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US09108650B2	Rail vehicle brake actuator with a brake block holder A rail vehicle brake actuator (1) has a brake block holder (4) suspended therefrom so as to be laterally movable during braking. Upper ends of brake block hangers (5) are attached to brackets (2) on the actuator (1) by a joint (15) allowing relative laterally pivotable and rotatable movements of lower ends of the brake block hangers to the brake block holder. The lower ends of the brake block hangers (5) are laterally pivotally attached to a movable brake block holder axle (16) extending through a transverse bore in the brake block holder (4), and spring mechanisms (21) are arranged to act between the respective brake block hangers and the brake block holder.
US09108649B2	Underframe structure of railcar An underframe structure of a railcar capable of reducing a deformation amount of a cross beam supporting an underfloor equipment upon underfloor fire. The underframe structure of the railcar includes an underframe having a pair of side sills extending in a railcar longitudinal direction and a cross beam arranged between the side sills and extending in a railcar width direction, a structural floor provided on an upper surface of the underframe, and an underfloor equipment suspended down in a center part in the railcar width direction of the cross beam. The underframe structure includes a passenger cabin floor provided on an upper side of the structural floor, the passenger cabin floor forming a lower surface of a passenger cabin S, and floor receiving members supporting the passenger cabin floor and extending in the railcar longitudinal direction between the structural floor and the passenger cabin floor.
US09108639B2	Method and module for controlling a vehicle's speed based on rules and/or costs A method for determination of at least one reference value for controlling a vehicle's speed is described. The method may entail making a first prediction vpred—Tnew—ret and a second prediction vpred—Tnew—acc of a vehicle speed along a horizon, said first prediction based on an engine torque Tret which retards the vehicle as compared with a conventional cruise control, and said second prediction based on an engine torque Tacc which accelerates the vehicle as compared with a conventional cruise control; comparing said respective first prediction vpred—Tnew—ret and second prediction vpred—Tnew—acc of the vehicle speed with a lower limit value vmin and/or an upper limit value vmax which delineate a range within which the vehicle's speed should be; and determining at least one reference value based on at least one of said respective comparisons and said first prediction vpred—Tnew—ret and second prediction vpred—Tnew—acc of the vehicle speed along the horizon.
US09108632B2	Methods and systems for operating a driveline clutch Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, operation of a driveline disconnect clutch is adjusted to compensate for clutch wear and manufacturing tolerances.
US09108625B2	Power transmitting apparatus for vehicle A planetary gear device is provided between a driving wheel and an energy accumulating device. A sun gear of the planetary gear device is connected to an input shaft of the energy accumulating device. A carrier of the planetary gear device is connected to the driving wheel. A torque adjusting device is connected to a ring gear of the planetary gear device. When a regeneration control is not carried out, the torque adjusting device is controlled by a control unit, so that a braking torque generated at the torque adjusting device and applied to the ring gear is controlled in order to make a difference of a rotational speed at a smaller value between the input shaft and the sun gear.
US09108620B2	Method to reduce powertrain noise and vibration during engine start in hybrid vehicle A method of controlling a powertrain system of a hybrid vehicle includes detecting a request to start an engine, incrementally applying torque to the powertrain system, and biasing the torque against a static member of the powertrain system, such as a parking pawl of a transmission when the transmission is disposed in a parking position, to remove lash from the powertrain system prior to starting the engine.
US09108619B2	Control device for lockup clutch A control device for a lockup clutch is provided in which when control region determination device determines that a vehicle speed and an opening degree of an accelerator pedal are in the tight region of the lockup clutch, even if the water temperature of cooling water of the or the oil temperature of hydraulic oil of the transmission is less than a predetermined temperature, engagement permission device permits engagement of the lockup clutch. It is therefore possible to improve the fuel economy of the vehicle by increasing the frequency of engagement of the lockup clutch without affecting the function of the lockup clutch. The control device even functions when the lockup clutch is engaged at low temperatures, when the engagement responsiveness is low, because the oil temperature of the hydraulic oil is low and the viscosity is high.
US09108618B2	Gearbox arrangement A gearbox arrangement (1), which is arranged in a drive train of a multi-axle land vehicle (2), in particular a commercial vehicle, or a similar means of transportation, wherein at least one of said axles is driven, wherein at least one planetary drive (8) is associated with each of the axle halves (5) of a driven axle. The gearbox arrangement comprises at least one sensor device (7) for detecting a steering manipulation on the vehicle (2) and a control device (6). In order to have a gearbox arrangement (1) available that establishes a reliable, simply designed connection between the drive motor and driven wheels (4) with little effort and enables reliable control of the particular wheels (4) in regard to rotational speed and torque during drive and during deceleration, and thus realizes a controllable rotational speed compensation during cornering and significantly reduces the diameter and the constructed size of the power-split gearbox in particular for vehicles (2) having a high axle torque, the axle halves (5) are driven synchronously without differential and the control device (6) is provided with a hydrostatic device (11) that can be manipulated, by which hydrostatic device each of the wheels (4) rolling without slip maintains its torque.
US09108616B2	Torque transmitting device and powertrain incorporating a permanent magnet motor A motor (21) includes a stator (30) and a rotor (40). The stator includes a housing (31) accommodating magnet(s) (32) and including multiple sidewalls (33) and connecting portions (34) adjoining neighboring sidewalls. A sidewall includes zero or more flat segment (35, 38) and zero or more curved segments (38, 36) having one or more radii. A connecting portion includes a substantially flat segment or a curved segment having one or more radii and adjoins two neighboring sidewalls. A torque transmitting device (15) includes the motor and a clutch (22) actuated by the motor to transmit or cease transmitting engine (11) output to driven mechanism(s) (17, 18, 12, 13, 14). A powertrain includes the torque transmitting device to switch between drive modes with the torque transmitting device to engage or disengage engine output with axles.
US09108601B2	Trailer braking system for use with a fifth wheel/gooseneck hitch having a surge brake actuator Methods and apparatuses for a trailer braking system for use with a fifth wheel hitch, a gooseneck hitch, or the like. A braking system for a trailer pulled by a tow vehicle includes an arm member extending downward from and pivotally connected to an upper portion of the trailer and a surge brake actuator connected to the upper portion of the trailer that is configured to control braking of wheels of the trailer. When the tow vehicle decelerates, inertial force caused by forward momentum of the trailer pivots the arm member such that force is exerted on the surge brake actuator to actuate the brakes of the trailer.
US09108597B2	Auxiliary braking device for vehicle An auxiliary braking device for a vehicle includes an accelerator pedal operation amount detection unit, a brake pedal operation amount detection unit, a wheel speed detection unit, and a wheel speed difference calculation unit. The wheel speed difference calculation unit calculates a wheel speed difference between the wheel speeds of a front wheel and a rear wheel based on a signal of the wheel speed output from the wheel speed detection unit, and outputs a signal of the calculation result. In addition, the braking assistance unit assists in braking the vehicle in a case where the wheel speed difference obtained by the wheel speed difference calculation unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.
US09108596B2	Controller for, and method of, operating a sensor cleaning system A control system for a vehicle sensor cleaning system is provided. The control system includes: a microcontroller configured to: receive inputs including at least one input from any one of the following sources: sensors, other controllers, and an operator; determine whether a signal to actuate a cleaning system for a sensor should be generated; analyze whether the signal should be delayed; sending an actuating signal to a sensor cleaning system if the controller determines that predetermined cleaning criteria are met and delays sending the actuating signal if the controller determines delay criteria are met. A method of controlling a sensor washing system may also be provided. The method includes: inputting signals from at least two sensors into a controller; weighing the inputted signals, wherein one of the signals is associated with a location of the vehicle on which the sensor washing system is located; determining whether to send a signal to actuate a sensor cleaner depending upon the weighing of the inputted signals; and sending a signal to the sensor cleaner to clean a sensor.
US09108593B2	Vehicle wiper device A vehicle wiper device moves a wiper back and forth between a bottom reversing position and a top reversing position. A drive source rotates an output shaft back and forth about a first axis within a rotational angle range of less than 360°. A link mechanism includes a wiper joint coupled to the wiper. The link mechanism rotates the wiper joint back and forth around a second axis within a rotational angle range that is smaller than the rotational angle range of the output shaft. The link mechanism is configured so that torque of the wiper joint is greater when the wiper is at the bottom reversing position than when the wiper is at the top reversing position.
US09108588B2	Curtain airbag device and occupant protecting device A curtain airbag device comprising: a main deploying portion that, at a time when at least one of a small overlap impact or an oblique impact arises, receives a supply of gas and expands, and is deployed in a shape of a curtain; an auxiliary deploying portion that is provided at a front side of the main deploying portion, and that, at a time when at least one of a small overlap impact or an oblique impact arises, receives a supply of gas and is expanded and deployed; and a connecting portion that has an expanding portion that receives a supply of gas from the main deploying portion and is expanded at an outer side in a vehicle width direction of the auxiliary deploying portion, and the connecting portion connects a front end side portion of a front pillar, and a front end side portion of the main deploying portion.
US09108583B2	Vehicle safety control system A vehicle safety control system that executes a safety stop control for safely stopping a vehicle after a vehicle collision is detected is provided. The vehicle safety control system includes a first collision detector, a first collision determination part, a behavior detector, a behavior determination part, a traveling state determination part, a safety controller. The first collision detector detects the vehicle collision. The first collision determination part determines whether a first collision has occurred based on a detection result of the first collision detector. The behavior detector detects a vehicle behavior. The behavior determination part determines whether the vehicle behavior is abnormal based on a detection value of the behavior detector. The traveling state determination part determines whether a dangerous traveling is performed. The safety controller executes the safety stop control.
US09108582B1	System and method for collaborative vehicle crash planning and sequence deployment A system and method for collaborative vehicle crash planning employs a model-based approach for mitigating damage and injuries resulting from a vehicle collision. A real-time crash model is generated to determine an optimal crash sequence within a parallel computing environment.
US09108581B2	Grill guard with integrated LED bar A grill guard has an LED light bar positioned at a central location within the grill guard. The grill guard includes two vertically extending members and two horizontal members. The LED light bar is mounted within a casing which is integrated into the grill guard, with the LED light bar protected both by the grill guard and by the casing. The preferred mounting arrangement allows both pivoting and fore and aft movement of the LED light bar within the casing.
US09108575B2	Configurable and portable device for holding accessories on motor vehicle dashboards This invention is a mount base and strap assembly for attaching a holder apparatus for mobile devices such as a tablet computer, smartphone, navigation device or similar accessories to the dashboard or center console of a motor vehicle. The mount base is secured to the dashboard or console with one or more upper adjustable strap(s) and hook(s) to the defroster vent or other attachment point on the dashboard or on the console and one or more lower strap(s) and hook(s) to anchor points under the dashboard or center console. The adjustable straps provide for stability, portability, and flexible positioning. A user fastens an accessory holder apparatus of their choice on said mount base with fasteners suitable for said accessory holder.
US09108569B2	Motor vehicle window frame with reflective luminant trim A window that includes a door frame having a U-shaped top portion defining a channel with outer and inner lips joined by a base wall, and at least one reflective luminant component applied to overlie at least a portion of the inner surface of the inner lip. When illuminated, the reflective luminant component reflects light on the inside of the door.
US09108564B2	Holder for a light source in the opening of a reflector A holder for a light source in the opening of a reflector for a vehicle headlamp, includes a retention ring extending in a ring plane, for an arrangement on the reflector, wherein the light source can be retentively arranged in the opening of the reflector. To allow a safe arrangement of the light source in the opening of the reflector and to prevent that a number of retention rings can get entangled, it is provided according to the invention, that the retention ring has tongues holding the light source in the opening of the reflector by means of elastic spring deflection, the tongues having a first tongue end and a second tongue end, and wherein the tongue ends lie essentially on the ring plane of the retention ring.
US09108563B2	Head lamp for vehicle including plural light source units To provide, at a low cost, a head lamp for a vehicle having a low-beam lamp and a high-beam lamp, which is high in the utilization factor of light and can irradiate a wide area, the present invention is provided with a head lamp for a vehicle which includes a low-beam light source unit that is a reflective type and a high-beam light source unit that is a projector type and is disposed beneath the low-beam light source unit.
US09108561B2	Charge control device A vehicle is equipped with a charge plug. The vehicle includes a vehicular battery charged through the charge plug. A charge control device for the vehicle includes a vehicle information acquisition unit, an exit determination unit, and an alarming operation unit. The vehicle information acquisition unit acquires vehicle information, which represents a state of the vehicle. The exit determination unit determines, according to the vehicle information, whether an occupant of the vehicle has an exit intention to exit from the vehicle. The alarming operation unit implements an alarming operation to restrict the occupant from forgetting to mount the charge plug when the exit determination unit determines that the occupant has the exit intention.
US09108557B2	Low center of gravity carrier A carrier having a platform or deck mounted on a subframe tiltable relative to the vehicle chassis. The platform is preferably slidable relative to the subframe. Sufficient clearance is provided such that the subframe is preferably located between the vehicle chassis frame and the rear wheels, and below the top of the chassis frame. The resulting carrier has a platform with a height substantially lower than that of previous carriers, providing it with a lower center of gravity, enabling a reduction in load angle, an increase in payload height, and enhanced dynamic road stability.
US09108555B2	Belt fastening on the rear main tube of the backrest, ideally on the rear foot situated at the bottom Disclosed is a vehicle seat with seat part, backrest, belt restraining system and support structure supporting the seat part and backrest. Belt restraining system comprises belt reversal means and belt lock. Belt reversal means is positioned in an upper corner region of the backrest and belt lock positioned in seat area of seat part. Support structure has asymmetrical framework with main force braces extending substantially vertically. Main force braces converge in junction region and underside of support structure a first, second and third one of main force braces is arranged on the side towards the junction region as a thrust brace guided forwards as far as a front foot; on the side towards the junction region as a tension brace at the rear guided as far as a first rear foot; tension/thrust brace at the rear guided as far as a further rear foot.
US09108554B2	Structural element for a vehicle seat A motor vehicle seat has a structural element that includes a plurality of components, at least some of which are connected to one another. At least one of the components is available in a plurality of materials, such as steel or a lightweight construction. The shape of the components, however, is configured so that it remains unchanged irrespective of the component material.
US09108545B2	Reclining apparatus A reclining apparatus includes: a base plate; a ratchet plate including a recessed portion having a inner circumferential surface provided with internal teeth; a pole including an outer circumferential surface of the pole provided with external teeth engageable with the internal teeth; and a guide, which is provided in the base plate to guide the pole between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the pole includes: a first cut external teeth part having a first tooth surface, in which a first side receiving a forward load is cut; and a second cut external teeth part having a second tooth surface, in which a second side receiving the rearward load is cut, and wherein a cutting degree of the first cut external teeth part is different from a cutting degree of the second cut external teeth part.
US09108516B2	Working machine Provided is a working machine capable of decreasing a voltage of a DC busbar (DC bus) with a configuration suppressing a degradation in reliability. A hybrid type construction machine as a working machine includes: a DC bus which is connected to a rotation motor via an inverter circuit, a battery which is connected to the DC bus via a step-up/step-down converter and a switch, a controller which drives the inverter circuit and the step-up/step-down converter, a cooling liquid circulating system which includes a pump motor, and an inverter circuit which is connected to the DC bus and driving the pump motor. The controller includes a mode used for decreasing the voltage of the DC bus, and in that mode, the switch enters a disconnection state and the inverter circuit is operated to consume electricity in the pump motor.
US09108515B2	Vehicle brake device A vehicle brake device comprises a hydraulic brake device, a regeneration brake device and a brake control device. The brake control device further includes a final value calculating device for calculating the target braking force FR at the time when an ABS control period ended and the cooperative control device restarted the operation to be as a regeneration allowing braking force FH, when the anti-lock brake control device has operated for the ABS control period within one braking operation period where the brake operating member is continuously operated and a regeneration allowing device operable after the ABS control period ended within the one braking operation period and after the cooperative control device restarted the operation and allowing the generation of the regeneration braking force FE only when the target braking force is less than a value of the regeneration allowing braking force FH.
US09108501B2	Multi-mode powersplit powertrain for electric vehicle A powertrain includes a countershaft, a gearset including a sun gear, a carrier connected to an engine, a ring gear releasably held against rotation and connectable to the countershaft, and pinions supported on the carrier and meshing with the sun gear and ring gear, an electric machine connected to the sun gear and connectable to the countershaft, and a second electric machine driveably connected to the countershaft.
US09108500B2	Coupling and synchronizing device for electric drive modules A coupling device and a coupling mechanism is provided for selectively coupling of an electric drive to a wheel axle of a vehicle. The coupling device includes, but is not limited to an output gear connected to the wheel axle, an input gear connected to the electric motor. A synchronizer is adapted to contactlessly minimize a difference of the input gear's and the output gear's angular velocity below a predefined threshold, and a synchronizing member is adapted to frictionally engage with the input gear and/or with the output gear when the difference in angular velocity of input gear and output gear is below the predefined threshold.
US09108496B2	In-wheel motor drive assembly An in-wheel motor drive assembly 21 includes: a motor unit A; a speed reduction unit B having an output shaft 28 reducing the rotational speed of the motor rotary shaft 35 and outputting the reduced rotation and a speed-reduction-unit casing 22b forming a contour, and disposed on one axial side of the motor unit A; a wheel hub bearing unit C having a wheel hub 32 fixedly coupled with the output shaft 28 and a wheel-hub-bearing outer ring 22c rotatably supporting the wheel hub 32, and disposed on one axial side of the speed reduction unit B; and coupling portions 63, 64 secured to at least one of the wheel-hub-bearing outer ring 22c and speed-reduction-unit casing 22b to couple with members of a vehicle body.
US09108493B2	Vehicle construction having roll bars and a convertible roof A vehicle construction having one roll bar respectively on both sides relative to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the vehicle construction and a convertible roof, the roll bar extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and supporting itself in the rear region of the vehicle construction, and the convertible roof being displaceable between a closed position spanning a vehicle interior as well as the roll bars and an uncovered position uncovering the vehicle interior to the top and including a linkage, which can have a link arrangement on both sides, pivotably mounted at a main bearing fixed relative to the vehicle construction. The main bearings and/or the link arrangements each include at least one bridging element, which reaches over the respective roll bar and to which at least one link of the link arrangement is linked.
US09108483B2	Vehicle suspension comprising light weight leaf spring assembly A vehicle suspension leaf spring assembly is arranged to be mounted in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle on opposite sides thereof. The leaf spring assembly has a first end, which is arranged for pivotal connection to a first bracket on the vehicle; and a second end, which is arranged for connection to a spring shackle on the vehicle. The leaf spring assembly is arranged to be connected to an axle extending transversely of the leaf spring assembly at a position intermediate the first and second ends of the leaf spring assembly. The leaf spring assembly includes two individual leaf springs arranged side-by-side with a predetermined spacing and extending between the first and second ends.
US09108475B2	Locking plate for tension tire chains The invention relates to a locking plate (1) for tensioning a tire chain by means of a ten-sioning chain (46), and to an arrangement, comprising a locking plate (1) and a pull-through bracket (40). The locking plate comprises a locking slot (10) whose clear width is greater than a thickness and smaller than an outer width of the chain links (34) of the tensioning chain, and with a pull-through opening with an inner contour into which an outer contour of the tensioning chain can be entered. The tensioning chain can be captively received in the locking plate transversely to its longitudinal extension to be movable between a locking position (18) arranged in the region of the locking slot and a pull-through position (16) arranged in the region of the pull-through opening.
US09108472B2	Pneumatic heavy-duty tire having circumferential reinforcing layer and sipes In the pneumatic tire, the blocks above the circumferential reinforcing layer have at least one sipe. Also, the sipe has a bent shape, in a plan view, with two flex points P1, P2, and has a closed structure with two end points Q1, Q2 terminating within the block. Also, the angle α between the line that connects the flex points P1, P2 and the tire circumferential direction is within the range such that 0°≦α≦10°. Also, the angle β1 between the line connecting the flex point P1 and the end point Q1 and the tire circumferential direction, and the angle β2 between the line connecting the flex point P2 and the end point Q2 and the tire circumferential direction are within the range such that 35°≦β1≦55° and 35°≦β2≦55°.
US09108468B2	Tire bead mounting verification system The invention includes a tire having a pair of annular sidewalls each extending to a terminal end including a bottom surface for mounting onto a wheel. The tire further includes indicia arranged along each sidewall adjacent a bottom of each sidewall terminal end. The indicia extends radially outward from an initial position to extend from a top side of a rim flange of a tire wheel for indicating concentric mounting of the tire on a wheel. In particular embodiments, the tire is mounted on a rim of a wheel having rim flanges, each of the rim flanges extending along one of the tire sidewalls such that the indicia is adjacently arranged the rim flange along each sidewall such that the indicia extends radially outward from a top of the rim flange. Methods include using the indicia to determine whether the tire is concentrically mounted on the wheel.
US09108467B2	Crown reinforcement for aircraft tire An improvement in an airplane tire to obtain a more even distribution of temperature within the crown of the tire. An airplane tire comprises a crown reinforced by a working reinforcement (3), comprising at least one layer of working reinforcement (30) made up of axially juxtaposed substantially circumferential strips (31) made up of mutually parallel textile reinforcing elements (32) coated with a polymer coating material (33). Each strip is in contact, over at least its radially inner axial face, with a heat transfer element (34) comprising at least one heat-conducting material with thermal conductivity at least equal to 50 times the thermal conductivity of the polymer coating material. The product of the thickness of a heat transfer element by the tension modulus of a heat transfer element is at most equal to 0.3 times the product of the thickness of the strip by the tension modulus of the strip.
US09108462B1	Industrial caster guard The caster guard comprises a band which may surround a variety of conventionally known caster subassemblies, wherein exemplary caster subassemblies include those used on material handling carts. The band protects an individual's foot from injury. In an exemplary embodiment, the caster guard further comprises a top mounting plate attached to a side support that is attached to the band. In application, the top mounting plate is sandwiched between and secured to the caster mounting plate and a frame of the caster subassembly. In another embodiment, the caster guard comprises two opposing adjustable sleeves each disposed within two opposing clamp pads which are secured to the band. The sleeves may be engaged with a head bolt and a jam nut of the wheel axle unit of the caster subassembly.
US09108461B2	Bicycle wheel with unitary side construction A wheel having a longitudinal plane normal to an axis of rotation. The wheel has a rim with side surfaces on opposite sides of the longitudinal plane. A hub is concentrically disposed relative to the rim. Two unitary side elements are disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal plane and are coupled to the rim and to end portions of the hub. Each of the unitary side elements has an annular sidewall, a flange portion, and a plurality of spokes that do not cross the longitudinal plane and that integrally interconnect the annular sidewall and the flange portion. An end portion of each spoke of the one side element is tied to the end portion of an aligned spoke of the other side element adjacent to the sidewall to restrict the tied end portions from moving away from each other.
US09108459B2	System and method for advertising A system for advertising on a surface capable of receiving impressions made by a wheel, the system comprising a set of chains configured to be removably attached to a wheel; at least one plate bearing an embossment, on an outer surface thereof, of a mark in negative image; wherein the plate is attached to the chains and positioned to leave a positive image of the mark on the surface when the wheel rotates upon the surface.
US09108456B2	Writing instrument A thermochromic writing instrument 1 including a writing body 9, storing a thermochromic ink therein, stored in a barrel 2; an operation body provided in the barrel 2 to be operated to longitudinally move the writing body 9; a nib 91 of the writing body 9 configured to be capable of appearing from a front end of the writing instrument, wherein the writing instrument 1 further includes a friction unit 10, for rubbing handwriting in the thermochromic ink and capable of thermally changing the color of the handwriting by frictional heat generated at that time, and at least one clip body 7 as the operation body, the friction unit 10 is provided at a rear end of the barrel 2, and the clip body 7 is provided in an area other than the rear end of the barrel 2.
US09108453B2	Sortable notepad An adjustable binding system with a binding portion that can bind together papers, dividers, a backing, and other material. The binding portion can open and close to facilitate organizing, adding, removing, etc. The binding portion can have hinged parts that connect mating pairs of binding elements, such as protrusions inserted into hole-punched paper, and connected to another element to form a binding within the binding portion. The binder can have a minimal profile to provide a customizable binder with the feel of a disposable notepad.
US09108450B2	Voice-controlled three-dimensional fabrication system An additive three-dimensional fabrication system includes voice control for user interaction. This voice-controlled interface can enable a variety of voice-controlled functions and operations, while supporting interactions specific to consumer-oriented fabrication processes.
US09108444B2	Conveyor device and image forming apparatus Multiple suction holes are formed in a conveyance belt of a conveyor device. A suction unit is arranged on one of surfaces of the conveyance belt. The suction unit includes a unit case. The unit case includes a plurality of cells arranged side by side in the width direction of the conveyance belt and in a conveyance direction of paper. A fan is provided in each of the plurality of cells.
US09108440B2	Apparatus and method for single pass inkjet printing A method and an inkjet printing device for single pass printing on an ink-receiver having a surface includes a plurality of sets of nozzles for jetting N inks on the surface, wherein N is larger than or equal to one, the N inks including a first ink, and wherein the plurality of sets of nozzles includes a first and a second set of nozzles for jetting the first ink; the device further including a radiation curing device arranged to cure the first ink when jetted on the surface by the first set of nozzles, wherein the radiation curing device is positioned between the first set of nozzles and the second set of nozzles.
US09108438B2	Treatment liquid application apparatus A treatment liquid application apparatus including an application roller for applying treatment liquid; a press roller for pressing against the application roller an elongated recording medium which is placed between the press roller and the application roller; and a conveyance roller located downstream relative to the application roller on a conveyance path of the recording medium and conveying the recording medium is disclosed. The apparatus includes a control unit for causing the press roller to be pressed against the application roller when a value related to a conveyance amount of the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance roller from a re-start of conveyance exceeds a value corresponding to a slack amount of the recording medium which occurs in an upstream side of the conveyance roller at a stopping of conveyance.
US09108436B1	Thermal printer A thermal printer of the present invention includes: a thermal head; a platen roller disposed to face the thermal head; a first path that guides a recording paper drawn from a recording paper roll to one entrance of a gap between the thermal head and the platen roller such that a first main surface of the recording paper is on the thermal head side; a second path that guides the recording paper drawn from the recording paper roll to the other entrance of the gap between the thermal head and the platen roller such that a second main surface of the recording paper is on the thermal head side; and a switch guide that switches between the first path and the second path.
US09108435B2	Registering images during two-sided printing Registering images during two sided printing is disclosed. An example is carried out by program code stored on non-transient computer-readable medium. The program code is executable by a processor for printing on a first side of a media a first plurality of plots and a plurality of associated fiducials along an edge of the media. The program code is executable by a processor for determining a distance from the edge of the media to at least one of the plurality of associated fiducials based on sensed input. The program code is executable by a processor for printing a second plurality of plots on a second side of the media based on the distance from the edge of the media so that the second plurality of plots is substantially in registration with the first plurality of plots.
US09108434B2	RFID near-field antenna and associated systems A near-field antenna based on a coplanar waveguide is provided. The antenna is configured to communicate with a targeted transponder from among a group of multiple adjacent transponders. The antenna may include a first ground plane, a second ground plane, a dielectric substrate, and a conductive strip. The first ground plane and the second ground plane extend along the dielectric substrate and the conductive strip extends between the first ground plane and the second ground plane such that first ground plane and the conductive strip define a first slot extending between the first ground plane and the conductive strip and the second ground plane define a second slot extending between the second conductive strip and the conductive strip. The first ground plane, the second ground plane, and the conductive strip are substantially coplanar. In other embodiments, a novel assembly of a ribbon guide and a near-field antenna is provided.
US09108433B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a conveyance unit, and an adhesive-surface guide unit. The adhesive-surface guide unit includes a second rotary body and an adhesive-surface guide member. The second rotary body is disposed at a position downstream from a first rotary body of a pair of rotary bodies of the conveyance unit in a conveyance direction. The adhesive-surface guide member is wound around the first and second rotary bodies to guide an adhesive surface of a print medium. The adhesive-surface guide unit is configured to press the adhesive-surface guide member against the adhesive surface, sandwich the print medium and the second rotary body between the pair of rotary bodies, move the print medium and the second rotary body together, and separate the adhesive-surface guide member from the adhesive surface at a side of the adhesive-surface guide unit at which the second rotary body is disposed.
US09108430B2	Disposable digital camera with printing assembly A digital camera includes an image capture assembly; a print media transport assembly; a pagewidth ink jet printhead; a roll of print media; an internal chassis serving as a frame on which the image capture assembly, the print media transport assembly, and the printhead are directly supported; and an external casing completely encasing therewithin the internal chassis. The external casing is openable, and the internal chassis together with the assemblies and printhead supported thereon are removable from the external casing. The internal chassis is provided as an integral frame configured with pre-molded fittings adapted to receive and support the assemblies and printhead.
US09108426B2	Inkjet printing apparatus and inkjet printing method In an inkjet printing apparatus, the colors of ink dots are controlled to make it possible to change the colors of an image to be printed. More specifically, ink temperatures, ink permeation speeds, and the capillary occupancy rates of inks in a print medium are used to control a permeation area formed by performing printing with preceding cyan and subsequent magenta, thereby controlling the colors realized by the inks which are ejected in an overlapping manner.
US09108421B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A first part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the first casing. A second part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the second casing. Each of a plurality of flexible tubes has one end and another end. The one end is connected to the first part of the liquid holders. The other end is connected to the second part of the liquid holders. A first supporting section is provided at the first casing and supports the tubes. A second supporting section is provided at the second casing and supports the tubes. A third supporting section supports the tubes at a position between the first supporting section and the second supporting section in such a manner that the tubes are arranged in a direction parallel to a pivotal axis.
US09108420B2	Liquid containing body The liquid containing body includes a flexible member configured to contain liquid which is hardened by irradiation of ultraviolet light, a supply member that is connected to the flexible member and includes a supply port configured to supply the liquid to a liquid ejecting device from the flexible member, a first containing body that houses the flexible member and the supply member, and is transparent or translucent to allow the ultraviolet light to pass through, and a second containing body that houses the first containing body and is configured to block the ultraviolet light and visible light.
US09108419B2	Method for controlling ink cartridge chip, ink cartridge chip and ink cartridge The present invention provides a method for controlling an ink cartridge chip, the ink cartridge chip and an ink cartridge. The ink cartridge chip comprises an interface unit and a control unit, wherein the interface unit is connected to an image forming apparatus and used for receiving a light control instruction sent by the image forming apparatus; the light control instruction includes a light-on instruction used for indicating the illumination of a light-emitting unit on the ink cartridge chip; and the control unit is used for controlling whether to execute the light control instruction according to the state of the ink cartridge chip when the interface unit receives the light control instruction, and updating the state of the ink cartridge chip according to the light control instruction. The present invention also provides a corresponding control method and an ink cartridge.
US09108418B2	Adaptor An ink containing device includes an ink cartridge and an adaptor. The ink cartridge comprises a first main body comprising a chamber configured to store ink, and an ink outlet portion disposed on a first surface of the first main body configured to direct the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body, and an ink detecting portion configured to detect an amount of the ink stored in the ink chamber. The adaptor is configured to attach to the ink cartridge. The adaptor comprises a second main body comprising a second surface, and an electrical interface disposed on the second surface.
US09108416B2	Printing fluid cartridge having cartridge body and bracket In a printing fluid cartridge, a cartridge body has a printing fluid delivery unit provided on a first cartridge-body surface. A bracket has at least a first bracket wall confronting the first cartridge-body surface, and a second bracket wall extending continuously from the first bracket wall in a first direction. The bracket is capable of moving relative to the cartridge body in a direction along which the second bracket wall contacts and separates from the cartridge body. A restriction member is configured to be detachably mounted on the cartridge body and the bracket, and is configured to, when the restriction member is mounted on the cartridge body and the bracket, restrict relative movement between the cartridge body and the bracket, with the second bracket wall of the bracket in contact with the cartridge body.
US09108411B2	Maintenance method for liquid jetting apparatus and liquid jetting apparatus A maintenance method which is used for a liquid jetting apparatus provided with a jetting head which has a nozzle surface formed with nozzle holes and which jets a liquid from the nozzle holes and a cap which covers the nozzle surface, includes: detecting a temperature in the liquid jetting apparatus; discharging the liquid in the jetting head from the nozzle holes into the cap in a state that the nozzle surface of the jetting head is covered with the cap; sucking the liquid discharged into the cap via a discharge hole provided at a bottom portion of the cap in a state that the cap is separated from the jetting head; and determining a suction amount for sucking the liquid discharged into the cap per a predetermined period of time based on the detected temperature.
US09108408B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus may include a carriage, a recording head mounted on the carriage and including a nozzle surface, a maintenance mechanism, and a controller. The maintenance mechanism may include a cap which covers, in a covering position, the nozzle surface of the recording head, a pump including an inlet and an outlet, a tube extending from the outlet, and a waste ink storage detachably attached to the tube. The controller drives the pump to execute purging with the inlet of the pump in communication with the cap in the covering position, receives an input indicating replacement of the waste ink storage, and drives the pump to execute an idle suction with the inlet of the pump in communication with atmosphere when a time elapsed after the execution of the purging until the reception of the input is shorter than a threshold time.
