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US09270263B2	Switching device and module A switching device includes: a switch that selects and connects one of at least three terminals including a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal to a common terminal; and a compensating circuit that shifts a phase of at least one of a first signal transmitted through the second terminal and a second signal transmitted through the third terminal so that the first signal and the second signal compensate each other and unifies and outputs the first signal and the second signal to a fourth terminal as a third signal, or that branches a third signal input to the fourth terminal into the first signal and the second signal.
US09270259B2	Trimming circuit and method applied to voltage generator A trimming method for a voltage generator is provided. The voltage generator generates an output voltage according to a reference voltage. The trimming method includes the following steps. Firstly, in a step (a), an initial value of a trimming code is provided. Then, in a step (b), the reference voltage is generated to the voltage generator according to the trimming code, so that the output voltage is correspondingly generated by the voltage generator. Then, in a step (c), an average voltage of the output voltage is compared with a target voltage. If the average voltage does not reach the target voltage, the trimming code is gradually changed, and the step (b) is repeatedly done. If the average voltage reaches the target voltage, the trimming code is locked.
US09270254B2	Cross-sectional dilation mode resonators and resonator-based ladder filters Electromechanical systems dilation mode resonator (DMR) structures are disclosed. The DMR includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a piezoelectric layer formed of a piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric layer has dimensions including a lateral distance (D), in a plane of an X axis and a Y axis perpendicular to the X axis, and a thickness (T), along a Z axis perpendicular to the X axis and the Y axis. A numerical ratio of the thickness and the lateral distance, T/D, is configured to provide a mode of vibration of the piezoelectric layer with displacement along the Z axis and along the plane of the X axis and the Y axis responsive to a signal provided to one or more of the electrodes. Ladder filter circuits can be constructed with DMRs as series and/or shunt elements, and the resonators can have spiral configurations.
US09270253B2	Hybrid acoustic barrier and absorber A hybrid acoustic absorption and reflection resonator can includes a rigid structure defining a cell, a membrane with at least one orifice attached to the rigid structure, and a back sheet attached to the rigid structure and covering the cell. The membrane is configured to reflect acoustic waves in a predetermined range of frequencies. The rigid structure, the membrane, and the back sheet define a Helmholtz cavity; the Helmholtz cavity is configured to absorb acoustic energy at a frequency within the predetermined range of frequencies.
US09270252B2	Acoustic wave device and method for manufacturing same A SAW device (1) has a substrate (3) configured to propagate acoustic waves; an IDT electrode (15) on a first main surface (3a) of a substrate (3); and an electrode pad (13) on the first main surface (3a) electrically connected to the IDT electrode (15). The SAW device (1) also has a terminal with a pillar-shape (column part (7z)) setted up on the electrode pad (13); a third conductive layer (39) extending from a side surface of the column part (7z); and a cover (5) forming a vibration space (S) above the IDT electrode (15) and covering the side surface of the column part (7z), and the third conductive layer (39).
US09270248B2	Impedance matching network with improved quality factor and method for matching an impedance An impedance matching network comprises a first and a second signal terminal and a reference potential terminal. The network further comprises a first shunt branch between the first signal terminal and the reference potential terminal, the first shunt branch comprising a variable inductive element and a first capacitive element. The impedance matching network also comprises a second shunt branch between the second signal terminal and the reference potential terminal and comprising a second capacitive element. A series branch between the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal comprises a third capacitive element. Optionally, the first, second, and/or third capacitive element may be implemented as a variable capacitive element. The variable capacitive element comprises a plurality of transistors, wherein a combination of off-capacitances Coff of the transistors provide an overall capacitance of the variable capacitive element as a function of at least two independent transistor control signals.
US09270245B2	Sound output system, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having sound output program stored thereon, sound output control method, and information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus generates a signal of a first sound to be output to a first output device, and a signal of a second sound which is a sound to be output to a second output device and whose content is different from that of the first sound. The second output device is capable of setting a volume, and outputs a sound based on the signal of the second sound at a set volume. In addition, the second output device notifies an information processing apparatus of information about the set volume. When the set volume is small, the information processing apparatus generates the signal of the first sound so that at least a part of sounds included in the second sound is included in the first sound.
US09270238B2	Digital condenser microphone having preamplifier with variable input impedance and method of controlling variable input impedance of preamplifier Provided are a digital condenser microphone having a preamplifier with variable input impedance and a method of controlling the variable input impedance of the preamplifier. The preamplifier includes a bias terminal for applying a bias voltage to an input signal when the input signal is output from a microphone condenser. An impedance unit includes at least one variable input impedance element which is connected to the bias terminal and to which the bias voltage is applied via the bias terminal. An operational amplifier receives the input signal, converts the input signal into an output signal, and outputs the output signal. A control block determines whether a DC voltage level of the output signal output from the operational amplifier has reached a reference value, and controls a total impedance of the impedance unit based on a result of the determination.
US09270228B2	Wafer masks, semiconductor device, and computer aided fabrication system for distributed LC resonant tanks and clock tree synthesis A technique for implementing an clock tree distribution network having a clock buffer and a plurality of LC tanks that each take into \consideration local capacitance distributions and conductor resistances. An AC-based sizing formulation is applied to the buffer and to the LC tanks so as to reduce the total buffer area. The technique is iterative and can be fully automated while also reducing clock distribution power consumption.
US09270227B2	Oscillator systems having annular resonant circuitry Systems and apparatus are provided for solid-state oscillators and related resonant circuitry. An exemplary oscillator system includes an amplifier having an amplifier input and an amplifier output and resonant circuitry coupled between the amplifier output and the amplifier input. In exemplary embodiments, the resonant circuitry includes an annular resonance structure that is substantially symmetrical and includes a pair of arcuate inductive elements. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the resonant circuitry includes an additional inductive element that is capacitively coupled to the annular resonance structure via an air gap to improve the quality factor of the resonant circuitry.
US09270212B2	System for selecting an output speed for an electric motor An electric motor has a control circuit that enables an operational speed of the electric motor to be selected with reference to multiple ranges of speeds and the input voltage to the motor. Switching between speed ranges occurs in response to activation of a switch or in response to expiration of a time period set by a selector switch.
US09270211B2	Electric power tool An electric power tool includes a power supply, a motor capable of being driven in a forward rotation mode or a reverse rotation mode, and a voltage step-up unit capable of performing a voltage step-up operation to raise a voltage supplied from the power supply and supply a raised voltage to the motor. The voltage step-up unit is configured to change the voltage step-up operation in accordance with whether a rotation mode of the motor is the forward rotation mode or the reverse rotation mode.
US09270194B2	Controller for controlling a power converter A controller is provided for controlling a power converter that converts electrical input power of a wind turbine into electrical output power provided to a grid. The power converter includes grid-side and turbine-side converter parts. The controller comprises an input terminal for receiving a voltage reference signal associated with a predefined grid voltage and a frequency reference signal associated with a predefined grid frequency, and a network bridge controller adapted to control power conversion of the grid-side converter part. The network bridge controller includes a modulator for modulating gate drive command signals in the grid-side converter part based on a reference voltage and a reference angle derived from the voltage reference signal and the frequency reference signal. The modulator is adapted to modulate the gate drive command signals to maintain the predefined grid voltage and the predefined grid frequency in the power converter in case of failure within the grid.
US09270193B2	Power semiconductor module, power converting apparatus, and railway car A power semiconductor module includes an element pair formed by connecting, in anti-parallel to each other, an IGBT and an FWD group in which an FWD, a voltage drop characteristic of which during conduction has a negative temperature coefficient, and an FED, a voltage drop characteristic of which during conduction has a positive temperature coefficient, are connected in series and an element pair formed by connecting, in anti-parallel to each other, an IGBT and an FWD group in which a FWD, a voltage drop characteristic of which during conduction has a negative temperature coefficient, and an FWD, a voltage drop characteristic of which during conduction has a positive temperature coefficient, are connected in series. The element pairs are connected in parallel.
US09270190B2	Predictive and reactive control of secondary side synchronous rectifiers in forward converters A forward converter has a primary side containing a PWM controller for controlling switching of a power switch and has a secondary side coupled to the primary side via a transformer. The secondary side includes a forward transistor and a catch transistor. A secondary side switch controller controls switching of the forward transistor and the catch transistor without communication from the primary side. The secondary side switch controller detects the rising and falling of the voltages at the ends of the secondary winding to control the switching of the forward and catch transistors. A delay locked loop (DLL) is provided in the secondary side switch controller that turns on the catch transistor when the power switch is turned off and turns off the catch transistor at a predetermined time before the power switch is turned on. A separate circuit controls the catch transistor during a discontinuous mode.
US09270183B2	Converter one pin sensing Power converters, such as switched-mode power converters comprise a reduced number of sensing pins. A power converter is configured to convert electrical energy at an input voltage into electrical energy at an output voltage. The power converter comprises a power switch configured to be switched between on- and off-states; and a controller configured to generate a control signal for putting the power switch into the on-state and off-state, respectively; wherein the control signal is generated based on a first and second measurement signal from the power converter external to the controller. The controller comprises a sensing pin configured to sense the first measurement signal, when the power switch is in on-state, and configured to sense the second measurement signal, when the power switch is in off-state.
US09270182B2	Conversion stage, electric converter including such a conversion stage, device for converting an AC current into DC current including such a converter, terminal for recharging an electric battery including such a converter or conversion device The electric conversion stage according to the invention can be connected on one hand to intermediate terminals of a DC voltage electric bus, and on the other hand to output terminals. It comprises P switching branches, P≧2, the switching branches being connected in parallel between the intermediate terminals, each switching branch including first and second controllable electronic switches connected serially and connected to each other by a midpoint, each switch including a semiconductor switching element and a diode connected in anti-parallel to the semiconductor element, and means for controlling the electronic switches according to a control law.It also comprises a capacitor connected between the two output terminals and, for each switching branch, an electromagnetic coil connected between a terminal of the capacitor and the midpoint of the corresponding switching branch, and the control law is selected from among a first control law and a second control law, the first control law being such that the semiconductor element of each first switch is always off, and the second control law being such that the semiconductor element of each second switch is always off.
US09270178B2	Digital controllers and digital control methods of multi-phase switching converters A method for controlling a multi-phase switching converter with a plurality of switching circuits, including: sensing the output current of the switching circuit and generating a current sensing signal; generating a digital phase current signal based on the current sensing signal; subtracting the digital phase current signal from a current reference signal and generating a current error signal; proportionally integrating the current error signal and generating a first bias signal; conducting a sigma-delta modulation of the first bias signal and generating a second bias signal, wherein the first bias signal is a P-bit digital signal, the second bias signal is a Q-bit digital signal, and P is larger than Q; and adjusting a control signal controlling the switching circuit based on the second bias signal.
US09270176B1	Constant on-time switching converter with internal ramp compensation and control method thereof A switching converter includes a main transistor, an inductor coupled to the main transistor, a feedback circuit configured to generate a feedback signal indicative of the output voltage and a controller configured to generate a control signal to control the main transistor. The controller has an on timer, a ramp generator, a comparing circuit and a logic circuit. The on timer is configured to generate an on-time control signal. The ramp generator is configured to generate a ramp signal, wherein the level of the ramp signal is regulated to be equal to the level of a common mode voltage when the status of the main transistor is changed from OFF to ON. The comparing circuit generates a comparison signal based on the ramp signal, the common mode voltage, a reference signal and the feedback signal. The logic circuit generates the control signal based on the on-time control signal and the comparison signal.
US09270165B2	Phase shift circuit and power factor correction circuit including the same There are provided a phase shift circuit and a power factor correction circuit including the same. The phase shift circuit includes a switching circuit unit charging power in or discharging power from a capacitor through a plurality of switching devices and comparing a voltage of the capacitor with a predetermined reference voltage, and a clock generating unit generating a reference clock signal based on an output of the switching circuit unit, wherein the switching circuit unit turns the plurality of switching devices on or off, based on currents from inductors respectively included in a main circuit and a sub-circuit of a power factor correction circuit to determine a polarity of the voltage of the capacitor.
US09270156B2	Linear motor A linear motor includes a stator and an armature that faces the stator with a gap therebetween. The stator has an elongated shape extending so as to cross a direction in which the stator faces the armature, and includes a plurality of salient poles that are arranged along a longitudinal direction of the stator and protrude toward the armature. The armature includes an armature core including a tooth that protrudes toward the stator, an armature winding wound around the tooth, a plurality of permanent magnets disposed on an end side of the tooth so as to be arranged along the longitudinal direction of the stator, and a magnetic-field sensor that detects a magnetic field which is generated by the plurality of permanent magnets and which passes through the plurality of salient poles.
US09270155B2	Linear actuator assembly An electric linear displacement motor for use in a testing apparatus includes a stator assembly having a stator housing and a plurality of coils within the stator housing. An armature is positioned within the stator housing and includes a plurality of magnets along a length of the armature. A bearing assembly is attached to the first end of the stator housing and includes a bearing housing containing a bearing. A first end portion of the armature engages and is carried by the bearing. A brake assembly is coupled to the first end of the armature and the bearing housing. The brake assembly includes a moving portion coupled to the armature and a non-moving portion coupled to the bearing housing wherein the moving portion has less mass than the non-moving portion and therefore reduces the moving mass of the armature.
US09270154B2	Flux concentrator for ironless motors In one possible embodiment, a magnet array for a motor is provided which has an array of permanent magnets being arranged such that flux from the permanent magnets reinforce on one side of the array and substantially cancel on an opposite side of the array, the array further includes flux concentrators located at poles on the reinforcing side of the array.
US09270152B2	Electric auger An electric auger including an auger assembly with a coupling assembly at a proximal end, a cutting assembly having at least one cutting blade located at a distal end, and a helical flight located between the proximal end and the distal end. The electric power head includes an A/C motor with a drive shaft configured to mechanically couple with the proximal end of the auger assembly. An on-board 36-volt DC battery pack powers the A/C motor. A controller includes an inverter that converts DC power to A/C power for the A/C motor. The ratio of cubic inches of ice cut per battery ampere-hour per weight in pounds of the electric auger is at least about 900 (inches3/ampere-hour/pounds).
US09270151B2	Starter A starter which includes a shift piece that is relatively rotatably fitted to a groove (6) of a clutch and is also relatively rotatably coupled with a straddle portion of a shift lever (9), for joining the clutch and the shift lever together, so that a pinion gear is engaged with or released from a ring gear by a reciprocal movement of the clutch that is in conjunction with pivotal seesaw motion of the shift lever (9), wherein the shift piece is configured separately by a ring-like shift piece (7) mounting to the groove (6) of the clutch and a shift piece B (8) mounting to the shift lever, which are mounted in a form coupled together.
US09270145B2	Electric power steering device An electric power steering device includes a first housing 6 and a second housing 7, which are respectively provided at both end portions in an axial direction of a stator 2 of the motor 1, for sandwiching the stator 2; and a movement suppressing means 22 that prevents the sandwiched stator 2 from moving in a circumference direction of the stator 2 with respect to the first housing 6 and the second housing 7; wherein at least one of the first housing 6 and the second housing 7 is fitted to a portion of the stator 2, and the movement suppressing means 22 is provided at the portion for fitting.
US09270141B2	Photovoltaic system with selective MPP mismatch A method for operating a photovoltaic system provides, with the turning off of the otherwise adjusted regulation to the maximum power point MPP, to make a selective mismatching at the inverter, in order to cause a battery current, which is added to the system current. As a result, an additional energy source to maintain a minimum feed power is achieved during a rapidly changing cloud pattern.
US09270140B2	Dynamic boost battery chargers There is disclosed a dynamic boost charging system having a monitoring component configured to measure total DC current and/or battery current and a reporting component configured to transmit output data of the total DC current and/or battery current measured. A battery charger control system in operable connection with the monitoring component receives the data of the total DC current and/or battery current measured by the monitoring component, and is configured to: obtain an initial time and/or charge measurement; determine a time and/or charge to complete a recharge cycle based on the time and/or charge measurement; selectively use at least two preset DC output voltage settings, one of the at least two preset DC voltage settings being a float voltage, and another of the at least two preset DC voltage settings being a boost voltage; and maintain the boost voltage until the time has passed the charge has been provided.
US09270139B2	Portable computing device with wireless power distribution A core module for a portable computing device includes wireless power receiver circuitry, battery power circuitry, power supply circuitry, a processor, and an RF link interface. The wireless power receiver module, when operable, receives a wireless power transmit signal and converts it into a supply voltage. The battery power circuitry, when operable, outputs a battery voltage. The power supply circuitry, when operable, converts the supply voltage or the battery voltage into one or more power supply voltages. The processor is operable to select one of the battery voltage, the supply voltage, and one of the one or more power supply voltages to produce a selected voltage. The RF link interface outputs the selected voltage on to an RF link of the portable computing device for providing power to one or more multi mode RF units within the portable computing device.
US09270132B2	Balancing method and battery system According to an example embodiment, a battery system includes: a plurality of modules, each including a plurality of cells connected to each other in series and a cell balancing circuit performing a balancing operation between the plurality of the cells based on voltages of the plurality of the cells; and a module balancing circuit performing a balancing operation between the modules based on voltages of the modules.
US09270115B2	Domestic appliance comprising a communication unit, system of appliances and method for operating a domestic appliance A domestic appliance includes an internal electrical load, a controller for controlling the internal electrical load, and a communication device coupled with the controller. The controller is configured for transmitting via the communication device data to additional domestic appliances, wherein the received data include information about a time of an impending startup of the internal electrical load, and/or for receiving via the communication device data from additional domestic appliances, wherein the received data include information about a time of an impending startup of an electrical load of an additional domestic appliance. The internal electrical load is controlled based on the received information, preventing an overload of the power supply system.
US09270111B2	Load drive device The load drive device of the present invention comprises a load drive unit for switching on/off output current that flows to an inductive load; and an overcurrent protection circuit for detecting whether the output current is in an overcurrent state, wherein the load drive unit has an output transistor connected to one end of the inductive load; and a pre-driver for generating a control signal of the output transistor in accordance with an input signal, and the pre-driver has a first drive unit for switching on/off the output transistor during normal operation; and a second drive unit for switching off the output transistor more slowly than the first drive unit during overcurrent protection operation.
US09270105B2	Clamping circuit, a semiconductor apparatus including the same, and a clamping method of the semiconductor apparatus A semiconductor apparatus that includes: a first high-voltage transistor having a gate and a first electrode, wherein the first electrode is connected to a first pad and a parasitic capacitance forms between the gate and the first electrode; and a clamping circuit that is connected to the gate of the first high-voltage transistor, wherein the clamping circuit detects a change in a level of a gate voltage of the first high-voltage transistor due to electrostatic discharge, and clamps the gate voltage of the first high-voltage transistor according to a result of the detection.
US09270104B2	Power supply control device The power supply control device of the present invention includes: a set of power reception conductors; a set of power supply conductors; a set of intermediate conductors electrically connected to the set of power reception conductors, respectively; a set of relays configured to make and break electrical connections between the set of intermediate conductors and the set of power supply conductors, respectively; a zero-phase current transformer positioned to allow the set of intermediate conductors to pass through an inside of the zero-phase current transformer; a control circuit for controlling the set of relays responding to a detection result of the zero-phase current transformer; and a body block including a first block and a second block fixed to the first block. The set of power reception conductors and the set of power supply conductors are fixed to the first block. The set of intermediate conductors is fixed to the second block.
US09270093B2	Compact medium voltage air insulated switchgear using rear mounted current transformers and bushings of different length A switchgear includes a housing having a wall separating a circuit breaker compartment from a bus/cable compartment. A plurality of bushings is provided. Each bushing has first and second portions. Each bushing extends through the wall so that the first portion is disposed in the circuit breaker compartment and the second portion is disposed in the bus/cable compartment. Each second portion has an extension. At least one current transformer is mounted on the extension of the second portion of each bushing. The extensions are constructed and arranged so that a phase to phase distance is 180 mm or less. Such a configuration also decreased the overall size of the switchgear.
US09270091B2	Multiple wrapped laminated bus bar system and method Disclosed in this specification is a multilayer, laminated busbar and a method for making the same. Two or more elongated conductors are stacked on top of each other to align their long and short edges. Portions of the surfaces of each conductor are covered with a continuous sheet of insulating material.
US09270088B2	Method for inspecting spark plug and method for manufacturing spark plug A method for inspecting a spark plug that includes a tubular insulator having an axial hole, a center electrode inserted into the axial hole at a front end side thereof, a tubular metallic shell disposed around the insulator, an annular space defined by an outer circumferential surface of the insulator, and an inner circumferential surface of the metallic shell and opened frontward. The method includes steps of: inspecting insulation performance of the insulator based on whether dielectric breakdown is caused in the insulator when a voltage is applied to the center electrode; photographing an area including at least the center electrode, the insulator, and the annular space from a front end side in the direction of the axis when the voltage is applied to the center electrode; and determining whether the dielectric breakdown has occurred based on the photographed image.
US09270085B1	Multi-wavelength laser device A multi-wavelength semiconductor diode laser device includes a semiconductor diode gain medium including one or more quantum well structures, each of the quantum well structures having an associated gain peak, the semiconductor gain medium further including a back facet configured for high reflection of laser light therein and a front facet configured for coupling a laser beam therefrom, one or more collimation optics configured to receive the laser beam, and an external volume Bragg grating configured to reflect a portion of the laser beam and narrow the wavelength of at least a portion of the light generated by the semiconductor gain medium to a selected wavelength corresponding to at least one of the gain peaks, wherein an output beam is coupled out of the external volume Bragg grating, the output beam having a plurality of output wavelengths.
US09270081B2	Semiconductor laser device, photoelectric converter, and optical information processing unit A semiconductor laser device that enables flip-chip assembly by having an embedding section around a mesa section, and that has an improved emission lifetime, as well as a photoelectric converter and an optical information processing unit each having such a semiconductor laser device. The semiconductor laser device includes: a mesa section including an active layer, and having a first electrode on a top surface; an embedding section covering the mesa section, and having a first connection aperture that reaches the first electrode; and a first wiring provided on the embedding section overlaying the first connection aperture, the first wiring being electrically connected to the first electrode through the first connection aperture.
US09270080B1	Methods and apparatus pertaining to the use and generation of broadband light A broadband light source (e.g., an optical supercontinuum apparatus), can comprise a pump laser; a non-linear optical element configured for generating spectrally broadened light generated responsive to receiving pump laser pulses and one or more non-linear processes; an optical output for delivering spectrally broadened light to a target; a length of optical waveguide optically upstream of the output and in optical communication therewith; and a sensor apparatus. The length of optical waveguide can comprise at least a first waveguiding region configured for propagating spectrally broadened light in a forward direction toward the output and can be further configured for receiving backward propagating light responsive to the forward propagating light. The sensor apparatus can be configured for optical communication with the length of optical waveguide so as to sense the backward propagating light propagated by the length of optical waveguide. Methods for operating and using such broadband light source are disclosed, as are applications of the methods and apparatus.
US09270070B2	Methods of manufacturing leads with a radially segmented electrode array A method of making a lead for a stimulation device includes forming at least one pre-electrode in the shape of a ring, the at least one pre-electrode comprises at least two thin-walled portions separated by at least two thick-walled portions; disposing the at least one pre-electrode near a distal end of a lead body; joining at least one conductor to each thick-walled portion of the at least one pre-electrode; and grinding the lead body and the at least one pre-electrode to remove the thin-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode to form segmented electrodes from the thick-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode.
US09270063B2	Card edge connector with detecting contacts A card edge connector for mating with a memory card includes a longitudinal insulative housing, a plurality of contact terminals received in the insulative housing, at least one pair of ejectors and two detect pins having spring and being moveable relatively each other. The ejectors are moveable between locking station and release station. One of the detect pins defines an engaging portion protruding into an inserting slot of the insulative housing for engaging with a bottom edge of the memory card and pushing the detect pins to connect disconnect with each other. Furthermore LED is combined with the detect pins for testing if the memory card is inserted into the connector.
