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US09126813B2	Container filling device A device for filling containers, comprising: an upper main element, a lower main element and lateral elements connecting the upper main element and the lower main element; support elements arranged at one another without a continuous drive device, which support elements are continuously run through the device along operating stations and along the main elements and whose interconnection with one another due to a support along at least one lateral element is disengaged, wherein the interconnection of the support elements with one another in the upper main element and/or in the lower main element is maintained over the entire movement path along the top main element and the bottom main element, and wherein the movement of the support elements in the upper main element and/or in the lower main element is acceleratable and deceleratable in a controlled manner with the interconnection of the support elements being maintained.
US09126812B2	Method for determining the load capacity of cranes The present disclosure relates to a method for determining the admissible load capacity of a crane, in which the load capacity is determined in dependence on at least one first and one second parameter and which comprises a first step, in which the load capacity for the value of the first parameter with different values of the second parameter is determined by calculation or by interpolation or extrapolation on the basis of known values of the load capacity with specific values of the first parameter, and which comprises a second step, in which the determination of the load capacity for the second parameter is performed on the basis of the values of the load capacity determined in the first step for different values of the second parameter by calculation or by interpolation or extrapolation.
US09126811B2	System and method of handling containers A method (400) for handling a container is disclosed. It can include the steps of: providing (410) a multi-level structure (450) including a plurality of levels (470) including a first level (472) with an opening (474) to receive a container (476) and a second level (478); locating (420) a plurality of shelves (480) adjacent to the opening (474) including a port shelf (482) and a starboard shelf (484), each configured to receive a container (476); and providing (430) a transfer mechanism (530) configured to pick a container (176) and place it on one of the plurality of shelves (480). Advantageously, the method (400) provides enhanced container handling and logistics, and has wide use cases in warehousing, assembly manufacturing, ports and distribution hubs.
US09126809B2	Device and method for controlling elevator car door An elevator car has an access opening, a car door for closing the access opening, which door has at least one door panel that can be displaced parallel to the access opening, a thrust crank drive for displacing the at least one door panel between an open position and a closed position, an electric motor for driving the thrust crank drive, and a control device for actuating the electric motor. The control device actuates the electric motor so that a displacement velocity of the at least one door panel is substantially constant over the entire displacement path between the open position and the closed position of the door panel.
US09126803B2	Media separation roller installing mechanism, roller holder unit, media conveyance device, and printer A mechanism for installing a media separation roller 16 includes a roller holder unit 90 and a unit installation part 70 on the conveyance path side. The roller holder unit 90 includes a first holder 100 that supports the retard roller 16, a second holder 110 connected to the first holder 100 pivotably on an axis of holder rotation, and an urging member 130 that urges the first holder 100 to the second holder 110 around the axis of holder rotation. The retard roller 16 and tension spring 130 are removably installable to the unit installation part 70 as a unit. Replacing the retard roller 16 is therefore simple.
US09126801B2	Bobbin A bobbin includes a bobbin main body including flanges at both ends of a bobbin winder spindle for winding the bobbin thread and an outer flange attached to one of the flanges (a second flange) of the bobbin main body. A gap in which a thread end of the bobbin thread is housed is provided between the outer flange and the flange of the bobbin main body.
US09126800B2	Fiber optic/electrical cable reel assembly with cable clip A cable reel/assembly is provided for storing, deploying, retrieving and transporting a cable assembly (having a cable and connectors). The cable reel includes a central hub and two side flanges constructed, in one embodiment, of composite plastic material having reinforcing material(s). An annular rim and spaced apart spoke sections in each side flange function to provide multiple carrying handles. A cable holding means is provided to restrain or hold portion(s) of a cable within an outer periphery of the cable reel. In one embodiment, a secondary hub (and third flange) adjacent the central hub is positioned and disposed within a side periphery defined by the annular rim of one of the side flanges enabling stacking together such that annular rims of respective cable reels may be in close or actual contact.
US09126796B2	System for controlling sheet folding processing There is a disclosure of a system which controls a folding unit performing folding processing to one set of sheets supplied by a print unit. The one set of sheets includes sheets of a first size and/or a second size which is smaller than the first size. The system includes a first controller and second controller. When the one set of sheets includes a sheet of the first size, the first controller inhibits the folding processing to a sheet of the second size. When the one set of sheets does not include a sheet of the first size but includes a sheet of the second size, the second controller permits the folding processing to a sheet of the second size.
US09126794B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus in which a sheet bundle including a plurality of sheets discharged onto an intermediate processing tray is received in a receiving portion of a stapler and bound with use of a staple, and a sheet bundle including a plurality of sheets discharged onto the intermediate processing tray is received in a receiving portion of a staple-less binding unit having a gap in the thickness direction of the sheets smaller than that of the receiving portion of the stapler and bound without using a staple, wherein when the stapler performs the binding process, the staple-less binding unit is arranged in a position shifted in a width direction orthogonal to a sheet discharge direction from a region on the intermediate processing tray, through which the sheets discharged by a sheet discharging portion pass.
US09126783B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a sheet bundle housing unit that houses recording sheets piled as a sheet bundle; a swing member having a sheet contact portion on one end side, and swinging between a projection position at which the sheet contact portion projects above a sheet placement surface of the housing unit and a non-projection position at which the sheet contact portion does not project above the sheet placement surface, the swing member moving from the projection position to the non-projection position by the sheet bundle; a sheet detection unit that detects the sheet bundle in the housing unit using the swing member; and an interlocking mechanism that moves the swing member to the non-projection position, regardless of presence or absence of the sheet bundle in the housing unit, by interlocking with the housing unit being pulled out from an apparatus body.
US09126781B2	Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus incorporating same A sheet feeder, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet bypass member openably closable to one side surface of a body of the image forming apparatus, a pickup roller to feed and convey a sheet loaded on the sheet bypass member, and an arm to hold the pickup roller and to open and close with the pickup roller. The arm includes a contact portion extending in a shape of projection toward an upstream side from the pickup roller in a sheet conveying direction of the sheet bypass member. As the sheet bypass member is rotated upward to be closed and stored to the side surface of the body, the contact portion of the arm contacts the sheet bypass member to rotate the arm upward to cause the sheet bypass member to approach to the side surface of the body.
US09126767B2	Conveyor belt roller replacement The invention provides for apparatus (10) for lifting a conveyor belt (13) supported on a series of idler rollers (19) on a belt conveyor (11), the apparatus (10) comprising a body (4) selectively movable along the belt conveyor (11) and a belt lifting assembly (50) mounted on the body (41) and operable to engage the conveyor belt (13) to lift the belt from, and subsequently lower said belt onto, an idler roller operatively supporting the belt on the conveyor (11).
US09126764B1	Telescoping article retrieval system with plenum assembly attached to slave belt A telescoping article retrieval system for rapidly removing articles from a plastic molding machine or other manufacturing process in a way that significantly reduces the cycle time, while consistently maintaining vacuum control of the articles being handled. Two light weight double telescoping tubes are driven by a dual carriage assembly in which power is conveyed to one carriage by means of a servo, belt drive or other mechanism, allowing it to extend and retract. A second belt drive encompasses a first carriage and ties a second carriage to a fixed main beam such that linear movement of the first carriage of the dual carriage assembly a certain distance causes linear movement of the second carriage of the dual carriage assembly and also causes linear movement of the double telescoping tubes a distance equal to twice the distance that the first carriage has moved.
US09126754B2	Method and system for pushing and moving solid waste The present invention relates to a method and system of using at least one moving means (22) for the pushing and moving solid waste (20) from at least one holding area (10) within buildings or outdoors through a waste transport conduit (14) to at least one collection station (28) or at least one collection conduit (26). The movement of the at least one moving means (22) is driven by generating differential pressure across the at least one moving means (22) to push and move the solid waste (20) towards the at least one collection station (28) or at least one collection conduit (26). The differential pressure creates systematic directional air movement inside the waste transport conduit (14) to move the at least one moving means (22) to move and push the solid waste (20) to the at least one collection station (28) or at least one collection conduit (26). The differential pressure is delivered by controlling a system of valves (30) that is connected to at least one higher pressure air conduit (32) and at least one lower pressure air conduit (34) or removes air to or from the waste transport conduit respectively. Both the at least one higher pressure air conduit (32) and at least one lower pressure air conduit (34) is connected to air handling apparatus.
US09126753B2	Bolster for construction container A container adapted to be lifted by a forklift having a pair of prongs, including a receptacle having a floor, a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of opposed sidewalls, wherein a front edge, a rear edge and side edges of the floor define a perimeter of the floor. A plurality of bolsters is attached to the floor such that each bolster is within the perimeter, each bolster including a lower panel and a pair of sidewalls extending upwardly to the floor and forming a first entry window configured to slidably receive one of the prongs of the forklift. Each bolster is positioned such that its first entry window is accessible from one of the opposed side edges of the floor, and the prongs of the forklift are slidably receivable between a pair of the bolsters from one of the front edge and the rear edge of the floor.
US09126748B2	Apparatus for insulating and/or carrying a beverage container Apparatus for carrying or covering a beverage container which is adjustable in form. In certain embodiments, apparatus for carrying and/or covering a beverage container which provides insulative properties and which is so structurally designed so as to be capable of being alternately configured to fit a can or a bottle.
US09126747B2	Insulated cooler A cooler comprises a body having a bottom edge and at least one handle positioned near the bottom edge of the cooler. The handle may be located below the center of gravity of the cooler or within approximately 2 to 3 inches of the bottom edge of the cooler. The body and the handle may be formed as one-piece and from molded plastic. The handle may also be mounted on a separate handle tray where the tray is secured to the body. A spigot may be provided for dispensing fluid from said body. The body may comprise an insulated wall construction. A removable lid may be used to close the opening. A handle may also be positioned near the top edge.
US09126745B2	Portable containment system for hazardous or other materials A method includes wrapping one or more pieces of fabric around at least one piece of shape memory material. The method also includes attaching outer edges of the one or more pieces of fabric to other portions of the one or more pieces of fabric. The method further includes depositing liquid-impervious material onto the one or more pieces of fabric to form free-standing flexible walls and a floor of a containment structure. The floor is formed seamlessly with the walls. The wrapping could include attaching a bottom of the at least one piece of shape memory material to the one or more pieces of fabric at locations spaced apart from the outer edges of the one or more pieces of fabric. The wrapping could also include attaching sides of the at least one piece of shape memory material to the one or more pieces of fabric.
US09126740B2	Collective vertical hydraulic tank with adjustment footprint A collective vertical tank has a plurality of tanks and stabilizing and weight-distributing connectors. The connectors are adjustable to provide an adjustable footprint of the collective tank. A stabilizing and weight-distributing connector for vertical hydraulic tanks includes a first connecting member attached to a first vertical tank and extending away therefrom, and a second connecting member attached to a second vertical tank and extending away therefrom. The second connecting member defines a central passage adapted to receive the first connecting member therein. A locking mechanism secures the first connecting member within the second connecting member.
US09126732B2	Retained tension metal locking tie and pneumatic hand tool The present invention is directed to a metal locking tie and a metal locking tie tool. The metal locking tie has a tie body, a tie head secured to the tie body, and a roller means disposed in the tie head. The tie head has a bottom, a ceiling, opposing sides, a strap entrance end and a strap exit end that define a strap receiving passageway therethrough. The tie head also includes an angled tool bearing surface at the strap exit end. The metal locking tie tool includes a cutter cap with a cutter and a ball setter. Once the metal locking tie tool has tensioned the metal locking tie, the cutter moves linearly with respect to the cutter cap to set the roller means in the tie head and to provide a flush cut off of the excess tie body from the metal locking tie.
US09126730B1	Recyclable storage lid and container The recycling receptacle assembly includes a bin containing recyclable materials. A lid is positionable on the bin. A reservoir is coupled to the lid. The reservoir insertably receives a material. The material imparts a weight to the lid. A handle is operationally coupled to the reservoir.
US09126721B2	Pallet skirt A pallet skirt for covering a stack of pallets on which product is supported and displayed. The skirt has a shipping configuration wherein the perimeter and height of the skirt are approximately the same as the perimeter and height of the product, and a display configuration in which the perimeter and height of the skirt are expanded to cover the stack of pallets. Pleated folds in two corners of the skirt enable its perimeter to be contracted for the shipping configuration and expanded for the display configuration. A horizontal score in the side walls enables the side walls to be folded to reduce the height of the skirt for the shipping configuration and to be unfolded for the display configuration. A horizontal flange on the top edge of the skirt covers the marginal edge of a pallet on which the product is supported during display.
US09126720B2	Snap-fold containers The invention disclosed includes various durable containers constructed from sheet materials including a plurality of living hinges. The containers are configured to snap into an assembled position from a relatively flat position by the application of pressure to one or more sidewalls wherein that pressure deforms the one or more sidewalls into a concave position, thereby holding the container into place until the contain is collapsed once again for storage or cleaning.
US09126719B2	Manual container assembly and liner integration fixture for pulp-molded shell with polymer liner container systems A method of using a assembly facilitator for a pulp-molded shell with polymer liner containing systems to precisely create a integral pulp molded shell is disclosed along with the assembly facilitator itself.
US09126715B2	Metallic sealed double container The metallic sealed double container of the present invention includes an outer container, an inner container, an outer lid for the outer container, and an inner lid for the inner container, all of which being formed from thin metallic sheet. Connection holes are formed in the outer lid and the inner lid by burring, and both end parts of thin-walled pipes are respectively connected while inserted in the connection holes. The inner lid is joined to the inner container, and the outer lid is joined to the outer container, thereby constituting a metallic sealed double container in which the inner container is isolated in the outer container. As a result, the weight of the metallic sealed double container is reduced, the temperature in the inner container can be maintained over long periods of time, and the heat-insulating effect of the resulting sealed double container is high.
US09126710B2	Carton A carton includes a top casing and a bottom casing. The top casing includes plural first sidewalls and plural first tongue parts connecting to the first sidewalls. The first tongue stripes parts are used for fixing on the inner surfaces of the adjacent first sidewalls. The bottom casing includes plural second sidewalls and plural second tongue parts connecting to the second sidewalls. The second tongue parts are used for fixing on inner surfaces of the adjacent second sidewalls. The bottom casing further includes plural reinforcing pieces respectively connected to one of the second sidewalls. The reinforcing pieces are disposed at the outside of the second sidewalls. When the top casing is coupled to the bottom casing, the reinforcing pieces are utilized for filling the gap between the top casing and the bottom casing caused by the first tongue parts.
US09126708B2	Device for labeling containers and method for controlling the device for labeling containers A device, and related method for controlling the device, for labeling containers with a container conveyor, having at least one container rotation device to rotate a container in a first direction about an axis, in a second direction about this axis in the opposite direction or not to rotate this container, with at least two labeling stations each with a labeling assembly and a pressing-on device, with a control device generating control commands for the container rotation device based on activity information of the labeling stations. In the region of an inactive labeling station, the container rotation device is rotated in the first direction, so that a container of the container rotation device can roll onto the pressing-on device and in the region of an active labeling station, the container device is rotated in the second direction, so that a label applied to the container can be pressed on.
US09126707B2	Sealing unit and a suspension for a sealing jaw utilized in such sealing unit A sealing unit for sealing and forming a packaging container is disclosed. The sealing unit operates on a principle that the motion of a pair of opposing sealing jaws is controlled by a cam-cam follower interaction combined with the action of a servomotor driving a cam wheel.
US09126706B2	Apparatus and methods for printer system filter packaging A printer filter packaging apparatus includes a base for supporting a filter having delicate filter media. Side wraps extend from two opposite sides of the base and cover two opposite sides of the filter. A rear wrap includes a handle, and covers a rear and a top of the filter. A front wrap defines a slit for receiving the handle; the front wrap covers the top and a front of the filter. The wrapped or covered filter may be lifted by the handle, the filter being supported by a combination of the base and front, rear, and side wraps.
US09126700B2	Autonomous decision system for selecting target in observation satellites The invention uses plurality of forward-looking preview cameras each looking at different nadir angle viewpoint to get cloud information from approaching target areas. The invention uses fuzzy logic system and other decision mechanisms to decide which target images should be acquired in which particular sequence and when the target image acquisition should start. The invention intends to give autonomous decision capability to agile earth observation satellites to make decision on their own to get the highest yield of quality images of target areas.
US09126698B2	Aircraft engine stand This mobile, aircraft engine stand provides mobility and ease of operation by one person. The stand includes a frame, a pair of vertical jack screws vertically mounted on the frame and a precision rail system configured to allow for stable and efficient linear motion. A pair of quick change, engine lifting arms are attached to the pair of vertical jack screws; and an electrical control and control panel make unloading, transporting, assembling and moving an engine a one person operation. A plurality of casters allows for easy swiveling of the stand.
US09126694B2	Display systems and methods for providing displays having an integrated autopilot functionality A method for providing a display to a flight crew of an aircraft includes providing a horizontal navigation display that includes data regarding the movement of the aircraft in a horizontal direction and an aircraft icon indicating a position of the aircraft in the horizontal direction. The method further includes providing a vertical navigation display that includes data regarding the movement of the aircraft in a vertical direction and an aircraft icon indicating a position of the aircraft in the vertical direction. The horizontal and vertical navigation displays are disposed adjacent to one another on a single display device. The method further includes receiving a first input to the display device indicating a selection of the horizontal navigation display aircraft icon, and, in response to the selection of the horizontal navigation display aircraft icon, engaging a horizontal navigation control feature of an autopilot system of the aircraft.
US09126691B2	Access door for gas turbine engine components An access door is provided in a housing for a gas turbine engine, with the access door being movable to an access position independent of any required movement of any cowl door or a fan duct door.
US09126690B2	Nacelle for an aircraft engine with cascade-type thrust reverser and variable-geometry nozzle An aircraft engine nacelle is provided that includes a fixed front frame, a thrust reverser cowling mounted to slide with respect to the front frame between a direct-jet position and a reversed-jet position, a variable-geometry nozzle positioned in a downstream continuation of the reverser cowling, thrust-reversal jacks interposed between the front frame and the thrust-reverser cowling, adaptive nozzle jacks interposed between said thrust reverser cowling and the variable-geometry nozzle, drive shafts mounted on the front frame, transmission shafts extending along the thrust reverser cowling as far as the variable-geometry nozzle jacks, and mechanical means for coupling said transmission shafts to said drive shafts, and means for locking rotation of said transmission shafts before decoupling of the transmission shafts from their respective drive shafts, and when the decoupling is completed.
US09126687B2	Environmental control system having parallel compressors and method of controllably operating An environmental control system having parallel compressors includes a first compressor driven by a first motor, the first compressor being operable for fluidly directing a first flow at a first flow rate through the first compressor. Also included is a second compressor driven by a second motor, the second compressor being operable for fluidly directing a second flow at a second flow rate through the second compressor. Further included is a monitoring component configured to compare the first flow rate to the second flow rate.
US09126677B1	Universal multi-role aircraft protocol The Curtis Protocol, an aircraft control interface, is provided. The Curtis Protocol standardizes the division and selection of aircraft flight regimes and flight modes within the selected flight regime.
US09126676B2	Compact two axis gimbal for control stick An electromechanical portion of the control stick includes a two-axis gimbal, with each axis including a mechanical gimbal structure supported by rolling element bearings, cam based centering mechanisms, linkages to connect a geared power-drive including a resolver commutated brushless DC motor and compound-planetary gearhead to provide active force feedback, and several electrically independent RVDT position sensors. The gearing architecture uses a fixed-cage, rotating internal gear arrangement on a planetary gearhead, which may be single or multi-stage. The output torque of the gearhead is provided by a feature on the outer housing of the rotating internal ring gear, allowing an axial placement of the entire power-drive in a more central location, reducing the moment load on the gearhead output cage bearings, and facilitating a compact drive arrangement of the gimbal using linkages. Additionally, a common power-drive can be used for both the roll and pitch axes.
US09126669B2	Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described.
US09126666B2	Large outboard motor including variable gear transfer case An outboard motor for a marine vessel application, transmission devices for such an outboard motor, and related methods of making, operating, and modifying attributes of same, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the motor includes a horizontal-crankshaft engine in an upper portion of the motor, positioned substantially above a trimming axis of the motor. In at least another embodiment, first, second and third transmission devices are employed to transmit rotational power from the engine to propeller(s). In at least a further embodiment, the motor is made to include a rigid interior assembly formed by the engine, multiple transmission devices, and a further structural component. In further embodiments, the motor includes numerous cooling, exhaust, and/or oil system components, and/or other transmission features. In at least some additional embodiments, a transmission device of the motor is configured to facilitate gear ratio variation and/or includes an integrated oil pump.
US09126659B2	Fairlead latch device A self-aligning fairlead latch device is provided for guiding and securing an anchor chain between an offshore structure and an anchor. The fairlead latch device includes a latch housing pivotally mounted to a fairlead housing. The latch housing includes one or more latches for securing the anchor chain in place. The fairlead latch device further includes an upper retainer component that is coupled to an upper support structure and a lower support structure. The coupling of the upper retainer component to the support structures allow the fairlead latch device to be relocated by lifting of the device from the support structures.
US09126656B2	Flush glazed windshield mounting A bottom trim member secures a curved sheet element such as a windshield or the like on a surface. The bottom trim member includes a bottom trim extrusion having a connecting leg affixable to the curved sheet element and a gasket receiving leg. A gasket is disposed in engagement with the gasket receiving leg, where the gasket is shaped such that the bottom trim extrusion is positionable in multiple orientations relative to the surface and such that the gasket maintains a sealing engagement in any of the bottom trim extrusion multiple orientations. A securing member is affixable to the surface and cooperable with the bottom trim extrusion to secure the bottom trim extrusion to the surface in any one of the bottom trim extrusion multiple orientations.
US09126655B2	Convertible inflatable boat with stand up paddleboard An inflatable shallow draft fishing boat having a removable, inflatable paddleboard floor that provides stable flotation for at least two standing adults, the boat also including an adjustable, detachable rowing frame. The boat can be maneuvered and propelled by oars, a push pole or a small motor. The detachable rowing frame may hold a cooler seat and may also serve as an elevated push poling platform. The rowing frame allows the rower to switch his rowing position from facing the stern (for best speed) or face the bow (for better visibility when searching for fish). The paddleboard floor may be held in place by frictional engagement when the boat and the paddleboard are inflated; alternatively, the paddleboard may be removed and function independently as a stand-up paddleboard that can be used for fishing, swimming, or similar recreational water sports.
US09126651B2	Bicycle suspension adjustor A bicycle suspension adjustor is provided with a rotational input member, an axial output member and a rotation-to-axial movement converting structure. The rotation-to-axial movement converting structure includes a first converting member operatively coupled to a rotational input member and a second converting member facing the first converting member. At least one rolling member is operatively disposed between the first and second converting members. One of the converting members is operatively coupled to an axial output member. The rolling member is in rolling contact with the first and second converting members so that the rolling member induces relative displacement with respect to both of the first and second converting members as the rotational input member rotates the first converting member in response to a rotational movement of the rotational input member.
US09126648B2	Fuel tank assembly for motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same A fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank disposed substantially along a seat rail in a space surrounded by a lower portion of a seat and the seat rail of a motorcycle, and a fuel pump unit disposed in a lower portion of the fuel tank. A mounting flange for mounting the fuel pump unit to the fuel tank is arranged below the seat rail and forward of a front end of a rear wheel of the motorcycle as viewed in a side view of the motorcycle. The mounting flange of the fuel pump unit is disposed above a side frame of a body frame of the motorcycle. Such fuel tank assembly provides the degree of freedom of seat layout, and does not interfere with a rear wheel of motorcycle, or gravel or the like thrown up by the rear wheel, during operation the motorcycle.
US09126643B2	Cab for work vehicle and work vehicle A center pillar (3) has a pipe structure having a hollow space (3a). In the center pillar (3), a lower end opening (3c) for connecting the hollow space (3a) to an outdoor space and an upper end opening (3b) for connecting the hollow space (3a) to an indoor space (10) are formed. The lower end opening (3c) and the upper end opening (3b) are arranged at a prescribed distance from each other in a longitudinal direction of the center pillar (3). Thus, a cab for work vehicle and a work vehicle capable of preventing dust, water, or the like from entering the cab and realizing an environment in the cab comfortable for an operator are obtained.
US09126638B2	Aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus A drag reducing apparatus is provided for use with vehicles having surfaces that are not streamlined. The apparatus includes an exterior cover that forms a drag reducing shape when the apparatus is fully extended. The apparatus can be retracted to a space saving configuration. A scissors linkage extends and retracts the apparatus. The scissors linkage can be motorized, and the motor can extend the scissors linkage by turning in a first direction and can retract the apparatus by turning in a second direction. The scissors linkage can hold the exterior cover taut when the apparatus is fully extended. The scissors linkage can support the exterior cover at intermediate locations when the apparatus is not fully extended. The apparatus can include support linkages and intermediate moveable members that support the exterior cover and define the drag reducing shape.
US09126637B2	Motor vehicle rear A motor vehicle rear (10) has left and right longitudinal members (12) forming a supporting structure of the motor vehicle. A receiving housing (18) is arranged between the longitudinal members (12) for receiving a traction battery. The receiving housing (18) has a left and right side walls (22, 24) running in the forward direction of travel. A back wall (20) is connected to the left and right side walls (22) and running transverse to the forward direction of travel. An impact profile (26) is connected to the left and right longitudinal members (12, 14) and absorbs impact energy in the event of a rear crash. Left and right reinforcing elements (32 34) connect the impact profile (26) to the respective left and right side walls (22, 24) for reinforcing the impact profile (26) and conducting away some of the impact energy into the left and right side walls (22, 24).
US09126636B2	Tibia pad and tibia pad installation structure A tibia pad has: a right foot placement portion having a right side horizontal portion formed horizontally and on which a passenger's right heel is placed, and a right side inclined portion formed at a vehicle front side of this right side horizontal portion and inclined with respect to a vehicle longitudinal direction to head toward a vehicle upper side while heading toward a vehicle front side; a pair of groove portions formed, at least in a bottom surface of the right side horizontal portion at the right foot placement portion, to extend along the vehicle longitudinal direction and to lined-up in a vehicle transverse direction; and a step portion formed at a transition portion between the right side horizontal and the right side inclined portions, and positioned between a rear and a front side ribs are formed at the right side horizontal and the right side inclined portions, respectively.
US09126632B2	Vehicle body top structure A vehicle body top structure for enhancing the rigidity and strength of the intersections of side rails and a front rail. The vehicle body top structure is provided with left and right side rails provided so as to extend in the front-and-rear direction at the top part of a vehicle body side part, and a front rail extending left and right, one end part of which is joined to the left side rail, and the other end of which is joined to the right side rail. Thin-plate parts having a smaller plate thickness than thick-plate parts and thick-plate parts are disclosed at the one end and the other end of the front rail. The thin-plate parts are each connected to the left and right side rails.
US09126620B2	Electric power steering system An electric power steering system includes: an assist motor that generate assist force for assisting steering of a steering member; a motor drive circuit that controls driving of the assist motor; a capacitor that is electrically connected to a main power supply that supplies electric power to the assist motor, the motor drive circuit, and electrical components; and a controller that controls charging and discharging of the capacitor. The controller discharges electricity to the electrical components when an amount of electric charge remaining in the auxiliary power supply is equal to or greater than a first threshold value in an engine start-up period in a vehicle.
US09126614B2	Shopping cart The present invention relates to a shopping cart of the types used by shoppers in supermarkets and/or self-service stores or shops and of the types stored by being horizontally fitted into one another, which has several improved maneuverability and handling features and which basically comprises a basket (1) formed by a bottom (2) and four vertical side faces, one of which is a vertically swingable face (3) for the purpose of facilitating the horizontal fitting of another cart, a frame fixed to the bottom (2) of the basket (1) comprising four legs (6), each of which in turn comprises at least one wheel (7), and a perimetral handle (5) extending along the entire perimeter of the upper edge of the basket (1).
US09126609B2	Systems and methods for controlling warnings at vehicle crossings A system includes a timing determination module configured to be disposed onboard an approaching vehicle system during travel of the approaching vehicle system along a first route toward a crossing between the first route and a second route. The timing determination module is configured to determine one or more arrival times of the approaching vehicle system to reach the crossing and to repeatedly communicate notification messages having the one or more arrival times to a remote crossing system that is configured to activate one or more warning devices disposed at or near the crossing to notify other vehicles on the second route that the approaching vehicle system is approaching the crossing along the first route. The timing determination module is configured to determine the one or more arrival times at different respective locations along the first route as the approaching vehicle system travels toward the crossing.
US09126606B2	Method for operating a switching hump yard, and control device for a switching hump yard In a method for operating a switching hump yard, at least one value for an entry speed into a first retarder is ascertained for the respective cuts in the form of rolling cars or car groups for the first retarder on the basis of a target release speed from the first retarder. At least one value for a release speed from a second retarder that lies uphill relative to the first retarder is determined for the second retarder on the basis of the ascertained at least one value for the entry speed into the first retarder. The second retarder is controlled taking into account the determined at least one value for the release speed. I also describe a control device for controlling a hump yard.
US09126604B2	Longitudinally reinforced railway vehicle A longitudinally reinforced railway vehicle includes a body, longitudinal girders, cross-girders, and reinforced carriage ends. Reinforcement tubes which are guided within recesses of the cross-girders are arranged in the longitudinal direction between the reinforced carriage ends.
US09126602B2	Roof structure for a vehicle There is provided a roof for a vehicle where each one of its right and left side wall has at least a first and a second door opening. The roof structure comprises a lattice structure and an outer shell. The lattice structure has two pairs of longitudinal segments adapted to be located at a top portion of the first and second door openings and two diagonal segments. One diagonal segment extends from a first longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the first door opening in the right wall to a second longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the second door opening in the opposite wall. The other diagonal segment extends from a first longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the first door opening in the left wall to a second longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the second door opening in the opposite wall. The outer shell is placed atop the lattice structure and extends from a region proximate the front end to a region proximate the rear end of the vehicle.
US09126601B2	Method and system for a vehicle information integrity verification A vehicle network system is configured such that a plurality of ECUs that allow internal data to be modified are connected to a network so as to be communicable with one another. The system determines whether the internal data of a first ECU has been modified on the basis of a comparison between combined data and a check value. The combined data is created by collecting and combining pieces of split data, split from original data generated on the basis of the internal data of the first ECU and distributed and held in the plurality of ECUs. The check value is generated on the basis of internal data held in the first ECU at each point in time.
US09126592B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring unintended vehicle motion A powertrain system is configured to transfer propulsion torque to a driveline of a vehicle. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes determining a magnitude of unintended vehicle motion based upon a difference between a change in actual vehicle acceleration and a change in an operator-intended vehicle acceleration. Propulsion torque to the driveline is limited when a fault associated with unintended vehicle motion is detected and the magnitude of unintended vehicle motion is less than a predetermined first threshold.
US09126591B2	Hybrid vehicle powertrain management system and method A vehicle is provided with a powertrain including an electric motor, an internal combustion engine, and a turbocharger. The vehicle further includes a controller programmed to apply a variable filter to engine torque commands that are responsive to driver demand. The filter affects commands having a rate of increase greater than a predetermined threshold such that corresponding rates of increase in both engine torque and turbocharger speed are limited to respective rates less than the maximum available levels in order to reduce a surge in engine output emissions. The controller additionally issues commands for motor torque such that overall powertrain torque satisfies the driver demand.
US09126590B2	Method for adapting a clutch A method is provided for adapting the torque that can be transmitted by a clutch of a motor vehicle that has an internal combustion engine and an electric motor for driving. A pressure medium activation device is driven by an actuator and has a pressure medium link between a master cylinder and a slave cylinder for activating the clutch. An adaptation of the torque that can be transmitted by the clutch takes place in a disengaged clutch position and a change in the actuator position a given pressure of the pressure medium activation device is used to adapt the actuator position or the clutch characteristic curve.
US09126589B2	Manual transmission This transmission include an input shaft to which power is input from an internal combustion engine and an output shaft to which power is input from an electric motor. This transmission has a gear stage (EV) for EV travel (different from the neutral) in which no power transmission system is established between the input and output shafts, and a plurality of gear stages (1-st to 5-th) for HV travel in which a power transmission system is established between the input and output shafts. “1-st” is used in place of “EV” so as to start a vehicle only when EV travel cannot be performed normally. On an H pattern, a “shift completion position for EV” is disposed at a position through which a shift operation member passes during a “shift operation” (operation in the front-rear direction of the vehicle) from a “1-2 selection position” to a “shift completion position for 1-st.”
US09126583B2	Control device for hybrid vehicle A control device for a hybrid vehicle has an engine, a motor configured to output a driving force of the vehicle and performing a startup of the engine, a first engagement element interposed between the engine and the motor that selectively connects and releases the engine and the motor, a second engagement element interposed between the motor and a driving wheel that selectively engages and releases the motor and the driving wheel, a driving force transmission system load detecting device that either detects or estimates a load of the driving force transmission system, and an engine/motor slip drive control unit that slip engages the first engagement element with the engine maintaining in rotating state at a predetermined rotation speed, and slip engages the second engagement element with the motor at a rotation speed lower than the predetermined rotation speed.
