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US09270048B2	Weatherized connector boot and connector cover therefore A weather resistant connector system includes a connector housing having a first open end, a second open end and a first interior space defined within. A boot has a first open end, a second open end and a second interior space defined within. The second open end of the boot is attached to the first open end of the connector housing. At least one engagement element is formed on the connector housing for engaging with a complimentary structure proximate a port. In one aspect, the boot is flexible and bi-stable, having a first at-rest shape and a second at-rest shape, with the first at-rest shape having the first open end of the connector housing located closer to the first open end of the boot, as compared to the second at-rest shape. In another aspect, the boot is flexible and has a first at-rest shape and the boot can be moved to a second, unstable shape, when a manual force is applied thereto. In a third aspect, a cable enters the first open end of the boot and the boot may be slid toward and away from the port along the cable.
US09270021B1	Low-profile mast array One embodiment of the invention is directed to an array of articulable masts for use with an array of directional elements. In a particular embodiment, each of the masts employs: (a) a linked structure with a plurality of pivotally connected links that includes a fixed link which is attached to a base and a free link which is adapted to support a directional antenna and (b) a wire structure that engages the linked structure. The array also includes a rotor structure that engages the corresponding wire structure associated with each of the linked structures. In operation, rotation of the rotor structure causes the free ends of the linked structures to move such that the boresights of any attached directional elements are moved at the substantially the same time and in the same way and so that each boresight is collinear or parallel to a radius of a spherical section.
US09270007B2	Power divider A power divider for a Wilkinson power divider includes a dielectric layer arranged at a lower part of the Wilkinson power divider and composed of at least one composite material: and a first composite right/left handed (CRLH) transmission line connected in series between the transformer line and the first output line. Further, the power divider for the Wilkinson power divider includes a second CRLH transmission line connected in series between the transformer line and the second output line.
US09270006B2	Waveguide device, communication module and electronic device An electronic device includes a central control unit and a waveguide device. The waveguide device includes a communication module having a communication function, and an attachment/detachment unit capable of attaching/detaching a high-frequency signal waveguide so that coupling between the module and the high-frequency signal is possible. The communication module includes a communication device, and a transfer structure configured to cause a high-frequency signal emitted from the communication device to be coupled to the high-frequency signal waveguide.
US09269998B2	Concave gas vent for electrochemical cell The invention provides an electrochemical cell system comprising: a fuel electrode, an oxidant electrode for absorbing and reducing a gaseous oxidant, and an interior cell chamber configured to contain a volume of ionically conductive liquid therein. The ionically conductive liquid conducts ions between the fuel and oxidant electrodes. The oxidant electrode separates the ionically conductive liquid from the gaseous oxidant. A gas vent is configured to separate gas in the cell from a mist comprising the ionically conductive liquid and is positioned generally above the volume of ionically conductive liquid. The gas vent comprises a filter body portion comprised of at least one layer so as to absorb a portion of the ionically conductive liquid. The body portion is formed in a concave shape with an apex positioned towards the top of the cell in its upright orientation, and with body surfaces extending downwardly from said apex so as to drain absorbed ionically conductive medium back into the interior chamber. The body portion contains pores so as to permit permeation of the gas therethrough.
US09269993B2	Rechargeable multipurpose smart power source A rechargeable multipurpose power management system has a power management system that can include a plurality of power management units. The power management units sources can be individually activated and deactivated (I think there might be a confusion between power sources and the system. Everything is within one box itself (the image that I sent you). Each unit is a power management system that can be connected to a variety of INPUT power sources. Several power management units can be combined together to create a stack of them but each one can operated individually as well). and each one is configured to be coupled to a variety of inputs. A rechargeable battery is coupled to the (One rechargeable battery is attached to only one power management units). A charging controller provides regulated charging to the battery. A plurality of convertors are (do we need to specify here what kind of converters, like DC-DC converters) coupled to the battery and provide output voltages that are accessible individually. A plurality of sensing circuits sense external signals and provide selective activation or deactivation of the system.
US09269991B2	Battery monitoring system and battery monitoring device A battery monitoring system includes: plural battery monitoring devices that are serially connected to each other; and a control circuit connected to one battery monitoring device and that transmits a first activation signal to the one battery monitoring device, wherein each particular one of the plural battery monitoring devices includes: a constant voltage generation circuit that generates and outputs a constant voltage; a first activation circuit that outputs a second activation signal if the first activation circuit receives the first activation signal; and a second activation circuit that outputs a third activation signal in response to recognizing the constant voltage generated by the constant voltage generation of another of the battery monitoring devices that is connected to the particular battery monitoring device, and wherein the constant voltage generation circuit generates the constant voltage if the constant voltage generation circuit receives the second activation signal or the third activation signal.
US09269989B2	Electric power supply system There is provided an electric power supply system comprising a secondary battery unit which stores electric power generated by a solar cell module, a charge switch circuit which disconnects and connects a charge path between the solar cell module and the secondary battery unit, and a charge and discharge control unit which controls the disconnection and the connection of the charge path by the charge switch circuit, wherein, in the charge switch circuit, the disconnection and the connection of the charge path is controlled by an output voltage of the solar cell module when the charge switch circuit cannot be controlled by the charge and discharge control unit.
US09269988B2	Method for manufacturing secondary battery A method for manufacturing a secondary battery determines the amount of the non-aqueous electrolyte to be injected into the bound cell case on the basis of an amount of air space in a positive electrode active material layer, a swelling rate of the positive electrode active material layer, an amount of air space in a negative electrode active material layer, a swelling rate of the negative electrode active material layer, an amount of air space in a separator sheet, a total surface area of an opposing surface of the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, and a reference electrolyte amount per unit surface area, which is determined in accordance with a binding rate.
US09269986B2	Electrolyte composition, gel polymer electrolyte, and lithium battery including the gel polymer electrolyte An electrolyte composition including a macro azo initiator containing a polyethylene oxide repeating unit, and a multi-functional urethane acrylate-based monomer, a gel polymer electrolyte including the electrolyte composition, and a lithium battery including the gel polymer electrolyte.
US09269984B2	Electrode assembly and rechargeable battery using the same An electrode assembly and a rechargeable battery using the same include a positive electrode including a positive current collector and a positive active material on the positive current collector; a negative electrode including a negative current collector and a negative active material on the negative current collector; an outer electrode including an outer current collector and an outer active material on the outer current collector, wherein the outer current collector includes an outer surface facing away from an outer separator and an inner surface facing toward the outer separator, and the outer active material is on both the outer surface and the inner surface, and wherein a thickness of the outer active material is less than at least one of a thickness of the positive active material or a thickness of the negative active material.
US09269981B2	Proton exchange membrane fuel cell This invention relates to fuel cells, particularly proton exchange membrane fuel cells, more particularly to proton exchange membrane fuel cells employing nanocomposite sulphonated polystyrene-butadiene rubber-carbon nanoball (SPSBR-CNB) membranes as an electrolyte.
US09269980B2	Solid oxide fuel cell A solid oxide fuel cell scatters MgO over a grain boundary of an LSGM which is a solid electrolyte layer. Ni components that diffuse from a fuel electrode formed on the other side of an LDC from the LSGM are trapped by the scattered MgO particles and are suppressed from diffusing towards an air electrode in the electrolyte layer.
US09269977B2	Power generation capacity indicator Improved portable power sources such as batteries, fuel cells, power generators and the like can include structure or apparatus that are adapted to provide an indication of the power capacity remaining within the portable power source. In some cases, these power sources may be configured to accommodate remote communication regarding their remaining power capacity.
US09269975B2	Hydrogen producing fuel cartridge Disclosed herein is a method of producing hydrogen, including selectively applying heat to a fuel within a canister thermally insulated and inside a cartridge, firing fuel to facilitate decomposition and release hydrogen, and, removing said hydrogen from said cartridge via a fluid communication means.
US09269973B2	Operating method of fuel cell system Conventional fuel cell systems had the problem of impurity gases flowing back from a buffer tank and a reduction in the voltages of unit cells when the supply pressure of an anode gas is caused to pulsate at startup. An operating method include setting any one of the amplitude and cycle of the pulsation of the supply pressure of the anode gas to a fuel cell stack (FS) in accordance with the permeability of a nitrogen gas from a cathode side to an anode side. The method makes it possible to suppress unnecessary pulsation of the supply pressure of the anode gas at startup, and thus to maintain the concentration of a hydrogen gas in the fuel cell stack (FS) at an optimum level while preventing degradation in the mechanical strength of a membrane electrode structure that constitutes each unit cell (FC) of the fuel cell stack (FS).
US09269970B2	Fuel cell system and method of heat recovery thereof The present invention provides a fuel cell system, and the fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, an after burner, a heat exchanger and a reformer. The after burner connects with the fuel cell to receive rest-bar of the fuel cell and produce a gas with high temperature. The heat exchanger comprises a first heat exchanging unit and a second heat exchanging unit connected with the first heat exchanging unit, and the second heat exchanging unit connects with a fuel input pipe for receiving the fuel. The reformer connects with the after burner, the first heat exchanging unit and the second heat exchanging unit separately.
US09269965B2	Pd-Y alloy catalyst, method for preparing the same, and fuel cell comprising the catalyst Disclosed are a platinum (Pt)-free, palladium (Pd)-yttrium (Y) alloy catalyst having superior oxygen reduction reaction activity and stability, a method for preparing the same, and a fuel cell including the catalyst. Since the Pt-free Pd—Y catalyst is inexpensive, it may be usefully applicable for fuel cells, particularly polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.
US09269964B2	Composite catalyst for electrode and electrochemical cell using the same A composite catalyst for an electrode is described, including platinum for dehydrogenation, an element E for water dissociation, and a material MOx for stabilization of the element E, wherein x ranges from 0 to 3.
US09269962B2	Apparatus and method of printing catalyst on electrolyte membrane An apparatus and a method of printing catalyst on an electrolyte membrane are disclosed. The apparatus may include: a printer head provided with an ink chamber formed in the printer head so as to store an ink, an injecting hole formed at a first side of the printer head so as to inject the ink in the ink chamber, and a piezoelectric element mounted at a second side opposite to the one side of the printer head thereby injecting the ink through the injecting hole; and a vibrator generating ultrasonic energy through vibration and applying the ultrasonic energy to the ink injected through the injecting hole so as to disperse the ink uniformly.
US09269960B2	Electrode lead and secondary battery having the same An electrode lead is applied as a part of at least one of a cathode lead and an anode lead of a secondary battery and includes a first metal plate and a second metal plate spaced apart from each other with a gap therebetween and having coating layers formed on the surfaces thereof except for surfaces of end portions thereof facing each others, and a metal bridge made of material having a lower melting point than the first metal plate and the second metal plate and buried in the gap so that the end portions are not exposed. In this case, if an overcurrent flows through the electrode lead, a portion of the metal plate at which a metal bridge is formed is rapidly broken to irreversibly interrupt the overcurrent flowing at the secondary battery without giving a substantial influence on the temperature of the secondary battery.
US09269955B2	Manganese phosphates and related electrode active materials The invention provides electrode active materials comprising lithium or other alkali metals, manganese, a +3 oxidation state metal ion, and optionally other metals, and a phosphate moiety. Such electrode active materials include those of the formula: AaMnbMIcMIIdMIIIePO4 wherein (a) A is selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, and mixtures thereof, and 0
US09269953B2	Electrode forming process for metal-ion battery with hexacyanometallate electrode A method is provided for forming a metal-ion battery electrode with large interstitial spacing. A working electrode with hexacyanometallate particles overlies a current collector. The hexacyanometallate particles have a chemical formula AmM1xM2y(CN)6.zH2O, and have a Prussian Blue hexacyanometallate crystal structure, where A is either alkali or alkaline-earth cations. M1 and M2 are metals with 2+ or 3+ valance positions. The working electrode is soaked in an organic first electrolyte including a salt including alkali or alkaline earth cations. A first electric field is created in the first electrolyte between the working electrode and a first counter electrode, causing A cations and water molecules to be simultaneously removed from interstitial spaces in the Prussian Blue hexacyanometallate crystal structure, forming hexacyanometallate particles having the chemical formula of Am′M1xM2y(CN)6.z′H2O, where m′
US09269951B2	Cathode active material and lithium secondary battery containing them Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte-based, high-power lithium secondary battery having a long service life and superior safety at both room temperature and high temperature, even after repeated high-current charging and discharging. The battery comprises a mixture of a lithium/manganese spinel oxide having a substitution of a manganese (Mn) site with a certain metal ion and a lithium/nickel/cobalt/manganese composite oxide, as a cathode active material.
US09269943B1	Battery housing with reverse polarity protection A battery housing includes a contact cage forming a longitudinal cylindrical enclosure having a lateral opening. A leaf spring is included having first and second compressible ends, in which the first end is received by the contact cage through the lateral opening. A longitudinal insulating cup is also included having opposing cylindrical openings, in which the second compressible end of the leaf spring is received by the insulating cup through one of the cylindrical openings. The leaf spring forms a positive terminal in the battery housing and is held in position by the contact cage and the insulating cup.
US09269942B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery including a circuit board unnecessitating a cut-out portion is provided. The secondary battery includes a battery cell having a cell tab, a protective circuit module electrically connected to the cell tab and having a circuit pattern formed therein, and a connection tab attached to the protective circuit module and electrically connected to the circuit pattern, wherein the connection tab includes a conductive layer adhered to the protective circuit module and including a first plating layer formed on the conductive layer and a second plating layer formed on the first plating layer, and the cell tab is welded to the connection tab.
US09269936B2	Apparatus and method for providing safety measures during gas release from a vehicle battery and installation space for a vehicle battery An apparatus for providing safety measures during gas release from a vehicle battery, such as a damaged lithium-ion rechargeable battery, arranged in a volume space having an opening includes at least one shroud element. The shroud element is configured to expand into the volume space by being filled with a gas such that, upon expansion of the shroud element, openings in the shroud element are enlarged and shroud element contents are discharged into the volume space through the enlarged openings in the shroud element. The apparatus further includes a device that, upon reception of a trigger signal, is configured to fill the shroud element at least partially with carbon dioxide gas such that carbon dioxide gas is discharged into the volume space as contents of the shroud element. An installation space includes the apparatus and a method is implemented to provide safety measures during gas release from the vehicle battery.
US09269927B2	Method and compound A method of forming a layer of an electronic device, for example an organic light-emitting device, the method comprising the step of depositing a precursor layer comprising a compound of formula (I) and reacting the compound of formula (I) in a ring-opening addition reaction: Core-(Reactive Group)n (I) wherein Core is a non-polymeric core group; and each Reactive Group, which may be the same or different in each occurrence, is a group of formula (II): wherein Sp1 independently in each occurrence represents a spacer group; w independently in each occurrence is 0 or 1; Ar in each occurrence independently represents an aryl or heteroaryl group; R1 in each occurrence independently represents H or a substituent, with the proviso that at least one R1 is a substituent; n is at least 1; and * is a point of attachment of the group of formula (II) to the Core; and wherein the compound of formula (I) reacts with itself or with a non-polymeric co-reactant.
US09269921B2	Lighting device A lighting device including an electroluminescent (EL) material is connected to an external power supply easily and the convenience is improved. In a lighting device having a light-emitting element including an electroluminescence (EL) layer, a housing including a light-emitting element has a terminal electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting element on a peripheral end portion. The terminal electrode provided on the housing so as to be exposed to the outside is in contact with a terminal electrode for the external power supply, so that the external power supply and the light-emitting element are electrically connected to each other and power can be supplied to the lighting device.
US09269906B2	Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, and electronic device It is an object to provide a light-emitting element having long lifetime. A light-emitting element is provided, in which a light-emitting layer, a first layer, and a second layer are provided between a first electrode and a second electrode; the first layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the first electrode; the second layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the second electrode; the first layer is a layer for controlling the hole transport; the second layer is a layer for controlling the electron transport; and light emission is obtained from the light-emitting layer by applying voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode such that the potential of the first electrode is higher than that of the second electrode.
US09269901B2	Resistance change memory device having threshold switching and memory switching characteristics, method of fabricating the same, and resistance change memory device including the same Disclosed are a resistance change memory device, a method of fabricating the same, and a resistance change memory array including the same. The resistance change memory device includes a first electrode and a second electrode. A hybrid switching layer is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The hybrid switching layer is a metal oxide layer having both threshold switching characteristics and memory switching characteristics.
US09269898B2	Low temperature deposition for silicon-based conductive film Providing for low temperature deposition of silicon-based electrical conductor for solid state memory is described herein. In various disclosed embodiments, the silicon-based conductor can form an electrode of a memory cell, an interconnect between conductive components of an electronic device, a conductive via, a wire, and so forth. Moreover, the silicon-based electrical conductor can be formed as part of a monolithic process incorporating complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device fabrication. In particular embodiments, the silicon-based electrical conductor can be a p-type silicon germanium compound, that is activated upon deposition at temperatures compatible with CMOS device fabrication.
US09269892B2	Plasma etching method In a plasma etching method of plasma-etching a sample which has a first magnetic film, a second magnetic film disposed above the first magnetic film, a metal oxide film disposed between the first magnetic film and the second magnetic film, a second metal film disposed over the second magnetic film and forming an upper electrode, and a first metal film disposed below the first magnetic film and forming a lower electrode, the plasma etching method includes the steps of: a first process for etching the first magnetic film, the metal oxide film, and the second magnetic film by using carbon monoxide gas; and a second process for etching the sample by using mixed gas of hydrogen gas and inactive gas after the first process. In this case, the first metal film is a film containing therein tantalum.
US09269891B2	Process integration of a single chip three axis magnetic field sensor A semiconductor process integrates three bridge circuits, each include magnetoresistive sensors coupled as a Wheatstone bridge on a single chip to sense a magnetic field in three orthogonal directions. The process includes various deposition and etch steps forming the magnetoresistive sensors and a plurality of flux guides on one of the three bridge circuits for transferring a “Z” axis magnetic field onto sensors orientated in the XY plane.
US09269888B2	Memory cells, methods of fabrication, and semiconductor devices A magnetic cell includes a magnetic tunnel junction that comprises magnetic and nonmagnetic materials exhibiting hexagonal crystal structures. The hexagonal crystal structure is enabled by a seed material, proximate to the magnetic tunnel junction, that exhibits a hexagonal crystal structure matching the hexagonal crystal structure of the adjoining magnetic material of the magnetic tunnel junction. In some embodiments, the seed material is formed adjacent to an amorphous foundation material that enables the seed material to be formed at the hexagonal crystal structure. In some embodiments, the magnetic cell includes hexagonal cobalt (h-Co) free and fixed regions and a hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) tunnel barrier region with a hexagonal zinc (h-Zn) seed region adjacent the h-Co. The structure of the magnetic cell enables high tunnel magnetoresistance, high magnetic anisotropy strength, and low damping. Methods of fabrication and semiconductor devices are also disclosed.
US09269883B2	Thermoelectric conversion device A thermoelectric conversion device includes a stack in which a first perovskite dielectric film, which includes Sr and Ti and has a first bandgap, and a second perovskite dielectric film, which includes Sr and Ti and has a second bandgap smaller than the first bandgap, are stacked alternately, each of the first and second perovskite dielectric films being doped to have an electric conductivity, the first and the second perovskite dielectric films having respective compositions such that there appears a bandoffset of 0.54 eV in maximum between a conduction band of the first perovskite dielectric film and a conduction band of the second perovskite dielectric film.
US09269882B2	Thermoelectric material, thermoelectric element and module including the same, and method of preparing the thermoelectric material A thermoelectric material including a 3-dimensional nanostructure, wherein the 3-dimensional nanostructure includes a 2-dimensional nanostructure connected to a 1-dimensional nanostructure.
US09269881B2	Seebeck/peltier thermoelectric conversion device having phonon confinement layers of crystalline semiconductor containing angstrom-sized organic groups as semiconductor atoms substituents within the crystal lattice and fabrication process Significant phonon migration restraint is achieved within a relatively homogeneous polycrystalline doped semiconductor bulk by purposely creating in the crystal lattice of the semiconductor hydrocarbon bonds with the semiconductor, typically Si or Ge, constituting effective organic group substituents of semiconductor atoms in the crystalline domains. An important enhancement of the factor of merit Z of such a modified electrically conductive doped semiconductor is obtained without resorting to nanometric cross sectional dimensions in order to rely on surface scattering eventually enhanced by making the surface highly irregular and/or creating nanocavities within the bulk of the conductive material. A determinant scattering of phonons migrating under the influence and in the direction of a temperature gradient in the homogeneous semiconductor takes place at the organic groups substituents in the crystalline doped semiconductor bulk. Fabrication processes and Seebeck-Peltier energy conversion devices are exemplarily described.
US09269870B2	Light-emitting device with intermediate layer This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises: a substrate; an intermediate layer formed on the substrate; a transparent bonding layer; a first semiconductor window layer bonded to the semiconductor layer through the transparent bonding layer; and a light-emitting stack formed on the first semiconductor window layer. The intermediate layer has a refractive index between the refractive index of the substrate and the refractive index of the first semiconductor window layer.
US09269843B2	Thin-film semiconductor optoelectronic device with textured front and/or back surface prepared from template layer and etching A method for providing a textured layer in an optoelectronic device is disclosed. The method includes depositing a template layer on a first layer. The template layer has significant inhomogeneity either in thickness or in composition, or both, including the possibility of forming one or more islands to provide at least one textured surface of the island layer. The method also includes exposing the template layer and the first layer to an etching process to create or alter at least one textured surface. The altered at least one textured surface is operative to cause scattering of light.
US09269842B2	Wafer scale image sensor package and optical mechanism There is provided an optical mechanism including a substrate, an image chip, a light source and a securing member. The image chip and the light source are attached to the substrate. The securing member is secured to the substrate and includes a first containing space for accommodating the light source, a second containing space for accommodating the image chip and a blocking region between the first containing space and the second containing space.
US09269810B2	Semiconductor device having wave gate A semiconductor device includes an active region defined on a substrate, a gate electrode disposed on the active region and covering two adjacent corners of the active region, a drain area formed in the active region adjacent to a first side of the gate electrode, and a source area formed in the active region adjacent to a second side of the gate electrode. The first and second sides of the gate electrode are spaced apart from each other, and the first side has a bent shape.
US09269806B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating same A lateral drain metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device includes a well region having a second conductive type in a substrate, a body region having a first conductive type in the well region, a drift region having the second conductive type in the well region and spaced apart from the body region, a source region having the second conductive type in the body region, a drain region having the second conductive type in the drift region, a gate structure on the well region between the source region and the drain region, a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure in the drift region between the drain region and the source region, and a buried layer having the first conductive type in the well region under the drift region, a center of the buried layer being aligned with a center of the STI structure.
US09269800B2	Enhanced device and manufacturing method therefor An enhancement-mode device comprises: a substrate, an epitaxial multilayer structure formed on the substrate, and a gate region formed on the epitaxial multilayer structure, where the epitaxial multilayer structure sequentially comprises from the substrate: a nucleation layer, a buffer layer, a heterojunction structure layer, a second gallium nitride layer, a nitride transition layer and a dielectric layer, where the heterojunction structure layer comprises a gallium nitride channel layer and a barrier layer which has a sandwich structure, and a middle layer of the sandwich structure is a first gallium nitride layer; and the gate region comprises a gate metal layer and a p-type nitride layer located under the gate metal layer, wherein the p-type nitride layer is embedded into the epitaxial multilayer structure, a bottom of the p-type nitride layer is in contact with the first gallium nitride layer of the sandwich structure.
US09269799B2	Semiconductor apparatus A semiconductor apparatus includes: a substrate; a buffer layer formed on the substrate; a strained layer superlattice buffer layer formed on the buffer layer; an electron transit layer formed of a semiconductor material on the strained layer superlattice buffer layer; and an electron supply layer formed of a semiconductor material on the electron transit layer; the strained layer superlattice buffer layer being an alternate stack of first lattice layers including AlN and second lattice layers including GaN; the strained layer superlattice buffer layer being doped with one, or two or more impurities selected from Fe, Mg and C.
US09269798B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device which is miniaturized while favorable characteristics thereof are maintained is provided. In addition, the miniaturized semiconductor device is provided with a high yield. The semiconductor device has a structure including an oxide semiconductor film provided over a substrate having an insulating surface; a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which are provided in contact with side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor film and have a thickness larger than that of the oxide semiconductor film; a gate insulating film provided over the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode layer, and the drain electrode layer; and a gate electrode layer provided in a depressed portion formed by a step between a top surface of the oxide semiconductor film and top surfaces of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer.
US09269791B2	Multi-gate MOSFET with embedded isolation structures A multi-gate MOSFET includes a substrate, a dielectric layer and at least a fin-shaped structure. The substrate has a first area and a second area. The dielectric layer is only located in the substrate of the first area. At least a fin-shaped structure is located on the dielectric layer. Moreover, the present invention also provides a multi-gate MOSFET process forming said multi-gate MOSFET.
US09269789B2	Method of forming a high electron mobility semiconductor device and structure therefor In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device can comprise; forming a HEM device on a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate provides a current carrying electrode for the semiconductor device and one or more internal conductor structures provide a vertical current path between the semiconductor substrate and regions of the HEM device.
US09269779B2	Insulated gate semiconductor device having a shield electrode structure A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor region with a charge balance region on a junction blocking region, which has a lower doping concentration. A trench structure having an insulated shield electrode and an insulated gate electrode is provided in the semiconductor region. The semiconductor device further includes one or more features configured to improve operating performance. The features include terminating the trench structure in the junction blocking region, providing a localized doped region adjoining a lower surface of a body region and spaced apart from the trench structure, disposing a notch proximate to the lower surface of the body region, and/or configuring the insulated shield electrode to have a wide portion adjoining a narrow portion.
US09269778B2	Semiconductor apparatus including N-type semiconductor layer A semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate that has a diameter of 2 inches or larger, and an N-type semiconductor layer that is stacked on the semiconductor substrate using a material including gallium nitride (GaN). A median of a plurality of measured values of the concentration of carbon (C) at a plurality of locations on a face of a region of the N-type semiconductor layer is equal to or lower than 1.0×1016 cm−3. The maximum value in difference between the median and the other measured values is lower than 5×1015 cm−3.
US09269776B2	Semiconductor device and method for growing semiconductor crystal A semiconductor device comprises a base substrate, a pattern on the base substrate, a buffer layer on the base substrate, and an epitaxial layer on the buffer. The pattern is a self-assembled pattern. A method for growing a semiconductor crystal comprises cleaning a silicon carbide substrate, forming a self-assembled pattern on the silicon carbide substrate, forming a buffer layer on the silicon carbide substrate, and forming an epitaxial layer on the buffer layer. A semiconductor device comprises a base substrate comprising a pattern groove and an epitaxial layer on the base substrate. A method for growing a semiconductor crystal comprises cleaning a silicon carbide substrate, forming a self-assembled projection on the silicon carbide substrate, forming a pattern groove in the silicon carbide, and forming an epitaxial layer on the silicon carbide.
US09269775B2	Tunneling devices and methods of manufacturing the same A tunneling device may include a tunnel barrier layer, a first material layer including a first conductivity type two-dimensional material on a first surface of the tunnel barrier layer and a second material layer including a second conductivity type two-dimensional material on a second surface of the tunnel barrier layer. The tunneling device may use a tunneling current through the tunnel barrier layer between the first material layer and the second material layer.
US09269769B2	Semiconductor component including a short-circuit structure A semiconductor component including a short-circuit structure. One embodiment provides a semiconductor component having a semiconductor body composed of doped semiconductor material. The semiconductor body includes a first zone of a first conduction type and a second zone of a second conduction type, complementary to the first conduction type, the second zone adjoining the first zone. The first zone and the second zone are coupled to an electrically highly conductive layer. A connection zone of the second conduction type is arranged between the second zone and the electrically highly conductive layer.
US09269765B2	Semiconductor device having gate wire disposed on roughened field insulating film A semiconductor device of the present disclosure includes a semiconductor layer provided on a main surface of a substrate. A cell region is provided with a gate insulating film disposed on the semiconductor layer and a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating film, and a wiring region is provided with a field insulating film disposed on the semiconductor layer and a gate wire disposed on the field insulating film. An end of the field insulating film has a convex shape in a cross section perpendicular to the main surface of the substrate, and an upper surface of the field insulating film is rougher than an upper surface of a portion of the gate wire below which the field insulating film is not disposed.
US09269764B2	Graphene semiconductor and electrical device including the same A graphene semiconductor including graphene and a metal atomic layer disposed on the graphene, wherein the metal atomic layer includes a metal, which is capable of charge transfer with the graphene.
US09269763B2	Method for treating a substrate and a substrate A method for treating a compound semiconductor substrate, in which method in vacuum conditions a surface of an In-containing III-As, III-Sb or III-P substrate is cleaned from amorphous native oxides and after that the cleaned substrate is heated to a temperature of about 250-550° C. and oxidized by introducing oxygen gas onto the surface of the substrate. The invention relates also to a compound semiconductor substrate, and the use of the substrate in a structure of a transistor such as MOSFET.
US09269760B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a first etch stop layer over a first dielectric layer. The method also comprises forming a first trench in the first etch stop layer and the first dielectric layer. The method further comprises filling the first trench with a conductive material. The method additionally comprises forming a second etch stop layer over the first etch stop layer. The method also comprises forming a second dielectric layer over the second etch stop layer. The method further comprises forming a second trench to expose the conductive material. The second trench is formed having a depth less than a total thickness of the first etch stop layer, the second etch stop layer and the second dielectric layer. The method additionally comprises depositing a first metal layer over sidewalls of the second trench and in contact with the conductive material.
US09269757B2	Organic light emitting diode display device An organic light emitting diode display device in accordance with various embodiments may include: a pixel region defined by a gate line and a data line and having an emitting area and a transparent area; at least one driving element disposed in the emitting area; a power line overlapping the emitting area and connected to the at least one driving element; a first capacitor electrode disposed in the emitting area and overlapping the power line, wherein the power line and the first capacitor electrode form a first storage capacitor; and a second capacitor electrode disposed in the emitting area and overlapping the first capacitor electrode, wherein the first capacitor electrode and the second capacitor electrode form a second storage capacitor.
US09269754B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a pixel-defining layer which is disposed on the substrate and the first electrode and in which an opening which exposes a central part of the first electrode is defined, an interlayer which is disposed on the first electrode and comprises an organic light-emitting layer; and a second electrode disposed on the interlayer, where a sidewall of the opening comprises a bumpy structure in which a plurality of bumps is disposed.
US09269750B2	Organic light-emitting device The present invention provides an organic light emitting device including: a substrate; and two or more stacked light emitting elements, which comprise a first electrode, at least one intermediate electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer disposed between the electrodes, the stacked organic light emitting elements including a first group of electrodes electrically connected to each other such that among the electrodes, at least two electrodes, which are not adjacent to each other, become a common electric potential, and a second group of electrodes which include one electrode among electrodes which are not electrically connected to the first group of electrodes, or at least two electrodes which are not electrically connected to the first group of electrodes and are electrically connected to each other so as to be a common electric potential without being adjacent to each other, in which the stacked organic light emitting elements are disposed at an interval apart from each other on the substrate and driven by an alternating current power source such that a form, in which a first group of electrodes of one stacked organic light emitting element among the stacked organic light emitting elements are directly connected to a second group of electrodes of another stacked organic light element, is continuously repeated.
US09269749B2	Organic electroluminescence display panel An organic electroluminescence display panel that includes a plurality of first pixel areas, a plurality of second pixel areas, and a plurality of third pixel areas is provided. The organic electroluminescence display panel includes a first electrode layer, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer made of organic light-emitting material and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer includes a reflective material. The organic layer is located on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is located on the organic layer. The material of the second electrode layer includes a transparent metal oxide conductive material. The thickness of the second electrode layer is a single thickness and is greater than 300 nm.
US09269737B1	Flat panel image sensor and method of manufacturing thereof A flat panel image sensor includes a thin film transistor (TFT) and diode array, a conformal insulating layer on a top surface of the TFT and diode array, a planarized dielectric layer on a top surface of the conformal insulating layer, a first metalized via in the planarized dielectric layer and the conformal insulating layer to contact a metalized portion of the TFT and diode array, a second metalized via in the planarized dielectric layer and the conformal insulation layer to contact a diode portion of the TFT and diode array, and a passivation layer over the first and second vias and an upper surface of the planarized dielectric layer.
US09269728B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including a capacitor with increased charge capacity and having a high aperture ratio and low power consumption is provided for a semiconductor device including a driver circuit. The semiconductor device includes a driver circuit which includes a first transistor including gate electrodes above and below a semiconductor film so as to overlap with the semiconductor film; a pixel which includes a second transistor including a semiconductor film; a capacitor which includes a dielectric film between a pair of electrodes in the pixel; and a capacitor line electrically connected to one of the pair of electrodes. In the semiconductor device, the gate electrode over the semiconductor film of the first transistor is electrically connected to the capacitor line.
