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US09078730B2	Surgical instrument and method for the treatment of urinary incontinence A surgical assembly including a surgical introducer having a handle portion and a needle element extending to a free distal end, and a sliding mechanism including a compressible member and a sliding button slidably coupled to the handle portion for longitudinal movement relative thereto and having a first retaining device extending outwardly from a distal end and a projection extending outwardly to a position adjacent the compressible member. First and second sheath elements each have a proximal end, a closed tapered distal end region, a channel therein, and a side aperture at a predetermined distance from the distal tip. The needle element slidably extends through the side aperture and into the channel of the first sheath element. An implant having first and second ends is coupled to the proximal ends of the first and second sheath elements respectively. The sliding button is slidable between a first resting position and a second more distal position wherein the retaining element can engage the side aperture, and wherein when so engaged the compressible member exerts a constant force on the sliding button and sheath element in a direction toward the first resting position of the sliding button.
US09078722B2	Multi-planar pre-curved rotary endodontic file An improved rotary endodontic file includes a multi-planar pre-curved apical portion having a first and a second curvature. The pre-curved apical portion begins at about one-third to one-quarter of the working length as measured from the tip end of the endodontic instrument. The first and second curvature permit the file to continually search and engage the walls of a tooth root canal in a forced inside-forced outside manner. As the file works its way down, it breaks free of any ledges encountered, probes lateral- and delta-type openings, and does not allow the file to stray from the curvature of the canal.
US09078707B2	Polyaxial facet fixation screw system with cannula inserter A screw system includes a screw and a washer assembly captive to the screw. The washer assembly is polyaxially pivotable relative to the screw. The screw may be freely rotated in one direction relative to the washer assembly, but frictionally binds with the washer assembly when rotated in a second direction. A cannula insertion system includes an instrument and a cannula. The instrument may include a dilator. The cannula insertion system may have a locked setting in which the dilator is fixed relative to the cannula, and an unlocked setting in which the dilator is slidable relative to the cannula. A surgical method uses the cannula insertion system to implant the screw system.
US09078705B2	Bone anchoring device A polyaxial bone anchoring device includes a bone anchoring element having a head and a shaft, a receiving part having a head receiving portion, a rod receiving portion, and a bore having a bore axis, and a pressure member movable in the bore and having a first surface for engaging the head, wherein the pressure member is movable to a first position where friction between the first surface and the head generates a preload on the head to maintain the shaft at a temporary angular position relative to the receiving part, and wherein the pressure member is configured to engage the receiving part to generate a holding force for holding the pressure member at the first position without a positive lock, and wherein the pressure member is movable in and out of the first position by applying an axial force on the pressure member greater than the holding force.
US09078702B1	Spinal alignment correction system and methods of use A spinal alignment correction system (1) has a posted lumbar pedicle screw called a MAC Pin (10) which has an elongated shaft (11) and a rod coupler assembly (20) and a cannulated tower (40). The elongated shaft (11) has an inner pedicle screw portion (12) with pedicle threads (12A), an outer second thread portion (14) with second threads (14A) and a transition or intermediate portion (16) disposed between the pedicle screw portion (12) and the second thread portion (14). The cannulated tower (40) when mounted over said elongated shaft (11) abuts said coupler (20) along an outer cam surface and further tightening rotation of the cannulated tower (40) causes outward movement of the elongated shaft (11). The system (1) allows for a controlled alignment correction of malaligned vertebral bodies using a number of methods used to correct a variety of indications.
US09078698B2	Bladeless obturator for use in surgical trocar assembly An obturator assembly for use in dissection of tissue includes an obturator housing, an obturator member mounted to the obturator housing and an obturator sleeve coaxially mounted about the obturator member and adapted for reciprocal longitudinal movement between a retracted position and an extended position. The obturator member includes an obturator rod and a penetrating end. The penetrating end defines a substantially planar dissecting segment and a central rod segment extending from the planar dissecting element. The planar segment of the penetrating end defines atraumatic outer edges which may be arcuate in character. In one embodiment, the distal entry surface of the central rod segment and the atraumatic edges of the planar dissecting segment are at least partially exposed from the nose shield when in the extended position of the obturator sleeve. The obturator sleeve may include a generally tapered nose shield for at least partially accommodating the penetrating end.
US09078696B2	Surgical retractor including polygonal rolling structure A surgical access port is provided for insertion through an incision in a patient and generally includes a flexible sleeve having a roller assembly provided at a proximal end of the flexible sleeve and a flexible ring affixed to a distal end of the flexible sleeve. The roller assembly includes a plurality of rollers mounted on a polygonal frame assembly and engageable with the proximal end of the flexible sleeve. The polygonal frame assembly includes a plurality of shafts, interconnected by corner members, and rotatably supporting the plurality of rollers. The rollers include longitudinally extending flutes interspersed with longitudinally extending ribs connected to the proximal end of the flexible sleeve.
US09078694B2	Surgical instrument cleaning arrangement An instrument cleaning apparatus facilitates the cleaning of a scope utilized during a surgical procedure. The instrument cleaning apparatus includes a base portion and a fluid retention portion. The base portion includes a substantially tubular wall having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough. The fluid retention portion is in mechanical cooperation with the base portion and is adapted to retain a cleaning fluid therein. The fluid retention portion may be contacted by the scope.
US09078687B2	Methods and systems for magnetically suspending tissue structures A system for magnetically suspending tissue includes a grasper placement tool, a tissue grasper, a magnetic coupling element, and a tether which secures the magnetic coupling element to the tissue grasper. The grasper placement tool is used to simultaneously introduce both the tissue grasper and the magnetic coupling element to a body cavity. The grasper then releases the magnetic coupling element and engages a target tissue structure. The tissue grasper is then detached from the placement tool and a conventional laparoscopic or other grasper is used to engage the magnetic coupling element to an external magnet.
US09078671B2	Surgical tool A tool for use during surgery includes a housing including a distal end and a proximal end, a motor disposed within the housing, and an output shaft having a proximal end connected to the motor and a distal end extending from the distal end of the housing. The tool further includes a battery pack contained within the housing, and a passage extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the housing through the output shaft and the battery pack, wherein the passage is defined by an interior surface of the output shaft and a channel through the battery.
US09078663B2	Electrosurgical device, method for generating a prescribed heat distribution over a probe body, method for generating a heat distribution field An electrosurgical device for devitalizing tissue including a probe body, equipped with at least one electrode, and a cooling device. The probe body is suitable for generating a heat distribution field by means of a high-frequency current for devitalizing the tissue. The cooling device prevents carbonization of the tissue close to the probe body that would normally occur since the maximum current density occurs here. The electrosurgical device is modified such that the heat distribution over the probe body can be adjusted, allowing adjustment or positioning of a maximum cooling zone within the probe body. This regulation may be accomplished by regulating the inlet pressure of the refrigerant supply to the electrosurgical device.
US09078658B2	Filamentary devices for treatment of vascular defects Devices and methods for treatment of a patient's vasculature with some embodiments configured for delivery with a microcatheter for treatment of the cerebral vasculature of a patient. Embodiments may include a self-expanding resilient permeable shell having a radially constrained elongated state configured for delivery within a catheter lumen, an expanded state with a globular and longitudinally shortened configuration relative to the radially constrained state, and a plurality of elongate filaments which are woven together, which define a cavity of the permeable shell Some embodiments may include at least about 40% composite filaments having a high strength material and a highly radiopaque material. In some embodiments, the total cross sectional area of the highly radiopaque material is between about 11% and about 30% of the total cross sectional area of the plurality of elongate elements.
US09078653B2	Surgical stapling device with lockout system for preventing actuation in the absence of an installed staple cartridge Surgical stapling instruments surgical stapling cartridges are disclosed. At least one embodiment includes an end effector that has an elongate channel that is configured to operably support a surgical staple cartridge therein and an anvil that is movably supported on the elongate channel between an open position and closed positions in response to an application of opening and closing motions applied thereto. An anvil lock member cooperates with the anvil to retain the anvil in an open position when a staple cartridge has not been installed in the elongate channel and prevent the anvil from moving to a closed position until the staple cartridge has been seated within the elongate channel. Surgical staple cartridges are configured to move the anvil from an open position to an actuatable position when the cartridge has been installed in the end effector.
US09078652B2	Side-entry knotless suture anchoring clamps and deployment tools Suture locking clamps for securing prostheses such as heart valves or annuloplasty rings with sutures and without knots improve the ease of implantation. The clamps have opposed clamp halves separated by a slot opening to one side and surrounded by a biasing member such as one or more C-clip springs. Sutures pass laterally into the slot which is held open by a retention member positioned between the clamp halves. The locking clamp slides along the sutures into position, the tension of the sutures is adjusted, and the retention member removed to allow the biasing member to clamp the sutures between the clamp halves. A delivery tool used to deliver and deploy the locking clamps contains a number of clamps within a delivery tube in a stack and bonded together for safety and a common retention member. The tool has a longitudinal channel on one side for entry of sutures.
US09078646B2	Knotless suture anchor A suture anchor is disclosed having an outer body with an axial bore which receives and inner body for rotation. Suture passes between the inner body and outer body and rotation of the inner body wraps the suture thereabout locking the suture thereto. Rotation of the inner body also effects radial expansion of at least a portion of the outer body to engage to anchor into a bone hole.
US09078644B2	Fracture fixation device Assemblies for securing a fractured or weakened bone within a subject's body are provided. The assembly includes a frame having an adjustable flexible member construct thereon. The adjustable flexible member construct is disposed in the frame such that the adjustable flexible member and the frame encircle the fractured or weakened bone.
US09078643B2	Sampling apparatus for taking a number of samples An apparatus for taking tissue samples in the treatment of humans or animals includes a telescope, a maneuvering cable which extends through the telescope, and a biopsy tool at an end of the maneuvering cable, the biopsy tool including a turnable cylinder which is perforated for collecting samples and has walls that define a receptacle and a lid which closes over the receptacle.
US09078640B1	Disposable biopsy devices and methods of obtaining tissue biopsy samples using same The described invention provides a disposable handheld biopsy device for taking biopsies, the biopsy device comprising a tissue cutting assembly which has features to control the tissue length that will be severed by the cutting assembly; and a vacuum assembly which has features to control the vacuum level. The disposable handheld biopsy device of the described invention is simple, lightweight, portable, and cost effective to manufacture and dispose of.
US09078628B2	Off-magnet patient scan positioning To position an imaging subject (16) in an imaging or therapy system (10), the imaging subject (16) is arranged on a linearly translatable tabletop (26) disposed on a movable trolley (30). A position of a region of interest (24) of the imaging subject along the linearly translatable tabletop is selected using an elongated position selector (40, 40′, 40″) that is elongated in a translation direction (z) of the linearly translatable tabletop (26). After the selecting, the movable trolley is docked with the imaging or therapy system (10). After the docking, the tabletop is linearly translated to move the imaging subject to the imaging or therapy system, the amount of linear translating being based on the selected position of a region of interest along the linearly translatable tabletop.
US09078624B2	Radiation image detecting device, electronic cassette, and radiation imaging system An AEC signal is transmitted and received always in a wireless manner between a wireless communicator of an electronic cassette and a wireless communicator of a control device, regardless of the presence or absence of wired communication. If communication failure occurs in the wired communication and X-ray image data cannot be transmitted in a wired manner, a memory of the electronic cassette temporarily stores the X-ray image data. Since the AEC signal is wirelessly transmitted, X-ray imaging is continued even if the wired communication is unusable. A cause of the communication failure is more easily identified in wireless communication than in the wired communication. Thus, even if the communication failure occurs in the wireless communication, the wireless communication quickly recovers from the failure and downtime of an X-ray imaging system does not become too long.
US09078620B2	X-ray apparatus and method of obtaining X-ray image An X-ray apparatus includes: a source for emitting X-rays to an object; a detector for detecting the X-rays penetrating the object; an arm for connecting the source to the detector and moving the detector up and down according to a rotation of the source; and a controller for controlling an imaging of the object by driving the arm.
US09078608B2	System and methods for processing analyte sensor data for sensor calibration Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data are disclosed, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. The sensor can be calibrated using a calibration set of one or more matched sensor and reference analyte data pairs. Reference data resulting from benchtop testing an analyte sensor prior to its insertion can be used to provide initial calibration of the sensor data. Reference data from a short term continuous analyte sensor implanted in a user can be used to initially calibrate or update sensor data from a long term continuous analyte sensor.
US09078605B2	Method for fluid collection from animals A method for delivering a fluid to an animal with a drug delivery device without causing contamination to the drug delivery device. The drug delivery device used by the method may comprise a fluid subsystem with a switching device, disposable syringes, fluid reservoirs, disposable tubing, and a catheter. In one embodiment, the method allows a user to deliver multiple drugs to an animal without contaminating the valves that control the flow of fluid.
US09078602B2	Fundus camera The present invention refers to a fundus camera comprising: illuminating means that project a first light beam to illuminate the retina of a patient's eye, said illuminating means comprising one or more first light sources operatively associated with a shaped structure provided with a through hole; projecting means that project one or more second light beams on the patient's retina, said projecting means comprising one or more second light sources; sensor means for receiving the light reflected by the retina in line with a receiving surface in order to acquire one or more images of the retina; regulating means for adjusting the focus of the images of the retina, in line with the receiving surface of said sensor means; actuating means designed to move said regulating means and projecting means; processing means for analyzing the images of the retina acquired by said sensor means, and for generating control signals for said actuating means. The projecting means are arranged coaxially with said illuminating means, along a same axis (a), and project said second light beams through at least a lens that is kept in position by means of a hollow body, which is operatively associated to said through hole.
US09078592B2	Ultrasonic strain imaging device with selectable cost-function An elasticity measuring system determines tissue displacement between a pre-deformation and post-deformation image by a matching process using a cost function accepting as its arguments continuity of the tissue motion and correlation of the tissue in making the block matching. The invention allows the selection among different cost functions for different imaging situations or tissue types, to provide improved displacement calculations using a priori knowledge about the tissue and structure of tissue interfaces or information derived during the scanning process.
US09078589B2	Magnetic resonance imaging system A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system obtains an MR image of an object. The system detects an ECG signal and performs a pulse sequence of RF gradient magnetic fields toward the object. Imaging defined by the pulse sequence is longer in temporal length than one heartbeat. The system further acquires an MR signal from the object in response to performance of the pulse sequence and produces the MR image based on the acquired MR signal. Also possible are: a plurality of divided MT pulses instead of the conventional single MT pulse, an SE-system pulse sequence having a shorter echo train spacing, and the generation of sounds by applying gradient pulses incorporated in an imaging pulse sequence so as to automatically instruct a patient to perform an intermittent breath hold.
US09078582B2	Fetal monitoring device and methods Described herein are fetal and/or maternal monitoring devices, systems and methods using UWB medical radar. These devices and systems may include a UWB sensor providing high-resolution and reliable simultaneous monitoring of multiple indicators of fetal and/or maternal health, such as fetal heart rate, fetal heart rate variability, fetal respiration, fetal gross body movement, maternal contractions, maternal heart rate, maternal respiration, and other derivative parameters during virtually all stages of pregnancy and during delivery. The sensor allows novel collection of physiological data using a single sensor or multiple sensors to develop individual and aggregate normal motion indices for use in determining when departure from normal motion index is indicative of fetal or maternal distress.
US09078580B2	Displaying image data from a scanner capsule An ingestible image scanning pill captures high resolution images of the GI tract as it passes through. Images communicated externally have exact location determination. Image processing software discards duplicate information and stitches images together, line scan by line scan, to replicate a complete GI tract as if it were stretched out in a straight line. A fully linear image is displayed to a medical professional as if the GI tract had been stretched in a straight line, cut open, laid flat out on a bench for viewing—all without making any incisions in a live patient.
US09078576B2	Neural response system A neural response system, including a plurality of filters for each receiving and filtering a plurality of tilt response signals obtained from a person; a segmenter for segmenting the filtered response signals into time segments; and a neural event extractor for performing a neural event extraction process on each of the time segments to obtain and generate biomarker data representing a plurality of biomarkers for each segment.
US09078575B2	Heartbeat categorization An automatic method for categorizing heartbeats using two or more selected ECG signals, the method comprising, when a heartbeat has been detected, the steps of: (a) determining a signal velocity for each selected signal at a categorization fiducial time tC within the detected heartbeat; (b) forming a vector F(tC) having as its components the velocities of each of the selected signals at time tC; (c) determining the angle between the vector F(tC) and a previously-stored template vector; (d) comparing the angle with a threshold angle; and (e) if the angle is less than the threshold angle, categorizing the heartbeat as similar to a heartbeat which corresponds to the template vector.
US09078568B2	Medical image processing system and a method for processing a medical image The medical image processing device comprises a detection part, a storage part, an image generation part, and a display-control part. The detection part detects positions and directions of an endoscope. The storage part stores medical image data showing tubular tissues generated by a medical imaging device different from the endoscope. The image generation part generates virtual endoscopic image data showing the internal portion of the tubular tissues based on the medical image data having a position that is a predetermined distance away from the position of the endoscope as a viewpoint. The display-control part receives endoscopic image data showing the internal portion of the tubular tissues generated by the endoscope and displays an endoscopic image based on the endoscopic image data and a virtual endoscopic image based on the virtual endoscopic image data on a display part.
US09078567B2	Method and device for visually supporting an electrophysiology catheter application in the heart The invention relates to a method and a device for visually supporting an electrophysiology catheter application in the heart, whereby electroanatomical 3D mapping data of an area of the heart to be treated which are provided during performance of the catheter application are visualized. Before the catheter application is carried out, 3D image data of the area to be treated are recorded by means of a tomographical 3D imaging method, a 3D surface profile of objects in the area to be treated is extracted from the 3D image data by segmentation and the electroanatomical 3D mapping data provided and the 3D images representing the 3D surface profile are associated with each other in the correct position and dimension relative each other and e.g. visualized in an superimposed manner during the catheter application. The present method and the corresponding device allow for an improved orientation of the user who carries out an electrophysiology catheter application in the heart.
US09078561B2	Optical ultrasound receiver An imaging guidewire can include one or more optical fibers communicating light along the guidewire. At or near its distal end, one or more blazed or other Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) can direct light to a photoacoustic transducer material that provides ultrasonic imaging energy. Returned ultrasound can be sensed by an FBG sensor. A responsive signal can be optically communicated to the proximal end of the guidewire, and processed such as to develop a 2D or 3D image. In an example, the guidewire outer diameter can be small enough such that an intravascular catheter can be passed over the guidewire. To minimize the size of the guidewire, an ultrasound-to-acoustic transducer that is relatively insensitive to the polarization of the optical sensing signal can be used. The ultrasound-to-optical transducer can be manufactured so that it is relatively insensitive to the polarization of the optical sensing signal.
US09078560B2	Method for data reduction and calibration of an OCT-based physiological monitor The present invention relates to a method and system for estimating blood analyte levels using a noninvasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) based physiological monitor. An algorithm correlates OCT-based estimated blood analyte data with actual blood analyte data determined by other methods, such as invasively. OCT-based data is fit to the obtained blood analyte measurements to achieve the best correlation. Once the algorithm has generated sets of estimated blood analyte levels, it may refine the number of sets by applying one or more mathematical filters. The OCT-based physiological monitor can be calibrated using an Intensity Difference plot or the Pearson Product Moment Correlation method.
US09078558B2	Hole inspection method and hole inspection device While an insert shaft (11) disposed with a wide angle lens (15) at a top end thereof is being inserted into a hole to inspect a wall surface of the hole on the basis of an image photographed through the wide angle lens (15), gas is injected into the innermost recess of the hole along the outer circumferential surface of the insert shaft (11) by a gas injection mechanism (19). The gas injection mechanism (19) is provided with a guide (13) configured to surround a top end portion of the insert shaft (11) and form a gas injection passage (R) extending in the longitudinal direction of the insert shaft (11) between the inner circumferential surface of the guide (13) and the outer circumferential surface of the insert shaft (11), and a gas supply unit (14c) configured to supply gas to an inner space of the guide (13).
US09078548B2	Dust collecting apparatus and vacuum cleaner having the same A dust collecting apparatus in which, when a filter cover is attempted to be closed in a state in which the filter is not installed, the filter cover is prevented from closing by a simple configuration, and a vacuum cleaner having the same. The dust collecting apparatus includes a filter, a cover including a filter installation part in which the filter is installed and a catching rib which is provided at the filter installation part, and a filter cover which covers an upper portion of the cover, and the filter cover includes a closing prevention rib which is restricted by the catching rib so as to prevent the filter cover from closing when the filter is not installed.
US09078544B2	Food grating lid assembly A lid assembly for a food storage container includes a grating member removably attachable relative to the container. The grating member includes a grating surface having a plurality of cutting edges and a plurality of apertures configured to permit grated food product to pass therethrough. A drive member is rotatably coupled to the grating member. The drive element is drivingly coupled to an urging element that includes at least one inclined ramp surface. During rotation of the drive element relative to the container, the inclined ramp surfaces of the urging member urge the food product along the grating surface to grate and dispense the food product from the container.
US09078537B2	Single cordless control for window covering A single control input is realized with the use of a combination slat angle adjustment and window covering opening lift set structure which may be operated by a single wand. A three segment relative control logic is realized which includes movement within in the middle segment that controls the angle of the slats, and movement to and beyond the position where the slats are maximally angled in one direction results in at least one of opening (raising) or closing (lowering) of the slat set by “winding up” a lift cord set which may operate on the interior or exterior of the slat set.
US09078535B1	Container lid with a food compartment and a sip-hole A container lid with a food compartment is provided. The lid may be constructed in three parts: an outer food container shell, an inner food container shell and a food compartment cover. The outer food container shell is constructed to fit tightly on a beverage container and has at least one beverage transfer hole that allows the beverage to travel into the outer food container shell. When the inner food container shell is nested into the outer food container shell, a beverage conduit is formed that allows the beverage to travel from the beverage container, through the at least one beverage transfer hole, into the beverage conduit and to a sip hole. Thermoforming may be used to create each of the three parts, and the parts may snap-fit together. Different materials may be used for the parts including black opaque plastic, white opaque plastic and clear plastic.
US09078520B2	Locking bin drawer with slide-out trays for medications cabinet A controlled access pharmaceutical storage cabinet has at least one pull-out drawer that is divided into a number of locked compartments, arranged in rows. Each row of compartments can be configured as a slide-out tray. A slide bar lock is positioned between rows of the compartments, and has a series of slots along each edge which align with lock pins on hinged lids or covers for the compartments. Only one compartment can be opened at a time. A gear-motor is provided for each slide bar to move the slide bar to a position for access to a given compartment. A locking hinged front door panel can swing down to allow the trays to slide out under the locked lids for refilling or replacement.
US09078513B2	Buffing apparatus A buffing apparatus has a shaft assembly connectable to a drill or other stationary motorized buffer/polisher. A stator is fixedly mounted on the shaft and a rotor is rotatably mounted on the shaft, and each of the stator and rotor includes a respective hub and two or more arms extending radially from the respective hub, and each of the two or more arms defines a hole. A pad having first and second holes is mounted on the shaft with an arm of the stator extending through a first hole of the pad and an arm of the rotor extending through a second hole of the pad. The pads are secured in place with a connector extending through the hole of an arm of the stator and through a hole of an arm of the rotor so that the pads are sandwiched between the shaft assembly and the connectors.
US09078511B2	Hammock assembly Implementations disclosed herein provide a hammock system, which comprises two spreader bars defining a length of a base area of the hammock system, two border rope defining a width of the base area of the hammock system, a plurality of longitudinally extending structural lines connecting the first spreader bar to the second spreader bar, and a weaving rope defining a repeating array of quadrilateral formations within the base area, each quadrilateral formation bisected by one of the structural lines.
US09078509B1	Hand carried transport assembly A hand carried transport assembly is described and which includes a carriage that has a supporting base and a handle removably attached thereto; a transporting vessel that defines an internal cavity, and which releasably mates with the supporting base portion; and a product receiving insert for accepting products and which is sized so as to substantially nest within the internal cavity of the transporting vessel.
US09078505B2	Method of applying lubrication to legs of a hairpin tube A method and system for manufacturing a hairpin tube. The method includes cutting a coil of tube to provide a plurality of lengths of tubes, and bending each length of tube to form a plurality of hairpin tubes. A lubricant is then atomized with an injector nozzle, and injected into at least one open end of each hairpin tube. After lubricating the hairpin tubes, the legs of each hairpin tube are expanded.
US09078504B2	Camera accessory case having expandable housing A camera accessory case includes a main body portion and an expandable housing located within the main body portion. By opening and closing the accessory case, the expandable housing correspondingly expands out of and collapses into the main body portion via a built-in sliding mechanism interconnecting the expandable housing and the main body portion. In addition, the expandable housing may be partitioned into at least two compartments for temporarily housing interchangeable camera lenses, thus facilitating exchange of the interchangeable camera lenses.
US09078501B2	Carrying case with removable and interchangeable inserts An embodiment of the carrying case system of the present invention includes a front panel and a body portion. A transport strap and a handle attach to the body portion for the user to hold the carry case. There is an adjustable hold strap attached between the body portion and the front panel, so that the hinged relationship between the front panel and the body portion ranges from a closed position to an open position. Length of the adjustable hold strap sets the open position, forming a flat workspace with the back face of the front panel. The body portion also includes an attachment area, which removably engages an insert panel. The insert panels have different configurations of pockets, straps, and pouches. The carrying case system can be used for different functions related to the particular insert panel installed in the body portion.
US09078498B2	Holder A holder for a device may have a receiver that captures an end of the device, and an engagement mechanism that may latch or secure the device into the holder. The holder may permit the device to be held in two or more different positions, and may secure the device in the holder when the holder may be oriented in several different orientations. The holder may operate in conjunction with a removable protective cover that may include features that interact with the engagement mechanism.
US09078490B2	Ankle and foot support system Methods and systems relating to an ankle and foot support system are disclosed. Some embodiments may include a covering having a cable tightening mechanism and a cable forming an exposed loop. The exposed loop may be attached to a loop receiving member located on the covering. The exposed loop may also be attached to a footwear loop anchor located on an article of footwear. In some embodiments, the covering may include more than one exposed loop for attaching to more than one loop receiving member located on the covering, as well as more than one footwear loop anchor located on an article of footwear. In some embodiments, adjusting the cable tightening mechanism may secure the covering to the article of footwear.
US09078486B2	Multi-layer decorative vamp and method of its manufacture A method for producing the multi-layer decorative vamp according to the first embodiment includes the steps of (a) providing a base, a first plate, and a second plate, which have been cut to a predetermined shape respectively; (b) arranging the base and the first and second plates in a predetermined order; (c) stacking the first and second plates and the base, with the first plate disposed between the base and the second plate to form a stacked array; and (d) hot pressing the stacked array.
US09078476B2	GI with tangle-proof drawstring A Gi with tangle-proof drawstring of the present invention provides improvement over previously available Gi pants through the separation of drawstring from itself as it passes through waistband hem. The Gi with tangle-proof drawstring of the present invention minimizes the tangling of the drawstring by having a circumferential drawstring passing through a waistband hem formed with a plurality of channel stitches that isolate the waistband passing through the hem and out through the waistband guides. As the drawstring passes through the waistband hem of the Gi pants, the upper portions of drawstring and the lower loop of drawstring are separated and pass through a channel stitch gap thus separating adjacent portions of the drawstring thereby eliminating the tangling which often occurs through use.
US09078470B2	Menthol cigarette Cigarettes are provided which contain a filtering system and flavorants encapsulated with polyvinyl acetate, wherein deactivation of a sorbent by the flavorant is reduced through the encapsulation of the flavorant within the polyvinyl acetate. A preferred flavorant is menthol. The encapsulated flavorants are prepared by mixing at least one flavorant with polyvinyl acetate and a solvent, such as ethanol, and forming the encapsulated flavorants. Methods of making cigarettes and smoking the articles are also provided.
US09078462B2	Potato products with enhanced resistant starch content and moderated glycemic response and methods thereof This application relates to compositions comprising whole-tissue potato products with enhanced resistant starch (RS) content and reduced estimated glycemic index values. Methods of preparing and using whole-tissue potato products with enhanced resistant starch (RS) content and glycemic index values are also disclosed.
US09078461B2	Processing biomass Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, microbial, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as food products and amino acids.
US09078448B2	Repellent compositions and genetic approaches for controlling huanglongbing The invention provides a method for controlling Huanglongbing (HLB) disease of citrus plants through expressing genes encoding synthases for sesquiterpenes such as β-caryophyllene, and α-copaene, and combinations thereof, in citrus plants. Methods of controlling HLB comprising applying at least one purified sesquiterpene, which repels Diaphorina citri and/or Tryoza erytrae psyllid insects, so as to control the HLB disease of citrus plants, are also disclosed.
US09078440B2	6-(2-aminophenyl)picolinates and their use as herbicides The present invention relates to novel herbicidally active 6-(2-aminophenyl)picoline derivatives and to processes for preparation thereof. The present invention further provides for the use thereof as a herbicide, especially as a herbicide for selective control of weed plants in useful plant crops, and as a plant growth regulator alone or in combination with safeners and/or in a mixture with other herbicides.
US09078438B2	Hand wash compositions Hand wash compositions including ε-phthalimido-peroxyhexanoic acid are described herein.
US09078428B2	Systems, methods, compositions and solutions for perfusing an organ The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, methods and solutions for perfusing an organ.
US09078421B1	Lure with slidably-oscillating bladed member A fishing lure consists of a hook and at least one bladed member having an aperture for slidably mounting the bladed member along the shank of the hook. The bladed member enables an oscillating-type swimming motion of the lure when the lure is retrieved by an angler. The shank comprises a generally acute-angle bend located substantially away from both the eyelet and the hook point, such that the inner edge of the aperture of the bladed member is hydrodynamically confined within the acute-angle bend during retrieval of the lure, thus preventing the oscillating movement of the bladed member from interfering with an adjacent lure component. Alternatively, a permanent or removable spacer member can be used to constrain the bladed member along a predetermined section of the hook shank. The resulting oscillating movement of the bladed member creates a unique and more lifelike swimming motion of the lure.
US09078413B1	Device for cleaning pets in cooperation with a pet door A pet cleaning device that rests on a support surface, replaceably attaches around, and communicates with, a pet door, and isolates and cleans a pet after the pet has passed through the pet door. The pet cleaning device includes a tunneled enclosure, and a pair of side cleaning pads. The tunneled enclosure rests on the support surface, replaceably attaches around, and communicates with, the pet door, and isolates the pet. The pair of side cleaning pads are operatively connected to, and within, the tunneled enclosure, and clean the pet after the pet has passed through the pet door and has advanced to between the pair of side cleaning pads.
US09078400B2	Method and apparatus for environmental control according to perceived temperature Automated methods, apparatuses and computer program products for controlling environmental parameters in a defined environment are disclosed herein. One method disclosed includes the steps of: measuring values of temperature, relative humidity, and wind velocity in the environment, calculating a value of perceived temperature as a function of the measured values, and controlling the environmental parameters based on the calculated value. In certain embodiments, the defined environment comprises a chicken house and the temperature perceived by the chickens in the chicken house is calculated as a function of a characteristic of the chickens such as age or weight.
US09078393B1	Activated-release fertilizer, pesticides, and other granules, germination-activated seeds, and methods of making and using same An activated-release, water-insoluble or slowly-soluble coating is utilized on fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, medicine, and other granules to precisely time the release of the active ingredient of the granules, for purposes such as fertilizer and pesticide release as well as to initiate seed germination. An external stimulus, or activating agent, including, but not limited to, microwaves, ultrasonic waves, X-rays, radio waves, electromagnetic waves, radar waves, sonar waves, magnetic induction, (or pulses of any of the foregoing), specific chemical, bacteria, or fungus organism (such as ionic or non ionic surfactants, organic solvents, specifically cultured bacteria, fungi or catalytic agents) is used to break the coating, thus allowing for the release or germination. An activating device may be mounted on or in a tool bar, cart, or other apparatus pulled by a tractor, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), airplane, helicopter, or other implement and passed over a field, sprayed onto or injected into the soil, when the granule content is actually needed or germination is sought. The present disclosure also relates to liquid fertilizers of complex chemistry that are not readily available to plants; activation will degrade the nutrient compounds to readily-available forms.
US09084382B2	Method of embedding an electronic component into an aperture of a substrate Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide improved electrical access to components, such as chip dice, for example, disposed within layers of a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB). One or more insulating layers may be located on either side of a spacer layer containing the components. The insulating layers may have apertures strategically located to provide electrical connectivity between the components and conductive layers of the PCB.
US09084371B2	Wiring substrate and manufacturing method for wiring substrate Disclosed is a wiring substrate that is provided with a wiring pattern formed from a metal plate, and an insulation layer as a base material to which the wiring pattern is to be fixed. The wiring pattern has a mounting pad for having electronic parts (11) surface-mounted. Electronic parts are mounted onto the surface of the wiring pattern, by pouring solder into the mounting pad of the wiring pattern.
US09084363B2	Compact display flex and driver sub-assemblies Compact sub-assemblies of flexible circuits and drivers are provided. The sub-assemblies can occupy less space in an electronic device than conventional sub-assemblies. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the flexible circuits can be attached to or wires can be disposed on portions of the substrate that previously were unoccupied in conventional sub-assemblies. In one or more embodiments, the sub-assemblies of the present invention also can have wires disposed underneath the driver or vary the width of the wires. In one or more embodiments, the sub-assemblies of the present invention also can have composite wires that occupy less space than wires of conventional sub-assemblies, while still maintaining similar energy flux.