US09270053B2	Electrical connector assembly with jumper element assembled thereon An electrical connector assembly comprises an insulating housing defining a cavity and a pocket beside the cavity, a bracket located at the outside of the insulating housing, and a jumper element assembled into the pocket. The bracket comprises a latch extending into the pocket while the jumper element comprises an elastic member elastically received in the pocket and urging the jumper element to move upwardly. The latch of the bracket engages the jumper element to retain the jumper element into the pocket, when releasing the latch, the elastic member ejects the jumper element upwardly out from the pocket.
US09270047B2	Waterproof simplex receptacle with additional watershedding A liquid spill resistant electrical receptacle includes a main body and a front portion. The front portion includes a front surface and rear surface. Terminals are recessed rearwardly from openings formed in the front surface, and are connected to wires extending rearwardly from the main body. The front surface includes a first surface portion, in the vicinity of the openings, which is positioned forwardly from a second surface portion that is located generally outboard of the first surface portion. Optionally, the first surface portion may be in the form of outwardly-extending ridges around the terminal openings, and configured to direct water or other liquids away from the terminal openings associated with the terminals.
US09270043B2	Connector A connector includes: a first terminal that is electrically conductive and includes a first contact portion being plate shaped and including a first teeth portion with one of surfaces thereof forming a plurality of continuous concavo-convex shapes, and a first base portion joined to the first contact portion and connected to one of connection targets; and a second terminal that is electrically conductive and includes a second contact portion including a second teeth portion with one of surfaces thereof forming a plurality of continuous concavo-convex shapes, the second teeth portion being engageable with the first teeth portion, and a second base portion that is joined to the second contact portion and connected to the other one of the connection targets, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are electrically connected to each other by engagement between the first teeth portion and the second teeth portion.
US09270042B2	Card connector A card connector includes a housing that houses a card provided with a terminal member, a connecting terminal and a cover member. The connecting member is attached to the housing that connects with the terminal member of the card. The cover member is connected to the housing and forms a card housing space between the housing, and is attached to a substrate.
US09270041B2	Stacked connector component in which high-speed signal pins are routed to different side than low-speed signal pins, and circuit board therefor A stacked connector component includes a housing, connectors at a front opening of the housing and arranged in a stacked formation within one or more columns, and a for and exposed at the connectors. The pins include high-speed pins routed within the housing to a bottom side thereof and low-speed pins routed within the housing to a back side or a top side thereof. A circuit board includes pin pads connectable to the pins and disposed on a substrate. The pin pads include high-speed signal pin pads for the high-speed signal pins. The substrate includes contiguous high-speed areas in which the high-speed signal pin pads for the high-speed pins are located, between which no pin pads are located.
US09270037B2	Method for crimping a coaxial cable to a connector A method and crimping tool for creating a crimp connection between a coaxial cable having an inner conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric between the outer conductor and inner conductor, a jacket made of an electrically insulating material surrounding the outer conductor, and a coaxial connector having an outer conductor part. A hollow cylindrical supporting sleeve is arranged on the jacket. A section of the outer conductor from which the jacket has been stripped is pulled over the supporting sleeve, so that this section of the outer conductor is at least in part arranged radially on the outside of the supporting sleeve, with the outer conductor part enclosing the supporting sleeve and lying on the outside, wherein a radial force is applied from outside on the outer conductor part over at least a part of the circumference of the outer conductor part, such that a cold weld is achieved.
US09270027B2	Notch-antenna array and method for making same The notch-antenna array includes at least one notch-antenna array element that includes a first notch-antenna radiator, and a second notch-antenna radiator disposed at an angle to said first notch-antenna radiator. The angle is preferably 90 degrees and the element is either a slant antenna or an orthogonal antenna. The first notch-antenna radiator and the second notch-antenna radiator are formed integrally with one another. Each of the first and second notch-antenna radiators has substantially planar opposing surfaces and a flared notch formed therein. Each of the first and second notch-antenna radiators have substantially planar opposing surfaces and a slot configured to receive a printed circuit board therein formed between the substantially planar opposing surfaces. The printed circuit board includes a substrate with one or more dielectric layers, and a feedline.
US09270025B2	In-body device having deployable antenna Deployable antennas for in-body devices, such as implantable and ingestible devices, are provided. Aspects of the in-body deployable antennas of the invention include antennas configured to go from a first configuration to a second configuration following placement in a living body, e.g., via ingestion or implantation. Embodiments of the in-body devices are configured to emit a detectable signal upon contact with a target physiological site. Also provided are methods of making and using the devices of the invention.
US09270024B2	Radio apparatus, and method and program for controlling spatial path A PDMA terminal (1000) establishes communication by forming a plurality of spatial paths to another single radio apparatus. A plurality of antennas constituting an array antenna are divided into a plurality of subarrays corresponding to the plurality of spatial paths respectively. An adaptive array processing unit (USP) can perform an adaptive array processing for each of the plurality of subarrays. A memory (MMU) stores in advance information on the number of antennas associated with the number of spatial paths that can be formed by the array antenna. A control unit (CNP) controls a processing to transmit possible multiplicity information to another radio apparatus at a prescribed timing.
US09270020B2	Antenna arrangement for a radar system The invention provides an antenna arrangement for a radar system arranged for coverage of a surveillance area and comprising antenna elements. The antenna elements are arranged to receive a signal transmitted from a transmit antenna of a transmit antenna arrangement and reflected by a target towards the antenna arrangement wherein: • the antenna arrangement comprises at least two non-parallel line arrays, • each antenna element being connected to a receiver where each line array is arranged to create, by using digital beam forming, beams for instantaneous coverage of at least said surveillance area and • within the surveillance area said line arrays are arranged to allow the target position to be limited to one or two crossing areas between at least two beams from different line arrays from which target reflections have been received. The invention also provides a corresponding method and a radar system comprising the antenna arrangement.
US09270013B2	Reflector arrangement for attachment to a wireless communications terminal A reflector arrangement is configured for attachment to a wireless communications terminal having a patch antenna. The patch antenna includes a patch radiator in a substantially parallel relationship with a ground plane, and the patch antenna produces a radiation beam of a predetermined beamwidth. The reflector arrangement is configured, when attached to the terminal, to produce a radiation beam of reduced beamwidth relative to the predetermined beamwidth. The reflector arrangement comprises a main reflector and a sub-reflector for reflecting radiation towards the main reflector, and the reflector arrangement is configured such that, when attached to the terminal, the patch antenna acts as a feed antenna for the sub-reflector. The sub-reflector is arranged to collect the radiation from the patch antenna and to reflect the beam towards the main reflector such that the main reflector produces the radiated beam of reduced beamwidth.
US09270003B2	Stripline assembly having first and second pre-fired ceramic substrates bonded to each other through a conductive bonding layer The present invention is directed to a stripline assembly that includes a first pre-fired ceramic substrate including a ground plane disposed on a first surface of the first pre-fired ceramic substrate. A second pre-fired ceramic substrate includes a ground plane disposed on a first surface thereof and a circuit disposed on a second surface of the second pre-fired ceramic substrate opposite the first surface. The circuit is disposed between the first pre-fired ceramic substrate and the second pre-fired ceramic substrate. A conductive bonding layer is disposed around the periphery of the circuit and between the first pre-fired ceramic substrate and the second pre-fired ceramic substrate.
US09270001B2	Flexible circuit board A flexible circuit board includes: an insulative substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a microstrip line having a first signal line formed on the first surface and a first ground pattern formed on the second surface and located in an area opposite to the first signal line; a coplanar line having a second signal line formed on the first surface, and second ground patterns that are formed on the first surface and are spaced apart from both sides of the second signal line; a connection line that is formed on the first surface and connects the first signal line and the second signal line together, the connection line having an opening; and third ground patterns formed on the second surface and arranged in areas located at both sides of an area opposite to the connection line including the opening.
US09269999B2	Structural body, printed board, antenna, transmission line waveguide converter, array antenna, and electronic device A structural body of the invention includes a first conductor plane (1), a plurality of second conductor planes (4) of which at least a portion is provided facing the first conductor plane (1), and a transmission line (6), having an open end, which is disposed between the first conductor plane (1) and the second conductor plane (4), electrically connected to any one conductor plane of the first conductor plane (1) or the second conductor plane (4) through a conductor connection portion (5) and provided facing the other conductor plane. A unit structure including at least the second conductor plane (4), the transmission line (6), and the conductor connection portion (5) is repeatedly disposed.
US09269995B2	Electrochemical cell with catch tray An electrochemical cell includes a fuel electrode configured to operate as an anode to consume a fuel when the fuel electrode and an associated cathode are connected to a load. An ionically conductive medium either present or flowing through the electrochemical cell is configured to conduct ions and participate in electrochemical reactions between the anode and the cathode. The cell further includes a catch tray containing catalyst material to induce the ionization of precipitates of fuel and/or fuel additives that may separate in solid form from the fuel electrode. The catch tray may be positioned to prevent a congestion of the precipitates in the ionically conductive medium, or the waste of electrically disconnected fuel and/or additives.
US09269958B2	Cathode and all-solid battery including the same A positive electrode for an all-solid battery including a positive active material; a conductive material; and a binder, wherein the positive electrode further includes a cyano compound represented by Formula 1: M[A(CN)x] Formula 1 wherein in Formula 1, A is at least one selected from boron, gallium, aluminum, fluorine, phosphorus, and carbon, M is at least one alkali metal, and x is an integer of 1 to 4.
US09269949B2	Synthesis of micro-sized interconnected Si-C composites Embodiments provide a method of producing micro-sized Si—C composites or doped Si—C and Si alloy-C with interconnected nanoscle Si and C building blocks through converting commercially available SiOx (0
US09269944B2	Battery module A battery module is provided, including: a plurality of battery packs teach being provided with an anode terminal and a cathode terminal; a plurality of coupling units each having ends coupled to the anode terminal and the cathode terminal of an adjacent battery pack, respectively, to couple the plurality of battery packs in series; an operation unit that is provided on one end of the coupling unit and ascends in accordance with an increasing internal pressure of the battery pack to open a coupling between the one end of the coupling unit and the terminals of the battery pack by raising the one end of the coupling unit; and a bypass unit having one end disposed over the one end of the coupling unit and the other end coupled to the other end of an adjacent coupling unit to maintain the other battery packs coupled in series, except for the battery packs the internal pressures of which have increased, when the one end of the coupling unit ascends by the operation unit.
US09269939B2	Insulating device and method for producing an insulating device An insulating device for an electrochemical energy storage unit is provided, wherein the insulating device includes a cooling plate that comprises at least one opening. A contact rail is provided for dissipating heat and a retaining element for fixing an arrangement between the cooling plate and the contact rail and has a shaft extending through the opening of the cooling plate, and a first intermediate space is defined by a distance between a wall of the opening and the shaft and/or a second intermediate space is defined by a distance between an edge of the contact rail and the shaft. A connecting element having a surface including an electrically insulating material is disposed between a main surface of the cooling plate and a surface of the contact rail, and a partial region thereof protrudes into the first and/or the second intermediate space.
US09269938B2	Separator for nonaqueous secondary battery, and nonaqueous secondary battery An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes and is also capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to an electrode. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and containing a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the adhesive porous layer has a crystallinity of 20 to 35%.
US09269930B2	Rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a case including a space receiving the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled with the case; and a terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the terminal protruding outside of the cap plate, wherein a top of the cap plate has a slanted surface.
US09269914B2	Light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device A lightweight flexible light-emitting device that is less likely to be broken is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, an element layer, a first bonding layer, and a second bonding layer. The element layer includes a light-emitting element. The element layer is provided between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate. The first bonding layer is provided between the first flexible substrate and the element layer. The second bonding layer is provided between the second flexible substrate and the element layer. The first and second bonding layers are in contact with each other on the outer side of an end portion of the element layer. The first and second flexible substrates are in contact with each other on the outer side of the end portions of the element layer, the first bonding layer, and the second bonding layer.
US09269911B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device that achieves highly efficient emission and low-voltage operation is provided. The organic light-emitting device contains a 9H-xanthen-9-one derivative.
US09269908B2	Bipolar compound as a host material for organic light emitting diodes The present invention provides a bipolar compound represented by formula (I) and the derivatives thereof as a host material having excellent bipolar transporting properties for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The present invention also relates to a device including at least a layer of the bipolar compound and/or the derivatives thereof as a host material and a method of making the same.
US09269900B2	Methods of depositing phase change materials and methods of forming memory A method of forming a phase change material which having germanium and tellurium therein includes depositing a germanium-containing material over a substrate. Such material includes elemental-form germanium. A gaseous tellurium-comprising precursor is flowed to the germanium-comprising material and tellurium is removed from the gaseous precursor to react with the elemental-form germanium in the germanium-comprising material to form a germanium and tellurium-comprising compound of a phase change material over the substrate. Other implementations are disclosed.
US09269895B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof A semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a local silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate in which a portion of a line-shaped active region is connected to a semiconductor substrate, and a remaining portion thereof is insulated from the semiconductor substrate, gate structures formed in a line shape to be substantially perpendicular to the active region on the active region insulated from the semiconductor substrate, and to surround a side and an upper surface of the active region, and having a stacking structure of a gate insulating layer, a liner conductive layer, a gate conductive layer, and a hard mask layer, a source region formed in the active region connected to the semiconductor substrate, and a drain region formed in the active region insulated from the semiconductor substrate between the gate structures.
US09269887B1	Ultrathin flip-chip packaging techniques and configurations Embodiments include but are not limited to apparatuses and systems including microelectronic devices including a package substrate, a plurality of electronic components disposed on and electrically coupled with the package substrate at one or more sides of the package substrate, one or more hollow cavity sheet molds surrounding the plurality of electronic components and coupled with one or more sides of the package substrate, and a plurality of through-mold vias to couple the package substrate with an external surface of at least one of the one or more hollow cavity sheet molds. The microelectronic device may be a chip-scale package or module. Methods and systems for making the same also are described.
US09269878B2	Light emitting device and light emitting apparatus A light emitting device may be provided that includes a substrate, a light emitting structure, a first electrode under the first semiconductor layer, a reflective electrode layer under the second conductive semiconductor layer, a second electrode under the reflective electrode layer, and a support member under the first semiconductor layer and the reflective electrode layer around the first and second electrodes. A first connection electrode may be provided under the first electrode. At least a part of the first connection electrode is provided in the support member. A second connection electrode may be provided under the second electrode At least a part of the second connection electrode may be provided in the support member.
US09269877B2	Method of fabricating light-emitting apparatus with improved light extraction efficiency and light-emitting apparatus fabricated using the method Provided are a method of fabricating a light-emitting apparatus with improved light extraction efficiency and a light-emitting apparatus fabricated using the method. The method includes: preparing a monocrystalline substrate; forming an intermediate structure on the substrate, the intermediate structure comprising a light-emitting structure which comprises a first conductive pattern of a first conductivity type, a light-emitting pattern, and a second conductive pattern of a second conductivity type stacked sequentially, a first electrode which is electrically connected to the first conductive pattern, and a second electrode which is electrically connected to the second conductive pattern; forming a polycrystalline region, which extends in a horizontal direction, by irradiating a laser beam to the substrate in the horizontal direction such that the laser beam is focused on a beam-focusing point within the substrate; and cutting the substrate in the horizontal direction along the polycrystalline region.
US09269873B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device comprises steps of: arraying semiconductor light emitting elements on an adhesive sheet so that electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting elements face the adhesive sheet; forming a wafer thereof by filling spaces between side surfaces of the semiconductor light emitting elements arrayed on the adhesive sheet with a resin and curing the resin; peeling the adhesive sheet from the wafer; overlaying the wafer on a substrate from which numerous substrates can be obtained by subdivision into individual pieces and the electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting elements and electrodes formed on the large circuit substrate are joined; and subdividing the large circuit substrate, to which the wafer has been joined, into individual semiconductor light emitting devices so that the planar size of the semiconductor light emitting element and that of the circuit substrate are roughly equal.
US09269867B2	Light emitting device and method of fabricating the same A light-emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer disposed on a substrate; an active layer disposed on the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer; a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer; and an irregular convex-concave pattern disposed on a surface of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The irregular convex-concave pattern includes convex portions and concave portions, and the convex portions have irregular heights and the concave portions have irregular depths. The first conductivity-type semiconductor layer including the irregular convex-concave pattern is exposed from the active layer and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer.
US09269857B2	Method and system for eliminating yellow ring occurring on white light emitting diode Disclosed are a method and system for eliminating yellow ring phenomenon occurring on the white light emitting diode (LED) based on a blue light chip exciting yellow phosphor powders and having a packaging surface enclosing thereon. Lightspot images are repeatedly acquired outside the white LED, and then each analyzed to see if the yellow ring still exists on a lightspot. If yes, a further atomization process is performed on the packaging surface of white LED, until the acquired and analyzed image shows no yellow ring exists. A lightspot-by-lightspot basis is used in the yellow ring elimination task. In the image analysis, a look up table may be provided in advanced or established at the same time simultaneously with the yellow ring elimination task. The atomization performed on the lightspot may also consider a width issue.
US09269852B2	Semiconductor light-emitting diode and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor light-emitting diode, including: an n-GaN layer, a quantum well layer, an electron blocking layer, and a p-GaN layer, which are sequentially stacked on a substrate. The electron blocking layer includes at least one first AlGaN layer and at least one second AlGaN layer. The first AlGaN layer and the second AlGaN layer are alternately stacked. The adjacent first and second AlGaN layers have different Al component.
US09269846B2	Phototransistor capable of detecting photon flux below photon shot noise Disclosed herein is a phototransistor (PT) comprising an emitter, a collector, a floating base, wherein the PT is configured to detect a photon flux incident on the PT and the photon flux being lower than one single photon within f, or wherein the PT is configured to detect a photon flux incident on the PT and the photon flux being below a photon shot noise of the photon flux within f, or wherein the PT is configured to detect a photon flux incident on the PT and the photon flux is 1/√{square root over (β)} of a photon shot noise of the photon flux within f, or wherein the PT is capable of detecting a photon flux incident on the PT and the photon flux being below 2f, or wherein the PT is capable of detecting a photon flux incident on the PT and the photon flux being 2f/β, wherein f is an electrical bandwidth of the PT and β is a current amplification gain of the PT.
US09269839B2	Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same A solar cell is discussed. The solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a p-type conductive region formed at the semiconductor substrate and including a p-type impurity, and a passivation film formed on the p-type conductive region and including aluminum oxide. The passivation film has a thickness of 7 to 17 Å.
US09269836B2	Optoelectronic chip-on-board module A method is proposed for coating an optoelectronic chip-on-board module including a flat substrate populated with one or more optoelectronic components having at least one primary optical arrangement and optionally at least one secondary optical arrangement. The optoelectronic chip-on-board module is coated with a transparent, UV-resistant, and temperature-resistant coating made of silicone by the following steps: (a) casting a liquid silicone into a mold open towards the top and having outer dimensions corresponding to or exceeding outer dimensions of the substrate; (b) inserting the substrate into the mold, wherein the optoelectronic component(s) are immersed completely into the silicone and a surface of the substrate contacts the silicone completely or the substrate immerses into the silicone at least partially with full surface contact; (c) curing and cross-linking the silicone with the optoelectronic component(s) and the substrate; and (d) removing the substrate from the mold with the coating of cured silicone.
US09269834B2	Photovoltaic module monitoring and control In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of photovoltaic units having respective pairs of first and second power terminals connected in series. Each photovoltaic unit in the series includes a bypass switch connected in parallel with the photovoltaic current source of the photovoltaic unit. The bypass switch is configured to provide a bypass of the photovoltaic current source in response to a respective switch control signal. A control circuit determines electrical characteristics of the one or more of the plurality of photovoltaic units by operating the bypass switches of one or more of the photovoltaic units in an open state and operating the bypass switches of the other ones of the photovoltaic units in a closed state. Electrical characteristics exhibited by the series connection of the plurality of photovoltaic units are measured using a detection circuit.
US09269831B2	Micromechanical functional apparatus, particularly a loudspeaker apparatus, and appropriate method of manufacture A micromechanical functional apparatus, particularly a loudspeaker apparatus, includes a substrate having a top and an underside and at least one circuit chip mounted on the underside in a first cavity. The apparatus further includes a micromechanical functional arrangement, particularly a loudspeaker arrangement, having a plurality of micromechanical loudspeakers mounted on the top in a second cavity. A covering device is mounted above the micromechanical functional arrangement on the top. An appropriate method is implemented to manufacture the micromechanical functional apparatus.
US09269828B2	Lateral charge storage region formation for semiconductor wordline Devices and methods for forming charge storage regions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor layer having a trench, charge storage layers formed at both side surfaces of the trench, a wordline buried in the trench in contact with the charge storage layers, and source-drain regions formed in the semiconductor layer at both sides of the trench.
US09269825B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device which is miniaturized and has sufficient electrical characteristics to function as a transistor is provided. In a semiconductor device including a transistor in which a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, and a gate electrode layer are stacked in that order, an oxide semiconductor film which contains at least four kinds of elements of indium, gallium, zinc, and oxygen, and in which the percentage of the indium is twice or more as large as each of the percentage of the gallium and the percentage of the zinc when the composition of the four elements is expressed in atomic percentage is used as the semiconductor layer. In the semiconductor device, the oxide semiconductor film is a film to which oxygen is introduced in the manufacturing process and contains a large amount of oxygen, and an insulating layer including an aluminum oxide film is provided to cover the transistor.
US09269824B1	Thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof A thin film transistor disposed on a substrate, includes a gate, a gate insulation layer, a first source/drain, a semiconductor layer and a second source/drain. The gate is disposed on the substrate. The gate insulation layer covers the gate and the substrate. The first source/drain is disposed on the gate insulation layer. The semiconductor layer is disposed above the gate, extends from the gate insulation layer to the first source/drain, and includes a first portion disposed on the first source/drain and a second portion connected to the first portion. An electrical conductivity of the first portion is higher than that of the second portion. The second source/drain covers and is in contact with the second portion. A manufacturing method of thin film transistor is further provided.
US09269797B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device A semiconductor device using an oxide semiconductor is provided with stable electric characteristics to improve the reliability. In a manufacturing process of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, an oxide semiconductor film containing a crystal having a c-axis which is substantially perpendicular to a top surface thereof (also called a first crystalline oxide semiconductor film) is formed; oxygen is added to the oxide semiconductor film to amorphize at least part of the oxide semiconductor film, so that an amorphous oxide semiconductor film containing an excess of oxygen is formed; an aluminum oxide film is formed over the amorphous oxide semiconductor film; and heat treatment is performed thereon to crystallize at least part of the amorphous oxide semiconductor film, so that an oxide semiconductor film containing a crystal having a c-axis which is substantially perpendicular to a top surface thereof (also called a second crystalline oxide semiconductor film) is formed.
US09269786B2	Silicon nitride layer deposited at low temperature to prevent gate dielectric regrowth high-K metal gate field effect transistors Standard High-K metal gate (HKMG) CMOS technologies fabricated using the replacement metal gate (RMG), also known as gate-last, integration flow, are susceptible to oxygen ingress into the high-K gate dielectric layer and oxygen diffusion into the gate dielectric and semiconductor channel region. The oxygen at the gate dielectric and semiconductor channel interface induces unwanted oxide regrowth that results in an effective oxide thickness increase, and transistor threshold voltage shifts, both of which are highly variable and degrade semiconductor chip performance. By introducing silicon nitride deposited at low temperature, after the metal gate formation, the oxygen ingress and gate dielectric regrowth can be avoided, and a high semiconductor chip performance is maintained.
US09269783B2	Body contacted transistor with reduced parasitic capacitance A body contacted semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) metal gate containing transistor that has a reduced parasitic gate capacitance is provided in which a metal portion of a gate stack is removed over the body contact region and a silicon-containing material is formed that contacts the gate dielectric in the body contact region of an SOI substrate. This causes an increase of the effective gate dielectric thickness on the body contact region by greater than 5 angstroms (Å). This results in a lower parasitic capacitance at the body contact region.
US09269772B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. In the method, a substrate structure is provided, including a substrate and a fin-shaped buffer layer formed on the surface of the substrate. A QW material layer is formed on the surface of the fin-shaped buffer layer. A barrier material layer is formed on the QW material layer. The QW material layer is suitable for forming an electron gas therein. Thereby the short-channel effect is improved, while high mobility of the semiconductor device is guaranteed. In addition, according to the present disclosure, thermal dissipation of the semiconductor device may be improved, and thus performance and stability of the device may be improved.
