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US09130417B2	Electric machine, in particular a canned electric motor An electric machine includes a rotor, a stator housing and a winding assembly surrounding the rotor. The winding assembly is arranged in the stator housing and has an axially extending effective region in which the winding assembly is set up to interact electrodynamically with the rotor. The stator housing has a peripheral opening slot on the side facing the rotor. The opening slot corresponds in its axial extent to the axial extent of the effective region of the winding assembly and in which an electrically non-conductive can of the electric machine is inserted. The can is sealed off with the stator housing in such a manner that the winding assembly is hermetically separated from the rotor. The can extends axially only on the effective region of the winding assembly.
US09130416B2	Coil, stator, and method for manufacturing coil A coil including a first winding portion and a second winding portion arranged on a stator of a rotary electrical machine. The first winding portion is formed by edgewise-winding a conductive rectangular wire. The second winding portion is formed by edgewise-winding a conductive rectangular wire, which is connected to the first winding portion. Coil end parts of the first and second winding portions each include a crank-shaped section. The first and second winding portions are formed so that when slot insertion parts of the first and second windings are arranged in slots of the stator, a long side of a cross-section of the rectangular wire extends in the circumferential direction of the stator and a short side of the cross-section of the rectangular wire extends in a radial direction of the stator.
US09130413B2	Electric motor having a partially sealed housing An electric motor has been developed that includes a housing to prevent particles from exiting one compartment of the motor, while enabling air flow through another compartment of the motor. The enclosed compartment includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of electronics components to prevent debris produced by a catastrophic failure of an electronic component from escaping the housing. Vents are provided in a separate portion of the housing to enable air to circulate about the primary components of the motor.
US09130409B2	Wireless energy receiver/transmitter/system and wireless energy transmission method A wireless energy transmission system includes a wireless energy transmitting device and a wireless energy receiving device configured to receive power from the wireless energy transmitting device through a magnetic field. The wireless energy transmitting device includes a signal generator configured to include a resonator including at least one inductor and at least one capacitor and to generate at least two signals having a 90-degree phase difference from each other. The wireless energy receiving device includes a frequency adjustor configured to match a frequency between the wireless energy transmitting device and the wireless energy receiving device.
US09130408B2	Non contact-power receiving/transmitting device and manufacturing method therefor A manufacturing method for a non-contact power receiving/transmitting device that transmits or receives electric power in a non-contact manner and that includes a coil unit and an electromagnetic shield, wherein the coil unit includes a self-resonance coil that is configured to receive or transmit electric power via an electromagnetic field generated through electromagnetic resonance and an adjusting unit that adjusts a resonance frequency of the self-resonance coil, the manufacturing method including: installing the coil unit; arranging the electromagnetic shield around the self-resonance coil except a direction in which electric power is received or transmitted; and adjusting the adjusting unit in accordance with a distance between the coil unit and a surface of the electromagnetic shield vertical to a direction of the electromagnetic field inside the self-resonance coil so that the resonance frequency becomes a predetermined frequency.
US09130406B2	System and method for efficient power distribution and backup A system and method of power distribution and backup is provided. The power backup system includes a first uninterruptible power supply and a second uninterruptible power supply configured to drive a load in parallel. The first uninterruptible power supply and the second uninterruptible power supply are both connected through a direct connection to at least two power sources.
US09130398B2	Wirelessly-chargeable strength-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure The present invention provides a stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure includes a woven member, conductive twisted cables, a light-emitting element, and a receiver circuit. The woven member is mounted to the article. Each conductive twisted cable includes a stretch-resistant wire and a conductive wire twisted together. The conductive twisted cables are woven in the woven member. The light-emitting element, which is arranged inside the woven member, includes a light emission section and two conductive pins. The conductive pins are respectively and electrically connected to the conductive wires of the conductive twisted cables. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant heat-emitting structure includes a carrying member, an electrical heating element mounted to the carrying member, conductive twisted cables that are in electrical connection with the electrical heating element, and a receiver circuit that is in electrical connection with the conductive twisted cables. The carrying member is woven in the article.
US09130397B2	Wireless charging and powering of electronic devices in a vehicle Configurations and methods of wireless power transmission for charging or powering one or more electronic devices inside a vehicle are disclosed. A transmitter capable of single or multiple pocket-forming may be connected to a car lighter, where this transmitter may include a circuitry module and an antenna array integrated within the transmitter, or operatively connected through a cable. This cable may allow the positioning of the antenna array in different locations inside the vehicle suitable for directing RF waves or pockets of energy towards one or more electronic devices. Transmitter's configuration can be accessed by one or more electronic devices through Bluetooth communication in order to set up charging or powering priorities.
US09130395B2	Non-contact charging station with planar spiral power transmission coil and method for controlling the same Various embodiments of a non-contact power transmission station with a planar spiral power transmission coil are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a non-contact power transmission station may include: a transmission controller for transmitting power to a non-contact power-receiving apparatus and transmitting/receiving data; and a station part electrically connected with the transmission controller to generate an induced magnetic field and transmit power to the non-contact power-receiving apparatus, which is disposed on a top thereof. The station part may include a primary core where the induced magnetic field is generated. The primary core may include a core base, a central coil and two side coils which are fastened to the station part. The central coil and the two side coils may selectively generate an induced magnetic field under control of the transmission controller.
US09130394B2	Wireless power for charging devices Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power. A host device peripheral may comprise a wireless power charging apparatus, which may include transmit circuitry and at least one antenna coupled to the transmit circuitry. The at least one antenna may be configured to wirelessly transmit power within an associated near-field region. Additionally, the host device peripheral may be configured to couple to a host device.
US09130389B2	Apparatus for wireless power transmission using multi antenna and method for controlling the same A wireless power transmission apparatus includes at least one power transmission antenna for transmitting a wireless power signal in a magnetic resonance manner by using a resonant frequency having different bandwidths from each other; a wireless power signal generating module for generating the wireless power signal; at least one wireless power converting module for converting a power level of the wireless power signal generated by the wireless power signal generating module and having different power level conversion ranges corresponding to the bandwidth of the resonant frequency of the power transmission antenna; a multiplexer matching module for selectively connecting the wireless power converting module to a corresponding power transmission antenna; and a control unit for selectively connecting the power transmission antenna and the wireless power converting module according to a required power of a device to be charged to adjust the power level of the wireless power signal.
US09130381B2	Systems and methods for identifying and monitoring a battery charger A charger includes a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal are configured for providing an output power to a battery module. The charger also includes a signal generation unit configured for generating an identity signal which indicates an identity of the charger. The charger is configured for outputting the identity signal to the battery module via the third terminal.
US09130374B2	Load control device, image forming apparatus, and method of controlling load A switch control unit detects a power supply voltage of a heater detected by a voltage detection unit, and switch is performed on a load state of the heater in a range from a first load state to a fourth load state when the detected power supply voltage falls into a predetermined first domain. On the other hand, the switch is performed on the load state that ranges from the first load state to the third load state when the detected power supply voltage falls into a predetermined second domain that is higher in voltage than the first domain. That is, when the power supply voltage is in the second domain that is higher in voltage than the first domain, a limitation is imposed on the switch to the fourth load state where a combined resistance value is the lowest among the first and fourth load states.
US09130371B2	Portable power with available AC power The invention relates to a portable power with available AC power comprises a power balance control circuit coupled to an output terminal of the chargeable lithium batteries, including a battery protection circuit coupled between a positive terminal of a lithium battery pack and a microcontroller, and a π-type circuit coupled to an output terminal of the battery protection circuit and including an inductance, a first capacity and a second capacity, the inductance connected between the battery protection circuit and the AC supply unit in series, the first capacity and the second capacity respectively connected to both ends of the inductance and the π-type circuit combined with the battery protection circuit for preventing an instant surge or high-current feedback which leads to the lithium battery damage. Moreover, the lithium battery pack is thin and light.
US09130368B2	Overload prevention system to improve intermittent load capacity of electric drive applications An overload prevention system and method for an electric circuit having a plurality of components is disclosed, where each component has a set of pre-computed parameters. For each component, monitored parameters are observed; a limited value is computed using the pre-computed and monitored parameters; and it is determined if the limited value reached a limit. If the limited value reaches the limit; the system limits one of the monitored parameters. Pre-computed parameters can include time constant and rated current; monitored parameters can include current; and limited value can be component temperature. A time constant, rated current and rated temperature can be pre-computed such that the temperature stays at or below the rated temperature when the current is substantially equal to the rated current. Per unit values can also be used such that per unit temperature stays at or below unity when per unit current is substantially equal to unity.
US09130366B2	Electronic ignition system for an engine of a vehicle in case of failure An electronic system to discharge a transformer in case of a failure during a charging phase of the transformer. The system includes the transformer having a primary winding with a first terminal connected to a battery voltage and with a second terminal for generating a primary voltage signal, includes a switch serially connected to the primary winding and having a control terminal carrying a control voltage signal for opening or closing the switch and includes an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit further includes a current generator and a voltage clamping.
US09130365B2	Method and system for ultra miniaturized packages for transient voltage suppressors A high temperature electronic system includes an electronics unit configured for exposure to an environment having a temperature greater than approximately 150.0° C. The remote electronics unit includes a transient voltage suppressor (TVS) assembly coupled in operative relationship with at least some electronic components of the electronics unit. The TVS assembly includes at least one TVS device comprising at least one of a punch-through wide band-gap semiconductor TVS die and an avalanche breakdown wide band-gap semiconductor TVS die encapsulated in a flip-chip package at least partially surrounding the die, and coupled to first and second electrodes exposed to a single side of the encapsulation.
US09130363B2	Lightning strike protection means and fiber composite component A lighting strike protection device for applying automatically to a fiber composite component. The protection device includes a reinforcement structure having a width that is less than a width of the metal strip. The fiber composite component having an integrated lighting strike protection.
US09130362B2	Connector member including a locking element A connector member includes a coupler portion having a wall including a first end that extends to a second end that defines a connection zone. The wall includes an outer surface. A mounting portion is provided at the first end. The mounting portion includes one or more cantilevered beam elements that extend along the wall spaced from the outer surface. A locking member extends about the coupler portion between the one or more cantilevered beam elements and the outer surface of the wall. The locking member is configured and disposed to limit deflection of the one or more cantilevered beam elements to prevent removal of the connector member from a substrate.
US09130357B2	Method of capacitive discharge welding firing tip to spark plug electrode A capacitive discharge welding method is used to join firing tips, such as those made from various precious metals, to spark plug electrodes. In one embodiment, charged capacitors or other energy storage devices coupled to welding electrodes quickly release stored energy so that a peak weld power and maximum interface temperature is quickly established, followed by a rapid decline in weld power and interface temperature. The resulting capacitive discharge weld joint may include solidified molten material from both the firing tip and the electrode and possess a number of other desirable qualities.
US09130345B2	System and method for generating extreme ultraviolet light, and laser apparatus An extreme ultraviolet light generation system used with a laser apparatus may be provided, and the extreme ultraviolet light generation system may include: a chamber including at least one window for at least one laser beam and a target supply unit for supplying a target material into the chamber; and at least one polarization control unit, provided on a laser beam path, for controlling a polarization state of the at least one laser beam.
US09130336B2	Arrangement of optical semiconductor elements An arrangement with a multiplicity of optical semiconductor elements is disclosed. The semiconductor elements are respectively clamped against a semiconductor element carrier by way of a spring element. Additionally lying against the spring element is an optical element assigned to a respective semiconductor element, the spring element in this case being configured in such a way that it defines a fixed distance between the semiconductor element and the optical element.
US09130335B2	Light beam emission apparatus, optical scanning apparatus including the light beam emission apparatus, and image forming apparatus including the optical scanning apparatus In a light beam emission apparatus, the height of an elastic member configured to fill a clearance between a laser element and a laser holder is longer than the distance from a start position of press fitting of the laser element to a surface of the laser holder with which the elastic member comes into contact.
US09130334B2	Apparatus and method for optical isolation Provided herein is an apparatus for optically isolating a light beam from a laser, comprising an optical isolator configured to isolate a light beam having a beam quality; a reference plane; an output connector disposed at the output of the optical isolator, wherein the output connector is configured with a common collimator interface to connect to a collimator which is capable of being mechanically referenced to the reference plane; a first lens arrangement disposed proximal to a distal end of the output connector, wherein the first lens arrangement is selected to provide an output light beam having a predetermined divergence. The laser can be selected from the group consisting of a fiber laser, a disk laser and a rod laser. Also provided herein are a system, a plurality of lasers, and a method of providing a light beam that has a consistent divergence and distance from a reference plane.
US09130330B2	Electrical swivel design High voltage swivel (4) comprising a static (8) and a rotating body (7), the static and the rotating body being rotatable coaxial around a longitudinal axis, wherein the static and the rotating body are in electrical contact one with the other in order to allow transmission of power and/or data between the static and the rotating body, the static and the rotating body each having a contact surface (14, 16) for allowing the electrical contact between the static and the rotating body, wherein the electrical contact between the contact surfaces of the static and the rotating body is obtained by using an electrical conductive fluid (15).
US09130318B2	Localized reading of RFID tags located on multiple sides of a port from a single side using RFID coupling circuit and portable RFID reader One embodiment is directed to an adapter comprising a coupling circuit configured so that a portable RFID reader can be positioned near a first part of the coupling circuit associated with a first side of the adapter in order to perform a localized read of both an RFID tag attached to a first connector inserted into a first jack of the adapter and an RFID tag attached to a second connector inserted into a second jack of the adapter, wherein the coupling circuit is used to enhance a read range of the portable RFID reader when performing the localized read. These embodiments can be used in the outside plant of a telecommunications network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09130317B2	Connector assembly A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is coupled to a first electronic device, and the second connector is coupled to a second electronic device and detachably mated with the first connector. The first connector includes a first housing and a magnetic member. The magnetic member is installed inside the first housing and for generating magnetic field. The second connector includes a second housing and a magnetic sensor disposed in the second housing. The magnetic sensor senses the magnetic field generated by the magnetic member when the second connector is mated with the first connector, so as to drive the second electronic device to power the first electronic device.
US09130308B2	Locking apparatus for electrical plug-type connectors The invention proposes an electrical plug-type connector for making contact with a mating plug-type connector, said plug-type connector having a displaceable locking and unlocking apparatus, which exerts a constant pressure on the apparatus by means of a double-sided torsion spring in such a way that the plug-type connector is forcibly locked when contact is made between said plug-type connector and the mating plug.In this case, the pressure exerted by the torsion spring legs is transferred to two axially displaceable sliding posts, which are again part of the unlocking apparatus. Furthermore, the unlocking apparatus has two sliding arms, which can be displaced in a tongue-and-groove guide, at least in regions, within corresponding recesses and flush with respect to the side faces of the plug-type connector housing.
US09130292B1	Card connector A card connector includes an insulating body and electrical terminals of which each has a fastening portion molded in the insulating body, an elastic arm extending outward and rearward from an external end of the fastening portion and inclined upward during extending, and a soldering portion formed from the other end of the fastening portion. The distal end of the elastic arm further extends and then is bent downward to from a protecting arm. A notching is opened in the elastic arm and extends to the protecting arm. An inner edge of the notching slantwise extends upward and towards the protecting arm and then is arched upward to form a contact arm of which the arch peak rises above the bend peak of the protecting arm. The distal edge of the contact arm protrudes towards two sides to form a pair of blocking ears blocked under the protecting arm.
US09130287B2	Power connector assembly A power connector includes an insulative housing, at least a pair of power contacts assembled to the at least one contact-receiving passage. The pair of power contacts are arranged oppositely along an up-to-down direction and cooperating with each other. Each of the at least a pair of power contacts includes a cable termination portion, a contacting portion and an intermediate portion connecting the cable termination portion and the contacting portion. One lateral edge of the intermediate portion is a first latching portion, and the other lateral edge of the intermediate portion is a second latching portion. Thus, when the pair of power contacts are assembled together, the first latching portion of one power contact cooperates with the second latching portion of the other power contact, while the second latching portion of the one power contacts cooperates with the first latching portion of the other power contact to form a hollow frame therebetween along an up-to-down direction.
US09130286B2	Plug-in coupling The invention relates to a plug-in coupling for the transfer of high-power energy and for the transfer of a fluid under pressure, consisting of at least one coupler plug (2) and at least one coupler socket (3). The coupler plug (2) can be introduced into the coupler socket (3) at least to some extent to produce a coupled state and can be removed from the coupler socket (3) to produce a decoupled state. The coupler socket (3) and the coupler plug (2) advantageously comprise an inner conductor (4, 5) which is electroconductive in at least some sections and which is surrounded by a fluid channel (6) in at least some sections. The coupler socket (3) and the coupler plug (2) have means (7, 8) for sealing the fluid channel (6) in a liquid-tight manner in the decoupled state and for producing a continuous fluid channel (6) in the coupled state.
US09130283B1	Electrical connector with multi-direction cable installation capability An electrical connector with multi-direction cable installation capability includes a connector body, upper and lower cable protector covers pivotally connected to a rear side of the connector body and defining multiple cable insertion openings in different directions, a cable organizer lockable to the connector body by the upper and lower cable protector covers to keep core wires of an inserted cable in position, and an end cap detachably attached to the cable organizer and defining an opening for selectively matching with one of the cable insertion opening to provide a cable passage through which the inserted cable extends out of the electrical connector.
US09130281B2	Post assembly for coaxial cable connectors A post assembly for a coaxial cable connector comprises, in one embodiment, a post configured to be coupled to a conductor of the coaxial cable. The post assembly has a post extender disposed between the post and an interface port, and a spring configured to urge the post extender toward the interface port.
US09130280B2	Phased-array smart antenna and methods for operating the phased-array smart antenna A phased-array smart antenna for transmitting an electronic wave signal having a wavelength includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third antenna. The first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna form a triangle and are respectively located at three vertices of the triangle. The first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna are activated at the same time for transmitting the electronic wave signal.
US09130276B2	Antenna device An antenna device includes a substrate; a first ground element that is arranged on the substrate; an antenna element that is arranged on the substrate and extends from its first end positioned near a side edge of the first ground element to its second end positioned away from the side edge; and a non-feed element that is arranged on the substrate, connected to the first ground element, and insulated from the antenna element. The non-feed element extends from its first end portion positioned near the side edge of the first ground element to a bending portion in a direction away from the side edge and extends from the bending portion to its second end portion along the side edge. A portion between the bending portion and the second end portion of the non-feed element intersects with the antenna element.
US09130274B1	Systems and methods for providing distributed load monopole antenna systems A distributed load monopole antenna system is disclosed that includes a monopole antenna comprising a radiation resistance unit coupled to a transmitter base, an adjustment unit, a current enhancing unit and a conductive mid-section. The radiation resistance unit includes a radiation resistance unit base that is coupled to ground, and includes a plurality of windings of an electrically conductive material. The adjustment unit is coupled to at least one of the plurality of windings of the radiation resistance unit, and is coupled to ground for selectively adjusting an operating frequency of the antenna. The current enhancing unit is for enhancing current through the radiation resistance unit, and the conductive mid-section is intermediate the radiation resistance unit and the current enhancing unit.
US09130265B1	Electronic device with conductive housing and near field antenna An electronic device such as a computer monitor is provided that has an antenna that supports near field communications. The electronic device may have a housing with conductive housing surfaces. A display may be mounted in the housing. The conductive housing surfaces may contain a dielectric-filled hole. The antenna may have a substrate and one or more loops of conductive traces. The loops may exhibit mirror symmetry. The loops may overlap the display and the conductive housing surface. The loops may surround an inner loop-free portion of the antenna. The loop-free portion of the antenna may overlap the hole. Ferrite layers may be interposed between the loops of the antenna that overlap the display and the loops of the antenna that overlap the conductive housing.
US09130264B2	Apparatus for raising and lowering antennae This is directed to systems, processes, machines, and other means that raise and lower an antenna. The invention can utilize an actuator to raise and lower an antenna.
US09130262B2	Direction control antenna and method of controlling the same In a direction control antenna, a plurality of impedance elements are connected between a ground body and a radiator, a plurality of switches are connected between each impedance element and the ground body, and on/off of a plurality of switches is controlled according to a control instruction from the outside. In this case, by the turned-on switch, a radiation direction and a radiation form are determined according to short circuit positions of the radiator that is short-circuited to the ground body and the number of short circuit positions.
US09130260B2	Antenna designing method and data card signal board of wireless terminal Embodiments of the present invention disclose an antenna designing method and a data card single board of a wireless terminal is provided. The antenna designing method provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes: dividing a semi-closed area without other metal wirings on a data card single board of the wireless terminal; and arranging an antenna wiring in the semi-closed area, where a gap exists between the antenna wiring and the data card single board, and the antenna wiring is coupled with the data card single board via the gap. The embodiments of the present invention also disclose a data card single board of the wireless terminal. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) value of the antenna is reduced, and meanwhile, a working bandwidth of a broadband is realized.
US09130255B2	Dielectric waveguide filter with direct coupling and alternative cross-coupling A dielectric waveguide filter comprising a block of dielectric material covered with an exterior layer of conductive material. A plurality of stacked resonators are defined in the block of dielectric material by one or more slots in the block of dielectric material and an interior layer of conductive material that separates the stacked resonators. First and second RF signal transmission windows in the interior layer of conductive material provide for both direct and cross-coupling RF signal transmission between the stacked resonators. In one embodiment, the waveguide filter is comprised of separate blocks of dielectric material each covered with an exterior layer of conductive material, each including one or more slots defining a plurality of resonators, and coupled together in a stacked relationship.
US09130253B2	Waveguide for in-vehicle communication system A waveguide includes a waveguide body which is hollow inside and made from a shape-retentive material, and a conductive inner coating layer which is electrically conductive and provided on an inner surface of the waveguide body. The waveguide uses an inner space of the conductive inner coating layer as a transmission path to transmit electromagnetic waves as signals. Two electric wires provided along the outer surface of the waveguide body serve respectively as a power line and a ground line to transmit electric power.
US09130243B2	Non-aqueous electrolytic solution and lithium secondary battery The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium secondary battery, wherein the lithium secondary battery includes, as a cathode active material, a composite oxide in which at least 35% by mole of a transition metal included in the composite oxide is manganese, and wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution includes an unsaturated sultone.
US09130234B2	Stabilization of battery electrodes An electrochemical apparatus (e.g., a battery (cell)) including an aqueous electrolyte with electrode stabilizing additives and one or two electrodes (e.g., an anode and/or a cathode), one or both of which is a Prussian Blue analog material of the general chemical formula AxP[R(CN)6-jLj]z.nH2O, where: A is a cation; P is a metal cation; R is a transition metal cation, L is a ligand that may be substituted in the place of a CN− ligand; 0≦x≦2; 0≦z≦1; and 0≦n≦5 with the electrolyte including an additive to reduce capacity loss of the electrode(s).
US09130233B2	Metal complex, modified compound thereof and useful compound thereof Provided is a compound including residues derived from a compound represented by Formula (1) and a divalent aromatic group, wherein the number of the residues is 2 to 4, the number of the divalent aromatic group is 1 to 3, and the sum of the numbers of the residues and the divalent aromatic group is 3 to 5. In Formula (1), each of Y1 to Y4 represent a group represented by any of the following Formula (2); in the following Formula (2), Rα represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group; each of P1 to P4 represents an atomic group forming a heterocyclic ring containing Y1 to Y4; P5 and P6 represent an atomic group forming an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring; Q1 and Q2 represent a linking group or a direct bond; and Z1 and Z2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by any of the following Formula (3); and in the following Formula (3), Rβ represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl group.
US09130230B2	Negative electrode active material with improved safety, and secondary battery comprising same The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material for an electrode mixture, and to an electrochemical cell comprising the negative electrode active material, wherein the negative electrode active material comprises an amorphous carbonaceous material and a doping element, and exhibits, in the temperature range of 450° C. to 950° C., at least two peaks of derivative weight change calculated by thermogravimetric analysis, and exhibits a maximum heat peak output of 20 mW to 60 mW as measured by differential scanning calorimetry.
US09130228B2	Lithium ion oxygen battery A lithium ion oxygen battery capable of achieving a high energy density without being decreased in performance due to moisture or carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is provided. A lithium ion oxygen battery 1 comprises a positive electrode 2 containing oxygen as an active material and a lithium source, a negative electrode 3 made of a material capable of occluding or releasing lithium ions, and an electrolyte layer 4 sandwiched between the positive electrode 2 and the negative electrode 3 and capable of conducting the lithium ions. The positive electrode 2, the negative electrode 3, and the electrolyte layer 4 are housed in a hermetic case 5. The positive electrode 2 comprises an oxygen storage material and a lithium compound (excluding a combined metal oxide of lithium and another metal) as the lithium source.
US09130223B2	Mandrel for electrode assemblies A mandrel for use in a battery assembly may include a positive mandrel portion and a negative mandrel portion. Each of the mandrel portions may include a connector element coupling region and an electrode coupling region. The connector element coupling region may be configured to be coupled to a connector element and the electrode coupling region may be configured to be coupled to an electrode.
US09130218B2	Hybrid energy storage systems utilizing redox active organic compounds Redox flow batteries (RFB) have attracted considerable interest due to their ability to store large amounts of power and energy. Non-aqueous energy storage systems that utilize at least some aspects of RFB systems are attractive because they can offer an expansion of the operating potential window, which can improve on the system energy and power densities. One example of such systems has a separator separating first and second electrodes. The first electrode includes a first current collector and volume containing a first active material. The second electrode includes a second current collector and volume containing a second active material. During operation, the first source provides a flow of first active material to the first volume. The first active material includes a redox active organic compound dissolved in a non-aqueous, liquid electrolyte and the second active material includes a redox active metal.
US09130216B2	Integrated photo-bioelectrochemical systems A bioelectricalchemical system includes an anode, an algal bioreactor, and a cathode. The anode is at least partially positioned within an anode chamber containing a first aqueous reaction mixture including one or more organic compounds and one or more bacteria for oxidizing the organic compounds. The algal bioreactor contains a second aqueous reaction mixture including one or more nutrients and one or more algae for substantially removing the nutrients from the second aqueous reaction mixture. The cathode is at least partially positioned within the algal bioreactor.
US09130206B2	Method for manufacturing resin-framed membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell In a method for manufacturing a resin-framed membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell, a membrane electrode assembly structure is held between a first framed diffusion layer and a second framed diffusion layer while the membrane electrode assembly structure is housed in a recess provided in at least one of a first resin frame component and a second resin frame component. The first resin frame component and the second resin frame component are joined to each other to integrate the first framed diffusion layer and the second framed diffusion layer. The first and second resin frame components are located outside an outer peripheral portion of the membrane electrode assembly structure.
US09130199B2	Stainless steel for fuel cell having good corrosion resistance and method for producing the same A stainless steel for a fuel cell having good corrosion resistance throughout a wide potential range and a method for producing the same are provided. In particular, a coating having an intensity ratio [(OO/OH)/(Cr/Fe)] of 1.0 or more determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis is formed by performing an anodic electrolyzation treatment on a surface of a stainless steel in an electrolyte solution, the stainless steel containing 16% by mass or more of Cr and preferably having a composition that includes, in terms of percent by mass, C: 0.03% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 1.0% or less, S: 0.01% or less, P: 0.05% or less, Al: 0.20% or less, N: 0.03% or less, Cr: 20 to 40%, at least one selected from Nb, Ti, and Zr, in total: 1.0% or less, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
US09130198B2	Compliant seal structures for protected active metal anodes Protected anode architectures have ionically conductive protective membrane architectures that, in conjunction with compliant seal structures and anode backplanes, effectively enclose an active metal anode inside the interior of an anode compartment. This enclosure prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment external to the anode compartment, which may include aqueous, ambient moisture, and/or other materials corrosive to the active metal. The compliant seal structures are substantially impervious to anolytes, catholyes, dissolved species in electrolytes, and moisture and compliant to changes in anode volume such that physical continuity between the anode protective architecture and backplane are maintained. The protected anode architectures can be used in arrays of protected anode architectures and battery cells of various configurations incorporating the protected anode architectures or arrays.
US09130187B2	Organic EL element, display device, and light-emitting device The present invention aims to provide organic EL elements operating at low voltage to emit light at high intensity. For this aim, each EL element includes an anode, a cathode, a functional layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and including a light-emitting layer composed of organic material, a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the functional layer, and a bank defining the light-emitting layer. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide and exhibits: by UPS measurement, a UPS spectrum having a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than the top of a valence band; and by XPS measurement, that the tungsten oxide in the hole injection layer satisfies a condition that a ratio in number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms is equal to 0.83 or smaller.
US09130186B2	Organic light emitting diode An organic light emitting diode is disclosed. The organic light emitting diode includes an anode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. The light emitting layer includes a first phosphorescent light emitting layer, a first isolation layer, a blue fluorescent light emitting layer, a second isolation layer, and a second phosphorescent light emitting layer, which are stacked along a direction from the anode to the cathode. The first isolation layer is configured to conduct holes and to block electrons, and the second isolation layer is configured to conduct electrons and to block holes. The exciton recombination zone is constrained in the blue fluorescent light emitting layer, thus improving the light emitting efficiency and light stability of the organic light emitting diode.
US09130185B2	Organic light emitting diode An OLED is disclosed which includes an anode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. The light emitting layer includes a first phosphorescent light emitting layer, a blue fluorescent light emitting layer, and a second phosphorescent light emitting layer, which are stacked along a direction from the anode to the cathode. The first phosphorescent light emitting layer includes a material capable of conducting holes and blocking electrons. The second phosphorescent light emitting layer includes a material capable of conducting electrons and blocking holes. The blue fluorescent light emitting layer includes a material capable of conducting both holes and electrons. With the phosphorescent light emitting layers having a function of restricting charges, the exciton recombination zone is constrained in the blue fluorescent light emitting layer.
US09130183B2	Organic electroluminescent element, displaying device and lighting device This invention provides an organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate and an electrode and one or more organic layers provided on the substrate. The organic electroluminescent element is characterized in that the layer density of at least one of the organic layers is 1.10 to 1.25 g/cm3. The organic electroluminescent element exhibits good luminescence brightness, causes no significant voltage rise and dark spot in the constant-current driving, and has good temporal stability under high temperature and high humidity conditions. There are also provided a display device and a lighting device using the organic EL element.
US09130173B2	Quinolino[3,2,1-kl]phenoxazine compound and organic light emitting element using the same Provided is an excellent organic light emitting element having high emission efficiency and a low drive voltage. The organic light emitting element includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, in which the organic compound layer includes a quinolino[3,2,1-kl]phenoxazine compound represented by the following general formula [1]: where R1 to R4 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R1 to R4 may be identical to or different from each other, and Ar represents a single bond or an oligophenylene group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
US09130172B2	Naphthyl-containing compounds for light-emitting devices Naphthyl-containing compounds having structural formula S2R for use in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). R may include an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, or a group that is both aromatic and heterocylic. In some examples, R is phenyl, biphenyl, and thiophenyl. OLEDs including these compounds are shown to emit in a range between 400 nm and 700 nm. These OLEDs are suitable for devices including televisions, laptop computers, computer monitors, personal digital assistants, mobile phones, portable media players, watches, test devices, advertising displays, information displays, indication displays, and large-area light-emitting elements for general illumination.
US09130167B2	Method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device having a variable resistance element whose resistance value changes reversibly upon application of an electric pulse A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device includes: forming a first electrode; forming, above the first electrode, a metal oxide material layer including a first metal oxide; forming a mask above part of the metal oxide material layer main surface; forming, in a region of the metal oxide material layer not covered by the mask, a high oxygen concentration region including a second metal oxide having a lower degree of oxygen deficiency than the first metal oxide; removing the mask; forming, above a first variable resistance layer including the high oxygen concentration region and a low oxygen concentration region that is a region of the metal oxide material layer other than the high oxygen concentration region, a second variable resistance layer including a third metal oxide having a lower degree of oxygen deficiency than the first metal oxide; and forming a second electrode above the second variable resistance layer.
US09130160B2	Non-volatile memory device having multi-level cells and method of forming the same A non-volatile memory device including multi-level cells is provided. The device includes first and second conductive patterns. Additionally, the device includes an electrode structure and a data storage pattern between the first and second conductive patterns. The data storage pattern may include a phase change material and a first vertical thickness of a first portion of the data storage pattern may be less than a second vertical thickness of a second portion of the data storage pattern. The electrode structure may include first and second electrodes and a vertical thickness of the first electrode may be greater than that of the second electrode.
US09130155B2	Magnetic junctions having insertion layers and magnetic memories using the magnetic junctions A method and system for providing a magnetic junction usable in a magnetic device are described. The magnetic junction includes a reference layer, a nonmagnetic spacer layer and a free layer. The nonmagnetic spacer layer is between the reference layer and the free layer. The magnetic junction is configured such that the free layer is switchable between a plurality of stable magnetic states when a write current is passed through the magnetic junction. A portion of the magnetic junction includes at least one magnetic substructure. The magnetic substructure includes at least one Fe layer and at least one nonmagnetic insertion layer. The at least one Fe layer shares at least one interface with the at least one nonmagnetic insertion layer. Each of the at least one nonmagnetic insertion layer consists of at least one of W, I, Hf, Bi, Zn, Mo, Ag, Cd, Os and In.
