, and quantizing the scaled samples to produce compressed samples. The digital signal being compressed may be a digital radio frequency signal.
US08885689B2	Communication node including transceivers transmitting on different types of transmission lines and performing data repeating functions A first node including a physical layer device, a first transceiver and a second transceiver. The first transceiver includes a first analog front end connected to a first transmission line. The first analog front end is configured to transfer first data between the physical layer device and a second node via the first transmission line. The second transceiver includes a second analog front end connected to a second transmission line. The second analog front end is configured to transfer second data between the physical layer device and a third node via the second transmission line. A first type of the second transmission line is different than a second type of the first transmission line. The first node is configured to perform as a repeater using data repeating functions at a link layer control level.
US08885685B2	Semiconductor light emitting device, semiconductor light emitting apparatus, and method for manufacturing semiconductor light emitting According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer and a laser resonator. The first semiconductor layer includes a first portion and a second portion juxtaposed with the first portion. The laser resonator is provided on the first portion and has a ring-shaped resonator structure circled along a major surface of the first semiconductor layer. The second portion guides light emitted from the laser resonator.
US08885682B2	Terahertz wave emission laser device with a perforated structure A laser device for emitting THz waves includes a heterostructure with a substantially cylindrical shape including a first layer in an optically nonlinear semiconductor material including emitters to emit in two whispering gallery modes that are confined in the first layer and enabling the generation within the first layer of radiation in an electromagnetic THz whispering gallery mode, a second and a third layer in a semiconductor material each presenting an optical index that is smaller than the index of the material used for the first layer and a metal layer situated at one end of the heterostructure. The heterostructure includes in its center a hole with a substantially cylindrical shape extending over the entire height of the heterostructure.
US08885679B1	Mode-hop free athermal laser Embodiments of the invention describe integrating a phase shifting component into a cavity of a laser. Said phase shifter is capable of a continuous phase shift at a single wavelength over a large range (where the maximum energy consumption of the phase shifting component does not scale with the phase shifting range). In other words, said phase shifter is used to form a configurable optical cavity length for a laser. Embodiments of the invention thus utilize a plurality of optical cavity lengths—including one or more optical cavity lengths to potentially shift the phase of the output optical signal, to maintain a laser cavity's output wavelength and avoid spatial mode-hops in the presence of fluctuations such as temperature drift or changes to the drive current of the laser.
US08885677B1	Semiconductor external cavity laser with integrated planar waveguide bragg grating and wide-bandwidth frequency modulation The present disclosure describes semiconductor external cavity laser with wide bandwidth frequency modulation capabilities. The laser is preferably packaged in a standard form-factor package, such as a 14-pin butterfly package. The front end of the cavity comprises an integrated planar circuit (e.g., silica-on-silicon planar lightwave circuit with Bragg gratings), and the “back facet” of the laser is implemented as a high-reflection (HR) coated LiNbO3 phase tuning section in the double pass configuration. AC-voltage signal applied to the electrodes of phase tuning section modulates a refractive index of the propagating TE-polarization mode of external cavity and produces frequency modulation. Such frequency modulation is not associated with any thermal behavior of the gain element included in the external cavity laser, and has a negligible phase delay over a wide bandwidth.
US08885674B2	Method and receiving device for determining the assignment of subsignals transmitted by inverse multiplexing, particularly via an optical transport network (OTN), to the transmission links carrying said subsignals Provided are methods and devices for determining the assignment of subsignals (S1, S2, S3, S4) transmitted by inverse multiplexing, particularly via an Optical Transport Network (OTN), to the transmission links (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) carrying said subsignals. After a synchronization for the correct assembly of the subsignals (S1, S2, S3, S4) into the digital reception signal (E), the signal transmission via at least one transmission link (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) is interrupted for a detection process in which the subsignal assigned to the interrupted link is determined. The process may be repeated to determine all subsignal assignments.
US08885667B2	Destination based methodology for managing network resources A replicator is configured to be coupled to a first packet-based network, and a packet analysis module and a router are coupled to the replicator. The router is configured to be coupled to a second packet-based network. The replicator receives packets from the first packet-based network, passes the packets to the router, and passes a copy of the packets to the packet analysis module. The packet analysis module identifies, in a set of customers of the second packet-based network, a top usage subset. The top usage subset includes those of the customers who are using more bandwidth of the second packet-based network than other ones of the customers. The top usage subset includes at least two of the customers. The packet analysis module identifies, at an entry point of the second packet-based network, routes of packets destined for the top usage subset. The router discards a predetermined percentage of the packets destined for the top usage subset. The predetermined percentage is determined in order to reduce bandwidth utilization of the second packet-based network by a desired amount. The predetermined percentage is identical for all of the customers in the top usage subset.
US08885660B2	Local area network of serial intelligent cells A serial intelligent cell (SIC) and a connection topology for local area networks using Electrically-conducting media. A local area network can be configured from a plurality of SIC's interconnected so that all communications between two adjacent SIC's is both point-to-point and bidirectional. Each SIC can be connected to one or more other SIC's to allow redundant communication paths. Communications in different areas of a SIC network are independent of one another, so that there is no fundamental limit on the size or extent of a SIC network. Each SIC can optionally be connected to one or more data terminals, computers, telephones, sensors, actuators, etc., to facilitate interconnectivity among such devices. Networks according to the present invention can be configured for a variety of applications, including a local telephone system, remote computer bus extender, multiplexers, PABX/PBX functionality, security systems, and local broadcasting services.
US08885656B2	Method and system for updating blocked port information Disclosed in the present invention is a method for updating blocked port information. The method includes: when a node to which a ring protection link belongs in an Ethernet ring network is in a pending state and after a wait to restore timer expires, updating by the node to which the ring protection link belongs in the Ethernet ring network refreshing record information of an adjacent port of the ring protection link as: information identifying a blocked port of the node to which the ring protection link belongs in the Ethernet ring network. Also disclosed in the present invention is a system for updating blocked port information.
US08885654B2	Method and apparatus for flexible interface bypass options in switches A network apparatus including a central processing unit, first physical layer devices, a second physical layer device, and a network switch. The network switch includes first ports communicating with the first physical layer devices; a second port communicating with the second physical layer device; and third and fourth ports communicating with the central processing unit over first and second media independent interfaces, respectively. The network switch includes a switch core module configured to route data packets between connected ports, including the first and third ports. The network switch includes a bypass switch configured to (i) in response to a first mode being selected, directly connect the second port and the fourth port, bypassing the switch core module, and (ii) in response to a second mode being selected, disconnect the second port from the fourth port and connect the second and fourth ports to the switch core module.
US08885647B2	Method and system for domain based packet forwarding Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for swapping headers for authenticating policy based domains and tracing paths at the time of high-reliable data plane transmission. The method includes receiving packets forwarded through predetermined paths, confirming whether the received packets are normal packets, determining whether the path identification information corresponding to the paths of the received packets is present in a header information storage unit of a domain receiving the packets, swapping the headers included in the packets to swapping headers of the header information storage unit by using the identification information if it is determined that the path identification information is present, and correcting the path tracing information. By this configuration, degradation in data plane performance due to the lengths of headers can be solved.
US08885643B2	Method for multicast flow routing selection A network component comprising a memory coupled to a processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions that cause the processor to select a first multicast routing mode from a plurality of multicast routing modes supported by a network comprising the network component, assign the first multicast routing mode to a first multicast flow, and advertise a first information frame to a first plurality of nodes, wherein the first information frame provides the assignment of the first multicast routing mode to the first multicast flow.
US08885638B2	Method and apparatus for enabling peer-to-peer communication between endpoints on a per call basis A method and apparatus for enabling a user to signal to the network that a call to be initiated or a call that is in progress needs to occur in a peer-to-peer relationship with the terminating endpoint. The network will then remove itself from the call signaling and media path and direct the signaling and media communication to occur directly between the two endpoints.
US08885634B2	Systems and methods for carrier ethernet using referential tables for forwarding decisions The present invention utilizes specific referential tables for forwarding decisions while maintaining current mechanisms of Ethernet addressing and QoS marking. The referential tables are utilized for forwarding decisions based on any and/or multiple fields within the packets simultaneously, such as, for example, incoming port number, incoming MAC, incoming VLAN, outgoing MAC, outgoing VLAN, P-bits, DSCP, MPLS label, TCP/UDP port numbers, IP, SIP, HTTP, and the like. A user can define the forwarding criteria based on any combination/permutation fields in the packet. Advantageously, the present invention removes the need to introduce explicit tunnel labels in the Ethernet frame in order to maintain the desired QoS within the network removing explicit labeling requirements.
US08885612B2	Control station, mobile station, mobile communication system and mobile communication method When performing a handover from an access network B to an access network A, a UE 10 transmits an attach request to an MME 30. MME 30 establishes a bearer on a first access network based on the attach request. UE 10 requests MME 30 to establish a specific bearer that guarantees the necessary QoS for a flow. MME 30 receives the request for establishment of a specific bearer, establishes a specific bearer that guarantee the QoS for the flow and sets up a path for performing communication of the flow between UE 10 and a PGW 20. This enables the mobile station to select a specific flow among a plurality of flows and be directly handed over to the bearer communication path when the mobile station performs a handover, thus providing a mobile communication system and the like that can realize a handover while maintaining communication quality.
US08885606B2	Apparatus and method for updating control information of a target base station during handover operation in a broadband wireless communication system An operation method of a terminal for updating control information of a target base station in a handover procedure. The method may include receiving a neighbor advertisement message comprising control information of at least one neighbor base station comprising the target base station from the serving base station; transmitting a handover request message comprising first change count information indicating a neighbor advertisement message version to the serving base station; receiving a handover command message comprising delta control information different from the control information included in the neighbor advertisement message from the serving base station; and updating the control information of the target base station using the received delta control information.
US08885603B2	Handover of calls between access networks A method is provided of performing a session transfer with Single Radio Voice Call Continuity, SRVCC, from a Packet Switched, PS, access to a Circuit Switched, CS, access of a telecommunications session that has been established over the PS access via an IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network. A request for the transfer of the session is received. An indication of a voice codec that is currently being used for the session is obtained from the IMS network. Allocation of resources for the session in the CS access network is initiated, including specifying the voice codec to be used based on the obtained codec indication. Transfer of the session to the CS access is initiated so that the session continues with use of the specified voice codec.
US08885601B2	Switching user devices in a packet-based network A system comprising: a first user device and at least a second user device for a same user, at least one of the first and second user devices being a household media appliance, and each being installed with a respective instance of a communication client application for conducting voice or video calls over a packet-based network. Each instance is associated with a same user identifier identifying the same user, a first of the instances is associated with a first subidentifier, and a second of the instances is associated with a second subidentifier. The instances are configured so as, during an ongoing call conducted over a first network connection established based on the user identifier and the first sub-identifier, after the call has been answered, to establish a second network connection based on the user identifier and the second sub-identifier and to switch the call to the second network connection.
US08885600B2	Enhanced delay management A method to facilitate user equipment (UE) handoff within a packet data communication system includes determining, at a source relay node, that the UE is to undergo a handoff from the source relay node to a target entity and sending, by the source relay node, a first request to a network node serving the UE. The sending is performed responsive to the determination that the UE is to undergo the handoff, such that the first request is configured to cause the network gateway node to store packet data addressed to the UE. Further operations include sending, by the target entity, a second request to the network, such that the second request is configured to cause the network to forward the stored packet data to the target entity, and receiving, at the target entity from the network, the stored packet data for wirelessly transmitting to the UE.
US08885593B2	Dynamic assigning of bandwidth to field devices in a process control system A wireless network managing device for a wireless network that is part of a process control system. The wireless network managing device includes a node determination element configured to receive an operator selection of at least one node in the process control system via an operator terminal and determine a field device implementing the functionality of the node, and a bandwidth control element configured to adjust a bandwidth assigned to the at least one field device in an auxiliary data section of a communication structure used by the wireless network based on the received operator selection in order to increase system responsiveness.
US08885590B2	Systems and methods for scheduling multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) pilot channels Transitioning from basic higher order MIMO estimation to enhanced higher order MIMO estimation (and vice-versa) can be accomplished through the signaling of high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) shared control channel (HS-SCCH) orders to next-generation user equipments (UEs). A base station can be configured to send an HS-SCCH order indicating activation of scheduled pilot channels, and then begin transmitting the scheduled pilot channels after receiving an ACK message from at least one next-generation UE. A base station can also be configured to send an HS-SCCH order indicating de-activation of scheduled pilot channels to next-generation UEs scheduled for downlink transmission, and then stop transmitting the scheduled pilot channels after receiving ACK messages from each next-generation UE. Alternatively, scheduled pilot channels may be activated/de-activated upon expiration of a timeout period, even without receiving an ACK message from some or all of the next-generation UEs scheduled for downlink transmission.
US08885581B2	Method and system for user equipment location determination on a wireless transmission system Neighbor cell hearability can be improved by including an additional reference signal that can be detected at a low sensitivity and a low signal-to-noise ratio, by introducing non-unity frequency reuse for the signals used for a time difference of arrival (TDOA) measurement, e.g., orthogonality of signals transmitted from the serving cell sites and the various neighbor cell sites. The new reference signal, called the TDOA-RS, is proposed to improve the hearability of neighbor cells in a cellular network that deploys 3GPP EUTRAN (LTE) system, and the TDOA-RS can be transmitted in any resource blocks (RB) for POSCH and/or MBSFN subframe, regardless of whether the latter is on a carrier supporting both PMCH and POSCH or not. Besides the additional TDOA-RS reference signal, an additional synchronization signal (TDOA-sync) may also be included to improve the hearability of neighbor cells.
US08885578B2	Method of transmitting multicast broadcast service A method of a base station transmitting Multicast Broadcast Service (hereinafter referred to as MBS) includes transmitting MBS configuration information, including information about an MBS region which is a resource region to which MBS-related information is allocated and information about an MBS MAP, to a terminal and transmitting MBS data to the terminal through the MBS region. The information about the MBS region includes location information and a transmission parameter of the MBS region. The MBS MAP includes an MBS configuration information change indication which indicates whether the MBS configuration information is expected to change from first MBS configuration information to second MBS configuration information. MBS is effectively and persistently managed in a mobile wireless communication system supporting MBS.
US08885576B2	Method for multiplexing data and control information A method for multiplexing a data information stream and two types of control information streams in a wireless mobile communication system is described. The method includes mapping first control information in units of resource elements onto a matrix for generating input information mapped to a resource block, and mapping second control information onto the matrix so as to map the second control information to resource elements adjacent in a time axis to resource elements allocated for a reference signal in the resource block. The first control information is mapped downwards starting from the first row so as not to overwrite the resource element allocated for the reference signal.
US08885570B2	Schemes for providing private wireless network Technologies are generally described for providing private wireless local area networks. In some examples, a method performed under control of a mobile operating server may include determining a first location of an end device, determining a first access point configured to provide a wireless local area network around the first location of the end device and instructing the first access point to provide the end device with a first private wireless local area network.
US08885569B2	Beamforming signaling in a wireless network A first base station receives a message from a second base station. The second base station comprises a downlink carrier comprising downlink resource blocks. The message comprises downlink beamforming information element indicating a beamforming codeword employed for a downlink resource block. The first base station obtains channel state input information for a wireless device based on, at least in part, processing the downlink beamforming information. The first base station transmits the channel state input information to the wireless device.
US08885566B2	Mobile communication system, controller and method A controller in a mobile communication system includes a management unit (151) configured to manage a resource usage condition in the mobile communication system and a determination unit (152) configured to determine a timer value for determining a frequency of transmitting a state transition request signal for causing a user equipment to transition to a power saving state after completion of communication of a data signal depending on the resource usage condition, and the timer value determined by the determination unit (152) is broadcast to the user equipment.
US08885556B2	Method for performing a HARQ in a multiple carrier system A method of performing hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) in a multiple carrier system is provided. A user equipment receives a plurality of downlink data through a plurality of downlink carriers and transmits one acknowledgement (ACK)/not-acknowledgement (NACK) signal for the plurality of downlink data through an uplink carrier. The ACK/NACK signal is an ACK signal when all of the plurality of downlink data are successfully received.
US08885544B2	Base station, relay device and communication system A base station includes a reception unit, a channel allocation unit, a relay channel designation unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives a signal from a communication terminal communicating with the base station via a relay device. The channel allocation unit allocates a communication channel to the communication terminal communicating with the base station via the relay device. The relay channel designation unit designates a communication channel for a signal relayed by the relay device such that the communication channel allocated by the channel allocation unit to the communication terminal communicating with the base station via the relay device is included therein. The transmission unit transmits, to the relay device, a notification signal for notifying the relay device of the communication channel designated by the relay channel designation unit.
US08885539B2	Configurable quality-of-service support per virtual access point (VAP) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) access device A wireless network access device includes a radio and support for virtual access points. According to the invention, each virtual access point has an independently configurable quality-of-service profile. The per-VAP QoS support enables multiple services to be delivered from a single physical access point. A plurality of transmit/receive queues are associated with each virtual access point (VAP) configured on the access device. Each queue in the plurality of queues is associated with a given quality-of-service level, such as (in decreasing order of priority): voice, video, best effort data, and background data. The access device further includes a data transfer mechanism in the form of a data packet forwarding engine that, for each VAP, transfers data from the plurality of queues to enforce the per-VAP QoS policy.
US08885532B2	Method and device for controlling MBMS receiving in a wireless communication system The present invention provides a method of receiving a multimedia broadcast/multicast service in a user equipment of a wireless communication system based on MBSFN transmission and a method of assisting the user equipment to receive the service in the corresponding base station; wherein the user equipment receives a transport block from the base station in a predefined period; and then judges whether a notification indicator in the transport block is activated, if so, then judges whether a service identification of a multimedia broadcast/multicast service subscribed to by the user equipment is included in a transport block including a control signaling in the transport block, if so, then receives the multimedia broadcast/multicast service. By implementing the present invention, a user terminal in IDLE mode only needs a predefined period such as a DRX period to wake up to receive the notification indicator to judge whether a new service will start without waking up at extra time.
US08885529B2	Method for signalling in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method in a wireless communication system for signalling number of antenna ports which a transmit node comprises. According to the method a communication signal is transmitted carrying information on number of at least one antenna port of said transmit node, wherein the information on said number of at least one antenna port is partitioned and provided distributed over at least two predefined parts of said communication signal. The invention also relates to a transmit node and a receive node, and methods thereof.
US08885523B2	Speakerphone transmitting control information embedded in audio information through a conference bridge Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a communication protocol. A local conference endpoint may control or be controlled by a remote conference endpoint. Data comprising control signals may be exchanged between the local endpoint and remote endpoint via various communication protocols. In other embodiments, the present invention provides for improved bridge architecture for controlling functions of conference endpoints including controlling functions of the bridge.
US08885507B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for allocating resources in wireless communication network The present application discloses a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for allocating resources for a Device-to-Device (D2D) direct communication user equipment in a wireless communication network, wherein the method comprise: transmitting a communication channel status report regarding Device-to-Device direct communication to a base station; receiving resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on the communication channel status report; and performing Device-to-Device direct communication between user equipments on the allocated resources; the disclosed apparatus comprises transmitting means for transmitting a communication channel status report regarding Device-to-Device direct communication to a base station; receiving means for receiving resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on the communication channel status report; and performing means for performing Device-to-Device direct communication between user equipments on the allocated resources. By using the method, apparatus and computer program product disclosed in the present application, resource sharing/allocation collision between the D2D user equipment and cellular user equipment can be effectively reduced and use rate of resources can be improved.
US08885503B2	Multi-carrier satellite network supporting heterogeneous terminals In a satellite communication system, comprising a hub and a plurality of heterogeneous terminals, the hub may split a bandwidth segment designated for a forward channel into at least two carriers, wherein some of the terminals may listen on a first carrier and some other terminals may listen on the at least second carrier. In this system, the hub may re-arrange the split of the bandwidth segment between the various carriers populating it in real-time or substantially in real-time, while the carriers are actively transmitted, and without causing loss of service and/or loss of data to terminals listening on those carriers. The terminals may be configured to track the carriers as they are re-arranged and to maintain seamless service to the end user throughout the re-arrangement process.
US08885502B2	Feedback protocol for end-to-end multiple path network systems A method, system, and computer program product for providing feedback over a multiple path network is provided. A first device sends a transmissions to a second device over at least two different paths of the network. Using information collected as a result of receiving the transmissions, the second device aggregates data regarding the performance of each of the paths together into a feedback message. The second device then sends this feedback message to the first device over one path of the network. The first device uses the data in the feedback message in its calculations for determining the relative performance of each path. The amount of traffic sent along each path is adjusted as appropriate, based on these calculations.
US08885501B2	Reachability rate computation without link layer acknowledgments In one embodiment, a device in a computer network receives a particular packet associated with a transmission attempts value, the associated transmission attempts value indicative of a first number of times a transmitter has attempted to transmit the particular packet. In response, the device increases by one a stored successful attempts value stored at the device, the stored successful attempts value indicative of a second number of times the device has received the same particular packet. As such, a reachability rate of a link from the transmitter to the device may be determined based on comparing the associated transmission attempts value to the stored successful attempts value.
US08885500B2	Interface setup for communications network with femtocells A method of operating a communications network comprises determining that an interface needs to be established between a femto radio base station gateway (40) and a macro radio base station (28), and when establishing the interface between the macro radio base station (28) and the femto radio base station gateway (40), including abbreviated femtocell information in a message of an interface setup procedure sent between the femto radio base station gateway (40) and the macro radio base station (28).
US08885484B2	Bootstrapping fault detection sessions over a P2MP tunnel A method for detecting faults associated with a tunnel delivering multicast traffic from a source provider edge router (PE) to each of a plurality of destination PEs, the method using a routing protocol such as BGP to communicate route information to destination PEs, and a fault detection protocol such as BFD to detect tunnel faults.
US08885477B2	Method, device and system for compressing time series data A mask packet is provided with bits in a ONE state for all predictable bit positions and with a ZERO state for all unpredictable ones. All predictable bit positions of the new data packet are brought into a ZERO state if an actual bit state matches the predicted bit state and into a ONE state if the actual bit state does not. A processed packet is generated by applying an AND operation between the new data packet and the mask packet to change all unpredictable bits to a ZERO state. A series of counters is provided by calculating the number of bits in the processed packet between the first bit and the first bit with a state ONE; and between the following bits with a state ONE and between the last bit with a state ONE and the last bit in the processed packet. The counters are stored or transmitted.
US08885476B2	TCP flow control optimized for networks having radio segments Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) may be optimized for a cellular network having a radio segment. A base station may include a radio interface to connect to one or more user equipment (UE) devices and a number of queues to buffer data, incoming to the base station, from one or more servers, over TCP sessions. One or more processors may: determine state information relating to a fullness level of the queues; and transmit the state information to the one or more servers for use by the one or more servers in performing flow control with respect to the TCP sessions.
US08885466B1	Systems for selective activation of network management policies of mobile devices in a mobile network Systems and methods described herein employ techniques for generation and selective activation (or triggering) of network management policies in a congested network to, for example, prevent further aggravation of network congestion are disclosed. In order to address mobile network congestion it is necessary to be able to enforce network management policies on the devices which are in the a specific congested cell. This presents a challenge as the mobile devices cannot themselves determine if the cell they are currently located in is congested. Additionally, most network operators do not have mechanisms to determine which cells are congested in real-time. Thus, network operators (e.g., cellular providers) can create policies with congestion triggers that are not bound to specific cells to address congestion. The polices can be distributed to clients in the mobile network and selectively activated in congested cell locations (or areas) by the mobile clients.
US08885465B2	Method and system for utilizing tone grouping with givens rotations to reduce overhead associated with explicit feedback information Aspects of a method and system for utilizing tone grouping with Givens rotations to reduce overhead associated with explicit feedback information are presented. In one aspect of the invention, Givens matrices may be utilized to reduce a quantity of information communicated in explicit feedback information via an uplink RF channel. The explicit feedback information may include specifications for a feedback beamforming matrix that may be utilized when transmitting signals via a corresponding downlink RF channel. The feedback beamforming matrix may represent a rotated version of an un-rotated matrix. The Givens matrices may be utilized to apply one or more Givens rotations to un-rotated matrix. The rotated matrix may reduce the quantity of information communicated in the explicit feedback information. The quantity of information communicated in the explicit feedback information may be further reduced by utilizing tone grouping.
US08885460B2	Technique for determining whether to reestablish fast rerouted primary tunnels based on backup tunnel path quality feedback In one embodiment, a primary tunnel is established from a head-end node to a destination along a path including one or more protected network elements for which a fast reroute path is available to pass traffic around the one or more network elements in the event of their failure. A first path quality measures path quality prior to failure of the one or more protected network elements. A second path quality measures path quality subsequent to failure of the one or more protected network elements, while the fast reroute path is being used to pass traffic of the primary tunnel. A determination is made whether to reestablish the primary tunnel over a new path that does not include the one or more failed protected network elements, or to continue to utilize the path with the fast reroute path, in response to a difference between the first path quality and the second path quality.
US08885457B2	Systems and methods of improving the quality of VOIP communications Methods of addressing problems in a voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) telephony system include collecting data on network events, analyzing the data, and taking corrective action when possible. If an IP telephony device is registering with the VOIP telephony system more frequently than necessary, which can indicate the IP telephony device is unnecessarily jumping between proxy services, the IP telephony device is instructed to re-initialize itself. If an IP telephony device sends two successive stay alive registration messages to a proxy server from different ports of a router, which can indicate that a router pinhole is closing between stay alive messages, then the IP telephony device is instructed to send stay alive registration messages more frequently. If data packet statistics indicate that an IP telephony device is experiencing a jitter problem, the IP telephony device is instructed to increase the size of a data buffer for incoming data packets. If data packet statistics indicate that an IP telephony device is experiencing an enduring bandwidth problem or an enduring data packet loss problem, the IP telephony device is instructed to adopt a new encoding algorithm with greater data compression.