US09269767B2	Power superjunction MOSFET device with resurf regions A semiconductor device which solves the following problem of a super junction structure: due to a relatively high concentration in the body cell region (active region), in peripheral areas (peripheral regions or junction end regions), it is difficult to achieve a breakdown voltage equivalent to or higher than in the cell region through a conventional junction edge terminal structure or resurf structure. The semiconductor device includes a power MOSFET having a super junction structure formed in the cell region by a trench fill technique. Also, super junction structures having orientations parallel to the sides of the cell region are provided in a drift region around the cell region.
US09269766B2	Guard ring for memory array A device and a method for forming a device are presented. The method includes providing a substrate having an array region in which memory cells are to be formed. Storage gates of the memory cells are formed in the array region. A guard ring surrounding the array region is formed. A gate electrode layer is formed on the substrate. The gate electrode layer fills gaps between the storage gates and guard ring. The gate electrode layer is planarized to produce a planar surface between the gate electrode layer, storage gates and guard ring. The guard ring maintains thickness of the gate electrode layer in the array region such that thickness of the storage gates across center and edge regions of the array region is uniform.
US09269758B2	Low TCR high resistance resistor The present disclosure involves a method. The method includes providing a substrate including a top surface. The method also includes forming a gate over the top surface of the substrate. The formed gate has a first height measured from the top surface of the substrate. The method also includes etching the gate to reduce the gate to a second height. This second height is substantially less than the first height. The present disclosure also involves a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate. The substrate includes a top surface. The semiconductor device also includes a first gate formed over the top surface of the substrate. The first gate has a first height. The semiconductor device also includes a second gate formed over the top surface of the substrate. The second gate has a second height. The first height is substantially less than the second height.
US09269756B2	Organic light emitting display apparatus An organic light emitting display apparatus capable of reducing a dead space for arranging wirings in a panel. The organic light emitting display apparatus includes: a panel including a screen portion on which images are displayed and a non-screen portion surrounding the screen portion; a first wiring portion and a second wiring portion formed on different locations of the non-screen portion to be connected to pixel wirings on the screen portion; and a film substrate including a plurality of connection portions connected to the first wiring portion and the second wiring portion. Thus, the dead space that is formed on the non-screen portion of the panel for forming the wirings may be effectively reduced.
US09269752B2	Organic electroluminescence display A display includes a substrate; an electrode layer formed on the substrate and having an electrode pattern; and an organic material layer formed on the electrode layer, wherein a plurality of pixel units are configured by the combination of the electrode pattern and the organic material layer. At least one of pixel units includes plural different colored sub-pixels arranged in delta. In one embodiment, the same colored sub-pixels of adjacent pixel units are arranged in delta. In another embodiment, the same colored sub-pixels of adjacent pixel units are arranged as a stripe. According to the embodiment, an opening of the shadow mask is corresponding to at least three sub-pixels with same color when the material is evaporated through the shadow mask.
US09269745B2	Light emitting diode having a plurality of light emitting units Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a light emitting diode including light emitting units disposed on a substrate, and wires connecting the light emitting units to each other, wherein the light emitting units each include a parallelogram-shaped light emitting unit having two acute angles and two obtuse angles, or a triangular light emitting unit having three acute angles.
US09269738B2	Solid-state image sensor and imaging system At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a solid state image sensor including at least one antireflective layer and/or non rectangular shaped wiring layer cross section to reduce dark currents and 1/f noise.
US09269724B2	Semiconductor device comprising epitaxially grown semiconductor material and an air gap An embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor devise comprises a substrate. An epitaxially grown semiconductor material is disposed over at least a portion of the substrate. A nanotemplate structure is disposed at least partially within the semiconductor material. The nanotemplate structure comprises a plurality of dielectric nanoscale features defining a plurality of nanoscale windows. An air gap is disposed between at least a portion of one or more of the nanoscale features and the semiconductor material.
US09269723B2	Printing electronic circuitry logic A method of making a logic gate array includes providing a substrate; forming an array of first conductive lines with plurality of first pads disposed on each of the first conductive lines on the substrate wherein the array of first conductive lines is disposed in a first direction; forming an array of isolation lines over the first conductive lines wherein the isolation lines are not disposed on the first pads; forming an array of second conductive lines with plurality of second pads disposed on each of the second conductive lines on the substrate wherein the array of second conductive lines is disposed in a second direction and wherein orientation of the second direction is different than the orientation of the first direction; and printing one or more conductive ink dots at least one intersection of the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines by connecting the corresponding first pads and corresponding second pads.
US09269720B1	Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having a cell region and a peripheral circuit region. A plurality of bit line structures are formed on the substrate in the cell region, and a gate structure having the same structure as each of the bit line structures is formed on the substrate in the peripheral circuit region. A spacer is formed on sidewalls of the bit line structures and the gate structure. The bit line structures extend in a first direction and are spaced apart from each other in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction by first grooves that extend in the first direction. A sacrificial layer is formed to fill the first grooves and to cover top surfaces of the bit line structures and the gate structure. The sacrificial layer is planarized until the top surfaces of the bit line structures and the gate structure are exposed.
US09269712B2	Semiconductor device providing enhanced fin isolation and related methods A method for making a semiconductor device may include forming a first semiconductor layer on a substrate comprising a first semiconductor material, forming a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer comprising a second semiconductor material, and forming mask regions on the second semiconductor layer and etching through the first and second semiconductor layers to define a plurality of spaced apart pillars on the substrate. The method may further include forming an oxide layer laterally surrounding the pillars and mask regions, and removing the mask regions and forming inner spacers on laterally adjacent corresponding oxide layer portions atop each pillar. The method may additionally include etching through the second semiconductor layer between respective inner spacers to define a pair of semiconductor fins of the second semiconductor material from each pillar, and removing the inner spacers and forming an oxide beneath each semiconductor fin.
US09269699B2	Embedded package and method thereof The present invention discloses a new embedded package comprising: a pre-mold lead frame with a plurality of chips attached thereon, where the molding material fills the voids of the lead frame, so that the lead frame is entirely solid; a plurality of pins arranged around the lead frame; a metal clip attached on and electrically connecting the chips together; first laminate layer which covers the chips, the lead frame, a metal clip and pins; conductive plug and extension formed to connect an electrode of a chip to a corresponding pin or to connect the chips together. The new embedded package of the invention with a three-dimensional stack capacity improves the thickness, thermal and electrical properties and the flexible power and logic hybrid design.
US09269697B2	System and methods for warm white LED light source An LED light emitter includes a single emitter structure having a substrate with a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged thereon, wherein the plurality of LEDs includes at least one first LED die that produces a first color light, and at least one second LED die that produces a second color light. The LED light emitter also includes a total internal reflection (TIR) lens positioned to collect light emitted from the single emitter structure and adapted to mix the light from the plurality of LEDs to produce a uniform light. The plurality of LEDs are selected such that the light output by the LED light emitter has a desired color temperature when an equal current is supplied to all of the plurality of LEDs.
US09269696B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device includes a support substrate; a light-emitting stacked layer; transparent-conductive bonding layer; and a semiconductor contact layer. The light-emitting stacked layer includes a first semiconductor layer; an active layer; and a second semiconductor layer, wherein a polarity of the first semiconductor layer is different from that of the semiconductor layer. A first pad is formed on an exposed portion of the first semiconductor layer and a second pad is formed on the semiconductor contact layer. A polarity of the semiconductor contact layer is different from that of the second semiconductor layer.
US09269691B2	Semiconductor device and method of making an embedded wafer level ball grid array (EWLB) package on package (POP) device with a slotted metal carrier interposer A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die. The semiconductor die is disposed over a conductive substrate. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die. A first interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant. An opening is formed through the substrate to isolate a portion of the substrate electrically connected to the first interconnect structure. A bump is formed over the first interconnect structure. Conductive vias are formed through the encapsulant and electrically connected to the portion of the substrate. A plurality of bumps is formed over the semiconductor die. A first conductive layer is formed over the encapsulant. A first insulating layer is formed over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed over the first insulating layer and first conductive layer. A second insulating layer is formed over the first insulating layer and second conductive layer. Protrusions extend above the substrate.
US09269690B2	Packaged semiconductor device with interior polygonal pads Embodiments of a packaged semiconductor device with interior polygon pads are disclosed. One embodiment includes a semiconductor chip and a package structure defining a rectangular boundary and having a bottom surface that includes interior polygonal pads exposed at the bottom surface of the package structure and located on a centerline of the bottom surface of the package structure and edge polygonal pads exposed at the bottom surface of the package structure, located at an edge of the rectangular boundary, and including one edge polygonal pad in the vicinity of each corner of the rectangular boundary. The interior polygonal pads are configured such that a line running between at least one vertex of each of the interior polygonal pads is parallel to an edge of the rectangular boundary of the package structure.
US09269689B1	Single sided, flat, no lead, integrated circuit package An integrated circuit package comprising an enclosure including a dielectric housing, a first electrical contact, and a second electrical contact. The dielectric housing, the first electrical contact, and the second electrical contact are configured to form a contact side of the enclosure. In addition, the first and second electrical contacts are sized to be substantially alignment insensitive for electro-mechanical connection to corresponding contacts of an end-use equipment. The enclosure encapsulates an integrated circuit die which is electrically coupled to the first and second electrical contacts. The alignment insensitive first and second electrical contacts may be electro-mechanically connected to corresponding contacts of an end-use equipment (e.g., a printer). Further, the integrated circuit package may be hosted by a peripheral device (e.g., a printer cartridge).
US09269685B2	Integrated circuit package and packaging methods An integrated circuit package includes a package module formed from successive build-up layers which define circuit interconnections, a cavity formed on a top-side of the package module, a chip having a front side with forward contacts and having a back-side, the chip disposed such that in the cavity such that at least one forward contact is electrically connected to at least one of the circuit interconnections of the package module, and a top layer coupled to the back-side of the chip covering at least a part of the chip and the top-side of the package module.
US09269678B2	Bond pad structure and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a bond pad structure, comprising the steps of forming a pad material layer on a passivation layer, forming a protection layer on the pad material layer, performing an etching process to pattern the protection layer and the pad material layer into a bond pad structure, and removing the protection layer on the bond pad structure.
US09269671B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method and semiconductor device There is provided a technology by which the position of 1 pin in a tabless package can be recognized easily. The rear surfaces of plural leads are exposed on a rear surface of a resin-sealed body which seals a semiconductor chip etc., a image recognition area is further provided adjacent to 1 pin (lead with index 1), and a rear surface of an identification mark is exposed from the rear surface of the resin-sealed body of the image recognition area. This identification mark is made of the same conductive member as the plural leads.
US09269667B2	Semiconductor apparatus and an improved structure for power lines A semiconductor apparatus includes a first power supply pad configured to supply a first power; a second power supply pad configured to supply a second power; a first power line configured to be directly electrically coupled to the first power supply pad; and a second power line configured to be directly electrically coupled to the second power supply pad.
US09269665B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate provided with a semiconductor element; a first conductive member formed on the semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film formed on the same layer as the first conductive member; a second conductive member formed so as to contact with a portion of an upper surface of the first conductive member; a second insulating film formed on the first insulating film so as to contact with a portion of the upper surface of the first conductive member, and including at least one type of element among elements contained in the first insulating film except Si; and an etching stopper film formed on the second insulating film so as to contact with a portion of a side surface of the second conductive member, and having an upper edge located below the upper surface of the second conductive member.
US09269664B2	Semiconductor package with through silicon via interconnect and method for fabricating the same The invention provides a semiconductor package with a through silicon via (TSV) interconnect and a method for fabricating the same. An exemplary embodiment of the semiconductor package with a TSV interconnect includes a semiconductor substrate. A through hole is formed through the semiconductor substrate. A TSV interconnect is disposed in a through hole. A conductive layer lines a sidewall of the through hole, surrounding the TSV interconnect.
US09269658B2	Ball amount process in the manufacturing of integrated circuit An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a metal pad over the semiconductor substrate, a passivation layer including a portion over the metal pad, a polymer layer over the passivation layer, and a Post-Passivation Interconnect (PPI) over the polymer layer. The PPI is electrically connected to the metal pad. The PPI includes a PPI line have a first width, and a PPI pad having a second width greater than the first width. The PPI pad is connected to the PPI line. The PPI pad includes an inner portion having a first thickness, and an edge portion having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness.
US09269654B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacture thereof A semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a method for transmitting a signal are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the semiconductor device comprises a first semiconductor chip comprising a first coil, a second semiconductor chip comprising a second coil inductively coupled to the first coil, and an isolating intermediate layer between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip.
US09269645B1	Fan-out wafer level package A fan-out wafer level package is provided. The fan-out wafer level package includes a semiconductor element, a molding compound, a first fan-out structure, a conductive heat spreader, and a plurality of solder balls. The semiconductor element includes a plurality of bonding pads. The molding compound covers the semiconductor element. The first fan-out structure is formed on the semiconductor element, wherein the first fan-out structure has a plurality of fan-out contacts electrically connected to the bonding pads. The conductive heat spreader is formed on the first fan-out structure, wherein the conductive heat spreader has a plurality of through holes filled with a conductive material. The solder balls are formed on the conductive heat spreader, wherein the solder balls are electrically connected to the first fan-out structure via the through holes filled with the conductive material.
US09269635B2	CMOS Transistor with dual high-k gate dielectric A CMOS device with transistors having different gate dielectric materials and a method of manufacture thereof. A CMOS device is formed on a workpiece having a first region and a second region. A first gate dielectric material is deposited over the second region. A first gate material is deposited over the first gate dielectric material. A second gate dielectric material comprising a different material than the first gate dielectric material is deposited over the first region of the workpiece. A second gate material is deposited over the second gate dielectric material. The first gate material, the first gate dielectric material, the second gate material, and the second gate dielectric material are then patterned to form a CMOS device having a symmetric Vt for the PMOS and NMOS FETs.
US09269633B2	Method for forming gate electrode with depletion suppression and tunable workfunction Semiconductor device performance is improved via a gate structure having a tunable effective workfunction and reduced gate depletion effects. According to an example embodiment, the design threshold voltage of a semiconductor device is adjusted in a manner that includes providing a gate having a workfunction that enables operation of the semiconductor device at a selected voltage. The gate is formed having two different conductive materials with different electric workfunctions that both significantly contribute to the overall workfunction of the gate. The relative composition, thickness, and arrangement of each of the two conductive materials is selected to attain a gate electrode workfunction that is different than the workfunctions of each of the two layers and that sets the threshold voltage of the semiconductor device. The adjustability of the effective workfunction of the gate electrode can be applied to a variety of semiconductor devices. The ability to reduce gate depletion effects also provides enhanced device current drive.
US09269622B2	Semiconductor device and method of land grid array packaging with bussing lines A semiconductor device and method of making a semiconductor device is described. An embedded die panel comprising a plurality of semiconductor die separated by saw streets is provided. A conductive layer is formed by an electroless plating process, the conductive layer comprising bussing lines disposed in the saw streets and a redistribution layer (RDL) coupled to the semiconductor die and bussing lines. An insulating layer is formed over the conductive layer and embedded die panel, the insulating layer comprising openings disposed over the conductive layer outside a footprint of the semiconductor die. Interconnect structures are formed in the openings in the insulating layer by using the conductive layer as part of an electroplating process. The embedded die panel is singulated through the saw streets after forming the interconnect structures to remove the bussing lines and to from individual fan-out wafer level packages (FOWLPs).
US09269617B2	Via network structures and method therefor A circuit device is configured with robust circuit connectors. In connection with various example embodiments, an integrated circuit device includes one or more via network layers below a bond pad contact, connecting the bond pad contact with one or more underlying metal layers. Each via network layer includes a plurality of via strips extending about parallel to the bond pad contact and in different directions to structurally support the bond pad contact.
US09269606B2	Spacer enabled active isolation for an integrated circuit device A method for forming an active isolation structure in a semiconductor integrated circuit die is disclosed. A first hard mask layer is deposited over a semiconductor substrate. Portions of the first hard mask layer are removed to form at least one trench. A spacer layer is deposited over the first hard mask and extends into each trench to cover exposed portions of the semiconductor substrate surface in each trench. Portions of the spacer layer are removed such that remaining portions define spacer layer walls covering the side walls of each trench. A second hard mask layer is deposited and extends into each trench between opposing spacer layer walls. The spacer layer walls are removed such that remaining portions of the first and second hard mask layers define a mask pattern, which is then transferred to the substrate to form openings in the substrate, which are filled with an isolation material.
US09269595B2	Semiconductor device with thin profile WLCSP with vertical interconnect over package footprint A semiconductor wafer has a plurality of first semiconductor die. A second semiconductor die is mounted to the first semiconductor die. The active surface of the first semiconductor die is oriented toward an active surface of the second semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the first and second semiconductor die. A portion of a back surface of the second semiconductor die opposite the active surface is removed. Conductive pillars are formed around the second semiconductor die. TSVs can be formed through the first semiconductor die. An interconnect structure is formed over the back surface of the second semiconductor die, encapsulant, and conductive pillars. The interconnect structure is electrically connected to the conductive pillars. A portion of a back surface of the first semiconductor die opposite the active surface is removed. A heat sink or shielding layer can be formed over the back surface of the first semiconductor die.
US09269591B2	Handle wafer for high resistivity trap-rich SOI The present disclosure relates to a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate having a trap-rich layer, with crystal defects, which is disposed within a handle wafer, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the SOI substrate has a handle wafer. A trap-rich layer, having a plurality of crystal defects that act to trap carriers, is disposed within the handle wafer at a position abutting a top surface of the handle wafer. An insulating layer is disposed onto the handle wafer. The insulating layer has a first side abutting the top surface of the handle wafer and an opposing second side abutting a thin layer of active silicon. By forming the trap-rich layer within the handle wafer, fabrication costs associated with depositing a trap-rich material (e.g., polysilicon) onto a handle wafer are reduced and thermal instability issues are prevented.
US09269589B2	Dense finFET SRAM A method for fabricating the device includes patterning a first structure and a second structure on a semiconductor device. A first angled ion implantation is applied to the second structure such that the first structure is protected and a second angled ion implantation is applied to the first structure such that the second structure is protected, wherein exposed portions of the first and second structures have an altered rate of oxidation. Oxidation is performed to form thicker or thinner oxide portions on the exposed portions of the first and second structures relative to unexposed portions of the first and second structures. Oxide portions are removed to an underlying layer of the first and second structures. The first and second structures are removed. Spacers are formed about a periphery of remaining oxide portions. The remaining oxide portions are removed. A layer below the spacers is patterned to form integrated circuit features.
US09269586B2	Selective metal deposition over dielectric layers Selective deposition of metal over dielectric layers in a manner that minimizes or eliminates keyhole formation is provided. According to one embodiment, a dielectric target layer is formed over a substrate layer, wherein the target layer may be configured to allow conformal metal deposition, and a dielectric second layer is formed over the target layer, wherein the second layer may be configured to allow bottom-up metal deposition. An opening may then be formed in the second layer and metal may be selectively deposited over substrate layer.
US09269581B2	Method of producing solar cell A method of producing a solar cell, including: a first coating step in which a pre-wet composition is spin-coated on a surface of a semiconductor substrate; a second coating step in which a diffusing material including a solvent and a diffusing agent containing a first impurity element is spin-coated on the surface where the pre-wet composition has been spin-coated, so as to form a coating film of the diffusing agent; and a first impurity diffusion layer forming step in which the semiconductor substrate having the coating film formed thereon is heated, so as to form a first impurity diffusion layer in which the impurity element contained in the diffusing agent is diffused.
US09269574B2	Methods of fabricating dielectric films from metal amidinate precursors Described are methods for atomic layer deposition of films comprising mixed metal oxides using metal amidinate precursors. The mixed metal oxide films may comprise a lanthanide and a transition metal such as hafnium, zirconium or titanium. Such mixed metal oxide films may be used as dielectric layers in capacitors, transistors, dynamic random access memory cells, resistive random access memory cells, flash memory cells and display panels.
US09269570B2	Contact on a heterogeneous semiconductor substrate A method is provided for producing a microelectronic device with plural zones made of a metal and semiconductor compound, from semiconductor zones made of different semiconductor materials, and on which a thin semiconductor layer is formed prior to the deposition of a metal layer so as to lower the nucleation barrier of the semiconductor zones when reacting with the metal layer.
US09269559B1	Compositions and methods for modifying lumen maintenance characteristics of phosphor-containing coatings Phosphor-containing coating compositions and methods capable of changing the lumen maintenance characteristics of phosphor-containing coatings and fluorescent lamps that utilize such coatings. Lumen maintenance of a fluorescent lamp can be modified by forming a phosphor-containing coating to contain at least a first phosphor that depreciates during operation of the fluorescent lamp, and forming the phosphor-containing coating to further contain an additive composition in a sufficient amount and sufficiently uniformly distributed in the phosphor-containing coating to inhibit depreciation of the first phosphor during operation of the fluorescent lamp.
US09269555B2	Removal of ions from survey scans using variable window band-pass filtering to improve intrascan dynamic range Systems and methods are used to band-pass filter ions from a mass range. A full spectrum is received for a full scan of a mass range using a tandem mass spectrometer. A mass selection window of the full spectrum is selected and a set of tuning parameter values is selected. The tandem mass spectrometer is instructed to perform a scan of the mass selection window using the set of tuning parameter values. A spectrum is received for the scan from the tandem mass spectrometer. A band-pass filtered spectrum is created for the mass range that includes values from the spectrum for the mass selection window of the mass range. Systems and methods are also used to band-pass filter ions from two or more mass selection windows across the mass range and to filter out ions from a mass selection window between two band-pass mass selection windows.
US09269554B2	Cryogenic collisional cooling cell A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a cooling cell for cooling ions so as to reduce their kinetic energy. The cooling cell comprises: a chamber for receiving the ions or for generating the ions therein, wherein said chamber is formed from walls defining a substantially enclosed region; and a cooling jacket surrounding said chamber, wherein said cooling jacket is arranged and configured to contain a cooling fluid and so as to remove heat from one or more walls of the chamber. The mass spectrometer further comprises a mass analyzer for receiving ions from the cooling cell after they have been cooled. The present invention reduced the kinetic energy of the ions prior to mass analysis and hence improves the resolution of the mass analyzer. The mass analyzer is preferably a time of flight mass analyzer.
US09269552B2	Ion detectors and methods of using them Certain embodiments described herein are directed to ion detectors and systems. In some examples, the ion detector can include a plurality of dynodes, in which one or more of the dynodes are coupled to an electrometer. In other configurations, each dynode can be coupled to a respective electrometer. Methods using the ion detectors are also described.
US09269547B2	Semiconductor equipment Semiconductor equipment is disclosed in this invention. The semiconductor equipment includes a reaction chamber, a wafer susceptor, and a liner device. The reaction chamber includes an opening and a circular inner wall. The wafer susceptor is capable of carrying at least one wafer. The liner device is disposed between the wafer susceptor and the circular inner wall of the reaction chamber. The liner device is capable of moving vertically between a first position and a second position. The liner device includes at least one venting opening, wherein the venting opening is connected with a venting device. Particles which are accumulated within the liner device can be removed by the venting device.
US09269540B2	Ion implantation apparatus and method of determining state of ion implantation apparatus An ion implantation apparatus according to an embodiment includes an ion implantation unit, a position detection unit, a charge supply unit, a current value detection unit, and a determination unit. The ion implantation unit scans the surface of a substrate with an ion beam containing positively charged ions and implants the ions into the substrate. The position detection unit detects the scan position of the ion beam on the substrate. The charge supply unit generates a plasma, emits electrons contained in the plasma, and supplies the electrons to the substrate. The current value detection unit detects a current value that changes in accordance with the amount of electrons emitted by the charge supply unit. The determination unit determines the charge build-up state of the substrate based on a change in the current value, the change being accompanied by a change in the scan position.
US09269538B2	Ion beam uniformity control using ion beam blockers A method of achieving ion beam uniformity control using ion beam blockers. The method includes generating an ion beam, detecting a current profile of said ion beam with an ion beam blocker unit, wherein said detected current profile is an initial current profile, blocking a portion of said ion beam with said ion beam blocker unit to achieve a second current profile that is different from the initial current profile, and implanting said ion beam into a workpiece after said blocking.