US09130154B2	Three-electrode linear and bending polymeric actuator A polymeric actuator includes a first and a second electrode layer (2, 3), both containing electrically conductive material and able to change size in at least one direction of deformation under the action of charge injection or ion intercalation. A solid polymer electrolyte layer (4) is interposed between the first and the second electrode layer, in which the solid polymer electrolyte layer is electrically insulating and ionically conductive. The actuator is able to deform by the action of the dimensional changes of the first and second electrode layer. The actuator further includes a passive electrode (5) immersed in the solid electrolyte layer to be electrically insulated relative to the first and second electrode layer, in which the passive electrode is electrically conductive and elastically deformable material, so as to support mechanically the deformations of the actuator induced by the dimensional changes of the first and second electrode layer.
US09130148B2	Piezoelectric resonator plate, piezoelectric resonator, method for manufacturing piezoelectric resonator plate, and method for manufacturing piezoelectric resonator A piezoelectric resonator plate includes at least a pair of excitation electrodes and at least a pair of extraction electrodes. The pair of extraction electrodes are respectively extracted from the pair of excitation electrodes to electrically and mechanically bond the pair of excitation electrodes to an external electrode. The pair of extraction electrodes each include a distal end portion. The distal end portion includes a connecting electrode extracted to a vicinity of one end portion on one principal surface of the piezoelectric resonator plate. The connecting electrodes each include a top surface where a first metal film to be bonded to the external electrode is formed. The first metal film includes a top surface with two or more protruding portions. The first metal film has a larger surface roughness and a smaller area compared with the respective connecting electrodes. The protruding portions are formed with cross-sections in curvature shapes.
US09130146B2	Actuator and optical scanning apparatus An actuator includes a drive beam; a lower electrode formed on the drive beam; a piezoelectric element provided on the lower electrode; an upper electrode provided on the piezoelectric element; an upper wiring connecting the upper electrode and a wiring for supplying a voltage to the upper electrode; and an insulating part providing electrical insulation between the upper electrode and the lower electrode and formed under the upper wiring such that it covers an end of the lower electrode. The insulating part includes insulating extension parts extended on opposite sides of the upper wiring in a width direction of the upper wiring.
US09130137B2	Light emitting element and light emitting module thereof A light emitting element including an epitaxy layer, at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode, a first bonding pad and a second bonding pad. The epitaxy layer includes in sequence a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer, and the first semiconductor layer has an exposed portion exposed from the second semiconductor layer and the active layer. The first electrode is disposed at the exposed portion. The second electrode is disposed at the second semiconductor layer. The first bonding pad is connected with the first electrode. The second bonding pad is connected with the second electrode. Two light emitting elements with different structures and the light emitting module utilizing the light emitting elements mentioned above are also disclosed.
US09130130B2	Light emitting device and display comprising a plurality of light emitting components on mount A light emitting device containing a semiconductor light emitting component and a phosphor, the phosphor is capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emitting light of a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, is provided. A straight line connecting a point of chromaticity corresponding to a spectrum generated by the light emitting component and a point of chromaticity corresponding to a spectrum generated by the phosphor is substantially along a black body radiation locus in a chromaticity diagram.
US09130128B2	Semiconductor light emitting element and light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting element (1) includes; an n-type semiconductor layer (120), a light emitting layer (130), a p-type semiconductor layer (140), a p-side power supply portion (150), and an n-side power supply portion (160). A p-side power supply electrode (152) in the p-side power supply portion (150) and an n-side power supply electrode (162) in the n-side power supply portion (160) are provided at a rear side of the p-type semiconductor layer (140), a power supply insulating layer (170) set to have a first thickness is formed between the p-type semiconductor layer (140) and the p-side power supply electrode (152) or the n-side power supply electrode (162), and a portion where these electrodes are not provided is set to have a third thickness by forming the protective insulating layer (180) set to have a second thickness in addition to the power supply insulating layer (170).
US09130124B2	Diode for a printable composition An exemplary printable composition of a liquid or gel suspension of diodes comprises a plurality of diodes, a first solvent and/or a viscosity modifier. An exemplary diode comprises: a light emitting or absorbing region having a diameter between about 20 and 30 microns and a height between about 2.5 to 7 microns; a first terminal coupled to the light emitting region on a first side, the first terminal having a height between about 1 to 6 microns; and a second terminal coupled to the light emitting region on a second side opposite the first side, the second terminal having a height between about 1 to 6 microns.
US09130122B2	Light emitting diode A light emitting diode (LED) including a first-type doped GaN substrate, a first-type doped semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second-type semiconductor layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode is provided. The first-type doped GaN substrate has a first doped element. The first-type semiconductor layer is disposed on the first-type doped GaN substrate. The first-type semiconductor layer has a second doped element different from the first doped element, and the doped concentration of the second doped element—may have a peak from 3E18/cm3 to 1E20/cm3 at an interface between the first-type doped GaN substrate and the first-type semiconductor layer. The active layer is disposed on the first-type semiconductor layer, and the second-type semiconductor layer is disposed on the active layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are respectively disposed on the first-type doped GaN substrate and the second-type semiconductor layer. Other LEDs are also provided.
US09130112B2	Method for manufacturing solar cell and dopant layer thereof A method for manufacturing a dopant layer of a solar cell according to an embodiment of the invention includes: ion-implanting a dopant to a substrate; and heat-treating for an activation of the dopant. In the heat-treating for the activation, the substrate is heat-treated at a first temperature after an anti-out-diffusion film is formed at a temperature lower than the first temperature under a first gas atmosphere.
US09130111B2	Method for manufacturing monocrystalline thin film and monocrystalline thin film device manufactured thereby The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a monocrystalline film and a device formed by the above method, and according to the method mentioned above, lift-off of the monocrystalline silicon film is preferably performed and a high-purity monocrystalline silicon film can be obtained. A monocrystalline silicon substrate (template Si substrate) 201 is prepared, and on this monocrystalline silicon substrate 201, an epitaxial sacrificial layer 202 is formed. Subsequently, on this sacrificial layer 202, a monocrystalline silicon thin film 203 is rapidly epitaxially-grown using a RVD method, followed by etching of the sacrificial layer 202, whereby a monocrystalline silicon thin film 204 used as a photovoltaic layer of solar cells is formed.
US09130110B2	Method of stripping hot melt etch resists from semiconductors Hot melt etch resist is selectively applied to an anti-reflective coating or a selective emitter on a semiconductor wafer. The exposed portions of the anti-reflective coating or selective emitter are etched away using an inorganic acid containing etch to expose the semiconductor surface. The hot melt etch resist is then stripped from the semiconductor with an alkaline stripper which does not compromise the electrical integrity of the semiconductor. The exposed semiconductor is then metalized to form current tracks.
US09130106B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor light emitting apparatus by mounting semiconductor light emitting device having stacked dielectric films having different refractive indexes on mounting member A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting apparatus having first semiconductor layer and second semiconductor layer sandwiching a light emitting layer, first and second electrodes provided on respective major surfaces of the first semiconductor and second semiconductor layers to connect thereto, stacked dielectric films having different refractive indexes provided on portions of the major surfaces not covered by the first and second electrodes, and a protruding portion erected on at least a portion of a rim of at least one of the first and second electrodes. The mounting member includes a connection member connected to at least one of the first and second electrodes. The method includes causing the semiconductor light emitting device and a mounting member to face each other, and causing the connection member to contact and join to the at least one of the first and second electrodes using the protruding portion as a guide.
US09130105B2	Thin light emitting diode and fabrication method A method for fabrication a light emitting diode (LED) includes growing a crystalline LED structure on a growth substrate, forming alternating material layers on the LED structure to form a reflector on a back side opposite the growth substrate and depositing a stressor layer on the reflector. A handle substrate is adhered to the stressor layer. The LED structure is separated from the growth substrate using a spalling process to expose a front side of the LED structure.
US09130104B2	Photoresistor A photoresistor includes a first electrode layer, a photosensitive material layer, and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer, photosensitive material layer and second electrode layer are stacked with each other. The first electrode layer is located on a first surface of the photosensitive material layer. The second electrode layer is located on a second surface of the photosensitive material layer. The first surface and second surface of the photosensitive material layer are opposite to each other. The first electrode layer includes a carbon nanotube film structure.
US09130099B2	Semiconductor structure for emitting light, and method for manufacturing such a structure A semiconductor structure for emitting light including a substrate made of a first semi-conductor material having a first type of conductivity, a first electrical contact, a second semiconductor material, having a second type of conductivity to form a junction, a second electrical contact contacting the second semiconductor material, a polarizer configured to polarize at least one portion of the semiconductor structure, and a plurality of micro- or nano-structures each including a first end connected to the substrate. Each micro- or nano-structure includes at least one portion made from the second semiconductor material, or each micro- or nano-structure having the first type of conductivity, a second end contacting the second semiconductor material to form the junction.
US09130082B2	Apparatus for generating/detecting terahertz wave using graphene and manufacturing method of the same Provided is a terahertz wave generating/detecting apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same. The terahertz wave generating/detecting apparatus includes; a substrate having an active region and a transmitting region; a lower metal layer extending in a first direction on the active region and the transmitting region of the substrate; a graphene layer disposed on the lower metal layer on the active region; and upper metal layers extending in the first direction on the graphene layer of the active region and the substrate in the transmission region, wherein a terahertz wave is generated or amplified by a surface plasmon polariton that is induced on a boundary surface between the graphene layer and the lower metal layer by beated laser light applied to the graphene layer and the metal layer.
US09130081B2	Bolometer having absorber with pillar structure for thermal shorting A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an electrode structure. An absorber structure is suspended over the electrode structure and spaced a first distance apart from the first electrode structure. The absorber structure includes i) suspension structures extending upwardly from the substrate and being electrically connected to readout conductors, and ii) a pillar structure extending downwardly from the absorber structure toward the first electrode structure. The pillar structure has a contact portion located a second distance apart from the first electrode structure, the second distance being less than the first distance. The absorber structure is configured to flex toward the substrate under a test condition. The second distance is selected such that the contact portion of the pillar structure is positioned in contact with the first electrode structure when the absorber structure is flexed in response to the test condition.
US09130078B2	Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same A solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. The solar cell includes a substrate formed of an n-type crystalline semiconductor, an emitter region of a p-type positioned at a first surface of the substrate, a first dielectric layer positioned on a second surface opposite the first surface of the substrate, second dielectric layers respectively positioned on the emitter region and the first dielectric layer, a third dielectric layer positioned on the second dielectric layer that is positioned on the emitter region, a first electrode which is positioned on the first surface of the substrate and is connected to the emitter region, and a second electrode which is positioned on the second surface of the substrate and is connected to the substrate.
US09130077B2	Structure of dielectric grid with a metal pillar for semiconductor device An image sensor device and a method for manufacturing the image sensor device are provided. An image sensor device includes a substrate, sensor elements disposed at a front surface of the substrate, and a dielectric grid disposed over a back surface of the substrate. The dielectric grid includes a first dielectric layer as a bottom portion, a metal pillar, as a core portion of a upper portion, disposed over the first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer wrapping around the metal pillar. The image sensor device also includes a stack of layers disposed over the back surface of the substrate. Refractive index of each layers increases from top layer to bottom layer. The image sensor device also includes a color filter and a microlens disposed over the back surface of the substrate.
US09130076B2	Trench isolation for monolithically isled solar photovoltaic cells and modules Fabrication methods and structures are provided for the formation of monolithically isled back contact back junction solar cells. In one embodiment, base and emitter contact metallization is formed on the backside of a back contact back junction solar cell substrate. A trench stop layer is formed on the backside of a back contact back junction solar cell substrate and is electrically isolated from the base and emitter contact metallization. The trench stop layer has a pattern for forming a plurality semiconductor regions. An electrically insulating layer is formed on the base and emitter contact metallization and the trench stop layer. A trench isolation pattern is formed through the back contact back junction solar cell substrate to the trench stop layer which partitions the semiconductor layer into a plurality of solar cell semiconductor regions on the electrically insulating layer.
US09130060B2	Integrated circuit having a vertical power MOS transistor An integrated circuit comprises a plurality of lateral devices and quasi vertical devices formed in a same semiconductor die. The quasi vertical devices include two trenches. A first trench is formed between a first drain/source region and a second drain/source region. The first trench comprises a dielectric layer formed in a bottom portion of the first trench and a gate region formed in an upper portion of the first trench. A second trench is formed on an opposite side of the second drain/source region from the first trench. The second trench is coupled between the second drain/source region and a buried layer, wherein the second trench is of a same depth as the first trench.
US09130054B2	Semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same A semiconductor memory device and a method of fabricating the same. The device includes a plurality of gates vertically stacked on a top surface of a substrate with an epitaxial layer formed in the substrate, a vertical channel vertically penetrating the gates to be electrically connected to the epitaxial layer, and a memory layer provided between the vertical channel and the gates. The epitaxial layer has a top surface positioned at a level between a bottom surface of the lowermost one of the gates and the top surface of the substrate.
US09130046B2	Display device including transistor and manufacturing method thereof An object is to provide a display device which operates stably with use of a transistor having stable electric characteristics. In manufacture of a display device using transistors in which an oxide semiconductor layer is used for a channel formation region, a gate electrode is further provided over at least a transistor which is applied to a driver circuit. In manufacture of a transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is used for a channel formation region, the oxide semiconductor layer is subjected to heat treatment so as to be dehydrated or dehydrogenated; thus, impurities such as moisture existing in an interface between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate insulating layer provided below and in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and an interface between the oxide semiconductor layer and a protective insulating layer provided on and in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer can be reduced.
US09130041B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same It is an object to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device including a thin film transistor whose electric characteristics are stable. An insulating layer which covers an oxide semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor contains a boron element or an aluminum element. The insulating layer containing a boron element or an aluminum element is formed by a sputtering method using a silicon target or a silicon oxide target containing a boron element or an aluminum element. Alternatively, an insulating layer containing an antimony (Sb) element or a phosphorus (P) element instead of a boron element covers the oxide semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor.
US09130040B2	FinFET semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an active fin on a substrate; oxidizing a portion of the active fin to form an insulating pattern between the active fin and the substrate; forming a first gate pattern on the substrate, wherein the first gate pattern crosses the active fin; exposing the substrate on both sides of the first gate pattern; and forming source/drain regions on the exposed substrate.
US09130017B2	Methods for forming interconnect structures of integrated circuits A method includes forming a hard mask over a low-k dielectric layer, and patterning the hard mask to form an opening. A stress tuning layer is formed over the low-k dielectric layer and in physical contact with the hard mask. The stress tuning layer has an inherent stress, wherein the inherent stress is a near-zero stress or a tensile stress. The low-k dielectric layer is etched to form a trench aligned to the opening, wherein the step of etching is performed using the hard mask as an etching mask.
US09130015B2	Electronic circuits including planar electronic devices A method for use in the manufacture of an electronic circuit comprising at least one substantially planar electronic device is disclosed. The method comprises: forming a structure comprising a layer of active material, at least a first conductive track spaced from and extending in a plane generally parallel to the layer of active material, and a layer of insulative material separating the first conductive track from the layer of active material, the layer of active material having a plurality of insulative features formed therein, each insulative feature at least partly inhibiting electrical current flow in the layer of active material and the plurality of insulative features defining at least a first substantially planar electronic device in the layer of active material comprising at least a respective first terminal and a respective second terminal, each terminal comprising a respective area of the layer of active material, and at least a portion of said first conductive track overlapping one of the first and second terminals; forming a first hole in said structure, said first hole extending through the layer of insulative material and connecting an overlapping portion of the first conductive track to one of the first and second terminals; and filling said first hole at least partly with electrically conductive material so as to provide an electrical connection between the first conductive track and one of the first and second terminals.
US09129984B2	Three dimensional semiconductor device having lateral channel and method of manufacturing the same A 3D semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The 3D semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, an active line including a source region and a drain region formed on the insulating layer, a gate electrode located on a portion of the active line, corresponding to a region between the source region and the drain region, and extending to a direction substantially perpendicular to the active line, and a line-shaped common source node formed to be electrically coupled to the source region and extending substantially in parallel to the gate electrode in a space between gate electrodes.
US09129981B2	Methods for the production of microelectronic packages having radiofrequency stand-off layers Microelectronic packages and methods for fabricating microelectronic packages are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes producing a plurality of vertically-elongated contacts in ohmic contact with interconnect lines contained within one or more redistribution layers built over the frontside of a semiconductor die. A molded radiofrequency (RF) separation or stand-off layer is formed over the redistribution layers through which the plurality of vertically-elongated contacts extend. An antenna structure is fabricated or otherwise provided over the molded RF stand-off layer and electrically coupled to the semiconductor die through at least one of the plurality of vertically-elongated contacts.
US09129980B2	Package 3D interconnection and method of making same A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) package is provided. The method includes mounting a fast plurality of contact members on a surface of a package member, and coupling a second plurality of contact members located on a first surface of an interposer substrate to corresponding ones of the first plurality of contact members. The interposer substrate is configured such that a circuit member mounted to a second surface of the interposer substrate is electrically coupled to the first plurality of contact members.
US09129979B2	Semiconductor device It is made for the layout of the mounting wiring at the time of mounting to become efficient by changing the structure of a semiconductor device.A first chip is mounted on a first die pad, and a second chip is also mounted on a second die pad. A first die pad and a second die pad do division structure in parallel to the first side and second side of sealing body 40. As a result, the pin for an output from a first chip and the pin for control of the circuit for a drive can make it able to project from a counter direction, and can set the wiring layout at the time of mounting as the minimum route.
US09129968B2	Schemes for forming barrier layers for copper in interconnect structures A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes providing a substrate; forming a low-k dielectric layer over the substrate; embedding a conductive wiring into the low-k dielectric layer; and thermal soaking the conductive wiring in a carbon-containing silane-based chemical to form a barrier layer on the conductive wiring. A lining barrier layer is formed in the opening for embedding the conductive wiring. The lining barrier layer may comprise same materials as the barrier layer, and the lining barrier layer may be recessed before forming the barrier layer and may contain a metal that can be silicided.
US09129966B2	Semiconductor device One wiring width of upper and lower wiring paths formed facing each other sandwiching an interlayer insulating film is large, and another wiring width is small; and the wiring widths of mutually adjacent wiring paths are formed to be large and small in alternating fashion on the same wiring layer.
US09129965B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an etch stop layer over a workpiece. The etch stop layer has an etch selectivity to a material layer of the workpiece of greater than about 4 to about 30. The method includes forming an insulating material layer over the etch stop layer, and patterning the insulating material layer using the etch stop layer as an etch stop.
US09129960B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A circuit assembly is disclosed which includes first and second substrates disposed on a heat dissipation base, and first and second semiconductor elements mounted on the first and second substrates. The first and second substrates are wired together, and three main electrode terminals are provided when the first and second semiconductor elements are connected in series, while two main electrode terminals are provided when the first and second semiconductor element are connected in parallel. In both cases, the circuit assembly is covered with a common exterior case so that one portion of each main electrode terminal or one portion of each main electrode terminal is exposed. Parts used in the circuit assembly are shared, and by changing the wiring between the first and second substrates, semiconductor modules with different functions are realized at low cost.
US09129956B2	Device having multiple-layer pins in memory MUX1 layout An integrated circuit (IC) memory device that includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer electrically coupled to the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer formed over the first conductive layer, a third conductive layer separated from the second conductive layer, the third conductive layer formed over the second conductive layer, a fourth conductive layer electrically coupled to the third conductive layer, the fourth conductive layer formed over the third conductive layer, a 2P2E pin box formed in and electrically coupled to the first conductive layer or the second conductive layer and a 1P1E pin box formed in and electrically coupled to the third conductive layer or the fourth conductive layer.
US09129953B2	Method of making a gate structure A method of making a gate structure includes forming a trench in a dielectric layer. The method further includes forming a gate dielectric layer in the trench. The gate dielectric layer defines an opening in the dielectric layer. The method includes forming a gate electrode in the opening. Forming the gate electrode includes filling a width of a bottom portion of the opening with a first metal material. The first metal material has a recess. Forming the gate electrode includes filling an entire width of a top portion of the opening with a homogeneous second metal material. The homogeneous second metal material has a protrusion extending into the recess, and a maximum width of the homogeneous second metal material is equal to a maximum width of the first metal material. A top surface of the gate dielectric layer is co-planar with a top surface of the homogeneous second metal material.
US09129951B2	Coated lead frame bond finger A lead frame includes a lead formed of a conductive material and having first and second ends, opposing first and second main surfaces, and opposing first and second side surfaces each extending between the first and second main surfaces. A polymeric layer is formed at least on the first main surface and the first and second side surfaces of the lead at least proximate the second end of the lead. An opening in the polymeric layer on the first main surface of the lead proximate the second end is provided for connecting the lead to, for example, a semiconductor die via a bond wire.
US09129949B2	Power semiconductor module A power semiconductor module (100) includes: an electrode plate (2) in which a body portion (2a) and an external connection terminal portion (2b) are integrally formed, and the body portion (2a) is arranged on the same flat surface; a semiconductor chip (1) mounted on one surface (mounting surface) (2c) of the body portion (2a); and a resin package (3) in which the other surface (heat dissipation surface) (2d) of the body portion (2a) is exposed, and the body portion (2a) of the electrode plate (2) and the semiconductor chip (1) are sealed with resin. The heat dissipation surface (2d) is the same surface as the bottom (3a) of the resin package (3); and consequently, heat dissipation properties and reliability are improved and a reduction in size can be achieved.
US09129947B2	Multi-chip packaging structure and method In one embodiment, a multi-chip packaging structure can include: (i) N chips, where N is an integer of at least two, and where an upper surface of each chip can include a plurality of pads; (ii) a lead frame with a chip carrier and a plurality of pins, where the N chips are stacked in layers on the chip carrier, and where a chip in an upper layer partially covers a chip in a lower layer such that the plurality of pads of the lower layer chip are exposed; (iii) a plurality of first bonding leads that can connect pads on one chip to pads on another chip; and (iv) a plurality of second bonding leads that can connect pads on at least one chip to the plurality of pins for external connection to the multi-chip packaging structure.
US09129937B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device, includes a semiconductor substrate, a first interconnect layer formed over the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode formed in the first interconnect layer, a gate insulating film formed over the gate electrode, a second interconnect layer formed over the gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer formed in the second interconnect layer, and a via formed in the second interconnect layer and connected to the oxide semiconductor layer. The gate electrode, the gate insulating film and the oxide semiconductor layer overlap in a plan view.
US09129935B1	Multi-chip packages with reduced power distribution network noise A multi-chip package that includes multiple integrated circuits is provided. An integrated circuit in the multi-chip package may be mounted on an interposer. The interposer may be mounted on a package substrate. The integrated circuit may have internal power supply terminals coupled to on-package decoupling (OPD) capacitor circuitry that are formed as part of the package substrate. The power supply terminals on the integrated circuit may be coupled to conductive routing paths and through-silicon vias (TSVs) in the interposer via microbumps. The through-silicon vias in the interposer may be coupled to the OPD capacitor circuitry via flip-chip bumps. The conductive routing paths and the TSVs in the interposer may be coupled to the internal integrated circuit power supply terminals in a way that minimizes power supply resonance noise.
US09129921B2	Method of manufacturing nitride semiconductor device, and burn-in apparatus A method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device, the nitride semiconductor device having an input terminal, a drain terminal, a gate terminal, and an output terminal, includes a burn-in step in which the nitride semiconductor device is heated while inputting an RF signal to the input terminal, applying a drain voltage to the drain terminal, and applying a gate voltage to the gate terminal. The burn-in step is continued until the nitride semiconductor device exhibits a decrease in gate current.
US09129913B2	Formation of barrier layer on device using atomic layer deposition The configuration of one or more barrier layers for encapsulating a device is controlled by setting parameters of atomic layer deposition (ALD). A substrate formed with the device is placed on a susceptor and exposed to multiple cycles of source precursor gas and reactant precursor gas injected by reactors of a deposition device. By adjusting one or more of (i) the relative speed between the susceptor and the reactors, (ii) configuration of the reactors, and (iii) flow rates of the gases injected by the reactors, the configuration of the layers deposited on the device can be controlled. By controlling the configuration of the deposited layers, defects in the deposited layers can be prevented or reduced.
US09129912B2	Encapsulant, encapsulated substrate having semiconductor devices mounting thereon, encapsulated wafer having semiconductor devices forming thereon, semiconductor apparatus, and method for manufacturing semiconductor apparatus The invention provides an encapsulant for collectively encapsulating a semiconductor devices mounting surface of a substrate having semiconductor devices mounting thereon or a semiconductor devices forming surface of a wafer having semiconductor devices forming thereon, and the encapsulant comprises a supporting substrate having a difference of a linear expansion coefficient from that of the substrate or the wafer of 5 ppm or less and a thermosetting resin layer being laminated, wherein the thermosetting resin layer has a shape having a height difference to a thickness direction.
US09129911B2	Boron-doped carbon-based hardmask etch processing Boron-doped carbon-based hardmask etch processing is described. In an example, a method of patterning a film includes etching a boron-doped amorphous carbon layer with a plasma based on a combination of CH4/N2/O2 and a flourine-rich source such as, but not limited to, CF4, SF6 or C2F6.
US09129900B2	Polishing agent and method for polishing substrate using the polishing agent Disclosed is a polishing agent comprising: water; tetravalent metal hydroxide particles; and an additive, wherein the additive contains at least one of a cationic polymer and a cationic polysaccharide. The present invention can provide a polishing agent which is capable of polishing an insulating film at a high speed with less polishing flaws, and having a high polishing rate ratio of a silicon oxide film and a stopper film, in the CMP technology of flattening insulating film. The present invention can also provide a polishing agent set for storing the polishing agent, and a method for polishing a substrate using this polishing agent.
US09129893B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a spin torque written in-plane magnetization magnetoresistive element, placed over the main surface of a semiconductor substrate, whose magnetization state can be changed according to the direction of a current flow; and a first wiring electrically coupled with the magnetoresistive element and extended toward the direction along the main surface. The aspect ratio of the magnetoresistive element as viewed in a plane is a value other than 1. In a memory cell area where multiple memory cells in which the magnetoresistive element and a switching element are electrically coupled with each other are arranged, the following measure is taken: multiple magnetoresistive elements adjoining to each other in the direction of length of each magnetoresistive element as viewed in a plane are so arranged that they are not on an identical straight line extended in the direction of length.
US09129892B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A vertical super junction MOSFET and a lateral MOSFET are integrated on the same semiconductor substrate. The lateral MOSFET is electrically isolated from the vertical super junction MOSFET by an n-buried isolating layer and an n-diffused isolating layer. The lateral MOSFET is formed of a p-well region formed in an n− semiconductor layer bounded by the n-buried isolating layer and n-diffused isolating layer, an n-source region and n-drain region formed in the p-well region, and a gate electrode that covers a portion of the p-well region sandwiched by the n-source region and n-drain region. As the n-buried isolating layer is formed at the same time as an n-layer (3) of the vertical super junction MOSFET, it is possible to reduce cost. Also, it is possible to suppress parasitic action between the elements with the n-buried isolating layer.
US09129885B2	Power semiconductor module A power semiconductor module in which temperature rise of switching elements made of a Si semiconductor can be suppressed low and efficiency of cooling the module can be enhanced. To that end, the power semiconductor module includes switching elements made of the Si semiconductor and diodes made of a wide-bandgap semiconductor, the diodes are arranged in the middle region of the power semiconductor module, and the switching elements are arranged in both sides or in the periphery of the middle region of the power semiconductor module.
US09129884B2	Solder bump joining structure with low resistance joining member A semiconductor device is provided with a wiring substrate including a connection pad, a joining member joined with the connection pad, and a semiconductor chip including a connection terminal electrically connected to the connection pad via the joining member. The joining member consists of a first intermetallic compound layer formed at a boundary between the connection pad and the joining member, a second intermetallic compound layer formed at a boundary between the connection terminal and the joining member, a third intermetallic compound layer composed of an intermetallic compound of Cu6Sn5 or (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 and formed between the first intermetallic compound layer and the second intermetallic compound layer, and discrete metal grains, each being composed of a simple substance of Bi, in the third intermetallic compound layer. Surfaces of each of the metal grains are completely covered by the third intermetallic compound layer so that the metal grains do not form a layer.
US09129881B2	Solid-state imaging device with charge holding section between trenched transfer gate sections, manufacturing method of same, and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel having a photoelectric conversion element which generates a charge in response to incident light, a first transfer gate which transfers the charge from the photoelectric conversion element to a charge holding section, and a second transfer gate which transfers the charge from the charge holding section to a floating diffusion. The first transfer gate includes a trench gate structure having at least two trench gate sections embedded in a depth direction of a semiconductor substrate, and the charge holding section includes a semiconductor region positioned between adjacent trench gate sections.
US09129860B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof In this embodiment, a mask material is formed above a film to be processed, and a plurality of sacrifice films are formed above the mask material, each of the sacrifice films having a columnar shape. Then, a sidewall film is formed on a sidewall of the sacrifice films, and then the sacrifice films are removed. Thereafter, the sidewall films are caused to flow. In addition, a plurality of holes are formed in the mask material using the sidewall film as a mask. Then, isotropic etching is performed for the mask material to etch back the sidewall of the mask material with respect to a sidewall of the sidewall film by a first distance. Thereafter, a deposition layer is deposited inside the plurality of holes to close an opening of the plurality of holes with the deposition layer. Anisotropic etching is conducted to remove the deposition layer in the opening.
US09129858B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a memory cell transistor that is formed via a first gate insulating film on an active region of a memory cell region and has a gate electrode including a first charge storage layer, a first interelectrode insulating film, and a first control gate electrode film. A transistor, which includes a second gate insulating film on the active region or a peripheral circuit region and a gate electrode including a second charge storage layer, a second interelectrode insulating film, and a second control gate electrode film, is also provided. A groove with a funnel shape is formed in a trap film of the second charge storage layer, and the second control gate electrode film and the polysilicon film of the second charge storage layer are interconnected via the groove.
US09129845B2	Buried low-resistance metal word lines for cross-point variable-resistance material memories Variable-resistance material memories include a buried salicide word line disposed below a diode. Variable-resistance material memories include a metal spacer spaced apart and next to the diode. Processes include the formation of one of the buried salicide word line and the metal spacer. Devices include the variable-resistance material memories and one of the buried salicided word line and the spacer word line.
US09129831B2	Resistor memory bit-cell and circuitry and method of making the same A resistive memory cell control unit, integrated circuit, and method are described herein. The resistive memory cell control unit includes a switching transistor and a resistive memory cell. The switching transistor includes a gate disposed on a first surface of a semiconductor substrate, a source, and a drain each disposed in the semiconductor substrate, a gate terminal disposed on the first surface and connected to the gate, a source terminal disposed on the first surface and connected to the source, and a drain terminal connected to the drain and disposed on a second surface opposite the first surface. The resistive memory cell is disposed on the second surface and has a first end connected to the drain terminal. The structure provides a small area and simple manufacturing process for a resistive memory cell integrated circuit.
US09129828B2	Semiconductor device with chip having a different number of front surface electrodes and back surface electrodes A semiconductor device in which a plurality of semiconductor chips having different planar sizes are stacked with a degree of freedom in design of each of the semiconductor chips is provided. A logic chip, a redistribution chip, and a memory chip having a larger planar size than the logic chip are mounted over a wiring board. The logic chip and the memory chip are electrically connected via the redistribution chip. The redistribution chip includes a plurality of front surface electrodes formed to a front surface facing the wiring board, and a plurality of back surface electrodes formed to a back surface opposite to the surface. The redistribution chip has a plurality of through silicon vias, and a plurality of lead wirings formed to the front surface or the back surface and electrically connecting the plurality of through silicon vias and the front surface electrodes or the back surface electrodes.
US09129826B2	Epoxy bump for overhang die In a semiconductor assembly having stacked elements, discrete bumps made of a polymer such as an electrically nonconductive epoxy are interposed between the upper surface of a substrate and the lower surface of the overhanging part of an elevated element (die or package) with the discrete bump directly under bond sites on the elevated element.
US09129819B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A breakdown voltage structure portion includes a field plate with an annular polysilicon field plate and a metal field plate. In the breakdown voltage structure portion, a plurality of annular guard rings are provided in a surface layer of the semiconductor substrate. The polysilicon field plates are separately arranged on the inner circumferential side and the outer circumferential side of the guard ring. Polysilicon bridges that connect the polysilicon field plates on the inner and outer circumferential sides are provided on at least one guard ring among the plurality of guard rings at a predetermined interval so as to be arranged over the entire circumference of the guard ring. The metal field plate is provided on the guard ring in a corner portion of the breakdown voltage structure portion and at least one guard ring in a straight portion of the breakdown voltage structure portion.
US09129815B2	Semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device comprising a substrate including a first area and a second area, first through third crystalline layers sequentially stacked on the first area and having first through third lattice constants, respectively, a first gate electrode formed on the third crystalline layer, fourth and fifth crystalline layers sequentially stacked on the second area and having fourth and fifth lattice constants, respectively, and a second gate electrode formed on the fifth crystalline layer, wherein the third lattice constant is greater than the second lattice constant, the second lattice constant is greater than the first lattice constant, and the fifth lattice constant is smaller than the fourth lattice constant.
US09129811B2	Method and board for growing high-quality graphene layer using high pressure annealing This invention relates to a method and board for forming a graphene layer, and more particularly, to a method of forming a high-quality graphene layer using high pressure annealing and to a board used therein. The method of forming the graphene layer includes forming a reaction barrier layer on a substrate layer, forming a metal catalyst layer which functions as a catalyst for forming the graphene layer on the reaction barrier layer, subjecting a board including a stack of the layers to high pressure annealing, and growing the graphene layer on the metal catalyst layer. This board is subjected to high pressure annealing before growth of the graphene layer, and the reaction barrier layer is formed using a material having high adhesion energy to the metal catalyst layer so as to suppress migration of metal catalyst atoms.