US08885456B2	Demodulator and frame synchronization method A clock-frequency-deviation detecting unit detects a clock-frequency deviation based on a synchronization signal for taking a frame synchronization included in a reception signal. A clock-frequency-deviation compensating unit compensates a clock-frequency deviation of the reception signal in a former stage of an FFT unit. A timing control unit controls a frame pulse position indicating a head of a frame, based on the synchronization signal. The FFT unit performs an FFT on the reception signal with the frame pulse position as a frame head position, and a demodulating unit demodulates an output of the FFT unit.
US08885448B2	Encapsulated laser diode for heat-assisted magnetic recording A magnetic write head is disclosed that includes a slider that includes a laser diode having a light-emitting edge or surface of a laser diode and an optical waveguide. The disclosed magnetic write head also includes a dielectric layer disposed in a gap between the laser diode and an input to the optical waveguide. The dielectric layer fills the gap completely and provides a low-loss optical pathway for the laser diode to the input of the optical waveguide. Also disclosed is a method that includes spinning on a dielectric in a gap between the light-emitting surface and the optical waveguide coupler, wherein after the spinning on, the laser diode is optically coupled to the optical waveguide coupler through the dielectric.
US08885447B2	Glass for magnetic recording medium substrate, glass substrate for magnetic recording medium, and their use An aspect of the present invention relates to glass for a magnetic recording medium substrate, which comprises essential components in the form of SiO2, Li2O, Na2O, and one or more alkaline earth metal oxides selected from the group consisting of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO wherein a molar ratio of a content of CaO to a combined content of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO (CaO/(MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO)) is equal to or less than 0.20, and which has a glass transition temperature of equal to or higher than 650° C.
US08885446B2	Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece has a case of which at least part is conductive; a clock chip that keeps and displays time on a time display means; a receiver chip that receives a radio signal through a GPS antenna; a storage battery; a timekeeping voltage conversion unit that converts output voltage from the storage battery to drive voltage for the clock chip; and a receiver voltage conversion unit that converts output voltage from the storage battery to drive voltage for the receiver chip. The output terminal of the timekeeping voltage conversion unit is connected to the clock chip and the case, and the output terminal of the receiver voltage conversion unit is connected to the receiver chip.
US08885443B2	Apparatus for making astronomical calculations An apparatus for making astronomical calculations includes a calculator, mechanism and/or program for determining the time for sunrise and sunset on a specified date and time at a specific longitude and latitude. The apparatus also includes a mechanism and/or program for calculating the moonrise and moonset at the aforementioned date, time and location.
US08885442B2	Method for determining an acoustic property of an environment The present invention relates to a method for determining an acoustic property of an environment. According to the method a sound signal and at least two reflection signals of the sound signal (are received, and for each of the reflection signals a time difference between a time of reception of the sound signal and a time of reception of the respective reflection signal is determined. Furthermore, for each of the reflection signals, an angle between a reception direction in which the sound signal was received and a reception direction in which the respective reflection signal was received is determined. Based on the determined time differences, the angles and predetermined constraints defining arrangement constraints of the sound reflecting surfaces an arrangement of the sound-reflecting surfaces is determined.
US08885440B2	Constructing velocity models near salt bodies A method and apparatus for constructing a velocity model of a subsurface of the earth, is disclosed herein. Seismic data may be received. A first velocity model of the subsurface may be constructed using the seismic data. The subsurface may have one or more salt bodies. A second velocity model of the subsurface without the salt bodies may be constructed using the seismic data. A set of attributes induced by the salt bodies may be determined based on the first velocity model and the second velocity model. A stiffness tensor change between the first velocity model and the second velocity model may be calculated based on the set of attributes induced by the salt bodies. The first velocity model may be updated based on the stiffness tensor change.
US08885408B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device for rendering the same in a busy state after inputting data therein A memory cell array has a first and a second storage area. The first storage area has a memory elements selected by an address signal. The second storage area has a memory elements selected by a control signal. A control circuit has a fuse element. When the fuse element has been blown, the control circuit inhibits at least one of writing and erasing from being done on the second storage area.
US08885407B1	Vertical memory cells and methods, architectures and devices for the same A memory device may include a plurality of cell pairs each including insulator regions interposed between opposing sides of at least one common word line gate and first and second vertical sides formed by a spacing within at least one semiconductor material; and at least one selector gate vertically aligned with the word line gate within the spacing configured to enable first and second source regions in the first and second vertical sides, respectively; wherein when the selector gate is enabled, the first and second source regions are connected to different source diffusion regions.
US08885404B2	Non-volatile storage system with three layer floating gate A non-volatile storage system includes memory cells with floating gates that comprises three layers separated by two dielectric layers (an upper dielectric layer and lower dielectric layer). The dielectric layers may be an oxide layers, nitride layers, combinations of oxide and nitride, or some other suitable dielectric material. The lower dielectric layer is close to the bottom of the floating gate (near interface between floating gate and tunnel dielectric), while the upper dielectric layer is close to top of the floating gate (near interface between floating gate and inter-gate dielectric).
US08885402B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit system and method for driving the same A semiconductor integrated circuit system includes a phase-change line including a first phase-change area constituting a first memory cell and a second phase-change area constituting a second memory cell, a write current providing unit configured to phase-change a selected one of the first and second phase-change areas, and a phase-change compensation unit configured to restore the other of the first and second phase-change areas by compensating for a dummy phase-change caused in the other phase-change area due to a phase-change of the selected phase-change area.
US08885397B2	Self-referenced MRAM cell with optimized reliability Magnetic random access memory (MRAM) element suitable for a thermally-assisted write operation and for a self-referenced read operation, including a magnetic tunnel junction portion having a first portion and a second portion, each portion including a storage layer, a sense layer, and a tunnel barrier layer; the magnetic tunnel junction further including an antiferromagnetic layer between the two storage layers and pinning a storage magnetization of each of the storage layers below a critical temperature, and freeing them at and above the critical temperature; such that, during a write operation, a free magnetization of each of the sense layer is magnetically saturable according to a direction of a write magnetic field when applied; and the storage magnetizations are switchable in a direction substantially parallel and corresponding to the direction of the saturated free magnetizations.
US08885394B2	Semiconductor device with complementary global bit lines, operating method, and memory system A memory device includes sections arranged between a global bit line and a complementary global bit line, and having a section control unit disposed between first and second memory cell groups and connected between the global bit line and the complementary global bit line to provide a first read signal and a second read signal. A signal converter receives the first and second read signals and generates a stable controlled read signal indicative of a data value stored in the memory cell. A latch unit receives and latches the controlled read signal provided by the signal converter to generate a latched read signal.
US08885390B2	Resistor thin film MTP memory An integrated circuit is formed having an array of memory cells located in the dielectric stack above a semiconductor substrate. Each memory cell has two adjustable resistors and two heating elements. A dielectric material separates the heating elements from the adjustable resistors. One heating element alters the resistance of one of the resistors by applying heat thereto to write data to the memory cell. The other heating element alters the resistance of the other resistor by applying heat thereto to erase data from the memory cell.
US08885388B2	Apparatus and method for reforming resistive memory cells A memory includes an array of memory cells, a first module and a second module. The first module is configured to compare a first state of a memory cell with a reference. The memory cell is in the array of memory cells. The second module is configured to, subsequent to a read cycle or a write cycle of the memory cell and based on the comparison, reform the memory cell to adjust a difference between the first state and a second state of the memory cell.
US08885374B2	Multilevel converter and topology method thereof A multilevel converter includes at least one phase. Each phase of the multilevel converter includes a direct current (DC) link, a first circuit, a second circuit, and a phase capacitor. The DC link includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a third capacitor situated between the first and second capacitors. The first circuit is electrically coupled to two terminals of the first capacitor. The second circuit is electrically coupled to two terminals of the second capacitor. The phase capacitor is electrically coupled between the first circuit and the second circuit.
US08885367B2	Input circuit for an electrical device, use of an input circuit and electrical device A switched-mode power supply unit includes a mains input connecting the power supply to a primary supply voltage; an input circuit including a shared electrical path connected to the mains input and including a first mains filter, a first electrical path, connected in series with the shared electrical path, including a second mains filter, a second electrical path connected in series with the shared electrical path and connected in parallel with the first electrical path, and a first switching element that opens the first electrical path; a supply output that provides a filtered primary supply voltage; a switched-mode converter coupled to the supply output that converts the filtered primary supply voltage to a secondary supply voltage; and a control circuit that selectively switches the power supply unit to a first mode of operation with a high power output or a second mode of operation with a reduced power output.
US08885361B2	Low power switch mode power supply A device and a method for operating a low power switch mode power supply, where DC input power is converted to AC power by an oscillator, which AC power is transformed to an AC voltage and AC current, which output power is converted into DC power, where the DC voltage is used as a feedback signal for controlling the oscillator. It is the objective of the invention to reduce a standby power consumption of power consuming devices. The oscillator comprises a first and a second current loop, which first current loop generates an activation current for the second current loop, where the primary coil of a transformer is part of the second current loop, and where the second loop comprises a current/voltage measuring system and generates increasing current in the second current loop and closes the current flow in the second current loop.
US08885358B2	Plug-in module for controllers of mobile working machines A plug-in module for controllers of mobile working machines, having a housing, a connection plug, electronics boards and at least one plug socket for connecting actuators or sensors. The housing being formed by a box with a front, rear and side walls as well as a base plate comprising a cutout for the connection plug, and in that the electronics boards are forming a board box by connecting two end boards and two side boards, with the board box being arranged in the interior of the housing, and with the plug socket being mechanically coupled to the housing by a strain-relief clip.
US08885354B2	Mount platform for multiple military radios A platform for a military radio with a vehicle adapter amplifier has been developed. The apparatus includes a base for supporting dual AN/VRC-110 radio systems. The platform has a first power supply that includes a DC power converter for converting 110/220 alternating current into +28 Volt direct current and a second power supply that converts +28 Volt direct current into +6.75 Volts direct current, +13 Volts direct current and +200 Volt direct current. The platform includes a vehicle adapter power amplifier that provides range extension to said dual AN/VRC-110 radio systems.
US08885349B2	Daughter circuit board for interface signal conversion A daughter circuit board of a brushless DC motor for interface signal conversion, having circuit units integrated on the daughter circuit and eight ports for communicating with a control system of a user terminal. The daughter circuit board is plugged into a motor controller for signal conversion so that the motor controller communicates with the control system of the user terminal. The eight ports include a signal input port of analog control, a signal port for activating a fan mode, signal ports of speed feedback, a reserved signal port, a port of COM, a port of DC power supply, and a R/T port.
US08885347B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes a first member disposed on an inner or outer surface of a terminal body, a second member adjacent to the first member and having a gap formed between the first and second members, a filler configured to fill the gap so as to block the gap, and a cover layer configured to cover the first member, the second member and the filler.
US08885344B2	Semiconductor device A terminal board is electrically connected to a module terminal of a semiconductor module. The semiconductor module and a cooling unit are laminated on the terminal board. A spring member is disposed on the semiconductor module and the cooling unit. A spring support tool is disposed on the spring member in order to apply, to the spring member, an urging force for pressing the semiconductor module and the cooling unit against the terminal board.
US08885341B2	Compact front to back horizontal cooling for rack mounted chassis An improved electronic communications system and process 100 with front to back cooling can be provided in which the flow of influent cooling air can be directed horizontally through an intake cooling plenum chamber 145-146 positioned above or below line cards 127-129 and then passed downwardly through an inlet side cooling plenum 139-141. The cooling air can thereafter be propelled sideways, laterally and horizontally across passageways 138 between the line cards to remove heat generated by the line cards. The effluent heated air can be passed upwardly through an outlet side cooling plenum 142-144 and can be discharged through an exhaust cooling plenum to chamber 147-148 which can be diagonally separated from the intake cooling plenum chamber 145-146 by a fluid-impermeable plate 149-151.
US08885340B2	Dual-performance low noise amplifier for satellite-based radiofrequency communication A low noise amplifier device for receiving a radio frequency signal from a satellite contains an amplifier kept in a sealed chamber in a cryostat, and a cryogenic cooler mounted on the outside of the cryostat. The amplifier is: maintained in the sealed chamber attached to a cold finger of the cryogenic cooler, made of a material with good heat conductivity and without direct contact with the wall of the cryostat; connected to the input and output coupler, each traversing the wall of the cryostat; functional at room temperature and at least one cryogenic temperature well below room temperature; and the sealed chamber of the cryostat contains a gas at a pressure between a pressure close to the pressure outside the cryostat and 0.1 millibar.
US08885328B1	Transfer switch housing having rear wall mounted switches A power transfer device adapted for interconnection with the electrical system of a building includes a cabinet, a set of switches mounted to the cabinet, and wires adapted to connect the switches to an electrical distribution panel associated with a building electrical system. The power transfer device includes a first compartment and a second compartment partitioned from one another by a removable intermediate wall that slidably engages a base that defines a back wall of the cabinet. The switches are secured to a base of the cabinet and a first panel closes the first compartment and cooperates with the set of switches such that the switches are operable through the first panel and discrete switches can be removed from the cabinet when the first panel is the removed from cabinet without interfering with an orientation of other switches relative to the cabinet.
US08885327B2	Switchgear A switchgear having an electrified conductor accommodated in a tank in which insulating gas is contained includes a fixed contact connected to the electrified conductor, a movable contact installed to be contactable and separable to and from the fixed contact, an insulating rod that is externally extended from inside of the tank while being electrically insulated from the tank and turned by an operation device, and an insert that is extended from an end of the insulating rod toward the movable contact and is rotatably supported by a holding part installed in the electrified conductor. A flange part that is installed in the insert at a position where the holding part opposes the insulating rod and is extended in a substantially right-angle direction with respect to a direction of a rotation axis of the insulating rod is formed on the insert.
US08885321B2	Laminated ceramic electronic component Provided is a laminated ceramic electronic component which has excellent mechanical characteristics, internal electrode corrosion resistance, high degree of freedom in ceramic material design, low cost, low defective rate, and various properties. The laminated ceramic electronic component includes a laminate which has a plurality of laminated ceramic layers and internal electrodes formed along at a plurality of specific interface between the ceramic layers and having an Al/Ti alloy as a component; and an external electrode formed on the outer surface of the laminate. The Al/Ti ratio of the Al/Ti alloy is 91/9 or more.
US08885316B2	Ionizer, static charge eliminating system, ion balance adjusting method, and workpiece static charge eliminating method The present invention relates to an ionizer, a static charge eliminating system, an ion balance adjusting method, and a workpiece static charge eliminating method. In an ionizer, when positive and negative voltages are applied to an electrode, an amplitude Vm of the negative voltage is set to be smaller than an amplitude Vp of the positive voltage, and further, the time Tm for which the negative voltage is applied to the electrode is set to be longer than the time Tp for which the positive voltage is applied thereto.
US08885315B2	Multi-actuator motion control system A multi-actuator motion control system includes a control methodology that coordinates the motion of multiple actuators while limiting the force-fight between the actuators. Control logic is provided in a relative coordinate system that allows control of the mean actuator position. Force-fight between the actuators is decoupled from the actuator position by estimating load forces on the actuator using reduced-order observers.
US08885308B2	Input control apparatus and method with inrush current, under and over voltage handling Control circuitry handles inrush current, and may provide under voltage and/or over voltage monitoring and handling, as well as remote enable handling. The circuitry may advantageously employ a sense capacitor in parallel with an input capacitor (e.g., bulk input filter capacitor), and a current mirror to produce a signal proportional to input current. A clamp circuit may control a series pass device to regulate current in response to the proportional signal, or to interrupt current flow in response to an under voltage or over voltage condition or receipt of a signal indicative of a disable state. An enable signal may be summed into a comparator that handles under voltage condition determination.
US08885306B2	Power management and distribution system having a fault detection and isolation assembly and method A power management and distribution system includes a source block having a power distribution line, wherein the power distribution line includes a distribution switch. At least one load block is in operable communication with the power distribution line and having a plurality of load block power output lines, wherein each of the plurality of load block power output lines includes a load switch. Further included is a plurality of loads each carried power by at least one of the plurality of load block power output lines. Yet further included is a protection logic unit comprising at least one algorithm for comparing a power characteristic to a power characteristic threshold at a plurality of locations, wherein the protection logic unit selectively determines which of the source block switches, distribution switches and the load switches of the plurality of load block power output lines are opened based on at least one comparison.
US08885300B2	Magnetic element with a bi-layer side shield A magnetic element is generally provided that can be implemented as a data reader. Various embodiments may connect a magnetic stack to a top shield and separate the magnetic stack from a bi-layer side shield. The bi-layer side shield may have a fixed magnetization layer and a soft magnetic layer each magnetically isolated from the top shield.
US08885289B2	Magnetic storage device with multi-functional component for controlling chemical and water vapor therein Approaches for desiccant device within an enclosure protecting sensitive electronic equipment. Electronic equipment, such as a hard-disk drive (HDD), may comprise a desiccant device a desiccant device that comprises a first desiccant material, a second desiccant material, and an activated carbon layer. The first desiccant material has a relatively high rate of water vapor absorption while the second desiccant material has a relatively low rate of water vapor absorption. The activated carbon layer absorbs airborne organic airborne particles. The desiccant device may be a breather filer or may be disposed entirely within the interior of the electronic equipment, e.g., the desiccant device may be a recirculation filter.
US08885287B1	Method and apparatus for prevention of Fe contamination with oxygen mixture in a hard disk drive A disk drive for storing information representing data includes a base, a spindle rotatably attached to the base, and a plurality of disks having magnetizable disk surfaces attached to the spindle. The disk drive also includes a plurality of read/write transducers for writing to and reading from the plurality of magnetizable disk surfaces, and a cover attached to the base. The cover and base form a substantially sealed disk enclosure. The disk enclosure is substantially filled with a mixture of gases including an oxygen portion in the range of 0.1-3% of the mixture, and a low-density gas portion.
US08885278B2	Magnetic disk apparatus and control method of magnetic heads A seek control section is configured so that when a magnetic head is within a prescribed range from a zone boundary when there is a head change request, the magnetic head is driven to seek in a stable region, and then the magnetic head is changed from a current head to a target head. After the change from the current head to the target head, the target head is driven to seek the target position.
US08885277B1	Modulation coding for two-dimensional recording Technologies are described herein for implementing modulation coding schemes for TDMR. A data sequence is received to be stored on a first data track of a recording media. The first data sequence is encoded into a first codeword sequence using a modulation coding scheme, and the first codeword sequence is written to the first data track of the recording media. Subsequently, a second data sequence is received to be stored on a second data track of the recording media, the second data track being adjacent to the first data track. A second codeword sequence is generated for the second data sequence based on the first codeword sequence on the first data track, and the second codeword sequence is written to the second data track of the recording media.
US08885269B2	Imaging lens and imaging apparatus including the imaging lens An imaging lens substantially consists of five lenses of a first lens having positive-power and a meniscus shape with its convex surface facing an object side, and at least one of the surfaces of which is aspherical, a second lens having negative-power and a concave surface facing an image side, and at least one of the surfaces of which is aspherical, a third lens having negative-power and a convex surface facing the object side, and at least one of the surfaces of which is aspherical, a fourth lens having positive-power and a convex surface facing the object side, and at least one of the surfaces of which is aspherical, and a fifth lens having negative-power and a concave surface facing the image side, and at least one of the surfaces of which is aspherical, which are in this order from the object side. A predetermined formula is satisfied.
US08885261B2	Optical element array, method of forming optical element array, display device and electronic apparatus An optical element array includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a plurality of first walls which is provided upright on an inner surface facing the second substrate of the first substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode which are respectively provided on facing wall surfaces of the adjacent first walls, a third electrode which is provided on an inner surface facing the first substrate of the second substrate, a second wall which partially covers the inner surface of the first substrate and the first walls to partially or entirely surround at least a part of a space which is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a polar liquid and a nonpolar liquid which are sealed in the space surrounded by the first substrate, the second substrate and the second wall and have different refractive indices.
US08885257B2	Focus compensation for optical elements and applications thereof Optical imaging apparatuses are provided having desired focal properties. An optical imaging apparatus can include at least one wafer level optical element, a spacer, a second wafer comprising a focus compensation standoff, and an electro-optical element. For some apparatuses, the focus compensation standoff may include an electro-optical element mounting surface having a roughness different from at least one other surface of the focus compensation standoff. Also described are methods of producing a plurality of optical imaging apparatuses. Some methods include providing an optical wafer having a first and second optical element, determining a first and second focal point of a first and second optical die; providing a second wafer having a first and second focus compensation standoff; and adjusting the heights of the first and second focus compensation standoffs to position a first and second electro-optical element at or near a first and second focal point, respectively.
US08885254B2	Laminated diffractive optical element and optical system The laminated diffractive optical element includes plural diffraction gratings 21, 22 and 23 laminated with each other, the respective diffraction gratings being formed of a same light-transmissive material. In the element, reflective films are formed on grating surfaces 11 and 12 of the respective diffraction gratings, each of the reflective films being disposed between the diffraction gratings. Each of the reflective films reflects light in a specific wavelength range and transmits light in a wavelength range different from the specific wavelength range, the specific wavelength ranges of the respective reflective films being different from each other. The grating surfaces of the respective diffraction gratings are formed in shapes different from each other according to the specific wavelength ranges corresponding to the respective reflective films.
US08885253B2	Phase grating with three-dimensional configuration A phase grating includes a substrate and a first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a column and a plurality of rings. The top sides of the column and the top sides of the rings align with one another to form a flat plane. The column and the rings are concentric.
US08885248B2	Raman amplifier gain compression systems and methods based on signal power monitoring Raman amplifier gain compression systems and methods based on signal power monitoring are described which estimate distributed Raman amplifier saturation based on a total power measurement at an output of a distributed Raman amplifier and correct for any changes by adjusting the pump power. Since the power measurement, gain estimation, and the pump control and done locally at the Raman amplifier, the duration of any transients is minimized. The systems and methods quickly detect transients on a fiber link using a power monitor in the Raman amplifier, estimate the change in gain due to change in input power from distributed Raman gain, and perform a feedback loop that corrects pump power to eliminate the change in Raman gain locally.
US08885231B2	Illumination apparatus, image sensor unit, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus Provided are: a light source that emits light; a light guide including: a curved portion including a light incident surface from which the light from the light source enters; and a linear portion including a light emission surface from which the light is emitted to an original, the linear portion coupled to the curved portion and extended in a main-scan direction, the curved portion reflecting the light entered from the light incident surface to the linear portion; and a frame that houses the light source, and the light guide, wherein the light guide includes an inclined portion inclined in a direction that increases an incident angle β of the light, the inclined portion formed in a range of the linear portion where the light reflected by the curved portion enters.
US08885226B2	Image forming apparatus In a case where the digital watermarking onto the document is implemented once at the time of printing and printed so as to update the printing contents of the document, the contents of the newly printed digital watermark does not match with that of existing digital watermark already printed. The contents of the digital watermark are also updated so to make them in conformity with the printing contents updated. The contents of the digital watermark and the position thereof are read by the scanning operation. In a case where the original digital watermark can be overwritten at the time of on-print processing, the overwriting operation is performed, while, in a case where cannot be overwritten, the printing operation is perform onto the new paper sheet.
US08885225B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and image forming material According to one embodiment, there is provided an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a medium. The image forming apparatus includes a first image forming material including a color material that is decolored at or above a first temperature, and that develops color at or below a second temperature lower than the first temperature, a second image forming material including a color material that is not decolored under heat, a heater that heats the medium to the first temperature or higher after an image is formed on the medium, and a controller that performs control to print an image on the medium using the second image forming material, and to print tracking information on the medium using the first image forming material.
US08885224B2	Information embedding method, its program and information embedding device There are used a first information embedding method that is used for embedding first information and specified by a first information expression rule and a second information embedding method that is used for embedding second information and specified by a second information expression rule different from the first information expression rule. The first information and the second information are so embedded that at least parts of the first and second information overlap with each other in an identical area. This makes it possible to provide an information embedding method, its program, and an information embedding device capable of generating an embedded image that is beautiful in appearance because the boundary between the first and second information is inconspicuous and is also safe because it is difficult to decipher the embedded information.
US08885204B1	Method of producing an ordered stack of bound product information sheets for a store from planogram or ordered data An ordered stack of bound sheets may comprise a set of printed product information sheets. An individual bound sheet may comprise a single printed product information sheet or may comprise a plurality of printed product information sheets. Each of the individual printed product information sheets may be detached from the ordered stack of bound sheets in the order in which the printed product information sheets are presented. The individual printed product information sheets (which are detached from the ordered stack in order) may be connected to structures in the stores based on a planogram for a set of products for display in the store. The order of the printed product information sheets may match an order in which the sheets are positioned based on the planogram.
US08885201B2	Image forming apparatus and scanned data process method An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus.
US08885198B2	Image forming apparatus, control method for image forming apparatus, and storage medium for performing power-saving control An image forming apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a server apparatus, a power supply control unit configured to repeat power supply to the communication unit, and an inquiry unit configured to make an inquiry to the server apparatus about whether to turn on a second power supply unit that energizes a controller that controls the image forming apparatus, each time the communication unit becomes communicable with the server apparatus by the power supply control unit, wherein the power supply control unit repeats power supply to the communication unit for each of a plurality of predetermined time periods, until receiving a response to turn on the power of the second power supply unit from the server apparatus in response to the inquiry by the inquiry unit.
US08885194B2	Image forming system, image forming apparatus, transmission apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium for transmitting information between network printing devices An image forming system includes at least one transmission apparatus, and plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the transmission apparatus includes a transmission section that transmits printing data to a first image forming apparatus of the plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the first image forming apparatus includes a receiving section that receives printing data from the transmission apparatus or other image forming apparatuses, and a printing data transmission section that transmits the printing data or substantially identical printing data generated on the basis of the printing data, to the image forming apparatuses other than the own apparatus among the plural image forming apparatuses, when printing data which is substantially identical to the printing data received by the receiving section cannot be acquired from the image forming apparatuses corresponding to the predefined reference number among the plural image forming apparatuses.