US09269537B2	E-beam lithography with alignment gating The present disclosure provides one embodiment of a reflective electron-beam (e-beam) lithography system. The reflective e-beam lithography system includes an e-beam source to generate an e-beam; a digital pattern generator (DPG) having a plurality of pixels that are dynamically and individually controllable to reflect the e-beam; a substrate stage designed to secure a substrate and being operable to move the substrate; an e-beam lens module configured to project the e-beam from the DPG to the substrate; and an alignment gate configured between the e-beam source and the DPG, wherein the alignment gate is operable to modulate an intensity of the e-beam.
US09269526B2	X-ray tube An X-ray tube includes a vacuum-filled housing and an anode contained in the vacuum-filled housing. The anode is operable to produce an X-ray beam based on electrons emitted from a cathode and attracted by a high voltage applied to the anode. The X-ray tube also includes a high-voltage power line introduced from an external side of the housing for supplying the anode with a high-voltage potential. The X-ray tube includes an electrical feed for electrically insulating the high-voltage power line from the housing. The electrical feed in the X-ray tube includes at least two insulating layers radially between the high-voltage power line and the housing. The at least two insulating layers are separated from one another by a metallic coating.
US09269523B2	Electron emission device and electron emission display An electron emission device includes a number of first electrodes and a number of second electrodes intersected with each other to define a number of intersections. An electron emission unit is sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode at each of the number of intersections, wherein the electron emission unit includes a semiconductor layer and an insulating layer stacked together, the semiconductor layer defines a number of holes, the carbon nanotube layer covers the number of holes, and a portion of the carbon nanotube layer is suspended on the number of holes.
US09269511B2	Hand controlled electronics toy article Communication means allowing a hand controlled toy play set to communicate data with another play set article or a joystick through hand contact or hand shake motion. Said toy play set comprises memory means and identity means to represent the performance parameters and personality of a toy member.
US09269507B2	Spring load adjustment structure of contact device and spring load adjustment method of contact device A contact device includes: fixed terminals; a movable contact maker; a pressing spring; an adjustment plate that comes into contact with an upper face of the movable contact maker; a holding portion; a movable shaft; and an electromagnet block. The holding portion is divided into first and second holding portions that are separated from each other. The first and second holding portions are electrically connected to each other via only the adjustment plate, due to the adjustment plate being sandwiched by a first side plate of the first holding portion and a second side plate of the second holding portion. The adjustment plate is moved in extending and contracting directions of the pressing spring, and the adjustment plate and each of the first and second side plates are subjected to resistance welding at a position at which pressing force of the pressing spring is a predetermined value.
US09269506B2	Movable contact arm for molded case circuit breaker and movable contact arm assembly The present disclosure is to provide a movable contact arm capable of securing a revolution radius to a closed position of the movable contact arm such that adhesive materials on the shaft due to arc scattering materials can be removed with no installation of additional elements, and a movable contact arm according to the present disclosure may comprise an adhesive material removal portion formed on a lateral surface at which a contact of the movable contact arm is located, and configured to minimize a contact area with adhesive materials so as to remove the adhesive materials due to an arc.
US09269499B2	Thin wire/thick wire lead assembly for electrolytic capacitor A capacitor containing a solid electrolytic capacitor element including a sintered porous anode body, a first anode lead, and a second anode lead is provided. The first anode lead has a thickness that is larger than a thickness of the second anode lead. A portion of the first anode lead is embedded in the porous anode body, and a second portion of the first anode lead extends from a surface thereof in a longitudinal direction. Meanwhile, the second anode lead is electrically connected to the anode body for connection to an anode termination. In one embodiment, the second anode lead can be directly connected to a surface of the anode body. In another embodiment, the second anode lead can be indirectly connected to the anode body such as via attachment at an end of the second portion of the first anode lead.
US09269483B2	Flux focusing arrangement for permanent magnets, methods of fabricating such arrangements, and machines including such arrangements Numerous arrangements for permanent magnets are disclosed that can focus the flux produced by the magnets. Depending on the particular application in which the disclosed designs and techniques are used, efficiency and reliability may be increased by minimizing flux leakage, increasing peak flux density, and shaping the flux fields to improve the effective coercivity of the flux focusing permanent magnet arrangement when loaded, and to achieve customized voltage and current waveforms. The disclosed magnet assemblies may be incorporated into a machine, such as a motor/generator, having windings and may be disposed for movement relative to the windings. The magnet assembly may be mounted on a support formed of one or more ferromagnetic materials, such as a back iron. The disclosed flux focusing magnet assemblies may be formed using a variety of manufacturing methods.
US09269464B2	Neutron shielding ring, apparatus and method using the same for storing high level radioactive waste An apparatus, system and method for storing high level radioactive waste. In one aspect, the invention is a specially designed ring structure for providing neutron and gamma radiation shielding for high level radioactive materials that produce residual heat. A plurality of the ring structures may be arranged in a stacked assembly that completely surrounds an internal containment boundary. Collars may be provided at the ring-to-ring interfaces. The ring structures may have voids which are configured for receiving neutron absorbing material that completely surrounds the containment boundary.
US09269457B2	Semiconductor device capable of rescuing defective characteristics occurring after packaging A memory device capable of rescuing defective characteristics that occur after packaging includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells and an antifuse circuit unit including at least one antifuse. The antifuse circuit unit stores a defective cell address of the memory cell array in the at least one antifuse and reads the defective cell address to an external source. The antifuse circuit unit stores a defective characteristic code in the at least one antifuse, wherein the defective characteristic code is related to at least one of a timing parameter spec., a refresh spec., an input/output (I/O) trigger voltage spec., and a data training spec. of the memory device, and outputs the defective characteristic code to an external source.
US09269456B2	Semiconductor memory test method and semiconductor memory A first erase test is performed by applying an erase pulse to series of memory cells which are included in a memory cell array and which are divided into a plurality of groups until the appearance of a group for which the determination that erase is completed is made. A second erase test is performed on other series of memory cells including the series of memory cells on the basis of the number of erase pulses at the time of detecting a group for which the determination that erase is completed is made first.
US09269455B2	Shift register unit, gate driving circuit, array substrate and display apparatus A shift register unit, a gate driving circuit, an array substrate and a display apparatus are disclosed to reduce noises generated at an output of a next stage shift register unit caused by an output of a pervious stage shift register unit. The shift register unit at each stage comprises at least a signal inputting terminal INPUT, a signal outputting terminal OUTPUT and a capacitor CAP connected with the outputting terminal OUTPUT so as to provide an output signal to the outputting terminal OUTPUT, wherein the shift register unit further comprises a switch located between the capacitor CAP and the outputting terminal OUTPUT, and the switch is in a turned-off state when the capacitor CAP is charged.
US09269451B2	Storage device and method for performing a self-refresh operation A storage device and method for performing a self-refresh operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a storage device determines that the self-refresh operation needs to be performed. In response to that determination, the storage device performs the self-refresh operation by reading data from the memory and writing the data back to the memory without transferring the data outside of the storage device.
US09269450B2	Methods, devices, and systems for adjusting sensing voltages in devices The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for adjusting sensing voltages in devices. One or more embodiments include memory cells, and a controller configured to perform a sense operation on the memory cells using a sensing voltage to determine a quantity of the memory cells having a threshold voltage (Vt) greater than the sensing voltage and adjust a sensing voltage used to determine a state of the memory cells based, at least partially, on the determined quantity of memory cells.
US09269437B2	Isolation switching for backup memory Certain embodiments described herein include a memory system having a volatile memory subsystem, a non-volatile memory subsystem, a controller coupled to the non-volatile memory subsystem, and a circuit coupled to the volatile memory subsystem, to the controller, and to a host system. In a first mode of operation, the circuit is operable to selectively isolate the controller from the volatile memory subsystem, and to selectively couple the volatile memory subsystem to the host system to allow data to be communicated between the volatile memory subsystem and the host system. In a second mode of operation, the circuit is operable to selectively couple the controller to the volatile memory subsystem to allow data to be communicated between the volatile memory subsystem and the nonvolatile memory subsystem using the controller, and the circuit is operable to selectively isolate the volatile memory subsystem from the host system.
US09269433B2	Resistive memory device and write method thereof A method writes data in a resistive memory device in which paths for performing write operations to record first-state data and second-state data are controlled to cause current to flow in opposing directions in a resistive memory cell whose switching type has been determined. The method includes performing a write operation in a predetermined direction when writing the first-state data and second-state data, making a determination with respect to success in target data through verification, and attempting an additional write operation through a path reversed from a write path of corresponding data according to a result of the determination.
US09269427B2	Memory devices and related methods A resistive memory device. Implementations may include an array of memory cells including resistive memory elements which are coupled to isolation transistors and which may include a magnetic tunnel junction. A decoder decodes input address information to select a row of the array. A binarizer coupled to the memory array assigns binary weights to outputs of the memory array output through bit lines coupled to the memory cells. A summer sums the binary weighted outputs, and a quantizer generates an output digital code corresponding to data stored in a plurality of memory cells during a prior program cycle. The outputs of the memory array may be currents or voltages. In implementations multiple arrays of memory cells may be utilized and their respective outputs combined to form higher bit outputs, such as eight bit, twelve bit, sixteen bit, and so forth.
US09269423B2	Latch-based memory array The invention concerns a memory array having memory cells arranged in columns and rows, the memory cells of each column being coupled to at least one common write line of their column, the memory cells of each row being coupled to a common selection line of their row, wherein each of the memory cells includes a latch formed of a pair of inverters cross-coupled between first and second storage nodes; a first transistor coupled between the first storage node and a first test data input; and a second transistor coupled between the second storage node and a second test data input.
US09269420B2	Semiconductor memory device and sense amplifier control method thereof A semiconductor memory device is provided. A cell array includes a DRAM cell connected to one of a pair of bit lines. A bit line sense amplifier is coupled to the pair of bit lines. The bit line sense amplifier discharges a low-level bit line of the pair of bit lines toward a ground level and clamps the low-level bit line to a boosted sense ground voltage in response to a control signal. A sense amplifier control logic generates the control signal having a pulse interval. The low-level bit line is discharged toward the ground level for the pulse interval and after the pulse interval ends, the low-level bit line is clamped to the boosted sense ground voltage.
US09269417B2	Memory refresh management Apparatus, systems, and methods to manage memory refresh operations are described. In one embodiment, an electronic device comprises a processor and memory controller logic to determine a memory refresh frequency for a memory system and transmit refresh commands to a refresh control logic in at least one memory bank coupled to the memory controller according to the memory refresh frequency. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US09269416B2	Non-volatile counter utilizing a ferroelectric capacitor A counter that can include a plurality of count stages is disclosed. Each count stage includes a ferroelectric capacitor characterized by first and second polarization states, a variable impedance element, reset and count ports and a detector. The variable impedance element has an impedance between first and second switch terminals that is determined by a signal on a control terminal, the ferroelectric capacitor being connected between the control terminal and the first switch terminal. A reset signal coupled to the control terminal causes the ferroelectric capacitor to be polarized in the first polarization state. The count port is configured to receive pulses to be counted, the count port being connected to the first switch terminal by a conductive load. The detector generates a count complete signal if a potential on the first terminal exceeds a threshold value while the count port is receiving one of the pulses.
US09269407B1	System and method for managing circuit performance and power consumption by selectively adjusting supply voltage over time Disclosed is a system that periodically increases the supply voltage applied to a power rail of an integrated circuit chip that is incorporated into a product, thereby compensating for age-dependent changes in a performance parameter sensitivity (e.g., in a delay sensitivity). In this system, the chip comprises at least a memory, an age monitor, a voltage selector and a power rail. The memory stores an age/voltage table. The age monitor automatically measures the age of the chip. Based on the age and using the age/voltage table, the voltage selector selects a specific supply voltage and outputs a voltage selection signal to an adjustable voltage regulator, which can apply (e.g., automatically or on-demand) that specific supply voltage to the power rail. Also disclosed is a method for regulating the power supplied to an integrated circuit chip, which is incorporated into a product, and a method for generating an age/voltage table.
US09269399B2	Capture, syncing and playback of audio data and image data A capture device includes a microphone, a camera, a memory, and a processor. The microphone is configured to record audio data, the camera is configured to capture image data, the memory is configured to store the recorded audio data and the captured image data, and the processor is configured to link the recorded audio data with the captured image data based on a timestamp of the image data, and store the linked audio data and image data in a same record in the memory.
US09269397B2	Television receiver storage management Various arrangements are presented that may involve receiving from a television service provider, timers that are used to record a managed channel array. Each of these timers define a television channel, a time period, and a date. The received timers may be set at a television receiver. User input may be received that specifies an undesired television channel that is not to be recorded according to the received plurality of timers, the undesired television channel being part of the managed channel array. An amount of storage space for the managed channel array excluding the undesired television channel may be calculated. Storage space may be allocated based upon the calculated amount of storage space for the managed channel array excluding the undesired television channel.
US09269392B2	Anti-copy protection for a video signal An apparatus and method for applying anti-copy protection to a raster-scanned video signal are described. A square waveform 52 is added to the vertical synchronization pulses 50 of the video signal. The effect of the waveform is not apparent until it has been recorded by a video cassette recorder. The anti-copy protected video signal can therefore be viewed normally on a display device at or near to the picture quality intended by the originator of the video signal, but once recorded, exhibits a reduction in picture quality which makes the video signal quite unattractive to view.
US09269387B2	Magnetic recording medium and method of fabricating the same In one embodiment, there are provided: a substrate; a data area disposed on the substrate and having a plurality of first magnetic dots arrayed in lines in mutually different first, second, and third directions; and a boundary magnetic part having a plurality of first magnetic portions arrayed in a line in the third direction and each having a length longer than that of the first magnetic dot in the third direction, and a second magnetic dot disposed between the first magnetic portions and disposed on extensions in the first and second directions of the first magnetic dots, and disposed along with the data area on the substrate.
US09269383B1	Multi-sensor (MIMO) head having a back side antiferromagnetic middle shield According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a lower magnetic shield positioned at a media facing surface of the head, a lower sensor positioned above the lower magnetic shield, the lower sensor including a lower free layer, a middle magnetic shield positioned above the lower sensor at the media facing surface of the head, and a back side antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer positioned behind the lower free layer in an element height direction, the back side AFM layer being configured to provide magnetic stabilization for the middle magnetic shield. In another embodiment, a method includes forming a lower sensor including a lower free layer, forming a back side AFM layer behind the lower free layer in an element height direction, and forming a middle magnetic shield above the lower sensor, wherein the back side AFM layer is configured to provide magnetic stabilization for the middle magnetic shield.
US09269376B1	Efficient burst data verify in shingled data storage drives To provide enhanced operation of data storage devices and systems, various systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are provided herein. In a first example, a data storage device is presented with storage media comprising a cache storage region and a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) storage region that is divided into burst zones. A storage control system receives write operations and accumulates write data in the cache storage region until a commit threshold condition. Responsively, the storage control system transfers the write data into a burst zone of the SMR storage region, and verifies the write data written into the burst zone once the burst transfer is complete. Responsive to data verify errors in the write data written into the burst zone, the storage control system writes data associated with the data verify errors into an exception location associated with the burst zone.
US09269369B2	Method and device for dereverberation of single-channel speech The present invention relates to a method and device for dereverberation of single-channel speech. The method includes the following steps of framing an input single channel speech signal, and processing the frame signals as follows according to a time sequence: performing short-time Fourier transform on a current frame to obtain a power spectrum and a phase spectrum of the current frame; selecting several frames previous to the current frame and having a distance from the current frame within a set duration range, and performing linear superposition on the power spectra of these frames to estimate the power spectrum of a late reflection sound of the current frame; removing the estimated power spectrum of the late reflection sound of the current frame from the power spectrum of the current frame by a spectral subtraction method to obtain the power spectra of a direct sound and an early reflection sound of the current frame; and performing inverse short-time Fourier transform on the power spectra of the direct sound and the early reflection sound of the current frame and the phase spectrum of the current frame together to obtain a signal of the current frame after dereverberation. The dereverberation method and device can solve the problem that the estimation of a transfer function of a reverberation environment or the estimation of reverberation time is difficult in the dereverberation of single-channel speech.
US09269368B2	Speaker-identification-assisted uplink speech processing systems and methods Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing speaker-identification-assisted speech processing in an uplink path of a communication device. In accordance with certain embodiments, a communication device includes speaker identification (SID) logic that is configured to identify the identity of a near-end speaker. Knowledge of the identity of the near-end speaker is then used to improve the performance of one or more uplink speech processing algorithms implemented on the communication device.
US09269363B2	Audio data hiding based on perceptual masking and detection based on code multiplexing A spread spectrum data hiding for audio signals is described. A set of pseudo-random noise sequences is added to an audio signal according to a data to be embedded. A masking curve is used to shape the added noise. A transient detection step can be used to control whether a shaped noise sequence is to be added or not. Embedded information is detected by first performing a whitening step and then performing a phase-only correlation with a same set of pseudo-random noise sequences. A detection method that is based on correlation of multiplexed noise sequences with a noise sequence embedded in the audio is also described.
US09269362B2	Method and system for blind audio watermarking A method and system for blind audio watermarking has been envisaged. The system embeds an in-audible watermark by modifying a predetermined singular value in the wavelet domain. The generated watermarked audio signals are robust again Gaussian noise and other watermark removal and compression attacks. Also, the system can perform watermark extraction/detection in real-time without requiring in advance, either the original audio signal or its processed parameters. Thereby, the method and system provide a real-time, efficient technique for blind audio watermarking.
US09269359B2	Coding of multi-channel signals A system comprises: first and second base stations; and a plurality of relay nodes, each of said relay nodes connected to the first base station, each of said relay nodes being connected to at least one other relay node, whereby at least one relay node is configured to at least one of receive and send information for another of said relays nodes; wherein when at least one of the plurality of relay nodes is handed over to a second base station the at least one relay node is configured to receive and/or send information via another of the relay nodes connected to the first base station.
US09269352B2	Speech recognition with a plurality of microphones At least first and second microphones with different frequency responses form part of a speech recognition system. The microphones are coupled to a processor that is configured to recognize a spoken word based on the microphone signals. The processor classifies the spoken word, and weights the signals from the microphones based on the classification of the spoken word.
US09269351B2	Voice recognition device According to a voice recognition device of this invention, with respect to a keyword extracted by a voice recognition unit from a speech content by a user, display contents each displayed by an operation by the user and their respective numbers of display times are stored as history information, and a search level is set through determination of whether or not the same operations and displays have been made by a predetermined number of times or more. This makes it possible, at the next time the same keyword is extracted, to immediately present information of such a level that the user requires, and thus, detailed information necessary for the user can always be provided efficiently, so that the convenience of the user is enhanced.
US09269348B2	System and method for automatic detection of abnormal stress patterns in unit selection synthesis Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for detecting and correcting abnormal stress patterns in unit-selection speech synthesis. A system practicing the method detects incorrect stress patterns in selected acoustic units representing speech to be synthesized, and corrects the incorrect stress patterns in the selected acoustic units to yield corrected stress patterns. The system can further synthesize speech based on the corrected stress patterns. In one aspect, the system also classifies the incorrect stress patterns using a machine learning algorithm such as a classification and regression tree, adaptive boosting, support vector machine, and maximum entropy. In this way a text-to-speech unit selection speech synthesizer can produce more natural sounding speech with suitable stress patterns regardless of the stress of units in a unit selection database.
US09269347B2	Text to speech system A text-to-speech method configured to output speech having a selected speaker voice and a selected speaker attribute, including: inputting text; dividing the inputted text into a sequence of acoustic units; selecting a speaker for the inputted text; selecting a speaker attribute for the inputted text; converting the sequence of acoustic units to a sequence of speech vectors using an acoustic model; and outputting the sequence of speech vectors as audio with the selected speaker voice and a selected speaker attribute. The acoustic model includes a first set of parameters relating to speaker voice and a second set of parameters relating to speaker attributes, which parameters do not overlap. The selecting a speaker voice includes selecting parameters from the first set of parameters and the selecting the speaker attribute includes selecting the parameters from the second set of parameters.
US09269338B2	Musical instrument accessory A musical instrument accessory is configured to provide cushioning to a chest of a musician and to repel moisture from a musical instrument. The musical instrument accessory has a comfort layer configured to repel moisture. A transition layer is mechanically coupled to the comfort layer and provides cushioning. An attachment layer is mechanically coupled to the transition layer and configured to adhere to the musical instrument. The comfort layer, the transition layer and the attachment layer have a common profile shape that is configured to accommodate musical instruments of different sizes.
US09269336B2	Operating element device A key (11) is supported by key supporting portions (32) so that the key (11) can pivot. A reaction force generation member (22) is shaped like a dome to be elastically deformed by a key-depression of the key (11). At the time of the elastic deformation, the reaction force generation member (22) increases a reaction force from the beginning with an increasing amount of elastic deformation. After the reaction force reaches its peak, the reaction force generation member (22) buckles to reduce the reaction force. A normal line of a plane (P1) including a pivot axis (C) of the key (11) and a depression point of a depression portion (11a) is designed to be roughly parallel to an axis line (Y1) of the reaction force generation member (22) at the point in time when the reaction force of the reaction force generation member (22) reaches its peak.
US09269335B2	Installation structure for acoustic transducer An installation structure for an acoustic transducer configured to push and pull a vibrated body and having a magnetic-path forming portion; a vibrating unit; and a connector having at least one joint portion configured to connect two members such that axes of the two members are inclined relative to each other by bending at the at least one joint portion, the at least one joint portion having an urging portion configured to generate an urging force by which a pushing-side driving portion of a first member connected to one side of the at least one joint portion urges a pushing-side driven portion of a second member connected on another side of the at least one joint portion in a pushing direction and an urging force by which a pulling-side driving portion of the first member urges a pulling-side driven portion of the second member in a pulling direction.
US09269334B2	Display system A display system comprises a processing device connected to a plurality of display devices, the processing device comprising a processor connected to a system memory and to a graphics processing unit, the graphics processing unit comprising a graphics processor connected to a video memory. A method of operating the system comprises the steps of maintaining a system frame buffer in system memory, creating a shared primary surface in video memory for an additional display device not controlled by the graphics processing unit, rendering the contents of the system frame buffer onto the shared primary surface, rendering any and all directly rendered applications onto the shared primary surface, maintaining a second frame buffer in system memory, copying at least some of the content of the shared primary surface to the second frame buffer, and outputting at least some of the content of the second frame buffer to the additional display device.
US09269326B2	Voltage compensation circuit and operation method thereof A voltage compensation circuit and an operation method thereof are provided. The voltage compensation circuit is suitable for a display device. The display device includes a direct-current voltage converter, a voltage level shifter, a panel, and a gate driving circuit. The voltage compensation circuit includes a voltage divider providing a divided voltage form a gate pulse signal, a comparing unit, a time counting unit and a processing unit. The comparing unit receives the divided voltage to provide at least one comparison result. The time counting unit provides a plurality of timing control signals at different time points according to the divided voltage. The processing unit provides a voltage reference signal to the direct-current voltage converter according to the plurality of timing control signals and the comparing result, and accordingly, the direct-current voltage converter adjusts an output voltage relating to the gate driving circuit.
US09269317B2	Gate driving circuit and display apparatus having the same A liquid crystal display apparatus including a gate driving circuit disposed on a liquid crystal display is provided. The apparatus further includes a data driving chip, disposed on the liquid crystal display panel, to apply data driving signals to data lines. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of stages connected to one another in parallel. The odd-numbered stages of the stages each apply gate driving signals to odd-numbered gate lines of the gate lines, in response to a first clock signal and the even-numbered stages of the stages each apply the gate driving signals to even-numbered gate lines of the gate lines, in response to a second clock signal having an opposite phase from a phase of the first clock signal.
US09269315B2	Driving method of semiconductor device A highly reliable semiconductor device and a method for driving the highly reliable semiconductor device is provided. In a semiconductor device in which a light-transmitting storage capacitor having a MOS capacitor structure is provided and a light-transmitting semiconductor film functioning as one electrode of the storage capacitor is electrically connected to a capacitor line, a shift of a threshold voltage of the storage capacitor in the positive direction is suppressed in a period during which an image is not displayed. For example, the shift of the threshold voltage of the storage capacitor in the positive direction is suppressed by application of a negative bias to a pixel electrode functioning as the other electrode of the storage capacitor.