US09108397B2	Film peeling device A film peeling device for peeling a film from a substrate including a transfer module configured to transfer the substrate that is arranged in a vertical direction with respect to a bottom surface of the substrate, and a peeling module configured to peel the film from the substrate transferred by the transfer module.
US09108393B2	Joined structure manufacturing method and joined structure The present invention is a method of manufacturing a joined structure formed by joining two joining materials. The method includes a joining medium layer forming step and a joining step. In the joining medium layer step, a joining medium layer is formed on a joining surface of at least one of the two joining materials. The joining medium layer includes one or more of elements selected from a group consisting of hydrogen gas, steam gas, alcohol gas, hydrogen peroxide gas, organometallic compound, and silane coupling agent. In the joining step, the two joining materials arranged one over the other via the joining medium layer are heated and/or irradiated by electromagnetic waves.
US09108386B2	Elastomeric compositions comprising reclaimed vulcanized elastomer particles of broad size distribution and chemically modified vulcanized elastomer particles Elastomer compositions comprising uncured elastomer and reclaimed elastomer are described. In one embodiment, the compositions comprise reclaimed elastomer material (micronized rubber powder) of broad particle size distribution, which is less expensive than traditional reclaimed elastomer material with narrow particle size distribution. Further, compositions comprising reclaimed elastomer materials with broad particle size distribution perform comparably to those comprising reclaimed elastomer materials with narrow particle size distribution. In other embodiments, the compositions comprise both vulcanized and devulcanized elastomer materials. Advantageously, by using a combination of vulcanized and devulcanized material, it is possible to incorporate a greater percentage by weight of reclaimed material in to an elastomer composition, thus providing additional cost savings while maintaining high levels of mechanical properties. Further, the use of the reclaimed material reduces landfill waste resulting in a more environmentally friendly product.
US09108385B2	Honeycomb core structure for use in a structural panel for a jet engine nacelle The invention relates to a honeycomb core structure (202) for use in a structural panel for a jet engine nacelle, comprising at least one block with a honeycomb core (A, B) having a central part (5a, 5b) with core honeycomb cells (7a, 7b) and at least two lateral parts (9a, 9b) each comprising a number of honeycomb joining cells (11a, 11 b) of which at least one part of the honeycomb joining cells (11a, 11 b) has at least one additional wall (201a, 201 b) to form a join, the honeycomb core block(s) (A, B) being connected by at least one joint zone (213) formed by punching two additional walls (201a, 201b) superimposed one or the other and provided by honeycomb joining cells (11a, 11 b) belonging to the distinct lateral parts (9a, 9b). The invention further relates to a structural panel and a nacelle comprising such a structure (202) and a method for producing such a structure (202).
US09108384B2	Decorative fastener The decorative fastener includes a base fitted with eyes or receptacles on the underside of the base and one or two straps that protrude from the lower portion of the base underside and which are fitted with hooks on their exposed ends. The straps wrap back over themselves, around any particular item of wear, and fasten using the hooks on the straps and the eyes on the underside of the base. The decorative fastener may also include a plurality of interchangeable decorative disc options, or removable strap options, thus allowing the wearer to change decorations easily and inexpensively.
US09108382B2	Corrugated board system for producing corrugated board A corrugated board system comprises a first and a second material supply device for a first or second material web, a corrugated board production device, and a web tension measuring regulating arrangement between the corrugated board production device and the first material supply device. The arrangement comprises a web tension measuring regulating device with a web tension measuring mechanism and a first web tension regulating mechanism, and at least a second web tension regulating mechanism. The web tension measuring regulating device is arranged between the second web tension regulating mechanism and the corrugated board production device. The arrangement furthermore has an information processing unit, which receives web tension information from the web tension measuring mechanism and is configured so that to change the web tension up to a first web tension limit value, it sends web tension regulating signals to the first web tension regulating mechanism and to change the web tension beyond the first web tension limit value, it sends web tension regulating signals to the second web tension regulating mechanism.
US09108374B2	Tire curing bladders An elastomeric composition for a curing bladder comprises isobutylene based elastomer, curative and a hydrocarbon polymer modifier comprising monomers selected from the group consisting of piperylenes, cyclic pentadienes, aromatics, limonenes, pinenes, amylenes, and combinations thereof, wherein the cyclic pentadienes comprise at least 10 weight percent of the monomers by total weight of the monomers. Also disclosed are a tire curing bladder made from the elastomeric composition, a tire curing press containing the bladder, a method of making the tire curing bladder, an improvement to the process of making the tire curing bladder to improve processability of the mixture and fatigue life and DeMattia cut growth, a method of making a tire using the tire curing bladder, and an improvement to the process of making a tire to extend a pull point of the curing bladder and/or to reduce the curing time for the tire construct.
US09108372B2	Process and plant for building tyres A plant for building tires includes a plurality of working locations, at least one first working location being associated with at least two loading/unloading locations, a proximal one and a distal one, each of said working locations and loading/unloading locations being associable with a forming drum. The production cycle is controlled by the method of: (i) loading a first forming drum into the at least one first working location; (ii) loading a second forming drum into the loading/unloading location; (iii) at the end of the working provided in the at least one first working location, unloading the first forming drum into the proximal loading/unloading location.
US09108369B2	Wedge light guide In one or more embodiments, wedge light guides are constructed that are monolithic in nature and include integrally-formed optical concentrators. The wedge light guide and its associated optical concentrators are defined by a mold. In at least some embodiments, structure within the mold that defines the optical concentrators can be used as injection ports through which formation material can be injected to form the monolithic wedge light guide.
US09108354B2	Process for de-airing material in an extruder that includes a vent block An extruder for feeding material and for removing gas from the fed material. The extruder includes a vent block positioned between a first and second auger. The vent block including a vent cavity having a feed end and an exit end, an inner feed ring that partially extends into said vent cavity at the feed end of the vent cavity, and a screw element rotatably positioned in the vent cavity. A front portion of the outer ring is longitudinally aligned with or overlapping the front end of the inner feed ring. The outer ring forms at least one gap or opening at or adjacent the feed end of the vent cavity to enable gas to flow out of the vent cavity as material is moved though the vent cavity from the feed end to the exit end by the screw element.
US09108352B2	Injection molding machine An injection molding machine includes a cylinder that feeds a molding material, a screw that is rotatably and advanceably/retractably provided in the cylinder, a plasticizing motor that rotates the screw, a rotation transmission part that is provided in a rear side of the screw in an axial direction of the screw and configured to transmit rotation of the plasticizing motor to the screw. The rotation transmission part includes first and second transmission members provided in a passage where the rotation of the plasticizing motor is transmitted to the screw. The first transmission member is provided toward the plasticizing motor. The second transmission member is provided toward the screw. The first and second transmission members are connected to move relative to each other.
US09108341B2	Compression molding apparatus and molding die Disclosed are a compression molding apparatus and a molding die, whereby efficient hot-molding is performed. The compression molding apparatus performs a molding by providing a raw material into the molding die, and applying heat and pressure to the material. The apparatus is provided with: a first molding die, which forms a molding frame that surrounds a region where the raw material is compression-molded; a second molding die, which compresses the raw material provided into the molding frame; and a heat source section, which supports and heats the second molding die. The second molding die has: a first heat pipe, which has one end positioned on the heat source section side, and the other end positioned on the side of a pressing surface that presses the raw material; and a heat insulating layer, which wraps the first heat pipe along the longitudinal direction of the first heat pipe.
US09108337B2	Superior skid splitter systems Superior Skid Splitter is designed to lift, split, and load firewood logs, effectively eliminating the need for physical labor when handling and processing the wood. The device features an adjustable, hydraulic wood splitter containing a plate assembly with a six-way cutter head on its underside. The unit can be attached to a skid loader or a tractor, allowing it to lift a single large log and split it into six smaller pieces. It can also be designed to grab and carry long lengths of logs to load onto trucks or trailers, and may load pieces of split wood into receptacles because of its relative orientation.
US09108333B2	Punching device A punching device includes: a base including a die part that has a top wall; an abutting member connected to the base; a punch supported on the base, movable relative to the die part and the abutting member between upper and lower positions; and an ejecting unit supported on the base and including a non-compressible ejecting element disposed above and adjacent to the top wall of the die part. The punch is movable relative to the ejecting unit at least during movement of the punch from a middle position to the lower position. The ejecting unit abuts against the abutting member at least when the punch is disposed at the upper position.
US09108324B1	Pin cutter A pin cutter that includes a housing having at a proximal end thereof a grip, an actuator handle supported at the housing, a pair of elongated blades that define at a distal end thereof a set of cutting jaws, a ramp mechanism secured with the actuator handle for operating proximal ends of the blade member, a hollow shaft extending through the housing, the ramp mechanism supported about the hollow shaft, and a biasing spring disposed about the hollow shaft.
US09108321B2	Motion prediction control device and method (A) One or both of an object and a robot are measured by measuring units to acquire sensor information. (B) The internal state of one or both of the object and the robot is predicted and updated by a state estimation unit on the basis of the sensor information. (C) The internal state is stored by a data storage unit. (D) The robot is controlled by a robot control unit. At (B), the internal state is updated by the state estimation unit at an arbitrary timing that is independent of the control cycle of the robot. At (D), a prediction value necessary for controlling the robot is calculated by the robot control unit at a control cycle on the basis of the latest internal state stored in the data storage unit.
US09108319B2	Electric suction cup A suction cup assembly has a housing with an actuator in the housing. A flexible cup is coupled with the housing. The actuator movement causes the flexible cup to move between at least two positions. In a first position, the flexible cup moves into an increased volume position. In a second position, the flexible cup moves into at least a neutral volume position. In the increased volume position, the flexible cup seals with a surface. In the neutral volume position, the flexible cup releases from the surface.
US09108316B2	Method and system for in-production optimization of the parameters of a robot used for assembly A robot is used to repeatedly assemble parts during a continuous production run of parts to be assembled. There are parameters of the robot associated with the assembly. These parameters are used to assemble the parts. Simultaneously with that repeated assembly the robot parameters are optimized. The parts to be assembled have a starting position for the assembly and the simultaneous optimization of the robot assembly parameters also includes the learning of the starting position. The robot assembly parameters can be optimized in a predefined manner. The optimized parameters can then be verified and the optimized and verified robot assembly parameters may then be used in place of the parameters of the robot associated with the parts assembly along with the learned starting position.
US09108311B2	Percussion device The invention relates to a percussion device having a frame, a tool mounted movable in its longitudinal direction, the percussion device containing a work chamber having a movably mounted transmission piston to compress the tool so that a longitudinal stress pulse is generated to the tool, inlet and outlet channels for conducting the pressure fluid to the percussion device and away from it and a control valve that alternately directs the pressure fluid from the inlet channel to the work chamber to act on the transmission piston and, correspondingly, discharges the pressure fluid from the percussion device. The percussion device and trans-mission piston have channels that connect the pressure fluid that acted on the transmission piston to flow during the return movement of the transmission piston through the control valve and transmission piston to the pressure fluid outlet channel and cut off the flow when the transmission piston has returned to its initial position.
US09108302B1	Interchangeable head wrench assembly An interchangeable head wrench assembly is provided for securing a selectable engagement head to a handle to facilitate turning or twisting an object or holding an object in place. The assembly includes a handle having an elongated gripping section and a head engagement section coupled to and extending from the gripping section. An aperture extends through the head engagement section. A plurality of interchangeable attachment heads are provided each having a seat portion complimentary to the aperture extending through the head engagement section of the handle. The seat portion is insertable into the aperture whereby each attachment head is restricted from twisting within the aperture and may be used to perform a desired task.
US09108294B2	Grinding device A grinding device includes a dresser head (7) at the front end of a spindle (1), and a dresser tool (8) mounted on the dresser head (7) for dressing the grinder (6). The dresser tool (8) is configured such that while the workpiece (W) is being ground by the grinder (6), the dresser tool (8) is out of contact with the grinder (6), and while the grinder (6) is being dressed by the dresser tool (8), the chuck (3) is out of contact with the grinder (6). Thus it is possible to press the dresser tool (8) against the grinder (6) using relative movement between the spindle (1) and the grinder shaft (4). The dresser head (7) can be rotated by rotating the spindle (1). The grinder (6) can thus be dressed without the need to mount the dresser tool (8) every time the grinder is to be dressed.
US09108292B2	Method of obtaining a sliding distance distribution of a dresser on a polishing member, method of obtaining a sliding vector distribution of a dresser on a polishing member, and polishing apparatus The method includes: calculating an increment of a sliding distance of a dresser by multiplying a relative speed between the dresser and a polishing member by a contact time between them; correcting the increment of the sliding distance by multiplying the calculated increment of the sliding distance by at least one correction coefficient; calculating the sliding distance by repeatedly adding the corrected increment of the sliding distance to the sliding distance according to elapse of time; and producing the sliding-distance distribution of the dresser from the obtained sliding distance and a position of a sliding-distance calculation point. The at least one correction coefficient includes an unevenness correction coefficient provided for the sliding-distance calculation point. The unevenness correction coefficient is a correction coefficient that allows a profile of the polishing member to reflect a difference between an amount of scraped material of the polishing member in its raised portion and an amount of scraped material of the polishing member in its recess portion.
US09108288B2	Methods of removing electrical runout in a machine shaft surface A method of removing electrical runout from a measurement surface of a rotatable machine shaft is disclosed. The method includes providing a sensor adjacent to the measurement surface of the rotatable machine shaft, rotating the rotatable machine shaft, measuring a combined runout of the measurement surface, determining an angular location of one or more local valleys on the measurement surface, and re-working the measurement surface at the angular location of the one or more local valleys. Re-work may be by polishing at the one or more local valleys. Various alternative methods are disclosed, as are other aspects.
US09108284B2	Dust collection device for power tool and power tool In a dust collection device attached to a hammer drill, a filter is provided in a dust box at a position at which the filter covers an outlet provided on a rear face of a lid body, in a state such that a filter surface projects into the dust box from the rear face of the lid body. A space is formed between an inner face of a box main body and a side face of the filter that is adjacent to the filter surface. Air outlets are provided to guide air, which flows in through an inlet, toward the space.
US09108279B2	Method of assembling a part A method of permanent assembly between at least a first part formed of a first material on the one hand, and at least a second part formed of a second material on the other hand which is configured to confine the first part in the permanent assembly.
US09108278B2	Method of using and renovating a disk from a stack of disks of a vehicle brake The invention relates to a method of using and renovating a disk (9) from a stack of disks (7) of a vehicle brake, the method comprising the steps of using the disk during a plurality of lives and of compensating for loss of thickness after each life by assembling the disk with a complementary portion.
US09108266B2	Welded component, a welded gas turbine component, and a process of welding a component A welded component, a welded gas turbine component, and a process of welding a component are disclosed. The welded component includes a first alloy, a second alloy, and a weld positioned between the first alloy and the second alloy. The weld is formed by a first shim and a second shim being beam welded.
US09108264B2	Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errors A controller for a welding system adapted to determine a value of a weld secondary parameter across a weld secondary component based on a sensed parameter is provided. The controller may also be adapted to compare the determined value to a reference value range and to alert a user to a presence and location of a weld secondary error when the determined value is outside the referenced value range.
US09108259B1	Screw rod forming machine A screw rod forming machine includes a base unit, a straight moving unit, a lateral moving unit, a spindle unit, a platform, a clip unit, a lifting/lowering unit, a second processing unit, and a front/back moving unit. The second processing unit includes a power unit and a second processing knife tool moving in an up/down direction by the lifting/lowering unit. The front/back moving unit is disposed between the straight moving unit and the lifting/lowering unit, and includes a first sliding engagement part disposed on the straight moving unit, a second sliding engagement part disposed on the lifting/lowering unit, and a first power unit. The first and the second sliding engagement parts are slidably engaged with each other. The lifting/lowering unit moves along the first sliding engagement part by the first power unit.
US09108252B2	Modular drill with diamond cutting edges A modular drill for machining applications includes a central pilot drill made of cemented carbide and outboard radial inserts having cutting edges with a diamond surface. Additionally, the diamond surface associated with the cutting edges includes indicia identifying each cutting edge, such that indexing of the inserts is made easier. To ensure the indicia withstands the harsh machining environment, the indicia is laser etched onto the diamond surface of the insert.
US09108246B2	Method for mixing raw material powder for powder metallurgy and method for producing raw material powder for powder metallurgy The present invention provides a method for mixing a raw material powder for powder metallurgy that allows efficient mixing at a low cost with a simple measure and easy adjustment of the apparent density by performing first agitation mixing in which a powder mixture obtained by adding, to an iron powder, one or two or more members selected from lubricant powders, free-machining agent powders, and lubricant powders for sliding surface, an alloying powder, and a binding agent is agitated while increasing the temperature to a temperature TK equal to or higher than the melting point TM of the binding agent, the resultant is agitated while maintaining the temperature TK, and the resultant is further agitated while reducing the temperature from the temperature TK, and performing second agitation mixing in which the obtained powder mixture is agitated while cooling.
US09108243B2	Production of large-area bulk metallic glass sheets by spinning Disclosed herein is a device comprising: vacuum chamber; a stage configured to receive BMG in a molten state or a BMG feedstock, configured to spin, and located in the vacuum chamber; a heater configured to melt the BMG feedstock or to keep BMG in a molten state molten; wherein the stage comprises one or more conduits therein and the conduits are configured to accommodate a cooling fluid. Also disclosed herein is a method of forming a solid BMG sheet, the method comprising: disposing BMG in a molten state onto a stage; spreading the BMG in a molten state into a sheet of BMG in a molten state by spinning the stage; cooling the sheet of BMG in a molten state to form a solid BMG sheet.
US09108235B2	Method and device for cooling rolls The invention relates to a method for cooling a roll (1), in particular a working roll (1) of a hot-rolling system, comprising the steps of feeding coolant (3) by means of a nozzle (5) into a gap (7) between at least a portion of the roll surface and a cooling shell (9, 11) that can be placed against the portion of the roll surface, and adjusting the gap height (h) between the cooling shell (9, 11) and the roll surface. According to the invention, the adjustment of the gap height (h) comprises either measuring the pressure (pact) of the fed coolant (3) or measuring the volumetric flow rate (Vact) of the fed coolant (3). The invention further relates to a corresponding device (10) for cooling a roll (1).
US09108231B2	Liquid processing apparatus, liquid processing method, and computer-readable recording medium having program stored therein Disclosed is a liquid processing apparatus including first and second cups installed so as to surround a rotation holding unit of a substrate and guide a processing liquid scattered from the rotating substrate downwards. A first driving unit and a second driving unit elevate the first cup and the second cup between a position receiving the processing liquid and the lower position thereof. A controller controls that the first cup and the second cup are ascended at the same time by transferring the driving force of the first driving unit while the first cup or a first elevating member thereof is overlapped with the second cup or a second elevating member thereof from the lower side by setting the ascending speed of the first cup to be higher than the ascending speed of the second cup when the first and second cups are ascended at the same time.
US09108228B2	Liquid processing apparatus having switchable nozzles Provided is a liquid processing apparatus that selectively supplies processing liquids with a switching operation to the surface of a substrate to perform a liquid processing. The liquid processing apparatus includes a first processing liquid supply unit including a first nozzle block that selectively supplies an acidic chemical liquid and a rinse liquid, and a second processing liquid supply unit including a second nozzle block that selectively supplies an alkaline chemical liquid and a rinse liquid. When a chemical liquid is supplied to the substrate from one of the first and second nozzle blocks, the other of the first and second nozzle blocks is retreated to a retreat position. When the rinse liquid is supplied to the substrate from one of the first and second nozzle blocks, the other of the first and second nozzle blocks is moved to a processing position.
US09108224B2	Sorting installation and sorting method for jointly sorting different kinds of articles A sorting installation and a sorting method jointly sort two kinds of flat mail items. For each article to be sorted, a value that a prescribed sorting feature assumes for the article is measured. The article is transported by a first transport device to a separating filter. An article of the first article kind is redirected in a first outward-transfer device. On the basis of the ascertained sorting feature value, one sorting output from a first set of sorting outputs is selected. The article is transferred outward to the selected sorting output from the first sorting output set. An article of the second article kind is redirected to a second transport device and transported to a second outward-transfer device. On the basis of the ascertained sorting feature value, one sorting output from a second set of sorting outputs is selected.
US09108223B2	Sorting apparatus and control method for sorting apparatus A sorting apparatus conveys a sheet in a standing position, and detects, at various heights, the presence/absence of metal pieces in the sheet, conveyed in the standing position, by using a plurality of metal detection sensors. The sorting apparatus detects a tracking letter in which a metal piece is placed at a specific position or a clip letter containing a small metal piece whose position is fixed, on the basis of the detection result obtained by each metal detection sensor, and sorts the tracking letter or the clip letter in the same manner as a normal letter.
US09108212B2	Garden fountain A garden fountain having a lower bowl, a middle bowl and an upper planter bowl. A water pump positioned in the lower bowl pumps water up into the middle bowl. The planter bowl rests in the middle bowl. Using a combination of the water level in the middle bowl and the spacing of the bottom of the upper bowl with respect to the water level in the middle bowl, the user can accurately control the water flow to the plant in the upper bowl. A rechargeable battery for the pump is provided in a battery compartment of the base of the fountain, thus providing easy user access to the same.
US09108201B2	Pipette tip rack Provided herein is a single-walled pipette tip rack for use in automated systems, in some embodiments.
US09108198B2	Microfluidic apparatus Provided is a microfluidic apparatus that is mounted on a rotation driver and induces a flow of a fluid due to a centrifugal force, the microfluidic apparatus including: a separation unit that separates a target cell from a sample; a recovery chamber that is connected to the separation unit through a recovery channel and accommodates the target cell obtained by the separation; and an inclined portion that is disposed in the recovery chamber and tilted toward a bottom of the recovery chamber along a direction of the centrifugal force.
US09108196B1	Method and apparatus for control of fluid flow or fluid suspended particle flow in a microfluidic channel Fluid is flowed into an inlet channel of a microfluidic pathway at a flow rate, the microfluidic pathway including a first and second outlet channels fluidically connected to the inlet channel. A first cavitation bubble is created within the first outlet channel to block fluid flow out of the first outlet channel. A second cavitation bubble is created within the second outlet channel to block fluid flow out of the second outlet channel. Creation of the second cavitation bubble is initiated during or after the first cavitation bubble dissolves such that the flow rate is maintained.
US09108188B2	Selective hydrogenation catalyst and methods of making and using same A composition comprising an extruded inorganic support comprising an oxide of a metal or metalloid, and at least one catalytically active metal, wherein the extruded inorganic support has pores, a total pore volume, and a pore size distribution, wherein the pore size distribution displays at least two peaks of pore diameters, each peak having a maximum, wherein a first peak has a first maximum of pore diameters of equal to or greater than about 120 nm and a second peak has a second maximum of pore diameters of less than about 120 nm, and wherein greater than or equal to about 5% of a total pore volume of the extruded inorganic support is contained within the first peak of pore diameters.
US09108182B2	Fast filtering powder catalytic mixtures The catalytic mixture resulting of a metal powder catalyst with a solid material (referred to here as a reaction-aid) that has good filtering properties, does not interfere with the reaction, does not interfere with recycling the catalyst back into the reaction, does not interfere with the refining and recovery of the metal from the catalyst after it is spent, and will not become separated from the catalyst during the preparation of this catalytic mixture, the chemical reaction or the separation of this catalytic mixture from the reaction medium, whereas the ratio of the reaction aid to the catalyst ranges from 0.05 to 20 on a weight basis. A preferred metal powder catalyst is acetylene black supported precious metal. Preferred reaction aids are sibunit powder or activated carbon. The catalytic mixture can be used for the catalytic transformation of compounds, such as the hydrogenation of olefins, or the hydrogenation of nitro compounds.
US09108179B2	Column with heat and/or material exchange packing A column with exchange packing for the exchange of heat and/or of material between a descending liquid and an ascending gas, of the type comprising at least one exchange section comprising several superposed portions of packing, either defined between two liquid distributors or defined between a fluid inlet or outlet and a liquid distributor or between a first fluid inlet or outlet and a second fluid inlet or outlet or comprising a minimum of 2 packing modules and a maximum of 20 packing modules that are superposed, preferably directly, on one another, this exchange section comprising a lower portion and, above that, another portion. It applies particularly to air distillation columns is presented.
US09108178B2	Elongated microcapsules and their formation Elongated microcapsules, such as elongated hydrophobic-core and hydrophilic-core microcapsules, may be formed by pulse stirring an emulsion or shearing an emulsion between two surfaces moving at different velocities. The elongated microcapsules may be dispersed in a coating formulation, such as paint.
US09108174B2	Vehicle for transportation and agitation of refinery solids waste A vehicle configured to carry solid refinery waste is disclosed. The vehicle includes a mobile tank including a plurality of compartments and at least one buffer disposed between each of the plurality of compartments. The vehicle further includes a plurality of manhole openings on a top wall of the tank, each manhole opening being associated with one of the plurality of compartments and being sized to enable an agitator to pass therethrough. The vehicle also includes a plurality of connectors, each connector being affixed to the mobile tank for movement therewith to selectively secure the agitator and a plurality of fluid valves sized to permit an emulsion of the solid refinery waste and at least one diluent to pass therethrough in flowable form.
US09108171B2	Method of manufacturing resin kneaded product Provided is a method of manufacturing a resin kneaded product in which an extrusion amount of a material can be increased and by which vent-up at an opening can be suppressed while spouting out of an unmelted material at the opening can be suppressed. A method of manufacturing a resin kneaded product includes kneading a material containing an additive (a) and a thermoplastic resin (b) using a twin screw extruder, in which the twin screw extruder is equipped with a supply port, a discharge port, an opening present between the supply port and the discharge port, a kneading section A present between the supply port and the opening, and a kneading section B present between the opening and the discharge port, a ratio L1 (La/D) of a length La of the kneading section A to a screw diameter D satisfies L1≧3, and the material is kneaded in the kneading section A without being completely filled and the material is also kneaded in the kneading section B.
US09108170B2	Mixing impeller having channel-shaped vanes The present invention relates to a mixing impeller for an agitator. The impeller has a body that may be disc-shape. The impeller has a plurality of radially spaced-apart, longitudinally curved, channel-shaped outer vanes connected to and extending outwards from the body in a plurality of different directions. A first one of the outer vanes has a distal end at least partially facing above the body. A second one of the outer vanes has a distal end at least partially facing below the body. A third one of the outer vanes has a distal end at least partially facing tangential to the body.
US09108156B2	Catalytic converter apparatus A catalytic converter apparatus for use in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a housing having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, and at least one catalytic substrate element disposed in the housing. The at least one substrate element is divided into a plurality of zones or sections, the zones at least partially separated from one another to inhibit heat flow. The zones can be at least partially separated with walls. The walls can include insulating material for reducing the mobility of heat radially outwardly. Each of the zones defines a generally separate flow passage connecting the inlet and outlet in fluid communication. The apparatus can heat more rapidly from a cold start compared with conventional catalytic converters.
US09108150B1	Method and system for water extraction using a floater station In one example, we describe reliable, flexible, low-maintenance, low-overhead, low-cost installation, practical, and easy-to-install structures and components or techniques (methods and systems) for water capture from high humidity sources, e.g., sea or river, for use or consumption by humans, animals, or plants/agriculture/food production. In one example, it is modularized. Thus, it is easier for transportation and maintenance, with less cost and down-time. For example, it can be used in some regions in the Middle East or Africa, with dry land with no or small amount of rain. In one example, we describe the use of renewable energy sources. In one example, we describe the control system for operation of water collection and distribution systems, e.g., for optimization and efficiency or cost. We also describe the mechanisms, techniques, components, and systems to implement various tasks and goals related to these.
US09108142B2	High capacity solid filtration media A high capacity filtration media, method of preparing the media, and method of treating a fluid stream with the media are provided. The media contain a porous substrate impregnated with high concentrations of a permanganate. Preferably, the media includes a porous substrate impregnated with at least about 8% permanganate by weight. The media can optionally contain sodium bicarbonate. Improved capacity for the removal of undesirable compounds such as ethylene, formaldehyde, hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan are achieved.
US09108141B2	Method and apparatus for purging unwanted substances from air An air filter for purging unwanted substances from air, the air filter comprising: an acid-purging stage, wherein the acid-purging stage comprises an air-permeable skeleton which has an acid-neutralizing substance mounted thereto, wherein the air-permeable skeleton comprises fiberglass fibers, open cell polyurethane foam, etc. and the acid-neutralizing substance comprises sodium bicarbonate, and further wherein the sodium bicarbonate is secured to the fiberglass fibers, open cell polyurethane foam, etc. using an adhesive; and a solvent-purging stage, wherein the solvent-purging stage comprises solvent-purging granules captured between two air-permeable screens, and further wherein the solvent-purging granules comprise activated carbon granules.
US09108126B2	Unitary filter tank and an underdrain for filtering a body of water Exemplary embodiments include a unitary pool filter tank and/or an underdrain for a pool filter unit. Embodiments of the unitary pool filter tank can have an integrally formed housing and base. The filter tank can be formed using a blow molding process in which the base of the filter tank is includes a support section and a punted section that has an underdrain mounting member. Embodiments of the underdrain can be formed by interlocking top and bottom components. The top and bottom components can be interlocked by inter-component locking structures.
US09108124B2	Continuous collection method of particle component in aqueous solution and apparatus therefor The particle components may be collected by using a phenomenon that the particle components in the aqueous phase aggregate at the liquid-to-liquid interface. Both of the particle components and the dissolved components in the aqueous phase may be simultaneously collected if combined with liquid-liquid extraction phenomenon that the dissolved components in the aqueous phase are collected into the solvent phase through the liquid-to-liquid interface. The aggregation phenomenon of the particle components at the liquid-to-liquid interface may be promoted by using an emulsion flow method, a method of applying mechanical external forces (such as stirring and vibrating) or another method combining both the above-mentioned methods.
US09108120B2	Method for cooling and dispersing a carrier gas, and method for vaporizing a carrier gas Provided is a vaporizer that can efficiently cool a carrier gas, improve the effect of preventing a material from being clogged near the outlet port of a gas passage, contribute to prolonging the timing of maintenance and improving operating efficiency, and exert more uniform dispersing effect. A vaporizer includes: a center rod inserted into a carrier gas introduction hole formed in a disperser to form the gas passage in cooperation with the inner wall of the carrier gas introduction hole; a cooling part disposed on the outer circumferential side of the carrier gas introduction hole in the disperser to cool the inside of the gas passage; a cooling member insertion hole formed across almost the entire length of the center rod along the axial direction of the center rod; and a cooling member disposed in the inside of the cooling member insertion hole to cool the center rod.
US09108113B1	Folding slide The proposed folding slide relates to amusements and is intended for sliding. It includes components stacked one above the other. Any lower component cooperates with the upper component disposed above. They are linked with a fastening member, guiding a sliding of the upper component upon the lower one in a direction within a predetermined distance. The friction coefficient for all component cooperation pairs is equal. The components' top and bottom surfaces are inclined at a predetermined angle to a base surface supporting the slide. The higher the cooperation pair is located, the lesser their inclination angle is. The second type folding slide includes releasable stoppers restricting the fastening member, preventing sliding of the upper component until the lower component completes its sliding. It can be supplemented with a mechanism for pulling the components into their initial position, safety steps with handrails, a lock against spontaneous rolling, a convenient user seat.
US09108112B2	Game system, game apparatus, storage medium, and game controlling method for game play using a plurality of game apparatuses An example of a game system includes a plurality of game apparatuses, and a matching server decides game apparatuses as players (A, B), and game apparatuses as game masters (C-E) in response to a request from the game apparatus. During the game play, operation data in response to an operation input to each of the game apparatuses (A, B) is transmitted to the game apparatuses (C-E), and in the game apparatuses (C-E), game processing is executed. Result data of the game processing is transmitted to the game apparatuses (A, B). When the data is saved, the encoded game data is transmitted from each of the game apparatuses (C-E) to the game apparatuses (A, B), and saved there.
US09108107B2	Hosting and broadcasting virtual events using streaming interactive video A method comprising broadcasting a live game tournament in the form of a multicasted streaming interactive video stream from a hosting service to a plurality of viewers over the Internet. Audio from an announcer is overlaid by the hosting service onto the multicasted video stream.
US09108105B2	Systems and methods for determining controller functionality based on position, orientation or motion Methods and systems for providing input to an interactive program are presented. An interactive system includes a server for executing the interactive program, and a game client interfaced with the server over a network. The game client is configured to send, over the network, position data defining a position of a controller device. The server is configured to define interactive zones, each interactive zone being defined by a spatial region having an associated specified function for an action of the controller device when the controller device is located within that interactive zone. The server is further configured to set the functionality of the action of the controller device to the specified function associated with the interactive zone within which the controller device is located.
US09108103B2	Snow deflector for skis A snow deflector for skis comprises a structure elongated along the ski, mounted on the top surface of the ski and convex at the top. An implementation with an A-shaped cross-section includes installing a cable between the boot and the ski tip, wrapping fabric over the cable and attaching the fabric to the edges of the ski. Other implementations include forming this convex structure with foam, fiberglass or carbon fibers. Yet another implementation utilizes a frame over which the fabric is draped. Yet another implementation utilizes an inflatable structure.