US08885181B2	Virtual press run A computer architecture that integrates desktop productivity applications with various visualization engines and various output engines allowing visualization, modification and formatting of the ultimate output from the application. Methods for accomplishing content visualization, editing and formatting in light of one or more printing option are also provided.
US08885173B2	Film thickness measurement device and film thickness measurement method A film thickness measurement apparatus includes a measurement light source which supplies measurement light containing wavelength components over a predetermined band to a semiconductor film, a spectroscopic optical system and a photodetector which detect intensities of output light formed by superimposing reflected light components from an upper surface and a lower surface of the semiconductor film at each time point by wavelength, and a film thickness analysis section which obtains a temporal change in film thickness of the semiconductor film. The film thickness analysis section obtains a value corresponding to a peak wavelength where the intensity of interfering light generated by the reflected light from the upper surface and the reflected light from the lower surface interfering with each other is maximized or minimized or an interval of the adjacent peak wavelengths based on spectral waveforms of the output light detected at mutually different time points.
US08885165B2	Fluorescence detecting device and fluorescence detecting method A fluorescence detecting device receives fluorescence emitted by n kinds of measurement objects within wavelength bands FLk (k is an integer of 1 to n) set so that the fluorescence intensity of fluorescence emitted by a measurement object k becomes higher than that of fluorescence emitted by the other one or more measurement objects, and acquires fluorescent signals corresponding to the wavelength bands FLk (k is an integer of 1 to n). Each of the fluorescent signals is subjected to frequency-down conversion by mixing it with a modulation signal for modulating the intensity of a laser beam Lk (k=1) corresponding to at least one of the wavelength bands FLk to produce fluorescence data including the phase delay and intensity amplitude of the fluorescent signal. The fluorescence data is corrected to calculate the phase delay and a fluorescence relaxation time is calculated using the phase delay.
US08885162B2	Detection optical system and scanning microscope Provided is a detection optical system that is provided with a dispersed-light detection function and that can increase the amount of detected light by enhancing the diffraction efficiency. A detection optical system is employed which includes a transmissive VPH diffraction grating that disperses fluorescence from a specimen into a plurality of wavelength bands; a rotating mechanism that rotates the VPH diffraction grating about an axial line that is perpendicular to an incident optical axis of the fluorescence from the specimen and an emission optical axis from the VPH diffraction grating; a light detection portion that detects the fluorescence from the specimen that has been dispersed by the VPH diffraction grating; and a correcting portion that corrects an incident position on the light detection portion in accordance with a displacement of the optical axis caused by the rotation of the VPH diffraction grating in synchronization with the rotating mechanism.
US08885161B2	Energy dispersion device The invention provides an energy dispersion device, spectrograph and method that can be used to evaluate the composition of matter on site without the need for specialized training or expensive equipment. The energy dispersion device or spectrograph can be used with a digital camera or cell phone. A device of the invention includes a stack of single- or double-dispersion diffraction gratings that are rotated about their normal giving rise to a multiplicity of diffraction orders from which meaningful measurements and determinations can be made with respect to the qualitative or quantitative characteristics of matter.
US08885160B2	Microspectrometer The compact microspectrometer for fluid media has, in a fixed spatial coordination in a housing, a light source, a fluid channel, a reflective diffraction grating, and a detector. The optical measuring path starting from the light source passes through the fluid channel and impinges on the diffraction grating. The spectral light components reflected by the diffraction grating impinge on the detector.
US08885154B2	Method and apparatus for identifying reticulocytes within a blood sample A method and apparatus for identifying reticulocytes within a blood sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) depositing the sample into an analysis chamber adapted to quiescently hold the sample for analysis, and the chamber has a known or determinable height extending between the interior surfaces of panels, which height is such that at least one red blood cell, or an aggregate of red blood cells, within the sample contacts both of the interior surfaces; b) admixing a supravital dye with the sample, which dye is operable to cause reticulin to fluoresce when excited by light of one or more predetermined wavelengths; c) imaging the sample using light that includes the one or more predetermined wavelengths that cause reticulin to fluoresce; d) imaging the sample using light that is absorbed by hemoglobin to produce values of optical density on a per image unit basis; and e) identifying reticulocytes within the sample using the image of the sample created with light that causes the dyed reticulin to fluoresce, and using the per image unit optical density values.
US08885153B2	Differentiation of flow cytometry pulses and applications A method of analyzing pulses from a flow cytometer in which particles in a fluid pass through an excitation volume of an electromagnetic radiation and interact with the electromagnetic radiation to generate signals in the form of pulses includes generating a time-dependent pulse indicative of the characteristics of one or more particles passing through the excitation volume of the electromagnetic radiation, determining a measurement window by selecting a portion of the pulse with a starting point and an ending point above a predetermined value, and calculating a first derivative of the pulse with respect to time over the measurement window.
US08885147B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus includes a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting a radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam; a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate on a central area; and a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate in a first direction. The apparatus further includes a positioning device to position the substrate table, wherein the positioning device includes a plurality of actuators arranged to, in use, exert forces to position the substrate table, the forces substantially being directed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the first direction and wherein the plurality of actuators are arranged outside a central volume of the substrate table, the central volume being obtained by projecting the central area along the first direction.
US08885146B2	Multi-photon exposure system An exposure system includes a light source emitting a beam along an optical axis that is capable of inducing a multi-photon reaction in a resin. The exposure system further includes a resin undergoing multiphoton reaction, as well as an automated system including a monitor that measures at least one property of the beam selected from power, pulse length, shape, divergence, or position in a plane normal to the optical axis. The monitor generates at least one signal indicative of the property of the beam, and a sub-system adjusts the beam in response to the signal from the monitor.
US08885137B2	Liquid crystal display device There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line.
US08885130B2	Fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same Embodiments may include a fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus. The fringe field switching mode LCD apparatus includes a first substrate on which a first electrode and a second electrode are installed, the second electrode facing the first electrode and having a plurality of slits therein; a second substrate, which faces the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first electrode having a protrusion at a slit end portion of the slits, the protrusion protruding toward the second electrode.
US08885125B2	LCD including a color filter substrate with first and second electrode lines corresponding to a black matrix An embodiment provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) color filter substrate comprises a transparent substrate and a black matrix, which comprises a plurality of horizontal bars and vertical bars. Electrode lines are provide on the horizontal bars or vertical bars of the black matrix, and are used to eliminate charges accumulated on the transparent substrate.
US08885122B2	Light emitting diode, method of fabricating the same, and liquid crystal display including the same A light emitting diode includes a first grid layer on a substrate and made of a metal material; a p-n semiconductor multiple-layered film on the first grid layer; and a second grid layer on the p-n semiconductor multiple-layered film and made of a metal material, wherein the first grid layer includes a base layer, and a plurality of first grid wires that protrudes from the base layer and are along a first direction, wherein the second grid layer includes a plurality of second grid wires along a second direction, and wherein the p-n semiconductor multiple-layered film includes an active layer, a n type semiconductor layer between the first grid layer and the active layer, and a p type semiconductor layer between the second grid layer and the active layer.
US08885120B2	Liquid crystal display device using a color-sequential method wherein the number of different colored LEDs is less than the number of primary colors used in the display A color Liquid Crystal display (LCD) device for displaying a color image using at least four different primary colors, the device including an array of Liquid Crystal (LC) elements, driving circuitry adapted to receive an input corresponding to the color image and to selectively activate the LC elements of the LC array to produce an attenuation pattern corresponding to a gray-level representation of the color image, and an array of color sub-pixel filter elements juxtaposed and in registry with the array of LC elements such that each color sub-pixel filter element is in registry with one of the LC elements, wherein the array of color sub-pixel filter elements comprises at least four types of color sub-pixel filter elements, which transmit light of the at least four primary colors, respectively.
US08885115B2	Semiconductor device wherein each of a first oxide semiconductor layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer includes a portion that is in an oxygen-excess state and is in contact with an insulating layer An object is to improve reliability of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device including a driver circuit portion and a display portion (also referred to as a pixel portion) over the same substrate is provided. The driver circuit portion and the display portion include thin film transistors in which a semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor; a first wiring; and a second wiring. The thin film transistors each include a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer. In the thin film transistor in the driver circuit portion, the semiconductor layer is sandwiched between a gate electrode layer and a conductive layer. The first wiring and the second wiring are electrically connected to each other in an opening provided in a gate insulating film through an oxide conductive layer.
US08885113B2	Display device, barrier device, and method of manufacturing barrier device A display device includes a display section displaying an image; and a barrier section including a plurality of liquid crystal barriers, the liquid crystal barriers each being configured to be switched between an open state and a closed state. The barrier section includes a barrier electrode being arranged in a region corresponding to the liquid crystal barrier, the barrier electrode including a plurality of sub-electrodes each of which includes a projection portion, a common electrode being commonly formed on an entire surface of a region corresponding to the plurality of liquid crystal barriers, and a liquid crystal layer being provided between the barrier electrode and the common electrode.
US08885112B2	Compact holographic edge illuminated eyeglass display There is provided a wearable display comprising at least one Switchable Bragg Grating (SBG) device recorded in at least one Holographic Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (HPDLC) layer. Each HPDLC layer is sandwiched between first and second transparent plates to which transparent electrodes have been applied. Each SBG device is characterized in that it provides a grating in a separate switchable region and is clear elsewhere. Each SBG device has a diffracting state and a non diffracting state. The transparent plates and HPDLC layers form a laminar structure which functions as a light guide. In one embodiment of the invention the display magnifies and forms a virtual image of information provided by an external image generator. In one embodiment of the invention the display and forms a virtual image of an image of information encoded in the SBG device.
US08885109B2	Display device for displaying meta data according to command signal of remote controller and control method of the same A method of controlling a display device, and which includes receiving, via a receiving device, video data and meta data corresponding to the video data from an external source device; displaying, on a display of the display device, the received video data; receiving, via a controller, a motion command signal from a remote controller associated with the display device; and selectively displaying metadata corresponding to at least one object included in the displayed video data on the display in accordance with a particular motion of the remote controller identified by the motion command signal.
US08885099B2	Methods and systems for improving low resolution and low frame rate video Systems and methods are provided for improving the visual quality of low resolution and/or low frame rate video content displayed on large-screen displays. A video format converter may be used to process a low resolution and/or low frame rate video signal from a media providing device before the video is displayed. The video format converter may detect the true resolution of the video and deinterlace the video signal accordingly. The video format converter may also determine the frame rate of a video and may increase the frame rate if the received frame rate is below a certain threshold. For videos that are also low in quality, the video format converter may reduce compression artifacts and apply techniques to enhance the appearance of the video.
US08885087B2	Lens system that is communicable wirelessly A lens system has a lens apparatus with a first wireless communication unit that communicates with a second wireless communication unit of a command apparatus, which wirelessly communicates with the lens apparatus to control the lens apparatus. The lens apparatus has a first setting unit that sets the first wireless communication as slave when the lens apparatus is initialized. The command apparatus has a second setting unit that sets the second wireless communication unit as master when the commanding apparatus is initialized, and the lens apparatus includes a data reduction unit that reduces data sent from the first to the second wireless unit.
US08885078B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium storing image processing program An image processing apparatus includes a noise reduction intensity control unit that controls a noise reduction intensity, which indicates a degree to which noise reduction is applied to image data, on the basis of a luminance variation ratio, which indicates a variation amount by which a luminance of the image data gradually varies, and a noise reduction unit that reduces a noise in the image data on the basis of the noise reduction intensity controlled by the noise reduction intensity control unit.
US08885064B1	Portable device and control method thereof with temporary standby mode and temporary camera mode Disclosed is a control method of a portable device, including activating a normal camera mode of a camera application, activating a normal standby mode upon detecting a normal lock event in the normal camera mode, activating a temporary standby mode upon detecting a temporary lock event in the normal camera mode, and releasing the temporary standby mode and activating the temporary camera mode upon detecting a first temporary unlock event in the temporary standby mode. In this case, a first image captured in the normal camera mode is stored in a first folder and a second image captured in the temporary camera mode is stored in a second folder. The first folder and the second folder are different folders.
US08885043B2	Monitoring system and image reconstruction method for planting bed An image reconstruction method adapted to use with a planting bed is provided. The planting bed is constituted by a work platform disposed on a work plane and for supporting a plurality of plants thereon. The image reconstruction method includes steps of: capturing a plurality of images of the work platform from different positions on a monitoring plane to obtain a plurality of image data, wherein the monitoring plane is opposite to the work plane, the monitoring and work planes are parallel to each other in a visible range and have a predetermined distance therebetween; and performing an image stitching algorithm to stitch the image data into a two-dimensional image of the planting bed. A monitoring system of a planting bed is also provided.
US08885039B2	Providing vehicle information A vehicle navigation apparatus including a transceiver configured to communicate with at least one other vehicle near a vehicle including the vehicle navigation apparatus and configured to receive traveling information about the at least one other vehicle, a controller configured to calculate first movement information of the vehicle and second movement information of the at least one other vehicle based on the received traveling information, and a display unit configured to display a graphical representation of the vehicle and the at least one other vehicle based on the calculated movement information.
US08885025B2	Processor A processor includes: an imaging control unit which causes an imaging unit for capturing an image with changing a focused object distance, to change the focused object distance with a first change width in the case of a first focused object distance, and to change the focused object distance with a second change width that is smaller than the first change width in the case of a second focused object distance that is shorter than the first focused object distance; and an image processing unit which extracts focused object image data from captured image data for each of the focused object distances, and generates image data by shifting the extracted object image data by parallax amounts corresponding to the respective focused object distances, and by synthesizing the extracted object image data.
US08885021B2	Optimized stereoscopic camera for real-time applications A method is provided for an optimized stereoscopic camera with low processing overhead, especially suitable for real-time applications. By constructing a viewer-centric and scene-centric model, the mapping of scene depth to perceived depth may be defined as an optimization problem, for which a solution is analytically derived based on constraints to stereoscopic camera parameters including interaxial separation and convergence distance. The camera parameters may thus be constrained prior to rendering to maintain a desired perceived depth volume around a stereoscopic display, for example to ensure user comfort or provide artistic effects. To compensate for sudden scene depth changes due to unpredictable camera or object movements, as may occur with real-time applications such as video games, the constraints may also be temporally interpolated to maintain a linearly corrected and approximately constant perceived depth range over time.
US08885017B2	Real-time process and technology using image processing to maintain and ensure viewer comfort during capture, live transmission, and post-production of stereoscopic 3D imagery A system for real-time image processing to maintain viewer comfort during capture, live transmission, and post-production of stereoscopic 3D imagery system comprising a) a stereoscopic 3D camera; b) an image capture processor operably connected to the stereoscopic 3D camera; c) one or more than one alarm operably connected to the image capture processor and the image display processor; d) one or more than one video switch operably connected to the display image processor; and e) a 3D display apparatus connected to the one or more than one video switch.
US08885011B2	Method for implementing video call with bluetooth-based headset and video communication terminal for the same Disclosed are a method for implementing a video call with a Bluetooth-based headset and a video communication terminal. The method includes: looking up a Bluetooth headset; starting a VTCALL unit of the AP module and an AG unit; sending a VTCALL command and an AG command to the audio module; switching an audio channel to a BTVTCALL channel; starting a recording and playing mode of the video communication terminal, collecting uplink and downlink audio data, and transmitting the uplink and the downlink audio data to the Bluetooth module; transmitting the uplink and the downlink audio data to the Bluetooth headset; executing the data exchange with the Bluetooth headset for implementing a Bluetooth video call. The present invention implements the Bluetooth video call by modifying software, thereby using the current hardware resources and decreasing the cost.
US08885009B2	Method for switching video calls between devices A method for switching a call with video or at least one image between a first communication device and a display device is disclosed. The method includes the first communication device determining whether the display device is within a predetermined distance from the first communication device; if the display device is within the predetermined distance from the first communication device, the first communication device obtaining functional information from the display device; the first communication device transmitting communication information corresponding to a second communication device to the display device; and the display device launching network communication software and making a first call to the second communication device according to the communication information.
US08885000B2	Display panel driving method, display device driving circuit, and display device The present invention relates to a method of driving a liquid crystal panel 40 including a first display area 42 and a second display area 44. The first display area 42 includes a middle portion of the display panel and the second display area 44 includes an outer portion around the first display area 42. The method including the following steps: (1) supplying image data to the display areas through a supply circuit 12 to display the image therein; and (2) correcting only the image data for the second display area 44 in a first correction circuit 20 when the supply circuit 12 supplies the image data. In this driving method, the image data for the second display area 44 is corrected, but the image data for the first display area 42 is not corrected. As a result, the deterioration of brightness and gradation characteristics can be suppressed while the unevenness in the liquid crystal panel 40 is reduced.
US08884985B2	Interface apparatus, method, and recording medium According to one embodiment, an interface apparatus for displaying a GUI object according to a position and a direction of a pointing object comprises a display unit, an image capturing unit, a detection unit, and an additional display unit. The display unit displays a movie based on a first image frame group. The image capturing unit obtains a second image frame group by capturing an image of a surface on which the movie is displayed. The detection unit detects a position and a direction of the pointing object based on the first image frame group and the second image frame group. The additional display unit displays a specific shape which is superimposed to the first image frame group, so that the detected position of the pointing object is irradiated with light of no less than a predetermined illuminance and the light attenuates according to a distance from the position.
US08884984B2	Fusing virtual content into real content A system that includes a head mounted display device and a processing unit connected to the head mounted display device is used to fuse virtual content into real content. In one embodiment, the processing unit is in communication with a hub computing device. The system creates a volumetric model of a space, segments the model into objects, identifies one or more of the objects including a first object, and displays a virtual image over the first object on a display (of the head mounted display) that allows actual direct viewing of at least a portion of the space through the display.
US08884981B2	Dynamically reconfigurable graphics layer system and method A method of displaying a user interface in a portable electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a user interface via a graphics layer attached to a software renderer, detaching the graphics layer from the software renderer, and attaching the graphics layer to one or more of a plurality of hardware layers, such that the display of the graphics layer is facilitated by one or more features of at least one of the hardware layers. An electronic device is provided that includes a display, a processor coupled to the display and configured to provide a plurality of hardware layers, and a user interface comprising a graphics layer, wherein the display of the graphics layer is facilitated by one or more features of at least one of the hardware layers, wherein the graphics layer dynamically attaches to or detaches from one or more of the plurality of hardware layers.
US08884974B2	Managing multiple GPU-based rendering contexts Content is rendered for display using a plurality of rendering contexts. Rendering is performed, at least in part, using a graphics processing unit (GPU). The plurality of rendering contexts can comprise a lower priority rendering context and a higher priority rendering context. One or more components can be associated with each of the lower priority rendering context and the higher priority rendering context. Different restrictions can be imposed on each rendering context. Restrictions can include a restriction on block size, prioritization of requests for each context, and a restriction on the number of requests in a GPU queue at a time.
US08884973B2	Systems and methods for rendering graphics from multiple hosts A system is provided for rendering graphics. The system comprises a plurality or render nodes configured to collectively render a graphics image in response to graphics information supplied from a selected host, at least two hosts operatively coupled to the plurality of render nodes, the at least two hosts comprising the selected host, and logic for selectively configuring the plurality of render nodes to render a graphics image based on content supplied by the selected host.
US08884970B2	Aligning script animations with display refresh Various embodiments align callbacks to a scripting component that enable the scripting component to update animation, with a system's refresh notifications. Specifically, an application program interface (API) is provided and implemented in a manner that generates and issues a callback to the scripting component when the system receives a refresh notification. This provides the scripting component with a desirable amount of time to run before the next refresh notification.
US08884966B2	Visualizing a scatter plot using real-time backward rewrite A scatter plot that represents plural periodic time intervals is animated as new data points are received, where the animating includes performing real-time backward rewriting. The real-time backward rewriting includes overlaying a subset of previously written data points with the new data points, and painting a remainder of previously written data points outside the subset in the scatter plot, where painting the remainder of previously written data points is performed without shifting pixels corresponding to the remainder. A divider structure is drawn in the scatter plot to indicate a position in the scatter plot between a current time point and a previous time point.
US08884965B2	Machine-implemented method and an electronic device for graphically illustrating a statistical display based on a set of numerical data, and a computer program product An electronic device is for graphically illustrating a statistical display based on a set of numerical data. The electronic device includes a computing unit, a plot generating unit, and an output unit. The computing unit is for computing a geometric mean of the set of numerical data and a first generalized mean with a first non-zero exponent of the set of numerical data. The plot generating unit is coupled to the computing unit for generating a plot with reference to the geometric mean and the first generalized mean computed by the computing unit. The plot has first and second indications that are aligned in an axis direction, and that respectively correspond to the first generalized mean and the geometric mean. The output unit is coupled to the plot generating unit for outputting the plot for viewing by a user.
US08884961B2	Systems and methods for displaying a unified representation of performance related data A system and method for displaying a unified representation of performance related data for a building are disclosed. The system includes a sensor network for collecting data in the building and a computing device for generating and displaying a unified representation of performance related data on a display. The performance related data may include the raw data collected by the sensor network or data generated by simulation programs based on the raw data collected by the sensor network. The computing device displays the performance related data in the context of a graphical representation of a three-dimensional model of the building as defined in a building information model (BIM). The computing device generates the graphical representation using an ambient occlusion rendering technique and then incorporates the performance related data either using a direct rendering technique or a transient geometry technique.
US08884953B2	Method and apparatus for encoding 3D mesh models, and method and apparatus for decoding encoded 3D mesh models 3D mesh models are widely used in various applications for representing 3D objects. These models are made of vertices and corresponding triangles, which can be compressed based on prediction and residuals. The present invention improves the accuracy of parallelogram prediction, particularly near sharp features. The proposed 3D mesh model encoding comprises analyzing the spatial or dihedral angles between triangles, clustering triangles with similar or equal dihedral angles, and defining a representative dihedral angle for each cluster. Triangles of each cluster are then encoded relative to individual prediction triangles having the representative dihedral angle according to the cluster. Additionally, the prediction triangle may be mirrored. An indication of the encoding mode is inserted into each vertex of the encoded bitstream. A decoder extracts the encoding mode indication, reconstructs the individual prediction triangles based on the respective representative dihedral angles and performs triangle prediction and reconstruction.
US08884950B1	Pose data via user interaction Embodiments improve pose data for images via user interaction. A user may model a building in a web browser plug in by mapping positions on two-dimensional images to a three-dimensional model of a building shown in the image. Each of the images may have associated original pose data, which includes information related to a position and orientation of a camera which took the image. Upon modeling the building, pose data may be adjusted to more accurately depict the building as a three-dimensional model. If the adjusted pose data is superior to the original pose data, the adjusted pose data may be associated with the image.
US08884949B1	Method and system for real time rendering of objects from a low resolution depth camera A method is disclosed for real time realistic rendering of objects and more specifically humans in a gaming environment from a single low resolution depth camera. The method is based on utilizing a personal computer or video game console such as Xbox 360 and a dept camera such as the Microsoft Kinect. The depth camera captures a depth signal that may be processed and used to generate a three dimensional mesh that is time coherent. The result may be used in any game engine due to the very low computation time achievement.
US08884948B2	Method and system for creating depth and volume in a 2-D planar image Implementations of the present disclosure involve methods and systems for creating depth and volume in a 2-D image by utilizing a plurality of layers of the 2-D image, where each layer comprises one or more portions of the 2-D image. Each layer may be reproduced into a corresponding left eye and right eye layers that include a depth pixel offset corresponding to a perceived depth. Further, a volume effect may also be applied to one or more objects of the 2-D image by associating a volume pixel offset to one or more pixels of the image. Thus, any pixel of the 2-D image may have a depth pixel offset to provide a perceived depth as well as a volume pixel offset to provide a stereoscopic 3-D volume effect. In this manner, the 2-D image may be converted to a corresponding stereoscopic 3-D image with perceived depth and volume effects applied.
US08884946B2	Image display device, display panel, and terminal device A subpixel 4S has a parallelogram aperture, which is equivalent upon rotation by 180 degrees in a XY plane and asymmetric about a line R-R′ or L-L′ parallel to the Y-axis and passing through the center Or or Ol of the subpixel. The subpixels 4S adjacent to each other in the X-axis direction in a unit of display 4U are point-symmetric about the center Ou of the unit of display 4U. The apertures of a right-eye pixel 4R and left eye pixel 4L have the centers Or and Ol around the intersections of the diagonals of their respective parallelograms, respectively. The centers Or and Ol are shifted from a line E-E′ to be away from each other in the Y-axis direction.
US08884943B2	Driving apparatus of display with pre-charge mechanism A driving apparatus of a display is disclosed. The driving apparatus includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit, an output buffer circuit and a pre-charge circuit. The DAC circuit receives a display data with a digital format for generating a gray level voltage. The output buffer circuit is coupled to the DAC circuit, and receives the gray level voltage. The output buffer circuit has an output terminal to output a driving output signal. The pre-charge circuit is coupled to the output buffer circuit, and generates a pre-charge output signal according to the gray level voltage and a pre-charge enable signal, and outputs the pre-charge output signal to the output terminal of the output buffer circuit.
US08884937B2	Projection apparatus and projection method A projection apparatus including an image panel, a projection lens, and a control unit is provided. The image panel is configured to provide an image beam and has a displaying area. The projection lens is configured to project the image beam to form an image. When the optical axis of the projection lens is tilted with respect to a normal of the image, the control unit commands a first portion of the displaying area to show a compressed frame corresponding to the image and commands a second portion of the displaying area to show a black border. A projection method is also provided.