US09126579B1	Vehicle drive and control system A control system for use in a vehicle having left and right clutch assemblies, each clutch assembly including a brake mechanism and a drive mechanism. The control system includes a steering switch having a left steering position to actuate the left brake mechanism and the right drive mechanism, a neutral steering position to actuate the left and right drive mechanisms, and a right steering position to actuate the left drive mechanism and the right brake mechanism. The system may also include an operator switch having a first position to actuate brake mechanisms and disable the steering switch, and a second position that passes control of both brake clutch assemblies to the steering switch. The system may further include a brake switch having a brake position that actuates both brake mechanisms and disables the operator switch and the steering switch, and a drive position that passes control of both clutch assemblies to the operator switch.
US09126560B2	Vehicle side air bag apparatus and vehicle seat A vehicle side air bag apparatus includes: a bag that is housed within a side portion outside in a seat back in a vehicle width direction and inflates and expands to a vehicle front side of the side portion by supplying gas; an up-down partition that partitions the bag into lower and upper bag portions; a right-left partition which partitions the lower bag portion into left and right chambers, to which a right-left communication port is provided and which inhibits inflation of the lower bag portion in an upper and lower direction by being extended in the inflation and expansion state; an inflator provided in the upper bag portion; and a flow regulating portion that distributes gas into one of the left and right chambers and the upper bag portion and limits gas flow from the one chambers to the upper bag portion by a check valve portion.
US09126557B2	Childcare device including inflatable safety elements A childcare device is configured to receive a child. The device includes a child-restraint harness including first and second shoulder straps and inflatable elements associated with each shoulder strap.
US09126554B2	Specialized restraint systems for amusement rides The patron restraint system for amusement rides includes a locking receiver with a locking assembly for engaging a restraining strap. The engagement of the restraining strap in the locking receiver can be verified by a ride operator by visual or physical inspection, or by a sensor system indicating the locked or unlocked state of the locking receiver. A latching ratchet mechanism may be provided in the receiver to restrict movement of the restraining strap until it is released by the ride operator. The sensor system includes an acoustic sensor that detects alignment of an aperture with a piezoelectric acoustic emitter and an acoustic detector.
US09126550B2	Sliding deflector assembly A vehicle frame assembly is provided comprising a main rail. The vehicle frame assembly also includes a deflector assembly which has a front member having an inboard end pivotally coupled to the main rail and an outboard end. Moreover, the deflector assembly includes a rear member having an inboard end slidably coupled to the main rail and an outboard end pivotally coupled to the outboard end of the front member. Additionally, a tension member is disposed between the inboard ends of the front member and the rear member. The deflector assembly is operable between a normal use position wherein the tension member is slack and a collision position wherein the tension member is taut.
US09126548B1	Push button actuated toilet for motor vehicle A motor vehicle such as an automobile includes a passenger seat and toilet system that includes a metal frame, a seat portion, a seat back and console adjacent to and slightly above the seat portion with a plurality of switches disposed in the console for activating a toilet system. The toilet system includes a privacy curtain and track way extendable around the seat and is integral with the passenger seat. The toilet system includes a toilet bowl, a waste disposal opening in a bottom portion thereof and is activatable by a number of push button switches. The system includes a remote water tank separate from the vehicle cooling system and an electric pump and hose for connecting the water tank to a nozzle for spraying water onto the toilet bowl and individuals sitting on the toilet. The system also includes a waste disposal drawer, a container positioned below the toilet bowl for receiving waste and a heavy duty plastic bag with a closure cord for receiving the waste and water.
US09126543B1	Vehicle interior structure A vehicle interior structure includes a main body, a first side trim panel and a top finisher panel. The main body has a first side defining a plurality of first side attachment portions. The first side trim panel at least partially covers the first side of the main body and has a plurality of first panel attachment portions attached to the first side attachment portions of the main body. The first side trim panel also includes at least one first projection spaced apart from the first panel attachment portions and located adjacent to the upper end of the main body, the at least one first projection having an aperture. The top finisher panel covers the upper end of the main body and has at least one downwardly extending second projection that extends into the aperture of the at least one first projection retaining the first side trim panel in position.
US09126541B2	Apparatus for collection of debris escaping around a vehicle tailgate A multi-panel cover includes end panels that connect first and second lateral panels. The lateral panels fit against the end and under the bed of a truck body and tailgate and are maintained in position by magnets incorporated into the seams along the edges and between the panels to collect debris that will otherwise escape through or around the tailgate of the vehicle.
US09126539B2	Load-carrying devices for vehicle roofs A load-carrying device may be configured for use with a crossbar mounted to a vehicle roof. The load-carrying device may include a body having a load-bearing surface and an arm pivotably mounted to the body. The arm of the device may be pivotable between a collapsed position and an in-use position. A proximal end of the arm may be operatively connected to the body, and may move toward one end of the body when the arm is pivoted from the collapsed position to the in-use position.
US09126533B2	Driving support method and driving support device A driving support device uses a camera mounted on a vehicle for imaging a blind spot area created by a pillar of the vehicle and displays an image taken by the camera on the interior surface of the pillar. A virtual plane passing through boundaries of the blind spot area is set, and an image plane of the camera is set at a predetermined position where a non-displayed area or an excess area, created by deviation between the virtual plane and the image plane of the camera, is reduced. Image data input from the camera is subjected to coordinate transformation on the virtual plane, and an image corresponding to the blind spot area created by the pillar is displayed on the interior surface of the pillar, based on the image data subjected to coordinate transformation on the virtual plane.
US09126519B2	Weatherproof seat for recreational vehicles The invention relates to a vehicle seat for open or semi-open motorized recreational vehicles, such as riding mowers, golf carts, buggies or the like, in which a seat part and a backrest are formed together in one piece, wherein the seat part and the backrest have a common base structure and at least one net-like fabric stretched over the latter and the net-like fabric is formed as a possible contact face for a person who is sitting on the seat, wherein the net-like fabric is weatherproof and is designed in such a way that it is more extensible in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat than in a width-wise direction of the vehicle seat.
US09126518B2	Vehicle seat frame and method of making A vehicle seat frame (10) includes a plurality of frame components (16, 40, 42, 50, 60, 62, 64). At least one of the frame components (16, 40, 42, 50, 60, 62, 64) is fixedly connected to another of the frame components (16, 40, 42, 50, 60, 62, 64), defining a fixed joint (84, 86, 88, 90). In each fixed joint (84, 86, 88, 90), one of the frame components (16, 40, 42, 50, 60, 62, 64) is connected to another of the frame components (16, 40, 42, 50, 60, 62, 64) only by at least one of structural adhesive, a fastener (72, 74), and a fixed swaged joint (76).
US09126517B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes, at each side portion of a seatback frame, a side frame base portion that forms a side portion of the seatback frame, and that extends in a seat up-and-down direction; an outer side flange portion that is formed at a seat forward side of the side frame base portion, and that is inflected to a seat width direction outer side from the side frame base portion; and an inner side flange portion that is formed at a seat rear side of the side frame base portion, and that is inflected to a seat width direction inner side from the side frame base portion, a corner portion of the inner side flange portion curving in a circular arc shape.
US09126513B2	Headrest moving device A headrest moving device which includes a press member, a moving unit that is moved horizontally by the press member, a return spring that functions to return the moving unit to an original position, a screw, a block that is provided with threads in the inner circumferential surface thereof and is engaged with the screw through a screw type engagement, a locking unit that selectively releases the block from a locked state in response to a movement of the moving unit, and a frame that is installed on a stay rod and supports the moving unit, in which either one of the screw and the block can be rotated so that the device can control the position of a headrest steplessly in forward and backward directions.
US09126509B2	Child car seat for fitting a vehicle seat This invention has for object an automobile seat (1) for children, intended to be integral with the seat of a motor vehicle, of the so-called group 1/2/3 type, comprising a seat (2) and a seatback (3), said automobile seat offering two separate guide paths for a safety belt of said vehicle intended to maintain said seat and/or said child, respectively according to whether said seat is used in a so-called group 1 position or in a so-called group 2/3 position. The seat includes means for determining the position, group 1 or group 2/3, wherein said seat is located, and at least one passage indicator (53; 54; 57) of a strap of said safety belt of the vehicle able to have two different states, an active state and an inactive state, according to information and/or an action delivered by said means for determining the position.
US09126499B2	Electric vehicle running control system An electric vehicle running control system is provided. The electric vehicle running control system comprises: a heating circuit (11); a load capacitor (C12); a switchgear (20) connected with the heating circuit (11) and the load capacitor (C12) respectively; and a switch control module (200) connected with the switchgear (20) for controlling the switchgear (20) to switch off when the heating circuit (11) is connected with an in-vehicle battery (5) to form a heating loop for heating the in-vehicle battery (5).
US09126493B2	Power supply control device and information provision device A power supply control device including: traffic information acquisition means for acquiring traffic information for roads in the vicinity of the charging station; and control means for controlling an amount of power which is to be supplied to the charging station based on the traffic information (particularly, a traffic flow of vehicles having possibility of using the charging station) acquired by the traffic information acquisition means. An information provision device including: charging station information acquisition means for acquiring information on charging stations; traffic-flow acquisition means for acquiring a traffic flow of vehicles using external electrical energy in the vicinity of each charging station on which the information is acquired by the charging station information acquisition means; and charging station determination means for determining a charging station on which the information is to be provided among the charging station based on the traffic flow acquired by the traffic-flow acquisition means.
US09126487B2	Hoverboard which generates magnetic lift to carry a person A hoverboard is described. The hoverboard includes four hover engines each including a motor. The motor rotates an arrangement of magnets to induce eddy currents and generate magnetic lift which causes the hoverboard to hover in the air. The hoverboard can be tilted to propel it in a particular direction. The hover engines can each be coupled to a tilt mechanism which is coupled to a flexible rider platform. When rider platform is flexed via rider induced forces, the hover engines can be tilted individually to provide translational forces.
US09126481B2	Method for operating a motor vehicle in trailing throttle mode In a motor vehicle with an adjustable coupling (intermediate device) between the (crank)shaft and floor contact elements (wheels), wherein the coupling is set in trailing throttle mode in such a way that the rotational speed of the shaft is reduced, in particular is adjusted to a predefined value, in order to reduce the internal losses of the drive, in particular an internal combustion engine.
US09126476B2	In-wheel motor drive assembly An in-wheel motor drive assembly (11) includes a motor unit that drivingly rotates a motor-side rotating member, a speed reduction unit that reduces the rotational speed of the motor-side rotating member and transmits the reduced rotation to a wheel-side rotating member, a wheel hub (26) that is fixedly coupled to the wheel-side rotating member, a wheel hub bearing that rotatably supports the wheel hub (26), a casing (12) that covers the motor unit, the speed reduction unit, and the wheel hub bearing, a plurality of sensors (43) that are mounted on the casing (12) and capable of detecting strain generated in the casing (12), and a signal processor (46) that calculates load imposed on a wheel on the basis of strain signals output from the sensors (43).
US09126475B2	Automobile cover An automobile cover is provided. The cover includes an inner sheet, an outer sheet and an insulating material in between. The cover is sectioned into a plurality of panels. The plurality of panels may include at least a front panel sized to cover a windshield of the automobile, a top panel sized to cover a top of the automobile, side panels and a rear panel sized to cover the rear windshield of the automobile. The front panel is joined to the top panel by a seam and the top panel is joined to the rear panel by a seam. The inner and outer sheets may be made of breathable water proof or water resistant fabric. The seams of the present invention allow for easy opening and folding of the cover.
US09126467B2	Damper with variable damping force A variable damping force member is used in a vehicle suspension device and the damping force of which can be changed. The variable damping force member is equipped with a piston which is slidably housed in a cylinder filled with a fluid and which divides the cylinder into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber, and has fluid passages connecting the first and second fluid passages. A valve member is provided in the piston for blocking the fluid passages, and for opening the fluid passages when the piston slides. A piezoelectric body is connected to the valve member, and pushes the valve member towards the fluid passages when voltage is applied. A bellows is arranged on the valve member so as to seal the piezoelectric body from the fluid, and the bellows biases the piston in the direction in which the piezoelectric body is constricted.
US09126466B1	Support plate for trailer hitch assembly The present invention is directed to a support plate for a trailer hitch. The plate has an upper surface adapted to receive at least a portion of a base of a trailer hitch assembly thereon and a lower surface adapted to rest on a loading surface of a pickup truck. The plate may have a longitudinal trough formed therein and the trough may be sized to fit between ridges formed in the loading surface. The invention is designed to transfer downward forces from the trailer hitch assembly to the areas of the truck bed between the ridges to help prevent the hitch assembly from smashing or denting the ridges.
US09126455B1	Directional lock with release for a pivoting caster A directional locking caster convertible between a locked position and an unlocked position by application of a lateral force. Also disclosed are transport devices including the caster. Additionally, a transport device including a directional locking caster that is convertible from a locked position to an unlocked position via a cable release.
US09126440B1	Partitioned handling of documents printed in an N-up format Systems and methods for an Automated Document Factory (ADF) system configured to print a web in a 4-up format and to handle the web with 2-up post-print equipment. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a post-print system. The post-print system receives a web of media printed in an N-up format where N is three or more. The post-print system includes a cutting unit that cuts the web along a length to form segments. A first segment includes documents printed in a 2-up format. The post-print system also includes a 2-up handler that receives the first segment, reads an instruction printed on the first segment that includes handling information for the documents printed on the first segment, and processes the documents printed on the first segment based on the handling information.
US09126432B2	Differential Ultraviolet curing using external optical elements A lighting module has an array of solid state light emitters, a package in which the array of solid state light emitters resides, the package having a window and an external optical element arranged adjacent the window, the external optical element having a coating, the coating forming an optical pattern when illuminated by light from the array of solid state light emitters.
US09126430B2	System and method for image receiving surface treatment in an indirect inkjet printer An inkjet printer applies a layer of a hydrophilic composition, which includes a liquid carrier and an absorption agent, to an image receiving surface of an indirect image receiving member. A dryer in the printer removes a portion of the liquid carrier from the layer of hydrophilic composition to form a dried layer of an absorption agent on the image receiving surface and an aqueous ink image is formed on the dried layer. The aqueous ink image and at least a portion of the dried layer are transferred to a surface of a print medium as the aqueous ink image and print medium move through a transfix nip formed between the indirect image receiving member and a transfix member.
US09126429B2	Image forming apparatus and treatment liquid application device An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a recording medium and a treatment-liquid application device to apply a treatment liquid to the medium. The application device includes a conveyance roller to convey the medium, an application roller to apply the liquid to the medium, a squeeze roller to spread the liquid on the application roller to form a thin layer of the liquid on the application roller, and a housing member to retain the application roller and the squeeze roller within the housing member and cover outer circumferential surfaces of the application roller and the squeeze roller. The housing member has an opening to contact the application roller with the conveyance roller through the opening and a storage portion to store the liquid. The housing member is rotatable while retaining the application roller and the conveyance roller within the housing member.
US09126428B2	Mark detection method and print apparatus A mark detection method includes a first step for acquiring a signal that is outputted from a detector configured to output a signal of a first level when a detection value is equal to or more than a first threshold value and output a signal of a second level different from the first level when the detection value is less than the first threshold value, while a state of a web is being detected using the detector, a second step for acquiring conveyance information indicative of a state of conveyance of the web, and a third step for determining whether or not to count the signal of the second level outputted by the detector based on the conveyance information.
US09126416B2	Fluid cartridge In one example, a fluid cartridge for an inkjet type liquid dispensing device includes a housing having a chamber therein for holding a liquid, a vent through which air may enter the chamber, and an outlet through which liquid may pass from the chamber out of the housing. A capillary material is disposed in the chamber between the vent and the outlet so that, when the capillary material is sufficiently depleted of liquid, the capillary material forms an airway from the vent to the outlet. The outlet configured to cause an abrupt break in a liquid connection in the outlet as air enters the outlet through the capillary material.
US09126414B2	Ink supply apparatus An ink supply apparatus includes an ink filling port, an ink storage section, an ink flow path, a displacement section, an ink supply port, and a sealing structure. The ink storage section is communicated with the ink filling port to store the ink. The ink flow path is communicated with the ink storage section. The displacement section defines a portion of the ink flow path, and configured and arranged to be displaced according to internal pressure in the ink flow path so as to be detected by the printer. The ink supply port is communicated with the ink flow path to supply the ink from the ink flow path to the printer. The sealing structure seals an inner section of the ink flow path at least in a low ink remaining amount state where a remaining amount of the ink is a predetermined amount or less.
US09126411B2	Fluid-jet precision-dispensing device having one or more holes for passing gaseous bubbles, sludge, and/or contaminants during priming A fluid-jet precision-dispensing device includes a layer, one or more first holes within the layer, and one or more second holes within the layer. The first holes are adapted to pass fluid therethrough during usage of the device to precisely dispense the fluid at accurately specified locations. The second holes are adapted to not pass the fluid therethrough during usage of the device to precisely dispense the fluid at the accurately specified locations. The second holes may be adapted to at least substantially maximally pass gaseous bubbles therethrough during performance of a priming operation of the device. The second holes may be adapted to at least substantially maximally pass sludge and/or contaminants therethrough during performance of the priming operation of the device.
US09126398B2	Apparatus for paste material printing, and printing method A screen printer 100 for paste material printing is disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the screen printer 100 comprises a printing chamber 104; and a plurality of support members in the form of lifting tables 114, 116 arranged adjacent to one another along a single conveying path for individually supporting a respective PCB 202, 240 in the printing chamber 104. The screen printer 100 further includes a stencil 120 having a plurality of print patterns 124, 126 with each print pattern 124, 126 arranged adjacent to another print pattern to correspond to the positions of the lifting tables 114, 116 with each print pattern 124, 126 corresponding to a desired paste pattern to be printed onto the PCBs. The screen printer 100 also includes a paste printer arranged to print paste material on the at least one substrate using at least one of the print patterns. A screen printing method is also disclosed.
US09126396B2	Instant film printer for light emitting display screen incorporating optical collimation layer Disclosed is a printing device comprising a collimation layer disposed between a display screen and a sheet of instant film. The printing device quickly and compactly prints the display screen contents to the instant film, using a collimation layer that may be embedded in an opaque ribbon and drawn across the instant film. The collimation layer blocks any light not parallel to the normal vector of the display screen, thereby eliminating the need for traditional lenses to focus light. This in turn allows the printing device to yield high resolution photos with very short printing timeframes.
US09126389B2	Article comprising polyester multilayer film Articles comprising multilayer coextruded films having polyester and polyamide layers adhered with a copolymer of polyester and a sulfonic acid or its derivative, having high oxygen barrier properties and temperature resistance that are capable of being heated to 425° F. in a conventional oven are disclosed. The articles are packages, such as bags, pouches, and casings that are particularly useful for packaging and cooking foodstuffs such as meat, poultry, seafood and the like.
US09126388B2	Traction surface and methods therefor Devices and methods are contemplated in which a plurality of microfractures are generated on the surface of an article to so generate a non-abrasive surface having a COF of at least 0.6. Most preferably, the surface is the surface of a transparent polymer and is the surface is structured to allow high-resolution display of an image that is disposed on a surface opposite the surface with the microfractures. Consequently, numerous anti-slip products with such surfaces are contemplated.
US09126381B2	Box making machines A corrugated box making machine has a vacuum transfer mechanism for moving corrugated boards along a path of conveyance including stations having printing and die cutter mechanisms which operate on the boards. The printing mechanisms include a print and impression cylinder, the latter being mounted in a vacuum housing that also holds drive rolls for moving the boards along the path during which the boards are held against the rolls by vacuum in the housing. The latter is movable substantially above the print cylinder to provide convenient access for maintenance of the print cylinder or replacement of its printing plates.
US09126380B2	Case erector with reversible picker and erector assembly A case erector system comprises a track, a mounting assembly slidably affixed to the track, a picker and erector assembly removably and reversibly affixed to the mounting assembly, an erector arm in the picker and erector assembly configured to engage a first side of a case, and a picker arm in the picker and erector assembly configured to engage a second side of the case, wherein the erector arm is configured to move to a position generally transverse to the picker arm while both the picker arm and erector arm engage the case unit.
US09126352B2	Blenders A blender has a mixing chamber for reception of materials to be blended. A mixing screw is mounted at a bottom of the mixing chamber for mixing materials within the mixing chamber and delivering mixed materials to an outlet feeding a processing line. A baffle is mounted at the outlet extending about the mixing screw. The baffle inhibits upward movement of material at the outlet tending to cram material into the outlet.
US09126341B1	Predictive maintenance and inferring patterns of solar panel cleaning systems System and method to predict maintenance windows, initiate and avoid cleaning cycles of robotic systems that clean solar panels. Using learning algorithms, the system and method is based on collecting, monitoring and conducting trend analysis from data received by the various robotic systems that effect the cleaning cycles, external sensors, sources and feeds.
US09126339B2	Remote controlled actuator assembly An actuator main body mounted on an operating bench includes a main body base end housing fixed to the operating bench, an elongated spindle guide section having its base end connected with the main body base end housing, a distal end member fitted to a front end thereof for alteration in attitude, and a tool rotatably provided in the distal end member. Within the spindle guide section, a rotary shaft for transmitting a rotation of a tool rotation drive source to the tool and an attitude altering member for altering the attitude of the distal end member are provided. Within the main body base end housing, an attitude altering drive mechanism for selectively advancing or retracting the attitude altering member when driven by an attitude altering drive source is provided.
US09126334B2	Robot system and method of controlling the robot system A robot system is provided, which includes a robot having an operable operation arm, an attachment detector for detecting one or more attachments, each attached to a wearing article equipped by a movable body, and a motion-control changer for changing a motion control of the robot based on a detection result detected by the attachment detector.
US09126323B2	Device for treating a target surface and having an ergonomically pivoting handle A device for treating a target, such as cleaning a window. The device has a handle and head, mounted in pivotal relationship to each other. When the head is placed in sliding, contacting relationship with the target surface the handle can pivot relative to the head for the ergonomic convenience of the user.
US09126317B2	Tool apparatus system and method of use A system, and a method of using a system, for controlled tool operation. The method includes providing a tool used in a force application such as a such torque application. The tool communicates with a controller which can communicate with the tool, and to a display in communication with the tool and the controller. The controller can be programmed with operational information about a tool operation. Information related to the operational information is displayed to a user during use. Service information including at least information about an amount of force applied during use is recorded and stored in the controller. Also disclosed is a computerized system for controlled tool operation which sends operational instructions to the tool before use and retrieves service information from the tool after use.
US09126311B2	Arrow extractor One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for an arrow extractor. The arrow extractor can comprise a first and a second elongated lever that are in rotatable engagement with each other. The respective elongated levers comprise a first end configured to be manipulated by a user, and a second end that comprises a tool configured to engage a first and second part of a gripper. The gripper comprises an elongated cavity that can be configured to grip the shaft of an arrow. The first tool and the second tool are engaged with the gripper, and when the user applies a grasping force to the first end of the respective levers, the grasping force may also applied to the gripper, thereby gripping the shaft of the arrow, which may then be extracted from an object using the levers.
US09126301B2	Method and machine tool for machining of metallic workpieces In a method and a machine tool for machining metallic workpieces, a cooling device is provided to supply a cryogenic coolant to a first tool and a precooling device is provided to supply the cryogenic coolant to a second tool. The first tool is held in a first chuck and processes a workpiece, with the first tool during processing being cooled via the cryogenic coolant. The second tool is held in a second chuck and will subsequently be used for processing the workpiece. The second tool is supplied via the precooling device with the cryogenic coolant and thus cooled to the operating temperature required for processing. Due to the fact that the second tool is precooled to the required processing temperature, after the change of tools, the processing of the workpiece can be continued immediately. By precooling the second tool during the primary processing time, the total processing time of the workpiece is reduced, providing the machine tool with higher productivity.
US09126297B2	Workpiece conveying robot A workpiece conveying robot includes a base unit, a moving unit configured to move with respect to the base unit, a driving mechanism that drives the moving unit, and a detection unit. The moving unit includes a hand on which a workpiece is to be placed. The detection unit serves to detect information about the workpiece. Specifically, the detection unit includes a sensor provided at the hand, a base unit-side terminal provided at the base unit, and a moving unit-side terminal provided at the moving unit and electrically connected to the sensor. The base unit-side terminal and the moving unit-side terminal are brought into contact with each other when the moving unit is at a predetermined position.
US09126295B2	Device for the position-adjustment and attachment of a locking member on a support with compensation for play A device for fixing to a support a first part of a locking member including a base, an internal face of which can be kept clamped flat against the support by a screw-nut assembly and a body connected to the base configured to collaborate with a second part of a locking member secured to a component that is to be assembled into the support. The device includes a mechanism positioning the first part of the locking member in a reference plane formed by three other corresponding first parts of the locking member which are positioned on the support, and the screw-nut assembly includes a mechanism automatically taking up any play, configured to take up the play between the internal face of the base and the support as the screw-nut assembly is tightened.
US09126289B2	Railing support post with threaded receivers A railing support post with threaded holes or receivers for receiving threaded hardware, such as might be used for tensioned cable railing. A decorative sleeve or post cover may be used to at least partially enclose the railing support post. The railing support post may be manufactured, for example, by providing an elongated member of a prescribed length, drilling a plurality of holes spaced along the length of the elongated member, and tapping the plurality of holes to form a plurality of threaded receivers. The threaded receivers are configured to receive rail fittings or other fittings.
US09126288B2	Laser cutting method, laser cutting nozzle, and laser cutting device A laser cutting nozzle configured such that a laser beam is irradiated through a nozzle hole formed in a nozzle main body from an opening of the nozzle hole, and an assist gas surrounding the laser beam is emitted. The nozzle hole includes a first control flow path, a second control flow path, and a third control flow path formed in a coaxial cylindrical shape, in sequence from upstream toward downstream in a flow direction of the assist gas. If a diameter of the first control flow path is φA, a diameter of the second control flow path is φB, and a diameter of the third control flow path is φC, an equation φA<φC<φB is satisfied.
US09126285B2	Laser and plasma etch wafer dicing using physically-removable mask Methods of dicing semiconductor wafers, each wafer having a plurality of integrated circuits, are described. A method includes forming a mask above the semiconductor wafer. The mask covers and protects the integrated circuits. The mask is patterned with a laser scribing process to provide a patterned mask with gaps. The patterning exposes regions of the semiconductor wafer between the integrated circuits. The semiconductor wafer is then etched through the gaps in the patterned mask to form singulated integrated circuits. The patterned mask is then separated from the singulated integrated circuits.
US09126277B2	Power supply device for wire electric discharge machine capable of suppressing wire electrode consumption A power supply device for a wire electric discharge machine is provided with a main DC power source and an auxiliary DC power source with variable voltage. While first pulses are being output, a voltage from the main DC power source is applied to a machining gap between a wire electrode and a workpiece. While second pulses are being output with the output of the first pulses stopped, inductive energy stored by an inductance in a circuit is passed through the gap, and a voltage corresponding to a peak current value provided by the main DC power source is applied to the gap by the auxiliary DC power source. When the output of the second pulses is stopped, the inductive energy is returned to the main DC power source.
US09126276B2	Apparatus and method for cutting tubular parts subsea The present invention concerns an apparatus for cutting a tubular part (16) extending down into a sea- or ocean bed. The apparatus includes a carrying body (1) adapted to be led over the tubular part (16) that is to be cut, with a cutting assembly placed in the carrying body (1). The cutting assembly includes a ring adapted to be driven in rotation in the carrying body (1). At least one cutting element (6) with a cutting portion (19), is hinged to the ring. At least one actuator (3) is adapted for leading the cutting element (6) between a retracted position and a cutting position against the tubular part (16) that is to be cut. Furthermore it is described an assembly with a cutting apparatus (A) and a carrying body (1) with a least one jaw (15, 28, 29) for fixing and centring the tubular part (16) in relation to the apparatus (A), and a method for subsea cutting of tubular parts (16).
US09126274B2	Saw with circular blade The invention relates to a powered saw (2) of the chop saw or mitre saw form. A circular blade is mounted to be rotated and is pivotally movable between raised and lowered position via movement of a support arm (26) with respect to the base (4). The support arm (26) is mounted on a slide (12) which is received within a bearing assembly (10). Means (52, 54) are provided to prevent debris and other material from entering the bearing assembly (10) thereby ensuring accurate and smooth movement between the slide (12) and the bearing assembly (10).
US09126266B2	Machine tool The present invention relates to a machine tool, in particular a lathe, comprising a machine frame 1 having a first carrier side TS1 and a second carrier side TS2, wherein the machine frame 1 includes a first carrier portion 1a, a second carrier portion 1b and a middle carrier portion 1c which is arranged between the first and second carrier portions, a first spindle carrier 31 which is arranged on the first carrier side TS1 of the first carrier portion 1a and which holds a first work spindle 21, a first spindle carrier slide 42 which is arranged on the first or second carrier side of the second carrier portion 1b and on which a second spindle carrier 32 is arranged which holds a second work spindle 22 facing the first work spindle 21, wherein the spindle axes are aligned in parallel, in particular coaxially, and wherein the second spindle carrier 32 can be moved in direction W parallel to the spindle axes, and a second tool carrier slide 52 which is arranged on the first carrier side TS1 of the middle portion 1c and on which a tool carrier 62 for tools is arranged, wherein the second tool carrier slide 52 is arranged on the first carrier side TS1 between the first spindle carrier 31 and the second spindle carrier 32.
US09126257B2	Method of forming sheet metal casket shell A method of forming a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls of a sheet metal casket shell from a single piece of sheet metal. The piece of sheet metal has opposite ends and a length equal to the combined length of the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls of the casket shell to be formed. The opposite ends of the piece of sheet metal are secured together to form a tube. A roll forming roller is positioned in an interior of the tube. A female die configured to produce a desired profile for the side walls and the end walls of the casket shell is positioned around an exterior of the tube. The roller is moved outwardly so as to contact an interior surface of the tube and deform the tube toward a die cavity of the female die. The roller is rolled around a perimeter of the interior of the tube so as to deform the perimeter of the tube toward the die cavity of the female die. The desired profile for the side walls and the end walls of the casket shell is thereby produced.
US09126253B2	Mold for press forming A lightweight mold for press forming is presented. Molds are characterized in that design forming portions thereof, these design forming portions making contact with a workpiece at the time of press forming and thereby forming a target design on the workpiece, are constructed of rod shaped members (design forming rods). By having the design forming portions be constructed of rod shaped members, the weight of the mold is reduced. It is preferred that the molds are further provided with supporting rods which support the design forming rods, these rod members constituting a framework structure.
US09126250B2	Leveling machine with multiple rollers A machine for leveling a strip of material contains a lower stationary back plate from which extends vertical beams located on either side of a longitudinal axis. A lower stationary leveling chassis and an upper leveling chassis are provided. Each chassis contains spaced apart rollers. An upper stationary back plate is rigidly secured to the upper end of each beam, and a moving coupling device couples the upper leveling chassis to the upper back plate. A device allows a vertical translational movement of the upper leveling chassis in relation to the upper stationary back plate between a rest position where the rollers of the upper leveling chassis are moved away from rollers of the lower leveling chassis and a leveling position where rollers of the upper leveling chassis are moved towards rollers of the lower leveling chassis and the strip is forced to travel along an undulating path.
US09126236B2	Methods for sorting materials Disclosed herein is the use of differences in x-ray linear absorption coefficients to process ore and remove elements with higher atomic number from elements with lower atomic numbers. Use of this dry method at the mine reduces pollution and transportation costs. One example of said invention is the ejection of inclusions with sulfur, silicates, mercury, arsenic and radioactive elements from coal. This reduces the amount and toxicity of coal ash. It also reduces air emissions and the energy required to clean stack gases from coal combustion. Removal of said ejected elements improves thermal efficiency and reduces the pollution and carbon footprint for electrical production.
US09126235B2	Enhanced postal data modeling framework An enhanced postal data modeling framework, in which postal data which describes characteristics of a mail sortation process is accessed, and the postal data is mapped to production management data which describes characteristics of a model production management process in an initial state and which is capable of being processed by a production management application. The production management data is input for processing by the production management application to produce forecasted production management data which predicts characteristics of the model production management process in a subsequent state, the forecasted production management data is modeled to forecasted postal data which predicts characteristics of the mail sortation process, and at least a portion of the forecasted postal data is provided to a user.
US09126229B2	Deposit removal method A deposit removal method for removing deposits deposited on the surface of a pattern formed on a substrate by etching, includes an oxygen plasma treatment process for exposing the substrate to oxygen plasma while heating the substrate and a cycle treatment process for, after the oxygen plasma treatment process, repeating multiple cycles of a first period and a second period. In the first period, the substrate is exposed to a mixture of hydrogen fluoride gas and alcohol gas inside a processing chamber and the partial pressure of the alcohol gas is set to the first partial pressure. In the second period, the partial pressure of the alcohol gas is set to the second partial pressure lower than the first partial pressure by exhausting the inside of the processing chamber.
US09126228B2	Method for accelerated drying of polymers and device A method for accelerated drying of at least one polymer which is located at least partially on a component, in particular at least a layer of paint and/or a sealing agent which is applied to an aircraft component in particular with a different material composition, involving the following steps of: a) at least partially applying the at least one polymer, in particular an epoxy resin and/or polyurethane-based layer of paint and/or a sealing agent, to an upper side of the component, and b) at least partially drying the polymer by means of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength range of between 0.28 μm and 4.0 μm. Accelerated drying of the polymer, in particular the paint layer thereby becomes possible from an upper side of the component to an upper side of the paint layer.