US09269726B2	Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof A thin film transistor (TFT) array panel and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. A contact hole may be formed to expose a pad disposed on a substrate of the TFT array panel. A first layer of a connecting member is formed with the same layer as a first field generating electrode and is disposed in the contact hole. A second passivation layer is disposed in the TFT array panel, but is removed at a region where the contact hole is formed and portions of the second passivation layer that cover the first layer of the connecting member. A second layer of the connecting member is formed on the first layer of the connecting member.
US09269722B2	Method of fabricating a three-dimensional semiconductor memory device A three-dimensional semiconductor device includes a stacked structure including a plurality of conductive layers stacked on a substrate, a distance along a first direction between sidewalls of an upper conductive layer and a lower conductive layer being smaller than a distance along a second direction between sidewalls of the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer, the first and second directions crossing each other and defining a plane parallel to a surface supporting the substrate, and vertical channel structures penetrating the stacked structure.
US09269721B2	Memory device Provided is a memory device including first to third selection lines extending in a first direction and sequentially arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, multiple sets of first to third vertical pillars, each set coupled with a corresponding one of the first to third selection lines and sequentially arranged in the second direction, a first sub-interconnection connecting the third vertical pillar coupled with the first selection line to the first vertical pillar coupled with the second selection line, a second sub-interconnection connecting the third vertical pillar coupled with the second selection line to the first vertical pillar coupled with the third selection line, and bit lines extending in the second direction and connected to corresponding ones of the first and second sub-interconnections.
US09269719B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a pipe gate, word lines stacked on the pipe gate, first channel layers configured to pass through the word lines, and a second channel layer formed in the pipe gate to connect the first channel layers and having a higher impurity concentration than the first channel layers.
US09269718B1	Manufacturing method of semiconductor memory device In accordance with an embodiment, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: forming memory cells and select transistors on a semiconductor substrate configured to select any memory cell, forming a first insulating nitride film, forming a contact, and selectively removing the first insulating nitride film. The first insulating nitride film is formed so as to cover the semiconductor substrate between the select transistors adjacent in the first direction, the select transistors, and the memory cells. The first insulating nitride film is selectively removed in a region other than the region in which the contact is formed and in a region above the select transistors or the memory cells.
US09269713B2	Semiconductor device and method for producing the same A power semiconductor device comprises a first substrate that is highly doped with a first dopant type, the first substrate having a front face and a back face, the back face forming a backside of the device, a vertical p-type FET and a vertical n-type FET provided laterally adjacent to each other on the front face of the first substrate, wherein one of the FETs has a first drift zone with a complementary doping to the first dopant of the first substrate, and wherein the p-type FET and the n-type FET share the first substrate as a common backside, and wherein a region between the first drift zone and the first substrate comprises a highly conductive structure providing a low ohmic connection between the first drift zone and the first substrate. Further, a method for producing such a device is provided.
US09269711B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first ridge and a second ridge extending from a first main surface of a semiconductor substrate. The first and second ridges run in a first direction. The semiconductor device further includes a body region disposed in a portion of the semiconductor substrate between the first ridge and the second ridge, and a gate electrode adjacent to the body region. The first and second ridges are connected with the body region. A plurality of further ridges are formed in the body region, the further ridges extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The gate electrode runs in the first direction, and the gate electrode is disposed at at least two sides of the further ridges.
US09269710B2	Semiconductor devices having stressor regions and related fabrication methods Apparatus for semiconductor device structures and related fabrication methods are provided. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device structure on an isolated region of semiconductor material comprises forming a plurality of gate structures overlying the isolated region of semiconductor material and masking edge portions of the isolated region of semiconductor material. While the edge portions are masked, the fabrication method continues by forming recesses between gate structures of the plurality of gate structures and forming stressor regions in the recesses. The method continues by unmasking the edge portions and implanting ions of a conductivity-determining impurity type into the stressor regions and the edge portions.
US09269709B2	MOS transistor structure and method A MOS transistor structure comprises a substrate including a bulk semiconductor region, a first gate formed in a first trench, a first drain/source region, a second drain/source region, wherein the first drain/source region and the second drain/source region are formed on opposing sides of the first gate. The MOS transistor structure further comprises a second gate formed in a second trench, a third drain/source region, wherein the third drain/source region and the second drain/source region are formed on opposing sides of the second gate and a channel region formed in the bulk semiconductor region, wherein the channel region, the first drain/source region, the second drain/source region and the third drain source region share a same polarity.
US09269708B2	Methods and apparatus for measuring analytes using large scale FET arrays Methods and apparatus relating to very large scale FET arrays for analyte measurements. ChemFET (e.g., ISFET) arrays may be fabricated using conventional CMOS processing techniques based on improved FET pixel and array designs that increase measurement sensitivity and accuracy, and at the same time facilitate significantly small pixel sizes and dense arrays. Improved array control techniques provide for rapid data acquisition from large and dense arrays. Such arrays may be employed to detect a presence and/or concentration changes of various analyte types in a wide variety of chemical and/or biological processes. In one example, chemFET arrays facilitate DNA sequencing techniques based on monitoring changes in hydrogen ion concentration (pH), changes in other analyte concentration, and/or binding events associated with chemical processes relating to DNA synthesis.
US09269707B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device In IC chips for display device driving, an operational amplifier is widely used in input and output circuits, and a capacitor in a medium withstanding voltage chip is used as a compensation capacitor. As for this product area, cost competitiveness is very important. Therefore, a MIS capacitor with good area efficiency is widely used. However, unlike a so-called varactor widely used in a VCO circuit, a characteristic of as small a voltage dependence of the capacitor as possible is used. Therefore, an additional process is added to reduce the voltage dependence of the capacitor, but there is a problem of an increase in process cost. A semiconductor substrate side capacitor electrode in a MIS capacitor within a first conduction type medium withstanding voltage chip used in an I/O circuit or the like on a semiconductor integrated circuit device is formed in a first conduction type low withstanding voltage well region.
US09269705B2	Anti-snapback circuitry for metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor A circuit for protecting a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) device is configured to hold down or pull down a voltage at a gate of the protected MOS device during an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. The circuit includes at least one active device or capacitance-providing element connected to the gate of the protected MOS device, configured to pull down or hold down the voltage at the gate of the protected MOS device when the ESD event occurs.
US09269704B2	Semiconductor device with embedded silicon-controlled rectifier A semiconductor device includes a metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), in which parasitic silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) equivalent circuits are formed in the MOSFET, and the MOSFET further includes a drain region. The drain region includes P-type heavily doped regions which are different from each other, in which the P-type heavily doped regions are respectively operated as anodes of the SCR equivalent circuits.
US09269693B2	Fabrication method of semiconductor package A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip having opposite first and second surfaces; an RDL structure formed on the first surface of the semiconductor chip and having opposite third and fourth surfaces and a plurality of first conductive through holes penetrating the third and fourth surfaces thereof, wherein the RDL structure is formed on the semiconductor chip through the fourth surface thereof and electrically connected to the semiconductor chip through a plurality of first conductive elements, and the third surface of the RDL structure has a redistribution layer formed thereon; a plurality of conductive bumps formed on the redistribution layer; and an encapsulant formed on the first surface of the semiconductor chip for encapsulating the RDL structure, wherein the conductive bumps are embedded in and exposed from the encapsulant. The invention effectively prevents warpage of the semiconductor package and improves the electrical connection significantly.
US09269692B2	Stacked microelectronic assembly with TSVS formed in stages and carrier above chip A microelectronic assembly is provided which includes a first element consisting essentially of at least one of semiconductor or inorganic dielectric material having a surface facing and attached to a major surface of a microelectronic element at which a plurality of conductive pads are exposed, the microelectronic element having active semiconductor devices therein. A first opening extends from an exposed surface of the first element towards the surface attached to the microelectronic element, and a second opening extends from the first opening to a first one of the conductive pads, wherein where the first and second openings meet, interior surfaces of the first and second openings extend at different angles relative to the major surface of the microelectronic element. A conductive element extends within the first and second openings and contacts the at least one conductive pad.
US09269688B2	Bump-on-trace design for enlarge bump-to-trace distance A package includes a first and a second package component. The first package component includes a first metal trace and a second metal trace at the surface of the first package component. The second metal trace is parallel to the first metal trace. The second metal trace includes a narrow metal trace portion having a first width, and a wide metal trace portion having a second width greater than the first width connected to the narrow metal trace portion. The second package component is over the first package component. The second package component includes a metal bump overlapping a portion of the first metal trace, and a conductive connection bonding the metal bump to the first metal trace. The conductive connection contacts a top surface and sidewalls of the first metal trace. The metal bump is neighboring the narrow metal trace portion.
US09269681B2	Surface finish on trace for a thermal compression flip chip (TCFC) Some implementations provide a semiconductor device that includes a substrate coupled to a die through a thermal compression bonding process. The semiconductor device also includes a trace coupled to the substrate. The trace includes a first conductive material having a first oxidation property. The trace also includes a first surface layer including a second conductive material having a second oxidation property. The second oxidation property is less susceptible to oxidation than the first oxidation property. The first and second conductive materials are configured to provide an electrical path between the die and the substrate. The first surface layer has a thickness that is 0.3 microns (μm) or less.
US09269679B2	Wafer level packaging techniques In a wafer level chip scale packaging technique for MEMS devices, a deep trench is etched on a scribe line area between two CMOS devices of a CMOS substrate at first. After bonding of the CMOS substrate with a MEMS substrate, the deep trench is opened by thin-down process so that CMOS substrate is singulated while MEMS substrate is not (partial singulation). Electrical test pad on MEMS substrate is exposed and protection material can be filled through the deep trench around bonding layers. After filling the protection material, the wafer is diced to form packaged individual chips with protection from environment outside bonding layer.
US09269675B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a carrier including a first layer, a second layer, a first surface of the first layer and a second surface of the second layer, disposing a plurality of solder bumps on the second surface, disposing a molding between the plurality of solder bumps and over the second surface, cutting the first layer to form a first recess in the first layer, wherein the first recess is above a position between at least two of the plurality of solder bumps, and cutting the molding from a bottom surface of the first recess to form a second recess in the molding between the at least two of the plurality of solder bumps. Further, a semiconductor device includes a carrier including a first layer and a second layer, a plurality of solder bumps disposed on the second layer, a molding disposed over the second layer and surrounding the plurality of solder bumps, the molding includes a protruded portion protruding from a sidewall of the first layer adjacent to an end portion of the first layer.
US09269673B1	Semiconductor device packages A semiconductor device package includes a substrate, at least one component, a package body, a first conductive layer, a first shielding layer, a second shielding layer and a second conductive layer. The component is disposed on a first surface of the substrate. The package body is disposed on the first surface of the substrate and covers the component. The first conductive layer covers the package body and at least a portion of the substrate. The first shielding layer covers the first conductive layer and has a first thickness and includes a high conductivity material. The second shielding layer covers the first shielding layer and has a second thickness and includes a high permeability material. A ratio of the first thickness to the second thickness being in a range of 0.2 to 3. The second conductive layer covers the second shielding layer.
US09269668B2	Interconnect having air gaps and polymer wrapped conductive lines A device includes a first conductive line in a first metallization layer over a dielectric layer, wherein the first conductive line is wrapped by a first polymer layer on three sides and the first conductive line and the dielectric layer are separated by a bottom portion of the first polymer layer, a second conductive line over the dielectric layer, wherein the second conductive line is wrapped by a second polymer layer on three sides and the second conductive line and the dielectric layer are separated by a bottom portion of the second polymer layer and an air gap between the first conductive line and the second conductive line.
US09269663B2	Single pattern high precision capacitor An integrated circuit contains a high precision capacitor having a bottom plate, a dielectric layer over the bottom plate, a capacitor opening in the dielectric layer exposing, and not overlapping, the bottom plate, a capacitor dielectric layer covering sidewalls and a bottom of the capacitor opening, a top plate covering the capacitor dielectric layer in the capacitor opening, and a capacitor planarizing dielectric layer covering the capacitor top plate in the capacitor opening. A top surface of the capacitor planarizing dielectric layer and a top edge of the capacitor top plate are substantially coplanar. The top plate does not extend laterally beyond the capacitor opening. A method of forming the integrated circuit the high precision capacitor is also disclosed.
US09269647B2	Semiconductor package having heat dissipating member A semiconductor package includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, a semiconductor chip which is mounted on the upper surface of the substrate, and in an upper surface of which a first recess portion is provided, a molding member formed such that the molding member exposes the upper surface of the semiconductor chip and covers the semiconductor chip on the upper surface of the substrate, and a first heat dissipating member formed in the first recess portion, wherein the first heat dissipating member includes moisture absorption particles and a heat dissipation molding member.
US09269644B2	Method for producing semiconductor device A method for producing a semiconductor device includes solder-connecting a semiconductor chip, onto an insulating substrate including a ceramic board and having conductor layers on two surfaces thereof, with a lead-free solder; warping a radiating base such that a surface of the radiating base on a side opposite to the insulating substrate is convex; and solder-connecting the insulating substrate onto the warped radiating base with the lead-free solder so as to provide a substantially flat solder-connected radiating base.
US09269643B2	Chip package structure A chip package structure is provided. The chip package structure includes a chip, at least one inducting coil, a molding compound and a redistribution circuit layer. The chip includes an active surface, a back surface opposite to the active surface. The inducting coil is disposed around a periphery region of the chip. The molding compound covers the chip and the periphery region and exposes the active surface. The inducting coil is disposed at the molding compound. The redistribution circuit layer covers the active surface, part of the molding compound and part of the inducting coil, and electrically connects the chip.
US09269641B2	Monitor test key of epi profile A method and apparatus for estimating a height of an epitaxially grown semiconductor material in other semiconductor devices. The method includes epitaxially growing first, second, and third portions of semiconductor material on a first semiconductor device, measuring a height of the third portion of semiconductor material and a height of the first or second portion of semiconductor material, measuring a first saturation current through the first and second portions of semiconductor material, measuring a second saturation current through the first and third portions of semiconductor material, and preparing a model of the first saturation current relative to the height of the first or second portion of semiconductor material and the second saturation current relative to an average of the height of the first and third portions of semiconductor material. The model is used to estimate the height of an epitaxially grown semiconductor material in the other semiconductor devices.
US09269631B2	Integration of semiconductor alloys in PMOS and NMOS transistors by using a common cavity etch process Different strain-inducing semiconductor alloys may be incorporated into the drain and source areas of different transistors in sophisticated semiconductor devices by at least patterning the corresponding cavities in a common manufacturing sequence. Thus, the etch process may be performed on the basis of a high degree of uniformity and the subsequent epitaxial growth processes may, in some illustrative embodiments, be accomplished on the basis of only one additional lithography step.
US09269629B2	Dummy fin formation by gas cluster ion beam FinFET structures with dielectric fins and methods of fabrication are disclosed. A gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) tool is used to apply an ion beam to exposed fins, which converts the fins from a semiconductor material such as silicon, to a dielectric such as silicon nitride or silicon oxide. Unlike some prior art techniques, where some fins are removed prior to fin merging, in embodiments of the present invention, fins are not removed. Instead, semiconductor (silicon) fins are converted to dielectric (nitride/oxide) fins where it is desirable to have isolation between groups of fins that comprise various finFET devices on an integrated circuit (IC).
US09269625B2	Method and system for CMOS image sensing device Method and system for manufacturing CMOS image sensing device with reduced blooming. The method includes a step for providing a substrate material. The substrate material can be characterized by a first dimension and a second dimension. In addition, the method includes a step for defining an active region on the substrate material. The active region is characterized by a third dimension and a fourth dimension. The method further includes a step for defining a non-active region on the substrate material. The non-active region is different from the active region. The non-active region is characterized by a fifth dimension and a sixth dimension, the non-active region including a silicon material. The method includes a step for defining a depletion region within the active region. In addition, the method includes a step for forming an n-type region positioned above the depletion region.
US09269621B2	Dual damascene dual alignment interconnect scheme A stack of a first metal line and a first dielectric cap material portion is formed within a line trench of first dielectric material layer. A second dielectric material layer is formed thereafter. A line trench extending between the top surface and the bottom surface of the second dielectric material layer is patterned. A photoresist layer is applied over the second dielectric material layer and patterned with a via pattern. An underlying portion of the first dielectric cap material is removed by an etch selective to the dielectric materials of the first and second dielectric material layer to form a via cavity that is laterally confined along the widthwise direction of the line trench and along the widthwise direction of the first metal line. A dual damascene line and via structure is formed, which includes a via structure that is laterally confined along two independent horizontal directions.
US09269614B2	Method of forming semiconductor device using remote plasma treatment A method of forming a semiconductor device comprises forming a first etch stop layer over a substrate. The method also comprises forming a low-k dielectric layer comprising carbon over the first etch stop layer. The method further comprises forming an opening in the low-k dielectric layer. The method additionally comprises filling the opening with a conductive layer. The method also comprises performing a remote plasma treatment on the low-k dielectric layer and the conductive layer. The method further comprises forming a second etch stop layer over the treated conductive layer and the treated low-k dielectric layer.
US09269613B2	Copper interconnect structure and method for manufacturing the same A method is disclosed for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a copper interconnect structure. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a first interconnect dielectric layer on the substrate, and forming a second interconnect dielectric layer on a surface of the first interconnect dielectric layer. The method also includes forming a plurality of conduits extending through the first interconnect dielectric layer and the second interconnect dielectric layer, and depositing copper in the plurality of conduits to form a copper interconnect layer of the copper interconnect structure. Further, the first interconnect dielectric layer, between neighboring conduits, contains cavities such that dielectric constant of the first interconnect dielectric layer is reduced. The second interconnect dielectric layer seals the top of the cavities, the substrate is the bottom of the cavities, and a width of the top of the cavities is less than a width of the bottom of the cavities.
US09269612B2	Mechanisms of forming damascene interconnect structures An interconnect structure includes a first trench and a second trench. The second trench is wider than the first trench. Both trenches are lined with a diffusion barrier layer, and a first conductive layer is deposited over the diffusion barrier layer. A metal cap layer is deposited over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is deposited over the metal cap layer in the second trench.
US09269611B2	Integrated circuits having gate cap protection and methods of forming the same Integrated circuits and methods of forming integrated circuits are provided. An integrated circuit includes a gate electrode structure overlying a base substrate. The gate electrode structure includes a gate electrode, with a cap disposed over the gate electrode and sidewall spacers disposed adjacent to sidewalls of the gate electrode structure. A source and drain region are formed in the base substrate aligned with the gate electrode structure. A first dielectric layer is disposed adjacent to the sidewall spacers. The sidewall spacers and the cap have recessed surfaces below a top surface of the first dielectric layer, and a protecting layer is disposed over the recessed surfaces. A second dielectric layer is disposed over the first dielectric layer and the protecting layer. Electrical interconnects are disposed through the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, and the electrical interconnects are in electrical communication with the respective source and drain regions.
US09269610B2	Pattern between pattern for low profile substrate An integrated circuit (IC) substrate that includes a second patterned metal layer formed in between a first patterned metal layer is disclosed. A dielectric layer formed on the first patterned metal layer separates the two metal layers. A non-conductive layer is formed on the dielectric layer and the second patterned metal layer.
US09269598B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming an IPD over a high-resistivity encapsulant separated from other IPDS and baseband circuit A semiconductor device has a first conductive layer formed over a sacrificial substrate. A first integrated passive device (IPD) is formed in a first region over the first conductive layer. A conductive pillar is formed over the first conductive layer. A high-resistivity encapsulant greater than 1.0 kohm-cm is formed over the first IPD to a top surface of the conductive pillar. A second IPD is formed over the encapsulant. The first encapsulant has a thickness of at least 50 micrometers to vertically separate the first and second IPDs. An insulating layer is formed over the second IPD. The sacrificial substrate is removed and a second semiconductor die is disposed on the first conductive layer. A first semiconductor die is formed in a second region over the substrate. A second encapsulant is formed over the second semiconductor die and a thermally conductive layer is formed over the second encapsulant.
US09269596B2	Narrow-gap flip chip underfill composition An underfill composition comprises a curable resin, a plurality of filler particles loaded within the resin, the filler particles comprising at least 50 weight % of the underfill composition. The filler particles comprise first filler particles having a particle size of from 0.1 micrometers to 15 micrometers and second filler particles having a particle size of less than 100 nanometers. A viscosity of the underfill composition is less than a viscosity of a corresponding composition not including the second filler particles.
US09269592B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A transistor is formed by forming a ridge including a first ridge portion and a second ridge portion in a semiconductor substrate, the ridge extending along a first direction, forming a source region, a drain region, a channel region, a drain extension region and a gate electrode adjacent to the channel region, in the ridge, doping the channel region with dopants of a first conductivity type, and doping the source region and the drain region with dopants of a second conductivity type. Forming the drain extension region includes forming a core portion doped with the first conductivity type in the second ridge portion, and forming the drain extension region further includes forming a cover portion doped with the second conductivity type, the cover portion being formed so as to be adjacent to at least one or two sidewalls of the second ridge portion.
US09269588B2	Method of making flexible, foldable, and stretchable devices A method of making a flexible, foldable, stretchable electronic device. The method includes deposition of a polymer layer, such as parylene C, to impart flexibility to the device. The device overcomes the limitations of related flexible electronics schemes by employing established silicon-on-insulator complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology with a flexible enclosure. Devices made in such a way may be used in a wide variety of applications including incorporation into medical devices.
US09269575B2	Trench sidewall protection for selective epitaxial semiconductor material formation A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming an insulator layer over a substrate; opening a trench in the insulator layer so as to expose one or more semiconductor structures formed on the substrate; forming a protective layer on sidewalls of the trench; subjecting the substrate to a precleaning operation in preparation for epitaxial semiconductor formation, wherein the protective layer prevents expansion of the sidewalls of the trench as a result of the precleaning operation; and forming epitaxial semiconductor material within the trench and over the exposed one or more semiconductor structures.
US09269573B2	Thin film transistor having crystalline indium oxide semiconductor film To provide a thin film transistor having an indium oxide-based semiconductor film which allows only a thin metal film on the semiconductor film to be selectively etched. A thin film transistor having a crystalline indium oxide semiconductor film which is composed mainly of indium oxide and contains a positive trivalent metal oxide.
US09269571B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device It is an object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device, a semiconductor device with low power consumption, a semiconductor device with high productivity, and a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor device. Impurities left remaining in an oxide semiconductor layer are removed without generating oxygen deficiency, and the oxide semiconductor layer is purified to have an extremely high purity. Specifically, after oxygen is added to the oxide semiconductor layer, heat treatment is performed on the oxide semiconductor layer to remove the impurities. In order to add oxygen, it is preferable to use a method in which oxygen having high energy is added by an ion implantation method, an ion doping method, or the like.
US09269568B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the same Provided are a deposition apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. In the method, a reaction chamber provided with a gaseous source supply unit and a liquid source supply unit is prepared, and an etch stop layer is formed on a substrate by using a gaseous source. Then, an interlayer insulation layer is formed on the etch stop layer by using a vaporized liquid source and a vaporized dopant source. In this way, the etch stop layer and the interlayer insulation layer are formed in-situ in the same reaction chamber.
US09269565B2	Method for improving performance of a substrate carrier A method of modifying a substrate carrier to improve process performance includes depositing material or fabricating devices on a substrate supported by a substrate carrier. A parameter of layers deposited on the substrate is then measured as a function of their corresponding positions on the substrate carrier. The measured parameter of at least some devices fabricated on the substrate or a property of the deposited layers is related to a physical characteristic of substrate carrier to obtain a plurality of physical characteristics of the substrate carrier corresponding to a plurality of positions on the substrate carrier. The physical characteristic of the substrate carrier is then modified at one or more of the plurality of corresponding positions on the substrate carrier to obtain desired parameters of the deposited layers or fabricated devices as a function of position on the substrate carrier.
US09269560B2	Methods for producing an electrically conductive material, electrically conductive material and emitter containing electrically conductive material A method for manufacturing an electrically conductive material includes steps of: (a) providing a carbon fiber; (b) providing a plastic fiber that differs from the carbon fiber; (c) producing a mixture in the form of a two-dimensional mat from the carbon fiber and the plastic fiber; (d) drying the mixture, optionally; (e) consolidating the mixture; (f) cutting the mixture to size, optionally; (g) carbonizing the mixture, wherein the carbonized plastic fibers form a carbon-based matrix possessing electrical conductivity that at least partially surrounds the carbon fibers. Electrically conductive materials obtained by the method have an increased electrical resistance. An emitter is specified that contains a transparent or translucent housing and an electrically conductive material as above. These now allow emitters of virtually any length to be operated at customary line voltages.
US09269557B2	Ionization device, mass spectrometer including the ionization device, and image generation system including the ionization device An ionization device includes an irradiation unit to irradiate at least a region of a surface of a sample with laser light to scatter particles contained on the surface of the sample, a liquid holding unit having a distal end to hold a liquid on an outer periphery of the distal end, an extract electrode to extract ionized ions, and a voltage application unit to apply a voltage between the liquid holding unit and the extract electrode to generate the ions from the liquid held on the outer periphery of the distal end. The region and the distal end are disposed so as not to make contact with each other but to be in close proximity to each other so that the liquid held on the outer periphery of the distal end attracts particles desorbed from the sample as a result of irradiation with the laser light.
US09269551B2	Tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer A dwell time calculation table (51a) showing a correspondence relation between a CID gas pressure inside a collision cell (31) and a dwell time for data collection is stored in a processing condition parameter memory (51) of a controller (50). In the table (51a), as the CID gas pressure becomes higher, the dwell time becomes longer. When an instruction to execute an MRM measurement mode is given, the controller (50) determines the dwell time in accordance with the currently set CID gas pressure, and controls a data collector (41) to accumulate detection signals from an ion detector (34) during the determined dwell time and obtain the accumulated value. If the CID gas pressure inside the collision cell (31) is high, a decrease in ion speed becomes remarkable, and the rising of the ion intensity becomes slow. However, if the dwell time becomes long, influences of the slow rising on the accumulated value are relatively reduced, and the accuracy of the accumulated value is enhanced. Accordingly, the quantitative accuracy can be enhanced.
US09269550B2	Mass spectrometric methods for quantifying NPY 1-36 and NPY 3-36 Provided are methods of detecting the presence or amount of NPY 1-36 or NPY 3-36 in a sample using mass spectrometry. Importantly, by methods of the invention, both NPY 1-36 and NPY 3-36 can be quantified simultaneously, separately, and independently in a sample that contains both peptides. The methods provide enhanced specificity, and excellent sensitivity with limits of quantitation (LOQ) of about 0.1 ng/mL, and are accomplished in less time and with less sample preparation than required in other assays for NPY. In certain embodiments, because the methods of the invention are specific for both NPY 1-36 and NPY 3-36, the methods provide a major advantage over existing immunoassays. Therefore, the methods may be used to obtain reliable concentration data in several important patient populations, such as patients with hypertension, heart disease, or cancer.
US09269549B2	Mass spectrometer device and method using scanned phase applied potentials in ion guidance An ion guide or mass analyzer is disclosed comprising a plurality of electrodes having apertures through which ions are transmitted in use. A pseudo-potential barrier is created at the exit of the ion guide or mass analyzer. The amplitude or depth of the pseudo-potential barrier is inversely proportional to the mass to charge ratio of an ion. One or more transient DC voltages are applied to the electrodes of the ion guide or mass analyzer in order to urge ions along the length of the ion guides or mass analyzer. The amplitude of the transient DC voltage applied to the electrode may be increased with time so that ions are caused to be emitted from the ion guide or mass analyzer in reverse order of their mass to charge ratio.
US09269545B2	Vacuum arc vaporisation source and also a vacuum arc vaporisation chamber with a vacuum arc vaporisation source The invention relates to a vacuum arc source (1), including ring-like magnetic field source (2) and a cathode body (3) with an vaporization material (31) as a cathode (32) for the production of an arc discharge on an vaporization surface (33) of the cathode (32). In this arrangement the cathode body (3) is bounded in an axial direction in a first axial direction by a cathode base (34) and in a second axial direction by the vaporization surface (33) and the ring-like magnetic (2) is arranged polarised parallel or anti-parallel and concentric to a surface normal (300) of the vaporization surface (33). In accordance with the invention a magnetic field enhancement ring (4) is arranged on a side remote from the vaporization surface (33) at a pre-determinable second spacing (A2) in front of the cathode base (34). The invention further relates to an arc vaporization chamber (10) with an arc vaporization source (1).
US09269536B2	Double ended electrode manipulator An electrode adjustment method and apparatus are disclosed for use in workpiece processing. The assembly may include an electrode assembly having first and second ends. First and second manipulators may be coupled to the first and second ends. The manipulators may be used to selectively impart movement to the first and second ends of the electrode assembly to adjust one or more properties of an ion beam passing through the electrodes. The first and second manipulators may be independently actuatable so that the first and second ends of the electrode can be adjusted independent of one another. Methods of using the disclosed apparatus are also disclosed.
US09269535B1	Ion beam source An ion beam source includes a magnetic field unit including a first side facing a target object to be treated and a second side, where the first side is opened and the second side is closed, and the first side includes a plurality of magnetic pole portions arranged at predetermined intervals with an N-pole and an S-pole alternatively or with same magnetic poles and configured to form a closed loop of plasma electrons and an electrode unit arranged at a lower end of the closed loop. The ion beam source is configured to rotate the plasma electrons within a process chamber along the closed loop, to generate plasma ions from an internal gas within the process chamber, and to provide the plasma ions to the target object.
US09269530B2	System for in situ reactivation of fluorescence marker Vapor is provided locally at a sample surface to allow fluorescence of the fluorescent markers in a vacuum chamber. For example, a nanocapillary can dispense a liquid near a region of interest, the liquid evaporating to increase the vapor pressure near the fluorescent markers. The increase in vapor pressure at the fluorescent marker is preferably sufficiently great to prevent deactivation or to reactivate the fluorescent marker, while the overall pressure in the vacuum chamber is preferably sufficiently low to permit charged particle beam operation with little or no additional evacuation pumping.
US09269522B2	Electric field emitting source, element using same, and production method therefor An electric field emitting source is equipped with an electron emitting film which comprises a nano-sized electron emitting substance and has a first surface and a second surface constituting the surface opposite thereto, and a cathode which secures one end of the electron emitting film and comprises a first block and a second block respectively corresponding to the first surface and the second surface of the electron emitting film.
US09269520B2	Electron gun, method of controlling same, and electron beam additive manufacturing machine There is disclosed a method of controlling an electron gun without causing decreases in brightness of the electron beam if a current-limiting aperture cannot be used. The electron gun (10) has a cathode (11), a Wehnelt electrode (12), a control electrode (13), an anode (14), and a controller (22). The Wehnelt electrode (12) has a first opening (12c) in which the tip of the cathode is inserted, and focuses thermal electrons emitted from the tip of the cathode (11). The thermal electrons emitted from the tip of the cathode (11) are caused to pass into a second opening (13c) by the control electrode (13). The anode (14) accelerates the thermal electrons emitted from the cathode (11) such that the thermal electrons passed through the second opening (13c) pass through a third opening (14b) and impinge as an electron beam (B1) on a powdered sample (8). The controller (22) sets the bias voltage and the control voltage based on combination conditions of the bias voltage and control voltage to maintain the brightness of the beam constant.
US09269515B2	Insulating cylinder and a main circuit structure using the same An insulating cylinder and a main circuit structure using the insulating cylinder includes a main cavity, a secondary grounded insert connected with the main cavity, an arc-distinguishing chamber connected with the main cavity, and an outlet terminal insert connected with an end of the arc-distinguishing chamber. An observation window is provided at a side of the main cavity. A main circuit structure using the insulating cylinder, which further includes a main grounded rod and a main grounded contact positioned in the main cavity, an arc-distinguishing chamber insulating pole, an isolated insulating pole, an isolated conductive block, an isolated rod and an isolated contact, and a main bus-bar bushing connected with the isolated contact. A flexible connection is provided between the main grounded contact, the arc-distinguishing chamber and the isolated conductive block.
US09269513B2	Contactor arrangement for use in dielectric liquid A contactor arrangement for operation in a dielectric liquid environment may include a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, a contactor having a fixed contact, and a movable contact that is movable relative to the fixed contact, the contactor having an open state in which the movable contact is spaced apart from the fixed contact and a closed state in which the movable contact is in contact with the fixed contact so as to provide an electric connection through the contactor via the movable contact. The contactor arrangement may further include a conductor section.