US08884921B2	Display device including touch sensor A display device includes a first substrate including a first surface, on which a touch by an external object occurs, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of driving signal lines positioned on the second surface of the first substrate, where the plurality of driving signal lines transmits a driving signal for displaying an image, a plurality of pixels including a plurality of switching elements connected to the plurality of driving signal lines, a sensing signal line positioned on one of the first surface and the second surface of the first substrate, where the sensing signal line transmits a sensing signal generated based on the touch by the external object, and a touch sensor unit including a sensing capacitor defined by at least one driving signal line of the plurality of driving signal lines and the sensing signal line.
US08884918B2	Electronic device having metallic micro-wires An electronic device includes a support having greater than 80% transmittance to light at 550 nm; and a transparent conductor area provided over at least a portion of one side of the support. The transparent conductor area includes: first metallic micro-wires provided in a first pattern, the first conductive micro-wires having a first height and a width in a range from 0.5 um to 20 um; second metallic micro-wires provided in a second pattern having a second height that is greater than the first height and a width in a range from 0.5 um to 20. The metallic micro-wires occupy an area less than 15% of the transparent conductor area.
US08884917B2	Apparatus and method for driving touch sensor Disclosed is an apparatus and method for driving a touch sensor in which a group sensing method per region or a local channel sensing method in a selected region is used depending upon whether touch is made, thereby reducing touch calculation time and power consumption. An apparatus for driving a touch sensor, including a plurality of first conduction lines and a plurality of second conduction lines, includes a touch controller to divide the touch sensor into a plurality of regions, to periodically sense whether touch has been made per region using a group sensing mode, to select a touch region when the touch region is detected, and to sense whether touch has been made per channel using a channel sensing mode only in the selected region.
US08884915B2	Method and driving apparatus for identifying sensing value of touch panel A method and a driving apparatus for identifying a sensing value of a touch panel are provided. The method includes sensing a plurality of electrodes of the touch panel to obtain raw data and baseline data of each electrode, wherein an electrode Si denotes an ith electrode of the electrodes in the touch panel. A sensing value of the electrode Si is calculated in accordance with the raw data and the baseline data of the electrode Si. When sensing values of all electrodes Si are smaller than a threshold value, the baseline data of the electrode Si is updated in accordance with the raw data of the electrode Si. When a sensing value of any one electrode Si of the electrodes is larger than the threshold value, the baseline data of the electrodes is suspended from being updated.
US08884914B2	Method and device for signal detection A method and device for signal detection is disclosed. At least one detection period is predefined for detecting a signal of a signal source, a differential signal of a pair of signal sources, or a dual-differential signal of three signal sources during at least one clock cycle, wherein the detection evades the period of a predictable noise.
US08884913B2	Systems and methods for determining the location and pressure of a touchload applied to a touchpad A computing device with a multi-touch touch interface having a plurality of rows of contact points and a plurality of columns of contact points. For each other row of contact points, every contact point in the row is connected to form a row sensor. For each other column of contact points, every contact point in the column that is not part of a row sensor is connected to form a column sensor. The contact points that are not part of a row sensor and not part of a column sensor are connected together to form at least one shape sensor. A computing device with a multi-touch touch interface having a plurality of contact points has at least one layer of piezoresistive material, an insulating structure disposed between the plurality of contact points and the piezoresistive material, and a gap between the plurality of contact points and piezoresistive material. A method of providing multi-layered password recognition for a computing device having a touch interface first provides a passcode associated with an alphanumeric symbol to the computing device. The alphanumeric symbol is associated with a passcode pressure level. A touch load is applied to the touch interface and a measured pressure level associated with the applied touch load is determined. Then it is determined whether the measured pressure level corresponds to the passcode pressure level associated with the alphanumeric symbol of the passcode.
US08884910B2	Resistive matrix with optimized input scanning A resistive matrix with optimized input scanning is provided by a method of discerning input location(s) on a resistive column-row matrix which includes receiving physically-applied input(s) at the resistive column-row matrix and, during application of the one or more physically-applied inputs, performing a hierarchical scan of the resistive column-row matrix to determine whether the physically-applied input(s) are causing activation of a column-row cell within a multi-cell group of the resistive column-row matrix. The method further includes performing a supplemental scan within a multi-cell group if it is determined that a physically-applied input is causing activation of a column-row cell within the multi-cell group, and generating, based on the hierarchical and supplemental scans, an output indicative of the input location(s) on the resistive column-row matrix of the one or more physically-applied inputs.
US08884907B2	Multi-touch manipulation of application objects The manipulation system described herein provides a common platform and application-programming interface (API) for applications to communicate with various multi-touch hardware devices, and facilitates the interpretation of multi-touch input as one or more manipulations. Manipulations map more directly to user intentions than do individual touch inputs and add support for basic transformation of objects using multiple touch contacts. An application can use manipulations to support rotating, resizing, and translating multiple objects at the same time. The manipulation system outputs two-dimensional (2D) affine transforms that contain rotation, scale, and translation information. Thus, using the manipulation system the application author can focus more on building touch-capable applications and let the manipulation system handle the underlying transformations and communication with the multi-touch hardware.
US08884893B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal may include a touchscreen that displays at least one content item on a screen and that receives an area touch motion corresponding to a particular area of the screen, and a controller that analyzes the area touch motion and controls a specific content item and content control operation corresponding to the received area touch motion accordingly. Control of such a mobile terminal may include displaying an execution screen of an application, receiving an area touch motion corresponding to one area of the execution screen, analyzing the area touch motion, and controlling an application corresponding to the received area touch motion accordingly.
US08884892B2	Portable electronic device and method of controlling same A method for a User Equipment (UE), includes responsive, at least in part, to an ATtention (AT) command for touch-sensitive display action, emulating or reporting a meta-navigation gesture for a touch-sensitive input including a display area and a non-display area.
US08884891B2	Transmit/receive switch for a touch-screen system An apparatus that is configurable to perform a forward scan, a row scan, and a column scan is disclosed. The apparatus includes a path selection module coupled to a transmitter and a receiver. The path selection module includes a row-transmit switch, a column-receive switch, a row-receive switch, and a column-transmit switch that are configurable to form various transmit paths and receive paths to perform the forward scan, a row scan, and a column scan. The row-transmit switch and the column-transmit switch cascades switching transistors to protect against large voltage swings present in an output of the transmitter, controls the gate voltage that is applied to these switching transistors to protect against the large voltage swings, and includes additional protection circuitry to ensure their reliability. The column-receive switch and the row-receive switch uses thick oxide transistors to protect thin oxide transistors against the large voltage swings and/or includes additional protection circuitry to ensure their reliability.
US08884888B2	Accelerometer determined input velocity The disclosed technology relates to an electronic apparatus including a processor, a touch-sensitive display, and an accelerometer. An exemplary method includes receiving in the processor an acceleration value outputted by the accelerometer in response to a user touching a position on the touch-sensitive display with a given velocity. The method includes associating the acceleration value with a function, such as the output of a musical note, indicated by a touched location on the touch-sensitive display. The method includes modifying the function, such as audible volume of the musical note, in accordance with the acceleration value.
US08884887B2	Electronic device with touch panel and method for controlling the same The invention discloses an electronic device with a touch panel and the method for controlling the same. The method includes the steps of: determining that the electronic device is operated in a stylus mode or a general mode; determining that the touch point is an effective touch point when the electronic device is in a stylus mode and the touch point on the touch panel is determined to be the first-type touch point; determining that the touch point is an ineffective touch point when the electronic device is in a stylus mode and the touch point on the touch panel is determined to be a second-type touch point; and determining that the touch point on the touch panel is an effective touch point when the electronic device is in a general mode.
US08884884B2	Haptic effect generation with an eccentric rotating mass actuator A haptically-enabled system includes a touch sensitive surface and an eccentric rotating mass (“ERM”) actuator coupled to the touch sensitive surface. The ERM actuator includes a motor, a housing and a constrained mass. The system further includes a drive circuit that creates a haptic effect on the touch sensitive surface by coupling an alternating current signal to the ERM actuator.
US08884878B2	Mouse with switch device and switch device thereof A switch device includes a positive power terminal, a negative power terminal, a plurality of battery slots and a change-over switch. Each battery slot has a positive battery terminal and a negative battery terminal. The positive battery terminal of a battery slot electrically connects to the positive power terminal. The negative battery terminal of another battery slot electrically connects to the negative power terminal. The change-over switch electrically connects with the positive power terminal, the negative power terminal, the negative battery terminal of the battery slot which electrically connecting to the positive power terminal, and the positive battery terminal of the battery slot which electrically connecting to the negative power terminal. The change-over switch is toggled to connect the battery slots as a parallel connection or a series connection optionally.
US08884868B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof A display panel which can be applied to a display device comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a display element layer. The first substrate has a structure in which a device layer is stacked on an insulating substrate via a first conductive layer. A device layer has at least, a pixel electrode and a wiring that are connected to a pixel switch. The second substrate includes a second conductive layer that is provided so as to face the pixel electrode arranged on the above first substrate. A display element layer is interposed between the above first substrate and the above second substrate.
US08884866B2	Electronic apparatus and backlight brightness control method thereof An electronic apparatus and a backlight brightness control method thereof are provided. The control method includes the following steps. Detection of an ambient brightness for the electronic apparatus is made to output an ambient brightness signal. Next, whether to adjust the backlight brightness for the display is determined according to a comparison between the ambient brightness signal and a current backlight brightness. If the comparison result indicates that the ambient brightness decrement is lower than a decrement threshold, then an adjustment value is selected from a plurality of step sizes according to the current backlight brightness to decrease the backlight brightness gradually, so that the backlight brightness changes towards a target backlight brightness corresponding to the ambient brightness signal. The step sizes include a first step size and a second step size. The backlight brightness for the display is adjusted according to the current backlight brightness and the adjustment value.
US08884864B2	Imaging device An imaging device includes a pixel section and an amplification unit which amplifies the signal of the pixel section. The amplification unit includes an input capacitor having first and second nodes, an amplification circuit, a first feedback capacitor connected between the input capacitor and an output portion of the amplification circuit, a first MOS transistor switch connected in series with the first feedback capacitor, a second MOS transistor switch which is connected in series with the first feedback capacitor, and has a drain and a source connected to each other, a second feedback capacitor connected between the input capacitor and the output portion, a third MOS transistor switch connected in series with the second feedback capacitor, and a fourth MOS transistor switch which is connected in series with the second feedback capacitor, and has a drain and a source connected to each other.
US08884860B2	Liquid crystal display having increased response speed, and device and method for modifying image signal to provide increased response speed A liquid crystal display includes an image signal modifier for generating a modified signal based on a first image signal of a first frame, a second image signal of a second frame, and a lookup table. A data driver converts the modified signal into a data voltage which is supplied to a pixel of the display. The lookup table stores a plurality of reference modified signals for a plurality of reference first image signals and a plurality of reference second image signals. The lookup table includes a first lookup table having a gray gap of the reference first image signals and a gray gap of the reference second image signals of x, and a second lookup table having a gray gap of the reference first image signals and a gray gap of the reference second image signals of y, where y is greater than x.
US08884852B2	Display device having a pixel that synthesizes signal values to increase a number of possible display gradations and display method Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel circuit for generating a signal value for display by synthesizing signal values input within one horizontal period, and making display at a gradation corresponding to the signal value for display; a signal line disposed in a form of a column on a pixel array where the pixel circuit is arranged in a form of a matrix; a scanning line disposed in a form of a row on the pixel array; a signal line driving section configured to output signal values as a signal value to be supplied to each pixel circuit to the signal line within one horizontal period; and a scanning line driving section configured to sequentially introduce the signal values within one horizontal period, the signal values being generated in the signal line, into the pixel circuit in each row by driving the scanning line.
US08884841B2	Smartpad screen management A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the device. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad.
US08884839B2	Amplified television antenna An amplified television antenna system is disclosed that receives its power from a non-dedicated source such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection. The USB connection that powers the amplified television antenna can be made with any USB device such as a television, a television receiver, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a game console, or a USB AC wall adaptor.
US08884826B2	Housing of portable electronic device and method for making the same A portable electronic device includes A portable electronic device includes a base, an antenna radiator, an outer layer, and at least one conductive contact. The antenna radiator formed on the base, the antenna radiator is made by injection molding from a mixture of materials selected from a group consisting of thermoplastic, organic filling substances, and conductive small particle sized material. The antenna radiator is sandwiched between the base and the outer layer. One end of each conductive contact is electrically connected to the antenna radiator, and the other end of the each conductive contact is exposed.
US08884824B2	Planar inverted-F antenna The planar inverted-F antenna for multi-band operation is compact while achieving good decoupling performance between feed ports for different frequency bands. The antenna has a ground plane (100); a radiating element having substantially a U-shape; first and second shorting elements (31, 32) located at a first corner (10s) of the radiating element (10) or adjacent area thereof; and first and second feed ports (P1, P2) electrically connected to the radiating element.
US08884811B2	Method for separating transmitted signals in a radar system The present invention relates to a method for separating transmitted signals in radar systems and an associated radar system. In the method, the signals for transmission are shared among multiple subcarriers by means of OFDM, which subcarriers are assigned to the transmitting antennas according to a distribution scheme. In this distribution scheme, each subcarrier is assigned to one transmitting antennas only. The subcarriers assigned to a given transmitting antenna are spread over the entire signal bandwidth. In this way, very high dynamics may be achieved while retaining complete orthogonality of the signal paths.
US08884808B2	System and method for detecting and determining remote atmospheric anomalies A system for detecting and determining remote atmospheric anomalies is furnished with a movable-beam anemometry probe for measuring the orthogonal projection onto the sighting axis, named the radial component, of a relative velocity remotely, with respect to a remote air mass by Doppler frequency shift. The system comprises means for determining wind heterogeneities remotely, on the basis of at least two successive measurements, at one and the same remote point, of the radial component of the relative velocity of the system with respect to the remote air mass, by said anemometry probe, the line of sight of said anemometry probe comprising said remote point during said successive measurements.
US08884807B1	Pseudo real time receive signal sampling for ground penetrating radar A system and method for pseudo real time collection of receive signal data in a single- or multi-channel ground penetrating radar. Each channel transmits electromagnetic impulses into a medium under test during each of a plurality of runs over the medium. Run receive signals are received in response to the transmitted impulses. Each run receive signal is sampled multiple times at a run sample rate. The sample points of each run are delayed by delay sequences with respect to the sample points of the other runs. The sample points of the individual runs are stored as a composite set of sample points representative of a receive signal sampled at an effective sample rate equal to a multiple of the run sample rate where the multiple is the number of runs.
US08884792B2	Variable length code decoding device and decoding method Variable length code decoding device for decoding variable length code data, including: decoding process tables each including at least two kinds of formats consisting a first format storing identification information for designating a subsequent table to be referred to in a subsequent decoding process, and a second format that stores a decoded value obtained by repeating the decoding process and a significant bit length to be referred to with respect to variable length code data. The device utilizes first, second, third and fourth formats and relative addresses.
US08884790B2	Matrix keyboarding system A data input system and method utilize a keyboard including a first keypad having at least five keys and a second keypad having at least five keys. With the at least ten keys of the first and second keypads, at least twenty-five two-key combinations including one key from each of the first and second keypads are established, where the two-key combinations each represent characters. Additionally, at least twenty chord combinations including multiple keys from the first keypad and multiple keys from the second keypad are established, where the chord combinations each represent special characters and commands. A matrix of characters may be selected, and one of the two-key combinations corresponding to a selected one of the characters in the selected matrix of characters is activated to effect input of the character; or one of the chord combinations corresponding to a selected special character or a selected command is activated to effect input of the selected special character or activation of the selected command, respectively. The activations are repeated until data entry is complete.
US08884782B2	Lane mapping in a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system Device, system and method, in a vehicle communication system, of generating lane maps. Embodiments use a plurality of location points to build up a lane, then record that lane in memory. Location points may be locations over which a first vehicle generating the lane map passes, or may be location points broadcast by a second vehicle to the first vehicle. Methods are described to wirelessly share lane information and lane maps between vehicles. Embodiments use a “confidence value” describing the confidence that the lane parameters are valid. Algorithms are described for creating and updating the confidence values. Methods of compressing and storing lane information and lane maps are described. Embodiments include geographic height in lane information.
US08884771B2	Smoke detection using change in permittivity of capacitor air dielectric A capacitor having air dielectric between its plates may be used to detect the presence of smoke and other contaminants in the dielectric air passing over the plates of the capacitor. Smoke from typical fires is mainly composed of unburned carbon that has diffused in the surrounding air and rises with the heat of the fire. The permittivity of the carbon particles is about 10 to 15 times the permittivity of clean air. The addition of the carbon particles into the air creates a change in the permittivity thereof that is large enough to measure by measuring a change in capacitance of the capacitor having the air dielectric through which the air laden carbon particles pass through.
US08884768B2	Portable alarm system for coffins The portable alarm system for coffins is a system that enables a person who has been mistakenly interred to transmit a signal that indicates that he/she is alive. The system includes a signal transmitting structure removably secured in the coffin or tomb. A lamp or light source provides illumination for the tomb or coffin to allay the effect of panic for the entombed person. A receiving device is located in a prominent place, whereby the transmitted signal may be readily and quickly observed by security or other personnel. After a predetermined period, the system can be easily removed from the coffin for reuse.
US08884765B2	RF and/or RF identification tag/device having an integrated interposer, and methods for making and using the same A MOS RF surveillance and/or identification tag, and methods for its manufacture and use. The tag includes an interposer, an antenna/inductor, and integrated circuitry on the interposer. The integrated circuitry has a lowest layer in physical contact with the interposer. The method of manufacture includes forming a lowest layer of integrated circuitry on an interposer, forming successive layers of the integrated circuitry on the lowest layer of integrated circuitry, and attaching an electrically conductive functional layer to the interposer. Alternatively, an electrically conductive structure may be formed from a functional layer attached to the interposer. The method of use includes causing/inducing a current in the present tag sufficient for it to generate, reflect or modulate a detectable electromagnetic signal, detecting the signal, and optionally, processing information conveyed by the detectable electromagnetic signal.
US08884764B2	Method, system, and apparatus for RFID removal detection According to one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus, system and method for forming RFID labels is disclosed. The RFID labels can include an RFID chip, at least one antenna element and at least one conductive material. The RFID chip may then transmit desired signals based upon a coupling of the conductive material to the RFID chip.
US08884761B2	Theft detection device and method for controlling A merchandise tag and a method of controlling a merchandise tag are provided. The merchandise tag may be used to deter theft of retail products.
US08884759B2	Dynamic prediction of risk levels for manufacturing operations through leading risk indicators Provided are methodologies to properly assess and manage operational risks at operations sites, e.g., a manufacturing, production or processing facility, such as a refinery, chemical plant, fluid-catalytic-cracking units, or nuclear energy plant, or a biological or waste management facility, airport or even financial institutions, or at any facility in which operations are often accompanied by risk associated with many high-probability, low-consequence events, often resulting in near-misses. In some operations, processes are monitored by alarms, but the invention operates on either process data or alarm data. The methods are based upon measurement of one or more variables, and/or utilization and management of the concept of “hidden process near-miss(es)” to identify a change or escalation, if any, in probability of occurrence of an adverse incident. The methodologies combine a plurality of subsets (also useful independently) of dynamically calculated leading risk indicators for dynamic risk management.
US08884758B2	Inter-communication system and event occurrence notification method for inter-communication system The present invention provides an inter-communication system with security functionality capable of reporting incidents such as abnormalities occurring in a security system. In an inter-communication system (100), if a communication sound control device (11) receives an alarm from a security system via a main shop processing device (17), the communication sound control device (11) notifies a predetermined order reception communication device, such as a manager communication device (14), of the reception of the alarm, and the main shop processing device (17) reports to a preset destination over a communication network (35).
US08884744B2	Portable data tag reader device, system and method for identifying a location of a data tag using a read zone and location of the reader A portable data tag method, device and system for identifying a location of a data tag. The method comprises reading the data tag by a portable data tag reader device; determining, by a processor in operative communication with the reader device, a location of the portable data tag reader device; determining, by the processor, a read zone of the portable data tag reader device, relative to the location of the portable data tag reader device; and determining, by the processor, the location of the data tag using the location of the portable data tag reader device and the read zone of the portable data tag reader device.
US08884739B2	Vehicle security apparatus and system which prevents unauthorized use of a vehicle by immobilization A vehicle security apparatus includes an immobilizer ECU, a remote security ECU, a display, an operation unit, and a power supply control unit. The immobilizer ECU controls a drive prohibition and drive permission for an engine based on an identification signal transmitted from a key and/or a remote setting signal and a remote unsetting signal output from the remote security ECU. When a remote setting signal has been transmitted to set an immobilizer, the power supply control unit causes a power supply transition to an accessory-on state or an ignition-on state when an authorized identification signal from the key is transmitted. Thus, the remote immobilizer is enabled to be unset by the display and the operation unit.
US08884736B1	Multiple system and presence-based call processing Processing communications to and from multiple communications systems based on user preferences and based on presence information for one or more users of the communications systems is provided. A user who operates multiple communications systems may set preferences with each of the systems individually or through a centralized communications management system to control call processing to each of the systems based on prescribed user preferences and based on presence information for the user. In addition, communications applications associated with one or more communications systems may be automatically activated or functionally modified based on user preferences and/or user presence information.
US08884730B2	Multi-peek mode tablet device A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device.
US08884729B2	Electromagnetic switching device Disclosed is an electromagnetic device. The electromagnetic switching device includes a housing having an opening, a top plate; side plates extending downward from the top plate; a bottom plate spaced apart from the top plate under the top plate; an opposite part which is one of the side plates facing the opening and coupled to the top and bottom plates, and a tolerance absorbing bar extending toward the opening.
US08884728B2	Stationary contact arm assembly for molded case circuit breaker A stationary contact arm assembly for a molded case circuit breaker includes a stationary contact arm having a terminal portion and a contact portion provided at both end portions thereof in the length direction, and an inclined extension portion provided between the contact portion and the terminal portion, a flat extension portion forming a space between the flat extension portion and a bottom surface of the contact portion, a bent portion formed from the flat extension portion to the terminal portion; a magnet assembly having a plurality of steel plates at least part of which is installed to be pushed into a space between the flat extension portion and contact portion in the stationary contact arm; and an elastic support plate having an elastic support portion installed on the flat extension portion of the stationary contact arm to support the magnet assembly.
US08884714B2	Apparatus, system, and method for digital base modulation of power amplifier in polar transmitter An amplifier receives an amplitude signal of a polar modulated signal at a base terminal of a transistor and receives a phase modulated carrier signal of the polar modulated signal at the base terminal of the transistor. The amplifier combines the amplitude signal and the phase modulated signal to produce a full complex waveform at a collector terminal of the transistor.
US08884707B2	Two-delay voltage-controlled-oscillator with wide tuning range An oscillator is disclosed that can generate an oscillation signal using a latch and two delay elements. For some embodiments, the oscillator includes an SR latch, a first delay element, and a second delay element. The SR latch has a first input, a second input, a first output, and a second output. The first delay element is coupled between the first output and the first input of the SR latch. The second delay element is coupled between the second output and the second input of the SR latch. For some embodiments, the first and second delay elements include a programmable pull-up circuit that allows the charging current to be adjusted in discrete amounts, and include a programmable capacitor circuit that allows the capacitance value to be adjusted in discrete amounts.
US08884704B2	Feedback-based linearization of voltage controlled oscillator Embodiments of the present invention enable a feedback-based VCO linearization technique. Embodiments include a frequency locked loop formed by feeding back a VCO's output into the VCO's input in negative phase by means of a frequency-to-voltage (F/V) converter. Embodiments enable constant VCO gain over a wide input tuning range and across PVT variations. Further, embodiments can be nested within a PLL, for example, with negligible area and power consumption overhead.
US08884697B2	Amplifying device An efficient amplifying device is achieved. An amplifying device that amplifies a signal subject to amplification is configured as follows. That is, an amplifier (PA 5) that amplifies a signal is provided. Level control means 1 converts a level of the signal subject to amplification according to the level of this signal. Power supply control means 6 and 8 supply the amplifier (PA 5) with a power supply voltage determined according to the level of the signal subject to amplification. The amplifier (PA 5) amplifies a signal at the level converted by the level control means 1 with the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply control means 6 and 8.
US08884695B2	Efficient supply voltage There is disclosed an arrangement comprising: a driver stage connected to receive an input signal and generate a drive signal; a transformer comprising: a first winding of a first side of the transformer, across which winding a voltage signal is developed in dependence on the drive signal; and a second winding of the first side of the transformer, coupled to the first winding, which exhibits across it a voltage signal related to the voltage across the first winding, by swingback; and a first controller for comparing the voltage exhibited in the second winding to a first threshold voltage, and for selecting a first or a second supply voltage for the arrangement in dependence on the comparison.
US08884691B2	Demodulators Disclosed herein is a demodulator, including: a splitting/matching section for carrying out a matching process of making the amplitude and phase of a first modulated signal match respectively the amplitude and phase of a second modulated signal; and a demodulation section for generating a demodulated signal on the basis of the first modulated signal and the second modulated signal, which have been subjected to the matching process carried out by the splitting/matching section, wherein the splitting/matching section has a splitting section, a first matching section, and a second matching section, the first circuit-element constants determining the first input impedance of the first matching section and the second circuit-element constants determining the second input impedance of the second matching section are set at values determined in advance in order to make the first input impedance equal to the second input impedance.
US08884678B2	Power line carrier communication reception circuit A power line carrier communication reception circuit which can precisely receive a signal to be superimposed at such a signal level that leakage of an electromagnetic wave does not cause a problem while employing a simplified configuration is provided.The power line carrier communication reception circuit may include an amplifier which is connected to a power line and amplifies a received signal to be superimposed on the power line; two capacitors which are connected in series between both power sources of the amplifier; and a clipper circuit which connects connection points of these capacitors to the power line and limits the received signal in a predetermined range of a reference voltage between the capacitors, and in which the amplifier compares the signal limited by the clipper circuit and the reference voltage and amplifies the signal.