US09084349B2	Electric connection box The electric connection box includes a case receiving various electric components, like a relay, a fuse, and a connector. The case includes a low-height area with a lower height about height than other area of the case. A plurality of ribs forming a grid shape by intersecting to each other is provided on a bottom surface of the low-height area.
US09084347B2	Power supply mounting structure and vehicle provided with same In a power supply mounting structure, a rib of a height that covers a gap of a case is provided protruding in a position adjacent to the gap, on a mounting surface of an interior part that is mounted to the case.
US09084342B2	Manufacturing method of circuit board A manufacturing method of a circuit board is provided. Providing a substrate, where a first laser resistant structure is disposed on a first dielectric layer and at the periphery of a pre-removing area, a second dielectric layer covers the first laser resistant structure, a circuit layer is disposed on the second dielectric layer, a second laser resistant structure is disposed on the second dielectric layer and at the periphery of the pre-removing area, a third dielectric layer covers the circuit layer and the second laser resistant structure. There are gaps between the second laser resistant structure and the circuit layer, and the vertical projection of the gaps on the first dielectric layer overlaps the first laser resistant structure. A laser machining process is performed to etch the third dielectric layer at the periphery of the pre-removing area. The portion of the third dielectric layer within the pre-removing area is removed.
US09084335B2	High frequency power distribution unit for a CT system A CT system includes an x-ray source, a high-voltage power supply (HVPS) coupled to the x-ray source, and a high-frequency power distribution unit (HFPDU) having an input bus that is coupleable to a three-phase source, and having an output bus. The HFPDU includes a three-phase rectifier coupled to the input bus and configured to output a DC current to an inverter, the inverter configured to convert the DC current to an AC current, and output the AC current to a primary winding of an isolation transformer, and the isolation transformer having a secondary output to an isolation transformer, that is coupled to a full bridge rectifier, to produce DC current to the output bus and to DC bus loads of the CT system.
US09084334B1	Balanced barrier discharge neutralization in variable pressure environments Methods and apparatus for static charge neutralization in variable pressure environments are disclosed. In particular, barrier discharge ionization apparatus may include a hollow dielectric channel disposed within a variable pressure environment and may have at least one open end, a reference emitter disposed on the outer surface of the channel, and a high voltage electrode disposed within the channel. The high voltage electrode may present a high intensity electric field to the reference emitter through the dielectric channel in response to the provision of a variable-waveform signal dictated by conditions in the variable pressure environment. This results in the generation of a plasma region with electrically balanced charge carriers within the variable pressure environment due to barrier discharge occurring at the interface of the reference emitter and the outer surface of the dielectric channel. The disclosed apparatus are compatible with either radio frequency or micro-pulse voltage power supplies.
US09084330B2	Short circuit detection for lighting circuits This invention relates to control circuits for LED systems with a feedback loop to regulate a drive voltage. A controller for the system is proposed comprising a plurality of LED circuits and a controllable power source. The controller comprises a control unit configured to cause regulation of the drive voltage based on a determination of a plurality of feedback voltages and a fault condition detecting means. At least one of the LED circuits is determined as having a fault condition if the respective feedback voltage is below a fault threshold. In response to a detected fault condition, a test voltage is applied to a cathode of the fault circuit to confirm the presence of a fault condition.
US09084325B2	Adaptive dimmer detection and control for LED lamp An LED lamp is provided in which the output light intensity of the LEDs in the LED lamp is adjusted based on the input voltage to the LED lamp. A dimmer control unit detects a type of dimmer switch during a configuration process. Using the detected dimmer type, the dimmer control unit generates control signals appropriate for the detected dimmer type to provide regulated current to the LEDs and to achieve the desired dimming effect. The LED lamp can be a direct replacement of conventional incandescent lamps in typical wiring configurations found in residential and commercial building lighting applications that use conventional dimmer switches.
US09084320B2	LED luminaire having high power LED drive circuit An LED luminaire according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a rectifier outputting a first rectified voltage generated by rectifying AC voltage and flattening the rectified voltage, a power factor correction unit receiving the first rectified voltage output from the rectifier and generating and outputting a drive voltage, an LED light emitting unit including first to m-th light emitting groups each including at least one LED, the LED light emitting unit sequentially driven by receiving the drive voltage input from the power factor correction unit, and an LED drive IC determining a voltage level of the drive voltage upon receiving the drive voltage input from the power factor correction unit, and controlling sequential driving of the first to m-th light emitting groups according to the determined voltage level of the drive voltage.
US09084307B2	Light emitting device, display device, light emitting component driver circuit, and method of driving light emitting component A light emitting device includes light emitting component sets, a voltage measurement circuit, a voltage generator, and a drive controller. The voltage measurement circuit is configured to measure voltages at connecting points between light emitting component lines and drive switches. The voltage generator includes a plurality of smoothing capacitors for the light emitting component sets, respectively. The voltage generator is configured to generate a drive voltage applied to the light emitting component sets using one of the smoothing capacitors. The drive controller is configured to select the smoothing capacitor corresponding to the light emitting component set, the measured voltage of which is the lowest among the light emitting component sets on which lighting control is performed to alter the drive voltage according to alteration of the lighting control. The drive controller is configured to control the voltage generator to generate the drive voltage using the selected smoothing capacitor.
US09084303B2	Device and method for driving LEDs In a device and method for providing electrical current to a Light Emitting diode (LED) via switch mode power converter, at least one Integrated Circuit (IC) is provided and uses a hardware description language; an electronic switch configurable to have a switching time period. An Analog to Digital converter (ADC) is configured to obtain a digitized voltage input. A voltage comparator is configured to obtain a discharge time of an inductive element of the switch mode power converter at each time period. During operation, the IC obtains the digitized voltage input, the discharge time of the inductive element, the desired electrical current, a reference constant, and the switching time period of the electronic switch as inputs and calculates the switch-on time of the electronic switch at each switching time period, so that the switch-on time of the electronic switch regulates the electrical current flowing into the LED.
US09084302B2	Carpet assembly capable of generating heat A carpet assembly capable of generating heat comprises a plurality of polygonal base plates and a plurality of connectors. Each polygonal base plate has a power connector part provided at each periphery of the polygonal base plate, a heat generation device, and a power connection line. The power connection line is connected with the power connector part and the heat generation device, so that when the power connection line is connected with an external power, the power connector part and heat generation device are in electric connection via the power connection line, and the heat generation device begins to produce heat. When the connectors are connected respectively with the power connector part provided at one periphery of one polygonal base plate, the plurality of polygonal base plates are in electric connection with each other and forms a carpet assembly capable of generating heat with large area.
US09084287B2	Dual domain camping with a single radio UE A method for 1x/LTE dual domain camping with a single radio UE is described. The method includes adaptively sharing a first receive chain and a second receive chain between a first radio access technology (RAT) modem and a second RAT modem of the single radio UE.
US09084274B2	Wireless data transceiving method in multi-point transmission environment Disclosed is a wireless data transceiving method in a multi-point transmission environment. A data transmitting method of a base station includes determining priorities of a plurality of terminals, allocating a symbol to be transmitted to a low-priority terminal to a base layer, allocating a symbol to be transmitted to a high-priority terminal to an enhancement layer, performing hierarchical modulation, and transmitting the hierarchically modulated symbol. Accordingly, by combining CoMP transmission technology and hierarchical modulation, a data capacity for a cell edge terminal increases and necessary resources decrease.
US09084269B2	Fourier transform for a signal to be transmitted on a random access channel Method and apparatus for processing a signal using a recursive method for determining a plurality of frequency components of the signal, the signal being a chirp-like polyphase sequence, wherein a first frequency component of the plurality of frequency components is determined; a component factor is determined by accessing a factor table for use in determining a second frequency component of the plurality of frequency components; and the second frequency component is determined using the determined first frequency component and the determined component factor.
US09084258B2	Dynamic sub-frame configuration method and apparatus in time division duplex system The present application discloses a dynamic sub-frame configuration method in the TDD system. The method includes: in the case that the uplink and downlink sub-frame configuration of a cell and the uplink and downlink sub-frame configuration of its neighboring cell are different in the configuration of a sub-frame, a part of resources on the sub-frame are made to be silent for the cell, and the resources on the sub-frame corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for cell are made to be silent for the neighboring cell; or, a part of resources on the sub-frame are made to be silent for the neighboring cell, and the resources on the sub-frame corresponding to the resources not silenced on the sub-frame for the neighboring cell are made to be silent for the cell. The present application further provides a dynamic sub-frame configuration apparatus in the TDD system. Not only can the problem that inter-cell interference is introduced during sub-frame switching in the TDD system be solved, but also the normal uplink and downlink measurement can be guaranteed, without affecting ACK/NACK feedback and HARQ process, and meantime the frequency spectrum utilization ratio is increased.
US09084253B2	Interference randomization of control channel elements A method and a radio base station for interleaving control channel data to be transmitted in a telecommunications system are described. The method comprises grouping the control channel elements CCE1-CCEn into a first order of control channel symbol groups, adding symbol groups comprising dummy values or zeros to the first order of control channel symbol groups based on a number of available symbol group positions, interleaving the first order of the control channel symbol groups resulting in an a second order, and mapping the second order of control channel symbol groups to the control channel transmission resources.
US09084248B2	Method of allocating resource-area in wireless access system A method of allocating a radio resource in a wireless access system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a control message associated with radio resource allocation for transmitting uplink data to the base station, wherein the control message comprises a first persistent uplink allocation information element comprising first resource allocation information associated with a first resource allocation region for transmitting the uplink data of a mobile station and transmitting an acknowledgment (ACK) message from the mobile station to the base station in response to successfully receiving the first persistent uplink allocation information element.
US09084245B2	Method and apparatus for customizing a focus inactivity timer based on network watermark conditions A method and apparatus for customizing foreground application inactivity timer values based on network maximum tunnel count conditions, the method determining a maximum tunnel count value at a mobile device; and configuring at least one tunnel inactivity timer value based on the maximum tunnel count value.
US09084242B2	On transparency of CoMP This invention is a technique for coordinate multi-point wireless transmission between plural base stations and user equipment. At least one base station transmits via a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH). The user equipment does not know the identity of the plural base stations. This could include joint transmission by simultaneous data transmission from multiple base stations. This could include dynamic point selection by data transmission from one base station at a time and changing the transmitting point (TP) from one subframe to another subframe. This could include coordinated scheduling/beamforming (CS/CB) where data is transmitted to the user equipment from one base station at a time and the base stations communicate to coordinate user scheduling and beamforming. The transmission point (TP) could vary over Resource Block (RB) pairs within a subframe while never transmitting from more than one base station. The transmission point (TP) could change in a semi-static fashion.
US09084237B2	Method and apparatus for processing a data transmission conflict of a relay-node The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for processing a data transmission conflict of a relay-node (RN), wherein the method for processing comprises: under the circumstance that the above RN is configured with multi-subframe scheduling resources on a backhaul subframe, if the above RN has acquired dynamic resources on the above backhaul subframe, receiving or sending, by the above RN, data by using the above multi-subframe scheduling resources or the above dynamic resources on the above backhaul subframe, or performing no processing; if the above RN has acquired semi-persistent resources on the above backhaul subframe, receiving or sending, by the above RN, data by using the above multi-subframe scheduling resources or the above semi-persistent resources on the above backhaul subframe, or performing no processing. According to the present invention, the problem of the data transmission conflict is solved, thereby achieving the normal transmission.
US09084231B2	Methods and apparatus for acquiring and using multiple connection identifiers Methods and apparatus related to a peer to peer wireless communications system supporting the association of multiple connection identifiers with a single connection between a pair of wireless terminals are described. A differentiated quality of service is supported by assigning different numbers of connection identifiers to different connections. The number of connection identifiers assigned to a wireless terminal pair for a connection is a function of one of: data rate, priority information, and quality of service information. Being allocated a higher number of connection identifiers results in being allocated a higher number of traffic transmission request resources, thus increasing the likelihood that the connection is permitted to use a traffic transmission segment. The allocation of connection identifiers is performed in a distributed manner in which handshake signaling occurs between a wireless terminal pair seeking to establish a connection, e.g., as part of a multi-step paging scheme.
US09084230B2	Communication method in WLAN system A communication method performed by a station (STA) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system is provided. The method includes: broadcasting a Direct Link Setup (DLS) discovery request frame for discovering a destination STA with which a direct link will be set up; receiving a DLS discovery response frame from the destination STA in response to the DLS discovery request frame; setting up the direct link with the destination STA; and transmitting a data frame to an Access Point (AP). The step of transmitting the data frame comprises transmitting the data frame to the destination STA through the direct link. The data frame received by the destination STA is relayed to the AP.
US09084225B2	Bidirectional flow service support method in IEEE 802.16/WiBro system Provided is a bidirectional service flow management method in a wideband wireless connection communication system, and more particularly, a method of performing a bidirectional flow establishment. The method of providing a flow service in an IEEE 802.16/WiBro includes: generating a revised dynamic service addition (DSA) related message in which an area for designating bidirectional flow management information is allocated from a standard DSA related message; and performing a bidirectional flow initialization process between a subscriber station (SS) and a base station (BS) via single control message negotiation based on the revised DSA related message.
US09084219B2	User equipment with timer controller As a result of ISR being enabled between a portable terminal device and a network which are capable of communicating by using the communication protocols of a plurality of wireless access technologies, the portable terminal device performs position registration processing between the plurality of wireless access technologies and the portable terminal device each time a fixed period of time elapses, and the portable terminal device is able to move between the plurality of wireless access technologies that have already been registered, without conducting new position registration processing. At this time, if there is a possibility of there being a difference in ISR states (activated or not activated) between the portable terminal device and the network, the portable terminal device ignores any instructions issued by the network for ISR to be enabled in the portable terminal device.
US09084210B2	User terminal and communication control method To set the maximum transmission power of a random access preamble suitably based on both of complexity of the mobile terminal and transmission characteristics (distance of the cell radius), the mobile terminal sets the maximum transmission power of the random access preamble at a value lower than the rated power of the mobile terminal based on the system bandwidth, a transmission frequency band of the random access preamble, and identification information of the root sequence of the random access preamble. In this case, it is possible to provide a user terminal and communication control method in a mobile communication system for enabling reductions in the uplink cell radius to be avoided, while reducing complexity of a power amplifier in the mobile terminal.
US09084208B2	Energy-efficient network methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for changing the transmission/reception setup of a base station (BS) in a communication network to another transmission/reception setup (such as one using fewer transmit antennas and/or lower channel bandwidths) without affecting communication with user equipments involve “replacing” the existing BS with a “virtual” BS that has the other transmission/reception setup. Replacement can be performed by, for example, ramping down the power of the existing, or first, BS, which has a respective first cell identification (ID), and simultaneously ramping up the power of the virtual, or second, BS, which has a respective second cell ID.
US09084204B2	Method and device for controlling uplink power A method for controlling uplink power is disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: a base station configuring and sending a target received power parameter corresponding to a standard service rate, a path loss compensation factor parameter and a enabled deltaMCS parameter of adjusting transmitted power according to a Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS) grade to a terminal; subtracting target received power and a path loss compensation quantity from a limit value of the transmitted power of terminal to obtain power margin, and determining an available MCS grade of the terminal according to the power margin and sending the available MCS grade to the terminal. A system for controlling the uplink power is also disclosed in the present invention. In the present invention, a structure of the system is simple, which supports an adaptive selection for the suitable MCS grade of UE, and implements uplink power control correctly and effectively.
US09084199B2	Utilization of overhead channel quality metrics in a cellular network In a 3G cellular network, a Reverse Link Channel Quality Indicator Channel (R-CQICH) may be transmitted on a reverse link to support forward link high-speed data transmissions. Accordingly, the R-CQICH may be utilized to track the quality of the signal path between the wireless unit and the base station. The base station may include a CQI component that utilizes a received Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) signal from the wireless unit to generate CQI quality metrics based on the quality of the received signal. Also, the CQI quality metrics may be compared to different thresholds to adjust various system configurations in the base station. The base station may also provide feedback to the wireless unit with the updated system configurations. This technique allows CQI quality metrics to be utilized to adjust system configurations dynamically and enhance the operation of a wireless system.
US09084198B2	Wireless communication system and wireless communication apparatus, both for use in broadcast wireless transmission According to one embodiment, a wireless terminal communicates with a server via wireless base stations. The wireless terminal has devices which transmit a signal in a normal-power transmission mode and the signal in a low-power transmission mode, a power control device which switches the normal-power transmission mode to the low-power transmission mode, or vice versa, and a device which transmits current position data to the server. The server detects the position of the wireless terminal, designates one of the base stations which is close to the wireless terminal, when the wireless terminal is set to the low-power transmission mod, and detects whether the base station designated has a problem or not according to detect the signal from the wireless terminal.
US09084189B2	Method and apparatus for a wireless communication unit operating on a virtual carrier A method for a low bandwidth wireless communication unit to re-synchronize to a wireless communication system employing one or more virtual carrier(s) after the wireless communication unit has lost synchronization is described. The method comprises, at the wireless communication unit: entering a sleep mode of operation following communication on a first virtual carrier; waking up from the sleep mode of operation on a default virtual carrier that is not the first virtual carrier; and acquiring synchronization information using synchronization signals that occupy subcarrier resources that overlap with the subcarrier resources occupied by the default virtual carrier to re-synchronize with the wireless communication system.
US09084170B2	GSM rescue handover utilizing adaptive multirate half-rate Call handover in a cellular telecommunication system is improved by adjusting a rate-based parameter, such as that controlled by an adaptive multi-rate (AMR) codec in a time-division multiple access (TDMA) network, to increase call handling capacity when handover is indicated but the candidate handover cell does not have sufficient capacity to handle another call.
US09084160B2	Method for controlling access of terminal to home (e)NodeB A method for controlling access of a terminal to a Home (e)NodeB by a network entity, the terminal accessed to the Home (e)NodeB operated in a closed access mode or a hybrid access mode by using a specific closed subscriber group (CSG) ID. The method includes recognizing by the network entity, that an allowed access timer of the specific CSG ID with respect to the Home (e)NodeB has expired; transmitting an Update Bearer Request message to other network entity in order to change a membership of the expired CSG ID; transmitting a Bearer Modify Request message to the Home (e)NodeB in order to change a membership of the expired CSG ID; and updating a bearer with said other network entity, and a bearer with the Home (e)NodeB.
US09084159B2	Method and apparatus for accessing legacy networks through temporary ID of evolved network In a method for accessing a legacy wireless network, a radio access network (RAN) node in the legacy wireless network receives an access message sent by a User Equipment (UE) attempting to access the legacy wireless network. The access message includes mobility management entity (MME) information identifying an MME accessed by the UE in an evolved network. The MME information is added by the UE from a temporary identity (ID) allocated by the MME to a first P-Temporary Mobile Station Identity (P-TMSI) in the access message. The RAN node selects a corresponding Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) in the legacy wireless network for the UE according to the first P-TMSI in the access message.
US09084152B2	Methods and apparatuses for providing inter-radio-network-controller multiflow capability The present disclosure presents example methods and apparatuses for improved cell searching in a wireless communications environment. For example, the disclosure presents example methods of wireless communication in a multiflow environment, which may include establishing a first flow between a serving radio network controller (S-RNC) and a first network entity, wherein the S-RNC controls the first network entity. Such example methods may also include establishing a second flow between the S-RNC and a second network entity. Furthermore, such example methods may include transmitting data to a user equipment (UE) via both the first flow and the second flow.
US09084147B2	Parallel registration to offload PLMN with single SIM A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus establishes a first cellular communication link with a first cellular network based on a subscriber identifier, establishes a second cellular communication link with a second cellular network based on the subscriber identifier, and maintains the first cellular communication link concurrently with the second cellular communication link.
US09084144B2	Power saving features in a communication device A method in a communication network includes receiving a data unit that includes a request to transmit an aggregate data unit to a communication device, and, in response to receiving the data unit, generating an aggregate data unit for transmission to the communication device, where the aggregate data unit includes a plurality of component data units, each having a respective media access channel (MAC) header, and a duration of the aggregate data unit is determined using a parameter negotiated with the communication device.
US09084136B2	Single bearer network connection establishment A first device may establish a connection with a user device via a particular bearer associated with multiple policies for corresponding data flows. The first device may also receive a first data packet associated with a first data flow; apply, to the first data flow, a first policy of the multiple policies; transmit the first data packet to the user device via the particular bearer; receive a second data packet associated with a second data flow; apply, to the second data flow, a second policy of the one or more policies; and transmit the second data packet to the user device via the particular bearer.
US09084134B2	Method and arrangement for probing of alternative antenna configurations in a communication network system The present invention relates to an arrangement, a communication network node and a user equipment allowing for probing of alternative antenna configurations in a communication network system as well as a method for such probing. The method comprises making one of the reconfigurable antennas (15a2, 15b2) of at least one cell (19a, 19b) temporarily available for probing and reconfiguring one or more antenna parameters thereof in accordance with a probing antenna parameter set. A new probe cell (20a, 20b) is transmitted from the prepared antenna (15a2, 15b2) and measurement reports collected from the user equipments (18) within the at least one cell (19a, 19b) and the probe cell (20a, 20b). The probing antenna parameter set is evaluated based on the collected measurement reports whereupon is determined if the reconfigurable physical antennas (15a1, 15a2, 15b1, 15b2) of the cell shall use the probing antenna parameter set or the initial antenna parameter set. Finally the probing cell (20a, 20b) is removed and the antennas (15a1, 15a2, 15b1, 15b2) adjusted in accordance with the determination.
US09084133B1	Joint estimation of channel and preamble sequence for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing systems A mobile station including an estimation module, a filter module, and a control module. The estimation module is configured to generate first channel estimates based on an input signal received, through a channel, from a base station. The input signal includes subcarriers used by the base station to transmit preamble sequences. The filter module is configured to generate second channel estimates by filtering the first channel estimates using a first filter or a second filter. The first filter or the second filter is selected according to a number of the subcarriers used to transmit the preamble sequences. The control module is configured to, based on the first channel estimates and the second channel estimates, estimate (i) one of the preamble sequences and (ii) the channel.
US09084121B2	Radio system and operating method of the same A radio system is provided. The radio system comprises primary devices, secondary devices, cognitive radio base stations and a data fusion center. The primary devices are licensed to use communication channels. The secondary devices acquire sensing reports of received signal strength, location and channel information of the primary devices. The cognitive radio base stations receive the sensing reports generated by the secondary devices through a control channel. The data fusion center receives the sensing reports from the cognitive radio base stations through a backbone network and performs a cooperative spectrum sensing process on the sensing reports to obtain primary device information with respect to the number, spectrum distribution and coverage area of the primary devices, wherein the primary device information is accessible by the secondary devices such that the secondary devices select one of the communication channels according to the primary device information to perform communications.
US09084118B2	Controlling access to a mobile device A method of controlling user access to a mobile device includes detecting at the mobile device the presence of a wireless device via a short-range wireless signal; identifying the wireless device from the wireless signal; accessing at the mobile device a list that includes the identity of one or more trusted wireless devices and is stored at the mobile device; comparing the identity of the detected wireless device with the identity or identities include with the list of trusted wireless devices; determining that the identity of the detected wireless device is included with the list of trusted wireless devices; and deactivating a passcode requirement used by the mobile device based on the determination that the identity of the detected wireless device is included with the list of trusted wireless devices.
US09084114B2	Technique to authenticate in a mobile application using near-field communication A method for operating a mobile communication appliance enabled for Near Field Communication (NFC) has steps for (a) positioning the communication appliance and an article associated with a person, the article enabled for NFC and storing a unique identifier, within a near-field threshold; (b) acquiring by the communication appliance through NFC the unique digital identifier from the article; and (c) using the identifier to select and initiate a particular functionality of the communication appliance.
US09084112B2	Secure group key agreement for wireless networks A method for secure key agreement among a subset of a plurality of transceivers includes generating a first ordered subset of a plurality of keys kλj, where j=0 to S. Each of the subset of the plurality of transceivers may possess at least one of the plurality of keys kλj from the first ordered subset. Each of the subset of the plurality of transceivers possessing one or more keys kλi, i=1 to S, also possesses at least one key from a second ordered subset of the plurality of keys kλj, j=0 to i−1. A key with index λ0 is designated as a group key. A binary sum of the group key kλ0 and a key kλj, where j≠0, is transmitted from one or more of the subset of the plurality of transceivers that possesses the group key kλ0.
US09084111B2	System and method for determining leveled security key holder The present disclosure discloses a network device and/or method for determination of leveled security key holders for a wireless client in a wireless network. The network device detects a roaming or connection pattern of one or more wireless clients in the wireless network based on requests received from the wireless clients. Furthermore, the network device determines one or more selecting rules for selecting an appropriate key holder for the wireless client among a plurality of network devices. Next, the network device prioritizes the one or more selecting rules, and selects the appropriate key holder based on the determined rules and their corresponding prioritization. Through selection of appropriate key holders, the disclosed method provides for better load balancing among possible leveled key holders, and shortens the latencies experienced by wireless clients during fast basic service set transition.
US09084101B2	Method and apparatus for distributing alerts A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a cordless phone operating in an establishment with a plurality of cordless phone handsets having a controller adapted to monitor a source for weather alerts, detect a weather alert, determine from the weather alert a weather alert type, retrieve a user profile, identify from the user profile and the weather alert type one or more of the plurality of cordless phone handsets to be notified of the weather alert, select from the user profile a ringtone type for each of the identified cordless phone handsets, wherein the ringtone type identifies the weather alert type, and transmit a message to cause each of the indentified cordless phone handsets to assert the ringtone type identified therefor. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09084097B2	Interactive display response system An interactive display response (IDR) system. The IDR system comprises an interactive display server (IDS) for communicating display requests from a call center to a plurality of mobile devices that established a connection with the call center; an interactive display agent (IDA) installed on each of the plurality of mobile devices for at least displaying the display requests received from the IDS and communicating user's selections to the call center responsive to the display requests; and an IDR interface for interfacing with interactive voice response (IVR) scripts carried out by the call center and generating display requests based on the IVR scripts.
US09084085B2	Method and system for changing operation mode of portable terminal An apparatus and method for changing an operation mode of a portable terminal includes checking a moving distance of the portable terminal during a predetermined time period using received location information, checking a moving speed of the portable terminal from the checked moving distance and the predetermined time period, and changing the operation mode of the portable terminal to an airplane mode if the checked moving speed is higher than a preset speed.
US09084084B2	Apparatus and method for automatically refreshing a display of a telephone Methods and apparatus for refreshing a display of a telephone. A telephone apparatus includes a telephone having a display panel and function by which a user can access a plurality of communication services provided over a communication network. The function may represent a given set of conditions associated with a user, such as static and variable conditions. The function is typically associated with one or more commonly used communication services that would be used by a user under a given set of conditions. A method for automatically refreshing a screen on a display panel of a telephone based on a function change includes displaying on a telephone display a first screen based on a function, the display representing a commonly used communication service associated with the function, and selecting a function based on information.
US09084082B2	Systems and methods for optimizing message notification timing based on geographic location Systems and methods are provided for timing message notifications to be provided to mobile device users based on their respective geographic locations with respect to a targeted content area. The timing of message notifications may be controlled in order to optimize the chances of delivering targeted content to a mobile device user based on the current geographic location of the user's device relative to a targeted content area. As the particular client application may not be actively executing at a time when the user's device happen to be located within a targeted content area, a general message notification sent to the user's device, which may be displayed at any time, may increase the likelihood that the user will launch the client application when it is not already executing at the device and thereby, allow targeted content to be delivered to the user's mobile device at the appropriate time and location.
US09084073B2	Methods and apparatus for index based peer discovery Base station assisted peer to peer discovery methods are described. A wireless terminal communicates peer discovery expression information to a base station and information identifying a peer discovery resource that it intends to use but which may also be used by other devices. The base station associates the peer discovery expression and peer discovery resource with an index value to be communicated on the peer discovery resource. The base station transmits the peer discovery expression and information associating the peer discovery expression with the peer discovery resource and the index value. The wireless terminal transmits the index value on the peer discovery resource. A wireless terminal receiving the index value determines the peer discovery expression being communicated using information from the base station. Use of different indexes allows multiple devices to use the same discovery resource.
US09084069B2	Audio signal processing device, audio signal processing method, and program An audio signal processing device includes two audio signal processing units that serially perform a processing with respect to an input audio signal, and obtain an output audio signal for driving a speaker. One audio signal processing unit of the two audio signal processing units performs, with respect to the input audio signal, a correction process through a filter that realizes a reverse characteristic of an impulse response measured at a first measurement position that is a front position of the speaker. The other audio signal processing unit performs, with respect to the input audio signal, a correction process through a filter that realizes a reverse characteristic of an impulse response measured at a second measurement position different from the first measurement position that is a front position of the speaker.
US09084066B2	Optimization of hearing aid parameters The present invention relates to a new method for effective estimation of signal processing parameters in a hearing aid. It is based on an interactive estimation process that incorporates—possibly inconsistent—user feedback. In particular, the present invention relates to optimization of hearing aid signal processing parameters based on Bayesian incremental preference elicitation.
US09084064B2	Systems and methods for managing wireless communication links for hearing assistance devices Various system embodiments comprise a plurality of devices adapted to wirelessly communicate with each other. The plurality of devices includes a battery-operated hearing assistance device adapted to be worn by a person. The hearing aid device includes a signal processing circuitry connected to a microphone and a receiver. At least one of the plurality of devices includes a link quality management device adapted to assess a link quality for a first wireless communication channel, provide channel metrics indicative of the assessed quality for the first wireless communication channel, and adjust wireless communication over the first wireless communication channel using the channel metrics for the first wireless communication channel.
US09084057B2	Compact acoustic mirror array system and method A microphoning assembly having a plurality of individual, sound directing, substantially parabolic structures are adjacently arranged to form a single structured acoustic, hemispherically directed array. The parabolic structures' absorption factor is less than 0.3. MEMS microphones of less than 2 mm in size are situated at each focus to pick up sound reflected from the parabolic structures, wherein a 10 dB gain is experienced. A microprocessor, a signal conditioning module, and an analog-to-digital converter is embedded in the array. The microprocessor contains instructions to perform a statistical analysis of among random variables to automatically separate sound sources received by the microphones and automatically determine a distance and direction of a source of the incoming sound.
US09084055B2	Audio listening system A headphone assembly is provided and includes a headband assembly comprising at least one end; an ear-cup assembly pivotably engaged to the headband assembly by an engagement structure positioned proximate to the at least one end of the headband assembly, the ear-cup assembly comprising a cap and a housing, wherein the cap and the housing are connected to form an enclosed space inside the ear-cup assembly; a transducer configured to produce sound and positioned within the enclosed space of the ear-cup assembly; and a damper rim positioned between the ear-cup assembly and the at least one end of the headband assembly, the damper rim covering the engagement structure and being engaged to the ear-cup assembly and the at least one end of the headband assembly.
US09084049B2	Automatic equalization using adaptive frequency-domain filtering and dynamic fast convolution Frequency-domain techniques are used for adaptive equalization that is responsive to spectral magnitude characteristics but not sensitive to phase characteristics of system response. Signal correlation may be used to improve adaptation accuracy when significant levels of ambient sounds are present. A preferred filter implementation uses convolution-based block transforms and cross-fade windows.
US09084033B2	Optical cross-connect apparatus An optical cross-connect apparatus includes: a plurality of optical cross-connect portions each having an inter-node connection input port and an inter-node connection output port respectively connected to each of the plurality of the inter-node connection optical fibers, an internal connection input port, and an internal connection output port, wherein for each of the plurality of the optical cross-connect portions, the internal connection output port of a predetermined optical cross-connect portion is directly connected to the internal connection input port of another optical cross-connect portion, or the internal connection output port of a predetermined optical cross-connect portion is directly connected to the internal connection input port of another optical cross-connect portion and is indirectly connected via the another optical cross-connect portion to the internal connection input port of yet another optical cross-connect portion.
US09084028B2	System and method for detecting and classifying direct response advertisements A system and method detects and classifies direct response advertisements. An advertisement candidate segment generation unit generates an advertisement candidate segment from a broadcast stream, and a matching unit matches the advertisement candidate segment with an advertisement segment stored in an advertisement database. A direct response advertisement determination unit determines whether the advertisement candidate segment is a direct response advertisement, and a direct response advertisement registration unit stores an advertisement candidate segment determined to be a direct response advertisement as an advertisement segment in the advertisement database. A direct response advertisement grouping unit groups the advertisement candidate segment with advertisement segments that are direct response advertisements stored in the advertisement database.
US09084025B1	System and method for displaying both multimedia events search results and internet search results A system and method for presenting search results, including receiving a set of search results corresponding to a search query. The search results include: first results and second results. The first result corresponds to one or more time-bounded events, scheduled for showing on one or more television channels, that match the search query, and include links to an online application for accessing additional information about the one or more time-bounded events. The second results correspond to Internet accessible documents that satisfy the search query, and include links to the Internet accessible documents that satisfy the search query. The method also includes presenting the first and second results in a single web browser window.
US09084024B2	Suggestive content based on habit Suggestions for content are based on either designation by or a habit of a user. Favored genres of content are determined at different times of day. Should content be requested at a particular time of day for which no favored genre of content is determined, then one of the known favored genres of content is suggested.
US09084018B2	Program guide display apparatus The portable terminal includes a receiving unit for selecting a channel and receiving a program, an obtaining unit for obtaining the program guide for each channel received by the receiving unit, a display unit for displaying the program guide obtained by the obtaining unit, a memory for storing setting information set up to view the program received by the receiving unit, a remaining battery capacity detecting unit for detecting the remaining capacity of the battery, and a control unit for determining the possible viewing time according to the operation mode stored in the memory and the remaining capacity of the battery detected by the remaining battery capacity detecting unit and controlling the display unit so as to identifiably display the possible viewing segment corresponding to the possible viewing time in the program guide.