US09126227B2	Thin layer chromatography plates and related methods of manufacture including priming prior to infiltration with stationary phase and/or precursor thereof In an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a thin layer chromatography (“TLC”) plate is disclosed. The method includes forming a layer of elongated nanostructures (e.g., carbon nanotubes), priming the elongated nanostructures with one or more adhesion priming layers, and at least partially coating the elongated nanostructures with a coating. The coating includes a stationary phase and/or precursor of a stationary phase for use in chromatography. The stationary phase may be functionalized with hydroxyl groups by exposure to a base or acid. The stationary phase may further be treated with a silane (e.g., an amino silane) to improve the performance of the TLC plate. Embodiments for TLC plates and related methods are also disclosed.
US09126225B2	Coating apparatus and coating film manufacturing method A coating apparatus includes a die coater that supplies a coating liquid to a web. The die coater includes a die main body, a manifold, a slot, a lip face, a mount, a decompression chamber, and a container. The container includes a guide plate guiding the coating liquid or a solvent ejected from the slot of the die coater without bringing the coating liquid or solvent into contact with the mount and the decompression chamber in a non-steady state, in which the coating liquid is not supplied from the die coater to the web. The container collects the coating liquid or the solvent guided by the guide plate. The coating apparatus also includes a liquid discharge tube that is connected to the container and discharges the coating liquid or solvent to an outside of the decompression chamber.
US09126222B2	Metering system for hot melt adhesives with variable adhesive volumes A hot melt adhesive material dispensing system comprises two separate and independent rotary, gear-type metering pumps, or two separate and independent sets of pumps, which are able to output precisely metered amounts of hot melt adhesive material. The hot melt adhesive materials discharged are able to be independently outputted through suitable output devices onto a substrate to result in different outputted volumes of the hot melt adhesive material in accordance with predeterminedly desired patterns, or at predeterminedly desired locations. The hot melt adhesive materials may also have their volumetric outputs combined such that the discharged or outputted volumes of the hot melt adhesive material onto the substrate may be, for example, twice the outputted volumes of the hot melt adhesive outputted onto the substrate from only one of the two pumps, or from only one of the two pumps.
US09126221B2	System for coating objects having a coating booth and an electrostatically operating separation unit A system for coating objects, comprising a coating booth and an electrostatically operating separation unit. A feeding device, by which deposition liquid can be fed to the upper region of each deposition surface, is assigned to each deposition electrode of the deposition unit. The feeding device has a feed channel which can be filled with deposition liquid and which in the lower region thereof is formed by two spring plates. Two slide plates are also seated against the opposite deposition surfaces of the deposition electrode and can be moved back and forth between a position in which the lower edges of said slide plates are located above the lower edges of the spring plates and a position in which the lower edges of said slide plates are located below the lower edges of the spring plates.
US09126219B2	Acoustic streaming fluid ejector An acoustic streaming fluid ejector includes a fluid filled chamber having an opening, a selectively vibrating flow generator having a sharp edge pointed toward the opening, and a driving device configured to vibrate one of the flow generator and the chamber to create a streaming fluid flow in a direction away from the sharp edge through the opening. Methods are also disclosed.
US09126212B2	Adjustable dialed spray nozzle A spray nozzle configured to be disposed on top of and coupled to a standard spray paint canister. Compressed gas within the spray paint canister serves as the propellant which expels the liquid paint out of the canister when the nozzle is actuated. The paint and compressed gas travel through the internal passageways of the nozzle and are ejected from the nozzle in a three-dimensional conical discharge. The nozzle comprises an adjustable valve for a user to manipulate and change the emitted three-dimensional discharge from the canister. The adjustable valve alters the internal flow characteristics of the nozzle which in turn change the diameter of a circular spray pattern which is produced when the nozzle is held at a set distance away from a surface that is being sprayed. The user may adjust the fluid flow during use or between uses.
US09126206B2	Separating device for separating a mixture A separating device for separating a mixture of magnetizable and non-magnetizable particles contained in a suspension that is conducted in a separating channel is provided, the separating device including a laminated, ferromagnetic yoke arranged to one side of the separating channel, e.g., a yoke made of iron, having at least one magnetic field generating means for generating a magnetic deflecting field and a separating element arranged at the outlet of the separating channel for separating the magnetic particles, wherein the magnetic field generating means is a coil assembly including coils equidistantly arranged in grooves of the yoke along the separating channel and which can be actuated via a control device such that a temporally variable deflecting magnetic field, substantially deflecting toward the yoke, e.g., a traveling wave, is generated, having substantially field-free regions passing over the entire length of the separating channel.
US09126203B2	Rock crushing apparatus The present invention relates to a rock crushing apparatus. Known apparatus operate on the distinct principles of compression crushing (compression between moving surfaces) or impact crushing (compression via high velocity rock impacting a surface). Both types of apparatus have disadvantages in the quality of the crushed product, energy inefficiency or high rotor wear rates. The apparatus (1) comprises a rotor (2) comprising a number of reciprocating (11) and fixed compression crushing elements (12, 13) to compression crush the rock between adjacent reciprocating and fixed surfaces. The positioning of these elements (11, 12, 13) within the rotor performs an arresting action on the rock to limit the maximum radial velocity (Vr) the rock attains before its ejection from the compression crushing elements (11, 12, 13) for impact crushing on an adjacent surface. In this way the disadvantages of compression and impact crushing are minimized to produce a superior product.
US09126197B2	Pipettes, methods of use, and methods of stimulating an object of interest The present invention features a freestanding microfluidic pipette with both solution exchange capability and fluid re-circulation, enabling highly localized and contamination- free fluid delivery within a confined volume in the vicinity of the pipette exit. Preferably, the device features direct positioning, so the pipette can be directed at a point or object of interest, such as a biological or artificial cell, a defined surface area or a sensor element within an open volume, using micro- or nanopositioning techniques. One aspect of the invention provides a free-standing pipette. The free-standing pipette includes a microfluidic device comprising one or more channels with exits leading into an open-volume and a positioning device programmed to hold the microfluidic device at an angle from a horizontal axis.
US09126193B2	Photocatalytic film, method for forming photocatalytic film and photocatalytic film coated product Disclosed is a method for forming a photocatalyst thin film, which is characterized in that a photocatalyst thin film containing a niobium-alkali metal complex oxide is formed by forming and then firing a layer containing niobium on the surface of a base containing an alkali metal.
US09126188B2	Method of making substantially nonporous substrate supported noble metal- and lanthanide-containing catalysts Aspects of the invention relate to hydrogenation catalysts, and hydrogenation processes using these catalysts, having particular characteristics, in terms of the amount and type of metal hydrogenation component (or catalytic constituent), as well as the support or substrate. The catalyst compositions, comprising both a noble metal and a lanthanide element on a substantially non-porous substrate, provide advantageous performance characteristics, including conversion, selectivity, and activity stability, as demanded in industrial hydrogenation and selective hydrogenation applications.
US09126187B2	Catalyst A catalyst comprising a plurality of catalyst gauzes that are arranged in series is provided. Each catalyst gauze is made of a first noble-metal-containing wire and a second noble-metal-containing wire which is embedded in the catalyst gauze and which gives the catalyst gauze a preferential direction. The catalyst gauzes according to the invention are arranged in series such that the angles between the preferential directions of neighboring catalyst gauzes ranges from 0° to 180°. The catalyst ensures a product yield that is reproducible over time and has a long service life.
US09126186B2	Process for producing thermally surface postcrosslinked water-absorbing polymer particles A process for producing thermally surface postcrosslinked water-absorbing polymer particles, wherein the water-absorbing polymer particles are coated before, during or after the thermal surface postcrosslinking with at least one complex consisting of a polyvalent metal salt and a 2-hydroxycarboxamide.
US09126185B2	Porous polymer supported polyoxometalates A composition for the destruction of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals having a polyoxometalate (POM) attached to an amine, carboxylic acid, or ammonium substituted porous polymer. Also disclosed is a method for attaching a POM to an amine, carboxylic acid, or ammonium substituted porous polymer by (1) dissolving the POM in water or an organic solvent, adding the functionalized porous polymer, whereby the POM ionically attaches to the amine, carboxylic acid or ammonium group, or (2) heating the POM and functionalized polymer in the presence of a dehydrating agent whereby an imide bond is produced between the POM and the functionality on the porous polymer.
US09126183B2	Modified Y-type zeolites having a trimodal intracrystalline structure, method for making same, and use thereof The invention relates to a Y-type zeolite having a modified faujasite structure, the intracrystalline structure of which includes at least one network of micropores, at least one network of small mesopores having an average diameter ranging from 2 to 5 nm, and at least one network of large mesopores having an average diameter ranging from 10 to 50 nm. The invention also relates to particles including such zeolites and to the use thereof in a method for processing crude oil, particularly as a hydrocracking catalyst.
US09126170B2	Microwire-controlled autoclave and method Improved treatment apparatus (120, 152) is provided for the treatment (e.g., molding, heating and/or curing) of objects such as parts or part precursors (148, 170) including wireless detection of a temperature parameter related to the objects during treatment thereof. The objects include associated microwire-type sensors (150, 174) which have characteristic re-magnetization responses under the influence of applied, alternating magnetic fields. The apparatus (120, 152) have treatment chambers (122, 153) sized to hold the objects to be treated, with one or more antennas (132, 124, 166) proximal to such objects and operable to generate interrogating alternating magnetic fields and to detect the responses of the sensors (150, 174). The detected temperature parameter information is used by an apparatus controller (146) to maintain desired ambient conditions within the treatment chamber (122, 153).
US09126163B2	Nanoemulsions and processes for their preparation, and their use as formulations of plant protection agents and/or pesticides and/or cosmetic preparations Nanoemulsions and processes for their preparation, and their use as formulations of plant protection products and/or pesticides and/or cosmetic preparations.
US09126158B2	Devices for carrying out mechanical, chemical and/or thermal processes A device for carrying out mechanical, chemical and/or thermal processes in a housing (3) having mixing and cleaning elements (5) on shafts (1, 2), wherein the mixing and cleaning elements (5) of the shafts (1, 2) engage into each other when rotating about the axes thereof and two mixing and cleaning elements (5) are arranged at least one shaft (1, 2) consecutively in the axial direction in a 180° rotation-symmetrical manner about the axis (A) of the shaft (1, 2). Each mixing and cleaning element (5) comprises a disc element (6) and the disc element (6) has an outer edge (7) running in a radius (r) in an arch segment of approximately 90° or slightly bigger about the axis (A) of the shaft (1, 2) and wherein side edges (8.1, 8.2) abut on both sides toward the shaft (1, 2), wherein one or more bars (9.1, 9.2) sit on the edge (7).
US09126157B2	Stirring device and stirring method A stirring device according to an aspect is provided with a holder which holds a specimen container accommodating a specimen in an upright position and a rotation mechanism section configured to rotate the specimen container, thereby stirring the specimen therein.
US09126148B2	Porous membrane, process for producing porous membrane, process for producing clarified liquid, and porous-membrane module A porous membrane with the membrane wall constructed of a hydrophobic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer, wherein when the membrane wall is divided into 3 sections in the film thickness direction to form region “a” containing one wall surface A of the membrane wall, region “c” containing the other wall surface C and region “b” between region “a” and region “c”, the hydrophilic polymer content ratio Ca in region “a” is greater than the hydrophilic polymer content ratio Cc in region “c”, and the mean pore size of the wall surface C is larger than the mean pore size of the wall surface A.
US09126140B2	Collecting device for gases and aerosol, methods of making, and method of use Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for collection devices, methods of making collection devices, methods of collecting gases and aerosol particles, and the like.
US09126139B2	Carbon adsorbent for hydrogen sulfide removal from gases containing same, and regeneration of adsorbent A durable carbon pyrolyzate adsorbent having reversible sorptive affinity for hydrogen sulfide, and including the following characteristics: (a) a bulk density as measured by ASTM D2854 in a range of from 0.55 g/cc adsorbent to 1.25 g/cc adsorbent; (b) an H2S capacity in a range of from 140 cc H2S/g adsorbent to 250 cc H2S/g adsorbent, at normal conditions (1 atm, 293.15° K); (c) an H2S capacity in a range of from 1.0 cc H2S/g adsorbent to 15.0 cc H2S/g adsorbent, at partial pressure of 0.76 torr (101.3 Pa) (1000 ppm) of H2S at 293.15° K; and (d) a single pellet radial crush strength in a range of from 7 kilopond (kP) to 40 kilopond (kP) as measured by ASTM D4179. Such adsorbent is usefully employed for capture of hydrogen sulfide from gases containing same, such as H2S-containing gas associated with flowable hydrocarbonaceous material in refining operations, biogas produced by biomass digesters, gas mixtures produced by fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units, and effluents from power plants gasifying sulfur-containing coal in an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) process.
US09126138B2	Method and apparatus for removal of oil from utility gas stream The present application is directed to a method and system for preparing gaseous utility streams from gaseous process streams, particularly, removing oil contamination from such streams prior to use in a dry gas seal. The methods and systems may include at least one kinetic swing adsorption process including pressure swing adsorption, temperature swing adsorption, calcination, and inert purge processes to treat gaseous streams for use in dry gas seals of rotating equipment such as compressors, turbines and pumps and other utilities. The adsorbent materials used include a high surface area solid structured microporous and mesoporous materials.
US09126127B2	Apparatus and method for separating hydrophilic and hydrophobic components An apparatus for separating hydrophilic material from hydrophobic material, comprising: (a) a body having a first and second parallel walls defining an elongated cavity; (b) a water-absorbing material in the cavity along the first wall and having a surface essentially parallel to the second wall, thereby defining a channel between the surface and the second wall; (c) a first inlet having a first inlet end disposed in the channel, the first inlet being configured for injecting a mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic material; (d) a first outlet having a first outlet end disposed in the channel proximate the surface downstream of the first inlet end and configured for removing the hydrophilic material; and (e) a second outlet having a second outlet end disposed in the channel a distance from the surface downstream of the first inlet end and configured for removing the hydrophobic material.
US09126120B2	Apparatuses, methods and systems for a virtual security camera The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN ONLINE BEHAVIOR MONITOR (“OBM”) transform user social-gaming behavioral pattern data via various OBM components into online social-gaming experience customizations. In one embodiment, to process a virtual security clearance request, the OBM may obtain user online gaming pattern data including gaming actions and their associated timestamps, user online social activities and their associated timestamps; and virtual security clearance evaluation rules. The OBM may generate a social-gaming activity timeline using the gaming actions, social activities and timestamps. By applying the virtual security clearance evaluation rules to the social-gaming activity timeline, the OBM may calculate evaluation scores. The OBM may compare the evaluation scores to the evaluation score thresholds to generate virtual security clearance flags, and may determine whether any virtual security clearance flags were generated based on the comparison. The OBM may, upon determining that no virtual security clearance flags were generated, obtain user online gaming action input and user gaming environment data, and generate updated user gaming environment data using the user online gaming action input.
US09126116B2	Ranking of user-generated game play advice Management of user-generated game play advice is disclosed. The present invention allows for management of game play advice that is complete and up-to-date regardless of when a particular interactive gaming title is released. Game play advice is pervasive and easily accessible to game players in addition to being accurate and credible such that game players can trust or rely upon the rendered advice.
US09126113B2	Projection button The disclosure relates generally to different devices, methods, systems, and computer program products for a gaming machine that includes a projection button panel. The projection button panel may include one or more projection buttons configured to receive user input. Each projection button may include a projection surface disposed within the button capable of being viewed by a player of the gaming machine. Each projection button may also include a button projector proximate to the projection surface. Further, each projection button may be configured to receive button image information and to project, based on the received button image information, a button image onto the projection surface. Each projection button may also include one or more sensors capable of being activated responsive to activation of the button. The gaming machine may also include one or more controllers in communication with the main display and the button assembly. The one or more controllers may be configured to transmit the image information for display at one or more of the buttons, receive the signal from the button assembly indicating that one or more of the sensors have been activated, and/or process the received signal.
US09126111B2	Portable electronic device A holding portion 12 has a shape which allows relative movement between a pivot portion 21 and the holding portion 12 in the radial direction of the pivot portion 21 such that cover 20 is attachable to, and removable from, a cabinet 11 in the radial direction of the pivot portion 21. An engaging member 50 is movable between a locked position and a unlocked position. At the locked position, the engaging member 50 engages with the cabinet 11 so as to restrict the relative movement between the pivot portion 21 and the holding portion 12. At the unlocked position, the engaging member 50 releases the engagement between the engaging member 50 and the cabinet 11. A stopper 13 restricts the movement of the engaging member 50 from the locked position to the unlocked position.
US09126109B2	Game device, control method of game device, program, and information storage medium A guide unit of a game device moves a guide image from a generation position to a return position and thereafter moves the game image from the return position toward the generation position in a game screen, based on reference timing data indicating a reference timing at which a player should perform a game operation, to thereby indicate the reference timing to the player. A game operation detection unit detects a game operation by a player. An evaluation unit evaluates a game operation by a player, based on an operation timing at which a player performs a game operation and a reference timing indicated by the reference timing data.
US09126108B2	Casino game with pay line multipliers A poker machine apparatus has a pay line multiplier that is randomly selected for each active pay line. The pay line multiplier varies for each round of play. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of a casino game. A player makes a wager to activate at least two pay lines to be played in the casino game. For each active pay line, a multiplier is randomly selected from a group of various multipliers and the selected multiplier is assigned to the activated pay line. The casino game is then played to achieve an outcome on each pay line. Each pay line that has a winning outcome has any associated award increased by the multiplier for that pay line.
US09126100B2	Ski training apparatus A ski training apparatus includes a ski pole having proximal and distal ends. A first guide member is coupled to an upper surface of a respective ski worn by a ski trainee and includes a first receiver portion defining a first open interior area and an open top. A second guide member includes a cylindrical configuration defining open upper and lower ends and an open interior area. A spring connects the second guide member to the first guide member, the spring having a flexible configuration such that the second guide member is repositionable relative to the first guide member. The second guide member is configured to receive the distal end of the ski pole. The second guide member is operatively coupled to the first guide member by the spring such that the ski trainer is selectively in control of the trainee's ski by manipulation of the ski pole.
US09126099B2	Boot binding system with foot latch pedal Boot binding systems for riding a snow gliding board, including a pair of boot bindings, each member of the pair having a toe latch pedal mechanism at the toe end of a baseplate on which the rider's boot rests, the toe latch pedal having dual function to either a) attach each boot binding to a ride mode interface in ride mode configuration or to b) attach each boot binding to a ski touring mode interface in ski touring configuration. In a “release position” the toe latch pedal is disengaged so that the baseplate assembly may be detached or switched between the ski touring mode interface and the ride mode interface in alternation. In a “lock position”, the toe of the rider's boot depresses the toe latch pedal and locks the boot binding onto the selected interface. As co-planar with the baseplate, the latch pedal also supports the rider's boot when in the lock position.
US09126098B2	Releasable snowboard binding A releasable snowboard binding includes a strap release mechanism adapted to be coupled to a binding strap, a spatial orientation detector, and a strap release actuator coupled to the strap release mechanism and configured to actuate the strap release mechanism in response to a spatial orientation detected by the spatial orientation detector. The snowboard binding is coupled between a strap and a binding frame.
US09126095B2	Touring or cross-country ski binding The present invention relates to a touring or cross-country binding comprising: an engagement section (2.1) for pivotal engagement of a ski shoe engagement pin (21); a first housing section (9) provided with an opening (9.2) adapted to receive the engagement section (2.1); at least one resilient element (10) fastenable in front of the engagement section (2.1); and a second housing section (7) connected to the first housing section (9); wherein the resilient element (10) is provided with at least one rear flange (10.1) extending from a rear lower section of the element, wherein the at least one rear flange extends to a position under a bottom surface of the second housing section (9).
US09126089B2	Football tee with angularly adjustable ball support The present invention includes a ball receiving recess carried by a pivotable support structure. This support structure may be pivoted to the left or right to allow the ball receiving recess to be angulated with respect to vertical. The sides of the support structure include openings and elongated slots are formed within the football tee base aligned with the side openings in the support structure. An arm includes an elongated rod receivable within either opening in the football tee base, but rotatable with respect thereto. The arm includes an arcuate portion and an end distal from the rod including a wedge-like end having a narrow edge engaging within a seam of a football. The slots interengage with the rod of the arm to provide a limit stop mechanism, limiting the degree of lateral pivoting of the support structure.
US09126087B2	Athletic skill training device and method A hockey skill training system, said system comprising a hockey stick having a transverse bore, a movable stand, and a skill training device, said skill training device comprising: a generally cylindrical external shape having a to surface, a bottom surface, a front, and a back, wherein the bottom surface comprises an open portion adapted for releasably rigidly connecting said bottom portion of said training device on top of the stand, and wherein the top surface is upwardly slanted from the front to the back.
US09126086B2	Sports training system and method The disclosure provides a modular sports training system that can be assembled, placed on a supporting surface, and stood upon by a person during sports training activities. The system is adapted to be assembled with one module being disposed at a non-parallel angle to another module. The non-parallel angle allows a person standing on the system to place one foot on one module and another foot on another module at the non-parallel angle, such as in a batter's stance, and allows the person to stand in a stable manner while encouraging certain positioning of the feet during the sports training activities. The modules can be coupled by an interlocking protrusion and receiver arrangement. The modules can be coupled together by inserting a protrusion of one module into a receiver of another module when the modules are unaligned relative to each other; and then twisting the modules into alignment.
US09126077B2	Method and apparatus for incrementally increasing strength A micro-weight training apparatus can include one or more disc-shaped micro-weights. The micro-weight can include an annular body defining a substantially central aperture extending entirely through the annular body, wherein the annular body comprises first and second surfaces, with each surface terminating in a radiused edge. The micro-weight further includes a magnet disposed in the aperture. The micro-weight can have a mass in of about ¼ ounce to about 2 ounces.
US09126075B2	Exercise staff An exercise staff is comprised of two half staffs which can be coupled together. Each half staff includes a handle portion and a base portion, connected by a spring. An inner cylinder connected to the handle portion has an L-shaped groove with an axial segment. A pin in the base portion engages the groove and when the pin is in the axial portion of the groove, the handle and base portions may be separated with resistance by the spring. The handle portion is adapted to receive inserts of varying weights to modify the mass of the staff in use.
US09126073B2	Abdomen exercise machine An exercise machine applicable for strengthening a user's abdominal muscles is described. The exercise machine can include a base frame to provide ground support, a mounting assembly rotably mounted over the base frame, a backrest assembly movably coupled to the mounting assembly via one or more pivot joints for swivel movements along the base frame and a handle assembly adjustably affixed to the backrest assembly to allow a user sitting on the seat pad to induce the swivel movements via the backrest assembly.
US09126068B2	Method of treating strong basic aluminum production waste Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of treating a strong basic aluminum production waste. The method includes preparing an aluminum production waste; and mixing the aluminum production waste with gypsum.
US09126064B2	Composite textile material and article of protection for NRBC applications The invention proposes a composite textile material for NRBC applications, comprising a first material capable of providing a physical barrier to the penetration of microorganisms and a second material capable of trapping, by absorption and/or adsorption, said microorganisms stopped by said first material and article of protection made of said material.
US09126054B2	Device longevity prediction for a device having variable energy consumption A system and method for estimating the longevity of an implantable medical device (IMD). In one embodiment of a method for estimating a life of a power source of an implantable medical device, a first life estimate of the power source is determined based on a first open-loop value corresponding to an open-loop parameter for open-loop therapy delivery, a first closed loop value corresponding to a closed-loop parameter for closed-loop therapy delivery, and prior usage data corresponding to prior therapy delivery. The first life estimate of the power source is displayed. The first life estimate displayed includes a first open-loop portion associated with open-loop therapy delivery and a first closed-loop portion associated with closed-loop therapy delivery.
US09126053B2	Electrical bushing with cermet-containing connecting element for an active implantable medical device One aspect relates to an electrical bushing for use in a housing of an active implantable medical device. The electrical bushing includes an electrically insulating base body and an electrical conducting element. The conducting element is set up to establish, through the base body, an electrically conducting connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body, and the conducting element includes a cermet.
US09126048B2	Neuromodulation systems and methods for treating acute heart failure syndromes A neuromodulation system for treating acute heart failure syndromes includes a first catheter having a parasympathetic therapy element adapted for positioning within a first blood vessel such as a superior vena cava, and a second catheter sympathetic therapy element adapted for positioning with a second, different, blood vessel such as the pulmonary artery. The catheters comprise a system in which one of catheters is slidably disposed over the other of the catheters. The system may further be slidably disposed over a third elongate element such as a Swan-Ganz catheter positionable within a pulmonary artery, such that the Swan-Ganz may be used for monitoring parameters such as blood pressure and cardiac output during neuromodulation therapy. The parasympathetic therapy element is energized to deliver neuromodulation therapy to a parasympathetic nerve fiber such as a vagus nerve, while the sympathetic therapy element is energized to deliver neuromodulation therapy to a sympathetic nerve fiber such as a sympathetic cardiac nerve fiber. For treatment of acute heart failure syndromes, the neuromodulation therapy may be used to lower heart rate and increase cardiac inotropy.
US09126045B2	Method and apparatus for adaptive control of neurostimulation using cardiac restitution A neurostimulation system measures a cardiac parameter at various cardiac intervals and analyzes its restitution, including computing a restitution slope being a rate of change of the restitution parameter with respect to change in the cardiac interval. In various embodiments, the system uses the restitution slope to provide for adaptive control of neurostimulation. In various embodiments, one or more cardiac parameters such as action potential duration (APD), conduction velocity (CV), QT interval (QT), and/or T-wave morphology (TM) parameter are measured and analyzed for restitution of each parameter, which is then used to control the delivery of the neurostimulation.
US09126042B2	Responsive electrical stimulation for movement disorders An implantable neurostimulator system for treating movement disorders includes a sensor, a detection subsystem capable of identifying episodes of a movement disorder by analyzing a signal received from the sensor, and a therapy subsystem capable of supplying therapeutic electrical stimulation to treat the movement disorder. The system treats movement disorders by detecting physiological conditions characteristic of an episode of symptoms of the movement disorder and selectively initiating therapy when such conditions are detected.
US09126040B2	Implantable acoustic sensor An implantable sound pickup system. The system comprises an intracochlear acoustic sensor implantable in a recipient's cochlea comprising: piezoelectric element configured to detect pressure waves in the perilymph of the cochlea when the acoustic sensor is at least partially implanted in the cochlea, and to produce electrical signals corresponding to the detected pressure waves.
US09126034B1	Flexible, wearable therapeutic laser array Method of producing a therapeutic laser or LED device (TLD). The TLD includes flexible membranes which comprise a high pressure air cavity. High air pressure is produced by fans which are computer speed controlled. Standoff posts provide a separation function between the TLD and the patient. Semiconductor laser diodes and lens sets or LEDs and lens sets in a two dimensional array produce the therapeutic light. Cooling air tubes direct air controlled by temperature sensors from the high pressure cavity onto laser diodes or LEDs. Capacitive proximity sensors in conjunction with infrared radiation sensors confirm close contact with a patient and allow light radiation. Power is supplied either by battery or by connection to mains power. A wireless touch screen device displays information to the user and controls the therapy session. The TLD and the power supply both have stretchable straps enabling the TLD to be fixed to the patient.
US09126024B2	Trans-endoscopic hydraulic balloon apparatus A trans-endoscopic hydraulic balloon dilation apparatus includes a fluid reservoir containing a hydraulic fluid. A shaft has a lumen in fluid communication with a leading end of the fluid reservoir. A balloon is mounted on the shaft and an opening in the shaft enables hydraulic fluid to flow through the opening into or from the balloon. A piston secured to a leading end of a piston rod is slideably positioned within a lumen of the fluid reservoir. A hub secured to a trailing end of the fluid reservoir is centrally apertured to accommodate the piston rod so that a trailing end of the piston rod is external to the fluid reservoir. Displacement of the piston rod in a trailing-to-leading direction causes expansion of the balloon. Displacement of the piston rod in a leading-to-trailing direction causes deflation of the balloon. The piston can be locked into any position.
US09126022B2	Textile-reinforced high-pressure balloon A textile-reinforced medical dilation balloon is provided, including a woven tubular textile sleeve with substantially longitudinal thermoplastic warp threads and at least one weft thread woven substantially perpendicular relative to the warp threads, where the sleeve defines a sleeve lumen. A medical dilation balloon is disposed within the sleeve lumen, and an adhesive coating substantially covers the inner and outer surfaces of the sleeve, attaching it to the balloon.
US09126016B2	Augmented delivery catheter and method The present invention relates to a catheter apparatus with an anchoring device to stabilize the catheter tip when in use, such as when infusing, injecting, or delivering substances, devices or other catheters into a patient. The apparatus according to various embodiments deploys an anchoring device that stabilizes the catheter tip and enables adjustment of the blood flow during use.
US09126015B2	Apparatus and methods for accessing and removing material from body lumens Apparatus are provided for accessing and/or removing material from a body lumen. The apparatus includes a tubular sheath including a shaft having a proximal end and an expandable distal end that is expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded, tapered configuration. In one embodiment, the expandable member include inner and outer membranes attached together and to the shaft. Optionally, the inner membrane may include a reinforcement layer and/or the outer membrane may have a longer chord length than the inner membrane, to enhance the expandable member expanding such that a distal opening is defined by the expandable member having s a relatively large diameter tapering proximally to a lumen of the shaft. Optionally, the apparatus may include a dilator and/or one or more treatment devices receivable in the lumen of the shaft.
US09126014B2	Fistula catheter A fistula catheter in which an intracorporeal fixing part comprises an inner balloon and an outer balloon is disclosed, whereby it is possible to prevent removal from the fistula by means of the inner balloon, even if the outer balloon deflates.
US09126012B2	Intravenous catheter with duckbill valve A catheter assembly is disclosed, which includes a catheter adapter. A port is disposed in the catheter adapter to provide selective access to the interior of the catheter adapter, and can be used for fluid flushing or infusion. A valve is disposed within the catheter adapter that includes a one-way valve portion that prevents proximally-directed fluid flow. The valve further including a flexible tube portion that covers an opening between the port and the catheter adapter.
US09126004B2	Multipurpose therapeutic face mask A therapeutic face mask comprises a face-engaging portion and a single connector having a mask-engaging end and a single treatment-receiving end which has a single attachment mounting for detachably sealingly receiving a treatment attachment, such as an oxygen reservoir bag or a nebulizer. A one-way inhalation valve in the connector permits fluid flow from the treatment-receiving end to the mask-engaging end during inhalation and inhibits fluid flow in the other direction. The mask also includes a valve-governed exhalation port and an anti-asphyxia valve assembly configured to permit fluid flow from ambient to the face-engaging portion during inhalation only when inspiratory effort during inhalation exceeds fluid flow to the treatment-receiving end of the connector. Also provided is an oxygen reservoir bag having a neck shaped for removable coupling to a mating connector of a therapeutic face mask. An oxygen reservoir bag may have a metered-dose inhaler port defined in its neck.
US09125996B2	Liquid injection instrument A liquid injection instrument includes an internal structural body having a cylindrical body that has a cylindrical shape and has an inner cavity part in which a drug solution is housed, a hollow needle disposed at a distal part of the cylindrical body, a gasket slidable in the cylindrical body, and a plunger that carries out movement operation of the gasket along an axial direction of the cylindrical body. The liquid injection instrument further includes a cylindrical protector disposed on an outer circumferential side of the internal structural body movably along the axial direction of the internal structural body. The protector has an outside engagement piece and the cylindrical body has an inside engagement piece engageable with the outside engagement piece.
US09125985B2	Needle with protective cover member A safety needle assembly including a medical needle and a needle protection assembly. The needle protection assembly includes a cover member surrounding a portion of the medical needle and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A base sub-assembly of the needle protection assembly is attached to an end of the cover member and includes a base plate defining a through hole receiving the medical needle therethrough in the retracted condition of the needle protection assembly. A needle stop member, including an integrally formed spring portion and stop plate, is positioned on a planar side of the base plate, and the spring portion biases the stop plate in linear movement to cover the hole in response to movement of the needle protection assembly to the extended condition.
US09125980B2	Device for mixing medical fluids and related assembling method A medical device, particularly for mixing medical fluids, includes two tubular bodies made of materials of different elasticity having respective open ends to be joined together. The end of the second body is inserted axially by friction within the end of the first body and is then blocked via radial projections, which are obtained by plastic deformation of the wall of the end of the first body and are engaged against the end of the second body.
US09125968B2	Polymeric/ceramic composite materials for use in medical devices Implantable or insertable medical devices that have one or more composite regions. These composite regions include polymer and sol-gel derived ceramic. The polymer and sol-gel ceramic may form bi-continuous phases or separate polymeric and sol-gel derived ceramic phases.
US09125958B2	Microwave disinfection and sterilization A method and apparatus comprising microwave radiation pulses to reduce a microorganism population in an object.
US09125954B2	Method for the synthesis of 18F-labelled biomolecules The present invention provides a method for the synthesis of 18F-labelled biomolecules, which is amenable to automation. The present invention also provides a cassette for automating the method of the invention. The method of the present invention provides numerous advantages over the prior art methods. One less purification step is required as compared with known methods. Also, one less reagent is required as a particular reagent is employed in two different steps. The chemistry process is thereby simplified, the cost of goods is reduced and the burden of validation and documentation of reagents required for GMP clinical production is minimized.