US08884676B2	Clock generator with duty cycle control and method A clock generator circuit for producing a clock output having a controlled duty cycle is disclosed. A bi-stable circuit provides the clock output which is switchable to a first state in response to an edge of the input clock signal and to a second state in response to a feedback signal. A duty cycle detection circuit is configured to source a current to a node and to sink a current from the node depending upon the output clock state. A capacitor is connected to receive a duty cycle current relating to the current at the node, with a comparator circuit being configured to sense a voltage on the capacitor and to produce the feedback signal when the voltage is at a selected level.
US08884674B2	Edge rate control gate drive circuit and system for high and low side devices with large driver FET An apparatus, comprising: a NFET current mirror having a first NFET and a second NFET; a PFET gate-coupled to the drain of the second NFET, wherein the PFET has a larger gain than the second NFET; a driver NFET having a gate that is coupled to the drain the PFET; wherein the second NFET is coupled through its source to the drain of the driver NFET.
US08884672B2	Configurable digital-analog phase locked loop A phase locked loop (PLL) device is configurable in an analog phase locked loop and a hybrid analog-digital phase locked loop. In an analog mode, at least a phase detector, an analog loop filter, and a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), are connected to form an analog loop. In a digital mode, at least the phase detector, the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a time to digital converter (TDC), a digital loop filter and a digital to analog converter (DAC) are connected to form the hybrid digital-analog loop.
US08884670B2	Phase locked loop (PLL) with multi-phase time-to-digital converter (TDC) One or more techniques or systems for locking a phase locked loop (PLL) are provided herein. In some embodiments, a multi-phase time-to-digital converter (TDC) includes a first phase finder, a phase predictor, a second phase finder, and a phase switch. For example, the first phase finder is configured to generate a first fractional phase signal based on a multi-phase variable clock (CKV) signal. For example, the phase predictor is configured to generate a phase select (QSEL) signal or a multi-phase CKV select (CKVSEL) signal based on a frequency command word (FCW) signal or the multi-phase CKV signal. For example, the second phase finder is configured to generate a second fractional phase signal based on the CKVSEL signal or the QSEL signal. For example, the phase switch is configured to select the first or second fractional phase signal based on a phase error (PHE) signal.
US08884667B2	Touch panel system with delay compensation capability and method for compensating delay in touch panel system A touch panel system includes a signal generator configured to generate a reference signal and one or more channels. Each of the channels comprises a sensing unit configured to sense a touch thereon to output a sensing signal indicative of the touch; and a delay unit configured to adjust the reference signal based on a delay compensation value to compensate delay of the reference signal caused by the difference of distance between the signal generator and the channel. Further, each of the channels comprises an operation unit configured to perform an operation on the sensing signal and the reference signal from the delay unit to produce an operation result representing difference between the sensing signal and the adjusted reference signal; and a controller configured to determine the delay compensation value of the delay unit in each channel based on the voltage signal from the operation unit.
US08884666B2	Clock generator Disclosed herein is a device comprising a first terminal for a first clock signal, a second terminal for a second clock signal substantially complementary to the first clock signal, a third terminal for a third clock signal, a fourth terminal for a fourth clock signal substantially complementary to the third clock signal, a first logic gate to produce a first intermediate signal, a second logic gate to produce a second intermediate signal, a first delay circuit to produce a third intermediate signal, and a second delay circuit to produce a fourth intermediate signal, and a first output circuit coupled to the first and second delay circuits to produce the third and fourth clock signals respectively at the third and fourth terminals.
US08884657B2	Switch-driving circuit A switch-driving circuit suitable for driving a full-controlled power switch combination is disclosed. The switch-driving circuit includes a first pulse-width modulator, a high-voltage isolation pulse transformer module and a plurality of output modules. The high-voltage isolation pulse transformer module includes a magnetic core connected to multiple output modules in a one-to-many way, or includes multiple magnetic cores connected to multiple output modules in a one-to-one way. Each output module includes a second pulse-width modulator and a driving-power amplifier. The full-controlled power switch combination includes a plurality of full-controlled power switches. The driving-power amplifier is coupled between the second pulse-width modulator and one of the full-controlled power switches.
US08884652B2	Level translator circuit, driving circuit for driving high-voltage device and method thereof The present invention provides a level translator circuit, a driving circuit for driving a high-voltage device and a corresponding method. The driving circuit for driving a high-voltage device comprises: a zener diode whose cathode is connected to a high-voltage power supply voltage and whose anode is connected to a ground potential of a low-voltage domain through a resistor; a high-voltage PMOS transistor whose gate is connected to an anode of the resistor, whose drain is connected to the ground potential of the low-voltage domain, and whose source is operable to supply a ground potential of a high-voltage domain; a level translator operable to convert a first signal in the low-voltage domain as received to a second signal in the high-voltage domain and output the second signal; and a low-voltage driving circuit operable to receive the second signal and adapt the second signal as a third signal which can drive the high-voltage device. The present invention allows for use of the low-voltage device to drive the high-voltage device to achieve the drive of the high-voltage device in a simple and efficient manner.
US08884651B2	Logic circuit and semiconductor device To reduce a leakage current of a transistor so that malfunction of a logic circuit can be suppressed. The logic circuit includes a transistor which includes an oxide semiconductor layer having a function of a channel formation layer and in which an off current is 1×10−13 A or less per micrometer in channel width. A first signal, a second signal, and a third signal that is a clock signal are input as input signals. A fourth signal and a fifth signal whose voltage states are set in accordance with the first to third signals which have been input are output as output signals.
US08884648B2	Programmable logic switch One embodiment provides a programmable logic switch in which a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory are formed in the same well, and in which to change the first nonvolatile memory from an erased state to a written state and leave the second nonvolatile memory being in the erased state, a first write voltage is applied to a first line connected with gate electrodes of the first and second nonvolatile memories, a second write voltage is applied to a second line connected to a source in the first nonvolatile memory, and a third write voltage lower than the second write voltage is applied to a fourth line connected to a source of the second nonvolatile memory.
US08884638B2	Circuit arrangement for monitoring an electrical insulation A circuit configuration monitors the electrical insulation of an electrically conductive part in relation to a first pole and a second pole of an electrical power network for example, an electrical drive network in a hybrid vehicle. The circuit configuration is characterized in that between the electrically conductive part and the two poles, a voltage divider having at least two resistors is arranged in each case. A measuring unit is associated with each of the two voltage dividers and provided for measuring a partial voltage, which drops via at least one of the resistors. A switch unit is associated each with the two voltage dividers and is provided for alternately bypassing at least one of the resistors.
US08884636B2	Sensor Disclosed is a sensor that can accurately detect displacement and prevents the phenomenon of a contact section between a shaft member and a sliding element receiver being shifted. The sensor comprising: a case having a through hole; a resistance substrate fixed at an inside of said case; a shaft member having a first end portion which is one end of the shaft member placed within said case and a second end portion which is other end of the shaft member exposed to an outside of said case from said through hole, said shaft member being placed at said through hole in a movable manner in an axial direction; and a sliding element receiver having a bearing end contacting with said second end portion of said shaft member, and attached with a brush sliding together with said resistance substrate, said sliding element receiver being capable of moving relatively against said resistance substrate with said shaft member. A hemispherical end face is formed at said first end portion. A hemispherical hole internally contacting with said hemispherical end face is formed at said bearing end.
US08884632B2	Fill level measuring device working with microwaves A fill level measuring device. On a plurality of different signal paths, microwave signals can be transmitted into a container, and their associated echo signals recorded. The device includes: measuring device electronics having a microwave generator for the successive production of microwave signals; and, connected thereto, a frequency-selective, passive antenna arrangement, which has a number of frequency-selective elements—especially bandpass filters—in each case transmissive for one of the different wanted frequencies. Via the antennas and the frequency-selective elements, for each of the different microwave signals and its echo signal, a uniquely associated signal path is specified, via which a microwave signal is transmitted into the container and its echo signal, reflected back to the antenna arrangement, is received and fed to the measuring device electronics. The device also includes an apparatus, which is provided in the measuring device electronics and which associates successively arriving echo signals with the associated signal path.
US08884630B2	Active pin connection monitoring system and method A system for monitoring a connection to an active pin of an integrated circuit (IC) die, includes an input/output (I/O) cell of an IC die, where the I/O cell is bonded to a bonding pad on a ball grid array (BGA) substrate. The system includes a test point on a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to the bonding pad which forms an electrical/conductive pathway between the test point and the I/O cell. The system includes a clock waveform injected through a resistor into the test point.
US08884629B1	Background sensor diagnostic for multi-channel ADC A digital sensing device includes a sensor diagnostic system for detecting sensor fault conditions. The sensor diagnostic system including an input multiplexer applying a first burnout current or a second burnout current to a selected input channel and a near-rail detector configured to detect when an input voltage of the digital sensing device is near a positive power supply or near a negative power supply. The burnout current injection is applied without interfering with the sensor data. In other embodiments, the sensor diagnostic system may further include an overload detector configured to detect an overflow or underflow condition at the analog-to-digital converter. The sensor diagnostic system may further include a window comparator to detect when the ADC digital output is near a zero digital value. Finally, the sensor diagnostic system may further include a sensor flag generator to generate data flags indicative of sensor fault conditions.
US08884627B2	Apparatus for detecting short-circuit of output diode in converter An apparatus comprises: a voltage monitoring unit for monitoring input direct-current voltages of first and second converters whose output ends are connected in parallel to each other; and a judgment control unit for judging that an output diode of the first converter is short-circuited, when an input direct-current voltage monitored by the voltage monitoring unit with respect to the first converter rises up to a post-step-up voltage stepped up by the second converter during a step-up operation of the second converter.
US08884622B2	3D dipole antenna of spiral segments A three dimensional (3D) dipole antenna system with spiral leg is described used to measure oscillatory electric field strengths. The system relies on spiral dipole leg segments of limited length attached to a cylinder. It is designed to improve the sensitivity to oscillatory electric signals in the range of 0.01 Hz to 10,000 Hz. The antenna system is connected to an object (a survey platform) that is stationary or moving in an area of interest in air, over land, on water or under water. Such antenna system is generally used as part of a prospecting survey system for water, minerals or hydrocarbons.
US08884621B2	Method to generate magnetic fields of high uniformity and compensation of external dispersed field, and system for its embodiment A method to generate magnetic fields of high uniformity within the object examined in which two pairs of coils are used in which the current flows in the same direction and sense.
US08884616B2	XMR angle sensors Embodiments relate to xMR sensors, in particular AMR and/or TMR angle sensors with an angle range of 360 degrees. In embodiments, AMR angle sensors with a range of 360 degrees combine conventional, highly accurate AMR angle structures with structures in which an AMR layer is continuously magnetically biased by an exchange bias coupling effect. The equivalent bias field is lower than the external rotating magnetic field and is applied continuously to separate sensor structures. Thus, in contrast with conventional solutions, no temporary, auxiliary magnetic field need be generated, and embodiments are suitable for magnetic fields up to about 100 mT or more. Additional embodiments relate to combined TMR and AMR structures. In such embodiments, a TMR stack with a free layer functioning as an AMR structure is used. With a single such stack, contacted in different modes, a high-precision angle sensor with 360 degrees of uniqueness can be realized.
US08884611B2	Angle sensor and method for determining an angle between a sensor system and a magnetic field An angle sensor for determining an angle between a sensor system and a magnetic field has a magnet which generates the magnetic field and is adjustable in different rotational positions relative to the sensor system with regard to a rotation axis. The sensor system has a first magnetic field sensor for detecting a first magnetic field component oriented transversely to the rotation axis and a second magnetic field sensor for detecting a second magnetic field component, which is situated transversely to a plane extending from the rotation axis and the first magnetic field component. A third magnetic field sensor of the sensor system detects a third magnetic field component, which is oriented in the direction of the rotation axis. The sensor system is positioned relative to the magnet in such a way that the third magnetic field component is largely independent of the rotational position.
US08884603B2	Reference power supply circuit A reference power supply circuit includes an adjustable resistance network and a bandgap reference power supply circuit, in which the adjustable resistance network includes a first resistor end and a second resistor end, the resistance between the first resistor end and the second resistor end varies with a process deviation; the bandgap reference power supply circuit connects the first resistor end with the second resistor end, for generating a positive proportional to absolute temperature current flowing through the first resistor end and the second resistor end and for outputting a reference voltage related to the positive proportional to absolute temperature current. The reference power supply circuit has the advantageous of high precision and good temperature drift characteristic.
US08884600B2	Average inductor current control using variable reference voltage A variable reference voltage generation unit used in DC/DC converter includes a sample-hold valley inductor current unit electrically connected to a reference voltage generation unit. The sample-hold valley inductor current unit receives the valley inductor current and converts it into the valley voltage. The reference voltage generation unit receives and converts a current signal two times of a designated current into a voltage signal two times of a designated voltage. The voltage signal two times of reference voltage is then subtracted by the valley voltage to produce the new reference voltage to compare with an inductor voltage for controlling the switching of a switching transistor of the DC/DC convertor.
US08884593B2	Voltage converter for providing a positive and a negative voltage The present invention relates to a voltage converter, which uses an inductor coupled between a power supply and a reference voltage for providing a supply voltage. A plurality of output capacitors are coupled to both sides of the inductor, respectively, and receive the supply voltage for producing a positive voltage and a negative voltage. A plurality of output switches are coupled to both sides of the inductor, respectively, and control the inductor to charge the plurality of output capacitors. A feedback control circuit produces a control signal according to the positive and negative voltages for controlling the plurality of output switches. Thereby, the present invention can produce positive and negative voltage by means of the inductor. Accordingly, the voltage converter according to the present invention avoids usage of multiple inductors and capacitors in producing voltages with different levels, and thus reducing the circuit area as well as the manufacturing cost.
US08884587B2	Protocols for reporting power status over multiple buses An automated power reporting system is provided in one aspect. The system includes one or more devices that can report or transmit power status information over a bus or network. A protocol component utilizes a generalized protocol to process or convert the power status information over the network in order to facilitate power management operations for a plurality of devices. In this manner, devices that send power information can interact and exploit personal computing resources in order to better help users manage limited power resources for their respective devices.
US08884580B2	Charge equalization between series-connected battery cells In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first input current from a battery through a first connection and a second connection and generating a first output current through a third connection to a first node and a fourth connection to a second node. The first and second nodes are configured to output the first output current to an energy store configured to store a charge. The method includes receiving a second input current through the third connection from the first node and the fourth connection from the second nodes and generating a second output current through the first and second connections to charge the battery.
US08884571B2	Motor control apparatus which limits torque command according to input current or power A motor control apparatus includes, a converter which converts input AC to DC for output, an inverter which converts the DC output of the converter to provide an AC output for driving a motor, and an inverter control part for controlling the same, and a numerical control part which outputs a motor operation command for commanding the operation of the motor, and wherein when AC current or power input to the converter lies outside a predetermined range, the inverter control part controls the AC output of the inverter so that the motor is operated in accordance with a limited torque command produced by limiting a torque command originally specified in the motor operation command.
US08884558B2	Multisensory control of a patient-lifting-device Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some multisensory implementations, a patient-lifting-device is controlled by voice recognition, keyboard text input, synaptic control and/or tongue tactile input commands.
US08884556B2	System for controlling a motor of vehicle A system for controlling a motor of a vehicle that improves fuel economy by minimizing a sum of heat generated by the motor and heat generated by a converter, is disclosed. More specifically, a power source supplies DC electricity; a converter selectively receives and converts the DC electricity of the power source into inverter input voltage. A relay module selectively connects the power source to the converter and an inverter module receives the inverter input voltage from the converter, converts the inverter input voltage into 3-phase AC current, and supplies the 3-phase AC current to the motor. Further, a controller controls operations of the converter, the relay module, and the inverter module, to perform to minimize the inverter input voltage that is a sum of heat generated due to the flux-weakening control and heat generated due to suppression of the flux-weakening control.
US08884548B2	Power factor correction converter with current regulated output A power factor correction converter in a buck-boost configuration may include a set-up circuit configured to supply an input voltage, a buck transistor connected to the set-up circuit, and configured to receive a current from the diode bridge, a first diode connected to the buck transistor, a boost transistor, a resistor connected to the boost transistor, a coil that connects the buck transistor and the boost transistor, a buck-boost PFC regulator connected to the set-up circuit, and configured to regulate a time pattern of the on/off status of the first transistor and the second transistor synchronously, a second diode connected to the coil and the boost transistor, and configured to output a first level voltage, a capacitor connected to the second diode and a load connected to the second diode.
US08884544B2	Method for operating a lamp and electronic ballast A method for operating a lamp may include: Connecting a device to a pair of input connections of an electronic ballast and by this means determining a respective dimming duration for at least one predetermined situation; and Activating the lamp by the electronic ballast in at least one predetermined situation such that the lamp emits light with a reduced intensity compared with the normal intensity at which the lamp otherwise emits light over a period of a dimming duration determined for this situation.
US08884541B2	Dimming for constant current LED driver circuit An illustrative LED driver circuit includes dimming control of the LED lamp. The circuit uses flyback converter topology, a power factor correction (PFC) primary side controller, a secondary side controller that includes current control and voltage control regulation, and an dimming control circuit. The dimming control circuit includes a selectable dimming control signal added together with a sensed current output signal to provide a control signal supplied to the secondary controller for output current control.
US08884528B2	Vase-shaped device, light wall device, and system An objective is to provide a vase-shaped device, a light wall device, and a system which accentuate the beauty of flowers by implementing “interactive flower arrangement” in which the color of the vase-shaped device and that of a space around the vase-shaped device change according to the color of the arranged flowers so as to entertain users. To achieve the above objective, provided is a vase-shaped device including light-emitting devices as an output unit configured to output a signal as controlled.
US08884525B2	Remote plasma source generating a disc-shaped plasma Disclosed herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for dissociating a non-activated gas through a disc-shaped plasma in a remote plasma source. Two inductive elements, one on either side of the disc-shaped plasma, generate a magnetic field that induces electric fields that sustain the disc-shaped plasma. The inductive elements can be coiled conductors having any number of loops and can be arranged in planar or vertical coils or a combination of planar and vertical coils. Additionally, the ratio of inductive element radius to gap distance between the two inductive elements can be configured to achieve a desired vertical plasma confinement.
US08884524B2	Apparatus and methods for improving reliability of RF grounding Embodiments of the present invention provide an RF conducting rod comprising a hollow portion. Particularly, the RF conducting rod comprises an elongated hollow body having a sidewall enclosing an inner volume, a first solid connector extending from a first end of the elongated hollow body, and a second solid connector extending from a second end of the elongated hollow body. Each of the elongated hollow body, the first solid connector and the second solid connector is formed from an electrically conductive material.
US08884505B2	Light emitting device including a plurality of light emitting cells and light emitting device package having the same A light emitting device comprises a first conductive semiconductor layer, a plurality of light emitting cells separated on the first conductive semiconductor layer, a phosphor layer on at least one of the light emitting cells, and a plurality of second electrodes electrically connected to the light emitting cells.
US08884492B2	Charge correction for piezoelectric actuator A system comprises a voltage source, a piezoelectric material arranged in a first current path between the voltage source and a first reference voltage, a capacitor arranged in a second current path between the voltage source and a second reference voltage, and a correction circuit configured to adjust the first reference voltage to increase or decrease the current in the first current path according to the current in the second current path.
US08884488B2	Stator for electric rotating machine and manufacturing method of the same A stator for an electric rotating machine includes a stator core which has a plurality of slots and a stator winding which is provided at the stator core. The stator winding has a plurality of conductor segments each of which includes an inner conducting body accommodated in the slot of the stator core and coil ends exposed from the slot, and weld portions which are connected with each other by welding the conductor segments at at least one of the coil ends. The weld portions are annularly disposed with an interval therebetween. The weld portions are coated with an insulating resin material. The resin material is formed of a plurality of layered insulating films.
US08884484B2	DC motor having a unique winding structure The invention relates to a DC motor 1 comprising a cylindrical coil carrier 7; 17 comprising wire guide element 9; 10, 12 for guiding a first winding wire 80; 180 and a second winding wire 81; 181 of an air-gap winding on both side end sections, wherein the first winding wire 80; 180 and the second winding wire 81; 181 each comprise rectangular winding segments 20; 120, wherein the rectangular winding segments 20; 120 of the second winding wire 81; 181 are disposed overlapping on the cylindrical coil carrier 7; 17 and the wire guide elements 9; 10, 12 are designed for guiding the first winding wire 80; 180 and the second winding wire 81; 181 past each other.
US08884481B2	Stator for bicycle generator hub A stator is provided for a bicycle generator hub. The stator comprises a coil bobbin and a plurality of first and second yokes. The first and second yokes are radially arranged on opposite axial ends of the bobbin. Each of the first and second yokes includes a magnetic pole section extending along an axial direction of the coil bobbin and facing the external circumferential surface of the coil bobbin, an insertion section t extending along the axial direction of the coil bobbin and facing the internal circumferential surface of the coil bobbin, and a connecting section extending radial direction of the coil bobbin and connecting the first magnetic pole section and the first insertion section together. The insertion sections of the first yokes have first end portions that abut two corresponding ones of second end portion of the insertion sections of the second yokes.
US08884470B2	Semiconductor device An object is to provide a semiconductor device capable of preventing an alternating leakage current from flowing into a voltage detection circuit. The semiconductor device includes an antenna circuit, a resonance frequency regulating circuit, a voltage detection circuit, and a first capacitor. The resonance frequency regulating circuit includes a second capacitor including one terminal electrically connected to a first terminal of the antenna circuit; and a transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to the other terminal of the second capacitor, a second terminal electrically connected to a second terminal of the antenna circuit, and a gate electrically connected to the first capacitor and the voltage detection circuit.
US08884469B2	Circuitry for inductive power transfer Circuitry for use in a primary unit of an inductive power transfer system to generate an electromagnetic field so as to transfer power wirelessly by electromagnetic induction to one or more secondary units of the system, the or each secondary unit being separable from the primary unit, the circuitry comprising: a plurality of drivable portions, each portion comprising a primary coil or a dummy coil; driving means operable to supply both or at least two of said portions with drive signals so as to cause those driven portions that have a said primary coil to generate said electromagnetic field; and control means operable, in dependence upon a feedback signal indicative of a characteristic of the primary or dummy coil of one or more of the driven portions, to control the circuitry so as to tend to regulate said feedback signal, wherein the circuitry is configured so that; those portions that are driven are connected together in parallel and have a tuned resonant response; and said control tends to regulate such a characteristic of each of said driven coils.
US08884465B2	System and method for over-voltage protection in a photovoltaic system A photovoltaic array for use in an electrical power system includes multiple photovoltaic modules and a voltage converter coupled to at least one of the photovoltaic modules. The photovoltaic array also includes an over-voltage protection circuit. The over-voltage protection circuit includes an interface adapted to couple to an output of the voltage converter. The over-voltage protection circuit also includes a spike detector configured to detect a voltage spike in an output voltage of the voltage converter. The over-voltage protection circuit further includes a voltage control module configured to regulate an output voltage slew rate of the voltage converter in response to an over-voltage signal received from the spike detector.
US08884460B2	Emergency energy supply device for a hybrid vehicle An emergency energy supply device for providing an emergency energy supply for a hybrid vehicle includes a high-voltage battery for driving an electric drive and a low-voltage battery. The emergency energy supply device includes an energy store, which is electrically connectible to the high-voltage battery and/or to the low-voltage battery and is arranged to provide the emergency energy supply.
US08884453B2	Generator system for reusing exhaust air Briefly stated, in accordance with the present subject matter, a generator system is provided. The assembly includes a turbine to be driven by exhaust air and a casing surrounding the turbine. The exhaust air issues from an exhaust structure. The turbine and the casing are each supported independently of the exhaust structure by a support structure. A generator is mechanically coupled to the turbine. The support structure is proportioned to mount the generator system in a selected juxtaposition with a preselected exhaust structure. A generator provides power to an output conductor. Power conditioning apparatus may be included in the system or may be located remotely.
US08884449B2	Device for energy recovery for a large diesel engine A device for energy recovery for a large diesel engine includes a current generator for converting mechanical rotational energy into electric energy. The current generator includes input shaft for applying rotational energy; a steam turbine a first shaft for transmitting the rotational energy of the steam turbine to the input shaft of the current generator a power turbine and a second shaft for transmitting the rotational energy of the power turbine to the input shaft of the current generator, wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are coupled with the input shaft of the current generator. A first coupling device between the current generator and the steam turbine couples the input shaft of the current generator and the first shaft and/or a second coupling device between the current generator and the power turbine couples the input shaft of the current generator and the second shaft are provided.
US08884447B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same To increase the manufacturing yield of semiconductor devices by improving a joint failure of a bump electrode.In a semiconductor device in which a plurality of boding pads 4 formed on a front surface of a semiconductor chip 3 and a plurality of leads 2 are connected via a plurality of bump electrodes 5, respectively, the upper surface of the leads 2 is formed into a semi-glossy surface having a roughness a maximum height (Ry) of which is in a range greater than 0 μm and not greater than 20 μm (0 μm
US08884437B2	Electrical device with protruding contact elements and overhang regions over a cavity A device with contact elements. One embodiment provides an electrical device including a structure defining a main face. The structure includes an array of cavities and an array of overhang regions, each overhang region defining an opening to one of the cavities. The electrical device further includes an array of contact elements, each contact element only partially filling one of the cavities and protruding from the structure over the main face.
US08884422B2	Flip-chip fan-out wafer level package for package-on-package applications, and method of manufacture A flip-chip fan-out wafer level package for package-on-package applications includes a semiconductor die with solder bumps on an upper surface in a flip chip configuration. The die is inverted, with an upper surface facing an upper side of a redistribution layer, with the solder bumps in electrical contact with respective chip contact pads of the redistribution layer. The redistribution layer includes conductive traces that place each of the solder bumps in electrical contact with one or both of one of a plurality of upper redistribution contact pads and one of a plurality of lower redistribution contact pads. Each of the plurality of upper redistribution contact pads has an upper solder ball in electrical contact therewith. The die and the upper solder balls are at least partially encapsulated in a layer of mold compound positioned on the upper surface of the redistribution layer, and whose lateral dimensions are defined by the lateral dimensions of the redistribution layer. The layer of mold compound has a back-ground surface at which a portion of each of the upper solder balls is exposed, for electrical contact with an upper package. Each of the lower redistribution contact pads has a lower solder ball a coupled thereto.