US09084016B2	Program guide system with combination category search An interactive television program guide system is provided in which the program guide may provide the user with a selectable list of combination categories. Combination categories are composed of multiple simple categories such as sports, news, comedy, movies, children, etc. Program listings are supplied to the program guide. At least some of the program listings are associated with combination categories. A combination category build process may be used to assign combination categories to program listings. The user is able to use the selectable categories list to quickly identify programming of interest.
US09084015B2	Display control apparatus and method for mobile device An apparatus and a method for controlling a display of a mobile device are provided. The method includes identifying a resolution of video data to be displayed in a video display mode, retrieving brightness control data corresponding to the identified resolution from a memory unit that stores a plurality of values of the brightness control data each of which corresponds to each of a plurality of resolution values, and sending the retrieved brightness control data to a display unit to display the video data with specific brightness determined based on the brightness control data.
US09084011B2	Method for advertising based on audio/video content and method for creating an audio/video playback application A method for advertising based on audio/video (AV) content is to be implemented by an electronic device and includes the steps of: receiving target information from an advertising broadcast server; accessing AV data for playback, followed by extracting a sample which corresponds to a portion of content of the AV data; comparing the sample thus extracted with the target information received from the advertising broadcast server; when the sample includes content that matches the target information, transmitting a confirmation message to the advertising broadcast server; and receiving an advertisement file corresponding to the target information and transmitted by the advertising broadcast server for playback.
US09084009B2	Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.
US09084006B2	Interactive television program guide system having multiple devices within a household An interactive television program guide system based on multiple user television equipment devices in a single household is provided. The system provides a user with an opportunity to adjust program guide settings with a given one of the interactive television program guides. The system coordinates the operation of the interactive television program guides so that the program guide settings that were adjusted with the given interactive television program guide are used by the other interactive television program guides. Program guide setting include features related to setting program reminders, profiles, program recording features, messaging features, favorites features, parental control features, program guide set up features (e.g., audio and video and language settings), etc. The operation of applications such as web browser applications, home shopping applications, home banking applications, game applications, etc. may also be coordinated.
US09084005B2	Two-dimensional barcode system An end-user device, including a processor to prepare barcode-input data including (a) at least one of an identification of a user of the end-user device, and an identification of the end-user device, and (b) data based on activity of at least one of the end-user device, the user of the end-user device, and a security element removably inserted into the end-user device, and prepare a two-dimensional barcode including the barcode input data, the two-dimension barcode being prepared for displaying on a display in a manner suitable for scanning by a communication device. Related apparatus and methods are also included.
US09084003B1	Methods, systems, and media for media playback Methods, systems, and media for media playback are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: receiving location information indicating proximities of a mobile device with a plurality of media playback devices; determining that the mobile device is within a predetermined proximity of a first media playback device; transmitting first instructions to the first media playback device that cause a media content item to be presented on the first media playback device; determining that the mobile device is within the predetermined proximity of a second media playback device and is no longer within the predetermined proximity of the first media playback device; transmitting second instructions to the first media playback device that cause the first media playback device to stop presenting the media content item and third instructions to the second media playback device that cause the media content item to be presented on the second media playback device.
US09083996B2	Remote monitoring method for smart TV, and smart TV system A remote monitoring method and apparatus for a smart TV and a smart TV system are provided. Real-time status information of the smart TV and/or an external device is retrieved and transmitted to a remote device, such that the remote device in real-time monitors the smart TV and/or the external device according to the real-time status information. Real-time monitoring on smart appliances in a smart appliance control system can be achieved without requiring additional dedicated devices, thereby lowering production costs and maintenance costs as well as saving resources and enhancing user experiences.
US09083992B2	Broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver A broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver are disclosed. A host device transmits the resource information including A-mode resource information. And a POD receives the resource information and determining an operation mode based on the received resource information and operation mode setting information. The broadcasting receiver can protect content data received from all the transfer protocols including the wired/wireless network and the IP protocol, using the conditional access provided from the conventional cable card. The broadcasting receiver determines whether the host supports the A-mode and determines a method for receiving broadcast data, such that the operation mode of the broadcasting receiver can be properly established according to the determined result.
US09083989B2	Output system and display system A system (1) includes a monitor (10) and a STB (20). The STB (20) notifies the monitor (10) of a request for reconnection with the monitor (10) with the use of a new channel in a case where it is determined that overflow has occurred. The monitor (10) determines whether or not underrun has occurred in a receive buffer in which video data supplied from the STB (20) is buffered.
US09083976B2	Processing a video stream in real time based on binary information of the video stream A system (and a method) are disclosed for a video processing system with enhanced entropy coding performance. The system includes an entropy decoder configured to divide decoding of an input video stream into arithmetic decoding and syntax decoding. The entropy decoder includes an arithmetic decoding module, a syntax decoding module, a memory management module and a memory buffer connecting the two decoding modules. The arithmetic decoding module is configured to decode the input video stream into multiple bins of decoded input video stream and the syntax decoding module is configured to decode the bins of arithmetically decoded input videos stream into one or more syntax elements. The memory management module uses the memory buffer to accelerate the coding performances of arithmetic decoding and syntax decoding. The system also includes a corresponding entropy encoder configured to encode a video stream with improved coding performance.
US09083972B2	Encoder and decoder Provided are bitstream encoding/decoding methods and devices. The decoder includes: a condition information extracting unit creating recognition information using syntax tree information indicating a hierarchical structure between syntax elements corresponding to bits of an input bitstream, respectively and rule description information indicating connectivity between the syntax elements; and a decoding unit decoding data contained in the bitstream into moving image data using the recognition information. Accordingly, it is possible to decode bitstreams encoded in a variety of types (syntax, semantics) corresponding to a variety of standards (for example, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and MPEG-4 AVC) by the use of the same information recognition method.
US09083970B2	Method of displaying stereoscopic images, and stereoscopic image display device A method of displaying stereoscopic images is provided. By the method, a stereoscopic image frame having an active period and a vertical blank is received, a length of the vertical blank varying for each stereoscopic image frame, the stereoscopic image frame is divided into a first image frame and a second image frame based on an end point of the active period of the stereoscopic image frame, and the first image frame and the second image frame are sequentially outputted.
US09083963B2	Method and device for the creation of pseudo-holographic images A method and a device enable the creation of three-dimensional images with more than two perspectives (e.g. pseudo-holographic images), especially to be reproduced with the aid of an autostereoscopic display or an autostereoscopic screen, from fed images having, in particular, only two perspectives, e.g., a left and a right image channel. Also, a related device creates and reproduces three-dimensional images having more than two perspectives, especially in the form of an autostereoscopic multi-user visualization system.
US09083955B2	Three-dimensional image pickup system Provided is a three-dimensional image pickup system including: a pair of lens apparatus; a camera apparatus for picking up subject images formed by the pair of lens apparatus; a convergence angle changing unit for changing a convergence angle of the pair of lens apparatus; a controller for controlling the convergence angle of the pair of lens apparatus in association with an operation of focus lens units of the pair of lens apparatus; and an interlock switching unit for switching between an interlocked state in which the convergence angle is interlocked with the operation of the focus lens units and a non-interlocked state in which the convergence angle is not interlocked with the operation of the focus lens units.
US09083953B2	3D caption display method and 3D display apparatus for implementing the same A 3D caption display method for harmoniously merging and displaying closed caption with 3D image in a 3D display apparatus, and a 3D display apparatus suitable for implementing the method. The 3D display apparatus receives a broadcast signal containing caption data, and obtains caption control commands including a 3D parameter setting command from the caption data. Afterwards, the 3D display apparatus displays a plurality of 3D caption images according to the caption control commands.
US09083949B2	High speed scalable video coding device and method using multi-track video The present invention relates to a high speed scalable video coding device and method using a multi-track video, and the scalable video encoding device comprises: a video array unit for arraying a multi-track video in a plurality of layers according to a set standard; a bit stream analyzing unit for analyzing each layer of a bit stream and extracting encoding information including an encoding mode and prediction information; a layer for carrying out scalable video encoding; and a scalable video coding (SVC) encoding unit for determining the encoding mode using the encoding information of an upper or a lower layer of a layer carrying out the scalable video encoding, and for encoding in the determined encoding mode. The scalable video encoding device and method of the present invention enhance the speed of encoding a multi-track video into a scalable video by using the encoding information of a standard multi-track video.
US09083941B2	System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior A system for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The viewer may request that certain content be captured. Capture requests also allow the service to determine content to be recorded by the client system in the same manner that a viewer requests that certain content are recorded but are more powerful than what a viewer can request. Recording requests for a capture request can preempt viewer requests or be entered at the same or lower priority as a viewer request. Capture requests can adjust all aspects of a recording request and affect the capture request itself. Client system operational functionality are also manipulated by the service using capture requests.
US09083935B2	Combining multiple images in bracketed photography Embodiments provide a unified method for combining images such as high dynamic range images, flash-no-flash image pairs, and/or other images. Weight masks are defined for each of the plurality of images by calculating coefficients for each of the weight masks. Calculating the coefficients includes, at least, performing histogram alignment between a reference image and each of the other input images and by applying a mismatch bias to the coefficients as a function of the histogram alignment. After applying the weight masks to the corresponding images, the images are combined to produce a final image.
US09083928B2	Imaging apparatus for improving sensitivity to improve image quality under low luminance An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a white balance adjustment unit configured to adjust a white balance of image data output from the imaging unit, a determination unit configured to determine brightness of the image data, a filter control unit configured to control a filter in order not to cause light including a predetermined wavelength component incident on the imaging unit, and a control unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the image data is darker than a predetermined value, execute both of a first mode for amplifying a gain of each color of the image data by the white balance adjustment unit and a second mode for controlling the filter by the filter control unit so as to cause the light including the predetermined wavelength component incident on the imaging unit.
US09083911B2	Nozzle shading method, and an inkjet printing apparatus using same An inkjet printing apparatus includes a plurality of nozzles for discharging ink, a CIS (Contact Image Sensor) type scanner for reading, as image data, charts for correction printed in the ink discharged from the nozzles, light emitters for emitting light to the charts for correction, a scanner controller for causing the scanner to scan the charts for correction with a plurality of read conditions, a correction table creator for creating nozzle shading correction tables based on the image data read, and a shading corrector for carrying out shading correction for the nozzles based on the correction tables.
US09083910B2	Device and method for determining color of output image in image forming apparatus In a case where image processing, in which a ratio of the number of color pixels greatly fluctuates, is executed after performing charging determination, an output result might not match a result of the charging determination. There is provided a device for determining a color of an output image in a case where an image to be printed is printed with an additional image attached thereto, the device including: a unit configured to divide the image to be printed into blocks of a predetermined size; a unit configured to calculate an average value of color components of pixels included in the block; a correction value calculation unit configured to correct a calculated average value using a correction value corresponding to the additional image; and a color/monochrome determination processing unit configured to determine, based on the corrected average value, whether the block is a color block or a monochrome block.
US09083903B2	Solid-state imaging device and camera system A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array with unit pixels each having a photoelectric conversion device arranged in a matrix. Column signal lines are wired with respect to one column in the pixel arrangement and pixels are regularly connected to the column signal lines in accordance with rows in which pixels are positioned. A pixel signal reading unit has a column processing unit that reads pixel signals in units of plural pixels from the pixel array and performs column processing to read signals on a column basis, wherein the pixel signal reading unit includes a column input unit which can connect one or plural column signal lines arranged at a corresponding column to an input of one column processing unit through plural capacitors connected in parallel The column input unit has switches which can change a connection state between capacitors and column signal lines corresponding to the column.
US09083901B2	Solid-state image pickup device and method of resetting the same A solid-state image pickup device comprises for each pixel a photoelectric converter PD, an input terminal FD of a signal amplifier and a transfer switch TX for transferring an optical signal from the photoelectric converter to the input terminal. The device additionally comprises means for resetting the photoelectric converter by opening the transfer switch TX under a condition of holding the voltage of the input terminal FD to a fixed high level before storing the optical signal in the photoelectric converter PD. With this arrangement, any residual electric charge in the photoelectric converter can be eliminated without paying the cost of reducing the manufacturing yield and degrading the chip performance.
US09083899B2	Circuit structure for providing conversion gain of a pixel array Techniques and mechanisms for a pixel array to provide a level of conversion gain. In an embodiment, the pixel array includes conversion gain control circuitry to be selectively configured at different times for different operational modes, each mode for implementing a respective conversion gain. The conversion gain control circuitry selectively provides switched coupling of the pixel cell to—and/or switched decoupling of the pixel cell from—a supply voltage. In another embodiment, the conversion gain control circuitry selectively provides switched coupling of the pixel cell to—and/or switched decoupling of the pixel cell from—sample and hold circuitry.
US09083898B2	Solid-state imaging device and camera module According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array and a high dynamic range (HDR) synthesizing circuit 19. A pixel is configured as a small pixel group. The HDR synthesizing circuit 19 includes a valid pixel selecting unit 34, a sensitivity ratio correcting unit 35, and a calculation processing unit 36. The valid pixel selecting unit 34 selects one or more small pixels validating a use of a signal value in the HDR synthesis as a valid pixel from among the small pixel group. The sensitivity ratio correcting unit 35 executes sensitivity ratio correction on the signal value of each small pixel. The calculation processing unit 36 uses the signal value of the valid pixel among the signal values of the small pixels from the sensitivity ratio correcting unit 35 for a calculation for the HDR synthesis.
US09083893B2	Projector capable of suppressing deterioration of irradiated projection while improving brightness Provided is a projector capable of suppressing deterioration of a portion of a projection portion irradiated with a laser beam while improving brightness. This projector is formed to deviate optical axes of laser beams emitted from a plurality of laser beam generation portions respectively from each other so that the laser beams emitted from the plurality of laser beam generation portions respectively do not concentrate on one point of a projection portion.
US09083887B2	Image capture devices configured to generate compensation gains based on an optimum light model and electronic apparatus having the same An image capture device can include an analysis unit that can be configured to determine a refined light model that models a light source based on first and second image signals sampled with first and second exposure times, respectively, and corresponding to first and second rows of pixels. A compensation unit can be coupled to the analysis unit, and can be configured to generate an output image signal by compensating the first and second image signals and the second image signal using compensation gains associated with the refined light model.
US09083882B2	Image capture apparatus and method for controlling the same An offset corresponding to an amount of geometric deformation is added to an amount of drive of an optical member due to an optical image shake correction so that the center of a reference area necessary for geometric deformation processing comes closer to the center of an imaging area. Because of this, a possibility is increased that a reference area necessary for geometric deformation processing is fully contained in an imaging area, and blurring of an image due to a motion of an image capture apparatus is effectively corrected by combining an optical image shake correction and a geometric deformation process.
US09083872B2	Imaging device with adhesive filling openings and related methods An imaging device may include a housing, an image sensor IC in the housing, a lens adjacent the image sensor IC, and a cap over the lens and having an adhesive filling opening therein. The cap, the housing, and the lens may define an adhesive receiving cavity therein and in communication with the adhesive filling opening. The imaging device may also include adhesive material within the adhesive receiving cavity touching the cap, the housing, and the lens.
US09083867B2	Device for assigning a geographical position to a picture A device for assigning a geographical position to a picture may include a photo camera module for taking the picture, a satellite positioning system receiver module for identifying geographical coordinates when the picture is taken, and a cryptographic module to sign the picture and the corresponding geographical coordinates. The device may store the signed picture and the corresponding geographical coordinates as certified geographical position of the picture.
US09083866B2	Network camera A network camera comprises a base, a casing and a fasten element. The base has a screw hole. The casing has a through hole. The fasten element passes through the through hole to be fastened within the screw hole, so as to fix a relative position between the base and the casing.
US09083860B2	Method of and apparatus for automatically controlling operation of a user-mounted recording device based on user motion and event context An event in a public safety (PS) network is recorded by mounting a video recording device for capturing images in a field of view (FOV) on a PS person, by tracking the PS person's point of view (POV) by mounting a motion sensor on the PS person's head for joint movement therewith to generate an output direction control signal indicative of a direction along which the POV is directed; by determining a context of the event in which the PS person is engaged by generating from a context sensor an output context signal indicative of the context of the event; and by automatically controlling operation of the video recording device based on the context and control signals by controlling one of direction of the FOV, angle of the FOV, size of the images, and resolution of the images.
US09083858B2	Vehicle video recording apparatus A vehicle video recording apparatus has multiple cameras mounted on a car, a video processing unit electronically connected to the cameras, a storage unit for storing videos output from the cameras, and a control unit. The control unit has a signal detecting module for receiving vehicle status signals, a distance detecting module for sensing a distance between the car and an object, an output module for outputting warning signals, and a central control module for controlling the cameras based on the vehicle status signals. The vehicle video recording apparatus properly selects and activates the camera to record images around the car to enhance the driving safety.
US09083857B2	Systems and methods for analyzing body fluids Systems and methods analyzing body fluids contain cells including blood, bone marrow, urine, vaginal tissue, epithelial tissue, tumors, semen, and spittle are disclosed. The systems and methods utilize an improved technique for applying a monolayer of cells to a slide and generating a substantially uniform distribution of cells on the slide. Additionally aspects of the invention also relate to systems and method for utilizing multi-color microscopy for improving the quality of images captured by a light receiving device.
US09083847B2	Video communication method and terminal The disclosure provides a method for realizing visual communication and a terminal. The method includes: the initiating terminal and the receiving terminal of the visual communication establish a Bluetooth wireless communication link between the initiating terminal and the receiving terminal via the respective Bluetooth module thereof; and the initiating terminal and the receiving terminal transmit the multimedia information via the established Bluetooth wireless communication link to carry out the visual communication. In the disclosure, the Bluetooth technology and the low rate audio/video coding technology are combined effectively with the feature that the connection and networking are flexible and diversified and the capability of transmitting via a low bandwidth channel.
US09083842B2	Solid-state imaging device, method for processing signal of solid-state imaging device, and imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a color filter unit disposed on a pixel array unit including pixels two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix and a conversion processing unit disposed on a substrate having the pixel array unit thereon. The color filter unit has a color arrangement in which a color serving as a primary component of a luminance signal is arranged in a checkerboard pattern and a plurality of colors serving as color information components are arranged in the other area of the checkerboard pattern. The conversion processing unit converts signals that are output from the pixels of the pixel array unit and that correspond to the color arrangement of the color filter unit into signals that correspond to a Bayer arrangement and outputs the converted signals.
US09083837B2	System and method for keyed operation of devices using near field communication In implementations, a computer-implemented method for operating a multifunctional device (MFD) is disclosed. The computer-implemented method can include receiving a identification information from a tag that is associated with a MFD; identifying, by a processor, one or more operations based on the identification information that was received; and transmitting the one or more operations to the MFD.
US09083829B2	Portable hand-held device for displaying oriented images A portable hand-held device is provided having a network interface for sharing images between the device and a network, an image display for displaying the shared images, an orientation sensor for sensing an orientation of the device, and a processor for processing the displayed images based on the sensed device orientation and outputting the processed images to the image display.
US09083827B2	Relay device, facsimile communication method, and recording medium A relay device includes a receiver that receives multiple facsimile transmission instructions via a private network from a client device that does not include facsimile transmitting functions, a facsimile communication unit that sequentially transmits facsimiles externally via a public network, on the basis of the multiple facsimile transmission instructions received by the receiver, a creator that creates communication result information regarding communication when the facsimile communication unit transmitted facsimiles, before the facsimile communication unit completes facsimile transmission for all of the multiple facsimile transmission instructions, and a transmitter that transmits the communication result information created by the creator to the client device from which the receiver received facsimile transmission instructions.
US09083824B2	Image forming apparatus for detecting an abnormality An image forming apparatus capable of selectively executing a plurality of functions includes a first control unit for transmitting an image forming job, a second control unit for receiving the image forming job transmitted from the first control unit and controlling an image forming operation, an abnormality detection unit for detecting an abnormality of the image forming apparatus, a function restriction unit for restricting a function corresponding to the detected abnormality, and an execution unit for executing a first preparation operation if a power of the second control unit is turned on while the function is not restricted by the function restriction unit, and for executing, if the power of the second control unit is turned on while the function is restricted by the function restriction unit, a second preparation operation in which a preparation operation corresponding to the restricted function is excluded from the first preparation operation.
US09083823B2	Context oriented billing The present invention is directed toward networks and more particularly to a method and system for providing information related to context-oriented billing in such networks. In one more embodiments, a computer implemented method provides for billing invoices in response to one or more of a customer's network elements which have been correlated with detailed network data, classified into one or more billing event categories, and rated in accordance with a predetermined hierarchy.
US09083818B2	Integrated display and management of data objects based on social, temporal and spatial parameters An embodiment is directed to displaying information to a user of a communications device. The communications device receives a query including a social parameter, a temporal parameter and a spatial parameter relative to the user that are indicative of a desired visual representation of a set of data objects. The communications device determines degrees to which the social, temporal and spatial parameters of the query are related to each of the set of data objects in social, temporal and spatial dimensions, respectively. The communications device displaying a first visual representation of at least a portion of the set of data objects to the user based on whether the determined degrees of relation in the social dimension, temporal dimension and spatial dimension satisfy the respective parameters of the query.
US09083815B2	System and method for account setup for mobile devices, such as an e-mail account setup A mobile communication device includes a display configured to provide a graphical user interface, a memory configured to store computer program instructions and a communication-setup database having setup information associated with each of a plurality of different communication account types, and a processor configured to execute the computer program instructions to provide a communication-setup client via the graphical user interface. The communication-setup client enables a user to perform an initial setup of a plurality of different communication account types on the mobile communication device, and subsequent easy access to the communication-setup database to provide access to a specific desired communications client within a limited amount of clicks or data entries.
US09083812B2	Computing device with removable processing unit A handheld tablet computing device with a removable central processor module has a first plurality of user interface elements comprising at least a screen, a keyboard, and a pointing device, a first communications link software module resident in a read-only firmware memory chip; a first docking port located on an interior surface of a void extending inward from one of the exterior surfaces of the handheld computing device; and a user-removable processing unit comprising at least a central processor module, a data storage module, a second communications link software module, a second docking port, and a second plurality of user interface elements, the user-removable processing unit being removably coupled to the handheld computing device via connection between the first docking port and the second docking port and adapted to be removable while running.
US09083807B2	System for connecting two client entities The invention relates to a system for connecting a first client entity (10) to a second client entity (11) in a communications network. Said first client entity has subscribed to a connection service. A routing module routes via a connecting device (50) a first call made by the second client entity to the first client entity and redirected to a third client entity (12). Said connecting device inserts a linking module (40) for the interception of said first call. A first branch is established between the second client entity and the linking module and a second branch is established between the linking module and the third client entity. The connecting device then detects a second call associated to the connection service made by the first client entity via the linking module, and then connects the first and second client entities by connecting the first branch and this second call by means of the linking module.
US09083800B1	Agent-centric processing of prioritized outbound contact lists Outbound contact records for a contact center can be arranged as an ordered list reflecting a priority for reaching a party during defined time periods. For each time period, the corresponding prioritized list is used for originating outbound contacts. Originating outbound contacts involves first determining when an agent is available and determining an agent profile of the available agent. Then, records in the ordered list are searched to identify parties having a compatible called party profile matching the agent profile. When an agent is available, the selected contact records are used to generate outbound contacts and a responding party is matched to the agent. Other responding parties may be matched with other agents having the same agent profile or matched with second-best compatible agents. At certain conditions, the remaining records may be processed in a list-centric manner wherein a responding party is matched with any available agent.
US09083794B2	Provisioning my status information to others in my social network A device, system, and method are directed towards sending a status of a user in a social network to a recipient. In one embodiment, a status of the user is received over a channel. The channel may include an application protocol. The recipient is selected based on a membership in the social network, a preference of the recipient, or a media format of the status. Another channel is selected based on information about a mode of communication between the recipient and the user and/or another member related to the user in the social network. The status may be modified based on social network information, preferences of a recipient, receiving device information, channel information, or the like. The status is forwarded to the recipient over the other channel. Forwarding may comprise unicasting, multicasting, and/or delaying sending the status until the other channel is available.
US09083791B2	Web-hosted framework for mobile applications Embodiments are directed towards providing a web-based framework for access and use of mobile device applications within an application stack. The mobile device includes a mobile web framework application (MWFA) that, when the mobile device boots up, seeks to connect online to a remote web-based interface manager. The remote interface manager provides a display of an application user interface to the mobile device, from which a user may access various applications that may be configured to execute at a remote device rather than on the mobile device. The user may also add to or otherwise modify the applications within the application stack.
US09083787B2	Apparatus and method for driving communication terminal using proximity sensor for dialing An apparatus and a method for driving a communication terminal are provided. A method for driving a communication terminal according to the present invention includes determining, when a proximity of an object is detected, data based on a proximity duration for which the proximity is maintained, and executing, when an execution request is detected, a function corresponding to the data. Since a specific function is executed in response to the information on the proximity of an object to the communication terminal, there is no need to display touch keys on the screen, resulting in improvement of user's convenience.
US09083776B2	Echo mitigation in a conference call In an example embodiment, an example method is provided for echo mitigation in a conference call. In this method, a test audio signal is transmitted to a conference endpoint and as a result, an echo associated with the transmittal of the test audio signal is received. One or more parameters of the echo are then identified and an echo mitigation process is selected from multiple echo mitigation processes based on the identified parameters. The selected echo mitigation process is then applied.
US09083769B2	Electronic tool and methods for meetings An electronic meeting tool and method for communicating arbitrary media content from users at a meeting comprises a node configuration means adapted to operate a display node of a communications network, the display node being coupled to a first display. The node configuration means is adapted to receive user selected arbitrary media content and to control display of the user selected arbitrary media content on the first display. A peripheral device adapted to communicate the user selected arbitrary media content via the communications network is a connection unit comprising a connector adapted to couple to a port of a processing device having a second display, a memory and an operating system, and a transmitter. A program is adapted to obtain user selected arbitrary media content, said program leaving a zero footprint on termination. The user may trigger a transfer of said user selected arbitrary media content to said transmitter.
US09083765B2	Systems and methods of offline processing Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with offline processing are described. One exemplary system embodiment can include a link detection logic configured to determine a link status of the network connection where the link status includes an online state and an offline state. An offline logic can be configured to allow the application to continue operating when the network connection is in the offline state by redirecting network communications sent from the application and storing the network communications in a post data store. The offline logic can be configured to submit the network communications from the post data store to the remote device when the link status changes to the online state.
US09083760B1	Dynamic cloning and reservation of detached idle connections A system and method for optimizing use of idle server connections comprises receiving, at a first network traffic management device of a cluster, a request from a client device to access a server. The first network traffic management device reserve an idle flow connection from an idle connection pool previously established between at least a second network traffic management device and the server. A flow cookie is retrieved from the second network traffic management device. The flow cookie comprises routing information associated with the retrieved idle flow connection, whereby the flow cookie is modified to represent the connection between the server and the first network traffic management device. The updated flow cookie is incorporated into the received request and forwarded to the server, wherein a server response contains the updated flow cookie such that the response is received by the first network traffic management device.
US09083754B2	Secure digital communications The present disclosure relates to an improved method for digital communication and, in particular, an improved method for digital communication in terms of improved authentication and traceability. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method of performing a transaction between a first device and a second device wherein the first device having an established trusted communication relation with a first trusted device and the second device having an established trusted communication relation with a second trusted device, the first and the second trusted device each having an established trusted communication relation with a fourth trusted device, the first and the second device being aware of a policy for the transaction specifying a role definition for the first and the second devices.
US09083750B2	Method and system for authentication by defining a demanded level of security A computer-implemented method for authentication involves defining a level of trust required for access to a resource independently of any particular authentication mechanism or instance, determining levels of trust associated with a plurality of authentication instances, and selecting and combining two or more of the authentication instances to meet or exceed the required level of trust.
US09083749B1	Managing multiple security policy representations in a distributed environment Customers accessing resources or services in a distributed environment can obtain assurance that a provider of that environment will only allow requests to access those resources or services when those requests satisfy at least one security policy associated with the customer. A customer can provide a security policy update that might be written in a different representation (e.g., version) than is supported by all relevant policy evaluation engines across the distributed environment. A component or service such as an access management service can evaluate the representation of the policy, as well as the representations supported by the evaluation engines, and can determine if the features of the policy update are supported by the representations of the engines. If so, the policy update can be translated to express the policy document in the supported representation(s), such that the policy can be utilized without having to update the relevant engines.
US09083740B1	Network traffic pattern matching using adaptive deterministic finite automata In general, techniques are described for network traffic pattern matching using adaptive deterministic finite automata (DFA). A network device may implement the techniques to promote pattern matching. The network device comprises a control unit that stores first and second data defining first and second portions of a DFA, respectively. The first data defines first states of the DFA in an uncompressed format. The second data defines second states of the DFA in a compressed format. The network device also includes an interface that receives network packets. The control unit processes the network packets to traverse the first and second states. The control unit then compares a number of times the first and second states have been traversed. Based on the comparison, the control unit dynamically reallocates the first states of the DFA in the uncompressed format and the second states of the DFA in the compressed format.
US09083730B2	Methods and apparatus to identify an internet protocol address blacklist boundary Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to identify an Internet protocol address blacklist boundary. An example method includes identifying a netblock associated with a malicious Internet protocol address, the netblock having a lower boundary and an upper boundary, collecting netflow data associated with a plurality of Internet protocol addresses in the netblock, establishing a first window associated with a lower portion of Internet protocol addresses numerically lower than a candidate Internet protocol address, establishing a second window associated with an upper portion of Internet protocol addresses numerically higher than a candidate Internet protocol address, calculating a breakpoint score based on a comparison between a behavioral profile of the first window and a behavioral profile of the second window, and identifying a first sub-netblock when the breakpoint score exceeds a threshold value.
US09083721B2	Information processing system, client device, and control method An image forming apparatus establishes a first network connection using a network protocol to enable transmitting of a request that is issued by taking the server apparatus for the starting point through a firewall to the image forming apparatus. The client server apparatus transmits an instruction through the first network connection to establish a second network connection corresponding to an application installed on the image forming apparatus after establishment of the first network connection. The image forming apparatus establishes the second network connection in response to the instruction transmitted from the print server.
US09083719B2	Controller for the intelligent interconnection of two communication networks, and method of use for same A caller ID based call routing feature. A processing system in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) receives first identifying information for identifying the source of a telephone call and associates additional information stored in a memory with the first identifying information. The additional information may then be transmitted to the subscriber via the Internet for display. Another feature is a branch calling feature where the subscriber may program a processing system within the PSTN to forward an incoming call to two or more end units (e.g., telephones) simultaneously. If the call at an end unit is answered, answer supervision signaling is transmitted back to the processing system which then terminates all other calls. The processing system then connects the calling party to the subscriber. The branch calling may be made for any combination of local, long distance, and cellular telephone numbers.
US09083718B1	Global grid protocal, a system and method for establishing and simplifying peer-to-peer networking connections among a plurality of computers and divices by dynamically generating identifiers and performing routing and traversal processes A system and method of establishing and simplifying peer-to-peer networking connections among a plurality of computers and devices, whereby network connections may be established whether firewalls, network address translators, or any combination thereof, are present or not. The method includes: each peer dynamically generating globally unique identifiers and sending, receiving and adding to lists of known mesh configurations sent to and received from other peers or loaded from a storage device; and asynchronously attempting a specified sequence of methods to establish connectivity to the closest peer, including a sequence of methods of traversing any network address translators or firewalls that may be present.
US09083695B2	Control and management of electronic messaging A method for controlling a message from a sender. A referee can evaluate a credential associated with a message to determine its desirability to the intended recipient, and take an action based upon the results of the determination. A sender that includes a trusted component can send a credential with the message, and the message can be controlled without a referee.
US09083691B2	Fine-grained user authentication and activity tracking In one embodiment, the finer grained control may be in the form of controlling the validity period after which credentials need to be provided anew or access is denied. In another embodiment, the control may be provided by enabling the period of inactivity after which access is denied to be controlled. In yet another embodiment, techniques may be provided for enabling isolation of applications for a session.
US09083685B2	Method and system for content replication control A method and system for content replication control are provided. In one embodiment, a content replication system receives a request to replicate content in a plurality of memory devices, wherein each memory device is associated with a respective unique identifier. For each of the plurality of memory devices, the content replication system sends a request to a transport encryption key server for a transport encryption key, the request including the unique identifier of the memory device. If the unique identifier of the memory device is authorized to receive the transport encryption key, the content replication system receives the transport encryption key and sends the transport encryption key to the memory device. The content replication system then receives encrypted content from a content server, wherein the encrypted content is encrypted with the transport encryption key. The content replication system then sends the encrypted content to the plurality of memory devices.
US09083684B2	Communication node, key synchronization method, and key synchronization system In general, according to one embodiment, a communication node includes a key synchronization controller and an application communicator. The key synchronization controller controls synchronization of an application key on the basis of a node-based signaling process and a session-based signaling process, where the former process is for starting or ending exchanging of an application key between a correspondent node and the communication node and the latter process is for synchronizing a rule for assignment of the application key to a session with the correspondent node, the session shared with the correspondent node. The application communicator provides the application key in accordance with the rule, the key for use by an application having the session.