US09108102B2	Stylized apparatus for bindingly accepting a strap including snowboard improvements and accouturements An improved supplemental binding attachment scheme involving an extended strap and customizing tool enables customizing of a strapped article of leisure wear. The customizing tool may take the form of a stud, or any number of personalized shapes, including characters, strings, logos, icons and anything that attaches to show that any article belongs to a user. Kits, straps, and software based instructions are likewise included in the present disclosure.
US09108080B2	Orthosis machine An orthosis machine for providing therapeutic and/or rehabilitative functionalities including at least one of Continuous Passive Motion, Passive Range of Motion, Active Assistive Range of Motion, Active Range of Motion, Resistive Range of Motion, proprioception training and biofeedback from a seated, supine, or recumbent position. Therapeutic and/or rehabilitative functionalities provided by the orthosis machine may be powered by the user or a motor and may be used through one or more phases of post surgical and/or general rehabilitation and physical therapy from multiple angular positions.
US09108079B2	Exercise table An improved exercise table or reformer having increased adjustability and storage features. The starting point of the carriage or platform is adjustable to accommodate different sized users. An anchor bar mechanism is adjusted to correspond to carriage starting point, and limits rotation of the anchor bar with respect to the reformer and may be non-removable from the reformer frame. A foot bar assembly may be adjusted and placed in a storage position, allowing the foot bar to serve as a lift handle. The reformer's adjustability provides greater ease of storage.
US09108071B2	Deployable fire escape with multiple alternating ramps A deployable fire escape with multiple alternating ramps allows a user to evacuate a building without needing the use of their lower body by walking or climbing. A plurality of alternating ramps are supported by a scissor mechanism that is engaged within guide channels of two fixed guide rails. The scissor mechanism is composed of a number of scissor sections, the number of which depends on the height of the building to be evacuated from. Each of the ramps is made from an upper layer and a lower layer of wide, flexible ramp belts, with the upper belts being staggered with the lower belts. Intermediate platforms allow the user to rest or reorient themselves. The user alternatingly slides down a ramp, pries apart the belts of the ramp, and climbs through the gap in the ramp belts to the next ramp, repeating this process until reaching the ground level.
US09108068B2	Capacitor electrolyte A capacitor for an implantable medical device is presented. The capacitor includes an anode, a cathode, a separator therebetween, and an electrolyte over the anode, cathode, and separator. The electrolyte includes ingredients comprising acetic acid, ammonium acetate, phosphoric acid, and tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether. The capacitor has an operating voltage ninety percent or greater of its formation voltage.
US09108065B2	RF transceiver hopping for communication with implantable medical device Dynamically switching between different external RF transceivers for communication with an implantable medical device maintains high communication quality in the face of interference, fading, detuning, or other adverse wireless communication conditions. Quality information associated with communications between an implantable medical device and different external devices is monitored to select one of these external devices to conduct subsequent communication with the implantable medical device. This monitoring is conducted on a repeated basis such that communication is switched to a different RF transceiver whenever such an RF transceiver is able to achieve a higher quality communication than the currently selected RF transceiver. In some embodiments, RF transceivers are deployed in different devices. For example, one or more RF transceivers may be deployed at a portable programmer (e.g., in the form of a computer tablet) and one or more other RF transceivers may be deployed at an associated base station.
US09108042B2	Device for stimulating neural regeneration and fabrication method thereof The present invention provides a device for stimulating neural regeneration and/or neurite outgrowth and a fabrication method thereof. A photovoltaic component having a substrate, a first conductive layer, an active layer and a second conducting stacked in sequence is formed. The photovoltaic component is encapsulated by an encapsulant with a portion of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer exposed from the encapsulant. The device is configured to be rolled to form a guiding tube having two open ends and to be placed at a damaged portion of a nerve. When the device is illuminated by light, a photovoltage exists between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer for producing an electric current, so as to stimulate neural regeneration and repair the damaged portion of a nerve.
US09108038B2	Magnetic conductive device A computerized electrical powered apparatus where one part is different types of housings with or without a cover. The apparatus produces magnetic field, for inducing water, in the housing (if a shower: inducing water, and water-vapor (mist) via a plumbing assembly). The housing uses: CO2 liquid cooling to cool electrical circuit boards, electromagnet(s), nanotube(s), nanowire(s), that control: water, elements, nutrients, drugs, found in blood, living tissues, vegetation tissue(s) of any organism(s). In another aspect; an extractor capturing molecule(s) in steam derived from compounds, drugs, that converge with a superconductive wire transporting ionic compounds, molecular ions; rise out from hot water, H2O-steam, and dry gases feed extractor, into a cooled catalyst pipe linking to a housing. The pipe with the wire inside, attach inside the housing, where the mixture disperses. A digital numerical image is captured on a computer monitor by rotating hydrogen molecules of water in the housing.
US09108037B2	Apparatus and method for tissue ablation with near-field cooling A tissue ablation system facilitates lesioning deep tissue while preventing damage to superficial tissue and includes a probe having a distal end portion, at least one transducer carried on the distal end portion, and at least one acoustically transparent heat removal element thermally coupled to a target tissue within the beam path of the transducer. The transducer delivers acoustic energy to the tissue through the heat removal element in order to ablate the tissue; the heat removal element removes sufficient thermal energy from the tissue volume to prevent thermal necrosis in superficial tissue. The heat removal element may be a heat sink or a convective element. An optional temperature sensor provides advisory data to a practitioner and/or is coupled to a feedback control system operable to control delivery of acoustic energy to the tissue and/or a rate of thermal energy removal therefrom.
US09108035B2	Methods and systems for using therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic magnetic agents Systems and methods are disclosed for directing magnetizable particles comprising therapeutic agents to a target volume, or for guiding magnetizable particles comprising therapeutic agents from a first target volume to a second target volume, at a distance using a magnetic field, to enable the treatment of diseased areas including areas deep inside a patient's body. The methods may be used to diagnose or treat diseased areas within a patient, for example tumors of the lungs, intestines, and liver, and is also useful in enhancing the permeability of solid tumors to chemotherapeutic agents.
US09108031B2	Connector having a membrane, for connecting a syringe to a container or tubing The invention relates to a device for connecting a syringe to a container or tubing, particularly for connecting a syringe to a container for receiving infusion-, transfusion-, or enteral nutrition solutions and particularly for connecting a syringe to tubing of a blood tube system of an extracorporeal blood treatment device or to tubing for a venous portal. The invention also relates to a container and tubing with such a device. The device according to the invention has a connecting part (2) which connects to the container or the tubing, the connecting part having a recess (3) in which a membrane (12) is arranged, the membrane closing the channel-shaped recess. A hollow body (22) having a syringe (23) is arranged in the recess (3) of the connecting part (2) in such a manner that the membrane (12) is pierced upon connection of the syringe to the connecting part. The device according to the invention is characterized in that the membrane (12) is arranged above the hollow body (22) in the connecting part (2) recess (3), such that upon connection of the syringe to the connecting part, the membrane is pressed onto the tip of the hollow body.
US09108030B2	Fluid delivery catheter with pressure-actuating needle deployment and retraction A fluid delivery catheter that uses micro-needles for fluid delivery though a vessel wall. The catheter may provide fluid delivery therapy for various procedures, such as, for example, delivery of tumescent fluid or renal denervation. The catheter includes an elongate member with deployable and retractable needles disposed about a distal end of the elongate member. The needles may be disposed radially about the distal end and/or along a length of the distal end.
US09108027B2	Interventional catheter housing assemblies incorporating guide wire brakes and management systems Interventional catheter assemblies that operate over a guide wire are disclosed. Specifically, an elongated flexible catheter is associated at its proximal end with a housing having a guide wire port where the guide wire exits the housing. The housing additionally incorporates a guide wire brake mounted within a slot positioned a distance from the guide wire port for engaging and releasing a guide wire. The slot is generally arranged at an angle to the path of the guide wire as it exits the guide wire port. When the guide wire is clamped in the angled slot, variable lengths of exposed guide wire accumulate in a substantially unrestrained condition when the flexible catheter is advanced and retracted relative to the guide wire, allowing movement of the distal end of the catheter over considerable distances without repositioning and re-clamping the proximal end of the guide wire.
US09108026B2	Spring action medical device A spring action medical device includes a spring that may propel a hammer component in a distal direction when the spring is released from a loaded state. When propelled forward by the spring, the hammer component makes contact with a distal tip of the medical device. The distal tip may then transfer a force to an external object, such as an occlusion in a body lumen.
US09108025B2	Apparatus and method for anchoring an elongated object in body lumens An apparatus and method for anchoring an elongated object, for example a wire, in tubular body vessel, such as arteries, veins, the colon, bile ducts, etc. are disclosed. The wire may be a catheter, a guide wire, a tube or an electrical lead. In one embodiment, a fixation device is advanced over the wire and, upon external actuation, either deforms the wire or deploys an anchoring mechanism so as to secure the wire against the vessel wall. The anchoring mechanism can be easily removed from the vessel even in the presence of vessel occlusion. In another embodiment, a wire tensioned between two locations on a distal section of the wire deforms the wire and urges the wire into wall apposition.
US09108022B2	Catheter shape release mechanism A catheter includes a handle, a catheter sheath and a stylet having a shaped distal part received within the catheter sheath. The catheter includes a catheter shape release mechanism comprising the catheter handle and an elongate catheter sheath carrier. The catheter sheath carrier is slidable between a first position in which the shaped distal part of the stylet lies in register with the distal part of the catheter sheath to impart that shape to the catheter sheath and a second position in which the shaped distal part of the stylet is located proximally of the distal part of the catheter sheath. The catheter shape release mechanism enables retraction of the handle and the stylet while keeping the catheter sheath in place in case the catheter snags on tissue when in use.
US09108020B1	Female urethral catheterization device The female urethral catheterization device may include an insertion portion configured for insertion into a urethra. The insertion portion having an opening for receiving a bodily fluid. The catheterization device may include an elongated portion configured for receiving a guiding input. The guiding input may be relayed from the elongated member to the insertion portion for guiding the insertion portion. The catheterization device may include a curved portion connecting the elongated portion and the insertion portion. The curved portion may have a drain for draining the bodily fluid.
US09108012B2	Coating methods and coated syringe Medical articles with coatings are disclosed herein, as well as methods and systems for depositing these coatings onto medical articles. Surfaces of such articles may be coated. The coating(s) may serve as lubricants for reducing suction between such surfaces or between a coated surface and another surface.
US09108010B2	Dose counters for inhalers, inhalers and methods of assembly thereof A manually operated metered dose inhaler includes a dose counter chamber including a dose display tape driven by a ratchet wheel which is driven in turn by an actuator pawl actuated by movement of a canister, the tape unwinding from a stock bobbin during use of the inhaler, a rotation regulator being provided for the stock bobbin and including a wavelike engagement surface with concavities which engage against control elements in the form of protrusions on resilient forks of a split pin thereby permitting incremental unwinding of the stock bobbin yet resisting excessive rotation if the inhaler is dropped onto a hard surface.
US09108006B2	Medical device with value sensor A RFID comprising a value sensor such as a pressure sensor is integrated with a liquid drug container to enable wireless pressure or other drug relevant parameter value monitoring and code-matching of drug container to a medical delivery device.
US09108001B2	Drug delivery device with piston rod carrying dose markings The present invention relates to a drug delivery (5) comprising a housing (10) with a proximal end (30) and a distal end (22), a cartridge holder (14) adapted to retain a cartridge (16), the cartridge holder (14) comprising an at least partially transparent side wall (36), a piston rod (26), the piston rod (26) being adapted to drive a piston so as to engage the piston (28) into the cartridge (16), anda plurality of symbols (32) on the piston rod (26), the symbols (32) representing dosage information during operation of the drug delivery device (5) and being visible through a window aperture (40) in the housing (10) or in the cartridge holder (14). Furthermore, using a plurality of symbols (32) on a piston rod (26) to represent dosage information during operation of the drug delivery device (5) is disclosed.
US09108000B2	Devices, systems, and methods for auto-retroperfusion of the cerebral venous system Devices, systems, and methods for auto-retroperfusion of the cerebral venous system. In an exemplary embodiment of a catheter for controlling blood perfusion pressure of the present disclosure, the catheter comprises a body having a proximal open end, a distal end, a lumen extending between the proximal open end and the distal end, and a plurality of orifices disposed thereon, each of the orifices in fluid communication with the lumen, at least one expandable balloon, each of the at least one expandable balloons coupled with the body, having an interior that is in fluid communication with the lumen and adapted to move between an expanded configuration and a deflated configuration, and at least one sensor coupled with the distal end of the body, each of the at least one sensors adapted to gather data relating to a fluid flowing through the lumen, wherein the catheter is configured to be coupled to a flow unit for regulating the flow and pressure of a fluid.
US09107999B2	Methods and apparatuses for detecting occlusions in an ambulatory infusion pump An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump are provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump may be measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, such as force, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.
US09107995B2	Drug-delivery pumps and methods of manufacture Embodiments of method of manufacturing an implantable pump, including providing an upper layer comprising a dome structure for housing a drug chamber and a cannula in fluid communication with the drug chamber, providing a middle deflection layer adjacent the drug chamber, providing a bottom layer comprising electrolysis electrodes, and bonding the upper layer, middle deflection layer, and bottom layer to form the pump.
US09107993B2	Myocardial drug delivery apparatus and method Embodiments provide apparatus and methods for delivering solid form drug (SFD) to various locations in the body. In one embodiment, the invention provides an apparatus for treatment of arrhythmia comprising a drug delivery member (DDM) coupled to a drug storage device (DSD). The DSD is configured to store and advance SFD (e.g., drug pellets) through the DDM to a target tissue site (TTS) in or on the heart. A drug advancement member may be used to advance the SFD through the DSD. A capture chamber (CC) may be coupled to the DDM. and is configured to be positioned on a heart surface and allow SFD to dissolve to deliver a drug solution to the heart. The DSD can be implanted subcutaneously e.g., in the pectoral area. Embodiments of the apparatus can be used to store and deliver SFD to the heart or other TTS over an extended period of years.
US09107991B1	Breast feeding facilitation assembly A breast feeding facilitation assembly permits discreet delivery of milk from a breast to an infant. The assembly includes a first funnel configured for coupling to a breast. A first hose has a first end coupled to the first funnel. A second end of the first hose is coupled to a pump unit wherein milk from the breast is collected by the pump unit through the first funnel. A dispersal hose has a first end coupled to the pump unit such that milk collected from the breast is dispersed into the dispersal hose. A nipple has a conduit extending through the nipple. A second end of the dispersal hose is coupled to the conduit wherein milk is pumped through the dispersal hose and the conduit by the pump unit.
US09107979B2	Bioresorbable porous film A bioresorbable porous film, including a blend mixture of polylactic acid and at least two kinds of polyethylene glycol, wherein the at least two kinds of polyethylene glycol include a first polyethylene glycol, which is in a solid form under ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure, and a second polyethylene glycol, which is in a liquid form under ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure is provided. The film has a porosity of 10%-90%.
US09107974B2	Honey impregnated composite dressing having super absorbency and intelligent management of wound exudate and method of making same A super absorbent, honey-dosed foam/fiber composite, gap patterned wound dressing, comprising: a patterned foam/fiber composite structure having a gap patterned side and a non-gap patterned side, wherein the patterned side includes a pattern of foam/fiber gaps disposed between foam/fiber areas dosed with honey, where the pattern of foam/fiber gaps is formed by the honey-dosed areas, such that the patterned foam/fiber composite structure includes a layer of super absorbent material located substantially adjacent to the honey-dosed areas; and wherein a wound in contact with the gap patterned side discharges an exudate which substantially collects in the individual ones of the foam/fiber gaps causing honey in the individual ones of the honey-dosed areas to be substantially dispersed throughout a wound treatment zone and a portion of the exudate that is collected in the individual ones of the foam/fiber gaps is transferred to and collected in the super absorbent material.
US09107966B2	Method for reducing the viral and microbial load of biological extracts containing solids The invention is a method for reducing the viral and microbial content of biological extracts which contain solids. The method comprises the steps of, (1), providing a biological extract which contains solids that comprise a biologically active substance, selected from enzymes, proteins and peptides, or a mixture of such substances; and (2) subjecting the biological extract to a high-pressure treatment; wherein the biological activity of the biological extract after the high-pressure treatment is at least 50% of the biological activity of the biological extract before the high-pressure treatment.
US09107963B2	Heteromultivalent nanoparticle compositions A composition for use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications includes a heteromultivalent nanoparticle having an outer surface and a plurality of targeting moieties conjugated to the surface of the nanoparticle, the targeting moieties includes a first activated platelet targeting moiety and a second activated platelet targeting moiety.
US09107953B2	Sustained release composition containing SDF-1 An object of the present invention is to provide a sustained release composition containing SDF-1. The present invention provides a sustained release composition containing (1) SDF-1 and (2) a hydrogel containing modified gelatin having a carboxyl group and/or a sulfo group. Since the composition can release SDF-1, a chemokine which is a capable of promoting accumulation of vascular progenitor cells in vivo, in the sustained manner, it can be useful for treatment and/or suppression of symptom progression of ischemic disease or bone disease, as pharmaceutical preparations in various formulations.
US09107952B2	Liquid preparation comprising pimobendan The invention relates to novel liquid preparation comprising a substituted benzimidazol, preferably pimobendan as pharmaceutically active compound. In particular, the present invention relates to liquid preparation comprising an etherified cyclodextrin derivative, preferably in a concentration of about 20 to 70% (w/v) and said substituted benzimidazol, preferably in a concentration of about 0.005 to 0.15% (w/w).
US09107950B2	Systems, methods, and devices for microbubbles A suspension of gas-filled microbubbles can be synthesized by sonicating a lipid solution and a first gas in a reaction volume. The resulting microbubble suspension can be stored for later use, for example, for infusion into a patient for gas delivery thereto. Various techniques can improve the shelf life of the microbubbles. For example, the microbubble suspension can be freeze-dried to remove water and the first gas therefrom while leaving the microbubble shells intact. In an alternative, the microbubble suspension can be frozen. In still another alternative, the microbubble suspension can be formed with a first gas that has a low solubility, thereby creating microbubbles with increased stability. Prior to use, the microbubble suspension can be prepared by exchanging the gas in the microbubble cores, rehydrating, and/or raising the temperature of the stored microbubbles.
US09107947B2	Anti-cancer compositions and methods Compositions and pharmaceutical compositions including one or more selenium-containing COX-2 inhibitors are provided according to aspects of the present invention. Methods of treating a subject having or suspected of having cancer are provided according to aspects of the present invention which include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition including a selenium-containing COX-2 inhibitor.
US09107945B2	Methods of purifying anti-interleukin-13 antibodies The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an interleukin-13 antibody, more particularly a monoclonal interleukin-13 antibody, especially a human interleukin-13 monoclonal antibody, to a process for purifying said antibody and to the use of said composition in treating interleukin-13 related disorders, such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, scleroderma, inflammatory bowel disease and Hodgkin's lymphoma, particularly asthma.
US09107944B2	Immunologically modified carbon nanotubes for cancer treatment A method for constructing a compound of immunologically modified nanotubes and method for using the compound to deliver immunoadjuvants to tumor cells and to produce targeted, synergistic photophysical and immunological reactions for cancer treatment. To prepare the immunologically modified nanotubes, carbon nanotubes are dissolved in a solution of glycated chitosan, an immunostimulant, hence using glycated chitosan as a surfactant for rendering the aqueous solution of nanotubes stable. The compound can be used for treatment of cancer. The method includes steps of intratumorally administering immunologically modified nanotubes and administering laser irradiation of the target tumor. The nanotube serves as a carrier to deliver immunoadjuvants to the tumor cells and serves as a light-absorbing agent in a cell body of a tumor in a host. Upon laser irradiation of target tumor cells, immunologically modified nanotubes inside the tumor cells can produce spatially and temporally synchronized photothermal and immunological reactions for cancer treatment.
US09107937B2	Wound treatments with crosslinked protein amorphous biomaterials Biomaterials and the related methods of making and using biomaterials for wound treatment. The biomaterial defines an amorphous material that is crosslinked with one or more crosslinking agents an includes aggregated complexes having homogenously distributed biocoacervated components. The biocoacervated components include one or more soluble or solubilized primary proteins combined with one or more glycosaminoglycans and one or more biocompatible solvents. The biomaterial can be utilized by administering the biomaterial to a wound.
US09107920B2	Extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum Disclosed herein is an extract obtainable from Trigonella foenum-graecum. In particular, the extract is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of preparing a mixture of a plant material obtained from Trigonella foenum-graecum and liquid, incubating said mixture for at least 3 hours, heating of said mixture, and recovering a liquid extract from mixture. The extract is useful in the manufacture of various types of compositions, such as pharmaceutical compositions, disinfectant or preservation agents. The pharmaceutical may be used for the treatment or prevention of an inflammatory disease or an infectious condition.
US09107919B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising imidazoquinolin(amines) and derivatives thereof suitable for local administration The present invention relates in general to the field of modulators of the innate immune system, particularly to pharmaceutical compositions comprising imidazoquinolin(amines) and derivatives thereof, preferably suitable for local administration, such as, intravesical administration. In addition, the present invention concerns the use of imidazoquinolin(amines) and derivatives thereof for intravesical treatment of bladder diseases, such as, for example, bladder cancer and cystitis. The present invention furthermore comprises methods of treatment for these diseases as well as methods of administration of the inventive pharmaceutical compositions.
US09107918B2	Method for determining sensitivity to irinotecan and use thereof To provide a method for determining the sensitivity of a patient to irinotecan, SN-38, and/or a salt thereof, which method can determine the therapeutic response of the patient and to provide a novel cancer therapeutic means employing the method.The method for determining the sensitivity of a subject to irinotecan, SN-38, and/or a salt thereof includes measuring the expression levels of AMD1 gene, CTSC gene, EIF1AX gene, C12orf30 gene, DDX54 gene, PTPN2 gene, and TBX3 gene in a specimen, and calculating the best tumor response rate (%), overall survival (days), or progression-free survival (days) from formulas (1) to (3).
US09107917B2	Treatment of sepsis and inflammation with alpha2A adrenergic antagonists Provided are methods for treating a mammal undergoing sepsis, or at risk for sepsis. Also provided are methods of preventing or treating a physiological effect of sepsis in a mammal. Additionally provided are methods of inhibiting an inflammatory response in a mammal. Further provided is the use of an α2A-adrenergic antagonist for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating a physiologic effect of sepsis in a mammal, and the use of an α2A-adrenergic antagonist for the treatment of a mammal having sepsis or at risk for sepsis.
US09107910B2	Isolated liver stem cells Isolated liver progenitor stem cells and cell populations of isolated liver progenitor stem cells are disclosed. The progenitor stem cells originate from adult liver, especially human adult liver. The isolated progenitor stem cells have uses in medicine, hepatology, inborn errors of liver metabolism transplantation, infectious diseases and liver failure. Methods of isolating these cells and their culture is described. The isolated cells are characterized before and after differentiation. Their use for transplantation and as animal models of human disease, toxicology and pharmacology is disclosed.
US09107909B2	Materials and methods to enhance hematopoietic stem cells engraftment procedures This disclosure is directed to the methods of enhancing hematopoietic stem cells (HSPC) and progenitor cell (HSPC) engraftment procedure. Treatment in vivo of a HSPC donor with compounds that reduce PGE2 biosynthesis or PGE2 receptor antagonists alone, or in combination with other hematopoietic mobilization agents such as AMD3100 and G-CSF, increases the circulation of available HSPCs. Compounds that reduce the cellular synthesis of PGE2 include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compounds such as indomethacin. Treatment ex vivo of HSPC with an effective amount of PGE2 or at least one of its derivatives such as 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2), promotes HSPC engraftment. Similar methods may also be used to increase viral-mediated gene transduction efficacy into HSPC.
US09107902B2	Use of VWF stabilized FVIII preparations and of VWF preparations without FVIII for extravascular administration in the therapy and prophylactic treatment of bleeding disorders The present invention relates to the use of von Willebrand Factor (VWF) preparations or of a VWF preparation in combination with coagulation Factor VIII (FVIII) for extravascular administration in the therapy and prophylactic treatment of bleeding disorders.
US09107897B2	Methods for isolating mammalian retinal progenitor cells Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating or preventing a retinal disease or condition; improving a photopic (day light) vision; for improving correcting visual acuity, improving macular function, improving a visual field, or improving scotopic (night) vision by administration of retinal progenitor cells. The subject matter described herein also provides cell populations comprising retinal progenitor cells and methods of isolation thereof.
US09107894B2	Formulation to improve gastrointestinal function The subject invention provides compositions, and uses thereof, that improve gastrointestinal function. The compositions and methods of the subject invention are particularly advantageous for use with neonates because they can be used to stimulate development of the immature intestine in order to provide an enhanced ability to absorb nutrients and attain a stronger barrier function.
US09107873B2	Immunogenic compositions for the prevention and treatment of meningococcal disease The present invention relates to Neisseria ORF2086 proteins, crossreactive immunogenic proteins which can be isolated from nesserial strains or prepared recombinantly, including immunogenic portions thereof, biological equivalents thereof, antibodies that immunospecifically bind to the foregoing and nucleic acid sequences encoding each of the foregoing, as well as the use of same in immunogenic compositions that are effective against infection by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B.
US09107872B2	Pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine The present invention is in the field of pneumococcal capsular saccharide conjugate vaccines. Specifically, a multivalent Streptococcus pneumoniae immunogenic composition is provided with various conjugated capsular saccharides from different S. pneumoniae serotypes conjugated to 2 or more different carrier proteins, where the composition comprises serotype 19F capsular saccharide conjugated to diphtheria toxoid (DT) or CRM197, optionally wherein 19F is the only saccharide in the composition conjugated to diphtheria toxoid (DT) or CRM197.
US09107861B1	Methods of treating C5 mediated complement-associated conditions with anti-C5 antibodies having improved pharmacokinetics The disclosure provides antibodies that are useful for, among other things, inhibiting terminal complement (e.g., the assembly and/or activity of the C5b-9 TCC) and C5a anaphylatoxin-mediated inflammation and, thus, treating complement-associated disorders. The antibodies have a number of improved properties relative to eculizumab, including, e.g., increased serum half-life in a human.
US09107859B2	Vaccine formulations comprising saponin-containing adjuvants The present invention provides for a novel oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion, with increased stability in the presence of bacterial or viral suspensions, especially those concentrated and non-purified (crude extracts) or minimally purified. The emulsion of the present invention can act as vehicle for the delivery of a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one immunogen and, in particular, an immunogen selected from the group consisting of an inactivated pathogen, an attenuated pathogen, a subunit, a recombinant expression vector, and a plasmid or combinations thereof.
US09107857B2	Method and composition for removing radiation-curable, pigmented, artificial nail gel coatings A method and composition for removing UV cured nail gel wherein the composition comprises acetone and an alkoxylated lanolin oil is disclosed. The method comprises applying the composition to a cured nail gel and allowing the composition to soak.
US09107854B2	Emulsified MQ resin: compositions and methods Long term stable, oil-in-water emulsions that have a high concentration of plasticized MQ-type resin and/or its derivatives in an internal phase. Also, novel compositions for topical use that comprise our MQ resin emulsions. These compositions include, hair care products, especially for treating split ends, skin care products, such as sunscreens, and systems for delivering actives to skin and hair. In some preferred embodiments, the MQ emulsion is stabilized in such a way that the surface tension of the emulsion is sufficiently close to the surface tension of a target surface, such as damaged hair or skin.
US09107845B2	Synthetic platelets A synthetic platelet includes a biocompatible flexible nanoparticle that includes an outer surface and a plurality of peptides conjugated to the surface, the peptides including a plurality of von Willebrand factor-binding peptides (VBPs), collagen-binding peptides (CBPs) and an active platelet GPIIb-IIIa-binding peptides (GBPs).
US09107844B2	Topical skin treating compositions A topical composition and methods of using same for treating various skin disorders or conditions. In a particular aspect, these compositions comprise a storage-stable benzoyl peroxide-containing composition in suspension and an antibiotic or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof in solution and a retinoid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in suspension, wherein the topical composition has a final pH of about 3 to about 8. In an alternative embodiment, these compositions comprise a storage-stable mixture of a retinoid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and either a benzoyl peroxide-containing composition or clindamycin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09107843B2	Sunscreen compositions having synergistic combination of UV filters The disclosure relates to sunscreen compositions having a synergistic combination of ultraviolet light (UV) filtering agents that provide a high sun protection factor (SPF). Compositions according to the disclosure have high SPF values without requiring high overall amounts of UV filtering agents. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to methods of using the described compositions for protecting keratinous substances such as skin and hair from UV radiation.
US09107842B2	Modified hyaluronic acid and/or a salt thereof, method for producing the same, and cosmetic preparation comprising the same A modified hyaluronic acid and/or a salt thereof comprises a glycerin skeleton-containing group shown by the following general formula (1), —O—CH2—CHOH—CH2—OR1 (1) wherein, R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl group, or a linear or branched alkenyl group.
US09107841B2	Fixing of perfume on wet skin An aqueous cosmetic or dermatological preparation for application on wet or moist skin which is substantially emulsifier-free and comprises one or more lipophilic perfume ingredients, one or more lipophobic perfume ingredients, a weight ratio thereof being from about 0.5:1 to about 4:1, and at least about 13% by weight of microcrystalline wax, based on a total weight of the preparation.
US09107828B2	Multi-component particles for injection and processes for forming the same In accordance with one aspect of the invention, novel compositions containing injectable particles are provided in which the injectable particles contain at least two polymeric components that differ in composition from one another (e.g., because at least one polymeric component contains a polymer that is not present in another polymeric component).
US09107822B2	Water-in oil type emulsion for treating a disease of the eye The invention relates to a composition for administering with a sustained release kinetic a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent to a subject in need thereof for treating diseases or conditions of the eye, wherein the composition is an water-in-oil type emulsion comprising an oil phase, a lipophilic surfactant dissolved in the oil phase, an aqueous phase dispersed in the oil phase, a hydrophilic therapeutic agent dissolved in the aqueous dispersed phase, and wherein the composition is intraocularly injectable, wherein the composition has a density lower than 1. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition or to a medicament comprising the composition of the invention, and to a method for treating a condition or disease of the eye comprising administering a therapeutic amount of the composition of the invention. The invention also relates to a device comprising the composition of the invention.
US09107820B2	Device for delivery of a substance A device for delivering a substance in situ in a body comprising at least one permeable expandable container having a first dimension and a second dimension and having contained therein the substance to be delivered; and at least one expandable particle comprising a swellable material contained within the container and capable of expanding when contacted with a fluid; whereby when the device is positioned in situ, bodily fluid permeates the container causing the at least one expandable particle contained therein to swell and the container to expand from the first dimension to the second dimension so that the device remains in situ for a period of time sufficient to achieve the desired delivery of the substance is provided.
US09107811B2	Composition for treating skin lesions The present invention provides a composition for topical treatment of skin and mucosal membrane lesions comprising a synergistic combination of copper compound and hypericum perforatum extract.
US09107810B2	Gastric port system A gastric port system for transport of materials to the interior of a body cavity that may include a port configured to be disposed between a first body cavity and an area adjacent to the first body cavity. The gastric port system may further include a first bolster disposed on the port where the first bolster includes a magnet, and a second bolster disposed on the port where the second bolster includes a magnet, and the magnets are attracted to each other.
US09107808B2	Adaptors for removing medicinal fluids from a container In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial includes a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In some embodiments, the bag expands within the vial as liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, thereby regulating pressure within the vial. In other embodiments, a vial includes a bag for regulating pressure within the vial as liquid is removed therefrom. In some embodiments, a vial adaptor is coupled with the vial in order to remove the liquid. In some embodiments, as the liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, the bag expands within the vial, and in other embodiments, the bag contracts within the vial.
US09107807B2	Machine for the manufacture of dosage forms utilizing radiofrequency energy The present invention features the present invention features a machine for the production of a solid dosage form including: (a) a die platen having one or more forming cavities each having an inner wall, a first opening at the surface of one side of the die platen, and a second opening at the surface on the opposite side of the die platen; (b) one or more first forming tools each adapted to move into one of the forming cavities through the first opening of the forming cavity; (c) one or more second forming tools each adapted to move adjacent to one of the second openings or into one of the forming cavities through the second opening of the forming cavity; (d) at least one first RF electrode operably associated with the one or more first forming tools, the one or more second forming tools, or the inner wall of the one or more forming cavities; and (e) at least one second RF electrode operably associated with the one or more first forming tools.
US09107806B2	Ingestible device with pharmaceutical product A system and a manufacturing process are disclosed in accordance with the present invention that protect an electronic device and allows for placement or combination of the device within a pharmaceutical product or capsule. The system includes circuitry and components that can be placed within certain environments. The device includes an assembly including an electronic unit, a flexible membrane secured to the unit, and a protective coating.
US09107805B2	Pharmaceutical and medical container A container for pharmaceutical and medical applications made from glass, preferably from a borosilicate glass. The container is formed in the shape of a hollow body open at both its ends with a cylindrical portion having a wall thickness tolerance of maximally ±0.2 mm. The borosilicate glass has a nominal boron content that drops by less than 40% relative to the nominal value at all of the surfaces of the container.