US09269306B2	Backlight driving circuit, LCD device, and method for driving the backlight driving circuit A backlight driving circuit includes a transformer, a controllable switch connected in series with a primary side of the transformer, a voltage collection unit receiving a voltage of the primary side of the transformer, and a comparing unit coupled to the voltage collection unit. When an output voltage of the voltage collection unit is less than a preset reference voltage, the comparing unit drives the controllable switch to turn on.
US09269299B2	Pixel circuit, method for driving pixel circuit, and display panel Disclosed are a pixel circuit, a method for driving a pixel circuit, and a display panel, display apparatus and electronic product comprising the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit comprises at least two electroluminescence elements, wherein: an electrode in a first polarity of each of the at least two electroluminescence elements is coupled to a corresponding current control terminal; and an electrode in a second polarity of each of the at least two electroluminescence elements is coupled to a drive unit that supplies a drive current for the at least two electroluminescence elements.
US09269273B1	Systems, methods and computer program products for building a database associating n-grams with cognitive motivation orientations Computer-implemented methods can transform a corpus of meaningful text sequences into a generalized computer-usable repository of neurolinguistic information that can be applied by one or more computer systems. The computer system(s) can use the neurolinguistic information to neurolinguistically analyze meaningful text sequences to derive statistical information and identify dominant cognitive motivation orientations expressed in those text sequences. The identified dominant cognitive motivation orientations can be used to improve the efficacy of both human-generated and machine-generated communications. The computer system(s) thereby transform a meaningful text sequence into actionable information about the dominant cognitive motivation orientation(s) of the author of that text sequence within the context in which the text sequence was composed. Computer systems and computer-program products for implementing the methods are also described.
US09269269B2	Blind spot warning system and method The present invention relates to a blind spot warning system and method for sensing a vehicle in a blind spot of a vehicle and warning thereof in advance, the blind spot warning system comprising a line-to-line space-generating unit that generates, in real time, line-to-line space data, which changes when the host vehicle is driven; a distance-measuring unit, which measures the distance between the host vehicle and a target vehicle located in a blind spot of the host vehicle; an input unit, which receives the line-to-line space data and the distance measurement information; a comparison unit, which compares the target vehicle distance data with the line-to-line space data to decide whether the target vehicle is located within the threshold vehicle-to-vehicle distance; and a warning output unit for outputting a warning if the target vehicle is located within the threshold vehicle-to-vehicle distance in the blind spot.
US09269259B2	Methods and systems for processing crowd-sensed data The disclosed embodiments illustrate methods and systems for processing crowd-sensed data. The method includes receiving the crowd-sensed data from a mobile device associated with a user. The crowd-sensed data corresponds to metadata of an event pertaining to an aberration in at least one of a public service, a public infrastructure, a private service, or a private infrastructure. Thereafter, the event may be prioritized based at least on a type of the event, a measure of impact of the event, or a measure of urgency to resolve the event. Further, a notification of the event may be transmitted to an organization responsible to at least resolve the event, based on the prioritizing, wherein the notification comprises at least the metadata.
US09269255B2	Worksite proximity warning Systems and methods for warning of proximity in a worksite are disclosed. A second transceiver is detected at a first transceiver, wherein the first transceiver is a mobile wearable device, and wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver are located at a worksite. An ad-hoc network is established, at the first transceiver, between the first transceiver and the second transceiver. A distance is calculated, at the first transceiver, in three dimensions between the first transceiver and the second transceiver based on the detecting the second transceiver. A first safety envelope is defined, at the first transceiver, about the first transceiver and a second safety envelope about the second transceiver. An alarm is issued, at the first transceiver, when the first safety envelope comes in contact with the second safety envelope.
US09269253B2	Systems and methods for permitting movement of an object outside a predetermined proximity distance threshold Disclosed herein is a method and system for managing the location of at least one object that includes providing an object having a communication structure and providing a device capable of communicating with the communication structure operatively associated with the object within a communication range, the device being capable of providing a warning notification. The method and system further include determining, by the device, that the object is not detected within a predetermined proximity distance threshold and determining, by the device, that the object that is not detected within the predetermined proximity distance threshold has permission to not be detected within the predetermined proximity distance threshold. The method include providing no warning notification when the at least one object is determined to have permission to not be detected within the predetermined proximity distance threshold.
US09269247B2	Programmable security system and method for protecting merchandise A programmable security system and method for protecting an item of merchandise includes a programming station, a programmable key and a security system. The programming station generates a security code and communicates the security code to a memory of the programmable key. The programmable key initially communicates the security code to a memory of the security device and subsequently operates the security device upon a matching of the security code in the memory of the security device with the security code in the memory of the programmable key. The programmable key may also transfer power via electrical contacts or inductive transfer from an internal battery to the security device to operate a lock mechanism. The security code may be communicated by wireless infrared (IR) systems, electrical contacts or inductive transfer. A timer inactivates the programmable key and/or the security device after a predetermine period of time. A counter inactivates the programmable key after a predetermined maximum number of activations.
US09269241B2	Tamper-resistant security device A security device comprises a mounting plate and a mounting device. The mounting plate, for being fixed to a surface, comprises a first electrical contact point and a second electrical contact point electrically connecting to the first electrical contact point. The mounting device is to be assembled to the mounting plate and comprises a third electrical contact point, a fourth electrical contact point and a detection circuit. The third electrical contact point is for contacting the first electrical contact point when the mounting device is assembled to the mounting plate. The fourth electrical contact point is for contacting the second electrical contact point when the mounting device is assembled to the mounting plate. The detection circuit is electrically connected to the fourth electrical contact point, for determining whether the fourth electrical contact point is electrically connected to the third electrical contact point.
US09269238B2	Door knocker with audio playback A novelty door knocker having an electronic sound effect or effects, the door knocker with mechanical arm, plate, switch or proximity sensor enabled to trigger a sound effect, and a battery-powered circuit for controlling and coordinating the acoustics with the trigger. The door knocker may be decorated with or shaped as a cartoon figure for use on a child's bedroom door, for example.
US09269232B2	System and method for providing a secondary contest determined by the results of a primary wagering game Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary wagering game on computing devices within a communication network in which players enter wagers and their results from the primary wagering game in the secondary contest and the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest.
US09269230B2	Wagering game award system Embodiments of the inventive subject matter include a method comprising determining, by a wagering game unit of a wagering game machine, a result of a wagering game. The method can also include requesting, over a network by an award system unit of the wagering game machine, awards of a first award type be added to an electronic player account based on the result of the wagering game. The method can include receiving, by the award system unit, electronic input requesting to exchange the awards of the first award type in the electronic player account for awards of a second award type. The method can include requesting, over the network by the award system unit, exchange of the awards of the first award type in the electronic player account for the awards of the second award type.
US09269226B2	Wagering game method, gaming machine, gaming system, and program product providing local and group progressive prizes A progressive prize method for a group of linked gaming machines includes maintaining both a respective local progressive pool for each respective gaming machine in the group and a group progressive pool shared among the group of gaming machines. A local progressive prize trigger is used to determine when a progressive prize is to be awarded from a local progressive pool and a separate group progressive trigger is used to determine when a progressive prize is to be awarded from the group progressive pool. The group progressive trigger may be based on a count of local progressive prizes that have been awarded. Thus a local progressive trigger may ultimately result in the award of a progressive prize from the group progressive pool rather than the respective local progressive pool.
US09269224B2	Devices for gaming A computing device for gaming by patrons. An identification acceptor may scan an identification document into digital form. A biological sensor such as a camera may obtain biological data describing a human patron. Input-output device(s) mounted in the computing device may present information and accept registration/login information and gaming commands from a human patron. A currency acceptor and dispenser may accept money. The computing device may ask a patron to insert an identification document into the identification acceptor, and scan the document. The computing device may obtain biological data describing the patron. The computing device may verify the identity of the patron and acceptability of the patron for gaming based at least in part on the digital form of the patron's identification and the biological data. The computing device may accept currency for deposit into a wagering account. Once the patron is verified and the account is funded, the computing device may offer gaming activities to the verified patron out of the wagering account, and pay out gaming winnings at the currency dispenser.
US09269221B2	Configuration of interfaces for a location detection system and application A system and method provides efficient and highly reliable customer and asset tracking. A Personal Digital Key (PDK) is associated with and carried by a user or fixed to an asset. The PDK wirelessly communicates with a receiver/decoder circuit (RDC) that can be coupled to a variety of electronic devices. The RDC authenticates the PDK based on received data and stores information to track customers and provide improved service. The RDC can be coupled to or integrated with a variety of electronic devices. The operation of the electronic device is determined based on an identification code of the detected PDK and an identification code of the RDC. The electronic device, the PDK or both can be configured with a personalized user interface and execute specific functions based on stored state information associated with the PDK and RDC identification codes.
US09269217B2	Infrared displays for human interfaces viewable by camera Gaming-related displays present text and graphics viewable with a special visual aid, e.g., a camera phone. The visual aid provides an interface allowing the player to interact with, and be engaged by, the gaming machine and the gaming environment. The text and graphics shown on the visual aid may provide information that adds to the player's experience. For example, a gaming system includes a gaming terminal for a wagering game. The gaming terminal includes a light-emitting area emitting a predetermined pattern of invisible light having wavelengths outside the visible electromagnetic spectrum. The gaming system also includes a visual aid including a sensor and a visual aid display. The visual aid detects, with the sensor, the pattern of invisible light, converts the pattern of invisible light into a pattern of visible light having wavelengths inside the visible electromagnetic spectrum, and displays the pattern of visible light on the visual aid display.
US09269214B2	Hitting game machine allowing successive input of coins A hitting game machine allows the successive input of coins. In the hitting game machine, each target which is to be rotated by a hit of a hitting member includes an eccentric shaft. The target is configured such that a rotating shaft integrally rotates along with a hit surface which is to be hit by the hitting member. Further, a longitudinal section of the hit surface has a plate shape, a longitudinal section of which is in a linear shape or a shape that is reduced in width from an upper end thereof to a lower end. Therefore, it is possible for several hitting members to successively hit the same one of targets of a circular plate that is rotating.
US09269212B2	Removable mass storage device in a wagering game machine A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered. The system also comprises an interface to receive a nonvolatile storage device, which is operable to mount and unmount one or more hot pluggable mass storage devices. In a further embodiment, the interface is operable to prohibit write caching data to be written to the nonvolatile storage device, and to restrict mounting nonvolatile storage devices to authorized users.
US09269207B2	Communications system providing personnel access based upon near-field communication and related methods A security system may include an access control device associated with a personnel access position. The access control device may include a first Near-Field Communication (NFC) sensor, and a first controller configured to selectively grant personnel access based upon receiving a valid security code from the first NFC sensor, and to deny personnel access and generate an access denial electronic message(s) based upon receiving an invalid security code from the first NFC sensor. The system may also include a mobile wireless communications device(s) including a second NFC sensor and a second controller, which may be configured to communicate a security code via the second NFC sensor to the first NFC sensor based upon proximity therewith, and to receive a corresponding access denial electronic message from the first controller based upon the security code being invalid.
US09269202B2	Motor vehicle operating data collection and analysis A method and apparatus for collecting and evaluating powered vehicle operation utilizing on-board diagnostic components and location determining components or systems. The invention creates one or more databases whereby identifiable behavior or evaluative characteristics can be analyzed or categorized. The evaluation can include predicting likely future events. The database can be correlated or evaluated with other databases for a wide variety of uses.
US09269198B2	System and method for generating an identification The present invention relates to a system for generating an identifier for guiding the transport of a return product during shipment from an end user to one or more processing or collection centers, wherein the identification is suitable for use during transport in a number of countries or by means of a number of transport organizations each utilizing their own identification system, including means for generating an identifier comprising: first, identification data for identifying of the product by the transport organization during transport, and second, identification data for identifying the return product during storage and/or processing.
US09269193B2	Head-mount type display device A head-mount type display device adapted to allow a user to visually recognize a virtual image in a state of being worn on the head of the user includes an image display section having an image light generation section adapted to generate an image light representing an image, a light blocking section adapted to transmit external light at a predetermined transmittance, and a virtual image forming section adapted to transmit the external light transmitted through the light blocking section and to form the virtual image in an eye of the user with the image light, and configured to allow the user to visually recognize the virtual image and an external image, an imaging section for taking an image of the sight in a visual field direction of the user, and a control section adapted to perform control of changing the transmittance of the light blocking section.
US09269191B2	Server, client terminal, system and program for presenting landscapes There is provided a server including a reception unit configured to receive, from a client terminal, position information indicating a position of the client terminal, and direction information indicating a direction in which the client terminal is directed, and a search unit configured to search for image data provided with position information indicating an opposite position across a target object present in the direction indicated by the direction information with respect to the position of the client terminal based on the position information.
US09269187B2	Image-based 3D panorama Various disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and computer-readable media for generating a 3-dimensional (3D) panorama. A method includes receiving images of a 3D scene. The method includes reconstructing geometry of a plurality of 3D bubble-views from the images. Reconstructing includes using a structure from motion framework for camera localization, generating a 3D surface mesh model of the scene using multi-view stereo via cylindrical surface sweeping for each bubble-view, and registering multiple 3D bubble-views in a common coordinate system. The method includes displaying the surface mesh model.
US09269184B2	Method and apparatus for rendering image based projected shadows with multiple depth aware blurs A computer readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps including: identifying one or more groups of objects in a frame of content, wherein each group of objects includes one or more shadow casters and corresponding shadow receivers; for visible shadow receivers in the identified groups of objects, establishing depth information in a small white buffer; for each of the identified groups of objects, rendering the shadow casters into a single depth map; blurring the small white buffer; and upsampling the small white buffer into a full sized white buffer, wherein the upsampling comprises using depth information as a metric. A method includes similar steps, and an apparatus includes a processor based system that is configured to execute similar steps.
US09269181B2	Texture mapping device An area information generating unit generates plural pieces of area information each showing a partial area of a texture image. A polygon information generating unit generates polygon information including plural pieces of vertex information and an area ID. A rendering unit carries out interpolation on the texture coordinates of the vertices of a polygon on an output image to assign texture coordinates to each pixel located inside the polygon, and further acquires area information by referring to the area ID added to the polygon information and converts the texture coordinates assigned to each pixel of the output image in such a way that the texture coordinates fall within the area.
US09269178B2	Virtual camera for 3D maps Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a mapping application which when executed on a device by at least one processing unit provides automated animation of a three-dimensional (3D) map along a navigation route. The mapping application identifies a first set of attributes for determining a first position of a virtual camera in the 3D map at a first instance in time. Based on the identified first set of attributes, the mapping application determines the position of the virtual camera in the 3D map at the first instance in time. The mapping application identifies a second set of attributes for determining a second position of the virtual camera in the 3D map at a second instance in time. Based on the identified second set of attributes, the mapping application determines the position of the virtual camera in the 3D map at the second instance in time. The mapping application renders an animated 3D map view of the 3D map from the first instance in time to the second instance in time based on the first and second positions of the virtual camera in the 3D map.
US09269171B2	Method and system for plotting data In one aspect, a method for displaying data from at least one sensor of a machine may include storing, in a memory coupled to a computing device, a data set based on measurement information from the sensor, separating the data set into a plurality of data samples based on at least one characteristic of the measurement information, and selecting a first visual format and a second visual format from a range of visual formats. The first visual format are different from the second visual format. The method may then include displaying, with a display device, a first visual representation of a first data sample of the plurality of data samples using the first visual format via a plot and displaying a second visual representation of a second data sample of the plurality of data samples using the second visual format via the same plot.
US09269162B1	Rapid anomaly detection (RAND) A rapid anomaly detection approach with corresponding method and system to detect anomalies in scene pixels making up a hyperspectral scene, efficiently, is presented. The approach includes tailoring an approximation of an anomaly score for each scene pixel, individually, based on an “intermediate anomaly score.” The intermediate score is computed using a portion of the terms used to compute the anomaly score. Scene pixels with low intermediate anomaly scores are removed from further processing. The remaining scene pixels are further processed, including computing anomaly scores to detect anomalies in these pixels. Advantageously, examples of the RAND approach process a few terms of all scene pixels, eliminate most scene pixels, and calculate more terms on high anomaly scoring scene pixels as needed.
US09269160B2	Field goal indicator for video presentation A method is described for indicating an outcome of a sports action by determining a trajectory of a game-object. In football, the trajectory of the football determines the outcome of a field goal attempt. A television viewer has difficulty seeing if the ball passes between the uprights or not, especially if the ball is kicked higher than the uprights. By tracking the trajectory, virtual insertions such as extended goal posts, or goal posts colored to reflect the success or not of the attempt, can be inserted in a video feed. By tracking the flight of the ball from the time it is set in motion, the balls future trajectory is predicted after a short elapsed time, and the television audience is informed of the outcome before it has happened.
US09269155B2	Region growing method for depth map/color image An exemplary region growing method include at least the following steps: selecting a seed point of a current frame as an initial growing point of a region in the current frame; determining a background confidence value at a neighboring pixel around the seed point; and utilizing a processing unit for checking if the neighboring pixel is allowed to be included in the region according to at least the background confidence value.
US09269154B2	Method and system for image processing to classify an object in an image In an image processing method, an object is located within an image. An area around the object is determined and divided into at least first and second portions based upon image information within the area. The object can then be classified based upon both image information in the first portion of the area and image information in the second portion of the area.
US09269153B2	Spatio-temporal confidence maps A method and an apparatus for generating a confidence map for a disparity map associated to a set of two or more images are described. Motion between at least two subsequent sets of two or more images is determined. Based on the determined motion information static and dynamic regions in the images of the sets of two or more images are detected and separated. A disparity change between a disparity value determined for a static region of a current image and a motion compensated disparity value of a previous image is determined. The result of the determination is taken into account for generating or refining a confidence map.
US09269152B1	Object detection with distributed sensor array Objects within a scene are modeled in two- or three-dimensions by acquiring slices of data from a distributed sensor array and generating the model of the object at least in part from those slices. The distributed sensor array may comprise optical transmitters and optical receivers configured such that they may be individually addressed and activated. The system described herein may be used to support an augmented reality environment.
US09269146B2	Target object angle determination using multiple cameras Systems, methods, and computer media for determining the angle of a target object with respect to a device are provided herein. Target object information captured at approximately the same time by at least two cameras can be received. The target object information can comprise images or distances from the target object to the corresponding camera. An angle between the target object and the device can be determined based on the target object information. When the target object information includes images, the angle can be determined based on a correlation between two images. When the target object information includes distances from the target object to the corresponding camera, the angle can be calculated geometrically.
US09269139B2	Rib suppression in radiographic images A method for rib suppression in a chest x-ray image of a patient. The method detects and labels one or more ribs in a region of interest in the x-ray image that includes a lung region. The method obtains a rib model for one or more ribs of the image and modifies detection results for the one or more ribs by applying the rib model in the region of interest. A conditioned x-ray image is formed by suppressing rib content according to the modified detection results. The conditioned x-ray image is stored, displayed, or transmitted.
US09269137B2	Portal dosimetry system Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for evaluating treatment parameters for a patient undergoing radiotherapy. The method includes the step of generating a portal dosimetry image showing differences between a planning image obtained prior to a treatment session and a portal image obtained during the treatment session. A database of prior portal dosimetry results is accessed, and a processor is used to perform a similarity measurement between the portal dosimetry image and the prior portal dosimetry results. Based on the similarity measurement, the system determines whether radiation was delivered as planned during the treatment session.
US09269136B2	Apparatus and methods for replicating a key from an image depicting the key Embodiments relate to replicating a key from an image of the key when the key is unavailable to replicate the key from the key itself. In a first embodiment, a key blank of the key is generated when an end image of the end of the key is rotated to create a mirror image of the end image so that an outline of the mirror image is similar to a corresponding keyhole. A key blank generating machine generates a key blank of the key from the mirror image. In a second embodiment, a replica of the key is cut from the key blank when the maximum depths of cuts in the key image are measured. A bitting number database is queried for bitting numbers that correspond to the measured maximum depths. The bitting numbers are provided to a key machine to cut the key blank to generate a replica.
US09269135B2	Defect management systems and methods Defect management systems and methods are disclosed. A system for managing defects on an object includes an automatic defect classification (ADC) module, a lithographic plane review (LPR) module, and a defect progression monitor (DPM) module in communication with the ADC module and the LPR module. The DPM module is adapted to obtain information regarding a defect disposed on the object from the ADC module and the LPR module and determine if a repair or cleaning is needed of the object.
US09269127B2	De-noising of real-time dynamic magnetic resonance images by the combined application of karhunen-loeve transform (KLT) and wavelet filtering A hybrid filtering method called Karhunen Loeve Transform-Wavelet (KW) filtering is presented to de-noise dynamic cardiac magnetic resonance images that simultaneously takes advantage of the intrinsic spatial and temporal redundancies of real-time cardiac cine. This filtering technique combines a temporal Karhunen-Loeve transform (KLT) and spatial adaptive wavelet filtering. KW filtering has four steps. The first is applying the KLT along the temporal direction, generating a series of “eigenimages”. The second is applying Marcenko-Pastur (MP) law to identify and discard the noise-only eigenimages. The third applying a 2-D spatial wavelet filter with adaptive threshold to each eigenimage to define the wavelet filter strength for each of the eigenimages based on the noise variance and standard deviation of the signal. Lastly, the inverse KLT is applied to the filtered eigenimages to generate a new series of cine images with reduced image noise.
US09269126B2	System and method for enhancing the legibility of images A system and method are described for enhancing readability of scanned document images by operating on each document individually. Via principle component analysis, edge detection and local color contrast computation, an automated method removes image background noise and improves sharpness of the scripts and characters.
US09269113B2	Energy management system and a screen generation method thereof A screen generation method of an energy management system according to the present disclosure may include performing system visualization modeling indicating a connection relationship between monitoring facilities in a power system to generate a first screen; generating a file containing information on a connection relationship between facilities used during the first screen generation; and generating a second screen for monitoring facilities during the real-time operation using the generated file.
US09269111B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for determining social compatibility using a selected group Methods, systems, and computer readable media for determining social compatibility using a selected group are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a computing platform. The method includes receiving, via a communications interface, interaction information about a first person. The interaction information is associated with at least one member of a selected group. The method also includes determining, using the interaction information, whether the first person is compatible with a second person.
US09269099B2	Methods and apparatus for sending content to a media player The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for sending content to a media player. In general, a user of the disclosed system consumes a plurality of media content (e.g., audio content, visual content, audiovisual content, etc.) distributed from a media server. The content preferably include advertising content and non-advertising content. Some or all of the content is selected by the system based on the user's specific requests, profile, preferences, and/or feedback, in conjunction with the profiles, preferences, requests, and feedback of other users, (e.g. using social media, social matching and/or collaborative filtering techniques). Preferably, the feedback includes statistical data indicative of partial experiences (e.g., user listened to 50%) of the content by one or more media consumers.
US09269092B2	Targeted on-hold messaging system and method thereof A method for providing on-hold messaging, wherein the method receives a telephone call placed by a caller to a target, generates caller information, selects a first message based on that caller information, and recites the first message prior to the target answering the telephone call.
US09269089B2	Method and system for media promotion Systems and methods have been developed for promoting media objects to users. More specifically, systems and methods have been developed for profiling a user media repository and delivering promotional media objects to the user's media repository based upon the profile.
US09269085B2	Authentication system and method Aspects of the invention relate to a customer authentication system for authenticating a customer making a request related to a customer account. The customer authentication system may include multiple application level data receiving and processing mechanisms for receiving customer requests and collecting customer data. The customer authentication system may additionally include a central authentication system for receiving the customer requests and customer data from the multiple application level data receiving and processing mechanisms, the central authentication system determining, based on authentication policy, whether the collected customer data is sufficient to authenticate each customer in order to fulfill the customer request. The central authentication system may return its conclusions and instructions to the multiple application level data receiving and processing mechanisms. The customer authentication system may additionally include a fraud policy system for centrally managing authentication policy implemented by the central authentication system.