US08884417B2	Wireless communicating among vertically arranged integrated circuits (ICs) in a semiconductor package Methods and apparatus are disclosed for wirelessly communicating among integrated circuits and/or functional modules within the integrated circuits. A semiconductor device fabrication operation uses a predetermined sequence of photographic and/or chemical processing steps to form one or more functional modules onto a semiconductor substrate. The functional modules are coupled to an integrated waveguide that is formed onto the semiconductor substrate and/or attached thereto to form an integrated circuit. The functional modules communicate with each other as well as to other integrated circuits using a multiple access transmission scheme via the integrated waveguide. One or more integrated circuits may be coupled to an integrated circuit carrier to form Multichip Module. The Multichip Module may be coupled to a semiconductor package to form a packaged integrated circuit.
US08884412B2	Multiple die packaging interposer structure and method System and method for providing a multiple die interposer structure. An embodiment comprises a plurality of interposer studs in a molded interposer, with a redirection layer on each side of the interposer. Additionally, the interposer studs may be initially attached to a conductive mounting plate by soldering or wirebond welding prior to molding the interposer, with the mounting plate etched to form one of the redirection layers. Integrated circuit dies may be attached to the redirection layers on each side of the interposer, and interlevel connection structures used to mount and electrically connect a top package having a third integrated circuit to the interposer assembly.
US08884410B2	Method for manufacturing a microelectronic package comprising at least one microelectronic device A method for manufacturing a microelectronic package (1) comprises the steps of providing at least two members (10, 11, 16) comprising electrically conductive material; providing a microelectronic device (15); placing the electrically conductive members (10, 11, 16) and the microelectronic device (15) in predetermined positions with respect to each other, and establishing electrical connections between each of the electrically conductive members (10, 11, 16) and the microelectronic device (15); and providing a non-conductive material for encapsulating the microelectronic device (15) and a portion of the electrically conductive members (10, 11, 16) connected thereto. The electrically conductive members (10, 11, 16) are intended to be used for realizing contact of the microelectronic device (15) arranged inside the package (1) to the external world. An important advantage of the method having steps as mentioned is that the electrically conductive members (10, 11, 16) as such are provided, wherein it is not necessary to provide a conventional lead frame which has the disadvantage of causing considerable waste of material during its manufacturing process.
US08884409B2	Wafer backside doping for thermal neutron shielding A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and at least one integrated circuit formed on a frontside of the semiconductor substrate. A shielding layer is formed on a backside of the semiconductor substrate. The shielding layer includes one or more elements having a high thermal neutron absorption cross section.
US08884406B2	Etch depth determination structure A semiconductor device wafer includes a test structure. The test structure includes a layer of material having an angle-shaped test portion disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor wafer. A ruler marking on the surface of the semiconductor wafer proximate the test portion is adapted to facilitate measurement of a change in length of the test portion.
US08884393B2	Nitride compound semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A nitride compound semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a buffer layer formed on the substrate and including a plurality of composite layers each layered of: a first layer formed of a nitride compound semiconductor; and a second layer formed of a nitride compound semiconductor containing aluminum and having a lattice constant smaller than a lattice constant of the first layer; a semiconductor operating layer formed on the buffer layer; and a plurality of electrodes formed on the semiconductor operating layer. At least one of the second layers has oxygen added therein.
US08884388B2	Magnetic memory element, magnetic memory and manufacturing method of magnetic memory A magnetic memory element includes: a first magnetization free layer configured to be composed of ferromagnetic material with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; a reference layer configured to be provided near the first magnetization free layer; a non-magnetic layer configured to be provided adjacent to the reference layer; and a step formation layer configured to be provided under the first magnetization free layer. The first magnetization free layer includes: a first magnetization fixed region of which magnetization is fixed, a second magnetization fixed region of which magnetization is fixed, and a magnetization free region configured to be connected with the first magnetization fixed region and the second magnetization fixed region. The first magnetization free layer has at least one of a step, a groove and a protrusion inside.
US08884386B2	MRAM device and fabrication method thereof A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device and a method of manufacture are provided. The MRAM device comprises a magnetic pinned layer, a compound GMR structure acting as a free layer, and a non-magnetic barrier layer separating the pinned and GMR layers. The barrier layer is provided to reduce the magnetic coupling of the free layer and GMR structure, as well as provide a resistive state (high or low) for retaining binary data (0 or 1) in the device. The GMR structure provides physical electrode connectivity for set/clear memory functionality which is separated from the physical electrode connectivity for the read functionality for the memory device.
US08884382B2	Multi-Dimensional sensors and sensing systems A universal microelectromechanical (MEMS) nano-sensor platform having a substrate and conductive layer deposited in a pattern on the surface to make several devices at the same time, a patterned insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer is configured to expose one or more portions of the conductive layer, and one or more functionalization layers deposited on the exposed portions of the conductive layer to make multiple sensing capability on a single MEMS fabricated device. The functionalization layers are adapted to provide one or more transducer sensor classes selected from the group consisting of: radiant, electrochemical, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, and thermal sensors for chemical and physical variables and producing more than one type of sensor for one or more significant parameters that need to be monitored.
US08884376B2	Large bit-per-cell three-dimensional mask-programmable read-only memory A large bit-per-cell three-dimensional mask-programmable read-only memory (3D-MPROMB) is disclosed. It can achieve large bit-per-cell (e.g. 4-bpc or more). 3D-MPROMB can be realized by adding resistive layer(s) or resistive element(s) to the memory cells.
US08884374B2	CMOS device and fabrication method Various embodiments provide complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices and their fabrication methods. A semiconductor substrate is provided to include a first region to form a PMOS transistor and a second region to form an NMOS transistor. One of the first and second regions can include a metal gate structure having a metal top layer. The other of the first and second regions can include an interfacial oxide layer formed on a high-k dielectric layer. A surface of the metal top layer can be oxidized to form a metal oxide top layer covering the metal top layer. The metal oxide top layer and the interfacial oxide layer can be removed by wet etching. A metal gate can be formed on the high-k dielectric layer.
US08884370B2	Narrow body field-effect transistor structures with free-standing extension regions Narrow-body FETs, such as, FinFETs and trigates, exhibit superior short-channel characteristics compared to thick-body devices, such as planar bulk Si FETs and planar partially-depleted SOI (PDSOI) FETs. A common problem, however, with narrow-body devices is high series resistance that often negates the short-channel benefits. The high series resistance is due to either dopant pile-up at the SOI/BOX interface or dopant diffusion into the BOX. This disclosure describes a novel narrow-body device geometry that is expected to overcome the high series resistance problem.
US08884369B2	Vertical power MOSFET and methods of forming the same A device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, and a first and a second body region over the semiconductor layer, wherein the first and the second body regions are of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type. A doped semiconductor region of the first conductivity type is disposed between and contacting the first and the second body regions. A gate dielectric layer is disposed over the first and the second body regions and the doped semiconductor region. A first and a second gate electrode are disposed over the gate dielectric layer, and overlapping the first and the second body regions, respectively. The first and the second gate electrodes are physically separated from each other by a space, and are electrically interconnected. The space between the first and the second gate electrodes overlaps the doped semiconductor region.
US08884367B2	MOSgated power semiconductor device with source field electrode A power semiconductor device which includes a source field electrode, and at least one insulated gate electrode adjacent a respective side of the source field electrode, the source field electrode and the gate electrode being disposed in a common trench.
US08884358B2	Method of making a non-volatile memory (NVM) cell structure A non-volatile memory device includes a substrate and a charge storage layer. The charge storage layer comprises a bottom layer of oxide, a layer of discrete charge storage elements on the bottom layer of oxide, and a top layer of oxide on the charge storage elements. A control gate is on the top layer of oxide. A surface of the top layer of oxide facing a surface of the control gate is substantially planar.
US08884357B2	Vertical NAND and method of making thereof using sequential stack etching and landing pad A vertical NAND string device includes a semiconductor channel, where at least one end portion of the semiconductor channel extends substantially perpendicular to a major surface of a substrate, at least one semiconductor or electrically conductive landing pad embedded in the semiconductor channel, a tunnel dielectric located adjacent to the semiconductor channel, a charge storage region located adjacent to the tunnel dielectric, a blocking dielectric located adjacent to the charge storage region and a plurality of control gate electrodes extending substantially parallel to the major surface of the substrate.
US08884355B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing same A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a stacked structural unit including a plurality of electrode films and a plurality of inter-electrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction; a first selection gate electrode stacked on the stacked structural unit in the first direction; a first semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked structural unit and the first selection gate electrode in the first direction; a first memory unit provided at an intersection of each of the electrode films and the first semiconductor pillar; and a first selection gate insulating film provided between the first semiconductor pillar and the first selection gate electrode, the first selection gate electrode including a first silicide layer provided on a face of the first selection gate electrode perpendicular to the first direction.
US08884352B2	Method for manufacturing a memory cell, a method for manufacturing a memory cell arrangement, and a memory cell A method for manufacturing a memory cell in accordance with various embodiments may include: forming at least one charge storing memory cell structure over a substrate, the charge storing memory cell structure having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall; forming an electrically conductive layer over the substrate and the charge storing memory cell structure; patterning the electrically conductive layer to form a spacer at the first sidewall and a blocking structure at the second sidewall of the charge storing memory cell structure; implanting first dopant atoms to form a first doped region in the substrate proximate the spacer, wherein the first dopant atoms are blocked by the blocking structure; removing the blocking structure after implanting the first dopant atoms; implanting second dopant atoms to form a second doped region in the substrate proximate the second sidewall of the charge storing memory cell structure.
US08884348B2	Solid-state imaging device which can expand dynamic range According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes an area and color filters. The area includes pixels. Each of the pixels includes a first photodiode, a first read transistor, a second photodiode, a second read transistor, a floating diffusion, a reset transistor, and an amplifying transistor. The first photodiode performs photoelectric conversion. The first read transistor reads a signal charge. The second photodiode has a photosensitivity lower than the first photodiode. The second read transistor reads a signal charge. The floating diffusion stores the signal charges. The reset transistor resets a potential of the floating diffusion. The amplifying transistor amplifies the potential of the floating diffusion. The color filters include a first and a second filters. The relationship QSAT1>QSAT2 is satisfied. When a saturation level of the first filter is denoted by QSAT1 and a saturation level of the second filter is denoted by QSAT2.
US08884339B2	Semiconductor device with bump formed on substrate to prevent ELK ILD delamination during reflow process A semiconductor device that has a flipchip semiconductor die and substrate. A first insulating layer is formed over the substrate. A via is formed through the first insulating layer. Conductive material is deposited in the via to form a conductive pillar or stacked stud bumps. The conductive pillar is electrically connected to a conductive layer within the substrate. A second insulating layer is formed over the first insulating layer. Bump material is formed over the conductive pillar. The bump material is reflowed to form a bump. The first and second insulating layers are removed. The semiconductor die is mounted to the substrate by reflowing the bump to a conductive layer of the die. The semiconductor die also has a third insulating layer formed over the conductive layer and an active surface of the die and UBM formed over the first conductive layer and third insulating layer.
US08884327B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting chip and a fluorescent material layer. The light emitting chip includes a semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, an insulating layer, a first interconnect layer, a second interconnect layer, a first metal pillar, a second metal pillar, and a resin layer. The semiconductor layer includes a light emitting layer, a first major surface, and a second major surface formed on a side opposite to the first major surface. The fluorescent material layer is provided on the first major surface and has a larger planer size than the light emitting chip.
US08884326B2	Polymeric binders incorporating light-detecting elements and related methods In accordance with certain embodiments, semiconductor dies are embedded within polymeric binder to form, e.g., light-emitting dies and/or composite wafers containing multiple light-emitting dies embedded in a single volume of binder.
US08884325B2	LED module An exemplary LED module includes an LED and a lens covering the LED. The lens includes a light-guiding portion over the LED and retaining portions protruding downwardly from the light-guiding portion. The LED includes a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode mounted on the substrate, and an LED chip electrically connecting the first electrode and the second electrode respectively. Through holes are defined in the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively. Each retaining portion includes a first rugged portion and a second rugged portion. The retaining portions are inserted into the through holes correspondingly, the first rugged portion connects glue filled in a corresponding through hole, and the second rugged portion abuts the substrate, whereby the lens and the substrate are securely connected together.
US08884319B2	Semiconductor device with isolation insulating layer containing air gap A semiconductor device having a solid-state image sensor which can prevent inter-pixel crosstalk more reliably. The device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a main surface; a first conductivity type impurity layer located over the main surface of the substrate; a photoelectric transducer including a first conductivity type impurity region and a second conductivity type impurity region which are joined to each other over the first conductivity type impurity layer; and transistors which configure a unit pixel including the photoelectric transducer and are electrically coupled to the photoelectric transducer. At least part of the area around the photoelectric transducer in a plan view contains an air gap and also has an isolation insulating layer for electrically insulating the photoelectric transducer and a photoelectric transducer adjacent to it from each other. The isolation insulating layer abuts on the top surface of the first conductivity type impurity layer.
US08884317B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a semiconductor chip having a nonpolar plane as a growth surface and configured to emit polarized light; and a reflector having a reflective surface. When a plane forming an angle of 45° relative to a direction of polarization of the polarized light is a plane L45, the reflective surface of the reflector reflects at least a part of light in the plane L45 in a normal line direction of the growth surface of the semiconductor light-emitting chip. The reflector includes a plurality of reflective surfaces, the plurality of reflective surfaces are arranged in a shape of a square in plan view, and when an angle between the direction of polarization of the polarized light and one side of the shape formed by the plurality of reflective surfaces is θ2, the angle θ2 is not less than 17° and not more than 73°.
US08884313B2	Transistor, method of manufacturing transistor, display unit, and electronic apparatus A transistor includes: a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer facing the gate electrode, with an insulating layer interposed in between; an etching stopper layer on the semiconductor layer; a pair of contact layers provided on the semiconductor layer, at least on both sides of the etching stopper layer; and source-drain electrodes electrically connected to the semiconductor layer through the pair of contact layers, and being in contact with the insulating layer.
US08884310B2	Direct formation of graphene on semiconductor substrates The invention generally related to a method for preparing a layer of graphene directly on the surface of a semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming a carbon-containing layer on a front surface of a semiconductor substrate and depositing a metal film on the carbon layer. A thermal cycle degrades the carbon-containing layer, which forms graphene directly upon the semiconductor substrate upon cooling. In some embodiments, the carbon source is a carbon-containing gas, and the thermal cycle causes diffusion of carbon atoms into the metal film, which, upon cooling, segregate and precipitate into a layer of graphene directly on the semiconductor substrate.
US08884304B2	Thin film transistor array substrate having polysilicon A thin film transistor array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of poly-silicon islands and a plurality of gates. The substrate has a display region, a gate driver region and a source driver region. Each poly-silicon island disposed on the substrate has a source region, a drain region and a channel region disposed therebetween. The poly-silicon islands include several first poly-silicon islands and several second poly-silicon islands. The first poly-silicon islands having main grain boundaries and sub grain boundaries are only disposed within the display region and the gate driver region. The main grain boundaries of the first poly-silicon islands are only disposed within the source regions and/or the drain regions. The second poly-silicon islands are disposed in the source driver region. Grain sizes of the first poly-silicon islands are substantially different from those of the second poly-silicon islands. Gates corresponding to the channel regions are disposed on the substrate.
US08884303B2	TFT substrate including a data insulating layer with contact hole overlapping channel region Provided are a backlight assembly with improved heat dissipation, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) having such a backlight assembly. The backlight assembly includes: a light guide plate; a light source unit disposed on a side of the light guide plate; an intermediate housing covering an upper surface of the light source unit; and a lower housing coupled to the intermediate housing to accommodate the light guide plate and the light source unit, wherein the lower housing includes: a light source unit-fixing frame to which the light source unit is fixed, the light source unit-fixing frame contacting an inner surface of the intermediate housing; and a body portion disposed under the light guide plate and coupled to the light source unit-fixing frame.
US08884292B2	Transflective TFT-LCD and method for manufacturing the same Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide a transflective transistor thin film array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The transflective thin film transistor array substrate, comprising pixel units defined by gate lines and data lines, and each pixel unit comprises a thin film transistor and a common electrode and is divided into a reflective region and a transmissive region. The reflective region comprises a reflective electrode and a second pixel electrode of the reflective region, the transmissive region comprises first and second pixel electrodes of the transmissive region, and the second pixel electrode of the reflective region and the first and second pixel electrodes of the transmissive region are provided in one pixel electrode layer.
US08884291B2	Thin film transistor display panel and manufacturing method thereof A thin film transistor array panel and a manufacturing method capable of forming an insulating layer made of different materials for a portion contacting an oxide semiconductor and a second portion without an additional process. The thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate electrode; a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from each other, each of the source and drain electrodes comprising a lower layer and an upper layer; an insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes; a semiconductor, the source electrode and the drain electrode being electrically connected to the semiconductor; a first passivation layer contacting the lower layer of the source and drain electrodes but not contacting the upper layer of the source and drain electrodes; and a second passivation layer disposed on the upper layer of the source and drain electrodes. The first passivation layer may be made of silicon oxide, and the second passivation may be made of silicon nitride.
US08884290B2	Thin film transistor array panel, display device including the panel, and method for manufacturing the display device A thin film transistor array panel, a display device including the thin film transistor array panel, and a method for manufacturing the display device. The thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate having first and second surfaces, a first thin film form formed on the first surface and including a first electrode, and a second thin film form formed on the second surface and including a second electrode, to thereby improve the viewing angle and contrast ratio of the display device.
US08884280B2	Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof An organic light emitting diode display and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, an organic light emitting diode display having improved light extraction efficiency by forming both a first electrode and a second electrode as reflective electrodes to guide generated light to the side of a pixel, and a manufacturing method thereof.
US08884272B2	Amorphous oxide semiconductor material, field-effect transistor, and display device There is provided an amorphous oxide semiconductor material including an amorphous oxide semiconductor including In, Ga and Zn, wherein when In:Ga:Zn=a:b:c denotes an element composition ratio of the oxide semiconductor, the element composition ratio is defined by the range of a+b=2 and b<2 and c<4b−3.2 and c>−5b+8 and 1≦c≦2.
US08884267B2	Light-emitting element with multiple light-emitting stacked layers A light-emitting element, comprises: a first active layer, generating a first light comprising a first dominant wavelength, wherein the first active layer comprises a first quantum well comprising a first quantum-well band gap and a second quantum well comprising a second quantum-well band gap, and the first quantum well and the second quantum well are alternately stacked to form the first active layer, wherein a difference between the first quantum-well band gap and the second quantum-well band gap is between 0.06eV and 0.1eV, and each of the first quantum-well and the second quantum-well is devoid of a barrier; and a second active layer on the first active layer, generating a second light comprising a second dominant wavelength; wherein a difference between the first dominant wavelength and the second dominant wavelength is 150nm to 220nm.
US08884265B2	Strained InGaAs quantum wells for complementary transistors An InGaAs n-channel quantum well heterostructure for use in a complementary transistor having a Sb-based p-channel. The heterostructure includes a buffer layer having a lattice constant intermediate that of the n- and p-channel materials and which is configured to accommodate the strain produced by a lattice-constant mismatch between the n-channel and p-channel materials.
US08884263B2	Non-volatile memory device having conductive buffer pattern and method of fabricating the same A diode may be formed within a molding layer on a substrate. A conductive buffer pattern having a greater planar area than the diode may be on the diode and molding layer. An electrode structure may be on the conductive buffer pattern. A data storage pattern may be on the electrode structure. One lateral surface of the conductive buffer pattern may be vertically aligned with one lateral surface of the electrode structure.
US08884256B2	Septum magnet and particle beam therapy system A septum magnet includes a yoke that can be separated at the approximately center portion thereof in the axis direction; a septum coil; a return coil; and a vacuum duct that is inserted between the septum coil and the return coil. The septum coil is formed in such a way as to be able to be separated into a first portion and a second portion in response to separation of the yoke; and in a space between the septum coil and the vacuum duct, there is provided an auxiliary coil, in two portions of which, corresponding to the first portion and the second portion of the septum coil, electric currents flow in opposite direction to each other in a circumferential direction.
US08884253B2	System for magnetic shielding The invention relates to a system for magnetically shielding a charged particle lithography apparatus. The system comprises a first chamber, a second chamber and a set of two coils. The first chamber has walls comprising a magnetic shielding material, and, at least partially, encloses the charged particle lithography apparatus. The second chamber also has walls comprising a magnetic shielding material, and encloses the first chamber. The set of two coils is disposed in the second chamber on opposing sides of the first chamber. The two coils have a common axis.
US08884252B2	Diamond tools A method comprising: selecting a diamond material; irradiating the diamond material with neutrons to increase toughness and/or wear resistance of the diamond material; and processing the diamond material into one or more diamond tool pieces, wherein the irradiating comprises irradiating the diamond material with neutrons having an energy in the range 1.0 keV to 12 MeV, wherein the irradiating comprises controlling energy and dosage of irradiation to provide the diamond material with a plurality of isolated vacancy point defects, the isolated vacancy point defects having a concentration in a range 1×1014 to 1×1020 vacancies/cm−3.
US08884246B2	Charged particle optical system and scribing apparatus An optical system for a charged particle includes a first member though which a charged particle beam is transmitted and a second member to control optically the charged particle beam transmitted through the first member. The second member has a fixing portion fixed to the first member. A slit is arranged between a part of the second member and the fixing portion to separate the part of the second member from the fixing portion, such that the part of the second member is a cantilever beam structure pivotal in relation to the fixing portion.
US08884238B2	X-ray matrix imager An X-Ray matrix imager includes a matrix, a plurality of gate line sets, and a plurality of data lines. The matrix includes a plurality of rows of pixels configured to accumulate charges in response to light or radiation. Each of the gate line sets includes a first gate line coupled to a first pixel among a first row of pixels of the matrix, and a second gate line coupled to a second pixel among the first row of pixels of the matrix, wherein the first pixel is adjacent to the second pixel. Each of the data lines is arranged to be coupled to the plurality of gate line sets for receiving charges accumulated on the first row of pixels. The X-Ray matrix imager is configured to operate based on multiple-gate-line driving scheme and shared-data-line driving scheme.
US08884235B2	System and method for collimation in diagnostic imaging systems A system and method for collimation in diagnostic imaging systems is provided. One collimator includes a plurality of parallel hole segments and a plurality of collimator bores within each of the plurality of parallel hole segments. Additionally, all of the plurality of collimator bores in at least one of the plurality of parallel hole segments have a first pointing direction and all of the plurality of collimator bores in at least one other of the plurality of parallel hole segments have a second pointing direction, wherein the plurality of parallel hole segments are arranged in a fanbeam collimation configuration. Further, the first pointing direction is different than the second pointing direction.
US08884229B2	Passive infrared range finding proximity detector Apparatus and methods for a passive range finding proximity detector include a sensor element configured to detect infrared radiation emitted by objects within a detection area. The sensor is configured to detect the temperature, relative size, relative distance, speed or direction of movement of an object from the sensor. The sensor is configured to set parameters for a controlled object based upon the detected size, temperature and/or proximity, speed or direction of an object in relation to one or more size thresholds, temperature thresholds, and/or proximity, speed or direction thresholds.
US08884228B2	Modification of solid state CdZnTe (CZT) radiation detectors with high sensitivity or high resolution operation An apparatus and process is provided to illustrate the manipulation of the internal electric field of CZT using multiple wavelength light illumination on the crystal surface at RT. The control of the internal electric field is shown through the polarization in the IR transmission image under illumination as a result of the Pockels effect.
US08884223B2	Methods and apparatus for measurement of relative critical dimensions One embodiment relates to a method of measuring a relative critical dimension (RCD) during electron beam inspection of a target substrate. A reference image is obtained. A region of interest is defined in the reference image. A target image is obtained using an electron beam imaging apparatus. The target and reference images are aligned, and the region of interest is located in the target image. Measurement is then made of the RCD within the region of interest in the target image. Another embodiment relates to a method of measuring a RCD which involves scanning along a scan length that is perpendicular to the RCD. Point RCDs along the scan length are measured. A filter is applied to the point RCDs, and an average of the point RCDs is computed. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
US08884217B2	Multimode cells and methods of using them A mass spectrometer system is provided that is configurable for operation in both a Kinetic Energy Discrimination (KED) and Dynamic Reaction Cell (DRC). A pressurized or collision cell included in the mass spectrometer encloses a quadrupole and is coupled to a source of both inert and reactive gas. To operate in the KED mode, the collision cell can be filled with a quantity of the inert gas and an energy barrier formed between the collision cell and a downstream mass analyzer. Interferer ions collided with the inert gas can lose on average more energy relative to analyte ions of the same mass to charge ratio and can thus be trapped by the energy barrier in greater proportions. To operate instead in the DRC mode, the collision cell can be filled with a quantity of gas that is reactive with the interferer ions only. Mass filtering of the product ions can then transmit proportionally more of the analyte ions to the downstream mass analyzer. A mode controller coordinates the two modes of operation.
US08884216B2	Gas detection and quantification method using a pulsed neutron logging tool A method of formation evaluation using a pulsed neutron tool. The approach removes the effect of formation hydrogen index (HI) from the nuclear response of the tool. It can be used for gas detection and quantification, as well as for other fluids. It can also be used to improve a formation hydrogen index (HI) measurement.