US09083683B2	Encryption/decryption device for secure communications between a protected network and an unprotected network and associated methods The encryption/decryption device includes a plaintext unit, a ciphertext unit and a cryptographic unit connected therebetween. The plaintext unit may include a logic device such as a first programmable logic device (PLD), e.g. a field programmable gate array (FPGA), for interfacing with the protected network to perform encapsulation of data from the protected network to define outgoing datagrams, and to perform decapsulation of incoming datagrams from the cytographic unit. The ciphertext unit may include a second logic device such as a PLD or FPGA for interfacing with the unprotected network to perform routing of incoming encrypted datagrams from the unprotected network to the cryptographic unit, and to perform routing of outgoing encrypted datagrams from the cryptographic unit to the unprotected network. The cryptographic unit may also be a PLD or FPGA and performs encryption of outgoing datagrams from the plaintext unit, and to perform decryption of incoming encrypted datagrams from the ciphertext unit to define the incoming datagrams.
US09083667B2	System and method for follow-on message processing A follow-on message processing system for an integrated information management application. The follow-on message processing system includes a client computer coupled to a network, an email client coupled to the client computer, and a follow-on message controller coupled to the email client. The email client receives an email and a follow-on command from another email client. The follow-on command is associated with the email received from the other email client. The follow-on message controller interrupts access to the email client in response to a determination that an email draft is in progress. The email draft in progress is associated with the received email.
US09083663B2	Reminder system A reminder system is provided. The system provides a user-friendly interface to a user's existing email, and in some embodiments to the user's document management, calendar and other systems, in order to ensure that an appropriate user is notified when action should be taken, and also provides notation to the user indicating the appropriate course of action to be taken. The system provides a calendaring feature where a supervisor or manager can determine the workload of a group of workers for an upcoming time period. The system provides an easily accessible and traceable database of information pertaining to a project checklist, document, a client name, a client matter number, a document type, or other customizable fields in order for a user to search and sort the information for their own use.
US09083657B2	Flow communication system A flow communication system has: a node having a flow table; and a controller configured to set a flow entry in the flow table. Each flow entry that is set in the flow table specifies packet processing which is performed with respect to a packet matching a match condition. If a hit entry exists in the flow table, the node performs the packet processing specified by the hit entry with respect to a received packet. If a deletion condition with regard to a first flow entry in the flow table is satisfied, the node deletes the first flow entry from the flow table. The deletion condition includes that a sum of packet lengths of all the received packets matching the first flow entry after the first flow entry is set up exceeds a predetermined deletion unit length.
US09083656B2	Service communication method and system for access network apparatus A service communication method for an access network apparatus. The access network apparatus comprises a source terminal and a target terminal both connected to the same access switch. The method comprises: a node server, according to a request of a current service, notifying the access switch connected to both the source terminal and the target terminal to set a downlink port of the access switch, to which a data packet of the current service is directed, in an internal data packet address table thereof; the source terminal sending an uplink data packet of the current service; and after receiving the data packet, the access switch directing the data packet to the corresponding downlink port according to the setting of the internal data packet address table thereof, and transmitting the data packet to the target terminal through the downlink port. The present invention can effectively save the bandwidth and routing resources, ensure a steady and smooth transmission path, avoid delay of multimedia services, satisfy national information security requirements, and save hardware resources, thereby ensuring network transmission quality.
US09083654B2	Use of information channels to provide communications in a virtual environment The invention generally relates to virtual environments, and more particularly to systems and methods for communicating in virtual environments. A method of providing communication in a virtual universe (VU) includes instantiating and assigning an information channel to a first client of the VU, associating at least one additional client of the VU to the information channel, and conveying data placed on the information channel to the first client and the at least one additional client.
US09083653B2	Automated cloud set up Automated cloud set up may include collecting compute resources available for setting up a cloud, identifying packages available to apply to the compute resources, and determining which subsets of the packages to apply to which compute resource.
US09083645B2	Systems and methods providing reverse path forwarding compliance for a multihoming virtual routing bridge An information handling system is provided. The information handling system includes a plurality of routing bridges coupled to at least one node. The node may be multihomed and logically coupled to the rest of the information handling system through a virtual routing bridge. Methods and systems are provided to allow multicast packets originating behind the virtual routing bridge to be properly handled to comply with reverse path forwarding. This may be accomplished by creating and selectively using a plurality of routing trees that include the paths between the virtual routing bridge and neighboring physical routing bridges.
US09083636B2	System and method for multipoint label distribution protocol node protection using a targeted session in a network environment A method is provided in one example and includes receiving first address information from a protected node over a first label switched path having a first label. The first address information is associated with a first network element. A second label switched path has been previously established with the first network element. The method further includes establishing a targeted session with the first network element, assigning a second label to the second label switched path, and sending the second label to the first network element over the targeted session.
US09083631B2	Multipoint-to-point pseudowire A method is provided for transmitting a data stream from a plurality of terminating (leaf) devices toward another terminating (root) device, the leaf and root devices forming the ends of a multipoint-to-point pseudowire based on a packet switched network to which the terminating devices belong, the method comprising: receiving, by a switching device, also belonging to the packet switched network, a first data stream sent by a first leaf device toward the root device, receiving, by the switching device, a second data stream sent by a second leaf device toward the root device, aggregating the first and second data streams into a third data stream, the switching device having been configured to aggregate the first and second data streams via a parameter called the aggregation parameter, included in a pseudowire establishment request, and transmitting the third data stream toward the root device.
US09083626B1	System and method for reducing hardware table resources in a multi-stage network device A multi-stage network is provided, where the network includes a first stage comprising a first plurality of network switching devices, the first plurality of network devices being classified into switching groups. The network further includes a second stage comprising a second plurality of network switching devices. A linking configuration, comprising a plurality of links between the first plurality of network switching devices and the second plurality of network switching devices, couples the first stage to the second stage. Each first stage network switching device in a given switching group includes the same number of links to any given second stage network switching device as each other first stage network switching device in that group.
US09083619B2	Discovering, validating, and configuring hardware-inventory components Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for automatically validating and configuring an inventory of hardware to interact seamlessly with a cloud-computing fabric of a data center are provided. Initially, devices internal to the hardware inventory are located by sending and receiving messages via out-of-band communication channels and network communication channels, respectively. Locating the internal devices involves establishing communication from a user device to the hardware inventory and selecting at least one of the internal devices for conducting a discovery process thereon. The discovery process involves receiving a first network identifier via the out-of-band communication channel and receiving a second network identifier via the network communication channel. When the first and second network identifiers match, the interconnection of the selected device is validated. Otherwise, one or more remedial measures are initiated with respect to the selected device. Validation involves conducting a server boot within the MOS and executing validation and configuration tools.
US09083618B2	Centralized backup system and backup method for an homogeneous real-time system at different locations A centralized backup system for a non-local homogeneous real-time system comprises a switch (302), and a host (301), an encryptor (303), a PC monitor (304), and a firewall (305) which connect with the switch. The centralized backup system ensures the reliability of the non-local systems and is able to allocate resources flexibly to meet the requirement of the tasks of system in each different location by centralized deployment and centralized management of backup systems in all locations.
US09083614B2	System and method for supporting out-of-order message processing in a distributed data grid A system and method can support out-of-order message processing in a distributed data grid. A cluster node in the distributed data grid can receive a plurality of messages at a cluster node in the distributed data grid. The distributed data grid allows each message in the plurality of messages to determine whether it needs to be handled in a particular order on a first thread. The cluster node can dispatch one or more of said messages that do not need to be handled in the particular order on the first thread to one or more different threads.
US09083611B2	Method and system for virtual network interface cards (VNICs) over aggregation spanning multiple switches A method for remapping VNICs associated with an aggregation layer. The method includes making a first determination that a first network interface card (NIC) has failed, where the first NIC and a second NIC are part of the aggregation group, the aggregation layer manages the aggregation group, where a first virtual NIC (VNIC) is mapped to the first NIC and a second VNIC is mapped to the second NIC, and the first NIC is connected to a first switch and the second NIC is connected to a second switch. The method further includes, based on the first determination, remapping the first VNIC to the second NIC, and after the remapping, receiving packets by the first VNIC from the second NIC.
US09083607B2	Method and device for processing data cell A method and device for processing data cells are disclosed. The method includes: configuring a unicast routing table which includes a corresponding relation between unicast destination addresses and port trunking (Trunks), and a multicast routing table which includes a corresponding relation between multicast group addresses and Trunks; receiving data cells; determining a corresponding Trunk according to types of the data cells, if the data cell is a unicast cell, extracting a destination address of the unicast cell, querying the unicast routing table, and obtaining a Trunk corresponding to the unicast cell; and if the data cell is a multicast cell, extracting a multicast group address of the multicast cell, querying the multicast routing table, and obtaining one or more Trunks corresponding to the multicast cell; and selecting an output link from the determined Trunks according to a preset load balancing policy, and sending data cells through the selected output link.
US09083606B2	Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to manage routing in networks Example methods, apparatus and articles to manage routing in networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes identifying a first network element associated with a problematic network element; identifying a first maximum transmission unit of the first network element and a second maximum transmission unit of the problematic network element; determining whether the first and second maximum transmission units are different; and when the first and second maximum transmission units are different, identifying a value of a greater one of the first and second maximum transmission units and configuring the first network element and the problematic network element to each have the identified value.
US09083602B2	Communication system and communication device Provided is a communication system which is provided with a plurality of communication devices and transfers a packet between the plurality of communication devices through a communication path. When a packet is looped back at any of the communication devices on the communication path to verify connectivity of the communication path, a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices stores, in a first region of header information of the packet, first information for designating the communication device at which the packet is looped back, further stores, in a second region of the header information of the packet, second information on a loopback point in the designated communication device at which the packet is looped back, and sends the packet to which the first information and the second information have been added.
US09083597B1	Method and receiver in a wireless communication system Receiver and method in a receiver, for estimating a normalised frequency offset between a transmitter and the receiver in a wireless communication system, based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM. The method comprises receiving a first pilot signal (yr1) and a second pilot signal (yr2) from the transmitter; computing a Karhunen-Loeve approximation λK(φ), up to any finite order K of a log-likelihood function λ(φ), based on the received pilot signals (yr1, yr2); and estimating the frequency offset by calculating a maximum value of the computed Karhunen-Loeve approximation λK(φ).
US09083593B2	Method and system for multiple training sequences for peak-to-average power ratio reduction in precoded bursts A method and apparatus for peak to average power ratio reduction, the method precoding the data symbols using an inverse discrete Fourier transform (‘IDFT’), choosing, at a transmitter, a set of training sequence symbols from a plurality of sets of training sequence symbols, and creating, at the transmitter, an IDFT precoded burst by adding the IDFT of the data symbols and an IDFT of the chosen set of training sequence symbols. Further, a method and receiver, the method receiving a burst, performing a discrete Fourier transform on the burst, choosing a training sequence among a known plurality of training sequences sets, the chosen training sequence resulting in the least noise estimate among the plurality of training sequence sets, and demodulating the burst with the detected pilot burst.
US09083586B2	Verifying availability and reachability through a network device In an embodiment, in response to receiving from a client computer a client request to connect to a server: processing the client request in a network protection device including applying one or more translations and one or more security checks, generating a server acknowledgment to the client computer as if the server acknowledged receiving the client request from the client computer, processing the server acknowledgement in the network protection device including applying one or more translations and one or more security checks and sending the server acknowledgment to the client computer; in response to receiving a client acknowledgment of receiving the server acknowledgment, determining that a first path between the client computer and the network protection device is operational; generating a server request to the server; processing the server request in the network protection device, determining that a second path between the network protection device and the server is operational.
US09083582B2	Transmitter noise cancellation in a multi transmitter-receiver system In a multi transmitter-receiver system, transmitter noise cancellation may be applied selectively for certain transmitters by exploiting asymmetries of the system. Hence, observation receiver(s) numbering less than the number of transmitters may be provided saving space and cost. Each observation receiver may selectively couple to a transmitter path and estimate the leakage noise from that transmitter. Based on the estimated leakage noise, noise cancellation may be applied to corresponding receiver path(s). Selection of the transmitters for leakage estimation may be based on system conditions at that time, which may be known to the system or may be estimated dynamically.
US09083580B2	Receiver device, system, and method for low-energy reception of data A receiver device, A system and a method for reception of a signal having an amplitude that has been modulated with information, wherein a resistive element is provided that converts an electrical quantity into a physical parameter.
US09083571B2	Symbol-wise channel tracking for smart utility networks (SUN) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) A device for updating complex channel gain estimates for orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols that includes a receiver to receive a plurality of OFDM symbols, wherein each OFDM symbol includes a plurality of pilot tones at a subset of odd positions and a finite impulse response (FIR) filter. The FIR filter configured to filter a plurality of initial channel estimates of odd tones of an OFDM symbol using a first set of coefficients to generate an updated estimate of the channel estimates of the plurality of odd tones for that OFDM symbol, and filter the plurality of the initial channel estimates of the odd tones of the OFDM symbol using a second set of coefficients to generate estimates for a plurality of initial channel estimates of even tones for that OFDM symbol.
US09083561B2	Automated assistance for customer care chats An apparatus provides automated assistance to an agent. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives a client communication from a client terminal via a network. A processor processes the client communication and determines a plurality of agent statements based on the client communication. The plurality of agent statements is displayed on a display. An input receives an agent communication from the agent. The agent communication is selected from a custom statement input by the agent and one of the plurality of agent statements selected by the agent. A transmitter transmits the agent communication to the client terminal via the network.
US09083559B2	Image communication apparatus, image communication method, and memory medium In an Internet facsimile apparatus, it is an object of the invention to provide means for notifying the user of details of a message disposition notification situation (MDN) of a transmission image. When E-mail data is sent, an MDN for E-mail to be sent is requested and communication management information of the sent E-mail is updated on the basis of a reception result of reply E-mail responsive to the MDN request.
US09083550B2	Network virtualization over infiniband Mechanisms are provided to allow servers connected over an InfiniBand fabric to communicate using multiple private virtual interconnects (PVIs). In particular embodiments, the PVIs appear as virtual Ethernet networks to users on individual servers and virtual machines running on the individual servers. Each PVI is represented on the server by a virtual network interface card (VNIC) and each PVI is mapped to its own InfiniBand multicast group. Data can be transmitted on PVIs as Ethernet packets fully encapsulated, including the layer 2 header, within InfiniBand messages. Broadcast and multicast frames are propagated using InfiniBand.
US09083548B2	Apparatus and methods to communicatively couple field devices to controllers in a process control system Example apparatus and methods to communicatively couple field devices to controllers in a process control system are disclosed. An example method of changing a communication protocol of a first field device in a process control system includes decoupling from the first field device a first removable communication module configured to communicate using a first communication protocol. The example method also includes coupling to the first field device a second removable communication module configured to communicate using a second communication protocol. After coupling the second removable communication module, the first field device is configured to communicate using the second communication protocol. In addition, the first field device is coupled to a first communication channel on an input/output card when communicating using the first communication protocol and the first field device is coupled to the first communication channel on the input/output card when communicating using the second communication protocol.
US09083545B2	Method and apparatus for managing resources of a universal plug and play device based on a connection status of a control point Provided are a method and apparatus for managing resources of a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device based on a connection status of a control point. The method of managing resources of a controlled device includes: monitoring an invocation of an action representing a connection of a control point for a predetermined time; determining whether the control point is connected to the controlled device or not by considering whether the monitored action is invoked or not; and increasing available resources by selectively deactivating an application which is controlled by the control point according to the determination result. Accordingly, the resources of the UPnP device can be effectively managed.
US09083539B2	Method and apparatus for multicast packet reception Roughly described, incoming data packets are delivered by the NIC directly to at least two user level endpoints. In an aspect, only filters that cannot be ambiguous are created in the NIC. In another aspect, the NIC maintains a filter table supporting direct delivery of incoming unicast and multicast data packets to one user level endpoint. Additional requests to join the same multicast group cause replacement of the NIC filter with one in the kernel. In another aspect, a NIC has limited capacity to maintain multicast group memberships. In response to a new multicast filter request, the kernel establishes it in the NIC only if the NIC still has sufficient capacity; otherwise it is established in the kernel.
US09083538B2	Methods and apparatus for creation and transport of multimedia content flows to a distribution network Methods and apparatus for creation and transport of multimedia content flows to a distribution network. The system includes a method for transporting a content flow to an access network for distribution to devices coupled to the access network. The method includes transmitting a request message to add the content flow to the access network, wherein the request message comprises one or more flow parameters associated with the content flow. The method also includes receiving a response message indicating that the content flow associated with the one or more flow parameters will be added to the access network, and delivering the content flow to the access network.
US09083537B2	Device and method for energy management in a household An energy management system comprises one or more appliances, a remote device, and a communication device. In one embodiment, the communication device forms a physical connection with the remote device and thereafter a physical connection with an associated appliances. The first physical connection binds the communication to the remote device, thereby forming a secure connection over which inputs and outputs can be exchanged between the remote and the associated appliance when the communication device is connected to the appliance.
US09083499B1	Decision feedback solution for channels with low signal to noise ratio This invention is related to a low-complexity MIMO detector in a wireless communication system with near optimal performance. Initial symbol estimation is performed for a transmitted symbol vector. The soft information of the transmitted symbol vector can be more accurately calculated by deemphasizing the LLRs associated with symbols belonging to weak channels that may suffer from poor initial estimation. By combining aspects of both the linear detection and the ML detection, the complexity of the proposed detector becomes orders of magnitude lower than that of a ML detector, but the performance is very close to that of an ML detector.
US09083495B2	System and method for signaling control information in a mobile communication network A method of transmitting control information from a wireless communication terminal to an access network includes generating control information comprising a plurality of control bits. The method also includes encoding the control bits using a block code that outputs an encoded bit sequence comprising encoded bits b(0), b(1), . . . , b(19) and dividing the encoded bits into a first group and a second group. The first group includes the encoded bits {b(0), b(1), b(2), b(3), b(4), b(6), b(7), b(8), b(13), b(19)} and the second group includes the encoded bits {b(5), b(9), b(10), 6(11), b(12), b(14), b(15), b(16), b(17), b(18)}. The method further includes transmitting the first group of encoded bits on a first set of carriers and transmitting the second group of encoded bits on a second set of carriers having different frequencies from the first set of carriers.
US09083494B2	Efficient resource utilization in TDD In a wireless communication system unused resource elements are utilized to transmit additional pilot and control signals. The additional pilot and control signals may mitigate the impact of interference. The unused resource elements may be in a downlink pilot timeslot (DwPTS) in a time division duplex system.
US09083485B2	Defragmentation of optical networks According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of spectrum defragmentation in an optical network may include assigning an optical signal within an optical network to a first frequency slot that spans a first portion of an optical spectrum of the optical network. The method may also include constructing a frequency slot dependency map based on the assignation of the optical signal to the frequency slot. The method may also include reassigning, as a result of an optical signal departure event, the optical signal to a second frequency slot based on the frequency slot dependency map. The second frequency slot may span a second portion of the optical spectrum of the optical network.
US09083465B2	Method for acquiring PON port association relationship, optical network device, and optical network system The present invention discloses a method for acquiring a PON port association relationship. An OLT where a standby PON port is located receives a protection packet from an optical network unit, parses the protection packet to obtain an identifier of an active PON port carried in the packet, and acquires an association relationship between the active PON port and the standby PON port according to an identifier of the standby PON port receiving the protection packet. When the present invention is implemented, the OLT where the standby PON port is located can acquire an association relationship between an active PON port and a standby PON port, and determine, according to the association relationship, whether the protection packet is valid or acquire, according to the association relationship, configuration information of the active PON port.
US09083463B1	System and method for providing active RF shielding A system and method for removing radio frequency emissions from an electronic device. The system comprises collectors for collection of the radio frequency signals, combiners for combining the signals to produce a combined signal, fiber optic transmitter for up-converting the combined radio frequency signals to an optical wave length signal, optical fiber for directing the optical signal, and a heat sink for terminating the optical signal.
US09083454B2	Systems and methods for beamforming measurements Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide communication test systems for the testing of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radio frequency wireless data communication devices, systems and networks, including Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) devices and systems. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a test system containing an integrated MIMO signal analyzer is disclosed that includes a protocol engine operative in conjunction with a waveform generator and waveform analyzer that analyzes the signal waveform of a device under test. Such a test system may offer improved capabilities such as a simpler and more flexible measurement of complex MIMO signal waveforms, more automated measurements of MIMO waveforms including beamforming functions, and more accurate measurement of the efficiency of MIMO related functions such as channel estimation, transmit precoding and beamforming.
US09083453B2	Power supply generator with noise cancellation Techniques for performing noise cancellation/attenuation are disclosed. In one design, an apparatus includes a power supply generator having a switcher, a coupling circuit, an envelope amplifier, and a feedback circuit. The switcher generates DC and low frequency components and the envelope amplifier generates high frequency components of a supply voltage for a load, e.g., a power amplifier. The switcher receives a first supply voltage and provides a switcher output signal having switcher noise. The coupling circuit receives the switcher output signal and provides a first output signal having a first version of the switcher noise. The feedback circuit receives the switcher output signal and provides a feedback signal. The envelope amplifier receives an envelope signal and the feedback signal and provides a second output signal having a second version of the switcher noise, which is used to attenuate the first version of the switcher noise at the load.
US09083452B2	Near-field equivalent source representation for SAR estimation Efficient techniques for estimating specific absorption rate (SAR) for wireless devices. In an aspect, electric and/or magnetic field measurements are made over a two-dimensional (2D) surface in the proximity of a wireless device. The field measurements are used to generate a near-field equivalent source representation of the wireless device. Specific absorption rate over, e.g., a 1 g/10 g mass may then be calculated by performing electromagnetic simulations using the near-field equivalent source representation. In an aspect, an elementary dipole array may be used to generate the near-field equivalent source representation from the field measurements.
US09083433B2	Wireless communication system A wireless communication system includes a wireless base station, a mobile station configured to communicate with the wireless base station, and a relay station configured to relay the communication between the wireless base station and the mobile station. When the number of the mobile stations communicating with the wireless base station is judged to have become smaller than or equal to a given number, a power controller in the relay station executes at least one of power control to cut off the power for relaying the communication, power control to perform intermittent operation, and power control to perform power-saving operation.
US09083425B1	Distributed airborne wireless networks Embodiments of methods and apparatus for providing distributed airborne wireless communications are provided herein. In some embodiments, an airborne wireless communication node includes: an airborne fleet comprising a plurality of airborne platforms having flight control electronics configured to control flight of individual airborne platforms and coordinate a flight plan of the airborne fleet as a whole; and a distributed communication payload, wherein the communication payload is subdivided into constituent parts, wherein the parts are distributed and positioned on respective ones of the plurality of airborne platforms. In some embodiments, the distributed communication payload includes: air-to-user link equipment to provide communication links with end-users, the air-to-user link equipment further comprising an RF antenna; air-to-air link equipment to provide communications between individual airborne platforms; and payload control electronics to control the air-to-user and air-to-air link equipment and managing communication services.
US09083415B2	Method and device for antenna searching with antenna selection Methods, devices, and computer program products for antenna searching with antenna selection are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus operable in a wireless communication system includes a first receiver, a second receiver, and a processor. The first receiver receives a first signal including pilot signals from a first antenna. The second receiver receives a second signal including pilot signals from a second antenna. The processor, while a receive diversity is enabled, demodulates the first and second signals, determines whether a first condition is satisfied, and, in response to determining that the first condition is satisfied, searches for pilot signals via the second receiver and not the first receiver. The first condition is satisfied when a signal strength of the first signal does not exceed a first threshold and a signal strength of the second signal exceeds a second threshold.
US09083408B2	Implicit and explicit channel sounding for beamforming A communication device for transmitting beamformed signals using implicit channel sounding is described. The communication device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The communication device receives one or more sounding signals and computes a channel estimate based on the one or more sounding signals. Frequency offset compensation is applied to the channel estimate by the communication device. The communication device also computes a precoding matrix based on the channel estimate and transmits a beamformed signal using the precoding matrix. Another communication device for receiving beamformed signals using explicit channel sounding is also described. The communication device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The communication device receives one or more sounding signals, computes a channel estimate based on the one or more sounding signals and applies amplitude compensation to the channel estimate. The communication device also sends estimated channel data and receives a beamformed signal.
US09083402B2	High frequency circuit and high frequency module including the same A front-end circuit includes a power amplifier circuit, a low noise amplifier circuit, a connection switching circuit, a bypass circuit and an attenuation unit. The connection switching circuit switches connections in response to a control signal. The bypass circuit forms a bypass in response to a control signal. The attenuation unit includes a plurality of attenuation circuits. The plurality of attenuation circuits include attenuation circuits. In the case where an antenna terminal is electrically connected to the power amplifier circuit, the attenuation circuits attenuate a branch signal leaked from the transmission signal into a transfer line for transferring the reception signal in response to the control signal. In the case where the antenna terminal is electrically connected to the low noise amplifier circuit, the attenuation circuit attenuates the reception signal in the transfer line in response to the control signal.
US09083391B2	Wireless power transceiver system Coupled coil systems and methods are disclosed in which transmitter and receiver inductors, or coils, are coupled in a configuration for wirelessly transferring power among them. In preferred implementations, power may be transmitted and received using temporarily paired coupled coils. One preferred aspect of the invention is that the coils are not permanently affixed in physical proximity to one another, but can be moved and/or interchanged, and that the coils may be used to transmit or receive power based on their real-time relationships to other coils.
US09083383B1	Parity check matrix An apparatus is disclosed. In this apparatus, at least one coder block has a parity check matrix. The parity check matrix comprises each element of an H matrix expanded by a Progressive Edge Growth (“PEG”) expansion factor and an Approximate Cycle Extrinsic Message Degree (“ACE”) expansion factor.
US09083380B2	Dual-string digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and related circuits, systems, and methods Dual-string digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and related circuits, systems, and methods are disclosed. In embodiments disclosed herein, a primary voltage divider of the dual string-DAC is comprised of at least one adjusting circuit. The adjusting circuit is configured to maintain the ideal voltage of a selected resistor node pair across a secondary voltage divider circuit in response to a primary switch unit selecting a selected resistor node pair. In this manner, impedance isolation is not required between a primary voltage divider and the secondary voltage divider circuit of the dual-string DAC. As a result, as non-limiting examples, the area on an integrated circuit (IC) for a dual-string DAC may be decreased, power consumption of the DAC may be decreased, and/or the dual-string DAC may have increased performance by not requiring a settling time.
US09083374B2	Entropy encoding and decoding scheme using VLC coding and pipe or entropy coding for high compression efficiency Decomposing a value range of the respective syntax elements into a sequence of n partitions with coding the components of z laying within the respective partitions separately with at least one by VLC coding and with at least one by PIPE or entropy coding is used to greatly increase the compression efficiency at a moderate coding overhead since the coding scheme used may be better adapted to the syntax element statistics. Accordingly, syntax elements are decomposed into a respective number n of source symbols si with i=1 . . . n, the respective number n of source symbols depending on as to which of a sequence of n partitions into which a value range of the respective syntax elements is sub-divided, a value z of the respective syntax elements falls into, so that a sum of values of the respective number of source symbols si yields z, and, if n>1, for all i=1 . . . n−1, the value of si corresponds to a range of the ith partition.
US09083373B2	Quadrature signal decoding using a driver A system and method for decoding quadrature signals includes a quadrature signal generator, a quadrature signal decoder, a key matrix and a driver. The quadrature signal generator generates quadrature signals on rotation. The quadrature signal decoder is configured to convert the quadrature signals into non-overlapping signals. The key matrix is configured to receive the non-overlapping signals. The driver is configured to scan the key matrix to decode the non-overlapping signals to generate an event update corresponding to a direction of rotation of the quadrature signal generator.
US09083371B2	Capacitive element, capacitor array, and A/D converter A capacitive element includes first electrodes and second electrodes that are alternately arranged in a concentric form. Each of the first electrodes and the second electrodes is formed with closed loop form, in at least one wiring layer provided on or above a substrate.
US09083370B2	A/D converter circuit, electronic apparatus and A/D conversion method An A/D converter circuit includes a comparison circuit that performs a process to compare an added signal of a sampled signal of an input signal and a code signal with a D/A output signal, or a process to compare the sampled signal with an added signal of the D/A output signal and the code signal, a control circuit that outputs output data obtained based on successive approximation result data and the code data as A/D conversion data of the input signal, a first D/A converter circuit that D/A converts the data for successive approximation, a second D/A converter circuit that D/A converts code data that changes over time, and a correction section that performs a correction process, to correct the successive approximation result data so as not to overflow due to code shifting using the code data.
US09083358B2	Delay lock loop phase glitch error filter A method and apparatus is provided for providing a phase glitch error filter for a delay lock loop. The device comprises a delay lock loop to provide an output signal based upon a phase difference between a reference signal and a feedback signal. The delay lock loop comprises a filter unit to provide filtering of noise on a phase control signal to substantially reduce a false delay lock loop state.
US09083357B2	Frequency locking system A frequency locking system for locking a clock frequency in a CDR circuit without crystal oscillator is provided. Reference data information is inputted into a first low-pass filter; the first low-pass filter is connected to a first swing detector; the first swing detector is connected to a non-inverting terminal of a comparator; an output terminal of the comparator is connected to a charge pump; the charge pump is connected to a first terminal of a capacitor; the capacitor is grounded. The capacitor is also connected to a voltage-controlled oscillator; the voltage-controlled oscillator is connected to a code pattern conversion generator; the code pattern conversion generator is connected to of a second low-pass filter; the second low-pass filter is connected to an input terminal of a second swing detector; an output terminal of the second swing detector is connected to an inverting terminal of the comparator.
US09083350B1	Method and apparatus for a digital non-linear loop control circuit Described herein are methods and system for providing digital non-linear loop control. In one embodiment, system with digital non-linear loop control comprises a parameter control circuit configured to modify a signal based on a control signal, a processing circuit configured to process the signal, and a parameter measurement circuit configured to measure a parameter value of the signal. The system also comprises a digital non-linear control circuit configured to compare the measured parameter value with a desired parameter value, to determine a control signal value based on the comparison using a lookup table (LUT) that characterizes a non-linear control response of the system, and to output the control signal to the parameter control circuit based on the determined control signal value.
US09083344B2	Touch sensor with integrated signal bus extensions A touch sensor may be formed from a flexible substrate such as a sheet of polymer. The flexible substrate may have a main rectangular portion and a protruding portion. Capacitive touch sensor electrodes may be formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the flexible substrate. Signal lines may be coupled to the touch sensor electrodes. The ends of the signal lines may extend onto the protruding portion. Signal lines may be formed on upper and lower surfaces of the flexible substrate. The signal lines may be coupled to circuitry on a printed circuit using a connector that receives the end of the protruding portion. Ground structures on the protruding portion may be configured to overlap the signal lines or may be laterally interposed between upper surface signal lines and lower surface signal lines.
US09083341B2	Soft error resilient circuit design method and logic cells A method is disclosed for creating a logic integrated circuit cell from an original logic integrated circuit gate. The method includes combining the original logic integrated circuit cell with a second circuit which takes as input a complement of inputs of the original logic integrated circuit cell and provides as output complements of the output of the original logic integrated circuit cell. The method further includes connecting the combined logic integrated circuit cells, where the outputs of the combined integrated circuit cells provide the inputs for other combined circuit cells such that, when the output of the original logic integrated circuit from a first combined logic integrated circuit cell is connected as input to a second combined logic integrated circuit cell, then the output of the second circuit in the first combined logic integrated circuit cell is always also connected to the second combined logic integrated circuit cell serving as the inverse of the input signals that come from the original logic integrated circuit cell.
US09083327B2	Semiconductor device and method of driving semiconductor device A novel semiconductor device and a method of driving the semiconductor device. A (volatile) node in which data that is rewritten as appropriate by arithmetic processing is held and a node in which the data is stored are electrically connected to each other via a source and a drain of a transistor in which a channel is formed in an oxide semiconductor layer. Then, data and data obtained by inverting the data (inverted data) are stored before supply of power source voltage is stopped, and the two inputs (data) are compared after restart of supply of the power source voltage, so that data obtained by arithmetic processing just before the supply of the power source voltage is stopped is restored.
US09083324B2	High frequency oscillator A frequency oscillator includes a ring oscillator having N inverters coupled in series, where N is an odd integer equal to three or more. A first filter is coupled between an output node of a first of the inverters and an output line of the frequency oscillator. A second filter is coupled between an output node of a second of the inverters and the output line of the frequency oscillator.
US09083318B2	Digitally controlled oscillator and output frequency control method A digitally controlled oscillator that generates an output frequency according to input data includes a determination unit that determines whether the input data has a value that causes deterioration in a phase noise characteristic of the digitally controlled oscillator, an offset unit that offsets the input data when the input data is determined to have the value that causes deterioration in the phase noise characteristic, and a generating unit that generates the output frequency using the input data after being offset.
US09083317B2	Method for sensing and calibrating antenna tuner device performance in cellular handset Systems and methods for calibrating antenna tuner device parameters can involve measuring a first signal level of an antenna tuner device, adjusting a tuning setting of the antenna tuner device, measuring one or more adjusted signal levels of the antenna tuner device, determining a level change between the first signal level and the one or more adjusted signal levels, comparing the level change to a predefined reference level change, and adjusting a device setting of the antenna tuner device to compensate for a difference between the level change and the predefined reference level change.
US09083314B2	Elastic wave filter device and antenna duplexer using same An elastic wave filter device includes a longitudinally coupled resonator-type elastic wave filter formed on a piezoelectric substrate; and a ladder-type elastic wave filter connected to the resonator-type elastic wave filter. The resonator-type filter includes an input IDT and an output IDT. The ladder-type filter includes a series arm resonator and a parallel arm resonator. A first ground electrode connected to the parallel arm resonator is electrically separated from a second ground electrode connected to at least one of the input IDT and the output IDT.