US09269078B2	Method and system for associating a contact with multiple tag classifications An approach for enabling multiple tag associations to be used for classifying a contact identifier is described. A first tag is associated with a contact identifier for grouping into a first classification; and a second tag is associated with the contact identifier for grouping into a second classification. Storage of the first tag and the second tag is initiated along with the contact identifier as part of a contact list.
US09269070B2	Ephemeral communication In an embodiment, method(s) and system(s) for providing ephemeral communication is described herein. In an implementation, the method may include determining one or more request keywords associated with a request received from a requesting terminal. The request may be intended for initiating communication. The method may further include transmitting, based on the one or more request keywords, a notification to each of a plurality of target terminals over a communication network for joining a communication group. The method may also include initiating the communication between the requesting terminal and at least one target terminal from the plurality of target terminals. The communication may be initiated upon receiving an acceptance notification from the at least one target terminal to join the communication group.
US09269068B2	Systems and methods for consumer-generated media reputation management Methods and systems for monitoring consumer generated media are disclosed herein. Consumer generated media (CGM) is discovered using a plurality of keywords from a set of keywords configured to return consumer generated media embedded in a digital location. CGM is collected from a plurality of sources using a plurality of robots configured to collect media from the discovered CGM. CGM is normalized for statistical analysis. CGM is tested for conceptual relevance to the predetermined topic using the series of keywords. Sentiment is determined of the collected consumer generated media based on the semantics of the language in the collected CGM. A graphical user interface is generated having collected consumer generated media and statistical information related to at least one of the conceptual relevance and the determined sentiment. The graphical user interface is displayed and a reply is enabled to at least one of the collected consumer generated media, displayed within the graphical user interface, such that when selected a reply is posted to the source of the CGM.
US09269067B2	Method and apparatus for providing selective access to information A reporting system provides users selective access to information, such as standard reports, custom reports, and ad hoc reports. Reports are represented as report objects that store characteristics that must be fulfilled prior to a user being granted access to a report. Upon a user request for a specific report, the characteristics of the user are compared with the characteristics stored in the corresponding report object. If the user characteristics match the report object, then the user is granted access to the corresponding report. If the user characteristics do not match the report object, then the user is denied access to the corresponding report. Accordingly, access to a report is verified twice, once upon presenting an indication of the available reports to the user and again when a selected report is accessed. Preferably, the reporting system comprises a report server connected to a network, such as the Internet.
US09269066B2	3D glasses and related systems 3D glasses having an RFID tag (embedded in one or more temples) are rented to theater or other venue operators. The glasses are shipped to a venue for distribution to patrons and collected from patrons in the trays. Inventory and other measures are implemented by RFID scanning while the glasses are in the trays (e.g., upon delivery to a theater, on collection from the theater, upon inspection at the 3D rental company, etc). Data gathered from RFID scanning and inspections allows the rental company to properly allocate rental costs to various venues based on shrinkage which includes, for example, extraordinary wear of the glasses, breakage or theft, which is attributable and traceable to the specific venues. The theater or venue may also independently scan the trays upon delivery and pick-up to maintain their own records. The invention includes 3D glasses with RFID, a washing rack, and rental systems.
US09269065B2	Automated product shipment with carrier quality feedback The present invention provides a method for shipping products that include (a) sending requests for quotations by electronic transmission to a plurality of selected carriers based upon customer order specifications, available delivery options and a carrier quality database; (b) selecting a carrier quotation based upon quotations received by electronic transmission and the carrier quality database and updating the carrier quality database with the selected carrier and quotation; (c) preparing the product shipment including using an optical scanner to measure shipment dimensions and a weight scale to measure shipment weight of the product shipment; and (d) if the measured dimensions and weight do not conform to the selected quotation, repeating steps (b) and (c) with measured shipment dimensions and weight or, if the measured dimensions and weight do conform to the selected quotation, notifying carrier to ship the product.
US09269060B2	Methods and systems for generating metadata describing dependencies for composable elements Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for generating metadata describing dependencies for composable elements. The method includes maintaining a database of composable elements. Each composable element may have associated metadata to describe dependencies for the composable elements. The method may further include receiving a request to compose two or more of the composable elements into a new element. The method may then compare the dependencies of the two or more composable elements in order to determine dependencies common to the two or more composable elements and unique to the two or more composable elements. Further, the method may determine a level of restriction for each of the common dependencies and generate metadata for the new element to include each of the unique dependencies and each of the common dependencies, wherein the common dependencies are set to the highest level of restriction.
US09269059B2	Apparatus and methods for transport optimization for widget content delivery Apparatus and methods for transport optimization for widget content delivery includes obtaining updated content corresponding to a mobile widget having a plurality of informational hierarchical depths, and obtaining user navigation pattern historical data corresponding to the mobile widget, wherein the user navigation pattern historical data corresponds to the plurality of informational hierarchical depths. The aspects also include obtaining a first informational hierarchical depth range for inclusion in a first content update message for delivery to a device, wherein the first informational hierarchical depth range is based on the user navigation pattern historical data. Further, the aspects include generating a content update message with a first portion of the updated content corresponding to the first informational hierarchical depth range. Optionally, the aspects further include reducing a size of the first portion of the updated content in the first content update message, thereby defining a first compressed portion of the updated content.
US09269043B2	Memristive neural processor utilizing anti-hebbian and hebbian technology An AHaH (Anti-Hebbian and Hebbian) apparatus for use in electronic circuits. Such an AHaH apparatus can include one or more meta-stable switches, and one or more differential pairs of output electrodes, wherein each electrode among each differential pair of output electrodes can include one or more input lines coupled thereto via one or more of the meta-stable switch.
US09269042B2	Producing spike-timing dependent plasticity in a neuromorphic network utilizing phase change synaptic devices Embodiments of the invention relate to a neuromorphic network for producing spike-timing dependent plasticity. The neuromorphic network includes a plurality of electronic neurons and an interconnect circuit coupled for interconnecting the plurality of electronic neurons. The interconnect circuit includes plural synaptic devices for interconnecting the electronic neurons via axon paths, dendrite paths and membrane paths. Each synaptic device includes a variable state resistor and a transistor device with a gate terminal, a source terminal and a drain terminal, wherein the drain terminal is connected in series with a first terminal of the variable state resistor. The source terminal of the transistor device is connected to an axon path, the gate terminal of the transistor device is connected to a membrane path and a second terminal of the variable state resistor is connected to a dendrite path, such that each synaptic device is coupled between a first axon path and a first dendrite path, and between a first membrane path and said first dendrite path.
US09269035B2	Modified two-dimensional codes, and laser systems and methods for producing such codes Each black square within a two-dimensional code can be represented by a distribution of spots. Each spot can be made small enough to be invisible to the human eye so that the two-dimensional code can be invisible on or within transparent or nontransparent materials. The spots can be spaced at a large distance to increase the signal-to-noise ratio for an optical code reader. A laser can be used to produce the spots.
US09269030B2	Job processing apparatus and job processing method To reduce the load of division position identification processing when executing job processing based on input job data that is divided into multiple parts, a job processing apparatus is configured to identify a division position indicating divisions of the parts in the input job data, and skip the identification of a division position in a processing data portion that is a job processing target among the job data.
US09269017B2	Cascaded object detection Cascaded object detection techniques are described. In one or more implementations, cascaded coarse-to-dense object detection techniques are utilized to detect objects in images. In a first stage, coarse features are extracted from an image, and non-object regions are rejected. Then, in one or more subsequent stages, dense features are extracted from the remaining non-rejected regions of the image to detect one or more objects in the image.
US09269001B2	Illumination invariant and robust apparatus and method for detecting and recognizing various traffic signs The present application provides a robust, illumination invariant apparatus and method for detecting and recognizing various traffic signs. A robust method for detecting and recognizing the traffic signs using images captured by a digital color and night vision camera, the said method characterized in being illumination invariant comprising the processor implemented steps of: transforming RGB image into HSV color model and subsequently extracting desired color components by using color quantization; filtering the noise components in the HSV color model based on object symmetrical shape property; detecting edges of the objects and subsequently detecting the distinct objects in the noise components filtered image; classifying the shapes of the traffic signs based on shape of the determined distinct objects; and recognizing the classified shapes of the traffic signs by template matching. Further, the method provides the provision for warning the driver by use of the recognized data of the traffic signs.
US09268994B2	3D visual proxemics: recognizing human interactions in 3D from a single image A unified framework detects and classifies people interactions in unconstrained user generated images. Previous approaches directly map people/face locations in two-dimensional image space into features for classification. Among other things, the disclosed framework estimates a camera viewpoint and people positions in 3D space and then extracts spatial configuration features from explicit three-dimensional people positions.
US09268985B2	Invisible optical label for transmitting information between computing devices Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for sharing information between a first computing device and a second computing device. In the described embodiments, an optical label, such as, for example a QR code, is generated on the first computing device. In embodiments, the optical label is color encoded and displayed in such a way that the optical label is not perceptible to a user. The second computing device may capture the encoded optical label and subject the captured images to a processing technique that decodes the encoded optical label.
US09268981B2	Systems and methods for joint beamforming and preamble detection Systems and methods for reading RFID tags using joint beamforming and preamble detection in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes an antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements, a joint beamformer and preamble detector configured to receive inputs from each of the antenna elements, and a decoder configured to receive a resampled signal from the joint beamformer and preamble detector and to decode data using the resampled signal. In addition, the joint beamformer and preamble detector is configured to correlate the inputs from the antenna elements against a correlation sequence at a plurality of starting sample positions and predetermined rates, use the correlations to select a starting sample position and rate for decoding the received signal, use the correlations to determine beamforming coefficients for combining the inputs, and resample the combined inputs based upon the selected starting sample position and rate.
US09268975B2	Contactless plastic card encoding module A contactless plastic-card encoding module (2) mounted on the frame of a plastic-card printer (1), the module comprising: an electronic card (23) that fulfills the function of plastic-card encoding, a hollow support (21) comprising fixations (211) for fixing the support to the frame of the printer, a piece (22) absorbing any reliefs on the electronic card, the piece (22) being positioned at the bottom of the hollow support (21) and receiving the electronic card (23), and a holder (24) for holding the electronic card in position on the piece.
US09268973B2	Sensor output correction circuit, sensor output correction device, and sensor output correction method A sensor output correction circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter configured to receive an input voltage corresponding to a sensor output of a sensor and a reference voltage that are selectively input to the analog-to-digital converter; and an arithmetic unit configured to correct output data, which is output from the analog-to-digital converter when the input voltage is input to the analog-to-digital converter, based on an output value that is output from the analog-to-digital converter when the reference voltage is input to the analog-to-digital converter. The arithmetic unit includes a multiply adder and a non-restoring divider.
US09268968B2	Credential validation A message to be signed and a base name point derived from a direct anonymous attestation (DAA) credential may be provided to a device. A signed version of the message and a public key value associated with the base name point may be received in response. Thereafter, the DAA credential may be determined to be valid based on the signed version of the message.
US09268965B2	Gathering, storing and using reputation information Approaches for using the historical party reputation data to calculate an access decision rating are provided. Specifically, one or more approaches provide a method, including: collecting reputation information of a first user that is requesting access to one or more assets, the reputation information based on at least an association of the first user with an organization and an association of the first user with one or more other users associated with one or more other organizations; storing the requester's reputation information; determining a change in the requester's reputation information, wherein the change comprises at least one of: the first user forming a new association with another organization, and the first user forming a new association with a second user, wherein the second user is affiliated with another organization; and causing an access decision rating to be calculated based upon the determined change in the requester's reputation information.
US09268964B1	Techniques for multimedia metadata security Techniques for multimedia metadata security are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for multimedia metadata security comprising receiving an indication that multimedia metadata has been created for a multimedia file, and encrypting, using at least one computer processor, the multimedia metadata stored in a body of the multimedia file.
US09268954B2	System and method for role discovery According to one embodiment, a method for role determination includes detecting access to sensitive data and determining user information related to the access to sensitive data in response to detecting the access to sensitive data. The method also includes modifying at least one role in response to determining the user information related to the access to sensitive data. In addition, the method includes storing the modified at least one role.
US09268947B1	Method and system for managing information associated with sensitive information in an enterprise The present invention provides a method and system for providing a view of sensitive information across an enterprise. The method includes finding locations of data stores across the enterprise and thereafter searching for sensitive information within the data stores, based on policies. Upon identifying the sensitive information, the sensitive information is optionally quarantined, masked, or encrypted, again based on policies. Information about the locations of the data stores, the sensitive information associated with the data stores, and the masking steps taken, is saved in a repository, and can be tagged. A user may then query the repository to retrieve one or more views of the sensitive information, gaining an overview of the compliance posture of the enterprise relative to one or more data compliance regulations, and for potential data exposure risk areas be able to drill down for actionable level of details.
US09268942B2	Providing a trustworthy indication of the current state of a multi-processor data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus formed on an integrated circuit comprising: a plurality of processors; power control circuitry configured to control power up and power down of the processors; a read only memory for storing boot up software for booting up each of the processors. The power control circuitry is configured to respond to receipt of a check state request, to control one of the processors that is currently powered down to power up and to access the boot up software. The boot up software accessed in response to the check state request controls the processor to perform a measurement indicative of a current state of the data processing apparatus and to output a value indicative of the measurement.
US09268931B2	Gate keeper cookie A method for sign-on and sign-out for a computer system. The method includes receiving a first sign-on request for the computer system and obtaining, from the first sign-on request, a first user identifier where the first user identifier corresponds to a first user for the computer system. The method then includes obtaining, from the first sign-on request, a first uniform resource locator (URL) and determining whether the first URL includes a first root name for the computer system. When a determination is made that the first URL includes the first root name for the computer system a first cookie associated with the first user is issued and a first sub-domain name is obtained from the first URL. Also, a second cookie may be issued associated with the first sub-domain name and, when the first cookie and the second cookie are issued, the first user may sign-on to the computer system. In one or more embodiments, the method may include receiving a sign-out request.
US09268921B2	System for identifying content of digital data A computing system selects a portion of data of an unknown work and detects each event in the portion of data of the unknown work. An event is a perceptual occurrence in a work successively positioned in time. The system determines an event metric between each successive event in the portion of data in the unknown work and generates a list of event metrics between the events for the unknown work. The system compares the list of event metrics for the unknown work to a list of event metrics for a known work and determines the unknown work is a copy of the known work responsive to a match between the list of event metrics of the unknown work and the list of event metrics for the known work.
US09268919B1	System and method for storing and distributing media content A system comprising a commerce module to offer a copy of a piece of media content for sale, a server module to immediately provide access to a digital copy of the piece of media content, a reservation module to reserve a hard copy of the piece of media content, and a delivery module to deliver the hard copy of the piece of media content. A method comprising offering a digital copy of a piece of media content for sale, reserving a hard copy of the piece of media content when a digital copy of the piece of media content is sold, allowing at least one user to order the hard copy after having purchased the digital copy, and denying access to the digital copy when the hard copy has been ordered.
US09268917B1	Method and system for managing identity changes to shared accounts A method includes detecting an identity change instruction. The method also includes identifying a target account associated with the identity change instruction. The method also includes determining whether the target account is checked out. The method also includes passing the identity change instruction to a kernel in response to determining that the target account is checked out. The method also includes blocking the identity change instruction in response to determining that the target account is not checked out.
US09268915B2	Systems and methods for diagnosis or treatment Systems and methods are provided for sample processing. A device may be provided, capable of receiving the sample, and performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing multiple assays. The device may comprise one or more modules that may be capable of performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing the steps using a small volume of sample.
US09268913B2	Medication management system and method A medication management system (100) comprises a portable device (10) attachable to a user (30) and a medication dispenser (20). The portable device comprises a lighting means (50) for providing a visual stimulus (55) to indicate an approaching medication intake moment or period. The medication dispenser (20) comprises further lighting means (40, 41) for providing a further visual stimulus (45) to draw the attention of the user. The visual stimulus and the further visual stimulus have a same predetermined color and the visual stimulus (55) is provided a predetermined time before the medication dispenser provides the further visual stimulus (45).
US09268912B2	On site prescription management system and methods for health care facilities A system and method for control of prescription drug packaging and dispensing machines located in an in-patient health care facility including centralized control and enhanced communication between system components. Delay and errors in processing item data in the prescription dispensing system are reduced by using concise ID data incorporated into each canister memory chip and storing canister contents data elsewhere. Canisters are configured in a pharmacy using interchangeable parts. Data being processed is synchronized by a combination of user tokens (who), data identifiers (what), and unique Ids for the entities in the system (where). The foregoing combination enables substantial efficiency improvements and error reduction.
US09268907B2	System and method for automatically modifying source code to accommodate a software migration A system for automatically modifying source code to accommodate a software migration receives a software codebase a software codebase that supports international classification of diseases, ninth revision (ICD-9) codes and that contains a plurality of lines of source code, receives a codebase impact assessment report identifying each impacted line of the plurality of lines of source code in the codebase, each impacted line requiring modification in order to support migration from ICD-9 codes to international classification of diseases, tenth revision (ICD-10) codes, and automatically modifies the codebase by modifying each impacted line of source code identified in the codebase impact assessment report so that the modified codebase supports migration from ICD-9 codes to ICD-10 codes.
US09268905B2	Methods and systems for determining, monitoring, and analyzing personalized response variables using brain wave frequency data and interactive multimedia display A computer-implemented method for monitoring one or more response variables in response to a media segment using brain wave frequency data includes displaying a media segment to a user. The media segment includes one or more embedded flags to flag one or more positions of the media segment. The method further includes acquiring brain wave frequency data of the user, acquiring amplitude data of the acquired brain wave frequency data in one or more frequency bands; and determining one or more response variables in response to the acquired amplitude data of the acquired brain wave frequency data correlating to flagged positions of the media segment.
US09268897B2	Method for increasing the robustness of a double patterning router used to manufacture integrated circuit devices A process for manufacturing integrated circuit devices includes providing a set of original color rules defining an original color rule space and defining a design space. The improvement involves applying a perturbed color rule space to the router processing engine to expose double pattern routing odd cycle decomposition errors, and reconfiguring the router processing engine in accordance with the exposed decomposition errors.
US09268896B1	Method of forming a photomask A method of forming a photomask comprises providing a predetermined fin array having a plurality of fin patterns to a computer readable medium in a computer system. First of all, a plurality of width markers is defined by using the computer system, with each of the width marker parallel to each other and comprising two fin patterns, wherein each of the width markers is spaced from each other by a space. Then, a number of the width markers is checked to be an even. Following this, a plurality of pre-mandrel patterns is defined corresponding to odd numbered ones of the spaces. Then, a plurality of mandrel patterns is defined by sizing up the pre-mandrel patterns. Finally, the mandrel patterns are outputted to form a photomask.
US09268891B1	Compact and efficient circuit implementation of dynamic ranges in hardware description languages Compiling a circuit design includes receiving the circuit design specified in a hardware description language, detecting, using a processor, a slice of a vector within the circuit design, and determining that the slice is defined by a left slice boundary variable and a right slice boundary variable. A hardware description is generated from the circuit design using the processor by including a first shifter circuit receiving the left slice boundary variable as an input signal, a second shifter circuit receiving the right slice boundary variable as an input signal, a control signal generator coupled to the first and second shifter circuits, and an output stage. The output stage, responsive to a control signal dependent upon an output from the first shifter circuit and an output from second shifter circuit, generates an output signal including newly received values from a data signal only for bit locations of the output signal corresponding to the slice.
US09268890B2	Designing photonic switching systems utilizing equalized drivers Designing a photonics switching system is provided. A photonic switch diode is designed to attain each performance metric in a plurality of performance metrics associated with a photonic switching system based on a weighted value corresponding to each of the plurality of performance metrics. A switch driver circuit is selected from a plurality of switch driver circuits for the photonic switching system. It is determined whether each performance metric associated with the photonic switching system meets or exceeds a threshold value corresponding to each of the plurality of performance metrics based on the designed photonic switch diode and the selected switch driver circuit. In response to determining that each performance metric associated with the photonic switching system meets or exceeds the threshold value corresponding to each of the performance metrics, the photonic switching system is designed using the designed photonic switch diode and the selected switch driver circuit.
US09268885B1	Integrated circuit device methods and models with predicted device metric variations A method can include selecting integrated circuit (IC) device fabrication process source variations; generating relationships between each process source variance and a device metric variance; and calculating at least one IC device metric value from the process source variations and corresponding relationships between each process source variance and a device metric variance.
US09268883B2	User interface for presenting information about a product structure for a product A method and apparatus for managing variations in a product structure for a product comprising a data manager and a visualizer. The data manager is configured to manage variations in the product structure using a model. The model includes a group of master objects having a primary hierarchical organization and a group of configuration objects having a number of secondary hierarchical organizations. Each secondary hierarchical organization in the number of secondary hierarchical organizations is associated with the primary hierarchical organization and configured to represent a variant of the product. A number of configuration objects in a secondary hierarchical organization represents a number of variations in the product structure for the product. The visualizer is configured to visually present, in a graphical user interface, information for an object selected from one of a master object in the group of master objects and a configuration object in the group of configuration objects.
US09268876B2	Method and system for processing information based on detected biometric event data A system and method is provided for processing and storing captured data in a wireless communication device based on detected biometric event data. The captured data may be acquired through a data acquisition system with devices or sensors in an integrated or distributed configuration. The captured data may include multimedia data of an event with time, date and/or location stamping, and captured physiological and behavioral biometric event data in response to the event. The captured data may be dynamically stored in a data binding format or as raw data in a local host device or communicated externally to be stored in a remote host or storage. At least one user preference may be specified for linking a biometric event data to the mapped, analyzed, categorized and stored captured data in a database. Captured data may be retrieved by matching biometric event data to at least one user preference from the database.
US09268870B2	Portal modularization tool An apparatus for developing web portals includes a portal decomposer configured to generate a plurality of modules from a web portal, a portal composer configured to generate a plurality of portal versions using a plurality of selections of the modules, wherein the selections of modules include a local module deployed on a host of the web portal and a remote module deployed on a second host coupled to the host of the web portal. An application for decomposing and composing web portals includes plurality of instructions that cause a processor to decompose a first web portal into a plurality of portal modules; and compose a second web portal that is a version of the first portal from a set of selected modules from the portal modules.
US09268856B2	System and method for inclusion of interactive elements on a search results page The present invention is directed to system, methods and computer program products for generating a graphical module for the display of a query-specific content. The method according to one embodiment comprises receiving a query, determining a category identifier for the query and retrieving a category template corresponding to the category identifier for the query. At least one template query is performed, the template query corresponding to a request for data specified by the category template, and a template module is generated that comprises the data retrieved by the template query. The template module is combined with a search results page responsive to the query for display to a user.
US09268855B2	Processing request keys based on a key size supported by underlying processing elements A packet classification system, methods, and apparatus are provided for packet classification. A processor of a router coupled to a network processes data packets received from a network. The processor creates a request key using information extracted from a packet. The processor splits the request key into an n number of partial request keys if at least one predetermined criterion is met. The processor also sends a non-final request that includes an i-th partial request key to a corresponding search table of an n number of search tables, wherein i
US09268848B2	Semantic navigation through object collections Embodiments are directed to semantically navigating a data collection and to providing custom data mappings for a semantic group of data items. In one scenario, a computer system displays various data items of a data collection on a data presentation interface of a software application user interface. The user interface receives a first user input indicating that a semantic interface is to be displayed in the software application user interface, and displays the semantic interface which includes semantic headers that identify groups of data items. The user interface then receives a second user input that selects at least one of the semantic headers to display its corresponding group of data items and navigates the data presentation interface to the group of data items corresponding to the selected semantic header.
US09268845B1	Audio matching using time alignment, frequency alignment, and interest point overlap to filter false positives Systems and methods audio matching using interest point overlap are disclosed herein. The systems include determining at least one matching reference segment based on a probe segment. Interest points for both the at least one matching reference segment and the probe segment can be generated. Probe segment interest points and matching reference segment interest points can be time aligned and frequency aligned. A count can be generated based on a number of overlapping interest points between each set of reference interest points and the set of probe segment interest points. The disclosed systems and methods allow false positive reference to be identified and eliminated based on the count. The benefits in eliminating false positive matches improve the accuracy of an audio matching system.