US09125951B2	Compositions and methods for preparing Staphylococcus aureus serotype 5 and 8 capsular polysaccharide conjugate immunogenic compositions The present invention relates to immunogenic conjugates comprising S. aureus serotype 5 and 8 capsular polysaccharides conjugated to carrier proteins and methods for their preparation and use. Methods for making the immunogenic conjugates of the invention involve covalent conjugation of the capsular polysaccharides with the carrier proteins using conjugation chemistry involving either 1,1-carboyl-di-1,2,4-triazole (CDT) or 3-(2-pyridyldithio)-propionyl hydrazide (PDPH).
US09125945B2	Formulations containing clopidogrel and sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin and methods of use The present invention provides compositions containing clopidogrel, present as a free base or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin (SAE-CD). The compositions can be liquid, suspension or solid compositions. They can be adapted for oral, peroral or parenteral administration. The SAE-CD serves to aid in dissolution and stabilization of the clopidogrel in aqueous media. The stability of clopidogrel against hydrolytic degradation, thermal degradation, and photolytic degradation are improved. SAE-CD provides improved results over other cyclodextrin derivatives. The SAE-CD-containing composition of clopidogrel can be provided in liquid form, solid form or as a reconstitutable powder. Both ready-to-use and concentrated liquid compositions can be prepared. The liquid composition is optionally available as a clear solution. The compositions herein can be administered perorally or parenterally and provide substantial pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and/or therapeutic advantages over a tablet composition administered perorally and excluding SAE-CD.
US09125939B2	Carbostyril derivatives and mood stabilizers for treating mood disorders The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises a carbostyril derivative which is a dopamine-sero-tonin system stabilizer and a mood stabilizer in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The carbostyril derivative may be aripiprazole or a metabolite thereof. The mood stabilizer may include but is not limited to lithium, valproic acid, divalproex sodium, carbamaza-pine, oxcarbamazapine, zonisamide, lamotragine, topiramate, gabapentin, levetiracetam or clonazepam. These compositions are used to treat patients with mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder with or without psychotic features, mania or mixed episodes. Methods are provided for separate administration of a carbostyril derivative and a mood stabilizer to a patient with a mood disorder.
US09125938B2	Bonding tissues and cross-linking proteins with naphthalimide compounds Naphthalimide compounds are used in tissue bonding and protein cross-linking applications. When activated by an activating agent, such as light in the 400-500 nm absorption range, the naphthalimide compounds form chemically-reactive species that cross-link proteins, bond connective tissues together, and bond tissues and other biomaterials together. A naphthalimide-labeled biomolecule, such as a naphthalimide-labeled chitosan, is also capable of bonding tissues without subsequent direct illumination of the contacted tissue area. The naphthalimide compounds may be used in tissue or arterial repair, stabilization of an expanded arterial wall after angioplasty, tethering pharmaceutical agents to tissue surfaces to provide local drug delivery, and for chemically bonding skin care products, sunscreens, and cosmetics to the skin.
US09125932B2	Composition comprising herbal extracts or fermented products thereof having lactic acid bacteria for preventing or treating respiratory diseases The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating respiratory diseases, and more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition, and to a health food, comprising extracts of herbal mixtures or fermented products thereof having lactic acid bacteria as effective ingredients for preventing or treating respiratory diseases, wherein the herbal mixtures comprise: Sophora flavascens, Radix glycyrrhizae, Flos Lonicerae, Angelicae Gigantis radix, Aralia continentalis, Inula helenium, Saposhnikoviae radix, Zizyphus spinosa, Houttuynia cordata, Forsythiae fructus, Arctium lappa, Herba epimedii, ginseng, Lithospermi radix, Sanguisorbae radix, Cnidii rhizoma, Scrophulariae radix, and Polygoni cuspidati radix. The herbal extracts or fermented products thereof having lactic acid bacteria exhibit the effects of significantly lowering an airway resistance value; reducing the numbers of leukocytes, neutrophilic leukocytes, lymphocytes, eosinocytes, and basophil leukocytes to levels similar to that of a normal group; and reducing the infiltration of inflammatory cells and eosinocyte cells near AHR on lung tissues. Therefore, the herbal extracts or fermented products thereof having lactic acid bacteria may be valuably used for the prevention and/or treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma.
US09125926B2	Vicenin 2 and analogues thereof for use as an antispasmodic and/or prokinetic agent Provided are compositions comprising an active ingredient having antispasmodic and/or prokinetic activity, preferably vicenin 2 or biologically active analogs thereof.
US09125923B2	Use of MiR-26 family as a predictive marker for hepatocellular carcinoma and responsiveness to therapy It is disclosed herein that expression of microRNA-26 is decreased in hepatocellular (HCC) tumor tissue relative to non-cancerous tissue, and that a low level of microRNA-26 is associated with a poor clinical outcome. It is also disclosed herein that a low expression level of microRNA-26 is correlated with a favorable response to interferon (IFN)-α therapy in HCC patients. Thus, provided herein is a method of predicting the clinical outcome of a patient diagnosed with HCC comprising detecting the level of microRNA-26 expression in a sample obtained from the patient. Also provided is a method of selecting a patient diagnosed with HCC as a candidate for IFN-α therapy, comprising detecting the level of microRNA-26 expression in a sample obtained from the patient. A method of identifying therapeutic agents for the treatment of HCC, comprising screening candidate agents in vitro to select an agent that increases expression of microRNA-26 in HCC cells are also provided. Further provided are methods of treating a patient diagnosed with HCC and expressing a low level of miR-26, wherein treatment comprises IFN-α therapy.
US09125919B2	Acne treatment powder foundation Dry powder foundation formulations that include a sustained-release salicylic acid composition, an effective, buffering amount of one or more salicylate ions, and one or more of zinc and titanium oxides, and pigments or colorants, are disclosed. The formulations provide both acne treatment and prevention, and sunblock protection. The formulation can also include other sunblocking or sunscreen agents to prevent photoaging and sunburn, such as avobenzone, and 3-benzophenone, and other cosmetically-acceptable active agents and excipients.
US09125916B2	Methods of treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy The present disclosure relates to a compound of formula (I) or formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
US09125913B2	Bcl-2-selective apoptosis-inducing agents for the treatment of cancer and immune diseases Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which are expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
US09125911B2	Combined systemic and topical treatment of disordered tissues Kits and methods for treating disordered tissue caused by a virus in a mammal involve co-administration of a systemic anti-virus drug and topically administering an anti-infective composition. The systemic anti-virus drug is internally administered and disrupts or inhibits virus replication systemically within the mammal. Examples include nucleoside analogues, nucleoside analogue precursors, and nucleotide analogues. The topically administered anti-infective composition includes at least one anti-infective agent, such as an organohalide (e.g., benzalkonium chloride), and is formulated to penetrate below the disordered tissue surface and allow the anti-infective agent to kill viruses at the disordered tissue site. The anti-infective composition reduces the time and/or number of dosages required for the systemic anti-virus drug to treat the disordered tissue in the absence of topically administering the anti-infective composition. It also reduces or eliminates incidences of post-treatment neuralgia.
US09125900B2	Pharmaceutical composition This invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for mammals and, more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition which enhances the action of an anaesthetic used in both human and veterinary applications, which, at least partly, reduces the risk of respiratory depression and enhances pulmonary perfusion. The pharmaceutical composition is characterized in that it contains a serotonergic ligand or any pharmacologically acceptable salt or ester thereof which acts on at least one member of the 5-HT family of serotonergic receptors, preferably on one or more of the 5-HTiA, 5-HT4 and 5-HT7 serotonergic receptors. In an example the ligand is the 8-OH-DPAT ligand. The composition can be used in conjunction with or include an anaesthetic, preferably an opioid anaesthetic, to induce a state of anaesthesia in mammals and it can be used to immobilize wile or non-domestic mammals.
US09125888B2	Chondrocyte therapeutic delivery system Systems and methods for modifying the environment of target cell using genetically altered chondrocytes are provided. The genetically engineered chondrocytes can be used to express a therapeutic agent in a subject, including in an environment typically associated with chondrocytes and in an environment not typically associated with chondrocytes.
US09125887B2	Canola extracts containing high levels of phenolic acids Disclosed in certain embodiments is a canola extract comprising greater than 30% sinapic acid, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods thereof
US09125885B2	PCV/Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae combination vaccine This invention provides a multivalent immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) whole cell preparation; and a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen, wherein the soluble portion of the M. hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
US09125884B2	Methods for treating cancers using oral formulations of cytidine analogs Provided herein are methods for treating subjects having a cancer, such as a relapsed or refractory solid tumor, wherein the method comprises administering to the subject a cytidine analog. In certain of the methods, the cytidine analog is administered alone or in combination with one or more anti-cancer agents. Also provided are methods for using a cytidine analog, to treat diseases and disorders including disorders related to abnormal cell proliferation, hematologic disorders, and immune disorders, among others. In certain of the methods, the cytidine analog is formulated in an oral dosage form and administered orally.
US09125883B2	Sulfated depolymerized derivatives of exopolysaccharides (EPS) from mesophilic marine bacteria, method for preparing same, and uses thereof in tissue regeneration The invention relates to certain low-molecular weight sulphated polysaccharide derivatives of marine native exopolysaccharides (EPSs) excreted by mesophilic marine bacteria from a deep hydrothermal environment, wherein said derivatives can be obtained by means of a method which comprises a step of free radical depolymerization of said native EPSs followed by a step of sulphating the resulting depolymerized derivatives. The present invention further relates to the use of said low-molecular weight sulphated polysaccharide derivatives as a wound-healing agent, particularly for preparing pharmaceutical compositions suitable for treating or preventing diseases of the connective tissues and particularly skin and gum tissues. The figure demonstrates how polysaccharide derivative GY 785 DRS according to the invention can stimulate fibroblast proliferation in latticed or reconstructed connective tissues at a concentration of 10 μg (m) g/ml.
US09125881B2	Monoglyceride of acetoacetate and derivatives for the treatment of neurological disorders This invention relates to methods of using the monoglyceride of acetoacetate and metabolic precursors for the treatment, prevention, inhibition or alleviation of neurological diseases associated with neuronal hypometabolism, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA), GLUT1-deficient Epilepsy, Leprechaunism and Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome, Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft (CABG) dementia, anesthesia induced memory loss, age associated memory impairment (AAMI), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Huntington's disease and many others.
US09125879B2	Composition containing a quinoa extract for dermatological use The present invention relates to a composition containing a quinoa grain extract, said extract being a peptidic and osidic extract or a lipidic extract of quinoa grain, said lipid quinoa extract being itself chosen from a group comprising an oil concentrated into its non saponificable fraction, a non saponificable, or a refined oil. The invention also relates to methods for preparing these different extracts and to dermatological or neutraceutic applications of these extracts.
US09125876B2	Erythrocytes containing arginine deiminase Use of erythrocytes containing arginine deirainase for the preparation of a medicinal product for lowering the plasma concentration of arginine in vivo. The use relates in particular to the treatment of arginine-dependent tumors, such as hepatocarcinoma and malignant melanoma, or inhibition of the synthesis of nitric oxide, and the prevention and/or treatment of septic shock.
US09125874B2	Administration of transfer factor for improving reproductive health Methods of promoting reproductive health in an animal, including humans, by administering an effective amount of a composition containing at least one transfer factor are provided.
US09125870B2	Vaccine against RSV Provided is a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), comprising a recombinant human adenovirus of serotype 26 that comprises nucleic acid encoding a RSV F protein or immunologically active part thereof.
US09125869B2	Method for expanding monocytes The invention relates to an ex vivo method for expanding monocytes, macrophages or dendritic cells, which method comprises inhibiting the expression or the activity of MafB and c-Maf in monocytes, macrophages or dendritic cells; and expanding the cells in the presence of at least one cytokine or an agonist of cytokine receptor signalling.
US09125866B1	Antidepressant compounds The antidepressant compounds are compounds of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are either both hydrogen or both halogen (particularly chlorine), and if R1 and R2 are both hydrogen, R3 and R4 are both halogen (particularly chlorine), otherwise both R3 and R4 are hydrogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds may be prepared by: (a) reducing 1,8-dihaloanthrquinone with zinc powder in aqueous ammonia, followed by acidic treatment to provide 1,8-dihaloanthracene; (b) Diels-Alder [4+2] cycloaddition reaction of the 1,8-dihaloanthracene and acrolein at room temperature in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate to obtain a mixture of the intermediate compounds 1,8-dihalo-9,10-dihydo-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11-carbaldehyde and 4,5-dihalo-9,10-dihydo-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11-carbaldehyde; (c) separating the mixture of carbaldehydes by column chromatography; and (d) direct reductive amination of the respective carbaldehydes to obtain the corresponding antidepressant compounds of the above formula.
US09125859B2	Use of the phytocannabinoid cannabidivarin (CBDV) in the treatment of epilepsy This invention relates to the use of the phytocannabinoid cannabidivarin (CBDV) and combinations of the phytocannabinoid CBDV with tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of epilepsy. The invention further relates to the use of the phytocannabinoid CBDV in combination with standard anti-epileptic drugs (SAEDs). Preferably the SAED is one of ethosuximide, valproate or phenobarbital.
US09125857B2	Method for producing a drug extract that contains hydroxystilbene The invention relates to a method for producing drug extracts that contain hydroxystilbene from a vegetable drug and to the use of various agents for pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical purposes.
US09125855B2	Prevention of Salmonella recrudescense The present invention relates to novel Salmonella mutants, to a process for producing the same and to vaccines containing the same, wherein said Salmonella mutants are characterized in that they are not responsive to stress-related recrudescence. It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide the use of said Salmonella mutants in the vaccination of animals, in particular mammals and birds, more in particular pigs, poultry and cattle.
US09125843B2	Methods and compositions for improving the appearance of skin A method for stimulating collagen synthesis in aging skin cells in need of treatment by topically applying a composition comprising at least one extract from Laminaria genus, at least one extract from the Narcissus genus, and at least one peptide that stimulates sirtuin 6 activity in the form of a peptide or a yeast extract where the peptide is component of the extract; and a treatment composition comprising at least one extract from Laminaria genus, at least one extract from the Narcissus genus; and at least one peptide that stimulates sirtuin 6 activity.
US09125841B2	Oral care compositions The present invention relates to oral compositions, comprising select polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide block copolymer surfactants. Methods for using the compositions are also disclosed.
US09125839B2	Composition for external use on skin, cosmetic, and cleaning agent A composition for external use on skin that can be spread evenly on the skin, does not produce a liquid residue as a result of temperature change, and can suppress a feeling of sliminess of xanthan gum is provided. There are provided a composition for external use on skin containing 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass of a component (A) (a water-soluble polymer obtained by mixing agar with xanthan gum) and 30% by mass or more of a component (D) (water); the composition for external use on skin containing 0.5% by mass to 40% by mass of a divalent polyol as a component (B); the composition for external use on skin according to any one of the above compositions, which contains moisturizers as a component (C); and the composition for external use on skin according to any one of the above compositions, which contains oil as a component (E).
US09125835B2	Synergistic combinations to reduce particle dose for targeted treatment of cancer and its metastases Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas (NSCLCs) are treated with Gel Micro-Particles (GMPs) that passively accumulate in the lungs and contain Nano-Particles (NPs) combining one or more therapeutic agents that are cytotoxic to the NSCLC with one or more NSCLC active targeting ligands, as well as one or more other optional agents that increase cellular uptake, enhance the pro-apoptotic effect of the chemotherapeutic agent(s), and the like. NPs targeting other cancer cells are also disclosed, as well as NP-containing GMPs that reduce the occurrence of tumor metastasis.
US09125829B2	Method of photostabilizing UV absorbers, particularly dibenzyolmethane derivatives, e.g., Avobenzone, with cyano-containing fused tricyclic compounds A photostabilized photoactive composition comprising a mixture of a photoactive compound that develops a singlet excited state, or fluoresces when subjected to UV radiation and an effective amount of an excited state quencher comprising a cyano-containing fused tricyclic compound of formula (I): wherein: A is selected from the group consisting of O, S, C═O, and n is selected from the group consisting of 0 and 1; and, R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, ether, aryl, and amino.
US09125824B1	Methods and systems for processing organic trans-resveratrol as dietary supplements Methods and systems for processing organic trans-resveratrol for use in dietary supplements is disclosed. The process begins with harvesting grapes, stems and leaves, placing them in a cloth sack and delivering the grapes, stems and leaves to a nearby processing facility within less than 25 minutes. Thereafter, grapes are pressed to extract the juice and the residual pomace of skin, seeds and stems is removed from the pressing cylinder, ground to a fine mesh powder (approximately 50 mesh size), mixed with a bioflavanoid compound and polygonum cuspidatum, handled in controlled temperatures between approximately 10.0° C. (50 degrees F.) to approximately 30° C. (86 degrees F.) and with humidity of the storage area at less than 35%. The process results in a high quality and high quantity yield of a stable, organic trans-resveratrol for use in dietary supplements that are bioavailable and easily absorbed by the consumer of the dietary supplement.
US09125809B2	Pectin-containing jelly formulation There is disclosed a technique for making a jelly formulation comprising pectin slide out of a container easily (improving the slidability of the jelly formulation) when taking the formulation out of the container to prevent the formulation from remaining in the container. The jelly formulation of the present invention comprises a drug, pectin, divalent metal ions, and polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glycol.
US09125808B2	Ionic silicone hydrogels The present invention relates to ionic silicone hydrogel contact lenses which comprise at least one pharmaceutical or nutriceutical component and are formed from reaction mixtures comprising a mixture of slow-reacting hydrophilic monomers, including at least one slow-reacting ionic monomer, at least one silicone-containing component and at least one hydroxyl-containing component, wherein the ratio of the slow-reacting hydrophilic component half lives to the silicone-containing component half life is at least 2.
US09125790B2	System and method for alleviating freezing gait and gait hypokinesia in users with extrapyramidal disorder An apparatus and a method for a walking aid are disclosed. The walking aid includes a walker having a frame configured to extend about a user of the walker to at least partially support the user and to facilitate the user progressing along a path from a current step to a next step while at least partially supported by the walker. A swivel mount is supported by the frame. A light source is connected to the swivel mount. The light source is configured to project a visual cue on a projection surface in the path between the current step and the next step to trigger the next step by the user. A controller is configured to adjust a visual property of the visual cue for use under indoor conditions and outdoor conditions.
US09125787B2	Compression garment having a foam layer A compression garment for applying compression therapy to a body part of a person. The compression garment includes a bladder including an inflatable chamber having a perimeter and an opening through which the inflatable chamber is inflated. A foam layer is positioned at least partially in the inflatable chamber for reducing a volume of gas required to inflate the inflatable chamber and extends at least partially outside the inflatable chamber for providing structural support to the compression garment.
US09125775B2	Mechanical fastening system for an article A method of forming a post bonded loop laminate material includes providing a first layer of material comprising a nonwoven web of loop material having fibers and applying a force to the nonwoven web of loop material to generally orient the fibers in the direction of the applied force. The first layer of material is laminated to a second layer of material while applying the force to the nonwoven web of loop material to form a nonwoven loop laminate material. The first layer of material is bonded to the second layer of material after forming the nonwoven loop laminate material to form a post bonded loop laminate material.
US09125771B2	Tampon having spirally shaped grooves A tampon for feminine hygiene, having an insertion end, a recovery end, a recovery tape, and a longitudinal axis. The tampon is made of compressed fibrous material and has an outer surface that is at least partially provided with spirally shaped, pressed longitudinal grooves. The grooves define spirally shaped longitudinal ribs. Also disclosed is a method for producing the tampon.
US09125768B2	Hygiene tissue comprising a microbe-inhibiting composition A hygiene tissue (1), such as a wet wipe, dry wipe, washcloth, patch, towelette, napkin, and the like includes a microbe-inhibiting composition (8). The microbe-inhibiting composition (8) includes an extracellular product of at least one probiotic bacterium and at least one additive in the form of an organic acid, with at least one of its pKa value not exceeding 5.5, and/or a salt thereof.
US09125763B2	Stent crimping tool insert, system, and method A stent crimping tool insert comprises a core body configured for insertion into and removal from within a crimping chamber of a stent crimping tool. The core body has a core surface configured to withstand a compressive force without a reduction in diameter of the core surface.
US09125749B2	Patellar implant with variable weights for knee repair surgery The present disclosure relates to a device for repairing a patient patella. The device comprises a patellar trial piece and a patellar implant. The patellar trial piece has selectable variable weights to correct mechanical properties of the patient patella. Such mechanical properties to be corrected include a moment of inertia and/or a center of gravity of the patient patella. The patellar implant has embedded weights correspond to the variable weights of the patellar trial piece. In one embodiment, the patellar trial piece has a plurality of variable weights to be inserted into a plurality of holes in the patellar trial piece. The weights are made of different materials. In another embodiment, the patellar trial piece has a rounded top surface and a substantially flat bottom surface with a plurality of pegs. The pegs are selected from pegs with variable weights that are made of different materials.
US09125745B2	Apparatus and method for airway patency and head immobilization A jaw-thrust device includes a base with an extension arm disposed on each side of a patient's head mounted on the base. A mandible rest is mounted on each extension arm such that the mandible rest may be deployed proximate to a patient's mandible. A chin pad and at least one connector connects the chin strap to at least one of the base or extension arm; whereby jaw thrusting pressure on the mandible rests causes rotational force on the chin straps such that the patient's mouth opens without substantially tilting the patient's head. The device maintains an open airway unattended.
US09125743B2	Devitalization and recellularization of cartilage The present invention is directed toward recellularizing a devitalized cartilage graft with viable recellularizable cells in vivo, in situ, or in vitro to render the tissue vital. The present invention is also directed toward repairing a cartilage defect and implanting a cartilage graft into a human or animal by crafting a cartilage matrix into individual grafts, disinfecting and cleaning the cartilage graft, applying a pretreatment solution to the cartilage graft, removing cellular debris using an extracting solution to produce a devitalized cartilage graft, recellularizing the devitalized cartilage graft, implanting the cartilage graft into the cartilage defect with or without an insertion device, and sealing the implanted cartilage graft with recipient tissue. The devitalized cartilage graft is optionally stored between the removing cellular debris and the recellularizing steps. The present invention is directed to both recellularized cartilage grafts as well as a process for recellularizing cartilage grafts.
US09125741B2	Systems and methods for ensuring safe and rapid deployment of prosthetic heart valves A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The heart valve may include a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A system and method for deployment includes an integrated handle shaft and balloon catheter. A safety member disposed between the balloon catheter and handle shaft prevents premature catheter advancement prior to heart valve placement at the annulus, and also may prevent premature balloon inflation prior to full catheter advancement.
US09125734B2	Artificial retina that includes a photovoltaic material layer including a titanium dioxide semiconductor An artificial retina that includes: (i) a substrate; (ii) a first layer, placed onto said substrate and including photovoltaic material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion; and (iii) a second layer, placed onto said first layer and including conductive material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion. In said artificial retina, the photovoltaic material includes a titanium dioxide semiconductor.
US09125730B2	Orthopedic device for dynamically treating the knee An orthopedic device is arranged for dynamically treating the knee. The device includes a hinge assembly, a frame having an upper cuff and a lower cuff spaced apart from and connected by the hinge assembly, and a dynamic shell connected to the frame and extending along the first side of the brace. An adjustment system is connected to the dynamic shell and includes a tensioning element operatively engaging the shell and the hinge assembly. The adjustment system is arranged to increase and decrease tension in the tensioning element. The dynamic shell is arranged to be drawn toward the frontal plane as the orthopedic device goes from an extension orientation to a flexion orientation.
US09125723B2	Adjustable glaucoma implant Methods and devices for adjusting or configuring the flow rate of an intraocular shunt are provided whereby hypotony can be avoided by increasing the flow rate through the device. In some embodiments, the device is a shunt that can have a first flow that can be modified to a second flow by modifying the shunt, such as by cutting the shunt. Additionally, one or more dissolvable portions can be present to provide an initial flow restriction and subsequent increase in flow over time.
US09125714B2	Electric toothbrush, and transmission for an electric toothbrush The transmission according to the invention for an electric toothbrush serves for the transmission and reforming of a rotational movement provided by an electric motor into a particularly careful and effective cleaning movement of a cleaning element. The ratio of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of an output shaft and the longitudinal mid-axis of a drive shaft of the transmission and of the distance between the longitudinal mid-axis of a shaft driving a cam of the transmission and the longitudinal mid-axis of the cam amounts to at least 10:1.
US09125705B2	Cervical pop rivet locking mechanism An orthopedic device includes an implant member with a thru-bore having an entry diameter, an intermediate diameter, and an exit diameter. According to one embodiment the intermediate diameter of the thru-bore is larger than both the entry diameter and the exit diameter. Additionally, the orthopedic device includes a screw assembly configured to be coupled to the thru-bore, including a thread portion and a selectively expandable head portion. The selectively expandable head portion includes both an expandable ring and a pull-lock pin configured to selectively expand the expandable ring as the pull-lock pin is pulled from said screw assembly.
US09125701B2	Subtalar implant A subtalar implant (1) for stabilizing the subtalar joint in the human foot includes a longitudinal axis (L) extending between a front end (13) and a rear end (14), wherein a first anchor portion (2) is arranged to the side of the longitudinal axis (L) and a second anchor portion (3) is arranged to the side of the longitudinal axis (L). In accordance with the invention, a spreading mechanism (5) to spread apart the implant as a result of relative displacement of the first and second anchor portion (2, 3) at an angle to the longitudinal axis (L) are provided.
US09125682B2	Multiple pathways for spinal nerve root decompression from a single access point A method of accessing target tissue adjacent to a spinal nerve of a patient includes the steps of accessing a spine location of the patient by entering the patient through the skin at an access location, inserting a flexible tissue modification device through the access location to the spine location, advancing a distal portion of the first flexible tissue modification device from the spine location to a first exit location, passing through the first exit location and out of the patient, advancing the first or a second flexible tissue modification device through the same access location to the spine location and to a second exit location, and passing through the second exit location and out of the patient.
US09125670B1	Tilted blade hemispherical bone cutter An orthopedic bone cutter for cutting bone and tissue is described. The cutting device has a frame on which cutting blades are affixed. The frame is designed with sidewalls that are positioned at an angular relationship with respect to a rotational axis that extends vertically through the cutting device. The cutting blades have a hemispherical side profile with a cutting surface extending from a curved outer distal blade end. The blades are affixed to the frame such that an apex of each of the cutting blades is coincident with the rotational axis at an apex point of the bone cutter.
US09125665B2	Method for treating fecal incontinence A sphincter tissue region is treated using a support structure sized for advancement into the anal canal. At least one electrode is carried by the structure. A mechanism is coupled to the electrode to move the electrode between a first position retracted in the support structure and a second position extended from the support structure through surface tissue to penetrate a subsurface tissue region at or near a sphincter in the anal canal. A cable is coupled to the electrode to conduct energy for application by the electrode to form a lesion in the subsurface tissue region.
US09125664B2	Monocoque jaw design A jaw member for use with an electrosurgical forceps includes a support member having a first surface and a pair of depending sides which extend therefrom forming a generally U-shaped configuration. The free end of the sides each including a flange which extends outwardly therefrom which is designed to attach to an electrically conductive plate such that the plate bridge the two flanges to enclose the U-shaped support member to form a box-like skeleton having a cavity defined therein. An insulative material is disposed within the cavity and an insulative cover is disposed about a periphery of the box-like support skeleton to insulate surrounding tissue during activation of the conductive plate.
US09125661B2	Methods and apparatus for renal neuromodulation Methods and apparatus are provided for renal neuromodulation using a pulsed electric field to effectuate electroporation or electrofusion. It is expected that renal neuromodulation (e.g., denervation) may, among other things, reduce expansion of an acute myocardial infarction, reduce or prevent the onset of morphological changes that are affiliated with congestive heart failure, and/or be efficacious in the treatment of end stage renal disease. Embodiments of the present invention are configured for percutaneous intravascular delivery of pulsed electric fields to achieve such neuromodulation.
US09125659B2	Flexible vascular occluding device A vascular occluding device for modifying blood flow in a vessel, while maintaining blood flow to the surrounding tissue. The occluding device includes a flexible, easily compressible and bendable occluding device that is particularly suited for treating aneurysms in the brain. The neurovascular occluding device can be deployed using a micro-catheter. The occluding device can be formed by braiding wires in a helical fashion and can have varying lattice densities along the length of the occluding device. The occluding device could also have different lattice densities for surfaces on the same radial plane.
US09125655B2	Correction and optimization of wave reflection in blood vessels The present invention provides methods and modalities that can modify wave reflection in the vascular system in order to create constructive interactions between existing wave dynamics and new reflective waves for the purpose of lowering the workload on the heart and increasing cardiac output, providing a viable option for the prevention and treatment of many heart conditions and diseases.
US09125651B2	Reusable linear stapler cartridge device for tissue thickness measurement A surgical instrument includes a body, a removable insert including a measurement indicator, and an end effector positioned at a distal end of the body. The end effector has a distal interior surface facing a proximal end of the body. The end effector is configured to receive the insert. An actuation feature is in communication with the end effector and the insert when the insert is received in the end effector. The actuation feature is configured to advance the insert distally toward the distal interior surface of the end effector. The measurement indicator of the removable insert is configured to determine the thickness of tissue positioned between the removable insert and the distal interior surface of the end effector. Based on the measured tissue thickness, a user selects a cartridge configured to at least staple (and perhaps also sever) the measured tissue. The cartridge is received within the end effector.
US09125650B2	Apparatus and method for forming pilot holes in bone and delivering fasteners therein for retaining an implant Apparatus and methods for forming pilot holes in bone and deploying a staple therein for fixing a sheet-like implant to the bone. A pilot hole forming trocar assembly including a trocar and a position retention sleeve can be included. The trocar can be releasably coupled to the position retention sleeve and slide in keyed arrangement within the sleeve when uncoupled. The trocar can include a distal portion having a retractable blade and a pair of pilot hole forming spikes extending distally from the trocar shaft. Once the pilot holes are formed, the position retention sleeve maintains the position relative to the pilot holes while the trocar is removed and a staple delivery device can be inserted in the lumen of the position retention sleeve to deploy a staple in the pilot holes.
US09125646B2	Needle for laparoscopic suturing instrument A surgical needle includes a pair of ends, a mid-region extending between the ends, and at least one grasping feature configured for grasping by a suturing instrument. An end of a suture is secured to the mid-region of the needle in a manner such that the end of the suture defines an oblique angle with at least part of the centerline defined by the mid-region of the needle. The end of the suture may be disposed in a hollow portion of the needle. The grasping feature may include a notch such as a scallop. The suture may be pivotally coupled with the needle via a ball or pin. The needle may have one or more sharp points. The sharp point may include three converging cutting edges, at least two planar surfaces bounded by the three cutting edges, and a rounded surface bounded by two of the three cutting edges.
US09125644B2	Apparatus and method for suturing tissue A suturing device of the present invention is in the form a compact, light-weight handheld device that includes a needle and suture assembly, a mechanism for gripping and releasing the needle/suture (a “needle transfer mechanism” or “needle shuttle mechanism”), safely capturing the needle/suture upon exit from the patient's tissue, and returning the needle to a position such that the process of delivering additional sutures to the patient can be repeated. A safety shield mechanism ensures the user is protected from the needle at all times. The device of the present invention accommodates the right or left-handed user, rests comfortably in the user's hand, allows sufficient visualization of the procedure site, and permits the user to either control penetration depth of the needle or default to a device-determined depth. The present device permits the user to utilize a wrist-rotation (pivoting) suture delivery technique.
US09125640B2	Biopsy device having a ratchet drive mechanism for driving a biopsy probe assembly A biopsy device includes a first cannula having a first aperture, a second cannula having a second aperture, and a driver unit. The second cannula is disposed co-axially with the first cannula. At least one of the first aperture and the second aperture has a cutting edge. The driver unit has a ratchet drive mechanism operatively coupled to the first cannula and the second cannula. The ratchet drive mechanism includes a first gear fixedly attached to the first cannula. A second gear is fixedly attached to the second cannula. A torsion spring has a first end portion connected to the first gear and a second end portion connected to the second gear. The torsion spring stores energy which when released drivably rotates one of the first gear and the second gear relative to the other of the first gear and the second gear.
US09125629B2	Vial-mounted micro vein enhancer The present invention is a Miniature Vein Enhancer that includes a Miniature Projection Head. The Miniature Projection Head may be operated in one of three modes, AFM, DEM, and RTM. The Miniature Projection Head of the present invention projects an image of the veins of a patient, which aids the practitioner in pinpointing a vein for an intravenous drip, blood test, and the like. The Miniature projection head may have a cavity for a power source or it may have a power source located in a body portion of the Miniature Vein Enhancer. The Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to one of several improved needle protectors, or the Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to a body similar to a flashlight for hand held use. The Miniature Vein Enhancer of the present invention may also be attached to a magnifying glass, a flat panel display, and the like.