US08884213B2	Energy correction for one-to-one coupled radiation detectors having non-linear sensors Systems and methods for correcting output signals from non-linear photosensors, specifically silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). SiPMs are used in a PET detector to readout light emissions from LSO scintillator crystals. The non-linear output of the SiPM can distort and compress the energy spectrum which is crucial in PET imaging. The non-linearity effect for inter-crystal scattered events can place an energy event outside of the PET detector energy window, resulting in a rejected event. Systems and methods to correct the SiPM non-linearity for inter-crystal scattered events, so as to be able to obtain the proper energy event and produce an accurate medical image, are disclosed.
US08884212B2	Neutron multiplicity counting Each pulse of a pulse sequence received from a neutron detector is set as a trigger pulse triggering a predefined gate, the multiplicity of pulses within this gate is determined, the pulse having triggered the gate is assigned to a multiplicity category corresponding to this multiplicity of pulses and the trigger-to-predecessor distances from the trigger pulse to pulses preceding the trigger pulse within a certain range in the pulse sequence are determined. The range within which one looks for predecessor pulses of each trigger pulse exceeds the dead time of the neutron detector. For each multiplicity category, the number of trigger pulses assigned thereto is determined. For each multiplicity category, one builds, based upon the trigger-to-predecessor intervals determined, a distribution in time after an arbitrary preceding pulse of trigger pulses assigned to that specific multiplicity category. Based upon the multiplicity-specific distribution, one estimates, for each multiplicity category, the number of trigger pulses lost due to neutron detector dead time that would have been assigned to the multiplicity category. When the estimated number of lost trigger pulses is known, the number of trigger pulses assigned to each multiplicity category is accordingly corrected. As trigger pulses could have been assigned to a wrong multiplicity category due to missing pulses inside the triggered gates, the number of trigger pulses assigned to each multiplicity category may additionally be corrected for that using a similar technique.
US08884208B2	Light receiving circuit According to one embodiment, a light receiving circuit having a trans-impedance amplifier and an output circuit is provided. The trans-impedance amplifier includes a photodiode, a feedback resistor and a first transistor having a channel of a first conductive type. The photodiode converts an optical signal into an electrical signal. Ends of the feedback resistor are connected respectively to the photodiode and a node. A gate of the first transistor receives the electrical signal from the photodiode. A signal corresponding to a signal from a drain of the first transistor is output to the node. The output circuit includes a second transistor having a channel of the first conductive type, and generates an output signal from a drain of the second transistor. A gate of the second transistor is connected to the node.
US08884205B2	Low consumption matrix sensor An image matrix sensor having a plurality of individual detection structures associated with respective pixels, each individual detection structure including a photodiode having at least one solar cell mode operating range, a first amplifier stage constantly supplied with power and receiving, as an input, a voltage dependent on the voltage of the photodiode which falls within said range; and a second amplifier stage linked to the output of the first amplifier stage and supplied with power in a different manner according to whether or not the first amplifier stage is read.
US08884202B2	Integrated vehicle fluids A system and methods are provided for combining systems of an upper stage space launch vehicle for enhancing the operation of the space vehicle. Hydrogen and oxygen already on board as propellant for the upper stage rockets is also used for other upper stage functions to include propellant tank pressurization, attitude control, vehicle settling, and electrical requirements. Specifically, gases from the propellant tanks, instead of being dumped overboard, are used as fuel and oxidizer to power an internal combustion engine that produces mechanical power for driving other elements including a starter/generator for generation of electrical current, mechanical power for fluid pumps, and other uses. The exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine is also used directly in one or more vehicle settling thrusters. Accumulators which store the waste ullage gases are pressurized and provide pressurization control for the propellant tanks. The system is constructed in a modular configuration in which two redundant integrated fluid modules may be mounted to the vehicle, each of the modules capable of supporting the upper stage functions.
US08884199B2	Electric power system for electric induction heating and melting of materials in a susceptor vessel Apparatus and process for heating and melting a material in a susceptor vessel are provided wherein phase synchronized ac voltage is supplied from a separate power source to each one of at least two induction coils in separate zones around the vessel. Power magnitude from each source to an induction coil is controlled by pulse width control of the source's output voltage. Output frequency from each source is either fixed or variable based upon the electrically conductive state of the material. Optional electromagnetic stirring is achieved by establishing a phase shift between the voltage outputs of the power supplies after the material in the susceptor vessel has melted.
US08884189B2	Welding power to auxiliary power conversion system and method Methods and systems for manufacturing and using the auxiliary power conversion unit, which is capable of being remotely located from a welding power supply unit during a welding operation, are provided. In some embodiments, the auxiliary power conversion is capable of outputting DC as well as AC power, capable of outputting multiple voltages consistent with the demands of typical auxiliary tools, such as a hand grinder or a light. In certain embodiments, the power conversion unit may be a stand-alone system or may be incorporated into a device, such as a wire feeder, which is configured to derive power from the arc potential. The power conversion unit may contain control and processing electronics that may include a controller, a processor, memory, and so forth.
US08884187B2	Welding observation apparatus A welding observation apparatus is provided to use partial darkening by a telecentric optical system and a photochromic filter (PCF) as an optical system for filtering light emission from arc discharge in order to verify the welding condition under the welding arc discharge, without forming an image on the PCF, so that light reducing performance can be secured even if a focus shifts from on the PCF, with satisfactory monitoring of welding condition.The welding observation apparatus comprises: an arc welding unit 8; an objective optical system (1, 2) for concentrating light from the arc welding unit 8; a telecentric optical system 3 for guiding the light concentrated by the objective optical system (1, 2); a PCF 4 for illuminating with the light guided by the telecentric optical system 3; and a solid state imaging device 9 for receiving the light passing through the PCF 4, wherein the light from the arc welding unit 8 is partial-darkened by the PCF 4.
US08884186B2	Method and device use to produce a set of control data for producing products by free-form sintering and/or melting, in addition to a device for the production thereof A method and apparatus used to produce control data for building up a product layer by layer using freeform sintering and/or melting with a high energy beam. The correspondingly controlled apparatus for production of the products is further disclosed. The high energy beam is applied under the guidance of the control data set. Before beginning the freeform sintering and/or freeform melting, a compensation data set and/or a compensation function to compensate for manufacturing related effects caused by the sintering and/or melting is determined. The control data set is based upon a product target geometry data set and the compensation data set and/or the compensation function.
US08884182B2	Method of modifying the end wall contour in a turbine using laser consolidation and the turbines derived therefrom A method of modifying an end wall contour is provided. The method includes creating a weld pool using a laser, adding a metal or a ceramic powder or a wire filler to the melt pool and modifying the part of the turbine in a manner that results in a change of about 0.005 to about 50 volume percent in the part of the turbine. The weld pool is created on a turbine component and contains molten metal or ceramic derived as a result of a heat interaction between the laser and the turbine component.
US08884175B2	Self-locking switch A self-locking switch including a button sub-assembly and a housing sub-assembly. The button sub-assembly includes at least one button with a tab extending from a lower surface at a first end and at least one shaft engagement point on the lower surface at a second end, and a bracket comprising a first end and a second end with a rotation shaft at the second end. The bracket is rotatably connected to the button. The housing sub-assembly includes a switch housing having engagement points, and a switching mechanism in the housing. The button sub-assembly and the housing sub-assembly are joined together by engaging the tab of the button and the first and second ends of the bracket to corresponding engagement points on the switch housing and the engagement points are not accessible from outside the self-locking switch after the button sub-assembly and the housing sub-assembly are assembled together.
US08884171B2	Pen transcription system with improved noise rejection A transcription module having a mounting unit, acoustical receivers and an EM detector is disclosed. The mounting unit is adapted for positioning the transcription module over a work surface. First and second acoustical receivers are attached to the mounting unit. Each acoustical receiver includes a microphone positioned over a corresponding location on the work surface. Each microphone views the work surface at the corresponding location and is configured to receive acoustical signals from an input device operating over the work surface at another location. The EM detector detects an EM signal that is synchronized with the acoustical signals.
US08884170B2	Handheld electronic luggage scale A hand-held electronic luggage scale includes a handle designed to be held generally horizontally, and a hook supported by the handle, which extends generally vertically below the handle. The handle houses an electronic scale, the electronic scale connected to the hook for calculating a weight of an object suspended from the hook. The hook may be metal and have a rubber and/or plastic exterior. A touch screen display may be provided in a top surface of the handle that displays the calculated weight from the electronic scale component. The touch screen display may include an icon representing a virtual control button that controls a user-selectable setting, and provides haptic feedback when the user-selectable setting changes due to a user pressing the virtual control button for a predetermined period of time. The touch screen display may include icons that control power, illumination, units of measurement, and/or other functionality.
US08884166B2	Method of manufacturing multi-layer circuit board, and multi-layer circuit board A multi-layer circuit board having a connector portion of an inner layer substrate being exposed, the multi-layer circuit board comprising: an inner layer substrate in which an inner layer circuit is formed, the inner layer circuit including the connector portion; and an outer layer substrate having an outer layer circuit formed on an insulating layer and having a region corresponding to the connector portion peeled off, an inner layer circuit side of the inner layer substrate and an insulating layer side of the outer layer substrate being adhered to one another via an adhesive layer so as to face one another, and a conductor layer other than the connector portion of the inner layer circuit being adhered to the outer layer substrate directly by the adhesive layer.
US08884163B2	Skin cured PTFE wire and cable A wire having a conductor and an insulation where the insulation has a first inner layer of an uncured material and a second outer layer of a cured material.
US08884160B2	Box main body A box main body which can smoothly attach cover members each other and prevent generation of abnormal noise is provided. An electric junction box has the box main body including two covers attached to each other and an electric power distribution unit. The box main body has two covers attached to each other. Furthermore, the box main body has a thin portion arranged in the inner wall of the upper cove, and a tapered portion projecting from a bottom surface of the thin portion toward the peripheral wall of the lower cover, and gradually tapering toward the peripheral wall of the lower cover.
US08884129B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH514236 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH514236. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH514236, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH514236 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH514236.
US08884128B1	Maize inbred PH1M6A A novel maize variety designated PH1M6A and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1M6A with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1M6A through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1M6A or a locus conversion of PH1M6A with another maize variety.
US08884120B2	Soybean variety XB32AJ13 A novel soybean variety, designated XB32AJ13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB32AJ13, cells from soybean variety XB32AJ13, plants of soybean XB32AJ13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB32AJ13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB32AJ13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB32AJ13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB32AJ13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB32AJ13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB32AJ13 are further provided.
US08884118B1	Soybean variety XB86G13 A novel soybean variety, designated XB86G13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB86G13, cells from soybean variety XB86G13, plants of soybean XB86G13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB86G13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB86G13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB86G13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB86G13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB86G13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB86G13 are further provided.
US08884117B1	Soybean variety XB77C12 A novel soybean variety, designated XB77C12 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB77C12, cells from soybean variety XB77C12, plants of soybean XB77C12, and plant parts of soybean variety XB77C12. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB77C12 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB77C12, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB77C12, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB77C12. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB77C12 are further provided.
US08884102B2	Corn event MIR604 A novel transgenic corn event designated MIR604, is disclosed. The invention relates to DNA sequences of the recombinant constructs inserted into the corn genome and of genomic sequences flanking the insertion site that resulted in the MIR604 event. The invention further relates to assays for detecting the presence of the DNA sequences of MIR604, to corn plants and corn seeds comprising the genotype of MIR604 and to methods for producing a corn plant by crossing a corn plant comprising the MIR604 genotype with itself or another corn variety
US08884098B2	Expression cassettes for regulation of expression in monocotyledonous plants The present invention relates to expression cassettes comprising at least one transcription regulating nucleotide sequence obtainable from the group of genes of monocotyle-donous plants consisting of caffeoyl-CoA-O-methyltransferase genes, C8,7-sterol isomerase genes, hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein (HRGP) genes, lactate dehydrogenase genes, and chloroplast protein 12 like genes. More preferably the transcription regulating sequences are obtainable from Zea mays or Oryza sativa. The transcription regulating sequences are especially useful for root/kernel-preferential, leaf/endosperm-preferential, root/silk/kernel-preferential, or constitutive expression.
US08884097B1	Method to condition an invertebrate to detect a concentration range of a chemical compound Described is a method of conditioning an invertebrate to detect a compound at and beyond a threshold range. In one embodiment the conditioned invertebrate is Microplitis croceipes. Compounds the invertebrate can detect include skatole and androstenone. An additional step includes selecting a compound and negatively conditioning the invertebrate at a concentration wherein the invertebrate will not respond to negatively conditioned compound concentration.
US08884096B2	Method for the production of antibodies The current invention is related to a method for the production of a human monoclonal antibody from a immunodeficient non-human animal, said method comprising contacting a new borne immunodeficient non-human animal with a human fetal liver stem cell (FL cell) to generate an immune transplanted non-human animal (reconstituted animal), subsequently contacting said reconstituted animal with a antigen, collecting from said reconstituted animal a human cell producing human antibody against said antigen, and isolating said antibody from said antibody producing cell.
US08884093B2	Method of treating effluents containing halogenated compounds The present invention relates to the use of catalysts of general formula (I): (L1)M1-X-M2(L2) (I) wherein: M1 and M2, either identical or different, represent metal atoms; X represents a nitrogen atom; L1 and L2, either identical or different are coordinated with M1 and M2, respectively, and represent ligands of the tetradentate type, for catalytic oxidation of halogenated compounds.
US08884091B2	Integration of hydro-dechlorination and hydro-regeneration We provide an integrated process to produce alkylate gasoline, comprising: a. alkylating a mixture of hydrocarbons using a chloride-containing ionic liquid catalyst in an alkylation reactor to produce an alkylate gasoline comprising a chloride contaminant; b. hydro-regenerating the chloride-containing ionic liquid catalyst in a hydrogenation reactor; c. hydro-dechlorinating the alkylate gasoline comprising the chloride contaminant in a dechlorination reactor at a dechlorination pressure from 0 to 1000 psig of a hydrogenation pressure used in the hydrogenation reactor, to produce a dechlorinated alkylate gasoline; and d. feeding an off-gas, comprising 70 to 99.9 vol % hydrogen, from the dechlorination reactor to the hydrogenation reactor. We also provide an integrated alkylation process unit for conducting this process.
US08884072B2	Mitigation of fouling in hydroformylation processes by water addition The extraction process for removing metal salts from an organic hydroformylation reaction fluid (“HRF”) prior to returning the HRF to a reaction zone of a hydroformylation process, the extraction process comprising the step of contacting the HRF with an aqueous buffer solution, is improved by contacting the HRF with water in addition to that present in the aqueous buffer solution, i.e., with added water.
US08884070B2	Energy efficient synthesis of aliphatic aldehydes from alkenes and carbon dioxide Provided is a process for producing an aldehyde from an alkylene. The process includes (a) photocatalytically dehydrogenating at least one alkane to obtain a mixture comprising at least one olefin and hydrogen, (b) adding carbon dioxide and hydrogen to the mixture, and (c) hydroformylating the olefin to at least one aldehyde. The process also includes converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into water and carbon monoxide prior to the hydroformylating. In addition, the conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen into water and carbon monoxide is performed by a reverse water gas shift reaction.
US08884069B2	Production of aldehydes by oxidation in aqueous medium with selective recovery of the product by means of pervaporation A process for the preparation of an aromatic aldehyde by means of the oxidation of the corresponding starting compound in aqueous medium, and separation of said aldehyde from said medium by pervaporation is disclosed together a plant for its carrying out. Advantageously, the process of the present invention allows control of oxidation reaction and recovery of the product with high selectivity and purity. Among others, benzaldehyde, anisaldehyde and vanillin can advantageously be prepared by this process.
US08884057B2	Non-crystalline oxidized glutathione and production method therefor A non-crystalline amorphism of oxidized glutathione is produced by drying a crystal of oxidized glutathione hexahydrate at a temperature of 40 to 90° C.
US08884051B2	Synthesis of methylene malonates using rapid recovery in the presence of a heat transfer agent The present invention provides a method of making a methylene malonate monomer that includes the steps of reacting a malonic acid ester with a source of formaldehyde optionally in the presence of an acidic or basic catalyst and optionally in the presence of an acidic or non-acidic solvent to form reaction complex. The reaction is optionally performed in the presence of or contacted with an energy transfer means such as a heat transfer agent, a heat transfer surface, a source of radiation or a laser such that reaction complex is substantially vaporized to produce a vapor phase comprising methylene malonate monomer which may be isolated. The present invention further provides methylene malonate monomers prepared by the method of the invention, as well as compositions and products formed from the methylene malonate monomers, including monomer-based products (e.g., inks, adhesives, coatings, sealants or reactive molding) and polymer-based products (e.g., fibers, films, sheets, medical polymers, composite polymers and surfactants).
US08884043B2	Oil or fat composition Provided is an oil or fat composition, which has an MCPD-FS content (ppm) of 13 ppm or less, the content being measured by a Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettwissenschaft (DGF) standard method C-III 18(09), has a diacylglycerol content of 15 mass % or more, and is subjected to deodorization treatment.
US08884041B2	Method for synthesizing an omega-amino acid or ester from a monounsaturated fatty acid or ester A method for synthesizing ω-amino-alkanoic acids or the esters thereof from natural unsaturated fatty acids passing through an intermediate ω-unsaturated nitrile compound. The method is simple to implement and, relative to known methods, avoids the environmental constraints and economic disadvantages resulting from the reaction by-products. The method includes synthesizing an ω-amino acid (ester) of formula R3OOC—(CH2)q-CH2NH2, in which R3 is H or an n-butyl radical and q is an integral index of between 2 and 13, from a monounsaturated fatty acid (ester) of formula (R1-CH═CH—(CH2)p-COO)xR2, in which x represents 1, 2 or 3, R1 is H or a hydrocarbon radical comprising from 4 to 11 carbon atoms and, where appropriate, a hydroxyl function, R2 is H or an alkyl radical comprising from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and may contain one or more heteroatoms, and p is an integral index of between 2 and 11, including a reaction step of ammoniation.
US08884031B2	Intermediates for the preparation of analogs of halichondrin B Intermediates and methods of their use in the synthesis of analogs of halichondrin B are provided.
US08884026B2	Process for preparing rufinamide intermediate The present invention refers to an improved method for the preparation of compound 1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid substantially free of its 3H-I isomer. The invention also refers to the use of said intermediate for the preparation of Rufinamide and for obtaining a new polymorphic form of Rufinamide, designed as Form R-5. The invention also refers to said new polymorph of Rufinamide, and to the composition containing it and its use as medicament. The new polymorph of Rufinamide shows good stability and appropriate physico-chemical properties for its manipulation on industrial scale. Polymorph Form R-5 will be suitable to use as pharmaceutical for the treatment of convulsions, especially for the treatment of epilepsy.
US08884018B2	Process for preparing modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator The present invention relates to processes for preparing solid state forms of N-(4-(7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-7-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-oxo-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxamide, including Compound 1 Form A, Compound 1 Form A-HCl, Compound 1 Form B, and Compound 1 Form B-HCl, any combination of these forms, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith.
US08884005B2	Method for the preparation of carbapenam compounds The subject of the present invention is a method of the preparation of compounds containing the core skeleton of carbapenem antibiotics, novel intermediate compounds used in this method, a method of the preparation of the intermediate compounds as well as the use of the intermediate compounds in the production of carbapenem antibiotics.
US08884002B2	Viscosity control in compositions comprising plant fiber materials Pectinases, such as Pectinex™ Ultra SP-L (composed of the enzyme Polygatacturonase, a type of pectinase which is derived from Aspergillus aculeatus) or pectinmethylesterases were used to decrease or increase, respectively, the viscosity of fiber solutions, especially solutions with highly refined cellulosic thickeners, and particularly those made of highly refined cellulosic parenchyma cell wall fiber solutions. The enzyme can reduce the viscosity up to 95% or increase the viscosity 100 fold. At lower concentrations the enzyme requires up to a few days of reacting to reach the full reduction in viscosity. Pectinex™ Ultra SP-L has an optimum pH of 4.5-5 and a temperature optimum of 40° C. By controlling the viscosity available from the dried, treated highly refined cellulosic fiber compositions, tailored powder compositions can be provided that will provide precise viscosities when rehydrated in solutions at a constant concentration.
US08883990B2	Asymmetric adapter library construction The present invention provides methods and compositions for asymmetrically tagging a nucleic acid fragment using asymmetric adapters.
US08883988B2	Compositions for use in recombinational cloning of nucleic acids The present invention relates to compositions and methods for use in recombinational cloning of nucleic acid molecules. In particular, the invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding one or more recombination sites or portions thereof, to nucleic acid molecules comprising one or more of these recombination site nucleotide sequences and optionally comprising one or more additional physical or functional nucleotide sequences. The invention also relates to vectors comprising nucleic acid molecules of the invention, to host cells comprising vectors or nucleic acid molecules of the invention, to methods of producing polypeptides using nucleic acid molecules of the invention, and to polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid molecules or produced by methods of the invention. The invention also relates to the use of these compositions in methods for recombinational cloning of nucleic acids, in vitro and in vivo, to provide chimeric DNA molecules that have particular characteristics and/or DNA segments.
US08883986B2	Macrolide polymorphs, compositions comprising such polymorphs, and methods of use and manufacture thereof The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
US08883983B2	Antigen binding proteins to proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) Antigen binding proteins that interact with Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) are described. Methods of treating hypercholesterolemia and other disorders by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described. Methods of detecting the amount of PCSK9 in a sample using an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described.
US08883980B2	Antigen binding molecules with increased Fc receptor binding affinity and effector function The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human CD20. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function.
US08883974B2	Device for enhancing immunostimulatory capabilities of T-cells T-cells are generated with enhanced immunostimulatory capabilities for use in self therapy treatment protocols, by utilizing a biodegradable device with a biodegradable support that has one or more agents that are reactive to T-cell surface moieties. The biodegradable devices are mixed with the T-cells sufficiently so that the one or more agents cross-link with the T-cells' surface moieties and deliver a signal to the T-cells to enhance immunostimulatory capabilities.
US08883972B2	High specificity monoclonal antibody against a protein or a polypeptide having oxidative modification The present invention provides an antibody, which reacts with a FGA or FGA partial peptide in which a part of prolines in the molecule thereof are hydroxylated, and which does not react with an unmodified FGA or FGA partial peptide.
US08883969B2	Method for production of carotenoid-synthesizing microorganism and method for production of carotenoid A method for producing a carotenoid comprising the steps of cultivating a cell transformed with a DNA sequence comprising a DNA sequence depicted in anyone of SEQ ID NOs: 2-7 or a cell transformed with a vector having a DNA sequence depicted in anyone of SEQ ID NOs: 2-7 under proper culture conditions and isolating the carotenoid from the cell or the culture.
US08883959B2	Method for manufacturing polyarylene sulfide resin A method for producing a polyarylene sulfide resin, comprising: producing a slurry (I) containing a solid alkali metal sulfide by allowing a hydrous alkali metal sulfide, or a hydrous alkali metal hydrosulfide and an alkali metal hydroxide, and an aliphatic cyclic compound (c1) that can be ring-opened by hydrolysis to react with each other while conducting dehydration in the presence of a non-hydrolyzable organic solvent; adding an aprotic polar organic solvent after the production of the slurry (I) and distilling off water to conduct dehydration; and conducting polymerization by allowing a polyhaloaromatic compound (a), an alkali metal hydrosulfide (b), and an alkali metal salt (c2) of a hydrolysate of the compound (c1) to react with each other in the slurry (I) in a state where the amount of water existing in the reaction system is 0.02 moles or less relative to 1 mole of the aprotic polar organic solvent.
US08883958B2	Conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices Disclosed are certain polymeric compounds and their use as organic semiconductors in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, and field effect transistors. The disclosed compounds can provide improved device performance, for example, as measured by power conversion efficiency, fill factor, open circuit voltage, field-effect mobility, on/off current ratios, and/or air stability when used in photovoltaic cells or transistors. The disclosed compounds can have good solubility in common solvents enabling device fabrication via solution processes.
US08883957B2	Process for the preparation of polylactones and polylactams The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a lactone or lactam homopolymer, comprising the stage consisting in reacting a lactone or lactam with a nonpolymeric initiator comprising at least one hydroxyl or thiol functional group in a nonchlorinated solvent in the presence of a sulfonic acid of formula R—SO3H.It also relates to the polymer composition thus obtained and to its uses, in particular as antistatic additive.
US08883955B2	Method for producing polylactic acid PROBLEMThere is provided a method for producing polylactic acid, which is capable of obtaining polylactic acid at low cost, and having high molecular weight.SOLUTIONA method for producing polylactic acid by polymerizing molten lactide using at least one reactor having plug flow characteristics with ξ(τ), calculated from the following FORMULA (1), of 0.3 or smaller: ξ(τ)=∫0∞(E(τ)×ABS(1−τ))dτ (1) in the Formula (1), E(τ) is a residence time distribution function determined by impulse response by starch syrup having a viscosity of 3 Pa·s, and τ is ratio of elapsed time θ and mean residence time θ0.
US08883953B2	Copolymer, article including same, and display device including the article A copolymer that includes a repeating unit A having a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, or a combination thereof; and a repeating unit B having a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 4, or a combination thereof, an article including the same, and a display device including the article.
US08883950B2	Silicone resin composition, encapsulating material, and light emitting diode device A silicone resin composition contains a silicon-containing component including a silicon atom to which a monovalent hydrocarbon group selected from a saturated hydrocarbon group and an aromatic hydrocarbon group is bonded and a silicon atom to which an alkenyl group is bonded. The number of moles of alkenyl group per 1 g of the silicon-containing component is 200 to 2000 μmol/g.
US08883947B2	Method of forming thin film A vinylidene fluoride homopolymer represented by the formula (4): CF3-(A1)-I (4) wherein A1 represents a structural unit of vinylidene fluoride homopolymer which includes crystal form I alone or as main component and has a number average degree of polymerization of 5 to 12.