US09268841B2	Searching data based on entities related to the data Systems and methods classify, organize, and retrieve data from a variety of applications based on entities associated with the data. A data classification module is configured to retrieve stored information from a repository. The data classification module is configured to receive a request to retrieve the stored information. The data classification module is configured to search the repository based on the request. Based on the search, the data classification module is configured to retrieved stored information from the repository. The data classification module is configured provide the retrieved information to a requester of the information. For example, the data classification module can be configured to provide the retrieved information in a series of interactive cascading menus.
US09268840B2	Providing services across systems that manage distributed replicas Techniques are provided to allow users to define a global service that is offered across multiple replicated databases. Database clients connect to and use a global service just as they do with regular services on a single database today. Upon receiving a connection request, a collection of components, referred to collectively as the Global Data Service framework (GDS framework), automatically chooses the best database server instances to which to connect a client. Once those connections have been established, the clients determine which database server instance, of those database server instances to which they are connected, to send requests to based, at least in part, on advisory messages sent to the clients by the GDS framework.
US09268838B2	Efficient query processing using histograms in a columnar database A probabilistic data structure is generated for efficient query processing using a histogram for unsorted data in a column of a columnar database. A bucket range size is determined for multiples buckets of a histogram of a column in a columnar database table. In at least some embodiments, the histogram may be a height-balanced histogram. A probabilistic data structure is generated to indicate for which particular buckets in the histogram there is a data value stored in the data block. When an indication of a query directed to the column for select data is received, the probabilistic data structure for each of the data blocks storing data for the column may be examined to determine particular ones of the data blocks which do not need to be read in order to service the query for the select data.
US09268835B2	Data replication framework Systems and methods are directed to an eventually consistent replicated data store that uses, for its underlying storage, a computer software library that provides a high-performance embedded database for data. The replicated data store employs a plurality of hosts interconnected to one another, allowing for writes to any host and full awareness of membership across all hosts. With the data replication framework, various modes are allowed to be built up on top of the core system.
US09268834B2	Distributed SQL query processing using key-value storage system Distributed storage systems support SQL while also providing scalability and fault tolerance by utilizing an SQL library (the SQL execution component) layered on top of a transactional key-value system (the storage component). The SQL library comprises a parser and an execution engine running at the client, while the storage component comprises a key-value system for storing the data. The SQL library parses SQL queries received from client applications and maps them to transactions on the key-value system. The key-value system stores data items identified by key and provides concurrency control mechanisms to handle concurrent transactions. The key-value system may be a distributed system with several storage servers, each attached to one or more storage devices.
US09268833B2	Recurring calendar item master and instance synchronization A synchronization window for synchronizing data for a calendar in a client calendar data store on a calendar data client computer system with data for the calendar in a server calendar data store on a calendar data server computer system can be calculated using a current time. A request for synchronization data for calendar items for the calendar with calendar times that are within the synchronization window can be sent to the calendar data server. One or more responses to the request can be received from the calendar data server. The response(s) can include received records for calendar items that are at least partially within the synchronization window. The received records can include a master record of a recurring calendar item and an instance record of an occurrence of the recurring calendar item. The received records for the calendar items can be incorporated in the client calendar data store.
US09268832B1	Sorting a data set by using a limited amount of memory in a processing system An efficient and highly scalable method of sorting an input file in a processing system by using only a limited amount (i.e., a portion) of memory in the processing system, where that amount of memory is substantially smaller than the input file, is disclosed. The input file can be, for example, a fingerprint database for use in deduplication, and the processing system can be, for example, a network storage server. The merge phase is broken down into sub-phases, where each sub-phase takes a predetermined number of subsets of a fingerprint file to merge and writes them back as a sorted, merged group. The number of threads used to process these groups can depend on the number of central processing units (CPUs) present in the system and can be dynamically tuned to achieve desired level of performance.
US09268831B2	System and method for extracting user selected data from a database A system and method are provided for receiving extracted data from a transaction database. Extracted data is transformed into a predefined structure and used to populate a database. A set of measures are then provided for interrogating the database and these may be displayed to the user with dimensions which maybe applied to filter the data. Data presented to a user is relevant to his or her area of activity. The data is periodically refreshed and signals are presented in the data relating to issues requiring further investigation.
US09268818B1	Determining intent of a recommendation on a URL of a web page or advertisement Methods and systems are provided for presenting a user with a recommendation intent query in response to the user indicating that he or she recommends content. The recommendation intent query allows a user to designate (e.g., select, indicate, identify, choose, etc.) one or more components, subjects, characteristics, properties, etc., of the content to which the user's recommendation should be attributed. Therefore, the user's intent with regard to the recommendation can be determined, and a more detailed social annotation about the recommendation can be provided to other users in a social network. The recommendation intent query is in the form of a user interface containing a list of components, subjects, and characteristics of the recommended content, one or more of which may be designated by the user as being the intended target(s) of his or her recommendation.
US09268811B1	Replay of writes in replication log A system and method for replaying writes in a replication log is provided. The replay of writes in the replication log can begin at some point after detecting an imminent overflow condition is detected. One method involves detecting the imminent overflow condition, performing a first synchronization for regions of the first volume based upon information in a first subset of the replication log, processing information in a second subset of the replication log while the first synchronization is ongoing, and performing a second synchronization for regions of the first volume based upon information in the second subset of the replication log, subsequent to the first synchronization and subsequent to processing the information in the second subset of the replication log.
US09268809B2	Method and system for document update Method and system for document update are provided. Information related to document update in the database is obtained. A stochastic model is generated based on the obtained information. An update sequence is determined based on the stochastic model. The update sequence indicates at least one document that needs to be updated in a time slot. One or more documents are retrieved from the database based on the update sequence. The retrieved one or more documents are updated in the time slot.
US09268807B2	In-memory bitmap for column store operations Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for implementing a bitmap for a column store database. An embodiment operates by creating, by at least one processor, a bitmap identifying rows in a column store database. The bitmap may include a list of bit chunks, a bit chunk including an offset being a natural number indicating a chunk size, and a bit specification including one of an ordered row id list, a contiguous row id sequence, and a bit vector. In addition, the embodiment includes performing database operations using the bitmap.
US09268794B2	Representative motion flow extraction for effective video classification and retrieval Technologies are generally described herein for extracting a representative motion flow from a video. Technologies are also generally described herein for retrieving a video utilizing the representative motion flow. The representative motion flow may be extracted utilizing a sliding window approach to generate interesting motion flows. The representative motion flow may be generated based on the interesting motion flows.
US09268792B2	Automatic selection of digital images with an apparatus Described herein are techniques related to automatic selection of a group of one or more digital images from a set of digital images based, at least in part, upon weighted criteria regarding properties (e.g., metadata or content) of the digital images. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US09268783B1	Preferential selection of candidates for delta compression A computer-implemented method and system for improving efficiency in a delta compression process in a data storage system selects a data chunk to delta compress and selects a set of candidate data chunks using a first selection mechanism. Throughput or resource utilization is monitored. A change is made to a second selection mechanism that increases similarity of the set of candidates with the selected data chunk to improve compression in response to determining high resource availability or high throughput level. A change is made to a third selection mechanism that increases throughput of the delta compression process in response to determining low resources availability or low throughput.
US09268782B2	Re-use of binaries for multiple user accounts A computing device has multiple user profiles. While a particular user profile is the currently-active user profile of a computing device, the computing device determines whether a binary that is not associated with the particular user profile is already stored at the computing device. In response to determining that the binary is not already stored at the computing device, the computing device downloads the binary from a computing system other than the computing device and associates the binary with the particular user profile. If the binary is already stored at the computing device, the computing device associates the binary with the particular user profile without downloading the binary again.
US09268772B2	Document collaborating method among multiple users A document collaborating method among multiple users automatically notifies related users once a setting of sharing is finished and regularly reminds the related users according to a sharing time limit. In the document collaborating method, one or more types of message accounts correspondent to a username of each user is created; a document initial version number is allocated for one or more documents which the user shares with contacts of the user or a collaborative group of the user, and a correspondent sharing permission and a correspondent sharing time limit are set; thereafter, notification messages are sent to the contacts of the user or the collaborative group of the user by the message account, and the message accounts of all sharing users of the shared document regularly reminds the sharing users to notice the time limit according to the sharing time limit.
US09268765B1	Systems, methods and computer program products for neurolinguistic text analysis Computer-implemented methods can transform a corpus of meaningful text sequences into a generalized computer-usable repository of neurolinguistic information that can be applied by one or more computer systems. The computer system(s) can use the neurolinguistic information to neurolinguistically analyze meaningful text sequences to derive statistical information and identify dominant cognitive motivation orientations expressed in those text sequences. The identified dominant cognitive motivation orientations can be used to improve the efficacy of both human-generated and machine-generated communications. The computer system(s) thereby transform a meaningful text sequence into actionable information about the dominant cognitive motivation orientation(s) of the author of that text sequence within the context in which the text sequence was composed. Computer systems and computer-program products for implementing the methods are also described.
US09268761B2	In-line dynamic text with variable formatting Techniques for configuring a dynamic document template and for generating formatted documents based thereon are provided. A data source is associated with a dynamic document template. Static text is inserted into the template. One or more placeholders are inserted in the template. Expressions may be associated with static text and placeholders in the template. Each expression may reference one or more data elements of the data source. One or more formatted documents may be generated based on the dynamic document template. In the case of placeholders, a data element referenced by an expression associated with a placeholder may be displayed in a formatted document in place of the placeholder in a display format (e.g., a color, a font type, etc.) selected according to the expression. Likewise, a display format of static text may be selected based on an expression associated with the static text.
US09268754B1	Adaptive editing in user interface applications Systems and methods for improving automated processing of electronic media items are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer system identifies a first set of regions of a page of an electronic media item, and a respective region type for at least one region of the first set, where the identification of the respective region type is based on one or more typographical features, historical data, and, optionally, the position and/or dimensions of the region. The computer system receives an identification by a user of a second set of regions of the page and a respective region type for at least one region of the second set, and then modifies the historical data when there is a difference between the regions and respective region types of the first set, and the regions and respective region types of the second set.
US09268746B2	Architecture for vector memory array transposition using a block transposition accelerator A system and method for vector memory array transposition. The system includes a vector memory, a block transposition accelerator, and an address controller. The vector memory stores a vector memory array. The block transposition accelerator reads a vector of a block of data within the vector memory array. The block transposition accelerator also writes a transposition of the vector of the block of data to the vector memory. The address controller determines a vector access order, and the block transposition accelerator accesses the vector of the block of data within the vector memory array according to the vector access order.
US09268740B2	External environment recognizing device for vehicle and light distribution control system using the same An external environment recognizing device for vehicle includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire image obtained by picking up image of an area ahead of an own vehicle, a light-source extracting unit configured to extract light source from the acquired image, an own-vehicle-speed acquiring unit configured to acquire own vehicle speed, an oncoming-vehicle-presence-possible-region estimating unit configured to estimate oncoming vehicle presence possible region on the basis of own vehicle speed, and an oncoming-vehicle detecting unit configured to detect an oncoming vehicle on the basis of the oncoming vehicle presence possible region and the light source. The oncoming-vehicle-presence-possible-region estimating unit estimates oncoming vehicle presence possible region on the basis of the own vehicle speed, a minimum curvature radius of traveling road corresponding to a speed limit determined in advance, and traffic information indicating whether driving on the traveling road is driving on the right side or the left side.
US09268729B2	Systems and methods for efficient handling of data traffic and processing within a processing device The present invention provides an improved platform hub that aims to, in some embodiments, optimize system resources to improve system performance and/or reduce consumption of power.
US09268721B2	Holding by a memory controller multiple central processing unit memory access requests, and performing the multiple central processing unit memory requests in one transfer cycle The present invention includes a plurality of CPUs using memory as main memory, another function block using memory as a buffer, a CPU interface which controls access transfer from the plurality of CPUs to memory, and a DRAM controller for performing arbitration of the access transfer to the memory. Therein, the CPU interface causes access requests from the plurality of CPUs to wait, and receives and stores the address, data transfer mode and data size of each access, notifies the DRAM controller of the access requests, and then, upon receiving grant signals for the access requests, sends information to the DRAM controller according to the grant signals, whereupon the DRAM controller receives the grant signals, and on the basis of the access arbitration, specifies CPUs for which transfers have been granted so as to send the grant signals to the CPU interface.
US09268718B2	Signal collection system with frequency reduction unit and signal collection method An exemplary signal collection system includes a signal transmitting module and a computer. The signal transmitting module outputs a high-speed signal with a high frequency. The signal collection system further includes a data collection module interconnecting the signal transmitting module and the computer. The data collection module includes a frequency reduction unit. The frequency reduction unit reduces the frequency of the high-speed signal output from the signal transmitting module and outputs the high-speed signal with a reduced frequency to the computer. A signal collection method based upon the signal collection system is also disclosed.
US09268717B2	Sharing single root IO virtualization peripheral component interconnect express devices Systems and methods for sharing a single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) device (106) amongst a plurality of roots (104) are described herein. The described systems implement a method which includes identifying a physical function (PF) and a plurality of virtual functions (VFs) associated with the SR-IOV device (106). The method also include generating at least one set of VFs from amongst the plurality of identified VFs, where each set of VFs include one or more VFs, and generating a pseudo PF (PPF) for each of the at least one set of VFs, where each PPF and a set of VFs associated with the PPF forms a projected SR-IOV device (106). The method further includes associating each of the projected SR-IOV device (106) with a root (104) from amongst the plurality of roots (104) to allow sharing of the SR-IOV device (106).
US09268713B2	Methods, systems and apparatus for managing data entries on a database A method for securely storing password information in a memory of a computer device. The stored password information is protected by a master password. The method includes receiving a text string corresponding to password information. The method also includes converting the text string to a media file. When the media file is passed to an output the password information is presented to a user. The method also includes storing the media file in the memory such that it is protected by the master password.
US09268710B1	Facilitating efficient transactional memory and atomic operations via cache line marking One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates efficient transactional execution. The system starts by executing a transaction for a thread, wherein executing the transaction involves placing load-marks on cache lines which are loaded during the transaction and placing store-marks on cache lines which are stored to during the transaction. Upon completing the transaction, the system releases the load-marks and the store-marks from the cache lines which were load-marked and store-marked during the transaction. Note that during the transaction, the load-marks and store-marks prevent interfering accesses from other threads to the cache lines.
US09268708B2	Level one data cache line lock and enhanced snoop protocol during cache victims and writebacks to maintain level one data cache and level two cache coherence This invention assures cache coherence in a multi-level cache system upon eviction of a higher level cache line. A victim buffer stored data on evicted lines. On a DMA access that may be cached in the higher level cache the lower level cache sends a snoop write. The address of this snoop write is compared with the victim buffer. On a hit in the victim buffer the write completes in the victim buffer. When the victim data passes to the next cache level it is written into a second victim buffer to be retired when the data is committed to cache. DMA write addresses are compared to addresses in this second victim buffer. On a match the write takes place in the second victim buffer. On a failure to match the controller sends a snoop write.
US09268706B2	Information processing device including host device and semiconductor memory device having plurality of address conversion information A device includes a host including a main memory, and semiconductor memory including a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, memory unit, and controller. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory stores first address information. The memory unit stores second address information as part of the first address information. The controller accesses the nonvolatile semiconductor memory based on the second address information. Third address information is stored in the main memory, and is part or all of the first address information. The controller uses the third address information when accessing the nonvolatile semiconductor memory if address information to be referred is not stored in the second address information.
US09268705B2	Data storage device and method of managing a cache in a data storage device A data storage device is provided. The data storage device includes a data storage medium having a plurality of data blocks, a cache having a plurality of cache blocks, wherein each cache block is identified by a cache block address, a cache control memory including a memory element for each data block configured to store the cache block address of the cache block in which data of the data block is written.
US09268698B1	Method and system for maintaining context event logs without locking in virtual machine System for working with shared memory includes a plurality of contexts, each having executable processes writing and reading data; a ring buffer in the shared memory for writing and reading data by the contexts; a software primitive manages access attempts by the contexts to the ring buffer. Each context, upon writing to the ring buffer, is allocated an amount of space up to a maximum available at that moment. The software primitive guarantees consistency of the data written to the ring buffer. The software primitive permits simultaneous writing into the buffer by multiple contexts. After finishing writing to the buffer, the context updates a state of the buffer by decrementing the count of the active writers and/or by shifting the permitting pointers for communicating with writers and readers. A context can read from the buffer only data is marked as valid for reading by the context that wrote that data.
US09268697B2	Snoop filter having centralized translation circuitry and shadow tag array A processor is described that includes a plurality of processing cores. The processor includes an interconnection network coupled to each of said processing cores. The processor includes snoop filter logic circuitry coupled to the interconnection network and associated with coherence plane logic circuitry of the processor. The snoop filter logic circuitry contains circuitry to hold information that identifies not only which of the processing cores are caching specific cache lines that are cached by the processing cores, but also, where in respective caches of the processing cores the cache lines are cached.
US09268691B2	Fast mechanism for accessing 2n±1 interleaved memory system A mechanism implemented by a controller enables efficient access to an interleaved memory system that includes M modules, M being (2n+1) or (2n−1), n being a positive integer number. Upon receiving an address N, the controller performs shift and add/subtract operations to obtain a quotient of N divided by M based on a binomial series expansion of N over M. The controller computes a remainder of N divided by M based on the quotient. The controller then accesses one of the modules in the memory based on the remainder.
US09268687B2	Data writing method, memory control circuit unit and memory storage apparatus A data writing method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module having a plurality of physical erasing units, and a memory control circuit unit and the memory storage apparatus are provided. The method includes: grouping the physical erasing units into at least a data area and a spare area; configuring a plurality of logical units for mapping to the physical erasing units of the data area; and dynamically reserving a predetermined number of physical erasing units dedicating to write sequential data. Accordingly, the method can fast write the sequential data with the page-based memory management.
US09268686B2	Background reordering—a preventive wear-out control mechanism with limited overhead Embodiments of the present disclosure describe background reordering techniques and configurations to prevent wear-out of an integrated circuit device such as a memory device. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving information about one or more incoming access transactions to a memory device from a processor, determining that a wear-leveling operation is to be performed based on a cumulative number of access transactions to the memory device, the cumulative number of access transactions including the one or more incoming access transactions, and performing the wear-leveling operation by mapping a first physical address of the memory device to a second physical address of the memory device based on a pseudo-random mapping function, and copying information from the first physical address to the second physical address. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09268684B2	Populating localized fast bulk storage in a multi-node computer system A high performance computing (HPC) system includes computing blades having a first region that includes processors for performing a computation, and a second region that includes non-volatile memory for use in performing the computation and another computing processor for performing data movement and storage. Because data movement and storage are offloaded to the secondary processor, the processors for performing the computation are not interrupted to perform these tasks. A method for use in the HPC system receives instructions in the computing processors and first data in the memory. The method includes receiving second data into the memory while continuing to execute the instructions in the computing processors, without interruption. A computer program product implementing the method is also disclosed.
US09268676B2	Data storage mechanism using storage system determined write locations Mechanisms are provided, in a storage system controller of a storage system, for writing data to a storage medium. The storage system controller receives a write request to write a block of data to the storage medium. The write request does not specify a location on the storage medium to which to write the block of data. The storage system controller determines a current position of a write mechanism of the storage system relative to the storage medium and determines a location on the storage medium to write the block of data based on the current position of the write mechanism. The storage system controller sends a notification to a host system identifying the location of the block of data on the storage medium as determined by the storage system controller. The writing mechanism writes the block of data to the determined location on the storage medium.
US09268675B2	Computerized system and method for auditing software code A system, method, and computer program product for auditing script code is disclosed. The system may include a parser module on a computer, a rules module on a computer, and a reporting module on a computer. The parser module may be configured to parse the script code to generate script code metadata. The rules module may be configured to audit the script code by applying rules to the script code. The reporting module on a computer configured to use the script code metadata to generate a result of the audit.
US09268674B1	System, method, and computer program for monitoring testing progress of a software testing project utilizing a data warehouse architecture A system, method, and computer program product are provided for monitoring testing progress of a software testing project utilizing a data-warehouse architecture. In use, at least one current software testing project is monitored. Current information such as defect information and test case information associated with the at least one current software testing project are received. Additionally, test planning information associated with the at least one current software testing project is received, the test planning information including test plans for the at least one current software testing project. In addition, overall project planning information is received, including performance metrics associated with the at least one current software testing project. Further, the current defect information, the current test case information, the test planning information, and the overall project planning information associated with the at least one test are stored in at least one centralized data repository, the at least one centralized data repository further including historical test data associated with one or more past software testing projects. Furthermore, data associated with at least one user request is retrieved from the at least one centralized data repository, the data associated with at least one user request corresponding to at least one of the current defect information, the current test case information, the test planning information, the overall project planning information, or the historical test data. Still yet, the data associated with the at least one user request is transformed into a format for display. Moreover, one or more reports are generated utilizing the transformed data, the one or more reports including user modifiable reports and being associated with a test progress of the at least one current software testing project.
US09268660B2	Matrix and compression-based error detection Embodiments relate to matrix and compression-based error detection. An aspect includes summing, by each of a first plurality of summing modules of a first compressor, a respective row of a matrix, the matrix comprising a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of output bits of a circuit under test wherein each output bit of the circuit under test comprises an element of the matrix, and is a member of a row of a column that is orthogonal to the row. Another aspect includes summing, by each of a second plurality of summing modules of a second compressor, a respective column of output bits of the matrix. Yet another aspect includes determining a presence of an error in the circuit under test based at least one of an output of the first compressor and an output of the second compressor.
US09268655B2	Interface for resolving synchronization conflicts of application states Technology is disclosed herein for resolving synchronization conflicts when synchronizing application state data between computing devices. According to at least one embodiment, a server detects a first set of application state data at a first computing device conflicting with a second set of application state data at a second computing device. The first and second sets of application state data represent application states of the same computer application running at the first and second computing devices, respectively. Accordingly, the first computing device presents a user interface prompting a user to choose a preferred set of application state data between the first and second sets of application state data. If the user chooses the second set of application state data as the preferred set, the first computing device uses the second set of application state data to overwrite the first set of application state data at the device.
US09268638B2	Flash memory control method, controller and electronic apparatus A memory control method is used for controlling a flash memory. The flash memory includes a first memory element and a second memory element. The second memory element includes multiple blocks and each block includes multiple pages. In this method, original data are written to the first memory element. Input data are obtained by reading the original data from the first memory element. The input data includes multiple input data rows. The input data rows are divided into data groups. Each input data row corresponding to each data row is written to a corresponding data page on the second memory element. A parity row corresponding to each data group is written to a data page on the second memory element. The number of data rows for each data group is smaller than the number of each block in the second memory element.
US09268634B2	Decoding method, memory storage device and memory controlling circuit unit A decoding method, a memory storage device and a memory controlling circuit unit are provided. The method includes: reading memory cells according to a first reading voltage to obtain first verifying bits; executing a decoding procedure including a probability decoding algorithm according to the first verifying bits to obtain first decoded bits, and determining whether a decoding is successful by using the decoded bits; if the decoding is failed, reading the memory cells according to a second reading voltage to obtain second verifying bits, and executing the decoding procedure according to the second verifying bits to obtain second decoded bits. The second reading voltage is different from the first reading voltage, and the number of the second reading voltage is equal to the number of the first reading voltage. Accordingly, the ability for correcting errors is improved.
US09268629B2	Dual mapping between program states and data patterns The present disclosure includes methods and apparatuses for dual mapping between program states and data patterns. One apparatus includes a memory and a controller configured to control a dual mapping method comprising: performing a base conversion on a received data pattern and mapping a resulting base converted data pattern to one of a first number of program state combinations corresponding to a first group of memory cells; and determining a number of error data units corresponding to the base converted data pattern and mapping the number of error data units to one of a number of second program state combinations corresponding to a second group of memory cells. The number of error data units are mapped to the one of the second number of program state combinations corresponding to the second group of memory cells without being base converted.
US09268624B2	Application monitoring of related activities across multiple threads Embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring application performance in multithreaded environments. Monitoring data may be inserted into data structures that propagate and persist between threads involved in a processing event. Data related to specific methods executing on each thread may be output to a trace file. The trace file may be analyzed for application performance by associating the threads that contain the same tracking data from the propagated data structure.