US09125626B2	Light measurement device Provided is a light measurement device capable of obtaining reproducible measurement data without the necessity for bringing a subject into the state of performance of a task such as finger movement many times, the measurement data having no variation and less affected by Mayer Wave and the like caused by respiration, blood pressure, and the like other than the performance of the task. Specifically provided is a light measurement device (1) which is provided with a light transmission/reception unit controller (4) for acquiring received light amount information relating to a measurement site of the brain of a subject and a calculation unit (31) for calculating the amount of change in hemoglobin concentration, and obtains measurement data indicating the change with lapse of time in the variation amount of hemoglobin concentration during the execution of a task period in which the subject is being continuously loaded, the light measurement device being characterized by being provided with a biomonitor (60) which is disposed on the surface of the skin of the subject and detects biological information relating to the heartbeat, blood pressure, or respiration of the subject, a biomonitor control unit (32) for obtaining the biological information from the biomonitor (60), and a task period start time determination unit (35) for determining the start time of the task period on the basis of the biological information.
US09125623B2	Radiographic imaging apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium having stored program A radiographic imaging apparatus for acquiring a radiographic image includes: a position detector configured to detect a position of an X-ray receiver, in which the X-ray receiver is configured to receive a radiant ray radiated by an X-ray radiator, which radiates a radiant ray, and output an electrical signal in accordance with the received radiant ray; and a display controller configured to display, on a display unit, image data pertaining to the X-ray receiver and image data pertaining to a radiating area of the radiant ray of the X-ray radiator, overlapped with each other based on the position of the X-ray receiver detected by the position detector.
US09125613B2	Detector system for imaging device A detector system for an imaging system includes an airflow cooling system. The detector system includes a detector chassis, a duct extending along the length of the chassis, and a manifold that couples the duct to the interior of the chassis. A vacuum source, such as a suction fan, is coupled to the duct and generates a vacuum force within the duct. The chassis includes a plurality of inlet openings, with an airflow path being defined through the interior of the chassis between the inlet openings and the manifold. The suction fan pulls cooling air through the inlet openings, through the chassis and manifold to the duct, and then expels the air through an exhaust opening. The airflow is directed into thermal contact with detector elements and associated electronics in the detector chassis to provide cooling of these components.
US09125607B2	Real-time self-calibrating sensor system and method A system and method for calibrating a sensor of a characteristic monitoring system in real time utilizes a self-calibration module for periodic determination of, and compensation for, the IR drop across unwanted resistances in a cell. A current-interrupt switch is used to open the self-calibration module circuit and either measure the IR drop using a high-frequency (MHz) ADC module, or estimate it through linear regression of acquired samples of the voltage across the sensor's working and reference electrodes (Vmeasured) over time. The IR drop is then subtracted from the closed-circuit value of Vmeasured to calculate the overpotential that exists in the cell (Vimportant). Vimportant may be further optimized by subtracting the value of the open-circuit voltage (Voc) across the sensor's working and reference electrodes. The values of Vmeasured and Vimportant are then controlled by respective first and second control units to compensate for the IR drop.
US09125603B2	Analyte sensor ports The present disclosure provides a contamination resistant sensor port which includes one or more sealing members positioned so as to limit and/or prevent internal contamination of the sensor port with fluids and/or particles present in the environment outside the sensor port.
US09125602B2	Measurement device A measurement device A includes a display section 10 capable of displaying measurement data obtained by measurement means 12, 13, 14a, a clock function section 16, an event time setting means 14b, 15 capable of setting the time of an event, and an elapsed time display processing means 14c that starts measurement of the elapsed time from the time of the event to the current time when the time of the event is set by the event time setting means and causes the display section 10 to display the elapsed time. With this arrangement, the user does not need to perform a troublesome task of calculating the elapsed time, and the measurement of a sample in a proper period of time after the event is promoted.
US09125595B2	System and insole for measuring information from the foot of a user and related method of providing same An insole can include: an upper conductive ground plane layer; an upper compressible insulating layer physically coupled to the upper conductive ground plane layer; a conductive sensor layer physically coupled to the upper compressible insulating layer, the conductive sensor layer comprising one or more sensors are configured to a force applied to the insole by the foot; a lower compressible insulating layer physically coupled to conductive sensor layer; a lower conductive ground plane layer physically coupled to the lower compressible insulating layer and electrically coupled to the upper conductive ground plane layer; and at least one computational unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors. The upper conductive ground plane layer and the lower conductive ground plane layer are configured to substantially electrically shield the upper compressible insulating layer, the conductive sensor layer, and the lower compressible insulating layer from the shoe and the foot. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09125590B2	Medical ventilator capable of early detecting and recognizing types of pneumonia, gas recognition chip, and method for recognizing gas thereof A medical ventilator capable of early detecting and recognizing types of pneumonia, a gas recognition chip, and a method for recognizing gas thereof are disclosed. The gas recognition chip of the medical ventilator comprises a sensor array, a sensor interface circuit, a stochastic neural network chip, a memory and a microcontroller. The sensor array receives a plurality of multiple types of gases to produce odor signals corresponding to each type of gas. The sensor interface circuit analyzes the odor signals to produce gas pattern signals corresponding to each type of gas. The stochastic neural network chip amplifies the differences between the gas pattern signals and performs dimensional reduction on the gas pattern signals to aid the analysis. The memory stores training data. The microcontroller performs a mixed gas recognizing algorithm to early detect and recognize the type of the pneumonia according to the gas training data.
US09125586B2	Continuous acquisition and processing of ultrasound color data A method displays ultrasound color flow image data in a plurality of output frames by continuously acquiring color flow image data. Each output frame includes a plurality of scan lines that collectively represent a field of view for an ultrasound image. The method includes sequentially transmitting a plurality of ultrasound beams. For each of the transmitted beams, multiple receive beams are formed along respective parallel scan lines. As the sequence progresses, sets of co-linear receive beams are formed along each of the respective scan lines at a predetermined rate both within a particular frame and between successive frames. The method also includes processing the sets of co-linear receive beams along each of the respective scan lines to generate color flow image data corresponding to the respective scan lines, and displaying a color flow image representing the generated color flow image data.
US09125579B2	Systems and methods for quantifying and providing indicia of ST-segment resolution in an ECG signal Systems and methods are provided for quantifying and providing indicia of ST-segment resolution in an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. A receiver acquires an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal that includes an ST-segment. A processor processes the ECG signal to determine values for the ST-segment deviation relative to an isoelectric baseline. A user is allowed to provide a baseline signal to the processor. The processor responds to the baseline signal by marking a baseline ST-segment value corresponding to a baseline time. A user interface displays a linear graphical trend of variations in the measured ST-segment values relative to the baseline ST-segment value. In certain embodiments, the processor detects user-selected trigger events such as post-intervention ST deviation relative to the baseline time and the baseline ST-segment value, and provides indicia of the trigger event. In addition, or in other embodiments, a verbal annunciation of a percent ST-segment resolution is provided.
US09125578B2	Apparatus and method for catheter navigation and tip location Devices and methods obtain and use endovascular electrograms in a number of clinical applications and settings. In one embodiment, methods for triggering analysis of an endovascular ECG waveform are based on the detection of a peak in a skin-based ECG waveform in order to determine a location of an indwelling medical device, such as a catheter. In another embodiment, the position of a catheter or other medical device within the vasculature can be determined by analysis of the energy profile of a detected P-wave. In yet other embodiments, magnetic connecting devices are used for establishing an operable connection through a sterile field.
US09125573B2	Electrically transparent introducer sheath An introducer sheath for a medical device is provided. The sheath includes a deformable, elongate body disposed about a longitudinal axis. The body has proximal and distal ends and defines a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends and configured to allow passage of the medical device therethrough. The body is configured to allow an electric current to pass radially between a space outside of the body and the lumen such that the position of the medical device within a patient can be monitored and electrogram readings from body tissues can be measured while the device is in the sheath. In some embodiments of the invention, the body may include a one or more apertures extending from the radially outer surface of the body to the lumen or a portion of the body may be made from a conductive and/or fluid permeable material.
US09125568B2	Electronic sphygmomanometer In an electronic sphygmomanometer, a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor are disposed on a front surface side that serves as a first main surface of an internal circuit board, following a horizontal direction (the X direction) that is orthogonal to the direction in which the internal circuit board is sloped. As a result, the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are disposed having the same height position. It is therefore possible to provide an electronic sphygmomanometer that includes, as a structure in which a pressure sensor used in the electronic sphygmomanometer is disposed, a peripheral structure for the pressure sensor that can improve the reliability of blood pressure measurement values.
US09125565B2	Cardiac tissue elasticity sensing A system and method are provided for assessing the compliance of internal patient tissue for purposes of catheter guidance and/or ablation procedures. Specifically, the system/method provides for probing internal patient tissue in order to obtain force and/or tissue displacement measurements. These measurements are utilized to generate an indication of tissue elasticity. In one exemplary embodiment, the indication of elasticity is correlated with an image of the internal tissue area and an output of this image including elasticity indications is displayed for a user.
US09125559B2	Apparatus for monitoring one or more parameters of the eye An apparatus for monitoring one or more parameters of the eye of a patient over multiple sessions which are temporally spaced apart and between which the eye of the patient can have moved, said apparatus comprising: a camera for taking one or more images of the eye; an illumination unit for illuminating the eye by a ring-shaped light pattern to generate corneal reflections, said illumination unit being preferably located such that the center of the ring is coaxial with the optical axis of the camera; a module for determining during a first session the location of the corneal reflections in the image of the eye; a module for determining during said first session based on said determined location of the corneal reflections, at least one further parameter of the eye and its coordinates in a first coordinate system based on a geometrical model representing the eye as a spherical eyeball having a spherically shaped cornea mounted thereon; a module for determining during a second session temporally spaced apart from said first session said location of said corneal reflections of the eye and based thereon said further eye parameter and its coordinates in a second coordinate system; a module for determining the eye motion in six degrees of freedom between said first and said second session and for determining a coordinate transformation based thereon; a module for transforming based on said determined eye motion said further eye parameter and its coordinates from said first coordinate system into said second coordinate system; a module for quantifying and/or visualizing the change of said further eye parameter between said first and said second session based on said further parameter and its coordinates measured during said second session and said transformed parameter and its coordinates measured during said first session.
US09125557B2	Magnetic maneuvering system for capsule endoscope A magnetic maneuvering system for capsule endoscope includes the capsule endoscope, an annular fitting sleeved around the outer surface of the capsule endoscope. A plurality of magnetic driven parts are provided and distributed on the annular fitting member. The control device includes a magnetic driving part for magnetically actuating the magnetic driven parts, thus enabling the capsule endoscope to rotate and move in an organism as a result of the actuation of the magnetic driven parts. By magnetically controlling the magnetic driven parts, the capsule endoscope is allowed to rotate or move under the control of the control device to achieve better image retrieval results and improve over the poor image retrieval results obtained by the prior art since the location and direction of a traditional capsule endoscope, relying solely on the contractions of the digestive tract, cannot be controlled.
US09125554B2	Apparatus for endoscopic procedures A surgical device includes a jaw portion and a shaft portion that is pivotably coupled to the jaw portion. The shaft portion defines an interior space having first and second openings on respective radially-opposite sides of the shaft portion. A camera assembly is coupled to the shaft portion and is moveable between a first position, in which the camera assembly is positioned within the interior space of the shaft portion, and, for example, second and third positions, in which the camera assembly extends through a respective one of the first and second radially-opposite openings of the shaft portion. In this manner, the camera assembly may be positionable on, and may provide imaging data of, either side of the surgical device, irrespective of which lateral side the jaw portion is articulated relative to the shaft portion.
US09125550B2	Tissue resecting system A surgical system includes a first instrument defining a first channel and a second instrument receivable by the first channel. The second instrument defines a second channel. A valve coupled to the first instrument controls fluid flow through the first channel, such that impedance of fluid flow through the first channel is substantially the same without the second instrument received in the first channel and with the first channel partially blocked by the second instrument. In another aspect, a surgical apparatus includes an outer member and an inner member received within the outer member to define a first channel therebetween. The inner member houses an optical lens and defines a second channel for receiving a surgical instrument. The first and second channels are configured such that a pump having an inflow rate of up to about 0.7 L/min connected to the second channel can maintain fluid pressure inside an organ.
US09125542B1	Portable dishwasher conveyor system A portable dishwasher conveyor system for automatically cleaning dishes features a counter top having a sink. The system features a conveyor frame on the counter top having a continuous conveyor belt on a plurality of rollers. A plurality of drag bars is located on a belt exterior surface. The system features a motor on the conveyor frame for powering the conveyor belt. The system features two “U” shaped spray bars having a plurality of spray bar nozzles and a transparent cover located on the conveyor frame. The system features an adjustable conveyor member located on a frame posterior end that is adapted to angularly adjust to a downward slope for conveying dishes into the sink.
US09125539B2	Robot cleaner and controlling method of the same Disclosed are a robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same. A plurality of images are detected through an image detecting unit such as an upper camera, and two or more feature points are extracted from the plurality of images. Then, a feature point set consisting of the feature points is created, and the feature points included in the feature point set are matched with each other. This may allow the robot cleaner to precisely recognize a position thereof. Furthermore, this may allow the robot cleaner to perform a cleaning operation or a running operation by interworking a precisely recognized position with a map.
US09125535B2	Pulse filter cleaner for portable cyclonic dust collector/vacuum cleaner A cyclonic portable vacuum cleaner/dust collector has a cyclonic chamber and a filter chamber. The filter chamber contains a filter cartridge with a hollow core positioned over the discharge opening of a motor plate that closes the filter chamber. A vacuum blower is mounted on the motor plate, with an intake tube at the discharge opening of the motor plate. An annular pulse-cleaning plate is positioned over an associated annular opening that surrounds the motor plate discharge opening and has an open center that slides up and down on the intake tube of the vacuum blower. A bail handle or lever extends from the pulse-cleaning plate to a handle portion outside the cover or shroud. The handle is pushed down to lift the pulsing plate to provide a reverse pressure air pulse to the filter to blast off accumulated dust. An anti-deflagration screen may be present at the center of the motor plate.
US09125532B2	Storing and dispensing container for wipes A container for wipes includes a dispenser housing. The housing defines top and bottom walls, first and second side walls, and first and second end walls. The walls collectively define an interior space. The top wall includes a dispensing orifice which is covered by a lid assembly. The lid assembly includes a ring and a flip top. The ring is permanently affixed to the top wall, and the flip top is hingedly connected to the ring. The ring has an upper portion and a buffering flange. The upper portion generally extends along the dispensing orifice perimeter. In one embodiment, the buffering flange protrudes from the upper portion into the interior space, and a height of the buffering flange is greater than a thickness of the top wall. In another embodiment, the buffering flange protrudes from the upper portion into the interior space past the inner surface of the top wall.
US09125522B2	Coffee machine with system for producing cold coffee A coffee machine includes a boiler, a pump, and an infusion unit for producing coffee. Further, an auxiliary circuit is connectable to the output of the infusion unit for the production of cold coffee.
US09125520B2	Beverage preparation device with a deformable outlet passage Beverage preparation device provided with a liquid reservoir, a dispensing line connected to the reservoir and a pump for displacing liquid from the liquid reservoir to the dispensing line, wherein the pump is connected to a control unit and is configured to supply liquid to the dispensing line at a first flow rate and at a second flow rate which is greater than the first flow rate, characterized in that the dispensing line comprises an outlet passage with a peripheral wall provided with at least one deformable wall section, which peripheral wall surrounds a relatively small dispensing opening at the first flow rate and surrounds a larger dispensing opening at a second flow rate.
US09125518B2	Remote controlled food processor An apparatus (30) for conditioning a food substance, such as milk or a milk-containing substance, comprises: —a food conditioning module (31) that has a structure (32) for holding such food substance and that has an electric device (35) comprising a conditioner (36) for imparting a conditioning effect to such food substance and a conditioner control unit (37) for controlling the conditioner; and —a user-interface device (40) in data-communication with the conditioner control unit to transmit user-data from the user-interface device to the control unit for controlling the conditioner accordingly. The user-interface device (40) is external to the food conditioning module (31) and disconnectably connected thereto.
US09125515B2	Piercing device, particularly for capsules for preparing beverages and the like A piercing device, for capsules for preparing beverages, comprising a plate that can be associated with a capsule for infusions and at least one penetrator that protrudes at right angles from the plate toward the capsule and is provided with at least one external cutting edge for the penetration of at least part of the penetrator into the capsule as a consequence of the mutual approach of the plate and the capsule; passage duct is defined in the penetrator that terminates, at its ends, in a passage provided on the face of the plate that lies opposite the face provided with the penetrator, and at least one aperture provided in the part of the penetrator that can penetrate into the capsule for the passage of fluid from the face to the capsule or vice versa, the external cutting edge extending laterally to the penetrator along a helical profile.
US09125510B2	Track for an adjustable blind assembly A track for an adjustable blind assembly is disclosed. One described track for an adjustable blind assembly comprises a track comprising a base and a slot, the base comprising a flange portion and a brace portion, the flange portion extending from the base and securable to a spaced window pane by a window frame, and the slot extending from the base and comprising a channel for a sliding adjuster.
US09125500B2	Crib rail cover An article such as a crib rail cover that can protect an infant or young child from ingesting wood and toxins or from impact injury, and the crib from bite marks or other damage, is described. Embodiments of the crib rail cover comprises: a cover sleeve including top fabric portion and a backing portion, an inside padding portion, and a plurality of attachment structures. The crib rail cover is adapted to fit on various make and models of cribs.
US09125498B2	Hide away bed rail A bed rail having an operating position at one of the sides of a bed and a stored position between a mattress and box spring of the bed. To take down the bed rail, a guard frame portion is disengaged from a base frame portion, then the guard frame portion is pivoted and slid into the base frame portion. To set up the bed rail, the guard frame portion can be slid out of the base frame portion, pivoted relative to the base frame portion, then engaged to the base frame portion and into the operating position at a side of the bed.
US09125491B2	Pull-out guide for furniture or household appliances A pull-out guide for furniture or household appliances includes a guide rail mountable on a body of the furniture or the household appliance, a central rail displaceably mounted on the guide rail, and a running rail displaceably mounted on the central rail. The central rail includes a double profile formed as a trapezoid along a displacement direction of the central rail.
US09125487B1	Space efficient boot hanger A transportable boot storage hanger designed for space-efficient and low-wear storage of multiple boots may have: a) a topmost support engaging element; b) a first vertical support rod having a top end engaged with the topmost support element and a lower portion of the first vertical support rod engaged with a hanger connecting element; c) the hanger engaging element having an opening into which a multiple boot hanging frame is removably inserted; d) the multiple boot hanging frame having at least two major outward arms extending away from the opening; e) each of the at least two major arms having a vertical arm and a sole support element angle upwardly away from the first vertical support rod; and f) the sole support element having a top toe support stem and a lower heel support stem.
US09125483B1	Brush having removable bristles A brush operable to remove hair clippings from the face and neck of a user wherein the brush includes a releasably secured bristle portion so as to facilitate a one-time use thereof so as to comply with health regulations. The brush includes a handle portion that is substantially hollow having a first end and a second end. A bristle portion is provided that includes an annular base having a shank extending outward therefrom opposite the bristles. Disposed within the handle is a connection assembly that facilitates the releasable securing of the bristle portion to the handle.
US09125476B2	Clip assembly and electronic device including the same A clip assembly includes a seat having a surrounding wall with a receiving hole, and a locking mechanism proximate to the surrounding wall and including a pair of movable levers. Each movable lever has an engaging portion movably inserted into the receiving hole, and a driven portion. A drive unit has a button that is moved to a pressed position, where the driven portions are pushed to move away from each other and out of the receiving hole. A clip mechanism includes a connection body received in the receiving hole and having two connecting holes to respectively engage the engaging portions. The engaging portions are disengageable from the connecting holes by pressing the button.
US09125475B2	Electronic device holder An apparatus for holding electronic devices within view of a user without having to utilize the user's hands. The apparatus comprises a wearable base that extends around a user's torso and/or neck. A stand that comprises a frame, device holder and attachment member that is releasably attached into the base. The stand is capable of maneuvering the device through all range of motion to assist user in the viewing of the device without hands.
US09125472B2	Cosmetic powder container A cosmetic powder container includes a container for receiving cosmetic powders, a makeup tool for applying the cosmetic powders out of the container, and a soft press disc for moving the cosmetic powders in the container to the makeup tool. The container includes a top end having a first opening. The container further includes a bottom end having a through-hole. The soft press disc is coupled to the bottom end of the container and seals the through-hole. The makeup tool is mounted to the top end of the container. In use, a user can directly press the soft press disc to push the cosmetic powders to eject out of the container and adhere to the makeup tool mounted to the top end of the container instead of touching or grabbing the cosmetic powders. The whole procedure is very convenient and sanitary.
US09125470B2	Device for applying a cosmetic product with a rotary applicator A device for applying a cosmetic product comprising a reserve (3) of cosmetic product; a support and distribution member (5) connected to the reserve, the support and distribution member having a cosmetic product distribution opening (7) communicating with the reserve; a rotary applicator member (11) having a hub (13) rotatably mounted on the support and distribution member around a longitudinal axis (X), and a porous applicator (15) arranged around the hub. The hub comprises at least one inner channel (67) for distributing the cosmetic product communicating with the distribution opening, the inner channel having at least one outlet opening (77, 79) emerging on an outer surface (73) of the hub covered by the porous applicator, the porous applicator having a first total longitudinal length, the outer surface of the hub having a second total longitudinal length greater than 75% of the first total longitudinal length.
US09125468B2	Device for the application of fibers to human keratinous fibers The present invention relates to an element (20) for the application of fibers (F) on human keratinous fibers, comprising fibers (F) held together in a predefined way by a liquefiable adhesive in the solid form, the liquefying of the adhesive on application making it possible for at least a portion of the fibers to separate from the element.
US09125465B2	Wallet A wallet is disclosed for holding a plurality of articles such as credit cards, currency, identification cards, and licenses. A housing of the wallet is formed of a semi-rigid material having at least a container portion and a base portion. The container portion and the base portion are selectively slidably connectable to form a void space sized and configured to hold the plurality of articles. The housing includes an opening or a slot configured to slidably remove single articles from within the housing. A retention spring is preferably disposed within the housing and configured to secure a plurality of articles to an internal surface.
US09125457B2	Fastening system, in particular as a button or closure substitute A fastening system, in particular as a button or fastener substitute, has at least two active partners (6, 8). Each active partner (6, 8) has at least two different types of hook-and-loop fastener elements that are detachably connected to corresponding, complementary hook-and-loop fastener elements of the other active partner (6, 8).
US09125455B2	Guides for lacing systems Lacing systems are disclosed for use with footwear or other articles. The lacing system can comprises flexible webbing lace guides. In some embodiments, a lace guide can include a first lace guide element and a second lace guide element. The lace can pass through the first and second lace guides consecutively on the first side of the article before crossing to the opposing side of the article. The first and second lace guide elements can be angled towards each other to reduce the occurrence of sharp turns in the lace path through the lace guide elements. In some embodiments, the lace guide can have a central portion that is less flexible than the end portions so as to reduce the occurrence of sharp turns in the lace path through the lace guide when tension is applied to the lace.
US09125446B2	Helmet with a chin strap buckle system A helmet including a protective head covering and a chin strap. The helmet includes an anchor protruding from the protective head covering and including an enlarged anchor head. The helmet includes a buckle coupled to the chin strap, and selectably coupleable to the anchor. The buckle includes a housing including a pair of strap slits. The buckle includes a cavity disposed in the housing and sized to contain the enlarged anchor head. The buckle includes a retaining slot having a retaining region sized to securely couple to the enlarged anchor head. The helmet includes a securement member disposed about the retaining slot. The helmet includes a second anchor and a second buckle; wherein the second anchor and the second buckle minor the anchor and the buckle disposed on the second side region of the protective head covering.
US09125442B2	Sensory motor stimulation garment and method A garment for stimulation of a wearer's sensory motor system. The garment includes a main body portion that includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion and at least one sensory motor stimulation member associated with the main body portion. The garment is configured to be worn over at least a portion of the wearer's torso and is form-fitting when worn by the wearer. The at least one sensory motor stimulation member contacts the wearer's skin when the garment is worn. The garment is fabricated from an elastomeric material that causes the at least one sensory motor stimulation member to stimulate the cutaneous nerve receptors in the wearer's skin contacted by the at least one sensory motor stimulation member.
US09125429B2	High-potency sweetener composition with fatty acid and compositions sweetened therewith The present invention relates generally to functional sweetener compositions comprising non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic, high-potency sweeteners and methods for making and using them. In particular, the present invention relates to different functional sweetener compositions comprising at least one non-caloric or low-caloric natural and/or synthetic, high-potency sweetener, at least one sweet taste improving composition, and at least one functional ingredient, such as fatty acids. The present invention also relates to functional sweetener compositions and methods that can improve the tastes of non-caloric or low-caloric high-potency sweeteners by imparting a more sugar-like taste or characteristic. In particular, the functional sweetener compositions and methods provide a more sugar-like temporal profile, including sweetness onset and sweetness linger, and/or a more sugar-like flavor profile.
US09125427B2	Method for sanitizing fresh produce A method for sanitizing produce, by: treating the produce with a chlorine dioxide solution for a period of time sufficient to sanitize the produce; treating the produce with a solution containing chlorine for a period of time sufficient to further sanitize the produce; and treating the produce with a solution containing peroxyacetic acid for a period of time sufficient to further sanitize the produce, where treating with the chlorine dioxide solution, the solution containing chlorine, and the solution containing peroxyacetic acid yields at least an additional 1 log unit reduction in microbial load, as compared to produce treated with a single solution selected from the chlorine dioxide solution, the solution containing chlorine, and the solution containing peroxyacetic acid.
US09125413B1	Nematicide composition comprising CED-4 peptide The present invention relates to nematicides, which are compositions that kill nematodes when placed in physical contact with nematodes. Nematodes do not decompose organic matter, but, instead, are parasitic and free-living organisms that feed on living material. M. incognita is a root knot nematode that has the ability to cause infection in more than 2,000 species of plants. Specifically, the present invention relates to CED-4 peptides that effectively kill nematodes. These CED-4 peptides are segments of the CED-4 protein. This invention is directed to a nematicide composition comprising an effective amount of a CED-4 peptide consisting of no more than 50 amino acids. In one aspect of the invention, the nematicide composition consists of no more than 30 amino acids. In another aspect of the invention, the nematicide consists of no more than 20 amino acids.
US09125406B2	Methods and compositions for control of cabbage looper, trichoplusia ni The invention provides in part dialkoxybenzene compounds for controlling infestation by a Trichoplusia ni, and methods thereof. The compounds include a compound of Formula I: where R1 may be methyl, ethyl, propyl, n-butyl, isopentyl (3-methylbutyl) or allyl; R2 may be at positions 2, 3 or 4 and may be H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, n-butyl, isopentyl (3-methylbutyl) or allyl; and R3 may be optionally present at positions 2, 3 and 4, and is allyl; except that when R2 is at position 2, R3 if present is at position 3, and when R2 is at position 3, R3 if present is at positions 2 or 4, and when R2 is at position 4, R3 if present is at position 2, and when R2 is at position 4 and R3, if present, has reacted with an OH group at position 1 in a Markovnikov sense, then R3 becomes R4, a dihydrofuran.
US09125405B2	Contact lens solution with a tertiary amine oxide An aqueous contact lens solution comprising less than 100 ppm of a tertiary amine oxide of general formula wherein R1 is a C8-C18alkyl, and R2 and R3 are independently selected from a C1-C4alkyl or C1-C4hydroxyalkyl, and an antimicrobial component selected from the group consisting of biguanides, polymeric biguanides, quaternium ammonium compounds, hydrogen peroxide or a stabilized form of peroxide and any one mixture thereof. The solution has no anionic surfactant or less than 30 ppm of anionic surfactant. The invention is also directed to the use of the solution to clean and disinfect contact lenses, and in particular, soft, silicone, hydrogel contact lenses.
US09125402B2	Chemically stable dispersions of prothioconazole and processes for preparing them Chemically stable aqueous dispersions of prothioconazole and processes for preparing them are provided. The dispersions comprise prothioconazole present in an aqueous medium, and a sulfur-containing compound present in an amount effective to render the dispersion chemically stable.
US09125400B2	Aryloxyphenoxypropionic acid herbicide emulsifiable concentrates with non-petroleum derived built-in adjuvant Herbicide emulsifiable concentrates containing an aryloxyphenoxypropionic acid herbicide and a non-petroleum derived built-in adjuvant such as a plant-derived methylated seed oil or a vegetable oil concentrate are useful for controlling undesirable vegetations, and exhibit improved herbicidal efficacy on weeds, particularly in an aquatic environment such as in flooded rice paddy or field.
US09125398B2	Method of employing enhanced penetration of wood preservatives to protect wood and a related solution A method of protecting wood through enhanced penetration of wood preservatives includes providing a solution including (a) at least one amine oxide, (b) at least one organic wood preservative and (c) a non-borate buffering based agent. The solution has a pH of 5 to 12.4 and preferably about 7 to 10. The solution is applied to the surface of the wood after which, with or without intervening storage, the materials are activated to effect enhanced penetration of the organic wood preservative into the wood. One may effect application at a solution temperature of about 30° C. to 75° C. and preferably about 50° C. to 60° C. to effect activation at a higher temperature and high relative humidity. In a preferred practice, the wood may be heated before and/or after application of the solution. The solution is also disclosed as a product.
US09125388B2	Biological control The invention relates to a non-human multicellular organism carrying a dominant lethal genetic system, the lethal effect of which is conditional, wherein the lethal effect of the lethal system occurs in the natural environment of the organism.
US09125381B2	Radial-shape wireless dog fence system and method with temperature compensated crystal oscillator for reduced clock speed variation between base unit and collar A radial-shaped wireless fence system is provided that contains one or more dogs in a user-defined area without the need for a physical fence or underground wire. The system includes a base unit and at least one collar, and is easy to set up and use. Each of the base unit and the one collar include a temperature compensated crystal oscillator for reducing clock speed variation between the base and collar units, preferably to +/−5 ppm, to effectively eliminate communication errors between the base and collar units.
US09125379B1	Portable branding iron The present invention features a portable branding iron system. The system includes a handle with a handle connector, a built-in rechargeable battery, a heating coil, and a controller. A backing plate is removably connected to the handle via a threaded rod. A patterned metal, such as raised letters or logo, and an optional rotatory numbers are removably disposed on the backing plate. A power switch is disposed on the handle to turn ON or OFF the branding iron. A heat sensor is disposed on the handle connector and sends the temperature signal to the controller to power on one of a plurality of a temperature indicator LEDs.
US09125372B1	Non-dehiscent sesame IND variety Sesaco 39 Non-dehiscent sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) (IND) designated Sesaco 39 (S39) is herein disclosed. Its degree of shatter resistance, or seed retention, makes S39 suitable for mechanized harvesting and for selection for sesame crop growth in many geographical locations. S39 is very well suited for South Texas.
US09125354B2	Squash hybrid LEBEHH9044 and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of squash hybrid LEBEHH9044 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of squash hybrid LEBEHH9044 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a squash plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another squash plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09125353B2	Parthenocarpic genetic elements derived from S. habrochaites The present invention relates to a method of producing a parthenocarpic, and optionally male sterile, tomato plant comprising introgressing into said plant a genetic region from Chromosome 4, 5 and/or 12 of S. habrochaites LYC4/78, a representative sample of seed of which was deposited on 13 Nov. 2007 with the NCIMB under Accession number 41517, wherein the genetic region from Chromosome 4 of S. habrochaites LYC4/78 includes at least one marker selected from Marker CD59, RFLP Marker CT229, and COS Marker T1068, and wherein the genetic region from Chromosome 5 of S. habrochaites LYC4/78 includes at least one marker selected from COS Marker T1181, RFLP Marker TG441 and/or RFLP Marker CD31(A).
US09125349B2	Self-watering, mobile, container gardening system A self-contained container gardening system that utilizes a continuous tubular structure raised on stringer supports that provide a spiral configuration. Ports within the tubular sections allow for planting along the length of the tubular structure. A porous hose within the system provides water and other nutrients, while port covers inhibit rain, insects, pests, disease, and other undesirables from gaining access to the soil and plant roots. A reservoir tank attached to the system allows water to be stored and released as needed and gravity-fed into the porous hose. The entire system can be wheeled to any desired location without concern for water or electrical access. A protective cover supported by one or more uprights can provide additional protection to plants.
US09125337B2	Agricultural machine movable between a lateral transport position and an operative position An agricultural machine for lateral displacement including has a fastening device configured to be fastened to a pulling vehicle, a frame, an implement to be fastened to the frame, a hingeable drawbar, and an actuator provided between the frame and the drawbar, in order to move The actuator moves the frame between at least a transport position behind the fastening device and an operative position laterally of the fastening device, wherein. A telescopic drive shaft is situated between the fastening device and the implement, wherein a first shaft end of the shaft is connected to the fastening device and a second shaft end of the shaft is connected to the implement. The agricultural machine further has a steering device which is configured to direct the first shaft part of the telescopic drive shaft substantially to the second shaft end of the telescopic drive shaft.