US09083304B2	Laminated balanced filter A laminated balanced filter includes one unbalanced terminal, two balanced terminals, a ground terminal, an unbalanced-side LC parallel resonator, an intermediate LC parallel resonator, and a balanced-side inductor. The inductor electrode pattern of the balanced-side inductor includes a first portion extending from one end portion to a connection portion and a second portion extending from the other end portion to the connection portion. A direction of a current flowing through the first portion is opposite to a direction of a current flowing through the inductor electrode pattern of the intermediate LC parallel resonator. A direction of a current flowing through the second portion of the balanced-side inductor is the same as a direction of a current flowing through the inductor electrode pattern of the intermediate LC parallel resonator. The laminated balanced filter further includes a coupling capacitor connected between a balanced terminal connected to the first portion and an unbalanced terminal.
US09083301B2	Balance filter A balance filter includes an unbalanced terminal, a first balanced terminal, a second balanced terminal, a ground terminal, an unbalanced-side coupling coil, a balanced-side coupling coil electromagnetically coupled to the unbalanced-side coupling coil, and an unbalanced-side capacitor. The unbalanced-side capacitor, the unbalanced-side coupling coil, and a portion of the balanced-side coupling coil define an LC parallel resonant circuit. A first end of the balanced-side coupling coil is a terminal having the same polarity as that of a first end of the unbalanced-side coupling coil. A second end of the unbalanced-side coupling coil is connected to the first end of the balanced-side coupling coil.
US09083300B2	Electromechanical systems piezoelectric contour mode differential resonators and filters This disclosure provides implementations of electromechanical systems resonator structures, devices, apparatus, systems, and related processes. In one aspect, a contour mode resonator device includes a first conductive layer with a plurality of first layer electrodes including a first electrode at which a first input signal can be provided and a second electrode at which a first output signal can be provided. A second conductive layer includes a plurality of second layer electrodes including a first electrode proximate the first electrode of the first conductive layer and a second electrode proximate the second electrode of the first conductive layer. A second signal can be provided at the first electrode or the second electrode of the second conductive layer to cooperate with the first input signal or the first output signal to define a differential signal. A piezoelectric layer is disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The piezoelectric layer includes a piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric layer is substantially oriented in a plane and capable of movement in the plane responsive to an electric field between the first electrodes or the second electrodes.
US09083299B2	Filter of adjustable frequency response and method thereof A filter of an adjustable frequency response comprises a plurality of filters having a plurality of distinct frequency responses, respectively. These filters receive a common input signal and generate a plurality of intermediate signals, respectively. A multiplexing circuit is used to select one of these intermediate signals as a filtered signal. The multiplexing circuit is controlled by a control signal that is related to a state of the filtered signal.
US09083294B2	Apparatus and method for multilevel lossless outphasing power amplifier System and method embodiments are provided for a multilevel outphasing amplifier architecture with a non-isolating or lossless combiner. The multilevel outphasing amplifier with lossless combiner improves power efficiency in comparison to outphasing amplifiers with lossless combiners. The multilevel outphasing amplifier applies different voltage levels to the power amplifiers (PAs) of the circuit according to the input signal power range. Additionally, tunable reactive compensation is applied to the compensation components (capacitor and inductor) of the lossless combiner as a function of the multilevel voltage setting of the PAs. The efficiency at the back-off region is improved by varying the compensation elements of the lossless combiner along with the drain voltage to the PAs as a function of the input signal power or amplitude.
US09083288B2	High level capable audio amplification circuit The present invention relates to an audio amplification circuit with first and second signal channels which generate first and second digital audio signals with different signal amplifications from a common audio input signal and a method of amplifying a common audio input signal with different signal amplifications to provide first and second digital audio signals with different amplification. The audio amplification circuit is particularly well-adapted for cooperating with an external or integral audio signal controller configured for receipt and processing of the first and second digital audio signals.
US09083283B2	Digital amplifier A digital amplifier includes a switch, a driving unit, an input signal detector, a control unit and a delay unit. The switch amplifies a signal input to the digital amplifier. The driving unit turns the switch on and off. The input signal detector detects whether an input signal is input to the digital amplifier. The control unit controls the switch to start switching when a signal is input to the digital amplifier and detected. The control unit controls the switch to stop the switching operation by stopping the driving of the driving unit, when the signal is not input to the digital amplifier and not detected. The delay unit delays an input signal to the digital amplifier by a predetermined time until the switching is started, so as to be transmitted to the switch. The switch amplifies the input signal sent to the digital amplifier via the delay unit.
US09083280B2	Techniques for phase detection A phase detection circuit can include two phase detectors that each generate a non-zero output in response to input signals being aligned in phase. The input signals are based on two periodic signals. The phase detection circuit subtracts the output signal of one phase detector from the output signal of the other phase detector to generate a signal having a zero value when the periodic signals are in phase. Alternatively, a phase detector generates a phase comparison signal indicative of a phase difference between periodic signals. The phase comparison signal has a non-zero value in response to input signals to the phase detector being aligned in phase. The input signals are based on the periodic signals. An output circuit receives the phase comparison signal and generates an output having a zero value in response to the periodic signals being aligned in phase.
US09083279B2	Oscillator using spin transfer torque An oscillator using spin transfer torque includes i) a pinned magnetic layer having a fixed magnetization direction, ii) a non-magnetic layer located on the pinned magnetic layer, and iii) a free magnetic layer located on the non-magnetic layer. The pinned magnetic layer includes i) a first part of the fixed magnetic layer and ii) a second part of the fixed magnetic layer located thereon. The first part of the fixed magnetic layer includes i) a first interface in contact with the second part of the fixed magnetic layer and ii) a second surface exposed to an outside while surrounding the first interface.
US09083274B2	Power stage precharging and dynamic braking apparatus for multilevel inverter Precharging and dynamic braking circuits are presented for multilevel inverter power stages of a power converter with a shared resistor connected to charge a DC bus capacitor with current from the rectifier circuit in a first operating mode and connected in parallel with the capacitor to dissipate power in a dynamic braking mode.
US09083266B2	Fuel cell system and control method therefor A fuel cell system (10) includes: a motor (16); a fuel cell (11) and an electrical storage device (13) connected to the motor (16) in parallel with each other; a first voltage converter (12) between the motor (16) and the fuel cell (11); a second voltage converter (14) between the motor (16) and the electrical storage device (13); a load circuit between the motor (16) and both the first (12) and second (14) voltage converters; and a control unit (20). The control unit (20) stops boost operation of the first voltage converter (12) when conditions VFC>VM_min and VFC>VBAT+a whereas the control unit (20) prohibits a stop of the boost operation of the first voltage converter (12) when the conditions are not satisfied, wherein in the conditions, VFC is a fuel cell terminal voltage, VBAT is an electrical storage device terminal voltage and VM_min is a load circuit input terminal voltage, set to minimize a system loss while ensuring a torque required of the motor (16).
US09083263B2	Apparatus to provide a time reference Apparatus to provide a time reference are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a resonator. A first cap is coupled to a first side of the resonator to define a first cavity, and a second cap is coupled to a second side of the resonator to define a second cavity. The first cavity and the second cavity provide a first vacuum in which the resonator is to resonate. The resonator, the first cap and the second cap have substantially identical thermal expansion coefficients. The example apparatus also includes a vacuum chamber surrounding the resonator, the first cap and the second cap. The vacuum chamber is to provide a second vacuum in which the resonator, the first cap and the second cap are disposed. A frequency of resonance of the resonator in the first vacuum is to provide a time reference.
US09083262B2	Voltage mode driver with current booster (VMDCB) A voltage mode driver circuit able to achieve a larger voltage output swing than its supply voltage. The voltage mode driver circuit is supplemented by a current source or “current booster.” The circuit includes a first inverter, a second inverter, and a current source. The first inverter receives a first input and outputs a signal at a node. The second inverter receives a second input signal and outputs an inverted second input signal at the same node. The current source provides current to the node via a first switch, the first switch receiving an input at a first input where the voltage output swing at the node is larger than a power supply voltage applied to the current source.
US09083260B2	Inverter controller and method of controlling an inverter A method of controlling a switching frequency of an inverter, the method comprising the steps of: measuring a signal indicative of a temperature variable at a first switching frequency to determine a measured temperature variable; comparing the measured temperature variable to a first threshold; determining if the measured temperature variable is above the first threshold; if the measured temperature variable is not above the first threshold, calculating the temperature variable at a second switching frequency; if the temperature variable calculated at the second switching frequency is less than the first threshold, setting the switching frequency of the inverter to the second switching frequency.
US09083258B2	Device for improving power efficiency for power factor corrections A device for improving power efficiency for power factor correction is disclosed, which comprises a primary load, a power module, a power factor correction module, a current source module, and a secondary load. The power module rectifies an alternating current (AC) voltage to a pulsating direct current (DC) voltage. The power factor correction module filters the pulsating direct current (DC) voltage to a driving voltage. The current source module is connected to the power module, the primary load and a side of the power factor correction module that drives the primary load with the driving voltage. The secondary load is connected to another side of the power factor correction module, and is driven by the power factor correction module.
US09083257B2	Power conversion circuit, multiphase voltage regulator, and power conversion method Disclosed is a power conversion circuit that suppresses the flow of a through current to a switching element based on a normally-on transistor. The power conversion circuit includes a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor, which are series-coupled to each other to form a half-bridge circuit, and two drive circuits, which complementarily drive the gate of the high-side transistor and of the low-side transistor. The high-side transistor is a normally-off transistor. The low-side transistor is a normally-on transistor.
US09083240B2	DC-DC converter and portable device A DC-DC converter includes: a step-up-or-step-down circuit including a choke coil and step-down and step-up transistor pairs; and a control circuit to control the transistor pairs based on an output voltage, wherein the control circuit includes: a differential triangular wave generation circuit to generate a positive-phase triangular wave signal and a negative-phase triangular wave signal; a switch to select the positive-phase triangular wave signal or the negative-phase triangular wave signal in response to a switching signal; an error detector to output an error signal; a PWM comparator to compare the positive-phase triangular wave signal or the negative-phase triangular wave signal with the error signal to generate a control pulse signal; a switching comparator to compare the error signal with reference potential and generate the switching signal; and a driver control circuit to generate a control signal for the transistor pairs based on the control pulse signal and the switching signal.
US09083239B2	System and method for providing an active current assist with analog bypass for a switcher circuit A system and method are disclosed for providing an active current assist with analog bypass for a switcher circuit. An active current assist circuit is coupled to a buck regulator circuit, which includes a switcher circuit, an inductor circuit and a capacitor circuit. The active current assist circuit includes an active current analog bypass control circuit and a current source. The active current analog bypass control circuit receives and uses current limit information, voltage error information, and drop out information to determine a value of assist current that is appropriate for a current operational state of the buck regulator circuit. The active current analog bypass control circuit causes the current source to provide the appropriate value of assist current to the buck regulator circuit.
US09083232B1	Input offset control Several circuits and methods for input offset control are disclosed. In an embodiment, a input offset control circuit includes a first input circuit and a second input circuit. The first input circuit is configured to operate within first common mode voltage range, configured to provide first input current, and configured to vary the first input current upon or subsequent to a variation of a voltage level in the first common mode voltage range. The second input circuit is coupled to the first input circuit and is configured to operate within second common mode voltage range, configured to provide a second input current, and configured to vary the second input current based on variation of the voltage level in the second common mode voltage range. Upon or subsequent to increasing the common mode voltage, the first input current is reduced and the second input current is increased.
US09083226B2	Brushless motor A brushless motor has a stator and a rotor. The stator has a stator core and stator windings. The stator core has a stator yoke and teeth extending radially inwardly from the stator yoke. The stator windings are formed by concentrated coils wound on the teeth. The rotor has a rotor shaft, a rotor core fixed to the rotor shaft and magnets fixed in slots formed in the rotor core. Each magnet is plate shaped and extends in both axial and radial directions of the rotor and each magnet is magnetically charged across its thickness so that a rotor pole is formed between two adjacent magnets. The ratio of the radial thickness (Y) of the stator yoke to the width (T) of the tooth body is from 0.4 to 0.7.
US09083223B2	Electric direct-current motor An electric D.C. motor, in particular for a cooling fan of a vehicle, has a brush holder. The brush holder has a carrier structure having a plurality of brush cages mounted therein. Brushes, radially displaceable within the brush cages are connected, respectively, to a positive supply terminal and a negative supply terminal. An electric supply connector and a filter for preventing the emission of electromagnetic interference, are associated with the brush holder. Components of the filter, including first and second inductors and at least one capacitor are housed inside the electric supply connector.
US09083212B2	Overhung turbine and generator system with turbine cartridge A turbine-generator device for use in electricity generation using heat from industrial processes, renewable energy sources and other sources. The generator may be cooled by introducing into the gap between the rotor and stator liquid that is vaporized or atomized prior to introduction, which liquid is condensed from gases exhausted from the turbine. The turbine has a universal design and so may be relatively easily modified for use in connection with generators having a rated power output in the range of 50 KW to 5 MW. Such modifications are achieved, in part, through use of a modular turbine cartridge built up of discrete rotor and stator plates sized for the desired application with turbine brush seals chosen to accommodate radial rotor movements from the supported generator. The cartridge may be installed and removed from the turbine relatively easily for maintenance or rebuilding. The rotor housing is designed to be relatively easily machined to dimensions that meet desired operating parameters.
US09083210B2	Silicon steel assembly and assembling method thereof A silicon steel assembly includes a first cover, a second cover, plural tooth members and an outer ring. The second cover has plural recesses. The tooth members are accommodated within respective recesses of the second cover. The first cover, the tooth members and the second cover are combined together to form a combination structure. The outer ring is sheathed around an outer periphery of the combination structure.
US09083207B1	High-voltage flywheel energy storage system A high-voltage flywheel energy storage system to prevent ionization, plasma formation, and electrical are discharge and corresponding method are provided. The high-voltage flywheel energy storage system prevents ionization, plasma formation, and electrical are discharge by isolating the motor windings and motor end windings from the partial vacuum environment existing in the flywheel housing.
US09083203B2	Beam power with multiple power zones A beam power source transmits a signal indicating power availability, receives a request for power in response, and beams power in response to the request.
US09083187B2	Electric energy storage apparatus capable of AC output An electric energy storage apparatus can generate an AC output in a low-loss and low-noise manner without using a DC-DC converter or an inverter. The electric energy storage apparatus comprises: an electric energy storage module group formed by connecting in series electric energy storage modules each comprising one or more electric energy storage elements; a balancing circuit electrically connected to the electric energy storage module group and configured to adjust a voltage to be applied to each of the electric energy storage modules; a first switch group comprising switches each in a path connecting a first terminal and a terminal of one of the series-connected electric energy storage modules; and a second switch group comprising switches each in a path connecting a second terminal and a terminal of one of the series-connected electric energy storage modules. The electric energy storage apparatus may perform a switch changeover in the switch groups.
US09083180B2	Combination GFCI/AFCI receptacle with class 2 power units A combination AC receptacle and low voltage class 2 power units are provided in a standard single strap flush wall-mount outlet so that portable battery operated electronic devices may be charged without having to use a special AC charger. Ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) and/or arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) capabilities are also provided so that this combination AC receptacle and low voltage class 2 power units, e.g., USB receptacles, may used in occupancy locations requiring such protections under current electrical building codes. A standard wall cover plate is used to finish off installation of this flush wall-mount outlet into a wall outlet box. Also a data interface may be provided to allow a PDA or PC to control smart wiring systems through the USB receptacle.
US09083173B2	Power generation and control system A power generation and control system is easily installed in a consumer household, a business, or an end-user establishment for generating power and preventing power from flowing to a power grid from a consumer circuit during a power outage. A communications transceiver is adapted to transmit a permission signal for allowing power generation only after the control system has been installed. The control system can be adapted to replace an existing circuit breaker in a household circuit breaker box and prevents power from traveling from consumer power generators to the grid during a power outage. In the same manner that end-users can add appliances to existing circuits, end-users can easily add additional power generation devices without hiring a professional electrician and without worrying about causing harm to utility workman during power outages.
US09083171B2	Electrical ground fault protection device A ground fault protection device includes an electrically-conductive main body having downwardly-extending, ground-penetrating electrodes configured for minimal ground penetration. The device has one or more grounding terminals for connection of grounding cables, and may have handles for manual transportation. The device may be installed at a desired field location by applying downward force to the device to press the electrodes into the earth, thereby establishing an electrical connection between the grounding terminals and the ground via the main body and the electrodes. Grounding cables may then be connected between the grounding terminals and structures or equipment requiring grounding. Optionally, the main body may define a reservoir having a plurality of drainage ports. The reservoir may be filled with water, which will drip through the drainage ports and moisten the soil surrounding the electrodes, thereby decreasing the soil's electrical resistance and improving electrical conductivity between the electrodes and the soil.
US09083170B2	Cable tracing in a datacenter Embodiments of the invention provide a method of tracing cable through a datacenter. The method causes a cable to emit a radio frequency signal along the length of the cable. One or more structural members have a detection circuit that will illuminate in response to detecting the radio frequency signal with greater than a threshold signal strength, such that the one or more structural members are easy to identify when the detection circuit is illuminated. The one or more structural members may be removed to gain physical access to the cable.
US09083146B1	Solid state laser device During temperature tuning, first, the temperature of a third harmonic generating element is swept to determine the optimal temperature Ttp of the third harmonic generating element in a state where the temperature of a second harmonic generating element has been set to a temperature shifted away from the vicinity of the optimal temperature. Next, the temperature of second harmonic generating element is swept to determine the optimal temperature Tsp of the second harmonic generating element in a state where the temperature of the third harmonic generating element has been set to a temperature shifted away from the vicinity of the optimal temperature.
US09083144B2	Array comprising a plurality of adjustable optical devices An adjustable array includes a plurality of optical devices. Each adjustable array device has an optical light output therefrom and is configured whereby the corresponding optical lights of the plurality of optical devices have a predefined nonequivalent relationship relative to one another with respect to an output parameter. In response to a drive signal, the plurality of optical devices are further configured to adjust the corresponding optical lights with respect to the output parameter while substantially maintaining the predefined nonequivalent relationship.
US09083141B2	Optical component, optical fiber amplifier, and optical fiber ring resonator An optical component includes a multicore optical fiber and an I/O optical fiber. The multicore optical fiber has longitudinally extending cores within a common cladding. The cores are arranged on a circumference of a circle centered at a fiber axis in an end face of the multicore optical fiber. Both end faces of the multicore optical fiber are connected to each other such that the cores of the multicore optical fiber are optically connected to each other. Both end faces of the multicore optical fiber are adapted to rotate relative to each other about the fiber axis.
US09083131B2	Brush device and motor A brush holder extends substantially in a radial direction of a commutator. The brush holder includes a first inner side surface and a second inner side surface, which are separate from each other in the axial direction of the commutator. A torsion spring presses portions-to-be-pressed of a brush-rear end, thereby urging the brush toward the commutator. The portions-to-be-pressed are deviated from a brush-center line in the axial direction of the commutator. The brush is urged by the torsion spring, thereby bringing a brush-tip end into contact with the first inner side surface, and bringing the brush-rear end into contact with the second inner side surface.
US09083112B2	Magnetic coupling connector The magnetic coupling connector includes: first and second connector main bodies to be coupled with each other; a magnet member disposed in a coupling portion of the first connector main body and a mate-side magnetic material disposed in a coupling portion of the second connector main body, the magnet member in the first connector main body adsorbing onto the mate-side magnetic material in the second connector main body, thereby coupling the connector main bodies together; and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the first connector main body and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the second connector main body, the contact terminals being pressed against each other when coupled. In the magnetic coupling connector, the magnet member is held by the first connector main body so as to be allowed to swing.
US09083109B2	Connector cap waterproof structure A connector cap for use in a portable electronic device including a base; a connector-facing portion formed integrally with the base; and a sealing member formed of an elastic material in a ring-like shape and joined to the base, wherein the connector-facing portion includes a flexible member that has an elongated shape and is configured to extend away from the base and toward an inside of a casing of the portable device, wherein the flexible member is disposed from a position on the connector-facing portion that is within an inner area enclosed by the ring-like shape of the sealing member.
US09083106B2	Receptacle connector A receptacle connector adapted to be assembled to a printed circuit board for receiving a plug connector is provided. The receptacle connector includes an insulating base, conductive terminals, a fixing base, and a cover. The insulating base is assembled to a first surface of the printed circuit board and has a recess. The conductive terminals are disposed in the insulating base. Each of the conductive terminals has a contact end. The contact ends are located in the recess. The fixing base is assembled to a second surface of the printed circuit board. The cover is pivoted to the fixing base. The plug connector is adapted for pushing the cover to rotate from a close position to an open position relative to the fixing base. When the cover is at the open position, a receiving space for receiving the plug connector is defined between the cover and the recess.
US09083105B2	Cover module A cover module includes a housing provided with a connecting hole, a cover unit disposed in proximity to the connecting hole and movable between closed and open positions that respectively closes and opens the connecting hole, a magnetic member disposed in the housing, a biasing member biasing the cover unit toward the closed position, and a limiting mechanism having a limiting plate cooperating with the housing to define a receiving slot which restricts sliding movement of the magnetic member therewithin. When an electronic component approaches the connecting hole, the magnetic member is magnetically pulled to move toward the connecting hole, simultaneously pushing the cover unit to the open position.
US09083100B2	Connection terminal and method for manufacturing connection terminal A connection terminal includes a terminal connection portion to be connected with a partner terminal, a wire connection portion connected with a wire, a neck portion connecting the terminal connection portion and the wire connection portion, and a resin covering portion covering a connection portion of the wire connection portion and the wire. The neck portion has a bottom wall and a pair of side walls installed upright from both sides of the bottom wall and having parallel wall portions equally spaced from each other.
US09083097B2	Cable connection, in particular for photovoltaic systems A cable connection, preferably for photovoltaic systems, having a contact housing and a connection housing. The connection housing can be connected to the contact housing and serves to accommodate a cable which can be configured as required and has a conductor. The connection housing is intended to accommodate the cable which is to be connected and has the conductor. A contact needle for making contact with the conductor of the cable which is to be connected is arranged on the contact housing and a spring device is intended to radially surround the conductor and the contact needle and to press together said conductor and contact needle in a spring-elastic manner.
US09083094B2	Joint connector A joint connector (10) collectively connects wires to a body (B) of a vehicle. The joint connector (10) has a conductive plate (30) with a main body (31) including a plurality of terminals (32B) to be connected to female terminals at ends of the wires and to be bolt-fastened to the body (B). A housing (20) is arranged around the terminals (32B). The conductive plate (30) includes a coupling portion (32A) for coupling the terminals (32B) to each other, a bolt fastening portion (34) with a bolt hole (35) through which a ground bolt (B2) is to be inserted, a rotation preventing piece (33) at a side of the bolt fastening portion (34) opposite to the coupling (32A) to prevent rotation of the main body (31), and ribs continuous from the rotation preventing piece (33) to the coupling (32A) across the main body (31).
US09083088B2	Intelligent patching system An intelligent network patch field management system is provided that includes active electronic hardware, firmware, mechanical assemblies, cables, and software that guide, monitor, and report on the process of connecting and disconnecting patch cords plugs in an interconnect or cross-connect patching environment. The system is also capable of monitoring patch cord connections to detect insertions or removals of patch cords or plugs. In addition, the system can map embodiments of patch fields.
US09083084B2	Passive electromagnetic wave reflector for measuring local strain in a structure on the Earth's surface A passive electromagnetic wave reflector for measuring, from a satellite, local strain in a structure located on the Earth's surface, characterized in that it comprises a substantially vertical, relative to the Earth's surface, planar element, the planar element having a rectilinear side making contact with the structure the strain of which is to be measured, said element being aligned with the axis of the Earth's poles, and, fixed to the planar element, a mechanical structure having a first part located on a first side of the planar element and a second part located on a second side of the planar element, opposite the first side, the mechanical structure forming a rectilinear edge that, in combination with the rectilinear side of the planar element, forms a means for holding in position the reflector on the structure the strain of which is to be measured.
US09083074B2	Dynamic antenna selection based on user hand position Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for improving user equipment performance by implementing antenna selection based on measurement of performance parameters of a plurality of antennas. In some embodiments, the antenna parameter measurements comprise radiated power. In other embodiments, the antenna parameter measurements comprise reflected power. In various embodiments, the antenna parameter measurements may be based on data from sensors that are operable to detect operational characteristics of the plurality of antennas based on the proximity of a portion of a user's body to the sensors. The antenna parameter measurements are then used to select one of the antennas within the plurality of antennas for transmitting and receiving data signals by a wireless communication device.
US09083068B2	Ultra-wideband 180 degree hybrid for dual-band cellular basestation antenna Ultra-wideband 180° hybrids for feeding a radiator of one band of a dual-band dual-polarization cellular basestation antenna are disclosed. The hybrid comprises: metal plates configured in parallel as groundplanes, and a dielectric substrate disposed between plates. First and second metallizations are implemented on opposite exterior surfaces of substrate and are shorted together to keep metal tracks at same potential to form conductor. Plates and first and second metallizations form first stripline circuit implementing matched splitter with short-circuit shunt stub Sum input port is provided at one end and two output ports are provided at opposite ends. Branches of matched splitter narrow to provide gap between output tracks. Third metallization is disposed within substrate. First, second and third metallizations form second stripline circuit. Tracks of third metallization comprise quarter-length transformers of different widths. Difference input port is provided at one end of second stripline circuit and at short-circuit point of short-circuit shunt stub of first stripline circuit. Metal track extends across gap of first stripline circuit.
US09083067B2	Coaxial conductor structure A coaxial conductor structure for the interference-free transmission of a propagable TEM mode of an HF signal wave within at least one band of n frequency bands forming within a dispersion relation.
US09083062B2	Battery packs for vehicles and high capacity pouch secondary batteries for incorporation into compact battery packs High performance battery packs are described especially for use in electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Based on high energy lithium ion battery designs, the battery packs can have pairs of parallel connected batteries to supply an energy capacity at full discharge of at least about 40 kilowatt-hours or in alternative embodiments a set of all series connected batteries that can produce at full discharge at least about 15 kilowatt-hours. In some embodiments, lithium rich positive electrode active materials can be used to form the batteries in which the material comprises a composition approximately represented by a formula xLi2M′O3. (1−x)LiMO2 with x from about 0.05 to about 0.8.
US09083061B2	Cable-type secondary battery The present disclosure provides a cable-type secondary battery, comprising: an inner electrode supporter; and a sheet-form laminate of inner electrode-separation layer-outer electrode, spirally wound on the outer surface of the inner electrode supporter, wherein the laminate of inner electrode-separation layer-outer electrode is formed by carrying out compression for the integration of an inner electrode, a separation layer for preventing a short circuit, and an outer electrode. In the cable-type secondary battery of the present disclosure, since the electrodes and the separation layer are adhered to each other and integrated, the separation layer coming into contact with the electrodes absorbs an electrolyte solution to induce the uniform supply of the electrolyte solution into the outer electrode active material layer, thereby enhancing the stability and performances of the cable-type secondary battery.
US09083056B2	Method for manufacturing nonaqueous secondary battery electrode A method is provided for manufacturing an electrode that has a porous inorganic layer on the surface of an active material layer and is suitable for constructing a nonaqueous secondary battery with excellent input-output performance. In this manufacturing method, an electrode perform, which has an active material layer (344) consisting primarily of active material particles (42) and supported on a collector (342), is prepared. The water concentration of at least the surface (344a) of the active material layer (344) is adjusted to 100 ppm to 500 ppm. A slurry (S) containing inorganic particles (44), a binder and an organic solvent is coated on the surface (344a) of the active material layer with the water concentration thus adjusted, to form a porous inorganic layer.
US09083050B2	Chemical durability using synergystic mitigation strategies A fuel cell includes an ion conducting membrane having a first side and a second side. Characteristically, the ion conducting membrane has a sufficient amount of a stabilization agent and platinum to inhibit the loss of fluoride from the ion conducting membrane when compared to an ion conducting membrane having the same construction except for the presence of cerium ions.
US09083049B2	Additives for fuel cell layers A fuel cell comprising: a first layer comprising a first ionomer and an additive, the additive comprising a metal oxide comprising an oxide at least one of of Ce, Mn, V, Pt, Ru, Zr, Ni, Cr, W, Co, Mo, or Sn, and wherein the additive is present in at least 0.1 weight percent of the ionomer is disclosed as one embodiment of the invention, and performance and durability are advantaged wherein one or all of the metal oxide consists essentially nanoparticles.
US09083048B2	Carbon monofluoride impregnated current collector including a 3D framework One example includes a battery case sealed to retain electrolyte, an electrode disposed in the battery case, the electrode comprising a current collector formed of a framework defining open areas disposed along three axes (“framework”), the framework electrically conductive, with active material disposed in the open areas; a conductor electrically coupled to the electrode and sealingly extending through the battery case to a terminal disposed on an exterior of the battery case, a further electrode disposed in the battery case, a separator disposed between the electrode and the further electrode and a further terminal disposed on the exterior of the battery case and in electrical communication with the further electrode, with the terminal and the further terminal electrically isolated from one another.
US09083035B2	Separator and rechargeable lithium battery In one aspect, a separator that includes a porous substrate; and a coating layer including an inorganic compound-organic/inorganic binder, and a binder polymer, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the separator is provided.
US09083030B2	Battery module There is provided a battery module including a first housing and a second housing, the first housing and the second housing each retaining a plurality of rechargeable batteries electrically connected to each other, the second housing being stacked on the first housing, and at least one of the rechargeable batteries retained by the second housing being coupled with at least one of the rechargeable batteries retained by the first housing; and a connecting member electrically connecting electrode terminals of the at least one rechargeable battery retained by the first housing and the at least one rechargeable battery retained by the second housing.
US09083029B2	Battery pack A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules stacked together, at least one of the plurality of battery modules having a plurality of unit battery cells stacked together; and a housing including at least one side support comprising a first support having a longitudinal axis extending in a first direction and a second support having a longitudinal axis extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a pair of end plates coupled to respective longitudinal ends of the first support.
US09083028B2	Secondary battery pack of novel structure Disclosed herein is a secondary battery pack including an anode and cathode terminal of a battery cell, the anode and cathode terminal being made of a plate-shaped conductive member, and being electrically connected to a PCM, a battery cell having the anode and cathode terminal formed at one end thereof, the battery cell being provided at the end thereof with a thermally welded surplus portion, and a PCM including a PCB having a protection circuit formed thereon, the PCB being provided at one side thereof with a cathode and an anode terminal connection portion and at the other side thereof with an external input and output terminal connection portion, an external input and output terminal electrically connected to the protection circuit of the PCB via the external input and output terminal connection portion of the PCB, and an electrically insulative PCM case.
US09083026B2	Electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly for direct methanol fuel cell Disclosed is an electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly for direct methanol fuel cells, wherein a solid polymer electrolyte membrane is held between a pair of electrodes each composed of a catalyst layer coated over and/or impregnated in a porous supporting body. This electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly for direct methanol fuel cells is characterized in that the solid polymer electrolyte membrane is obtained by irradiating a resin membrane with radiation and graft-polymerizing a radically polymerizable monomer. The electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly for direct methanol fuel cells is further characterized in that the catalyst layer of the anode electrode comprises a catalyst, wherein platinum group metal or platinum-containing alloy particles having a particle size of 5 nm or less are supported by carbon particles, and a solid polymer electrolyte, and the noble metal amount in the catalyst layer of the anode electrode is not more than 5 mg/cm2. By using such a catalyst, there can be obtained a direct methanol fuel cell wherein high output is achieved by using high methanol concentration.
US09083021B2	Method for preparing anode active material Disclosed is a method including (a) mixing a precursor of a material for preparing at least one material selected from the group consisting of low crystalline carbon and amorphous carbon with a hydrophilic material including an oxide capable of intercalating and deintercalating ions, followed by purification to prepare a mixture for coating, (b) mixing the mixture for coating with a crystalline carbon-based material to prepare a core-shell precursor in which the mixture for coating is coated on a core including the crystalline carbon-based material, and (c) calcining the core-shell precursor to carbonize the material for preparing the at least one material selected from the group consisting of low crystalline carbon and amorphous carbon into the at least one material selected from the group consisting of low crystalline carbon and amorphous carbon.
US09083020B2	Reducing gas generators and methods for generating reducing gas One embodiment of the present invention is a unique reducing gas generator. Another embodiment is a unique method for generating a reducing gas. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for generating reducing gas. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
US09083016B1	Solid oxide fuel cell power plant with an anode recycle loop turbocharger An anode exhaust recycle turbocharger (100) has a turbocharger turbine (102) secured in fluid communication with a compressed oxidant stream within an oxidant inlet line (218) downstream from a compressed oxidant supply (104), and the anode exhaust recycle turbocharger (100) also includes a turbocharger compressor (106) mechanically linked to the turbocharger turbine (102) and secured in fluid communication with a flow of anode exhaust passing through an anode exhaust recycle loop (238) of the solid oxide fuel cell power plant (200). All or a portion of compressed oxidant within an oxidant inlet line (218) drives the turbocharger turbine (102) to thereby compress the anode exhaust stream in the recycle loop (238). A high-temperature, automotive-type turbocharger (100) replaces a recycle loop blower-compressor (52).
US09083014B2	Fuel cell system for performing normal and abnormal shut-down processes A fuel cell system of the present invention comprises a fuel cell (101); a first heat medium path through which a first heat medium for cooling the fuel cell (101) flows; a first flow control device (107) configured to flow the first heat medium in the first heat medium path; an abnormality detector configured to detect an abnormality; and a controller (110) configured to control the first flow control device (107) such that the fuel cell (101) after shut-down of power generation is cooled with a higher rate in an abnormal shut-down process performed after the abnormality detector detects the abnormality, than in a normal shut-down process.