US09129809B2	Silicon controlled rectifier for high voltage applications In a silicon-controlled rectifier, an anode region includes p-type anode well regions which are laterally surrounded by an n-type well region. A length of a p-type anode well region, as measured in a first direction, is greater than a width of the p-type anode well region, as measured in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A p-type well region meets the n-type well region at a junction, wherein the junction extends between the p-type well region and n-type well region in the second direction. A cathode region includes a plurality of n-type cathode well regions which are formed in the p-type well region. A length of an n-type cathode well region, as measured in the first direction, is greater than a width of the n-type cathode well region, as measured in the second direction.
US09129802B2	Lateral semiconductor device with vertical breakdown region A lateral semiconductor device having a vertical region for providing a protective avalanche breakdown (PAB) is disclosed. The lateral semiconductor device has a lateral structure that includes a conductive substrate, semi-insulating layer(s) disposed on the conductive substrate, device layer(s) disposed on the semi-insulating layer(s), along with a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the device layer(s). The vertical region is separated from the source electrode by a lateral region wherein the vertical region has a relatively lower breakdown voltage level than a relatively higher breakdown voltage level of the lateral region for providing the PAB within the vertical region to prevent a potentially damaging breakdown of the lateral region. The vertical region is structured to be more rugged than the lateral region and thus will not be damaged by a PAB event.
US09129801B2	Thermally labile precursor compounds for improving the interparticulate contact sites and for filling the interstices in semiconductive metal oxide particle layers The present invention relates to a process for producing a layer comprising at least one semiconductive metal oxide on a substrate, comprising at least the steps of: (A) applying a porous layer of at least one semiconductive metal oxide to a substrate, (B) treating the porous layer from step (A) with a solution comprising at least one precursor compound of the semiconductive metal oxide, such that the pores of the porous layer are at least partly filled with this solution and (C) thermally treating the layer obtained in step (B) in order to convert the at least one precursor compound of the semiconductive metal oxide to the semiconductive metal oxide, wherein the at least one precursor compound of the at least one semiconductive metal oxide in step (B) is selected from the group consisting of carboxylates of mono-, di- or polycarboxylic acids having at least three carbon atoms or derivatives of mono-, di- or polycarboxylic acids, alkoxides, hydroxides, semicarbazides, carbamates, hydroxamates, isocyanates, amidines, amidrazones, urea derivatives, hydroxylamines, oximes, oximates, urethanes, ammonia, amines, phosphines, ammonium compounds, nitrates, nitrites or azides of the corresponding metal, and mixtures thereof.
US09129800B2	Manufacturing method for a semiconductor on insulator type substrate for radiofrequency applications The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor on insulator type substrate for radio frequency applications, comprising the following steps in sequence: (a) provision of a silicon substrate with an electrical resistivity of more than 500 Ohm.cm, (b) formation of a polycrystalline silicon layer on the substrate, the method comprising a step between steps a) and b) to form a dielectric material layer, different from a native oxide layer, on the substrate, between 0.5 and 10 nm thick.
US09129776B2	Differing boost voltages applied to two or more anodeless electrodes for plasma processing This disclosure describes a non-dissipative snubber circuit configured to boost a voltage applied to a load after the load's impedance rises rapidly. The voltage boost can thereby cause more rapid current ramping after a decrease in power delivery to the load which results from the load impedance rise. In particular, the snubber can comprise a combination of a unidirectional switch, a voltage multiplier, and a current limiter. In some cases, these components can be a diode, voltage doubler, and an inductor, respectively.
US09129768B2	Multipole electrical switching device A switching device include at least two switching poles. Each of the switching poles has one current path and one switching contact system for opening and closing the current path, wherein a movable contact arrangement of the switching contact system of the switching poles has an integral switching shaft segment, formed from insulating material, which bears a contact lever arrangement and in which the switching shaft segments of adjacent switching poles are connected by way of at least two connecting branches; so as to form the switching shaft. The connecting branches extending at a distance parallel to the axis of rotation and are formed from corresponding connecting elements. In at least one embodiment, all of the connection elements of the at least two connecting branches are formed by first sections of the integral switching shaft segments, which bear the contact lever arrangements.
US09129752B2	Ceramic electronic component and method of manufacturing the same There are provided a ceramic electronic component and a method of manufacturing the same. The ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic element; and an internal electrode layer formed within the ceramic element, having a thickness of 0.5 μm or less, and including a non-electrode region formed therein, wherein an area ratio of the non-electrode region to an electrode region of the internal electrode layer, in a cross section of the internal electrode layer is between 0.1% and 10%, and the non-electrode region includes a ceramic component.
US09129751B2	Highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells using microtextured electron collecting anode and nanoporous and interdigitated hole collecting cathode and method for making same The present invention generally relates to the field of photovoltaic devices. Specifically, the present invention relates to the areas of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
US09129742B2	Gas turbine engine comprising an ultra high temperature circuit coupling open core transformer An inductance-stable ultra high temperature circuit coupling transformer (50) used to transmit and receive alternating current power and/or data signals (29″, 33″). Primary (30″) and secondary (34″) windings are formed on nanostructured laminated (31′) primary and secondary steel cores (32″) having a Curie temperature exceeding an ultra high operating temperature. The operating range can extend from ambient to 250° C. or to in excess of 550° C. or up to 700° C. with a change in inductance of less than 10% in various embodiments.
US09129739B2	Resin-molded stereo wound-core dry-type amorphous alloy transformer The patent discloses a resin-molded stereo wound-core dry-type amorphous alloy transformer, belonging to the field of power equipment. The resin-molded stereo wound-core dry-type amorphous alloy transformer disclosed is characterized in its stereo wound-core structure. Three lower yokes are provided on a welded base of a lower clamp, and an upper clamp and a lower clamp are connected with each other by press screws. Its low-voltage windings are with a foil-wound or cylindrical structure, while its high-voltage windings are wound with oxygen-free copper wires wrapped in NOMEX® paper and processed through vacuum pressure impregnation. In addition, several upper and lower padding blocks are involved to support and compress the high-voltage and low-voltage windings, so that the product is formed in a rigid stereo frame structure.
US09129733B2	Laminated inductor element and manufacturing method thereof A laminated inductor element is configured to prevent warpage of the entire element with a structure in which a non-magnetic ferrite layer on an upper surface side is reduced in thickness to achieve a reduction in height of the entire element, a non-magnetic ferrite layer on a lower surface side is increased in thickness to be thicker than the non-magnetic ferrite layer so as to prevent a metal component diffused from a magnetic ferrite layer from coming into electrical contact with a land electrode of a mounting substrate, and an inductor is disposed toward the lower surface side across a non-magnetic ferrite layer.
US09129721B2	Direct current (DC) transmission system comprising a thickness controlled laminated insulation layer and method of manufacturing A direct current transmission system and a method for preparation including an electrical conductor layer, an inner semiconductive layer covering the conductor layer, an insulation layer provided on the semi-conductive layer including laminated polymer material and impregnated with a high viscosity fluid, and including an inner part, a middle part, an outer part, and an outer semi-conductive layer covering the insulation layer. The inner part has a first thickness, the middle part has a second thickness and the outer part has a third thickness, whereby the second thickness is greater than the first thickness and greater than the third thickness. The laminated polymer material within each part has a constant thickness and constant ratio of polymer to laminated material and wherein at least one of the parts has a thickness ratio of less than 35%.
US09129720B2	Synthesis of uniform nanoparticle shapes with high selectivity This invention provides non-spherical nanoparticle compositions that are the reaction product of a source of a Group 12, 13, 14, or 15 metal or metalloid; a source of a Group 15 or 16 element; and a source of a quaternary ammonium compound or phosphonium compound; wherein nanoparticle tetrapods comprise 75-100 number percent of the nanoparticle products.
US09129711B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes memory cells each given one of threshold voltages to store data, and a controller configured to use read voltages to determine threshold voltages of the memory cells. The controller is configured to use voltages over a window to read data from the memory cells to determine distribution of the threshold voltages of the memory cells to estimate a read voltage. The controller is further configured to execute the estimation of a read voltage for each of the read voltages. The controller is further configured to use an estimated value of a first read voltage of the read voltages to determine a window for estimation of a second read voltage of the read voltages.
US09129701B2	Asymmetric state detection for non-volatile storage Techniques are disclosed herein for determining whether there is a defect that occurred as a result of programming non-volatile storage elements. Example defects include: broken word lines, control gate to substrate shorts, word line to word line shorts, double writes, etc. The memory cells may be programmed such that there will be a substantially even distribution of the memory cells in different data states. After programming, the memory cells are sensed at one or more reference levels. Two sub-groups of memory cells are strategically formed based on the sensing to enable detection of defects in a simple and efficient manner. The sub-groups may have a certain degree of separation of the data states to avoid missing a defect. The number of memory cells in one sub-group is compared with the other. If there is a significant imbalance between the two sub-groups, then a defect is detected.
US09129698B2	Solid state storage device and sensing voltage setting method thereof A solid state storage device and sensing voltage setting method thereof are provided, and the method includes following steps. A predetermined read voltage of the memory cells is adjusted to obtain a plurality of detection read voltages. The predetermined read voltage and the detection read voltages are respectively applied to a plurality of memory cells in order to read a plurality of verification bit data. A plurality of statistical parametric values between the predetermined read voltage and the detection read voltages adjacent to each other is calculated and recorded according to the verification bit data corresponding to the predetermined read voltage and the detection read voltages. An optimized read voltage is obtained according to the statistical parametric values.
US09129691B2	Voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy (VCMA) switch and magneto-electric memory (MeRAM) Voltage controlled magnetic tunnel junctions and memory devices are described which provide efficient high speed switching of non-volatile magnetic devices at high cell densities. Implementations are described which provide a wide range of voltage control alternatives with in-plane and perpendicular magnetization, bidirectionally switched magnetization, and control of domain wall dynamics.
US09129690B2	Method and system for providing magnetic junctions having improved characteristics A method and apparatus provide a magnetic memory including magnetic junctions on a substrate. The apparatus include an RIE chamber and an ion milling chamber. The chambers are coupled such that the magnetic memory is movable between the chambers without exposing the magnetic memory to ambient. The method provides magnetic junction layers and a hard mask layer on the magnetic junction layers. A hard mask is formed from the hard mask layer using an RIE. The magnetic junction layers are ion milled after the RIE and without exposing the magnetic memory to an ambient after the RIE. The ion milling defines at least part of each magnetic junction. A magnetic junction may be provided. The magnetic junction includes pinned, nonmagnetic spacer, and free layers. The free layer has a width of not more than twenty nanometers and is switchable when a write current is passed through the magnetic junction.
US09129689B2	Tracking erase pulses for non-volatile memory A data storage device includes a memory and a controller and may perform a method that includes comparing, in the controller, a count of erase pulses to an erase pulse threshold. The count of erase pulses corresponds to a particular region of the non-volatile memory. The method includes, in response to the count of erase pulse satisfying the erase pulse threshold, initiating a remedial action with respect to the particular region of the non-volatile memory.
US09129688B2	Semiconductor memory device capable of reducing chip size According to one embodiment, a first well of the first conductivity type which is formed in a substrate. a second well of a second conductivity type which is formed in the first well. The plurality of memory cells, the plurality of first bit line select transistors, and the plurality of second bit line select transistors are formed in the second well, and the plurality of first bit line select transistors and the plurality of second bit line select transistors are arranged on a side of the sense amplifier with respect to the plurality of memory cells of the plurality of bit lines.
US09129687B2	OTP memory cell having low current leakage A one time programmable memory cell having twin wells to improve dielectric breakdown while minimizing current leakage. The memory cell is manufactured using a standard CMOS process used for core and I/O (input/output) circuitry. A two transistor memory cell having an access transistor and an anti-fuse device, or a single transistor memory cell 100 having a dual thickness gate oxide 114 & 116, are formed in twin wells 102 & 104. The twin wells are opposite in type to each other, where one can be an N-type well 102 while the other can be a P-type well 104. The anti-fuse device is formed with a thin gate oxide and in a well similar to that used for the core circuitry. The access transistor is formed with a thick gate oxide and in a well similar to that used for I/O circuitry.
US09129682B2	Semiconductor memory device and method of operating the same In a semiconductor memory device and a method of operating the same, a memory block including memory cells is divided into memory groups. A level of bit line voltage applied to a bit line coupled to the memory cells included in each of the memory groups varies according to a distance between a row decoder and each memory groups during a program operation. Characteristics of the threshold voltage distribution of the memory cells in the semiconductor memory device may be improved without deteriorating performance of the program.
US09129680B2	Self-biasing multi-reference Current appearing on a bit-line with no memory cells asserted may be used during a bit-line pre-charge time before a read is performed so as to bias a gate-drain shorted PMOS pull-up device connected between the bit-line and a power supply at a VDD potential. The capacitance connected to the gate of this PMOS pull-up device may be used to “store” the resultant gate-source voltage when the drain is disconnected once the pre-charge time is completed. Once the read operation starts, the current of the PMOS pull-up device that has the “stored” resultant gate-source voltage and the “stored” resultant gate-source voltage itself are re-used as the references, or multi-reference, for sensing the state of an asserted memory cell connected to the bit-line during the read operation thereof.
US09129677B2	Memory device and method of controlling memory device According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a plurality of global column lines arranged in parallel and extending in a first direction; a plurality of row lines extending in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of column lines in a two-dimensional arrangement, which extend in a third direction which is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction; and a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells arranged at intersections between the row lines and the column lines.
US09129675B2	Resistive memory devices and methods of operating the same Resistive memory driving methods are provided. The methods may include applying an operating voltage set according to a mode of operation to a selected word line among the plurality of word lines and a selected bit line among the plurality of bit lines within a line delay period.
US09129671B2	Semiconductor device identifier generation method and semiconductor device A method (100) is disclosed of generating an identifier from a semiconductor device (600) comprising a volatile memory (610) having a plurality of memory cells. The method comprises causing (110) the memory cells to assume a plurality of pseudo-random bit values inherent to variations in the microstructure of the memory cells; retrieving (120) the bit values from at least a subset of the plurality of memory cells; and generating the identifier from the retrieved bit values. The method (100) is based on the realization that a substantial amount of the cells of a volatile memory can assume a bit value that is governed by underlying variations in manufacturing process parameters; this for instance occurs at power-up for an SRAM or after a time period without refresh for a DRAM. This can be used for several identification purposes, such as identifying a semiconductor device (600) comprising the volatile memory (610), or for secure key generation by mapping error-correcting code words onto the identifier bit locations. The present invention further includes a semiconductor device (600, 1000) configured to be subjectable to the method (100) of the present invention.
US09129667B2	Semiconductor device and driving method thereof A semiconductor device in which a nonvolatile memory can normally operate and power saving can be performed with a P-state function, and a driving method of the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes: a first circuit configured to control a state including a driving voltage and a clock frequency of a processor core; a first memory circuit and a second memory circuit which store state data; a second circuit generating a power supply voltage and a third circuit generating a clock which are electrically connected to the first circuit; and the processor core electrically connected to the second circuit and the third circuit through a switch. The processor cores includes: a volatile memory; and a nonvolatile memory transmitting and receiving data to/from the first memory.
US09129666B1	Robust commands for timing calibration or recalibration A memory device is placed in a mode that redefines the command set used to control the memory device. This may occur either in anticipation of the memory system falling out of calibration, or after it has already fallen out of calibration. The redefined command set is designed such that it may be reliably received by the memory device at the specified rate even if the memory system has fallen out of calibration. The redefined command set is then used to issue command(s) to recalibrate one or more communication links such that they can exchange data, commands, and/or addresses at a specified rate. After recalibration, the memory device is returned to responding to the original command set.
US09129655B2	Time compressing video content Methods and systems for compressing video content are presented. The methods and systems include analyzing a sequence of media frames stored in the memory device and calculating a displacement level of each of the media frames. The displacement level indicates how different each of the media frames is to a previous media frame. The sequence of media frames is divided into a plurality of cuts where each cut ends at a media frame having a substantially high displacement level. Frames to be removed from the sequence of media frames are identified in each cut based upon the frame's displacement level. The identified frames are then removed.
US09129652B1	Method for efficient write operations on a data carrier with overlapping data tracks and device thereof A method and a device for efficient write operations are disclosed, which may be used in connection with shingled magnetic recording (SMR) in order to reduce write amplification (read-modify-write). The tracks on at least one data carrier surface are grouped into bands, and the address space of logical block addresses is divided into address subsets. Each of these address subsets is permanently assigned to a dedicated selection of tracks derived from all bands. Depending on the embodiment, the dedicated selection of tracks may be chosen in such a way that no write amplification occurs in a first phase and/or that recent data or newly added data can be altered without necessitating read-modify-write.
US09129651B2	Array-reader based magnetic recording systems with quadrature amplitude modulation A magnetic recording system includes an array of analog inputs operable to receive analog signals retrieved from a magnetic storage medium, a quadrature amplitude modulator operable to combine the analog signals to yield a quadrature amplitude modulated signal, a quadrature amplitude demodulator operable to yield a plurality of demodulated signals from the quadrature amplitude modulated signal corresponding to each channel of the array, and a joint equalizer operable to filter the plurality of demodulated signals to yield an equalized output.
US09129644B2	System and method for rendering in accordance with location of virtual objects in real-time There is provided a system and method for rendering in accordance with location of virtual objects in real-time. There is provided a method for persistent association of a graphic overlay with a virtual object in a displayable environment, comprising receiving a first three-dimensional coordinate of the virtual object in the displayable environment, determining a three-dimensional coordinate of the graphic overlay in accordance with the first three-dimensional coordinate of the virtual object, tracking a movement of the virtual object in the displayable environment by receiving one or more second three-dimensional coordinates of the virtual object, and modifying the three-dimensional coordinate of the graphic overlay in accordance with the one or more second three-dimensional coordinates of the virtual object.
US09129643B2	Method and apparatus for creating a media sequence with automatic selection of an optimal sequence preset A method and apparatus for creating a media sequence with an optimal sequence preset comprising accessing a plurality of media, wherein each media file in the plurality of media files comprises at least one frame comprising at least one object; calculating a sequence perimeter based on a union of a plurality of calculated frame perimeters for the plurality of media files, wherein the frame perimeter comprises each of the at least one objects in the at least one frame of the plurality of files; determining a sequence preset within a threshold of the calculated sequence perimeter; creating a sequence using the determined sequence preset; importing into the sequence that portion of the at least one frame of each media file in the plurality of media files that is within the calculated frame perimeter; and aligning each calculated frame perimeter of each file imported into the sequence with the sequence preset.
US09129640B2	Collaborative digital video platform that enables synchronized capture, curation and editing of multiple user-generated videos CROWDFLIK is a video platform for mobile devices that allows multiple simultaneous videos of an event to be submitted to a proprietary platform to allow users to combine, tag, edit, view, save, curate and share personalized edits and other edits from the submitted videos. The CROWDFLIK platform, which includes mobile devices with a suitable software application and networked hosting platform, enables crowd captured, crowd curated and crowd created video. The CROWDFLIK app achieves the synchronized edit functionality by uniquely tagging captured video with location/time stamp and ‘cuts’ the video in synchronized segments of a pre-determined length of Y second(s).
US09129638B1	High performance perpendicular magnetic granular media consisting of multiple exchange control layers A perpendicular magnetic recording media comprises a substrate, a first magnetic oxide layer, a first exchange control layer, a second magnetic oxide layer, a second exchange control layer, and a magnetic cap layer positioned above the substrate, in this order. The first magnetic oxide layer may have an anisotropy energy (Ku) between 6×106 and 8×106 erg/cm3, and a magnetization (Ms) between 600 and 800 emu/cm3. The second magnetic oxide layer may have a Ku between 5×106 and 8×106 erg/cm3, and an Ms between 550 and 750 emu/cm3. The first exchange control layer may have an Ms between 0 and 100 emu/cm3. The second exchange control layer may have an Ms between 0 and 40 emu/cm3.
US09129630B1	Data storage device employing full servo sectors on first disk surface and mini servo sectors on second disk surface A data storage device is disclosed comprising a first head actuated over a first disk surface comprising servo tracks defined by full servo sectors, and a second head actuated over a second disk surface comprising servo tracks defined by mini servo sectors. At least part of a track address is read from one of the full servo sectors to generate at least one high order bit of a full track address, and at least part of a track address is read from one of the mini servo sectors to generate at least one low order bit of the full track address. The high order bit and the low order bit are combined to generate at least part of the full track address, and during an access of the second disk surface, the second head is servoed over the second disk surface based on the full track address.
US09129625B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording heads including components made of nickel alloys A magnetic device including a write pole, a magnetic reader, or both; and one or more shields adjacent at least a portion of the write pole or the magnetic reader, or both, wherein at least a portion of the one or more shields includes or is made from Ni100-aXa, wherein X is chosen from: Ru, Re, Zr, Cr, and Cu; and a is the atomic percent of the element X, and can range from about 20 to about 90.
US09129624B1	DSA suspension with microactuators extending to gimbal through flexible connectors A dual stage actuated (DSA) suspension includes two PZT microactuators that are attached at their first ends to a non-gimbaled portion of the suspension such as the portion of the flexure that is rigidly attached to the load beam, and are attached at their second ends to the gimbaled portion of the suspension such as the gimbal tongue through flexible connectors that can be formed integrally with the suspension's flexure. The flexible connectors are flexible enough so as not to interfere with the suspension's gimballing action. The flexible connectors transmit force from the PZTs to the gimbal as the PZTs expand and contract in order to rotate the gimbal and thus effect fine movements of the head slider.
US09129620B2	Devices including at least one adhesion layer and methods of forming adhesion layers Devices that include a near field transducer (NFT), the NFT having a disc and a peg, and the peg having an air bearing surface; and at least one adhesion layer positioned on the air bearing surface of the peg, the adhesion layer including one or more of the following: tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), chromium (Cr), silicon (Si), nickel (Ni), tantalum (Ta), titanium (Ti), yttrium (Y), vanadium (V), magnesium (Mg), cobalt (Co), tin (Sn), niobium (Nb), hafnium (Hf), and combinations thereof; tantalum oxide, titanium oxide, tin oxide, indium oxide, and combinations thereof; vanadium carbide (VC), tungsten carbide (WC), titanium carbide (TiC), chromium carbide (CrC), cobalt carbide (CoC), nickel carbide (NiC), yttrium carbide (YC), molybdenum carbide (MoC), and combinations thereof and titanium nitride (TiN), zirconium nitride (ZrN), hafnium nitride (HfN), and combinations thereof.
US09129613B2	Optical information reproducing device An optical information reproducing device, takes advantage of holography and can precisely detect a well-known pattern disposed at a prescribed location within a page and is used for correcting position deviation, rotation deviation, and magnification deviation. The optical fiber reproducing device includes a detection unit that detects the position information of a marker as a well-known pattern from a page as a 2-dimensional reproduction signal from a hologram, a detection error position estimating unit that estimates presence/absence of detection error in the position information of the marker and estimates the position where the detection error occurs if there is detection error, a position correcting unit that corrects the marker position information of the detection error position specified by the detection error position estimating unit, and a signal detection unit that detects each signal from within the page based on the corrected marker position information.
US09129612B2	Six-dimensional optical multilayer storage using two-photon absorption writing, erasing and optical coherence tomography reading This invention relates a method of six-dimensional optical multilayer storage using two-photon absorption writing, erasing and optical coherence tomography reading and the apparatus designed based on this method. The invented system stores data in three spatial dimensions plus three physical dimensions of wavelength, intensity and polarization. It has large storage capacity of over 32 Tbytes per DVD sized disk and ultrafast reading speed of over 25 Gbits/s with high signal-to-noise ratio of over 76 dB. The larger capacity of over 1 Pbyte per disk is potential. Furthermore, the invented system has relatively simple optical structure, easy light manipulation for addressing the storage cell and high compatibility with the CDs and DVDs. It is an actually practicable optical large capacity storage technology.
US09129603B2	Method of enabling a foolproof home energy device control network including human language catchphrases A foolproof method of adding network-enabled energy control devices to a home energy device control network by associating an easy-to-remember catchphrase composed of ordinary words with a unique MAC address or EUI identifier of the network-enabled device. The device manufacturer associates a unique catchphrase with each device and stores the catchphrases and associated MAC addresses in a database along with the device information required to commission the device onto the user's network. When the user enters the catchphrase, the catchphrase is sent to the manufacturer's server for retrieving the MAC address and corresponding device information. When a valid catchphrase is entered and accepted, the device can be commissioned onto the user's network.
US09129602B1	Mimicking user speech patterns Approaches are described for generating an audio signal that mimics speech captured a computing device. An input audio signal (e.g., a speech signal) can be transformed from the time domain into another domain, to generate one or more audio signal segments, where each segment can correspond to a window of time. The device can then determine, for each audio signal segment, a feature characteristic of the audio signal, such as a phoneme. Each one of segments can be mapped, based at least in part on the respective feature characteristic, to a model audio signal. The device can then generate an output audio signal including each model audio signal as determined by the mapping, where the output audio signal is in a sequence associated with the input audio signal.
US09129601B2	System and method for dialog modeling Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable media for dialog modeling. The method includes receiving spoken dialogs annotated to indicate dialog acts and task/subtask information, parsing the spoken dialogs with a hierarchical, parse-based dialog model which operates incrementally from left to right and which only analyzes a preceding dialog context to generate parsed spoken dialogs, and constructing a functional task structure of the parsed spoken dialogs. The method can further either interpret user utterances with the functional task structure of the parsed spoken dialogs or plan system responses to user utterances with the functional task structure of the parsed spoken dialogs. The parse-based dialog model can be a shift-reduce model, a start-complete model, or a connection path model.
US09129600B2	Method and apparatus for encoding an audio signal A hybrid speech encoder detects changes from music-like sounds to speech-like sounds. When the encoder detects music-like sounds (e.g., music), it operates in a first mode, in which it employs a frequency domain coder. When the encoder detects speech-like sounds (e.g., human speech), it operates in a second mode, and employs a time domain or waveform coder. When a switch occurs, the encoder backfills a gap in the signal with a portion of the signal occurring after the gap.
US09129587B2	Method, device and system for eliminating noises with multi-microphone array To solve the problems with the prior art that a multi-microphone array cannot inhibit broad-band noises well and cannot be used in the increasingly widespread broad-band communication, embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a device and a system for eliminating noises with multi-microphone array. The method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises according to the number of different spacings between each of pairs of microphones of the multi-microphone array, dividing a full frequency band into the same number of sub-bands; decomposing signals of each of the pairs of microphones with the different spacings into a corresponding one of the sub-bands, wherein the larger the spacing between each pair of microphones is, the lower the frequencies of the sub-band into which the signals of the pair of microphones are decomposed will be; adaptively reducing the noises in the decomposed signals of each of the pairs of microphones with the different spacings in the corresponding sub-band to obtain noise-reduced signals for each of the sub-bands; and synthesizing the noise-reduced signals of each of the sub-bands to obtain a signal in which the noises have been reduced with the multi-microphone array in the full frequency band. The embodiments of the present invention can be used in scenarios of hands-free video calls.
US09129583B2	Systems and methods of note event adjustment A graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio editing application enables a user to easily and conveniently shift a temporal and/or pitch of a sequence of note events within a musical piece, e.g., via a touch-sensitive display. The GUI displays a set of note events on a matrix grid and a subset of the note events (e.g., selected by the user) on a note events grid that overlaps the matrix grid. The note events grid is moveable with respect to the matrix grid such that the subset of note events is shifted against the remaining note events while the note events within the subset maintain a spatial relationship with respect to each other. Further, the user can shift the note events grid (and the note events therein) to any location within the matrix grid, without unintentionally snapping the note events to a nearest grid location on the matrix grid.
US09129570B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus, includes: a display panel including: gate lines extended in a first direction, data lines extended in a second direction, sub-pixels, and a first color filter, a second color filter, and a substantially colorless portion sequentially arranged in the first direction in one-to-one correspondence with the sub-pixels; and a light providing unit configured to supply a first color of light and a second color of light different from the first color of light to the display panel in association with a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame, respectively. At least some of the sub-pixels are grouped into a sub-pixel group including an “a”×“b” matrix arrangement, the sub-pixel group being connected to an amount “a” of the gate lines and an amount “b” of the data lines, and “a” and “b” are positive integers greater than zero and “b” is greater than “a.”
US09129566B2	Image displaying medium, image display device, writing device and displaying method The present invention provides an image display medium comprising a pair of substrates at least one of which having translucency, the substrates being disposed opposite to each other with a gap, a dispersion medium which has translucency and is enclosed in a space between the pair of substrates; and plural kinds of particle groups which are movably dispersed in the dispersion medium, move according to an electric field formed, and have different colors and forces for separation from the substrates.
US09129562B2	Emission control line driver and organic light emitting display using the same An emission control line driver is capable of securing the stability of an output and of freely controlling the width of emission control signals. The emission control line driver includes a plurality of stages respectively coupled to emission control lines. Each of the stages includes a plurality of transistors that are configured to output the emission control signal. The width of the emission control signal may be controlled to correspond to the width of a start signal. Furthermore, a circuit structure of the stages is simplified.
US09129558B2	Organic light emitting display and method of driving the same An organic light emitting display and method of driving the display are disclosed. The display is driven with an ith frame and an (i+1)th frame, wherein the (i+1)th frame has a shorter duration than the ith frame. The driving signals for the display are adjusted so that the apparent brightness of the frames is substantially equal.
US09129554B2	Organic light-emitting display device with data driver operable with signal line carrying both data signal and sensing signal An organic light emitting display device having a data line that is used for sending data voltage signals to pixels from a data driver as well as send sensor signals for detecting threshold voltage levels of driving transistors in the pixels at different times. By using the same data line to transmit the data voltage signals and the sensor signals, the number of signal lines in the organic light emitting display can be reduced. The data driver also includes switches for selectively coupling the data line to a driver unit or an analog to digital converter (ADC) unit.
US09129552B2	Display devices using feedback enhanced light emitting diode Display devices using feedback-enhanced light emitting diodes may include active and passive matrix displays and projection displays. A light emissive element disposed between feedback elements is used as light emitting element in the display devices. The light emissive element may include organic or non-organic material. The feedback elements coupled to an emissive element allow the emissive element to emit collimated light by stimulated emission. The feedback elements that provide this function include holographic reflectors with refractive index variations that are continuous.
US09129548B2	Ambient light sensors with infrared compensation An electronic device may have a display with a brightness that is adjusted based on ambient light data from one or more ambient light sensors. An ambient light sensor may include at least one silicon-based photosensor. The silicon-based photosensor may generate a corresponding raw sensor reading. Processing circuitry associated with the ambient light sensor may analyze the raw sensor reading to determine the type of light source that is present by comparing measurements from at least two different photosensors, by determining the color temperature of the light source, and/or by determining the modulation frequency of the light source. A compensation factor may then be selected by referring to a lookup table. The processing circuitry may compute a compensated sensor reading based on the raw sensor reading and the selected compensation factor. The brightness of the display may be adjusted based on the compensated sensor reading computed in this way.
US09129544B2	Display device, and method for driving display device In order to provide a display device and a method for driving a display device, each of which is capable of repairing a disconnection in a data signal line and further reduces electric power consumption, a display device (1) includes a repair amplifier control section (14) for causing a repair amplifier circuit (12) to operate at a low-performance level during any period within a period from when scanning of pixels in the display area in the display device (1) is finished to when next scanning is started.
US09129541B2	System for a play caller to display calls to participants in an athletic competition Disclosed is a system for displaying a play call to participants in an athletic competition, the system having an input device, a display device, a selector, a first block of at least three characters and a second block of at least three characters. The first and second blocks are separated by a division. The first and second blocks each contain one character selected by a play caller and one character selected by the selector.
US09129531B2	Vehicle control system, specific object determination device, specific object determination method, and non-transitory storage medium storing specific object determination program A vehicle control system includes: an anti-collision safety control unit executing anti-collision safety control for avoiding or alleviating a collision with an object including a reflection point on the basis of positional information about the reflection point, output from a positional information output unit; and a cancellation unit calculating an index value that increases with a duration of a state where a variation in a position of the reflection point in a direction perpendicular to a vehicle travelling direction is smaller than a predetermined amount and that, when the index value exceeds a threshold, issues a command such that the anti-collision safety control unit does not execute anti-collision safety control over the reflection point. When it is determined that the vehicle is travelling near a curve entrance, the cancellation unit increases the threshold as compared with when it is determined that the vehicle is not travelling near a curve entrance.
US09129528B2	Trailer active back-up assist with lane width HMI A vehicle comprises a communication interface for enabling information to be communicated to a and from an occupant of the vehicle and a trailer back-up assist system coupled to the communication interface. The trailer back-up assist system is operable for determining a selected width of a lane within which the vehicle and an attached trailer are to be backed from a current position of the vehicle to reach a targeted location for the attached trailer and for outputting to the occupant of the vehicle via the communication interface information characterizing an ability of the vehicle to be backed within the lane from the current position of the vehicle.
US09129525B2	Traffic light control using destination information in calendar data of a user device Traffic light control using destination information in calendar data of a user device includes storing calendar data including destination information in a plurality of user devices in a community. A next step includes obtaining the calendar data by a community authority coordinator operable to communicate with the user devices through a community network. A next step includes controlling at least one traffic light in the community in response to the destination information. Optionally, the traffic light can be controlled in response to time, date, location, route, and number of vehicles, to alleviate future road congestion.