US09131634B2	Radio frequency package on package circuit A radio frequency package on package (PoP) circuit is described. The radio frequency package on package (PoP) circuit includes a first radio frequency package. The first radio frequency package includes radio frequency components. The radio frequency package on package (PoP) circuit also includes a second radio frequency package. The second radio frequency package includes radio frequency components. The first radio frequency package and the second radio frequency package are in a vertical configuration. The radio frequency components on the first radio frequency package are designed to reduce the effects of ground inductance.
US09131629B2	Cooling apparatus for a motor vehicle having a drive which comprises two motors A cooling apparatus for a motor vehicle having a drive which comprises two motors, of which one is an internal combustion engine and the other is an electric motor (3) which is connected to an inverter (2), which is connected to an electrical energy source (1), via electrical cables (4, 5). For the purpose of cooling the energy source (1) and the inverter (2), the latter are each equipped with at least one cooling element, which directly surrounds the energy source or inverter, for conducting a fluid coolant. The electrical cables (4, 5) are combined with at least two pipes which at one end are connected to the cooling elements of the energy source (1) and inverter (2) and at the other end are connected to a heat exchanger (7) in order to form a coolant circuit.
US09131624B1	Rack-mountable IT device An IT chassis, configured to house IT componentry, includes a forward portion having a forward portion width and a rearward portion having a rearward portion width that is narrower than the forward portion width. A first side of the rearward portion is configured to engage a first slide assembly having a first slide width. A second side of the rearward portion is configured to engage a second slide assembly having a second slide width. The sum of the rearward portion width, the first slide width and the second slide width is substantially equal to the forward portion width.
US09131618B2	Modular equipment rack system for data center Various technologies described herein pertain to racking equipment in a data center. A modular equipment rack system can include an upper track, a lower track, a vertical support, a power and network distribution unit, and a tray. The upper track and the lower track can respectively include incrementally spaced mounting locations at which the vertical support and the power and network distribution unit can be attachable. The tray can be attachable to the vertical support and the power and network distribution unit when the vertical support is attached to the upper track at a first upper mounting location and attached to the lower track at a corresponding first lower mounting location, and the power and network distribution unit is attached to the upper track at a second upper mounting location and attached to the lower track at a corresponding second lower mounting location.
US09131614B2	Method of manufacturing an embedded wiring board A method for manufacturing an embedded wiring board is provided. An activating insulation layer is formed. The activating insulation layer includes a plurality of catalyst particles, and covers a first wiring layer. An intaglio pattern and at least one blind via partially exposing the first wiring layer are formed on the activating insulation layer, in which some of the catalyst particles are activated and exposed in the intaglio pattern and the blind via. The activating insulation layer is dipped in a first chemical plating solution, and a solid conductive pillar is formed in the blind via through electroless plating. The activating insulation layer is dipped in a second chemical plating solution after the solid conductive pillar is formed, and a second wiring layer is formed in the intaglio pattern through the electroless plating. Components of the first chemical plating solution and the second chemical plating solution are different.
US09131612B2	Automotive alternator rectifying apparatus An automotive alternator rectifying apparatus includes a circuit board that connects a positive-side rectifying element mounted to the positive-side heatsink and a negative-side rectifying element mounted to the negative-side heatsink to configure a bridge circuit. The circuit board includes a tubular lead guiding portion that includes a lead insertion aperture; and a terminal that is disposed so as to extend outward in an aperture direction of the lead insertion aperture from an exit edge portion of the lead insertion aperture, and to which is connected a lead that is subject to connection that is inserted through an entrance of the lead insertion aperture and that extends outward from an exit, and the lead insertion aperture is formed such that cross-sectional area thereof becomes gradually smaller from the entrance toward the exit.
US09131611B2	Wire and semiconductor device A wire of an embodiment includes: a substrate; a metal film provided on the substrate; a metal part provided on the metal film; and graphene wires formed on the metal part, wherein the graphene wire is electrically connected to the metal film, and the metal film and the metal part are formed using different metals or alloys from each other.
US09131609B2	Waterproof structure for electronic device A waterproof structure for an electronic device (60) includes: a case (130) which is disposed in a location in a vehicle (10) distant from a receiving antenna (61), which houses a processing unit (69) that processes location information, and which has a wiring hole (171) through which a wire (62) passes; a cylindrical part (172) which extends in the axial direction of the wire from the case in such a manner as to surround the wiring hole; a seal member (167) which is housed in a compressed state in the cylindrical part, and surrounds the wire; and a cap (160) which is attached to the case in an attachable/detachable manner, has a hole (168) through which the wire passes, and prevents the seal member from moving.
US09131604B1	Intertwined pair of conductive paths arranged in a dielectric stack and having at least three metal layers A communications path may be formed from intertwined conductive paths. The intertwined conductive paths may be formed from one or more layers of conductive material in the dielectric stack of an integrated circuit. The dielectric stack may include metal layers, via layers, and a pad layer. The conductive paths may be formed from patterned conductive structures in the metal and pad layers. Vias in the via layers may be used to connect metal structures from multiple dielectric stack layers. The communications path may have segments in which the conductive paths run parallel to each other and may have cross-over regions in which the conductive paths cross one another without electrically connecting so that the paths twist about each other along their lengths. The communications path may be used to form a differential transmission line pair that distributes signals such as two-phase clock signals.
US09131602B2	Printed circuit board for mobile platforms The invention provides a printed circuit board for mobile platforms. An exemplary embodiment of the printed circuit board for mobile platforms includes a core substrate having a first side. A ground plane covers the first side. A first insulating layer covers the ground plane. A plurality of first signal traces and a plurality of first ground traces are alternatively arranged on the first insulating layer. A second insulating layer connects to the first insulating layer. A plurality of second signal traces separated from each other is disposed on the second insulating layer, wherein the second signal traces are disposed directly on spaces between the first signal traces and the first ground traces adjacent thereto.
US09131586B2	Method and apparatus for measuring injection energy of organic light emitting diode display A method is used for measuring injection energy associated with an organic light emitting diode display device. The method includes disposing the display panel inside a chamber and controlling temperature inside the chamber. The method further includes determining a plurality of electric current values corresponding to a plurality of temperature values for each voltage value of plurality of voltage values, the plurality of voltage values being associated with voltages provided to the organic light emitting member. The method further includes calculating a plurality of injection energy values using the plurality of electric current values and the plurality of temperature values.
US09131583B2	LED backlight drive circuit The present invention provides an LED backlight drive circuit, which includes a first power supply module, an electrical inductor, a rectifier diode, a MOS transistor, an electrolytic capacitor, an LED light string, a voltage division module, a voltage comparator, a second power supply module, and an LED constant-current drive chip. The LED backlight drive circuit is arranged to include a voltage comparator in an external circuit of the LED constant-current drive chip to detect output voltage of the drive circuit so that high voltage, the voltage comparator is caused to supply a low voltage level to forcibly pull down a PWM dimming signal or an ENA enabling signal of the LED constant-current drive chip to achieve an over-voltage protection function and also enable removal of over-voltage protection module from a conventional LED constant-current drive chip.
US09131582B2	High efficiency LED driving circuit and driving method In one embodiment, an LED driving circuit can include: (i) a sense circuit configured to sense an inductor voltage, and to generate a sense voltage signal; (ii) a protection control circuit configured to activate a first protection control signal in response to a comparison of the sense voltage signal against a first reference voltage to indicate an LED device is in a first load state; (iii) the protection control circuit being configured to activate a second protection control signal in response to a comparison of the sense voltage signal against a second reference voltage to indicate the LED device is in a second load state; and (iv) a PWM control circuit configured to control a power switch according to the first protection control signal or the second protection control signal, based on the load state of the LED device.
US09131581B1	Solid-state lighting control with dimmability and color temperature tunability A dimming and CCT tuning system comprises a controller and multiple LED-based lighting devices. Each lighting device comprises a control circuit, at least two LED driving circuits, and at least two types of LED-based light sources. When the controller receives the dimming and CCT tuning signals from its inputs, it generates a modulated dimming and CCT tuning signal portion in the AC voltage delivered to the multiple lighting devices. Afterwards, a regular AC power is delivered. In receiving, each lighting device demodulates such signal portion and generates at least two control signals to the at least two LED driving circuits which then individually power the at least two types of LED-based light sources to emit desired light levels and CCTs. The system eliminates extra wires required in 0-10 V dimming control and maintains an undistorted AC waveform in most of operating time, not like a TRIAC dimming.
US09131579B2	Driving apparatus for LED chips of different specifications A driving apparatus for LED chips includes: a driving unit, a voltage measuring unit, and a feedback control module. The driving unit provides a driving voltage and a driving current to a LED chip; the voltage measuring unit measures the driving voltage; the feedback control module is built-in with a default power; According to the driving voltage measured by the voltage measuring unit and the default power, the feedback control module controls the driving unit to maintain the driving current at a working current, wherein the working current matches the rated current of the LED chip. Whereby, the driving apparatus could drive LED chips of different specifications.
US09131573B2	Tunable LED lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light A tunable LED lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light having a housing, a power circuit, a driver circuit disposed within the housing and electrically coupled with the power circuit, and a plurality of LED dies electrically coupled to and driven by the driver circuit. The driver circuit may drive the plurality of LED dies to emit a pre-sleep light having a first spectral power distribution and a general illuminating light having a second spectral power distribution. The pre-sleep light may be configured to affect a second biological effect in an observer. The LED lamp may be configured to fit in a troffer fixture. The LED lamp may also be a troffer fixture.
US09131570B2	Lighting device and luminaire A lighting device includes a switching regulator having an inductor and a switching device, and a controller. The controller includes a peak current detector that outputs a peak detection signal when detecting that a current flowing through the switching device reaches a threshold, a zero-cross detector that outputs a zero-cross detection signal when a current discharged from the inductor reaches a predetermined lower limit value or less, a synchronization signal controller that outputs a periodic synchronization signal, and a switching controller. The switching controller turns on the switching device in synchronization with a start of an on-period of the synchronization signal and the zero-cross detection signal, and turns off the switching device in synchronization with the peak detection signal. The peak current detector reduces the threshold when an on-period of the synchronization signal finishes, and increases the threshold to an original value when an on-period of the synchronization signal starts.
US09131567B2	Temperature foldback circuit for LED load control by constant current source An apparatus includes an input node, a light-emitting diode (LED) string to receive a current from the input node, a voltage divider to output a control voltage, and a switch to receive the control voltage. The switch coupled to the LED string controls the current through the LED string according to the control voltage.
US09131564B2	Lighting device and illumination apparatus using same A light emitting element lighting device includes: a rectifying unit which rectifies an AC voltage; a smoothing unit which smoothes a ripple voltage from the rectifying unit; a power supply unit having a switching element; and a control unit which controls on/off of the switching element. Further, the smoothing unit servers as a partial smoothing circuit for partially smoothing a low voltage period of the ripple voltage outputted from the rectifying unit. The power supply unit supplies a lighting power to a light source unit including one or more light emitting elements. The control unit controls a switching frequency of the switching element to decrease as the output voltage of the smoothing unit decreases.
US09131558B2	Direct LED lighting system and method A direct lighting system and method is provided that includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) secured within a light fixture. The lighting system further includes a diffusive transmissive element adapted to transmit light from the LEDs therethrough and provide diffused light to an area requiring illumination.
US09131551B2	Coordinated visual presentation using audience display devices There is provided a system and method for a coordinated visual presentation using audience display devices. The method comprises determining a plurality of variables, wherein each of the plurality of variables include at least one process for execution by a first audience display device, determining a macro command including at least one of the plurality of variables, and transmitting the macro command for storage by the first audience display device. The method may further comprise transmitting a first trigger signal, wherein the first trigger signal includes a countdown timer for the initiating the macro command, and transmitting a second trigger signal, wherein the second trigger signal includes a second countdown timer for initiating the macro command, and wherein the second countdown timer includes the first countdown timer modified to account for a time difference between the receiving the first trigger signal and the receiving the second trigger signal.
US09131550B2	Lighting device having status indication by modulated light It is presented a lighting device (2) arranged to embed light quality data in light emanating from the lighting device. The light quality data pertains to a status of the lighting device (2), e.g. with respect to its end of operational life. The light may be detected by a monitoring device (3) external to the lighting device (2). The monitoring device (3) can then help to determine the status of the lighting device (2), whereby maintenance operations of the lighting device (2) may be carried out.Maintenance personnel may thus replace lighting devices and/or light sources in need of maintenance as indicated by the status of each lighting device, before any lighting device in the system has reached an end of operational life.
US09131535B2	Electric heating catalyst An object of the present invention is to suppress the decrease in the insulation resistance between an electrode and a case resulting from condensed water in an electric heating catalyst (EHC). The EHC includes a heat generating element which generates heat by applying electricity and which heats a catalyst, a case which accommodates the heat generating element, and an insulating member which is provided between the heat generating element and the case, and which provides insulation from electricity. An electrode chamber, which is a space formed around an electrode connected to the heat generating element, is occluded by an occluding member, which has an airtightness higher than those of the heat generating element and the insulating member, in the case of the EHC.
US09131532B2	Information system with detachable information module A unitary handheld portable module includes a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data. A base module is configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and includes a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information. The portable and base modules are configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable module is removably mounted on the base module and covers the base module's display, and the modules communicate with each other for the portable module's display to display information relating to operation of the base module.
US09131530B2	Traversal of wireless profiles Wireless devices capable of supporting multiple wireless configuration profiles are presented. A wireless device determines an environmental context, which is used to select a profile traversal method. A profile selection module configures itself to traverse available profiles according the traversals method to identify an acceptable profile. Once identified, the wireless device's communication port is configured to operate according to the profile.
US09131527B2	Wireless systems having multiple electronic devices and employing simplified fabrication and matching, and associated methods A means and method to connect multiple IC chips to a single apparatus where the IC chips may function as a passive system or network in space. The collection of antennae and coupled near field devices form a pool of energy in which multiple devices may be introduced so as to provide a pool of energy and/or to function as a network or networks of devices including IC chips.
US09131522B2	Time-frequency scheduling to improve multi-radio coexistence A user equipment (UE) uses information regarding dynamic resource allocation in a mobile wireless service (MWS) radio access technology (RAT) to improve MWS and wireless connectivity network (WCN) RAT coexistence. The UE may receive an indication of time and frequency resources of future activity of the MWS RAT. The UE may schedule communications of the WCN RAT based at least in part on the indication of the time and frequency resources of the future activity.
US09131520B1	Packet exchange arbitration for coexisting radios The present specification describes techniques for packet exchange arbitration. In some embodiments, a request is maintained to an arbiter at least until a packet exchange has been communicated and/or at least until a time-sensitive packet is communicated. In some other embodiments, a grant of a request is delayed at least until the communication of an isochronous packet.
US09131509B2	Mechanism for group polling without precise timing In a wireless communication network, to reduce the polling overhead it is proposed to poll several stations using the same polling frame. In order to be able to poll more than one station in the same frame, an access point can make use of the locations of stations relative to the access point. The location of each station relative to the access point will cause a different propagation delay for radio communications between the station and the access point. Based on the propagation delays, two or more stations may be grouped together for subsequent transmissions to the access point.
US09131503B2	Mobile station, base station, transmission method and communication control method A mobile station includes, where the mobile station supports a first frequency band and a second frequency band, an information element generating unit configured to generate an information element indicating at least one of whether a receiver sensitivity is degraded in the second frequency band, whether a certificate has been obtained for communications in the second frequency band, and whether transmission and reception bands of the mobile station correspond to a portion of a bandwidth of the second frequency band, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the generated information element.
US09131498B2	System and method for adaptive transmission time interval (TTI) structure Methods and devices are provided for communicating data in a wireless channel. In one example, a method includes adapting the transmission time interval (TTI) length of transport container for transmitting data in accordance with a criteria. The criteria may include (but is not limited to) a latency requirement of the data, a buffer size associated with the data, a mobility characteristic of a device that will receive the data. The TTI lengths may be manipulated for a variety of reasons, such as for reducing overhead, satisfy quality of service (QoS) requirements, maximize network throughput, etc. In some embodiments, TTIs having different TTI lengths may be carried in a common radio frame. In other embodiments, the wireless channel may partitioned into multiple bands each of which carrying (exclusively or otherwise) TTIs having a certain TTI length.
US09131477B2	Method and apparatus for radio resource control procedures A system and method for addressing RLC unrecoverable errors experienced by User Equipment (UE) in a wireless network help the network to resolve the errors without shifting the UE into an Idle mode and dropping voice calls. A measurement event provides the buffer occupancy and identifies the affected radio bearer to the network. If the state of the bearer is not changed, the UE provides a Signaling Connection Release Indication message or a Radio Bearer Release Indication message to the network, the latter message identifying the radio bearer to be released without taking down the entire signaling connection for the domain.
US09131475B2	Fast acquisition in multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) devices A method and apparatus configured to perform fast acquisition in multi-subscription multi-active devices are described. The apparatus may establish a first traffic call associated with a first subscription using a first radio frequency chain and a second traffic call associated with a second subscription using a second radio frequency chain. A subscription corresponding to a third subscription may enter an out-of-service mode when the first and second traffic calls are established. A first network may be acquired for the first subscription using the first RF chain after the first traffic call is terminated. The third subscription may be transitioned from out-of-service mode to idle mode using acquisition information inherited from the subscription corresponding to the first SIM after the first network is acquired. The third subscription and the first network may be associated with a same radio access technology and a same network operator.
US09131473B2	Method, device, and communication system for establishing connection with network management system The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies and discloses a method, a device, and a communication system for establishing a connection with a network management system. The method includes: obtaining, by a relay node, a first IP address of the relay node; obtaining, by the relay node, an IP address of a security gateway by using the first IP address of the relay node; establishing, by the relay node, an IP security tunnel with the security gateway according to the IP address of the security gateway; obtaining, by the relay node, a second IP address of the relay node and an IP address of the network management system through the IP security tunnel; and establishing, by the relay node, a connection with the network management system by using the second IP address of the relay node and the IP address of the network management system.
US09131472B2	Systems and methods to provision quality of service sensitive devices in wireless local area networks System and method embodiments are provided for provisioning a quality of cellular user experience (QoE) or quality of service (QoS) specified device in a wireless local area network (LAN). The embodiments enable a QoE or QoS specified by a service agreement for a device to be maintained during periods when the device is transmitting data to and receiving data from the wireless LAN (e.g., a WiFi hotspot). In an embodiment, a method includes determining that at least one QoS-sensitive device is communicating with a wireless LAN access point (AP), reserving a contention free period (CFP) in a superframe for the at least one QoS-sensitive device to communicate with the AP, and allocating a contention period (CP) in the superframe for non-QoS-sensitive devices to communicate with the AP, wherein the non-QoS-sensitive devices are prohibited from transmitting during the CFP.
US09131470B2	Resource allocation in a coexistence system One embodiment disclosed in the present description relates to a coexistence manager which can adaptively select channels in a coexistence environment between disparate systems with channel use constraints that inherently exist with use of TVWS. Accordingly, the embodiment disclosed in the present description provides a resource allocation method for a manager device, comprising the steps of: receiving a channel allocation request from a first network or device; determining a second network or device for switching channels based on the benefits of each channel or device, if a channel cannot be assigned to the first network or device; switching the channel used by the second network or device to another channel and raising its priority; and assigning the channel used by the second network or device to the first network or device.
US09131464B2	Control arrangement and method for communicating paging messages in a wireless communication system Systems and methods for utilizing paging group IDs and paging indicators are disclosed for PDCCH and PDSCH transmissions to mobile terminals in a mobile communication system. By use of the paging group IDs and paging indicators, various groups of mobile terminals, including subsets of those groups can be paged with reduced decoding requirements. Nesting of the grouping is exploited and packing of the PDCCH frame to accomplish efficient use is described.
US09131458B2	Method of controlling base station transmitting power during soft handoff The method is for sending power control commands in a CDMA cellular radio system from a mobile station to a plurality of base stations with which the mobile station is in soft handoff. The mobile station receiving a signal from each of said base stations determines a power control command based upon the received signals. Such power control command is sent during a plurality of power control groups.
US09131453B2	Uplink power control for wireless communication Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide closed loop and open loop power control techniques for each antenna of the user equipment (UE). The access point may measure the received signals from each antenna of the user equipment, calculate a power adjustment parameter for each antenna of the UE, and transmit the parameters to the UE. The UE may use the adjustment parameters to determine the transmit power value for each antenna. In addition, the UE may measure the path loss for each antenna and update the transmit power per antenna based on the path loss and other parameters.
US09131452B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting transmission power in a two-way device based on battery impedance A method and apparatus for adjusting transmission power in a portable two-way radio device allows the device to determine an expected battery voltage drop for a subsequent transmit event, based on present transmit power settings and battery impedance, and change the power setting for the subsequent transmit event if the battery voltage is likely to drop below a shutdown threshold at the present power setting or if the expected battery voltage drop will cause the battery voltage to be substantially above the shutdown voltage level and the present power setting is below an optimal level.
US09131450B2	Method for controlling uplink transmission power for transmitting a plurality of codewords in a wireless communication system that supports a plurality of antennas, and apparatus for performing the method Disclosed are a method for controlling uplink transmission power for transmitting a plurality of codewords in a wireless communication system that supports a plurality of antennas, and a terminal apparatus for the method. The terminal apparatus for controlling uplink transmission power for transmitting a plurality of codewords in a wireless communication system that supports a plurality of antennas comprises a receiver for receiving, from a base station, a first transmission power control parameter including a first transmission power control indication value related to the uplink transmission power control; and a processor for determining uplink transmission power for transmitting said plurality of codewords based on the amount of information for each unit resource for each code word, if said first transmission power control indication value is not zero, wherein said first transmission power control indication value may be a value corresponding to each codeword.
US09131441B2	Apparatus and method for performing better PLMN search during connected mode DRX Disclosed are methods and apparatus for performing a better PLMN (BPLMN) search during connected mode DRX. In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) detects a trigger to begin a BPLMN search while in connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX); determines whether it is configured for a manual BPLMN search; determine whether the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required to perform the manual BPLMN search; and when determined that the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required for the BPLMN search, performs the manual BPLMN search while in the CDRX.
US09131440B2	Independent power consumption management in a MIMO transceiver and method for use therewith An integrated circuit (IC) includes a multi-input multi-output transceiver system that includes a plurality of RF transceivers. Each RF transceiver includes an RF transmitter that transmits a transmit signal at a selected transmit power, based on a transmit power control signal and a corresponding RF receiver for receiving a corresponding one of a plurality of received signals from an external device and for generating a signal strength indication corresponding to each of the plurality of received signals. A processing module generates the transmit power control signal for each RF transmitter based on the signal strength indication of the corresponding RF receiver, and that generates a power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of each RF transmitter in accordance with the selected transmit power for each RF transmitter.
US09131434B2	Using a cell as a pathloss or timing reference Information is communicated indicating whether a cell on a first carrier of a first type is to be used as a reference cell, wherein the reference cell is at least one selected from among a pathloss reference cell and a timing reference cell, and wherein the first carrier of the first type is part of a carrier aggregation that further includes at least a second carrier of a second, different type.
US09131427B2	Closed subscriber group information processing method, access control method, system, and device A Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) information processing method, an access control method, and the corresponding system and devices are disclosed herein. The CSG information processing method includes: obtaining modified CSG information of User Equipment (UE); and sending a message that carries the CSG information to the UE. The method and the corresponding system and devices enable the UE to know the change of the stored CSG information. The access control method includes: obtaining modified CSG information; and detaching a UE from an accessed CSG area when discovering that the UE is not allowed to access the accessed CSG area any longer according to the modified CSG information. The access control method and the corresponding system and devices implement access control under a CSG mechanism.
US09131425B2	Method and apparatus for PCC enhancement for flow based mobility Systems and methods are described that facilitate multiple registrations and flow based mobility in a wireless communication network. A flow routing component can be included in a mobile device, home agent/p-gateway, or a policy and charging rules function server that determines the manner in which to route one or more IP flows through a set of network access entry points. The flow routing component can determine the routing based on a set of policies and/or network data, such as quality of service requirements, bandwidth requirements, network congestion, currently active IP flows, and so forth.
US09131422B2	Techniques for establishing a communication handoff threshold using user feedback Examples are disclosed for user feedback to enable a handoff profile for a dual-mode hybrid mobile device. In some examples communication link handoff logic may be executed by the processor component to receive user feedback during a test voice call mediated with a call server, the user feedback pertaining to one or more Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication link parameters for the communication link between the hybrid mobile device and the call server. The communication link parameters are correlated with a call quality threshold based on the user feedback and a handoff profile is established for the hybrid mobile device based on the call quality thresholds, the handoff profile operative to establish criteria for switching the VoIP communication link to a communication link over a different network.
US09131421B2	Methods and apparatus for handover management Systems and techniques for handover management between adjacent cells. A base station, such as a macro base station serving a macro cell identifies a user device as a candidate for handover based on specified criteria and communicates a handover request to a femto base station. The femto base station evaluates specified conditions, such as energy efficiency, for the cell it is serving and allows the handover only if the handover would improve the conditions.
US09131417B2	Method and apparatus for cell selection and handover in LTE-advanced heterogeneous networks Example implementations are directed to systems and methods based on physical broadcast channel (PBCH) muting are utilized to avoid frequent cell selection/reselection and handover in a LTE-advanced heterogeneous network. In the example implementations, a pico eNB that is fully covered by a macro eNB or other pico eNBs transmits blank PBCH such that it is inaccessible to the UEs who perform cell selection/reselection. Furthermore, a macro eNB may handover a UE to the inaccessible pico eNB by signalling the necessary information to the UE to detect the inaccessible pico eNB. Frequent cell selection/reselection and handover may therefore be avoided in a dense deployment situation.
US09131415B2	Method for controlling communication service in a telecommunication and communicator associated therewith A mobile first terminal (1) has a call in progress with a second terminal (2) under a first communications service via a base station (10) of the access network of a first subsystem. A condition for transferring the call to a base station (20) of the radio access network of a second subsystem is detected in a radio network controller (11) of the first subsystem. A core network switch (12) which is linked to the radio network controller (11) of the first subsystem is informed of said detection of a call transfer condition. If the second subsystem cannot process the call under the first communications service, a service change is requested so that said call can continue under the second communications service.
US09131407B2	System and method to measure delay for QoS monitoring in WLAN 802.11 networks A wireless network (100) includes a plurality of wireless stations (QSTAs) (102) and an access point (QAP) (101). The QAP, or one or more of the QSTAs, or both, measure delay data, or queue data, or both, per one or more traffic type. A network parameter of the QSTA or QAP can be adjusted based on the measured delay data, queue length, or both. A method of wireless communication is also described.
US09131404B2	Methods and apparatus for measurement configuration support The invention provides a method and a network node for controlling configuration of measurements to be performed by a user equipment (150a, 150b) operating in a wireless communication system (101). A configured measurement corresponds to at least one reporting criteria and the user equipment (150a, 150b) is able to support a limited number of parallel reporting criteria. Measurements to be performed by the user equipment in parallel may be requested by different network nodes such as a positioning server (140) and an eNodeB (110a, 110b). By letting a network node, such as the positioning server (140) or the (eNodeB 110a, 110b), obtain information on measurements requested by another network node the network node is able to configure the user equipment with a set of measurements that does not exceed at least one predetermined threshold for parallel reporting criteria.
US09131393B2	Method for optimizing the resources of a data transmission at the level of the MAC layer and device implementing the method A method for optimizing the resources of a data transmission, based on a set of pairs of modulation and first correcting code, includes: determining, for each pair, maximum rate of a second correcting code applied to data transmitted before application of the first correcting code and of modulation wherein the error rate in data received is maximum a target error rate; the second correcting code applied at the medium access layer, to generate packets of redundancy bits based on packets of data bits received supplemented with padding sections, all having the same size; evaluating an item of information representative of the ratio between bits at input of the medium access layer and bits actually transmitted or of transmission bitrate required for solutions associating modulation, first and second correcting codes; selecting, from among solutions associating modulation, first and second correcting codes, to maximize the ratio or to minimize the transmission bitrate.
US09131390B2	Optimization of transmission control protocol (TCP) connections in a wireless network Network parameters implemented in a number of network devices may be optimized. In one implementation, a device may receive values for a network parameters, the network parameters including network parameters associated with devices in a network. At least a first portion of the network parameters may relate to traffic control in transmission control protocol (TCP) sessions in the network and at least a second portion of the network parameters may relate to data transmission in a radio access interface in the network. The device may further receive values for performance indicators that define a performance of one or more aspects of the network. The device may further modify one or more of the network parameters based on the received values for the network parameters and based on the received performance indicators, to optimize performance of the network with respect to the performance indicators.
US09131383B2	Communication apparatus, and method and program for controlling the same A communication apparatus comprises a reception unit that receives a reception signal from a metal cable and extracts reception data; a transmission unit that sends a transmission signal obtained by modulating transmission data with a frequency included in a first frequency band to the metal cable; an interference signal detection unit that detects a signal used in wireless communication, modulated by a frequency included in a second frequency band, and transmitted over the metal cable as an interference signal; and a signal transmission control unit that instructs the transmission unit to modulate transmission data using a frequency included in a third frequency band that does not have any frequency band overlapping the second frequency band when the interference signal is detected and a frequency band overlapping both the first frequency band and the second frequency band exists.
US09131379B2	Method and system for data session establishment A method and system for data session establishment from a mobile device in a multiple networks scenario, the method including, checking whether an identifier for an first network is on a blacklist on the mobile device; if the first network identifier is not on the blacklist, attempting to establish a data connection with the first network; and if the first network identifier is on the blacklist, establishing a data connection with a second network. The method and system for data session establishment include deriving and maintaining the blacklist.
US09131373B2	Dynamic account creation with secured hotspot network A secure network access point transmits a beacon transmission. A user device receiving it determines it does not have credentials necessary to attach with the secure network access point, and so a preliminary association is formed between the user device and the secure network access point. During the preliminary association, the user device receives or creates credentials necessary to associate with the secure network access point, forms an association with the secure network access point using the received or created credentials, and obtains internet connectivity via the secure network access point. In this embodiment there is only the secure network access point, but in another embodiment there is also a non-secure network access point which transmits a beacon using the same SSID as the secure network access point, and the preliminary association is with the non-secure network access point.
US09131368B2	Method and apparatus for communicating in an increased coverage area to a wireless communication unit A method for increasing coverage in a wireless communication system is described. The method comprises, at the network element: transmitting a first portion of subframes comprising a number of resource blocks to a first wireless communication unit in a first mode of operation, wherein the number of resource blocks are transmitted at a first power level per resource block; and transmitting, a second portion of subframes to a second wireless communication unit in a second mode of operation at a second power level, wherein the second portion of subframes comprise a lower number of resource blocks than the first portion of subframes and the lower number of resource blocks is transmitted at a second power level per resource block that is higher than the first power level per resource block.
US09131366B2	Unifying virtualizations in a core network and a wireless access network To unify virtualizations in a core network and a wireless access network, a virtual wireless network is mapped to a virtual network in the core network. Based on the mapping, data associated with a communications session can be communicated through the virtual wireless network and core virtual network.
US09131351B2	Apparatus and methods of MBMS support in new carrier type in LTE Methods and apparatus of supporting multi-media broadcast services in a wireless communication system include generating a carrier capable of carrying data traffic including broadcast data and unicast data, wherein the carrier comprises a carrier type that is non-backward compatible with existing carriers. Aspects of the methods and apparatus include transmitting broadcast data in at least one subframe of a plurality of subframes. Aspects also include providing control information at least for unicast data associated with the at least one subframe and transmitting the carrier.
US09131346B1	Telefinder A method comprising establishing a call between an apparatus and a separate apparatus, establishing a homing session between the apparatus and the separate apparatus, receiving separate apparatus location information from the separate apparatus, determining apparatus location information, receiving orientation sensor information from at least one orientation sensor, determining an apparatus orientation, determining a homing direction to the separate apparatus, determining a separate apparatus direction indicator that represents the homing direction to the separate apparatus, causing display of the separate apparatus direction indicator, terminating the homing session between the apparatus and the separate apparatus, and precluding display of the separate apparatus direction indicator in response to the termination of the homing session between the apparatus and the separate apparatus is disclosed.
US09131343B2	System and method for automated proximity-based social check-ins Systems and methods for performing automatic social check-ins are disclosed. In one embodiment, in response to physical proximity between a user device and a venue-operated device located at a venue, an automatic check-in process is performed on behalf of a user of the user device. In one embodiment, the automatic check-in process is performed by first determining whether to perform an automatic check-in for the user of the user device at the venue based on one or more predefined automatic check-in rules and a user context and/or venue data that describes the venue. Upon determining that an automatic check-in is to be performed, a check-in for the user of the user device is performed to check the user into the venue via one or more check-in services.
US09131339B1	Criteria-associated media content A content item may be associated with criteria that are to be performed to unlock the content items. In response to a user action, a determination as to whether the user action satisfies the criteria may be made. In response to determining that a user satisfied the criteria, the content item may be unlocked with respect to that user, meaning that the content item may become available to that user, such as via a corresponding user device. If it is determined that the criteria is not satisfied, the content item will remain unavailable to the user. Either a service provider or a user may associate the criteria with the content item, which may include video content, audio content, textual content, or image content.
US09131332B2	Method of providing call control information from a mobile phone to a peripheral device The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide call control information from a mobile phone to another device by moving the functionality enabling the separation of call control commands from audio data off the mobile phone. The various embodiments handle the separation of call control commands from audio data at an ear piece or other peripheral device, such as a personal hub, which is part of a multiple subscriber device system. The various embodiments enable the standard Bluetooth® Hands-Free Profile to be used by a multiple subscriber device system to interact with a mobile phone.