US09107800B2	Front part for support structure for CPR An embodiment of the support structure includes a back plate, a central part adapted to recite an automatic compression/decompression unit, and a front part. The front part includes two legs coupled between the central part and the back plate. The support structure is arranged to automatically compress or decompress a patient's chest when the front part is attached to the back plate and when the compression/decompression unit is received in the central part.
US09107796B2	Apparatus, system and operation method for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction There is disclosed an apparatus for treating a sexual dysfunctional female patient, comprising an implanted stimulation device adapted to stimulate at least a part of the sexually responsive tissue of the vulva or the wall of the vagina of the patient by movement of said stimulation device and contact between said stimulation device and the sexually responsive tissue or the wall of the vagina. A system and an operation method for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction are also disclosed.
US09107789B2	Invalid toileting safety sling An improved patient transfer and toileting sling comprising an additional flap 3 fabric and adjustment strap 4. The additional fabric and adjusting means allows for enhanced security during transfers and can be easily and quickly removed to facilitate access to patient's clothing during toileting. Adjustment buckles 6 allow the sling to be secured and fitted around a patient's bottom for enhanced comfort and security during transfers. They can also be used to secure the additional flap 3 fabric up and out of the way during toileting to allow for improved access to a patient's clothing.
US09107786B2	3-point wheelchair passenger securement system The embodiments described and claimed herein are improved wheelchair passenger securement systems and stations. In particular, one embodiment described and claimed herein is a system comprising a barrier module and a wall-side module, which incorporate three separate restraint devices which are configured to secure a wheelchair at three separate attachment points. The system can optionally include a moveable excursion barrier or a pull-mechanism to pre-tension at least one of the restraint devices the wheelchair securements. In a simpler embodiment, three restraint devices, such as retractors, are provided for attachment to the vehicle surfaces or structures in, for example, a generally right-triangular configuration.
US09107782B2	Adjustable bed mattress retainer system A mattress retention system for adjustable beds employs a tubular fabric tension web attached with a restraining bar to a top surface of an element of an articulating support structure. The restraining bar is secured with brackets inset from a longitudinal edge and lateral edges of the articulating support structure element.
US09107775B2	Tampon pledget with improved by-pass leakage protection A tampon pledget is made by assembling one or more pads in a pad compression configuration, radially compressing the pad compression configuration in a traverse direction into a cylindrical form, and axially compressing the cylindrical form in a direction along a vertical axis to form the tampon pledget. In one embodiment, the axial compression is performed as a pressure is applied to at least one of a first and a second end of the cylindrical form. In one aspect of the present invention, the formed tampon pledget has an absorbent capacity as measured by the syngyna test of between about 6.0 grams to 9.0 grams and a density of about 0.4603 grams/cubic centimeter. In another aspect of the invention, the formed tampon pledget has an absorbent capacity as measured by the syngyna test of between about 9.0 grams to 12.0 grams and a density of about 0.4755 grams/cubic centimeter.
US09107772B2	Settable compound delivery device and system for inflatable in-ear device A method and apparatus for filling an expandable in-ear device having in-flow and out-flow canals including a plurality of chambers with elastic membranes in which the components of a settable polymer are held under high relative pressure. The component chambers are connected to a common mixing element which mixes the components before they are applied to the in-flow canal of an in-ear device. A sealed relief chamber is connected to the out-flow canal of the in-ear device and receives excessive mixed compound as it exits the in-ear device. The relief chamber is in contact with the elastic membranes of the component chambers such that when the elastic membranes contract the pressure in the relief chamber decreases, maintaining the pressure within a pre-determined pressure range.
US09107768B2	Percutaneous arthrodesis method and system A method and system for percutaneous fusion to correct disc compression is presented. The method has several steps, for instance, inserting a percutaneous lumbar interbody implant; positioning guide wires for each facet screw to be implanted; performing facet arthrodesis in preparation for the facet screws; fixating the plurality of facet screws; and optionally performing foramen nerve root or central decompression. The system includes an implant, an elongate cannulated insertion tool, and an elongate lockshaft positioned within the insertion tool.
US09107767B2	Intervertebral cage with anterior fixation and stabilization A spinal implant. The spinal implant includes a spacer having an upper surface for contacting a superior vertebral body, a lower surface for contacting an inferior vertebral body, a first insertion end portion, and a second end portion opposite the first insertion end portion; a fixation frame coupled to the second end portion of the spacer and including a bridge portion oriented substantially coplanar with the spacer and at least one arm extending from the bridge portion; and at least one fixation element having a first insertion end for penetrating the superior or inferior vertebral bodies and a second end coupled to the at least one arm of the fixation frame.
US09107758B2	Bone preparation tool kit and associated method A prosthesis (20) for use in performing joint arthroplasty is provided. The prosthesis (20) is to be fitted to a long bone (3). The prosthesis includes a first body (22) having a first body articulating surface (24) defining a generally circular outer periphery (26) of the first body articulating surface (24). The first body (22) has a support surface (28) opposed to the articulating surface (24). The support surface (28) is adapted to receive the head of the long bone (3). The prosthesis (20) also includes a second body (30) operably associated with the first body (22). The second body (30) has a second body articulating surface (32) extending from a portion of the circular outer periphery (26) of the first body articulating surface (24). A tool kit for preparing a humerus to receive a prosthesis is also disclosed.
US09107757B2	Tibial trial instruments for setting offset An orthopaedic surgical instrument assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a tibial base trial adapted to be positioned on a surgically-prepared proximal end of a patient's tibia, a base fastener, and a stem adaptor secured to the base fastener. The stem adaptor includes a first adaptor body engaged with a lower surface of the tibial base trial and a second adaptor body pivotally coupled to the first adaptor body. A stem trial is removably coupled to the second adaptor body of the stem adaptor.
US09107750B2	Implantable devices for controlling the size and shape of an anatomical structure or lumen An implantable device system for controlling the dimensions of internal anatomic passages corrects physiologic dysfunctions resulting from a structural lumen which is either too large or too small. Implantable devices are disclosed which employ various mechanisms for adjusting and maintaining the size of an orifice to which they are attached. Systems permit the implants to be implanted using minimally invasive procedures and permit final adjustments to the dimensions of the implants after the resumption of normal flow of anatomic fluids in situ.
US09107748B2	Intraocular, accommodating lens and methods of use An intraocular lens is adapted for insertion into a capsular bag having a zonular contact region. The intraocular lens comprises a shape changing optical element and an accommodating element comprising at least one force transmitting element and a plurality of spaced apart contacting elements each adapted to contact a portion of the zonular contact region and transmit compressive displacement radially inward at an oblique angle to the optical element and configured to cooperate with at least one of the ciliary muscle of the mammalian eye, the zonules of the mammalian eye and the vitreous pressure in the eye to effect an accommodating shape and a disaccommodating shape change to the optical element.
US09107722B2	Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometry Method and system for establishing an initial position of a tooth, determining a target position of the tooth in a treatment plan, calculating a movement vector associated with the tooth movement from the initial position to the target position, determining a plurality of components corresponding to the movement vector, and determining a corresponding one or more positions of a respective one or more attachment devices relative to a surface plane of the tooth such that the one or more attachment devices engages with a dental appliance are provided.
US09107719B2	Compressor distractor tool A combined compressor and distractor tool is provided that includes a mechanism capable of switching the mode of operation of the tool from a compression tool to a distraction tool. The tool includes engagement tips and handles at opposed ends of the tool that are pivotally connected to a central shaft. A saddle is slidably mounted on the shaft between and pivotally connected to the handles. When the saddle is engaged with the shaft in a before center position, squeezing the handles results the movement of the shaft forwardly to operate the engagement tips as a distractor. However, when the saddle is engaged with the shaft in a past, or over center position, squeezing the handles results in the movement of the shaft rearwardly to operate the engagement tips as a compressor.
US09107717B2	Craniospinal fusion method and apparatus A method for effecting reduction, stabilization and enhancement of fusion of the human cranio-cervical junction, which may be performed in order to relieve mechanical stresses imparted to the spinal cord and brainstem as a result of an abnormal clivo-axial angle, includes steps of achieving the correct craniocervical relationship, of effecting a fusion of a first portion of a bone forming material based structural member to a human cranium, and effecting fusion of a second portion of the bone forming material based structural member to a least one portion of a human cervical spine. Fusion of the bone forming material based structural member to the human cranium may be promoted through the use of plate member that is shaped to define a graft accommodation space between the plate member and the cranium.
US09107707B2	Spinal stabilization system and method A spinal stabilization system may include a pair of structural members coupled to at least a portion of a human vertebra with connectors. Connectors may couple structural members to spinous processes. Some embodiments of a spinal stabilization system may include fasteners that couple structural members to vertebrae. In some embodiments, a spinal stabilization system, provides three points of fixation for a single vertebral level. A fastener may fixate a facet joint between adjacent vertebrae and couple a stabilization structural member to a vertebra. Connectors may couple the structural members to the spinous processes of the vertebrae. Use of a spinal stabilization system may improve the stability of a weakened or damaged portion of a spine. When used in conjunction with an implant or other device, the spinal stabilization system may immobilize vertebrae and allow for fusion of the implant or other device with vertebrae.
US09107702B2	Central structures spreader for the lumbar spine A spinal device and associated method are provided for spreading of first and second vertebral elements, each of the first and second vertebral elements having a circumferential surface defining a vertebral body and a pedicle having a pedicle root portion adjacent the circumferential surface. The device includes a first end member having at least one surface adapted to conform to at least one of the circumferential surface and the pedicle root portion of the first vertebral element, and a second end member having at least one surface adapted to conform to at least one of the circumferential surface and the pedicle root portion of the second vertebral element. The device further includes a resilient member extending between the first and second end members and being adapted to exert a force against the first and second vertebral elements.
US09107695B2	Surgical instruments and methods of use A surgical instrument comprises a handle having a blade proximate a distal end of the handle. A blade edge inset from a mouth of the recess is exposed within the recess and faces at least partially toward a proximal end of the handle with the blade edge inset from a mouth of the recess. The distal end further comprises a point bounding a portion of the recess and facing at least partially toward the proximal end of the handle. Methods of use are also disclosed.
US09107693B2	Apparatus and method for pericardial access Implementations described and claimed herein provide controlled access into the intra-pericardial space. In one implementation, a medical device comprises an outer sheath, an inner sheath, and a nose shaft. The outer sheath comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The inner sheath extends through the lumen of the outer sheath and comprises a distal portion adapted to pierce the pericardial sac. The nose shaft is adapted to displace relative to a distal edge of the distal portion of the inner sheath. Displacing the distal portion of the inner sheath relative to the outer sheath until the nose shaft displaces relative to the distal edge provides controlled penetration into the intra-pericardial space.
US09107689B2	Dual purpose surgical instrument for cutting and coagulating tissue In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that has an ultrasonic blade that protrudes from an ultrasonic transducer assembly. In some embodiments, the ultrasonic blade coaxially extends through a rotatable tissue cutting blade that is rotatably supported by a housing that supports the ultrasonic transducer assembly. In other embodiments, the ultrasonic blade and the tissue cutting blade are both selectively rotatable relative to the housing. In yet other embodiments, the tissue cutting blade and the ultrasonic blade are supported relative to each other in separate sheaths attached to the housing.
US09107688B2	Activation feature for surgical instrument with pencil grip An exemplary surgical instrument comprises a handpiece, an end effector, and an activation and control feature that is operable to selectively activate an end effector and select an energy level for the end effector. One version of the activation and control feature includes a “floating” button feature where activation and control is accomplished based on the displacement of the button from a home position. In some versions the activation and control feature is sealed within the handpiece, but controllable by the user's touch with the handpiece. The sealed configuration can allow the handpiece to be sterilizable, e.g., using steam sterilization. The activation and control feature may comprise capacitive switches, resistive sensors, resonant cavity switching technology, infrared sensing technology, technology that uses a resonant standing wave on a surface that is perturbed by the presence of a finger, and/or any other suitable type of technology.
US09107686B2	Surgical robot and surgical robot control method A surgical robot and a surgical robot control method ensure a stable change of an operation mode. The surgical robot includes a master device having an input unit, a slave device having at least one robotic surgical instrument that is remotely controlled by the master device, and a controller that performs a mode change process to gradually vary the strength of a feedback signal fed back from the slave device to the input unit for a predetermined time when a signal for a change of an operation mode is input via the input unit.
US09107678B2	Locking screw with synchronized thread A bone fixation system includes a bone plate and a bone screw having a threaded head. The inner surface of the bone plate is adapted for facing a bone surface on which the plate is mounted. The outer surface of the bone plate faces away from the bone surface. A through opening extends from the inner surface to the outer surface of the plate wherein the through opening comprises a guiding portion and a blocking portion. The guiding portion of the opening is provided with a guiding thread for guiding a thread of a shaft of the bone screw. The blocking portion is provided with a blocking thread for blocking a thread of the head of the bone screw. The blocking thread has a larger diameter than the guiding thread and the guiding portion is located closer to the inner bone plate surface than the blocking portion.
US09107677B2	Disposable surgical hemispherical cutter for convex and concave surfaces A disposable reamer designed to improve bone and tissue removal efficiency is described. The reamer device comprises a reamer body shell, a series of reamer blades and a reamer shaft interface. The reamer body shell has a hemispherical structure having a concave interior surface and a convex outer surface. The series of reamer blades have a cutting portion comprised of a series of discrete cutting edges that is bent at an angle from the planar portion of the blade. The reamer blades are positioned along the curved concave interior surface of the hemispherical shell or along the curved convex outer surface of the shell. The reamer blades are positioned along the hemispherical shell such that their leading edges lie parallel to and tangent a bisecting plane.
US09107669B2	Blood vessel occlusion An occlusion device delivery system can deliver an expandable coiled implant using a catheter. A distal portion of the catheter has proximal and distal apertures extending through a wall of the catheter. The expandable coiled implant is wound about the distal portion and has a proximal section that extends within the proximal aperture and a distal section that can extend radially within the distal aperture. Further, the system has an elongate member that extends through the lumen and engages and radially restrains the at least one of the proximal and distal sections within its respective aperture while engaged with the member.
US09107667B2	Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable buttress A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus includes a cartridge body, a plurality of staples disposed within the cartridge body, a tissue contacting surface on the cartridge body defining staple retaining slots dimensioned to releasably retain a staple, and a buttress material including at least one weld joining the buttress material to the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body. The at least one weld is positioned to at least partially overlie a staple retaining slot.
US09107666B2	Thermal resecting loop A thermal surgical instrument comprising a conductor having a ferromagnetic material in electrical communication with the conductor, such that passage of electrical energy through the conductor causes substantially uniform heating of the ferromagnetic material sufficient to produce a desired therapeutic tissue effect is provided. The conductor may be shaped to facilitate resection of tissue from a patient and include a support to provide increase rigidity to the loop so that the conductor better resists bending during use. The ferromagnetic material quickly heats and cools in response to a controllable power delivery source. The thermal surgical instrument can be used for substantially simultaneously resecting tissue with hemostasis.
US09107658B2	Catheter-based tissue remodeling devices and methods Methods and systems for closing an opening or defect in tissue, closing a lumen or tubular structure, cinching or remodeling a cavity or repairing a valve preferably utilizing a purse string or elastic device. The preferred devices and methods are directed toward catheter-based percutaneous, transvascular techniques used to facilitate placement of the devices within lumens, such as blood vessels, or on or within the heart to perform structural defect repair, such as valvular or ventricular remodeling. In some methods, the catheter is positioned within the right ventricle, wherein the myocardial wall or left ventricle may be accessed through the septal wall to position a device configured to permit reshaping of the ventricle. The device may include a line or a plurality of anchors interconnected by a line. In one arrangement, the line is a coiled member.
US09107657B2	Suturing and ligating method A suturing and ligating method includes a needle piercing step of inserting a needle of a suture-needle assembly through a tissue in a body cavity, a needle gripping step of gripping the needle with a first gripper, a winding step of winding a suture strand of the suture-needle assembly in at least one turn around a first distal-end working unit by rolling the first distal-end working unit in at least one revolution, a transferring step of transferring the suture-needle assembly from the first gripper to a second gripper, a suture strand gripping step of gripping a portion of the suture strand that has not passed through the tissue, with the first gripper, a pulling step of pulling the first distal-end working unit out of a loop of the suture strand, and a tightening step of forming a knot of the suture strand.
US09107640B2	Devices, systems, and methods for controlling field of view in imaging systems Devices, systems, and methods for controlling the field of view in imaging systems are provided. For example, in one embodiment an imaging system includes a flexible elongate member sized and shaped for use within an internal structure of a patient, an imaging transducer positioned within the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, an imaging marker positioned to be detectable within a field of view of the imaging transducer, and a controller in communication with the flexible elongate member and configured to adjust a control signal of the flexible elongate member based on the detection of the imaging marker in data received from the flexible elongate member in order to achieve a desired field of view for the imaging transducer.
US09107636B2	System for recording electroneurographic activity A system for recording electroneurographic activity comprising at least three neurosense electrodes capable of sensing a nerve signal from a peripheral nerve and means for receiving and processing the sensed nerve signal to identify a signal indicative of a specific action being a movement of a body part performed by the patient and for producing a control signal in response thereto featuring means for rejection of signals originating from biological interference sources without affecting the electroneurographic activity measured.
US09107631B2	Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and a method for generating an ultrasonic image An imaging part transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject and receives reflected waves from the subject, thereby acquiring plural volume data of the subject. A specifying part specifies a surface site included in a face corresponding to the surface of the subject, in each of the plural volume data. A synthesizer executes position matching of the subject shown in each of the plural volume data. The synthesizer couples the plural volume data after position matching, and couples the respective surface sites specified in the respective volume data, thereby generating synthesized volume data. Based on the synthesized volume data, an image generator generates morphology image data showing the morphology of the subject and surface image data showing the coupled surface sites. A display controller controls a display to display a morphology image based on the morphology image data and a surface image based on the surface image data.
US09107623B2	Signal processing for continuous analyte sensor Systems and methods for dynamically and intelligently estimating analyte data from a continuous analyte sensor, including receiving a data stream, selecting one of a plurality of algorithms, and employing the selected algorithm to estimate analyte values. Additional data processing includes evaluating the selected estimative algorithms, analyzing a variation of the estimated analyte values based on statistical, clinical, or physiological parameters, comparing the estimated analyte values with corresponding measure analyte values, and providing output to a user. Estimation can be used to compensate for time lag, match sensor data with corresponding reference data, warn of upcoming clinical risk, replace erroneous sensor data signals, and provide more timely analyte information encourage proactive behavior and preempt clinical risk.
US09107622B2	Optical measuring device and system The invention relates to an optical measuring device (1) for capturing at least one parameter of at least one eye (10l, 10r) of a test person (31) wearing the optical measuring device (1), comprising a frame (4), at least one frame insert (8l, 8r) attached to the frame (4) and at least one capturing unit (3l, 3r), wherein the frame (4) is designed to fix the optical measuring device (1) in such a way to the head of the test person (3l), that the at least one frame insert (8l, 8r) is positioned in front of at least one eye (10l, 10r) of the test person (31) for at least one direction of view of the at least one eye (10l, 10r) on the optical axis (K) of the at least one eye (10l, 10r), and the capturing unit (3l, 3r) is designed to optically capture the at least one parameter of the at least one eye (10l, 10r), wherein the capturing unit (3l, 3r) is arranged in such a way (a) that the optical path (M) for the capturing of the at least one parameter of the at least one eye (10l, 10r) excludes the frame insert (8l, 8r).
US09107614B2	Systems, methods, and media for finding and matching tremor signals System, methods, and media for finding and matching tremor signals that: receive a first piece of tremor signal content; identify a first plurality of tremor peaks that describe at least a portion of the first piece of tremor signal content using a Teager-Kaiser operator; form a first template of tremor peaks from at least a portion of the first plurality of tremor peaks, the first group of tremor peaks having a first croup of parameters; compare the first template and the first group of parameters with at least one second template and a second group of parameters, wherein the second group of parameters is based on a second set of tremor peaks associated with a second piece of tremor content; and identify a match between the first piece of tremor signal content and the second piece of tremor signal content based on the comparing.
US09107612B2	Integrated surgical microscope and wavefront sensor A wavefront sensor is integrated with a surgical microscope for allowing a doctor to make repeated wavefront measurements of a patient's eye while the patient remains on an operating table in the surgical position. The device includes a wavefront sensor optically aligned with a surgical microscope such that their fields of view at least partially overlap. The inclusion of lightweight, compact diffractive optical components in the wavefront sensor allows the integrated device to be supported on a balancing mechanism above a patient's head during a surgical procedure. As a result, the need to reposition the device and/or the patient between measuring optical properties of the eye and performing surgical procedures on the eye is eliminated. Many surgical procedures may be improved or enhanced using the integrated device, including but not limited to cataract surgery, Conductive Keratoplasty, Lasik surgery, and corneal corrective surgery.
US09107606B2	Measuring lung function and lung disease progression at a lobar/segmental level A method for determining lung function in a patient is disclosed, in which a multi-lumen catheter with an expandable occluding element at its end is used to isolate a targeted lung compartment, and respiratory characteristics at the targeted lung compartment are measured over multiple respiratory cycles. The relation between various characteristics of the respiratory cycle is used to determine compliance of lung tissue within the targeted lung compartment.
US09107582B2	Ophthalmologic apparatus, control method for ophthalmologic apparatus, and program Provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus capable of efficiently switching between an attitude for packing and an attitude for eye examination. When a USB communication between the ophthalmologic apparatus and a PC for control is disconnected, an attitude of the ophthalmologic apparatus is switched from the attitude for eye examination to the attitude for packing. Even when the USB communication between the ophthalmologic apparatus and the PC for control is established, if there is no operation for a certain period of time, the attitude for eye examination is switched to the attitude for packing. When power of the ophthalmologic apparatus is turned off, the attitude for eye examination is switched to the attitude for packing, using a spare power supply provided to a main body of the ophthalmologic apparatus.
US09107576B2	Endoscope insertion assisting device An insertion assisting device includes a rotary body formed in a toroidal shape, and a support and drive unit that rotatably supports and rotates the rotary body. The support and drive unit has two supports, a first support and a second support. The first support is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and rotatably supports the rotary body. The second support is formed in a substantially triangular tubular shape, is arranged inside the first support, and supports driving gears that transmit a driving force to the rotary body. The second support is shorter than the first support, and is arranged so that front and rear end portions thereof are located inside front and rear end portions of the first support.
US09107575B2	Apparatus and method for brain fiber bundle microscopy An intracranial implant to position a fiber bundle to a specified region of a brain of an animal. The implant may include a base support to be fixed to a skull of the animal over an orifice drilled in the skull, a hollow conduit arranged through the base support to guide the fiber bundle to the brain of the animal through the drilled orifice and a first locking member arranged on the base support, to cooperate with a ferrule of the fiber bundle, the first locking member configured to lock the fiber bundle to the specified region of the brain of the animal.
US09107574B2	Endoscopic methods and devices for transnasal procedures Medical devices, systems and methods that are useable to facilitate transnasal insertion and positioning of guidewires and various other devices and instruments at desired locations within the ear, nose, throat, paranasal sinuses or cranium.
US09107569B2	Medical instrument for examining the cervix The invention provides for a medical instrument for examining the cervix comprising an optical examination system, a processor for controlling the medical instrument, and a memory containing machine executable instructions. Execution of the instructions causes the processor to: acquire a cervical image using the optical examination system; calculate a set of interest point locations using a digital filter; calculate a filtered set of interest point locations using the set of interest point locations and a morphological filter; calculate a reduced set of interest points locations using the filtered set of interest point locations and a neighborhood based filter; calculate a classified set of interest point locations reduced set of interest points and a trained classification module; calculate a set of punctation locations using the classified set of interest point locations and a second neighborhood based filter; and calculate punctation mark regions using the punctation point locations.
US09107557B2	Rotary surface cleaning tool A rotary surface cleaning machine for cleaning floors, including both carpeted floors and uncarpeted hard floor surfaces including but not limited to wood, tile, linoleum and natural stone flooring. The rotary surface cleaning machine has a rotary surface cleaning tool mounted on a frame and coupled for high speed rotary motion relative to the frame. The rotary surface cleaning tool has a substantially circular operational surface that performs the cleaning operation. The rotary surface cleaning tool is driven by an on-board power plant to rotate at high speed. The rotary surface cleaning tool is coupled to a supply of pressurized hot liquid solution of cleaning fluid and a powerful vacuum suction source.
US09107548B2	Toilet seat hinge assembly A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a hinge post, a threaded fastener extending through the hinge post and configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl, a bushing positioned around a portion of the threaded fastener, and a nut threadably coupled to the threaded fastener. The nut includes an expandable section configured to extend into the bore in the toilet bowl. The nut has a surface that is engaged by a surface of the bushing so that the expandable section of the nut expands as the nut moves relative to the threaded fastener to secure the hinge post to the toilet bowl.
US09107542B1	Food skewering machine The food skewering machine includes a base and a food holding tray that is removably installed within the base. The tray includes two portions that are hingedly attached together. Each portion of the tray includes a series of receptacles for holding meat or other foods to be skewered when the two hinged portions are closed. A skewer driver can travel back and forth along the length of the base to drive or push skewers into the tray, thereby skewering the contents of the receptacles within the tray. The food holding receptacles within the tray may include any practicable number and are arranged in rows to provide for the simultaneous skewering of food using multiple skewers. Each row has a plurality of receptacles therein to allow each skewer to impale a plurality of food elements during a single skewering operation.
US09107537B2	Refillable multi-dose container applicable to a machine for preparing beverages The invention relates to a refillable multi-dose container (1) for storing a flowable product comprising: —a tank (2) with a top opened extremity (3), —means (4) for closing the top opened extremity (3) of the tank (2), said means being openable by exercising contact pressure on them and closable by stopping contact pressure on them. The invention relates too to a machine comprising such a multi-dose container.
US09107533B2	Automatic milk foamer The invention relates to an automatic milk foamer having a container for receiving milk and a base body on which or in which the container can be placed. The milk foamer also includes a stirring device that can be placed in the container for foaming the milk, a motor provided in the base body for driving the stirring device, and a heating device for warming the milk present in the container. The heating device includes an alternating magnetic field generator provided in the base body for generating an alternating magnetic field. The container is designed such that it heats up due to the alternating magnetic field.
US09107527B2	Organizational storage system A storage system includes a track supported by a base that mounts onto a downwardly facing side of a horizontal shelf. An axle is slidable along the track, and a wheel is rotatably connected to the track via the axle. The wheel defines a plurality of circumferentially spaced C-clips that releasably snap about cylindrical containers.
US09107505B1	Seat pad A seat pad is provided. The seat pad includes a base plate, a middle plate, a foam layer, a cushion member, a fixation plate and a fixation screw. The fixation plate is disposed correspondingly above a middle region of the middle plate, the middle plate is disposed on the cushion member, the cushion member is disposed on the base plate, the fixation screw is disposed through a through hole of the base plate at a middle region of the base plate and screwed with the fixation plate, and the foam layer is attached on the middle plate. Whereby, the seat pad is simple in structure and easy to assemble and can obviate pressure of one's hips, and one's blood circulation will not be hindered and uncomfortableness due to sitting for a long time can be obviated.
US09107503B2	Segmented adaptable mobility aid device for level and inclined walkaways and for stairs A segmented adaptable mobility aid device is disclosed that has length-adjustable front and rear legs, a handle, and a knee support platform coupled to the legs and the handle, the legs being adjustable within a range of lengths suitable to straddle steps for ascending and descending stairways, as well as to function on the level, or on a ramp. The lengths of the legs can be adjusted in tandem via single-hand operability of an adjustment mechanism. The knee support platform provides support for an impaired lower leg of a user, not requiring the leg to contact the stairs, and also not requiring the leg to be held mid-air in a hopping motion. The handle enables one-handed use of the segmented adaptable mobility aid device. In some embodiments, spring loaded pins or a pull bar to activate the pins, enable the single-hand operability of the adjustment mechanism.
US09107499B2	Secure storage unit According to a first aspect, a secure storage unit includes a plurality of movable trays within a housing and is equipped with a tray selector system for selectively accessing a tray on demand, wherein the selector system is configured to release a selected tray for access by limiting the allowable extent of movement of the tray from a stowed to an accessible position with respect to the storage unit by a pre-determined amount whereby access to selected zones of selected trays is controlled. In an embodiment of the secure storage unit, the selector system includes a plurality of discrete electromechanical locking devices operably juxtaposed with respect to the trays, and configured to be individually selectable for releasing and limiting the allowable extent of movement of the selected tray with respect to the storage unit.
US09107486B2	Exfoliating brush head for a personal care appliance Exfoliating brush heads are disclosure for use with a personal care appliance. The personal care appliance is configured to oscillate the exfoliating brush head to provide improved smoothing and exfoliation of a patient's epidermis with or without the antecedent application of skin care formula. The oscillating action of the exfoliating brush head may be rotational, translational, or a combination thereof. In use, the personal care appliance oscillates the exfoliating brush head over a patient's skin in order to remove dead skin from the patient's epidermis. The exfoliating brush head may include first and second groups of tufts, wherein the first and second groups of tufts have different bristle heights and/or stiffness.
US09107485B2	Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a generally clam shell configuration, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position in which the styling arm is distant the cylinder and a closed position in which the styling arm is proximate to the cylinder, such as contacting the cylinder. The styling arm may also include a brush head with fixed or retractable bristles and/or a smoothing plate.
US09107481B2	Container carrier Disclosed is a container carrier that mounts on a walker device or the like to pivot from the interior to the exterior of the device so that the interior of the device is not obstructed, and the required clearance of the device in restricted spaces is not substantially increased. The container carrier has a flexible mounting capacity, accommodates various sizes and shapes of containers, and is assembled from parts that are inexpensive to manufacture.
US09107474B2	Article of footwear with decoupled upper An article of footwear including a connecting member is disclosed. The connecting member provides partial decoupling between the upper and the sole structure. The connecting member can include an upper layer and a lower layer that are attached at a central attachment portion.
US09107473B2	Foot support structure and articles incorporating same A foot support structure for an article of footwear or other foot-receiving device may include a first foot support portion disposed in a first orientation and a second foot support portion disposed in a second orientation different than the first orientation. A twist portion may extend continuously from the first foot support portion to the second foot support portion and twist from the first orientation to the second orientation A common face of the foot support member may extend over at least part of the first foot support portion, at least part of the second foot support portion and the twist portion.
US09107471B2	Shoe insole A shoe insole, which supports three points on a sole to stabilize a center of gravity, is provided by considering a skeletal structure of a foot and a sequential movement from foot joints to a body. The three points, which are a first metatarsal sesamoid bone, tuberosity of fifth metatarsal bone, and a calcaneal tuberosity, are supported from a sole side, and the three point balance can stabilize a center of gravity, and thereby a stimulus that adjusts body movements derived from a sole to help a body to be back to a right position can be given.
US09107465B2	Angle-adjustable sun cap An angle-adjustable sun cap includes a band unit, a visor unit attached to the band unit to be rotatable on the band unit, and a cap side coupling device that couples the band unit and the visor unit, in which the cap side coupling device includes an inner coupler and an outer coupler. With the cap side coupling device, the angle between the band unit and the visor unit may be adjusted and the band unit and the visor unit may be correctly fixed at the adjusted angle.
US09107461B2	Method for applying false eyelashes A method for applying false eyelashes with an applicator for dispensing false eyelashes, which includes a supply wheel and a take-up wheel, the supply wheel comprising a tape having a plurality of pockets, where the pockets secure individual or clusters of false eyelashes until they are dispensed from a dispensing pivot. The spent tape is returned to the take-up wheel.
US09107459B2	Aerographics and denier differential zoned garments A zoned moisture management garment is presented, which provides one-way moisture transport from a wearer's body and zones of different moisture management performance. By incorporating dissolvable yarns, removable by a printable paste, with non-dissolvable yarns of different denier per filament, zoned garments with a denier differential mechanism can be created. The zoned garment optimizes evaporative cooling and wicking zones of a garment based upon a sweat profile and contact profile of the wearer.
US09107456B2	Hookah hose, hookah system The present invention is directed to a hookah hose, hookah system, and process for cooling hookah smoke in a hookah. The hookah hose includes a shank, a conduit, a mouthpiece, and a reservoir bearing a coolant cartridge. The shank permits the hookah hose to connect to a stem of a hookah generally or the hookah system of the present invention. The use of coolant cartridges permits a user to manipulate both wet smoke temperature and velocity.
US09107453B2	Tobacco-derived casing composition The invention provides a tobacco composition for use in a smoking article or a smokeless tobacco composition that comprises an extract derived from a component of a plant of the Nicotiana species. The invention also provides smoking articles and smokeless tobacco compositions that include the extracts described herein, and methods for preparing extracts derived from a component of a plant of the Nicotiana species for addition to a tobacco composition.
US09107452B2	Catalyst to reduce carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke of a cigarette Cut filler compositions, cigarette paper, cigarette filters, cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for smoking cigarettes are provided, which involve the use of a catalyst capable converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. The catalyst comprises nanoscale metal and/or metal oxide particles supported on high surface area support particles. The catalyst can be prepared by combining a metal precursor solution with high surface area support particles to form a mixture, or by combining a metal precursor solution with a colloidal solution to form a mixture, and then heat treating the mixture.