US09129516B2	Programming a universal remote control using an identifying device mark A method and system for programming a universal remote control (URC) to operate with a new remote controlled device having a digital mark is disclosed. A digital representation of the mark is generated and sent to a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) server, along with MCDN account information. The digital mark may be used to retrieve programming codes, which are sent to client premises equipment (CPE) at an MCDN client identified by the MCDN account information. The CPE may be instructed to reprogram the URC to control the new device using the programming codes. The digital mark may be scanned and sent to the server using wireless telephony service provided by the MCDN service provider.
US09129509B2	Movable object proximity warning system Vehicles and other objects in a surface mine are equipped with monitoring devices that communicate by radio in order to detect the risk of collisions. The devices are equipped with GNSS-receivers. At least one of the objects has two devices mounted to it. Each of the two devices determines its position independently, which in turn allows determining not only the position, but also the orientation, of the object.
US09129504B2	Tracking device incorporating cuff with cut resistant materials A mounting strap assembly or cuff of a tracking device includes a primary mounting strap and at least one secondary reinforcing strap. Cut resistant material having the form of a woven, knitted, stranded, mesh or stacked material is also provided to further resist cutting or severing of the cuff.
US09129492B2	Gaming system including wild symbols A gaming system configured to operate a game associated with a plurality of symbols. For a play of the game, the gaming system displays a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of the symbols and being associated with a plurality of symbol display areas. For an activation of the reels, the gaming system randomly generates and causes each of the reels to display one of the symbols on that reel at each of the symbol display areas associated with that reel. Upon an occurrence of a triggering event, the gaming system: adds one or more wild symbols to one or more of the reels and provides a plurality of additional activations of the reels. If a removal condition is satisfied prior to a final one of the additional activations of the reels, the gaming system removes a remaining wild symbol from one of the reels.
US09129481B2	Gaming system and method providing adjustable odds for triggering a group bonus event The gaming system and method disclosed herein provides that the probability that a group bonus event will be triggered for a plurality of gaming devices in the gaming system is independent of the number of players that are currently playing such gaming devices. The gaming system and method disclosed herein further provides that different players that are wagering different amounts at different rates are provided different quantities of evaluation points such that if a group bonus event is triggered, different players are provided different group bonus event awards proportional to each individual player's wagering activity.
US09129459B2	Detecting operating mode of hybrid vehicles A method for detecting the operating mode of a hybrid vehicle using roadside cameras, said method including the analysis of thermal images of parts of the vehicle and/or exhaust fumes, in combination with associated images of the number plates obtained using visual camera(s) operating in synchronism with said thermal camera and used for vehicle make inference and driver identification. The inferred make of the car is used for aforementioned analysis of thermal images. In a variant, the method is used to verify an operating mode reported by, or obtained from information reported by, the vehicle itself. The method can be used in a pollution management system for calculating financial charges to vehicle drivers in a low-emission zone of a Smart City for example.
US09129458B2	Mobile device The invention relates to a mobile device for activating an electrical component (50), especially a switch (50), which is arranged inside a housing (10), with a recess (13) provided on the housing (10), at least one elastic key element (31) accessible from the outside, which is accommodated in the recess (13), and the key element (31) has a contact means (32), wherein the contact means (32) is pointing toward the interior of the housing (10), in order to activate the electrical component (50), and a carrier (35) which holds the key element (31) on the housing (10). According to the invention, the carrier (35) and the key element (31) are made of different materials and form a common assembly unit (30) that is fastened to the housing (10).
US09129456B2	Method and apparatus for estimating the fuel consumption of a vehicle A method of estimating the fuel consumption of a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of estimating an overall power of said vehicle, by estimating a rolling power component, an aerodynamic resistance component and an acceleration component, using at least one parameter obtained from an on board diagnostic system of the vehicle; determining the type of fuel used by the vehicle; and estimating said fuel consumption by summing said components of said overall power and dividing by the energy value of said fuel type and by a predetermined engine efficiency value.
US09129455B2	System and method to enable passive entry A passive entry system is disclosed. The system comprises an unlocking module that performs a key operation in a keyless environment and a plurality of fobs configured to trigger the unlocking module to perform the key operation. each fob has a unique value associated thereto. The unlocking module determines a range of identification values, generates an authentication request packet based on the range, of identification values, and broadcasts the request packet. Each fob receives the request packet; and determines whether the unique identification value of the corresponding fob falls within the range of identification values. The fob also generates a response packet if the unique identification value falls within the range of identification values and transmits the response packet to the unlocking module. The unlocking module receives the response packets from the fobs, and performs the key operation based on one of the received response packets.
US09129452B2	Emergency operation of elevators An access control system includes at least one door fitting to a secured area of a building and at least one identification code on a mobile data carrier. The identification code is read by a read device of a door fitting. If the read-in identification code is valid, access is granted to the area secured by the door fitting. An authorization code is transmitted from a processor via at least one communication connection to a central processor. A verification step is carried out to determine whether the transmitted authorization code corresponds to a valid authorization code for an area profile. Upon successful verification of the transmitted authorization code, write and read rights for the area profile are released to the processor transmitting the authorization code. The released area profile is changed by the processor via a communication connection.
US09129439B2	Three-dimensional image processing apparatus and three-dimensional image processing method A three-dimensional image processing apparatus includes an obtainer that obtains three-dimensional image information including information of a first image and a second image, a shade information obtainer that obtains shade information from the information of the first image and/or the second image, and a disparity adjuster that adjusts a disparity of a subject contained in the first and the second images based on the shade information.
US09129433B1	Photogrammetry engine for model construction A system and methods for accessing 2D digital images and 3D geometric models over a network (preferably the Internet) and transforming and composing that media along with 2D digital image and 3D geometric model media, acquired by other means, into enhanced 2D image and 3D model representations for virtual reality visualization and simulation is disclosed. Digital images and models from a network and other sources are incorporated and manipulated through an interactive graphical user interface. A photogrammetric media processing engine automatically extracts virtual sensor (camera) and geometric models from imagery. Extracted information is used by a reconstruction processor to automatically and realistically compose images and models. A rendering system provides real-time visualization and simulation of the constructed media. A client-server processing model for deployment of the media processing engine system over a network is disclosed.
US09129432B2	Image-based procedural remodeling of buildings Systems and methods are provided to facilitate architectural modeling. In one aspect, a modeling system is provided. This includes a processor configured to generate remodeled images associated with one or more architectural structures. A procedural model is configured to integrate an approximate model from aerial images of the architectural structures and a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction model from ground-level images of the architectural structures.
US09129430B2	Indicating out-of-view augmented reality images Embodiments are disclosed that relate to operating a user interface on an augmented reality computing device comprising a see-through display system. For example, one disclosed embodiment includes identifying one or more objects located outside a field of view of a user, and for each object of the one or more objects, providing to the user an indication of positional information associated with the object.
US09129429B2	Augmented reality on wireless mobile devices An augmented reality control system in which the generation and utilization of simple geometric forms of real world objects at the enterprise level are layered onto or based on real world objects. Digital data is aligned to real world objects via surrogate of simplified geometric forms.
US09129427B2	Method and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional model of a region of interest using an imaging system A method of generating a three-dimensional representation of a region of interest on a target object in an x-ray imaging system. The method uses a fiducial marker of known geometry. The region of interest and the fiducial marker are imaged in a plurality of predetermined positions. Expected images of the fiducial marker for each predetermined position are calculated and compared to captured images of the fiducial marker at each predetermined position. The difference between expected and captured imaged is used to generate corrected images of the region of interest for each predetermined position and these corrected images are used to generate a three-dimensional model of the region of interest. The method allows for the generation of useful three-dimensional models of a region of interest in an x-ray imaging system without requiring an expensive mechanical positioning system.
US09129421B2	System and method for displaying complex scripts with a cloud computing architecture A system and method for displaying complex scripts with a cloud computing architecture may include a client device and a cloud computing server. The client device accesses a web application via the internet and transmits a request containing complex scripts to the cloud computing server. The cloud computing server parses the text and breaks the text down to a sequence of characters of a particular script, and maps the Unicode of each character to a particular glyph to obtain a glyph ID for each character making a one to one relationship. The cloud computing server analyzes each character, assigns, and applies specific font related operations to each glyph. The cloud computing server optimizes and compresses the glyph ID and positioning data, and transmit the compressed data back to the client device to be rendered on the display of the client device.
US09129417B2	Method and system for coronary artery centerline extraction A method and system for extracting coronary artery centerlines from 3D medical image volumes is disclosed. Heart chambers are segmented in a 3D volume. Coronary artery centerlines are initialized in the 3D volume coronary artery based on the segmented heart chambers. The coronary artery centerlines are locally refined based on a vesselness measure. A length of each coronary artery centerline is shrunk to verify that the coronary artery centerline is within a coronary artery. The coronary artery centerline is the extended using data-driven vessel tracing.
US09129416B2	Digital art undo and redo The subject disclosure is directed towards saving undo state information for a digital art program. Changed state data is computed (e.g., via GPU-side logic) based upon the state information of the current state of a canvas and the previous state information, e.g., via an XOR operation or parallel XOR operations. The changed state data is compressed into compressed state data, e.g., via run-length encoding, and the compressed state data is stored, e.g., in a circular buffer in GPU memory. For an undo command, the compressed data is decompressed into the changed state data, and the bitwise operation reversed.
US09129413B2	Method and device for aligning a plurality of digital pictures A method for aligning a plurality of first digital pictures. Each first digital picture includes a plurality of pixels wherein each pixel is associated with a pixel value. The method includes generating a second digital picture for each first digital picture. Generating the second digital picture for the first digital picture includes determining, for each of a plurality of pixels of the first digital picture, a number representing the pixel values of a plurality of pixels in a neighborhood of the pixel relatively to the pixel value of the pixel. The method further includes assigning the number as a pixel value to a pixel of the second digital image corresponding to the pixel of the first digital image. The method further includes generating aligning parameters based on the plurality of second digital pictures. The method further includes aligning the plurality of first digital pictures based on the aligning parameters.
US09129408B2	Image resampling with geometric transformation An approach to resampling incorporates geometric transformation into the resampling process. A specification of a geometric transformation is accepted for application to the first image to produce a second image. A two-dimensional filter for application to the first image is then determined using the specification of the geometric transformation. Data characterizing relationships between pixel locations in the second image and pixel locations in the first image is computed. Pixel values of a second image are then computed by applying the two-dimensional filter to the first image, including for each of a plurality of pixels locations of the second image, computing a value for the second image at said pixel location by applying the second filter according to the data characterizing the relationships between pixel locations. The approach can be performed in two phases, with the computing of the data characterizing the relationships between the pixel locations being completed prior to the computing of the pixel values of the second image.
US09129403B2	Method and system for generating enhanced images A method of generating an image enhancement function for enhancing an input image comprising a plurality of pixels to form an enhanced output image. The method includes receiving a reference image comprising a plurality of pixels; receiving an enhanced image derived from the reference image comprising a corresponding plurality of pixels; calculating a plurality of lookup tables, each of which maps a first plurality of pixel values to a second plurality of pixel values; and generating the image enhancement function comprising a spatially varying function of the lookup tables which when applied to the reference image generates an approximation to the enhanced image.
US09129400B1	Movement prediction for image capture A camera of a computing device can capture two or more images of a region including an object of interest, in order to allow for separation of the object from a background of the images through a process such as image subtraction. In order to compensate for rotations of the device between image captures, an element such as an electronic gyroscope can be used to monitor changes in orientation and predict an amount of shift of objects between images. The predicted shift can be used to attempt to align images captured around the time of the rotation, in order to enable subtraction or similar processes by effectively removing the shifting effect of the rotation.
US09129398B2	Edgel sampling for edge-based tracking Embodiments include selecting edgels for edge based tracking by dividing a reference image frame (RF) into N×M bins of pixels and projecting a subset of the edgels per bin into a current image frame (CF) using an estimated pose to identify valid bins of the RF as bins having their projected one edgel found within the borders of the CF. Then, K edgels of RF with different orientations from each valid bins may be selected. Then, the selected RF edgels of bins may be reduced by removing bins randomly, or first removing bins from the center of the RF of the image (then next removing the next further outward bins), until a desirable edgel number is obtained. Edge-based tracking can then be performed using the desirable edgel number, to track edges in current frame that are found in prior frame.
US09129377B2	Systems and methods for measuring depth based upon occlusion patterns in images Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention can perform parallax detection and correction in images captured using array cameras. Due to the different viewpoints of the cameras, parallax results in variations in the position of objects within the captured images of the scene. Methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide an accurate account of the pixel disparity due to parallax between the different cameras in the array, so that appropriate scene-dependent geometric shifts can be applied to the pixels of the captured images when performing super-resolution processing. In a number of embodiments, generating depth estimates considers the similarity of pixels in multiple spectral channels. In certain embodiments, generating depth estimates involves generating a confidence map indicating the reliability of depth estimates.
US09129374B2	Image sharpening method and device Embodiments of the present invention provide an image sharpening method and device. The method includes performing bilateral filtering processing and difference of Gaussians filtering processing on original image information to obtain first image-layer information and second image-layer information respectively. The first image-layer information is subtracted from the original image information to obtain third image-layer information. Fusion and superimposition processing is performed on the second image-layer information and the third image-layer information to obtain fourth image-layer information. The original image information and the fourth image information are added to obtain processed image information.
US09129372B2	Methods and systems for determining a transformation function to automatically register different modality medical images A method that includes receiving an input image of a region of interest (ROI) of an individual. The input image is a medical image acquired by a first imaging modality. The method also includes generating a first feature image based on the input image. The first feature image includes a designated anatomical feature of the ROI. The method also includes obtaining an anatomical atlas. The atlas has a reference image of the ROI of at least one other individual and an organ model. The reference image is a medical image that is acquired by a second imaging modality that is different from the first imaging modality. The method also includes determining a transformation function by registering the first feature image with a second feature image that is based on the reference image and includes the designated anatomical feature.
US09129369B1	Method for characterizing an atmospheric channel A method for characterizing an atmospheric propagation channel comprising: generating a database of atmospheric modulation transfer functions (MTFs) over a range of known values for at least one image-quality-related parameter; capturing at least one image of an object with an image capture device, wherein the image capture device is separated from the object by the atmospheric channel; deconvolving the captured image with every atmospheric MTF in the database to create a plurality of deconvolved, captured images; scoring each deconvolved, captured image according to an image quality metric (IQM); using an optimization-decision algorithm to find the best IQM score; and characterizing the atmospheric propagation channel as possessing the type and value of the image-quality-related parameters that are associated with the corresponding MTFs used to deconvolve the image having the best IQM score.
US09129367B2	Navigating digital images using detail-in-context lenses In an implementation, an appearance of lens is displayed on a display device for a selected region of an image to magnify the selected region of the image in comparison with a portion of the image outside of the appearance of the lens. A zoomed-in view of the image is displayed on the display device by increasing magnification of the portion of the image outside the appearance of the lens successively as an animation until the magnification of the portion of the image outside of the appearance of the lens corresponds with the magnification of the selected region of the image within the appearance of the lens, at which point the appearance of the lens is no longer displayed.
US09129359B2	Adaptive navigation technique for navigating a catheter through a body channel or cavity A method for using an assembled three-dimensional image to construct a three-dimensional model for determining a path through a lumen network to a target. The three-dimensional model is automatically registered to an actual location of a probe by tracking and recording the positions of the probe and continually adjusting the registration between the model and a display of the probe position. The registration algorithm becomes dynamic (elastic) as the probe approaches smaller lumens in the periphery of the network where movement has a bigger impact on the registration between the model and the probe display.
US09129355B1	Method and system for assessing damage to infrastructure A method and system may assess the damage to infrastructure using aerial images captured from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a manned aerial vehicle (MAV) or from a satellite device. Specifically, an item of infrastructure may be identified for assessing damage. The UAV, MAV, or satellite device may then capture aerial images within an area which surrounds the identified infrastructure item. Subsequently, the aerial images may be analyzed to determine a condition and the extent and/or severity of the damage to the infrastructure item. Furthermore, the aerial images along with indications of the extent of the damage may be displayed on a computing device.
US09129352B2	Optical proximity correction modeling method and system An optical proximity correction modeling method for predicting a topography effect due to a pattern stack structure that includes a first material pattern, a second material pattern, and a boundary region between the first material pattern and the second material pattern. The method includes generating a first region filter that corresponds to the first material pattern, a second region filter that corresponds to the second material pattern, and an edge function corresponding to the boundary region; generating a bulk image signal from a layout using the first region filter and the second region filter; generating an edge image signal from the layout using the edge function, a characteristic kernel that represents characteristics of the boundary region, the first region filter, and the second region filter; and generating a final model signal from the bulk image signal and the edge image signal.
US09129351B2	Fidelity measurement of digital images There is provided a method of measuring the similarity of parts of digital image files (IF1, IF2,IF2-z)), which comprising the steps of calculating a first change value in a similarity between pixel values in a first segment (BIF1a) of a first digital image file (IF1) and in a second segment (BIF1b) of this first file (IF1), said first and second segments of said first file being spatially separated by a first translation vector (td1), calculating a second change value (v) in the similarity between pixel values in a first segment (BIF2a) of the second digital image file (IF2, IF2-z) and in a second segment (BIF2b) of the second file (IF2, IF2-z), said first and second segment of said second file being spatially separated a second translation vector (td2), wherein the first segment of the first file corresponds to substantially same part of the image as the first segment of the second file and wherein the second segment of the first file corresponds to substantially the same parts of the image as the second segment of the second file, and calculating a structure evolution value indicative of the similarity between the first and second changes.
US09129346B2	Image fragmentation for distortion correction of color space encoded image Embodiments of the present disclosure can include devices for storing and exchanging color space encoded images. The encoded images can store input data into high capacity multi-colored composite two-dimensional pictures having different symbols organized in specific order using sets in a color space. The encoding can include performing two-level error correction and generating frames based on the color space for formatting and calibrating the encoded images during decoding. The decoding can use the frames to perform color restoration and distortion correction. The decoding can be based on a pseudo-Euclidean distance between a distorted color and a color in a color calibration cells. In some embodiments, an encoded image can be further divided into sub-images during encoding for simplified distortion correction.
US09129345B2	Data stream processing architecture enabling extension of neighborhood mask An architecture for processing a data stream forming matrices of pixels of dimension Nl×Nc. The processing architecture includes processing units and interconnection means making it possible to transfer the data stream between them. Each processing unit includes a control unit, neighborhood processors capable of carrying out the instructions from the control unit and a neighborhood storage unit enabling each neighborhood processor to access a neighborhood of dimension Vl×Vc. The invention makes it possible to extend the dimension of the neighborhoods accessible to the neighborhood processors by a coupling of two or more processing units. To this end, the architecture includes a storage manager enabling the neighborhood processors of the coupled processing units to access adjoining neighborhoods of pixels, and means for communication between neighborhood processors allowing for an exchange of data relating to the different neighborhoods.
US09129344B2	Method and system for padding in a video processing system A method and system for padding an array of data on-the-fly in a direct memory access (DMA) controller. The method includes receiving the array of data in the DMA controller. The method also includes identifying edge groups of pixels at edges of the array of data and creating a padded region of data words along a periphery of the array of data. Each data word includes pixels of a corresponding edge group. The data words are then stored in a memory along with received array of data. Further, the method includes sending a request for padded data at a location in the memory, the padded data defining the array of data and the padded region of data words. Further, the method also includes translating the location of the padded data to addresses of one of, the data words and the array of data in the memory and retrieving the padded data at the addresses in the memory.
US09129333B2	Method and apparatus for managing location-based transactions An approach is provided for managing location-based transactions. A posting application determines to associate transaction information with a geographic location, the transaction information relating to one or more users. The posting application determines location information associated with respective devices of the one or more users. The posting application determines to transmit a notification related to the one or more transactions to the respective devices based, at least in part, on the location information.
US09129330B2	Wireless tracking and inventory monitoring for welding-type devices A welding-type device has a wireless communication unit to transmit wireless signals comprising at least identification information or location information. The information may be transmitted either automatically or in response to request signals. Such a welding-type device may be configured to communicate with other welding-type devices, a monitoring device, or both. A wireless communication system has at least one welding-type device, at least one wireless communication assembly, and at least one monitoring device and is capable of assisting a user in locating particular welding-type devices, monitoring inventory, preventing theft of welding-type devices, and scheduling preventive maintenance.
US09129311B2	Social networking system data exchange An online publisher provides content items such as advertisements to users. To enable publishers to provide content items to users who meet targeting criteria of the content items, an exchange server aggregates data about the users. The exchange server receives user data from two or more sources, including a social networking system and one or more other service providers. To protect the user's privacy, the social networking system and the service providers may provide the user data to the exchange server without identifying the user. The exchange server tracks each unique user of the social networking system and the service providers using a common identifier, enabling the exchange server to aggregate the users' data. The exchange server then applies the aggregated user data to select content items for the users, either directly or via a publisher.
US09129305B2	Systems and methods for targeted advertising Methods of generating recommendations may include obtaining social network data from one or more network resources. Word relationships may be created between selected words in the social network data to produce relationship data. Advertisement or other asset recommendations may be generated for a target user by analyzing browse information of the target user to identify one or more words. Other words in the relationship data may be identified that are related to the words in the target user's browse information. One or more advertisements may be identified having at least one keyword that corresponds to the other words. At least a portion of these advertisements may be selected from a data repository to provide to the target user.
US09129293B2	Methods and apparatus to measure market statistics Example methods and apparatus to measure market statistics are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes retrieving a service penetration value from a managed data source, retrieving an Internet protocol (IP) address from a convenience data source, and identifying a household identification number associated with the retrieved IP address. The example method also includes retrieving household data associated with the household identification number, verifying a service provider name provided by the convenience data source, and adjusting a weight value of the retrieved household data when the service provider name provided by the convenience data source is different than a current service provider name. Additionally, the example method includes calculating service provider flow share based on the adjusted weight value and the service penetration value, and generating a report including the calculated service provider flow share.
US09129292B2	System and method for example based targeted marketing Embodiments of the invention provide retailers with the ability to employ concept-based marketing using only a few representative examples. Embodiments of the invention take seed examples, utilize the seed examples to provide an expanded list (that can be edited as desired) representative of the concept, and map the expanded list to a final set of customers to be included in a targeted marketing operation.
US09129283B1	Accessing confidential data securely using a trusted network of mobile devices A system including a managing device communicatively coupled to a keyholding device. The managing device includes a data manager executing on the processor configured to receive a request to decrypt encrypted data from a protected application and obtain the keyholding device identifier from a trusted device list. The data manager is further configured to send a connection request to the keyholding device using the keyholding device identifier and create an established connection in response to determining that the keyholding device has accepted the connection request. The data manager is further configured to request, via the established connection, the encryption key from a keyholding process executing on the keyholding device and obtain the encryption key from the keyholding process on keyholding device. The data manager is further configured to decrypt the encrypted data using encryption key to obtain decrypted data and send the decrypted data to the protected application.
US09129275B2	POS device An embodiment of a POS system according to the present invention stores log information and RAS information into a storage device (11) which stores an operating system, an application program and the like without being equipped with any non-volatile memories for storing the log information and the RAS information, wherein the log information is a record of a process, an operation and the like; and the RAS information is information pertaining to a hardware life-time. The POS device does not need to be equipped with a nonvolatile memory which is different from a storage device to store an operating system (OS), an application program and the like. Nevertheless the POS device is able to retain log information, RAS information and the like.
US09129271B2	System and method for processing casino tickets A method of processing documents includes receiving a stack of documents including currency bills and substitute currency media. Each substitute currency medium has at least one barcode. The method further includes transporting the stack of documents via a transport mechanism, one document at a time, along a transport path and denominating with a currency detector each of the currency bills in the stack of documents. The currency detector is positioned adjacent to the transport path. The method further includes scanning with a barcode scanner a barcode on each substitute currency medium in the stack of documents. The barcode scanner is positioned adjacent to the transport path. The method further includes imaging with an image scanner each substitute currency medium in the stack of documents to generate a raw image file of the substitute currency medium. The image scanner is positioned adjacent to the transport path.
US09129269B2	Secured point-of-sale transaction system The present invention relates to a secured transaction system. In one embodiment, a point-of-sale (POS) system includes an input module configured to receive a transaction description from a mobile client device, an encryption engine configured to generate an encrypted transaction description using the transaction description from the mobile client device, and a communication module configured to transmit the encrypted transaction description for processing.
US09129268B2	Directing payments to satisfy periodic financial obligations Methods, computer program products, and systems, related to financial payments are provided. Data corresponding to payments made by a first financial institution is analyzed to identify periodic financial obligations and a specific biller associated with each obligation. A visual user interface including a mechanism through which a user can submit a make-payments notification is generated and provided to a client computer. A first make-payments notification identifying an obligation and a specific biller is received. A determination is made as to whether the specific biller is automatically requesting payments to satisfy the obligation identified in the make-payments notification, and if so, a cease-billing instruction is caused to be sent to the specific biller. A billing instruction, instructing the first specific biller to automatically request payments from a second financial institution to satisfy the obligation, is caused to be sent to the first specific biller.
US09129260B2	Methods and apparatus for submitting and reviewing auditions Auditions need no longer be held locally within the casting director's office. Talent registration forms, size cards, talent worksheets and the duplication of numerous DV tapes or DVDs are no longer necessary, thus resulting in the saving of time, money and energy. Auditions may be conducted collectively by talent agents or individually by talent who use their computer or mobile devices to film their individual audition and submit it via the internet using proprietary software from anywhere in the world. Auditions are saved digitally on a storage server and transmitted over the internet, saving on both duplicating and courier transfer costs. Audition corrections, if required, can be communicated to talent that have already submitted their auditions, and they can resubmit their corrections using the internet from wherever they are. Clients will have the ability to review and download individual video tracks, headshots, enlarged profile images, resumes, size cards and talent logs, as well as open and view the talent's multi-media profile.
US09129247B2	Managing throughput for multiple processes in a materials handling facility Various embodiments of a system and method for process management in a materials handling facility are described. Embodiments may include a process control component configured to generate a model of multiple unit handling processes of a materials handling facility. For each process, the model may indicate a measured throughput rate. The process control component may be configured to, based on at least one target output rate that is a goal for the output rate of a given unit handling process, evaluate the model to generate a particular target throughput rate that is a goal for the respective throughput rate of a particular unit handling process that is performed prior to the given unit handling process. The process control component may be configured to, based on the particular target throughput rate, generate one or more instructions to control the respective throughput rate of units processed by the particular unit handling process.
US09129240B2	Transitioning between iterations in agile software development A computer-implemented method of managing work items associated with agile software development includes displaying a first group of incomplete work items associated with a current iteration of an agile software development project. In response to a first user input, a first incomplete work item of the first group is transferred from the current iteration to a subsequent iteration of the agile software development project. A determination is made that no incomplete work items remain associated with the current iteration. The current iteration is closed and the subsequent iteration is activated.
US09129229B2	System, apparatus, and method for utilizing a reading of a machine readable element associated with a consumable product A method for utilizing a reading of a machine readable element associated with a consumable product, may include storing, by a computer, in a memory in communication with the computer, a record of apparatus identification information associated with an apparatus having a reader for reading the machine readable element. The method may also include obtaining usage information based on a reading of the machine readable element by the reader, wherein the usage information comprises identity information indicative of an identity of a supplier of the consumable product and applying, by the computer, a debit to the supplier of the consumable product based on the usage information and the apparatus identification information.
US09129228B1	Robust and fast model fitting by adaptive sampling Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to model fitting. A target model having a large number of inputs is fit using a performance model having relatively few inputs. The performance model is learned during the fitting process. Optimal optimization parameters including a sample size, a damping factor, and an iteration count are selected for an optimization round. A random subset of data is sampled based on the selected sample size. The optimization round is conducted using the iteration count and the sampled data to produce optimized parameters. The performance model is updated based on the performance of the optimization round. The parameters of the target model are then updated based on the damping factor and the parameters computed by the optimization round. The aforementioned steps are performed in a loop in order to obtain optimized parameters and fit of the data to the target model.
US09129225B2	Method and apparatus for providing rule-based recommendations An approach is provided for providing rule-based recommendations. The approach involves a processing of one or more user profile tags, context tags, content tags, channel tags and/or other context information. The approach further involves a determination of one or more weighting factors of one or more of the user profile tags, context tags, content tags, channel tags and other context information. The approach also involves an application of one or more rule sets that bases a determination of a recommendation on the weighting factor. The approach, then, generates one or more recommendations.
US09129220B2	Methods and systems for digital neural processing with discrete-level synapes and probabilistic STDP Certain embodiments of the present disclosure support implementation of a digital neural processor with discrete-level synapses and probabilistic synapse weight training.
US09129217B2	Movable storage A mobile storage system is disclosed that in one aspect identifies a geographical location change of a user, such as movement from a first geographical location to a second geographical location. In response, the mobile storage system may move the user's information to a storage device associated with the second geographical location so that the user's information may be accessed by the user more efficiently.
US09129216B1	System, method and apparatus for computer aided association of relevant images with text Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products are disclosed for the association of relevant images with text and presentation of image recommendations to users. In an aspect, text, image and user/usage information is processed in order to extract features therefrom and create three-component feature vectors called triplets. One or more reference databases store the triplets and a modeling component builds a model to learn and recommend images based on the triplets stored. A reference database may be initially populated with information from publically available image/text for use by the modeling component. Using the model, an Illustration Index is calculated for each image in a collection for a given text. Images are ranked by their Illustration Index and provided as recommendations for use with the text. User interactions with images provides the system with personalized feedback, adding new associations/triplets to the reference database to further refine the model.
US09129213B2	Inner passage relevancy layer for large intake cases in a deep question answering system System, computer-implemented method, and computer program product to receive a case by a deep question answering system, identify a policy relevant in generating a response to the case, the policy containing a set of criteria used in generating the response to the case, produce, by a first annotator, of a set of annotators, one or more relevant passages of the case, compute a criteria score for a first criterion, of the set of criteria, based on the one or more relevant passages of the case, an determine that the first criterion is met by the case when the criteria score for the first criterion exceeds a predefined threshold.
US09129203B2	RFID tag, method for producing RFID tag, and mold An RFID tag is provided which does not give a user a feeling of strangeness even when contacting his/her body and is firmly attachable to a fabric such as clothes. The RFID tag is for wireless communications and includes a main antenna 30 formed by a conductive fiber, a loop antenna 12 electrically coupled to the main antenna 30 without direct conductive connection, a semiconductor device 20 electrically connected to a terminal 16 of the loop antenna 12, and a resin 28 collectively sealing the main antenna 30, the loop antenna 12, and the semiconductor device 20.
US09129201B2	Technology enhancement clip for hard tags A technology clip and method for supplementing a security tag with the technology clip for application to a product. The technology clip includes a technology element providing for an additional security and/or an identification feature when coupled to a tag, thus enhancing features of the security tag. The technology clip attaches about the tag and remains secured to the tag for when the tag is affixed to merchandise.
US09129188B2	Image processing apparatus and control method thereof An image processing apparatus, which correctly extracts specular reflected light components of reflected light from an object, and accurately estimates a light source color, is provided. The image processing apparatus calculates a pixel value difference distribution by repeating, for respective pixels, to calculate pixel value differences between a pixel of interest and adjacent pixels in an input image and to calculate similarities between pixel value differences. A light source estimation unit estimates a color of a light source which illuminates an object in the input image based on the calculated distribution.
US09129173B2	Device for optically reading information codes There is provided a device for reading a code on a subject. The device includes an imaging unit provided with an imaging element, a depth-of-field extending unit, and an optical distorting unit. The imaging unit captures an optical image formed on a light-receiving surface of the subject. The depth-of-field extending unit acquires a focused image regardless of distance to the subject, within a predetermined read-out range. In the optical distorting unit, the captured optical image is distorted such that i) the focused image at a minimum distance in the read-out range includes an overall image of the code and ii) the focused image at a maximum distance in the read-out range is provided so as to allow at least a predetermined number of pixels to be assigned to a unit image of the code.
US09129170B2	Method for reading data stored in an electronic device for a tyre An electronic device with data stored therein is integrated into a tire. The data is stored in a memory of the electronic device. The memory includes a data storage zone with a field reserved for a serial number of the tire, which is stored in bit form. When the data stored in the field reserved for the serial number of the tire is read, at least a part of the read data is decoded into at least one letter so as to determine the serial number of the tire.
US09129161B2	Computationally efficient scene classification The disclosure describes novel technology for inferring scenes from images. In one example, the technology includes a system that can determine partition regions from one or more factors that are independent of the image data, for an image depicting a scene; receive image data including pixels forming the image; classify pixels of the image into one or more pixel types based on one or more pixel-level features; determine, for each partition region, a set of pixel characteristic data describing a portion of the image included in the partition region based on the one or more pixel types of pixels in the partition region; and classify a scene of the image based on the set of pixel characteristic data of each of the partition regions.
US09129148B1	System, method and apparatus for scene recognition An image processing system for recognizing the scene type of an input image generates an image distance metric from a set of images. The image processing system further extracts image features from the input image and each image in the set of images. Based on the distance metric and the extracted image features, the image processing system computes image feature distances for selecting a subset of images. The image processing system derives a scene type from the scene type of the subset of images. In one embodiment, the image processing system is a cloud computing system.