US09131331B2	Device discovery with privacy support Systems, methods, and devices are directed to wireless proximate-based communications with privacy support. A first wireless communication device is configured to discover and wirelessly communicate with one or more proximately-located wireless devices. The first wireless communication device includes logic configured to generate a temporary transformed address and expiration time and to format the temporary transformed address and expiration time into a packet and a communications module configured to transmit the packet directly to the one or more proximately-located wireless devices during discovery. The first wireless communication device is capable of exchanging information directly with the one or more proximately-located wireless devices based on the transformed address, until the expiration time has lapsed.
US09131330B2	M2M services enablement architecture for cellular access networks A Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services enablement architecture for a cellular Access Network (AN) that allows the cellular AN operator to not only deploy its M2M Services Capabilities (SC) as an M2M SC Server within its network domain, but to also use its M2M SC to work as an M2M SC Proxy when communicating with an M2M Service Provider (SP) network that also deploys an M2M SC Server. The M2M SC Proxy in the cellular AN relays all signaling plane communications between an M2M device's/gateway's SC and the SP's M2M SC Server. The M2M SC Proxy provides the cellular AN with an access to all of the Across-Layers (Transport and Service Layers) information needed for the M2M services enablement in the cellular AN. This proxy-based solution allows the cellular AN to serve all types of M2M SPs, and relieves the M2M SP from the need to support different cellular AN interworking interfaces.
US09131329B2	Application of the invoke facility service to restrict invocation of compound wireless mobile communication services: division 3—invocation test path efficiency This invention provides the processes to efficiently evaluate a Boolean expression of events used to determine if a Smartphone app is to be invoked. Its basis is to establish, for each app, a minimal inverted tree that terminates with leaves that indicate the Boolean expression evaluation of “True” or “False”, where a “True” value indicates the associated app is to be invoked or a “False” indicates the associated app is not to be invoked. The process for minimizing the inverted tree is part of this invention. A metric to measure the efficacy of any inverted tree is also included.
US09131324B2	Optimizing operational control of a hearing prosthesis A method for operating a hearing prosthesis is provided. A plurality of settings are provided, each setting providing a different operating functionality for the hearing prosthesis suitable for different situations. A signal analysis is executed on input signals to the hearing prosthesis. The signal analysis monitors characteristics of a current situation to detect any change and, in the case of detecting change, classifies the current situation into one of a plurality of predefined states. The suitability of the settings is compared with the determined state. One or more optimal choice(s) of setting(s) is identified for the current situation. The one or more optimal choice(s) of setting(s) is presented to a user. The user is then allowed to make a selection from the presented choice(s) of setting(s). If a selection is received from the user, the selected setting is executed. A hearing prosthesis is also provided.
US09131320B2	Audio device with a voice coil channel and a separately amplified telecoil channel A portable audio device has a voice coil audio signal processor in which a desired audio content signal is combined with an anti-noise signal produced by an active noise cancellation block. A voice coil amplifier receives a volume setting and is coupled to an output of the voice coil audio signal processor. A speaker is coupled to an output of the voice coil amplifier. In addition, a telecoil audio signal processor also receives the desired audio content, and feeds a telecoil amplifier that receives a telecoil coupling strength setting, followed by a telecoil. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09131313B1	System and method for audio reproduction Systems and methods of audio reproduction are described. In one embodiment, one or more processors can be configured, for example, to receive an L channel signal and an R channel signal, to combine the L channel signal and the R channel signal, to average the combined signal, to detect an impulse signal in the averaged signal, to multiply the impulse signal, to scale the multiplied impulse signal, and to add the scaled impulse signal to the averaged signal to form a resultant signal. Sound can be generated, for example, by speakers based on at least the resultant signal.
US09131305B2	Configurable three-dimensional sound system A method and a system for simultaneously generating configurable three-dimensional (3D) sounds are provided. A 3D sound processing application (3DSPA) in operative communication with a microphone array system (MAS) is provided on a computing device. The MAS forms acoustic beam patterns and records sound tracks from the acoustic beam patterns. The 3DSPA generates a configurable sound field on a graphical user interface using recorded or pre-recorded sound tracks. The 3DSPA acquires user selections of configurable parameters associated with sound sources from the configurable sound field. The 3DSPA dynamically processes the sound tracks using the user selections to generate a configurable 3D binaural sound, surround sound, and/or stereo sound. The 3DSPA measures head related transfer functions (HRTFs) in communication with a simulator apparatus that simulates a human's upper body. The 3DSPA generates the binaural sound by processing the sound tracks with the HRTFs based on the user selections.
US09131299B2	Electronic device Provided is an electronic device 1, including: a piezoelectric element 30; a panel 10 configured to support the piezoelectric element 30; and a housing 60 configured to hold the panel 10 and conduct a vibration through the panel 10, the panel 10 generating air-conduction sound and vibration sound that is transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body. The housing 60 includes a first housing portion 62 and a second housing portion 61 located inward of the first housing portion 62, and rigidity-reinforcing portions (63, 150; 64, 160; 65, 66, 170) are disposed between the first housing portion 62 and the second housing portion 61 for improving rigidity of the housing 60.
US09131294B2	Apparatus including microphone arrangements An apparatus includes first and second microphone arrangements, arranged to output first and second signals respectively and is operable in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, an output signal is generated based on the second signal and a third signal, where the second signal and, optionally, the first signal, can be used to compensate for ambient noise, for example, for noise cancellation when a telephone call is relayed through a speaker. In the second mode, an output signal is generated based on the first and second signals. In this manner, the combination of the first and second microphone arrangements provides a directional sensitivity that can pick up sound from a remote source, for example, in an audio or video recording session. The apparatus may include a sensor to allow automatic switching between one or more of modes, directional sensitivity patterns and types of recording session.
US09131287B1	System and method of processing management frames A system and method of processing management frames implement a switching strategy is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of processing frames received in a network switch comprises identifying control frames from the received frames, wherein a control frame includes instruction messages, and identifying non-control frames that include data traffic. For identified control frames, the control frames are modified by inserting a value for an EtherType within the control frame. The value of the EtherType is not inserted within the non-control frames. The method transmits the frames to a central processing unit (CPU) or other frame processing device within the network switch wherein the CPU is configured to identify the control frames from the non-control frames by the value of the EtherType in the frames.
US09131285B2	Authoring system for IPTV network In an embodiment, a system and method permit an IPTV subscriber to display on a channel of an IPTV network video data from a subscriber video database. The system may include, in addition to the IPTV network and the subscriber database, an IPTV server and an IPTV set top box. The IPTV set top box is configured to receive commands causing the IPTV set top box to retrieve video data from an IPTV subscriber database, display the video data on an IPTV display unit; and to transmit the video data over an IPTV network to an IPTV server. The IPTV server is configured to transmit the video data from the IPTV server over the IPTV network such that the video data is displayable on a channel of the IPTV network.
US09131280B2	Customizing the display of information by parsing descriptive closed caption data The display of information supplied from a remote source is customized. Profile data identifying user preferences or display characteristics associated with a user's display device is transmitted to the remote source. Descriptive closed caption data disposed in a predetermined location in the data structure of the information is received from that remote source. The descriptive closed caption data is parsed from the received information; and the user's preference or display characteristic is recognized from the parsed data. The parsed data is used to control the user's display device, thereby displaying the supplied information in accordance with the user's preference or in accordance with the particular display characteristics of the user's display device.
US09131278B2	System and method for layered delivery of media content quality A method in a server for providing various Internet Protocol television signal qualities involves an IPTV signal having a first signal quality that is transmitted over a first network connection to a first device. A request to receive the IPTV signal over a second network connection at a second device with the IPTV signal having a second signal quality is received. A determination is made that the second network connection has sufficient bandwidth to transmit the IPTV signal at the second signal quality, and that the second device is capable of receiving IPTV signal. The transmission of the IPTV signal over the first network connection to the first device is ended. An endpoint for the transmission of the IPTV signal to the first device is determined. The IPTV signal is transmitted over the second network connection to the second device at the second signal quality beginning at the determined endpoint.
US09131276B2	System and method for providing network access to antenna feeds A method and system for capturing, storing, and streaming over the air broadcasts based on user requests is disclosed. The system and method utilize subarrays of antenna elements for receiving over the air broadcasts. Processing pipelines are used to demodulate, transcode and index the content transmissions to produce content data that are streamed to users. In this way, the feeds from antennas can be accessed by users over a network connection.
US09131271B2	Systems and methods for real-time adaptation of multimedia data A computer-implemented method for real-time adaptation of multimedia data. A first multimedia stream is monitored. A determination is made as to whether an attribute of the first multimedia stream satisfies a predefined threshold. When the attribute of the first multimedia stream satisfies the predefined threshold a request is made to a switch from the first multimedia stream to a second multimedia stream. When the data packet from the second multimedia stream is received, transmission of the first multimedia stream is terminated. The data packet from the second multimedia stream is marked as a splicing point. When the value of the timestamp of the data packet from the second multimedia stream is determined in relation to the value of the timestamp of the data packet from the first multimedia stream, transmission of the second multimedia stream is initiated.
US09131270B2	Simulcast resolution in content matching systems Example methods disclosed herein to identify media sources include determining whether a first time difference between a first meter signature and a second meter signature associated with presented media is equivalent to a second time difference between a first reference signature determined to match the first meter signature and a second reference signature determined to match the second meter signature, the first and second reference signatures being associated with a first one of a plurality of media sources. Such example methods also include, in response to determining that the first time difference and the second time difference are equivalent, appending the second reference signature to a first tracking segment associated with the first one of the media sources to cause a first time length associated with the first tracking segment to be increased based on at least a respective timestamp associated with the second reference signature.
US09131267B2	Apparatus and method of portable terminal for dual display of broadcasting receiver by HDMI signal An apparatus and a method of a portable terminal for dual display of a broadcasting receiver by a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) signal are provided. The method includes receiving at least one input signal from a broadcasting receiver, generating an output signal based on the received input signal, and transmitting the output signal to the broadcasting receiver so that the output signal can be output from the broadcasting receiver.
US09131262B2	Digital television signal, digital television receiver, and method of processing digital television signal A DTV receiver includes a receiver to receive a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a protocol version field indicating a protocol version and a section length field indicating a section length, a demodulator to demodulate the digital television signal and an identifier to identify at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances.
US09131259B2	Method for executing user command according to spatial movement of user input device and image apparatus thereof An electronic device including a display, a receiver to receive, from an input device, a first information about a movement of the input device and a second information indicating whether a predetermined button on the input device is pressed, and a controller to control the display to display a plurality of visual guide items representing a plurality of functions of the electronic device for guide a user how to move the input device to select a function among the plurality of functions, determine a movement direction of a pointing position while the predetermined button of the input device is pressed based on the first and the second information, detecting whether the predetermined button is released based on the second information and in response to the detecting that the predetermined button is released, executing a function among the plurality of functions based on the movement direction of the pointing position and displaying a visual guide item among the plurality of visual guide items corresponding to the executed function in a highlight state.
US09131256B2	Method and apparatus for synchronizing content playback An approach for facilitating the playback of content concurrently on multiple devices is described. A time reference associated with a first device is provided to a synchronization platform for corresponding to playback of content on the first device. The synchronization platform also receives a request from a second device to synchronize concurrent playback of a version of the content on the second device. Timing information is generated for transmission to the second device in response to the request for enabling the second device to playback its version of the content in synchronization with that of the first device.
US09131247B2	Multi-view video coding using scalable video coding There are provided methods and apparatus for stereoscopic video coding using scalable video coding. A scalable video encoder includes an encoder for encoding at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content by, encoding a particular view of the at least two views as a base layer, and encoding each of at least one other view of the at least two views as an enhancement layer using a prediction from a lower layer corresponding to at least one of the particular view and the at least one other view. The at least two views are encoded based on a selection from among at least two of temporal, spatial, and signal to noise ratio scalability techniques.
US09131246B2	Detecting artifacts in quantization noise in images compresses using discrete cosine transforms An artifact in a discrete cosine transform based decoder output may be detected by developing a set of templates. An average intensity within each block in a reconstructed picture is calculated (34). The differences of each pixel value from the average output intensity within each block is determined (36). That difference is then multiplied by one of the templates within each block and the results of the multiplications are summed to obtain a calculated result (38). The calculated result is then compared to a threshold to detect an artifact such as ringing or mosquito noise artifacts (40).
US09131239B2	Unified merge mode and adaptive motion vector prediction mode candidates selection A unified candidate block set for both adaptive motion vector prediction (AMVP) mode and merge mode for use in inter-prediction is proposed. In general, the same candidate block set is used regardless of which motion vector prediction mode (e.g., merge mode or AMVP mode) is used. In other examples of this disclosure, one candidate block in a set of candidate blocks is designated as an additional candidate block. The additional candidate block is used if one of the other candidate blocks is unavailable. Also, the disclosure proposes a checking pattern where the left candidate block is checked before the below left candidate block. Also, the above candidate block is checked before the right above candidate block.
US09131238B2	System and method for lossy source-channel coding at the application layer A source channel encoder, source channel decoder and methods for implementing such devices are disclosed herein. The source channel encoder includes a linear transform encoder configured to generate a plurality of source components. A successive refinement quantizer is configured to generate a plurality of bit planes based on the source components. A systematic linear encoder configured to map the bit planes into channel-encoded symbols. The linear transform encoder may be configured to apply a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) or a Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). The linear transform encoder may be configured for differential encoding.
US09131231B2	Method and apparatus for encoding images and method and apparatus for decoding images An apparatus for decoding an image includes an encoding information extractor which extracts split information indicating whether to split a coding unit of an upper depth into coding units of deeper depths and skip information indicating whether a prediction mode of a current coding unit is a skip mode, from image data and a decoding unit which determines a split structure of a maximum coding unit, according to the split information so that the maximum coding unit is hierarchically split as a depth increases and determines whether the prediction mode of the current coding unit is the skip mode according to the skip information.
US09131226B2	Display device and control method for the display device A projector displays, together with an input image, an OSD image different from the input image. The projector includes an image output unit configured to output image data of an image for the left eye and image data of an image for the right eye, an image processing unit configured to read out a different image data from a RAM, apply, to the image data of the image for the left eye, processing for arranging the different image data in a position for the left eye and combining the different image data with the image data of the image for the left eye, and apply, to the image data of the image for the right eye, processing for arranging the different image data in a position for the right eye and combining the different image data with the image data of the image for the right eye.
US09131221B2	Stereoscopic image capturing method, system and camera A camera and camera system is provided with an optical device (8). The optical device creates simultaneously two or more images of object on a sensor (4) forming a compound image. The distance d between the constituting images of objects in the compound image is dependent on the distance Z to the camera. The compound image is analyzed (9), e.g. deconvolved to determine the distances d between the double images. These distances are then converted into a depth map (10).
US09131220B2	Apparatus method and system for imaging There is provided in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention an optical assembly including a set of optical paths, wherein two or more optical paths receive an image from a common surface. The optical paths may direct received images onto a common image sensor generating a complex multidimensional data set, an image processing block may extrapolate each of the subset of optical paths printed on the image sensor and may generate a multidimensional data set based on the collected images.
US09131218B2	Video encoding method and video decoding method Provided is a video encoding/decoding technique for improving the compression efficiency by reducing the motion vector code amount. In a video decoding process, the prediction vector calculation method is switched from one to another in accordance with a difference between predetermined motion vectors among a plurality of motion vectors of a peripheral block of a block to be decoded and already decoded. The calculated prediction vector is added to a difference vector decoded from an encoded stream so as to calculate a motion vector. By using the calculated motion vector, the inter-image prediction process is executed.
US09131210B2	Low-complexity two-dimensional (2D) separable transform design with transpose buffer management Methods are provided for reducing the size of a transpose buffer used for computation of a two-dimensional (2D) separable transform. Scaling factors and clip bit widths determined for a particular transpose buffer size and the expected transform sizes are used to reduce the size of the intermediate results of applying the 2D separable transform. The reduced bit widths of the intermediate results may vary across the intermediate results. In some embodiments, the scaling factors and associated clip bit widths may be adapted during encoding.
US09131208B2	Opt-keyframe reconstruction for robust video-based structure from motion An opt-keyframe reconstruction technique for selecting and reconstructing optimizing keyframes to provide a better reconstruction in a structure from motion (SFM) technique. The technique may, for example, be used in an adaptive reconstruction algorithm implemented by a general SFM technique. This technique may add and reconstruct optimizing frames to a set of keyframes already generated by an initialization technique and by an adaptive technique for iteratively selecting and reconstructing additional keyframes. In addition, the technique may determine and remove outlier points from the projection, and determine and recover inlier points in the projection. Adding the opt-keyframes and inlier points may result in additional, and possibly shorter, point trajectories being included in the reconstruction, thus providing a better reconstruction that may be more suited for later operations that may be applied to the image sequence.
US09131205B2	System and method for distraction of patient during scanning A system and method for reducing anxiety of a patient during medical scanning in a medical scanner which may produce significant levels of acoustic noise. A processor or control unit receives a measure of variation in a parameter of the scanner noise during the medical scanning. The processor then generates outputs to audio and video playback units that present an audio-video scenery to the patient during the scanning in accordance with the measure of variation in the parameter of the scanner noise. An image object in the video imagery is linked to the audio signal, so as to distract the patient's attention away from the scanner noise. The audio-video scenery may be switched according to an estimated scanner noise level. An effective distraction of the patient is obtained with a limited audio signal level which is far lower than the scanner noise.
US09131203B2	Information recording medium, reproduction method and recording method using information recording medium, information recording/reproduction device, and 3D conversion unit and information recording device Where 3D conversion complementary information for 3D conversion of a TV program is pre-recorded on a first information recording area of an optical disc, a content recording area is set to an area on which the TV program relating to the 3D conversion complementary information is recordable. Where the 2D video content is pre-recorded on the first information recording area, download information, etc for recording the 3D conversion complementary information on a 3D conversion complementary information recording space is pre-recorded on a third information recording area so that 2D video content can be reproduced as 3D video. This allows recording and viewing 3D video by easily converting 2D video content, without changing standards and communication formats of generally available 2D video contents and while suppressing an increase in distributed information amount caused by conversion to 3D video.
US09131195B2	Mounting system for digital media players An apparatus and a method that allow users to mount digital media players to screens.
US09131194B2	Display apparatus with a 3D synchronization signal transmitter disposed therein A display apparatus in which a user can view a 3D image using shutter glasses is provided. The display apparatus, in which a user can view a three-dimensional (3D) image using shutter glasses, may include: a cover; a display module which is disposed in the cover and displays an image; and a transmitter which is disposed in the cover and transmits a synchronization signal to the shutter glasses to synchronize the image displayed by the display module with the shutter glasses.
US09131175B2	Solid state imaging apparatus, electronic apparatus, and pixel reading method There is provided a solid state imaging apparatus, including a plurality of line sensors including a plurality of pixels arrayed in a line, each of the pixels including an amplifier which amplifies a signal corresponding to a charge accumulated in a photoelectric transducer, and signal lines each for reading a signal of each pixel of the line sensors. The plurality of line sensors are discretely arranged, and the signal lines are gathered and wired along a region in which a circuit block including the line sensors is arranged.
US09131156B2	Amount-of-shake sensing apparatus, imaging apparatus, and method for detecting the amount of shake The apparatus of the invention is characterized by executing radius-of-rotation calculation operation for calculating a radius of rotation from a velocity change found by time integration of acceleration, and an angular velocity; velocity calculation operation in which during a given time from a start of exposure, velocity is calculated based on the angular velocity and the radius of rotation calculated before the start of exposure, and after a lapse of the given time, the acceleration is cumulatively added to the velocity detected during the given time to calculate the velocity, and amount-of-movement calculation operation for time-integrating the velocity calculated in the velocity calculation operation to calculate the amount of movement.
US09131152B2	Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and program An image processing apparatus including an interface that receives an input identifying a subject, and a processor that generates a panoramic image based on captured image data so that the subject is positioned in a reference position in the panoramic image.
US09131147B2	System and method for detecting and acting on multiple people crowding a small display for information sharing Systems and methods directed to detecting crowds and sharing content based on the devices in proximity to the detected crowd. Systems and methods may utilize a camera included in most mobile devices to estimate how many people are involved in an interaction with the mobile device. Depending on the number of people detected, the systems and methods may invoke appropriate actions. Appropriate actions may involve sharing information by various methods, such as sharing content on a large display, printing or emailing documents. The systems and methods may also be extended to generally detecting a crowd in proximity to a device, and invoking appropriate actions based on the number of people detected.
US09131146B2	Communication device, imaging system, and computer program product being capable of adjusting display position in response to imaging direction and direction instruction information A communication device includes: a receiving unit that receives image data generated by an imaging process of an imaging device facing a predetermined imaging direction and imaging direction information representing the predetermined imaging direction; an operating unit that generates direction instruction information indicating an imaging direction of the imaging device in response to an operation of the user; an image clipping unit that clips a predetermined region of the image data; a display unit that displays an image based on the image data of the predetermined region; and a region position adjusting unit that adjusts a position of the predetermined region in the image data based on the imaging direction information and the direction instruction information.
US09131140B2	Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method Disclosed is a technique for allowing proper classification information to be provided to an edited image. When it is determined that the editing is cropping, a system controller cuts a decompressed image down to a desired size using an image processor and performs face detection on a crop image. The system controller generates a header for image data of an edited image. When the setting of automatically providing classification information is “ON”, classification information is automatically provided based on the detected face information.
US09131139B2	Image sensing apparatus, control method and recording medium One of a plurality of image sensing modes is set, and an image sensing process including a plurality of processes is performed based on the set image sensing mode. Whether or not each of the plurality of processes is to be performed by an external apparatus is decided based on the set image sensing mode. Image data obtained by image sensing is transmitted to the external apparatus so that the decided process is performed by the external apparatus.
US09131138B2	Photographing apparatus A photographing apparatus including an imaging unit to photograph a subject to acquire image data; an object detection unit to detect a predetermined object from the image data; and a detection condition setting unit to allow a detection condition for the object detection unit to be set according to a photographing mode.
US09131136B2	Lens arrays for pattern projection and imaging A method for imaging includes focusing optical radiation so as to form respective first and second optical images of a scene on different, respective first and second regions of an array of detector elements. The focused optical radiation is filtered with different, respective first and second passbands for the first and second regions. A difference is taken between respective first and second input signals provided by the detector elements in the first and second regions so as to generate an output signal indicative of the difference.
US09131134B2	Camera and optical apparatus A camera includes: a ring-like body mount having an inside diameter smaller than about 48 millimeters; and a solid-state image pickup device arranged oppositely to the body mount, the solid-state image pickup device having a rectangle light receiving section with a diagonal line length of about 43 millimeters or more. An apparent shape of the solid-state image pickup device viewed from a front surface side of the body mount is a rectangle in which one or more corners are oblique.
US09131115B2	Apparatus and method for managing media content A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set top box having a controller to present media content, and provide access to related media content based upon access information, where the related media content is determined based upon monitoring of the media content, where the related media content is retrieved based on a query of a plurality of sources over the internet for ancillary information, and where the access information is associated with each of the plurality of sources and the ancillary information is at least one among a video blog, a pod cast or a website. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09131107B2	Telepresence device communication and control system A telepresence unit control and communication methods are disclosed. The telepresence unit enables a virtual presence of a controller, a human being, located away from the telepresence unit. The telepresence unit control and communication methods enable a mechanical motion control of the telepresence unit by utilizing a visual communication between the telepresence unit and a computer administered by the controller. The telepresence unit utilizes a mobile computing device to establish the visual communication channel to the computer via the internet. Once the visual communication channel is established, the present invention provides a video modification as means of controlling and communicating with the telepresence unit.
US09131106B2	Obscuring a camera lens to terminate video output Techniques are presented herein to terminate output of video captured by a video camera. Detection is made whether a camera lens of a video camera has been obscured by an intentional act of a person. Video output of the video camera is terminated in response to detecting that the camera lens has been obscured. These techniques allow a user to quickly and easily terminate output of video without the need for a dedicated switch or button, or some other special procedure.
US09131087B2	Apparatus, system and method for providing print manager service Tools (e.g., systems, apparatuses, application software, etc.) are provided for managing print services provided to terminal apparatuses. More specifically, each of the terminal apparatuses has deployed thereon a print manager service client agent that communicates with a print manager service providing apparatus over a network, in an automated manner and transparent to a user, without requiring administrative login on either end.
US09131086B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a communication portion arranged inside a cover covering an image forming portion in the main body of the apparatus and including an antenna surface for use in establishing near field communication. The cover includes a stacking portion in its upper section. The stacking portion is configured to receive a recording medium with an image thereon, the recording medium being discharged outside the main body of the apparatus. The antenna surface faces a region of the upper section of the cover downstream in a direction of discharging the recording medium. The antenna surface at least partially faces a region of the upper section of the cover outside the stacking portion in a direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the recording medium. The communication portion is capable of communicating with another communication portion using near field communication.
US09131078B2	Apparatuses, methods, and systems for a portable, image-processing transmitter This disclosure details the implementation of apparatuses, methods, and systems for a portable, image-processing transmitter. The transmitter provides a platform capable of managing, manipulating, storing, and transmitting digital media files across a wide array of transmission means and protocols. In one embodiment, the transmitter may be employed by photographers, photojournalists, and/or the like to rapidly process, edit, and send photographs or video to multiple news agencies, newspapers, magazines, television studios, websites, and/or the like while maintaining control over their photographs by allowing them to send reduced quality and watermarked proofs. The transmitter may be configured to allow users to first generate and transmit low-resolution preview images, thereby saving on transmission time and resources, and only send full resolution versions once approvals of the preview versions are received. The transmitter's broad communication capabilities ensure that it is maximally effective in locating and exploiting available communication networks, even from remote locations.
US09131065B2	Device capable of notifying operation state change thereof through network and communication method of the device A method of notifying an operation state change of a device is provided. The method includes forming a network including at least one device that is used by a user and that performs network communication; and when the operation state change of one of the at least one device in the network occurs, transmitting information regarding the operation state change of the one of the at least one device to another one of the at least one device. The information is displayed on a display unit of the another one of the at least one device.
US09131064B2	Communication apparatus and communication method for information processing apparatus A communication apparatus for an information processing apparatus includes: a data acquiring unit which acquires data; a determination unit which determines whether a volume of the data is greater than a reference value or not; a wireless communication method deciding unit which decides a wireless communication method, and which decides a wireless communication method to be used for data transmission, based on a communication speed of each method if the determination unit determines that the volume of the data is greater than the reference value, and decides a wireless communication method, based on power consumption if the volume of the data is determined as equal to or smaller than the reference value; and a wireless communication processing control unit which controls processing to transmit the data.
US09131063B2	Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for performing actions related to selected messages in a message in-box and for transferring calls Telephonic computing devices having touch screen displays with new and improved methods and user interfaces for performing actions related to selected messages in a message in-box and for transferring calls, thereby increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction with such devices. Such methods, devices, and interfaces may complement or replace existing methods, devices, and interfaces for performing actions related to selected messages in a message in-box and for transferring calls.
US09131062B2	Mobile terminal device A mobile terminal device able to automatically set suitable field break positions in accordance with the situation, able to realize a skip operation and back skip operation by specific operations, able to efficiently utilize a readout function, and able to improve convenience to a user is provided. It has an operation unit 19 for instructing a readout function, a memory 12 storing text, a text-to-speech unit 20 for converting text data stored in the memory 12 to speech data at the time of readout, an audio output unit 21 for outputting the speech data, and a control unit 26 for recognizing predetermined breaks from the text to be read out when outputting the speech data at the audio output unit 21 and performing control so as to output the words from either a break position before or after the readout target text at the point of time of the input of instruction as the speech data by the audio output unit when there is a predetermined instruction by the operation unit 19.
US09131060B2	System and method for adapting an attribute magnification for a mobile communication device Techniques and technologies are presented for adapting an attribute magnification for a mobile communication device. An output device for the attribute is connected to the mobile communication device. A sensor tracks distance of a user's head in relation to the mobile communication device; while a controller initiates a setting phase for magnification change and subsequently a tracking phase, opposite from the setting phase, for dynamically adjusting the attribute from the mobile communication device.
US09131050B2	Method and an apparatus to disambiguate requests A method and an apparatus to disambiguate requests are presented. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request for information from a user. Then data is retrieved from a back-end database in response to the request. Based on a predetermined configuration of a disambiguation system and the data retrieved, the ambiguity within the request is dynamically resolved.
US09131047B2	Local intercept methods, such as applications for providing customer assistance for training, information calls and diagnostics A method of displaying a tutorial to a user of a mobile device is disclosed. In some examples, the mobile device receives an input associated with one or more user functions of the mobile device and launches a locally based application in response to the received input. The locally based application may output instructions to the user explaining to the user how to implement the one or more user functions.
US09131044B2	Method for activation of at least one further eavesdropping measure in at least one communication network In a packet-switching and/or cell-switching communication network which comprises a plurality of switching nodes and in which the individual switching nodes in the communication network are each allocated a unique identification, eavesdropping measures are provided in order to eavesdrop on at least one data link that has been formed between two communication subscribers, in which case one of the two communication subscribers is identified by means of at least one eavesdropping measure as a communication subscriber to be eavesdropped on. The switching nodes which are intended for activation of eavesdropping measures are each allocated at least one activation database which has the identifications of the switching nodes which are enabled for activation of further eavesdropping measures. In this case, a further eavesdropping measure is activated in the switching node to be eavesdropped on only if the identification of the switching node to be eavesdropped on matches at least one identification which is contained in the activation database.
US09131043B2	System and method for provision of infrared signalling in smart phone devices A smart phone device is fitted with a dual mode communications interface device having a housing wherein the housing provides access via an exterior of the smart phone device to both an infrared communications pathway and an electrical communications pathway each of which are coupled to one or more processing devices carried within the smart phone device. To this end, the communications interface device may be in the form of an audio jack having a plug receiving opening wherein the plug receiving opening is in communication with the electrical communications pathway and wherein at least a portion of the housing surrounding the plug receiving opening forms a light pipe for the infrared communications pathway.
US09131040B2	Alarm system for use over satellite broadband The present invention allows an alarm monitoring to use satellite broadband services as a data link for communication between an alarms system and a monitoring station, middleware provider, individual user, or other alarm monitor. Standard alarm system protocols are modified to make the communication protocol compatible with the features of satellite broadband. These modifications compensate for the time delay in data transmission inherent in satellite communications, as well as other limitations of satellite communications. In particular, the “handshake” tone, instead of “1400 hz for 100 ms, silence for 100 ms, 2300 hz for 100 ms”, is changed to “DTMF ‘A’ for at least 100 milliseconds”. In a preferred embodiment the receiver transmits the DTMF A tone for 250 milliseconds. In addition, the delay for “wait for the Acknowledge tone” is extended from 1.25 seconds, to 5 seconds. The “acknowledge” tone, instead of “1400 hz for 400 ms”, is changed to “DTMF ‘D’ for at least 100 milliseconds”. In a preferred embodiment, the receiver transmits the DTMF D tone for 250 milliseconds.
US09131025B1	Adding latency to improve perceived performance Techniques described herein provide a system and methods for adding latency to improve the perceived performance of computing devices. For instance, the techniques may calculate transaction latencies for a given session based on the time between sending requests for content and receiving the requested content. The calculated latencies may be aggregated or averaged in such a way that a specific latency may be selected for improving the perceived performance. A client device may then render subsequent content based on the selected latency or a server may serve subsequent content based on the selected latency. This artificial addition of latency may enhance the user experience by creating a more consistent environment.
US09131022B2	Multi-party virtual desktop In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a plurality of tiles on a user's computer screen, each of the tiles comprising shared data, and receiving new shared data and processing the new shared data to update the shared data displayed on the user's computer screen. The shared data is collected at a centralized device and distributed by the centralized device to the user, the centralized device operable to organize and transmit the shared data contained in one or more of the tiles to a plurality of users. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
US09131021B2	Dynamic screen sharing for optimal performance Illustrative embodiments disclose sharing an area of a computer system screen. A first computer system configures a sharing session for sharing a region of the screen with a second computer system. The first computer system assesses information on performance of the sharing session, determining from the information a minimum size of the region based on the assessment, and then selects the region to share based on the assessment and a designation by a user.
US09131020B2	Focused real time collaboration Aspects of the present invention disclose a system, method and computer program product for focused real time collaboration. In an example, a computer receives an electronic message from a first user, the electronic message being addressed to an intended recipient. The computer determines that a posted status of the intended recipient indicates that the intended recipient is not available to actively receive electronic messages from users. The computer analyzes whether the first user is on a list of users in a collaborative event with the intended recipient. The computer stores the electronic message in local storage. The computer determines that a natural breakpoint is reached in the collaborative event by the intended recipient indicating that the intended recipient is available to actively receive electronic messages from users regardless of the status of the intended recipient. The computer transmits the electronic message to a computer of the intended recipient.
US09131018B2	Social media data playback system A method of displaying social media data is provided. The method includes accessing stored social media data from a plurality of social media outlets and obtaining social media data having associated context information. The obtained social media data includes at least first social media data from a first social media outlet and second social media data from a second social media outlet. The method includes providing a user interface that displays representations of the first and second social media data as a function of the context information.