US09107448B2	Method for carbonating a beverage The present invention recognizes the need for an apparatus and method for creating carbonated beverages having a customizable carbonation level. The invention uses a CPU to control an inlet valve which connects a tank of pressurized carbon dioxide to a vessel containing the beverage to be carbonized. The tube connecting the tank of pressurized carbon dioxide to the vessel contains an orifice for reducing the carbon dioxide's flow rate, thereby increasing control over the amount of carbon dioxide introduced to the vessel. A motor agitates the vessel, causing the carbon dioxide to become absorbed in the beverage. Then, an outlet valve causes excess pressure to drain from the vessel. An outlet orifice causes the pressure to release gradually, thus preventing the beverage from foaming.
US09107437B2	Low common salt soy sauce and method for producing the same The present invention provides a soy sauce powder having a favorable flavor and containing 2-phenyl ethanol and succinic acid at high concentrations. The low common salt soy sauce of the present invention is obtained by a method for producing a low common salt soy sauce, which includes adding a carbohydrate raw material to moromi in which the viable soy sauce yeast cell count per 1 g of moromi is 1×107 cells or more, adjusting the common salt concentration of the moromi in a manner such that the common salt concentration in moromi juice after maturation is 4.0 to 12.0 w/v %, and carrying out fermentation and maturation of the moromi. The pH of the obtained low common salt soy sauce is 4.7 to 6.0.
US09107429B2	Emulsifier composition for shortening A method of producing a water-in-oil product is described. The method comprises the step of: admixing a hydrophobic component with a water-in-oil emulsion to form said water-in-oil product, wherein said hydrophobic component comprises a probiotic in a hydrophobic medium.
US09107423B1	Poultry euthanasia device A poultry euthanasia device in which hens pass on belts though a gas proof enclosure with increasing concentration levels of toxic gas for more humane euthanasia, and exit the machine deceased. The device has an entry chute which is connectable to a hen house located to either side of the unit, or behind the unit. A number of belts carry the hens through the machine, and they painlessly go to sleep and die due to a high CO2 atmosphere.
US09107405B2	Agricultural adjuvant compostions, pesticide compositions, and methods for using such compositions An adjuvant composition that contains, based on 100 parts by weight of the adjuvant composition (a) one or more betaine surfactant compounds, and (b) one or more surfactant compounds selected from, alkyl ether sulfates, sulfonates, sulfosuccinates, alkyl ether carboxylates, alkoxylated fatty acids, and alkoxylated alcohols is useful as a component of pesticide compositions.
US09107392B2	Leash detangle apparatus and methods of use A curved strip having a slot on one end configured to receive a ring from an animal collar, the strip having an aperture positioned proximate an opposite end, the aperture configured to receive an animal leash and clasp, wherein the clasp is affixed to the ring positioned through the slot and, thus, functions to enable the leash detangle apparatus to affix the leash and animal collar and maintain the leash in a position not between the animal's feet.
US09107385B2	Animal kennel for scientific examination An animal kennel comprises front, rear, top, bottom, and opposite side walls that collectively define a cavity. At least a portion of the cavity has a horizontal cross-section that is bordered by the front, rear, and opposite side walls. The cross-section has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is narrower between the opposite side walls than the rear portion. A majority of each of the front, rear, top, bottom and opposite side walls is formed of a material that is translucent and radiolucent.
US09107383B2	Tidy cat litter box A tidy pet litter box having a plurality of internal screens across which the pet must traverse when entering or leaving a main basin of the litter box. An upper lid fits over a lower tray, the upper lid having a large front opening. The lower tray defines a large main basin in which litter is placed, and a secondary basin at a rear end thereof. An entrance screen mounted laterally across side walls of the upper lid extends from a lower end of the front opening substantially over the entire main basin and permits passage of a pet to a rear screen located above the secondary basin. To exit, the pet must jump up to the rear screen, then over the entrance screen which dislodges any litter sticking to its paws so that it falls back into the main basin. A method of training a cat to use the litter box by first removing the entrance screen is also disclosed.
US09107380B2	Rack apparatus for managing laboratory animal A rack apparatus for managing laboratory animals and is easy to clean includes a plurality of animal cages (1) stored at intervals in a storage space (16) on a shelf plate (15) supported by frame structure (13). The rear of the storage space (16) is closed by a back plate (12b), the exhaust box (19) is installed at the top of the rear side, and a cage top cover (23) is installed at the top of the front side. A back stay (25) is demountably attached to the back plate (12b), a movement-restricting bar (27) is attached to the back stay (25), and spacers (29), which maintain intervals between the animal cages (1), are demountably attached to the back stay (25). The spacers (29) are selectively installed by mounting to/dismounting from the back stay (25) to maintain planned storage positions corresponding to sizes of the cages (1) in the width direction.
US09107379B2	Arrangement of milking box stalls In certain embodiments, a system includes a first milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system also includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the first milking box stall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher. The system also includes a second milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The second milking box stall is located adjacent to the equipment portion. The robotic attacher is configured to service both the first milking box stall and the second milking box stall by extending between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within either stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock.
US09107378B2	Milking box with robotic attacher In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock.
US09107376B2	Soybean variety A1037450 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1037450. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1037450. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1037450 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1037450 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09107373B2	Soybean variety A1036006 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1036006. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1036006. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1036006 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1036006 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09107362B1	Maize inbred PH189V A novel maize variety designated PH189V and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH189V with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH189V through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH189V or a locus conversion of PH189V with another maize variety.
US09107361B2	Garden bean variety PV-803 A novel garden bean variety, designated PV-803, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of garden bean variety PV-803, to the plants of garden bean line PV-803 and to methods for producing a bean plant by crossing the variety PV-803 with itself or another bean line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a bean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other garden bean lines derived from the variety PV-803.
US09107359B1	Hybrid corn variety 1768852 The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 1768852. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 1768852, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 1768852 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety 1768852.
US09107357B1	Soybean variety XBP21005 A novel soybean variety, designated XBP21005 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP21005, cells from soybean variety XBP21005, plants of soybean XBP21005, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP21005. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP21005 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP21005, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP21005, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP21005. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP21005 are further provided.
US09107351B2	Lopper devices for pruning trees and brushes Disclosed are shears are used for trimming bushes, trees, and brush. The loppers have the cutting blade which performs the cutting action and a counter edge for the cutting blade to work in conjunction. These loppers also have the addition of clamping jaws which will hold the severed limb. A user amputates a tree limb and the severed or orphaned limb falls helplessly to the ground, but these loppers clamp onto that limb when the cutting operation is performed. After the cut is made, the user can move the limb to a specific location, then decompresses the loppers and drop the limb as intended.
US09113574B2	Wiring board with built-in electronic component and method for manufacturing the same A wiring board with a built-in electronic component includes a core substrate having a cavity, an electronic component accommodated in the cavity of the core substrate and having a body portion and multiple conductive portions formed on a surface of the body portion, a filling resin filling the space formed in the cavity having the component positioned in the cavity, and an resin insulation layer formed on the core substrate such that the resin insulation layer is covering an opening of the cavity and a surface of the component. The core substrate has an inclination suppressing structure formed on one or more side walls forming the cavity such that the distance between the side wall forming the cavity and the component varies in a portion of the side wall having the inclination suppressing structure and a portion of the side wall other than the portion having the inclination suppressing structure.
US09113572B2	Board and communication device Embodiments of the present invention provide a board and a communication device, the board comprises a printed circuit board PCB, wherein a side of the printed circuit board PCB is set with a dent, a bottom of the dent is set with a connector, the side of the printed circuit board PCB is further set with a panel, the panel shrinks into a groove at a position corresponding to the connector, so as to make the groove be embedded into the dent, and a bottom of the groove and an interface of the connector are correspondingly opened with a through hole.
US09113566B2	Electronic device and printed circuit board connection method An electronic device includes: a casing provided with a first printed circuit board that includes a first connector; a unit inserted into the casing through a housing opening formed in the casing, the unit including a second printed circuit board with a second connector, a pair of guide rails that guide the second connector towards the first connector; a width direction positioning section that is provided to an end portion on the housing opening side of at least one of the guide rails of the pair of guide rails and that positions the second connector in the unit width direction with respect to the first connector; and a top-bottom direction positioning section that is positioned further towards the first connector side than the width direction positioning section and that positions the second connector in the top-bottom direction with respect to the first connector.
US09113565B2	Method for processing printed circuit board, printed circuit board and electronic apparatus A printed circuit board (PCB), a method for processing PCB and an electronic apparatus. The method for processing PCB may comprise: forming a hole in the PCB, wherein the PCB includes a metal matrix and at least two substrate layers, at least one of the at least two substrate layers has a geoelectric layer thereon; and the metal matrix is fixed in a slot provided in the substrate, the formed hole contacts both the geoelectric layer and the metal matrix; and providing conductive substances in the hole, with the conductive substances in the hole being in contact with the inner geoelectric layer and the metal matrix, so that the geoelectric layer and the metal matrix are in conduction with each other.
US09113562B2	Manufacturing method for printed wiring board A manufacturing method for a printed wiring board includes forming an electroless plated film on an interlayer resin insulation layer, forming on the electroless plated film a plating resist with an opening to expose a portion of the electroless plated film, forming an electrolytic plated film on the portion of the electroless plated film exposed through the opening, removing the plating resist using a resist-removing solution containing an amine, reducing a thickness of a portion of the electroless plated film existing between adjacent portions of the electrolytic plated film by using the resist-removing solution, and forming a conductive pattern by removing the portion of the electroless plated film existing between the adjacent portions of the electrolytic plated film by using an etchant.
US09113561B2	Case and electronic device A case including a casing body formed with an opening and a cover attached to the opening to be capable of opening and closing. The case further including a first grip tab that extends from the cover towards the opening inner side and a second grip tab that includes an anchor portion that anchors in the cover opening direction to an anchored-to portion provided to the casing body. The second grip tab disposed facing towards the first grip tab and resiliently supported by the first grip tab to be capable of approaching and moving away from the first grip tab such that an insertion portion opened in the opening direction is formed between the first grip tab and the second grip tab and such that an anchored state of the anchor portion to the anchored-to portion is released by the second grip tab moving away from the first grip tab.
US09113560B2	Signal line and circuit substrate A signal line is a linear conductor provided within a laminated body. A first ground conductor is provided on a positive direction side in a z axis direction within the laminated body, compared with the signal line, and overlaps with the signal line in a planar view seen from the z axis direction. A second ground conductor is provided on a negative direction side in the z axis direction within the laminated body, compared with the signal line, and overlaps with the signal line in the planar view seen from the z axis direction. Via hole conductors connect the ground conductors to each other. In the first ground conductor, a plurality of opening portions are arranged along the signal line in the planar view seen from the z axis direction. The via hole conductors are provided between the opening portions adjacent to one another, in an x axis direction.
US09113550B2	Apparatus for an EMP shield for portable devices An apparatus comprises an electrically conductive sheet material having a transparency. The sheet material being flexible to fold to form a pouch configured to enclose a portable computing device. The sheet material is configured to seal side edges of the pouch with edges of the sheet being in electrical engagement. A sealing member is configured to close an opening of the pouch to enclose the portable computing device within the pouch. The closure member is further configured to create an electrical engagement across the opening of the pouch in which the closed pouch structure mitigates electro-magnetic pulse damage and radio waves in general to the enclosed portable computing device, enables viewing of displays of the enclosed portable computing device, and enables manipulation of controls of the enclosed portable computing device while allowing access through wireless to the outside world.
US09113546B2	Method for manufacturing electric film body A method for manufacturing an electric film body is made by forming a film body to have a shape in accordance with a desired electric characteristic and includes a film forming process for forming an electric film body on a board layer, an electric characteristic measuring process for measuring an electric characteristic in a surface of the electric film body formed in the film forming process, an electric film body shape setting process for setting a shape of the electric film body based on the electric characteristic measured in the electric characteristic measuring process, and an electric film body forming process for forming the electric film body formed in the shape set in the electric film body shape setting process.
US09113539B2	Radiation source A radiation source comprises a reservoir, a nozzle, a laser, and a positive lens. The reservoir is configured to retain a volume of fuel. The nozzle, in fluid connection with the reservoir, is configured to direct a stream of fuel along a trajectory towards a plasma formation location. The laser configured to direct laser radiation at the stream at the plasma formation location to generate, in use, a radiation generating plasma. The positive lens arrangement configured to focus an at least potential spread of trajectories of the stream of fuel toward the plasma formation location, the lens comprising an electric field generating element and/or a magnetic field generating element.
US09113535B2	Fusing porphyrins with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocycles for optoelectronic applications A compound that can be used as a donor material in organic photovoltaic devices comprising a non-activated porphyrin fused with one or more non-activated polycyclic aromatic rings or one or more non-activated heterocyclic rings can be obtained by a thermal fusion process. The compounds can include structures of Formula I: By heating the reaction mixture of non-activated porphyrins with non-activated polycyclic aromatic rings or heterocyclic rings to a fusion temperature and holding for a predetermined time, fusion of one or more polycyclic rings or heterocyclic rings to the non-activated porphyrin core in meso,β fashion is achieved resulting in hybrid structures containing a distorted porphyrin ring with annulated aromatic rings. The porphyrin core can be olygoporphyrins.
US09113534B2	Light-emitting control circuit, light-emitting control method and shift register A light-emitting control circuit, a light-emitting control method and a shift register. The light-emitting control circuit comprises an inputting terminal (Input), an input sampling unit (11), an outputting unit (12), a resetting unit (13), an output pulling-down unit (14) and an outputting terminal for a light-emitting control signal (EM[n]). The input sampling unit (11) samples an input signal under a control of a first clock signal (CK1); the outputting unit (12) generates a light-emitting control signal under a control of a second clock signal (CK2) after the input sampling unit (11) samples the input signal; the resetting unit (13) resets the light-emitting control signal through the output pulling-down unit (14) under a control of a third clock signal (13). An OLED device is in an OFF state during a process for writing display data into pixel cells and the OLED device is turned on to emit light after the display data is written into the pixel cells, thus a display image is guaranteed not to generate flickers due to an unstable state of a pixel circuit as the data is written.
US09113529B2	Remote intelligent monitoring system and LED street lamp applied thereto A remote intelligent monitoring system includes a server and a plurality of LED street lamps. Each of the plurality of LED street lamps includes a plurality of LED light sources connected in parallel, a detecting module and a sensing module. The detecting module detects the functioning of each LED light source, and the sensing module detects atmospheric information of the area where the LED street lamp is located. If the detected functioning is not consistent with specified electrical standards corresponding to the detected atmospheric information, either the server or the LED street lamp itself can adjust the electrical functioning of the LED light sources to accord with the specified standards.
US09113526B2	Controller and method of controlling a light emitting device Example embodiments relate to a controller and a method of controlling a light emitting device.
US09113523B2	Light-emitting diode lighting device having multiple driving stages An LED lighting device includes multiple driving stages. A first driving stage includes a first luminescent device driven by a first current and a first current controller coupled in parallel with the first luminescent device. The first current controller is configured to conduct a second current according to a voltage established across the first current controller and regulate the second current so that a sum of the first current and the second current does not exceed a first value. The second driving stage includes a second luminescent device driven by a third current and a second current controller coupled in series to the second luminescent device. The second current controller is configured to conduct a fourth current according to a voltage established across the second current controller and regulate the fourth current so that a sum of the third current and the fourth current does not exceed a second value.
US09113522B2	Pulse controlled light emitting diode driver To avoid clock signals and to separate power wiring from control wiring in a driver, and to avoid three-terminal light emitting diodes with control electrodes, a driver for driving light emitting diode circuits (10, 20, 30) is provided with first and second terminals (1, 2) for receiving a voltage signal from a source (5) and with a first switching circuit (11, 2) coupled to the second terminal (2) and to a third terminal (3). The first and the third 5 terminal (1, 3) are to be coupled to electrodes of a first light emitting diode circuit (10). The first switching circuit (11, 12) comprises a first switch (11) and a first timing circuit (12) for, in response to a first pulse signal as added to the voltage signal, activating the first switch (11) to switch on the first light emitting diode circuit (10). Sequential pulse signals may be used to sequentially switch on light emitting diode circuits (10, 20).
US09113517B1	Dimmable and blink-suppressible light emitting diode driving apparatus An alternating current power supply apparatus sends an alternating current power to a dimmer. The dimmer dims the alternating current power to fetch a dimmed power. The dimmer sends the dimmed power to a rectification unit. The rectification unit rectifies the dimmed power to fetch a rectified power. The rectification unit sends the rectified power to an integration sampling unit and a light emitting diode. The integration sampling unit integrates, samples and converts the rectified power to fetch an integration voltage signal. The integration sampling unit sends the integration voltage signal to a voltage-to-current control conversion unit. The voltage-to-current control conversion unit converts the integration voltage signal to fetch a driving current signal to drive the light emitting diode. The driving current signal is constant, so that the light emitting diode is not blinking.
US09113513B1	Dimming control for illumination systems Changes in light intensity emitted by an illumination system are controlled by receiving desired dimming signals, sampling the signals, and changing the output drive signal driving the illumination system by the change increment, until the light intensity emitted by the illumination system substantially matches the desired light intensity indicated by the dimming signal.
US09113508B2	System and method for controlling a lighting system with a plurality of light sources Disclosed are methods and systems for controlling of a lighting system with a plurality of light sources, particularly to the semi-automatic commissioning of light sources of the lighting system or controlling of the creation of lighting scenes with the lighting system. A spatial coding of light is used for controlling a lighting system, particularly for commissioning of light sources of the lighting system. Some exemplary systems for controlling a lighting system with a plurality of light sources, include a light system controller for controlling the light sources to create a spatial light pattern coding one or more attributes of the light sources, and a light pattern capturing device comprising a scanner for capturing the created spatial light pattern and a communication unit for communicating with the light system controller in order to enable the controlling of the one or more light sources based on the captured spatial light pattern.
US09113506B2	Circuit with adjustable phase delay and a feedback voltage and method for adjusting phase delay and a feedback voltage A circuit with adjustable phase delay and a feedback voltage includes a delay setting unit and a phase delay signal generator. The delay setting unit generates a delay time according to an external resistor. The phase delay signal generator includes a plurality of phase delay units. Each phase delay unit includes an edge trigger subunit and a signal generation subunit. The edge trigger subunit receives an input signal, and generates a positive edge trigger signal and a negative edge trigger signal according to a positive edge and a negative edge of the input signal, respectively. The signal generation subunit generates and outputs a phase delay signal according to the positive edge trigger signal, the negative edge trigger signal, and the delay time. The phase delay signal lags the input signal for the delay time.
US09113503B2	Cooking hob with several heating elements and at least one power electronics subassembly A cooking hob, in particular an induction hob, includes several heating elements, at least one power electronics subassembly for generating a heating current for operating the heating elements, and a switching arrangement for making and breaking a connection between the power electronics assembly and the heating elements. The switching arrangement is constructed as an assembly that is separate from the power electronics assembly.
US09113500B2	Device and method for communication of management information in ad-hoc wireless networks A method includes detecting, by a first device, a beacon sent from a second device. The beacon is associated with an ad-hoc wireless network. In response to detecting the beacon, the first device sends to the second device a request for management information associated with the ad-hoc wireless network. The request identifies at least a first information element associated with at least a first portion of the management information and a second information element associated with at least a second portion of the management information. The method further includes receiving from the second device a first wrapper information element that includes at least the first information element.
US09113499B2	Multiple domain smartphone A smartphone is adapted, through software modifications, to provide multiple operating domains or domains that provide differing levels of security and reliability. Each operating domain is isolated from the others. Detection of unauthorized modification is provided in some embodiments. Cross domain activity notification is provided in some embodiments.
US09113497B2	Non-cellular wireless entertainment phone, system and architecture A non-cellular wireless entertainment phone device may have at least two modes of operation. Each of the modes of operation may have a particular set of functionality. A first set of functionality may allow phone communications through a cellular phone, a wireless device, or the Internet. Additional functionality may transform the device into an entertainment device/child's toy or other types of devices such as a remote control, game controller, two-way radio transceiver, motion sensor, etc. A control signal may be sent from another device to cause a switching between modes.
US09113491B2	Uplink control and data transmission in a mixed single and multiple carrier network Providing for mixed single carrier and multi-carrier uplink transmission in a wireless communication environment is described herein. By way of example, a network is provided that can identify uplink capabilities or restrictions of respective devices of a mixed population of mobile devices, and schedule single carrier or multi-carrier transmissions accordingly. In some aspects, different subsets of multi-carrier transmission can be given priority over other subsets. Based on the priority, the network can schedule/modify relative transmit powers for respective subsets, accommodate power constraints of higher level networking protocols, and optionally give priority to one or more of the distinct transmissions. In addition, priority can be given to respective subsets of the multi-carrier transmission, to ensure high quality or reliability for important transmissions. Thus, provided is an integrated network that accommodates a powerful mix of single carrier and multi-carrier services for a mixed population of mobile devices.
US09113488B2	Multi-radio coexistence of a broadband radio and a broadcast stream receiver that receives broadcast stream data A multi-radio device, such as User Equipment (UE), may experience coexistence issues among various ones of its constituent radio devices that operate at the same time. Various aspects of the disclosure provide techniques to mitigate coexistence issues in multi-radio devices, where significant in-device coexistence problems can exist. In particular, a method for coexistence of multi-radio devices is described. The method includes identifying, at an upper layer of a multi-radio UE, a type of incoming broadcast stream data. The method further includes determining a coexistence policy for operation of communication resources within the multi-radio UE based on the type of the incoming broadcast stream data. The method also includes arbitrating, at a lower layer of the multi-radio UE, between the communication resources based on the coexistence policy.
US09113486B2	Method and apparatus for controlling wireless uplink sessions A video session scheduling capability is disclosed. The video session scheduling capability enables scheduling of video transmissions by mobile devices of a cellular sector. In response to a request by a mobile device to transmit a video via a wireless uplink of the cellular sector, a scheduler determines scheduling of the video session. The scheduler receives information indicative of an amount of wireless uplink resources available for supporting uplink video sessions within the cellular sector, receives information associated with the request by the mobile device to establish a video session for transmission of video content from the mobile device via a wireless uplink in the cellular sector, and determines, using the information indicative of an amount of wireless uplink resources available within the cellular sector and the information associated with the video session request, scheduling of the video session via the wireless uplink in the cellular sector.
US09113482B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting frames in talk-around direct communication A permutated channel structure based on a block structure in talk-around direct communication is provided. A dedicated subchannel interferes with only one adjacent dedicated subchannel, even with a large synchronization error, by permutating the dedicated subchannels by cyclic shifts, whereby diversity gain can be maintained and interference between adjacent channels can be minimized.
US09113481B2	Adaptive non-linear interference cancellation using side-band information A user equipment (UE) may reduce non-linear interference on a signal received at a receiving RAT by using a determined operating parameter of a transmitting radio access technology (RAT) of the user equipment (UE), which transmits a signal according to the operating parameter. The UE may estimate the non-linear interference in digital baseband to a receiving RAT of the UE from a digital baseband portion of the transmitted signal of the transmitting RAT by applying non-linear transformation based on the determined operating parameter of the transmitting RAT and cancel the estimated non-linear interference in baseband from a signal received by the receiving RAT.
US09113480B2	Method for operating a radio station in a mobile network The present invention relates to a method for operating a secondary station comprising means for communicating with a primary station, the method comprising receiving from the primary station an interference status report, said interference status report comprising an spatial indication being representative of a spatial characteristic of the interference, measuring channel characteristics on reference symbols, and interpreting the measured channel characteristics with help of the interference status report.
US09113472B2	Wireless communication terminal apparatus and wireless communication method Provided are a wireless communication terminal apparatus and a wireless communication method that can preclude the recognition mismatch in which the reference formats of different UL grants are recognized between the wireless communication terminal apparatus and a wireless communication base station apparatus. For the PHR calculation of a PUSCH in a CC in which no UL grant is present, a UL grant, which was used for calculating the PHR in another CC having the same subframe number as the PUSCH, is used. For example, as to a subframe number=#1, the UL grant of CC #0 is used for calculating the PHR of CC #2 in which no UL grant is present.
US09113469B2	Cell deployment with different channel bandwidth for carrier aggregation Systems, methods, apparatus, and techniques are provided for transmitting information to user equipment (UE) in a communications network. Data is generated in (i) a first frequency range associated with a first set of carriers and (ii) a second frequency range associated with a second set of carriers, where the first frequency range specifies a first communications cell and the second frequency range specifies a second communications cell. The first cell is assigned as a primary cell to a first set of UEs in the communications network. Control data is transmitted to both the first set of UEs and a second set of UEs using at least a portion of the first set of carriers.
US09113468B2	Radio communication system, radio base station apparatus and mobile terminal apparatus Provided are a radio communication system, a radio base station apparatus and a mobile terminal apparatus to which duplex schemes are applied effectively in a communication system of which a frequency band is formed with a plurality of fundamental frequency blocks. In the radio communication system of which a frequency band allocated to radio communication between the radio base station apparatus and the mobile terminal apparatus is configured by adding or deleting fundamental frequency blocks, the fundamental frequency blocks of the frequency band have at least a first fundamental frequency block and a second fundamental frequency block, the first fundamental frequency block is used to perform FDD-based radio communication and the second fundamental frequency block is used to perform TDD-based or half duplex FDD-based radio communication.
US09113467B2	Adjusting initial transmit power for high speed data transmission A method of wireless communication adjusts the transmit power for high speed data communications. A UE determines whether a random access channel is configured on an uplink traffic time slot. When the random access channel is configured on the uplink traffic time slot, the UE transmits a high speed data channel with adjusted transmit (TX) power based at least in part on transmit power used for a scheduling request.
US09113462B2	Resource mapping for ePDCCH in LTE A method of wireless communication includes resource mapping for an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). A set of non-colliding resources and a set of colliding resources are determined. Code symbols are mapped for a channel first to the set of non-colliding resources and then to the set of colliding resources.
US09113445B2	Mobile station, base station, communication system, amount-of-data information transmission method, transmission-control-information notification method, and wireless communication method A mobile station includes an amount-of-data information determining means for monitoring data which are stored on a communication-service-by-communication-service basis or on a transmit-channel-by-transmit-channel so as to determine communication-service-by-communication-service or transmit-channel-by-transmit-channel amount-of-data information. The mobile station transmits the communication-service-by-communication-service or transmit-channel-by-transmit-channel amount-of-data information determined by the amount-of-data information determining means to a base station.
US09113444B2	Communication control device, communication control method, program, and communication control system Provided is a communication control device for controlling wireless communication among a plurality of communication apparatuses, including an identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a first object corresponding to a first communication apparatus of the plurality of communication apparatuses, first identification information for identifying the first communication apparatus, and to acquire, from a second object corresponding to a second communication apparatus of the plurality of communication apparatuses, second identification information for identifying the second communication apparatus, an action recognition unit configured to recognize an action of coupling the first object with the second object, and a connection control unit configured to perform communication between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus corresponding to the coupled first object and second object, respectively, based on the acquired first identification information and second identification information to connect the first communication apparatus to the second communication apparatus through wireless communication.
US09113441B2	Detecting the number of transmit antennas in a base station Data is scrambled at a transmitter according to one of a number of predetermined scrambling sequences which are associated with a particular one of a number of predetermined transmit antenna diversity schemes (i.e., a specific number of transmit antenna ports). Received data is decoded using one or more of the known transmit antenna diversity schemes and the scrambled data is descrambled according to a corresponding descrambling sequence (related to the scrambling sequence). Based on the descrambled data, the receiver determines which transmit antenna diversity scheme (i.e., the number of antenna ports) is used by the transmitter. In one specific embodiment, CRC parity data is scrambled in the transmitter and the receiver descrambles the recovered CRC parity data according to a descrambling sequence, computes CRC parity data from the received data, and compares the descrambled CRC parity data to the newly computed CRC parity data.
US09113440B2	Mobile communication system, core network node, control station, base station, communication method and program A mobile communication system of the present invention is a mobile communication system including a mobile station, base stations each of which forms a cell and transmits MBMS data to the mobile station existing in the cell, control stations each of which controls a base station connected thereto, and further including a core network node that instructs each of the control stations connected thereto with respect to the frequency and timing for transmitting MBMS data in the cell, wherein each of the control stations establishes time synchronization with another control station and instructs the connected base station to set the cell to the frequency designated by the core network node and transmits, to the connected base station, the MBMS data in accordance with the transmission timing designated by the core network node and the mobile station then receives the MBMS data.
US09113433B2	Method and apparatus for distributing random access in a wireless access system The present description relates to a method in which a terminal performs network reentry procedures in an idle mode in a wireless access system, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving, from a base station, control information indicating an initial ranging back-off window size for machine-to-machine (M2M) terminals during a paging listening period; determining an initial ranging back-off window size for initial ranging using the received control information; and performing initial ranging procedures with the base station based on the determined initial ranging back-off window size.
US09113428B2	Power headroom reporting The disclosure relates to a method for a method for a user equipment configured in carrier aggregation mode to assist an e Node B in estimating the total available output power for each component carrier. The method comprises reporting from the user equipment to the e Node B at least one of RF architecture information of the user equipment, and at least one power parameter value. The disclosure also relates to the corresponding e Node B, user equipment, computer program and storage medium.
US09113411B2	Adaptive transceiver for utilizing white space spectrum in mobile application One embodiment of the present invention provides a transceiver for a wireless mobile device. The transceiver includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a bandwidth-determination mechanism configured to determine a transmission bandwidth for the transmitter and a receiving bandwidth for the receiver.
US09113409B2	Method for synchronizing a terminal with a frequency of a radio-communications network, corresponding computer software product, storage means and terminal A method and apparatus are provided for synchronizing a terminal with a frequency from an ordered initial sequence of frequencies of a radio-communications network. An available power spectrum associates to each frequency of the initial sequence a power value representing the power with which the frequency is received by the terminal. At least one first range of consecutive frequencies is determined within the initial sequence, having a power variation below a first predetermined threshold. The terminal attempts at least one first synchronization with a frequency of the first range. If each first synchronization fails, the terminal obtains a modified sequence by modifying the position of the frequency or frequencies of the at least one first range of the initial sequence or by eliminating the at least one first range. The terminal then attempts a second synchronization with at least one of the frequencies of the modified sequence.
US09113404B2	Path control system, path control device, communication device, path control method, and program A path control system according to the present invention includes: a network including a communication device that communicates via a wireless link using adaptive modulation; and a path control device (201) that obtains bandwidth probability that corresponds to a bandwidth and that indicates a stability of the bandwidth with respect to the wireless link, preferentially sets a communication path whose bandwidth probability is higher than a predetermined threshold to the network, and prepares an alternate path for a communication path whose bandwidth probability is lower than the predetermined threshold.
US09113400B2	Method and apparatus for offloading packet traffic from LTE network to WLAN using DPI A mobile network configuration is able to offload packet flows based on identification (“ID”) rules to a wireless network using a deep packet inspection (“DPI”) function. After activating DPI function located in a packet data network gateway (“PDN-GW”), every packet flow passing through the PDN-GW is monitored, detected, and analyzed based on a set of predefined ID rules. Upon identifying a packet flow for a predefined network application, the packet flow is offloaded from a long term evolution (“LTE”) network to a wireless local area network (“WLAN”) or Wi-Fi network. To reduce traffic loading on the LTE network, the PDN-GW sends binding updates containing offloading information associated with the packet flow to user equipment (“UE”) for offloading implementation.
US09113393B2	System, method and apparatus for wireless network connection using near field communication A system, method, and apparatus are provided for establishing a wireless network connection between a mobile terminal and an electronic apparatus by using a near field communication network. At least one electronic apparatus is connected to the near field communication network. A mobile terminal is connected to the near field communication network, exchanges information with the at least one electronic apparatus for a wireless communication network connection through the connected near field communication network, and establishes the wireless communication network connection with the at least one electronic apparatus based on the exchanged information.
US09113387B2	Handover signalling in wireless networks A serving base station receives a first message comprising at least one parameter indicating whether a wireless device supports configuration of timing advance groups (TAGs). The serving base station transmits a second message causing assignment of each of at least one secondary cell to a TAG in a first plurality of TAGs. The serving base station transmits a third message to a target base station. The third message comprises at least one of: the at least one parameter indicating whether the wireless device supports configuration of the plurality of TAGs; and configuration information of the first plurality of TAGs.
US09113385B2	Method and arrangements for reducing the number of failed handover procedures The invention relates to a method in a source radio base station (14) for enabling a handover of a connection to a user equipment (13) from a source cell (11) to a target cell (17). The source radio base station (14) serves the source cell (11) and is comprised in a radio communications network (100). The source radio base station receives (802) at least a first segment of a measurement report from the user equipment (13), which measurement report indicates received signal power of signals of neighboring cells. The source radio base station then determines (803) a transmission time of the segment of the measurement report and compares (804) the transmission time with a predefined time threshold value. When the transmission time has exceeded the time threshold value, the source radio base station determines (806) whether to perform the handover based on the at least first segment of the measurement report.
US09113378B2	Mobile communication method and radio base station A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a process of transmitting information regarding a PCell#1 and a Scell#1 connected by a mobile station UE in control of a radio base station eNB#2 to a radio base station eNB#3 from the radio base station eNB#2 when the mobile station UE that is performing CA communication executes handover from the control of the radio base station eNB#2 to the control of a radio base station eNB#3 in at least one of an uplink or a downlink.