US09129146B2	Method of transforming stereoscopic image and recording medium storing the same Disclosed is a method of transforming a stereoscopic image, including: extracting a depth map from a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the stereoscopic image as the left-eye image and the right-eye image are input; obtaining transformation information from the depth map; and transforming red, green, and blue (RGB) values of the stereoscopic image based on the transformation information. It is possible to provide a stereoscopic image having an improved three-dimensional effect, compared to an existing stereoscopic image.
US09129135B2	Play time dispenser for electronic applications Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are described for controlling access to electronic applications by a user. A request may be received (e.g., from a user) to access an electronic application. The availability of points, credits, or time for the particular user may be determined, and access to the electronic application granted or denied based on the determination. User identity may be verified through biometric data, with such verification repeated at periodic or random intervals. Access may be restricted based on a permission level of a particular authority that has responsibility for all or a portion of the user's activities during a particular time period. Access may also be restricted based on the location of the user at the time of the access request.
US09129131B2	Distributed database The invention relates to a module to be included onboard the equipment of a telecommunication network and comprising: a database storing at least search field values including URL addresses, at least some of said URL addresses being stored in an encrypted form, encryption means capable of encrypting a piece of information received by the module in order to allow an information search in the database by comparison with the encrypted search field values.
US09129130B2	Systems and methods for data verification and replay prevention A system and method are provided for the secure sharing of information stored using cloud storage services and for performing data verification and replay protection for information stored on an open network.
US09129125B2	Data sharing method and device A method includes receiving a request by a second user through a uniform resource locator (URL) for a user key of a shared file of a first user. The second user is a legitimate user authorized by the first user through a trust center to access the shared file. The shared file is a shared file encrypted by using the user key of the first user. A file description of the corresponding shared file is obtained from a cloud server according to the URL. The file description is a file description obtained by encrypting the user key by using a public key of the trust center. The file description is decrypted using a private key corresponding to the public key of the trust center to obtain the user key of the first user. The user key is sent to the second user.
US09129123B2	Systems and methods of secure domain isolation involving separation kernel features Systems and methods are disclosed for providing secure information processing. In one exemplary implementation, there is provided a method of secure domain isolation. Moreover, the method may include configuring a computing component with data/programming associated with address swapping and/or establishing isolation between domains or virtual machines, processing information such as instructions from an input device while keeping the domains or virtual machines separate, and/or performing navigating and/or other processing among the domains or virtual machines as a function of the data/programming and/or information, wherein secure isolation between the domains or virtual machines is maintained.
US09129116B1	System and method for indicating security A universal indicator may be provided to users accessing content over a network to help the users identify which content is safe and which content is not. The indicator may be a positive indicator for safe sites, or a negative indicator for unsafe sites, and may be conspicuously positioned on a portion of the browser to alert users which Internet sites are safe. The positive icon may be displayed only if all of a predetermined set of criteria are met, wherein the predetermined criteria consider network vulnerabilities, server vulnerabilities, and unscrupulous business practice vulnerabilities.
US09129115B2	System, method, and computer program product for mounting an image of a computer system in a pre-boot environment for validating the computer system A system, method, and computer program product are provided for mounting an image of a computer system in a pre-boot environment for validating the computer system. An image of an operating system is mounted in a pre-boot environment of the programmable device. An untrusted component of the operating system is identified that is registered to be automatically loaded or loaded during a boot-up stage of the operating system that is predetermined to be early. The untrusted component is rescheduled to be initiated after loading of at least a portion of a security system on the programmable device.
US09129102B2	Hardening security images Methods and systems are provided for authenticating a human user. A memory can store a plurality of images and can store account information for a plurality of users. The account information can include personal image information for at least some of the users. A processor can receive a communication including an indication of a desire of a user to be authenticated, access an account of the user, modify the plurality of images to form a plurality of modified images, provide the plurality of modified images to the user, receive trial personal image information from the user, and compare the personal image information stored in the memory to the trial personal image information received from the user. The processor can authenticate the user if the personal image information stored in the memory is the same as the trial personal image information.
US09129100B2	Verification code generation and verification method and apparatus The present invention discloses a verification code generation and verification method, including: displaying a verification code display region on a touch display module, where the verification code display region includes at least one user-recognizable verification code element; sensing a touch action of a user on the touch display module, and determining a position of the touch action on the touch display module; and comparing whether the position of the touch action of the user on the touch display module is the same as a position of the verification code element to determine whether a verification code is correctly input. The verification code generation and verification method in the embodiments of the present invention is convenient for the user to input a verification code for verification, and brings a good verification effect while facilitating operations. Further, the present invention discloses a verification code generation and verification apparatus.
US09129097B2	Systems and methods for auditing software usage using a covert key System and method for auditing for usage of licensed software in which a client executing the software generates and transmits a license key and a covert key to a server via network connection. The license key is transmitted to the server upon activation of the licensed software at the client. The covert key is generated based on at least a portion of the software code activated at the client and is transmitted to the server at random or at predetermined time intervals after transmission of the licensed key so as to avoid detection by a user. The license and covert keys are each associated with a device fingerprint that uniquely identifies the device transmitting each one of the respective keys. Unauthorized software usage at a client is determined at least when a covert key does not correspond to a device fingerprint having an associated license key.
US09129095B1	Client-side encryption with DRM A technique for extending security to a data object (e.g., a document, a file, a message, etc.) once it has been shared and during collaboration with others who have access rights to that data object. The approach advantageously combines group key-based client-side encryption to secure the data object as it travels from a user's computer, to the cloud, and to a chosen collaborator's computer, together with a digital rights management (DRM) layer that provides permission management that associates a set of permission rights that travel with the data object.
US09129093B2	Systems and methods providing a separable digital rights management application Systems and methods providing content having digital rights management (DRM) applications separable from other authorization applications are provided. A system may include a distribution service provider system in communication with a content provider system and consumer premise equipment (CPE) for the transmission of content from the content provider system to the CPE device. The distribution service provider system may: receive A/V content provided by the content provider system, wherein the A/V content includes a DRM application; apply a conditional access system (CAS) application to the A/V content that is independent of the DRM application; and transmit the A/V content including the CAS and the DRM applications to the CPE for presentation. The CPE device can perform DRM authorizations with the content provider or a third-party DRM provider.
US09129091B2	Content management device and content management method Content data 30 are distributed from a content distribution device 11 to a content reproduction device 12 by way of a network 10. The content data 30 are transmitted as a content packet 31, like an IP packet, on the network 10. Packet route information 34 that includes address information about a packet source and a relay point and the like, and shows a packet transmission route on the network is stored in a header 32 of the content packet 31. A content management device 15 acquires the packet route information 34 about the content packet 31 and identifies a specific content corresponding to the packet route information according to preset content-route correspondence information showing a correlation between a content and a route, thereby performing management of a content according to a result of identification.
US09129085B2	Memory controller and SIMD processor Technology to suppress the drop in SIMD processor efficiency that occurs when exchanging two-dimensional data in a plurality of rectangular regions, between an external section and a plurality of processor elements in an SIMD processor, so that one rectangular region corresponds to one processor element. In the SIMD processor, an address storage unit in a memory controller is capable of setting N number of addresses Ai (i=1 through N) in an external memory by utilizing a control processor. A parameter storage unit is capable of setting a first parameter OSV, a second parameter W, and a third parameter L by utilizing a control processor. A data transfer unit executes the transfer of data between an external memory, and the buffers in N number of processor elements contained in the applicable SIMD processor, based on the contents of the address storage unit and the parameter storage unit.
US09129071B2	Coherence controller slot architecture allowing zero latency write commit This invention speeds operation for coherence writes to shared memory. This invention immediately commits to the memory endpoint coherence write data. Thus this data will be available earlier than if the memory controller stalled this write pending snoop responses. This invention computes write enable strobes for the coherence write data based upon the cache dirty tags. This invention initiates a snoop cycle based upon the address of the coherence write. The stored write enable strobes enable determination of which data to write to the endpoint memory upon a cached and dirty snoop response.
US09129067B2	Position detector In a position detector for detecting a position of a detection body, a signal processing circuit processes a signal outputted from a magnetic field detection element. A first storage circuit stores the signal outputted from the magnetic field detection element and outputs a signal to an external device through an output circuit in a normal operation mode. A second storage circuit stores an output value of the first storage circuit. When a malfunction determination circuit determines an instantaneous power interruption mode, a signal route changing circuit prevents a signal transmission between the first storage circuit and the second storage circuit and a signal transmission between the first storage circuit and the output circuit, prevents the second storage circuit from updating data for a certain period of time, and permits the second storage circuit in which updating is prevented to output a signal to the output circuit.
US09129063B2	Visualizing a computer program execution history A software application profiling environment is provided, where the software application profiling environment monitors an execution of a software application, where a software application includes one or more computer programs. The software application profiling environment further stores execution history information for the one or more computer programs of the software application. The software application profiling environment further displays some or all of the computer program instructions of the computer program, and further displays a visualization of the stored execution history information. The visualization can be a static visualization or a dynamic visualization. Further, the visualization can be overlaid on top of the computer program instructions of the computer program.
US09129051B2	Automatic traffic generation for a faring system A faring system includes a production facility including at least one fare shopping server, a staging facility including at least one fare shopping server, and an entry point for conducting bi-directional communications with customers. The staging facility further includes a database storing transformation rules and a traffic generation subsystem configured to receive a transaction via the entry point from a customer, to determine if the received request is one suitable for use in generating simulation data for the fare shopping server of the staging system and, if so, to modify the received transaction in accordance with at least one rule retrieved from the database to create at least one modified transaction, and to send the at least one modified transaction to the fare shopping server of the staging facility for processing. The fare shopping server of the staging facility processes the modified transaction for evaluating a potential new or modified functionality of the faring system.
US09129050B2	Debug in a multicore architecture A method of monitoring thread execution within a multicore processor architecture which comprises a plurality of interconnected processor elements for processing the threads, the method comprising receiving a plurality of thread parameter indicators of one or more parameters relating to the function and/or identity and/or execution location of a thread or threads, comparing at least one of the thread parameter indicators with a first plurality of predefined criteria each representative of an indicator of interest, and generating an output consequential upon thread parameter indicators which have been identified to be of interest as a result of the said comparison.
US09129043B2	100GBPS security and search architecture using programmable intelligent search memory Disclosed is a network computer system which may comprise a hardware processor which may comprise a programmable intelligent search memory for content search. The programmable intelligent search memory may perform regular expression based search. The programmable intelligent search memory may use at least one regular expression. The regular expression may be converted into at least one non-deterministic finite state automata (NFA) representing the functionality of the regular expression.
US09129042B2	Nearest neighbor serial content addressable memory A digital design and technique may be used to implement a Manhattan Nearest Neighbor content addressable memory function by augmenting a serial content addressable memory design with additional memory and counters for bit serially accumulating in parallel and subsequently comparing in parallel all the Manhattan distances between a serially inputted vector and all corresponding vectors resident in the CAM. Other distance measures, besides a Manhattan distance, may optionally be used in conjunction with similar techniques and designs.
US09129026B1	Displaying social content in search results Systems for displaying social content in search results may include receiving an input query for a subject; determining that the input query is a navigational query; identifying a first page on a social network for the subject; obtaining content from the first page; obtaining search results corresponding to the input query; identifying a second page for the subject from among the search results, where the second page is represented in the search results by a snippet of content associated with the second page; combining the content from the first page with the snippet to thereby produce combined content; and outputting data corresponding to the combined content.
US09129016B1	Methods and apparatus for providing query parameters to a search engine Methods and apparatus for providing query parameters to a search engine are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving selection information, wherein the selection information indicates search data selected from a graphical user interface. The method also includes creating a query parameter based on the search data and presenting the query parameter to a search engine.
US09129014B2	Profile management method and system A system and method are disclosed for a profile management comprising receiving short profile data of a user from a device, the short profile data comprising an identifier element and being associated with long profile data of the user in a database on a network, the short profile data being indicative of at least one of data format of the short profile data and location of the database on the network; locating the database on the network based on at least one of the identifier, the data format of the short profile data and the location of the database on the network, the long profile data comprising a plurality of data elements; and retrieving at least one of the plurality of data elements of the long profile data from the database upon the database being located.
US09129011B2	Mobile terminal and control method thereof A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to access a web page, a display unit configured to display the accessed web page, a receiving unit configured to receive input voice information, and a controller configured to convert the input voice information into text information, to search the displayed web page for objects that include the converted text information, and to control the display unit to distinctively display found objects that include the converted text information from other information displayed on the web page.
US09128999B2	Managing software product-line customizations A method of managing application service provider product line variations is disclosed. The method includes receiving a client customization request, creating a configuration managed file tailored to the client customization request, binding the configuration managed file to at least one customizable resource, and deploying the customizable resource to a data store. The customizable resource is instantiated after disposition at the data store.
US09128997B1	Preventing pauses in algorithms requiring pre-image information concerning modifications during data replication Data accessible to a first process is replicated for use by a second process. Modifications to the data during the replication process may cause algorithms requiring the values of data both before and after replication to pause. Sending the values of the datum, before and after modification, to a process that will access the replicated data enables algorithms that use both values to initiate execution without waiting for the replication process to be completed.
US09128995B1	Defining a graphical visualization along a time-based graph lane using key performance indicators derived from machine data A service monitoring system receives a selection of key performance indicators (KPIs) that each indicate a different aspect of how a service provided by one or more entities is performing. Each entity of the one or more entities produces machine data or wherein each entity has its operation reflected in machine data not produced by the entity. Each KPI is defined by a different search query that derives one or more values from the machine data pertaining to the one or more entities providing the service, where each of the one or more values is associated with a point in time and representing the aspect of how the service is performing at the associated point in time. For each of the selected KPIs, the service monitoring system derives the one or more values and causes display of a graphical visualization of the derived one or more values for the KPI along a time-based graph lane. The graph lanes for the selected KPIs are parallel to each other and the graphical visualizations in the graph lanes are all calibrated to a same time scale.
US09128994B2	Visually representing queries of multi-source data The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for visually representing queries of multi-source data. Embodiments of the invention can be used to visually represent queries of multi-source data. Visual cues can be used to help surface insights into data sets. For example, keywords can be assigned colors. Within a data set, the keywords can be presented as colored highlights (i.e., individual keywords can be displayed using different colors). Presentation of multiple colored highlighted keywords can be optimized for quick visual consumption. As such, a user can more easily determine the volume of keywords within a data set and can identify trends in keyword volume over time. A “mountaintop view” of an entire data set can be presented to show highlighted words within the data set as color blocks without having to scroll.
US09128991B2	Techniques to perform in-database computational programming Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus and method for generating a general request having structures and information to perform an analytical calculation on data stored in a distributed database system and converting the structures and information of the general request to a compute request having a request format conforming to a query language used by the distributed database system. Various embodiments may also include sending the compute request to a node of the distributed database system and receiving a compute response from the node of the distributed database system, the compute response including a result set of the analytical calculation performed on data local to the node from an analytic container implemented by the node, the analytic container including an embedded process to replicate an execution environment hosted within the distributed database system used by a client application.
US09128981B1	Phone assisted ‘photographic memory’ A system and method for providing social-network (Centralized Community Search database)—provided outputs to a mobile-electronic-device user in response to the user's spoken request, comprising: a data input port configured to receive speech information from the mobile-electronic-device user; a memory configured to store a transcript of the spoken request and metadata associated with the spoken request comprising at least a location associated with the user during the spoken request; an interface port to a social network database, configured to transmit a request to mine information of the social network database based on the transcript and the metadata, and to receive social network information from the social network database based on the transmitted request.
US09128978B2	Method of identifying and selecting events An embodiment for method for identifying and selecting events and routing them into the marketing mix, creating event marketing and marketing portfolios. In the method, events may be extracted from a database of events. The extracted events may then be passed through one or more manual or automatic data filters to identify one or more events that correspond to a predetermined goal of an enterprise (e.g., increase sales, increased product recognition, etc). Information concerning the corresponding events may then be provided in the form of a report.
US09128973B1	Method and system for tracking re-sizing and re-creation of volumes using modification time This disclosure relates to a method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for backing up data. In some embodiments, this includes a backup server locating one or more instances of data associated with a list of identifiers, wherein each instance of data comprises one or more target volumes and associated journal volume; the enablement of replication; and replication.
US09128972B2	Multi-version concurrency control on in-memory snapshot store of oracle in-memory database Techniques are provided for maintaining data persistently in one format, but making that data available to a database server in more than one format. For example, one of the formats in which the data is made available for query processing is based on the on-disk format, while another of the formats in which the data is made available for query processing is independent of the on-disk format. Data that is in the format that is independent of the disk format may be maintained exclusively in volatile memory to reduce the overhead associated with keeping the data in sync with the on-disk format copies of the data.
US09128968B2	Systems and methods for data compression Event data comprising an unordered string set may be received. String set dictionary indexes may be assigned for strings of the unordered string set in a string set dictionary. The unordered string set may be sorted to provide a sorted series based on the string set dictionary indexes for the unordered string set. A differential series may be computed from the sorted series. The differential series may be encoded into binary code words. In an embodiment, the event data also may comprise strings. A schema version associated with the strings in a row may be determined. Computing resources may be allocated based on the schema version.
US09128960B2	Assisted image selection Assisted face selection is disclosed. According to some implementations, a method can include obtaining contact information associated with a contact and displaying on an interface of a computing device an image (e.g., a thumbnail image) representative of the contact. The method can include receiving an indication to change the contact-representative image, determining that one or more other images from a plurality of other images correspond to the contact based on the contact information, and displaying the one or more other images. The method can include receiving a selection of one of the one or more other images and displaying on the interface the selected image as the contact-representative image. Receiving the indication can include receiving a selection of the displayed contact-representative image. Automatic selection of images is also disclosed.
US09128953B1	Asynchronous multi-node filesystem coordinated replication A system for replicating a filesystem running on multiple nodes comprising an originator system and a replica system. The originator system includes a plurality of nodes. The replica system includes a plurality of nodes and a processor. The plurality of nodes of the replica system are paired with the plurality of nodes of the originator system. The processor is configured to receive an indicator of a node of the plurality of nodes of the replica system finishing replication for a view of a filesystem at a point in time. The processor is further configured to indicate that replication for the view of the filesystem is complete in the event that all replica system nodes have received their indication for the view.
US09128951B1	Systems and methods for variable-length chunking for deduplication A computer-implemented method for variable-length chunking may include 1) identifying a first data stream subject to deduplication, 2) identifying a predetermined chunk of the first data stream that starts at a first location and ends at a second location within the first data stream, 3) identifying a second data stream with a matching chunk for the predetermined chunk that starts at a third location and ends at a fourth location within the second data stream, 4) identifying a subsequent chunk within the second data stream that starts at the fourth location and ends at a fifth location within the second data stream, 5) calculating a candidate boundary offset within the first data stream based on exceeding the second location by a difference between the fifth location and the fourth location, and 6) performing a boundary test at the candidate boundary offset. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed.
US09128944B2	File system enabling fast purges and file access Some embodiments provide a file system for purging content based on a single traversal of the file system that identifies the directory containing the content without performing a secondary traversal within the directory to target the operation to only the file that are associated with content such that other files contained in the directory are unaffected. The file system supplements traditional directory structures with file-level directories. Each file-level directory is created to contain a root file associated with particular content, different variants of the particular content, and supporting files. Consequently, the file system can complete an operation targeting particular content by performing that operation on the file-level directory containing the particular content, thereby eliminating the need to conduct a file-by-file traversal of the containing directory as a prerequisite to identifying the files associated with the particular content and performing the operation on the files individually.
US09128935B2	Method and apparatus for providing interoperability between flat and interactive digital forms using machine-readable codes A computer implemented method and apparatus for providing interoperability between flat and interactive digital forms using machine-readable codes including accessing an interactive form document, extracting page dimensions for at least one page of the interactive form document, extracting a plurality of form field properties for at least one form field of the interactive form document, and generating a machine-readable code, wherein the machine-readable code comprises the extracted page dimensions and the plurality of form field properties. The method then embeds the machine-readable code into the interactive form document.
US09128927B2	System and method for language translation in a hybrid peer-to-peer environment An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method enables an endpoint to send and/or receive audio speech translations to facilitate communications between users who speak different languages.
US09128922B2	Handheld electronic device and method for performing optimized spell checking during text entry by providing a sequentially ordered series of spell-check algorithms A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with a disambiguation routine that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device is able to perform a spell check routine during input of a text entry. The spell check routine subjects a text entry to a sequentially ordered series of spell-check algorithms and ceases subjecting the text entry to further spell-check algorithms upon identification of a predetermined quantity of spell-check language objects.
US09128919B2	Smart space insertion A system and method for inserting space is described. A user may designate content to be inserted into a document and have the system insert space to accommodate the new content. The system and method permit some content to overlie other content as may be intended by a user.
US09128916B2	Machine data web Methods and apparatus consistent with the invention provide the ability to organize and build understandings of machine data generated by a variety of information-processing environments. Machine data is a product of information-processing systems (e.g., activity logs, configuration files, messages, database records) and represents the evidence of particular events that have taken place and been recorded in raw data format. In one embodiment, machine data is turned into a machine data web by organizing machine data into events and then linking events together.
US09128915B2	System and method for utilizing multiple encodings to identify similar language characters Described herein are systems and methods for identifying the similarity between language characters. As described herein, a pair of language characters is received at a language character match engine. The language character match engine is adapted to receive encoding configuration information from each of a plurality of encoding components, and is adapted to encode the pair of language characters based on the unique structure of each language character to generate a pair of string identification characters for each encoding component. Thereafter, each pair of string identification characters is compared to one another to generate a similarity score, and the similarity score for each pair of string identification characters is combined to create a composite similarity score. The composite similarity score represents a similarity between the pair of language characters, and is used to identify the similarity between the pair of language characters.
US09128912B2	Efficient XML interchange schema document encoding A method of reducing the size of a simpleType element in an Efficient XML Interchange (EXI) schema document may include modifying each simpleType element in an XSD document by eliminating one or more facets from each simpleType element. The method may also include encoding the XSD document into an EXI schema document by transforming each modified simpleType element in the XSD document from an XSD simpleType element with start and end tags to an encoded EXI simpleType element expressed as a sequence of bits.
US09128911B1	Estimating high level tax refund range A method to estimate a tax refund range. The method includes receiving, by a computer processor and from a user, a reduced portion of tax preparation input data prior to receiving a remainder portion of the tax preparation input data, calculating, by the computer processor and prior to receiving the remainder portion, a tax refund range estimate based on the reduced portion, presenting the tax refund range estimate to the user, and receiving, in response to presenting the tax refund range estimate to the user, the remainder portion for later use when preparing a tax filing for the user.
US09128902B2	Systems and methods for managing disaster recovery in a storage system Systems and methods for providing for efficient switchover for a client in a storage network between the use of one or more a primary storage resources to one or more disaster recovery (DR) resources are provided herein. Embodiments may implement synchronization between such resources on a data plane and a control plane to allow for a transition between resources to be implemented in a manner that is minimally disruptive to a client. Moreover, embodiments may provide for processing resources which allow for switching a client between a primary storage resource to a secondary storage resource with minimal administrative interaction.
US09128899B1	Predictive failover planning Variations discussed herein pertain to identifying a resource usage of applications in a first data center; and for the applications in the first data center, writing those usages to a database. Variations also pertain to identifying a resource usage of applications in a second data center; reading the first data center loads from the database; determining, from the read loads, which applications in the first data center will fail over to the second data center should the first data center fail. For those applications, computing a shadow load that represents predicted computing resource requirements of those applications in the second data center based read loads; and developing a failover resource allocation scheme from the shadow load and a current local resource load of the second data center such that the second data center can take on the resource usage load of those applications if the first data center goes offline.
US09128898B2	Server and method for managing redundant array of independent disk cards In a method for managing redundant array of independent disk (RAID) cards, physical layer (PHY) chips of the RAID card is detected by a serial port. Information of a malfunctioning PHY chip and a standby PHY chip is read and stored in a firmware of a flash erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM) of the RAID card. An address of the malfunctioning PHY chip is set as an address of the standby PHY chip, and a hard disk electronically connected to the malfunctioning PHY chip is connected to the standby PHY chip. A new serial attached small computer system interface (SAS) address is obtained by amending an original SAS address according to the number and address of the standby PHY chip, and a new firmware is created in the flash EPROM according to the new SAS address.
US09128878B2	System and method for auto-failover and version matching of bootloader in an access controller In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor and an access controller communicatively coupled to the processor. The access controller may include a memory having a bootloader portion including a first memory address and a second memory address a second processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The second processor may be configured to: (i) attempt to execute the a first copy of a bootloader stored at the first memory address; (ii) in the event of a failure to execute the first copy of the bootloader, copy a second copy of the bootloader stored at the second memory address to the first memory address; and (iii) subsequent to copying the second copy to the first memory address, attempt to execute the second copy of the bootloader stored at the first memory address.
US09128869B2	Systems and methods involving managing a problematic memory cell Methods and apparatus are provided for identifying which symbol within a codeword corresponds to an information state read from a problematic memory cell. A method can include applying a programming signal to a memory cell, and determining whether the programming signal programs the memory cell approximately within an operational range of a physical property of the memory cell. The method can include identifying which symbol within a codeword corresponds to an information state read from the memory cell, if the memory cell was not programmed approximately within the operational range of the physical property. Identifying the symbol can be done with a flag in the codeword.
US09128864B2	Memory controller, storage device and error correction method According to one embodiment, a memory controller includes an encoding unit that generates a first parity for every user data and a second parity for two or more user data and the corresponding first parity, a memory interface unit that the non-volatile memory to write and read the user data and the parities to and from the non-volatile memory, and a decoding unit that performs an error correction decoding process using the user data, and the parities. The error correction decoding processing that uses both the first parity and the second parity has at least A (a correcting capability of the first parity)+B (a correcting capability of the second parity) bits of correcting capability for the first user data and its first and second parities and for the second user data and its first and second parities.
US09128857B2	Flush engine Techniques are disclosed related to flushing one or more data caches. In one embodiment an apparatus includes a processing element, a first cache associated with the processing element, and a circuit configured to copy modified data from the first cache to a second cache in response to determining an activity level of the processing element. In this embodiment, the apparatus is configured to alter a power state of the first cache after the circuit copies the modified data. The first cache may be at a lower level in a memory hierarchy relative to the second cache. In one embodiment, the circuit is also configured to copy data from the second cache to a third cache or a memory after a particular time interval. In some embodiments, the circuit is configured to copy data while one or more pipeline elements of the apparatus are in a low-power state.
US09128848B2	General storage cache functionality extension A system comprises a storage device, a cache coupled to the storage device and a metadata structure, coupled to the storage device and the cache, having metadata corresponding to each data location in the cache to control data promoted to the cache from the storage device.
US09128846B2	Disk array device, control device and data write method A disk array device includes: a plurality of disk devices including a strip that stores divided data or a parity; a control device to divide the stripe for each of the plurality of disk devices into the divided data having a size of the strip and write the divided data; and a memory to store new data that corresponds to the divided data stored in the strip, wherein the control device detects whether or not the new data is discrete and performs a first write operation or a second write operation when the new data is discrete.
US09128845B2	Dynamically partition a volatile memory for a cache and a memory partition A hybrid memory has a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. The volatile memory is dynamically configurable to have a first portion that is part of a memory partition, and a second portion that provides a cache for the non-volatile memory.
US09128839B2	Numerical control system having removable filter circuit In a numerical control system including a plurality of data communication apparatuses and a numerical controller that transmits and receives data to and from the data communication apparatuses, a filter circuit is removably attached to each of a connection unit of the numerical controller and connection units of the data communication apparatuses. By detecting an error information based on a data transfer error or the sign of the data transfer error, a filter circuit that needs to be replaced is specified. Thus, the noise immunity of only a required portion of the filter circuits is increased, as a result, it is possible to suppress the cost for noise reduction while increasing the noise immunity of the entire system.
US09128836B2	Technique for accurately detecting system failure An apparatus, method and program for dividing a conversational dialog into utterance. The apparatus includes a computer processor; a word database for storing spellings and pronunciations of words; a grammar database for storing syntactic rules on words; a pause detecting section which detects a pause location in a channel making a main speech among conversational dialogs inputted in at least two channels; an acknowledgement detecting section which detects an acknowledgement location in a channel not making the main speech; a boundary-candidate extracting section which extracts boundary candidates in the main speech, by extracting pauses existing within a predetermined range before and after a base point that is the acknowledgement location; and a recognizing unit which outputs a word string of the main speech segmented by one of the extracted boundary candidates after dividing the segmented speech into optimal utterance in reference to the word database and grammar database.
US09128829B2	Mobile communication device and method for swapping MIFARE applications A mobile communication device (1) comprises a MIFARE memory (MM) being configured as a MIFARE Classic card or an emulated MIFARE Classic memory, a swap memory (SM) and a MIFARE applications manager (MAM) being adapted to swap MIFARE 5 applications between the MIFARE memory (MM) and the swap memory (SM).
US09128827B2	Data modification based on matching bit patterns A data storage device includes a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to identify groups of bits that match any bit pattern in a first set of bit patterns. Each of the groups of bits includes a first bit of first data, a second bit of second data, and a third bit of third data to be stored at the memory. The controller is configured, based on determining that a count of the identified groups exceeds a threshold, to change multiple bits of the first data. Changing the multiple bits of the first data reduces a number of the groups of bits that match any bit pattern in the first set of bit patterns.
US09128823B1	Synthetic data generation for backups of block-based storage A system and method for generating synthetic data to simulate backing up data between a primary storage system and a protection storage system is presented. In one embodiment, a first track in a set of tracks is selected at random. Having selected a first track, at least a first block in the first track is modified. Subsequently, it is determined, based on a track run probability, whether to modify a second track that is consecutive to the first track or a third track that is selected randomly. Depending on the determination, at least one block is modified at either the second or third track. Other embodiments are also described herein.
US09128818B2	Memory mapping in a processor having multiple programmable units The disclosure includes, in general, among other aspects, an apparatus having multiple programmable units integrated within a processor. The apparatus has circuitry to map addresses in a single address space to resources within the multiple programmable units where the single address space includes addresses for different ones of the resources in different ones of the multiple programmable units and where there is a one-to-one correspondence between respective addresses in the single address space and resources within the multiple programmable units.
US09128812B2	Semiconductor storage device, system, and method A semiconductor storage system includes: a difference determining circuit configured to determine a difference between the number of first state values of sample data written to a memory and the number of first state values of read data read from the memory; and a compensation value determining circuit configured to determine a read voltage level compensation value corresponding to a difference between the number of the first state values of the sample data written to the memory and the number of the first state values of the read data read from the memory.
US09128811B2	Assigning addresses to devices on an interconnect In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a random number generator to generate a random number responsive to a first command from a host controller and a logic to generate a device identifier for the apparatus. The apparatus can provide a reply to the host controller including the random number responsive to an identification request from the host controller corresponding to the device identifier. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09128807B2	Module structural analysis supporting device and program A device supporting the structural analysis of a module comprises: a storage means storing at least one module; and a conversion means that converts a prescribed target module among the modules stored by the storage means to a secondary module and stores same in the storage means. The conversion means reads the target module from the storage means and sequentially outputs to the secondary module each sentence written from a prescribed processing start location in the target module to a prescribed processing end location. The conversion means also recursively develops a sentence written in processing units etc., for execution, and outputs same to the secondary module, when the sentence is a module internal processing unit or a sentence that executes another module.
US09128805B2	Automated modification integration and conflict resolution for software development Proposed changes to a source code generated by client computing devices are integrated with a master version of the code resident on a server computing system remote from the client devices. The client devices connect to the server system over a network and transmit proposed changes to the server system, where resident integration/conflict resolution software automatically integrates the proposed changes into the master version. Any unresolved conflicts remaining after the automatic integration are identified and the server system automatically sends an email notifying the one or more client devices that there are unresolved conflicts. The email includes a link that enables a client device to launch a window on a monitor, and the client device user employs the window to transmit commands directly to and receive further communications directly from the integration/conflict resolution software in an interactive operation to attempt to manually resolve the conflicts.
US09128798B2	Module updating device An automobile, vehicle, vessel or other device may include a plurality of modules, software applications, computer program products, controllers or other logically executing entities to facilitate controlling, implementing or otherwise enabling various operations according to computer-readable instructions, code or other information stored within a memory, such as within a file or other memory construct. A controller having capabilities sufficient to facilitate updating, modifying, creating or otherwise manipulating such stored files and/or corresponding instructions is contemplated.
US09128797B2	Method and system for software upgrade A method of upgrading an application installed on a mobile device is performed at a server. The method includes: determining a current version of the application installed on the mobile device and a new version of the application to be installed on the mobile device; generating a binary incremental package by comparing the current version of the application and the new version of the application using a binary file difference tool; in response to a upgrade request from the mobile device: pushing the binary incremental package to the mobile device through a wireless network; and receiving an application upgrade confirmation message from the mobile device. The mobile device is configured to reconstruct a version of the application and replace the current version of the application with the new version of the application using the reconstructed version of the application.
US09128790B2	Digital signal processor having instruction set with an exponential function using reduced look-up table A digital signal processor is provided having an instruction set with an exponential function that uses a reduced look-up table. The disclosed digital signal processor evaluates an exponential function for an input value, x, by decomposing the input value, x, to an integer part, N, a first fractional part, q1, larger than a specified value, x0, and a second fractional part, q2, smaller than the specified value, x0; computing 2q2 using a polynomial approximation, such as a cubic approximation; obtaining 2q1 from a look-up table; and evaluating the exponential function for the input value, x, by multiplying 2q2, 2q1 and 2N together. Look-up table entries have a fewer number of bits than a number of bits in the input value, x.