US09131010B2	Delay-tolerant and loss-tolerant data transfer for mobile applications A method supports data communication in a mobile application by specifying in the mobile application a program intent and one or more course or fine-grained properties of data objects in terms of tolerance to delay and loss; selecting a transfer policy for a set of data objects based on the application intent; receiving and coalescing intents of one or more applications for object data for the one or more applications; crafting an aggregate transfer policy, and communicating data from one or more applications as an aggregate based on the aggregate transfer policy to programmatically incorporate and benefit from tolerance to delay in the transfer of data.
US09131007B2	System and method for dynamically transcoding data requests A communications method and system which can accommodate changes in various parameters on a dynamic basis. A communications method and system utilizing a proxy for delivery of content at an optimal level to a client, even in the face of constantly changing client, channel conditions, or content parameters.
US09131002B2	Web application monitoring Gathering analytic information for dynamic web applications. A method includes determining that statistic information should be gathered for a particular dynamic web application. The method further includes substituting native methods in the application with custom methods configured to gather statistic information when called. The method further includes providing any statistics information gathered to an analytics engine for analysis.
US09130994B1	Techniques for avoiding dynamic domain name system (DNS) collisions Techniques for avoiding dynamic domain name system (DNS) collisions are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for avoiding dynamic domain name system (DNS) collisions comprising: storing a first location associated with a first client device, a second location associated with a second client device, and a third location associated with a network, receiving, from the first client device, a first notification indicating an Internet Protocol (IP) address via the network, receiving, from the second client device, a second notification indicating the IP address via the network, determining a most likely owner of the network between the first client device and the second client device based on the first location, the second location, and the third location, and applying a content filtering policy associated with the first client device when the first client device is determined to be the most likely owner.
US09130986B2	Method and system for protection against information stealing software A system and method for identifying infection of unwanted software on an electronic device is disclosed. A software agent configured to generate a bait and is installed on the electronic device. The bait can simulate a situation in which the user performs a login session and submits personal information or it may just contain artificial sensitive information. Parameters may be inserted into the bait such as the identity of the electronic device that the bait is installed upon. The output of the electronic device is monitored and analyzed for attempts of transmitting the bait. The output is analyzed by correlating the output with the bait and can be done by comparing information about the bait with the traffic over a computer network in order to decide about the existence and the location of unwanted software. Furthermore, it is possible to store information about the bait in a database and then compare information about a user with the information in the database in order to determine if the electronic device that transmitted the bait contains unwanted software.
US09130985B1	Data driven device detection Data driven device detection is provided, whereby a device is detected by obtaining a plurality of feature values for a given device; obtaining a set of device attributes for a plurality of potential devices; calculating a probability value that the given device is each potential device within the plurality of potential devices; identifying a candidate device associated with a maximum probability value among the calculated probability values; and labeling the given device as the candidate device if the associated maximum probability value satisfies a predefined threshold. The predefined threshold can be a function, for example, of whether the given user has previously used this device. The obtained feature values can be obtained for a selected set of features satisfying one or more predefined characteristic criteria. The device attributes can be obtained, for example, from a profile for each of the plurality of potential devices.
US09130974B2	System and method for limiting spyware activity A system and method of detecting and limiting unsolicited data uploads. Downloaded content such as web pages and emails are scanned for web forms and/or links. A watermark is added where appropriate and the modified downloaded content is forwarded to the person who requested the content. A check is made to determine whether information received from a user includes appropriate watermarks. If so, the watermark is removed and the information is forwarded to its destination.
US09130972B2	Systems and methods for efficient detection of fingerprinted data and information The disclosed embodiments provide systems, methods, and apparatus for efficient detection of fingerprinted content and relate generally to the field of information (or data) leak prevention. Particularly, a compact and efficient repository of fingerprint ingredients is used to analyze content and determine the content's similarity to previously fingerprinted content. Some embodiments employ probabilistic indications regarding the existence of fingerprint ingredients in the repository.
US09130970B2	Systems for accelerating content delivery via DNS overriding An exemplary system for accelerating content delivery via DNS overriding may comprise a network storage device communicatively coupled to a network and storing a routing table for a CDN, the routing table map one or more edge server IP addresses for one or more edge servers to each of one or more geographic regions. The network storage device may be configured to transmit the routing table to one or more DNS servers communicatively coupled to the network.
US09130965B2	Method of call conferencing to support session continuity for multi-mode clients The present invention provides methods of inter-technology handoff of a multi-mode mobile unit in a packet-switched communication system. One embodiment of the method includes establishing a call from a first application layer client in the first mobile unit using a first wireless communication link that operates according to a first wireless access technology. The method also includes sending, in response to detecting changing conditions of the first wireless communication link, a request to form a conference call including the first application layer client and inviting a second application layer client in the first mobile unit to join the conference call. The second application layer client uses a second wireless communication link that operates according to a second wireless access technology. The method further includes handing off the call from the first application layer client to the second application layer client.
US09130954B2	Distributed health check for global server load balancing A global server load-balancing (GSLB) switch serves as a proxy to an authoritative DNS and communicates with numerous site switches that are coupled to host servers serving specific applications. The GSLB switch receives from site switches operational information regarding host servers within the site switches neighborhood. This operational information includes health check information that is remotely obtained in a distributed manner from remote metric agents at the site switches. When a client program requests a resolution of a host name, the GSLB switch, acting as a proxy of an authoritative DNS, returns one or more ordered IP addresses for the host name. The IP addresses are ordered using metrics, including the health check metric that evaluates these IP addresses based on the health check information communicated to the GSLB switch in a distributed manner by the distributed health check site switches. In one instance, the GSLB switch places the address that is deemed “best” at the top of the list.
US09130944B2	Mechanism and protocol to authorize bilateral sessions between websites based on open authorization An apparatus for authorizing a bilateral session between two websites, comprising a processor configured to grant authorization for a first website to access a first resource located on a second website, grant authorization for the second website to access a second resource located on the first website, and establish the bilateral session between the first website and the second website when authorization is granted for the first website to access the first resource and authorization is granted for the second website to access the second resource, wherein the bilateral session supports the transfer of the first resource to the first website and the transfer of the second resource to the second website.
US09130941B2	Managing a data item A method for managing a data item includes a hub receiving a first access request from a first engine executing on a computing device operated by a first host and sending the first access request to a second engine executing on a first computing device of a second host. The second host owns the data item. The hub receives, from the second engine, the data item and an access rule set by the second host for the first host, and sends the first access rule and the data item to the first engine for storage. The first engine grants the first host access to the data item according to the first access rule.
US09130933B2	Communication system and method, information processing terminal and method, and information processing device and method The present invention relates to a communication system and method, an information processing terminal and method, and an information processing device and method which enable simple and secure restricted access. When a PDA 11 is brought close, a reader 2 of a personal computer 1 reads a device ID form an IC tag 12. The personal computer 1 registers device IDs on a connection permission list, and permits only devices registered on the list to connect. When being instructed to perform accessing, the PDA 11 controls a communication unit to access the personal computer 1 and to transmits its device ID. The personal computer 1 determines whether or not the transmitted ID is registered on the connection permission list, and permits the connection when determining that the ID is registered. The present invention can be applied to various information processing devices such as a personal computer and a PDA.
US09130928B2	Online secure device provisioning framework A method for updating network-enabled devices with new identity data includes generating a plurality of new identity data records and loading the new identity data records onto an update server. A request is received at the update server for new identity data from at least one network-enabled device having a previously assigned identity linked to an identifier. The previously assigned identifier is linked to a new identifier that is linked to one of the new identity data records. One or more new identity data records are securely delivered to the network-enabled device.
US09130926B2	Authorization messaging with integral delegation data A computer-implemented method for authorizing access by a client application to a resource of a user maintained on a first server computing system, the client application being implemented on a second server computing system, includes receiving a delegation message from the first server computer system to initiate authorization of the access by the client application, issuing an authorization message to the first server computer system, the authorization message comprising an authorization data package for redemption by the client application, the authorization data package comprising first through fourth integral delegation data indicative of the user, the client application, the resource, and a timestamp, respectively, receiving a redemption message from the second server computing system comprising the authorization data package, conducting an analysis of the authorization data package, and sending an access token to the second server computing system based on the analysis.
US09130915B2	Preference editor to facilitate privacy controls over user identities A privacy preference editor enables a user to institute privacy preferences relative to user identity information on a card-based and category-based basis. An identity selector furnishes information cards representative of user identities. The editor allows the user to set a privacy preference for each information card. Any proposed disclosure of an information card invokes its corresponding privacy preference. In turn, an agent engine evaluates the invoked privacy preference against the privacy policy of a relying party seeking the card information. The editor also permits the user to create information categories, populate the categories with a group of relevant user identity attributes, and set a privacy preference to the category. In this way, a category-specific privacy preference can be invoked by using the attribute required by the security policy as an index to the appropriate categorized group where the required attribute resides.
US09130912B2	System and method for assisting virtual machine instantiation and migration A system and method for instantiation of a virtual machine (VM) in a datacenter includes providing a network appliance in a location for listening to management information traffic. Indices are created for data center images in the network appliance. VM instantiation requests are intercepted in the network appliance. Locations from which blocks for the VM should be fetched based upon network cost are determined. VM image blocks are populated from the locations.
US09130910B1	In-field smart device updates Methods and systems for causing a device to join a network or fabric. A joining device sends an indication that the electronic device is not connected to a network type and receives a device ID for an assisting device to assist the electronic device in joining a network of the network type. Moreover, the assisting device resides on the network. The joining device then authenticates to the assisting device from the assisting device and receives network credentials for the network. Furthermore, the joining device joins the network using the network credentials.
US09130906B1	Method and apparatus for automated secure one-way data transmission The present disclosure relates to a method and system for one-way data transmission from an open network to a closed network. A data transmission controller on an open network provides a data stream to first, second, and third transmitter nodes on the open network. The first and second transmitter nodes transmit the data stream to corresponding receiver nodes on a closed network. The third transmitter node transmits the data stream to a receiver node on the open network. Data transmission verification is performed at both the open network and the closed network.
US09130899B1	Integrated user interface for unified communications applications Techniques are provided for establishing a Unified Communications (UC) session between a client endpoint device and remote endpoint devices, the client endpoint device managing the session using a first-party call control protocol in response to commands from a third-party control protocol and user input. A hosted virtual desktop (HVD) generates an HVD image and communicates it to the client endpoint device for display, via a virtual desktop interface (VDI) protocol. The HVD image comprises a UC user interface generated by a UC application on the HVD, the user interface comprising at least one user interface element and at least one placeholder where a client-provided user interface element may be inserted. A client UC application receives the HVD image and inserts client-provided user interface elements over the placeholders before sending the integrated image to a client operating system to be rendered on the display of client endpoint device.
US09130897B2	System and method for securing web services A method and system for securing web services on one or more server computers by one or more client computers, the computers connected to one or more networks through one or more network interfaces, each computer having one or more memories and one or more central processing units (CPUs), the system including one or more logical expressions that define constraints on one or more service releases; a gateway process receiving service request messages from one or more of the clients for i) identifying the service request message, ii) processing the service request message in accordance with one or more of the logical expressions associated with the requested service and iii) providing access to the requested service if the constraints are satisfied.
US09130896B2	Distributed functionality across multiple network devices According to one embodiment, a method comprises an operation of identifying a plurality of network devices, and detecting a presence of firewall processing functionality in a subset of the network devices. At least one of the network devices not in the firewall subset is configured to forward packets to a network device of the subset for firewall processing.
US09130892B2	Multimedia collaboration in live chat A system may initiate a chat session between a first user device and a second user device, may receive a desired attribute associated with a multimedia item, and may provide information associated with multimedia items based on the desired attribute. The system may receive a selection of information associated with a multimedia item, may provide the multimedia item to the first user device based on the selection, and may enable the first user device to share the multimedia item with the second user device via the chat session. The system may receive an annotation to the multimedia item to generate an annotated multimedia item, and may enable the first user device and the second user device to share the annotated multimedia item via the chat session.
US09130891B2	Method and apparatus for quickly adding recipient and mobile terminal A method for quickly adding a recipient includes: receiving mail information, where the mail information includes information of at least two recipients; creating a recipient group according to the recipient information; and when a user needs to add a recipient to send a mail, if the added contact is in the recipient group, displaying information of other recipients in the recipient group, and prompting the user whether to add other recipients. The technical solutions of embodiments of the present invention make an operation of adding a recipient quite flexible and intelligent, and provide an intelligent group contact recommendation function, so that the user can quickly add a contact when sending a mail or information.
US09130885B1	End-to-end cache for network elements A method in a network element includes processing input packets using a set of two or more functions that are defined over parameters of the input packets. Each function in the set produces respective interim actions applied to the input packets and the entire set produces respective end-to-end actions applied to the input packets. An end-to-end mapping, which maps the parameters of at least some of the input packets directly to the corresponding end-to-end actions, is cached in the network element. The end-to-end mapping is queried with the parameters of a new input packet. Upon finding the parameters of the new input packet in the end-to-end mapping, an end-to-end action mapped to the found parameters is applied to the new input packet, without processing the new input packet using the set of functions.
US09130878B2	Traffic switching in hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) network Embodiments enable an Ethernet over Coaxial (EoC) Coaxial Media Converter (CMC) that implements only a subset of the functions (e.g., MAC and PHY) of a cable modem termination system (CMTS). The CMC sits between an optical line terminal (OLT) and a plurality of cable modems (CMs) that it serves. From the network management side at the OLT, the CMC appears and can be managed like an optical network unit (ONU). From the subscriber side, the CMC provides the same connectivity functions to the CMs as a CMTS and serves to terminate coaxial connections from the CMs.
US09130875B2	Method and system for multi-layer network routing Each node of a telecommunications network determines a connection type attributes available for each signal type supported by the node. Each signal type represents a different connection routing layer within the telecommunications network. Adaptation costs involved in traversing from one connection routing layer to another connection routing layer in the node are calculated. The connection type attributes and adaptation costs are included in a link state advertisement broadcasted by each node in the telecommunications network. A route calculation is performed for a desired signal to determine a route through the telecommunications network for the signal. The route calculation takes into account the various connection type attributes, availability, and adaptation costs in determining the shortest route for the signal through the telecommunications network.
US09130864B2	Prioritizing classes of network traffic to provide a predetermined quality of service A network shaping engine can be used to optimize network traffic by employing means to prioritize data packets assigned to a network traffic class over other network traffic. The network shaping engine accomplishes network traffic optimization by determining whether received data packets comprise a traffic class mark or indicia that indicates the data packets are part of a minimum latency traffic class. After analyzing the packets, the network optimization engine sorts the data packets according to the identified traffic classes and transmits the packets. Data packets comprising a traffic class marking are transmitted according to a first transmission scheme while data packets that do not comprise a traffic class marking are transmitted according to a second transmission scheme that differs from the first transmission scheme.
US09130854B2	Measurement method The performance of a test apparatus for a communications network may be inferred by analyzing a set of performance data results measured on a number of different lines in the network. Once a sample of sufficient size for a particular test apparatus has been created then it is possible to infer the performance of the test apparatus based on the ratio of passes to fails recorded.
US09130853B2	Systems and methods for identifying foundation fieldbus linking devices Systems and methods for identifying Foundation Fieldbus linking devices are described. A Foundation Fieldbus linking device may be identified by a gateway device that includes one or more computers. An operational status for the identified linking device may be determined by the gateway device. A virtual address representative of the identified linking device may be determined by the gateway device. A message associated with operation of the identified linking device may be provided by the gateway device to an external system, and the virtual address may be utilized to represent the linking device.
US09130847B2	Systems and methods for managing policies on a computer An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing policies on a computer having a foreign operating system. Policies may specify hardware or software configuration information. Policies on a first computer with a native operating system are translated into configuration information usable on a second computer having a foreign operating system. In an embodiment, a translator manager manages the association between the policy on the first computer and the translator on the second computer. Computer management complexity and information technology management costs are reduced by centralizing computer management on the native operating system. Further reductions in management complexity are realized when the present invention is used in conjunction with network directory services.
US09130843B2	Method and apparatus for improving HTTP adaptive streaming performance using TCP modifications at content source A method of sending hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) adaptive streaming (HAS) content from a content source to a client over a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection between the content source and the client may include receiving a request for one or more first HAS data chunks from the client; sending the one or more first HAS data chunks to the client; generating idle delay values indicating an amount of delay in the TCP connection during an idle time period, the idle time period being a time period over which no HAS data chunks are being sent from the content source to the client; receiving a request for a second HAS data chunk from the client; setting the size of a starting TCP congestion window based on the idle delay values; and sending the second HAS chunk to the client using the starting TCP congestion window.
US09130839B1	Methods, systems and computer program product for synchronization of network performance tests Disclosed is a method and system allowing for network-wide synchronization of performance tests. The system consists of network collection devices or test probes and a central management system with pre-configured data structures, a test trigger mechanism and control algorithm for providing a precise control of traffic load and network-wide coordination of executing performance tests. In addition, multiple test patterns can be selected and customized for the specific needs and constraints of different types of networks to form the basis of scheduling performance tests to optimize the performance testing efficiency.
US09130838B2	Device management system, apparatus and method configured for customizing a power filter Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices through a network, in which a power filter can be customized to provide a dynamic and customized view of device status information, as well as to modify device settings, of the devices.
US09130827B2	Sampling from distributed streams of data The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for sampling from distributed data streams. Data elements are received at site servers configured to collect and report data to a coordinator device. The site servers assign a binary string to each of the data elements. Each bit of the binary strings can be independently set to a 0 or a 1 with a probability of one half. The binary string is used to sample from the received data elements, and the data elements and/or the sampled data elements can be transmitted to a coordinator device. The coordinator device can examine one or more bits of the binary string to draw samples of the received data elements in accordance with desired probabilities.
US09130823B2	Apparatus and method for configuring personal network using PN routing table A method and an apparatus are provided for configuring a Personal Network (PN). A connection request message is received from a Personal Network Entity (PNE) at the PN gateway. A registration request message for a PN, to which the PNE belongs, is transmitted from the PN gateway to a server located in a Wide Area Network (WAN). An authentication request message including ID information of the PN is received at the PN gateway from the server. The authentication request message is forwarded from the PN gateway to one or more PNEs mapped to the ID information of the PN, with reference to a PN routing table in which information about the one or more PNEs is mapped to the ID information of the PN. The one or more PNEs receive a service from the server through the PN gateway.
US09130822B2	Method, system and computer program product for interception, quarantine and moderation of internal communications of uncontrolled systems Embodiments disclosed herein may intercept, quarantine, and moderate communications internal to an uncontrolled system. An example of an uncontrolled system may be a web application associated with a social networking site. In accessing the social networking site, a user may type in a message. An instance of the uncontrolled system running on the user's device may prepare a request containing the message. Some embodiment disclosed herein may determine that the message is subject to moderation, intercept the request, and place the message in a queue. This determination may be based on the destination of the request as well the type of the message. Some embodiments may reconstruct the original request for resubmission. If the session is expired, some embodiments may log in for the user and resubmit the reconstructed request. Some embodiments may simply wait for the next time the user logs in to resubmit the reconstructed request.
US09130815B2	Method, receiver, transmitter and communication system for phase error compensation A method of compensating phase error of a received signal is disclosed. The signal comprises a symbol set comprising a plurality of symbols of a first type having an N-Quadrature Amplitude Modulation, N-QAM, signal configuration, where N is an integer larger than 4, and at least one symbol of a second type having an Amplitude and Phase-Shift Keying, A-PSK, signal configuration, wherein both the symbols of the first type and of the second type carries data and wherein the symbols of the second type also are arranged as pilot symbols for determination of phase rotation determination. A receiver and transmitter, as well as a communication system, employing the symbol set are disclosed.
US09130814B2	Interleaving method and deinterleaving method An interleaving method performed by a transmitter for a communication system with quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check codes, spatial multiplexing, and T transmit antennas is used for applying permutation to N cyclic blocks of a codeword in order to map bits of the permutated cyclic blocks onto T constellation words constituting multiple spatial-multiplexing blocks from the codeword. Each cyclic block consists of Q bits.
US09130796B2	Method and apparatus for characterized pre-distortion calibration of a power amplifier A method and apparatus for characterized pre-distortion calibration is provided. The method begins with the selection of a number of devices to be characterized. The number of devices selected may be a subset of a larger group of devices. The selected number of devices is then characterized. The method avoids characterizing the large group of devices. The calibration of the group of devices is then based on the characterization of the selected number of devices.
US09130794B2	Elements to counter transmitter circuit performance limitations Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to elements to counter transmitter circuit performance limitations. An embodiment of an apparatus for driving data on a differential channel including a first output terminal and a second output terminal includes a differential driver circuit; and a first pre-driver and a second pre-driver, where each pre-driver has an output, wherein the first output terminal of the apparatus is coupled to the output of the first pre-driver, and the second output terminal of the apparatus is coupled to the output of the second pre-driver, where each pre-driver includes one or more capacitors, a first end of each capacitor being connected to the output of the pre-driver and a second end of each of the capacitors being connected to a sub-pre-driver circuit.
US09130790B2	Upstream frequency response measurement and characterization Upstream frequency response measurement and characterization. Signaling is provided between respective communication devices within a communication system. Based upon at least one of these signals, one of the communication devices captures a number of sample sets corresponding thereto at different respective frequencies (e.g., a different respective center frequencies, frequency bands, etc.). Then, spectral analysis is performed with respect to each of the sample sets to generate a respective and corresponding channel response estimate there from. After this number of channel response estimates is determined, they are combined or splice together to generate a full channel response estimate. In implementations including an equalizer, different respective sample sets may correspond to those that have undergone equalization processing and those that have not.
US09130787B2	Adaptive frequency-domain equalization for wireless receivers According to various embodiments, devices and methods disclosed herein include performing, using a processor, a linear operation on a first plurality of channel frequency responses and a plurality of corresponding predictor coefficients to estimate a new channel frequency response. Each of the plurality of corresponding predictor coefficients may be updated based on an error value and a second plurality of channel frequency responses to obtain an updated predictor coefficient. The error value may be computed based on an estimated current channel frequency response and a predicted current channel frequency response. The new channel frequency response may be used to equalize a received modulated signal including a single-carrier modulated signal, e.g., a signal modulated using a vestigial sideband modulation scheme, or a quadrature amplitude modulation scheme.
US09130785B2	Method for the detection and identification of failed electronic radio frequency (RF) transmission devices A method and system for analyzing an electromagnetic (EM) carrier signal that is operating outside transmission parameters by determining that an original carrier signal is operating outside one or more transmission parameters, modulating the original carrier signal and a meta-carrier signal, the meta-carrier signal comprising meta-data that identifies a transmission source, such that a modulated composite carrier signal results, and transmitting the composite carrier signal to a remote receiving device.
US09130780B2	System and method for implementing interactive operations between a mobile communication terminal and an email box with multiple communication modes A system and method for implementing interactive operations between a mobile communication terminal and an Email box. The system includes a database (DB) server, a format transforming Email-box server and an intermediate processing server. The method includes the following: performing, by the mobile communication terminal, interactive operations with an Email-box server where the Email box located via an intermediate server; first determining, by the intermediate server, communication mode set by a corresponding user according to set user information, during process of performing an interactive operation procedure; and providing, by the intermediate server, an interactive-operations processing service for the user's mobile communication terminal and the user's Email box with determined communication mode.
US09130776B2	Data path acceleration using HW virtualization A processing core includes a packet classifier, implemented in a single processing core, configured to classify incoming data packets into first data packets of a known data packet flow and into second data packets of an unknown data packet flow, a first path thread, implemented in the single processing core, configured to process ones of the first data packets at least by forwarding the first data packets to a destination that corresponds to a previously determined destination associated with the known data packet flow, and a second path thread, implemented in the single processing core, configured to process a received second data packet at least to determine a new data packet flow for the second data packet.
US09130768B2	Path characterisation in networks Methods and apparatus for providing path characterization information relating to a network characteristic such as network congestion to nodes in a data network using data units being forwarded from a source to a destination via a plurality of nodes in the network, the method comprising: receiving, at a first proxy node, data units from a source, each data unit comprising a destination indication indicative of an intended destination; identifying, in respect of an intended destination indicated, a second proxy node in the network to which data units may be forwarded before being forwarded to the intended destination; and forwarding a first and at least one subsequent data unit from the first to the second proxy node via ‘one or more intermediate nodes; the method further comprising assigning conditions to path characterization metrics in respect of data units traversing a path across the network from the first to the second proxy node, the initial condition being dependent on information received by the first from the second proxy node.
US09130762B2	Network-optimized content delivery for high demand non-live contents A method, apparatus and computer-readable storage medium distribute a non-live content stream in a network. An initial meta-file is transmitted in response to a request for the content, which identifies a division of the content stream into blocks, and available sources for delivery of the blocks. The initial meta-file can identify a first multicast and a second multicast server, assigning a first and second portion of the blocks for delivery using the first and second multicast source server, respectively. The first and second portions are transmitted using the first and second multicast source servers, respectively. The first and second portions correspond to distinct non-overlapping portions of the non-live content stream. The initial meta-file can also identify a unicast source server, assigning a third portion of the blocks for delivery using the unicast source server, the third potion being transmitted by the unicast source server.
US09130755B2	Cross enterprise communication A method provides cross enterprise communication in which intermediary communication components carry out cross enterprise communication. The method at a first sending enterprise includes: receiving a signed encrypted message from a sender within a first enterprise; validating the sender; decrypting the message; encrypting the message for receipt by a second enterprise; signing the encrypted message by the first enterprise; and sending the re-signed re-encrypted message to a second enterprise. The method at the second receiving enterprise includes: receiving a signed encrypted message from a first enterprise; validating that the first enterprise is the sender; decrypting the message; encrypting the message for receipt by one or more recipients at the second enterprise; signing the encrypted message by the second enterprise indicating that the message is from the first enterprise; and sending the re-signed re-encrypted message to the one or more recipients of the second enterprise.
US09130753B1	Authentication using security device with electronic interface An authentication technique employs a security device that communicates with a software token construct installed on a user device via a connector. The technique includes secure provisioning of an authentication seed and safe storage of the seed in encrypted form on the user device. A key for decrypting the seed is stored within the security device, and token codes are generated by physically connecting the security device to the user device and conveying the encrypted seed from the user device to the security device over the connector.
US09130748B2	Hybrid automatic repeat request with feedback dependent BIT selection A multi-bit HARQ feedback is transmitted by a receiver to a transmitter. The multi-bit feedback is a function of a level of convergence reached by a decoder when the previously transmitted coded data bits bit were decoded. The transmitter is configured to select a set of coded data bits for a retransmission as a function of the multi-bit feedback. In some embodiments, different redundancy versions of the coded data bits may be selected as a function of the multi-bit feedback. In other embodiments, a bit puncturing or bit repetition pattern may be selected as a function of the multi-bit feedback.
US09130741B2	Data protection system that protects data by encrypting the data A data protection system includes terminals, and an encryption device that encrypts distribution data distributed to each terminal. Each terminal corresponds with one node on a lowest level of a tree structure having hierarchies. A data protection system excludes nodes on the lowest level, determines a plurality of combination patterns that include combinations of two or more of all four nodes that are reached one level below the node, decides an individual decryption key for each determined combination pattern, and decides an individual decryption key for each node on the lowest level. The data protection system prescribes nodes that are reached from the node on the lowest level and a terminal to the node on the highest level that is an invalid node. For invalid nodes, the data protection system designates an encryption key that corresponds to the decryption key determined in correspondence with the combination pattern that combines all nodes, excluding invalid nodes, and encrypts distribution data that uses each of the designated encryption keys.
US09130738B2	Sequence synchronization apparatus and method and receiver Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sequence synchronization apparatus and method and a receiver. The sequence synchronization apparatus includes: a signal receiving unit configured to receive a clock synchronized signal including a training symbol, the training symbol being in-phase modulated or being modulated with a fixed phase difference based on all or part of subcarriers; and a symbol detecting unit configured to detect the training symbol, so as to achieve sequence synchronization of the signal. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, not only sequence synchronization may be achieved by using minimum complexity as possible, but also the sequence synchronization apparatus is made simple, fast and accurate.
US09130728B2	Reduced contention storage for channel coding A decoder for decoding a concatenated code includes a storage input interleaver for storage-interleaving of received data using a storage interleaving operation. A data memory is coupled to an output of the storage input interleaver for temporary storage of storage-interleaved data. A first storage output interleaver is coupled to an output of the data memory for interleaving of data read from the data memory, and a plurality of processors are coupled to an output of the first storage output interleaver to access the data memory. Further, an encoder for generating a concatenated code sequence includes a code interleaver coupled to an input of the encoder for applying a code generation interleaving operation, a first convolutional encoder having an input coupled to an output of the code interleaver, and a storage interleaver coupled to an input of the encoder for applying a storage interleaving operation.
US09130719B2	Method for indicating a DM-RS antenna port in a wireless communication system A control information interpretation method for use in a mobile communication system including a terminal and a base station, wherein the terminal receives, from the base station, control information including transport block information and DeModulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) antenna port allocation indication information, checks a number of the transport blocks allocated to the terminal based on the transport block information, and interpreting the DM-RS antenna port allocation indication information according to the number of transport blocks.
US09130717B2	Method for transmitting an uplink signal in a wireless communication system, and apparatus for same A method of receiving a sounding reference signal (SRS). The method includes transmitting, to a user equipment, a radio resource control (RRC) message transmitting, to the user equipment, a medium access control (MAC) message, the MAC message including a bitmap for indicating at least one second CC to be activated and the at least one second CC being activated based on the bitmap; transmitting, to the user equipment, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) including a carrier indicator field (CIF) and an SRS field via the first CC, the CIF indicating a CC of the at least one second CC and the SRS field indicating whether the user equipment has to transmit the SRS via the CC indicated by the CIF; and receiving, from the user equipment, the SRS on an uplink subframe via the CC indicated by the CIF, when the SRS field is enabled.
US09130715B2	Matching subcarries power in a broadband network collocated with a narrowband network In order to acquire first subbands in at least a central band of a broad frequency band, in which subbands frames are transmitted by a base station (BSBB) of a broadband network (RBB) which is co-located with a network (RNB) having narrow subbands comprised in the broadband, a mobile (MBBB) which does not know the distribution of the subbands correlates subsequences of a generated reference signal with subsequences which are respectively detected in the subbands and compares correlation coefficients against a threshold. By knowing the distribution of the first subbands, the mobile is able to process the signaling transmitted by the base station, in order to access allocated resources, after a synchronization phase.
US09130712B2	Physical channel segmentation in wireless communication system A wireless communication transmitter (200) configured to segment a transport block into C segments, encode each segment into a set of encoded bits, determine, for γ encoded segments, a subset of size M0′ of encoded bits for each encoded segment and for C−γ encoded segments, a subset of size M1′ of encoded bits for each encoded segment, wherein the subset sizes M0′ and M1′ differ at most by P bits, where P is a product of a modulation order and a number of transmission layers over which the transport block is transmitted. The selected subsets of encoded bits are concatenated and grouped to form modulation symbols of the modulation order.
US09130710B2	Method and system for processing control channel information The disclosure discloses a method and system for processing control channel information. A receiving side is notified, by a network side via one or more types of the following signaling, of the information required to receive or perform blind detection for a control channel, wherein the signaling part comprises at least: a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, a System Information Block (SIB)x (x=2, 3) signaling, and a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) signaling located at the first n (n=1, 2, 3, 4) Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. In the control channel information processing technology of the disclosure, the receiving side can be notified, via signaling configuration, of at least the time domain or frequency domain location occupied by the control channel. This scheme allows for full utilization of space division technology, thus reducing the load on a physical downlink control channel, and reducing interference between control channels.
US09130705B2	Transmitting high rate data within a MIMO WLAN A method for transmitting high rate data within a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) wireless local area network (WLAN) begins by determining a data transmission rate. The method continues by, when the data transmission rate is between a first data rate and a second data rate, enabling two transmission paths. The method continues by, for each of the two transmission paths, determining at least one of: level of constellation, number of data subcarriers, rate code, and cyclic prefix duration.
US09130702B2	Downlink flow control Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate providing flow control feedback for controlling downlink data transmission rates. Various schemes can be utilized to send the flow control feedback from an access terminal to a base station. For example, a control PDU (e.g., MAC control PDU, PDCP control PDU) can be generated based upon a level of resource utilization of the access terminal, and sent to the base station for controlling the downlink data transmission rate. Following this example, a type of control PDU, a value included within the control PDU, etc. can be selected as a function of the level of resource utilization. By way of another illustration, a CQI report that includes a value selected as a function of the level of resource utilization associated with the access terminal can be generated and transmitted to the base station for controlling the downlink data transmission rate.
US09130700B2	Noise shaped interpolator and decimator apparatus and method Interpolator and decimator apparatuses and methods are improved by the addition of an elastic storage element in the signal path. In one exemplary embodiment, the elastic element comprises a FIFO which advantageously allows short term variation in sample clocks to be absorbed, and also provides a feedback mechanism for controlling a delta-sigma modulated modulo-N counter based sample clock generator. The elastic element combined with a delta-sigma modulator and counter creates a noise-shaped frequency lock loop without additional components, resulting in a much simplified interpolator and decimator.

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