US08883946B2	Charge control resin and manufacturing method of the same Here is provided a charge control resin which is prompt in charge rising up, excellent in electrostatic charging propensity and easy in manufacturing. This charge control resin contains a polymer as an active ingredient having a constituent unit represented by following Formula (1) in the Formula (1), R1 is independent of one another, and is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; g is a number of 1-3; h is a number of 1-3; and M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, an ammonium radical or a mixture of any of these.
US08883942B2	Terminally unsaturated, oxetane-based macromonomers, and methods for the production thereof A process for preparing a macromonomer by cationic ring-opening polymerization of at least one hydroxyoxetane with a terminally ethylenically unsaturated starter molecule free of allyl groups in a molar ratio (hydroxyoxetane(s):starter molecule) of (100:1) to (1:1) in the presence of at least one suitable catalyst; macromononomers obtainable therefrom and use thereof.
US08883941B2	Methods and apparatus for controlled single electron transfer living radical polymerization This invention provides methods for controlled single electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) of monomers with increased conversion, high molecular weights and low polydispersity by allowing the polymerization to proceed at low temperatures via a tubular reactor either made of copper or containing copper metal surface.
US08883935B2	High refractive index composition A high refractive index composition comprising a reaction product of one or more first organic compounds capable of undergoing polymerization and one or more second compounds with high refractive index, and the method of making and using the composition.A composition comprising an organic compound obtained by coupling two reactive groups (a) and (b), wherein a. the reactive group (a) is Y—(CH2)n-M(O—R)3, wherein R is CH3, C2H5, C3H8, C4H10; and Y is —NH2, —COOH, —NCO, or epoxy; and wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, V, Mg, Al, Mn, Sb, Ba, Ca, Ce, Si, and Sn; and b. the reactive group (b) is selected from the group consisting of carbazole, fluorene, imidazole with one or more functional groups selected from —OH, —NH2, —COOH, —NCO, -epoxy, -vinyl, -acrylic, -acyl, -alkyl, -halide, -amino, -ketone, -allyl, -allylic, -thiol, -isocyanate, and a mixture thereof; and the method of making and using the composition.
US08883927B2	Radial multi-block copolymers A process for making a radial multi-block copolymer, comprising: (a) anionically polymerizing styrene monomer A1, at least one monovinylarene monomer A2 other than styrene and at least one conjugated diene monomer B using a lithium-based initiator to form block copolymer chains; (b) adding a metal alkyl compound other than the lithium-based initiator after initiating anionic polymerization in step (a), wherein the molar ratio of the metal alkyl compound to lithium is greater than about 2.0; and (c) adding a coupling agent having more than two functional groups to form the radial multi-block copolymer, wherein the radial multi-block copolymer comprises a residue Z derived from the coupling agent and block copolymer chains from step (b) coupled to the residue Z.
US08883912B2	Synthesis of arborescent polymers via controlled inimer-type reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization Randomly branched polymers, such as homopolymers, copolymers, block copolymers and functionalized polymers are disclosed which may be formed by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer, such as styrene with a dithioester chain transfer agent which includes a polymerizable group. The reaction may be performed in one pot. The randomly branched polymer can have high molecular weight and broad molecular weight distribution.
US08883911B2	Cobalt-based catalytic dryer for polymer coatings This disclosure relates to catalysts for the auto-oxidative drying of polymers, in particular for polymers used in paints or inks, based on unsaturated fatty acids, mostly from vegetal origin A compound is divulged for use as a polymerisation agent in coatings, characterized in that it comprises a cobalt-bearing alkyd polymer, said polymer having a cobalt content of 0.5 to 6% by weight, a mean molecular weight of more than 3000, and comprising cobalt carboxylate sequences Several processes are presented to illustrate the synthesis of the cobalt-bearing polymer These polymers retain the catalytic effect of cobalt towards the drying of polymers, while they greatly suppress the toxicity of cobalt by being essentially insoluble in water.
US08883910B2	Resin composition for coating and molded resin product obtained therefrom Provided is a resin composition for coating, including: 35-65 wt % of a high-molecular weight polypropylene resin (A) having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000-300,000 and an isotactic chain molar fraction, L, of 0.30-0.70; 30-60 wt % of a low-molecular weight polypropylene resin (B) having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000-50,000 and an isotactic chain molar fraction, L, of 0.30-0.70; and 0.1-5.0 wt % of a highly crystalline, low-molecular weight polypropylene resin (C) having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000-50,000 and an isotactic chain molar fraction, L, of 0.70-0.75. The polypropylene resin composition for coating is amenable to spray coating while avoiding a need for a complicated process such as discharge treatment, flame treatment or acid treatment of a polypropylene substrate, in the absence of chlorine, and is effective for forming a coating film having excellent scratch resistance and adhesive property and showing no tagging property.
US08883898B2	Method for impregnating continuous fibres with a composite polymer matrix containing a grafted fluorinated polymer The invention relates to a method for the impregnation of continuous fibers that comprises coating said fibers with a polymer matrix containing: (a) at least one fluorinated polymer grafted with at least one carboxylic polar function and (b) optionally at least one fluorinated nongrafted polymer. The invention also relates to the composite fibers that can be obtained by said method and to the use thereof.
US08883893B2	Flame retardant flash spun sheets The present invention relates to a flame retardant plexifilamentary film-fibril strand comprising at least one polyolefin and at least one flame retardant selected from the group consisting of: phosphate esters, phosphonate esters, phosphinate esters, polyphosphazines, nitrogen-containing polyphosphates, hindered amines and mixtures thereof. The present invention also relates to flame retardant sheet made from the flame retardant plexifilamentary film-fibril strands. The sheet can be made into a flame retardant building substrate, garment, banner, light reflector and cover.
US08883890B2	Crepe agent composition and method for producing crepe paper A crepe agent composition that forms a layer having excellent durability and a method for producing a crepe paper using the same. The crepe agent composition is to be applied to a surface of a cylindrical dryer, and contains an inorganic solid lubricant, a dispersant for dispersing the inorganic solid lubricant, a thermosetting polymer for fixing the inorganic solid lubricant to the surface of the cylindrical dryer, and water as a solvent, the inorganic solid lubricant having a particle diameter of 0.5 to 20 μm.
US08883889B2	Pigment compositions comprising pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrroles The present invention relates to a process for the direct preparation of pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrroles (DPPs) of the formula pigment compositions containing them and their use for coloring high molecular weight organic materials, such as plastics and paints. The obtained DPPs of the formula I possess a higher color strength, a higher chroma, a purer shade and a higher opacity versus corresponding commercially available DPPs.
US08883884B2	Pneumatic tire The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a polymer blend comprising a copolymer and an additional polymer, the copolymer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and polymeric sidechains bonded to the backbone chain, the sidechains comprising a polymer immiscible with the backbone; the additional polymer consisting of a polymer miscible with the polymeric sidechains.
US08883874B2	Polymeric compositions comprising at least one volume excluding polymer The present invention relates to compositions comprising a polymeric substrate comprising at least one volume excluding polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention provides polymeric articles that are capable of acting as osmotic drivers. The articles are capable of maintaining a desired water balance by moving water in or out of a substrate to maintain cation concentration equilibrium between the substrate and its environment.
US08883873B2	Polymerizable polymeric photoinitiators and radiation curable compositions A polymerizable polymeric photoinitiator according to Formula (I): wherein: PL represents an n+m+p-functional polymeric core; n and m independently represent an integer from 1 to 30; p represents an integer from 0 to 10; o is 0 or 1; INI represents a group selected from the group consisting of a benzophenone, a thioxanthone, a carbazole, a anthraquinone, a camphor quinone, an α-hydroxyalkylphenone, an α-aminoalkylphenone, an acylphosphine oxide, a bisacyl phosphine oxide, an acylphosphine sulfide, a phenyl glyoxalate, a benzoin ether, a benzyl ketal, an α-dialkoxyacetophenone, a carbazolyl-O-acyl-oxime, an α-haloarylketone and an α-haloaryl sulfone; L3 and L4 represent a substituted or unsubstituted divalent linking group comprising 1 to 14 carbon atoms; A represents a radically polymerizable functional group selected from the group consisting of an acrylate, a methacrylate, a styrene, an acryl amide, a methacryl amide, a maleate, a fumarate, an itaconate, an vinyl ether, an allyl ether, an allyl ester, a maleimide, a vinyl nitrile and a vinyl ester; and R4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group. Radiation curable compositions containing the polymerizable polymeric photoinitiator and methods for preparing the polymerizable polymeric photoinitiator are also disclosed.
US08883861B2	Iminic monomers and polymers thereof Disclosed are biocompatible, bioresorbable polymers comprising a plurality of monomeric repeating units containing an imine group, wherein the inclusion of said imine group is effective to lower the melt viscosity, the solution viscosity, or both, compared to the same polymer without an imine group.
US08883851B2	Process for the preparation of vorinostat The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of the active pharmaceutical ingredient vorinostat. In particular it relates to a process for preparing vorinostat substantially free from impurities, involving suberic acid, aniline and hydroxylamine as starting materials.
US08883849B2	Treatment of sleep disturbances The present invention provides a new composition for treating pain-associated sleep disturbances, especially shortened sleep duration, comprising ibuprofen and diphenhydramine. The composition is further prepared as a bilayer tablet or caplet, or alternatively as a soft gelatin capsule composition, to prevent interaction between the active ingredients.
US08883820B2	Triazole derivatives as kinase inhibitors The invention relates to compounds of formula (I); wherein X and R1 to R5 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. Said compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially inhibitors of Itk or PI3K, for the treatment or prophylaxis of immunological, inflammatory or allergic disorders. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including said compounds, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production of and use as medicaments.
US08883812B2	Piperidinyl pyrimidine amides as Kv7 potassium channel openers The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and methods of treating, or manufacture of a medicament to treat, a disease, disorder, or condition of the central nervous system, including bipolar disorder, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, cognitive disorders, pain disorders, urogentital disorder, and epilepsy, among the other diseases, disorders or conditions discussed herein as mono-therapy or in combination with another active pharmaceutical ingredient.
US08883809B2	Isoxazole/isoxazoline/combretastatin linked dihydroquinazolinone hybrids as potential anticancer agents and process for the preparation thereof The present invention provides a compound of general formulae 3a-i to 6a-i, 7a-i to 10a-i, 12a-i to 15a-i, 16a-i to 19a-i, 21a-i to 24a-i, 25a-i to 28a-i, 30a-i to 33a-i, 34a-i to 37a-i and 39a-i to 42a-i, 43a-i to 46a-i useful as potential antitumour agents against human cancer cell lines and a process for the preparation thereof.
US08883805B2	Process for the preparation of chiral 8-(3-aminopiperidin-1-yl)-xanthines The invention relates to an improved process for preparing enantiomerically pure 8-(3-aminopiperidin-1-yl)-xanthines.
US08883791B2	N-heteroaryl compounds with cyclic bridging unit for the treatment of parasitic diseases This invention relates to certain N-heteroaryl compounds that are generally useful as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for animals. The medicament can preferably be used for the treatment of helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis, such as caused by helminth infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to the preparation of the N-heteroaryl compounds. Moreover this invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
US08883784B2	Apoptosis-inducing agents for the treatment of cancer and immune and autoimmune diseases Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL protein.
US08883781B2	Thienopyrimidines useful as modulators of ion channels The present invention relates to compounds of formula IA-i useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US08883777B2	Compositions controlling pH range of release and/or release rate The present invention provides a composition controlling a pH range of release and/or a release rate, which contains (i) a thienotriazolodiazepine compound of the formula (I) and (ii) at least one kind of ingredient selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble polymer, an enteric polymer, a water-insoluble polymer and a porous polymer and/or a surfactant, as well as a production method thereof.
US08883774B2	Methods for increasing the stabilization of hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha Disclosed herein are methods for controlling the activity of hypoxia-inducible transcription factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) and diseases, conditions, or syndromes related thereto, inter alia, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), heart failure, ischemia, and anemia. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors useful in treating diseases, conditions, and/or syndromes related thereto the activity of HIF-1α.
US08883773B2	Cephem compound having pseudo-catechol group A compound of the formula: wherein X is —N═, —CH═, or the like; W is —CH2— or the like; U is —S— or the like; R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted lower alkyl, or the like; Q is a single bond or the like; R3 is hydrogen or the like; Ring A is a 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group having 1-3 nitrogen atoms; each R4 is independently hydrogen, halogen, or the like; m is an integer from 0 to 2; G is —C(═O)— or the like; D is a single bond, —NH—, or the like; and E is a cyclic quaternary ammonium group, or an ester, a protected compound at the amino on the ring in the 7-side chain, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof.
US08883772B2	Broad spectrum beta-lactamase inhibitors Broad spectrum beta-lactamase inhibitors. Certain inhibitors also exhibit potent antibiotic activity in addition to beta-lactamase inhibition. Compounds of the invention are designed such that on cleavage of the beta-lactam ring reactive moieties are generated which can inactivate beta-lactamase. Compounds of the invention include those of formula: and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof where variables Z, Y, M, y, n, R, R4, R5, R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification. M most generally represents a chemical moiety which is in conjugation with the nitrogen of the core beta-lactam ring system of the compound, such that one or more reactive species, e.g., electrophilic or nucleophilic sites are generated on modification of M which is initiated by cleavage of the beta-lactam ring. Also provided are methods of making beta-lactamase inhibitors and beta-lactam antibiotics exhibiting such inhibition. Additionally provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention for treatment or prevention of bacterial infections and methods of treatment of such infections employing such compounds.
US08883765B2	Anti-cytomegalovirus activity of artemisinin-derived dimers Artemisinin-derived monomers and artemisinin dimers are shown to exhibit in-vitro anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) activity. Artemisinin dimers effectively inhibited CMV replication in human foreskin fibroblasts and human embryonic lung fibroblasts with no cytotoxicity at concentrations required for complete CMV inhibition. Artemisinin dimers were found to be potent and non-cytotoxic inhibitors of CMV replication, which indicates their use as therapeutic agents for the treatment of CMV infection in humans.
US08883747B1	Topical antifungal compositions and methods of use thereof Described herein are compositions and methods that treat fungal infections of the skin, reduce the severity and duration of symptoms of fungal infections of the skin, and prevent recurrence of fungal infections. The topical compositions described herein are creamy pastes composed of an admixture of an imidazole antifungal and nystatin. The topical compositions can also include optional fillers. The compositions and methods described herein minimize fungal resistance and maximize the number of targeted fungal strains. Additionally, the compounds and methods do not suppress the body's immune system either locally or systemically, thus allowing for a faster restoration of normal skin flora. The compositions and methods described herein are particularly suitable for use in infants and children as well as in immunocompromised individuals, diabetics, and the obese.
US08883745B2	C—glycolipids with enhanced Th-1 profile The invention is directed to novel synthetic C-glycolipids that selectively induce a ThI-type immune response characterized by enhanced IL-12 secretion and increased activation of dendritic cells. The compounds of the invention are thereby useful in treating infections, cancers, cell proliferative disorders, and autoimmune diseases, both directly and as adjuvants.
US08883734B2	Proteasome-activating anti-aging peptides and compositions containing same The present invention relates to peptidic compounds of general formula (I): R1—X1-Arg-Lys-Gly-X2—R2. In addition, the present invention relates to, on the one hand, a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one peptide of general formula (I), in a cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable medium and, on the other hand, its utilization to prevent or treat the cutaneous signs of aging and photo-aging and to protect the skin from aggressions due to UV radiation. Lastly, the invention applies to a cosmetic treatment process intended to prevent and/or combat the cutaneous signs of aging and photo aging.
US08883730B2	Human lung surfactant protein, SP-D, modulates eosinophil activation and survival and enhances phagocytosis of apoptotic bosinophils The present invention provides the use of formulation with surfactant protein-D (SP-D) in the modulation of activity of human eosinophils derived from hypereosinophilic patients to an increased activation state and increased apoptosis. Accordingly the utility of the invention can be extended in human subjects in resolution of eosinophilic inflammations in related diseases and disorders like neuromuscular and respiratory diseases with eosinophilia other than airway-hyperresponsiveness, allergy and asthma, hypereosinophilic leukemias, hypereosinophilc syndromes (rare hematological diseases), skin diseases like eosinophilia-Myalgia syndrome, eosinophilic fascitis, capillary leak syndromes (IL-2), Churg-Strauss syndrome, toxic oil syndrome, parasitosis, etc., where a large number of stimulated eosinophils accumulate and release a series of growth factors, cytokines, chemokines, bioactive lipid mediators, toxic oxygen metabolites.
US08883725B2	Compositions and methods for modulating skin pigmentation The present invention relates to compositions and methods useful in studying or modulating melanin pigmentation in the skin. Particularly, the invention relates to compositions comprising a substance capable of modulating the activity or expression of ALK6 (SEQ ID 2) or Cdc42 which in turn are capable of modulation of the transfer of melanin from melanocytes to keratinocytes and potentially from keratinocytes to keratinocytes. The invention also relates to assays for identifying such compositions, and methods of modulating skin pigmentation.
US08883715B2	Biocompatible polymers, process for their preparation and compositions containing them A process for treating fibroses including administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition which includes at least one biocompatible polymer of the following general formula (I): AaXxYy wherein: A represents a monomer selected from the group consisting of a sugar or —(O—CH2—CH2—CO)—, X represents a carboxyl group bonded to monomer A, Y represents a sulfate or sulfonate group bonded to monomer A a represents the number of monomers A such that the mass of the polymers of formula (I) is greater than approximately 5,000 da, x represents a substitution rate of the monomers A by the groups X, which is between approximately 20 and 150%, and y represents a substitution rate of the monomers A by the groups Y, which is between approximately 30 and 150%.
US08883704B2	Bleach granules The invention relates to co-granules containing a) at least one bleach activator, b) at least one metal-containing bleach catalyst, and c) at least 5 wt. % of at least one organic acid. The co-granules are easy to produce, have a high stability in storage and are advantageously suitable for producing cleaning products and detergents and especially products for cleaning crockery in a machine.
US08883694B2	Polysaccharide slurries with environmentally friendly activator solvents A stable polysaccharide particle suspension composition comprising: a carrier; an activator solvent comprising a) at least one dibasic methyl or ethyl ester; b) at least one compound of the formula R3OOC-A-CONR4R5 (IIa), wherein R3 represents a C1-C36 alkyl group; wherein R4 and R5 individually represents a C1-C36 alkyl group, wherein R4 and R5 can optionally together form a ring; and wherein A is a linear or branched divalent C2-C6 alkyl group; or c) a combination a) and b); an organo clay compound; and optionally, a surfactant; the composition being stable and capable of suspending polysaccharide particles. Slurries of polysaccharide particles in such suspension composition and methods of making the compositions and the slurries.
US08883692B2	Method for cell surface displaying of target proteins using Bacillus anthracis exosporium The present invention relates to a method for expressing a target protein on the surface of a microorganism using Bacillus anthracis exosporium protein. More particularly, to an expression vector constructed such that it comprises bclA gene encoding Bacillus anthracis exosporium protein BclA or fragments thereof as a cell surface anchoring motif and the target protein can be expressed on the surface of a cell in a form fused with BclA or a fragment thereof when the gene encoding the target protein is expressed in a host cell, as well as, a method for expressing a target protein on the surface of a microorganism using the vector. The expression vector according to the present invention is capable of effectively expressing a target protein or a peptide on the cell surface using BclA, Bacillus anthracis exosporium protein as a cell surface anchoring motif, and since a target protein can be stably expressed on the cell surface in large amounts by culturing a microorganism transformed with the expression vector, thus making it possible to effectively use for the various purposes of recombinant live vaccines, whole cells absorbents, whole cell bioconversion and the like.
US08883685B2	Nitrogen containing isethionic acid salt in registerable, stable agricultural formulations Embodiments of the present invention disclose an agricultural composition that is a registerable, stable agricultural formulation that includes at least one nitrogen containing isethionic acid salt, at least one plant protection product, at least one surfactant and optionally at least one inert ingredient.
US08883684B2	Process for treating with a chemical compound a body of water used in aquaculture A process for treating with at least one chemical compound a body of water comprising at least one living organism selected from fish, mollusks, crustaceans and aquatic plants, such process comprising adding the chemical compound to the body of water and agitating the water with an agitation system comprising a pump and at least one submerged outlet equipped with an eductor nozzle.
US08883683B2	Stabilized herbicidal composition A herbicide composition includes a fenoxaprop ester and a weak acid buffer system. The buffer system maintains the herbicidal composition at a pH in the range of 4 to 8. In one non-limiting embodiment, the fenoxaprop ester is fenoxaprop ethyl. The buffer system can include an amine-containing material, such as a tertiary amine. The herbicide composition can include other herbicides, such as weak acid herbicides, for example pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil, and/or bromoxynil esters and can include one or more safeners.
US08883681B2	Sugarcane harvest aid Protoporphyrinogen oxidase enzyme-inhibiting compounds are useful in compositions and methods for ripening sugarcane crops. Of particular interest is the use of carfentrazone ethyl and certain metabolites thereof for ripening sugarcane crops.
US08883669B2	Hydrocracking catalyst, a process for producing the same, and the use of the same The present invention relates to a hydrocracking catalyst comprising an acidic silica-alumina, an optional alumina, an effective quantity of at least one VIII Group metal component(s), an effective quantity of at least one VIB Group metal component(s) and an organic additive, wherein the organic additive is one or more selected from the group consisting of an oxygen-containing or nitrogen-containing organic compound, and the molar ratio of the organic additive to the VIII Group metal component(s) is 0.01-10. The present invention relates further to a process for producing the hydrocracking catalyst and use of the catalyst in a process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon oils. The hydrocracking catalyst provided according to the present invention shows a higher activity for aromatic hydrosaturating and ring-opening reaction, as compared with the prior art hydrocracking catalyst.
US08883664B2	Optical glass, press-molding glass material, and optical element and method of the same An aspect of the present invention relates to optical glass, which is oxide glass comprising various cationic components in prescribed amounts without Pb, with a refractive index nd of 1.750 to 1.850, an Abbé number νd of 29.0 to 40.0, and a glass transition temperature of less than 630° C.
US08883659B2	Airbag and an airbag fabric comprising a polyamide yarn An object of the present invention is to provide an airbag module ensuring that when an airbag fabricated using a fabric composed of a polyamide yarn excellent in heat resistance is deployed by an inflator gas, the deployment occurs without loss of the gas and an excessive amount of generated gas is not necessary, as a result, the inflator is reduced in weight, and the airbag module of the present invention comprises an airbag fabric composed of a polyamide yarn, wherein the air permeability of the fabric under a pressure of 200 kPa is from 10 to 200 cc/cm2/sec and in the thermal stress of the constituent yarn as measured under the conditions of an initial load of 0.02 cN/dtex, a yarn length of 25 cm and a temperature rise rate of 80° C./min, the summed thermal stress of the total of the warp yarn and the weft yarn at 230° C. is from 0.33 to 1.20 cN/dtex.
US08883658B2	Translucent composite The invention relates to a translucent composite and a method for producing the translucent composite. The invention includes a plurality of composite materials laid on top of one another and bonded to each other in the region of the bonding surfaces, and includes at least one light transmitting textile, which extends from one side of the composite to the other opposite side of the composite, and is embedded between the bonding surfaces with the composites firmly bonded together.
US08883647B2	Method of manufacturing of trench substrate Disclosed herein are a trench substrate and a method of manufacturing the same. The trench substrate includes a base substrate, an insulating layer formed on one side or both sides of the base substrate and including trenches formed in a circuit region and a dummy region positioned at a peripheral edge of the trench substrate, and a circuit layer formed in the trenches of the circuit region through a plating process and including a circuit pattern and vias. Thanks to formation of the trenches in the dummy region and the cutting region, deviation in thickness of a plating layer formed on the insulating layer in a plating process is improved upon.
US08883637B2	Systems and methods for controlling etch selectivity of various materials A method for filling a recessed feature of a substrate includes a) at least partially filling a recessed feature of a substrate with tungsten-containing film using at least one of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD); b) at a predetermined temperature, using an etchant including activated fluorine species to selectively etch the tungsten-containing film more than an underlying material of the recessed feature without removing all of the tungsten-containing film at a bottom of the recessed feature; and c) filling the recessed feature using at least one of CVD and ALD.
US08883636B2	Process for semiconductor circuit A semiconductor process for forming specific pattern features comprising the steps of forming a target layer, a hard mask layer and a plurality of equally spaced-apart core bodies on a substrate, forming spacers on sidewalls of the core bodies, removing the core bodies so that the spacers are spaced-apart on the hard mask layer, using spacers as a mask to pattern the hard mask layer, removing the hard mask bodies outside of a predetermined region, forming photoresists on several outermost hard mask bodies of the predetermined region, and using the photoresists and remaining hard mask bodies as a mask to pattern the target layer.
US08883622B2	Method of fabricating and semiconductor memory device using the same A method of fabricating a semiconductor memory device includes preparing a semiconductor substrate which is divided into a cell array region and a core and peripheral region adjacent to the cell array region. Signal lines may be formed in a lower layer in a cell region. An insulation layer may be formed on the lower layer. Signal lines connected to cell region signal lines may be formed on an insulation layer of the peripheral region. A capping layer may be formed on the insulation layer and the core and peripheral signal lines. The capping layer may be etched to expose the lower layer of the cell array region and an etch stop may be formed on the lower layer and the core and peripheral region.
US08883616B2	Germanium on insulator apparatus In an implementation, a Germanium on insulator apparatus is fabricated by forming a patterned masking layer on a Silicon on insulator (SOI) layer that leaves a portion of the SOI layer exposed, implanting Germanium onto the exposed portion of the SOI layer to form a Silicon-Germanium island, depositing amorphous Germanium over the Silicon-Germanium island and the patterned masking layer, removing the patterned masking layer and the amorphous Germanium that was deposited onto the patterned masking layer to produce a Silicon-Germanium composite stripe, and annealing the Silicon-Germanium composite stripe to crystallize the amorphous Germanium in the Silicon-Germanium composite stripe.

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