US09128782B2	Consolidated data services apparatus and method An apparatus for consolidated data services comprising a plurality of devices, a plurality of data services and a content application programming interface (API). A user API provides user identification for each of the plurality of devices using one or more of a plurality of user API methods. A feedback API configured to receive data from each of the plurality of devices that identifies media content that was delivered to the plurality of devices using one or more of a plurality of feedback API methods. A device API configured to provide a client system to one or more of the plurality of devices using one or more of a plurality of device API methods. A web service consolidator coupled to the content API, the user API, the feedback API, the device API, the update API, a plurality of data services and the plurality of devices through the communications media.
US09128781B2	Processor with memory race recorder to record thread interleavings in multi-threaded software A processor includes a first core to execute a first software thread, a second core to execute a second software thread, and shared memory access monitoring and recording logic. The logic includes memory access monitor logic to monitor accesses to memory by the first thread, record memory addresses of the monitored accesses, and detect data races involving the recorded memory addresses with other threads. The logic includes chunk generation logic is to generate chunks to represent committed execution of the first thread. Each of the chunks is to include a number of instructions of the first thread executed and committed and a time stamp. The chunk generation logic is to stop generation of a current chunk in response to detection of a data race by the memory access monitor logic. A chunk buffer is to temporarily store chunks until the chunks are transferred out of the processor.
US09128777B2	Operating and maintaining a cluster of machines A method of operating a cluster of machines includes receiving a request for a disruption, determining a subset of machines of the cluster affected by the requested disruption, and determining a set of jobs having corresponding tasks on the affected machines. The method also includes computing a drain time for a drain that drains the tasks of the jobs from the affected machines, and scheduling on a drain calendar stored in non-transitory memory a drain interval for the drain. The drain interval has a start time and an end time. A maintenance system that includes a scheduler may execute such a method to maintain a cluster of machines.
US09128775B2	Optimized job scheduling and execution in a distributed computing grid A disclosed example involves determining whether there is at least one valid combination of nodes and links from the network of nodes with capability and capacity over time to complete a computer-executable job by a deadline. A total cost combination of nodes and links is selected from among the at least one valid combination of nodes and links with the capability and capacity over time to complete the computer-executable job by the deadline. The computer-executable job is scheduled to be executed on at least one selected node. The scheduling is based on compiled instructions comprising the computer-executable job. At least some of the link capacity of at least one of the links connected to the at least one selected node is reserved, to match a job transport capacity requirement of the computer-executable job.
US09128773B2	Data processing environment event correlation A system and method for correlating events in data processing resources processing a workload. An event correlation service comprising an event correlation service software framework is provided on a processor unit. The event correlation service is configured, using the event correlation service software framework, for correlating the events from monitored data for the workload, wherein the workload is processed using the data processing resources provided by a provider of the data processing resources. The event correlation service receives monitored data for the workload as the workload is being processed. The monitored data is processed by the event correlation service to identify an occurrence of an event of interest for the workload as the workload is being processed. An output is provided in response to identifying the occurrence of the event of interest.
US09128772B2	Performance optimization through run-time quality governance The present invention provides a method and system for optimizing the performance of a service according to the load on the service. The invention includes altering the quality of various sub-ordinate services that are a part of the service and in turn achieving systemic service performance levels that satisfy prescribed service level agreements.
US09128771B1	System, method, and computer program product to distribute workload A system, method, and computer program product are provided for sending a message from a first queue to a second queue associated with a receiver agent in response to a request. In operation, a message is sent from a sender agent to a first queue. Additionally, a request is received at the first queue from a receiver agent. Furthermore, the message is sent from the first queue to a second queue associated with the receiver agent, in response to the request.
US09128736B1	Common scheduling and synchronization primitives Described are techniques for executing code performing one or more operations corresponding to scheduling and synchronization primitives. During execution of the code, a call is performed using an application programming interface requesting a first of the operations corresponding to one of said scheduling and synchronization primitives. During runtime in response to said call, it is determined whether to perform the first operation. The determining step uses a set of one or more criteria indicating conditions as to when the scheduling and synchronization primitives are allowed to be performed. The one or more criteria are determined in accordance with a plurality of different platforms. If it is determined that the first operation is allowable and the first operation is to be performed, then the code can be executed on each of the different platforms in a privileged execution mode and a non-privileged execution mode.
US09128728B2	Locating security vulnerabilities in source code A tool (22) automatically analyzes application source code (16) for application level vulnerabilities. The tool integrates seamlessly into the software development process, so vulnerabilities are found early in the software development life cycle, when removing the defects is far cheaper than in the post-production phase. Operation of the tool is based on static analysis, but makes use of a variety of techniques, for example methods of dealing with obfuscated code.
US09128724B2	Configuring assembly of a system using supplied architectural artifacts The configuration of a system is programmatically determined. More particularly, these determinations are made using architecture artifacts that describe requirements of the system (which may be comprised of software, hardware, services, or some combination thereof), where these requirements are iteratively compared to characteristics of available components. A percentage of match is preferably computed, thus allowing for complete matches as well as partial matches. A weighting factor may be applied to attributes, effectively prioritizing attributes in view of their relative importance in the assembled system. When more than one component is a candidate for meeting a particular requirement, user input may be obtained to select one of the candidates. One or more attributes (such as cost information) of each candidate, including how well that candidate matched requirements, may be included for each candidate presented for user selection. The model may be updated and re-evaluated iteratively.
US09128710B2	Power saving techniques that use a lower bound on bit errors A read back bit sequence and charge constraint information are obtained. A lower bound on a number of bit errors associated with the read back bit sequence is determined based at least in part on the read back bit sequence and the charge constraint information. The lower bound and an error correction capability threshold associated with an error correction decoder are compared. In the event the lower bound is greater than or equal to the error correction capability threshold, an error correction decoding failure is predicted and in response to the prediction a component is configured to save power.
US09128709B2	Dividing a power input and directly providing divided power to an output terminal in a power control circuit A memory card with a smart card function including a flash memory unit, a data processing control unit, and a power control unit is provided. The data processing control unit is coupled to the flash memory unit. The data processing control unit controls the flash memory unit and encrypts, decrypts and stores smart card security data. The power control unit receives at least one of a first power input and a second power input. The power control unit selects the first power input or the second power input and provides the selected one to the data processing control unit according to at least one control signal. An output terminal of the power control unit is coupled to the first power input. Furthermore, a power control method and a power control circuit of the forgoing memory card are also provided.
US09128705B2	System and method for controlling central processing unit power with reduced frequency oscillations A method of dynamically controlling power within a central processing unit is disclosed and may include entering an idle state, reviewing a previous busy cycle immediately prior to the idle state, and based on the previous busy cycle determining a CPU frequency for a next busy cycle.
US09128703B1	Processor that transitions to an idle mode when no task is scheduled to execute and further enters a quiescent doze mode or a wait mode depending on the value of a reference counter A quiescent doze mode permits significant reductions in power consumption and dissipation by electronic devices while idle without producing adverse latencies to users. Device drivers communicate predictions as to future use of their coupled devices with a kernel. The kernel may then enter a quiescent doze mode comprising gating clocks on the processor and peripherals, disabling interrupts, and executing a wait for interrupt. Dynamically increasing timer interrupt intervals to significant fractions or multiples of a second further increases the percentage of time the device remains in quiescent doze mode.
US09128702B2	Asynchronous message passing This specification describes technologies relating to software execution. A computing device includes a processor. An operating system includes an execution environment in which applications can execute computer-specific commands. A web-browser application includes a scripting environment for interpreting scripted modules. The web-browser application further includes a native environment in which native modules can execute computer-specific commands. The web-browser application further includes an interface between the scripting environment and the native environment. The interface includes functions to asynchronously pass data objects by value, from one of the scripting environment and the native environment, to the other of the scripting environment and the native environment.
US09128701B2	Generating constant for microinstructions from modified immediate field during instruction translation An ISA-defined instruction includes an immediate field having a first and second portions specifying first and second values, which instructs the microprocessor to perform an operation using a constant value as one of its source operands. The constant value is the first value rotated/shifted by a number of bits based on the second value. An instruction translator translates the instruction into one or more microinstructions. An execution pipeline executes the microinstructions generated by the instruction translator. The instruction translator, rather than the execution pipeline, generates the constant value for the execution pipeline as a source operand of at least one of the microinstructions for execution by the execution pipeline. Alternatively, if the immediate field value is not within a predetermined subset of values known by the instruction translator, the instruction translator generates, rather than the constant, a second microinstruction for execution by the execution pipeline to generate the constant.
US09128699B2	Method and system for queuing transfers of multiple non-contiguous address ranges with a single command Methods and systems for queuing transfers of multiple non-contiguous address ranges within a single command are disclosed. Embodiments of systems include system processors, memory to store data and executable software, and storage devices to receive transfer commands stored in system memory. A host controller interface driver is executed by one or more system processors and collects multiple non-continuous address ranges from storage-device transfer requests and records starting addresses and quantities of data to transfer for each non-continuous range in a tagged command list. It records the number of address ranges in the tagged command list, and a tagged-transfer opcode in a command, and stores the command and the tagged command list in a command table for the storage device. It records a base address for the command table in memory and an offset for the tagged command list into a command header, which is stored in a command queue.
US09128697B1	Computer numerical storage format with precision type indicator Various techniques for storing computer numbers such as floating-point numbers. In one embodiment, a data processing unit is configured to represent floating-point numbers using a first precision with a first number of bits and a second precision with a second number of bits, where the second number of bits is greater than the first number of bits. A floating-point type value may be set upon a memory store to indicate whether a first representation of a floating-point number uses the first or the second number of bits. A second representation of the floating-point number and the floating-point type value may be stored accordingly. In some embodiments, the second representation may correspond to the first representation with one or more bits shifted. This format may lead to memory power savings when reading from a memory location of the second precision when the result is indicated as the first precision.
US09128688B2	Method, apparatus and system for device management A method, apparatus and system for managing a device are provided by the present invention, which relate to the field of communication. The method includes: according to a preset power management rule, determining a power supply policy of each single board in the current device (302); and according to the power supply policy, performing power management on each single board (303). The technical scheme provided by the present invention is applied to the power management of a device with multiple single boards, and the problem of serious energy consumption in redundancy backup is solved.
US09128686B2	Sorting Systems and techniques are disclosed that include in one aspect a computer implemented method storing a received stream of data elements in a buffer, applying a boundary condition to the data elements stored in the buffer after receiving each individual data element of the stream of data elements, and producing one or more data elements from the buffer based on the boundary condition as an output stream of data elements sorted according to a predetermined order.
US09128680B2	Casing structure and electronic device using the same A casing structure including a frame having a capacity space and a fastener at a side of the capacity space that an electronic unit assembled therein, a first linking member slidably coupled to the frame, and a second linking member pivoted to the frame having a first and a second end is provided. The first end is linked to the first linking member and the second end faces to the electronic unit in the space. The electronic unit is locked by the fastener in assembling mode and the first linking member is located at a first position to block the fastener from releasing the electronic unit. The first linking member is forced to move out of the first position and drive the second linking member to rotate relative to the frame, such that the second end pushes the electronic unit to be released from the fastener in disassembling mode.
US09128676B2	Portable electronic device A portable electronic device comprises an upper member, a lower member having two guiding grooves, two supports and two connecting members. One end of each support is pivoted to the upper member with a first pivot portion. The other end of each support is pivoted to the lower member with a second pivot portion. One end of each connecting member is pivoted at one side of the upper member, and the other end thereof is restricted in the guiding groove and capable of reciprocally sliding in the guiding groove.
US09128674B2	Thermal press and ultraviolet curing for display assemblies Methods for controlling deformation of laminated display assemblies are described. The laminated display assemblies can include flexible layers. In some embodiments, the flexible layers are sensor layers. Methods involving the use of a thermal press and ultra violet (UV) curing procedure are described. In one embodiment, a thermal press method can be performed by placing a laminated display assembly including the flexible substrate, an ink layer, an adhesive, and a cover on a temperature controlled fixture. A mechanical press can apply pressure to the top of the laminated display assembly. The mechanical press can remove any planar deformity of the flexible layer and can redistribute portions of the adhesive. Following the mechanical pressing, the laminated display assembly can be exposed to UV light to cure the adhesive and thereby fix in place the planar state of the laminated display assembly.
US09128672B1	Vacuum-sealed base for stabilizing a portable computing device on a surface Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for stabilizing a computing device having a touch screen display on a flat surface. This helps prevent the device from being inadvertently moved, tipped over or otherwise displaced by a user when the display screen is tapped. By using a fan or a type of air pump to evacuate air from underneath a bottom surface of the device, a low-pressure region can be created that effectively pins the device to the flat surface. An airtight vacuum seal on the bottom of the device prevents air from entering or escaping the low-pressure region that has been created. A configurable actuator mounted within the device may regulate airflow to and from this low-pressure region. The fans or pump used to create the airtight seal may also be used for thermal management of internal device components.
US09128644B2	Image processing system including an image processing apparatus and a portable terminal The position and orientation at a time of shooting by a shooting unit of a portable terminal is transmitted to an information processing apparatus. Based on the transmitted position and orientation of the portable terminal and the stored position of an image processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus extracts an image processing apparatus from the shot image and transmits information about the extracted image processing apparatus to the portable terminal. The portable terminal combines the shot image with an option for selecting a function available in the image processing apparatus and displays the combined image on a display unit, based on the information transmitted from the information processing apparatus. When selection of a function is accepted, a screen for operating the selected function is displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal.
US09128643B2	Method and apparatus performing clock extraction utilizing edge analysis upon a training sequence equalization pattern A method and apparatus for performing clock extraction are provided. The method includes: performing edge analysis on a Training Sequence Equalization (TSEQ) pattern carried by a set of received signals that are received from a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port of an electronic device, to dynamically generate a plurality of analysis results; and performing frequency calibration on a frequency of an output clock of a Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO) according to a frequency that different types of analysis results within the plurality of analysis results alternatively occur, to utilize the output clock as a reference clock after completing the frequency calibration. More particularly, the method further includes: generating a set of de-multiplexed signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of bits, to perform the edge analysis by comparing respective voltage levels of de-multiplexed signals corresponding to every two adjacent bits of the plurality of bits within the set of de-multiplexed signals.
US09128624B2	Flash memory storage system for simulating rewritable disc device, flash memory controller, computer system, and method thereof A flash memory storage system including a flash memory chip, a connector, and a controller is provided. The flash memory chip has a plurality of physical blocks. The connector is configured to couple to a host system. The controller is coupled to the flash memory chip and the connector. The controller configures a plurality of logical blocks and maps the logical blocks to a portion of the physical blocks. In addition, the controller identifies rewritable disc commands from the host system and writes data from the host system into the physical blocks mapped to the logical blocks according to the rewritable disc commands. Thereby, a rewritable disc device is simulated by using the flash memory storage system.
US09128623B2	Non-volatile memory devices, methods of operating non-volatile memory devices, and systems including the same Random sequence data is sequentially generated based on a seed assigned to a selected memory space, and one of access-requested segments of the selected memory space is logically combined with the sequentially generated random sequence data to transfer the access-requested segment. The sequentially generating and the logically combining are iteratively performed until remaining access-requested segments all transferred.
US09128619B2	System, method and computer program product for optimization of tape performance A tape performance optimization method may include accumulating data in a memory, monitoring the accumulation of data, determining whether a certain amount of data has been accumulated in the memory, and causing the accumulated data to be migrated to a tape in a tape library. In one embodiment, the amount of data to be accumulated is set to be two wraps or a multiple thereof. Using embodiments, it can take zero or near zero time to rewind the tape when unloading occurs, eliminating wasted tape movement time and significantly increasing tape performance. In one embodiment, the accumulation of data may be terminated even if the desired amount of data has not been accumulated. In one embodiment, the termination might be triggered by a timeout condition.
US09128618B2	Non-volatile memory controller processing new request before completing current operation, system including same, and method A non-volatile memory controller, system and method capable of processing a next request as an interrupt before completing a current operation are disclosed. The non-volatile memory system includes a first memory storing meta data loaded from a flash memory; a second memory storing the meta data copied from the first memory; and a flash memory controller copying the meta data from the first memory to the second memory, changing the meta data in the second memory, and then re-copying the changed meta data from the second memory to the first memory during a first-type operation that requires changes in the meta data.
US09128614B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating soft keyboards An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface concurrently displays on the display an application content area and an unsplit keyboard, the unsplit keyboard being located at a bottom of the display. The device detects a first gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the device converts the unsplit keyboard into a split keyboard and moves the split keyboard away from the bottom of the display over the application content area in accordance with the first gesture.
US09128613B2	Positioning clickable hotspots on a touchscreen display Positioning clickable hotspots on a touchscreen display, including: identifying, by a hotspot generation module, a clickable object displayed on the touchscreen display, wherein the clickable object has an associated original clickable zone for invoking the clickable object; generating, by the hotspot generation module, a clickable hotspot associated with the clickable object, wherein the clickable hotspot has an associated updated clickable zone for invoking the clickable object; determining, by the hotspot generation module, a position on the touchscreen display for placing the clickable hotspot; and placing, by the hotspot generation module, the clickable hotspot at the position on the touchscreen display, wherein the original clickable zone and the updated clickable zone cover different areas of the touchscreen display.
US09128610B2	Virtual predictive keypad Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to improving the efficiency of text input by generating a dynamic virtual keyboard. Certain examples display a soft keyboard on a touchscreen of a text-entry device. The touchscreen works with the soft keyboard as a form of text input. Keyboard logic on the text-entry device is programmed to change the footprint of each key within the soft keyboard based on the prior entry. The keyboard logic assigns a prediction value to each key based on a statistical probability that the key will be entered next. The touchscreen displays a dynamic virtual keyboard based on these prediction values. Enhancements include resizing keys and their respective footprints relative to their prediction value. Other examples exploit the possible character sequences and their probabilities in a language and restructuring the keyboard to make text input more efficient. The devices and methods use modeling techniques to dynamically generate the size of the characters on the keyboard.
US09128608B2	System and method for an electronic reader that allows access to additional content and tools A method, system and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided for controlling display of content on an electronic device with a touch screen display, which content may, in response to detection of a squeeze gesture, be reduced on the display screen to reveal additional content, tools and features associated with the one or more pages of the content.
US09128605B2	Thumbnail-image selection of applications This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling thumbnail-image selection of applications. In some embodiments, these techniques and apparatuses enable a user interface having selectable thumbnail images for applications not currently exposed on a display. The techniques and apparatuses may enable selection of this user interface through a simple gesture that is both easy-to-use and remember. Further, selection of applications not currently exposed on the display may be selected through thumbnail images representing each application's application interface as it will appear on selection.
US09128603B2	Hand gesture recognition method for touch panel and associated apparatus A hand gesture recognition method according to the present disclosure is applied to a touch panel comprising a plurality of sensors, each of which generating a sensing value according to a touch operation. The method includes providing a first reference value and a second reference value; generating a count value by counting a quantity of the sensing values that are greater than a threshold; determining the touch operation as a first hand gesture when the count value is greater than the first reference value but smaller than the second reference value; and determining the touch operation as a second hand gesture when the count value is greater than the second reference value.
US09128602B2	Gallery application for content viewing A gallery software application enables a user to browse, view, and interact with various content items, such as still images and videos. The gallery includes a graphical user interface, where a content item is represented by an image. A group of content items is represented by a displayed stack of partially-overlapping images. A content item is associated with geo-location information and timestamp information. This information is used to divide the content items into groups.
US09128598B2	Device and method for processing user input A method for generating display data comprises detecting user input via an input interface. A processor is in communication with the input interface to generate display data comprising a display object for display by a display device. The display object is representative of an action that will subsequently be performed by the processor on continuation of the user input. The display data on the display device is output while the user input is being detected. Alternatively, the display object is caused to appear on the display device over time as the user input is being performed, wherein the rate at which the display object appears is different to the rate of performance of the user input. A device and executable computer program for performing the steps of the method is also provided.
US09128597B2	Method for switching user interface, electronic device and recording medium using the same A user interface switching method, and an electronic device and a recording medium using the same are provided. First, a plurality of user interfaces are provided, and one of the user interfaces is displayed in a touch screen of the portable electronic device. A representative icon bar and a hot key bar are displayed in the touch screen, wherein the representative icon bar comprises representative icons respectively corresponding to the user interfaces and the hot key bar comprises one or more hot keys corresponding to the user interface currently displayed in the touch screen. When the touch screen detects a touch signal which falls within the representative icon bar and is moved therein, the representative icon bar is moved correspondingly, and the displayed user interface and hot keys are also switched according to the representative icon on which the touch signal is terminated.
US09128590B2	Contents display device and contents display method A contents display device includes a display section, a touch detection section, and a control section. The control section includes: a bookmarking determination section for determining, if multiple contacts have been simultaneously detected by the touch detection section, at least one contact among the multiple contacts to be a bookmark; a bookmark-position configuration section for configuring a bookmark position, based on a contact determined by the bookmarking determination section to be a bookmark; and a return-to-bookmark-position determination section for determining, after a bookmark position has been configured by the bookmark-position configuration section, to return the content displayed on the display section to the bookmark position, based on a contact detected by the touch detection section. When the return-to-bookmark-position determination section determines to return to the bookmark position, the content displayed on the display section is returned to the bookmark position.
US09128578B2	Capacitive type touch sensor with optical functionality A capacitive type touch sensor has optical functionality, low reflection and thin thickness as well as narrow frames. The capacitive type touch sensor includes a cover glass, and a capacitive type film sensor member adhered to a rear surface of the cover glass. The capacitive type touch sensor further includes a polarization plate between the cover glass and the film sensor member. The film sensor member includes a transparent base sheet having a λ/4 phase difference film, transparent conductive films so as to form electrode pattern s on the central windows and fine line routed circuit pattern on the peripheral frames on both sides of the base sheet, and light-blocking conductive films laminated on the fine line routed circuit patterns of the transparent conductive film.
US09128572B2	Making touch screens with diamond-patterned micro-wire electrode A method of making a display device includes providing a first substrate having an array of pixels located in correspondence thereto. The pixels are separated by inter-pixel gaps. A first electrode having a length direction is located over the first substrate and extends across at least a portion of the array of pixels, the first electrode including a plurality of electrically connected micro-wires formed in a micro-pattern. The micro-pattern has a first set of parallel micro-wires oriented at a first angle non-orthogonal to the length direction and a second set of parallel micro-wires oriented at a second angle non-orthogonal to the length direction different from the first angle. The micro-wires of the first and second sets intersect to form an array of electrically connected micro-wire intersections. At least every other micro-wire intersection on the micro-wires of the first set is located between the pixels in the inter-pixel gaps.
US09128569B2	Touch screen panel A touch screen panel includes a thin film substrate having sensing patterns formed thereon that is implemented as an isotropic film, and a polarizing plate is disposed on the sensing patterns so that it is possible to minimize or reduce degradation of image quality. The touch screen panel includes a thin film substrate, sensing patterns, and sensing lines. The thin film substrate is divided into an active area and a non-active area. The sensing patterns are formed in the active area of the thin film substrate. The sensing lines are formed in the non-active area of the thin film substrate so as to be connected to the sensing patterns. In the touch screen panel, the thin film substrate is implemented as an isotropic film.
US09128566B2	Acoustic pulse recognition with increased accuracy by localizing contact area of plate A keypad with a plate and distinct keys that move relative to the plate to generate an acoustic signal for acoustic pulse recognition (APR). Each key represents an input value and is structured to contact the plate at a region smaller than an upper surface of the key where a finger or a thumb comes into touch. The contact region of the plate coming into contact with an individual key is small relative the upper surface of the key, and hence, acoustic signals generated in response to the touch of the same key has less variance compared to acoustic signals generated in response to a direct touch of the plate by a finger or a thumb. As a result, the localization of the touch using APR can be more accurate compared to direct touch of the plate by a figure or a thumb.
US09128557B2	Display device including a display region where a touch sensor is provided A first electrode (62c) is provided on a first substrate (2) having a display surface of a display panel, and connected to a common electrode (com). A field effect transistor (62b) is provided on a second substrate (1) in such a manner that the first electrode (62c) is provided in a back channel side of the field effect transistor (62b) so as to be separated from the field effect transistor (62b). The field effect transistor (62b) has a gate terminal and a first drain/source terminal each of which is connected to a first wiring (Vrstn) to which a voltage for reset is to be applied. A switch (62a) has a terminal connected to a second drain/source terminal (62bs), and the other terminal connected to a second wiring (Vom) from which an output of the field effect transistor (62b) is provided.
US09128540B2	Force sensor for use in an input device and methods for constructing and using the sensor The disclosure addresses a force sensor that is scalable in size and adaptable to a variety of form factors, including those suitable for use in an input device for a computer or other processing system, and in some cases including those of the configuration normally referred to as a computer mouse. The force sensor will include at least two structural members that are cooperatively attached one another as to be displaced from one another in response to a force acting upon one of the structural members. In some examples, the engagement between the two structural members will be specifically configured to allow such displacement in response to forces acting laterally on the force sensor. The force sensor will also include one or more sensing mechanisms to provide a measurement of the sensed deflection.
US09128537B2	Bimanual interactions on digital paper using a pen and a spatially-aware mobile projector One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing an end user with a spatially-aware projector combined with a spatially-aware digital pen for use in a design environment. Paper documents are augmented to allow a user to access additional information and computational tools through projected interfaces. Virtual ink may be managed in single and multi-user environments to enhance collaboration and data management. The spatially-aware projector pen provides end-users with dynamic visual feedback and improved interaction capabilities.
US09128532B2	Keyboard with screw nut A keyboard comprising a keyboard module, a support plate and at least one screw nut attached to the support plate.
US09128531B2	Operand special case handling for multi-lane processing A single instruction multiple data processing pipeline 12 for processing floating point operands includes shared special case handling circuitry 34 for performing any operand dependent special case processing operations. The operand dependent special case processing operations result from special case conditions such as operands that are denormal, an infinity, a not-a-number and a floating point number requiring format conversion. The pipeline 12 may in some embodiments be stalled while the operands requiring special case processing are serially shifted to and from the shared special case handling circuitry 34. In other embodiments the instruction in which the special case condition for an operand arose may be recirculated through the pipeline with permutation circuitry 86, 94 being used to swap the operands between lanes in order to place the operand(s) requiring special case processing operations into the lane containing the shared special case handling circuitry 98.
US09128529B2	Image processing device, image processing method An image processing device includes, a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, acquiring an image including a subject recognized and a movement site of a user; recognizing the subject recognized and the movement site from the image; and controlling a display location, in the image, of an additional information image corresponding to the subject recognized, to a location other than the subject recognized and the movement site.
US09128525B2	Dynamic tactile interface One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate defining a fluid channel and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the fluid channel; a tactile layer comprising a peripheral region and a deformable region, the peripheral region coupled to the substrate, and the deformable region arranged over the fluid conduit, disconnected from the substrate, and operable between a retracted setting and an expanded setting, the deformable region elevated above the peripheral region in the expanded setting; a tube comprising a first end fluidly coupled to the fluid channel and constrained relative to the substrate; a volume of fluid within the tube; and a rotary actuator coupled to the tube remote from the first end and configured to transition the deformable region from the retracted setting to the expanded setting by winding the tube to displace a portion of the volume of fluid within the tube into the fluid channel.
US09128519B1	Method and system for state-based control of objects A method and system for state-based control of objects. A simulator controls data associated with a plurality of objects, the simulator including a first list of the plurality of objects and a data structure comprising data defining the plurality of objects. A state manager includes a plurality of states, wherein a state includes a second list of a subset of objects of the plurality of objects and determines a display appearance and a display action of the subset of objects. A plurality of software nodes are operable to perform associated operations on subsets of objects and to update data of the data structure for the subset of the objects.
US09128508B2	Module for controlling a force required to actuate an electromechanical actuator A force control module, assembly, or device for controlling a force required to actuate an electromechanical actuator or a set of electromechanical actuators. The electromechanical actuator is for example a computer mouse button, a keypad, or a joystick button. The force control module includes a lever element that is couplable to the electromechanical actuator, and a fulcrum element that is engageable with the lever element at a pivot point or fulcrum point. A set of displacement control units is configured and disposed for controlling the displacement of the fulcrum element relative to the lever element. A displacement of the fulcrum element relative to the lever element varies a position of the fulcrum point. The force required for actuating the electromechanical actuator is at least partially dependent upon the position of the fulcrum point. By displacing the fulcrum element relative to the lever element, and hence varying the position of the fulcrum point, a user can vary the force required for actuating the electromechanical actuator.
US09128507B2	Compact haptic interface Compact haptic interface (100) includes a base (102) and a yoke (304) rotatably disposed within the base. A first drive coupling (312) between a first motor (301) and the yoke rotates the yoke about a yoke axis (308). A carrier (306) is mounted to the yoke and rotatable about a carrier axis (310) transverse to the yoke axis. A rod (110) mounted to the carrier extends along a rod axis (346) transverse to the yoke axis and the carrier axis. A second drive coupling (314) rotates the carrier about the carrier axis responsive to operation of a second motor (302) which is mounted to the yoke. A third motor (303) is supported on the carrier and rotatable with the carrier about the carrier axis of rotation. A third drive coupling (340) facilitates linear movement of the rod along a linear direction responsive to operation of the third motor.
US09128506B2	Power tracking device and power tracking method A power tracking device and a power tracking method is disclosed herein. The power tracking device includes a power voltage setting circuit, a switch, a switching signal circuit, and a voltage memory circuit. The switching signal circuit is configured for sending a first control signal to the switch. When the switch receives the first control signal and electrically isolates the power source and the power voltage setting circuit, the voltage memory circuit stores an open circuit voltage of the power source and sends a setting voltage relative to the open circuit voltage, and when the switch receives the first control signal and electrically connects the power source and the power voltage setting circuit, the power voltage setting circuit sets an output voltage of the power source to correspond with the setting voltage.
US09128490B2	Butterfly valve for arrangement in a flow duct of an air-conditioning installation The invention is a butterfly valve for a flow duct of an air-conditioning installation. The butterfly valve comprises two butterfly valve faces and is mounted for rotation about an axis. A device with at least two measurement points for determining the volume flow rate of a gaseous medium flowing in the flow duct is provided. In order to specify a butterfly valve, for example for a volume flow rate controller, which can determine a high differential pressure, even at very low volume flow rates, the butterfly valve comprises at least one hollow chamber on each of its two butterfly valve faces. Each hollow chamber has at least one recess, preferably with a multiplicity of recesses formed in the manner of a perforation. One measurement point is associated with one hollow chamber and the other measurement point is associated with the other hollow chamber.
US09128487B2	Apparatus for cleaning lines on a playing surface and associated methods, handle enhancements An apparatus and method for clearing a playing surface are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a chassis or frame, a sensor connected to the chassis to sense a location of a line on a playing surface that needs to be cleaned, a drive connected to the chassis to drive the chassis in a selected direction of travel, and a handle to facilitate handling by a user. The apparatus also preferably includes a controller connected to the chassis, in communication with the drive, and responsive to the sensor to control the drive to thereby direct the chassis to move along the line that needs to be cleaned in the selected direction of travel and a cleaning device connected to the chassis to clean the line with the chassis is being driven along the line. Associated software is provided as well.
US09128485B1	Autonomous vehicle comprising extracorporeal blood treatment machine An autonomous vehicle is provided that includes an autonomous vehicle control system, a dialysis machine, and an interface providing an electrical communication between the dialysis machine and the autonomous vehicle control system. The dialysis machine is configured to perform a dialysis treatment on a patient while the autonomous vehicle is under the control of the autonomous vehicle control system. A vehicle is also provided that includes a navigation system, a dialysis machine, and an interface between the navigation system and the dialysis machine. The vehicle can be a car, a train, a plane, or another vehicle.
US09128483B2	Method and arrangement for controlling energy consumption in a marine vessel An apparatus and a method are disclosed for controlling energy consumption in a marine vessel having a plurality of energy consuming users and fuel consuming engines. An exemplary apparatus includes a voyage management tool for planning a route for the marine vessel and for estimating energy consumption on the route; an energy management tool for predicting energy consumption; and control tool for managing an energy balance on the route.
US09128482B2	Method and system for detecting jamming and/or uncontrolled movement of an aircraft control surface A system for detecting jamming and/or uncontrolled movement of an aircraft control surface includes first means for estimating the value of at least one parameter of an equation simulating the feedback loop dynamic of the control surface, according to a recursive autoregressive method with exogenous variable of RARX type in a recursive least squares way, and second means for detecting jamming and/or uncontrolled movement of the control surface, according to the estimated parameter value by the application of a decision test in the parametric space.
US09128470B2	Electronic timepiece with built-in antenna An electronic timepiece includes a tubular exterior case, a cover glass plate that blocks one of two openings of the exterior case, a ring-shaped antenna body provided along an inner circumference of the exterior case, a circuit substrate which is provided in a position below the antenna body when viewed from the cover glass plate and on which a shield pattern G is formed, and a GPS receiver that is so provided on the circuit substrate that the GPS receiver faces away from the antenna body with the shield pattern G being a boundary and amplifies and processes a signal received by the antenna body.
US09128468B2	Method for inserting a decoration in an external timepiece element deposited by electroforming and an external element made in accordance with this method To fabricate an external timepiece element in which there is inserted at least one decoration, the decoration is formed of anterior and posterior parts respectively intended to emerge from the external element and to serve as a mechanism of anchoring the decoration in the external element. A master mold is provided, the master mold including a hollow pattern cavity matching dimensions of the anterior part of the decoration. The decoration is placed in the pattern cavity. The master mold is filled by the galvanic deposition of a metal. The external element obtained is removed from the master mold.