US09113374B2	Methods and system for performing handover in a wireless communication system A method and system for performing handover in a third generation (3G) long term evolution (LTE) system are disclosed. A source evolved Node-B (eNode-B) makes a handover decision based on measurements and sends a handover request to a target eNode-B. The target eNode-B sends a handover response to the source eNode-B indicating that a handover should commence. The source eNode-B then sends a handover command to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The handover command includes at least one of reconfiguration information, information regarding timing adjustment, relative timing difference between the source eNode-B and the target eNode-B, information regarding an initial scheduling procedure at the target eNode-B, and measurement information for the target eNode-B. The WTRU then accesses the target eNode-B and exchanges layer 1/2 signaling to perform downlink synchronization, timing adjustment, and uplink and downlink resource assignment based on information included in the handover command.
US09113371B2	Cross-layer optimization for next-generation WiFi systems Systems, methods, and apparatus are described that that increase throughput of a WiFi network. A first method is provided wherein access points monitor and keep track of their states on each resource block (frequency channel and antenna pattern) associated therewith and dynamically select the resource blocks that increase network throughput based on the instantaneous states of the access points. A second method is provided comprising employing Q-learning to determine one or more modifications of operating parameters of a network node based on observed throughput of the network and implementing the one or more modifications at the node. A third method is also provided which combines the first and second methods so as to increase network throughput at both the physical layer and the MAC layer.
US09113370B2	Method and apparatus for handling a stationary user terminal in a network A method and apparatus are provided that may enable the facilitation of using a mobile terminal as a mobile gateway to integrate with a machine-to-machine (M2M) network. Communication with a user terminal that is stationary may therefore be optimized or simplified by providing mechanisms by which the user terminal may communicate its stationary status to the network. The network may then adjust communication configurations involving the user terminal based on the knowledge of the user terminal's status.
US09113363B2	Home network system and mobility anchor allocation method used in the home network system Provided is a home network system in which an appropriate mobility anchor is allocated for a mobile node and the number of mobility anchors can be reduced. A subscriber information accumulation server (14) accumulates first communication load prediction data for each time of a mobile node (32). An anchor information accumulation server (15) accumulates second communication load prediction load for each time of each mobility anchor (11). When “a mobility anchor allocation request” is transmitted from the mobile node (32) to an anchor allocation server (13), the anchor allocation server (13) adds the first communication load prediction data and the second communication load prediction load data so as to obtain third communication load prediction data. Among a plurality of mobility anchors (11), a mobility anchor in which the third communication load prediction data is not greater than the load upper limit value at all the times and the maximum value of the second communication load prediction data is minimum is selected and allocated.
US09113360B2	Method and device for SINR estimation A method (200) for a transceiver in a mobile system for determining the SINR for signals from at least two User Equipments during a future time interval, comprising arranging the transceiver to receive (205) transmissions from User Equipments in the mobile system on one radio channel per User Equipment, choosing (210) the at least two User Equipments from User Equipments which have data to transmit to the transceiver. The method comprises determining (220) the radio channel characteristics during the future time interval for the at least two User Equipments, emulating (230) at least one receiver type available to the transceiver during said future time interval in order to determine a post demodulation channel for the at least two User Equipments, in which emulation the determined radio channel characteristics, and determining (235) an SINR in the transceiver for the at least two User Equipments using the post demodulation channel.
US09113359B2	Method for loading uplink simulation data of terminal and terminal The disclosure provides a method for loading uplink simulation data of a terminal, and a terminal, which belong to the field of wireless communication. The method comprises: after being powered on, the terminal imports simulation data to a memory of an uplink master-control Digital Signal Processor (DSP) of the terminal; the terminal performs uplink access, and transmits the simulation data to a channelized memory after the uplink access succeeds; then the terminal performs Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) on the simulation data in each uplink sub-frame, and transmits the transformed simulation data to a base station via a radio frequency unit. According to the disclosure, the problem that a single terminal can not load data services of multiple terminals at the same time is solved; therefore, the effect of simulating to load noise transmission, load multi-terminal transmission, and load noise and terminal service transmission is achieved.
US09113347B2	Backhaul link for distributed antenna system A distributed antenna and backhaul system provide network connectivity for a small cell deployment. Rather than building new structures, and installing additional fiber and cable, embodiments described herein disclose using high-bandwidth, millimeter-wave communications and existing power line infrastructure. Above ground backhaul connections via power lines and line-of-sight millimeter-wave band signals as well as underground backhaul connections via buried electrical conduits can provide connectivity to the distributed base stations. An overhead millimeter-wave system can also be used to provide backhaul connectivity. Modules can be placed onto existing infrastructure, such as streetlights and utility poles, and the modules can contain base stations and antennas to transmit the millimeter-waves to and from other modules.
US09113335B2	Distributed load balancing in wireless networks Distributed load balancing in wireless digital networks. In a network having a plurality of access nodes with at least one wireless client connected to a first access node, the client is encouraged to move to a different access node by reducing the apparent signal strength of transmissions from the access node to the client. Apparent signal strength can be reduced by reducing transmit power, by using beam forming, antenna switching, or a combination. Other access nodes may send unsolicited frames, such as probe response frames to the client, encouraging the client to move.
US09113328B2	Method and device for requesting almost blank subframes in heterogeneous networks One embodiment of the invention provides a mechanism to assist the eNodeB of the second cell, for example macrocell eNodeB or femtocell eNodeB to determine the configuration of ABSs. To be specific, the eNodeB of the first cell sends a request signaling to the eNodeB of the second cell to inform of the requirement for ABSs. The eNodeB of the second cell receives the request signaling from the eNodeB of the first cell, and then it determines the pattern of ABSs and sends the pattern of ABSs in the form of bitmap through a signaling to the eNodeB of the first cell. As the requirement for ABSs is determined by the eNodeB of the first cell on the basis of the number of the UEs and/or the traffic load of the UEs which are near the edge of coverage area of the picocell, it can help the eNodeB of the second cell to determine the configuration of ABSs, i.e. the pattern of ABSs, so that the efficient resource utilization is achieved.
US09113327B2	Personal location cone Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for receiving a request from a requestor to locate a user. The request identifies a personal location code (PLC) for the user. It is determined if the request is allowed based on the PLC. If the request is allowed, the current location of the user is obtained based on the location of one or more devices associated with the user. The current location of the device is then provided to the requestor.
US09113322B2	Machine-type communication subscription control According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided an apparatus configured to operate as a subscriber server (2). The apparatus comprises a memory (11) for storing the subscription information of one or more Machine Type Communications, MTC, subscribers, the subscription information of a MTC subscriber including one or more MTC Features and information regarding the MTC subscriber's subscribed services, a processor (10) for assessing which of the one or more subscribed MTC Features are supported, assessing any interaction that may occur between each of the supported subscribed MTC Features and between each of the supported subscribed MTC Features and the subscribed services, and determining the subscription information that should be sent to a serving node (1) based on the outcome of the assessments, and a transmitter (13) for sending the determined subscription information to the serving node (1).
US09113316B2	Method and apparatus for controlling access technology selection A method and system for selecting at a terminal at least one of a plurality of available access networks for use with a wireless application invoked at the terminal according preferences associated with the wireless application, the network service provider, the subscriber, the subscriber subscription and application content provider. The selection may be constrained by an Application Policy received from a network service provider.
US09113314B1	Proxy server and method thereof for forwarding location requests to a position determining entity A method, system and server comprise determining, at a server, an appropriate Position Determining Entity (PDE) to forward data to based on a network in which a mobile station is roaming and forwarding the data from the server to the PDE.
US09113307B2	Method of validating cellular carrier records accuracy A method of validating cellular device location record accuracy is intended to validate and refine cellular carrier records accuracy for investigation and litigation purposes. Records provided by a cellular carrier and other information are analyzed to validate or refine a possible and/or estimated location of a specified cellular device during a specified time frame. More specifically, the location of a specified radio communications transceiver cell site is verified, a nominal cellular wireless signal coverage map is produced, and various pieces of information regarding potential service disruptions during the specified time frame are analyzed in order to produce a more accurate coverage map during the specified time frame for the purpose of quantitatively defining probable or potential locations for the specified cellular device.
US09113302B2	Method and system for mobile delivery of broadcast content A satellite dish assembly may comprise a broadcast receive module and a basestation module. The broadcast receive module may be operable to receive a satellite signal, recover media carried in the satellite signal, and output the media. The basestation module may be operable to accept the media output by the broadcast receive module and transmit the media in accordance with one or more wireless protocols. In being conveyed from the broadcast receive module to the basestation, the media content may not traverse any wide area network connection. The one or more wireless protocols may comprise one or more of: a cellular protocol and IEEE 802.11 protocol. The satellite dish assembly may comprise a routing module that may be operable to route data between the broadcast receive module, the basestation, and a gateway.
US09113301B1	Geo-location based event gallery A computer implemented method includes receiving a message and geo-location data for a device sending the message. It is determined whether the geo-location data corresponds to a geo-location fence associated with an event. The message is posted to an event gallery associated with the event when the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event. The event gallery is supplied in response to a request from a user.
US09113292B2	Optical systems and elements with projection stabilization and interactivity Apparatus and method related to projections and/or computing devices are described. Projections may be made from multiple computing devices to create a presentation. Various other embodiments are described.
US09113287B2	Mobile bluetooth device A wireless communication system comprises a mobile Bluetooth device, first and second Bluetooth terminals, the mobile Bluetooth device comprising a memory and a controller performing a first pairing process with the first Bluetooth terminal as a result of which identical first link keys are stored in the mobile Bluetooth device and in the first Bluetooth terminal, the controller further performing a second pairing process with the second Bluetooth terminal such that identical second link keys are stored in the mobile Bluetooth device and in the second Bluetooth terminal. The controller stores in the memory a first location, a first vicinity and/or a first transmit power indication of the first Bluetooth terminal when performing the first pairing process and to store in the memory a second location, a second vicinity and/or a second transmit power indication of the second Bluetooth terminal when performing the second pairing process.
US09113280B2	Method and apparatus for reproducing three-dimensional sound Stereophonic sound is reproduced by acquiring image depth information indicating a distance between at least one object in an image signal and a reference location, acquiring sound depth information indicating a distance between at least one sound object in a sound signal and a reference location based on the image depth information, and providing sound perspective to the at least one sound object based on the sound depth information.
US09113279B2	Method for adjusting a hearing apparatus via a formal language A method adjusts a hearing apparatus and thus provides a simplified hearing aid. In the method, a model is created which describes individual hardware components of the hearing apparatus. In addition a formal language is created on the basis of the model. The formal language is used to develop a program. The program is translated into machine executable code. The code is then transferred to the hearing apparatus, the execution of which causes the hearing apparatus to be adjusted automatically in accordance with the program. As an alternative to the transfer to the hearing system, the code is executed by a hearing aid adjustment program and a target parameter set for the hearing apparatus which the adjustment program then transfers into the hearing apparatus is thus calculated.
US09113259B2	Tunable multichannel headphone and method for assembling the same A tunable multichannel headphone includes at least two main housings connected by a connection portion. Each of the main housings includes a speaker disk defining independent sound chambers, a driver unit disposed in the sound chambers, a front acoustic unit and a rear acoustic unit. The front and rear acoustic units are disposed on the opposite sides of the speaker disk. The front acoustic unit has a sound effect tuning unit which has field and channel switches and an audio output unit. The rear acoustic unit has first and second timbre switches. The switches are rotatable members arranged on the speaker disk for tuning different sound effects and tones. A method for assembling the tunable multichannel headphone is also disclosed.
US09113258B2	Speaker A speaker includes a holder forming a hollow space, a magnetic system received into the hollow space and defining a magnetic gap, an elastic plate assembled with the holder and defining a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a diaphragm defining a dome part connected with the first surface of the elastic plate and an edge part connected with the second surface of the elastic plate, and at least a coil defining an end suspended in the magnetic gap and an another end connected with the dome part. The edge part defines an arcuate portion depressed toward the magnetic system.
US09113250B2	Speaker with diaphragm arrangement A diaphragm arrangement includes a middle foaming layer defining a first flat surface and an opposed flat surface, a first layer overlapped on the first flat surface of the middle foaming layer, and a second layer overlapped on the second flat surface of the middle foaming layer to form a flat speaker diaphragm which is arranged to mount at an opening of a supporting frame of a speaker.
US09113241B2	Noise removing apparatus and noise removing method Disclosed herein is a noise removing apparatus, including: an object sound emphasis section adapted to carry out an object sound emphasis process for observation signals of first and second microphones to produce an object sound estimation signal; a noise estimation section adapted to carry out a noise estimation process for the observation signals to produce a noise estimation signal; a post filtering section adapted to remove noise components remaining in the object sound estimation signal using the noise estimation signal; a correction coefficient calculation section adapted to calculate, for each frequency, a correction coefficient for correcting the post filtering process based on the object sound estimation signal and the noise estimation signal; and a correction coefficient changing section adapted to change those of the correction coefficients which belong to a frequency band suffering from spatial aliasing such that a peak appearing at a particular frequency is suppressed.
US09113240B2	Speech enhancement using multiple microphones on multiple devices Signal processing solutions take advantage of microphones located on different devices and improve the quality of transmitted voice signals in a communication system. With usage of various devices such as Bluetooth headsets, wired headsets and the like in conjunction with mobile handsets, multiple microphones located on different devices are exploited for improving performance and/or voice quality in a communication system. Audio signals are recorded by microphones on different devices and processed to produce various benefits, such as improved voice quality, background noise reduction, voice activity detection and the like.
US09113237B2	Systems and methods for ethernet passive optical network over coaxial (EPOC) power saving modes Systems and methods for Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial (EPOC) power saving modes are provided. The EPOC power savings modes allow an EPOC coaxial network unit (CNU) to enter a sleep mode based on user traffic characteristics. The sleep mode may include powering down one or more module of the EPOC CNU, including radio frequency (RF) transmit/receive circuitry and associated circuitry. In embodiments, the EPOC CNU may enter sleep mode based on instructions from an optical line terminal (OLT) or based on its own determination. Embodiments further include systems and methods that allow the EPOC CNU to maintain synchronization with a servicing coaxial media converter (CMC) when it enters a sleep mode.
US09113235B2	Device and method for functionality sequencing A device and method automatically executes a predetermined procedure. The method includes receiving input data by a mobile unit (MU), the input data including a request for output data, the MU including a data capture module. The method includes obtaining external data using the data capture module, the external data being indicative of at least one external condition related to the MU. The method includes selecting one of at least one capture engine of the data capturing module as a function of the external data and the input data, the selected capture engine configured to obtain the output data. The method includes automatically executing a predetermined procedure using the MU as a function of the selected capture engine and the external data, the predetermined procedure including a plurality of steps, one of the steps being obtaining the output data.
US09113230B2	Method, computer program, and reception apparatus for delivery of supplemental content Reception apparatus, method, computer-readable storage medium, and information providing apparatus for a trigger. The reception apparatus includes a tuner/demodulator and a processor. The tuner/demodulator is configured to receive content included in a transport stream from a content source. The transport stream includes a trigger associated with the content and references information included in the transport stream. The processor is configured to retrieve the trigger from the transport stream, and to retrieve the information from the transport stream based on the reference in the trigger.
US09113229B2	Automated content ingestion A method includes receiving, from a content provider, content for processing and information identifying at least one of advertisements or promotional material to include with the content. The method also includes processing the content into a number of different formats, inserting the advertisements or promotional material into the processed content. The method further includes providing an indication to the content provider that the content has been processed and receiving, from the content provider, an approval or disapproval of the processed content.
US09113216B2	Methods, computer program products, and virtual servers for a virtual collaborative environment Implementation of a virtual service includes connecting a set top box (STB) of a first user to a STB of a second user and a STB of a third user, providing a first video of the first and second users to corresponding STBs, and providing a second video of the first and third users to corresponding STBs. The virtual service also includes displaying the first video on a device of the first user and a device of the second user simultaneously with broadcast content. The virtual service further includes displaying the second video on the device of the first user and on a device of the third user simultaneously with the broadcast content. The displaying is implemented such that the second user and the third user are unaware of the mutual connection to the set top box of the first user.
US09113199B2	Communication system, transmitter, receiver, communication method, program, and communication cable The present invention relates to providing high-speed bidirectional communication while maintaining compatibility. When an HDMI® source 71 performs bidirectional IP communication with an HDMI® sink 72 using a CEC line 84 and a signal line 141, a switching control unit 121 controls a switch 133 so that, when data is transmitted, the switch 133 selects a constituent signal forming a differential signal output from a converting unit 131 and, when data is transmitted, the switch 133 selects a constituent signal forming a differential signal output from a receiver 82. When bidirectional communication is performed using only the CEC line 84, the switching control unit 121 controls the switch 133 so that the CEC signal output from the HDMI® source 71 or the receiver 82 is selected.
US09113194B2	Method and system for interleaving video and data for transmission over a network at a selected bit rate A StatMux system and method are provided for efficiently allocating time slots on the transmission channel between bit streams representing video and bit streams representing data. By providing such a system and method, when a decreased number of data bits need to be transmitted, a decreased number of time slots may be allocated for transmitting the data bits and an increased number of time slots may be allocated for transmitting video bits. When a decreased number of video bits needs to be transmitted, a decreased number of time slots may be allocated for transmitting video bits and an increased number of time slots may be allocated for transmitting data bits.
US09113190B2	Controlling power levels of electronic devices through user interaction A processor-implemented method, system and computer readable medium for intelligently controlling the power level of an electronic device in a multimedia system based on user intent, is provided. The method includes receiving data relating to a first user interaction with a device in a multimedia system. The method includes determining if the first user interaction corresponds to a user's intent to interact with the device. The method then includes setting a power level for the device based on the first user interaction. The method further includes receiving data relating to a second user interaction with the device. The method then includes altering the power level of the device based on the second user interaction to activate the device for the user.
US09113184B2	Delivering an audio video asset Delivering an audio video asset in a way that makes best use of different delivery mechanisms available.
US09113173B2	Data processing device and data processing method which compresses image data A data processing device includes an input unit which acquires image data, a meaning information extraction unit which extracts meaning information indicating a feature of an object image included in an image represented by the image data, a compression specifying unit which determines an initial value of a compression ratio, a compression unit which compresses the image data according to the compression ratio to generate compressed image data, and a determination unit which determines whether or not the meaning information can be extracted from the compressed image data. The compression specifying unit further changes the compression ratio from the initial value according to a result of the determination by the determination unit, and when the compression ratio is changed, the compression unit further compresses the image data according to the changed compression ratio to newly generate compressed image data.
US09113172B2	Techniques for describing temporal coding structure The disclosed subject matter describes a new pattern description that can be part of an SEI message or a parameter set, and can be used to describe a temporal picture coding structure and associated bitrates and frame rates. The knowledge of the coding structure can benefit transraters, bitstream extractors, and digital video recorders. Decoders can utilize the coding structure information for example, to decode pictures in parallel, using multiple threads/cores.
US09113170B2	Motion vector decision apparatus, motion vector decision method and computer readable storage medium A motion vector decision apparatus used in a moving image encoding apparatus for performing inter-prediction encoding of an encoding target image using a reference image and a motion vector, which decides the motion vector based on a cost calculated using a first weight coefficient as a weight coefficient when a block image included in an encoding target image includes no repetitive pattern, and decides the motion vector based on a cost calculated using a second weight coefficient larger than the first weight coefficient as the weight coefficient when the block image includes the repetitive pattern.
US09113167B2	Coding a video signal based on a transform coefficient for each scan position determined by summing contribution values across quality layers An apparatus for generating a quality-scalable video data stream includes a coder for coding a video signal using block-wise transformation to obtain transform blocks of transformation coefficient values for a picture of the video signal, a predetermined scan order with possible scan positions being defined among the transformation coefficient values within the transform blocks so that in each transform block, for each possible scan position, at least one of the transformation coefficient values within the respective transform block belongs to the respective possible scan position; and a generator for forming, for each of a plurality of quality layers, a video sub-data stream containing scan range information indicating a sub-set of the possible scan positions, and transform coefficient information on transformation coefficient values belonging to the sub-set of possible scan positions such that the sub-set of each quality layer includes at least one possible scan position not included by the sub-set of any other of the plurality of quality layers.
US09113165B2	Quantization control for variable bit depth The quantization parameter QP is well-known in digital video compression as an indication of picture quality. Digital symbols representing a moving image are quantized with a quantizing step that is a function QSN of the quantization parameter QP, which function QSN has been normalized to the most significant bit of the bit depth of the digital symbols. As a result, the effect of a given QP is essentially independent of bit depth a particular QP value has a standard effect on image quality, regardless of bit depth. The invention is useful, for example, in encoding and decoding at different bit depths, to generate compatible, bitstreams having different bit depths, and to allow different bit depths for different components of a video signal by compressing each with the same fidelity (i.e., the same QP).
US09113163B2	Method of decoding moving picture Provided is a method that generates a prediction block of a current prediction unit, and generates a residual block of the current prediction unit. To generate the prediction block, a reference picture index and motion vector difference of the current prediction unit are obtained from a received bit stream, spatial and temporal motion vector candidates are derived to construct a motion vector candidate list. A motion vector predictor is selected and a motion vector of the current prediction unit is restored to generate the prediction block. Therefore, the motion vector encoded effectively using spatial and temporal candidates is correctly recovered and the complexity of a decoder is reduced.
US09113160B2	3-dimensional image display device and display method thereof A 3-dimensional image display device includes: a backlight unit; a barrier panel above the backlight unit and including unit barriers which selectively blocks light; a lenticular lens array above the barrier panel and including lenticular lenses, each having a principal point; a liquid crystal panel above the lenticular lens array; an eye tracking sensor which detects a position of eyes of a viewer and a distance between the principal point of the lenticular lenses and the eyes; and a controller which controls the backlight unit, the barrier panel and the liquid crystal panel based on an output of the eye tracking sensor, where the controller turns on and off the unit barriers such that light passes through the principal point of the lenticular lenses to apply a right-eye image to a right eye of the viewer and apply a left-eye image to a left eye of the viewer.
US09113151B2	Hardware accelerated compressed video bitstream escape code handling Apparatus, systems and methods for hardware accelerated compressed video bitstream escape code handling are disclosed including an apparatus comprising a bitstream parser (BSP) to parse a bitstream of compressed video data. The BSP includes circuitry to extract uncompressed run and level data from the bitstream when the BSP detects an escape code in the bitstream. Other implementations are disclosed.
US09113143B2	Detecting and responding to an out-of-focus camera in a video analytics system Techniques are disclosed for detecting an out-of-focus camera in a video analytics system. In one embodiment, a preprocessor component performs a pyramid image decomposition on a video frame captured by a camera. The preprocessor further determines sharp edge areas, candidate blurry edge areas, and actual blurry edge areas, in each level of the pyramid image decomposition. Based on the sharp edge areas, the candidate blurry edge areas, and actual blurry edge areas, the preprocessor determines a sharpness value and a blurriness value which indicate the overall sharpness and blurriness of the video frame, respectively. Based on the sharpness value and the blurriness value, the preprocessor further determines whether the video frame is out-of-focus and whether to send the video frame to components of a computer vision engine and/or a machine learning engine.
US09113139B2	Moving-picture encoding apparatus and moving-picture decoding apparatus According to one embodiment, an encoding apparatus includes a prediction unit, a classifying unit, a first transformer, a second transformer, an order controller, and an entropy coder. The prediction unit obtains a predictive residual signal to be encoded, by using a mode selected from intra-prediction modes. The first transformer obtains first transformation coefficients by subjecting the signal to an orthogonal transformation by use of a first transformation basis if the selected mode is classified into a mode having a prediction direction. The first transformation basis is preset so that a coefficient density after the orthogonal transformation is higher than a coefficient density.
US09113137B2	Communication system, transmission device, reception device, communication method, program, and communication cable The present invention relates to a communication system, a transmission device, a reception device, a communication method, a program, and a communication cable, whereby high-speed communication can be executed while maintaining compatibility. In the event that an HDMI(R) source 71 and an HDMI(R) sink 72 execute two-way IP communication using a CEC line 84 and a signal line 141, a switching control unit 121 controls a switch 133 to select a partial signal making up the differential signal from a conversion unit 131 at the time of transmitting data, and controls the switch 133 to select a partial signal making up a differential signal from a receiver 82 at the time of transmitting data, and in the case of executing two-way communication using the CEC line 84 alone, the switching control unit 121 controls the switch 133 to select the CEC signal from the HDMI(R) source 71 or receiver 82 with the switch 133. The present invention may be applied to HDMI(R), for example.
US09113136B2	Video processing apparatus and method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of video signals on display device A video processing apparatus includes decoding circuit, setting circuit, processing circuit, first buffer, second buffer, and display unit. The decoding circuit generates a plurality of decoded video signals. The setting circuit selects a main decoded video signal and at least one sub-decoded video signal from the decoded video signals. The processing circuit processes main decoded video signal and sub-decoded video signal(s) to generate a processed video signal. Each of these two buffers serves as on-screen buffer for storing the processed video signal being displayed or to be displayed and serves as on-process buffer for storing the processed video signal being mixed or to be mixed, cyclically. The first and second buffers do not serve as on-screen buffer simultaneously, and the first and second buffers do not serve as on-process buffer simultaneously. The display unit cyclically displays the processed video signal read from first buffer and second buffer.
US09113135B2	Image advocacy in portable computing devices A mechanism is provided for identifying one or more eligible image candidates. Responsive to a determination that the storage of a recently captured image raising an allocated captured images memory space in a storage to a point that storage of a next captured image would raise the allocated captured images memory space in the storage above the predetermined threshold, a criteria group in a set of criteria groups is identified to utilize for identification of one or more images candidates from a set of stored images in the storage. The one or more images candidates from the set of stored images in the storage are identified utilizing one or more image identification criteria in the criteria group. The one or more image candidates are then presented to a user.
US09113133B2	Method and system for detecting a vertical cut in a video signal for the purpose of time alteration A circuit and method for detecting a vertical cut in a sequence of digital video images. Each pixel of a video frame is filtered then compared to a filter threshold. If the threshold is met, a current pixel bit is set as active. A delayed pixel bit is generated from the current pixel bit, and a changed pixel bit is generated if either but not both of the current pixel bit and the delayed pixel bit is active. Active pixels are counted. The count of active pixels in the current image and the count of active pixels in the delayed image are used to weight the active pixel count of the changed image. The counts are used to determine a change value for the current image. The change value may be a large positive value, a large negative value, or neither. A predefined pattern of the change values over a sequence of frames indicates a vertical cut in the sequence.
US09113122B2	Method and apparatus for time-shifting video and text in a text-enhanced television program A television system allows a viewer of a text-enhanced television program to pause the program at a particular frame, browse the enhancements at his or her leisure, and then resume viewing the program from that frame, without losing continuity of the video and enhancement portions of the program, or program content. This is accomplished by time-shifting the television program for later playback. Time-shifting is accomplished through the use of mass storage devices such as semiconductor memory, optical disks, magnetic storage and other FIFO data storage structures. Markers are available that allow the viewer to return to the program at the point that he stopped watching, replaying the program from that point. Text enhancements are provided through the VBI present in a conventional television broadcast signal, through an Internet connection, or by a wireless means such as a pager or cordless telephone. Additionally a back link may be utilized to allow the viewer to summon the text enhancements or interact with the enhancements already present.
US09113119B2	Method and system for color adjustment A method of adjusting the color of images captured by a plurality of cameras comprises the steps of receiving a first image captured by a first camera from the plurality of cameras, analyzing the first image to separate the pixels in the first image into background pixels and foreground pixels, selecting pixels from the background pixels that have a color that is a shade of gray, determining the amount to adjust the colors of the selected pixels to move their colors towards true gray, and providing information for use in adjusting the color components of images from the plurality of cameras.
US09113118B2	Green non-uniformity correction Systems and methods for correcting green channel non-uniformity (GNU) are provided. In one example, GNU may be corrected using energies between the two green channels (Gb and Gr) during green interpolation processes for red and green pixels. Accordingly, the processes may be efficiently employed through implementation using demosaic logic hardware. In addition, the green values may be corrected based on low-pass-filtered values of the green pixels (Gb and Gr). Additionally, green post-processing may provide some defective pixel correction on interpolated greens by correcting artifacts generated through enhancement algorithms.
US09113100B2	Solid-state imaging device, driving method, and electronic apparatus Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device including a pixel array, a pixel signal generation part, and a control part. The pixel signal generation part includes a comparator and a counter. In a case where an enable signal is supplied from the control part, a count value of the counter in a D-phase period where a signal level is detected is set as a limit value regardless of an output of the comparator when a count value of the counter in a P-phase period where a reset level is detected is a limit value.
US09113094B2	Camera apparatus A camera apparatus includes: an image pickup device; a lens configured to converge light from an object to the image pickup device; a coaxial circular-shaped lens cover in which the lens is arranged; a plurality of infrared light sources arranged to surround the lens in the lens cover; and a light shielding member which is provided between the lens and the infrared light source and which has an opening. The opening is outwardly extended at corner optical path portions which correspond to diagonal corners of an angle of view of the image pickup device.
US09113076B2	Automatically capturing information such as capturing information using a document-aware device A system and method for automatically changing the operation of a mobile device in response to a presence of information is described. In some examples, the system determines an information capture device is proximate to text, automatically changes operation of the capture device to a certain mode, captures the text, and performs an action associated with the captured text.
US09113068B1	Facilitating coordinated media and/or information capturing and aggregation A system and method for facilitating coordinated media and/or information capturing and aggregation are disclosed. A set of portable media capture devices may be determined for the coordinated media capture. Capture requests configured to start capture functionality on this set of portable media capture devices in coordination with each other may be determined and transmitted to the portable media capture devices. Media and/or information may be captured by the portable media capture devices in accordance with the capture requests. The captured media and/or information may be accessed by users of the portable media capture devices in an aggregated format. The aggregated format may include a panoramic, three dimensional, motion, a corroborated view, a collage, a blend, and/or any other aggregated format(s).
US09113065B2	Network camera, network camera system and monitoring method To provide a network camera and a network camera system in which an image can be securely distributed to a designated distribution recipient. A network camera system 100 connected to a communication network 130 and having a network camera 110 and a plurality of PCs 120, the network camera 110 comprising an image pickup section 111 for picking up the image, a sending and receiving section 115 for distributing the picked up image to the PC 120, an image sending monitoring section 116 for monitoring whether or not the picked up image is distributed to the designated PC 120 among the plurality of PCs 120, and an accumulation memory 119 for accumulating the picked up image when the distribution of the image to the designated PC 120 is interrupted, and the PC 120 comprising an image receiving section 121 for receiving the picked up image distributed thereto.
US09113061B1	System and method for zoom alignment of clip-on digital electro-optic sight A clip-on sight that includes a sight housing, a lens, a sensor, a display, a module, and a plurality of buttons positioned on the sight housing is disclosed. The module is designed to display an alignment reticle on the display and move the alignment reticle to an electronic zoom center point in response to the buttons. The electronic zoom center point is stored in memory and serves as the center point when the clip-on sight is zoomed in from an un-zoomed (1.0×) zoom to a 2.0× zoom. A method of aligning a clip-on sight is also disclosed. To align the clip-on sight, a user activates the user menu, activates an alignment reticle on the display of the clip-on sight, sets the electronic zoom center point by moving the alignment reticle to the electronic zoom center point.
US09113059B2	Image pickup apparatus and image region discrimination method There is provided an image pickup apparatus that, even if image data has insufficient depth difference between an object and a background, accurately discriminates a region including an object and a region including a background. The image pickup apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate image data, and a discrimination unit configured, based on first image data generated by the generation unit, when an in-focus position is at a first focal position at which an object is in-focus state or a second focal position on a short distance side of the first focal position, and second image data generated by the generation unit, when an in-focus position is at a third focal position on a far distance side of a focal position at which a background is in-focus state, to discriminate a first region including the object and a second region including the background.
US09113055B2	Image capturing apparatus automatically capturing sub image data An image capturing apparatus is disclosed. An image capturing section captures an image of light and obtains image data. An image display section displays the image data obtained by the image capturing section with a predetermined number of pixels. A storage section stores the image data obtained by the image capturing section. An interface section is connectable to an external storage device. A control section causes the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, when the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, the image data whose number of pixel exceeds the predetermined number of pixels to be converted into image data having the predetermined number of pixels, and the converted image data to be stored to the storage section.
US09113054B2	Image processing apparatus, method, and medium for converting page image data An image processing apparatus including a memory includes a first conversion method configured to perform conversion processing for converting an image represented by span information in page line sequence into span information in tile sequence, using the memory; a second conversion unit configured to perform conversion processing for converting an image represented by pixel information in page line sequence into pixel information in tile sequence, using the memory; and a control unit configured to control a conversion unit employing a less usage amount of the memory used in a case that a process target image is converted into tiles, of the first conversion unit and the second conversion unit, to perform the conversion processing on the process target image.
US09113051B1	Power outlet cameras Remote surveillance systems can include an outward portion that faces away from a power outlet and can include an inward portion with electrical prongs that protrude into the power outlet. The power outlet can mechanically support the inward portion and a camera assembly. The remote surveillance system can take videos using the camera and can send the videos to a remotely located computing device.