US09083012B2	Membrane electrode assembly having an adhesive layer impregnating through an electrocatalyst layer and into a first gas diffusion substrate A membrane electrode assembly comprises an ion-conducting membrane; a first electrocatalyst layer having a surface facing the membrane; a first electronically-conducting porous gas diffusion substrate facing the other surface of the first electrocatalyst layer; and a first film member interposed between the membrane and the first electrocatalyst layer. The first electrocatalyst layer has an edge region and a central region, and the first film member contacts the edge region and not the central region. A first adhesive layer is present on the surface of the first film member facing the first electrocatalyst layer, and the first adhesive layer adheres the first film member to the first electrocatalyst layer, impregnates through the first electrocatalyst layer, and impregnates into the first gas diffusion substrate.
US09083010B2	Diatomaceous energy storage devices A printed energy storage device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and the second electrode. At least one of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the separator includes frustules, for example of diatoms. The frustules may have a uniform or substantially uniform property or attribute such as shape, dimension, and/or porosity. A property or attribute of the frustules can also be modified by applying or forming a surface modifying structure and/or material to a surface of the frustules. The frustules may include multiple materials. A membrane for an energy storage device includes frustules. An ink for a printed film includes frustules.
US09083004B2	Light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a light-emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof. The light-emitting device includes: a heat dissipation layer (2), a buffer layer (4) formed on the heat dissipation layer (2), and a light emission unit (6) formed on the buffer layer (4). The heat dissipation layer (2) is made of graphene. The manufacturing method of a light-emitting device according to the present invention makes use of a graphene-made heat dissipation layer to effectively dissipate away heat emitting from the emissive layer of the light emission unit so as to effectively reduce the temperature of the light-emitting device and extend the service life of the light-emitting device. Particularly, when the light-emitting device is a light-emitting diode, the emissive layer thereof is a quantum dot emissive layer for effectively improving color saturation of the light-emitting diode and enhancing color displaying performance of the light-emitting diode.
US09083003B2	Organic light emitting diode display and method for manufacturing the same An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, first electrodes patterned on the substrate, pixel defining layers on the substrate to separate the first electrodes corresponding to pixel units, light emitting layers on the first electrodes and separated corresponding to the pixel units, and a second electrode on the light emitting layers, wherein the pixel defining layers have pores.
US09083001B2	Organic light-emitting diode and method for preparing the same An organic light-emitting diode including a film having a thermal evaporation material and metal particles between a first electrode and a substrate and/or on a second electrode.
US09082997B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate, a light path guide layer formed on the substrate and having an inclined side wall, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) formed on the substrate and the light path guide layer, and a phase transition layer formed on the OLED and formed so as to correspond to the inclined side wall. Therefore, in the OLED display, the phase transition layer is formed in the light path guide layer so that it is possible to minimize external light reflectance increased by the light path guide layer.
US09082987B2	Benzofluorene-based compounds and organic light-emitting diode including the same Provided are benzofluorene-based compounds according to the following Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting diode including the same:
US09082979B2	Process for producing an actuator having a stack of alternating intermediate electrode layers and piezoelectric material layers A process for producing an actuator configured to generate powerful ultrasonic waves and that includes a stack of alternating intermediate electrode layers and piezoelectric material layers. The method includes: forming an initial stack of alternating intermediate electrode layers and piezoelectric material layers, each end of the stack being a piezoelectric material layer or an intermediate electrode layer; firmly attaching adjacent layers to one another; cutting the initial stack into elementary blocks; and connecting the intermediate electrode layers together, in each elementary block.
US09082977B1	Piezoelectric film and usage thereof The present invention provides a piezoelectric film having a higher polarization-disappearance temperature Td and the usage thereof. The piezoelectric film of the present invention comprising an interface layer of (Nax1, Biy1)TiO0.5x1+1.5y1+2-BaTiO3 layer having a (001) orientation only and a piezoelectric layer of a (Nax2, Biy2)TiO0.5x2+1.5y2+2-BaTiO3 layer having a (001) orientation only, where x1 is 0.28-0.43, y1 is 0.49-0.60, x2 is 0.30-0.46, and y2 is 0.51-0.63. The piezoelectric layer is formed on the interface layer. The interface layer contains nickel. The interface layer has a Ni/Ti molar ratio of not less than 0.02.
US09082970B2	Phase-change memory and semiconductor recording/reproducing device A phase-change memory and a semiconductor recording reproducing device capable of reducing consumed power are provided. A SnxTe100-x/Sb2Te3 SL film obtained by depositing a SnxTe100-x film and a Sb2Te3 film layer by layer contains a SnTe/Sb2Te3 superlattice phase formed of SnTe and Sb2Te3, a SnSbTe alloy phase, and a Te phase. The SnTe/Sb2Te3 superlattice phase is diluted by the SnSbTe alloy phase and the Te phase. Here, X of the SnxTe100-x film is represented by 4 at. %≦X≦55 at. %.
US09082967B2	Non-volatile memory device and manufacturing method thereof A non-volatile memory device of the present invention comprises a first electrode; a variable resistance layer formed on and above the first electrode; a second electrode formed on and above the variable resistance layer; a side wall protective layer having an insulativity and covering a side wall of the first electrode, a side wall of the variable resistance layer and a side wall of the second electrode; and an electrically-conductive layer which is in contact with the second electrode; wherein the electrically-conductive layer covers an entire of the second electrode and at least a portion of the side wall protective layer located outward relative to the second electrode, when viewed from a thickness direction; and the side wall protective layer extends across the second electrode to a position above an upper end of the second electrode such that an upper end of the side wall protective layer is located above the upper end of the second electrode, when viewed from a side.
US09082963B2	Spin transfer torque cell for magnetic random access memory Embodiments are directed to STT MRAM devices. One embodiment of an STT MRAM device includes a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a free layer and one or more conductive vias. The reference layer is configured to have a fixed magnetic moment. In addition, the tunnel barrier layer is configured to enable electrons to tunnel between the reference layer and the free layer through the tunnel barrier layer. The free layer is disposed beneath the tunnel barrier layer and is configured to have an adaptable magnetic moment for the storage of data. The conductive via is disposed beneath the free layer and is connected to an electrode. Further, the conductive via has a width that is smaller than a width of the free layer such that a width of an active STT area for the storage of data in the free layer is defined by the width of the conductive via.
US09082958B2	Tunneling magneto-resistive sensors with buffer layers In certain embodiments, a tunneling magneto-resistive (TMR) sensor includes a sensor stack positioned between a seed layer and a cap layer. The seed layer includes a first buffer layer that includes a non-magnetic nickel alloy. In certain embodiments, a sensor stack includes a top and bottom shield and a seed layer positioned adjacent to the bottom shield. The seed layer has a first buffer layer that includes a nickel alloy.
US09082945B2	Light emitting element unit and method for manufacturing the same, light emitting element package and illuminating device A light emitting element unit according to the present invention includes a semiconductor light emitting element that has a surface, a back surface, and a side surface, where the surface or the back surface is a light extracting surface from which light generated inside is emitted, a submount which has a bottom wall and a side wall, has a recess portion defined by the bottom wall and the side wall, and supports the semiconductor light emitting element by the bottom wall in a position in which the light extracting surface is directed upward at the recess portion, and has an inclined surface on the side wall, inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom wall so as to face the side surface of the semiconductor light emitting element, and a light reflecting film formed on the inclined surface of the submount.
US09082944B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor component and scattering body An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes one or a plurality of optoelectonic semiconductor chips, and at least one scattering body including a radiation-transmissive matrix material and embedded therein scattering particles composed of a particle material and which is disposed downstream of at least one of the semiconductor chips, wherein, in the event of a temperature change, a difference in refractive index between the matrix material and the particle material changes, and the difference in refractive index between the matrix material and the particle material at a temperature of 300 K is at most 0.15.
US09082943B2	Optoelectronic package and method of manufacturing the same An optoelectronic package includes an optoelectronic chip, a transparent protection layer and a plurality of pads. The optoelectronic chip has an upper surface and an active area defined on the upper surface. The transparent protection layer is connected to the optoelectronic chip and covers the upper surface. The transparent protection layer touches and is entirely attached to the active area. The pads are electrically connected to the optoelectronic chip.
US09082939B2	White light source and white light source system including the same The present invention provides a white light source comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) having a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 350 or more and 420 nm or less; and a phosphor layer including four or more types of phosphors and resin, wherein the white light source satisfies a relational equation of: −0.2≦[(P(λ)×V(λ))/(P(λmax1)×V(λmax1))−(B(λ)×V(λ))/(B(λmax2)×V(λmax2))]≦+0.2, assuming that: a light emission spectrum of the white light source is P(λ); a light emission spectrum of black-body radiation having a same color temperature as that of the white light source is B(λ); a spectrum of a spectral luminous efficiency is V(λ); a wavelength at which P(λ)×V(λ) becomes largest is λmax1; and a wavelength at which B(λ)×V(λ) becomes largest is λmax2, and wherein an amount (difference) of chromaticity change on CIE chromaticity diagram from a time of initial lighting up of the white light source to a time after the white light source is continuously lighted up for 6000 hours is less than 0.010. According to the above white light source, there can be provided a white light source capable of reproducing the same light emission spectrum as that of natural light.
US09082931B2	Semiconductor light emitting device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a stacked structure body, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric body part. The stacked structure body includes a first semiconductor layer, having a first portion and a second portion juxtaposed with the first portion, a light emitting layer provided on the second portion, a second semiconductor layer provided on the light emitting layer. The first electrode includes a contact part provided on the first portion and contacting the first layer. The second electrode includes a first part provided on the second semiconductor layer and contacting the second layer, and a second part electrically connected with the first part and including a portion overlapping with the contact part when viewed from the first layer toward the second layer. The dielectric body part is provided between the contact part and the second part.
US09082927B1	Catalytic growth of Josephson junction tunnel barrier A tunnel barrier layer in a superconducting device, such as a Josephson junction, is made from catalytically grown silicon dioxide at a low temperature (<100 C, e.g., 20-30 C) that does not facilitate oxidation or silicide formation at the superconducting electrode interface. The tunnel barrier begins as a silicon layer deposited on a superconducting electrode and covered by a thin, oxygen-permeable catalytic layer. Oxygen gas is dissociated on contact with the catalytic layer, and the resulting oxygen atoms pass through the catalytic layer to oxidize the underlying silicon. The reaction self-limits when all the silicon is converted to silicon dioxide.
US09082922B2	Organic/inorganic hybrid optical amplifier with wavelength conversion A device and related fabrication method is provided for an organic/inorganic hybrid optical amplifier with a function of converting infrared light to visible light. The hybrid device integrates an inorganic heterojunction phototransistor (HPT), an embedded metal electrode mirror with a dual function as an optical mirror and charge injection electrode, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED). This integrated optical amplifier is capable of amplifying the incoming light and producing light emission with a power greater than that of the incoming signal. In the second aspect of the invention, the optical amplifier is capable of detecting an incoming infrared electromagnetic wave and converting the wave back to a visible light wave. The optical device has dual functions of optical power amplification and photon energy up-conversion. The optical amplifier device consists of an InGaAs/InP based HPT structure as photodetector, gold-coated metals as embedded mirror and a top-emission OLED. New optical up-conversion imaging devices are also provided that include focal-point array of the organic/inorganic hybrid optical amplifier devices in pixelated formats. The up-conversion imaging devices have a fast response time to enable gated operation for practical applications such as night vision, active surveillance, semiconductor wafer inspection and eye-safe infrared imaging. More importantly, the up-conversion imaging devices would be particularly useful for detecting ultra-low intensity infrared scenes.
US09082915B2	Low voltage drop unidirectional smart bypass elements Described herein is a low-voltage unidirectional bypass element connected across a solar cell and operable to allow current to flow when the operation of the solar cell is suspended. The bypass element includes a single field effect transistor connected between first and second terminals as a switch, and a detection circuit for detecting suspension of the solar cell's operation and activating the switch to bypass the solar cell in the event of its operation suspension. Diodes are connected in parallel with the normally-open switch and receive current, when the solar cell's operation is suspended, to trigger operation of the detection circuit. The detection circuit includes a charge pump, a timer circuit, a control generation unit and a switch control circuit. The switch control circuit generates a control signal to close the switch and to allow current to bypass the solar cell.
US09082905B2	Photodiode employing surface grating to enhance sensitivity A semiconductor device contains a photodiode formed in a substrate of the semiconductor device. At a top surface of the substrate, over the photodiode, a surface grating of periodic field oxide in a periodic configuration and/or gate structures in a periodic configuration is formed. The field oxide may be formed using an STI process or a LOCOS process. A semiconductor device with a surface grating including both field oxide and gate structures has the gate structures over the semiconductor substrate, between the field oxide. The surface grating has a pitch length up to 3 microns. The surface grating covers at least half of the photodiode.
US09082902B2	Solar cell A solar cell is provided. The substrate of the solar cell has heavily-doped regions and lightly-doped regions. The anode and the cathode are disposed on the back surface of the substrate, and thus the amount of incident light on the front surface of the substrate is increased. The anode and the cathode are in contact with the heavily doped regions to form selective emitter structure, and thus the contact resistance is reduced. The lightly-doped regions, which are not in contact with the anode and the cathode, have lower saturation current, and thus recombination of hole-electron pairs is reduced, and absorption of infrared light is increased.
US09082901B2	Solar cell and manufacturing method of the same A method for manufacturing a solar cell, comprising steps of: a) providing a semiconductor substrate having a light-receiving side and a back side, wherein a passivation layer is formed on the back side; b) forming a silver conductor pattern on the back side of the semiconductor substrate; c) forming an aluminum conductor pattern on the back side of the semiconductor substrate, at least part of the aluminum conductor pattern being superimposed on at least part of the silver conductor pattern; and d) firing the silver conductor pattern and the aluminum conductor pattern at the same time, thereby forming an electric contact between the semiconductor substrate and the aluminum conductor pattern by way of fire through in a region where the silver conductor pattern and the aluminum conductor pattern are superimposed.
US09082884B2	Schottky diode A Schottky diode has: a semiconductor layer stack including a GaN layer formed over a substrate and an AlGaN layer formed on the GaN layer and having a wider bandgap than the GaN layer; an anode electrode and a cathode electrode which are formed at an interval therebetween on the semiconductor layer stack; and a block layer formed in a region between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode so as to contact the AlGaN layer. A part of the anode electrode is formed on the block layer so as not to contact the surface of the AlGaN layer. The barrier height between the anode electrode and the block layer is greater than that between the anode electrode and the AlGaN layer.
US09082883B2	Top port MEMS cavity package and method of manufacture thereof A method for the manufacture of a package encasing a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) device provides a cover having a lid and sidewalls with a port extending through the lid. A first base component is bonded to the sidewalls defining an internal cavity. This first base component further includes an aperture extending therethrough. The MEMS device is inserted through the aperture and bonded to the lid with the MEMS device at least partially overlapping the port. Assembly is completed by bonding a second base component to the first base component to seal the aperture. The package so formed has a cover with a lid, sidewalls and a port extending through the lid. A MEMS device is bonded to the lid and electrically interconnected to electrically conductive features disposed on the first base component. A second base component is bonded to the first base component spanning the aperture.
US09082881B1	Semiconductor on polymer substrate Semiconductor On Polymer (SOP) is a flexible ultra-thin substrate that can be used as the starting material for CMOS, MEMS or Complex Interconnects such as an interposer. The described process results in a flexible SOP device with open bond pads. After deposition of a liquid polymer onto a semiconductor substrate, the polymer is converted to a solid, creating a new substrate that is temporarily bonded to a carrier wafer. The semiconductor layer is then etched to be ultra-thin and highly uniform, specifically, a single crystalline silicon layer. Following fabrication of devices and interconnects on the polymer substrate, the ultra thin wafer is released from the carrier wafer in substrate form to be used whole or tiled for subsequent assembly. Among other advantages, the flexible format of the SOP substrate enables low resistance 3-D interconnects, and provides for a significant increase in performance due to a reduction in parasitic capacitance.
US09082877B2	Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device having gate structures connected by a metal gate conductor A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device including a substrate including a first active region and a second active region, wherein each of the first active region and second active region of the substrate are separated by from one another by an isolation region. A n-type semiconductor device is present on the first active region of the substrate, in which the n-type semiconductor device includes a first portion of a gate structure. A p-type semiconductor device is present on the second active region of the substrate, in which the p-type semiconductor device includes a second portion of the gate structure. A connecting gate portion provides electrical connectivity between the first portion of the gate structure and the second portion of the gate structure. Electrical contact to the connecting gate portion is over the isolation region, and is not over the first active region and/or the second active region.
US09082872B2	Magnetic read head with MR enhancements A TMR stack or a GMR stack, ultimately formed into a sensor or MRAM element, include insertion layers of Fe or iron rich layers of FeX in its ferromagnetic free layer and/or the AP1 layer of its SyAP pinned layer. X is a non-magnetic, metallic element (or elements) chosen from Ta, Hf, V, Co, Mo, Zr, Nb or Ti whose total atom percent is less than 50%. The insertion layers are between 1 and 10 angstroms in thickness, with between 2 and 5 angstroms being preferred and, in the TMR stack, they are inserted adjacent to the interfaces between a tunneling barrier layer and the ferromagnetic free layer or the tunneling barrier layer and the AP1 layer of the SyAP pinned layer in the TMR stack. The insertion layers constrain interdiffusion of B and Ni from CoFeB and NiFe layers and block NiFe crystalline growth.
US09082865B2	Split-gate type nonvolatile memory device, semiconductor device having split-type nonvolatile memory device embedded therein, and methods of forming the same A split-gate type nonvolatile memory device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type, a deep well having a second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate, a pocket well having the first conductivity type in the deep well, a source line region having the second conductivity type in the pocket well, an erase gate on the source line region, and a first floating gate and a first control gate stacked sequentially on the pocket well on a side of the erase gate. The pocket well is electrically isolated from the substrate by the deep well, so that a negative voltage applied to the pocket well may not adversely affect operation of other devices formed on the substrate.
US09082864B2	Semiconductor device A highly reliable semiconductor device is manufactured by giving stable electric characteristics to a transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film is used. A p-type oxide semiconductor material is contained in an n-type oxide semiconductor film, whereby carriers which are generated in the oxide semiconductor film without intention can be reduced. This is because electrons generated in the n-type oxide semiconductor film without intention are recombined with holes generated in the p-type oxide semiconductor material to disappear. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce carriers which are generated in the oxide semiconductor film without intention.
US09082846B2	Integrated circuits with laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor structures Integrated circuits with improved LDMOS structures are provided. An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of shallow trench isolation (STI) regions, each extending at least a first depth below an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. The STI regions electrically isolate devices fabricated in the semiconductor substrate. The integrated circuit further includes a transistor structure. The transistor structure includes a gate dielectric positioned over a portion of a first one of the plurality of STI regions, a drain region adjacent to the first one of the plurality of STI regions and spaced apart from the gate dielectric, a first gate electrode that extends over a first portion of the gate dielectric, a second gate electrode that extends over a second portion of the gate dielectric and positioned adjacent to the first gate electrode, and a source region positioned adjacent to the first portion of the gate dielectric.
US09082843B2	Semiconductor device with step-shaped edge termination, and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device A semiconductor body has a first side, second side, lateral edge, active area, edge termination between the active area and the lateral edge, and drift region of a first conductivity type. The edge termination includes a step formed in the semiconductor body between the first side and the lateral edge. The step includes a lateral surface extending up to the first side and a bottom surface extending up to the lateral edge. A first doping zone of a second conductivity type is formed in the semiconductor body along the lateral surface of the step and forms a pn-junction with the drift region. A second doping zone of the first conductivity type is formed in the semiconductor body at least along a part of the bottom surface of the step and extends up to the lateral edge, wherein the second doping zone is in contact with the drift region.
US09082838B2	Method for producing a semiconductor device and semiconductor device In a first step, a planar silicon layer is formed on a silicon substrate and first and second pillar-shaped silicon layers are formed on the planar silicon layer; a second step includes forming an oxide film hard mask on the first and second pillar-shaped silicon layers, and forming a second oxide film on the planar silicon layer, the second oxide film being thicker than a gate insulating film; and a third step includes forming the gate insulating film around each of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer and the second pillar-shaped silicon layer, forming a metal film and a polysilicon film around the gate insulating film, the polysilicon film having a thickness that is smaller than one half a distance between the first pillar-shaped silicon layer and the second pillar-shaped silicon layer, forming a third resist for forming a gate line, and performing anisotropic etching to form the gate line.
US09082827B2	Semiconductor devices having bit line contact plugs and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device including active regions defined in a semiconductor substrate to be non-parallel with a first direction and a second direction which are perpendicular to each other, word lines intersecting active regions and extending in first directions to be spaced apart from each other in the second direction, bit lines crossing over word lines and extending in second directions to be spaced apart from each other in the first direction, first impurity regions disposed in respective ones of central portions of active regions to non-overlap with the word lines, second impurity regions disposed in both ends of each of the active regions to non-overlap with the word lines, and bit line contact plugs disposed between the first impurity regions and the bit lines. The bit line contact plugs having longish shapes including major axes substantially parallel with the second direction and minor axes substantially parallel with the first direction.
US09082823B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device, includes: a first semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type; a pair of first electrodes arranged to be separated from each other in the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode provided on the first semiconductor layer between the pair of first electrodes with a dielectric film in between; and a pair of connection sections electrically connected to the pair of first electrodes, wherein one or both of the pair of first electrodes are divided into a first region and a second region, the first region and the second region being connected by a bridge section.
US09082822B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a transistor including a gate insulator and a gate electrode on a substrate. The method further includes forming an interconnect structure including one or more interconnect layers on the substrate by performing first and second processes one or more times, the first process forming an interconnect layer on the substrate, and the second process processing the interconnect layer into an interconnect pattern. The method further includes annealing the substrate by irradiating the substrate with a microwave, after at least one interconnect layer included in the one or more interconnect layers is processed into an interconnect pattern on the substrate.
US09082821B2	Method for forming copper interconnection structures A method for forming a copper interconnection structure includes the steps of forming an opening in an insulating layer, forming a copper alloy layer including a metal element on an inner surface of the opening, and conducting a heat treatment on the copper alloy layer so as to form a barrier layer. An enthalpy of oxide formation for the metal element is lower than the enthalpy of oxide formation for copper. The heat treatment is conducted at temperatures ranging from 327° C. to 427° C. and for a time period ranging from 1 minute to 80 minutes.
US09082817B2	Growth of multi-layer group III-nitride buffers on large-area silicon substrates and other substrates A method includes forming a first epitaxial layer over a semiconductor substrate and etching the first epitaxial layer to form multiple separated first epitaxial regions. The method also includes forming a second epitaxial layer over the etched first epitaxial layer. Each epitaxial layer includes at least one Group III-nitride, and the epitaxial layers collectively form a buffer. The method further includes forming a device layer over the buffer and fabricating a semiconductor device using the device layer. The second epitaxial layer could include second epitaxial regions substantially only on the first epitaxial regions. The second epitaxial layer could also cover the first epitaxial regions and the substrate, and the second epitaxial layer may or may not be etched. The device layer could be formed during the same operation used to form the second epitaxial layer.
US09082810B2	Semiconductor device In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a device portion disposed in the semiconductor substrate, and a junction terminal portion disposed in the semiconductor substrate and having an annular shape surrounding the device portion. The junction terminal portion includes first semiconductor regions of a first conductivity type and second semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type. The first semiconductor regions are adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the annular shape of the junction terminal portion, and have a width decreasing with progressing in a direction away from the device portion. The second semiconductor regions are disposed between the first semiconductor regions, and have a width increasing with progressing in the direction away from the device portion.
US09082807B2	Lid opening and closing device A lid opening and closing device includes a table configured to mount a carrier thereon with a front surface of a carrier lid configured to face toward a conveying gateway, a gas injecting hole provided in an opposing surface portion and configured to supply a purge gas used in removing particles adhering to the carrier lid, an advancing/retreating mechanism configured to move the carrier placed on the table toward and away from the opposing surface portion, and a control unit configured to output a control signal such that a purge gas is supplied from the gas injecting hole to the carrier lid, wherein the carrier is positioned such that the distance between the opposing surface portion and the carrier lid is 5 mm or less and the carrier lid and the opposing surface portion are spaced apart from each other, and the carrier lid is subsequently removed from the carrier.
US09082797B2	Substrate processing apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A substrate processing apparatus capable of increasing the life span of a lamp for heating a substrate is provided. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a light receiving chamber for processing a substrate; a substrate support unit inside the light receiving chamber; a lamp including an electrical wire, and a seal accommodating the electrical wire to hermetically seal the lamp with a gas therein, the lamp irradiating the substrate with a light; a lamp receiving unit outside the light receiving chamber to accommodate the lamp therein, the lamp receiving unit including a lamp connector connected to the lamp to supply an electric current through the electrical wire, a heat absorption member including a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the seal, and a base member fixing the heat absorption member; and an external electrical wire connected to the lamp connector to supply current to the lamp connector.
US09082790B2	Normally on high voltage switch In some embodiments, a normally on high voltage switch device (“normally on switch device”) incorporates a trench gate terminal and buried doped gate region. In other embodiments, a surface gate controlled normally on high voltage switch device is formed with trench structures and incorporates a surface channel controlled by a surface gate electrode. The surface gate controlled normally on switch device may further incorporate a trench gate electrode and a buried doped gate region to deplete the conducting channel to aid in the turning off of the normally on switch device. The normally on switch devices thus constructed can be readily integrated with MOSFET devices and formed using existing high voltage MOSFET fabrication technologies.
US09082785B2	High-frequency circuit board A high-frequency circuit board capable of easily forming a bias line whose resonance frequency is sufficiently separated from operating frequency is provided. On a high-frequency circuit board 100, by electrically connecting a bias line 11 to a high-frequency circuit 10 using blind via holes 106 and 107, it is possible to limit the route that has a possibility of producing resonance only to the bias line connecting the ends 106a and 107a of the blind via holes 106 and 107 to the bias line 11. By adjusting the route length from the end 106a to the end 107a, it is possible to prevent production of resonance in the vicinity of the operating frequency.
US09082770B2	Damascene gap structure One or more techniques or systems for forming a damascene gap structure are provided herein. In some embodiments, a gap is formed between a first etch stop layer (ESL) and an ESL seal region. For example, the gap is formed by removing a portion of a low-k (LK) dielectric region above an oxide region and removing the oxide region. In some embodiments, the oxide region below the LK dielectric region facilitates removal of the LK dielectric region, at least because the oxide region enhances a bottom etch rate of a bottom of the LK dielectric region such that the bottom etch rate is similar to a wall etch rate of a wall of the LK dielectric region. In this manner, a damascene gap structure associated with a cleaner gap is provided, for example.
US09082765B2	Bump-on-trace (BOT) structures and methods for forming the same An integrated circuit structure includes a package component, which includes a dielectric layer and a metal trace over and in contact with the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer includes a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material in the first dielectric material. The first dielectric material is a flowable and curable material. The second dielectric material comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting essentially of (—C—N—), (—C—O—), (—N—C═O), and combinations thereof.
US09082758B2	Semiconductor apparatus and semiconductor system using the same A semiconductor apparatus includes first and second through vias, a first path setting unit, and a second path setting unit. The first and second through vias connect first and second chips. The first path setting unit connects a first chip circuit to a first input/output terminal, and the second through via to a second input/output terminal. The second path setting unit connects a second chip circuit to the first through via and the second through via, wherein the first through via is connected to the second input/output terminal.
US09082757B2	Stacked semiconductor devices A stacked semiconductor device includes a first and second semiconductor device having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the first major surface of the first and second semiconductor devices include active circuitry. The first and second semiconductor devices are stacked so that the first major surface of the first semiconductor device faces the first major surface of the second semiconductor device. At least one continuous conductive via extends from the second major surface of the first semiconductor device to the first major surface of the second semiconductor device. Conductive material fills a cavity adjacent to the contact pad and is in contact with one side of the contact pad. Another side of the contact pad of the first semiconductor device faces and is in contact with another side of the contact pad of the second semiconductor device.
US09082753B2	Severing bond wire by kinking and twisting An electrically conductive lead is formed using a bonding tool. After bonding the wire to a metal surface and extending a length of the wire beyond the bonding tool, the wire is clamped. Movement of the bonding tool imparts a kink to the wire at a location where the wire is fully separated from any metal element other than the bonding tool. A forming element, e.g., an edge or a blade skirt provided at an exterior surface of the bonding tool can help kink the wire. Twisting the wire while tensioning the wire using the bonding tool can cause the wire to break and define an end. The lead then extends from the metal surface to the end, and may exhibits a sign of the torsional force applied thereto.
US09082745B2	Circuit module A circuit module can include a substrate, photonic conversion units placed on the substrate; and a retention assembly. The retention assembly can include a heat sink in thermal contact with the photonic conversion units and a fastener. The fastener can be mechanically coupled to both the substrate and the heat sink, and configured to press the heat sink against the photonic conversion units. The plurality of photonic conversion units are removably secured to the substrate by the retention assembly without the use of a bonding material.
US09082741B2	Semiconductor device including first and second semiconductor materials A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region including a first semiconductor material. The semiconductor device further includes a second semiconductor region adjoining the first semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region includes a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material. The semiconductor device further includes a drift or base zone in the first semiconductor region. The semiconductor device further includes an emitter region in the second semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region includes at least one type of deep-level dopant. A solubility of the at least one type of deep-level dopant is higher in the second semiconductor region than in the first semiconductor region.
US09082739B2	Semiconductor device having test structure A semiconductor device is provided. First and second pads are electrically connected to a plurality of test structures. Each test structure includes an active region, active patterns, gate electrodes and an electrode pattern. The active region includes a rounded corner portion. The active patterns protrudes from the semiconductor substrate and extends in parallel in a first direction. The gate electrodes crosses over the active patterns in a second direction. One gate electrode is electrically connected to the first pad. The electrode pattern is disposed at a side of the gate electrode electrically connected to the first pad. The electrode pattern is electrically connected to the second pad. The electrode pattern crosses over the active patterns. An overlapping area of the electrode pattern and the active patterns in each test structure is different from an overlapping area of the electrode pattern and the active patterns in other test structures.
US09082730B2	Organic EL display unit and organic EL display device An organic EL display unit is an organic EL display unit which includes a first substrate; an organic EL element which is located on the first substrate, which includes a first electrode, an organic layer containing at least an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode, and which is configured to emit excitation light; a second substrate; and an optical conversion layer which is located on the second substrate and which is configured to emit light to the outside through a display surface, the light being obtained by conversion of a color tone of the excitation light, the display surface is flat and rectangular, and the second substrate is divided into a plurality of sections along a long side direction of the display surface.
US09082725B2	Pattern forming method A pattern forming method is provided for forming a pattern of a multilayer film including insulative films and electrically conductive films stacked together and having a hole formed therein on a substrate with the electrically conductive film being selectively accurately indented from an inner peripheral surface of the hole. The pattern forming method includes the steps of: alternately stacking at least two insulative films and at least two polysilicon films on a substrate to form a multilayer film including the at least two insulative films and the at least two polysilicon films; forming a hole extending through the at least two insulative films and the at least two polysilicon films in the multilayer film; and selectively etching the polysilicon films from a side wall of the hole through isotropic etching by feeding into the hole an etching gas prepared by diluting fluorine-containing halogen gas with an inert gas.
US09082724B2	Lighting device A lighting device having a novel structure for integration of a plurality of light-emitting elements, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. In the lighting device, a plurality of light-emitting elements is electrically connected to each other through plugs (connecting members) and a connection wiring for integration. The connection wiring is provided on a counter substrate and the plugs are provided over an element substrate or for the counter substrate. Such a connection structure enables an appropriate electrical connection between the plurality of light-emitting elements in the lighting device.
US09082722B2	Monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) structure and method for forming such structure A method for forming a semiconductor structure having a transistor device with a control electrode for controlling a flow of carriers between a first electrode and a second electrode. A passivation layer is deposited over the first electrode, the second electrode and the control electrode. An etch stop layer is deposited on the passivation layer over the control electrode. A dielectric layer is formed over the etch stop layer. A window is etched through a selected region in the dielectric layer over the control electrode, to expose a portion of the etch stop layer disposed over the control electrode. A metal layer is formed on a portion of the etch stop layer and the dielectric layer is also formed on the metal layer. A second metal layer is deposited on the portion of the dielectric layer formed on the first mentioned metal layer.
US09082711B2	Organic solar cell module and organic solar cell panel An organic solar cell module having a transparent substrate; a transparent electrode layer formed on the transparent substrate; a photoelectric conversion layer that is formed in a pattern on the transparent electrode layer and includes plural kinds of photoelectric conversion sections having different absorption wavelength regions; a plurality of back surface electrode layers respectively formed on the photoelectric conversion sections; an insulating layer that is formed so as to cover the plurality of back surface electrode layers and has an opening for each of the photoelectric conversion sections; and a plurality of charge-collecting wirings that are formed on the insulating layer and are disposed so as to be connected to the back surface electrode layers located at the openings of the insulting layer for the respective kinds of the photoelectric conversion sections.