US09128465B2	Balance with hairspring, movement, and timepiece To provide a timepiece balance with hairspring capable of changing the moment of inertia of the balance wheel without involving generation of a one-sidedness in weight. There is provided a balance with hairspring including a balance staff, and a balance wheel arranged around the balance staff, wherein there are provided a first rim constituting the balance wheel and having a guide portion configured to vary in the distance from the balance staff in correspondence with a peripheral direction around the balance staff, an elastic portion arranged so as to be slidable along the guide portion and capable of elastic deformation in the radial direction around the balance staff, and a second rim having a plurality of weight portions arranged in the peripheral direction.
US09128461B2	Advanced methods of and apparatus for the manipulation of electromagnetic phenomenon: the decoding of genetic material and the human genome (E3) An advanced method of and apparatus for manipulating electromagnetic spectra, which incorporates a bent tepee or bent pyramidal aligned array of conical or pyramidal inverted sections that have at least two intrinsic angles of differing values aligned co-axially. These are arranged to naturally produce a reference and object waves that impinges on and illuminate a holographic plate or recording means to produce on-axis or in-line transmission and reflection holograms, including real time display. The technology is also applicable to the detection, identification, and/or decoding of genetic material, specifically DNA and the Human Genome.
US09128460B2	Photopolymer composition for recording hologram, and photopolymer layer and hologram recording media including the same A photopolymer composition includes a polymer binder; a monomer for holographic recording; a photoinitiation system including an electron acceptor, at least one of an electron donor and a hydrogen atom donor, and a dye-sensitizer; and a solvent. The monomer for holographic recording includes N-acryloylthiomorpholine.
US09128455B2	Developing cartridge A developing cartridge includes: a developing roller that is rotatable about a developing roller axis line, which extends in a predetermined direction; a supply roller, which is rotatable about a supply roller axis line, which extends in the predetermined direction, and which supplies developer to the developing roller; a developing roller driving gear that is connected to the developing roller; a supply roller driving gear that is connected to the supply roller; and a driving force transmission gear, which is rotatable about a gear axis line extending in the predetermined direction, and which includes: a first gear part meshed with the developing roller driving gear; and a second gear part meshed with the supply roller driving gear. The driving force transmission gear transmits driving force to the developing roller driving gear and the supply roller driving gear.
US09128454B2	Power transmission body mounting structure and toner transportation device A gear mounting portion of a rotating shaft includes a shaft portion, with a D-shaped cross-section, engaged with a connecting portion of a gear having a D-shaped cross-section; the connection portion provided with a first hole portion; one flexible portion provided along the axial direction; and a retaining portion provided at a tip of the flexible portion. The retaining portion protrudes outwards with respect to the shaft portion, and the shaft portion is engaged with the connecting portion after the retaining portion has passed through a second hole portion of a hollow shaft. The flexible portion remains bent while the retaining portion passes through the second hole portion of the hollow shaft. Once the shaft portion engages with the first hole portion of the connecting portion, the flexible portion ceases to bend and engages with the gear. As a result, without damaging the rotating shaft, the gear is reliably prevented from coming free from the rotating shaft.
US09128442B2	Cartridge, image forming apparatus and quality determining method of cartridge A cartridge comprises a housing configured to hold a color erasable material which is erasable by heating to a color erasing temperature. The cartridge further comprises a temperature sensing unit configured to detect a temperature of the housing and a recording section configured to record the detected temperature of the housing.
US09128433B2	Fixation device and image formation apparatus A fixation device includes a pressing member, a drive roller, an auxiliary roller, and an endless fixation belt rotatably mounted, in a loop shape, on the drive roller and the auxiliary roller. The endless fixation belt is in pressure contact with the outer peripheral surface of the pressing member, thereby forming a nip between the fixation belt and the pressing member. The drive roller is configured to drive the fixation belt to rotate in the looped shape and thereby cause the auxiliary roller to rotate due to the frictional force from an inner peripheral surface of the rotating fixation belt. A friction coefficient of a contact surface of the auxiliary roller with the fixation belt is smaller than a friction coefficient of a contact surface of the drive roller with the fixation belt.
US09128418B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device includes a developer carrier that has a cylindrical shape and that rotates while holding developer to supply the developer to an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a container that contains the developer carrier; a discharge-path forming member that forms a discharge path along which air is discharged out of the container from inside the container; and a magnetic member that generates a magnetic field that acts on the developer in the discharge path and causes the developer to stay in the discharge path.
US09128404B2	Image formation unit and image formation apparatus An image formation unit includes a rotatable image carrier, a charge member configured to electrically charge a surface of the image carrier, a charge cleaning member including cell marks in a surface layer thereof and configured to clean a surface of the charge member, a first cleaning member configured to clean the surface of the image carrier, and a second cleaning member including cell marks in a surface layer thereof and provided downstream of the first cleaning member in a rotation direction of the image carrier. The cell density of the charge cleaning member is equal to or more than the cell density of the second cleaning member.
US09128399B2	Toners for electrophotography The present invention relates to a toner for electrophotography including core-shell particles as a resin binder each including a core portion containing an amorphous resin (A) having a softening point of 105° C. or lower which is obtained by polycondensing a carboxylic acid component containing an alkenyl succinic acid with an alcohol component; and a shell portion containing an amorphous resin (B) obtained by polycondensing an alcohol component containing an aliphatic diol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms with a carboxylic acid component containing a trivalent or higher-valent polycarboxylic acid compound in an amount of 20 mol % or less. The toner for electrophotography according to the present invention is excellent in heat resistant storage property, low-temperature fusing property and durability.
US09128393B2	Triphenylamine derivative, and charge transport material and electrophotographic photoreceptor using the same Disclosed is a triphenylamine derivative represented by general formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and m represents an integer of 1 to 3.
US09128388B2	Method of focus measurement, exposure apparatus, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method of focus measurement of the embodiment irradiates exposure light from a first direction and projects first and second line-and-space patterns on a substrate. Further, exposure light is irradiated from a second direction and third and fourth line-and-space patterns are projected on the substrate. By measuring a distance between the first and third line-and-space patterns on the substrate, a sum of a dislocated amount caused by dislocation of focus and an overlap dislocation amount between the first and third line-and-space patterns is calculated as a first dislocated amount. Further, by measuring a distance between the second and fourth line-and-space patterns on the substrate, an overlap dislocation amount between the second and fourth line-and-space patterns is calculated as a second dislocation amount. Further, based on the first and second dislocation amounts, the focus dislocation amount is calculated.
US09128385B2	Adaptive photomasks and methods for using the same The embodiments described herein relate to methods, devices, and systems for masking a substrate using a photomasking process. An adaptive photomask configured to generate a photomasking pattern in accordance with dimensions of a surface feature on substrate is described. The adaptive photomask can be used to create customized photomask patterns for individual substrates. Methods and devices described herein can be used in manufacturing processes where similar parts having slight differences due to built-in tolerances are manufactured. Methods and a devices described herein can also be used in manufacture processes involving masking of three-dimensional portions of a part. A photomasking system that includes a translational mechanism for scanning a substrate surface is described.
US09128375B2	Resin composition for masks The present invention provides a resin composition for resist to be efficiently formed into a cured product with high properties of crack resistance, bulge resistance, protrusion resistance, and the like for filling a through-hole, a via hole, or the like with the cured product. The resin composition for masks in accordance with the present invention contains a first resin and a second resin. The first resin is prepared by an addition reaction of polybasic acid anhydride with an adduct of an ethylenically unsaturated compound having a carboxyl group and bifunctional epoxy resin. The second resin having; a group obtained by an addition reaction of an epoxy group with monocarboxylic acid; and a group obtained by addition reaction of an epoxy group with polybasic acid.
US09128366B2	Image processing system, image processing method, and computer program product An image processing system includes a projection unit that projects an image onto a projection surface; a photographing unit to take a photograph of an area including the projection surface onto which a first content image is projected by the projection unit so as to obtain a first photographed image; a data volume reducing unit to reduce a data volume of the first photographed image through a predetermined processing so as to obtain a second photographed image after data volume reduction; a correction information calculating unit to calculate, based on the first content image and the second photographed image, correction information for correcting an image to be projected onto the projection surface; a correction unit to correct, based on the correction information, a second content image that is the image to be projected onto the projection surface. The projection unit projects the corrected second content image onto the projection surface.
US09128361B2	Liquid-cooling device and projector In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a projector comprises an optical element holding member that allows a flow of a cooling liquid therein. A plurality of liquid circulation members connect the optical element holding member and a liquid pumping unit and to define a flow channel of the cooling liquid. A heat-receiving jacket is disposed in the flow channel and has a plurality of flow channels. A thermoelectric conversion element having a heat-absorbing surface is connected to the heat-receiving jacket and a heat-radiating surface is connected to a heat transfer member. A supporting member fixes the heat-receiving jacket and the heat transfer member. A baffle member defines an internal space with the supporting member and houses the heat transfer member in the internal space. A cooling fan provides cooling air to the heat transfer member disposed in the internal space.
US09128354B2	Driver view adapter for forward looking camera When monitoring the forward area in front of a vehicle, video of the forward area and the driver of the vehicle is concurrently captured by a single forward facing camera with a rearward facing mirror assembly reflects an image of the driver, who is positioned behind the forward facing camera, into the forward facing field of view of the camera. The mirror assembly is positioned in an inactive portion of the field of view of the camera so that the reflected image of the driver appears in the inactive portion of the field of view in the captured video. In this manner, synchronized video of the forward area in the driver is generated without requiring computationally expensive post processing.
US09128352B2	Controlling direction of light associated with a flash device A flash device includes a light emitting element configured to emit light and light controlling elements. The light controlling elements include a light receiving surface and a light exiting surface that is non-parallel to the light exiting surface of an adjacent light controlling element. The light controlling elements are individually adjustable to vary a difference between an amount of light received at the light receiving surface and an amount of light exited from the light exiting surface such that amounts of light exiting respective non-parallel light exiting surfaces vary to control direction of light emitted by the flash device.
US09128349B2	Pulse excited THz waveguide source based on optical rectification The invention is a THz waveguide source (3) having a core (9) of great nonlinear coefficient and of a great absorption. The source (3) is adapted to behave as a waveguide in pumping and also in THz range. The THz waveguide source (3) has a cladding of smaller absorption coefficient in the THz range than that of the core. The solution according to the invention diminishes the influence of absorption, while enhances efficiency of generating THz radiation. The waveguide structure and the tilted pulse front excitation together results a greater interaction length and thus a greater THz generating efficiency. According to the solution of the invention highly efficient compact THz waveguide sources can be realized.
US09128348B1	Light modulation circuit An optical modulation circuit includes: a first Mach-Zehnder modulating portion including a first output port and a second output port, wherein the first Mach-Zehnder modulating portion is push-pull driven by a main signal; a second Mach-Zehnder modulating portion connected to the first output port of the first Mach-Zehnder modulating portion, wherein the second Mach-Zehnder modulating portion is push-pull driven by a correction signal; and an asymmetric light combining portion combining an optical signal outputted from an output port of the second Mach-Zehnder modulating portion with an optical signal outputted from the second output port of the first Mach-Zehnder modulating portion in a light intensity coupling ratio of r to 1−r, wherein an optical path length from the first output port to the asymmetric light combining portion is substantially equal to an optical path length from the second output port to the asymmetric light combining portion.
US09128341B2	Visible sensing transistor, display panel and manufacturing method thereof A display device includes an infrared sensing transistor and a visible sensing transistor. The visible sensing transistor includes a semiconductor on a substrate; an ohmic contact on the semiconductor; an etch stopping layer on the ohmic contact; a source electrode and a drain electrode on the etch stopping layer; a passivation layer on the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a gate electrode on the passivation layer. The etch stopping layer may be composed of the same material as the source electrode and the drain electrode. The infrared sensing transistor is similar to the visible sensing transistor except the etch stopping layer is absent.
US09128332B2	Liquid crystal lens panel and display apparatus having the same A liquid crystal lens panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first base substrate. The second substrate includes a second base substrate disposed to face the first base substrate, the second substrate further including a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the second base substrate. Each of the first base substrate and the second base substrate are rectilinearly shaped to comprise corresponding first sides and second sides, the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are inclined with respect to the corresponding first sides or second sides, and the plurality of first electrodes comprise a first inclination angle different from a second inclination angle associated with the plurality of second electrodes.
US09128328B2	Liquid crystal device and projector A liquid crystal device includes a substrate, a base body that is disposed opposing the substrate, a liquid crystal layer that is held between the substrate and the base body, an inorganic alignment film that is provided between the liquid crystal layer and the substrate or the base body, and a protection film that is provided between the inorganic alignment film and the liquid crystal layer, the inorganic alignment film has a plurality of grooves that are hollowed toward the surface on the opposite side of the liquid crystal layer from the surface on the liquid crystal layer side, and the protection film has a cave-in shape toward the opposite side to the liquid crystal layer from the liquid crystal layer side in at least one portion of portions corresponding to the plurality of grooves.
US09128322B2	Phase difference plate for circularly polarizing plate, circularly polarizing plate, and organic electroluminescence display apparatus The phase difference plate for a circularly polarizing plate including a first optically anisotropic layer, and a second optically anisotropic layer, in which the first optically anisotropic layer contains a liquid crystal compound helically aligned around a helical axis in its thickness direction, a helix angle of the liquid crystal compound in the first optically anisotropic layer is in a predetermined range, and an in-plane slow axis in a surface of the first optically anisotropic layer at the second optically anisotropic layer side is in parallel with an in-plane slow axis of the second optically anisotropic layer. The phase difference plate can sufficiently suppress the mixing of black with another color observed in the front direction when being stuck as a circularly polarizing plate on a display apparatus.
US09128300B2	Microscope slide cover with integrated reservoir A cover for a substrate including: a body defining a cavity, for positioning over the substrate to form a reaction chamber; and a projection extending from the body to define a fluid reservoir, when the cover is fitted to the substrate, the fluid reservoir being in fluid communication with the cavity.
US09128298B2	Three-dimensional image display apparatus, display system, driving method, driving apparatus, display controlling method, display controlling apparatus, program, and computer-readable recording medium A three-dimensional image display apparatus polarizes light to be emitted from a first pixels into light having a first polarization characteristic and polarizes light to be emitted from second pixels into light having a second polarization characteristic. The three-dimensional image display apparatus, sets luminance of at least one of luminance of a left-eye image or luminance of a right-eye image such that the luminance of a predefined first image of the left-eye image or the right-eye image is higher than the luminance of a second image of the images. The three-dimensional image display apparatus causes the first pixels to render the first image at the set luminance on a screen and causes the second pixels to render the second image at the set luminance on the screen.
US09128292B2	Balanced equatorial mount technique for telescope A technique for equatorially mounting a telescope includes a right ascension support having a first end coupled to a counterweight assembly and a second end coupled to a declination support. The right ascension support is coupled to a base and extends downwardly and backwardly from the first end to the second end. The resulting arrangement causes the act of balancing the telescope about its right ascension axis also substantially to balance the telescope about its base.
US09128289B2	Display apparatus incorporating high-aspect ratio electrical interconnects This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for enabling a display to have a faster switching rate and an increased aperture ratio by using looped electrical interconnects with a reduced footprint. In one aspect, a display apparatus includes an array of display elements and a high-aspect ratio electrical interconnect connected to at least one display element in the array of display elements, wherein the high-aspect ratio electrical interconnect forms a loop that defines a closed boundary.
US09128285B2	Head-mounted display including integrated projector Embodiments are described of a light guide including a proximal end, a distal end, a front surface and a back surface, an ambient input region on the front surface near the distal end, and an output region on the back surface near the distal end. A beamsplitter having a plurality of faces has one face optically coupled to the proximal end of the light guide, and a display is optically coupled to another face of the beamsplitter. A projector assembly is optically coupled to a face of the beamsplitter opposite the beamsplitter face that is optically coupled to the light guide. A reflecting element having optical power is positioned at the distal end of the light guide, and a distal optical element is positioned in the light guide near the distal end.
US09128283B1	Dynamically adjustable frame The present disclosure describes example systems and methods for dynamically adjusting a tension of at least a portion of a frame of wearable computing device. The systems and methods may be directed to receiving an input signal from a component of the wearable computing device that is indicative of a movement of the wearable computing device. An adjustment of the tension of at least the portion of the frame may be based on the movement. An output signal that is indicative of the adjustment may be provided to the wearable computing device.
US09128280B2	Electrowetting display device A display apparatus includes an electrowetting display device with a first support plate, a second support plate and first and second fluids immiscible with each other in a space between the support plates. The first support plate has a display region comprising multiple display areas, each display area being associated with an electrode, the coverage of the first fluid over the display areas being independently controllable.
US09128254B2	Optical connector with adhesive material An optical fiber connector includes a ferrule configured to receive an optical fiber. The ferrule has a fiber bore and a storage location interior to the ferrule and adjacent to the fiber bore. The storage location comprises a funnel-shaped portion that is directed toward the fiber bore. An adhesive material is positioned in the storage location of the ferrule. The adhesive material is a dry and solid material.
US09128245B2	Low cost, fast curing optical fiber coatings A low cost composition that cures rapidly and which is suitable for coating an optical fiber comprises at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer; at least one photoinitiator; and at least one non-radiation-curable polar polymer having pendent groups that facilitate low energy chemical bonding, hydrogen bonding, dipolar interactions or other interactions with radical compounds formed during polymerization of the monomer. The non-radiation-curable polar polymer(s) are inexpensive and reduce and/or eliminate the need for expensive urethane acrylate oligomers, without sacrificing properties, and while achieving rapid cure speeds.
US09128237B2	Optical fiber and optical transmission system An optical fiber includes a core portion and a cladding portion that is formed on an outer periphery of the core portion and has a refractive index lower than a maximum refractive index of the core portion. Characteristics at a wavelength of 1550 nm are an effective core area of a fundamental propagation mode of equal to or larger than 120 μm2, an effective core area of a first higher-order propagation mode of equal to or larger than 170 μm2, and an effective refractive index of the first higher-order propagation mode of larger than the refractive index of the cladding portion by equal to or larger than 0.0005.
US09128235B2	Optical light diffuser component having a substrate with optical structures and optical coatings and a method for manufacturing the same An optical light diffuser component and a method of producing the same. The component includes at least one substrate material with an index of refraction of n1 and at least one optical coating on the substrate having an index of refraction of n2. The indices n1 and n2 are different. The optical light diffuser component produces uniform and diffuse light pattern from spot like light source, such as LED lamp, in terms of high optical transmission. The optical transmission is better than 90% at the visible spectrum of the light.
US09128234B2	Multi-core optical fiber and optical transmission system A multi-core optical fiber includes a plurality of core portions, and a cladding portion positioned at outer peripheries of the plurality of core portions, the cladding portion having a refractive index lower than a maximum refractive index of each of the core portions, in which each of the core portions propagates light only with predetermined number, which is equal to or greater than 2, of propagation modes, and an effective core area at wavelength of 1550 nm of each of the propagation modes is equal to or greater than 120 μm2.
US09128232B2	Method and apparatus for diffusing LED light bulbs An LED diffusion element is provided having at least one cavity for receiving an LED light bulb. The LED diffusion element contains a conditioned surface on both its exterior surface and in a light collection area that is facing the LED light bulb when inserted into the LED diffusion element. In one aspect, the LED diffusion element has an “H-shaped” cross section formed by the two cavities created on opposite sides of the LED diffusion element. In this configuration a common, central light collection area within the LED diffusion element is created that allows for smooth blending of colors coming from multiple LEDs contained within the two LED bulbs. In another aspect, the LED diffusion element is cylindrical in shape and is dimensioned to fit within a light rope so as to provide a smooth lighting effect when the LEDs are illuminated within the light rope.
US09128229B2	Backlight device and liquid display device including the same A backlight device includes a light guide plate including a plurality of edges and a light source bar. At least one of the plurality of edges includes a depression, the light source bar is positioned within the depression and includes a plurality of light sources, and the plurality of light sources emit light in different directions.
US09128224B2	Surface light source device A surface light source device has a light source, and a light guide plate introducing light of the light source from a light incidence surface and emitting the light from a light exit surface to outside. The light source being is provided at a position facing the light incidence surface of the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a light introducing part for enclosing the light from the light source entering from the light incidence surface and a light guide plate main body having a thickness smaller than a maximum thickness of the light introducing part, provided so as to be continued to the light introducing part, and emitting the enclosed light from the light exit surface by light emitting portion to outside.
US09128219B2	Shift indicator with direct and edge-lit illumination A shift indicator for a vehicle includes a light-transmissive lens with a plurality of characters or symbols; a light guide panel arranged on a lower side of the lens; a side light emitting body for projecting light into a side of the light guide panel; and a plurality of lower light emitting bodies provided at the positions corresponding to the characters or symbols on a lower side of the light guide panel. The character or symbols are illuminated with various colors indicating the respective shifting status of the vehicle.
US09128217B2	Illuminating apparatus, image sensor, and methods for manufacturing illuminating apparatus and image sensor An illuminating apparatus includes a columnar light guide, a board having a light source fastened on one surface thereof, and a holder. The holder is formed with a through-hole into which an end of the light guide in the columnar center axis direction is fitted to hold the light guide, and a catch that catches and holds the board with the light source facing the end surface of the light guide in the columnar center axis direction in the through-hole.
US09128213B2	Portable device, observation management system, and computer-readable medium In one embodiment, there is provided a portable device. The portable device includes: an image pick-up means for taking an image of an observation object or a vicinity of the observation object so as to obtain a taken image; a display means for displaying the taken image; a first acquiring means for acquiring an observation result obtained by observing the observation object in the taken image, when the image pick-up means takes the image of the observation object or the vicinity of the observation object; a second acquiring means for acquiring state representation information that represents a present state of the observation object in accordance with the observation result; and a display control means for displaying the state representation information and the observation object in the display means.
US09128210B2	Method to characterize shales at high spatial resolution Apparatus and methods of characterizing a subterranean formation sample including collecting a sample from a formation, and analyzing the formation to obtain an image with 100 nm or less resolution, wherein the analyzing comprises atomic force microscopy (AFM), infrared spectroscopy (IR), and thermal analysis. Kerogen maturity, mineralogy, kerogen content, mechanical properties, and transition temperatures—including registered maps of those quantities—may be obtained in 5 minutes or less. Some embodiments may use a scanning electron microscope.
US09128204B2	Shape-based metrics in reservoir characterization Method for the segmentation and classification of seismic or other geophysical data. Curves or surfaces are identified in the geophysical data (10), then pairs of the curves or surfaces (12) are matched up according to a selected measure of shape similarity (13) such as the Hausdorff distance between members of a pair. The matched curves or surfaces (15) are used to define geobodies or faults in the geophysical data volume (16). The same inventive concept may also be used to warp/align (register) two different data volumes (72).
US09128191B2	HE-3 detector guard band A neutron detector for detecting neutrons includes an exterior shell bounding and sealing an interior volume. The exterior shell serves as a cathode. A central structure extends longitudinally within the exterior shell. The central structure serves as an anode and is maintained at a first voltage. The neutron detector includes an insulating portion extending between the central structure and the exterior shell and longitudinally past a shell end of the exterior shell towards a structure end of the central structure. A guard structure extends circumferentially around an outer insulating surface. The guard structure is positioned on the insulating portion between the shell end and the structure end. The guard structure is maintained at a second voltage such that a leakage current on the outer insulating surface is absorbed by the guard structure. A method of detecting neutrons with the neutron detector is also provided.
US09128185B2	Methods and apparatus of fusing radar/camera object data and LiDAR scan points A system and method for fusing the outputs from multiple LiDAR sensors on a vehicle that includes cueing the fusion process in response to an object being detected by a radar sensor and/or a vision system. The method includes providing object files for objects detected by the LiDAR sensors at a previous sample time, where the object files identify the position, orientation and velocity of the detected objects. The method projects object models in the object files from the previous sample time to provide predicted object models. The method also includes receiving a plurality of scan returns from objects detected in the field-of-view of the sensors at a current sample time and constructing a point cloud from the scan returns. The method then segments the scan points in the point cloud into predicted scan clusters, where each cluster identifies an object detected by the sensors.
US09128183B2	Machine navigation system utilizing scale factor adjustment A machine navigation system and method for estimating velocity of a machine is disclosed. The method may include receiving, from an odometer, a first signal indicative of a distance traveled by the machine and calculating a scale factor to compensate for an error associated with the first signal. The method may further include determining whether a second signal indicative of a location of the machine is received by the machine and selectively adjusting the scale factor using machine parameters to generate an adjusted scale factor, where selectively adjusting may be performed based on whether the second signal is received by the machine. The method may further include estimating the velocity of the machine based on the first signal and the adjusted scale factor.
US09128182B2	Radar device A radar receiver has plural antenna system processors each for performing coherent integration on the basis of correlation values between a reception signal and a transmission signal using correction amounts for phase variations corresponding to plural Doppler frequencies, plural correlation matrix generators for generating, for each of the plural different Doppler frequencies, correlation matrices which are pieces of phase difference information relating to an arrangement of reception antennas on the basis of sets of outputs of the coherent integration, respectively, an adder for adding together outputs of the plural correlation matrix generators, and an incoming direction estimator for estimating an incoming direction of reflection waves on the basis of outputs of the adder.
US09128174B2	Radar apparatus There is provided a radar apparatus of an electronic scan type configured to transmit an electric wave and calculate an angle of a target based on a phase difference of respective reception signals, thereby detecting a target position. An antenna unit transmits and receives the electric wave and provided with two transmission antennae. A transmission unit alternately transmits an electric wave having a first beam pattern and an electric wave having a second beam pattern from the two transmission antennae. First and second reception units calculate arrival angles and reception levels of reflected waves calculated from respective reception signals which are obtained by receiving the reflected waves by the first and second beam patterns. A comparison unit compares the reception levels by combining the arrival angles of the reflected waves. A determination unit determines whether a target actually exists at the arrival angles in accordance a comparison result.
US09128169B2	Test structure of display panel and testing method thereof and test structure of tested display panel A test structure of a display panel is provided. The display panel has a display region, a non-display region, and a buffer display region between the display region and non-display region. The test structure is within the buffer display region and includes a substrate, at least one signal line on the substrate, an insulation layer covering the signal line, a planar layer on the insulation layer, and an electrode layer on the planar layer. The planar layer has at least one opening exposing a portion of the insulation layer. The electrode layer has a display electrode portion on the planar layer, at least one test electrode portion connecting the insulation layer via the opening of the planar layer, and a ring-like opening that surrounds the test electrode portion and exposes a portion of the planar layer. The display electrode portion surrounds the ring-like opening and connects the test electrode portion.
US09128165B2	Battery cell impedance measurement method and apparatus A circuit arrangement for determining impedance of a battery cell is provided. A first circuit is configured to generate sine and cosine waveforms having N sample values per period. A second circuit is coupled to an output of the first circuit and is configured to input a current into the cell in response to the sample values of the cosine waveform. The current has an amplitude proportional to the sample values of the cosine waveform. A third circuit is coupled to the cell and configured to sample voltage levels across the cell resulting from the current being input into the cell. A fourth circuit is coupled to an output of the third circuit and is configured to separate each voltage level sampled by the third circuit into real and imaginary components.
US09128158B2	Detection circuit for detecting coil abnormality of DC fan motor The present invention relates to a detection circuit for detecting coil abnormality of a DC fan motor, which is applied to a fan. The detection circuit comprises at least one detection unit and a processing unit. The detection unit is used to detect and receive the voltage signal at the center point of the coil set of the fan stator and perform a clamping process and a inverting process on the voltage signal to generate an inverted voltage signal such that the processing unit compares the inverted voltage signal with a predetermined value and determines to generate a notifying signal to a remote device. Thus, the effect of effective real-time monitoring the fan can be achieved.
US09128155B2	Switch detection system A switch detection system (100) includes a first switch (102) having a pole node (153), a normally closed contact (160), and a normally open contact (161), the pole node (153) of the first switch (102) connected to a voltage source node (104), a second switch (102) having a pole node (153), a normally closed contact (160) and a normally open contact (161), the pole node (153) of the second switch (102) connected to the normally closed contact (160) of the first switch (102), a voltage detector (106) connected to the normally closed contact (160) of the second switch (102), a first resistor (108) connected to the normally open contact (161) of the first switch (102), and a second resistor (108) connected to the normally open contact (161) of the first switch (102) and the normally open contact (161) of the second switch (102).
US09128153B2	Micro-granular delay testing of configurable ICs A method for testing a set of circuitry in an integrated circuit (IC) is described. The IC includes multiple configurable circuits for configurably performing multiple operations. The method configures the IC to operate in a user mode with a set of test paths that satisfies a set of evaluation criteria. Each test path includes a controllable storage element for controllably storing a signal that the storage element receives. The method operates the IC in user mode. The method reads the values stored in the storage elements to determine whether the set of circuitry is operating within specified performance limits.
US09128151B1	Performance screen ring oscillator formed from paired scan chains A performance screen ring oscillator (PSRO) formed from paired scan chains is disclosed. A circuit structure comprises scan chains each having scan chain elements. A scan chain link is configured to pair at least one scan chain element from a first scan chain with at least one scan chain element of a second scan chain to form a PSRO. A forward path associated with data flow through the at least one scan chain element of the first scan chain becomes a backward path of the at least one scan chain element of the second scan chain, and a forward path associated with data flow through the at least one scan chain element of the second scan chain becomes a backward path of the at least one scan chain element of the first scan chain.
US09128149B2	IC scan and test circuitry with up control circuitry This disclosure describes die test architectures that can be implemented in a first, middle and last die of a die stack. The die test architectures are mainly the same, but for the exceptions mentioned in this disclosure.
US09128125B2	Current sensing using a metal-on-passivation layer on an integrated circuit die A current sense resistor integrated with an integrated circuit die where the integrated circuit die is housed in a flip-chip semiconductor package includes a metal layer formed over a passivation layer of the integrated circuit die where the metal layer having an array of metal pillars extending therefrom. The metal pillars are electrically connected to a first leadframe portion and a second leadframe portion of the semiconductor package where the first leadframe portion and the second leadframe portion are electrically isolated from each other and physically separated by a separation of a first distance. The current sense resistor is formed in a portion of the metal layer spanning the separation between the first and second leadframe portions, the first and second leadframe portions forming terminals of the current sense resistor.
US09128123B2	Interposer test structures and methods An embodiment of the disclosure is a structure comprising an interposer. The interposer has a test structure extending along a periphery of the interposer, and at least a portion of the test structure is in a first redistribution element. The first redistribution element is on a first surface of a substrate of the interposer. The test structure is intermediate and electrically coupled to at least two probe pads.
US09128114B2	Capacitive sensor device and a method of sensing accelerations The invention relates to a capacitive sensor device 100. The capacitive sensor device (100) comprises a substrate (401), a first electrode (101) coupled to the substrate (401, a second electrode (102) coupled to the substrate (401) and a movable element (103). The movable element (103) is capacitively coupled to the first electrode (101), the moveable element (103) and the first electrode (101) representing a first capacitor (104). The movable element (103) is capacitively coupled to the second electrode (102), the moveable element (103) and the second electrode (102) representing a second capacitor (105). The movable element (103) is movable between the first electrode (101) and the second electrode (102) in such a manner, that an electrical impedance between the first electrode (101) and the second electrode (102) is changeable due to a change of a position of the movable element (103). The movable element (103) is decoupled from the substrate (401), in particular to a signal line.
US09128111B2	Monitoring velocity and dwell trends from wireless sensor A system and method of processing one or more sensor logs includes receiving a sensor log an identifying a set of entries in the sensor log having a predefined sequence of sensor identifiers. The set of entries may define a velocity event. The method can also provide for calculating an in-home gait velocity for the velocity event. In one example, the method also provides for identifying another set of entries in the sensor log having a sensor identifier that corresponds to a dwell sensor mounted in a doorway, wherein the other set of entries define a dwell event. The method may also provide for calculating an in-home dwell time for the dwell event.
US09128106B2	Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction method of detecting N-nitrosoamines The dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) method of detecting N-nitrosoamines (NAs) is a DLLME performed with a xylene extraction solvent and a methanol disperser solvent. The microextraction is preferably performed by a programmable array logic (PAL) auto-sampler. Determination and measurement of concentration of the NAs in the water sample being found by a gas chromatograph coupled with a mass spectrometer (GC-MS).
US09128102B2	Her3 protein SRM/MRM assay The current disclosure provides for specific peptides, and derived ionization characteristics of the peptides, from the Receptor Tyrosine-Protein Kinase erbB-3, or Her3, that are particularly advantageous for quantifying the Her3 protein directly in biological samples that have been fixed in formalin by the method of Selected Reaction Monitoring (SRM) mass spectrometry, or what can also be termed as Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) mass spectrometry. Such biological samples are chemically preserved and fixed wherein said biological sample is selected from tissues and cells treated with formaldehyde containing agents/fixatives including formalin-fixed tissue/cells, formalin-fixed/paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue/cells, FFPE tissue blocks and cells from those blocks, and tissue culture cells that have been formalin fixed and or paraffin embedded. A protein sample is prepared from said biological sample using the Liquid Tissue™ reagents and protocol and the Her3 protein is quantitated in the Liquid Tissue™ sample by the method of SRM/MRM mass spectrometry by quantitating in the protein sample at least one or more of the peptides described. These peptides can be quantitated if they reside in a modified or an unmodified form. An example of a modified form of a Her3 peptide is phosphorylation of a tyrosine, threonine, serine, and/or other amino acid residues within the peptide sequence.