US09269512B2	Rocker switch and method of operating same A rocker switch assembly and method includes a housing having an interior cavity for locating electronic components and a plunger member movably located during actuation within the interior cavity of the housing. The plunger member is coupled to at least one contact support. The switch assembly further comprises at least one terminal fixed within the housing. The at least one terminal corresponding with the at least one contact that engages or disengages with the terminal during actuation. A lever structure is pivotly coupled to the housing by a fulcrum fixedly attached to the housing. The lever structure comprises a lever having an upper side for receiving an external force and a lower side for engaging a head on the plunger member to generate actuation of the rocker switch during pivotal rotation of the lever.
US09269505B2	Contact mechanism of an electric switching device A contact mechanism includes a current path having a 360° winding formed by a plurality of conductor sections and having an axis that is perpendicular to a plane in which a rotary contact body is movable. The conductor sections include a first section with a first current conductor that extends to a fixed contact. A second conductor section extends through the fixed and rotary contacts. A third conductor section extends through the rotary contact. A final, conductor section, including a second current conductor, extends to the rotary contact body and runs parallel and in close proximity to the first current conductor. Each of the first and second current conductors are substantially parallel to the rotary contact body in the closed position and are formed as straight and rigid busbars having a length corresponding at least to a length of a contact arm of the rotary contact body.
US09269501B2	Coating formulation for manufacturing electrode plate and use thereof This invention relates to a coating formulation for manufacturing an electrode plate, which contains a solution of a hydroxyalkylchitosan and an organic acid and/or its derivative in an aprotic polar solvent, and an active material added to the solution and kneaded with the solution, the electrode plate, a manufacturing process of the electrode plate, a battery, a capacitor, and an undercoating formulation. According to this invention, a coating formulation for manufacturing an electrode plate for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery or an electrode plate for an electric double layer capacitor having excellent adhesion and improved contact resistance between an active material layer and a collector, the electrode plate, its manufacturing process, the battery and the capacitor can be provided.
US09269500B2	Heat-dissipating device for supplying power to a hybrid or electric motor vehicle A power supply device for a hybrid or electric motor vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle or a motorcycle, includes a plurality of electrochemical storage cells and/or double-layer capacitors. The electrochemical storage cells and/or double-layer capacitors have a casing surface and, in an axial direction, a base surface and a cover surface which are connected by the casing surface, and each include electrodes. Adjacent to the casing surface of at least one of the storage cells and/or double-layer capacitors, a heat-conducting cooling apparatus is disposed which, although electrically insulated from the at least one storage cell and/or double-layer capacitor, is in thermal contact with a first circumferential section of the casing surface and dissipates the heat energy introduced by the casing surfaces of the at least one storage cell and/or the double-layer capacitor.
US09269496B2	Capacitors adapted for acoustic resonance cancellation An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising reducing the losses due to electro-mechanical coupling and improving Q in a multilayered capacitor by placing a first capacitor layer adjacent at least one additional capacitor layer and sharing a common electrode in between the two such that the acoustic vibration of the first layer is coupled to an anti-phase acoustic vibration of the at least one additional layer.
US09269489B2	Wireless power transfer system A system includes a first stage of an inductive power transfer system with an LCL load resonant converter with a switching section, an LCL tuning circuit, and a primary receiver pad. The IPT system includes a second stage with a secondary receiver pad, a secondary resonant circuit, a secondary rectification circuit, and a secondary decoupling converter. The secondary receiver pad connects to the secondary resonant circuit. The secondary resonant circuit connects to the secondary rectification circuit. The secondary rectification circuit connects to the secondary decoupling converter. The second stage connects to a load. The load includes an energy storage element. The second stage and load are located on a vehicle and the first stage is located at a fixed location. The primary receiver pad wirelessly transfers power to the secondary receiver pad across a gap when the vehicle positions the secondary receiver pad with respect to the primary receiver pad.
US09269486B2	Power inductor and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a power inductor, including a magnetic body including a substrate having coils formed thereon, a first metal-polymer complex layer formed on upper and lower surfaces of the substrate, and a second metal-polymer complex layer formed on upper and lower surfaces of the first metal-polymer complex layer and including a higher content of a polymer than that included in the first metal-polymer layer.
US09269479B2	Methods of manufacturing a communication cable Cable foil tape having random or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous metallic shapes and a method for manufacturing such patterned foil tape are provided. In some embodiments, a laser ablation system is used to selectively remove regions or paths in a metallic layer of a foil tape to produce random distributions of randomized shapes, or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous shapes in the metal layer. In some embodiments, the foil tape is double-sided, having a metallic layer on each side of the foil tape, and the laser ablation system is capable of ablating nonconductive pathways into the metallic layer on both sides of the foil tape.
US09269475B2	Gas-insulated bus bar A gas-insulated bus bar includes a metal container, a main circuit conductor that is accommodated in the metal container, an insulation spacer of a one-legged structure that includes one end portion attached to the metal container and the other end portion holding the main circuit conductor in the metal container, a shield that is substantially barrel-shaped, attached to the other end portion, and having an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the main circuit conductor, and a branch pipe provided on a side of the metal container and branched in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis line, thereby including an inside portion where the one end portion is arranged. When viewing from a direction parallel to a branching direction of the branch pipe, the insulation spacer and the shield have respective sizes that are arranged within an area defined by an inner diameter of the branch pipe.
US09269467B2	General radioisotope production method employing PET-style target systems Methods for producing a radioisotope by a charged particle irradiation of a fluid target matrix are provided. A method of producing a radioisotope includes irradiating a fluid target matrix comprising a compound of a target isotope with a charged particle beam to transform at least a portion of the target isotope to the radioisotope, and isolating the radioisotope from the irradiated fluid target matrix. The target isotope may be an isotope of cadmium, an isotope of thallium, an isotope of zinc, an isotope of gallium, an isotope of tellurium, an isotope of molybdenum, an isotope of rhodium, an isotope of selenium, an isotope of nickel, an isotope of yttrium, an isotope of strontium, an isotope of bismuth, an isotope of tungsten, and an isotope of titanium, provided that the target isotope is not Mo-100.
US09269463B2	Method and apparatus of inspecting the upper core shroud of a nuclear reactor vessel A method and apparatus for inspecting the upper portion of a core shroud of a nuclear power plant is provided. The upper shroud scanner mounts on an arcuic section of a steam dam of the core shroud and moves back and forth there along. A vertical arm with transducers thereon extend down from a Y-car portion of the upper shroud scanner. Transducers adjacent the core shroud emit and receive an ultrasonic sound to inspect for flaws and defects in the core shroud.
US09269452B2	Determining system lifetime characteristics Methods and systems for determining system lifetime characteristics are described. A number of embodiments include a number of memory devices and a controller coupled to the number of memory devices. The controller can be configured to perform a number of operations on the number of memory devices using a number of trim parameters at a testing level, and determine a system lifetime characteristic based, at least partially, on the number of operations performed on the number of memory devices using the number of trim parameters at the testing level.
US09269449B2	Generating read thresholds using gradient descent and without side information A first bit position of a cell in solid state storage is read where a sorting bit is obtained using the read of the first bit position. A second bit position of the cell is read for a first time, including by setting a first read threshold associated with the second bit position to a first value and setting a second read threshold associated with the second bit position to a second value. The second bit position of the cell is read for a second time, including by setting the first read threshold to a third value and setting the second read threshold to a fourth value. A new value for the first read threshold and for the second read threshold is generated using the sorting bit, the first read, and the second read.
US09269438B2	System and method for intelligently flushing data from a processor into a memory subsystem A system and method are described for intelligently flushing data from a processor cache. For example, a system according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: a processor having a cache from which data is flushed, the data associated with a particular system address range; and a PCM memory controller for managing access to data stored in a PCM memory device corresponding to the particular system address range; the processor determining whether memory flush hints are enabled for the specified system address range, wherein if memory flush hints are enabled for the specified system address range then the processor sending a memory flush hint to a PCM memory controller of the PCM memory device and wherein the PCM memory controller uses the memory flush hint to determine whether to save the flushed data to the PCM memory device.
US09269436B2	Techniques for determining victim row addresses in a volatile memory Examples are disclosed for determining a logical address of one or more victim rows of a volatile memory based on a logical address of an aggressor row and address translation schemes associated with the volatile memory. Other examples are described and claimed.
US09269415B1	Utilization of the anomalous hall effect or polarized spin hall effect for MRAM applications Embodiments are directed to using an anomalous hall effect (AHE) or a polarized spin hall effect (PSHE) to switch a magnetic moment of a free layer having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). AHE/PSHE includes materials with spontaneous magnetic moment. Thus, the spin orientation generated by AHE/PSHE not only depends upon the geometrical orientation, but also on the magnetic moment orientation of the AHE/PSHE material. Therefore, out-of-plane polarized spins are injected into the magnetic free layer, and the corresponding spin current switches the magnetic moment of a magnetic free layer with PMA through the anti-damping mechanism. In some embodiments, an asymmetric bottom lead may be used, such that a tunneling current flows toward one side after it leaves the free layer.
US09269406B2	Semiconductor memory device for controlling an internal supply voltage based on a clock frequency of an external clock signal and a look-up table A control circuit, a memory device and a voltage control method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a memory cell, a voltage regulator circuit and the control circuit. The control circuit receives a clock signal, and determines a clock frequency of the clock signal so as to generate a control signal. An operation voltage is converted into an internal supply voltage for supplying the control circuit by the voltage regulator circuit according to the control signal.
US09269402B1	BVCM hold down apparatus to prevent pivot bearing damage at TVCM installation in disk drive assembly A device for preventing damage to a pivot bearing assembly during manufacture of a hard disk drive includes a first bottom voice coil motor (VCM) plate hold-down clamp configured to clamp down on a first exposed surface of a bottom VCM plate of the hard disk drive and a second bottom VCM plate hold-down clamp configured to clamp down on a second exposed surface of the bottom VCM plate. The first and second bottom VCM plate hold-down clamps are configured to prevent damage to the pivot bearing assembly during installation of the top VCM plate over the bottom VCM plate by clamping down on the bottom VCM plate with a force that is at least sufficient to prevent the bottom VCM plate from moving when the top VCM plate is installed over the bottom VCM plate.
US09269391B1	Management of robotics assembly and cartridge access port of media element storage library Utilities that increase the volume of media elements that can be simultaneously loaded and/or unloaded into or from a storage library, facilitate mounting of media element magazines into a storage library, and limit access to an interior of a storage library by users during operation of robotics assemblies of the storage library. One disclosed utility includes a cartridge access port for use with a storage library that has a storage container that is pivotable (e.g., swingable) between at least first and second positions. In the first position, the storage container is adjacent an opening in the housing of the library for loading and unloading of media elements by a user into or from the container via the opening. After the storage container has swung into the second position, the storage container is spaced from the opening and faces the interior of the library for access by a robotics assembly.
US09269384B1	Template misalignment and eccentricity error compensation for a patterned medium Compensation for template misalignment and offset induced eccentricity errors for a multi-template patterned medium, such as a bit patterned medium (BPM) used to record data in a data storage device. In some embodiments, a rotatable patterned data recording medium has a plurality of concentric tracks, each track having data fields interspersed with servo fields and timing fields. A data transducer senses the respective data, servo and timing fields on a target track. A disc-locked clock (DLC) circuit generates separate servo clock and data clock signals that are frequency modulated responsive to variations in locations of the timing fields.
US09269381B1	Sensor structure having layer with high magnetic moment A reader sensor having a composite shield and a sensor stack. The composite shield includes a high magnetic moment layer having a magnetic moment greater than 1.0 T, a low magnetic moment layer, and a spacer therebetween. The high magnetic moment layer is closer to the stack than the low magnetic moment layer. The high magnetic moment layer may be a single layer or have a plurality of layers.
US09269377B2	Magnetic head with integrated write driver An apparatus and associated method generally relate to data writing and more specifically to writing data to a rotating media. An embodiment of such an apparatus comprises a slider body, a transducer and a write driver. The transducer comprises a writer. The write driver is integrated on the slider body, and directly connected to the writer.
US09269374B1	Predictive video analytics system and methods The methods and systems described herein predict user behavior based on analysis of a user video communication. The methods include receiving a user video communication, extracting video facial analysis data from the video communication, extracting voice analysis data from the video communication, associating the video facial analysis data with the voice analysis data to determine an emotional state of a user, applying a linguistic-based psychological behavioral model to the voice analysis data to determine personality type of the user, and inputting the emotional state and personality type into a predictive model to determine a likelihood of an outcome of the video communication.
US09269373B2	Apparatus and method for providing augmented reality service using sound A method and an apparatus are provided for providing additional information service in a mobile communication terminal. A microphone receives a sound signal including an audible frequency band and an inaudible frequency band. Additional information related to the service is detected in the inaudible frequency band included in the sound signal. The detected additional information is extracted from the sound signal. Data for providing the service is acquired based on the extracted additional information. A service screen is displayed based on the acquired data.
US09269356B2	Method and apparatus for recognizing speech according to dynamic display A speech recognition apparatus and method that can improve speech recognition rate and recognition speed by reflecting information for dynamic display, are provided. The speech recognition apparatus generates a display variation signal indicating that variations have occurred on a screen and creates display information about the varied screen. The speech recognition apparatus adjusts a word weight for at least one word related to the varied screen and a domain weight for at least one domain included in the varied screen, according to the display variation signal and the display information. The adjusted word weight and the adjusted domain weight are dynamically reflected in a language model that is used for speech recognition.
US09269354B2	Semantic re-ranking of NLU results in conversational dialogue applications A human-machine dialog system is described which has multiple computer-implemented dialog components. A user client delivers output prompts to a human user and receives dialog inputs from the human user including speech inputs. An automatic speech recognition (ASR) engine processes the speech inputs to determine corresponding sequences of representative text words. A natural language understanding (NLU) engine processes the text words to determine corresponding NLU-ranked semantic interpretations. A semantic re-ranking module re-ranks the NLU-ranked semantic interpretations based on at least one of dialog context information and world knowledge information. A dialog manager responds to the re-ranked semantic interpretations and generates the output prompts so as to manage a dialog process with the human user.
US09269346B2	System and method for synthetic voice generation and modification Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating a synthetic voice. A system configured to practice the method combines a first database of a first text-to-speech voice and a second database of a second text-to-speech voice to generate a combined database, selects from the combined database, based on a policy, voice units of a phonetic category for the synthetic voice to yield selected voice units, and synthesizes speech based on the selected voice units. The system can synthesize speech without parameterizing the first text-to-speech voice and the second text-to-speech voice. A policy can define, for a particular phonetic category, from which text-to-speech voice to select voice units. The combined database can include multiple text-to-speech voices from different speakers. The combined database can include voices of a single speaker speaking in different styles. The combined database can include voices of different languages.
US09269340B2	Modular wireless sensor network for musical instruments and user interfaces for use therewith A wireless sensor network for musical instruments is provided that will allow a musician to communicate natural performance gestures (orientation, pressure, tilt, etc) to a computer. User interfaces and computing modules are also provided that enable a user to utilize the data communicated by the wireless sensor network to supplement and/or augment the artistic expression.
US09269328B2	Efficient frame rendering A user may interact with an interactive remote display (e.g., touch input) and the interaction may be sent to an application on a mobile device. The mobile device (application and/or encoder) may render frames for the display when there is a change. Latency in the pipeline may be alleviated by determine a rendering rate for an application. A dummy frame may be sent to the encoder if the application is not a constant rendering type of application. The dummy frames may be sent subsequent to the rendered frames to flush the pipeline.
US09269322B2	Method and system for driving an active matrix display circuit A method and system for driving an active matrix display is provided. The system includes a drive circuit for a pixel having a light emitting device. The drive circuit includes a drive transistor for driving the light emitting device. The system includes a mechanism for adjusting the gate voltage of the drive transistor.
US09269321B2	Display panel source line driving circuitry An electronic display system has a light transmissive panel, a region of display elements on the panel, and source lines coupled to the display elements. A demultiplexer circuit has multiple groups of pass gates. Each pass gate has a pair of complimentary on-panel transistors, and the signal outputs of each group are connected to a respective group of the source lines. A display driver integrated circuit (IC) receives video data and timing control signals. A signal input of each group of pass gates is connected to a respective output pin of the driver IC. The display driver IC provides digital timing control signals to control the pass gates of the demultiplexer circuit. Other embodiments are also described.
US09269319B2	Devices and methods for reducing power consumption and size of gate drivers One gate driver includes an output node configured to be coupled to a gate line and to provide power to the gate line for driving thin-film transistor (TFT) gates of a display. An input node of the gate driver is configured to receive an input signal. The gate driver includes a first field-effect transistor (FET) having a gate, a drain, and a source. The drain may be coupled to the input node and the source may be coupled to the output node. The gate driver also includes a second FET having a gate, a drain, and a source. The drain may be coupled to the input node. The gate driver includes a capacitor having a first end coupled to the gates of the FETs and a second end coupled to the source of the second FET. Using the gate driver power consumption of the display may be reduced.
US09269309B2	Dual modulation using concurrent portions of luminance patterns in temporal fields Embodiments of the invention facilitate high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging by generating portions of spatial and/or temporal luminance patterns with different spectral power distributions substantially concurrent with, for example, the modulation of the light intensity associated with the portions of luminance patterns. The method can include predicting luminance patterns associated with multiple spectral power distributions. The method also can include distributing portions of the luminance patterns in one or more temporal fields. In some embodiments, distributing the portions of the luminance patterns can include interlacing those portions. Further, the method can include modulating light intensities of the luminance patterns to produce an age with other spectral power distributions. In some embodiments, the distribution of the luminance pattern portions can be substantially synchronous with modulating the light intensity of the luminance patterns.
US09269304B2	Pixel circuit for organic light emitting display and driving method thereof, organic light emitting display A pixel circuit for an organic light emitting display includes first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth MOS transistors, a first capacitor, and an organic light emitting diode. During a initialization stage, the sixth MOS transistor is turned on, and a reference voltage is transmitted to the gate electrode of the second MOS transistor. During a data-writing stage, the first MOS transistor is turned on and a data signal is transmitted to the first terminal of the first capacitor, the fourth MOS transistor is turned on and the other MOS transistors are turned off. During a light emitting stage, the fifth MOS transistor is turned on and the voltage at the gate of the second MOS transistor is based on the data signal. As a result, the third MOS transistor generates a drive current based on the data signal.
US09269297B2	Electro-optical device An electro-optical device includes a driving transistor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a switching circuit. The driving transistor is connected between a power supply and an electrode of a light-emitting element. The first capacitor is connected between a gate and source of the driving transistor. The second capacitor stores a gray scale voltage. The switching circuit selectively connects the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the gate of the driving transistor. A control circuit applies the gray scale voltage to the second capacitor while the first capacitor is connected to the gate of the driving transistor by the switching circuit, and writes a source voltage of the driving transistor at the first capacitor while the second capacitor is connected to the gate of the driving transistor by the switching circuit.
US09269296B2	Pixel and organic light emitting display device using the same A pixel according to the present invention includes: an organic light emitting diode having a cathode electrode connected to a second power; a first transistor controlling an amount of current supplied from a first power line connected through a third node to the organic light emitting diode connected through a second node in correspondence to the voltage applied to a first node; a storage capacitor connected between the first node and the second power; a second transistor connected between the first node and the third node and being turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line; and a third transistor connected between the second node and the data line, and being turned on when the scan signal is supplied.
US09269291B2	Flexible LED panel system An improved LED display panel system (1) is provided, comprising a flexible curtain (2) having an array of surface mounted LED's (3) with a pixel density of approximately 2500 pixels per square meter. The panels (1) attach to one another in a vertical orientation employing upper or lower rigging bars (21, 22) which are flush with the last row of LED pixels (3) on each end. All data processing is accomplished inside the panels (1), and a single Ethercon cable connection (14A) is used for data input, and a single Ethercon cable connection (14B) is used for data output.
US09269286B2	Automated overscan adjustment Techniques are disclosed for automatically calibrating content shown on an electronic display. According to certain embodiments, a picture of the display is taken while a calibration image is shown on the display. The picture is then analyzed to determine whether any adjustments need to be made. The analysis can, for example, include a comparison between the picture of the calibration image and a stored calibration image. If it is determined an adjustment needs to be made to correct how content is shown on the display, an adjustment is made accordingly.
US09269277B2	Vocal / instrumental training system and method of same A vocal and/or instrumental training system can include a sound storage database having a plurality of model sound recordings, such as recordings of various wild game calls, stored therein. A user can select one of the model sound recordings to emulate, and provide audio input, such as the user's vocal performance of a wild game call, in an attempt to emulate the selected model sound recording. The audio input can be received by an audio input device, and recorded by a recording device. Audio characteristics, such as pitch, tone, timbre, cadence, rhythm, beat and/or amplitude, of the recorded audio input can be compared with the corresponding audio characteristics of the selected model sound recording. Results of the comparison can be graphically displayed on a sound graph.
US09269270B2	Device and method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle during a driving maneuver A method and device for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle during a driving maneuver during which longitudinal guidance and/or lateral guidance is/are performed in an automated manner. A trajectory for performing the driving maneuver being determined and the vehicle being guided with automatic control along the trajectory, while the surroundings of the vehicle is being monitored during the driving maneuver. If the driver intervenes in the steering while lateral guidance is being performed or if the driver operates the accelerator while longitudinal guidance is being performed or if the driver intervenes in the steering or operates the accelerator while longitudinal guidance and lateral guidance are being performed, the control of the vehicle is returned to the driver. In the case of an imminent endangerment to the surroundings, control is not transferred to the driver.
US09269252B2	Man down detector A man down indicator includes a gas detector which includes a motion sensor. A separate wearable element also includes a motion sensor. The element is wirelessly coupled to, and paired with, the detector. In responsive to a lack of sensed motion at both detector and the element, a pre-alarm condition is initiated for a predetermined period of time by circuitry carried by one of the detector, or the element. Unless interrupted, when the pre-alarm condition terminates, a man down alarm is generated.
US09269249B2	Systems and methods utilizing variable tempo sensory overload to deter, delay, distract or disrupt a perpetrator and decrease an intensity of a potential criminal act The present invention builds on TASOS as well as recent discoveries in how the human brain manages multiple tasks and deals with new information or stimuli in order to impact a perpetrator's ability to complete a crime, deter, delay, disrupt and distract perpetrators of violent crimes. A sensory overload controller is used to initiate various audible and visual events to deliver sophisticated mental stimulation that challenge a perpetrator's ability to mentally focus and succeed at certain tasks.
US09269244B2	Event detection based on video metadata Video data from sources, such as cameras, is analyzed to create metadata descriptive of the events and objects occurring in the video. This metadata, which consists of data about the video, is then analyzed on a transaction basis to determine if a suspicious activity, such as a fraudulent Point of Sale (POS) return event, has occurred in relation to a transaction.
US09269231B2	Facilitating use of a financial transaction device in a cashless wagering system in a gaming system Use of a financial transaction device of a cashless wagering system is facilitated in a gaming system. The financial transaction device, having at least an account identifier linking the financial transaction card to at least one financial account of at least one financial institution associated with the gaming network, is provided by an electronic gaming machine (EGM), a financial institution, and/or a gaming network, for depositing the financial amount into at least one financial account, performing a cashless wagering operation in the EGM, and/or using the financial transaction device for payment of goods and services by gaming and non-gaming venues. The financial transaction device is used for depositing the financial amount into at least one financial account of the at least one financial institution associated with the gaming network by one of the EGM and the ATM, cashless wagering in the EGM, and/or purchasing the goods and services.
US09269228B2	Gaming system with linked gaming machines that are configurable to have a same probability of winning a designated award A gaming system that is controlled by a central controller and includes a plurality of gaming machines. Each of the gaming machines includes a game operable upon a wager by a player, a plurality of winning symbol combinations including a designated winning symbol combination and a probability of achieving the designated winning symbol combination. At least two of the gaming machines have different probabilities of achieving the designated winning symbol combination. The gaming system includes a designated award and a triggering event. After an occurrence of the triggering event, the central controller is programmed to change the probability of achieving the designated winning symbol combination for at least one of the gaming machines such that each gaming machine has an equal probability of generating the designated winning symbol combination.
US09269225B2	Gaming machine with bonus feature A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display. If a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize. The game includes a bonus feature which, when triggered, results in the display of a plurality of devices, each of which animates to reveal a number, a prize awarded being a product of the numbers displayed by the devices.
US09269219B2	System and method for augmented reality with complex augmented reality video image tags Disclosed is a method for enabling use of a complex augmented reality system and a mobile device to display complex augmented reality on a display device. The method includes: enabling a user to capture one or more images from the display device via a camera on the mobile device; determining if there are one or more image tags within a video display on the display device that are viewable in the live camera image; using the one or more image tags to access information used by the augmented reality system; and overlaying virtual graphics in a position within 3D space on a display of the mobile device that augment the display of the display device with 3D effects to create complex augmented reality, when one or more image tags are detected within a video display on the display device that are viewable in a live camera image.
US09269208B2	Remote entry system A system is disclosed for providing secure access to a controlled item, the system comprising a database of biometric signatures, a transmitter subsystem comprising a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal, means for matching the biometric signal against members of the database of biometric signatures to thereby output an accessibility attribute, and means for emitting a secure access signal conveying information dependent upon said accessibility attribute, wherein the secure access signal comprises one of at least a rolling code, an encrypted Bluetooth™ protocol, and a WiFi™ protocol, and a receiver sub-system comprising means for receiving the transmitted secure access signal and means for providing conditional access to the controlled item dependent upon said information.
US09269190B1	System and method for displaying transitions between map views A system and method is provided for displaying a transition between a map and a street level image. In one aspect, the display on a mobile device transitions from a top-down view of a map to a street-level view of an image, such as a panoramic image, such that the mobile device uses the currently stored map image to perform a tilt and zoom transition.
US09269185B2	System and method for procedural CG eye meniscus Systems and methods are disclosed to provide a highly convenient and practically automated system for creation of highly-realistic menisci for CG characters. Creating the meniscus in the correct place and maintaining its correlation with moving eyes and eyelids was in the past difficult. The systems and methods disclosed provide a highly-realistic way to create and control such features. The systems and methods may create the meniscus in a procedural fashion, allowing the meniscus to properly track movements of character eyes and eyelids and to be animated in a highly-realistic fashion.
US09269183B1	Combined clipless time and lens bounds for improved sample test efficiency in image rendering A method for reducing the number of samples tested for rendering a screen space region of an image includes constructing a bilinear approximation per primitive for a screen space region which is to be rendered, wherein the screen space region includes a plurality of sample points. The bilinear approximation is used to estimate coverage of a predefined primitive against one or more sample points within the screen space region. At least one sample point in the screen space region which is not covered by the predefined primitive is excluded from testing in the rendering of the screen space region.
US09269182B2	System and method for identifying entry points of a hierarchical structure A method for identifying entry points of a hierarchical structure having a plurality of nodes includes the operations selecting a node of a hierarchical structure and testing it for identification as an entry point. The node is identified as an entry point, and the selection, testing, and identification operations are repeated for at least one additional node of the hierarchical structure to identify at least a second node as a respective second entry point for the hierarchical structure.
US09269177B2	Method for processing image and apparatus for processing image A method for processing an image, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the following steps: receiving three-dimensional image data from an application; setting a left eye perspective, which corresponds to the left eye of a user, and setting a right eye perspective, which corresponds to the right eye of the user; and generating a binocular disparity image comprising a left eye perspective image and a right eye perspective image, according to the left eye perspective and the right eye perspective.
US09269174B2	Methods and systems for generating a polygon mesh The present application relates to methods and systems for generating polygon meshes. One example of a method for generating a polygon mesh includes scanning a plurality of lines of an image to determine one or more pixel run lengths of interest, building a collection of rectangles based on the one or more pixel run lengths from the plurality of lines, and simplifying the collection of rectangles by combining rectangles with similar widths and/or heights.
US09269173B2	Intercomponent physical property transfer determination display apparatus and method An information processing apparatus includes: a resistance value acquiring unit that acquires a resistance value of at least one component corresponding to a physical quantity that is transmitted between two components, using inter-component information having component identifiers respectively indicating two components; a display information generating unit that generates, using the inter-component information, display information for displaying a transmission path diagram, which is an image showing a transmission path having nodes respectively associated with at least two components, and is an image in which information indicating the resistance value acquired by the resistance value acquiring unit is arranged at a node associated with at least one component from which the resistance value has been acquired; and an output unit that outputs the display information generated by the display information generating unit.
US09269168B2	Volume image reconstruction using data from multiple energy spectra A method for forming a three-dimensional reconstructed image acquires two dimensional measured radiographic projection images over a set of projection angles, wherein the measured projection image data is obtained from an energy resolving detector that distinguishes first and second energy bands. A volume reconstruction has image voxel values representative of the scanned object by back projection of the measured projection data. Volume reconstruction values are iteratively modified to generate an iterative reconstruction by repeating, for angles in the set of projection angles and for each of a plurality of pixels of the detector: generating a forward projection that includes calculating an x-ray spectral distribution at each volume voxel, calculating an error value by comparing the generated forward projection value with the corresponding measured projection image value, and adjusting one or more voxel values using the calculated error value and the x-ray spectral distribution. The generated iterative reconstruction displays.
US09269150B1	Using pose data and positioning information to locate online photos of a user The aspects described herein include receiving a request for available images depicting a user. One or more time and location indicators indicating one or more locations visited by the user are determined. Based on at least in part the one or more time and location indicators, a set of candidate images may be identified. The set of candidate images depict one or more locations at a time corresponding to at least one of the time indicators. Pose data related to the user may be obtained based on the location indicators. The pose data indicates a position and orientation of the user during a visit at a given location depicted in the set of candidate images. One or more images from the set of candidate images may be selected based on the pose data and the 3D reconstruction. The selected images include at least a partial view of the user.
US09269149B2	Calibration of a direct-imaging system Optical apparatus includes a mount, which holds a workpiece. An array of optical heads project respective patterns of radiation onto the workpiece. A calibration assembly captures images of the respective patterns. A motion assembly, on which the calibration assembly is mounted, transports the calibration assembly among a plurality of different positions between the array of the optical heads and the mount so as to intercept and image, at each of the different positions, a respective pattern projected by a different one of the optical heads. A processor processes the images captured by the calibration assembly at the different positions so as to monitor operation of the apparatus.
US09269145B2	System and method for automatically registering an image to a three-dimensional point set A system and methods can create a synthetic image of a target from a 3D data set, by using an electro-optical (EO) image and sun geometry associated with the EO image. In some examples, a 3D surface model is created from a 3D data set. The 3D surface model establishes a local surface orientation at each point in the 3D data set. A surface shaded relief (SSR) is produced from the local surface orientation, from an EO image, and from sun geometry associated with the EO image. Points in the SSR that are in shadows are shaded appropriately. The SSR is projected into the image plane of the EO image. Edge-based registration extracts tie points from the projected SSR. The 3D data set converts the tie points to ground control points. A geometric bundle adjustment aligns the EO image geometry to the 3D data set.
US09269144B2	Method and apparatus for motion correction and image enhancement for optical coherence tomography Images of an object, such as OCT scans of a human eye, can include distortions and data gaps due to relative motion of the object and the image acquisition device. Methods and systems for correction of such distortions and data gaps are described herein. Motion-corrected data is arrived at by applying three-dimensional transforms to input three-dimensional data sets that represent at least partially overlapping regions of the imaged object. The three dimensional transforms are computed based on an objective function that accounts for similarity between the transformed three-dimensional data sets and the estimated motion of the object relative to an imaging instrument. Methods and systems described herein advantageously eliminate the need for postulated assumptions and reliance on landmarks and are capable of filling data gaps, thereby producing high quality, undistorted images of objects subject to movement during imaging. Multiple motion-corrected data sets can be merged or combined to produce a data set with improved image quality.
US09269141B2	Interactive live segmentation with automatic selection of optimal tomography slice An apparatus for automatic selection of optimal tomography slices by executing a number of tentative segmentations using the same interactively provided in-slice seed point on some or all available tomography slices. The appropriate segmentation boundaries are then marked and the slice with the best segmentation goodness value (figure of merit) is presented to the user via a viewer. The steps are repeated when the user changes the seed point. The optimal segmentation boundary is displayed on top of a single simulated mammography image, fused from all tomography slice images.
US09269129B1	Two-dimensional digital transient improvement A method can include receiving an input signal that includes an input image having an original edge, applying multiple one-dimensional (1D) Digital Transient Improvement (DTi) algorithms to the input image, summing each result of the application of each of the 1D DTi algorithms to the input image, and providing an output signal that includes an output image having an enhanced edge that results from the applying and summing and corresponds to the original edge.
US09269125B2	Visualizing regions characterized by labeled measurements Briefly, the disclosure describes embodiments of methods or apparatuses for visualizing regions characterized by a set of labeled measurements at a variety of scale levels.