US09113042B2	Multi-wireless device channel communications A method and apparatus support delivering a video media stream to a wireless device by exchanging communication signals through a secure communications interface to establish first and second communication channels. The channels may be according to different communication protocols. A first portion of the streamed video media stream over the first communication channel is encrypted while a second portion of the video media stream over the second communication channel is not encrypted. The second portion is based on the first. In addition to encryption of only the first portion, one embodiment includes using different communication protocols for the first and second channels to further enhance secure media delivery.
US09113039B2	Wireless sharing of content between computing devices A system and method for video content sharing are given. A wireless controller of a first computing device receives a multi-gigabit-per-second transmission of a compressed and encrypted remote frame buffer from a second computing device, and stores the compressed and encrypted remote frame buffer in local memory. An integrated graphics controller of the first computing device decompresses and decrypts the remote frame buffer, and renders a composite frame buffer of the remote frame buffer and a native or local frame buffer of the first computing device.
US09113035B2	Guiding a desired outcome for an electronically hosted conference Arrangements described herein relate to guiding a desired outcome for an electronically hosted conference. During the electronically hosted conference, participant activity related to the electronically hosted conference can be monitored for each of a plurality of participants participating in the electronically hosted conference. Based on the participant activity, a sentiment of each of the plurality of participants with regard to a subject of the electronically hosted conference can be determined. A list of the participants can be presented to a user. The list of the participants can be sequentially ordered, based on the sentiment of each of the plurality of participants, indicating an order in which to poll the participants to achieve the desired outcome for a decision requested of the participants in the electronically hosted conference.
US09113033B2	Mobile video conferencing with digital annotation A local user of a local mobile device is allowed to participate in a video conference session with a remote user of a remote mobile device. Live video can be shared between and collaboratively digitally annotated by the local and remote users. An application can also be shared between and collaboratively digitally annotated by the local and remote users. A digital object can also be shared between and collaboratively digitally annotated by the local and remote users.
US09113031B2	Call control for conferencing calls A server device may receive information, associated with a request for a conferencing call, from a call manager, which is responsible for establishing and handling conferencing calls. The server device is a different device than the call manager. The server device may further determine to permit the conferencing call based on the received information, and provide an instruction to the call manager to permit the conferencing call in response to determining to permit the conferencing call.
US09113019B2	Image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, document sheet width detecting method In image reading apparatus, reading control portion causes image reading portion to read at least line of image data when pivoting angle of cover member with respect to document sheet table has changed from angle exceeding predetermined detection angle to angle equal to or less than detection angle. Photoelectric conversion portion is disposed in area that is out of predetermined maximum readable size area in image reading portion, and is covered by cover member when cover member is closed. Data correcting portion corrects image data read by reading control portion, based on output of photoelectric conversion portion output when pivoting angle has changed from angle exceeding detection angle to angle that is equal to or less than detection angle. Document sheet width detecting portion detects width, in main scanning direction, of document sheet placed on document sheet mounting surface, based on image data corrected by data correcting portion.
US09113018B2	Image forming apparatus, controlling method of image forming apparatus, and storing medium In case of supplying sheets to a sheet holding unit, information concerning a depository of the sheet to be supplied is registered. Thus, it is possible to efficiently make a transition of work to supply work by reducing a load of the supply work to be performed by various users.
US09113017B2	Operation control method, image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium There are provided an operation control method of an image processing system including an image processing apparatus and a remote terminal; the image processing apparatus; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an operation control program of the remote terminal. The method includes: operating the remote terminal to monitor a remaining life of the battery thereof, output a notification of a reduction of the remaining life, and in response to receiving the notification, send the image processing apparatus setup information having been set by an operator through an operating section of the remote terminal until receiving the notification; and operating the image processing apparatus to receive and store the setup information from the remote terminal, and on the operating section thereof receiving an operation to give an instruction for a continuation of the setup operations, to reflect the setup information to the setup screen displayed on the display section thereof.
US09113015B2	Display device, and image forming apparatus and electronic device loaded therewith A display device includes: an operation display part having a touch panel part displaying on a screen a plurality of input keys and accepting key operation, the operation display part displaying a list with an array of a plurality of items; a key operation detection part detecting operation on the input key; and a control part specifying the operated input key based on information from the key operation detection part, and displaying, at the operation display part in two rows or two columns, an array of: a plurality of first input keys arrayed for narrowing down the items to be displayed on the list; and a plurality of second input keys displayed as a result of operation of the first input key and arrayed for further narrowing down the items to be displayed on the list.
US09113014B2	Image processing device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and image processing method Provided is an image processing device including a display unit that displays a function setting screen, a recognition unit that recognizes a trail of an operation of a user on the function setting screen displayed on the display unit, a determining unit that determines a function selected by the user based on a position of the trail of the operation recognized by the recognition unit, an identification unit that identifies an operation condition designated by the user with respect to the function determined by the determining unit based on the trail of the operation recognized by the recognition unit, and a setting unit that performs setting for executing image processing of the function determined by the determining unit using the operation condition identified by the identification unit.
US09113013B2	Relaying device The relaying device may receive folder selecting instruction information from the image processing device. The relaying device may receive folder identifying information and image data identifying information from the server. The relaying device may generate first selection screen data, in a case where it is determined that one or more image data and one or more subfolders are stored in the selected folder. The relaying device may send the first selection screen data to the image processing device. The relaying device may generate second selection screen data in a case where accessing image selecting instruction information is received. The relaying device may send the second selection screen data to the image processing device. The relaying device may execute a process for causing the image processing device to acquire selected image data in a case where image data selecting instruction information is received from the image processing device.
US09113009B2	Portable device with dual image sensors and quad-core processor A portable device that has first and second image sensors and a central processor. The central processor has four processing units and a first image sensor interface and a second image sensor interface for receiving data from the from the first and second image sensors respectively. The four processing units and the first and second sensor interfaces are integrated onto a single chip such that the four processing units are configured to simultaneously process the data from the first and second image interfaces to generate stereoscopic image data.
US09112996B2	Emergency 9-1-1 portal and application A computer aided prioritization (CAP) system may receive, from the emergency event reporter device, an emergency event including a priority selected from a set of event priorities and a type of event selected from a set of event types associated with the selected event priority; determine, based on the emergency event and without querying the emergency event reporter device for additional information, whether the emergency event indicates a higher priority emergency event to be handled by a computer aided dispatch (CAD) system or a lower priority emergency event to be handled automatically by a computer aided event module (CAEM); and selectively route the emergency event report to at least one of the CAD system and the CAEM according to the determination.
US09112990B2	Ubiquitous voice messaging Methods and apparatus for providing ubiquitous and configurable communications between users is provided. Ubiquity and other features are provided using a common identifier linking two or more users. In one embodiment, a common identifier is automatically provided when call forwarding is directed to a designated phone number. In another embodiment, a user can cause a common identifier to be created linking the user with a user of their choice by sending a text message to a designated address. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
US09112989B2	System and method of smart audio logging for mobile devices A mobile device that is capable of automatically starting and ending the recording of an audio signal captured by at least one microphone is presented. The mobile device is capable of adjusting a number of parameters related with audio logging based on the context information of the audio input signal.
US09112988B2	Terminal and method of controlling the same According to an embodiment, a terminal and a method of displaying menu icons thereof are discussed, by which a terminal user is facilitated to input various commands. An embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen and a control unit configured to control at least one touch-available icon to move between outer and inner areas of an image displayed on the touch screen in a direction of a touch-drag on the touch screen. Accordingly, the electric current for detecting a touch is supplied to the touch screen only if the touch-available icon is displayed on the touch screen. Hence, the present invention minimizes power consumption in using the touch screen.
US09112978B2	Keyword alerting in conference calls A conferencing system is disclosed in which a participant to a conference call can program the embodiment to listen for one or more “keywords” in the conference call. The keywords might be a participant's name or words associated with him or her or words associated with his or her area of knowledge. The embodiments uses speech recognition technology to listen for those words. When the embodiments detects that those words have been spoken, the embodiment alerts the participant—using audible, visual, and/or tactile signals—that the participant's attention to the call is warranted. When the keywords are chosen wisely, the benefit can be great.
US09112977B2	Voicemail message based on text information A voicemail system includes logic to convert a personal greeting or personal announcement received to a corresponding automated voice communication, logic to associate the corresponding automated voice communication to a call situation, and logic to play the corresponding automated voice communication when the call situation occurs.
US09112972B2	System and method for processing speech Systems and methods for processing audio are provided. The system may include a processor to convert an audio input received via a call to text. The processor may perform a comparison between a portion of the text to one or more phrases included in a table. The processor may also make a selection of at least one of a first object or a first action based on the comparison. The processor may further route the call based on the at least one of the first object or the first action.
US09112971B2	Method and system for simultaneously managing a plurality of simulated real-time conversations A method and system is disclosed for managing a plurality of simulated real-time conversations simultaneously with a plurality of callers. The disclosure includes personalizing a number of selectable audio responses associated with a call script in an agent-operator's own unique voice, interacting with a caller, and selecting an audio response for subsequent presentation to the caller, from the selectable audio responses when operating in the agent-operator assist mode. The call script includes a number of segments, including segments associated with the selectable audio responses. The interaction with the caller is selectable among an automated mode, an agent-operator assist mode, and an agent-operator mode.
US09112966B2	Mobile device and method for controlling operation of mobile device A mobile device includes a memory to store multiple items of a first list; a touch screen to display the first list including the multiple items, to display a second list including at least one of a selection data, and to receive an input to scroll the first list; and a control unit to set a selection condition of at least one of the items of the first list, to detect whether the at least one of the items of the first list is located in a shift region, and to shift the at least one of the items of the first list located in the shift region to a second list if the at least one of the items of the first is determined to correspond to the selection condition.
US09112959B2	System and method for media gateway negotiation A system and method of negotiating Media Gateways (MGs) between a plurality of call control nodes (CCNs). The system includes a first CCN which builds an original list of identifiers associated with at least one MG capable of being used in a call by the first CCN. The system also includes a second CCN for receiving the original list of identifiers from the first CCN. The second CCN removes from the original list any identifiers associated with any MG in the original list of identifiers which is not capable of being used in the call by the second CCN. The second CCN then forms a modified list of identifiers associated with at least one MG capable of being used in a call by the first CCN and the second CCN. The second CCN also selects a specified MG from the modified list and sends a first backward message from the second CCN to the first CCN identifying the specified MG. The first CCN may then validate that the specified MG is on the original list of identifiers and selects the specified MG for the call.
US09112956B2	Touch screen cover A touch screen cover for a hand-held wireless communication device having a touch-sensing user interface and a telephone operational mode, in which, during an incoming call, a swipe-sensing user control zone of the user interface is activated together with a call-information display. The touch screen cover includes a protective panel, that in a shielding configuration, overlays a majority of the touch-sensing user interface of the hand-held wireless communication device. The protective panel has a touch-communicating portion that overlays at least part of the swipe-sensing user control zone of the user interface of the hand-held wireless communication device in the shielding configuration, the touch-communicating portion configured to receive a swiping touch engagement on an exposed outer surface thereof and responsively impart a sweeping capacitance-induced user actuation of the swipe-sensing user control zone.
US09112952B2	Correlating information between internet and call center environments Coordination of information at the network-based level between call centers connectable over a telecommunications network, such as a telephone network, and a packet network, creates improved integration of and bonding between a customer's interaction with a Web site and with a call center. Information about the customer and the customer's Web interaction are delivered to the call center agent along with the call, leading to increased productivity and efficiency in call handling and improved call routing. Calls may be routed to existing call centers based upon information from the Web experience, and information from the user's Web interaction is shared with the call center. Web interaction information is passed to existing call centers using known call center external control methods, such as DNIS signaling. Information about the Web experience may also be “whispered” to the call center agent, and an agent may “push” Web pages for review by the customer.
US09112950B2	Method and system for providing communication control functionality at a remotely located site using a distributed feature architecture A method for providing communication control functionality at a remotely located site using a distributed feature architecture which provides communication features and data records to an Enhanced Network User (ENU). The ENU connects to a Distributed Feature Network (DFN) in order to gain access to communications features contained in the DFN. Based on the type of communication requested, one or more feature boxes are created in order to implement the requested communication.
US09112949B2	Mapping an application session to a compatible multiple grants per interval service flow A method to map an application session to a compatible multiple grants per interval (MGI) service flow is provided. The method includes the steps of sorting available MGI service flows according to a duration of their grant intervals in a first list and sorting application sessions according to a maximum size of a packet in an application session in a second list. The method further includes the step of mapping an application session from the second list to a MGI service flow in the first list if a maximum size and periodicity of packets in the application session are compatible with a grant size and grant interval of the MGI service flow and transmitting packets corresponding to the application session in the mapped MGI service flow.
US09112948B1	System and method for assignment and switching of content sources for a streaming content session Various embodiments of a system and method for assignment and switching of content sources for a streaming content session are described. Embodiments may include the generation and use of content source rankings for improving playback quality of content streams. In embodiments, a merchant system may collect and aggregate multiple quality metrics for different content streams that various content sources provide to various clients. The merchant system may utilize the quality metrics to generate rankings of content sources for clients. The merchant system may provide such rankings to clients to improve the content stream playback experience on the client. For instance, at content acquisition time, a client may request a content stream from a content resource ranked highest on a content source ranking provided by the merchant. If the content stream degrades, the client may source subsequent portions of the content stream from another highly ranked content source of the ranking.
US09112947B2	Flow-rate adaptation for a connection of time-varying capacity A system and methods for adapting streaming data for transmission over a connection of time-varying capacity are disclosed. A streaming server individually adapts transmission rates of signals directed to subtending clients according to measurements characterizing connections from the streaming server to the clients. The measurements may relate to characteristics such as transfer delay, data-loss fraction, and occupancy level of a buffer at a client's receiver. A flow controller associated with the streaming server derives metrics from measurements taken over selected time windows to determine a permissible transmission rate from the server to each active client. Metrics related to a specific characteristic may include a mean value over a moving window as well as short and long term tendencies of respective measurements. An adaptable encoder at the streaming server encodes signals to meet permissible transmission rates.
US09112938B2	Adaptive playback with look-ahead The disclosure provides for a download agent executing on a computing device to dynamically select between media files when a portion of the media file that is currently being downloaded has a portion average playback rate that is greater than a throughput rate at which the computing device is receiving media files. During the portion where the portion average playback rate is greater than the throughput rate, the download agent may dynamically transition to a different media file where the portion average playback rate for the portion is less than or equal to the throughput rate. The download agent may then transition back to the original media file after downloading the portion form the different media file.
US09112935B2	Manipulating binary large objects Embodiments provide automated access policy enforcement, content rule enforcement, and data transformations in a binary large object (blob) storage service. Verified and unverified clients are allowed varying degrees of access to stored blobs. In response to a read request associated with a target blob of a particular blob type, criteria from the read request are used to execute one or more transformation functions defined by the blob type to create transformed data, and the transformed data is provided to the client. In response to a write request including a target blob of a particular blob type, a set of content rules associated with the blob type is executed against the target blob. The target blob is stored based on the content rules being successfully executed.
US09112926B2	Recommending mobile content by matching similar users A content recommendation apparatus and method gives users a peer-to-peer, highly personal way to discover new content by being introduced to one or more similar users. A similar user is a user that has a correlation to another user based on their preferences and behaviors (e.g., downloaded content, frequency of use, content currently have on device, browsing behaviors, content organizational habits, etc.). A catalog of content, or a designated portion thereof, can be used at least in part for finding matches and for identifying content to suggest to another. Data about user behavior can serve to connect the user to similar individuals for the purpose of discovering new content.
US09112921B2	Remote access of media items Methods and systems that facilitate the downloading of media items to a first network device from a second network device are disclosed. A plurality of media items are identified Media item metadata associated with the plurality of media items is obtained from the second network device and stored on the first network device. Media item content data associate with a first subset of the plurality of media items is obtained from the second network device and stored on the first network device. In this manner, only media item metadata associate with a second subset of the plurality of media items is stored on the first network device.
US09112918B2	Multi-mode user device and network-based control and monitoring Methods, devices, and storage media for user devices to operate in multiple modes and provide mode indicators that indicate the mode in which the user device operates, and a network that provides multimode services that include monitoring service events associated with the multiple modes, control modes of operation, and allow users to view, manage, and classify service usage information that includes service event information and correlated mode information.
US09112915B2	Method and apparatus for protocol parsing A method and apparatus for protocol parsing are disclosed, the method includes: performing flow table matching on a received packet to recognize a protocol of the packet; and when a protocol type of the packet is recognized and it is determined that the protocol type of the packet is a text-based protocol type, performing keyword matching on the packet according to a keyword matching rule in a keyword library corresponding to the protocol type of the packet, and extracting content of a keyword to be parsed in the packet; wherein, the keyword matching rule in the keyword library includes a keyword and the content of the keyword to be parsed expressed using a regular expression.
US09112912B1	Security device for preemptively determining policies A device is configured to receive a first request sent from a user device to a server. The first request may include a request to receive particular information from the server. The device receives a response to the first request sent from the server to the user device. The response includes the particular information. The device determines a potential request from the user device based on the particular information included in the response. The devices determines a policy associated with the potential request prior to a second request corresponding to the potential request being received. The device receives the second request from the user device. The device processes the second request based on the policy that was determined prior to the second request being received.
US09112911B1	Adding firewall security policy dynamically to support group VPN A server device receives, from a member device, a registration request for a group virtual private network (VPN) and provides an initial firewall security policy for the group VPN. The server device receives instructions for a policy configuration change and sends, to the member device, a push message that includes dynamic policies to implement the policy configuration change. The dynamic policies are implemented as a subset of a template policy. The member device receives the push message with the dynamic policies, associates the dynamic policies with the template policy, and applies the initial security policy data and the dynamic policies to incoming traffic without the need for a reboot of the member device.
US09112907B2	System and method for managing TLS connections among separate applications within a network of computing systems An approach for reutilizing transport layer security (TLS) connections among separate application is provided. In one aspect, a computing system establishes a a transmission control program/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) connection between a first application of a first endpoint and a second application on a second endpoint. The computing system further performs a TLS handshake over the established TCP/IP connection. The computing system also transmits a request from a third application of the second endpoint to transfer a TLS context from the second application on the second endpoint. In response to the second application on the second endpoint accepting the transfer request, the second application utilizing via the one or more computer processors, a predetermined method of providing a TLS context to the third application, wherein the third application of the second endpoint and the first application of the first endpoint communicate securely.
US09112901B2	Method and system for providing connection resiliency A system, method and device for providing connection resiliency. The method including maintaining, by a first proxy, a TCP connection with a TCP client and a TCP connection with a TCP server through one or more TCP networks; maintaining information of both TCP connections by a forwarding component between the TCP networks and the first proxy; establishing, by the forwarding component, a new TCP connection with a second proxy for each of the TCP connections maintained by the first proxy; and forwarding data, to and from both the client and the server, to and from the second proxy without disconnection of the TCP connections of the TCP client and TCP server.
US09112894B2	Real time distributed network monitoring and security monitoring platform (RTD-NMS) A platform to support real time passive distributed network monitoring and security monitoring applications wherein the platform will use the open architecture concept for other application developers to add functionality or extend existing functionalities; wherein the platform proposes three new concepts in real time passive network monitoring and security monitoring; the 3-tier monitoring architecture; the innovative buffering technique; and the distributed passive data gathering; wherein each element has intelligence built-in to pre-process the gathered data and reduce the bandwidth consumption between the central coordination server and the distributed monitoring elements; allowing other applications to extend the platform cores through it is available APIs and extension points; and can be easily integrated into heterogeneous network environments running different operating systems due to it is cross platform nature; wherein a central coordination and monitoring server that is locally accessible by the different distributed monitoring elements.
US09112884B2	Device-to-device communication for resource sharing Embodiments of techniques and systems associated with device-to-device (D2D) resource sharing are described. In some embodiments, a D2D communication channel between a first device and a second device is established and a sharing request is received at the first device, from the second device, including a credential identifying the second device. Data representative of a first resource locally available to the first device, but not locally available to the second device, is provided to the second device by the first device. Use of the first resource may be controlled in accordance with an instruction transmitted to the first device from the second device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09112876B2	Method and system for transfer of call control Means and methodology for a SIP Invite receiving node to withdraw from the SIP session set-up loop by replying a redirect message to the SIP Invite sending node. The redirect message contains information for setting up alternative SIP session, said information being available in the SIP Invite receiving node. This information is needed by the SIP invite sending node for establishing an alternative SIP session as well as information needed by other nodes and applications further on in the SIP session set-up loop. The SIP Invite sending node is specially adapted to retrieve the information from the redirect message for establishing a new SIP session based on and containing the information from the redirect message. Several implementations are given for use in an IP Multimedia Subsystem of a telecommunication network.
US09112874B2	Method for importing digital rights management data for user domain A method for importing Digital Rights Management (DRM) data converts non-Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) DRM data to OMA DRM data for a user domain in DRM solutions. The method includes registering a local rights manager (LRM) to a domain authority or a Rights Issuer and exchanging user domain information, and creating a DRM content format (DCF) and a rights object (RO) that conform to Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) DRM standard from non-OMA DRM data based on the user domain information. A method for using DRM data includes registering the LRM, creating DCF conforming to OMA DRM standard from non-OMA DRM data, creating an RO, and transferring the DCF and RO to a DRM agent of a device.
US09112873B2	Alias hiding in network data repositories A logical network directory database compliant with the X.500 standard for a directory data system is disclosed. The network directory database provides a source of subscriber and service data accessible by various control and management processes that require subscriber information. The network directory database may be extensible across various communications service providers and IT domain. Further, the disclosed network directory database may be applied to new and existing services, such as, IP Multimedia Subsystem, Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) and other IP services.
US09112862B2	System and method for parts-based digital rights management Various embodiments of a system and method for parts-based digital rights management are described. Various embodiments may include a digital rights management component configured to receive content comprising a plurality of portions of content. The digital rights management component may also receive a license for the encrypted content; the license may include a plurality of permissions each specific to a respective portion of the content. Additionally, each permission may specify one or more access privileges for the respective portion of the content. The digital rights management component may receive a digital signature for the entire license. The digital rights management component may validate the digital signature to determine that the permissions have not been modified. The digital rights management component may also be configured to, in response to determining that said permissions have not been modified, provide access to content in accordance with said license including said permissions.
US09112861B2	Registration and network access control In embodiments of registration and network access control, an initially unconfigured network interface device can be registered and configured as an interface to a public network for a client device. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a secure network utilizing extensible authentication protocol (EAP), and the request is communicated to an authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a Web site in a public network utilizing a universal access method (UAM), and the request is redirected to the authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials.
US09112860B2	Method and apparatus for mutual authentication Disclosed is a method for mutual authentication between a station, having a digital rights agent, and a secure removable media device. The digital rights agent is configured to initiate mutual authentication by sending a message to the secure removable media device. The secure removable media device is configured to encrypt at least a first random number using a public key associated with the digital rights agent. The digital rights agent is configured to decrypt the encrypted first random number, and encrypt at least a second random number and a first hash based on at least the first random number. The secure removable media device is configured to decrypt the encrypted second random number and the first hash, verify the first hash to authenticate the digital rights agent, and generate a second hash based on at least the second random number. The digital rights agent is configured to verify the second hash to authenticate the secure removable media device.
US09112859B2	Method and apparatus for electronic device access A method on an electronic device for a wireless network is described. A plurality of component confidence indicators is determined for a corresponding plurality of authentication components of the electronic device. The plurality of component confidence indicators is grouped into at least first and second sets. A first set confidence indicator is determined based on the component confidence indicators of the first set. A second set confidence indicator is determined based on the component confidence indicators of the second set. An authentication value is determined based on the first set confidence indicator, weighted by a first authentication factor for the first set, and the second set confidence indicator, weighted by the first authentication factor. The electronic device is unlocked based on the authentication value.
US09112856B2	Generation of one time use login pairs via a secure mobile communication device for login on an unsecure communication device A trusted communication device may generate and display a single use user ID and/or password to be utilized for one time validation of a communication session between an unsecure communication device and a secure communication device. The generated single use user ID and/or password may be communicated from the trusted communication device to a security server that handles security for the communication session. The user utilizes the presented user ID and password pairs to log into a communication session on the unsecure communication device. A heartbeat message may be communicated between the trusted communication device and the security server, and whenever the communicated heartbeat message fails, the user ID and password pair and/or one or more corresponding authentication tokens are deauthorized. A communication session that utilizes the presented user ID and password pair may be manually disabled from the trusted communication device.
US09112852B2	Method and apparatus for managing identity for mobile terminal A method and apparatus for managing an identity for a mobile. The method comprises identifying an application sending an identity verification request when receiving the identity verification request from one of multiple applications, sending a request message obtained according to the identity verification request to an identity verification server; and notifying all applications in a related application list comprising the identified application of an identity verification result obtained according to a returned message, when receiving the returned message from the identity verification server. Centralized management is performed for user identity information and user identity verification, development and maintenance cost is reduced, security of the user account is increased, and operations of the user are facilitated.
US09112849B1	Methods and systems for dynamic creation of hotspots for media control Methods, systems, and/or devices for controlling media presentation at a shared media presentation system are described herein. In one aspect, a server system authorizes a first electronic device associated with a first user to control a media presentation system. A request to indicate availability of the media presentation system for use by one or more other electronic devices is received from a first electronic device. An authentication token for the media presentation system is sent to the first electronic device. Furthermore, a media control request including the authentication token is received from a second electronic device that is one of the one or more other electronic devices. In accordance with a determination that the authentication token permits access to the media presentation system, the server system sends a command corresponding to the media control request to the media presentation system.
US09112847B2	Authentication method A system and method whereby the identity of a person, entity, device or the like attempting to gain access to a secured resource may be securely authenticated includes a means for receiving from a requester purporting to be an authorized user of a secured resource a request for access by an unauthorized user (such as, for example, a retail store, a service station, an on-line service provider or merchandiser, a healthcare provider, a medical insurer, an information consumer or the like) to the secured resource; a means for generating and communicating to the purported authorized user a challenge string adapted to provide a basis for authenticating the identity of the requester; a means for receiving a response string corresponding to the challenge string; and a means for evaluating the response string to authenticate the identity of the requester.
US09112846B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting additional authorization data via GSSAPI A system and method for using a GSSAPI security token to transport additional non-GSSAPI data that includes authorization data used by third-party software. The system includes a hook that intercepts a client process's interactions with the GSSAPI. When a client process requests a security context from the GSSAPI, the hook intercepts the security token the GSSAPI provides for the client process. The hook checks to see if there is additional authorization data to transport, adds the additional data to the security token, then gives the token to the client process. The client process sends the security token to the server process, which submits the token to the GSSAPI for evaluation. A hook on this computer intercepts the security token, removes additional data added earlier, gives the added authorization data to a version of the third-party authorization software, then passes the now-unaltered security token to the server process which uses the security token to finish establishing a security context with the client process.
US09112839B2	Methods and apparatus for efficient wireless communication of file information Efficient methods for wirelessly communicating file content under varying conditions are described. A wireless device determines, based on mobility and/or geographic location, if the wireless device is to operate in a first mode of communication operation in which received portions of said file are re-transmitted or a second mode of communication operation in which combinations of portions of said file are transmitted. The wireless device transmits packets communicating received file portions when it is determined that the wireless device is to operate in said first mode of operation and transmits packets communicating combinations of file portions, e.g., linear combinations of file portions, when it is determined that the wireless device is to operate in said second mode of operation. The contents of a file may be obtained from some packets which communicate distinct portions of the file and other packets which communicate combinations of distinct portions of the file.
US09112835B2	Transmitter, receiver, and transmitting method According to one embodiment, a transmitting method transmits a start request for an authentication and key exchange from at least one of receivers to the transmitter, performs an authentication and key exchange for at least one of a first key common to the receivers and a second key peculiar to the at least one of the receivers, and encrypts the content by using a key shared by the transmitter and the at least one of the receivers to transmit the encrypted content to the at least one of the receivers.
US09112834B1	Protecting sensitive web transactions using a communication channel associated with a user A security device may receive, from a client device, a request associated with a server device. The security device may determine a communication channel and contact information for validating the request. The security device may provide validation information via the communication channel using the contact information. The security device may receive a validation response from the client device, and may determine whether the validation response is valid. The security device may selectively perform a first action or a second action based on determining whether the validation response is valid. The first action may be performed based on determining that the validation response is valid, and may include providing a validation indicator, with the request, to the server device. The second action may be performed based on determining that the validation response is not valid, and may include providing an invalidation indicator, with the request, to the server device.
US09112823B2	Apparatus and method for receiving mobile message A method and apparatus for receiving a mobile message are provided. The apparatus includes a Short Messaging Service (SMS) client for receiving a short message by using a short message service; a Mobile Message (MM) client for receiving a mobile message; and a push client for, when an arrival notification informing that the mobile message has arrived from a push server is received, informing the MM client that the mobile message has arrived and, when the MM client is turned off, waking the MM client, wherein, when the push client is turned off, the SMS client receives the arrival notification from the push server through a short message.
US09112821B2	Wireless handheld device, system, and method of detecting and storing email settings A method and apparatus for changing settable email parameters in a system supporting email using a wireless device, the system including a wireless electronic device and a wireless network. Provided is a way of changing email settings on the wireless device, and storing those changes on both the device and, as needed or desired, on the wireless network. The wireless network and wireless device are adapted to wirelessly communicate with each other.
US09112815B2	Three-phase-polarity safe reverse link shutdown System, methods and apparatus are described that facilitate data link shutdown between two devices within an electronic apparatus, enabling safe entry into a hibernation mode. A host device transmits a command to a client device over a first data link. If the client device is not transmitting over the second data link, the host devices initiates shut down of the first data link and entry to a hibernation state. A delay may be initiated when it is determined that the client device is transmitting on the second data link. The command may comprise an instruction revoking permission to transmit data over a second data link to cause the client device to terminate communication on the second data link.
US09112812B2	Distributed virtual appliance A distributed virtual appliance is disclosed, including: allocating network traffic to a plurality of compute units implementing a network service associated with the distributed virtual appliance; and dynamically adding or removing one or more compute units implementing the network service without disruption to the network traffic.
US09112808B2	Devices, systems, and methods for providing data Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method, which can comprise, responsive to a request from a client for data services associated with an application, automatically transmitting a notification to the client indicating that a data set will be accessible asynchronously, the notification comprising an address associated with a future asynchronous transmission of the data set.
US09112803B2	Broadband cable network utilizing common bit-loading A broadband cable network (“BCN”) for determining a common bit-loading modulation scheme for communicating between a plurality of nodes in the BCN is disclosed. The BCN may include a transmitting node within the plurality of nodes where the transmitting node is capable of sending a probe signal to the plurality of nodes, and at least one receiving node within the plurality of nodes in signal communication with the transmitting node. The at least one receiving node is capable of transmitting a first response signal in response to receiving the probe signal. The first response signal includes a first bit-loading modulation scheme determined by the at least one receiving node. The transmitting node is further capable of determining the common bit-loading modulation scheme from the first response signal.
US09112797B2	Congestion handling in a communication network Data packets of a flow associated with a first bearer and data packets of a flow associated with a second bearer are received in an intermediate node (140). The data packets are then transmitted from the intermediate node (140). in response to a congestion being detected on the first bearer, one of the first bearer and the second bearer is selected for notification of the congestion in the associated flow. The selection may be based on a type of the congestion, e.g. the detected congestion being in a transport network (160) or the congestion being on a radio link (250).
US09112794B2	Dynamic multipath forwarding in software defined data center networks A mechanism is provided in a logically centralized controller for dynamic multipath forwarding in a software defined network. The mechanism identifies a set of multiple forwarding paths for a flow. The mechanism assigns a virtual destination address for each multiple forwarding path in the set of multiple forwarding paths. The mechanism installs virtual destination address based forwarding rules in switches for each multiple forwarding path and installs rewriting rules in an egress switch for all paths in the set of multiple forwarding paths. Each rewriting rule rewrites one of the virtual destination address to the real destination address. The mechanism configures an ingress switch to dynamically select a path from the set of multiple forwarding paths based on a multipath policy and rewrite the destination address from the real destination address to a virtual destination address corresponding to the selected path.
US09112793B2	End-to-end multipathing through network having switching devices compatible with different protocols A first cluster includes first switching devices that are compatible with a software-defined networking (SDN) protocol. A second cluster includes second switching devices within or partially overlapping the first cluster. Each second switching device is compatible with a protocol for an open systems interconnection (OSI) model layer. The first switching devices include one or more border switching devices located at a boundary between the first cluster and the second cluster. Each border switching device is also compatible with the protocol for the OSI model layer. The first switching devices effect first multipathing through the network except through the second cluster, and the second switching devices effect second multipathing just through the second cluster of the network. As such, the first switching devices and the second switching devices together effect end-to-end multipathing through both the first cluster and the second cluster of the network.
US09112778B2	Communication control system and communication control method A technique capable of effectively using a plurality of wireless communication systems for wirelessly communicating by different communication schemes is proposed. The present invention is configured so that: a land station of a first wireless communication system, a land station of a second wireless communication system, and a control device are connected by a network; the control device transmits instructions for modifying communication software used in wireless communication into communication software corresponding to the second wireless communication system, the instructions being transmitted to a land station of the first wireless communication system; and the land station of the first wireless communication system modifies the communication software in accordance with the instructions from the control device, whereby the land station of the first wireless communication system made to operate as a land station of the second wireless communication system.