US09128098B2	Fuidi herd management and risk stratification methods The invention concerns the detection of pathogenic mycobacterium comprising Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) and genomic variants in a bulk milk sample, and more particularly a method for herd management that stratifies the risk of bulk tank milk lots derived from diagnostic-tested subgroups potentially containing DNA from pathogenic mycobacterium including Map. The method involves creating defined risk groups (categories) of milk-producing animals, such as dairy cows, for the presence of Map or related genomic variants in their milk. Another aspect of the invention concerns a method to strengthen the ability of milk-producing animals to resist environmental challenges by Map based on identifying those animals that have and maintain a low antibody level to Map using their female progeny as replacement animals.
US09128087B2	Nuclear receptor assay The present invention relates to methods for measuring compound efficacy and potency on nuclear receptor-co-regulator interaction, comprising the steps of (a) co-incubating at least one nuclear receptor and at least one compound under conditions that allow interaction; (b) co-incubating the nuclear receptor-compound mixture of step (a) with an array of co-regulators, under conditions that allow compound modulated receptor-co-regulator interaction; (c) determination of compound-modulated receptor-co-regulator interaction in function B of co-regulator concentration, and (d) determination of compound-modulated receptor-co-regulator interaction in function of compound concentration; wherein steps (c) and (d) are performed in a single assay.
US09128086B2	Detection of histone modification in cell-free nucleosomes This invention relates to the diagnosis of disease conditions, such as cancer and autoimmune disease, by the analysis of cell-free nucleosomes in samples from individuals. Methods of the invention may include contacting cell-free nucleosomes from a biological fluid sample obtained from the individual with an antibody that binds specifically with a modified histone protein. Binding of the antibody to the nucleosomes is indicative that the individual has the disease condition.
US09128080B2	Modified T cell receptors and related materials and methods The invention is directed to a modified T cell receptor (TCR) comprising an amino acid sequence of a wild-type (WT) TCR with no more than three amino acid substitutions, wherein the modified TCR, as compared to the WT TCR, (i) has an enhanced ability to recognize target cells when expressed by CD4+ T cells and (ii) does not exhibit a decrease in antigen specificity when expressed by CD8+ T cells. Polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, antibodies, and pharmaceutical compositions related to the modified TCR also are part of the invention. Further, the invention is directed to methods of detecting a diseased cell in a host, methods of treating or preventing a disease in a host, and methods of identifying a candidate adoptive immunotherapy TCR.
US09128077B2	Deterioration analysis method and chemical state measurement method The present invention provides a deterioration analysis method capable of analyzing in detail deterioration of a polymer material, and in particular deterioration in the surface condition of a polymer material with low conductivity. The present invention relates to a deterioration analysis method including irradiating a polymer material with a metal coating having a thickness of 100 Å or less formed thereon, with high intensity X-rays, and measuring X-ray absorption while varying the energy of the X-rays, to analyze deterioration of the polymer.
US09128074B2	Detection method using colorimetric analysis A detection method using colorimetric analysis of the present invention includes: providing a first solution in which two materials selected from metal nanoparticles, an oxidizing agent, and chloride ions are mixed; providing a second solution including one other material that is not included in the first solution among the metal nanoparticles, the oxidizing agent, and the chloride ions; preparing a mixture solution by mixing the first solution and the second solution; and testing and measuring a color change of the mixture solution.
US09128070B2	Analysis device Disclosed is an analysis device which can analyze substances with low blood concentration with high precision without having to make the device larger. The analysis device is composed of: a specimen disk equipped with specimen containers; a reagent disk equipped with reagent containers; a first disk equipped with first containers where purification of the subject component to be measured in the specimen is carried out; a second disk equipped with second containers where purification of the sample purified in the first container is carried out; and a mass spectrometry unit which measures the specimen purified in the second container.
US09128069B2	Analysis system and computer implemented method for analyzing biological samples Analysis system and computer implemented method for analyzing biological samples are disclosed. The system has at least one analyzer for performing an analysis and a decision unit being operable to determine in response to the receipt of the analysis request whether results obtained from performing the analysis on the sample indicated in the analysis request are valid. This determination is executed by retrieving the meta information assigned to the sample and by applying the at least one condition on the meta information and wherein the at least one applied condition has at least a condition on whether the sample allows a valid analysis on the sample, and wherein the decision unit returns the decision that the analysis exercised on the indicated sample will return a valid result in case the conditions of the condition set are met by the sample.
US09128059B2	Coherent anti-stokes raman spectroscopy A coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) system comprises a laser light source for emitting pulsed light, a dichroic beam splitter for splitting a light pulse from the light source into a pump pulse and a Stokes pulse and directing these pulses along respective distinct paths, chirping means, e.g. dispersive glass blocks for chirping the pump and Stokes pulses, directing means for directing the chirped pump and Stokes samples to a sample in time overlap, and detecting means for detecting light stimulated from the sample by the interaction of the pump and Stokes pulses. The system may comprise a reflector connected to a linear motor, for adjusting the period between the arrival at the sample of the starts of the chirped pump and Stokes pulses. The system may further comprise a pulse replicating unit for converting a pulse from the light source into a plurality of pulses distributed in time.
US09128058B2	Method for separation and characterization of microorganisms using identifier agents The present invention is directed to a method for separating, characterizing and/or identifying microorganisms in a test sample. The method of the invention comprises an optional lysis step for lysing non-microorganism cells that may be present in a test sample, followed by a subsequent separation step. The method may be useful for the separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms from complex samples such as blood-containing culture media. The invention further provides for the use of one or more identifier agents and interrogating the microorganism sample and/or said one or more identifier agents to produce measurements which characterizing and/or identifying the microorganism based on the produced measurements and/or the presence or absence of the identifier agent or a metabolized form of the identifier agent in the microorganism sample.
US09128053B2	Precision densitometer for radiosensitive film A precision densitometer for radiosensitive films and the like provides point-to-point scanning in which a laser source and collimated receiver are moved in tandem over the area of the film. The film may be supported only at its edges to remove scattering and interference caused by a glass support bed. Highly repeatable 25 μm resolution density measurements may be obtained.
US09128045B2	Electrochemical sensor with zero calibration feature and method of calibrating An easily calibrated analytical instrument for sensing a target analyte. The instrument includes an electrochemical sensor and a switch. The electrochemical sensor includes a sensing electrode and a counter electrode. The switch is a normally open switch effective for creating a short circuit between the sensing and counter electrodes when closed. A zero calibration reading can be taken when the switch is closed.
US09128043B2	Reference electrode and combined electrode A reference electrode including an outside wall which acts as a boundary between electrolyte and sample solution, which outside wall includes a resin which is ionically conducting, non-porous and salt-loaded, and a barrier through which no electrochemical communication between the electrolyte and sample solution is possible. A window is present in the barrier, allowing electrochemical communication between the electrolyte and the sample solution through the resin at the window. The reference electrode can be suitable for use with a separate measuring electrode, or can be combined with a measuring electrode in a single unit electrode assembly.
US09128041B2	Drug evaluation method and drug evaluation device The drug evaluation device obtains, by an attenuated reflection method using a terahertz wave, an evaluation absorption spectrum for a frequency with respect to a liquid to be evaluated. When crystalline particles are suspended in a liquid, an absorption peak having a peak area corresponding to the amount of suspension appears in its absorption spectrum. Therefore, whether or not and by what ratio crystalline particles are suspended in the liquid can be determined according to whether or not the absorption peak exists and the peak area. When amorphous particles are suspended in the liquid, the baseline of its absorption spectrum lowers according to the ratio of amorphous particles suspended in the liquid. Therefore, whether or not and by what ratio amorphous particles are suspended in the liquid can be determined according to the lowering amount of the baseline.
US09128035B2	Sensor for registering an analyte concentration A sensor for registering analyte concentration includes: a housing; arranged within the housing, a sensor element, which has a front surface pressed toward a housing wall of the housing, and the sensor element has at least one contact element for electrical contacting accommodated within the housing, an inner electrolyte, which is in contact with a medium surrounding the housing via an electrochemical, liquid junction arranged in a housing wall, and a reference electrode extending into the inner electrolyte, wherein there is arranged within the housing a flexible circuit card, which includes at least a first conductive trace, which is connected with the at least one contact element of the sensor element, and at least a second conductive trace, which serves as potential sensing element of the reference electrode.
US09128031B2	Method to improve the leaching process A method to leach a component that includes a polycrystalline structure. The method includes obtaining the component having the polycrystalline structure. The polycrystalline structure includes catalyst material deposited therein. The method also includes performing a leaching process on the polycrystalline structure to an intermediate leaching depth. The leaching process removes at least a portion of the catalyst material from the polycrystalline structure and forms one or more by-product materials deposited therein. The method also includes performing a cleaning process on the polycrystalline structure, which removes at least a portion of the by-product materials. The leaching process and the cleaning process are iteratively continued until the intermediate leaching depth reaches a desired leaching depth, both of which are measured from one end of the polycrystalline structure. The desired leaching depth is greater than at least one intermediate leaching depth.
US09128028B2	Thermal conductivity detectors Thermal conductivity detectors and methods of operating thermal conductivity detectors are described herein. One or more device embodiments include a single fluidic channel, wherein the single fluidic channel includes a single inlet and a single outlet, and multiple sensors configured to determine one or more properties associated with a thermal conductivity of a fluid in the single fluidic channel.
US09128027B2	Apparatus for detecting inhomogeneities An apparatus for detecting inhomogeneities in panels (1), of the type suitable to be used for panels (1) in transit along a processing line and comprising a plurality of sound wave emitting devices (2), operating from one side of the panel (1) in transit, and a plurality of sound wave receiving devices (3), operating from the opposite side of the same panel (1) at a pre-established distance from the emitting device (2). The receiving devices (3) are situated at the ends of a plurality of channels (30), which are disposed in alignment with the respective emitting devices (2), are set side by side at a short distance from one another and have their other ends near to said panels (1); each of said channels (30) being formed in an external structure consisting of a set of partitions or layers (31) placed one on top of the other successively at pre-established distances.
US09128021B2	Holder for measuring permeability of unconsolidated sediment Disclosed is a holder for measuring a permeability of an unconsolidated sediment. The holder includes a sediment installation part having a solid sediment attached to opposite ends of an unconsolidated sediment along a longitudinal direction; a transverse pressure supply part installed to surround the sediment installation part to supply a predetermined transverse pressure to the sediment installation part by using a fluid supplied from the outside; and a longitudinal pressure supply part installed at opposite ends of the transverse pressure supply part to cover opposite ends of the sediment installation part to be moved along a vertical direction so as to supply a predetermined longitudinal pressure to the sediment installation part.
US09128012B2	Gyratory compactor apparatuses and associated methods A gyratory compactor apparatus adapted to interact with a mold that defines a mold axis is provided. The gyratory compactor apparatus includes a frame defining a frame axis, a pivoted support carried by the frame, and a mold-engaging device carried by the pivoted support and having a carriage plate spaced-apart from the pivoted support for receiving the mold. The carriage plate is movable relative to the frame axis by rotation of the pivoted support. At least one actuator is in engagement with the carriage plate for imparting translation to the carriage plate relative to the frame axis.
US09128006B2	System for measuring particulate emissions of aircraft engines on test benches So as to verify compliance with limit values for harmful substances, large engines today must be tested in accordance with the regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Presently neither a standardized measuring method nor a standard exists with respect to particulate emissions (ultrafine particles). The invention relates to the creation of a standardized transport system having the lowest possible loss for measuring ultrafine particles of aircraft engines, which can be operated simultaneously with the harmful substance measurement of aircraft engines stipulated until now. Appropriate instruments for measuring the particle count, mass and size distribution can be connected to this transport system.
US09127998B1	Active ultrasonic method of quantifying bolt tightening and loosening A synthetic phased array surface acoustic wave sensor to quantify bolt tension and a method for determining or estimating the tension in bolts using surface acoustic waves (SAWs). The tension is determined or estimated by using the reflection of SAWs created by the bolt head interference with the underlying surface. Increments in the bolt tension raise the points of interaction between the waves and the bolt head (real area of contact), and hence the position of the reflective boundaries. The variations are estimated using known techniques (e.g., linear synthetic array imaging technique). A singular transducer is actuated from predefined positions to produce an array of signals that are subsequently arranged and added to construct an acoustic image.
US09127994B2	Method of compensating for effects of mechanical stresses in a microcircuit A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit includes forming in a substrate a measuring circuit sensitive to mechanical stresses and configured to supply a measurement signal representative of mechanical stresses exerted on the measuring circuit. The measuring circuit is positioned such that the measurement signal is also representative of mechanical stresses exerted on a functional circuit of the integrated circuit. A method of using the integrated circuit includes determining from the measurement signal the value of a parameter of the functional circuit predicted to mitigate an impact of the variation in mechanical stresses on the operation of the functional circuit, and supplying the functional circuit with the determined value of the parameter.
US09127990B2	Lower threshold temperature indicator device A device for indicating that an ambient temperature has fallen to or below a predetermined lower threshold temperature. The device includes: a porous membrane having first and second spatially separate zones; a first freezable liquid infused in the porous membrane, the first freezable liquid having a freezing point corresponding to the predetermined lower threshold temperature; a second liquid for contacting the first zone of the porous membrane, the second liquid being immiscible with the first liquid; and an indicator window for indicating migration of the second liquid from the first zone to the second zone. The membrane infused with the first liquid is impervious to the second liquid above the threshold temperature and is permeable to the second liquid at or below the threshold temperature. The device is useful in applications where products degrade below a certain lower threshold temperature.
US09127987B2	Channel, system and method for monitoring voltages Described herein are a channel, system and method for monitoring voltages. Typically, the system includes multiple channels, each for sampling one of the voltages. The channels are physically and electrically coupled to a back end board on which is mounted a field programmable gate array (FPGA) that instructs the channels to simultaneously sample the voltages. Optionally, the channel is powered using an power supply that is isolated from the back end board, and transmits information over an electrically isolated connection to the back end board. The channel also includes voltage signal processing circuitry for processing the voltage signal on board the channel, and has stored on it channel identification information composed of at least one of an operating mode of the channel and a serial number of the channel, which can assist with voltage signal processing.
US09127986B2	Method and apparatus for remotely monitoring acrolein temperature in storage tanks An apparatus and method for remotely monitoring the temperature of acrolein in a storage tank has a temperature sensor in communication with the acrolein in the tank and with a temperature transmitter. A global positioning receiver/transmitter communicates with the temperature transmitter and sends the temperature data to a remote base station via a linking satellite while also providing location data about the storage tank. At the base station, the temperature data related to the actual temperature of the acrolein in the tank is compared to predetermined temperature set points. These predetermined set points correlate to polymerization reaction of the acrolein. When the set points are reached, a response processor initiates a response to control the polymerization reaction of the acrolein in the storage tank.
US09127967B2	Encoder having plural phase acquirers and a positional information acquirer for precisely obtaining a position of a scale An encoder includes a scale, a detector array that includes a plurality of detectors, and a signal processor configured to process and convert into positional information, an output signal from the detector array. The signal processor includes a first phase acquirer, a second phase acquirer, and a positional information acquirer configured to acquire Sv as a position signal that represents a position of the scale. Sv satisfies Sv=A·Φ1−B·Φ2 where A and B are coefficients that satisfy A/B=n/m using integers m and n that satisfy \|(m·P1−n·P2)\|<\|(P1−P2)\|. Φ1 is a first phase acquired by the first phase acquirer, Φ2 is a second phase acquired by the second phase acquirer, P1 is the first modulation period, and P2 is the second modulation period.
US09127964B2	Low power vehicle detection A parking meter detects an object in proximity, based on a change in a proximity measurement at the meter, activates a directional sensor in response to detecting the object, receives sensor data at a meter processor from the directional sensor, wherein the received sensor data indicates a predetermined direction to the detected object relative to the meter. The parking meter determines a presence of the object, or lack thereof, in the predetermined direction based on the sensor data, and upon a positive determination of the presence of the object, stores an indication of the presence of the object along with a time of the positive determination.
US09127962B1	Method of configuring a personalized consumer rating area A method of configuring a personalized geographical area for a user. An electronic system for providing a geographical-based service (e.g., a business directory, mapping, consumer opinions) obtains information regarding locations that can be associated with the user. Such locations may include his home address, the zip code in which he works, a business district he provides or reviews consumer opinions for, an address of an establishment for which he requests a map, etc. Using the various locations associated with the user, a personalized geographical area is configured for the user, to act as his default area when reviewing consumer opinions, requesting business locations and/or other purposes. His personalized area may change over time as the system obtains newer information regarding his activities. The personalized area may be of any size and shape, particularly non-circular, as it may be derived based on travel distances over terrain (i.e., instead of straight-line distance).
US09127960B1	Vehicle comprising extracorporeal blood treatment machine A vehicle is provided that includes a vehicle navigation system, a dialysis machine, and an interface providing an electrical communication between the dialysis machine and the vehicle navigation system. The dialysis machine is configured to perform a dialysis treatment on a patient while the vehicle is operating. The vehicle can be a car, a train, a plane, or another vehicle.
US09127952B2	Estimation of vehicle location A method for estimating the position of a telematics-equipped vehicle during navigation includes: receiving a partial map corresponding to a route; receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) data corresponding to a current position of the vehicle; performing a closest street (CS) mapping based on the GPS data and the partial map so as to provide an estimation for a vehicle position on a street of the partial map; performing speed sum (SS) mapping based on the estimated vehicle position and speed readings corresponding to vehicle speed so as to provide an estimation of distance traveled with reference to a previous vehicle position; and presenting a map matched vehicle position to a user based on the CS mapping and the SS mapping.
US09127950B2	Landmark-based location belief tracking for voice-controlled navigation system An utterance is received from a user specifying a location attribute and a landmark. A set of candidate locations is identified based on the specified location attribute, and a confidence score can be determined for each candidate location. A set of landmarks is identified based on the specified landmark, and confidence scores can be determined for the landmarks. An associated kernel model is generated for each landmark. Each kernel model is centered at the location of the associated landmark on a map, and the amplitude of the kernel model can be based on landmark attributes, landmark confidence scores, characteristics of the user, and the like. The candidate locations are ranked based on the amplitudes of overlapping kernel models at the candidate locations, and can also be ranked based on confidence scores associated with the candidate locations. A candidate location is selected and presented to the user based on the candidate location ranking.
US09127937B2	Method for measuring a chassis and device for measuring the chassis geometry of a motor vehicle A method and device are described for measuring a chassis and for measuring the chassis geometry of a vehicle, which includes providing a chassis measurement system having four measurement heads situated in known positions relative to one another, of which each has a monocular image recording device, the position of the measurement heads relative to one another being known, and the distance of the front measurement heads from one another differing from the distance of the rear measurement heads from one another.
US09127931B2	Thickness-information acquisition apparatus, thickness-information acquisition method, thickness-information acquisition program and microscope A thickness-information acquisition apparatus includes: an image acquisition section configured to acquire a phase-difference image of a sample; a correlation-distribution computation section configured to compute a correlation distribution of an image in the phase-difference image with respect to pixels of another image in the phase-difference image; and a thickness-information acquisition section configured to acquire information on the thickness of the sample in accordance with the correlation distribution.
US09127929B2	Method and measuring device for gauging surfaces In a method for gauging surfaces (7″), in which a frequency-modulated laser beam is generated, the laser beam is emitted onto the surface as measuring radiation (MS), the measuring radiation (MS) backscattered from the surface (7″) is received and the distance between a reference point and the surface (7″) is measured interferometrically, wherein the measuring radiation (MS) is emitted and received while the surface to be gauged is being scanned, and a measuring arm and a reference interferometer arm with a partially common beam path are used, deviations from the essentially perpendicular impingement of the measuring radiation (MS) on the surface (7″) are taken into account algorithmically during distance measurement and/or are avoided or reduced during scanning by controlling the emission of the measuring radiation (MS).
US09127928B2	Object location accounting for pitch, yaw and roll of device An inspection apparatus determines a location of a target object within a volume. The inspection apparatus includes a visual inspection device that determines a location of at least one reference point within the volume with respect to the visual inspection device. The visual inspection device further detects a location of the target object with respect to the visual inspection device. The visual inspection device utilizes a location of the target object with respect to the at least one reference point to determine a position of the target object within the volume. A method of locating the target object with the inspection apparatus is also provided.
US09127926B2	Repair-pipe/designed-pipe measuring system Provided is a repair-pipeldesig led-pipe measuring system for measuring the flange faces of a pair of flanges at both ends of a repair pipe or a designed pipe and obtaining spatial position data of the flange faces, the repair pipe being brought in a factory and repaired when a defect such as leakage occurs in a pipe used for carrying a liquid or a gas in ships, plants, and other places in order that the defective portion is reworked, and the designed pipe being made on the basis of a design in order that the error between the design and itself is checked. An object (2) to be measured such as a pipe or the like is set between a reference stage to which a position measuring device (3) previously invented by the present inventor for the purpose of another use is attached and a related stage which is processed to have an accurate positional relationship with respect to the reference stage and to which the position measuring device is attachable. The object to be measured is measured from both the reference stage side and the related stage side by using the position measuring devices, which the position measuring devices may be moved by connecting the reference stage with the related stage by a sliding mechanism. This accurately checks the positional relationship of the flanges at both ends of a pipe or the like.
US09127924B2	Interferometer An interferometer includes a light source, beam splitter, measuring reflector, reference retroreflector, detector system, and two transparent plane plates. The beam splitter splits a first beam of rays, emitted by the light source, into at least one measuring beam and at least one reference beam, defining a first splitting plane. The measuring beam propagates in a measuring arm and the reference beam propagates in a reference arm until being recombined at a recombining location, which is oriented parallel to the first splitting plane. The measuring reflector is disposed in the measuring arm, and the reference retroreflector is disposed in the reference arm. The first and second transparent plane plates are disposed parallel to each other in the beam path between the light source and the detector system. The reference retroreflector is formed in the first plane plate and the beam splitter is disposed on the second plane plate.
US09127923B2	Probe system and method for operating a probe system A probe system includes a probe head and a transceiver element. The probe head and the transceiver element are configured to allow a signal communication to be established between them, optionally in two modes, such that in the first mode, the transceiver element is able to transmit a signal, which is able to be received by the probe head, and in response to the received signal, the probe head is able to transmit an acknowledge signal. In the second mode, when a stylus is touched, a sensor element is able to generate a sensor signal, which is transmittable by the probe head and receivable by the transceiver element, and in response to the received sensor signal, the transceiver element is able to transmit an acknowledge signal.
US09127919B2	Hand-loading device, system, and method A system for reloading a cartridge including seating a primer in the cartridge for use in a predetermined firing chamber includes at least one reloading die and reloading shim adapted to selectively insert into the chamber. A desired seating depth is determined and an offset factor is determined using a primer pocket depth, a primer height, and the seating depth. This calculated dimension is transferred to a primer-seating press. The primer-seating press includes an arm hingeably configured to operate in a first position, a second position, and a third position; a cross pin configures on the press horizontally and selectively slides from a retracted position to an extended position and an adjustable stop disposed on the arm. The stop is pre-set to using the calculated dimension to limit travel of the arm by cooperating with the cross pin. The seating press includes a vertically arranged piston operated by the arm.
US09127917B2	Explosive blast energy dissipating and carrying building structure A structural assembly for use in building applications is disclosed. The assembly has spaced inner and outer face sheets, as well as one or more intermediate panels positioned between the inner and outer face sheets. The intermediate panels are parallel to the inner and outer face sheets, and are supported by alternating flanged web members that engage either the inner or outer face sheets. The assembly provides an enhanced ability to dissipate blast or projectile impact forces and to carry the forces throughout the assembly, thus maintaining sufficient structural integrity in the building to enable the occupants to evacuate, to enable contents to be evacuated, and to enable reuse of the building itself.
US09127910B2	Crosswind speed measurement by optical measurement of scintillation The present disclosure describes methods and systems for measuring crosswind speed by optical measurement of laser scintillation. One method includes projecting radiation into a medium, receiving, over time, with a photodetector receiver, a plurality of scintillation patterns of scattered radiation, comparing cumulative a radiation intensity for each received scintillation pattern of the received plurality of scintillation patterns, and measuring a cumulative weighted average cross-movement within the medium using the compared cumulative radiation intensities.
US09127906B2	Accessory mounting hand guard for firearm Hand guards for firearms and related methods are provided. In one example, a hand guard includes an elongated housing. The elongated housing comprises a lumen configured to substantially surround an intermediate portion of a barrel of a firearm, a lateral side wall, and a pair of inclined side walls respectively disposed on opposite sides of and inclined relative to the lateral side wall. Each of the inclined side walls comprises an elongated slot, wherein the elongated slots of the inclined side walls define a pair of angulated faces of a rail adapted to receive an accessory to be mounted thereon. For example, the rail may be a reduced-height Picatinny rail provided by the lateral side wall of the housing.
US09127905B2	Receiver spur for a firearm A receiver spur adapted to be mounted behind the trigger and the trigger guard of a firearm such as the AR-15. The spur is configured to substantially conformingly abut the surface of the receiver immediately behind the trigger guard and is secured to the receiver.
US09127902B2	Projectile launcher having upper receiver pivotally coupled to lower receiver A projectile launcher having an upper receiver capable of swinging away from a lower receiver is disclosed. In one aspect, the lower receiver having a first end and a second end contains a firing control chamber. While the second end is located closer to barrel of the launcher, the first end of launcher is located closer to a buttstock. The firing control chamber includes a gas channel, wherein one end of gas channel is coupled to a valve and another end of gas channel reaches to the top of external wall of the chamber. The upper receiver having a first end and a second end contains a bolt chamber. The second end of upper receiver and the second end of lower receiver are pivotally coupled whereby allowing the first end of upper receiver to be pivotally swung away from the first end of lower receiver.
US09127889B2	Apparatus Process for producing a polymer product in a slurry polymerization process, which slurry polymerization process includes a slurry heater for heating a stream of polymer product slurry withdrawn from a slurry reactor. The process includes reconfiguring the slurry heater from an initial slurry heater configuration to a subsequent slurry heater configuration and further where the slurry heater is reconfigured to form a subsequent slurry heater having a different total length and/or a different average internal diameter than the initial slurry heater.
US09127884B2	Acoustic drying system with interspersed exhaust channels An acoustic air impingement drying system is provided for drying a material. An inlet chamber receives air from an airflow source provides air at a supply flow rate. A plurality of acoustic resonant chambers are provided, each having an inlet slot that receives air from the inlet chamber and an outlet slot that directs air onto the material, wherein the acoustic resonant chambers impart acoustic energy to the transiting air, the outlet slots being oriented at an oblique angle relative to the width dimension of the pneumatic transducer unit. A plurality of exhaust air channels interspersed between the outlet slots remove the air directed onto the material by the acoustic resonant chambers. A blower pulls air through the exhaust air channels at an exhaust flow rate.
US09127883B2	Device for drying and preheating particulate feedstock A device for drying and preheating particulate feedstock for glass melting apparatuses including a vertical shaft in which a plurality of gas guides are arranged level by level. The shaft has at least one gas channel for exhaust gases from the melting apparatus. a) feedstock guide elements are arranged one above another within the shaft with lateral spacings on all sides, with a portion of the gas guides extending through the guide elements, b) at least one of the guide elements is mounted in a transversely movable fashion with respect to the shaft independently of other guide elements, c) the guide elements are provided with converging oblique surfaces for introducing the feedstock at upper ends of the guide elements and with converging oblique surfaces for the emergence of the feedstock at lower ends of the guide elements, and d) at least one guide element is connected to a vibrating drive.
US09127881B2	Point of dispense chilling for blended iced beverage machines A machine for dispensing blended iced beverages is characterized by a cabinet for storing a plurality of supplies of beverage ingredients and a refrigeration system for chilling an interior of the cabinet to chill the beverage ingredient supplies. A duct extends between the cabinet interior and a remote point of delivery of the beverage ingredients and a tubing bundle extends from the supplies and through the duct to the delivery point to deliver beverage ingredients from the supplies to the delivery point. The interior of the duct is chilled to chill the tubing bundle and beverage ingredients in the tubing bundle, so that chilled beverage ingredients are always provided to the point of delivery, even when the machine is idle for an extended period of time. Various techniques are provided for chilling the interior of the duct.
US09127878B2	Tilt-out bin and removable crisper A storage structure (20) is provided for mounting within a refrigerator compartment (12). The storage structure (20) includes a slide unit (30) attached within the refrigerator compartment (12). The slide unit (30) is removably attached within the refrigerator compartment (12) and includes one or more projections (46) extending outwardly from the slide unit (30) for engaging receiving structures (18) within the refrigerator compartment (12). The storage structure (20) further includes at least one bin (22) removably attached to the slide unit (30), the at least one bin (22) includes an engagement structure that movably attaches the bin (22) to the slide unit (30).
US09127867B2	Heat source unit According to one embodiment, a heat source unit apparatus includes air heat exchangers, each includes a plurality of fins arranged at prescribed intervals, heat exchanging pipes penetrating the fins, and bent strips extending at sides and bent in the same direction, and a heat exchange module includes two air heat exchangers, each having the bent strips opposed to those of the other air heat exchanger, the air heat exchangers being inclined such that lower edges are close to each other and upper edges are spaced apart, whereby the heat exchange module is shaped like a letter V as seen from side.
US09127853B2	Thermostat with ring-shaped control member A sleek, low-profile wall-mountable thermostat for controlling an HVAC system is described. The thermostat includes a ring-shaped controller that rotates about a central axis, and an optical sensor directed away from the central axis and toward a radially inward-facing surface of the ring-shaped controller so as to accurately detect optical signals indicating controller's rotational movement.
US09127850B2	Air conditioner using photovoltaic energy An air conditioner using photovoltaic energy is provided. The air conditioner may include a photovoltaic cell for converting photovoltaic energy into Direct Current (DC) power, an indoor unit for exchanging heat, and an outdoor unit for exchanging heat. Photovoltaic power generated by the photovoltaic cell may be supplied to the indoor unit and used as at least one of standby power in a standby mode, consumption power in an automatic photovoltaic mode, or auxiliary power in a cooling mode.
US09127837B2	Low pressure drop, low NOx, induced draft gas heaters An improved induced draft gas burner assembly for low NOx residential and light commercial gas furnaces is disclosed. The improved burner includes an upstream assembly coupled to a fuel inlet and an air inlet. The air inlet is coupled to a neck extending between the air inlet and the outlet of the neck, both of which may be disposed within an optional chamber. If used, such a chamber also includes an outlet coupled to a burner. In practice, the chamber and neck behave as a Helmholtz resonator that can be tuned to provide an upstream impedance Zup that exceeds the downstream impedance Zdown of the components downstream of the burner assembly.
US09127832B2	Light source support apparatus and optical radiation characteristic measurement apparatus using the same A light source support apparatus includes: a base member; a first support member supporting the base member rotatably about a first axis; first and second arm members connected respectively to opposite ends of the base member and extending in a direction parallel to the first axis; and a pair of second support members disposed at respective positions, which are opposite to each other, of the first and second arm members for supporting a sample light source. The pair of second support members is configured to be able to rotate the supported sample light source about a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. At least one of the first and second arm members is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the base member.
US09127828B2	Lamp with uniform illumination pattern A lamp with uniform illumination pattern is used for continually illuminating an illuminated area and includes at least one light module. The at least one light module includes two light sources respectively having different light intensity and arranged orderly. Two extension lines of two optical axes of the two light sources have one crossover point. Light emitted from the light source with less light intensity illuminates the illuminated area which is closer to the light module, while light emitted from the light source with greater light intensity illuminates the illuminated area which is farther to the light module. Light emitted from the light source, which is father to the illuminated are, can make up the intensity losses of attenuation since light emitted from the light source which is father to the illuminated area have greater light intensity. As a result, the lamp has uniform illumination pattern.
US09127826B2	Indirect lighting luminaire A luminaire comprising a reflector having first and second outer edges and defining a downwardly open recess, the reflector defining a downwardly depending peak dividing the downwardly open recess into two troughs; a light source located at each of the first and second outer edges and configured to emit light into the downwardly open recess.
US09127825B2	Day/night switchable light adjusting device and light adjusting method thereof A day/night switchable light adjusting device and light adjusting method thereof are provided. The day/night switchable light adjusting device is composed of a plurality of panels; each panel includes a reflecting surface and at least one lighting unit. Each lighting unit can emit various wavelength region lights, and the various wavelength lights are mixed on a light collecting component. A control unit is provided for adjusting the various wavelength region lights corresponding to day/night variation. A light intensity of a cyan region light or a blue region light is reduced for preventing an over-inhibition on a quantity of Melatonin.
US09127824B2	LED lamp A LED lamp includes a number of lenses each of which includes a light emitting surface and a plurality of shades mounted on the light emitting surface. Each of the shades includes a hole whose sectional area in radial direction is equal to that of the light emitting surface. An axial height of the hole follows the formula H φ = ϕ ⁢ max tan ⁢ ⁢ θ max , wherein Hφ is the axial height of the hole, φmax is a diameter value of the light emitting surface, and θmax is an output angle of the lens. Accordingly, a work area of the anti-glare LED lamp can be extend the most thereof since the shades block the stray light of a glare area of the LED lamp and strictly separates the work area from the glare area, and no stray light shot into eye in any areas. Therefore, the anti-glare LED lamp can achieve light distribution as designed without glare under cooperation of the lenses and the shades.

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