US09269122B2	First and second software stacks and discrete and integrated graphics processing units A first software stack and a second software stack are run in a virtual environment. The virtual environment may be created by a hardware virtualizer. The hardware virtualizer may send the first software stack to the discrete graphics processing unit and the second software stack to the integrated graphics processing unit.
US09269117B2	Enterprise management system A health care enterprise management system and method of management are disclosed. The system and method include a routing layer, a plurality of applications in an application layer, wherein the application layer communicates external to the enterprise manager via communicative contact through the routing layer, a business rules layer of a plurality of health care provision business rules, and a core layer.
US09269108B2	Forward-looking transactive pricing schemes for use in a market-based resource allocation system Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for distributing a resource (such as electricity) using a resource allocation system. One of the disclosed embodiments is a method for generating a bid value for purchasing electricity in a market-based resource allocation system. In this embodiment, a desired performance value indicative of a user's desired performance level for an electrical device is received. Price information from an electricity futures market is received. A bid value for purchasing electricity from a local resource allocation market sufficient to operate the electrical device at the desired performance level is computed. In this embodiment, the computing is performed based at least in part on the desired performance value and based at least in part on the price information from the electricity futures market.
US09269106B2	System and method for dynamically changing the content of an internet web page A host Web page includes an evolving interactive dialog box wherein an Internet user may enter user data to be processed. When the user completes entering user data in a first revolution of the interactive dialog box, the first revolution is replaced with a second revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box without disturbing or affecting any other part of the host Web page being displayed. Beneficially, the first and second revolutions may be communicated to a user computer together with and at a same time as the host Web page. Also, the second revolution may include a variety of data which is selected or customized to match the user data submitted in the first revolution. Each revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box may be comprised of any combination of general textual data entry fields, category (pull-down) menus, contact information data entry fields, and opt-in/opt-out buttons.
US09269094B2	System and method for creating and implementing scalable and effective surveys and testing methods with human interaction proof (HIP) capabilities A system and method provide digital online surveys and testing using interactive multi-media content with an option to enable and disable Human Interaction Proof (HIP) capabilities. The system uses random interactivity with multi-media content as HIP validation and subsequently make the user take a test or online survey. The system associates successful completion of tests to rewards. The rewards are awarded by publishers or stakeholders wanting to conduct the survey or test or by third party affiliates that are part of the exchange connecting the content provider and the advertiser wishing to conduct the test, with the option to enable and disable HIP capabilities. The system segments such tests and surveys across demographics. The system captures analytics as part of HIP along with testing and survey results. Such combined analytics have demographics as different dimensions. The system uses haptic technology for HIP and to complete the test or survey.
US09269091B2	Geographic segmentation systems and methods Methods and systems for segmenting traffic based on geography include assigning coordinate location data received with respect to members of a plurality of computing devices to analytics data associated with a plurality of requests for content received from respective ones of the plurality of computing devices. A geographical location of interest is defined. The defining the geographical location of interest includes designating a plurality of points defining boundaries of the geographical location of interest. Respective ones of a plurality of traffic segments are assigned to the plurality of requests for content based in part upon a comparison of the geographical location of interest to coordinate location data assigned to respective ones of the plurality of requests for content. Network traffic metrics are generated for ones of the plurality of traffic segments. The request traffic metrics describe request behavior associated with particular segments of the plurality of traffic segments.
US09269090B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing indications regarding recommended content An apparatus for providing indications regarding recommended content may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication of a recommended content item, determine a recommendation criteria associated with the recommended content item, select a graphical symbol for presentation in association with the recommended content item in which the graphical symbol is indicative of the recommendation criteria associated with the recommended content item, and provide for display of the graphical symbol.
US09269087B2	System and method for a revolutionary development platform and management system using intelligent control rooms A system and method for a revolutionary development platform and management system using intelligent control rooms, hereafter referred to “the system”, that implements a generic intelligent control room concept in any information system using a groundbreaking framework for the design, build, control and operation of an enterprise's management data and human reporting. It provides both operational knowledge and quality assurance by pragmatically defining the gathering and flow of information in one or all organization units and allows for seamless knowledge dissemination into and within the organization. To meet the mantra of no programming required all new object domains and expert subject rules are added via the base code and database design functionality without requiring any additional programming.
US09269083B1	Mobile device payment A method including receiving, from a mobile device, a payment method and a payment amount. The method also can include validating the payment amount. The method further can include generating a gift card for the payment amount. The gift card can include a gift card identifier. The method additionally can include sending the gift card identifier to the mobile device. The method further can include displaying the gift card identifier on the mobile device. Other embodiments are provided.
US09269082B2	Method and system for providing multiple services via a point-of-sale portal architecture A secure point-of-sale (POS) portal architecture for delivering multiple services is provided. According to one exemplary aspect of the architecture, a number of services offered by various parties are integrated for delivery to merchants. The parties offering the services include, for example, payment processors and merchant acquirers and other external value-added service providers. The integrated services, in turn, are offered to merchants and/or their respective customers via one or more POS devices and its supporting system infrastructure at the merchant locations. The integrated services include, for example, acceptance of multiple payment instruments, payment processing, user dialog management, sales promotion and customer support, loyalty programs, back office processing, receipt capture, employee training, risk management, dispute resolution, system security, system administration etc. Moreover, these integrated services may be customized based on a merchant's particular requirements to provide a specific environment for delivering these services.
US09269076B2	Techniques to facilitate collaborative social coding Embodiments relate to method and program product enabling collaborative social coding. Social networking functionality is embedded and via that social networking functionality information relating to a particular function across a computing network is tracked. The tracked information is then accumulating and organized as relating to a particular function. Upon request receipt, information is then provided relating to the particular function including a list of those accessing that function.
US09269075B2	Distributed order orchestration system for adjusting long running order management fulfillment processes with delta attributes A computer-readable medium, computer-implemented method, and system are provided. In one embodiment, one or more attributes as delta attributes are defined, and a new order object is determined which references an original order object. The original order object referenced by the new order object is determined and the new order object is compared with the original order object to determine one or more delta attributes. The one or more delta attributes are then stored.
US09269064B2	For-your-information events A for-your-information event can be received in a computer system. The for-your-information event can include an event time field that indicates a scheduled time for the for-your-information event. The computer system may not automatically block the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on a calendar in response to receiving the for-your-information event. User input indicating that the for-your-information event is to be converted to a regular event can be received. In response to the user input, the computer system can convert the for-your-information event to a regular event. Converting the for-your information event can include automatically including the scheduled time of the for-your-information event as a scheduled time for the converted regular event. Also in response to the user input, the computer system can automatically block the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on the calendar.
US09269053B2	Electronic review of documents An example method for reviewing documents includes scoring documents using an artificial intelligence model, and selecting a subset of highest scoring documents. The method further includes inserting a number of randomly-selected documents into the subset of highest scoring documents to form a set of documents for review, wherein a reviewer cannot differentiate between the randomly-selected documents and the subset of highest scoring documents included in the set of documents for review, and presenting the set of documents for review by the reviewer.
US09269052B2	Method and system that produces non-stabilizer quantum states that are used in various quantum circuits and systems The current application is directed to methods and quantum circuits that prepare qubits in specified non-stabilizer quantum states that can, in turn, be used for a variety of different purposes, including in a quantum-circuit implementation of an arbitrary single-qubit unitary quantum gate that imparts a specified, arbitrary rotation to the state-vector representation of the state of an input qubit. In certain implementations, the methods and systems consume multiple magic-state qubits in order to carry out probabilistic rotation operators to prepare qubits with state vectors having specified rotation angles with respect to a rotation axis. These qubits are used as resources input to various quantum circuits, including the quantum-circuit implementation of an arbitrary single-qubit unitary quantum gate.
US09269050B2	Classification using correntropy Various methods and systems are provided for classification using correntropy. In one embodiment, a classifying device includes a processing unit and memory storing instructions in modules that when executed by the processing unit cause the classifying device to adaptively classify a data value using a correntropy loss function. In another embodiment, a method includes adjusting a weight of a classifier based at least in part on a change in a correntropy loss function signal and classifying a data value using the classifier. In another embodiment, a method includes classifying a data value by predicting a label for the data value using a discriminant function, determining a correntopy statistical similarity between the predicted label and an actual label based at least in part on a correntropy loss function, and minimizing an expected risk associated with the predicted label based at least in part on a correntropy statistical similarity.
US09269049B2	Methods, apparatus, and systems for using a reduced attribute vector of panel data to determine an attribute of a user Methods, system, and media for scaling a panel of users with known attributes to determine an unknown attribute of a user are disclosed. An unclassified attribute vector of the user may be received. The unclassified attribute vector may comprise first attributes and first attribute values. A reduced attribute vector may be produced using the unclassified attribute vector and a projection matrix. The reduced attribute vector may have fewer attributes than the unclassified attribute vector. A plurality of reduced panel attribute vectors may be produced using a plurality of classified panel attribute vectors of users from the panel and the projection matrix. The reduced panel attribute vectors may have fewer attributes than the classified panel attribute vectors. The unknown attribute of the user may be determined based on the reduced attribute vector, the plurality of reduced panel attribute vectors, and the known attributes.
US09269048B1	Distribution shared content based on a probability A system and method for distributing shared content based on a probability is provided. The system includes a shared content request unit to receive a shared content request; a bid retrieval unit to retrieve a plurality of shared content items based on the share content request, and to retrieve a plurality of bids corresponding to the plurality of shared content items, respectively; a probability retrieval unit to retrieve a plurality of likelihood values for each of the plurality of bids, respectively; a bid adjustment unit to adjust the plurality of bids based on the corresponding plurality of likelihood values; and a shared content selection unit to select shared content based on the adjusted plurality of bids.
US09269039B2	RFID tag The present invention provides an RFID tag that can be stably attached to objects of various shapes and sizes including, for example, narrow side surfaces of plate-like objects. An RFID tag 100 has a container 10, RFID inlet 30, spacer 50, and protruding part 70. The container has at least one rectangular flat surface 11. The RFID inlet is stored in the container. The spacer is embedded in the container. The protruding part is provided so as to protrude outwardly from the flat surface over the length of one of long sides of the flat surface. The protruding part is also provided so as to be foldable along the long side.
US09269038B2	Antenna device, card-type communication device, and communication terminal apparatus An antenna device includes an antenna resonance circuit connected to a power supply circuit and a variable-frequency resonance element including a resonance circuit which is coupled with the antenna resonance circuit via an electromagnetic field. The resonant frequency of the resonance circuit is variable within a predetermined frequency band.
US09269029B2	Data communication in a printing device Apparatus and methods for the communication of data in a printing device are described. The apparatus enable communication between a control system and a plurality of printhead controllers. They have respective interface controllers for encoding and decoding one or more data streams that are communicated via a coupling medium. Print data is encoded for transmission as one or more data streams with a deterministic latency. Packet-based control data is also embedded in the one or more data streams. After receipt, the print data and the packet-based control data are extracted from the one or more data streams for control of at least the plurality of printhead controllers. Status data may also be encoded as a data stream and sent back to the control system.
US09269028B2	System and method for determining string similarity Provided are string similarity assessment techniques. In one embodiment, the techniques include receiving a plurality of input strings comprising characters from a character set and generating hashtables for each respective input string using a hash function that assigns the characters as keys and character positions in the strings as values. The techniques may also include determine a character similarity index for at least two of the input strings relative to each other by comparing a similarity of the values for each key in the their respective hashtables; determining a total disordering index based representative of an alignment of the at least two input strings by determining differences between a plurality of index values for each individual key in their respective hashtables and determining the total disordering index based on the differences; and determining a string similarity metric based on at least one character similarity index and the total disordering index.
US09269027B1	System for optimal rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) from user-specific neural brain signals Described is a system for optimizing rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP). A similarity metric is computed for RSVP images, and the images are sequenced according to the similarity metrics. The sequenced images are presented to a user, and neural signals are received to detect a P300 signal. A neural score for each image is computed, and the system is optimized to model the neural scores. The images are resequenced according a predictive model to output a sequence prediction which does not cause a false P300 signal. Additionally, the present invention describes computing a set of motion surprise maps from image chips. The image chips are labeled as static or moving and prepared into RSVP datasets. Neural signals are recorded in response to the RSVP datasets, and an EEG score is computed from the neural signals. Each image chip is then classified as containing or not containing an item of interest.
US09269026B2	Recognition dictionary creation apparatus and recognition dictionary creation method In accordance with one embodiment, a recognition dictionary creation apparatus comprises an image capturing section, a measurement module, a specification module, an extraction module and a registration module. The image capturing section photographs a commodity at a distance away from the image capturing section to capture an image of the commodity. The measurement module measures the distance from the image capturing section to the commodity photographed by the image capturing section as a distance data. The specification module specifies the commodity from the captured image. The extraction module extracts an appearance feature amount of the commodity from the captured image. The registration module registers the appearance feature amount extracted by the extraction module in a recognition dictionary file in association with the distance data as a feature amount data of the specified commodity at the distance measured by the measurement module.
US09269025B1	Object detection in images In an embodiment, a method comprises obtaining a frequency domain representation associated with an image; obtaining one or more frequency domain representations of one or more object detection filters; generating a composite frequency domain representation based on the frequency domain representation associated with the image and the one or more frequency domain representations of the one or more object detection filters; and detecting one or more objects in the image based on the composite frequency domain representation. The frequency domain representation associated with the image may be obtained based on a forward transform performed on an image feature description. The image feature description may be obtained based on a feature extraction performed on the image. The one or more frequency domain representations of the one or more object detection filters may be obtained based on one or more Fourier transforms performed on the one or more object detection filters.
US09269023B2	Edge based location feature index matching A system for image processing that matches a model image with an input image. The matching process includes using a feature location index for the model image.
US09269003B2	Diminished and mediated reality effects from reconstruction Disclosed embodiments pertain to apparatus, systems, and methods for mixed reality. In some embodiments, a camera pose relative to a tracked object in a live image may be determined and used to render synthetic images from keyframes in a 3D model without the tracked object. Optical flow magnitudes for pixels in a first mask region relative to a subset of the synthetic images may be determined and the optical flow magnitudes may be used to determine pixels in each of the subset of synthetic images that correspond to pixels in the first mask. For each pixel in the first mask, a corresponding replacement pixel may be determined as a function of pixels in the subset of synthetic images that correspond to the corresponding pixel in the first mask.
US09269002B2	Image processing apparatus, display control method and program Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus comprising a recognition unit configured to recognize real object in an image. The apparatus may further comprise a determining unit configured to determine a stability indicator indicating a stability of the recognition, and a display control unit configured to modify a display of a virtual object according to the stability indicator.
US09268997B2	Methods and systems for initiating actions across communication networks using hand-written commands A method and system for providing hand-written command processing includes a network-connected application server receiving from a user device data storing hand-written information. The hand-written information is processed to identify one or more hand-written characters included in the data. A determination is made as to whether the identified characters include a command for initiating an action across the communication network. Upon determining that the characters include a command, the application server automatically performs the action identified by the command across the communication network. The action can include generating and sending a messaging service message or an e-mail, creating a scheduled reminder, creating and storing a checklist or note, or retrieving a previously stored checklist or note, based on information included in the hand-written characters. The user device may be a tablet-type user device.
US09268992B2	Signup and biometric verification methods, and related systems and devices A method for signing up a person for biometric verification purposes is provided, the method including: acquiring an image of a biological attribute of the person, the biological attribute including a set of characteristic elements, defining, within the acquired image, at least one area that includes at least part of the biological attribute, and storing, in a biometric database, at least one piece of information indicating that the number of characteristic elements included in said defined area is less than a respective predetermined integer. A related biometric verification method is also provided.
US09268989B2	Capacitive sensor packaging An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire.
US09268972B2	Tamper detector power supply with wake-up A tamper detector has tamper detection logic connected to tamper detection ports through a tamper detection interface. A real-time clock (RTC) provides a clock signal and has a battery. A processor is powered by an external power supply in a powered operational mode and has a power-off mode. In a wake-up configuration, a wake-up signal on a specific I/O port awakens the external power supply from the power-off mode to supply power to the RTC and the tamper detection interface when power from the battery is unavailable. The tamper detection ports continue to function despite removal or discharge of the battery without ESD concerns. The specific I/O port optionally may be configured for passive tamper detection.
US09268969B2	System and method for field-verifiable record authentication A code is added as a marking to a document and encodes an identifier that maps to a copy of the document stored in a database. Database copies of stored documents are preferably digitally signed. Using a device such as a smart phone, a user may extract the document identifier from the marking on a purported authentic version of the document and retrieve a copy of the document from the corresponding location in the database. The user can then visually compare the purported authentic version of the document with the retrieved database copy.
US09268967B2	Internet protocol network mapper A network mapper for performing tasks on targets is provided. The mapper generates a map of a network that specifies the overall configuration of the network. The mapper inputs a procedure that defines how the network is to be mapped. The procedure specifies what, when, and in what order the tasks are to be performed. Each task specifies processing that is to be performed for a target to produce results. The procedure may also specify input parameters for a task. The mapper inputs initial targets that specify a range of network addresses to be mapped. The mapper maps the network by, for each target, executing the procedure to perform the tasks on the target. The results of the tasks represent the mapping of the network defined by the initial targets.
US09268963B2	On-demand database service system, method and computer program product for conditionally allowing an application of an entity access to data of another entity In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for conditionally allowing an application of an entity access to data of another entity in an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for conditionally allowing an application of an entity access to data of another entity in an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to limit such access to the data, as desired. Furthermore, embodiments of such mechanisms and methods may provide additional security when sharing data among different subscribers to an on-demand database service.
US09268960B2	Moderation of shared data objects Methods, system, and computer storage media are provided for moderating actions performed on shared data objects. Rule enforcement logic is received for an application that is associated with one or more data objects shared between various clients. The rule enforcement logic is stored at a data server that also stores data associated with data objects. A moderator, also stored on the data server, is used to enforce the rule enforcement logic corresponding to the application when a client attempts to perform an action to a data object associated with the application.
US09268958B1	Preventing the loss of sensitive data synchronized with a mobile device A mobile device identifies a secure document that contains one or more context rules that correspond to the secure document. The mobile device determines whether a user is authorized to access the secure document based on the one or more context rules. The mobile device identifies an original document format for the secure document if the user is authorized to access the secure document and identifies an authorized application installed on the mobile device for accessing the secure document using the original document format. The authorized application corresponds to the original document format of the secure document. The mobile device sends the secure document to the authorized application.
US09268953B2	Method of performing microprocessor ALU integrity test over a distributed asynchronous serial communication network for ASIL-D level safety critical applications A system includes first and second modules of a vehicle. The first module stores at least one seed value, calculates a key based on the at least one seed value, forms a seed key pair based on the calculated key and the at least one seed value, generates a data bus message including the seed key pair and data corresponding to operation of the first module, and transmits, over a distributed vehicle network, the data bus message. The second module receives the data bus message over the distributed vehicle network, retrieves the seed key pair from the data bus message, determines whether the calculated key matches an expected key, and selectively verifies integrity of the first module based on the determination of whether the calculated key matches the expected key.
US09268952B2	Scalable precomputation system for host-opaque processing of encrypted databases A method, system, and computer program product to generate results for a query to an encrypted database stored on a host are described. The method includes generating indexes from the encrypted database, each index identifying records of the encrypted database associated with a range of data for at least one field stored in the records of the encrypted database, and generating index metadata associated with each index, the index metadata indicating the range of data identified by the associated index. The method also includes generating a sub-query from the query for each field associated with the query and determining a subspace of search within the encrypted database based on sub-query results obtained through the index metadata. The method further includes searching the subspace of the encrypted database to generate the results of the query.
US09268948B2	Secure access enforcement proxy Efficient architecture for a secure access enforcement proxy is described. The proxy interfaces with multiple subsystems and multiple shared resources. The proxy identifies an original transaction command being sent from one of the subsystems to one of the shared resources, identifies a policy corresponding to the subsystem, performs an action pertaining to the original transaction command based on the policy, and sends a response to the subsystem based on the action.
US09268943B2	Portable desktop device and method of host computer system hardware recognition and configuration A portable desktop device and method for host computer system hardware recognition and configuration are provided. The portable desktop device causes on a first boot, the host computer system to recognize hardware devices connected thereto, and to configure hardware configuration files of the portable desktop O/S in accordance with the recognized hardware. Once the hardware configuration files have been configured, the system is rebooted. On the second boot, the host computer determines that the portable desktop has been configured for its hardware, and initiates start-up of the portable desktop.
US09268941B1	Method for secure software resume from low power mode Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with a secure software resume from low power mode are described. According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to enter a low power mode. In response to the request, the method includes storing a data section in LPDRM, performing a validation function on the data section to compute a validation value, and constructing a resume package that includes the validation value and a location of the data section in the LPDRM. The resume package is stored in the LPDRM for use in resuming operation after exiting low power mode.
US09268935B2	Smart containerization of mobile computing device resources A method includes monitoring metrics at a mobile computing device. A substantive change in operating conditions is identified, based upon the monitored metrics. In response to the substantive change in the operating conditions, a smart container is automatically applied to a particular resource of the computing device. The smart container may define an enhanced security access policy. In accordance with a particular embodiment of the disclosure, the enhanced security access policy increases the level of protection to the resource.
US09268933B2	Privacy broker A brokered authentication request is received corresponding to an interaction between a particular user and a particular online entity. An identity provider corresponding to the particular user is identified that stores user data identifying the particular user. Confirmation is received that the identity provider has authenticated the particular user to a user profile maintained by the identity provider and a unique persistent user identifier is generated for the particular user that is unique within a system to a pairing of the first user with the first entity. The user identifier is caused to be communicated to the first entity for authenticating the first user in interactions with the first entity.
US09268930B2	Fuel dispenser user interface system architecture A vending machine can include a touch display and a touch controller operatively connected to the touch display and configured to transmit display data to the touch display and receive input data from a touchscreen function of the touch display. The vending machine also includes a secure device operatively connected to the touch display for securing the display by managing touch input information provided to one or more applications based on the input data received from the touchscreen functionality. The vending machine has a processor operatively connected to the secure device for communicating access requests for the touch display to the secure device from the one or more applications along with an indication of whether the one or more applications are signed by an authorized entity. The secure device manages the touch input information provided to the one or more applications further based at least in part on the indication.
US09268927B1	Method and system of identifying users based upon free text keystroke patterns A method of identifying a user as an authorized user from free test text typed by that user into an input device. From the received test text, features associated with the typed text are extracted, such as timing data associated with alphanumeric letter pairs. These extracted features are compared to previously stored series of authorized user profiles, where the authorized user profiles were generated from a trial typing sample of alphanumeric data from each associated authorized user. The comparison identifies one of the authorized users with the user, and a score is derived to measure the strength of the comparison. If the score exceeds a threshold level, the user is identified as that authorized user.
US09268926B2	Privileged activity monitoring through privileged user password management and log management systems A system and method is provided for allowing seamless auditing compliance and investigations of privileged account access and activities. Account access information and privileged activity information may be stored in a central data repository. The central data repository may be queried to determine who was granted access to a privileged account, the timeframe that the access was granted, and/or what actions were performed by the user who was granted access.
US09268925B2	Electronic paper with mode switch unit Provided is electronic paper that includes an imaging sheet for displaying content, a memory for storing the content, a mode switch unit for manually setting an operation mode of the electronic paper, and a controller for performing at least one operation from a plurality of operations including encryption of the content stored in the memory, deletion of the content stored in the memory, deletion of content displayed on the imaging sheet from a screen, and display of a lock screen that requires input of a password on the imaging sheet, according to an operation mode that is set by a user using the mode switch unit.
US09268924B2	Transmission apparatus, electronic appliance, reception apparatus, and authentication system There is provided a transmission apparatus including a terminal electrically connected to a terminal of another apparatus, a body information acquiring unit acquiring body information of a user holding the transmission apparatus, and a transmission unit operable, by carrying out load modulation in accordance with the terminal contacting or being positioned close to the terminal of the other apparatus, to transmit, via the terminal, information on which the body information acquired by the body information acquiring unit is superimposed.
US09268923B2	Systems and methods for application identification Systems and methods for application identification in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user device includes a processor and memory configured to store an application, a session manager, an application identifier, and at least one shared library, and the processor is configured by the session manager to communicate the application identifier and the application identifier data to an authentication server and permit the execution of the application in response to authentication of the application by the authentication server.
US09268909B2	Apparatus, system, and method to adaptively optimize power dissipation and broadcast power in a power source for a communication device Provided is an apparatus, system, and method for stabilizing battery voltage of a battery device while optimizing power delivered to a receiver during communication of a broadcast packet. A logic circuit is configured to receive a broadcast packet having a predetermined number of bits for communication by a controller to a receiver located remotely from the controller, determine a number of cycles in which a sampled battery voltage is either greater than or less than or equal to a nominal battery voltage over a first subset of the predetermined number of bits of the broadcast packet and performs either a tune-up or a tune-down procedure based on the number of cycles counted in which the sampled battery voltage is not equal to the nominal battery voltage for more than one half of a total number of cycles counted.
US09268906B2	Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for facilitating location and retrieval of health information in a healthcare system An apparatus is provided for retrieving information associated with one or more patients. The apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor configured to receive queries from devices of health care systems. The queries include data requesting information associated with patients that corresponds to specified items of information indicated in the queries. The processor is further configured to analyze stored patient information to determine items of the patient information that correspond to the specified items of the information. The processor is further configured to detect a subset of the items of the patient information related to health data that is determined to correspond to a respective patient(s) based on a determined value that equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.
US09268900B1	Lithography mask functional optimization and spatial frequency analysis In an electronic design automation technique for optical proximity correction, a mask is represented by a function with an exact analytical form over a mask region. Using the physics of optical projection, a solution based on a spatial frequency analysis is determined. Spatial frequencies above a cutoff are determined by the optical system do not contribute to the projected image. Spatial frequencies below this cutoff affect the print (and the mask), while those above the cutoff only affect the mask. Frequency components in the function below this cutoff frequency may be removed, which will help to reduce computational complexity.
US09268898B1	Estimating power consumption of a circuit design Estimating power consumption of a circuit design includes associating, using a processor, each partition of a plurality of partitions of a circuit design with a probability distribution (315). For each partition, the associated probability distribution specifies a distribution for a probability distribution parameter correlated with power consumption for the partition. Using the processor, an output probability distribution specifying power consumption of the circuit design can be calculated according to the probability distribution of each partition of the circuit design (320).
US09268895B2	Circuit design synthesis tool with export to a computer-aided design format A method (and related apparatus) includes receiving user input and generating at least one of schematic content for a circuit based on the received user input and a printed circuit board (PCB) layout based on the circuit. The method further includes generating a bill of material (BOM) for the circuit, and receiving a user selection of at least one of a computer-aided design (CAD) tool format and a PCB layout tool format. The method also includes receiving a user selection to include footprints for the components used in the schematic content or PCB layout and exporting at least one of the schematic content, and PCB layout as well as the PCB footprints to one or more files in accordance with the selected CAD and/or PCB layout tool format.
US09268892B1	Identification of unknown sources for logic built-in self test in verification A tool for determining unknown sources in a circuit design for exclusion from logic built-in self test (LBIST) verification for the circuit. The tool determines, by one or more computer processors, an initial nets list, wherein the initial nets list is a representation of a circuit design being tested. The tool initializes, by one or more computer processors, one or more nets contained in the initial nets list. The tool removes, by one or more computer processors, the one or more nets initialized in response to initialization of each of one or more latches in one or more test channels of the circuit design being tested. The tool determines, by one or more computer processors, whether a latch of the one or more latches is corrupted by an unknown source.
US09268882B2	System and method for analyzing a powertrain configuration A powertrain optimization device and method that compares a predicted performance of customer-selected vehicle components to a customer-selected optimization goal. The optimization goal is used to determine dynamic performance thresholds. The method compares gradability at cruise, gradability at peak torque, engine speed, and startability to the dynamic thresholds to determine whether the vehicle performance will be satisfactory. The customer selections of vehicle components, selections of optimization goals, and any acknowledgements of failed performance checks are stored for later use.
US09268879B2	Hardware projection of fixed and variable length columns of database tables In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a hardware accelerator, a first instruction to project a first plurality of database rows, where each of the first plurality of database rows has one or more variable-length columns. The first plurality of database rows are projected, by a computer processor, to produce a first plurality of projected rows. This projection is performed at streaming rate.
US09268877B2	Method and arrangements for enabling modifications of XML documents A method, a server and a client for enabling time limited modifications of XML nodes in XML documents, where a modified document can be restored to its original content upon expiry of an expire time, which has been specified for the modification, are provided. A request for a time limited modification of an XML node, including an expire time, is transmitted from a client to a server. At the server, a timer is either started, in case no timer is pending for the XML node, or re-set, in case a timer is already pending for the XML node. The present version of the XML node is stored, before it is modified, according to modification data provided in the request. Upon timer timeout the requested modification will no longer be valid, and therefore the XML node is restored to its stored version of the XML node.
US09268868B2	Group bookmarks Group bookmarks are provided. A uniform resource locator (URL) is received and parsed to identify a URL domain, a parameter, and a first parameter value. Multiple bookmarks are examined to determine whether a pattern match is found for a bookmark including the URL domain and the parameter. The bookmark has a second parameter value. The first parameter value is stored with the bookmark as a group bookmark. The group bookmark includes: the URL domain, the parameter, and entries for the first parameter value and the second parameter value.
US09268865B2	Ranking search results by social relevancy In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a search request including a user identifier corresponding to a first user and location data; identifying places in proximity to the location corresponding to the location data; accessing a social graph to compose based on the user identifier of the first user a set of second users associated with the first user in the social graph; accessing rating data for one or more of the places; identifying one or more of the second users associated with one or more elements of the rating data for one or more of the places; weighting the rating data based on affiliation coefficients of the second users associated with elements of the rating data for the places; and ranking the places based on a distance of each place from the location and the rating data as weighted.
US09268859B2	Method and system for customizing a web site Method, apparatus, and programs for customizing a web site are provided. In one example, a method for customizing a web site is provided. One or more representations corresponding to one or more customizable components of a web site are provided. The one or more representations are to be displayed on a display screen to a user. An input entered by the user and directed to a specific customizable component of the web site is received. How to customize the specific customizable component of the web site is determined based on the input. An instruction is generated with respect to the customizable component. The instruction is used to implement customization of the specific customizable component of the web site in accordance with the input from the user.
US09268853B2	Business application fingerprinting and tagging Various embodiments relate to a system and related method for retrieving configuration information of a computer network. Unique identifiers in the form of fingerprints, tags, or metadata can be associated with a target application. A manager can scan process tables and file system directories of servers within the system to find processes and files that include the unique identifier. The manager can save the server and application information in a configuration database that can subsequently be searched. Such information can include which of the one or more servers has the target application as an active process.
US09268851B2	Ranking information content based on performance data of prior users of the information content Methods and apparatus are provided for ranking information content based on performance data of prior users of the information content. Information content is ranked by receiving a search request specifying search criteria; identifying a preliminary document list by searching a corpus using the search criteria; identifying content elements in documents in the preliminary document list; assigning a value to at least one document in the preliminary document list based on a score for each content element in the at least one document, wherein the score is based on a performance measure of one or more related users that accessed one or more documents having a given content element; and providing search results based on the assigned values. The score can be assigned, for example, based on a regression model between the performance measure and one or more of the content elements and/or one or more social network metrics.
US09268846B2	Systems and methods for program identification Systems and methods are provided for program identification. For example, a first audio fingerprint corresponding to a first audio signal is acquired; whether one or more second audio fingerprints in a predetermined fingerprint database match with the first audio fingerprint is detected, a second audio fingerprint corresponding to a second audio signal; and in response to one of the second audio fingerprints matching with the first audio fingerprint, a program associated with the matching second audio signal is provided as a result for program identification associated with the first audio signal.
US09268844B1	Adding document filters to an existing cluster hierarchy In an automatic electronic discovery search tool, documents can be clustered into a cluster hierarchy using data contained in a first field of the documents. One of more levels of the cluster hierarchy are merged. Merged clusters are further clustered using data contained in a second field of the documents. The first field and second field may be determined by the signal-to-noise ratio of the data contained in the fields. Clusters may be filtered or used in a document review tool.
US09268843B2	Personalization engine for building a user profile User profiles are created based on taxonomic nouns related to documents accessed by the user. The profiles can be leveraged to create lists, such as mailing lists and lead lists, to target content, such as offers, to persons most likely to be interested in the content. A database of the profiles is queried based on nouns describing content to be promoted. The profiles that satisfy the query are used to generate a list. The invention can be used to create any type of list, such as mailing lists, lead lists, lists of related content, lists of related users, lists of categorized content, and the like.