US09082710B2	Chip packaging substrate and chip packaging structure A chip packaging substrate includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of test pads, and a plurality of leads, wherein the flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface, and the first surface has a user area and a test pad area configured thereon. The test pads are arranged in at least three rows within the test pad area. The lead connected to the test pad in the middle row includes a first section extending from the chip to the test pad area and a second section disposed on the second surface, wherein one end of the second section penetrates the flexible substrate to connect with the first section and the other end penetrates the flexible substrate to connect with the test pad, so as to increase the dimensions of the test pads.
US09082708B2	Semiconductor device Disclosed is a semiconductor device consisting of a lead frame or a circuit board, at least one semiconductor element which is stacked on or mounted in parallel on the lead frame or on the circuit board, a copper wire which electrically connects the lead frame or the circuit board to the semiconductor element, and an encapsulating material which encapsulates the semiconductor element and the copper wire, wherein the wire diameter of the copper wire is equal to or more than 18 μm and equal to or less than 23 μm, the encapsulating material is composed of a cured product of an epoxy resin composition, the epoxy resin composition contains an epoxy resin (A), a curing agent (B), a spherical silica (C), and a metal hydroxide and/or metal hydroxide solid solution (D), and the semiconductor device is obtained through a step of encapsulating by the epoxy resin composition and molding, and then segmenting the resultant into pieces.
US09082704B2	Semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method therefor A semiconductor memory device has a cover film (5), between a memory cell (gate electrode 4, and source and drain regions 2a and 2b) and an interlayer insulating film (6), the cover film covering the memory cell, wherein the cover film (5) has a hydrogen storage film (5a) that is a coating film on a surface of a silicon nitride film (5b), and in addition, has a hydrogen storage film (5c) on a bottom surface of the silicon nitride film (5b). The hydrogen storage films (5a and 5b) are silicon nitride oxide films that include Si2N2O. By suppressing diffusion of hydrogen atoms to a memory cell from an interlayer insulating film, reliability of operation of the memory cell is improved.
US09082693B2	Nitride semiconductor based power converting device A nitride semiconductor based power converting device includes a nitride semiconductor based power transistor, and at least one nitride semiconductor based passive device. The passive device and the power transistor respectively include a channel layer including a first nitride semiconductor material, and a channel supply layer on the channel layer including a second nitride semiconductor material to induce a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the channel layer. The passive device may be a resistor, an inductor, or a capacitor.
US09082687B2	Nanoscale chemical templating with oxygen reactive materials A method of fabricating templated semiconductor nanowires on a surface of a semiconductor substrate for use in semiconductor device applications is provided. The method includes controlling the spatial placement of the semiconductor nanowires by using an oxygen reactive seed material. The present invention also provides semiconductor structures including semiconductor nanowires. In yet another embodiment, patterning of a compound semiconductor substrate or other like substrate which is capable of forming a compound semiconductor alloy with an oxygen reactive element during a subsequent annealing step is provided. This embodiment provides a patterned substrate that can be used in various applications including, for example, in semiconductor device manufacturing, optoelectronic device manufacturing and solar cell device manufacturing.
US09082685B2	Optical-coupling semiconductor device The optical-coupling semiconductor device includes: a primary support plate and a secondary support plate facing each other and spaced apart a predetermined distance; a light emitting device situated on the primary support plate; and a light receiving device including a light receiving surface to receive light from a light emitting surface of the light emitting device. The light emitting device is situated on a surface facing the secondary support plate of the primary support plate so that the light emitting surface is oriented toward the secondary support plate. The light receiving device is situated on a surface facing the primary support plate of the secondary support plate so that the light receiving surface faces the light emitting surface of the light emitting device. The light emitting device is on the light receiving surface of the light receiving device.
US09082684B2	Method of epitaxial doped germanium tin alloy formation A method for forming germanium tin layers and the resulting embodiments are described. A germanium precursor and a tin precursor are provided to a chamber, and an epitaxial layer of germanium tin is formed on the substrate. The germanium tin layer is selectively deposited on the semiconductor regions of the substrate and can include thickness regions of varying tin and dopant concentrations. The germanium tin layer can be selectively deposited by either alternating or concurrent flow of a halide gas to etch the surface of the substrate.
US09082683B2	Method of manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device A first impurity region is formed by ion implantation through a first opening formed in a mask layer. By depositing a spacer layer on an etching stop layer on which the mask layer has been provided, a mask portion having the mask layer and the spacer layer is formed. By anisotropically etching the spacer layer, a second opening surrounded by a second sidewall is formed in the mask portion. A second impurity region is formed by ion implantation through the second opening. An angle of the second sidewall with respect to a surface is 90°±10° across a height as great as a second depth. Thus, accuracy in extension of an impurity region can be enhanced.
US09082681B2	Adhesive bonding technique for use with capacitive micro-sensors A micro-sensor device that includes a passivation-protected ASIC module and a micro-sensor module bonded to a patterned cap provides protection for signal conditioning circuitry while allowing one or more sensing elements in the micro-sensor module to be exposed to an ambient environment. According to a method of fabricating the micro-sensor device, the patterned cap can be bonded to the micro-sensor module using a planarizing adhesive that is chemically compatible with the sensing elements. In one embodiment, the adhesive material is the same material used for the dielectric active elements, for example, a photo-sensitive polyimide film.
US09082676B2	Method for driving semiconductor device A semiconductor device capable of acquiring high-precision range information in a short time is provided. Alternatively, a semiconductor device capable of acquiring the range information and image information concurrently in a short time is provided. The accuracy of range information is increased by performing infrared light irradiation more than once to acquire a detection signal and making infrared light irradiation periods identical and extremely short. By detecting light reflected from substantially the same points of an object by adjacent photodiodes, the accuracy of range information can be maintained even when the object is a moving object. By overlapping a photodiode absorbing visible light and transmitting infrared light with a photodiode absorbing infrared light, range information and image information can be acquired concurrently.
US09082670B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a transistor, a light-emitting element, a first wiring, a driver circuit having a function of controlling the potential of the first wiring, a second wiring, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. One of a source and a drain of the transistor is connected to the light-emitting element. With this structure, voltage applied between the source and the gate of the transistor can be corrected in anticipation of variations in threshold voltage, so that the current supplied to the light-emitting element can be corrected.
US09082667B2	Flexible display device and method for manufacturing the same Discussed is a flexible display device to reduce a width of a bezel. The flexible display device includes a substrate being formed of a flexible material, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines crossing each other, a plurality of pads formed in a pad area of a non-display area, a plurality of links formed in a link area of the non-display area, a plurality of insulation films formed over the entire surface of the substrate, and a first bending hole formed in a bending area of the non-display area, the first bending hole passing through at least one of the insulation films disposed under the link, wherein the bending area is bent such that the pads are disposed on the lower surface of the substrate.
US09082665B2	Fanout line structure of array substrate and display panel A fanout line structure of an array substrate includes a plurality of fanout lines arranged on a fanout area of the array substrate, where resistance value of the fanout line is dependent on length of the fanout line. Each of the fanout lines comprises a first conducting film. Resistance values of a first part of fanout lines are less than resistance values of a second part of the fanout lines, and the first part of fanout lines are covered by an additional conducting film. In the fanout lines covered by the additional conducting film, as the resistance value of the fanout line, increases, area of the additional conducting film covering the fanout line correspondingly decreases. An additional capacitor is generated between the additional conducting film and the first conducting film.
US09082663B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof In a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor layer, a conductive layer is formed in contact with a lower portion of the oxide semiconductor layer and treatment for adding an impurity is performed, so that a channel formation region and a pair of low-resistance regions between which the channel formation region is sandwiched are formed in the oxide semiconductor layer in a self-aligned manner. Wiring layers electrically connected to the conductive layer and the low-resistance regions are provided in openings of an insulating layer.
US09082649B2	Passivation process to prevent TiW corrosion Disclosed is an under bump metallization structure including a plurality of metal or metal alloy layers formed on chip bond pads with improved reliability due to a sacrificial metal oxide and the methods of making the under bump metallization structures. A barrier layer is formed over a bond pad. A seed layer is formed over the barrier layer. A bump resist pattern is formed exposing an area over the bond pad and a metal layer is electroplated on the seed layer.
US09082646B2	Low threshold voltage metal oxide semiconductor A semiconductor device includes a source region disposed with a semiconductor substrate; a drain region disposed with the semiconductor substrate; a gate region disposed onto the semiconductor substrate and positioned between the source region and the drain region. The semiconductor device also includes a gate oxide region disposed onto the semiconductor substrate in contact with the gate region and a well region implanted onto the semiconductor substrate and under the gate region and the gate oxide region. The gate oxide region has a lower outer edge portion that contacts the well region.
US09082645B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor module Parts of electronic components are not exposed to temperature deviating from an appropriate operation temperature range when an electric characteristic test of a semiconductor module having an interposer substrate over which plural kinds of electronic components are mounted is carried out. A heat sink for an electronic component is incorporated in a lid of a test socket used for an electric characteristic test of an MCM. A heat dissipation sheet is attached to part of the bottom face of the heat sink and an adiabatic sheet is attached to another part. The heat dissipation sheet has thermal conductivity larger than the adiabatic sheet and transfers heat generated from an electronic component of a high heat value to the heat sink during operation. The adiabatic sheet inhibits the heat generated from an electronic component of high heat value from being transferred to another electronic component through the heat sink.
US09082640B2	Pass gate and semiconductor storage device having the same According to an embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes an SRAM cell. The SRAM cell includes first and second transfer gates each comprising a pass gate. The pass gate includes first and second tunnel transistors. The first tunnel transistor includes a first conductivity type first diffusion region as a source or drain region, a second conductivity type second diffusion region as a drain or source region, and a gate electrode supplied with a control voltage. The second tunnel transistor includes a first conductivity type first diffusion region as a source or drain region, a second conductivity type second diffusion region as a drain or source region electrically connected to the second diffusion region of the first tunnel transistor, and a gate electrode electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first tunnel transistor.
US09082639B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device A drain of a first transistor is formed by performing ion implantation on a semiconductor substrate using a first member as a mask for a gate electrode of the first transistor. Further, ion implantation is performed on the gate electrode of the second transistor after thinning a second member.
US09082638B2	Semiconductor device with cross-talk isolation using M-cap A semiconductor device is made by forming an oxide layer over a substrate and forming a first conductive layer over the oxide layer. The first conductive layer is connected to ground. A second conductive layer is formed over the first conductive layer as a plurality of segments. A third conductive layer is formed over the second conductive layer as a plurality of segments. If the conductive layers are electrically isolated, then a conductive via is formed through these layers. A first segment of the third conductive layer operates as a first passive circuit element. A second segment operates as a second passive circuit element. A third segment is connected to ground and operates as a shield disposed between the first and second segments. The shield has a height at least equal to a height of the passive circuit elements to block cross-talk between the passive circuit elements.
US09082635B2	Wiring method, structure having wiring provided on surface, semiconductor device, wiring board, memory card, electric device, module and multilayer circuit board A wiring method is provided in which an insulating layer is formed on a surface of a semiconductor device 1 of which a plurality of connecting terminals are exposed, a resin film is formed on a surface of the insulating layer, a groove of a depth equal to or exceeding a thickness of the resin film is formed from a surface side of the resin film so that the groove passes in a vicinity of connecting terminals that are to be connected, and furthermore communicating holes which reach the connecting terminals to be connected from this portion that groove passes in the vicinity thereof are formed.
US09082634B2	Stack package and method for manufacturing the same A stack package includes a cover film, a first package having a first semiconductor chip which is attached to the cover film, a first adhesive member which is formed to seal the first semiconductor chip and a surface of the cover film, and a first circuit pattern which is disposed over the first adhesive member and electrically connected with the first semiconductor chip; a second package disposed over the first package, having a second semiconductor chip which is electrically connected with the first circuit pattern, a second adhesive member which is formed to seal the second semiconductor chip, and a second circuit pattern which is formed over the second adhesive member, and a via formed to pass through the second circuit pattern and the second adhesive member and to be electrically connected with the first circuit pattern and the second circuit pattern.
US09082633B2	Multi-die integrated circuit structure with heat sink An integrated circuit structure can include a first die including a first surface and a second surface and a second die including a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the first die can be coupled to the second surface of the second die. The integrated circuit structure also can include a heat sink coupled to the first surface of the first die and the first surface of the second die.
US09082630B2	Semiconductor device and fabricating method thereof A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device are provided in the present disclosure. The semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first area and a second area divided by a shallow trench isolation (STI) area, a first dummy structure on the STI area, a second dummy structure located on the STI area, a first semiconductor structure on the first area, and a second semiconductor structure on the second area of the substrate including a high-k dielectric layer and a metal gate layer over the high-k dielectric layer. The method for fabricating the semiconductor device is a high-k dielectric first, high-k metal gate last procedure.
US09082623B2	FinFET and transistors with resistors and protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) A FinFET device includes a plurality of FinFET devices formed on a corresponding plurality of fins in a multilevel interconnect semiconductor device. Each source and each drain is coupled to a metal interconnect level by a metal resistive element that is subjacent the lowermost interconnect level. In one embodiment, a metal segment extending over a plurality of the fins includes contacts to each of the fins, thereby providing subjacent metal resistive elements of different lengths. The plurality of fins and subjacent metal segments are arranged such that each of the FinFET devices has the same total resistance provided by the source and drain metal resistive elements, even though the source metal resistive element and drain metal resistive element associated with the fins may have different lengths. The arrangement provides the same turn-on resistance and the same ESD failure current for each FinFET device.
US09082622B2	Circuit elements comprising ferroic materials Ferroic circuit elements that include a set of conductive structures that are at least partially embedded within a ferroic medium are disclosed. The ferroic medium may be a voltage switched dielectric material that includes ferroic particles in accordance with various embodiments. A ferroic circuit element may be at least partially embedded within a substrate in accordance with embodiments of the current invention as an embedded ferroic circuit element. An embedded ferroic circuit element that is an inductor in accordance with embodiments of the current invention may be denoted as an embedded ferroic inductor. An embedded ferroic circuit element that is a capacitor in accordance with embodiments of the current invention may be denoted as an embedded ferroic capacitor.
US09082615B2	Polysilicon manufacturing method that controls growth direction of polysilicon The present invention provides a polysilicon manufacturing method that controls a growth direction of polysilicon, including the following steps: (1) forming a first buffer layer (20) on a substrate (10) through deposition; (2) applying a masking operation to form a lens-like structure (22) on a surface of the first buffer layer (20); (3) depositing and forming an amorphous silicon layer (40) on the first buffer layer (20) of which the surface comprises the lens-like structure (22) formed thereon; (4) subjecting the amorphous silicon layer (40) to rinsing; (5) irradiating the amorphous silicon layer (40) with an intense light (50) from the side of the substrate (10) so as to generate a crystal seed at a bottom of the amorphous silicon layer (40); and (6) applying a laser annealing operation to the amorphous silicon layer (40) that comprises a crystal seed generated therein so as to have amorphous silicon contained in the amorphous silicon layer (40) crystallized and forming a polysilicon layer (70). The present invention enables control of the growth direction of polysilicon.
US09082609B2	Electric charge flow element An electric charge flow element including, on an insulating support, a stack of a first electrode, of a dielectric layer having at least one portion capable of letting charges flow by tunnel effect, and of a second electrode, wherein at least one of the electrodes is made of undoped polysilicon.
US09082590B2	Symmetrical inductively coupled plasma source with side RF feeds and RF distribution plates A plasma reactor has an overhead multiple coil inductive plasma source with symmetric and radial RF feeds and cylindrical RF shielding around the symmetric and radial RF feeds. The radial RF feeds are symmetrically fed to the plasma source.
US09082587B2	Method and apparatus for ion beam polishing A method for forming a polished facet between an edge and a face of a sample, involves removing a first portion of the sample by directing an ion beam onto the edge adjacent the first portion along an ion beam axis to leave the polished facet. The ion beam axis lies on an ion beam plane oriented at a glancing incident angle, preferably from 1° to 30°, to a sample plane defined by and parallel to the first face. The ion beam is directed to flow from the edge towards the first face. Also disclosed is a sample preparation apparatus comprising a chamber adapted for evacuation with a sample holder adapted to hold a sample comprising a first face bounded by an edge, and an ion gun arranged to direct an ion beam along an ion beam axis towards the sample.
US09082584B2	Charged particle beam lithography system and target positioning device The invention relates to a charged particle beam lithography system comprising: a charged particle optical column arranged in a vacuum chamber for projecting a charged particle beam onto a target, wherein the column comprises deflecting means for deflecting the charged particle beam in a deflection direction, a target positioning device comprising a carrier for carrying the target, and a stage for carrying and moving the carrier along a first direction, wherein the first direction is different from the deflection direction, wherein the target positioning device comprises a first actuator for moving the stage in the first direction relative to the charged particle optical column, wherein the carrier is displaceably arranged on the stage and wherein the target positioning device comprises retaining means for retaining the carrier with respect to the stage in a first relative position.
US09082580B2	Notched magnetic lens for improved sample access in an SEM A magnetic immersion lens apparatus includes an outer pole piece and an inner pole piece with a gap therebetween proximate a common axis of the first and second pole pieces. The outer pole piece has an opening that permits energetic particles from a target in front of the immersion lens to pass through the outer pole piece to an external detector. The outer or inner pole piece has one or more notches near the gap, including at least one notch that expands cone of acceptance through which the energetic particles can pass from the target to the external detector. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US09082576B2	Contact device A contact device (1) includes a base (41), a movable contact member (29) stored inside the base (41), and one or more rotation stoppers (50) formed separately from the movable contact member (29) and provided between the movable contact member (29) and the base (41) so as to regulate a rotation of the movable contact member (29). At least one rotation stopper (50) regulates a movement in one rotating direction of the movable contact member (29).
US09082573B2	Vacuum arc extinguishing change-over selector Disclosed is a change-over selector with a vacuum arc extinguishing circuit, including a central shaft, a moving contact driven by the central shaft to rotate, and a first static contact and a second static contact circularly arranged on insulation laths of a cage body of the change-over selector, where the moving contact is driven by the central shaft to rotate to switch between the first static contact and the second static contact, the moving contact and the first and second static contacts form a change-over selection main-circuit, a vacuum arc extinguishing sub-circuit including a vacuum tube is connected in parallel to the change-over selection main-circuit, the vacuum tube is opened after the moving contact is separated from the first static contact, and the vacuum tube is closed before the moving contact is electrically connected to the second static contact.
US09082570B2	Switch device Electrode sets each composed parallel electrode plates and a slider are arranged in a contact point accommodating chamber formed with wall portions of an upper case and a lower case. A lever of a knob penetrates through a slit hole in a ceiling wall. A tip end of the lever engages blocks in a box portion in the slider. The slider slides while an opening end surface of the box portion makes contact with a lower surface of the ceiling wall surrounding the slit hole. The slider presses a ball urged by a coil spring retained in the box portion press on a swing contact piece supported by a second of the electrode plates to roll thereon, thus switching a conducting state between the second electrode plate, and a first electrode plate and a third electrode plate.
US09082568B2	Switch, in particular for an electric parking brake A switch is shown which has a housing (10, 12), a key (20) that is pivotally mounted on the housing (10, 12), a rocker switch (22) that is assigned to the key (20) and can be actuated by the latter in two directions, so that it is pivoted about two axes spaced apart from each other, and two microswitches (16) that are arranged on the side of the rocker switch (22) facing away from the key (20).
US09082566B2	Backlighting assembly for a keypad A backlighting assembly for use in a keypad assembly. The backlighting assembly includes at least one light emitting source configured to emit light; and a light guide assembly configured to receive the emitted light and direct the light toward the at least one key. The light guide assembly includes both a light guide film and a light guide frame for directing light from the light source toward the key(s).
US09082561B2	Medium voltage circuit breaker arrangement operated by a transmission mechanism A circuit breaker arrangement includes at least one pole part for switching an electrical medium to high voltage circuit by a respective pair of fixed and movable electrical contacts. A pushrod of a respective movable electrical contact is operated by a common actuator unit, which is mechanically connected to each pushrod via a transmission mechanism for transferring a switching force from the actuator unit to each pushrod. The transmission mechanism includes a crankshaft having at least one crank which is pivotally attached to one end of a connection rod. An opposite end of the connection rod is pivotally attached to an end of the pushrod of a corresponding pole part.
US09082560B2	Heat reducing terminals including a surface having protrusions and electrical switching apparatus including the same A terminal includes a fastener; a conductor member having a plurality of protrusions on a surface thereof facing the fastener; and a collar member. The collar member includes first, second, third and fourth surfaces, a tapped opening on the first surface engaging the fastener, and a conduit between the second and third surfaces. The tapped opening intersects and coincides with the conduit and is normal thereto. The fourth surface is opposite the first surface and contains another opening that intersects and coincides with the conduit. The other opening receives the conductor member. The protrusions and the surface of the conductor member are structured to engage a stranded conductor having a plurality of individual solid conductors. The fastener is structured to engage the stranded conductor.
US09082558B2	Arrangement for supercapacitor device, supercapacitor device comprising the arrangement, method for fabricating an arrangement The arrangement for supercapacitor device comprises an electrode (1) provided with an electrically conductive element (4). It also comprises a separator element (3) fixed against a first face (4a) of the electrically conductive element (4), the arrangement being perforated with a plurality of through holes (5) which pass through both the electrically conductive element (4) and the separator element (3). The perforated separator element (3) forms a membrane that is both electrically insulating and porous to ions of an electrolyte of the supercapacitor device. The electrically conductive element (4) of the electrode (1) being perforated, the equivalent surface area of the electrodes of the supercapacitor device is dependent on the number of holes made and on their depth.
US09082557B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic body including dielectric layers, first and second internal electrodes formed within the ceramic body and disposed to face each other, having the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, first and second electrode layers disposed on outer surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, a conductive resin layer disposed on the first and second electrode layers and containing copper powder, a nickel plating layer disposed on an outer portion of the conductive resin layer, and a copper-nickel alloy layer disposed between the conductive resin layer and the nickel plating layer and having a thickness of 1 to 10 nm.
US09082556B2	Monolithic ceramic capacitor A monolithic ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic sintered body including a plurality of stacked ceramic layers, and first and second inner electrodes alternately arranged inside the ceramic sintered body to oppose each other in a stacking direction of the ceramic layers with the ceramic layers interposed between the adjacent first and second inner electrodes. Among the ceramic layers, a number N of the ceramic layers disposed between the first inner electrodes and the second inner electrodes is at least 232. A proportion of volume occupied by the first and second inner electrodes in the ceramic sintered body is at least about 0.37. A size of each of side gap portions is about 40 μm or less.
US09082555B2	Structure comprising multiple capacitors and methods for forming the structure Capacitors, apparatus including a capacitor, and methods for forming a capacitor are provided. One such capacitor may include a first conductor a second conductor above the first conductor, and a dielectric between the first conductor and the second conductor. The dielectric does not cover a portion of the first conductor; and the second conductor does not cover the portion of the first conductor not covered by the dielectric.
US09082550B2	Electronic component A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes flat inner electrodes that are laminated on each other. An interposer includes a substrate that is larger than the multilayer ceramic capacitor. A first mounting electrode to mount the multilayer ceramic capacitor is located on a first principal surface of the substrate, and a first external connection electrode for connection to an external circuit board is located on a second principal surface. A recess is located in a side surface of the interposer. A connecting conductor is located in the wall surface of the recess. The connecting conductor is located at a position spaced apart by a predetermined distance from the side surface of the interposer.
US09082546B2	Method of magnetizing into permanent magnet A method of magnetizing into a permanent magnet comprises placing magnetizing magnetic field applying means to be adjacent to an object to be magnetized into the permanent magnet, and continuing to apply a magnetizing magnetic field to the object by the magnetizing magnetic field applying means while cooling the object from a temperature of its Curie point or above to a temperature of below the Curie point.
US09082541B2	Coil electrical component and method of manufacturing the same A coil electrical component and a method of manufacturing the same. Magnetic material powder and adhesive powder are mixed in a predetermined proportion to form a solid mixture. The solid mixture and an object, such as a coil or a core material surrounded by the coil, are filled in a mold having a predetermined shape. The solid mixture in the mold is heated such that the magnetic material powder is adhered by the adhesive powder and covers the object, so as to form the coil electrical component. The coil electrical component corresponds in shape to the mold. Therefore, the coil electrical component has stable quality, and can be manufactured with less time and lower cost.
US09082534B2	Magnetic element having perpendicular anisotropy with enhanced efficiency A material composition for forming a free layer in a STT structure (such as a single or dual MTJ structure) can include CoxFeyMz, where M is a non-magnetic material that assists in forming a good crystalline orientation and matching between the free layer and an MgO interface. The material M preferably either does not segregate to the MgO interface or, if it does segregate to the MgO interface, it does not significantly reduce the PMA of the free layer. The free layer can further include a connecting layer, where M is attracted to the insertion layer during annealing. The free layer can include a graded composition of CoxFeyMz, where z changes within the free layer.
US09082532B2	Ceramic electronic component A ceramic electronic component includes an electronic component body and first and second metal terminals. The electronic component body includes a bare ceramic body and first and second outer electrodes. The first and second outer electrodes of the electronic component body are connected respectively to the first and second metal terminals by solders containing Sn as a main constituent. An alloy layer containing Ni—Sn is provided in at least a portion of a bonding interface between adjacent two of the first and second metal terminals and the first and second outer electrodes.
US09082531B2	Method for forming an enhanced communication cable A cable and method of forming the cable are presented. The cable contains twisted wire pairs disposed in a cavity defined by a jacket. Each wire has a conductor and an insulator surrounding the conductor. The cable may also contain a spline that separates the twisted wire pairs. At least one of the insulators or the jacket is helically corrugated such that ridges extend radially inward or outward. The ridges of the insulators may be the same or different. The cable is extruded from an extruder. The jacket may contain corrugations after being extruded by the extruder. The cable may be passed through dies to form a helically corrugated jacket. The jacket heated by a heater prior to being passed through the dies, or may pass through the dies while still hot from the extruder.
US09082530B2	Superconducting thin film material and method of manufacturing same A superconducting thin film material exhibiting excellent superconducting properties and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A superconducting thin film material includes a substrate, and a superconducting film formed on the substrate. The superconducting film includes an MOD layer formed by an MOD process, and a gas-phase-formed layer formed on the MOD layer by a gas-phase process. Since the MOD layer is formed first and then the gas-phase-formed layer is formed in this manner, degradation of the properties of the gas-phase-formed layer due to heat treatment in the step of forming the MOD layer (heat treatment in the MOD process) can be prevented.
US09082522B2	Zone compensated multilayer laue lens and apparatus and method of fabricating the same A multilayer Laue Lens includes a compensation layer formed in between a first multilayer section and a second multilayer section. Each of the first and second multilayer sections includes a plurality of alternating layers made of a pair of different materials. Also, the thickness of layers of the first multilayer section is monotonically increased so that a layer adjacent the substrate has a minimum thickness, and the thickness of layers of the second multilayer section is monotonically decreased so that a layer adjacent the compensation layer has a maximum thickness. In particular, the compensation layer of the multilayer Laue lens has an in-plane thickness gradient laterally offset by 90° as compared to other layers in the first and second multilayer sections, thereby eliminating the strict requirement of the placement error.
US09082505B2	Method for triggering a delay-locked loop (DLL) update operation or an impedance calibration operation in a dynamic random access memory device A method for triggering an adjustment operation in a dynamic random access memory device, the method including receiving a refresh command, generating an execute signal, counting the execute signal to provide a count value, refreshing a memory array based on the count value and triggering the adjustment operation when the count value reaches a predetermined value.
US09082499B2	Method for and flash memory device having improved read performance A Flash memory device operable under a single-bit or multiple-bit serial protocol is provided with a capability to determine the address boundary condition of an application from the address field of an address boundary configurable (“ABC”) read command. Based on the identified address boundary condition, the Flash memory device may perform multiple sensing of the memory array as required by the ABC read command using optimal internal sense times for each sensing. The number of dummy bytes may be specified for the read command in advance by the user, based on the address boundary of the application and the desired frequency of operation of the Flash memory device. Therefore, Flash memory device read performance is improved both by minimizing the number of dummy bytes in the read command and by optimizing the internal sense times for the read operation.
US09082494B2	Memory cells having a common gate terminal Arrays of memory cells having a common gate terminal and methods of operating and forming the same are described herein. As an example, an array of memory cells may include a group of memory cells each having a resistive storage element coupled to a select device. Each select device includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a gate terminal, where the gate terminal is common to each memory cell of the group.
US09082490B2	Ultra-low power programming method for N-channel semiconductor non-volatile memory An Ultra-low power programming method for N-channel semiconductor Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) is disclosed. In contrast to the grounded voltage at the source electrode of an N-channel semiconductor NVM for the conventional Channel Hot Electron Injection (CHEI) programming, the source electrode in the programming method of the invention is necessarily floating with no voltage bias to prevent applied electrical fields toward the source electrode. The drain electrode of the N-channel semiconductor NVM is reversely biased with a positive voltage VDB relative to the substrate to facilitate the valence band electrons in the P-type substrate to tunnel to the conducting band of the N-type drain electrode. A positive high gate voltage pulse is then applied to the gate electrode of the N-channel semiconductor NVM to collect the surface energetic electrons toward the charge storage material.
US09082485B2	Apparatuses and methods including memory array and data line architecture Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having memory cells located in different device levels of a device, at least a portion of a transistor located in a substrate of the device, and a data line coupled to the transistor and the memory cells. The data line can be located between the transistor and the memory cells. Other embodiments including additional apparatus and methods are described.
US09082468B2	High density semiconductor memory devices High density semiconductor memory devices are provided. The device may include a cell array region including a lower structure, an upper structure, and a selection structure, the selection structure being interposed between the lower and upper structures and including word lines, and a decoding circuit controlling voltages applied to the word lines. The decoding circuit may be configured to apply a first voltage to a pair of the word lines adjacent to each other and to apply a second voltage different from the first voltage to the remaining ones of the word lines, in response to word line address information input thereto.
US09082466B2	Apparatuses and methods for adjusting deactivation voltages Apparatuses and methods for adjusting deactivation voltages are described herein. An example apparatus may include a voltage control circuit. The voltage control circuit may be configured to receive an address and to adjust a deactivation voltage of an access line associated with a target group of memory cells from a first voltage to a second voltage based, at least in part, on the address. In some examples, the first voltage may be lower than the second voltage.
US09082460B2	Drive enclosure with gripping pads Improved electronic device protection enclosures are generally described. In an example, an illustrative apparatus for protecting an electronic device is provided. The apparatus includes a drive enclosure structure, a gripping pad, and a deformation mechanism. The drive enclosure structure includes a sidewall. The gripping pad is located on the sidewall and includes a plurality of angled slots. The deformation mechanism is connected to the sidewall and configured to facilitate selective deformation of the gripping pad.
US09082448B2	Disk drive device with structure that can suppress vaporization and diffusion of lubricant A disk drive device comprises a chassis, an annular hub having an outer periphery on which a recording disk is to be mounted, and having an inner periphery to which an annular magnet is fastened, a fluid bearing unit that supports the hub in a manner freely rotatable relative to the chassis, an opposing wall formed annularly on the surface of the chassis at the hub side, and facing with at least partially the inner periphery of the hub in the radial direction, a first gap that extends in the axial direction between the inner periphery of the hub and the opposing wall, and a second gap that is continuous from the first gap and extends in the radial direction between the end face of the hub and the chassis.
US09082445B2	Disc chucking structure and optical disc drive including the same Provided is a disc clamping structure, a spindle structure, and an optical disc drive having the disc clamping structure. The disc clamping structure includes a chucking spring comprising a pressing portion pressing an upper surface of the clamper, and elastic portions surrounding the pressing portion and providing an elastic force toward the clamper. The disc clamping structure does not require a magnetic thrust as does the conventional optical disc drive.
US09082444B2	Magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium [PROBLEMS] To appropriately form a DTR medium, a patterned medium, or the like in a manner less likely to cause the problems of prolonged process time and increased cost.[MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A perpendicular magnetic recording layer 22 has a plurality of tracks 102 which define recording regions extending in a scanning direction of a magnetic head and which are arranged in parallel in a direction intersecting with the scanning direction. The perpendicular magnetic recording layer 22 has a guard band region 104 formed on its surface and provided with a groove portion 202 which extends along the tracks 102. In a cross-section of the perpendicular magnetic recording layer 22 taken along a plane perpendicular to the scanning direction, the maximum depth D of the groove portion 202 is in the range of 0.5 to 10 nm with reference to an average height (broken line 302) of the tracks 102 between which the groove portion 202 is interposed. The average height is obtained in the vicinity of the centers of the tracks 102 in a widthwise direction. The width W of a region of the groove portion 202 having a depth equal to or greater than ½ of the maximum depth is in the range of 5 to 30% of a track pitch.
US09082428B1	Write head with coil structure aligned with yoke A write head having a main pole having a pole tip proximate an air bearing surface (ABS), the main pole having a leading side and a trailing side. The write head also includes a yoke having a yoke tip recessed from the ABS, and a helical coil wrapped around the main pole and the yoke. The helical coil has a first turn with its front edge at least substantially aligned with the yoke tip.
US09082425B2	Magnetic shield with flux concentration feature A magnetic shield may be capable of enhancing magnetic writing, particularly in transducing elements accessing data bits from data tracks. At least one magnetic shield is adjacent a write pole. The shield has a flux concentration feature on an air bearing surface (ABS) capable of enhancing magnetic undershoot between the shield and the write pole.