US09112774B2	Controller driven OAM for openflow A method is performed by a network element implementing an OpenFlow controller. The method requests that a subset of OpenFlow switches in the network report metrics for an OpenFlow data flow to provide a management module with information for executing a management function. A second method is performed by a network element implementing an OpenFlow switch. The OpenFlow switch reports metrics for an OpenFlow data flow to the OpenFlow controller, wherein the OpenFlow switch forwards a management packet with the OpenFlow data flow and collects the metrics for the OpenFlow data flow.
US09112772B2	OLT and frame transfer control method In a control frame processing unit (14), the number of control frames from a frame demultiplexing unit (13) is counted for each of LLIDs given to the control frames. If the number of frames during a predetermined count period is equal to or smaller than a preset threshold, some or all of the control frames are written in a storage device (30) as processing data. When the number of frames has exceeded the threshold, writing data of the control frames having the LLID in the storage device is stopped. Hence, even when the number of control frames from ONUs increases, software processing can be executed properly.
US09112770B2	Method and system for detecting changes in a network using simple network management protocol polling In an embodiment, methods and systems have been provided for detecting changes in a network using improved Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) polling that reduces network traffic. Examples of changes in the network include, but are not limited to, configuration and behavioral changes in a network device, and response of network device to a network change. A Network Management Station (NMS) periodically polls Management Information Base (MIB) groups instead of periodically polling individual MIB object instances. The NMS receives the Aggregate Change Identifiers (ACIs) of MIB groups in response to polling, from a SNMP agent. The changes in the received ACIs represent the changes in the MIB groups. A change in an MIB group represents changes in the MIB object instances of the MIB group. The ACIs can be checksum, timestamp, and a combination of number of MIB object instances in a group and checksum of the MIB group.
US09112768B1	Discovering non managed devices in a network such as a LAN using HTTP The topology of a computer network may be by the process of discovery in which each of the devices of the network is interrogated to thereby produce details of the network and its operation, preferably in the form of a network map which may be displayed on a visual display unit showing the devices and links between the devices. At its simplest, and where the device is a “managed” device, this information is usually provided by interrogation using a known protocol, such as the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), of the so-called ‘agent’ of each device which stores the device's unique MAC address, the type of device and the MAC addresses embedded in the data passing into a particular port which thereby gives the MAC addresses of the origin of the data and hence the MAC address of the devices which are connected to the ports directly or indirectly.However, many devices are not SNMP enabled and so the discovery or interrogation of the network produces a result which indicates that these non SNMP enabled devices are displayed as “generic” devices.There is described a device for use in a network, said device including information identifying the device, which information is made accessible during HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) authentication procedure.
US09112763B1	Device, system and method for bi-phase modulation decoding The present disclosure discloses a device, system and method for bi-phase modulation decoding. The bi-phase modulation decoding device includes a sliding-window module and a determination module. The sliding-window module is configured to receive a baseband signal corresponding to a bi-phase modulated signal, and generate a filtered data packet by filtering the baseband signal using sliding-window digital filtering, wherein the filtered data packet comprises a series of sliding-window output values. The determination module configured to determine a bitstream corresponding to the bi-phase modulated signal based on the filtered data packet. The determination module determines a bit value of a first bit cycle of the bi-phase modulated signal based on a sign of a sliding-window output value of the first bit cycle and a sign of a sliding-window output value of a next bit cycle.
US09112757B2	Communication device and communication method An identification provider provides predetermined identification data to an input signal, and generates a first signal. A differential encoder performs a differential encoding of a data series that is an aggregate of data having a matching number of elements to that contained in the first signal, and generates a second signal. A modulator modulates each of the first and second signals using a primary modulation, and generates first and second modulated data. An IFFT calculator performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on each of the first and second modulated data, and generates first and second inverse transformed data. A selector compares peak-to-average power ratios calculated by baseband signals associated with the first and second inverse transformed data, and selects a baseband signal having the lower peak-to-average power ratio. A transmitter generates a transmission signal based on the selected baseband signal, and transmits the transmission signal.
US09112752B2	Network interface and protocol A communication interface for providing an interface between a data link and a data processor, the data processor being capable of supporting an operating system and a user application, the communication interface being arranged to: support a first queue of data received over the link and addressed to a logical data port associated with a user application; support a second queue of data received over the link and identified as being directed to the operating system; and analyze data received over the link and identified as being directed to the operating system or the data port to determine whether that data meets one or more predefined criteria, and if it does meet the criteria transmit an interrupt to the operating system.
US09112751B1	Distributed bandwidth control in a communication network Network devices of a particular device class can implement a distributed bandwidth control (DBC) protocol to utilize resources of a communication network in accordance with a threshold amount of resources allocated for DBC device communication. A DBC device of a plurality of DBC devices can determine a transmission cost associated with a pending transmission and a total transmission cost associated with previous transmissions within a predetermined time interval associated with the plurality of DBC devices. If a sum of the transmission cost associated with the pending transmission and the total transmission cost associated with the one or more previous transmissions does not exceed a threshold transmission cost allocated for DBC device communication, the DBC device can initiate the pending transmission. Otherwise, the DBC device can delay the pending transmission.
US09112737B2	Systems and methods for determining a channel variation metric A method for determining a channel variation metric by an electronic device is described. The method includes receiving a first packet. The method also includes receiving a second packet. The method further includes determining a channel variation metric that approximates a mean square error value based on a first channel estimate corresponding to a first packet and a second channel estimate corresponding to a second packet. The method additionally includes performing an operation based on the channel variation metric.
US09112735B1	Pre-channelized spectrum analyzer A pre-channelized spectrum analyzer utilizes a channelizer as a preprocessor for parallel-configured low-resolution spectrum analyzers so as to perform as a high resolution spectrum analyzer. The pre-channelized spectrum analyzer has a polyphase filter that channelizes a signal input and an IFFT that generates filter bank outputs derived from the channelized signal. Spectrum analyzers are in communications with the filter bank outputs so as to generate a spectral decomposition of a subset of those outputs. The spectrum analyzers each perform a window and an FFT function on a corresponding one of the filter bank subset.
US09112728B2	Implementing control planes for hybrid networks Disclosed are various embodiments for implementing a control plane in hybrid networks. A coordinated shared network may correspond to a distributed bridge, and a control plane may be implemented in one of the nodes of the coordinated shared network. A hybrid network may support multiple heterogeneous networking technologies. A hybrid network device, such as a gateway, may support multiple different coordinated shared networks, each corresponding to distributed bridges. The control planes for the distributed bridges may be implemented in the hybrid network device.
US09112727B2	Method and apparatus for probabilistic allocation in a switch packet buffer Systems and methods of writing data to a buffer during a buffer cycle are described. The buffer has a plurality of buffer banks having various fill levels. The buffer determines a first portion of banks from the plurality of buffer banks. The first portion of banks unfilled banks. A rank can be assigned to each of the first portion of banks and a candidate set of banks chosen from the first portion of banks. A target bank is then chosen from the candidate set and the data is written to that bank. The ranking may be random. Furthermore, the target bank can be chosen based on ranking, fill level, or both.
US09112720B2	System and method for providing multimedia services A communications system and method is configured to provide multimedia services utilizing a signaling protocol such as a session initiated protocol (SIP), via a local access network. The method includes providing a local proxy having an internet protocol (IP) address, wherein the local proxy is integrated with the local access network. The method further includes providing a client device having a signaling protocol client, wherein the client device is coupled to a remote access network that is, external to the local access network. Additionally, the method includes initiating a session by the client device accessing the IP address of the local proxy.
US09112718B2	Broadband diagnostics system A broadband diagnostics system provides the capability to collect, store and recall historical data for the purpose of comparing to current and existing network elements and conditions. The system allows testing, troubleshooting, tracking, identifying and logging information pertaining to both cable networks and xDSL networks, and their associated elements. The diagnostics system allows for identification and testing of network elements deployed on the customer premises, behind the point of demarcation. In this deployment methodology, the demarcation point is the cable or xDSL modem. The system allows for the identification of bonded channels within the DOCSIS 3.x specification.
US09112716B2	Method and system for obtaining access information and charging in multimedia broadcast/multicast service The present invention discloses a method and system for obtaining access information in a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS). The method includes the following steps: during an eMBMS session, a broadcast/multicast service center (BM-SC) configures access information in one or more MBMS session signaling, and sends the MBMS session signaling to an MBMS gateway within a service area of the BM-SC; wherein the access information at least includes radio access technology type information. The present invention also discloses a method and system for charging in an MBMS. The methods and systems of the present invention can take the access information including the radio access technology type as the basis of charging, supply communication operators with a charging manner of distinguishing radio access technology types, and adopt different rates corresponding to the MBMS service areas of different radio access technology types, and thus charging can be further detailed.
US09112710B2	System and method for providing smart grid communications and management A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving phasor measurement unit (PMU) data in a first transmission; converting the first transmission into a multicast transmission; and multicasting the PMU data to a multicast group address, which identifies a plurality of subscribers. In more specific implementations, the converting of the first transmission into the multicast transmission occurs at a first-hop router in relation to a PMU source that sent the first transmission. In some cases, the first transmission is a unicast transmission sent from a network element, which includes a PMU sensor.
US09112701B2	Wearable device, authentication method, and recording medium A wearable device is provided that is used while being worn on a body of a user. The wearable device includes a biometric-information authentication portion that acquires biometric information from the user for biometric authentication. The wearable device acquires biometric information from a portion in contact with or in the vicinity of the user's body to perform the biometric authentication without requesting the user to operate for the biometric authentication.
US09112696B2	Radio communication apparatus and a method of transmitting a retransmission packet A radio communication apparatus includes a scheduling unit configured to determine a resource block based on an allocation pattern of resource blocks, where frames in which multiple resource blocks are arranged in a frequency direction are repeatedly formed in a time direction, the allocation pattern using a frame number as a variable. The radio communication apparatus also includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit a packet according to the resource block determined by the scheduling unit.
US09112695B2	Cooperative transmission in wireless communication system A method, apparatus, and computer program for cooperative transmission are provided. A re-transmitter for a data packet determined as not having been received at a re-ceiver correctly is selected amongst the potentialre-transmitters in a cooperative transmission mode. In more detail, the re-transmitter is selected amongst an original transmitter of the data packet and assisting transmitters configured to assist transmission of the original transmit-ter. The assisting transmitters receive the data packet in the original transmission, unless errors occur in the reception at a given assisting transmitter, and are candidates for the retransmission in case the original transmission results in erroneous reception at the receiver.
US09112694B2	Method and device for transmitting uplink acknowledgement information in a wireless communication system supporting multiple carriers The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and device for transmitting uplink acknowledgement information in a wireless communication system supporting multiple carriers. A method for a terminal for transmitting uplink acknowledgement information in a wireless communication system supporting multiple carriers according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving downlink control information including downlink assignment index (DAI) information representing a combination of the number of downlink control channels (ntotal) and a priority value (nindex); and transmitting the uplink acknowledgement information on the basis of the number of downlink control channels (ntotal) and the priority value (nindex) that the DAI information represents. Here, the DAI information includes at least one DAI value, in which varying combinations of the number of downlink control channels (ntotal) and the priority value (nindex) are overlapped and mapped.
US09112693B2	Devices for sending and receiving hybrid automatic repeat request information for carrier aggregation A User Equipment (UE) for sending Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) information is described. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE determines a primary cell (PCell) configuration. The UE also determines a secondary cell (SCell) configuration. The UE further determines whether the PCell configuration specifies uplink (UL) and the SCell configuration specifies downlink (DL) for a subframe or whether the PCell configuration specifies DL and the SCell configuration specifies DL for the subframe. The UE additionally determines a HARQ Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) reporting subframe based on the PCell configuration if the PCell configuration specifies DL and the SCell configuration specifies DL for the subframe. The UE also sends SCell Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) HARQ-ACK information in the HARQ-ACK reporting subframe.
US09112692B2	ACK/NACK transmission for multi-carrier operation Techniques for acknowledging data transmissions in a multi-carrier wireless communication network are disclosed. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) receives a data transmission on at least one component carrier (CC) in a plurality of configured CCs. The UE determines acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information for the data transmission and determines an uplink channel for sending the ACK/NACK information. When the ACK/NACK information is sent on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the UE may perform power control based on which CCs in the plurality of configured CCs data is received. When the ACK/NACK information is sent on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), the UE may determine a number of resource elements based on its CC configuration.
US09112689B2	Transmission of acknowledgement signals in a communication system Methods and apparatus are described for a User Equipment (UE) to transmit a variable number of HARQ-ACK bits in response to the reception of Transport Blocks (TBs) in multiple DownLink (DL) Component Carriers (CCs). The resources for the transmission of an HARQ-ACK signal in response to the reception of TBs in each DL CC are determined from the resources used for the transmission of the respective Scheduling Assignment (SA) in that DL CC. In order to increase the multiplexing capacity of HARQ-ACK bits in a single HARQ-ACK signal, the UE may use more than one of the resources determined from the resources used for the transmission of the SA in each DL CC. The UE may also adapt the parameters for the transmission of HARQ-ACK bits depending on their number.
US09112688B2	Relay within single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications A relay receives a frame from a source, and based on state of a relayed frame bit within the frame, the relay selects an operational mode: implicit acknowledgement mode, first explicit acknowledgement mode, or second explicit acknowledgement mode. The relay sets the relayed frame bit in subsequent transmissions to indicate transmission opportunity (TXOP) control of the communication medium (e.g., whether under control of the relay or the source). The source may receive acknowledgement of the relay's successful receipt of the frame implicitly via the relay transmitting a relayed frame to the destination. Alternatively, the source may receive acknowledgement of the relay's successful receipt of the frame explicitly in a response frame from the relay. State of a more data bit in the frame receive from the source may indicate the source has one or more additional frames intended for the destination.
US09112681B2	Method and apparatus for secure information transfer to support migration A system and method are disclosed for providing and maintaining a high level of security during migration of data from one platform to another. The disclosed system combines user and equipment authentication with equipment environment authorization guaranteed by a security module such as supported by a trusted platform module (TPM) in parallel, for secure information transfer to support migration between platforms.
US09112676B2	Communication apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium A first communication apparatus that functions as a providing apparatus that provides an encryption key or as a receiving apparatus that receives an encryption key provided by a providing apparatus, and that performs a key sharing process for sharing an encryption key with another apparatus, confirms whether or not the first communication apparatus functioned as the providing apparatus in the key sharing process performed among a plurality of apparatuses present on a network in which the first communication apparatus is joining; compares identification information of a second communication apparatus that has newly joined the network with identification information of the first communication apparatus; and determines whether or not the first communication apparatus is to function as a providing apparatus in the key sharing process performed between the first and the second communication apparatuses based on the result of the confirmation and the comparison.
US09112668B2	Radio communication device and response signal spreading method A radio communication device capable of randomizing both inter-cell interference and intra-cell interference. In this device, a spreading section primarily spreads a response signal in a ZAC sequence set by a control unit. A spreading section secondarily spreads the primarily spread response signal in a block-wise spreading code sequence set by the control unit. The control unit controls the cyclic shift amount of the ZAC sequence used for the primary spreading in the spreading section and the block-wise spreading code sequence used for the secondary spreading in the spreading section according to a set hopping pattern. The hopping pattern set by the control unit is made up of two hierarchies. An LB-based hopping pattern different for each cell is defined in the first hierarchy in order to randomize the inter-cell interference. A hopping pattern different for each mobile station is defined in the second hierarchy to randomize the intra-cell interference.
US09112656B2	Mobile communication system, base station apparatus, mobile station apparatus and communication method To provide a mobile communication system and communication method for efficient scheduling to be performed when a base station apparatus notifies a mobile station apparatus of a plurality of downlink control information formats in the same subframe and/or for some particular time period, in a mobile communication system comprised of a base station apparatus and a mobile station apparatus, the base station apparatus notifies the mobile station apparatus of a plurality of downlink control information formats including at least one downlink control information format including instructions for transmission of a sounding reference signal and a parameter in the same subframe, and the mobile station apparatus transmits a sounding reference signal set based on the parameter to the base station apparatus when among the plurality of downlink control information formats, a predetermined downlink control information format includes instructions for transmission of a sounding reference signal and the parameter.
US09112653B2	Method and system for modulating optical signals as high-dimensional lattice constellation points to increase tolerance to noise A method modulates data for optical communication by first encoding the data using a forward error correction (FEC) encoder to produce encoded data, which are encoded using a block encoder to produce block encoded data such that Hamming distances between code words that represent the block encoded data are increased. The block encoded data are mapped to produce mapped data such that Euclidian distances between the constellation points are increased. Then, the mapped data are modulated in a transmitter to a modulated signal for an optical channel.
US09112648B2	Method and system for centralized distributed transceiver management A master application device comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central baseband processor, and a network management engine that manages operation of the master application device and end-user application devices. The master application device communicates data streams to the end-user devices utilizing one or more distributed transceivers selected from the plurality of distributed transceivers. The selected distributed transceivers are dynamically configured to switch between spatial diversity mode, frequency diversity mode, multiplexing mode and MIMO mode based on corresponding link quality and propagation environment. Digital signal processing needed for the selected distributed transceivers is performed by the central baseband processor. The network management engine continuously monitors communication environment information to configure beamforming settings and/or antenna arrangement for the selected distributed transceivers. Connection types, communication protocols, and/or transceiver operation modes are determined for the selected distributed transceivers. Resources are allocated to the selected distributed transceivers to continue subsequent data communication.
US09112643B2	Communication method and communication apparatus The present disclosure provides an orthogonal codes based code division multiplexing method of performing the code division multiplexing of demodulation reference signals in multiple layers of resource blocks by using orthogonal matrices, the method comprising: changing the order of chips in particular rows of a first orthogonal matrix to obtain a second orthogonal matrix with the changed order of chips; and multiplying the chips in respective rows of the second orthogonal matrix by the demodulation reference signals in corresponding layers of resource blocks correspondingly in the time direction to obtain code division multiplexing signals. The technical scheme of the present disclosure can improve the power jitter situation of downlink signals on the time, thereby the usage efficiency of the power amplifier at the base station side can be improved.
US09112640B2	Optical network unit, optical access network and a method for exchanging information A method for exchanging information with an Optical Network Unit (ONU), the method comprising: receiving, by the ONU, downstream signals that comprise a pilot signal and downstream information signals; wherein the downstream information signals embed first polarization modulated information and second polarization modulated information; wherein the pilot signal is received at a pilot frequency slot and the downstream information signals are received at a downstream information frequency slot that differs from the pilot frequency slot; splitting the downstream signals to first, second, third and fourth sets of signals; wherein the splitting comprises performing a polarization based splitting to provide first and second intermediate sets of signals; wherein the first and second sets of signals originate from the first intermediate set of signals and the third and fourth sets of signals originate from the second intermediate set of signals; generating a fifth set of signals by providing the second and fourth sets of signals to a polarization changing circuit, wherein a polarization direction of the fifth set of signals differs from a polarization direction of the first and second intermediate sets of signals; generating first, second and third sets of detection signals, in response to the first, third and fifth sets of signals; and reconstructing the first polarization modulated information and the second polarization modulated information in response to the first, second and third sets of detection signals.
US09112639B2	Apparatus for transmitting/receiving variable-wavelength optical signal There is provided an optical transceiver apparatus including an optical transmitter configured to transmit light of variable wavelength, an optical receiver configured to receive light generated from an opposite light source, and a controller configured to perform initialization to a wavelength corresponding to when an intensity of light received by the optical receiver is greater than or equal to a reference power, while varying the wavelength of light output by the optical transmitter.
US09112638B2	OSS support for control plane technology The OSS provides unique and automated provisioning, activation, fallout management and monitoring of SONET and WDM networks comprising control plane mesh and traditional SONET/WDM Rings/Chains. Resource discovery and dynamic provisioning provides for increased use of network bandwidth. It is possible both all control plane networks and mixed control plane and traditional networks. Network connections or the network topology may be accomplished in a hop-by-hop manner.
US09112627B2	System and method for advanced adaptive pseudowire A system and method for separating clock recovery for a pseudowire communication. An incoming signal is received for a pseudowire communication. The incoming signal is separated into a first signal and a second signal. Packets within the first signal are ordered in a first register. A clock signal is extracted from the second signal in a second register to generate a modified clock signal. A delay is incurred during generating of the modified clock signal. The first signal is communicated utilizing the modified clock signal.
US09112619B2	Media delivery system and a portable communications module for audio and remote control of interactive toys or devices A portable communications module (600) of FIG. 6 has an input (621) coupled to receive an incident signal. The input (621) split out a first audio channel containing a context audio track from the incident signal and directs the first audio channel along a first audio output path for selective audio output from a speaker (634, 620) either internally within or external to the module. The input (621)also directs a second audio channel in the incident signal to an RF audio transmitter chain for broadcast, the second audio channel comprising a composite audio signal from a plurality of audio tracks, each audio track embedded with a unique activation code that is present for substantially an entire duration of audio activity in each audio segment of each track. The input (621) is further arranged to apply a tone encoded signal in the incident signal to at least a tone decoder (640) in a data transmitter chain distinct from the audio transmitter chain (642). A microcontroller (650), responsive to recovered data, is arranged to translate the recovered data into a control signal related to functional control of remote equipment (102). And a data transmit chain (660) operates to modulate the control signal onto a carrier for broadcast to the remote equipment to effect its operational control. The tone encoded data is effectively filtered within the portable communications module to an extent that it is not amplified within the first audio output path and is not processed by the RF audio transmitter chain.
US09112611B2	Optical fiber-based distributed antenna systems, components, and related methods for calibration thereof Optical fiber-based wireless systems and related components and methods are disclosed. The systems support radio frequency (RF) communications with clients over optical fiber, including Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) communications. The systems may be provided as part of an indoor distributed antenna system (IDAS) to provide wireless communication services to clients inside a building or other facility. The communications can be distributed between a head end unit (HEU) that receives carrier signals from one or more service or carrier providers and converts the signals to RoF signals for distribution over optical fibers to end points, which may be remote antenna units (RAUs). In one embodiment, calibration of communication downlinks and communication uplinks is performed to compensate for signal strength losses in the system.
US09112608B2	Resource-efficient digital chromatic dispersion compensation in fiber optical communication using spectral shaping subcarrier modulation An optical receiver comprising a frontend configured to receive an optical signal and convert the optical signal into a plurality of digital electrical signals comprising a plurality of spectrally shaped subcarrier signals carrying symbol mapped data information, and a digital signal processor (DSP) unit coupled to the frontend and configured to receive the digital signals from the frontend, demulitplex the digital signals into the subcarrier signals, and compensate chromatic dispersion (CD) for each of the subcarrier signals by applying an equalizer, wherein each of the subcarrier signals is associated with a unique tone frequency and a unique spectral shape. Also disclosed is an optical transmitter comprising a digital signal processor (DSP) unit configured to map data symbols onto a plurality of electrical subcarrier signals that are non-overlapping and spectrally shaped in a frequency domain.
US09112604B2	Reference-based in-band OSNR measurement on polarization-multiplexed signals There is provided a method for determining an in-band noise parameter, such as the Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (OSNR), on an optical signal-under-test (SUT) propagating along an optical communication link and comprising a data-carrying signal contribution of any arbitrary degree of polarization and a noise contribution. A spectral shape trace of data-carrying signal contribution in the SUT is estimated using a reference optical spectrum trace of a reference signal which comprises a data-carrying signal contribution that is spectrally representative of the data-carrying signal contribution of the SUT and a noise contribution which is at least approximately known. The data-carrying signal contribution is mathematically discriminated from said noise contribution in the SUT using the spectral shape trace and the test optical spectrum trace. The in-band noise parameter is then determined at least from the mathematically discriminated noise contribution.
US09112599B2	System and method for received channel power indicator (RCPI) measurement A received channel power indicator (RCPI) value is used as a measure of the received RF power in the selected channel, measured at the antenna connector. This parameter is a measure by the PHY sublayer of the received RF power in the channel measured over the PLCP preamble and over the entire received frame. RCPI is a monotonically increasing, logarithmic function of the received power level defined in dBm.
US09112593B1	Apparatus and method for compensating for timing offset in spread spectrum system An apparatus and method for compensating for a timing offset in a spread spectrum system which perform an oversampling of respective symbols to obtain a plurality of samples, estimate a chip clock timing offset and a symbol clock timing offset from the plurality of samples, and compensate for the chip clock timing offset and the symbol clock timing offset.
US09112590B2	Device for coupling out a common-mode signal in a power line communication network A device for determining a common-mode signal in a power line communication network. The device includes a first line, a second line, and a third line that are connected to a first terminal, to a second terminal, and to a third terminal, respectively. The first, the second, and the third terminal are configured to be connected to a phase line, a neutral line, and a protective ground line of the power line communication network, respectively. The device further includes a common-mode choke configured to couple out the common signal from the first, second, and third line, and the common-mode choke is connected to a termination impedance which is higher than an impedance of the power line communication network.
US09112587B2	Transmitting/receiving device and method for transmitting data in a radio network In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes circuitry coupled to a switch between a first and second antenna of a device. The circuitry generates a first control signal for the switch to couple a transceiver of the device to the first antenna for transmission of a first data frame. The circuitry determines whether the transceiver has received, within a pre-determined time interval after transmission of the first data frame, a second data frame containing an acknowledgement message confirming successful receipt of the first data frame by another device. The circuitry generates, if the transceiver has not received the second data frame within the pre-determined time interval, a second control signal for the switch to couple the transceiver to the second antenna for re-transmission of the first data frame. An output line of the apparatus couples the circuitry to the switch and communicates the first or second control signal to the switch.
US09112585B2	Disposable protection enclosure for portable electronic devices One or more embodiments disclose a sealable membrane for protecting portable electronic devices. The sealable membrane includes an enclosure including a material that is reactive to a stimulus. The enclosure includes at least one opening configured to receive a portable electronic device thereinto. The enclosure includes an inside surface and an outside surface. An annular member is insertable into the opening. An outside surface of the annular member forms a seal with the inside surface of the enclosure. The annular member forms a rigid conduit into the enclosure. The annular member is configured to receive a retaining member thereinto. The retaining member retains a sealing member within the annular member. The sealing member prevents access to the opening of the enclosure.
US09112580B2	Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to display a Bluetooth setting menu for establishing a Bluetooth connection to a specific external device; a short range communication module configured to attempt to establish the Bluetooth connection to the specific external device; and a controller configured to receive an input request for attempting to establish the Bluetooth connection to the specific external device via the Bluetooth setting menu, control the short range communication module to search for the specific external device to attempt to establish the Bluetooth connection with the specific external device, and control the display unit to display indication information indicating a failure of the search for the specific external device if the search for the specific external device fails.
US09112579B2	Switching VSAT transmitter with smart stand-by mode A VSAT terminal including an antenna, a microwave power amplifier, a microwave low noise amplifier, a transmitter coupled via the microwave power amplifier to the antenna, a receiver coupled via the microwave low noise amplifier to the antenna, a user VSAT interface, and a controller in communication with the user VSAT interface and in electrical connection with the microwave power amplifier and the microwave low noise amplifier for supplying power thereto, the controller being operative to provide a less-than-full electrical power supply to either of the amplifiers in the absence of a communication session and operative to provide a full electrical power supply to either of the amplifiers in the presence of a communication session. A smart stand by mode is employed in which the transmitter and receiver are turned off simultaneously to conserve power. The receiver turns on periodically to determine if it is to receive a call. After the VSAT turns on it will lock on the signal received from the hub and then wait for a special activation list message. The special activation list message is broadcast continuously and contains a list of all VSATs that are presently powered own but which should switch to active mode since they have an incoming call. After a VSAT receives the special activation list message, it checks whether its ID is in the list. If not, the VSAT returns to power down mode.
US09112573B2	Method and apparatus for coding a signal in a relay network A heterogeneous arrangement of encoder and precoder are provided in a multi-hop communications network. The net effect of the encoder and precoder is to present, to a destination node, a quasi-orthogonal space time block coded transmission.
US09112572B2	2 channel switched loop-thru microwave switch A five port two channel switch, with switched loop-thru inputs. The switch has DC to 5.5 GHz bandwidth, flat frequency response, excellent transient response, high isolation between channels, and 50 ohm input and output impedance when the channel is either ON or OFF. The input to a unused channel may also be used in another circuit given the loop-thru option of the switch.
US09112571B1	Method for correlating a received satellite radio-navigation signal and correlation device implementing the method A method is provided for correlating a received satellite radio-navigation signal made up of a first pilot signal modulated with a first spreading code and a second data signal modulated with a second primary spreading code of a length equal to that of the first spreading code, the second data signal being further modulated with a secondary sequence comprising a plurality of chips, the duration of a chip being equal to a multiple of the length of the second primary spreading code, the first pilot signal and the second data signal being synchronous. The correlation method comprises the following steps: first correlations, over a plurality N of periods of the first spreading code, of the radio-navigation signal with the first spreading code; the selection, out of the N first correlations, of a subset containing a number M of correlations; and the coherent integration of the M correlations of the subset.
US09112561B2	Method and system for precoding data The present disclosure relates to channel state feedback in a communication system. The method includes obtaining a reference signal from an access point; deriving a rank indication, a codebook subset selection indication and a precoding matrix index based on the obtained reference signal; sending a first feedback message conveying the rank indication and the codebook subset selection indication, and sending a second feedback message conveying the precoding matrix index, to the access point; and receiving, from the access point, data precoded by a matrix derived based on the rank indication, the codebook subset selection indication and the precoding matrix index.
US09112558B2	Communicating over a desired tone in the presence of interference having an unknown magnitude that is substantially constant Methods and systems are disclosed for transmitting data over a desired frequency tone in the presence of an interference that has an unknown magnitude that is substantially constant. In general, data symbols are transmitted in a null space of the desired frequency tone. The null space of the desired frequency tone is orthogonal to the desired frequency tone. As such, the data symbols transmitted in the null space of the desired frequency tone are not interfered with by the interference at the desired frequency tone regardless of the magnitude of the interference. The data symbols transmitted in the null space of the desired frequency tone can then be recovered by a receiver without estimation of or compensation for the interference at the desired frequency tone.
US09112556B2	Beamforming handover messaging in a wireless network A first base station transmits a message to a second base station after a handover decision for a wireless device supporting beamforming and multiple carrier configurations. The message includes a plurality of measurement configuration parameters for the wireless device. The first base station receives a response from the second base stations. The first base station transmits a handover command to the wireless device subsequent to receiving the response message.
US09112554B1	Estimation of correlated MIMO channels A method includes, in a receiver, receiving a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) signal over a first plurality of partially-dependent communication channels that have a finite mutual dependence. Second channel responses are estimated in the receiver, for a second plurality of independent communication channels, which are derived from the partially-dependent communication channels and which have no mutual dependence. First channel responses are calculated for the first plurality of the partially-dependent communication channels, based on the second channel responses of the independent communication channels.
US09112548B2	Method to optimize the power assignment of user streams transmitted from base stations in coordinated base station transmission systems A method to optimize the power assignment of user streams transmitted from base stations in coordinated base station transmission systems.In the method of the invention said CBST systems employ block diagonalization techniques and are deployed in MIMO-OFDM scenarios, and it further comprises using a new waterfilling technique which provides a performance very close to the theoretical ideal but with a reduced computational complexity.
US09112538B2	Systems and methods for loop feedback The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for performing loop feedback in a data processing system.
US09112537B2	Content-aware caches for reliability Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for reducing data cache power consumption and error protection overhead are described. In some embodiments, the data cache is partitioned into cache portions. Each cache portion stores data that has a different fault tolerance and uses a different type of error detection mechanism than the other cache portions.
US09112534B2	Methods, apparatus, and systems for coding with constrained interleaving Serially-concatenated codes are formed in accordance with the present invention using a constrained interleaver. The constrained interleaver cause the minimum distance of the serial concatenated code to increase above the minimum distance of the inner code alone by adding a constraint that forces some or all of the distance of the outer code onto the serially-concatenated code. This allows the serially-concatenated code to be jointly optimized in terms of both minimum distance and error coefficient to provide significant performance advantages. Constrained interleaving can be summarized in that it: 1) uses an outer code that is a block code or a non-recursive convolutional code, and as such, there are multiple codewords present in the constrained interleaver, 2) selects a desired MHD, 3) selects an interleaver size and a set of predefined interleaver constraints to prevent undesired (low-distance) error events so as to achieve the desired MHD, and 4) performs uniform interleaving among the allowable (non-constrained) positions, to thereby maximize or otherwise improve the interleaver gain subject to the constraints imposed to maintain the desired MHD.
US09112528B1	Digital to analog converter with thermometer coding and methods for use therewith A digital to analog converter (DAC) includes a thermometer coder that processes a digital input based on a thermometer coding, and generates a plurality of micro-current source inputs and a plurality of micro-current source analog controls. A plurality of micro-current sources generate a corresponding plurality of micro-current source outputs in response to the plurality of micro-current source inputs, wherein first selected ones of the plurality of micro-current sources are powered-off in response to the plurality of micro-current source analog controls. A summing circuit generates an analog output based on a sum of the corresponding plurality of micro-current source outputs.

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