US09268830B2	Multiple media type synchronization between host computer and media device Improved techniques for transferring media assets between a host computer and a media device are disclosed. The transfer of media assets between a host computer and a media device can be referred to as synchronization. According to one aspect of the invention, media assets being transferred can be formatted (e.g., rendered) in advance at the host computer and then delivered to the media device. According to another aspect of the invention, media assets can be grouped into collections and transferred on a collection basis. According to still another aspect of the invention, media assets to be transferred can be limited based on an amount of storage capacity available at the media device. According to yet another aspect of the invention, media assets of different media types can be transferred in accordance with different priorities.
US09268828B2	Computer-implemented systems and methods for extract, transform, and load user interface processing Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed for specifying an Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) process. For example, systems and methods are provided for specifying the ETL process through ETL diagrams, and allowing ETL diagrams with different components to be easily traversed. Behaviors of underlying engine technology of the ETL process may be encapsulated so that users may build a job or data flow of the ETL process without knowing specific details of the underlying engine technology.
US09268825B2	Presenting a combined search results summary in a graphical view Provided are a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for presenting a combined search results summary in a graphical view. Selection of two or more search results are received, wherein each of the two or more search results has an associated search result summary, and wherein each associated search result summary includes one or more entries. Relationships between the one or more entries of each associated search result summary and strengths of the relationships are identified. A graphical view is displayed that shows the one or more entries of each associated search result summary, the relationships, and the strengths of those relationships.
US09268820B2	Providing knowledge panels with search results Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing knowledge panels with search results. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining search results that are responsive to a received query. A factual entity referenced by the query is identified. Content is identified for display in a knowledge panel for the factual entity. The content includes at least one content item obtained from a first resource and at least one second content item obtained from a second resource different than the first resource. Data is provided that causes the identified search results and the knowledge panel to be presented on a search results page. The knowledge panel presents the identified content in a knowledge panel area that is along side at least a portion of the search results.
US09268814B2	Enablement of quasi time dependency in organizational hierarchies Changes to a hierarchical organizational structure may be stored in different versions of a data structure depicting the hierarchical organizational structure. Each of these versions may include a validity period field representing a time period that the hierarchical organizational structure depicted in the version accurately reflects the organizational structure of the organization. Each of the versions may also be designated as active or inactive. In some instances, each of the versions may be designated as inactive except for a version that reflects the organizational structure of the organization at a particular time, which may change over time. Historical copies of versions may be stored and subsequently recalled to identify an organizational structure that was in effect at a particular time in the past. The recalled version may then be used to limit the results of a query to a selected node of the historical organizational structure.
US09268806B1	Efficient reference counting in content addressable storage According to some implementations, a method of managing database storage is performed for a database storage system having content storage, a content index, and a reference table. The content index identifies content chunks and the reference table stores references to each content chunk. An object is received for storage, which comprises one or more content chunks. The object is identified by a unique object ID. For each content chunk, the method constructs a content hash of the content chunk and looks up the content hash in the content index. When the content hash is not found in the content index, the method stores the content chunk in the content storage and inserts a record into the content index that identifies the location of the content chunk in the content storage. In addition, the method inserts a record into the reference table, which includes the content hash and the object ID.
US09268803B2	System and method for data cleansing There is provided a method that includes (a) receiving an input postal address, (b) comparing the input postal address to a standard, (c) providing a single best postal address corresponding to the input postal address based on the comparing, (d) matching the single best postal address to a business in a business information database, (e) obtaining a business address for the business from the business information database, and (f) correcting the single best postal address, based on the business address, to yield a corrected postal address. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that cause the machine to perform the method.
US09268802B2	System and method for end-to-end exposure of exported representations of native data types to third-party applications Systems and methods are disclosed herein for exporting a file to an application. A processor receives a request from a user for access to a file stored on a web-based storage system. The request includes a designation of an application to open the file, and the file is associated with a native format. The processor determines that the application is not configured to import the file in the native format and determines whether the file can be converted to an importable format that can be imported by the application. The processor converts the file from the native format to the importable format and exports the converted file in the importable format to the application, which opens the converted file.
US09268789B1	System and methods for managing data location Systems and methods for managing data location are described, including determining a content type of user content received from a user via one or more computing devices; storing the user content to a first geographic storage location based on a first target geographic specification provided by the user, if the determined content type matches a first content type associated with the first target geographic specification; and storing the user content to a second geographic storage location based on a second target geographic specification provided by the user, if the determined content type matches a second content type associated with the second target geographic specification.
US09268786B2	Applying a minimum size bound on content defined segmentation of data Applying a content defined minimum size bound on blocks produced by content defined segmentation of data by calculating the size of the interval of data between a newly found candidate segmenting position and a last candidate segmenting position of same or higher hierarchy level, and then discarding the newly found candidate segmenting position if a size of an interval of data is lower than the minimum size bound, or retaining the newly found candidate segmenting position if the size of the interval of data is not lower than the minimum size bound or if there is no last candidate segmenting position of a same or higher hierarchy level as the newly found candidate segmenting position. When a last candidate segmenting position of a same or higher hierarchy level becomes available, the evaluation is reiterated to converge edge segmenting positions of the outputs of consecutive calculation units.
US09268784B1	Content-aware distributed deduplicating storage system based on locality-sensitive hashing Backup data is processed by obtaining a set of metadata associated with backup data. A locality-sensitive hash key is generated for the backup data based at least in part on the set of metadata. The backup data is assigned to one of a plurality of deduplication nodes based at least in part on the locality-sensitive hash key.
US09268775B1	Method and system for providing an audio element cache in a customized personal radio broadcast A method of playing preselected content by a processor-based communications device includes receiving an Internet radio broadcast from a personal radio server system, pre-selecting audio elements, storing the pre-selected audio elements, and playing the stored pre-selected audio elements by the processor-based communications device.
US09268764B2	Probability-based approach to recognition of user-entered data A method for entering keys in a small key pad is provided. The method comprising the steps of: providing at least a part of keyboard having a plurality of keys; and predetermining a first probability of a user striking a key among the plurality of keys. The method further uses a dictionary of selected words associated with the key pad and/or a user.
US09268756B2	Display of user comments to timed presentation A method and system to dynamically display a presentation of a time duration are described. The method includes receiving comments associated with the presentation, the comments arranged in a first ordering. The method also includes identifying a time reference comment among the comments, the time reference comment including a time reference, the time reference referencing a time instant within the time duration of the presentation, and dynamically changing a display of the comments from the first ordering to a second ordering at the time instant.
US09268755B2	Performing persistent undo and redo operation within computer software A method and apparatus for managing persistent change operations on user data is disclosed. For each change, a record of the change is saved. An index tracks the current state of the user data. Changes can be undone or redone in a sequential manner if certain criteria are met. Variables pertaining to the changes are saved in a persistent storage, enabling an undo/redo history to be preserved if a program is exited and restarted.
US09268753B2	Automated addition of accessiblity features to documents A method includes analyzing a first document to identify a first set of one or more tags and responsive to identifying the first set of one or more tags: automatically producing a second document based in part on first set of one or more tags, where the second document includes one or more accessibility features that were not in the first document.
US09268751B2	Information distribution system, service-providing method for an information distribution system, and a program for the same An information distribution system reduces the effort required to change an application in conjunction with changes in process content and changes in the receiver type or specifications while also accommodating broadcast processes. A style sheet database stores a plurality of output style sheets, which are information conversion rules including conditional expressions related to information distribution. An integrated device control service acquires output data and receiver information specifying the address of the receiver and the output style sheet corresponding to said receiver. When the output data satisfies the conditional expression contained in the output style sheet, the integrated device control service distributes converted output data, which is the output data converted based on the output style sheet, to the address of the receiver.
US09268750B2	Shared link tracking in online social networking systems A computer-based system enables users who share content on online social networking systems to control the information that is shared in association with the shared content. For example, if a first user shares a hyperlink to content in an online social networking system with one or more other users, the user may specify the information to be shared in association with the hyperlink, such as one or more images to be shared in association with the hyperlink and a summary to be shared in association with the hyperlink. The information associated with the hyperlink may be used to create a modified hyperlink which has as its target a proxy web page containing metadata representing the data to associate with the first hyperlink. The modified hyperlink may then be shared with the other users instead of the original hyperlink.
US09268734B1	Selecting content-enhancement applications Techniques for enhancing content being rendered on an electronic device are described herein. In some instances, the techniques include monitoring interactions between a user and a content item that the user consumes on an electronic device. The content items may include electronic books, songs, videos, documents, or the like. In response to detecting an interaction between the user and the content item, the techniques may publish an event indicative of the interaction to an application platform that hosts one or more applications. The applications may be designed to enhance the content that the user consumes in one or more specified ways.
US09268728B2	Portable electronic device and accessory device thereof, and operating method for the portable electronic device A portable electronic device and an accessory device thereof, and an operating method for a portable electronic device. According to the disclosure, an accessory device coupled at a universal serial bus connector of a portable electronic device is detected and identified via the identification pin of the universal serial bus connector. When it is identified that the accessory device supports 1-wire communication via the identification pin, the accessory device is accessed via the 1-wire communication via the identification pin.
US09268715B2	System and method for validation of cache memory locking A cache lock validation apparatus for a cache having sets of cache lines and coupled to a cache controller. The apparatus includes a memory coupled to a processor. The memory includes test case data related to an architecture of the cache. The processor selects a first set of the sets of cache lines and generates a corresponding first group of addresses and an overflow status address. The processor instructs the cache controller to sequentially lock the first group of addresses and the overflow status address. The processor checks a status of an overflow bit in a status register of the cache controller upon locking the overflow status address, and generates a FAIL status signal when the overflow bit is reset.
US09268714B2	Validation of cache locking using instruction fetch and execution A technique for locking a cache memory device (or portion thereof) which includes the following actions: (i) writing full traversal branching instructions in a cache way of a cache memory device; and (ii) subsequent to the writing step, locking the cache way. The locking action is performed by adjusting cache locking data to indicate that data in the cache way will not be overwritten during normal operations of the cache memory device. The writing action and the locking action are performed by a machine.
US09268704B2	Low latency data exchange According to one embodiment, a method for exchanging data in a system that includes a main processor in communication with an active memory device is provided. The method includes a processing element in the active memory device receiving an instruction from the main processor and receiving a store request from a thread running on the main processor, the store request specifying a memory address associated with the processing element. The method also includes storing a value provided in the store request in a queue in the processing element and the processing element performing the instruction using the value from the queue.
US09268693B1	System and method for improving cache performance A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving a read request on a first cache system, wherein the read request identifies previously-written content included within a data array. If the previously-written content identified in the read request is stored within the first cache system in a compressed format, and the previously-written content identified in the read request is stored within the data array in an uncompressed format; a determination is made as to if it is less computationally expensive to obtain from the data array the previously-written content in an uncompressed format.
US09268672B1	Automated test case generation for applications Some implementations include receiving an application binary file for an application to be tested. One or more static analysis operations may be performed on the application binary file to identify application parameters. In some cases, keywords may be associated with individual application parameters, and the keywords may be used to query a test case repository in order to identify test cases. The identified test cases may be used to generate a test plan, and at least a portion of the test plan may be automatically executed in some cases. A test report may be generated that includes a list of test case failures and potential solutions, and the test report may be sent e.g., to a third-party developer or an approval engineer for review.
US09268668B1	System for testing markup language applications A system is described for remotely testing markup language and script language based applications executing on a computing device. A development device such as a desktop computer executes one or more development tool modules. A communication module and an unpack module are deployed to a computing device which executes the application under test. These modules serve to connect the development tool module executing on the development device to an embedded test tool executing on the computing device. Using this connection, the development tool module is able to interactively test and interact with the application executing on the computing device.
US09268663B1	Software testing analysis and control This disclosure is directed in part to testing of different versions of software or software components (software versions) and analyzing results of use (e.g., user interaction) of the different software versions. The techniques described herein provide software testing that varies the allocation to enable a ramp up of allocations to/from another software version. The allocation module may use allocation rules to assign requests to each software version based on various factors such as load balancing, user attributes, past user assignment, and/or other rules or logic. An analysis of the different software versions may include an analysis of system performance resulting from operation of each software version. An analysis may determine attributes of each user and then allocate the user to a software version based on at least some of the determined attributes.
US09268662B2	Method and system for a high availability framework A method for providing a high availability framework, comprises executing a first component of the high availability framework within a shared kernel based on a first operating system, executing a second component of the high availability framework within a first userland of the first operating system, and executing a third component of the high availability framework within a second userland of a second operating system, wherein the second operating system is an older version of the first operating system. The method further comprises monitoring, by a health service of the shared kernel, the first operating system and a first application executing within the first userland; and monitoring, by the health service, the second operating system and a second application executing within the second userland.
US09268654B2	Centralized execution of snapshot backups in a distributed application environment Systems and methods for centralizing database manipulation for a plurality of heterogeneous databases are disclosed. A single or limited number of central servers can be used to manage a plurality of hosted client systems. With such a technique, database consistent backups can be performed without requiring altering of the central server, even when different database engines are used across the hosted client systems.
US09268650B2	Storage device, controller, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for backing up data without lowering I/O capabilities A storage device including a copy processor that carries out a copying process of storing the copy of the data stored in the copy-source volume into the copy-destination volume; a copying manager that prepares copying related to the copying process and sets the copying process to a stand-by state; an activation manager that sets activation target data representing a target to be activated for the copying process in response to an activation instruction from a superior device; and a copy controller that cancels the stand-by state of the copying process, being set the activation target data for, and causes the copy processor to carry out the copying process. This configuration makes it possible to back up data of multiple copy sessions, ensuring integrity in timing of data to be backed up without lowering the capability of an I/O process.
US09268647B1	Block based incremental backup from user mode A system for incremental backup comprises a storage device and a processor. The processor is configured to: 1) start Event Tracing for Windows tracking, to track changed block information in one or more maps, where each of the one or more maps tracks writes indicated via a node; 2) receive request for an incremental backup of a volume of one or more volumes, wherein the one or more maps track changed blocks from writes to the volume; 3) halt writes to the volume and queue writes to the volume after halting; 4) freeze the one or more maps of changed blocks; change Event Tracing for Windows tracking, wherein the change block info is tracked to a new set of maps; 5) determine changed blocks using the one or more maps; 6) write changed blocks to a backup volume; and 7) release writes to the volume.
US09268645B2	Restarting processes Techniques are disclosed that include a computer-implemented method, including storing information related to an initial state of a process upon being initialized, wherein execution of the process includes executing at least one execution phase and upon completion of the executing of the execution phase storing information representative of an end state of the execution phase; aborting execution of the process in response to a predetermined event; and resuming execution of the process from one of the saved initial and end states without needing to shut down the process.
US09268641B2	Large scale subscription based dispersed storage network A method begins with a set top box determining whether a content request is regarding playback of stored content or streaming of broadcast content. When the content request is regarding playback of stored content, the method continues with the set top box determining whether to retrieve the stored content for a group of set top boxes in a common area or from storage units DSN memory. When the stored content is to be retrieved from the group of set top boxes, the method continues with the set top box obtaining, from at least some of the set top boxes, the decode threshold number of encoded data slices for each set of encoded data slices corresponding to the stored content. The method continues with the set top box decoding, for each set of encoded data slices, the decode threshold number of encoded data slices to reconstruct the stored content.
US09268639B2	Storing data in a distributed storage network A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module mapping a set of data partitions to a set of storage regions. For each data partition, the method continues with the DS processing module segmenting the data partition into a plurality of data segments and designating a first data segment. The method continues with the DS processing module generating data storage mapping information. The method continues with the DS processing module encoding the data storage mapping information to produce at least one set of encoded mapping information slices and for each data partition, encoding the plurality of data segments to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module outputting the at least one set of encoded mapping information slices and, for each data partition, the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to the DSN for storage therein.
US09268637B2	Memory circuit incorporating error detection and correction (EDAC), method of operation, and system An example integrated circuit includes a first memory array including a first plurality of data groups, each such data group including a respective plurality of data bits. The integrated circuit also includes a first error detection and correction (EDAC) circuit configured to detect and correct an error in a data group read from the first memory array. The integrated circuit also includes a first scrub circuit configured to access in a sequence each of the first plurality of data groups to correct any detected errors therein. Both the first EDAC circuit and the first scrub circuit include spatially redundant circuitry. The first EDAC circuit and the first scrub circuit may include buried guard ring (BGR) structures, and may include parasitic isolation device (PID) structures. The spatially redundant circuitry may include dual interlocked storage cell (DICE) circuits, and may include temporal filtering circuitry.
US09268636B2	Semiconductor memory devices including error correction circuits and methods of operating the semiconductor memory devices A memory controller includes a controller input/output circuit configured to output a first command to read first data, and output a second command to read an error corrected portion of the first data. A memory device includes: an error detector, a data storage circuit and an error correction circuit. The error detector is configured to detect a number of error bits in data read from a memory cell in response to a first command. The data storage circuit is configured to store the read data if the detected number of error bits is greater than or equal to a first threshold value. The error correction circuit is configured to correct the stored data.
US09268635B2	Error correction using multiple data sources A data storage device includes a memory and a controller. A method includes accessing data stored at the memory to generate a first logical page. The method further includes generating a second logical page. Generating the second logical page includes accessing parity information from the memory. The parity information is associated with the first logical page. The method further includes generating a third logical page. Generating the third logical page includes modifying a first value of the first logical page based on a second bit value of the second logical page.
US09268630B1	Automatic recovery from non-functional download Systems, methods and computer readable media can operate to protect against non-functional software updates. Some implementations can provide for storing both a new load and a previous load in non-volatile memory of a customer premise equipment (CPE) device. After storing both loads, a software update can be applied to the CPE device, the software update comprising the new load to be used as a primary load replacing the previous load used by the CPE device. The device can then be rebooted using the new load as the primary load and a determination can be made whether the CPE device is operating correctly using the new load as the primary load. If the CPE device fails to operate correctly using the new load as the primary load, the CPE device can revert to the previous load as the primary load.
US09268628B2	Image forming apparatus, control method for image forming apparatus, and storage medium An image forming apparatus transmits a log thereof relating to a status detected thereby to a log collection server, and sets a storage period of each transmitted log in the log collection server. The image forming apparatus acquires a total amount of logs thereof stored in the log collection server and a storage period of each log from the log collection server, and deletes the log thereof stored in the log collection server based on the storage period of each log before transmitting a log if a sum total including the total amount and a total amount of logs to be transmitted reaches an upper limit.
US09268627B2	Processor hang detection and recovery Various aspects provide forced halt functionality for a processor to facilitate troubleshooting of processor hang situations. In the event that the processor initiates a transaction that does not receive a completion acknowledgement, halt detection logic can initiate a forced halt sequence that causes the processor to abort all pending transactions and transition to a debug state so that the internal state of the processor can be viewed. In addition, the processor can maintain a record of the processor state at the time that the hung transaction was dispatched, which can be viewed during debug mode to facilitate determining a cause of the hung transaction.
US09268623B2	Analyzing update conditions for shared variable directory information in a parallel computer Methods, parallel computers, and computer program products for analyzing update conditions for shared variable directory (SVD) information in a parallel computer are provided. Embodiments include a runtime optimizer receiving a compare-and-swap operation header. The compare-and-swap operation header includes an SVD key, a first SVD address, and an updated first SVD address. The first SVD address is associated with the SVD key in a first SVD associated with a first task. Embodiments also include the runtime optimizer retrieving from a remote address cache associated with the second task, a second SVD address indicating a location within a memory partition associated with the first SVD in response to receiving the compare-and-swap operation header. Embodiments also include the runtime optimizer determining whether the second SVD address matches the first SVD address and transmitting a result indicating whether the second SVD address matches the first SVD address.
US09268607B2	System and method of providing a self-optimizing reservation in space of compute resources A system and method of dynamically controlling a reservation of compute resources within a compute environment is disclosed. The method aspect of the invention comprises receiving a request from a requestor for a reservation of resources within the compute environment, reserving a first group of resources, evaluating resources within the compute environment to determine if a more efficient use of the compute environment is available and if a more efficient use of the compute environment is available, then canceling the reservation for the first group of resources and reserving a second group of resources of the compute environment according to the evaluation.
US09268603B2	Virtual machine management device, and virtual machine move control method A virtual machine management device includes an acquiring unit, a specifying unit, and a move processing unit. The acquiring unit acquires an amount of communication data that is exchanged between multiple virtual machines running in multiple server devices and that is used for communication with each other. The specifying unit specifies, on the basis of the communication distance between each of the server devices, a server device that has a shorter communication distance from a server device, which executes one of a pair of the virtual machines whose amount of the communication data is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, than a communication distance between the server devices in which the pair of the virtual machines are running. The move processing unit moves the other one of the pair of the virtual machines to the specified server device.
US09268597B2	Incremental parallel processing of data One example method includes identifying synchronous code including instructions specifying a computing operation to be performed on a set of data; transforming the synchronous code into a pipeline application including one or more pipeline objects; identifying a first input data set on which to execute the pipeline application; executing the pipeline application on a first input data set to produce a first output data set; after executing the pipeline application on the first input data set, identifying a second input data set on which to execute the pipeline application; determining a set of differences between the first input data set and second input data set; and executing the pipeline application on the set of differences to produce a second output data set.
US09268594B2	Processor extensions for execution of secure embedded containers Methods and apparatus relating to processor extensions for execution of secure embedded containers are described. In an embodiment, a scalable solution for manageability function is provided, e.g., for UMPC environments or otherwise where utilizing a dedicated processor or microcontroller for manageability is inappropriate or impractical. For example, in an embodiment, an OS (Operating System) or VMM (Virtual Machine Manager) Independent (generally referred to herein as “OI”) architecture involves creating one or more containers on a processor by dynamically partitioning resources (such as processor cycles, memory, devices) between the HOST OS/VMM and the OI container. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09268590B2	Provisioning a cluster of distributed computing platform based on placement strategy Embodiments perform automated provisioning of a cluster for a distributed computing platform. Target host computing devices are selected from a plurality of host computing devices based on configuration information, such as a desired cluster size, a data set, code for processing the data set and, optionally, a placement strategy. One or more virtual machines (VMs) are instantiated on each target host computing device. Each VM is configured to access a virtual disk that is preconfigured with code for executing functionality of the distributed computing platform and serves as a node of the cluster. The data set is stored in a distributed file system accessible by at least a subset of the VMs. The code for processing the data set is provided to at least a subset of the VMs, and execution of the code is initiated to obtain processing results.
US09268585B2	Utilizing scripting for provisioning actions Embodiments in accordance with the present invention recite utilizing scripting for provisioning actions. In one embodiment, a removable data storage device is communicatively coupled with a portable electronic device. An executable script file stored by the removable data storage device is utilized to cause the portable electronic device to perform an action.
US09268584B2	Methods and systems for dynamically managing requests for computing capacity Embodiments of systems and methods are described for dynamically managing requests for computing capacity from a provider of computing resources. Illustratively, the computing resources may include program execution capabilities, data storage or management capabilities, network bandwidth, etc. The systems or methods automatically allocate computing resources for execution of one or more programs associated with the user. The systems and methods may enable the user to make changes to the allocated resources after execution of the one or more programs has started.
US09268583B2	Migration of virtual machines with shared memory A system and method of migration of a VM sharing a memory region with another VM includes identifying, by an identification module, a plurality of VMs running on a source host machine, where the plurality of VMs includes first and second VMs that share a first shared memory region coupled to the source host machine; identifying, by a target module, a host machine as a target for the second VM; allocating, by an allocation module, a second shared memory region coupled to the target host machine for the second VM; stopping, by a migration module, execution of the second VM on the source host machine; and migrating, by the migration module, the second VM to the target host machine.
US09268578B2	Integrated circuit design and operation for determining a mutually compatible set of configuration for cores using agents associated with each core to achieve an application-related objective Integrated circuit design and operation techniques are disclosed. In some embodiments, a data store stores, for each of a plurality of cores, a core image data comprising metadata about or otherwise associated with the core. A processor receives an indication of an application-related objective and uses core image data stored in the data store to identify programmatically a set of two or more cores from among the plurality of cores to help achieve the objective and to configure the two or more cores to help achieve the objective.
US09268577B2	Information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus includes a processor that executes an instruction stored in a fixed address area in a storage part; the storage part that stores a first startup program and a second startup program, contents of the second startup program being different at least partially from those of the first startup program; and an address conversion part that, when the processor carries out a predetermined startup different from an ordinary startup that is carried out at a time of starting power supply to the information processing apparatus, converts an address included in a read instruction issued by the processor indicating a storage area that stores the first startup program into an address indicating an other storage area that stores the second startup program, and sends the converted address to the storage part.
US09268576B1	Physical replica utilizing replica virtual storage for computer system A method includes replicating data stored on storage devices of a physical master computer system to replica virtual storage devices via a network connection, modifying boot configuration data on the replica virtual storage devices to boot a physical replica computer system, and booting the physical replica computer system from the replica virtual storage devices to replace the physical master computer.
US09268569B2	Branch misprediction behavior suppression on zero predicate branch mispredict A method for suppressing branch misprediction behavior is contemplated in which a conditional branch instruction that would cause the flow of control to branch around instructions in response to a determination that a predicate vector is null is predicted not taken. However, in response to detecting that the prediction is incorrect, misprediction behavior is inhibited.
US09268562B1	Methods and apparatuses for dynamically generating mobile application layouts using client-independent configuration The methods and apparatuses disclosed herein generally relate to optimizing the creation and loading of application interface layouts by providing a platform for generating configuration files for mobile applications. A mobile configuration file can allow a developer to update an application layout, and for the application to render updated layouts, without any need to alter the underlying code of the application after it has been installed on the a client device. A mobile workbench receives drag-and-drop layout definition input from a developer, and creates a mobile configuration file based on the developer's input. The mobile workbench can then dynamically update the mobile configuration file as the developer updates the application layout. The developer and/or the mobile workbench can send the updated application layout to mobile applications running on client devices, such that the client devices need not redownload the mobile application to render the updated application layout.
US09268559B2	System for detecting call stack tampering The invention relates to a method for detecting a subroutine call stack modification, including the steps of, when calling a subroutine, placing a return address at the top of the stack; at the end of the subroutine, using the address at the top of the stack as the return address, and removing the address from the stack; when calling the subroutine, accumulating the return address in a memory location with a first operation; at the end of the subroutine, accumulating the address from the top of the stack in the memory location with a second operation, reciprocal of the first operation; and detecting a change when the content of the memory location is different from its initial value.
US09268556B2	Image forming apparatus including firmware, method of controlling image forming apparatus, and storage medium An image forming apparatus which makes it possible to improve the ease and convenience of firmware update processing. The image forming apparatus includes storage units. The image forming apparatus identifies differential packages and acquires the differential packages from an update server. Then, the image forming apparatus acquires package information from the differential packages. Further, the image forming apparatus identifies storage units as installation destinations where the differential packages are to be installed, based on the package information. Then, the image forming apparatus calculates an update processing time period required to install the acquired packages in the identified storage units. The image forming apparatus notifies a user of the calculated update processing time period.
US09268545B2	Connecting mobile devices, internet-connected hosts, and cloud services Applications are downloaded to a device from a cloud-based service by establishing trust with between the device and a host system. The host system and the cloud-based service have a pre-existing trust relationship.
US09268544B2	Method for developing software and apparatus for the same Provided is software product line-based software development method using a software type automatic code generator, and an apparatus for the same. The method includes selecting features corresponding to software from a developer from a feature model created by analyzing features of multiple software to generate feature lists, determining an automatic code generator corresponding to a software type received from the developer, selecting architecture components using the software type, generating automatically generated code on the basis of the selected architecture components and requirements of the determined automatic code generator received from the developer, modifying the automatically generated code and code of the architecture components on the basis of the generated feature list to output configured code, and connecting a part calling a library of domains in the configured code with a part calling an actual domain library to generate final generation code.
US09268535B2	System and method for computer programming with physical objects on an interactive surface A system and method are provided for creating a computer program by building a physical structure with a plurality of objects in conjunction with an interactive surface that recognizes such objects and translates the physical structure into a computer program.
US09268533B2	Method and apparatus for enabling layered property definition in traditional and cloud computing environments In developing custom programming, particularly for clients or tenants of a cloud computing environment, following pointers from a candidate, existing object of interest vertically to obtain inherited attributes and horizontally to obtain encapsulated properties and presenting such attributes and properties to a software developer for editing and inclusion in custom object-oriented programming facilitates and expedites accommodation of requirements of model based design for potential or existing tenants or clients of a cloud computing environment.
US09268528B2	System and method for dynamically reducing power consumption of floating-point logic A system and method are provided for dynamically reducing power consumption of floating-point logic. A disable control signal that is based on a characteristic of a floating-point format input operand is received and a portion of a logic circuit is disabled based on the disable control signal. The logic circuit processes the floating-point format input operand to generate an output.
US09268526B2	Dual-buffer serialization and consumption of variable-length data records produced by multiple parallel threads Under control of the consumer, it is determined that a first buffer is empty and that a second buffer contains data; a first compare-double-and-swap operation within a spin loop is executed to swap a double pointer of the first buffer and a double pointer of the second buffer, wherein responsive to the executing of the operation the consumer drains the second buffer, and wherein the executing of the operation directs the at least one producer to fill the first buffer; and it is determined that the first buffer and the second buffer are empty and the consumer waits for a notification from one of i) the at least one producer and ii) a timer. Under control of the at least one producer, a second compare-double-and-swap operation within a spin loop is executed to atomically locate the first buffer and update the double pointer of the first buffer.
US09268525B2	Bit stream processing device for pipe-lined decoding and multimedia device including the same A bit stream processing device may include a virtual division memory, a stream shift buffer, a decoder circuit, and a controller. The virtual division memory may be divided into a plurality of group memory regions configured to store a plurality of stream groups in the respective group memory regions and to output a memory bit stream. The stream groups may be included in an input bit stream. The stream shift buffer is configured to receive and store the memory bit stream and output a buffer bit stream. The decoder circuit is configured to perform a decoding operation on the buffer bit stream from the stream shift buffer. The controller is configured to control operations of the virtual division memory, the stream shift buffer, and the decoder circuit.
US09268515B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method, for transmitting print jobs to a printing control apparatus An information processing apparatus, in a case where determination whether resource data can be added and registered in a printing control apparatus is made, and if it is determined that the resource data cannot be added and registered, without transmitting a resource registration job, performs control so that the print job is transmitted to the printing control apparatus, and when the print job arrives at the top of a print queue, performs control so that the resource registration job is transmitted, and after registration of the resource data, performs control so that output of the print job being stopped in the printing control apparatus is started.
US09268510B2	Information processing apparatus and connection control method for searching for a printer having a predetermined function identified by identification information included in a beacon signal and sending a print request directly to the printer which is operating as an access point without going through an external access point Identification information for identifying each network out of a plurality of wireless networks is received. A wireless network identified by arbitrary identification information is wirelessly connected. Whether a printer in the wirelessly connected wireless network has a function of connecting a digital camera and performing output processing is inquired of the printer. Connection to the printer is controlled in accordance with a response to the inquiry. The digital camera performs output processing together with the connected printer. An information output apparatus having a function of connecting an information storage terminal apparatus by simple operation and performing output processing can be wirelessly connected.
US09268505B2	Process management system, information processing apparatus and information processing system A process management system includes an information processing apparatus including a computer that executes a program to perform a managing process. The managing process includes managing user management information, managing coordinate organization information to manage groups of organization information, managing a process performed by processing devices by acquiring, when a user managed by organization information, upper limit management information and user information of the user who makes the process request, from a desired processing device managed by the organization information of the group of organization information, and determining whether the process requested by the user is executable within the upper limit amount of process for the user based on the acquired upper limit management information. The managing a process performed by the processing device includes determining to perform, when the process requested by the one of the users is determined to be executable, the process requested by the user.
US09268502B2	Dense tree volume metadata organization In one embodiment, a node coupled to one or more storage devices executes a storage input/output (I/O) stack having a volume layer. The volume layer manages volume metadata embodied as mappings from offsets of a logical unit (LUN) to extent keys associated with storage locations for extents on the one or more storage devices. Volume metadata is maintained as a dense tree metadata structure representing successive points in time. The dense tree metadata structure has multiple levels, wherein a top level of the dense tree metadata structure represents newer volume metadata changes and descending levels of the dense tree metadata structure represent older volume metadata changes. The node accesses a latest version of changes to the volume metadata by searching from the top level to the descending levels in the dense tree metadata structure.
US09268501B1	High performance solid-state based computer data storage array A high performance computer data storage array stores data across a plurality of disk drives. The disk drives may be solid-state drives (SSDs). The storage array may utilize the Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS) protocol, meaning that the disk drives may have high data throughput capabilities. Circuitry within the storage array may leverage the individual capabilities of the high-performance SAS SSDs to increase the overall performance of the storage array. The storage array can function as a network-attached system and/or as a component of a storage area network.