US09082422B2	Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording including a main pole and a write shield to provide improved write characteristics without compromising the function of the write shield A magnetic head includes a main pole, a write shield, and first and second nonmagnetic layers. The main pole has a top surface including an inclined surface portion. The write shield includes an inclined portion facing toward the top surface of the main pole. The first nonmagnetic layer is interposed between the inclined surface portion and the inclined portion. The second nonmagnetic layer is interposed between the first nonmagnetic layer and the inclined portion. The first nonmagnetic layer has a first front end located in a medium facing surface. The second nonmagnetic layer has a second front end that is located closest to but at a distance from the medium facing surface.
US09082413B2	Electronic transaction authentication based on sound proximity A computer program product comprises computer usable program code for receiving data describing a proposed electronic transaction between first and second communications devices. Additional computer usable program code is provided for generating a first audio signal by sound detected by a first microphone of the first communications device, and for generating a second audio signal by sound detected by a second microphone that is part of the second communications device. Still further computer usable program code provides for authenticating that the first communications device and the second communications device are in the same proximity in response to determining that the first and second audio signals were produced by the same sound event, and for completing the proposed electronic transaction between the first and second communications device in response to authenticating that the first and second communications devices are in close proximity.
US09082412B2	Decoder, encoder, and methods thereof Disclosed is a decoder capable of improving the sound quality of a decoded sound signal in an encoding method which combines speech encoding and music encoding in a hierarchical structure. A transform-encoding decoding unit (202) decodes transform-encoded data to generate a spectrum of a decoded transform-encoded signal. A band decision unit (203) uses the spectrum of the decoded transform-encoded signal to decide whether each of a plurality of bands in which frequency components of an input signal are divided constitute a first band in which a transform encoded pulse is not established or a second band in which said pulse is established. A CELP component suppression unit (207) suppresses the spectrum of a CELP decoded signal, which is the frequency component of a decoded signal of CELP encoded data, to the extent that suppression in the first band is weaker than suppression in the second band.
US09082408B2	Speech recognition using loosely coupled components An automatic speech recognition system includes an audio capture component, a speech recognition processing component, and a result processing component which are distributed among two or more logical devices and/or two or more physical devices. In particular, the audio capture component may be located on a different logical device and/or physical device from the result processing component. For example, the audio capture component may be on a computer connected to a microphone into which a user speaks, while the result processing component may be on a terminal server which receives speech recognition results from a speech recognition processing server.
US09082406B2	Method and system for extending dialog systems to process complex activities for applications A dialog system that includes a dialog manager to manage a conversation between the dialog system and a user, and to associate the conversation with a complex activity, and a plan engine to execute a plan script in connection with the complex activity, the plan script including a set of atomic dialog activities and logic to control a data and sequence flow of the atomic dialog activities, the set of atomic dialog activities being sub-activities of the complex activity, the complex activity being specified via a declarative activity specification language that connects the atomic dialog activities with a process.
US09082402B2	Generic virtual personal assistant platform A method for assisting a user with one or more desired tasks is disclosed. For example, an executable, generic language understanding module and an executable, generic task reasoning module are provided for execution in the computer processing system. A set of run-time specifications is provided to the generic language understanding module and the generic task reasoning module, comprising one or more models specific to a domain. A language input is then received from a user, an intention of the user is determined with respect to one or more desired tasks, and the user is assisted with the one or more desired tasks, in accordance with the intention of the user.
US09082389B2	Pre-shaping series filter for active noise cancellation adaptive filter A feed forward active noise cancellation (ANC) system for use in a portable audio device has an adaptive digital filter and a reference microphone. A non-adaptive pre-shaping digital filter has an input coupled to the reference microphone and is in series with, and in front of, the adaptive filter. The pre-shaping filter is minimum phase and presents at least 2 dB more gain over a low audio frequency band than over a high audio frequency band. This may help compensate for low frequency band difficulties, and may thereby extend ANC bandwidth at the low end without a worsening impact on the high end. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09082377B2	Bass drum lifter and bass drum A bass drum lifter is provided with a drum connection member, a pedal connection member including a lift portion, and a long screw for rotationally connecting the pedal connection member and the drum connection member to each other. The pedal connection member is rotational around the axis of the long screw between a storage position in the vicinity of a shell of a bass drum and a use position at which the bass drum is lifted up by the lift portion. The long screw is arranged in the vicinity of the shell and in the vicinity of the batter head.
US09082376B1	Snare drum strainer with locking assembly A snare assembly tensioning and locking mechanism for holding snare wires in either a contact or non-contact position against a bottom drum head of a snare drum. The mechanism uses a lever mounted horseshoe shaped clip including surface bumps or protrusions that, when the lever is in an upward and locked position, engage a set of complementary notches on a surrounding peripheral surface of a snare wire tension adjusting knob. In alternate embodiments, the locking lever may pivot toward the drum or in a direction tangential to the drum. In this manner, the snare wires are held in tension against inadvertent loosening of the tension adjusting knob while the drum is played.
US09082374B2	Ergonomic guitar An ergonomic electric guitar includes a neck frets, a plurality of strings, and a body. The body includes a bridge having a nominal string anchor point for the strings, an upper bass bout including a front strap attachment mechanism having a front strap attachment point that is disposed within a predefined region. The body also includes a rear strap attachment mechanism having a rear strap attachment point disposed within a predefined region and a lower bass bout including a generally wedge-shaped region disposed between a medial portion of a front face of the lower bass bout and extending to a peripheral side wall of the lower bass bout and the lower bass bout extends substantially beyond a first arc and is substantially within a second arc. The strings extend in a first direction from the bridge to a distal portion of the neck.
US09082363B2	Driving device and display device and method for driving display panel A driving device is configured for driving a display panel and includes a data driver, a plurality of switches, and an image determiner. The switch is electrically coupled between data lines of a first data line group. The data driver is configured to output data signals to the data lines of the first data line group. The data signals transferred by the data lines of the first data line group include a plurality of pulse transitions while the display panel displays an image. The image determiner is configured to determine the image displayed by the display panel and output a driving signal based on a determined result for activating a corresponding switch such that the data lines of the first data line group can perform charge sharing therebetween. Furthermore, a method for driving a display panel is disclosed herein.
US09082352B2	Electro-phoretic display apparatus and driving method thereof A driving method for an electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The method includes generating a common voltage by a common voltage generator held at a first voltage level before a polarity transfer, generating the common voltage held at a second voltage level when the polarity transfer starts during a first timing period, and generating the common voltage transfers held at a third voltage level during a second timing period after the first timing period, in which the second voltage level is between the first and the third voltageE levels.
US09082351B2	Method of driving electrophoretic display apparatus, electrophoretic display apparatus, and electronic device A method of driving an electrophoretic display apparatus, wherein during displaying an image on the display unit, executing a pixel electrode pulse driving in which a pulse periodically alternating between first and second potentials is input to the pixel electrode corresponding to the pixel of which a display state is changed, the first or second potential is input to the pixel electrode corresponding to the pixel of which a display state is not to be changed, and a potential equal to that of the pixel electrode corresponding to the pixel of which a display state is not to be changed is input to the common electrode.
US09082348B2	Methods and devices for scrolling a display page Methods and devices for scrolling a display page are described. In one aspect, the present application describes a method implemented by a processor of an electronic device. The electronic device has a display and an input interface. The method includes: displaying a first portion of a display page on the display; receiving, via the input interface, a scrolling command to scroll the display page in a first direction; and, while receiving the scrolling command: determining that an edge of the display page is reached, and in response to determining that the edge of the display page is reached, maintaining the edge of the display page on the display and graphically tilting the display page inwards.
US09082347B2	Illumination modulation technique for microdisplays A projection display may use pulse width modulation wherein the duty cycle may be varied. This duty cycle variation may improve bit depth in some embodiments. For example, on alternate frames, the duty cycle may be reduced by a given percentage.
US09082345B2	Display device with reduced effects from pixel shorts A display device according to the present invention includes pixel units. Each of the pixel units is made up of N consecutive pixels. One of N (N≧3) colors including R (red), G (green) and B (blue) is assigned to each of the N pixels. Each of the N pixels includes a sampling transistor Ms, drive transistor Md, holding capacitor Cs and light-emitting element (organic light-emitting diode OLED). Of the N pixels, a specific color pixel that is susceptible to a dark dot (e.g., B) or that has the highest relative luminosity factor (e.g., G) has more sets of pixel circuit elements including the drive transistor Md, holding capacitor Cs and organic light-emitting diode OLED than other color pixels and has two or more sets thereof.
US09082336B2	Luminescence shock avoidance in display devices A luminescence shock avoidance algorithm selectively limits the brightness level of a display device when the display device is activated in a dark environment to prevent the temporary vision impairment that can occur when a display device is activated in a dark environment. The algorithm receives the state of the display (e.g. on or in standby mode), and can optionally receive an ambient lighting value from an ambient light sensor and a user-selectable manual brightness adjustment setting to determine whether luminescence shock avoidance should even be triggered, and if it is triggered, how much should the brightness level of the display be limited.
US09082334B2	Luminance boost method and system A system and method for increasing perceived contrast in a medical display is provided. The method involves temporarily increasing luminance output of at least part of a display in response to a received request for improved visualization. To compensate for the change in luminance especially while the viewer's eyes adapt to the change in luminance, the method includes continuously modifying the display parameters especially during an adaptation period to match an adaptation of the viewer's eyes. The modified parameters at any given may correlate to the degree of adaptation by the viewer's eyes to the change. After a period of time, the display may be returned to its normal operating luminance and corresponding settings, which may be selected to maximize the lifetime of the display.
US09082329B2	Display panel and 3D display device The present invention provides a display panel and a 3D display device. The display panel comprising: a first substrate comprising multiple data lines, multiple scan lines, and multiple pixel units, wherein the pixel unit comprising three sub-pixel units, and each of the sub-pixel units electrically connects to the same data line sequentially, and each of the sub-pixel units electrically connects to the corresponding scan line, and the scan line corresponding to at least one of the sub-pixel unit and the scan line corresponding to the first sub-pixel unit of the adjacent next pixel unit are disposed side by side; and a second substrate disposed correspondingly to the first substrate and comprising a first black matrix disposed correspondingly to the scan lines. In the present invention, the scan lines corresponding to the multiple sub-pixels are disposed side by side such that increasing the width of the first black matrix between adjacent pixel units and vertical viewing angle and do not reduce the aperture ratio.
US09082324B1	Signage support structure and signage assembly A device for securing a sign to a mullion is provided. The device includes first and second body portions, and a tensioner operatively uniting same. The first body portion is characterized by adjacent mullion receiving elements and a sign support structure. A first mullion receiving element includes a substantially planar member receivable adjacent a mullion face. A second mullion receiving element extends from the first mullion receiving element for tensioned engagement with a first lateral mullion surface of opposingly paired lateral mullion surfaces adjacent the mullion face. The sign support structure is spaced apart and extends from the first mullion receiving element so as to thereby delimit a channel passing between the sign support structure and the first mullion receiving element. The second device portion is slidingly receivable within the channel of the first device body portion and is characterized by a mullion receiving element for tensioned engagement with a second lateral mullion surface of opposingly paired lateral mullion surfaces adjacent the mullion face. The tensioner is operable to draw the mullion receiving element of the second body portion towards the second mullion receiving element of the first body portion.
US09082323B1	Sign holder bracket and display system A display system includes a bracket and a sign. The bracket includes a base and a reception portion coupled to the base. The reception portion includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and an intermediate wall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall each extend from opposing longitudinal sides of the intermediate wall over the base. The sign includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a bottom panel, the rear panel being spaced from the front panel to define a cavity between the front panel and the rear panel. The bottom panel defines an aperture. The reception portion of the bracket slides into the cavity via the aperture, and each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the reception portion abuts an internal surface of a different one of the first panel and the second panel of the sign to frictionally maintain the sign above the base.
US09082321B2	Perforated, combined receipt and label roll A receipt and label roll comprises a core and a web having a longitudinally-extending axis and wound on the core along the axis. The web includes (i) a substrate having a front side and a back side opposite the front side, (ii) a thermally-sensitive coating disposed on the front side of the substrate, (iii) adhesive disposed on a portion of the back side of the substrate along the web axis, and (iv) a release coating disposed on the front side of the substrate along the web axis to prevent the adhesive from sticking to the front side of the substrate when the web is wound on the core. The web further includes (v) a longitudinal weakened structure extending along a direction parallel to the web axis and dividing the web into a first web portion on which the adhesive is disposed and a second web portion which is substantially devoid of adhesive.
US09082320B2	Ultra-bright passivated aluminum nano-flake pigments An organic release agent is vacuum deposited over a substrate and surface treated with a plasma or ion-beam source in a gas rich in oxygen-based functional groups to harden a very thin layer of the surface of the deposited layer in a passivating environment. Aluminum is subsequently vacuum deposited onto the hardened release layer to form a very flat and specular thin film. The film is exposed to a plasma gas containing oxygen or nitrogen to passivate its surface. The resulting product is separated from the substrate, crushed to brake up the film into aluminum flakes, and mixed in a solvent to separate the still extractable release layer from the aluminum flakes. The surface treatment of the release layer greatly reduces wrinkles in the flakes, improving the optical chracteristics of the flakes. The passivation of the flake material virtually eliminates subsequent corrosion from exposure to moisture.
US09082315B2	Surrounding bird view monitoring image generation method and training method, automobile-side device, and training device thereof A surrounding bird view image generation method for use in an automobile-side device of an articulated vehicle is provided. The articulated vehicle includes a first body part, a second body part and a connection part. The proceeding directions of the first and the second body parts form an angle. The image processing method includes the steps of: storing an angle-to-surrounding-image model table; detecting an angle and providing an angle measurement; accessing the angle-to-surrounding-image model table to obtain a selected angle and a selected surrounding image model corresponding to the angle measurement; capturing 6 adjacent images corresponding to the surrounding of the vehicle body by the image capturers disposed on the 6 surrounding sides of the articulated vehicle; obtaining a practical operating surrounding image by processing the first to the sixth images with the selected surrounding image model.
US09082312B2	Physical activity instructional apparatus A physical activity instructional apparatus that enables at least audio instruction, detection of movement and audio feedback based on the detected movement during the performance of a sequence of positions or moves. Embodiments enable a human to learn a sequence of martial arts moves, dance steps, yoga positions, golf, tennis or baseball swing, or any other type of physical activity involving a sequence of positions or moves, for example while being prompted to perform the positions or moves in sequence. Embodiments may utilize a mobile device that includes at least an audio output and which then detects movement and then provides audio or tactile feedback based on that movement to inform the student as to the correct or incorrect performance, for example without requiring a visual display.
US09082310B2	Providing computable guidance to relevant evidence in question-answering systems A computer-based system includes a computer-processable definition of a region in a data set. The system identifies a region of the data set based on the definition of the region. The system provides output to a user representing a question and the identified region of the data set. The system may also automatically generate an answer to the question based on the question and the data set, and provide output to the user representing the answer. The system may generate the answer based on a subset of the data set, and provide output to the user representing the subset of the data set. The user may provide feedback on the first answer to the system, which the system may use to improve subsequent answers to the same and other questions, and to disable the system's automatic question-answering function in response to disagreement between the user and the system.
US09082300B2	Defined interval (DI) risk based air traffic control separation A method and process of an optimized, derivational risk-based air traffic control system state capitalizing on data exchange and interactive surveillance modalities with satellite functionality. Data interrogation will exchange operationally relevant real-time information amongst users and regulators, and a computer complex wherein data exchanges accumulate for application of risk model criterion and sovereign requirements. The risk model compares optimization of the system state with current state and communicated intent, making value judgments concerning safety and efficiency of the system as a whole and at intervals over time. Intuitive localization “swabs” reflecting collision potential, upset potential and other risks associated with any operation of air traffic control objects, manifest this. Localization solution set information is transmitted where necessary for implementation and may be proximity assurance tasks or operational requirements that must be performed within defined boundaries creating non-risk adverse associations.
US09082294B2	Apparatus and method for receiving and transporting real time energy data An apparatus for transporting resource usage data, including narrowband receivers and a controller. The narrowband receivers are deployed geographically within a grid, where the narrowband receivers receive transmissions from a least one of a plurality of transmitting devices, and where each of the plurality of transmitting devices transmits identical data on each of a plurality of frequency bands that are hopped according to a hopping sequence, and where the hopping sequence is initially unknown to the plurality of narrowband receivers. The controller is coupled to the narrowband receivers, and is configured to control the narrowband receivers such that the each of the plurality of transmitting devices is identified, and is configured to control narrowband receivers such that corresponding data from the each of the transmitting devices is received on at least one of the plurality of frequency bands.
US09082290B2	Crowd activity and ambient condition measurement and reporting system The present invention relates to a system for measuring ambient conditions in venues using a number of real-time signals, including sound, temperature, light, motion, water usage, vibration, infrared signal and others. Ambient signal data is transmitted to a cloud-based application that stores the signal levels in a database and presents the information in a visual format for use by venues and by consumers. The system can, among other things, provide an overall measure of crowd activity in a venue.
US09082282B1	Determining usefulness of a data alert An alert may provide a user with notification when a trigger condition regarding the operation of an enterprise is satisfied. Prior to setting the alert, a proposed alert with the trigger condition may be received. The trigger condition may be compared with a database of operational data related to operation of the enterprise over a period of time to obtain historical trigger data. The historical trigger data may indicate how the proposed alert would have functioned if applied to the operational data for the period of time, for example, by indicating how many times the alert would have been triggered during the period of time. The historical trigger data may be provided to a user, and may facilitate user determination of whether the proposed alert will perform as desired. Once the desired proposed alert has been entered, the user may set the proposed alert as an actual alert.
US09082281B2	Tool locator device and system A device and system for electronically tracking one or more objects, such as tools or equipment is provided. The tool locator device and system of the present invention provides an electronic checklist specially designed to keep track of a set of tools or accessories.
US09082280B2	Security device for a power tool accessory A security assembly for a hole saw having a body and cap includes a generally cylindrical body configured to fit within a cavity of the hole saw. The cylindrical body includes a side wall portion and a base portion coupled to the side wall portion. The security assembly also includes a security tag housing coupled to the base portion. Tthe security tag housing defines a receptacle for housing a security tag.
US09082276B2	Barrier pressure detection system A pressure detection system is provided. The pressure detection system may include an enclosure that houses a pressure sensor, a type selector and a thickness selector. The pressure sensor may be adapted to produce output representative of the pressure on a barrier. The pressure sensor may include a computer electronically connected to the type selector and the thickness selector. The computer may be adapted to determine a threshold pressure that is related to the minimum amount of pressure needed to break a barrier for a given barrier type and a given barrier thickness. The pressure sensor may be adapted to transmit an alarm signal when the output of the pressure sensor may exceed the threshold pressure. A user may install the enclosure on the barrier. The user may then select the given barrier type from a group of predetermined options on the type selector. The user may then select the given barrier thickness from a group of predetermined options on the thickness selector.
US09082274B2	Odor generation alarm and method for informing unusual situation An odor generation alarm and a method for informing an unusual situation having a high attention attracting effect and a high degree of safety are provided. An odor generation alarm includes an odorant receptacle, a drive section, a detector and a circuit section which is a controller. The odorant receptacle contains an odorant. A concentration of the odorant in air at which a person can no longer tolerate a strength of smell is lower than a no observed effect concentration of the odorant. The drive section causes the odorant to be emitted from the odorant receptacle. The detector detects occurrence of an unusual situation, and outputs a detection signal. When the detection signal from the detector is inputted, the controller causes the drive section to emit the odorant in accordance with the detection signal.
US09082271B2	Customized audio alerts A methods and systems for generating customized audio alerts are described. The method includes identifying occurrence of an event on a communication device. The event is associated with at least one attributes. The at least one attribute associated with the event is compared with user-defined attributes. Further, a customized audio alert is generated on the communication device based on the comparing.
US09082269B2	Haptic directional feedback handles for location devices Locating devices and systems providing haptic tactile feedback are disclosed. In one embodiment, a locator includes a haptic handle configured to provide directional signals through an operator's sense of touch to aid in locating and tracing a buried conductor or other object such as a pipe or cable.
US09082268B2	Communication unit for a person's skin An electric communication unit to be placed on a person's skin. The electric communication unit includes a support element, a series of body contacts, and a pulse generator. The pulse generator generates a series of pulses and transmits the series of pulses to the series of body contacts, the series of body contacts being provided to transmit the series of pulses onto the skin of the person. The electric communication unit is in the form of a patch.
US09082267B2	Apparatus and method using near field communications A near field communications enabled mobile communication is used to provide or receive information.
US09082266B2	Gaming machine A gaming machine has a symbol display region composed of cell columns, where cells are continuously disposed in each cell column. Symbols are displayed on each cell column in such a manner that one or more symbols correspond to one of the cells. The gaming machine comprises: a symbol movement control unit that makes each symbol column move along each cell column where a symbol is changed in turn according to an alignment order of the symbols, and makes each symbol column stop; a prize winning determination unit; and a dividend generation unit. The symbol movement control unit comprises: a symbol check unit that determines whether a symbol reaching a filtering position is a specific symbol; and a specific symbol control unit that generates a specific change different from a change to be generated according to the alignment order when the specific symbol reaches the filtering position.
US09082265B2	Gaming machine which rearranges symbols after varying and displaying the symbols Provided is a gaming machine in which elaborate presentation effects for rearranging wild symbols are devised and which has a high game feeling. In the gaming machine, when the wild symbols are rearranged in a plurality of columns, on the condition that winning has occurred in a drawing, premium presentation effects are performed. When it is determined that the wild symbols are rearranged in the plurality of columns, the wild symbols are rearranged in each one column when the character appears at one time.
US09082264B2	Gaming machine which rearranges symbols after varying and displaying the symbols Provided is a gaming machine in which elaborate presentation effects for rearranging symbols are rearranged are devised and which has a high game feeling. In the gaming machine 1, upon rearranging wild symbols in a plurality of columns, instead of randomly rearranging the wild symbols, when a plurality of wild symbols to be rearranged in the same one column, a character is caused to appear at one time with respect to the plurality of wild symbols, thereby rearranging the plurality of wild symbols.
US09082257B2	Gaming system and method providing a community selection game providing bonus game selection Gaming systems and methods providing a community selection game providing bonus game selection. In one embodiment, for each gaming device in the gaming system, when a triggering event occurs, the gaming system provides a player of that gaming device with a player identifier that uniquely identifies that player. The community selection game includes a plurality of bonus game identifiers each identifying a bonus game. The bonus game identifiers each include a limited quantity of bonus game player identifier display areas. The gaming system enables the players to place earned or received player identifiers at the bonus game player identifier display areas. When each bonus game player identifier display area of one of the displayed bonus game identifiers displays a player identifier, the players associated with those player identifiers are provided with one or more plays of the bonus game identified by that bonus game identifier.
US09082255B2	Game machine In the game machine which is provided with a lottery device which executes a lottery and causes a predetermined privilege when a predetermined condition is satisfied and a control unit, the control unit receives applications for participation of a plurality of players in a lottery by the lottery device on a condition of paying chips, executes a lottery by the lottery device when a total of the number of chips paid by the plurality of players whose applications for participation have been received reaches a predetermined specified number, and distributes a privilege decided by the lottery device according to a ratio of the number of chips paid by each player whose application for participation has been received.
US09082250B2	Automatic drug dispenser An automatic drug dispenser comprises: a non-filled tray unit for holding vacant trays, a drug feeding unit for feeding a stored drug to a tray in accordance with a pharmacist's instruction, a printer unit for outputting a printed sheet and feeding the printed sheet to the tray; a filled tray unit for holding the tray containing the drug and the printed sheet; and a tray-carrying unit. The tray is provided with an electronic card, in which patient's data is written, and the printer unit is provided, with an electronic card-writing unit for writing the patient's data to the electronic card.
US09082246B2	Media item transportation The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting items of media along a transport path. The apparatus comprises a first transport member having a first end region and a further transport member having a further end region, wherein the first end region is spaced apart from the further end region, and a bridge member extending between the first end region and the further end region, wherein a length of the bridge member is adjustable responsive to a one of the first and further end regions being moved with respect to a remainder one of the first and further end regions.
US09082244B2	Method of controlling access to an area A method of controlling access to an area accessible by persons, particularly to a space closed by a door, utilizes a first mobile communications unit on which at least one access code is filed and a receiver unit for receiving the access code. In a first variant of the method, when an activation signal is transmitted by the communications unit within a predetermined range of the receiver unit, the receiver unit is activated and the access code is transmitted from the communications unit to the receiver unit. After a successful check of the access code by the receiver unit the access is freed. In a second variant, when the activation signal is transmitted by the receiver unit within a predetermined range of the communications unit, the receiver unit is activated. The access code is subsequently transmitted from the communications unit to the receiver unit and after a successful check of the access code by the receiver unit the access is freed.
US09082240B2	Device for detecting the presence of a user by a vehicle The invention relates to a device for detecting (CAPT) the presence of an object, that comprises at least one detection member (EA, EB) to which is associated a physical value that varies based on the environment in which said detection member (EA, EB) is located. The invention is characterised in that the physical value provides a variable reference level corresponding to the absence of an object and in that it further comprises a saving device (LOG IC) for saving, upon the emission of a low-frequency signal, a value of the reference level measured before the emission of said low-frequency signal.
US09082238B2	Synchronization between vehicle and user device calendar Methods and systems for a vehicle system that includes synchronizing a calendar with a vehicle control system and generating a smart-alarm based on events in the calendar. A vehicle receives authorization from a device to synchronize a calendar associated with the device with the vehicle. The calendar is synchronized with the vehicle and a smart alarm is provided to a user based on an event in the calendar and a supplemental factor.
US09082233B2	Display with robotic pixels Techniques are disclosed for controlling robot pixels to display a visual representation of an input. The input to the system could be an image of a face, and the robot pixels deploy in a physical arrangement to display a visual representation of the face, and would change their physical arrangement over time to represent changing facial expressions. The robot pixels function as a display device for a given allocation of robot pixels. Techniques are also disclosed for distributed collision avoidance among multiple non-holonomic robots to guarantee smooth and collision-free motions. The collision avoidance technique works for multiple robots by decoupling path planning and coordination.
US09082231B2	Symmetry-based visualization for enhancing anomaly detection Disclosed herein is a framework for facilitating symmetry-based visualization. In accordance with one aspect of the framework, one or more medical images are received. The medical images include first and second regions, wherein the first region is substantially symmetric to the second region. A transformation is performed on at least the second region to generate a transformed second region. The transformed second region is registered with the first region to generate an aligned second region. The aligned second region and the first region are then alternately displayed to assist anomaly detection.
US09082225B2	Method, apparatus and system for adjusting stereoscopic image, television set and stereoscopic glasses The invention discloses a method, apparatus and system for adjusting a stereoscopic image, a television set and stereoscopic glasses, wherein the method includes: receiving and displaying, by a display terminal, a three-dimensional stereoscopic image; transmitting, by a distance sensor, a sensing signal and obtaining a sighting distance between the display terminal and a user according to the sensing signal; and adjusting the size of the three-dimensional stereoscopic image according to the sighting distance. In the invention, stereoscopic geometrical distortion can be alleviated or even eliminated to thereby improve real experience feelings of watching the 3D stereoscopic display.
US09082213B2	Image processing apparatus for combining real object and virtual object and processing method therefor When an image in a virtual space in which a virtual object is arranged is generated using a ray tracing method, and when it is determined that a ray which is generated in accordance with the ray tracing method successively intersected an approximate virtual object such as a hand which is a real object at lest twice, an image corresponding to a first intersection is generated in accordance with the ray emitted to the first intersection.
US09082210B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting image depth A method for adjusting image depth includes receiving a three-dimension (3D) image including a first image and a second image. The method includes measuring the 3D image to generate a first parallax gradient value, calculating a second parallax gradient value according to the first parallax gradient value and a user setting value, calculating a parallax modification value, and moving the first image according to the corresponding parallax modification value so as to generate a adjusted first image for replacing the first image.
US09082207B2	System and method for automatic layout of printed material on a three-dimensional structure A method and system for printing content on a three dimensional structure, select a first graphical design style sheet for a first facet of the structure. A graphical design layout renderer to apply semantic structural design data to the style sheet until a graphic design template is prepared. Graphical content is linked to the structure and printed on the substrate using the design data. The system determines the location by facet of the content, and ensures that larger content items are distributed among multiple facets of the structure.
US09082201B2	Surface contamination determination system A computer receives a first set of spectral information for a first surface, wherein the first set of spectral information includes a pixel count for each color value of a range of color values, with regard to each color, measured at time one. The computer determines, with regard to the first set, whether dispersion of the pixel count across the range of color values, with regard to each color, exceeds a first threshold value. The computer determines, with regard to the first set, a surface contamination level based on at least whether the dispersion of the pixel count across the range of color values, with regard to each color, exceeds the first threshold value.
US09082200B2	System for histogram computation A system and method includes reception of a first image data value of a digital image, determination of a first index based on the first image data value, determination of a value stored in a first array of a first shared memory at the first index, and determination of whether the value stored in the first array of the first shared memory at the first index is equal to the first image data value. If the value stored in the first array of the first shared memory at the first index is equal to the first image data value, 1 is added to a count value stored in a second array of the first shared memory at the first index. If the value stored in the first array of the first shared memory at the first index is not equal to the first image data value a count value stored in a second shared memory in association with the first image data value is updated.
US09082198B2	Method for creating automatic cinemagraphs on an imagine device Embodiments are directed towards automatically creating a cinemagraph on at least an imaging device, where the cinemagraph can be created without additional user interaction beyond capturing an initial sequence of images, and indicating that a cinemagraph is to be created from the sequence. Automatic creation of the cinemagraph includes selecting an anchor frame within the sequence and aligning the other frames to the anchor frame. Detection and segmentation of moving objects within the sequence, with respect to the anchor frame are performed. A mask is generated and refined. Segmentation of masks are then unified, and combined with a background from the anchor frame to generate an animated sequence.
US09082195B2	Generating a composite score for a possible pallet in an image scene A method is provided for evaluating a possible pallet object in a gray scale image including one or more pallets. The method may comprise: generating, by a computer, a first confidence score ScoreLowerLeftCorner for a lower left corner associated with the possible pallet object; generating, by the computer, a second confidence score ScoreLowerRightCorner for a lower right corner associated with the possible pallet object; generating, by the computer, a third confidence score ScoreBaseboardLine for a bottom pallet board line associated with the possible pallet object; generating, by the computer, a fourth confidence score Scorehole for a center stringer associated with the possible pallet object; and calculating, by the computer, a composite score ScoreObject based on the first, second, third and fourth confidence scores.
US09082193B2	Shape-based image segmentation Systems and methods are provided for image segmentation. In accordance with some implementations, a current segmentation mask associated with an object of interest is iteratively refined. Any image element associated with a previously generated fence is excluded from the current segmentation mask. The fence may be generated around one or more image elements that violate a shape constraint.
US09082192B2	Text image trimming method A text image trimming method, according to the following steps: step 1, obtaining text image data; step 2, using straight line detection method to detect the straight lines of the text image, obtaining edges of a trimmed quadrangle; step 3, detecting text on the image data, obtaining the coordinates of the boundary points of a text region; and step 4, obtaining the final trimming result according to the results of steps 2 and 3. The method can automatically detect the edges of the text region and utilize the detected text region to verify and remove unrelated redundant information thereby, allowing the user to only see the portion containing the text region useful to the user when viewing image data.
US09082189B2	Automated bounding box generation within the boundaries of arbitrary shapes One embodiment is directed to a computer program, embodied on a computer readable medium. The computer program is configured to control a processor to execute instructions. The instructions include sampling a plurality of points that lie within the interior of an arbitrary shape, drawing one or more rectangles from each of the points, gradually increasing the length and width of the rectangles until the rectangles no longer falls within the interior of the arbitrary shape, and assigning the largest of the increased rectangles as the interior bounding box.
US09082186B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method The distance between projection coordinates to which the center of an image are projected and the center coordinates are added to the projection coordinates to obtain projection center coordinates. The distance is added to the coordinates to which the four corners of the image are projected to obtain projection four-corner coordinates. A distance shorter than the minimum of the distances between the projection four-corner coordinates and the projection center coordinates is decided as an output margin distance. Projection source coordinates to be projected to coordinates apart from the projection center coordinates by the output margin distance are obtained. A maximum of the distances between the projection source coordinates and the projection center coordinates is decided as an input margin distance. Divided images decided based on ½ of horizontal size of the image and the input margin distance are deformed and outputted.
US09082183B2	Image processing device and image processing method A data input unit is configured to receive an input image, depth data and a shooting parameter. A parameter input unit receives a transformation parameter as a parameter on projective transformation of a three-dimensional model, a transformed image generating unit that generate a transformed image by performing projective transformation based on the transformation parameter in the three-dimensional model obtained from the input image, the depth data, and the shooting parameter. A blank area detecting unit detects a blank area in the transformed image, the blank area being a group of blank pixels having no corresponding pixel in the input image, and an output unit is configured to output the transformed image in the case where a blank value indicating size of the blank area is smaller than or equal to a threshold value.
US09082182B2	Extracting patient motion vectors from marker positions in x-ray images A method and a system for determining patient motion in an image. The method includes obtaining an image based on image data generated by a scanner during a scan. The image includes at least three markers assumed to be in a rigid or semi-rigid configuration. Each of the at least three markers has actual measured positions on a detector panel of the scanner in a first dimension and a second dimension. The method further includes determining a reference three-dimensional position for each of the at least three markers and defining equations describing the relationship between the reference three-dimensional position and the actual measured positions of each of the at least three markers, geometric parameters of the scanner, and patient motion. The method finally includes solving numerically the equations to derive a six-component motion vector describing patient motion for the image that accounts for differences between the reference three-dimensional position of each of the at least three markers and the actual measured positions for each of the at least three markers.

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