US09268496B2	Choosing a multipath I/O (MPIO) path control module (PCM) for a logical unit number (LUN) on a host that supports multiple PCMS A method for selecting a path control module (PCM) for a logical unit number (LUN) associated with a host enabled to support multiple PCMs is provided. The method may include selecting a PCM associated with the LUN from a plurality of supported PCMs. The method may also include creating an entry in a configuration database or a configuration file associated with the host, whereby the entry maps the selected PCM with a unique ID associated with the LUN. The method may further include determining a unique ID associated with a hard disk. The method may include matching the unique ID with the created entry. The method may include selecting the PCM from the matched entry based on the matching. Additionally, the method may include loading a kernel extension corresponding to the selected PCM. The method may include configuring the LUN using the loaded kernel extension corresponding to the selected PCM.
US09268495B2	Managing I/O priorities In one embodiment, a memory system for managing priority based Input Output (I/O) command queuing for nonvolatile electrically erasable semiconductor memory comprises one or more banks of electrically erasable semiconductor memory coupled to a storage processor. The storage processor can processes access requests for the memory, and has components including: a command interface, an expectation table, and a mode selector. The command interface receives memory access requests, which include a tag to identify the request, and an external priority associated with the request. The expectation table includes a set of times associated with each of the external priority levels, which indicate the period in which a request having the external priority is expected. The mode selector selects from a set of storage processor operation modes including a standard mode and a preemption mode.
US09268489B2	Method and system for heterogeneous data volume A method and system is disclosed for providing a heterogeneous data storage comprising a plurality of storage devices of different types with respect to device vendor, model, capacity, performance and/or function. The present invention employs data access mechanisms specific to the type of underlying storage and the type of data to be stored or retrieved, and provides for integrated remote mirroring, disaster recovery and hierarchical storage management (HSM), as well as improved I/O performance and life expectancy of storage disks. A method of writing to and reading from heterogeneous data volume is also disclosed.
US09268486B2	Information processor An information processor includes an information processing sub-system having information processing circuits and a memory sub-system performing data communication with the information processing sub-systems, wherein the memory sub-system has a first memory, a second memory, a third memory having reading and writing latencies longer than those of the first memory and the second memory, and a memory controller for controlling data transfer among the first memory, the second memory and the third memory; graph data is stored in the third memory; the memory controller analyzes data blocks serving as part of the graph data, and performs preloading operation repeatedly to transfer the data blocks to be required next for the execution of the processing from the third memory to the first memory or the second memory on the basis of the result of the analysis.
US09268485B2	Lattice keyboards with related devices An electronic device may include a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a touch-enabled display coupled to the processor. The processor may be for generating a lattice of nodes of a circular packing being based upon a connected transformation of a square circular packing. The connected transformation may preserve adjacency between pairs of adjacent circles of the square circular packing after a transformation. The processor may also be for displaying a lattice keyboard on the touch-enabled display. The lattice keyboard may include keys, each of the key being associated with an input value and being selectable based on user touches provided to the touch enabled display. The keys may be arranged in a lattice pattern such that the center of each key is placed in the position of a respective node of the lattice.
US09268482B2	Touch operation processing method and terminal device A touch operation processing method and a terminal device. The method includes: detecting a touch operation of a user, which starts from a border of a screen display area to the screen display area, and using the first point touched by the touch operation in the screen display area as a starting point; and performing, according to the touch operation, reduction processing on an operation interface displayed in the screen display area, where one edge of an operation interface after the reduction processing includes the starting point. Therefore, the demand is met that the user triggers, by one hand, reduction processing on the operation interface and perform a selection operation on an arbitrary position in the entire screen display area of the terminal device when the user holds the terminal device with a large screen with one hand on it.
US09268479B2	Motion sensor-enhanced touch screen An information handling system includes a touch screen, a motion sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive inputs from the touch screen, receive signals from the motion sensor, determine a correlation between the inputs from the touch screen and signals from the motion sensor, and perform an action in response to the correlation. The inputs from the touch screen correspond to a touch contact with the touch screen, and the signals from the motion sensor corresponding to a touch impact to the touch screen.
US09268472B1	System and method for providing goods, services or information using scannable code According to one aspect, a machine is located at a fixed location, and a scannable code is connected to the machine, the code indicating the fixed location and an application program having a user interface that is displayable on the machine. The code is scanned using a portable user device to generate first and second identifiers, the first and second identifiers identifying the fixed location and the application program, respectively. The first and second identifiers are transmitted from the portable user device to one or more remotely-located servers. User interface instructions are transmitted from the one or more remotely-located servers to the machine, the user interface instructions being associated with the display of the user interface on the machine and based on at least the application program. In several exemplary embodiments, the user interface may be associated with a commercial airline environment.
US09268470B2	Advance security gun with advance coding system Advanced security gun that works with Wi-Fi or GSM or any other special networks, and will not work when it is removed from the address installed by its provider. The gun will not point forward at anyone, except if it is operated by the user to point at any direction, when controlled wirelessly with a special module.
US09268460B1	System and method of modeling internet resources in a virtual space A system and method of modeling Internet resources in a virtual space is disclosed. A system for modeling a plurality of Internet resources includes a virtual space, a mapping utility operable to map the plurality of Internet resources into the virtual space, a display operable to display the mapped virtual space, and a navigation tool operable to navigate the mapped virtual space. A method for modeling a plurality of Internet resources includes the steps of mapping the plurality of Internet resources into a virtual space, displaying the mapped virtual space; and providing a navigation tool operable to navigate the mapped virtual space.
US09268457B2	Touch-based fluid window management A computer-implemented method for tiling a window, the method comprising presenting a window of a first size in a display area of a touch-based display and receiving, via the touch-based display, a first user input indicating a selection of the window, wherein the first user input comprises an indication that the user has initiated contact with the touch-based display at a plurality of contact points. In certain aspects, the method further comprises steps for receiving, via the touch-based display, a second user input indicating a first movement of the window in a direction of a first edge of the display area and in response to the second user input and resizing a first edge of the window. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
US09268448B2	Device and method for parallel-scanning differential touch detection A method for parallel-scanning differential touch detection is disclosed herein. The method includes generating a plurality of first outputs by a differential unit according to a plurality of first inputs provided by a plurality of sensors of a touch panel in each scan of total i scans, herein, the kth first output in the jth scan of the total i scans is the (i*(k−1)+j)th output in the continuous first outputs, i≧2, j≧1, k≧1, and i, j, k are natural numbers. Wherein, the differential unit has a plurality of subtractors and the inputs of the subtractors are connected in series. By doing so, the noises between a touch panel and a display can be eliminated.
US09268439B2	Optical touch display panel providing better flexibility in appearance design thereof An optical touch display panel includes a supporting substrate, a flexible display panel, a transparent elastomer, at least one light emitting element and at least one sensing element. The flexible display panel is disposed above the supporting substrate. The transparent elastomer is disposed between the supporting substrate and the flexible display panel. The light emitting element is disposed beside a first side of the transparent elastomer and adapted to provide a light toward the transparent elastomer. The sensing element is disposed beside a second side of the transparent elastomer. The light is transmitted through the transparent elastomer to between the supporting substrate and the flexible display panel to define a sensing space.
US09268435B2	Single layer capacitive sensor and capacitive sensing input device A single-layer capacitive sensor comprises a user input region and a border region proximate to and outside of the user input region. The user input region includes a plurality of transmitter electrodes that are disposed within the user input region. The user input region also comprises a plurality of receiver electrodes disposed in a common stackup layer with the plurality of transmitter electrodes within the user input region such that the transmitter electrodes and the receiver electrodes make no crossings of one another in the common stackup layer or in any other layer within the user input region. The border region comprises a plurality of routing traces extending from the border region into the user input region to couple with the transmitter electrodes and the receiver electrodes. The border region also comprises a plurality of transmission traces disposed entirely within the border region.
US09268432B2	Touch panel having a master and slave controller and method for driving thereof In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a touch panel includes operating a slave touch panel controller by receiving a synchronization signal from a master touch panel controller of a display driver circuit, and polling a plurality of receive inputs coupled to outputs of an in-cell touch module based on an predetermined pattern.
US09268430B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information storage medium If a corresponding area that is an area in a touch sensor related with an option is set larger than the size of a displayed option and corresponding areas related with different options overlap each other, any user-selected options may be properly identified. A processing execution block controls such that an option is displayed on a display block. An option identification block identifies, if a detection corresponding position that is a position in the display block related with a detected position detected by a touch sensor is inside an area in which a corresponding area that is an area including an area in which an option is displayed overlaps two or more options, any of these two or more options on the basis of a positional relation between said detection corresponding position and a corresponding area for each of these two or more options.
US09268417B2	Position pointer A position pointer is provided for use with a position detection sensor, capable of achieving power saving. The position pointer includes: a first electrode configured to receive an AC signal from a position detection sensor; a transmission signal production circuit configured to produce a position signal, based on which the position detection sensor detects a position of the position pointer; a second electrode different from the first electrode and configured to transmit the position signal to the position detection sensor; a signal detection circuit configured to detect whether or not the AC signal from the position detection sensor is received through the first electrode; and a transmission controlling circuit configured to control transmission of the position signal through the second electrode to the position detection sensor in response to an output from the signal detection circuit.
US09268416B2	Touch control pen, touching control apparatus and touching detection method with image delete function thereof A stylus includes a body, a conductive control structure, a charge transporting structure, and a signal transmission module. The body has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The conductive control structure is configured at the first end and equipped with a control surface. The charge transporting structure is disposed at a side of the body and covers at least one portion of a hand-held region on the side of the body. Besides, the charge transporting structure is electrically coupled to the conductive control structure. The signal transmission module is disposed in the body and transmits a radio frequency signal to the second end according to a trigger signal.
US09268413B2	Multi-touch touchscreen incorporating pen tracking The present invention relates to a multi-touch display system that supports both multi-touch human input as well as input from a digital pen. The display system has a display panel that is configured to allow human touches along a front surface to be detected and tracked. The display panel also includes a location pattern that preferably covers the viewable areas of the display panel. The location pattern is configured to allow any location within the location pattern to be detected by analyzing a portion of the display pattern that is associated with the particular location. The digital pen is used to “write” on the display panel, wherein such a writing function involves detecting the location where writing occurs and controlling display content that is displayed on the display panel to reflect what is being written.
US09268398B2	Virtual meeting place system and method A virtual meeting place system is disclosed. The online virtual meeting place facilitates initiating, scheduling, or spontaneously organizing an online discussion or meeting, organizing the discussion into active and passive participants, limiting or eliminate participation of selected participants and soliciting, receiving and answering questions. The system is configurable to allow for customization based upon the social protocols or preferences of meeting participants and may present different user interfaces based upon participant identity, meeting topic or meeting format.
US09268387B2	Method for saving power consumption and an electronic device thereof An apparatus and method for signal saving power consumption in an electronic device includes determining a current battery consumption amount, and if the current battery consumption amount is greater than or equal to a threshold, determining whether to enter a low power mode based on the level of a signal strength level.
US09268377B2	Electronic device having a passive heat exchange device An electronic device is provided that includes a base having a first side and a second side, and a lid having a first side and a second side. A hinge device may couple to the base and the lid, and may allow the lid to move relative to the base between the closed state and the opened state. A heat exchange device may be adjacent to the hinge device in an area between the base and the lid. The heat exchange device may receive heat from a component in the base.
US09268376B2	Mobile computing device dock station with headset jack heat pipe interface An improved electronic communications system 100 features a holder assembly 104 such as a mobile computing device dock station 106 and dock heat exchanger providing an external heat sink 162 which when coupled with a user-friendly heat transfer device 164 such as a heat pipe can transfer heat from internal electronic components 146, 148 and 154 and an internal heat sink 157 of an electronic communications device 102, such as a cellular phone or mobile computing device, via a special headset jack-heat pipe interface 167 to help cool the electronic communications device 102. The electronic communications device 102 can also include one or more thermal couplings 158-160 for coupling and providing a thermal pathway(s) from at least one of the internal electronic components 146, 148 and 154 to the internal heat sink 157.
US09268374B2	Protection for touchpad A touchpad includes at least one supporting plate and at least one flexible printed circuit fixed to the supporting plate. The supporting plate includes at least one first electrical protection track, made by a conductive ink, connected to at least one connection track with a predetermined value of potential and at least one connection track for connection towards a processor.
US09268373B2	Flexible hinge spine Flexible hinge spine techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a flexible hinge is configured to communicatively and physically couple an input device to a computing device and may implement functionality such as a support layer and minimum bend radius. The input device may also include functionality to promote a secure physical connection between the input device and the computing device. One example of this includes use of one or more protrusions that are configured to be removed from respective cavities of the computing device along a particular axis but mechanically bind along other axes. Other techniques include use of a laminate structure to form a connection portion of the input device.
US09268372B1	Multi-joint synchronous rotary axle structure A multi-joint synchronous rotary axle structure includes a middle shaft and two parallel side shafts at two sides of the middle shaft. A first synchronous actuating assembly and a second synchronous actuating assembly are provided at two opposite positions of the middle shaft and the side shafts, which are connected in a reverse link relationship. The two side shafts can be rotated about the middle shaft to generate a synchronous reverse turning. A two-way shaft plate is provided between the middle shaft and each of the side shafts to provide the torsion of tuning so as to form a compact multi-joint synchronous rotary axle structure.
US09268365B2	Protecting cover A protecting cover detachably disposed at an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has an arc side and a first magnetic element disposed in the arc side. The protecting cover includes a covering part and a pivot part. The pivot part is connected to the covering part, and the pivot part includes an arc area and a second magnetic element disposed in the arc area. The outer line of the arc area corresponds to the arc side, and the first magnetic element is magnetically attracted with the second magnetic element to make the pivot part detachably connected to the arc side. The protecting cover uses the second magnetic element in the pivot part to attract the electronic device with the first magnetic element in the arc side, and thus the protecting cover can be fixed at the electronic device.
US09268358B2	Sensor substrate, method of manufacturing the same and sensing display panel having the same A sensor substrate includes a blocking pattern disposed on a base substrate, a first electrode disposed on the base substrate and overlapping the blocking pattern, the first electrode including a plurality of first unit parts arranged in a first direction, each of the first unit parts including a plurality of lines connected to each other in a mesh-type arrangement, a color filter layer disposed on the base substrate, a plurality of contact holes defined in the color filter layer and exposing the first unit parts, and a bridge line between and connected to first unit parts adjacent to each other in the first direction, through the contact holes.
US09268348B2	Reference power generating circuit and electronic circuit using the same A reference power generating circuit and an electronic circuit using the same are provided. The reference power generating circuit includes a first bandgap reference circuit and a second bandgap reference circuit. The first bandgap reference circuit is biased by a power voltage to generate a first reference voltage, where the first reference voltage has a first offset. The second bandgap reference circuit is connected to the first bandgap reference circuit in series and receives the first reference voltage generated by the first bandgap reference circuit. The second bandgap reference circuit is biased by the first reference voltage to generate a baseline reference voltage. The baseline reference voltage has a second offset, and the second offset is smaller than the first offset.
US09268346B2	Reactor with accurate temperature control Disclosed herein is a reactor including, a plurality of reaction regions, and a plurality of heaters, each arranged in each of the reaction regions, wherein the heater including a semiconductor heat generating element and a semiconductor temperature detecting element and being capable of independent temperature control, and the temperature detecting element having a heat conduction region of metal thin film in its surrounding region.
US09268344B2	Installation of thermostat powered by rechargeable battery A thermostat is described that includes a rechargeable battery, a graphical user interface and a wireless network communication capabilities. During installation, in cases where the rechargeable battery is below a first threshold, the installation procedure is limited so as to avoid energy intensive installation steps which may not be supported by the low battery level. An example of an installation step that is avoided due to low battery level is set up of wireless communication. According to some embodiments, if the battery level is very low during initial installation, the installation process is halted while the battery is charged. An indication such as a flashing LED may be displayed so as to indicate to the user that the battery is being charged.
US09268343B2	Cooling system A method of operating a cooling system for a hardware component is disclosed. The cooling system comprises one or more cooling devices and the method comprising the steps of monitoring commands that result in one or more operations for the hardware component, detecting a command that will result in a processing intensive operation for the hardware component, and operating a cooling device to cool the hardware component, in response to the detected operation. In a preferred embodiment, following the detection of a command that will result in a processing intensive operation for the hardware component, a predefined profile for the specific operation is accessed, and the operation of the cooling device to cool the hardware component, in response to the detected operation, comprises operating the cooling device according to predefined profile. The profile can be created automatically following previous operations.
US09268330B2	Method for fusing data from sensors using a consistency criterion The disclosure relates to a data fusion method for fusing the measurements of a parameter, for example an aircraft flight parameter, that are taken by a plurality of sensors comprising a set of main sensors and sets of secondary sensors. The discrepancy between each main measurement and the secondary measurements is determined and a score of consistency with them is deduced therefrom. For each fault configuration of the main sensors, a first estimation, so-called conditional, of the parameter is performed and a weighting coefficient relating to this fault is calculated, taking account of the consistency scores of the main measurements. The parameter is thereafter estimated by performing a combination of the conditional measurements with the associated weighting coefficients.
US09268328B2	Production efficiency improving apparatus, production efficiency improving method, and computer program A production efficiency improving apparatus includes a first communicating means for communicating information with a plurality of processing apparatuses that process objects, and a second communicating means for communicating conveyance control information, with a conveyance system comprising conveyance apparatuses for conveying the objects between the plurality of processing apparatuses. A means for predicting, on the basis of information communicated by the first communicating means, the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to send out processed objects, and the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to bring in unprocessed objects. A generating means generates the control information such that the conveyance apparatus will arrive at the processing apparatus that is the destination of the communication of information at the predicted timing predicted by the means for predicting.
US09268323B2	Numerical controller with machining curve creating function Provided is a numerical controller having a machining curve creating function. A command point sequence is divided into a plurality of segments and a segment curve corresponding to each segment command point sequence is created. The segment curve is created so that a distance of the segment curve from the segment command point sequence is within a permissible value set in advance, and the maximum number of command points are included between a starting point and an ending point of the segment command point sequence. This process of segment curve creation is repetitively executed from the starting point to the ending point of the command point sequence to create a machining curve. Subsequently, the machining curve is interpolated and drive axes of a machine tool are moved to the interpolated positions on the machining curve.
US09268310B2	Extended life, timed pinger for aircraft A system monitors geographical information for location of an aircraft and supplies that information to a sunrise/sunset calculator that feeds location and sunrise/sunset data to a controller. The controller controls operation of a pinger, limiting its hours of operation to save battery power and extend the time period within which the pinger is audible. The hours of operation are pre-programmed to consist of a time range from sunrise to sunset or from a time after sunrise to a time before sunset.
US09268308B2	Timepiece The present invention relates to a timepiece comprising a frame, at least one driving gear (2), and at least one tourbillon mechanism including: a first cage (4) which can rotate about a first axis (A) and on which a balance (6) and an escapement gear are pivotably mounted, said escapement gear being formed by an escape wheel and an escape pinion; a second cage (8) rotatably movable about a second axis (B) and supporting the first cage (4); and a third cage (10) rotatably movable about a third axis (C), said third cage (10) supporting the first and second cages (4, 8) and kinematically driving same. Two of the first, second and third axes (A, B, C) are perpendicular to one another, with the remaining first, second or third axis (A, B, C) forming an angle other than 0° and 90° with one of the other two axes (A, B, C).
US09268307B2	Polygonal balance spring for a resonator for a timepiece The invention relates to a balance spring for a resonator of a timepiece including a strip coiled on itself into several coils. According to the invention, the strip is formed by a series of prismatic portions integral with each other wherein one of the two opposite faces is formed by a series of rectangular portions integral with each other so as to form a polygonal spring.
US09268305B2	Micrometric adjustment of the endshake of a timepiece wheel set Device for the micrometric endshake adjustment of a timepiece wheel set in an axial direction in relation to a structure, including a pivot bearing for this wheel set defining an axial stop member for this wheel set in this axial direction, and this device includes an adjustment stage of variable thickness in this axial direction, which includes at least one elastic return for pushing a first component provided with pivot drive means operable by a tool and carrying this bearing onto a second component fixed to this structure directly, or via at least one case, and this elastic return means are supported on this structure directly or via at least one case.
US09268297B2	Indicator and image forming apparatus incorporating same An indicator disposed on an openably closable door disposed on a part of an exterior panel includes a light source disposed on a housing positioned in an interior of the door and a diffusion lens disposed on the door and opposed to the light source, wherein the light source is mounted on a support part disposed on the housing so that an optical axis of the light source is coincident with that of the diffusion lens. The door includes a recessed portion including a retainer, and the diffusion lens is supported in the recessed portion with the retainer pressing an external surface of the diffusion lens entirely so that the light from the light source is prevented from leaking from the surface of the door.
US09268293B2	Opening-closing mechanism and image-forming apparatus A movable member is movable with respect to a main body in conjunction with movement of an opening-closing member while changing a posture relative to the opening-closing member such that a gap between the movable member and the opening-closing member is gradually reduced when the opening-closing member moves from an open position toward a closed position. The movable member is configured such that when an article is inserted into the gap during the movement of the opening-closing member from the open position toward the closed position, a movement path is switched, by a reaction force received from the article inserted into the gap, from a first path along which the movable member moves while reducing the gap to a second path in which the gap is not reduced.
US09268292B2	Image forming apparatus including first and second bias voltage supply devices An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming device, a plurality of second image forming devices, a first bias voltage supply device, and a second bias voltage supply device. The first image forming device and the second image forming device form a toner image. The first bias voltage supply device applies a bias voltage to a first component of the first image forming device. The second bias voltage supply device applies a bias voltage to a second component of each of the plurality of second image forming devices.
US09268287B2	Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus A sheet feed device of an image forming apparatus includes an outside cover and an inside cover. The outside cover opens and closes a side of a housing. The inside cover is disposed more inside of the housing than the outside cover. Each of the covers is rotatably supported with a lower end thereof as a fulcrum by the housing. A first locking piece is provided in the upper end of the outside cover, and a second locking piece is disposed below the first locking piece. A coupled portion configured to be selectively coupled with the first locking piece or the second locking piece is provided in the inside cover. During the process where the outside cover is rotationally moved in the opening direction, the coupled portion is once released from the coupling with the first locking piece, and then is coupled with the second locking piece.
US09268284B2	Image forming device and control method for image forming device According to an embodiment, provided is an image forming device that includes: an image forming unit forming an image in a predetermined cycle in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a printing medium; a velocity acquisition unit acquiring a conveying velocity of the printing medium at a position where the image is formed by the image forming unit; and a correcting unit correcting the cycle on which the image forming unit forms the image in accordance with the conveying velocity acquired by the velocity acquisition unit.
US09268282B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming system An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a process member that acts on the image bearing member, a voltage application unit that applies a voltage to the process member, a current detection unit that detects an electric current that flows to the image bearing member, and a control unit that causes the voltage application unit to apply voltages respectively having positive and negative polarities to the process member, to determine a surface potential of the image bearing member based on a detection result acquired by the current detection unit, and to output information about a usage amount of the image bearing member according to the determined result.
US09268277B2	Image forming apparatus and causal part determination method An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section configured to form a predetermined test image on an image bearing member by a regular development scheme and a first bias development scheme; a concentration detection section configured to detect a concentration of the test image formed by the image forming section; and a causal part determination section configured to determine on a basis of a result of detection by the concentration detection section a causal part of an image defect that is caused when an image is output.
US09268275B2	Image forming apparatus with mechanism to narrow recording material feeding path An image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion for fixing an image on a recording material while feeding the recording material carrying the image; a guiding member, provided downstream of the fixing portion with respect to a feeding direction of the recording material, for guiding the recording material; and an openable member for opening and closing a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, wherein the guiding member moves to narrow a feeding path of the recording material when the openable member is opened.
US09268274B2	Fixing device having restricting member to restrict end face of endless belt There is provided a fixing device that may include: an endless belt having an inner peripheral surface defining an internal space and configured to circularly move about a first axis extending in an axial direction; a heater and a nip plate extending through the internal space; a rotary body; a restricting member and a biasing member. The rotary body and the nip member may nip the endless belt therebetween. The restricting member may restrict displacement of the endless belt in the axial direction, the restricting member having a restricting surface configured to oppose an axial end face of the endless belt in the axial direction. The biasing member may bias the restricting member toward the axial end face of the endless belt.
US09268266B1	Transfer assist blade Described is a transfer assist blade for an electrostatographic machine. The electrostatographic machine includes a charging station for charging a copy sheet to attract a developed image from an image bearing surface to a copy sheet wherein said charging station includes a corona generating device. The transfer assist blade includes a wear layer having a surface resistance of greater than about 1010 ohms. The transfer assist blade includes an interior layer having a thickness of from about 150 microns to about 500 microns. The transfer assist blade includes a back layer including a polyethylene terephthalate film having an outer layer including cross-linked aziridine/carboxylated polyester at a weight ratio of from about 0.5/99.5 to about 40/60 and a conductive component, wherein an outer surface of the back layer has a surface resistance of from about 1×108 ohms to about 9.99×108 ohms.
US09268265B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an intermediary transfer member (belt); first and second accommodating portions; a detecting member; an executing portion for executing a removing operation for removing the toner image transferred on the belt by once interrupting a continuous job for continuously forming an image on the recording material fed from the first accommodating portion when discrimination that there is no recording material in the first accommodating portion is made on the basis of a detection result of the detecting member during the continuous job and then for executing a switching operation for resuming the continuous job by feeding the recording material from the second accommodating portion; and a setting portion for setting a moving speed of the belt during execution of the removing operation so as to be higher than a moving speed of the belt when the toner image is transferred onto the recording material.
US09268264B2	Image forming apparatus with lubrication supply A mode is executed so that a lubricant applying member is rotated based on an image formation start signal, and thereafter a rotation drive of an image bearing member is started.
US09268260B2	Developer container and image forming apparatus including the same A developer container includes a container body, a shaft, a movable wall, and a stirring member. The container body is formed with a developer discharge port. The developer discharge port lies at a position higher than a lowest part of the container body by a predetermined amount. The movable wall includes an outer surface slidably in close contact with an inner surface of the container body, and a conveying surface defining a storage space for the developer in cooperation with the inner surface of the container body. The movable wall moves along the shaft in the internal space while conveying the developer in the storage space to the developer discharge port. The stirring member is rotated around an axis of the shaft in a specified rotational direction to stir the developer, the specified rotational direction proceeding from the lowest part of the container body to the developer discharge port.
US09268246B2	Method for manufacturing carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer, carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer, carrier for electrophotographic developer, and electrophotographic developer Provided is a method for manufacturing carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer capable of stably maintaining high chargeability over a long time. The method for manufacturing carrier core particles includes a granulation step of granulating a mixture of raw materials containing manganese, iron, strontium, and calcium and a firing step of firing the mixture granulated in the granulation step. The firing step includes a heating process of heating the granular mixture with an increase in temperature to a predetermined degree and a cooling process of cooling the granular mixture, after the heating process, in an atmosphere with an oxygen concentration ranging from 5000 ppm to 20000 ppm. The molar ratio of the sum of strontium and calcium to the sum of the manganese, iron, strontium, and calcium is 0.0026 to 0.013.
US09268239B2	Exposure method and storage medium The present invention provides an exposure method including the steps of generating a plurality of element light sources formed on a pupil plane of an illumination optical system, setting a plurality of aberration states which are expected to exist in a projection optical system, calculating, for each of all combinations of the plurality of aberration states and the plurality of element light sources, an optical image of a pattern of a mask, which is formed in an evaluation area when one aberration state among the plurality of aberration states is produced in the projection optical system, and the pattern of the mask is illuminated with one element light source among the plurality of element light sources, determining, based on the calculated optical images, as a light intensity distribution to be formed on the pupil plane, a light source obtained by combining the plurality of element light sources applied with weights.
US09268238B2	Substrate table, a lithographic apparatus and a device manufacturing method A table for a lithographic apparatus, the table having a catchment opening formed in an upper surface of the table, the catchment opening in fluid communication through the table with the environment of the table at a drain opening in a surface of the table other than the upper surface.
US09268234B2	Charged particle beam lithography apparatus and charged particle beam pattern writing method A apparatus, includes a unit to operate a number of other correction processing sections written before a relevant correction processing section, to ensure that a calculation time to calculate amounts of temperature rise for the all correction processing sections to does not exceed a pattern writing time for the all correction processing sections by using an average pattern writing time, an average calculation time for one of the amounts of temperature rise, and a degree of parallelism of computers to calculate the amounts of temperature rise; a unit to calculate a representative temperature of the relevant correction processing section based on heat transfers from the other correction processing sections of the number; and a unit to modulate a dose of beam irradiated on the relevant correction processing section by using the representative temperature.
US09268226B2	Resin, resist composition and method for producing resist pattern A resin comprises a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the formula (I); wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a C1 to C6 alkyl group that optionally has one or more halogen atoms; X1 represents a C2 to C36 heterocyclic group, one or more hydrogen atoms contained in the heterocyclic group may be replaced by a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a C1 to C24 hydrocarbon group, a C1 to C12 alkoxyl group, a C2 to C4 acyl group, or a C2 to C4 acyloxy group, and one or more —CH2— contained in the heterocyclic group may be replaced by —CO— or —O—.
US09268225B2	Composition, resist pattern-forming method, compound, method for production of compound, and polymer A composition includes a polymer component including a first polymer having a first structural unit represented by a following formula (1), and a solvent. In the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. R2 represents a single bond or a divalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. RQ represents a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. RX represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent base-labile group.
US09268217B2	Photosensitive resin composition and light blocking layer using the same Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition including (A) a binder resin represented by the following Chemical Formula 1; (B) a reactive unsaturated compound; (C) an initiator; (D) a pigment; and (E) a solvent, and a light blocking layer using the same, wherein, in the following Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.
US09268215B2	Injection molding tools with micro/nano-meter pattern The present invention relates to methods for embedded a micrometer and/or nanometer pattern into an injection molding tool. In a first main aspect, a micro/nanometer structured imprinting device is applied in, or on, an active surface so as to transfer the micro/nanometer patterned structure to the tool while the imprinting device is, at least partly, within a cavity of the injection molding tool. In a second main aspect, a base plate with a micro/nanometer structured pattern positioned on an upper part is positioned on the active surface within the tool, the lower part of the base plate facing the tool, the active surface receiving the base plate being non-planar on a macroscopic scale. Both aspects enable a simple and effective way of transferring the pattern, and the pattern may be transferred on the active working site of tool immediately prior to molding without the need for extensive preparations or remounting of the tool before performing the molding process.
US09268213B2	Pellicle for lithogrpahy There is provided a pellicle wherein the frame is cut with one or more slight-chamfers, and in particular the one cut along the inner edge of the upper annular face of the frame, to which the pellicle membrane is glued, has a slope greater than 45 degrees so that the pellicle membrane when slackened does not touch the lower ridge of the slight chamfer.
US09268208B2	Pattern generating method, pattern forming method, and pattern generating program One embodiment includes: a step of evaluating an amount of flare occurring through a mask at EUV exposure; a step of providing a dummy mask pattern on the mask based on the evaluated result of the amount of flare; and a step of executing a flare correction and an optical proximity correction on a layout pattern. The layout pattern is provided by the EUV exposure through the mask with the dummy mask pattern.
US09268193B2	Display device In a device for displaying images by application of an electric field to a charged substance, a structure for reducing afterimages and a method for manufacturing the structure are provided. The device is a display device which includes a plurality of pixel electrodes and a charged layer (a layer including a charged substance) provided over the pixel electrodes. An end of one of two pixel electrodes that are adjacent to each other among the plurality of pixel electrodes has a depression in an end-face direction, and an end of the other of the pixel electrodes has a projection in the end-face direction. In a state in which the depression and the projection are in a set, a gap is formed between the two pixel electrodes.
US09268191B2	Multi-color electrophoretic displays A multi-color electrophoretic medium contains first, second and third species of particles, the particles having substantially non-overlapping electrophoretic mobilities and bring of three different colors. The particles are dispersed in a fluid having a fourth color. A method for driving such a display is also described.
US09268183B2	Liquid crystal display device At least either a first substrate or a second substrate has regions corresponding to subpixels (15a, 15b, 15c) and provided with ribs (100a) for controlling how a liquid crystal material is aligned. Scanning signal lines (32) and picture element electrodes (60) are overlapped with each other via an insulating material as seen in plan view. The ribs (100a) and the scanning signal lines (32) are at least partially overlapped with each other as seen in plan view.
US09268175B2	Display device A liquid crystal display device includes a display panel, a parallax barrier, and a spacer. The display panel includes a display area in which an image is displayed and a display surrounding area located around the display area. The parallax barrier includes a separation area and a separation surrounding area located around the separation area. The image displayed on the display panel is separated by parallax in the separation area. The parallax barrier is attached to the display panel with a space between the separation surrounding area of the parallax barrier and the display surrounding area of the display panel. The spacer is arranged in the space. The spacer is configured to define a distance between the display surrounding area of the display panel and the separation surrounding area of the parallax barrier.
US09268172B2	Positioning device for positioning an optical film set, backlight module, and liquid crystal display A positioning device which positions an optical film set in a backlight module is proposed. The backlight module includes a back plate. The optical film set is disposed on the back plate. The positioning device includes an assembly sheet and a fixing device. The assembly sheet is disposed at one end of the positioning device for penetrating an opening formed on at least one edge of the optical film set. The fixing device is used for fixing the positioning device to a side plate of the back plate. A backlight module in which the positioning device is used and a liquid crystal display (LCD) in which the positioning device is used are proposed as well. Owing to the present invention, the positioning of each optical film in the optical film set is simple. Also, an LCD featuring a thin bezel design is implemented.
US09268171B2	Projection device A light guide plate receives light, which is emitted from a light source, and emits the light from a light emitting surface. A prism sheet reflects light at a predetermined angle among the light emitted from the light emitting surface, allows the reflected light to enter the light guide plate, and transmits light at another angle thereamong. Between a ¼ wavelength plate and a reflection-type liquid crystal display element, a polarization control element is provided in parallel to the light emitting surface. The polarization control element splits the light, which is emitted from the ¼ wavelength plate, into first polarized light allowed to transmit as illumination light that enters the reflection-type liquid crystal display element and second polarized light reflected so as to enter the light guide plate 3, and reflects the light modulated and emitted by the reflection-type liquid crystal display element.
US09268170B2	Array substrate and method of manufacturing the same An array substrate includes; a substrate, a gate line and a data line disposed on the substrate, a thin film transistor (“TFT”) electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, a light blocking member disposed on the substrate and a first color filter and a second color filter disposed on the substrate. The light blocking member covers a portion of the first color filter and the second color filter covers a portion of the light blocking member.
US09268169B2	Display panel with pixel define layer, manufacturing method of pixel define layer of display panel, and display device Embodiments of the invention provide a display panel with a pixel define layer, a manufacturing method of a pixel define layer of a display panel, and a display device. The display panel with the pixel define layer comprises: a substrate and the pixel define layer disposed on the substrate. The pixel define layer includes a photosensitive resin layer and a transparent define layer sequentially disposed on the substrate. The photosensitive resin layer has an opening in a region corresponding to each pixel region of the display panel, the transparent define layer has an opening in the region corresponding to each pixel region of the display panel, and the opening of the transparent define layer is smaller than the opening of the photosensitive resin layer so as to form a fill region with a wide lower portion and a narrow upper portion.
US09268165B2	Touch display device having optical clear resin A touch display device including a touch module, a display module, a tape, and an optical clear resin is provided. The display module has a polarizer. The tape is installed between the touch module and the display module, wherein a thickness of the tape is larger than a thickness of the polarizer. The tape surrounds a margin of the display module to form an accommodating space with the polarizer. The optical clear resin is disposed in the accommodating space. The touch module and the display module are adhered to each other by the optical clear resin.
US09268161B2	Method for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel is provided. The method comprises bonding a first substrate with a second substrate so as to form a mother substrate; forming an array pattern on a first substrate side of the mother substrate, the first substrate side being away from the second substrate; separating the first substrate and the second substrate of the mother substrate; and bonding the separated first substrate and the second substrate so that the array pattern is located between the first and second substrates.
US09268154B2	Method and apparatus for ophthalmic devices including hybrid alignment layers and shaped liquid crystal layers The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, an alignment layer for the liquid crystal layer may be patterned in a hybrid manner. The patterning may allow for the lowering of the minimum electrical potential required to cause a shift in orientation of liquid crystal molecules within the ophthalmic device. An energy source is capable of powering the variable optic insert included within the ophthalmic lens. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is cast-molded from a silicone hydrogel. The various ophthalmic lens entities may include electroactive liquid crystal layers to electrically control optical characteristics.
US09268152B2	Strap assembly adapted for use to secure eyewear to wearer A strap assembly includes a first elastic strap, a second elastic strap, a first piece of hook material and a second piece of hook material. The first elastic strap includes a first end and a second end, and a first side and a second side. The first elastic strap further includes a piece of loop material attached to the first side of the first end and another piece of loop material attached to the second side of the second end. The second elastic strap includes a first end and a second end, and a first side and a second side. The second elastic strap further includes a piece of loop material attached to the first side of the first end and a piece of hook material attached to the first side of the second end. The first piece of hook material and second piece of hook material preferably attach to opposite temporal regions of eyewear.
US09268148B2	Light source device and stereoscopic display apparatus A light guide plate is described that includes a plurality of reflection areas and a plurality of scattering areas arranged to provide light to a display panel to display images with parallax. A display apparatus is described that can include a light guide plate comprising a plurality of scattering areas and a plurality of reflection areas arranged to form a parallax barrier, and a display panel that displays an image based on light received from the light guide plate. A display apparatus is described that can include a light guide plate comprising a plurality of scattering areas and a plurality of reflection areas arranged in an alternating pattern, and a display panel that displays an image based on light received from the light guide plate. An apparatus is described that includes a backlight positioned on a first side of the light guide plate.
US09268144B2	Method for producing a mirror plate for Fabry-Perot interferometer, and a mirror plate produced by the method A method for producing a mirror plate for a Fabry-Perot interferometer includes providing a base slab, which includes a substrate coated with a reflective multilayer coating, forming one or more intermediate layers on the base slab such that the lowermost intermediate layer substantially consists of silica, and such that the multilayer coating is at least partially covered by the lowermost intermediate layer, forming one or more capacitive sensor electrodes by depositing conductive material on top of the intermediate layers, and removing material of the lowermost intermediate layer by etching in order to form an exposed aperture portion of the multilayer coating.
US09268136B1	Use of comparative sensor data to determine orientation of head relative to body Methods and systems are described that involve a head-mountable display (HMD) or an associated device determining the orientation of a person's head relative to their body. To do so, example methods and systems may compare sensor data from the HMD to corresponding sensor data from a tracking device that is expected to move in a manner that follows the wearer's body, such a mobile phone that is located in the HMD wearer's pocket.
US09268119B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens including a plurality of lens units, and two variable stops having an aperture diameter changing for zooming, the lens units being configured to change intervals between the respective neighboring lens units for zooming, the zoom lens having an F-number which is constant over an entire zoom range, the two variable stops including a first variable stop disposed on an object side, and a second variable stop disposed on an image side. A distance (Sw1) from the first variable stop to an image plane at a wide-angle end, a distance (Sw2) from the second variable stop to the image plane at the wide-angle end, and a distance (Tkw) from an exit pupil position to the image plane at the wide-angle end are each set appropriately.
US09268109B2	Lens barrel and optical apparatus Provided is a lens barrel capable of providing good operational feeling, the lens barrel including: a first barrel in which a cam groove having a shape curved with respect to a predetermined axis direction is formed to pierce through the first barrel; a second barrel capable of rotating around the predetermined axis along an outer circumferential surface of the first barrel, a straight groove extending in the predetermined axis direction being formed in the second barrel; a moving member that has a cam pin moving along the cam groove and the straight groove and moves in the predetermined axis direction while holding a lens inside the first barrel as the second barrel rotates with respect to the first barrel; and a damping mechanism that applies damping force depending on an angle of the cam groove to the predetermined axis direction to the second barrel.
US09268106B2	Optical fiber securing device An optical fiber securing device may include a passage, an epoxy well, an epoxy path, an optical fiber seat, and a protrusion. The passage may have an entrance and an exit, the passage configured to receive therein an optical fiber inserted through the entrance. The epoxy well may be configured to receive therein epoxy. The epoxy path may provide a pathway for epoxy between the epoxy well and the passage. The optical fiber seat may be configured to receive at least a portion of the optical fiber, the optical fiber seat configured to position an end of the optical fiber in optical alignment with a lens. The protrusion may define an upper boundary of the passage at the exit of the passage, the protrusion configured to restrain epoxy received within the passage such that the epoxy does not become interposed between the end of the optical fiber and the lens.
US09268104B2	Optical fiber connector and electronic device An electronic device including a casing, an optical fiber connector and a protecting cover is provided. The case includes an opening and a first engaging member. The optical fiber connector is disposed in the opening. The protecting cover is disposed at the opening and includes a second engaging member movably engaged with the first engaging member so that the optical fiber connector is exposed or shielded by the protecting cover. An optical fiber connector having a connecting port, a first engaging member and a protecting cover is further provided. The first engaging member is disposed besides the connecting port. A second engaging member of the protecting cover is movably disposed at the first engaging member so that the protecting cover exposes or shields the connecting port. The protecting cover is capable of fixing an optical fiber cable and shielding a light emitted from the optical fiber connector.
US09268099B2	Optical connector An optical connector includes a first engaging member holding at least one first optical fiber to guide light from a light source, a second engaging member holding a second optical fiber to be optically connected to the first optical fiber, and configured to be engaged with the first engaging member, and a light shield member provided near an emission end of the first optical fiber, at such a position as to shield light from the first optical fiber at disengagement of the engaging members. The light shield member is pushed by the second engaging member at engagement of the engaging members, so as to be folded and evacuated in a gap. The light shield member includes a light absorption member to absorb light and to generate heat, a thermal diffusion member to diffuse and radiate the heat, and a base supporting the light absorption member and thermal diffusion member.
US09268098B2	Fiber bragg grating interrogator assembly and method for the same A fiber Bragg grating interrogator assembly is described. Examples of the fiber Bragg grating interrogator assembly include an optical fiber including a fiber Bragg grating having a variable Bragg wavelength (λB) and a dynamic range of interest (Δλdyn,B) over which the Bragg wavelength (λB) can shift during use. The fiber Bragg grating interrogator assembly also includes a response analyzer having a spectrally selective device with an input port to which the optical fiber is operably connected, and a plurality of output ports of which each output port is associated with a respective spectral range (Δλn). The spectral ranges (Δλn, Δλn+1, Δλn+2) of each at least three successive output ports partially overlap, such that the FBG's Bragg wavelength (λB) falls inside the spectral ranges (Δλn, Δλn+1, Δλn+2) of at least three successive output ports over the dynamic range of interest (Δλdyn,B) of the FBG.
US09268095B2	All-fiber low mode beam combiner for high power and high beam quality A low mode beam combiner (10) including individual entry fibers (12) that maintain a low mode operation, an exit fiber (16), and a spliced section (14) including a bundle of spliced entry fibers (12), in which a bundle diameter is reduced to a LMA (large mode area) core of the exit fiber (16).
US09268091B2	Methods for laser processing arrayed optical fibers along with splicing connectors A method for laser processing arrays of optical fibers and high-fiber count splicing connectors and adapters are disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a structure having optical fibers arranged in a plurality of rows and placing a protection element adjacent to a first row of optical fibers and a second row of optical fibers. Thereafter, the first row of optical fibers can be processed using the laser. The protection element may also be used to move optical fibers. In one embodiment, the protection element has a first portion and a second portion that have relative movement therebetween. In other variations, an absorption element may be provided adjacent the first row of optical fibers for inhibiting incidental damage to the structure.
US09268086B2	Integrated microtoroids monolithically coupled with integrated waveguides A photonic apparatus comprises an integrated waveguide, an integrated resonator in the form of a microtoroid and a thermally reflowable film. The reflowable film comprises a first film area and a second film area. The reflowable film is one of a thin film and a stack of thin films. The first film area is thermally reflown, the microtoroid is formed in the thermally reflown first film area. The second film area is not reflown in the immediate vicinity of the microtoroid. The microtoroid is optically coupled to the integrated waveguide located on or located within one of or both of the first or second film areas. The first and second film areas are directly connected to each other. The microtoroid has an edge extending along a circumference. The microtoroid can be a non-inverted or an inverted microtoroid, wherein the second film area is inside or outside of the circumference.
US09268075B1	Method of manufacturing wire grid polarizer Provided is a method of manufacturing a wire gird polarizer. The method includes sequentially stacking a conductive wire layer and a first neutral layer, forming guide patterns, reducing widths of the guide patterns and patterning the first neutral layer, forming a second neutral layer, applying a first block copolymer, arranging the first block copolymer as a first monomer block and a second monomer block, removing one of the first monomer block and the second monomer block, removing the second neutral layer exposed, removing the remaining monomer block and the guide patterns, applying a second block copolymer, arranging the second block copolymer as a third monomer block and a fourth monomer block, removing one of the third monomer block and the fourth monomer block, and patterning the conductive wire layer to thereby form conductive wire patterns.
US09268074B2	Interference filter, display device, and display device manufacturing method According to one embodiment, a display device includes an interference filter including following layers, and a display layer. The first common layer includes first and second regions. The second common layer faces the first common layer. The first spacer layer is provided between the first and second common layers and includes first and second portions facing the first and second regions. The thickness of the first portion is different from the thickness of the second portion. The second spacer layer faces at least one of the first and second portions through the second common layer and is made of the same material as that of the first spacer layer. The coating layer faces the second common layer through the second spacer layer.
US09268065B1	Composition for polarizing film, polarizing film, and display device including the polarizing film A composition for a polarizing film, including a polyolefin and a dichroic dye represented by Chemical Formula 1: wherein in Chemical Formula 1, groups and variables are the same as defined in the detailed description.
US09268064B2	Amphiphilic siloxane-containing (meth)acrylamides and uses thereof The invention provides an amphiphilic siloxane-containing (meth)acrylamide which comprises one sole (meth)acrylamido group, one sole tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl group, and one polyethylene glycol segment which is either dangling polymer chain or a hydrophilic linker between the (meth)acrylamido group and the tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl group. The present invention is also related to a polymer, an actinically-crosslinkable silicone-containing prepolymer, a silicone hydrogel polymeric material, or a silicone hydrogel contact lens, which comprises monomeric units derived from an amphiphilic siloxane-containing (meth)acrylamido group, one tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl group of the invention. In addition, the invention provides a method for making silicone hydrogel contact lenses using a water-based lens-forming formulation comprising an amphiphilic siloxane-containing (meth)acrylamido group, one tris(trimethylsiloxy)silyl group of the invention and/or an actinically-crosslinkable silicone -containing prepolymer of the invention.
US09268059B2	Downhole sensor tool for logging measurements A downhole measurement apparatus includes a tool body supporting a logging tool. The logging tool includes a detector outsert coupled into and exposed through an exterior pocket of the tool body to position the outer surface of the outsert adjacent or in close proximity to the outer diameter of the tool body. A stabilizer or off-center stabilizer may be provided to further deflect the outsert portion of the logging tool toward an earth formation to increase detector proximity to the formation. Radial and axial distances can be calibrated and maintained across multiple different tool collars.
US09268058B2	Methods and systems for the rapid detection of concealed objects The present invention provides for an improved scanning process having microwave arrays comprised of microwave transmitters in radiographic alignment with microwave receivers. The microwave array emits controllably directed microwave radiation toward an object under inspection. The object under inspection absorbs radiation in a manner dependent upon its metal content. The microwave radiation absorption can be used to generate a measurement of metal content. The measurement, in turn, can be used to calculate at least a portion of the volume and shape of the object under inspection. The measurement can be compared to a plurality of predefined threats. The microwave screening system is used in combination with other screening technologies, such as NQR-based screening, X-ray transmission based screening, X-ray scattered based screening, or Computed Tomography based screening.
US09268055B2	Well-logging apparatus including azimuthally spaced radiation detectors A well-logging device may include a housing to be positioned within a larger borehole of a subterranean formation and thereby define a stand-off distance with respect to the larger borehole. The well-logging device may also include at least one radiation source carried by the housing to direct radiation into the subterranean formation, and radiation detectors carried by the housing in azimuthally spaced relation to detect radiation from the subterranean formation. The well-logging device may further include a controller to cooperate with the radiation detectors to determine at least one property of the subterranean formation corrected for the stand-off distance.
US09268053B2	Apparatus and methods for making azimuthal resistivity measurements A resistivity measuring tool used in a drillstring having a drill bit on a distal end for drilling a wellbore in a formation includes a tool body having a longitudinal axis, a sensor configured to measure the angular position of the tool body relative to the wellbore, at least one axial antenna including a wire winding for generating an axial magnetic moment parallel with the longitudinal axis, and at least one transverse antenna. The transverse antenna includes an antenna body disposed within a pocket extending radially inward from an outer surface of the tool body and one or more turns of wire wound around the antenna body, the wire winding generating a transverse magnetic moment orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.
US09268042B2	Characterizing radiotherapy beams based on image detection array data A method for determining parameters of a beam. As a part of the disclosed method, a beam is received at an image detection array where charges are generated and collected, at a plurality of pixels. Values associated with at least one of a plurality of parameters of the beam are determined by integrating information supplied from each of the pixels. Feedback is generated that presents the values.
US09268041B2	Radiographic image detection device, radiographic image detection method, and computer-readable storage medium A radiographic image detection device includes: an image pickup unit with plural radiation detection portions arrayed in a two-dimensional form and detect radiation, and that captures a radiographic image; a radiographic image generating unit having plural analog signal generating units that generate analog signals corresponding to radiation doses; a conversion unit that converts the generated analog signals into digital signals; a judging unit that judges whether or not level fluctuations of the generated analog signals are within a predetermined threshold value; and a control unit that controls the conversion unit such that an analog signal, at which it is judged that the level fluctuation is within the predetermined threshold value, is converted into a digital signal, and that controls the conversion unit such that an analog signal, at which it is judged that the level fluctuation has exceeded the predetermined threshold value, is not converted into a digital signal.
US09268037B2	Universal kV-MV imagers An x-ray imaging device may include a detector array and an x-ray converting layer coupled to the detector array. The detector array and the x-ray converting layer may be configured such that x-rays traverse the detector array before propagating in the x-ray converting layer. The x-ray imaging device may also include a buildup layer behind the x-ray converting layer. The x-ray imaging device may be used as a “universal” imager for both MV and kV imaging.
US09268036B2	Radiation detector and sample analyzer A radiation detector is offered which can suppress generation of sum peaks. The radiation detector (100) has a radiation detection portion (2), a first differential filter portion (10) for converting the output signal S2 from the detection portion into a first pulsed signal S10, a second differential filter portion (20) for converting the output signal S2 into a second pulsed signal S20, a third differential filter portion (30) having a time constant longer than that of the second differential filter portion (20) and operative to convert the output signal S2 into a third pulsed signal S30, an event detection portion (40) for outputting an event signal S40, a pileup detection portion (50) for outputting a pileup signal S50 in response to the ratio between the pulse height of the second pulsed signal S20 and the pulse height of the third pulsed signal S30, and a pulse height detection portion (60) starting to detect the pulse height of the first pulsed signal S10 in response to the event signal S40 and outputting a detection signal S60. The pulse height detection portion (60) stops from outputting the detection signal S60 in response to the pileup signal S50.
US09268025B2	Fast transform based offset determination An offset estimator (e.g., a time delay, a spatial image offset, etc.) makes use of a transform approach (e.g., using Fast Fourier Transforms). The sparse nature of a cross-correlation is exploited by limiting the computation required in either or both of the forward and inverse transforms. For example, only a subset of the transform values (e.g., a regular subsampling of the values) is used. In some examples, an inverse transform yields a time aliased version of the cross-correlation. Further processing then identifies the most likely offset of the original signals by considering offsets that are consistent with the aliased output.
US09268022B2	Underwater detection device and underwater detecting method This disclosure provides an underwater detection device, which includes a first generator for generating a first transmission signal, a second generator for generating a second transmission signal having a longer pulse width than that of the first transmission signal, an output unit for outputting the transmission signals generated by the first and second generators to a transducer for transmitting underwater ultrasonic waves based on the first and second transmission signals, respectively, receiving the reflection waves caused by the ultrasonic waves, respectively, and converting the reflection waves into a first reception signal and a second reception signal, respectively, an underwater detector for detecting at least one of a presence of a target object and a water bottom depth based on the first reception signal, and a bottom sediment discriminator for discriminating a water bottom sediment type based on the second reception signal.
US09268010B2	Surveillance system and method Provided is a surveillance system including a radar transmitter which transmits a detection signal to an object existing within a surveillance region, and at least one radar receiver which is installed separate from the radar transmitter within the surveillance region, receives a signal reflected by the object, and predicts a signal distance of the object which is a sum of a distance from the radar transmitter to the object and a distance from the object to the at least one radar receiver.
US09268004B2	Broadcasting device, position management system, broadcasting method, and storage medium A broadcasting device includes a broadcasting unit configured to broadcast positional information indicating the position of the broadcasting device; and a receiving unit configured to receive, from a communication terminal receiving the broadcast positional information, terminal identification information for identifying the communication terminal and the positional information.
US09267996B2	Method and system for estimating voltage of a battery element A method for estimating the voltage of a battery element of a battery system is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a balancing/sensing circuit having a series combination of a balancing switch and a balancing resistive element electrically connected in parallel with the battery element, and measuring the voltage across the balancing switch/balancing resistive element combination when the switch is presumed to be in a “closed” state.” The method further comprises deriving a compensated value for the measured voltage by applying a calculated compensation factor to the measured voltage, the compensated value compensating for a voltage drop occurring in the balancing/sensing circuit when the balancing switch is in the “closed” state and represents an estimate of the battery element voltage. A battery system is also provided that includes a battery element, a balancing/sensing circuit, a sensor, and a control module configured to perform the method described above.
US09267987B2	Apparatus for testing wafers An apparatus for testing integrated circuits includes a test probe having test contacts configured to be pressed onto electrical contacts of a substrate and a frame to which the test probe is attached. A substrate support is configured to hold the substrate. A magnetic element is configured to generate a force with which the test contacts are pressed onto the electrical contacts of the integrated circuit. The magnetic element includes at least three magnet actuators which each have a distance sensor associated therewith and which are arranged around the substrate support such that distances between the magnet actuators and the frame, and between the substrate support and the test probe, are adjustable.
US09267982B2	Processing apparatus and ion implantation apparatus A processing apparatus includes an end station configured to support thereon a workpiece, an ion beam generator and a scanning device. The ion beam generator is configured to generate an ion beam toward the end station. The scanning device is configured to scan the ion beam in a transverse scanning direction. The scanning device is configured to be disposed in a first path of the ion beam toward the end station and out of a second path of the ion beam toward the end station.
US09267976B2	Circuit and method for sensing a differential capacitance A circuit for sensing a differential capacitance includes a charge-storing circuit to generate a first output voltage and a second output voltage related to capacitances at two terminals of the differential capacitance, respectively, an operational amplifier to amplify the difference between the first and second output voltages to generate a sensing value, a first sampling capacitor having one terminal connected to the negative input terminal and the other terminal receiving the first or second output voltage, and a second sampling capacitor having one terminal connected to the negative input terminal and the other terminal switched to the output terminal of the operational amplifier. The second sampling capacitor stores a non-ideal error value to offset the non-ideal effect of the operational amplifier imparted on the sensing value.
US09267975B2	Fast response capacitive gauging system featuring steep slope filter discrimination circuit The high speed, high accuracy capacitive gauging system employs an oscillator fed through steep slope filter that is discriminates between very small changes in capacitance even in the presence of electrical noise. During intervals when the probe tip is retracted, the oscillator frequency is calibrated to match the sweet spot in the center of the linear operative region of the steep slope filter. This calibrates the system to overcome the effects of varying temperature and humidity in the manufacturing environment.
US09267970B2	Device for measuring an electric current in a cable A device for measuring an electric current flowing in a cable, including a flexible Rogowski coil, secured to actuating means for moving the coil to an open position for engagement around a cable, and a closed position to surround the cable, a magnetic circuit, with a winding around the magnetic circuit, for closing around the cable when the coil is in the closed position. The coil in the closed position, may have a non-wound area of predefined length with an overwinding at each opening end of the coil.
US09267964B2	Electrochemically-grown nanowires and uses thereof Nanowire apparatus and methods of using the same are disclosed. The apparatus include nanowires that are attached to and extend from varying substrates and can be used in the manipulation of cells and/or sensing of cellular and subcellular characteristics. The methods include using the apparatus to sense forces exerted by a single cell or using the apparatus to manipulate one or more cells.
US09267962B2	Scanning probe microscope comprising an isothermal actuator A single-chip scanning probe microscope is disclosed, wherein the microscope includes an isothermal two-dimensional scanner and a cantilever that includes an integrated strain sensor and a probe tip. The scanner is operative for scanning a probe tip about a scanning region on a sample while the sensor measures tip-sample interaction forces. The scanner, cantilever, probe tip, and integrated sensor can be fabricated using the backend processes of a conventional CMOS fabrication process. In addition, the small size of the microscope system, as well as its isothermal operation, enable arrays of scanning probe microscopes to be integrated on a single substrate.
US09267960B2	Measurement arrangement for a mounted shaft A measurement arrangement for a shaft mounted in a bearing. The measurement arrangement has a magnetic coding and a receiver. The receiver detects a change of the magnetic field of the magnetic coding when the mounted shaft is subjected to mechanical stress. The measurement arrangement is used in conjunction with a shaft mounted in a rolling or sliding bearing. The magnetic coding is disposed at a front end of a bearing component. Also, a rolling bearing and a bearing ring and a seal are disclosed.
US09267954B2	Use of SLIM-1 in the assessment of heart failure The invention relates to a method for assessing heart failure in vitro comprising the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker SLIM-1, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for SLIM-1 and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of SLIM-1 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising SLIM-1 and a kit for measuring SLIM-1.
US09267950B2	Assay method using encoded particle-based platform Provided is an assay method using an encoded particle-based platform. In the assay method, first, a plurality of encoded particles having codes distinguishable from one another according to kinds of included target materials are prepared. The plurality of encoded particles are provided onto a plate including a plurality of wells by pipetting, and disposed in the plurality of wells by a self-assembly method. An analyte is provided into the plurality of wells. The codes of the plurality of encoded particles disposed in the plurality of wells are decoded. The target materials of the plurality of encoded particles are released to cause a reaction between the target materials and the analyte.
US09267944B2	Biosensor utilizing a resonator having a functionalized surface Systems and methods for detecting the presence of biomolecules in a sample using biosensors that incorporate resonators which have functionalized surfaces for reacting with target biomolecules. In one embodiment, a device includes a piezoelectric resonator having a functionalized surface configured to react with target molecules, thereby changing the mass and/or charge of the resonator which consequently changes the frequency response of the resonator. The resonator's frequency response after exposure to a sample is compared to a reference, such as the frequency response before exposure to the sample, a stored baseline frequency response or a control resonator's frequency response.
US09267943B2	Apparatus for magnetic separation of cells Described here is an automated robotic device that isolates circulating tumor cells (CTCs) or other biological structures with extremely high purity. The device uses powerful magnetic rods covered in removable plastic sleeves. These rods sweep through blood samples, capturing, e.g., cancer cells labeled with antibodies linked to magnetically responsive particles such as superparamagnetic beads. Upon completion of the capturing protocol, the magnetic rods undergo several rounds of washing, thereby removing all contaminating blood cells. The captured target cells are released into a final capture solution by removing the magnetic rods from the sleeves. Additionally, cells captured by this device show no reduced viability when cultured after capture. Cells are captured in a state suitable for genetic analysis. Also disclosed are methods for single cell analysis. Being robotic allows the device to be operated with high throughput.
US09267939B2	Multiple hybrid immunoassay The invention relates to compositions and methods for the immunoassay of an analyte of interest. The analyte is detected in an immunoassay using three or more antibodies, wherein each antibody specifically binds to a different epitope on the analyte. When the analyte of interest in a clinical marker for an acute disease, the detection of the analyte by immunoassay is a diagnosis of the occurrence of the disease.
US09267928B2	Lamp temperature management systems and methods for liquid chromatography analyzers A liquid sample analyzer includes a flow cell, a light source, and a lamp temperature management system. The flow cell is configured to receive a flow of a liquid sample from a liquid sample source. The light source includes a lamp configured to emit light to illuminate the flow of the liquid sample in the flow cell. The lamp temperature management system includes: an air flow generator operable to generate a turbulent air flow to cool the lamp; a thermally conductive primary housing encapsulating the lamp such that a primary air gap is provided between the primary housing and the lamp; and a thermally conductive secondary housing surrounding the primary housing and configured to deflect the turbulent air flow away from the primary housing.
US09267925B2	Pole integrity meter and method of determining pole integrity The present invention provides a non-intrusive method and device for determining the integrity of a support structure, such as a wooden utility pole. The determination of the structure's integrity is based on the relationship between the structures natural frequency and one or more mechanical and geometrical characteristics. The method includes the steps of generating an acoustic signal, converting the signal into digital signal that can be analyzed, and calculating the structure's strength and mechanical characteristics of the pole over time.
US09267923B2	Miniaturized integrated micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) optical sensor array This invention describes a method and apparatus for actuation and multiplexed sensing using an array of sensing elements. The invention can be used for label-free detection of biological and chemical agents in a robust, miniaturized package. The invention integrates photonics, CMOS electronics, and Micro/Nano system technologies and allows multi-analyte sensing in the same package. The preferred actuation method is using magnetic thin films and preferred sensing method is optical using interference means.
US09267922B2	Method and system for product supply chain assurance A method and system for determining the purity and authenticity of a substance being transported in a container. A coded signal is first passed through the container and its contents thereby generating an identifier. When the container reaches its destination, a second signal is passed through the container and its contents thereby generating a second identifier. The first and second signals are compared to determine if the substance inside the container has been altered.
US09267921B2	Axial and circumferential flaw sensing eddy current probe A rotating field eddy current probe for sensing flaws in electrically conductive tubing is disclosed. The probe includes two stimulation coils physically arranged at 90 degrees to each other about an axis a current sensing portion. The a first alternating current is applied to one of the stimulation coils at a first phase and a second alternating current is applied to the second of the stimulation coils at a second phase, said second phase being electrically 90 degrees apart from said first phase and creating a rotating oscillating magnetic field.
US09267917B2	Nanopores in zero mode waveguides Methods, devices, substrates, and systems are disclosed involving arrays of zero-mode waveguides having nanopores extending through the bases that form the bottoms of the zero-mode-waveguides. Electric fields across the nanopores are used to attach single biomolecules such as polymerase enzymes within each zero-mode-waveguide. Electric fields across the nanopores can also be used for the active loading of nucleic acid templates into enzymes attached within the zero mode waveguides.
US09267914B2	Electric field directed loading of microwell array An apparatus includes a device substrate including an array of sensors. Each sensor of the array of sensors can include a electrode structure disposed at a surface of the device substrate. The apparatus further includes a wall structure overlying the surface of the device substrate and defining an array of wells at least partially corresponding with the array of sensors. The well structure including an electrode layer and an insulative layer.
US09267897B2	Optical sensor element for analyte assay in a biological fluid, and method of manufacture thereof Beginning with a sheet of optically transparent material, one may fabricate a great many shaped optical wafers, each in the form of a thin and essentially flat piece of optical material having a narrow cross-sectional width relative to length, and a sharply narrowed tip at one end. The fabrication process involves passing a sheet of optically transparent material through one or more operational steps wherein cutting, shearing, embossing, microperforating, or a combination thereof is performed. The fabrication process may further include a cladding operation, a tip texturing operation, and an analyte-reactive reagent deposition operation. The completed optical wafers are separated and each may be mounted into a user-operated device along with systems for educing a fluid sample to be expressed from a living organism, for bringing the tip of the optical wafer into contact with the fluid sample, and for illuminating and assaying the fluid sample.
US09267893B2	Triple sum frequency coherent multidimensional imaging Methods of obtaining a multidimensional image of a sample are provided comprising (a) directing a first coherent light pulse having a first frequency ω1 and a first wave vector k1 at a first location in the sample, (b) directing a second coherent light pulse having a second frequency ω2 and a second wave vector k2 at the first location, (c) directing a third coherent light pulse having a third frequency ω3 and a third wave vector k3 at the first location and (d) detecting a coherent output signal having a fourth frequency ω4 and a fourth wave vector k4. At least two, but optionally all three, of the coherent light pulses each excite a different transition to a discrete quantum state (e.g., transitions to vibrational states or to electronic states) of a molecule or molecular functionality in the sample. Steps (a)-(d) are repeated at a sufficient number of other locations in the sample to provide the multidimensional image.
US09267891B2	Multiplex fluorescent particle detection using spatially distributed excitation A chip-scale optical approach to performing multi-target detection is based on molecular biosensing using fiber-optic based fluorescence or light scattering detection in liquid-core waveguides. Multiplexing methods are capable of registering individual nucleic acids and other optically responsive particles, and are ideal for amplification-free detection in combination with the single molecule sensitivity of optofluidic chips. This approach overcomes a critical barrier to introducing a new integrated technology for amplification-free molecular diagnostic detection. Specific examples of liquid-core optical waveguides and multi-mode interferometers are described; however, they can be implemented in a number of different ways as long as a series of excitation spots is created whose spacing varies with the excitation wavelength.
US09267888B2	Method of spatial high resolution imaging of a structure of a sample, the structure comprising a luminophore For spatial high resolution imaging of a structure of a sample comprising a luminophore, the sample is subjected to excitation inhibiting light transferring the luminophore out of an excitable electronic ground state into a protection state in which the luminophore is protected against electronic excitation by luminescence excitation light and luminescence de-excitation light. The excitation inhibiting light comprises a first local minimum. Next, the sample is subjected to the luminescence excitation light exciting the luminophore within the first local minimum into an excited luminescent state. Then, the sample is subjected to the luminescence de-excitation light returning the luminophore out of the excited luminescent state into the excitable electronic ground state. The luminescence de-excitation light comprises a second local minimum overlapping with the first local minimum. Luminescence light emitted out of the measurement area is measured and assigned to the position of the second local minimum within the sample.
US09267887B2	High-pressure fluorescence flow cell, flow cell assembly, fluorescence detector, and supercritical fluid chromatograph A high-pressure fluorescence flow cell comprises a cell body made of a light-transmissive material, wherein the cell body is penetrated by a straight-line flow path for a high-pressure fluid, wherein the flow path is formed with a cross section of 0.1 mm2 to 5 mm2, both inclusive, orthogonal to its longitudinal direction, wherein the ratio t/d of the wall thickness t (mm) to the width d (mm) of the flow path satisfies formula (1) below, t d ≧ 1 2 × [ σ + P σ - P - 1 ] × 1.5 ( 1 ) where σ indicates the tensile stress (MPa) of the material of the cell body, and P indicates the withstand pressure (MPa) of the cell body.
US09267883B2	System and method of monitoring composition of a flow of breathable gas using a detector and emitter positioned on the same side of the flow of breathable gas A gas measurement module (16) for use with an airway adapter (22) is configured such that both an emitter (48) and a detector (52, 54) are disposed on the same side of a sampling chamber (46) formed within the airway adapter. Optical elements (56) that guide electromagnetic radiation from the emitter back and forth across the sampling chamber to the detector include at least one toric element. The at least one toric element compensates for a tilted folding mirror positioned on a side of the sampling chamber opposite from the emitter and the detector.
US09267877B2	System and method for making concentration measurements within a sample material using orbital angular momentum Signal generation circuitry generates a first signal having at least one orbital angular momentum applied thereto and applies the first signal to the sample. A detector for receives the first signal after it passes through the sample and determines the concentration of the material within the sample based on a detected value of orbital angular momentum with the first signal received from the sample.
US09267868B2	In Situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method An automated microscope slide staining system and staining apparatus and method that features a plurality of individually operable miniaturized pressurizable reaction compartments or a pressurizable common chamber for individually and independently processing a plurality of microscope slides. The apparatus preferably features independently movable slide support elements each having an individually operable heating element.
US09267864B2	Method for identifying damage on transmissions A method for identifying possible damage in a toothed transmission stage having at least one pair of engagement toothed wheels includes measuring with a vibration transducer an oscillation signal corresponding to oscillations produced by a rolling and impact motion when teeth of a pair of the toothed wheels mesh under load during operation of the transmission stage, comparing the oscillation signal with a calibration oscillation signal, determining a torque acting on the transmission stage from a difference between the oscillation signal and the calibration oscillation signal, and evaluating the measured oscillation signal commensurate with the determined torque to identify the possible damage to the transmission stage.
US09267857B2	Pressure sensor having a bossed diaphragm A pressure sensor having a diaphragm having a boss with a pattern. The diaphragm having a boss may be regarded as a bossed diaphragm. The bossed diaphragm may have higher sensitivity than a flat plate diaphragm having the same area as the bossed diaphragm. The bossed diaphragm may incorporate a simple cross pattern that can further improve the sensitivity and linearity of a pressure response of the diaphragm at low pressures. Reduction of sharp edges and corners of the boss and its legs around the periphery of the diaphragm may reduce high stress points and thus increase the burst pressure rating of the bossed diaphragm.
US09267856B2	Load and torque sensing systems utilizing magnetic key for mechanical engagement Two forms of load bearing or transmitting structures are disclosed wherein each uses magnetism to hold a key in one of two bodies to prevent movement therebetween. One embodiment is a clevis, wherein the clevis pin is instrumented as a load cell and a magnetic key resides in a slot in a portion of the clevis pin which protrudes outside of one of the clevis legs. In another embodiment, torque is transmitted between a shaft and a coupling by means of keys that are held in keyways by magnetism thereby to provide a torque coupling between the shaft and coupling members.
US09267851B2	Single-contact tunneling thermometry A single-contact tunneling thermometry circuit includes a tunnel junction formed between two objects. Junction temperature gradient information is determined based on a mathematical relationship between a target alternating voltage applied across the junction and the junction temperature gradient. Total voltage measured across the junction indicates the magnitude of the target alternating voltage. A thermal gradient is induced across the junction. A reference thermovoltage is measured when zero alternating voltage is applied across the junction. An increasing alternating voltage is applied while measuring a thermovoltage component and a DC rectification voltage component created by the applied alternating voltage. The target alternating voltage is reached when the thermovoltage is nullified or doubled by the DC rectification voltage depending on the sign of the reference thermovoltage. Thermoelectric current and current measurements may be utilized in place of the thermovoltage and voltage measurements. The system may be automated with a feedback loop.
US09267848B2	Thermometer using differential temperature measurements The thermometer using differential temperature measurements utilizes a pair of adjacent temperature sensors in order to measure the temperature of a common surface over a pre-selected period of time. The thermometer includes a housing and first and second thermistors mounted adjacent one another on the housing. The first and second thermistors are positioned against the surface, which can be a body part (for oral, rectal or axial body temperature measurements) or can be any other desired surface for which a spot check temperature reading is desired. A programmable current source pre-heats the second thermistor to a pre-selected temperature, while the first thermistor is initially at room temperature. A controller inside the housing causes both the first and second thermistors to take instantaneous temperature measurements of the surface at two successive times. The controller linearizes the measurements to predict the temperature of the surface, which is then displayed to the user.
US09267845B2	Apparatus for counting viable particles in liquid in real time, dialysis fluid monitoring system and purified water monitoring system using the apparatus, and method of counting viable particles in liquid in real time A viable particle counting apparatus 77 includes devices 10, 70, 2. The device 10 radiates a light with a predetermined wavelength toward a liquid containing a detection target. The device 70 reduces a Raman-scattered light emitted from the liquid out of lights emitted due to an interaction of the light radiated by the device 10 with the target or the liquid and selects an autofluorescence light emitted from the target. The device 2 determines whether or not the target contained in the liquid is a viable particle, based on a light obtained after the Raman-scattered light is reduced by the device 70. The device 10 radiates the light with a wavelength that causes the autofluorescence light and the Raman-scattered light to be different in peak wavelength.
US09267836B2	Method for adjusting a tare weight of an agricultural baler to reflect usage of preservative in treating formed bale A method is provided for determining the weight of an agricultural bale that compensates for un-level terrain such as hillsides. The method uses an empty baler tare weight and a full baler weight to determine a raw bale weight. The cosine of the slope upon which the baler sits is then calculated based upon the empty baler weight as it sits and the empty baler tare weight. The cosine of the angle of slope and raw bale weight are then used to determine an actual bale weight. Further steps are provided for compensating in the tare weight of the baler for the weight of wrapping material and/or preservative consumed in the formation of each bale.
US09267835B2	Failure diagnosis apparatus for fuel level sensor and failure diagnosis method for fuel level sensor A failure diagnosis apparatus for a fuel level sensor that detects a fuel remaining quantity within a fuel tank including at least a first tank and a second tank includes: a range deter mining unit for determining a range of a fuel remaining quantity on the basis of an output value of the fuel level sensor, the range being classified into a plurality of ranges in accordance with an output characteristic of the fuel level sensor; and a range failure diagnosis unit for carrying out failure diagnosis of the fuel level sensor for each range by comparing a fuel consumption quantity since the ranges are changed with a failure determining threshold value individually set up for each range. In a dead zone range in which a change in the output value of the fuel level sensor becomes small when a fuel consumer is switched from the first tank to the second tank, the range failure diagnosis unit sets the failure determining threshold value to a value corresponding to a fuel consumption quantity required to pass through the dead zone range.
US09267833B2	Fluid measurement sensor attachment structure The present invention provides a fluid measurement sensor attachment structure in which a fluid measurement sensor is attached to a branch pipe among three or more branch pipes branched from a pipe, thereby measuring properties of a fluid flowing through a flow path that is formed by remaining branch pipes, comprising a sleeve that can accommodate the fluid measurement sensor, wherein the sleeve is a member in a shape of a tumbler including a circumferential wall that is substantially cylindrical and a protective wall that is disposed at one end of the circumferential wall and that does not disturb a function of the sensor, a seal lip is disposed on the circumferential wall near the protective wall, and the sleeve is inserted into the branch pipe such that the protective wall is positioned near a base end of the branch pipes.
US09267830B2	Holding part and coriolis mass flowmeter having a holding part A holding part is provided for connecting two pipes running parallel to each other, such as the two parallel measuring pipes of a Coriolis mass flowmeter, at a defined spacing. The holding part includes a first holding ring with a first holding opening for a first pipe, a second holding ring with a second holding opening for a second pipe, and a holding web firmly connecting the two holding rings and defining the spacing between the two holding rings. The holding part also includes a first slot running radially and having a first slot width in the first holding ring, a second slot running radially and having a second slot width in the second holding ring, and a slot width changing device, by actuation of which the first and the second slot width and therefore the diameter of the first and second holding opening can be changed simultaneously.
US09267829B2	Single transceiver ultrasonic flow meter having an array of transducer elements Elements of a single beam-forming array of ultrasonic transducer elements are selectively activated to direct two or more ultrasonic beams to a series of acoustic mirrors mounted to or fabricated at known locations at an inside surface of the pipe. The ultrasonic beams traverse measurement path segments at known angles through a fluid flowing through the pipe before being received back at the single transducer array. Fluid flow velocity along the fluid flow path is calculated as a function of a difference in time-of-flight (TOF) along first and second ultrasonic beam paths after subtracting TOF components contributed by known-length non-measurement path segments. The difference in TOF results from an additive downstream fluid flow velocity vector component along a first measurement path segment and a subtractive upstream fluid flow velocity vector component along a second measurement path segment.
US09267827B2	Electromagnetic flow meter excitation circuit and electromagnetic flow meter An excitation circuit, which is used in an electromagnetic flow meter, measures a flow rate value for a fluid, based on an electromotive force. An excitation coil, which is provided on an outside of a measurement tube, is supplied with an excitation current, where, in response, the electromotive force, which is perpendicular to a magnetic field of the excitation coil that is generated in the fluid within the measurement tube, is detected by a pair of electrodes provided on the measurement tube.
US09267823B2	Distance measuring apparatus and method for calculating a distance in a conducting structure A distance measuring apparatus and method for calculating a distance in a conducting structure are provided. One distance measuring apparatus provides for calculating a distance between a reflection body in a conducting structure and an injection point provided on an end section of the conducting structure for electromagnetic waves is provided. The distance measuring apparatus includes a transmitting and receiving device with a conduction cross-over provided at the injection point for the coaxially-inductive coupling of the transmitting and receiving device to the conducting structure in order to inject an electromagnetic wave into the conducting structure and to decouple the electromagnetic wave reflected on the reflection body from the conducting structure. The distance measuring apparatus also includes an analysis device for calculating a distance between the injection point and the reflection body from the phase difference between the injected electromagnetic wave and the decoupled electromagnetic wave.
US09267818B2	Magnetic sensor device Provided is a magnetic sensor device capable of performing signal processing at high speed with high accuracy. The magnetic sensor device includes: a plurality of Hall elements; a plurality of differential amplifiers to which the plurality of Hall elements are connected, respectively; a detection voltage setting circuit for outputting a reference voltage; and a comparator including: a plurality of differential input pairs connected to the plurality of differential amplifiers, respectively; and a differential input pair connected to the detection voltage setting circuit.
US09267816B2	Magnetic logic units configured to measure magnetic field direction An apparatus includes circuits, a field line configured to generate a magnetic field based on an input, a sensing module configured to determine a parameter of each circuit, and a magnetic field direction determination module configured to determine an angular orientation of the apparatus relative to an external magnetic field based on the parameter. Each circuit includes multiple magnetic tunnel junctions. Each magnetic tunnel junction includes a storage layer having a storage magnetization direction and a sense layer having a sense magnetization direction configured based on the magnetic field. Each magnetic tunnel junction is configured such that the sense magnetization direction and a resistance of the magnetic tunnel junction vary based on the external magnetic field. The parameter varies based on the resistances of the multiple magnetic tunnel junctions. The magnetic field direction determination module is implemented in at least one of a memory or a processing device.
US09267810B2	Systems and methods for displaying navigational information Systems and methods for displaying navigational information are provided. An exemplary navigational device can include a processor, a memory, a user interface, a positioning system, and a network interface. The processor can adjust a scale of a map displayed on the display to reflect the minimum of a first distance that can be travelled over a period of time at a current speed, a second distance between the current position of the navigational device and a first location at which a driving maneuver should be performed, and a third distance between the current position of the navigational device and a second location at which a traffic condition exists. An exemplary method includes adjusting a map based on a comparison of a plurality of horizons respectively providing distances beyond which navigational information is less useful.
US09267804B1	Forward depth display Various implementations described herein are directed to a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, may cause the computer to receive a location and heading of a vessel. The computer may retrieve a bathymetric chart corresponding to the location. The computer may analyze the bathymetric chart, location and heading to determine depths at a plurality of locations in front of the vessel. The computer may also display the depths.
US09267799B2	Method and apparatus of monitoring and tracking optical frequency differences of modulated beams A method of measuring beat frequency comprises modulating a first optical signal and a second optical signal, wherein the first modulated optical signal includes a first carrier frequency and a first plurality of sideband frequencies and the second modulated optical signal includes a second carrier frequency and a second plurality of sideband frequencies. The method also comprises combining a fraction of the first modulated optical signal with a fraction of the second modulated optical signal into a combined signal and determining a carrier beat frequency. The method further comprises selecting a frequency range from the combined signal; performing a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on an electrical signal representing the selected frequency range; tracking the carrier beat frequency based on the FFT; and outputting a rate signal based on the tracked carrier beat frequency, the rate signal indicating a rotation rate of the resonator fiber optic gyroscope.
US09267797B2	Range-finding device and imaging apparatus A range-finding device includes a plurality of image pickup units disposed at a predetermined interval with each other, a lens unit to form subject images of a subject on the plurality of image pickup units, the image pickup units on which the subject image is formed outputting signals of the subject image, and a distance calculation unit to calculate a distance to the subject based on the signals output from the image pickup units. The plurality of image pickup units are formed on a single substrate. The subject image is formed through the lens unit on at least two image pickup units of the plurality of image pickup units. The distance calculation unit calculates a distance to the subject based on the signals output from the at least two image pickup units on each of which the subject image is formed.
US09267782B1	Generating an image using an active optical interference system A system may include a synthetic optical aperture configured to receive a plurality of received photon beams comprising a scene including an object. The system may also include an active optical interference system configured to interfere each of the plurality of received photon beams from the synthetic optical aperture with a corresponding source photon beam of a plurality of source photon beams. The active optical interference system may generate a plurality of enhanced interference beams. Each enhanced interference beam includes at least a predetermined gain. The system may further include a detector system configured to detect the plurality of enhanced interference beams and generate an electrical output signal for use in generating a reconstructed image of the object with improved resolution responsive to at least the predetermined gain of the enhanced interference beams.
US09267780B2	Three-dimensional shape measurement system and software for controlling the same A three-dimensional shape measurement system includes a three-dimensional shape measuring machine that outputs spatial coordinate data on a probe for measuring a work, and a control PC that processes the spatial coordinate data. The three-dimensional shape measurement machine includes a plurality of articulated-armed three-dimensional shape measuring machines that are arranged so that measurement ranges of the probes overlap each other to allow measurement of part or all of the work, and configured such that each can output spatial coordinate data. The control PC includes a coordinate data pool that retains the spatial coordinate data in an identifiable manner with respect to each of the three-dimensional shape measuring machines, and a synthesis unit that synthesizes the spatial coordinate data retained in the coordinate data pool.
US09267778B2	Tape measure A tape measure includes a housing assembly having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a peripheral wall extending from the first side wall to the second side wall. The housing assembly defines a cavity, and the peripheral wall defines a bottom surface and a tape port. A measuring tape is rotatably supported by the housing. At least a portion of the measuring tape forms a spool disposed within the cavity. The measuring tape extends and retracts from the cavity through the tape port. A hook member is fixedly coupled to an end portion of the measuring tape. A first lamp is coupled to the housing assembly and is oriented to illuminate a portion of the measuring tape.
US09267777B2	Mobile platform for the delivery of bulk explosive The present invention is directed to a mobile platform for the delivery of bulk explosives to a blast hole. One embodiment of the platform includes a vehicle, a tank for holding an explosive composition, and a conduit structure for conveying an explosive composition between the tank and a blast hole. The platform also includes a load cell structure for providing weight/mass data related to whatever explosive composition is disposed in the tank. The conduit structure includes a movable tube that is used to convey the explosive composition from a discharge port associated with the tank towards a blast hole. The platform is configured to prevent the movable tube and any explosive composition located in the tube from adversely affecting the operation of the load cells.
US09267775B1	Bullet feed die assembly Bullet feed die assemblies include a case retention station operable to retain the case in a position defining a columnar space above a casemouth of the case, the columnar space defining a primary axis, a bullet insertion facility aligned with the primary axis, the case retention station and bullet insertion facility being relatively movable with respect to each other along the axis between a first separated position and a second proximate position, the bullet insertion facility including a stem aligned with the primary axis, the stem having a lower end operable to press the bullet into a mouth of the case, and the lower end of the stem being laterally movable such that a bullet pushes the stem aside upon entering the columnar space. The bullet insertion facility may include a support element on the primary axis, and the stem may be pivotally connected to the support element.
US09267774B2	Missile warhead A warhead nose comprises a conical/ogive body having an outer surface with a top circumference and base circumference, and ribs extending along the outer surface of the conical/ogive body tapering so that the circumference around the ribs is smaller than or equal to the circumference of the base, the warhead nose dimensions are determined by the following relations: E ≤ D , ⁢ 1 5 ⁢ D ≤ F ≤ 2 ⁢ ⁢ D , ⁢ G ≤ 1 5 ⁢ D , ⁢ 1 20 ⁢ D ≤ H ≤ 1 2 ⁢ D , ⁢ I ≤ 2 5 ⁢ D where, D is maximum nose diameter; E is external diameter of the ribs; F is length of the ribs along the nose; G is minimal width of the ribs; H is height of the rib protrusion; and I is the minimal width of the rib at the adjoining point with the nose.
US09267770B2	Light emitting diodes for simulation of missile signatures An emitting structure for simulating an irradiance signature of a missile is provided. The emitting structure includes one or more radiation sources, each of which includes at least one ultraviolet radiation source and at least one infrared radiation source. The emitting structure also includes a spherical shell and a mechanism for positioning the radiation source(s) along a three dimensional boundary of the spherical shell. The emitting structure can locate and operate one of the radiation sources to simulate the irradiance signature of the missile.
US09267769B1	Horizontal stand assembly A horizontal stand assembly enables a user to mount a target for shooting which can be easily repaired, relocated or stored. The horizontal stand assembly includes a first bracket connected to a second bracket where each bracket has an offset trapezoidal shape with a front angled cavity which angles backward and is offset from a rear angled cavity which angles frontward such that each bracket can accommodate a front post in the front angled cavity and a rear post in the rear angled cavity. Each bracket further comprises a horizontal cavity such that horizontal posts can be placed through each horizontal cavity connecting the first bracket to the second bracket such that the target can be hung from the horizontal posts without deflecting.
US09267768B1	Multi-purpose stun gun A multi-purpose stun gun is provided with a housing including top launchers, a sound and light interference device adjacent to the launchers, a front recess under the launchers; first triggers adjacent to the launchers respectively, a rear handle, a high-voltage generator in the handle, a battery power supply in the handle for supplying electricity to the high-voltage generator, a second trigger on the housing and electrically interconnecting the high-voltage generator and the launchers, a safety on the housing for locking the second trigger, and positive and negative electrodes on the front recess and electrically connected to both the high-voltage generator.
US09267760B2	Concealable holster The present invention provides a holster for holding an object in a left handed, a right handed, a straight draw, and/or a cross draw arrangement in a first orientation or a second orientation. The holster is worn between the torso of the wearer and the wearer's waistband for carrying or concealing the weapon. The holster is vertically and angularly adjustable for providing a comfortable fit and easy access to the weapon by the wearer. The holster mounts onto the wearer's waistband while allowing the wearer to tuck his shirt between the holster and the waistband.
US09267752B1	Portable rifle rest The portable rifle rest is a portable means for the safe, secure, and convenient storage of firearms during shooting activities such as hunting or target shooting. The purpose of the portable rifle rest is to allow the shooter to temporarily place a loaded firearm into a secure position. Placement of a loaded firearm in a secure position allows the shooter the freedom to perform other activities such as entering or preparing a shooting blind or simply to rest without fear that the weapon will accidentally fall and discharge.
US09267751B2	Trigger mechanisms A trigger mechanism includes a trigger assembly having a trigger nose and a preparator. A hammer includes a striking end. The hammer pivots about a hammer pivot between a cocked position of the hammer and a firing position of the hammer. The trigger assembly is mounted for movement between a charged stage, a partially discharged stage, and a fully discharged stage. The trigger nose is engaged to the hammer holding the hammer in the cocked position, in the charged stage. The trigger nose is released from the hammer, and the preparator is engaged to the hammer holding the hammer in the cocked position, in the partially discharged stage. The preparator is released from the hammer, in the fully discharged stage.
US09267741B2	Heat exchanger for use in cooling liquids A heat exchanger has at least one inlet and outlet to permit circulation of refrigerant therethrough. Each heat exchanger includes a plurality of thin sections of material arranged between a pair of thin flat outer plates. Each of the thin sections of material is comprised of parallel flow paths, allowing for the refrigerant to flow through the inlet, then from one section to the next, and finally out the outlet. The arrangement of the sections of parallel flow paths allows for the refrigerant to come into contact with the majority of the inside wall of the outer plates, allowing for maximum heat exchange. In use for cooling liquids, the heat exchangers are arranged within a frame and brought into contact with the liquid to be cooled. When the heat exchangers are used to cool liquid sufficiently to produce ice crystals, a rotating scraping device sweeps across the surface of the heat exchanger, removing any ice crystals that have formed.
US09267740B2	Manifold fluid communication plate A communication plate extends along and is sandwiched between cylindrical communication manifolds of a first heat exchanger assembly and a second heat exchanger assembly. The communication plate includes a saddling surface arcuate in one direction and a saddling surface arcuate in the opposite direction for engaging in saddle-like fashion the cylindrical shape of the manifolds. The communication plate defines a plurality of communication plate orifices disposed along the communication plate and aligned co-axial with a plurality of communication orifices disposed along the manifolds to seal the communication orifices of the manifolds and establish distributed and sealed fluid communication between the heat exchanger assemblies.
US09267738B2	Rigid and elastic mounting for vehicle heat exchanger An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a heat exchanger, a case clamping an outer peripheral part of the heat exchanger in its thickness direction, and an elastic body disposed at the outer peripheral part of the heat exchanger between the case and the heat exchange. The opposite side of the exchanger is held directly by the case. The elastic body is compressively deformed between the case and the heat exchanger to clamp the heat exchanger. A region of the outer peripheral part of the exchanger includes a planar portion at least on one side of the exchanger. The case includes an air stop rib at a position of the case opposed to the planar portion in the thickness direction of the exchanger. The air stop rib is located adjacent to the planar portion to limit an air leak.
US09267735B2	Dryer Provided is a dryer for drying hair or the like while evenly spraying a liquid such as a medical agent without causing the same to drip off. The dryer includes: a main body having an air outlet; and an atomizer. The atomizer includes: a container detachably attached to the main body; and an ultrasonic vibration unit close to the air outlet and atomizing the liquid in the container through an ultrasonic vibrator. Disposed around a downstream side of an outlet hole is an absorber with a passage communicated with the outlet hole that is on a downstream side of the ultrasonic vibrator in a casing composing the ultrasonic vibration unit. Formed on an inner wall of the outlet hole are thin grooves extended from the ultrasonic vibrator toward the absorber. Thus, droplets on the inner wall pass through the thin grooves before being absorbed by the absorber via capillary action.
US09267732B2	Refrigerator Embodiments relates to a refrigerator that makes it possible to improve water supply performance by disposing an air exhaust unit in a water supply channel connected to the output side of a pump supplying water from a water tank to an ice maker or a dispenser, and effectively return water remaining when the use of dispenser is finished, by using an opening/closing member in the water supply channel, and a water tank for a refrigerator.
US09267725B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator having a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment that circulates a plurality of individual refrigerating cycles using a plurality of compressors so as to individually cool the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator includes a plurality of compressors, a plurality of condensers, a plurality of expansion valves, and a plurality of evaporators. One of the plurality of condensers is disposed in a machine compartment and the other condenser is disposed outside the machine compartment so that a heat dissipation effect of the machine compartment may be improved and arrangement availability may be increased. Also, the refrigerator includes a plurality of compressors, a dual path condenser, a plurality of expansion valves, and a plurality of evaporators. The dual path condenser may have a plurality of individual condensation paths.
US09267721B2	Water supply apparatus in refrigerator A water supply apparatus arranged in a door of a refrigerator, for conveying water to an icemaker of the refrigerator. The apparatus has a water tube for delivering water from a water source, a support block attached to an inner surface of the door, a fill tube assembled to the support block and in fluid communication with the water tube, and a gasket disposed between the support block and the door for sealing an insulator in the door. The gasket has a hole through which the fill tube extends to convey the water from the water tube to the icemaker.
US09267714B2	Thermoelectric cooling device including a liquid heat exchanger disposed between air heat exchangers A thermoelectric cooling device comprises a liquid heat exchanger, at least two air heat exchangers, and at least two thermoelectric modules. The liquid heat exchanger includes a liquid circulation path through which liquid coolant flows to exchange heat with the liquid heat exchanger. Air flows over each of the air heat exchangers to exchange heat with the respective air heat exchanger. A first thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a first side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with a first air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger. A second thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a second side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with the second air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger.
US09267712B1	Strap mount for solar panels A novel solar panel mounting system including a strap and one or more supports, having top flanges, attached to each other. The strap is attached between a first point and a second point on a surface. The mounting system is designed to support a solar panel on this surface. The top flange of the support may be parallel to or at an angle to the surface. The strap may be singular or comprised of two straps one above the other. The strap may be attached to the top flange or the bottom or both. The supports may have any cross sectional shape. The strap may be attached to the support at its end or at a distance from the end; or normal to the support or at an angle to it. The length of the support is greater than the width of the strap.
US09267707B2	Heating power adjusting apparatus of hot blast heater Disclosed is a heating power adjusting apparatus of a hot blast heater which controls pressure of air supplied to a burner by executing selectively switching between the cross-sectional areas of orifices in a flow space of air located between a pump and a burner head, and thereby variably adjusts heating power generated from the burner. The heating power adjusting apparatus adjusts includes a valve body including an air injection part, an air exhaust part, and an air flow space between the air injection part and the air exhaust part, an orifice body rotatably installed in the air flow space of the valve body and provided with a plurality of orifices having different flow cross-sectional areas to variably adjust the flow rate of air, and a rotary knob to adjust rotation of the orifice body with respect to the valve body.
US09267704B1	Portable heater housing A portable forced air unit is provided with an elongated housing. A portion of the housing may include a divergent section or expansion area in the direction of the forced air flow of the unit. The airflow cooling channel defined within the divergent section increases in size in the direction of flow. The divergent section may have one or more apertures therethrough. The divergent section may be positioned adjacent the fuel source. A converging area or outlet section of the housing may taper in the direction of air flow of the unit. The taper of the housing outlet section may be a variety of shapes. The airflow cooling channel defined within the outlet section reduces in size in the direction of flow.
US09267702B2	Adjustable transition for accessing box coils Methods and systems are disclosed with regard to a transition used in air conditioning systems having box evaporator coils. One embodiment includes a method for accessing box evaporator coils. The method may include opening an access panel located on a transition having a first opened end and a second opened end located opposite of the first opened end, wherein the first opened end securably aligns with an opened end of a furnace, and the second opened end securably aligns with one opened end of a box housing the box evaporator coils. Further, the method may include extending a member through the access panel for interacting with the box evaporator coils.
US09267693B2	Decorative frame for a domestic appliance, domestic appliance comprising such a decorative frame, and method for producing a decorative frame A decorative frame for a domestic appliance has an edge-side area and an inner area adjoining the edge-side area inwards. The edge-side area has a thicker section defined by a thickness which is greater than a thickness in the inner area. The thicker section in the edge-side area is realized by a separate material part which is attached to a base frame.
US09267690B2	Turbomachine combustor nozzle including a monolithic nozzle component and method of forming the same A turbomachine combustor nozzle includes a monolithic nozzle component having a plate element and a plurality of nozzle elements. Each of the plurality of nozzle elements includes a first end extending from the plate element to a second end. The plate element and plurality of nozzle elements are formed as a unitary component. A plate member is joined with the nozzle component. The plate member includes an outer edge that defines first and second surfaces and a plurality of openings extending between the first and second surfaces. The plurality of openings are configured and disposed to register with and receive the second end of corresponding ones of the plurality of nozzle elements.
US09267689B2	Combustor apparatus in a gas turbine engine A combustor apparatus defines a combustion zone where air and fuel are burned to create high temperature combustion products. The combustor apparatus includes an outer wall, coupling structure on the outer wall adjacent to a fuel inlet opening thereof, a fuel injection system, a fuel feed assembly, and a fitting member. The fuel injection system provides fuel to be burned in the combustion zone. The fuel supply structure includes a threaded inner surface formed from a first material. The fuel feed assembly includes a fuel feed pipe that extends through the fuel inlet opening in the outer wall and has an outlet portion formed from the first material and that is threadedly engaged with the fuel supply structure, and an inlet portion affixed to the outlet portion and formed from a second material. The fitting member secures the fuel feed assembly relative to the outer wall.
US09267684B2	Soil remediation unit A soil remediation unit that changes the use and purpose of certain commercially available aggregate mixing devices and or pug mills for removing unwanted contaminants from a quantity of contaminated soil aggregate or substrate which includes a canopy and a burner tube attached to the canopy. The burner tube includes an upper securing element and a lower adjustment element. The soil remediation unit also includes a burner supported in a desired position within the burner tube by the upper securing element and the lower adjustment element.
US09267680B2	Multiple fuel combustion system and method According to embodiments, a co-fired or multiple fuel combustion system is configured to apply an electric field to a combustion region corresponding to a second fuel that normally suffers from poor combustion and/or high sooting. Application of an AC voltage to the combustion region was found to increase the extent of combustion and significantly reduce soot evolved from the second fuel.
US09267675B2	Light-emitting diode bulb with loudspeaker function A light-emitting diode bulb with loudspeaker function includes a bulb head, a drive power assembly, a heat radiator, a light-emitting diode module, a loudspeaker assembly, and a cover covered on the heat radiator. The drive power assembly is assembled to an upper portion of the bulb head, and is electrically connected with the bulb head. The drive power assembly includes a power supply circuit board assembly and a wireless module. The heat radiator is mounted to the upper portion of the bulb head. The drive power assembly is received in the heat radiator. The light-emitting diode module is mounted on the heat radiator, and is electrically connected with the power supply circuit board assembly. The loudspeaker assembly mounted on the light-emitting diode module, the heat radiator and the drive power assembly includes a fastening holder, an audio circuit board, a fastening bracket and a speaker unit.
US09267669B2	Luminance enhancement film, backlight module and liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a luminance enhancement film which is superior in dimensional stability, thermal stability, and anti-deformation ability. Thus, it can meet the current requirement for thinning LCD apparatuses.With regard to the luminance enhancement film, a prism row structure is formed on a surface of a substrate, and a reinforced layer is formed on the other surface of the substrate. The glass transition temperature of the reinforced layer is in the range from 80° C. to 250° C., and the thickness of that is in the range from 3 μm to 50 μm.
US09267662B2	Folding reflector The invention relates to a folding reflector (1) having shade spokes (5) that are annularly hinged on a bearing body (7), by which spokes a reflecting cover (3) can be mounted. The reflector is characterized in that the ends of the shade spokes (5) that turned toward the linkage thereof extend beyond said linkage respectively and in that, due to the effect on said sections (9) of the shade spokes (5) extending beyond the linkage, said sections can be moved into the mounting position and back.

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