US09268613B2	Scheduling and management in a personal datacenter A personal datacenter system is described herein that provides a framework for leveraging multiple heterogeneous computers in a dynamically changing environment together as an ad-hoc cluster for performing parallel processing of various tasks. A home environment is much more heterogeneous and dynamic than a typical datacenter, and typical datacenter scheduling strategies do not work well for these types of small clusters. Machines in a home are likely to be powered on and off, be removed and taken elsewhere, and be connected by an ad-hoc network topology with a mix of wired and wireless technologies. The personal data center system provides components to overcome these differences. The system identifies a dynamically available set of machines, characterizes their performance, discovers the network topology, and monitors the available communications bandwidth between machines. This information is then used to compute an efficient execution plan for data-parallel and/or High Performance Computing (HPC)-style applications.
US09268611B2	Application scheduling in heterogeneous multiprocessor computing platform based on a ratio of predicted performance of processor cores Methods and apparatus to schedule applications in heterogeneous multiprocessor computing platforms are described. In one embodiment, information regarding performance (e.g., execution performance and/or power consumption performance) of a plurality of processor cores of a processor is stored (and tracked) in counters and/or tables. Logic in the processor determines which processor core should execute an application based on the stored information. Other embodiments are also claimed and disclosed.
US09268606B2	Resource management system for automation installations A method for managing resources of a processor device configured to control an automation installation includes using at least one first operating system and at least one second operating system, which preferably differs from the first operating system, to operate the processor device. The processor device includes at least two processor cores configured to operate the operating systems. The method further includes using at least one processor core to operate each operating system and freely selecting a number of processor cores used to operate the first operating system and a number of processor cores used to operate the second operating system.
US09268605B2	Mechanism for facilitating sliding window resource tracking in message queues for fair management of resources for application servers in an on-demand services environment In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating sliding window resource tracking in message queues for fair management of resources for application servers in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes monitoring, in real-time, in-flight jobs in message queues for incoming jobs from organizations in a distributed environment having application servers in communication over a network, applying local sliding windows to the message queues to estimate wait time associated with each incoming job in a message queue. A local sliding window may include segment of time being monitored in each message queue for estimating the wait time. The method may further include allocating, in real-time, based on the estimated wait time, thread resources to one or more of the incoming jobs associated with the one or more of the organizations.
US09268602B2	Systems and methods for performing data management operations using snapshots A system stores a snapshot and an associated data structure or index to storage media to create a secondary copy of a volume of data. In some cases, the associated index includes application specific data about a file system or other application that created the data to identify the location of the data. The associated index may include three entries, and may be used to facilitate the recovery of data via the snapshot. The snapshot may be used by ancillary applications to perform various functions, such as content indexing, data classification, deduplication, e-discovery, and other functions.
US09268601B2	API for launching work on a processor One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for launching work on a processor. The method includes the steps of initializing a first state object within a memory region accessible to a program executing on the processor, populating the first state object with data associated with a first workload that is generated by the program, and triggering the processing of the first workload on the processor according to the data within the first state object.
US09268596B2	Instruction and logic to test transactional execution status Novel instructions, logic, methods and apparatus are disclosed to test transactional execution status. Embodiments include decoding a first instruction to start a transactional region. Responsive to the first instruction, a checkpoint for a set of architecture state registers is generated and memory accesses from a processing element in the transactional region associated with the first instruction are tracked. A second instruction to detect transactional execution of the transactional region is then decoded. An operation is executed, responsive to decoding the second instruction, to determine if an execution context of the second instruction is within the transactional region. Then responsive to the second instruction, a first flag is updated. In some embodiments, a register may optionally be updated and/or a second flag may optionally be updated responsive to the second instruction.
US09268595B2	Scheduling thread execution based on thread affinity In accordance with some embodiments, spatial and temporal locality between threads executing on graphics processing units may be analyzed and tracked in order to improve performance. In some applications where a large number of threads are executed and those threads use common resources such as common data, affinity tracking may be used to improve performance by reducing the cache miss rate and to more effectively use relatively small-sized caches.
US09268589B2	Method and system for deploying multiple distributed application stacks on a target machine Method, system, and programs for automatically deploying a plurality of distributed application stacks on a target machine. A plurality of virtual environments isolated from each other are first created on the target machine through which a user has access to a plurality of clusters. A distributed application stack is deployed from the plurality of distributed application stacks in a respective virtual environment created on the target machine. The plurality of distributed application stacks are deployed in the plurality of clusters. Based on the deployed distributed application stack, each of the virtual environments is then associated with a corresponding cluster.
US09268586B2	Wake-on-LAN and instantiate-on-LAN in a cloud computing system Several different embodiments of a flexible virtual machine management system are described. The virtual machine management system is used to instantiate, wake, move, sleep, and destroy individual operating environments in a cloud or cluster. In various embodiments, the virtual machine management system uses single messages to perform complex operations, allowing for flexible and scalable use of virtual resources in a cluster while still reducing energy consumption to the minimum possible level. In one preferred embodiment, Wake-on-LAN packets are used as the messages.
US09268582B2	Method and device enabling the execution of heterogeneous transaction components The invention especially relates to the execution of at least one transaction in a transaction processing system comprising a transaction-oriented monitor (205), said at least one transaction being executable in an open-type execution environment, by the sequential execution of a plurality of transaction-oriented components (235, 240). According to the invention, and owner-type execution space is created (275) for enabling the execution of at least one transaction-oriented component from said plurality of transaction-oriented components, said at least one transaction-oriented component being developed for an owner-type execution environment separate from the open-type execution environment, during the reception (255) of a corresponding execution control from the transaction-oriented monitor.
US09268573B2	Methods for decoding and dispatching program instructions Methods for encoding a program. Each program instruction in a program has one or more possible encodings, and each instruction encoding may have a different length. The instruction encodings are selected such that the resulting encoding of the program as a whole minimizes the number of program cycles used in a decoding stage of a processor. Instruction padding or program padding may be used to create instruction encodings of lengths.
US09268572B2	Modify and execute next sequential instruction facility and instructions therefor An modify next sequential instruction (MNSI) instruction, when executed, modifies a field of the fetched copy of the next sequential instruction (NSI) to enable a program to dynamically provide parameters to the NSI being executed. Thus the MNSI instruction is a non-disruptive prefix instruction to the NSI. The NSI may be modified to effectively extend the length of the NSI field, thus providing more registers or more range (in the case of a length field) than otherwise available to the NSI instruction according to the instruction set architecture (ISA).
US09268565B2	Method and apparatus for performing logical compare operations A method and apparatus for including in a processor instructions for performing logical-comparison and branch support operations on packed or unpacked data. In one embodiment, instruction decode logic decodes instructions for an execution unit to operate on packed data elements including logical comparisons. A register file including 128-bit packed data registers stores packed single-precision floating point (SPFP) and packed integer data elements. The logical comparisons may include comparison of SPFP data elements and comparison of integer data elements and setting at least one bit to indicate the results. Based on these comparisons, branch support actions are taken. Such branch support actions may include setting the at least one bit, which in turn may be utilized by a branching unit in response to a branch instruction. Alternatively, the branch support actions may include branching to an indicated target code location.
US09268561B1	Federated services to dynamically switch features in applications An application binary is received at an intermediate federated service layer before deployment of the application binary at the application store. At the intermediate federated service layer multiple copies of application binaries are generated concurrently. At the intermediate service layer, program code of the copies of application binaries is concurrently parsed and features of copies of application binaries are matched with features of operating system. If the features match, corresponding program codes are flagged to switch off, and re-generated as custom application binary and deployed in application store. The custom application binary and a container along with features corresponding to operating system of a mobile device are downloaded to a mobile device. A request to access a set of features is received from the custom application binary at the container. If the set of features match the features of the operating system request is allowed through the container else it's blocked.
US09268554B2	Controlling method, memory controller, and data transmission system A controlling method of a rewritable non-volatile memory module, and a memory controller and a data transmission system using the same are provided. The controlling method includes following steps. A command is received from a host system. Whether the command is a configuration command is determined according to a command code of the command. A plurality of action information in the configuration command and an execution sequence corresponding to the action information are analyzed. The action information is executed according to the execution sequence. Each action information is configured to request the rewritable non-volatile memory module to execute a predetermined action. Thereby, the functionality of a memory storage device can be dynamically extended.
US09268549B2	Methods and apparatus to convert a machine to a virtual machine Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to convert a machine to a virtual machine. An example method disclosed herein includes moving, via a processor, an original operating system to create free space on a storage device, installing a hypervisor in the free space on the storage device, generating a virtual machine in the free space on the storage device, and loading the hypervisor and the virtual machine, the virtual machine to execute the original operating system.
US09268534B1	Managing the release of electronic content using a template without version logic A facility for rendering a dynamic electronic document is described. The dynamic electronic document has both a current and a future edition. The current edition incorporates a current version of a content item, while the future edition incorporates a future version of the content item. The facility receives a request to return the dynamic electronic document. In response to the request, the facility retrieves a template for the electronic document that contains a single identifier that identifies a group of content item versions containing both the current version of the content item and the future version of the content item. The facility uses the single identifier contained in the template, together with an indication of whether the current edition of the dynamic electronic document or the future version is being requested by the received request, to incorporate the appropriate version of the content item in the rendered dynamic electronic document.
US09268532B2	Constructing a service oriented architecture shared service An approach that constructs a service oriented architecture (SOA) shared service is provided. In one embodiment, there is a service construction tool, including an input component configured to receive design input for a SOA shared service solution; and a construction component configured to construct a SOA shared service based on the design input for the SOA shared service solution.
US09268529B2	Efficient angle rotator configured for dynamic adjustment An apparatus and method for angle rotation is disclosed to rotate a complex input by the angle θ to produce a rotated complex output signal. A memory storage device generates control information based on a coarse angle θM. A coarse rotation butterfly circuit uses the control information to rotate the complex input signal by the coarse angle θM to produce an intermediate complex number. The control information controls one or more multiplexers and/or adders in the coarse rotation butterfly circuit to rotate the complex input signal. The fine rotation butterfly circuit uses the control information to rotate the intermediate complex number by a fine angle θL to produce the complex output signal. The control information controls one or more multiplexers and/or adders in the fine rotation butterfly circuit to rotate the intermediate complex number.
US09268513B2	Function providing system that processes a use request to use the function providing system A function providing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a use request to use the function providing apparatus, the use request including identification information identifying an operation unit to be operated to use the function providing apparatus, and a user using the function providing apparatus, a denial unit that, if the use request is intended to use the function providing apparatus in an unauthorized mode, denies use of the function providing apparatus in the unauthorized mode, and a providing unit that, if the use request is intended to use the function providing apparatus in the unauthorized mode, provides information that limits use of another function providing apparatus responsive to the use request including the identification information.
US09268512B2	Information processing apparatus, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium Structured language data as a processing target is acquired via a first communication path or a second communication path. A rule corresponding to a communication path used for the acquisition is selected from a first rule and a second rule which respectively correspond the first communication path and the second communication path and define processing methods for the structured language data. The acquired structured language data as the processing target is processed in accordance with a processing method defined in a selected rule. Processing is executed based on the selected rule in either case that the first rule or the second rule is selected.
US09268509B2	Automated computer controlled system for measuring the consumption of printer resources and transacting environmental offsets There is disclosed an automated computer controlled system for measuring the consumption of printer resources and transacting environmental offsets, and may comprise a printer resource tracking system (PRTS) collecting resource consumption data from printing equipment. A transactional server may retrieve the resource consumption data from the PRTS. A consumed resource associated with a customer may be consumed by the printing equipment downstream of a supplier of the printer resources. An offset project may communicate with the transactional server and be capable of planting an environmental offset upstream of the supplier and offset an environmental impact of the consumed resource. A scaling factor may be dependent on distinctive characteristics of at least one offset project. A calculator may apply the scaling factor to the consumed resource to calculate the environmental offset. A user interface may present to the customer an option to order the environmental offset from an offset project.
US09268500B2	Host device and system including the same A memory module includes a first storage module including a first module controller and a first memory unit. The first storage module is configured to receive first partial data from a host and write the first partial data to the first memory unit. A second storage module includes a second module controller and a second memory unit. The second storage module is configured to receive second partial data from the host and write the second partial data to the second memory unit. The first storage module and the second storage module are configured to connect to the host through a single host interface bus.
US09268498B2	Storage controller, system, and method to control the copy and release processes of virtual volumes A storage controller including a processor, wherein the processor: performs a copy process in which a destination virtual volume is created by copying a source virtual volume in accordance with a copy instruction, performs a release process in which allocation of a destination storage area to a corresponding area of the destination virtual volume that corresponds to an unallocated area to which a source storage area is not allocated, among areas of the source virtual volume at a time point when the copy instruction is received is released in the copy process, specifies a corresponding area that is an unallocated area including one or more update areas updated before the copy process and the release process after the copy instruction among one or more unallocated areas of the source virtual volume, and suppresses the release relating to the corresponding area that corresponds to the specified unallocated area.
US09268491B2	Thick and thin data volume management Methods, apparatus and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include configuring one or more storage devices as a plurality of physical storage units, each of the physical storage units having a storage granularity, and configuring, on the one or more storage devices, a thin provisioned storage pool having a physical number of the physical storage units and a logical number of logical storage units, the physical number being less than the logical number. Upon receiving a request to create a thick data volume having a requested number of the physical storage units, an available number of the physical storage units that are available in the thin provisioned pool can be identified.
US09268490B2	Storage system A storage system 300a that has a volume, manages the volume as a plurality of logical volumes, and can operate as a plurality of logical storage systems having at least one logical volume. The storage system comprises an IO transmission-reception unit 1320a that communicates with a management computer 100, a host computer 200, and a storage system 300b and a processor 1310a that causes the IO transmission-reception unit 1320a to perform transmission to the management computer 100 and storage system 300b by using an identifier of the storage system 300a as an identifier indicating a representative logical storage system that is one predetermined logical storage system from among a plurality of the logical storage system when the storage system operates as a plurality of the logical storage systems.
US09268484B2	Push-pull type gestures Techniques for push-pull type gestures are described. In one or more embodiments, a push gesture away from a cursor object that is displayed by a display device is recognized. An assisted location object is then displayed to assist a user in repositioning the cursor object based on the push gesture. In implementations, a prompt gesture is recognized effective to cause a prompt object having one or more options to be displayed. The options that are displayed are selectable to initiate a function that is operable using the cursor object. In addition, a motion select gesture that selects one of the options is recognized effective to replace the prompt object and initiate a function corresponding to the selected option.
US09268480B2	Computer-readable storage medium, apparatus, system, and method for scrolling in response to an input When it is determined that a touch position by a user has shifted on a scroll image display region in a direction different from a first direction (scrolling direction), a scroll target image is scrolled and displayed in the first direction (scrolling direction).
US09268477B2	Providing contextual menus Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing contextual menus are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may receive user input. Subsequently, the computing device may determine, based on the received user input, that a drag-and-drop operation has been completed, where the drag-and-drop operation includes at least one item being dragged from a source palette to a target palette. In response to determining that the drag-and-drop operation has been completed, the computing device may cause a contextual menu associated with the at least one item to be displayed. In some arrangements, the contextual menu may be a configuration menu. Additionally or alternatively, causing the contextual menu to be displayed may include animating the contextual menu as a panel that slides into view from at least one edge of a displayed user interface.
US09268475B2	Graphical user interface control for scrolling content A solution for managing a graphical user interface including a panel area is provided. Content included in the graphical user interface can be generated for presentation to a user. The generating can include determining the content to be displayed using the panel area cannot be displayed completely within the panel area using a set of display settings. In response, data corresponding to a visible portion of the content can be added for display in the panel area and a graphical user interface scroll control can be provided for the panel area. The graphical user interface scroll control can enable a user to adjust the portion of the content displayed in the panel area in a first direction by manipulating the graphical user interface scroll control in the first direction.
US09268471B2	Method and apparatus for generating directional sound A method of directing sound in a mobile device equipped with a directional speaker includes determining a location of a target in relation to the mobile device, and adjusting a direction of sound output from the directional speaker toward the target, based on the location of the target. An apparatus for generating directional sound includes a directional speaker configured to control a direction in which sound is output, and a controller configured to determine a location of a target in relation to the mobile device, and adjust a direction of sound output from the directional speaker toward the target, based on the location of the target. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09268465B1	Social media system and methods for parents A system for managing a plurality of child profiles is provided that allows parents of children to capture a child's life events in media files, which are automatically imported into a life album for each child. The system also generates different views for the child's life album based upon both user-generated information and computer-generated information, and allows users to identify favorite media files for review using other tree structures. The system could automatically generate a face transformation video from life album media files, and could automatically generate expert queries from common issues gleaned from community discussions that are summarized and exported to experts for review.
US09268464B1	Link determination and usage using image recognition A system for link acquisition and usage using image recognition comprises an interface, a processor, and a memory. The interface is for receiving an image. The processor is configured to: determine one or more tags for the image; determine one or more links associated with the one or more tags; and cause an action associated with a selected link of the one or more links. The memory is coupled to the processor and is configured to provide the processor with instructions.
US09268463B2	Mobile terminal and control method thereof Provided is a mobile terminal that includes a touch screen formed to enable a touch input, and a controller configured to generate a plurality of screen regions dividing the touch screen in which the touch screen is divided into a plurality of screen regions, and determine whether or not to display an icon in a first screen region based on whether or not the execution screen of a preset application is displayed in a second screen region among the plurality of screen regions, wherein the icon is an icon corresponding to a function of controlling the execution screen of the preset application displayed in the second screen region based on the execution screen of an application displayed in the first screen region.
US09268455B2	System and method for user-controlled, multi-dimensional navigation and/or subject-based aggregation and/or monitoring of multimedia data A system and method for user-controlled multi-dimensional navigation and/or subject-based aggregation of multimedia data, a multiplicity of node elements being generated and a node element including one or more search terms and/or weighting terms that can be logically combined. For each multimedia data element to be registered, a relevance index parameter is determined for each paired combination of node elements and allocated to the respective pair of node elements. In dependence on the relevance index parameters, one- or multi-dimensional distance factors are determined. Based on the registered multimedia data elements and/or node elements, a topological navigation map is generated and graphically displayed in dependence on the respective one- or multi-dimensional distance factors so that the user can navigate in the topological navigation map by an input device and can access required multimedia data elements and/or node elements.
US09268453B2	Touch sensor integrated type display device A touch sensor integrated type display device includes gate and data lines that cross over each other to form a plurality of pixel regions; first electrodes arranged in parallel in a first direction; second electrodes arranged in parallel in a second direction; first subpixel electrodes formed within the pixel regions on a different layer from the first electrodes and overlap the first electrodes; a second subpixel electrode formed on the same layer as the first electrodes and overlaps the second electrodes; first routing wires that group the first electrodes into m units; second routing wires that group the second electrodes into n units; first electrostatic discharging circuits that connect the first routing wires to a ground wire; and second electrostatic discharging circuits that connects the second routing wires to the ground wire, wherein the first subpixel electrodes and the second subpixel electrode constitute a unit pixel.
US09268451B2	Transfer film, manufacturing method of capacitive input device, capacitive input device, and image display device including the same The transfer film of the present invention has a temporary support and a colored layer, and the colored layer contains at least (A) a white inorganic pigment and (B) a silicone-based resin.
US09268445B2	Touch sensor panels with reduced static capacitance Capacitive touch panels may include a plurality of positive voltage lines that are driven at a first phase. These positive voltage lines may be used to provide the drive capacitance signal sensed by one or more sense regions. The touch panels may also include a plurality of negative phase voltage lines that are driven at a phase that is different than the first phase. Both the positive and negative voltage lines may cross-under one or more sense regions. The negative phase voltage lines are able to counter act and reduce the static capacitance in the sense regions.
US09268431B2	Touch and hover switching Touch and hover switching is disclosed. A touch and hover sensing device can switch between a touch mode and a hover mode. During a touch mode, the device can be switched to sense one or more objects touching the device. During a hover mode, the device can be switched to sense one or more objects hovering over the device. The device can include a panel having multiple sensors for sensing a touching object and/or a hovering object and a touch and hover control system for switching the device between the touch and hover modes. The device's touch and hover control system can include a touch sensing circuit for coupling to the sensors to measure a capacitance indicative of a touching object during the touch mode, a hover sensing circuit for coupling to the sensors to measure a capacitance indicative of a hovering object during the hover mode, and a switching mechanism for switching the sensors to couple to either the touch sensing circuit or the hover sensing circuit. The device can switch modes based on a condition of the device, such as an expiration of a timer or a relative distance of an object from the panel.
US09268420B2	Touch panel structure and touch display panel structure having antenna pattern and related communications device having such touch panel structure For a communication device having a touch module or a touch display module, a near field communicable NFC antenna pattern is disposed on a component above a touch sensor unit of the touch module or the touch display module, which places the NFC antenna pattern away from the shielding easily generated from the metallic frame or metallic housing of the communication device. The NFC antenna pattern may be printed on a bottom side, a top side, or in the interior of a cover lens of the touch module or the touch display module, or on a surface of a deco film outside the cover lens. A ferrite sheet may also be disposed between the NFC antenna pattern and the touch sensor unit for further preventing electromagnetic interference from the touch sensor unit or other internal components.
US09268415B2	Touch positioning method utilizing optical identification (OID) technology, OID positioning system and OID reader A touch positioning method is adapted for use on a touch surface of optical identification (OID) technology. The touch surface has thereon multiple positioning marks which define multiple touch areas, and multiple identification patterns, each of which is disposed within a respective touch area and is indicative of a location of the respective touch area. The touch positioning method includes steps of capturing an image of at least one of the touch areas of the touch surface, determining, from among said at least one of the touch areas, a located touch area in which a center point of the image is located, and analyzing the identification pattern which is disposed within the located touch area, so as to obtain the location of the located touch area.
US09268412B2	Input apparatus having an input recognition unit and input recognition method by using the same Provided is an input apparatus, including: an infrared camera; an image capture unit configured to sequentially capture a plurality of temperature distribution images photographed at predetermined time intervals by the infrared camera; and an input recognition unit configured to detect, from among the plurality of temperature distribution images captured by the image capture unit, pairs of skin temperature image portions each corresponding to a temperature of skin of a person, recognize, from among the pairs of skin temperature image portions thus detected, pairs of skin temperature image portions as pairs of detection target images, from among which motions are observed, and recognize an operation input based on states of the motions of the pairs of detection target images.
US09268407B1	Interface elements for managing gesture control Approaches are described for enabling a user to utilize fingers or other features of both hands to interact with an interface on an electronic device. A user can hold an device such as a mobile phone in a first hand, and can use a finger of the other hand to navigate through an interface or other display, such as to move relative to the device to cause the interface to scroll, zoom, or otherwise adjust. The user can use a thumb or finger of the hand holding the device to select or interact with one or more user-selectable elements, objects, or portions of the interface displayed on a display element of the device, such as by touching the screen over one of the user-selectable elements for at least a determined period of time to activate or change a function associated with a gesture used to interact with the interface.
US09268406B2	Virtual spectator experience with a personal audio/visual apparatus Technology is described for providing a virtual spectator experience for a user of a personal A/V apparatus including a near-eye, augmented reality (AR) display. A position volume of an event object participating in an event in a first 3D coordinate system for a first location is received and mapped to a second position volume in a second 3D coordinate system at a second location remote from where the event is occurring. A display field of view of the near-eye AR display at the second location is determined, and real-time 3D virtual data representing the one or more event objects which are positioned within the display field of view are displayed in the near-eye AR display. A user may select a viewing position from which to view the event. Additionally, virtual data of a second user may be displayed at a position relative to a first user.
US09268404B2	Application gesture interpretation In a gesture-based system, gestures may control aspects of a computing environment or application, where the gestures may be derived from a user's position or movement in a physical space. A gesture-based system may have a plurality of modes, each mode a hardware configuration, a software configuration, or a combination thereof. Techniques for transitioning a user's control, via the user's gestures, between different modes enables a system to coordinate controls between multiple modes. For example, while a first mode is active, the user's gestures may control aspects of the first mode. The system may transition the user's control from a control of the first mode to a control of a second mode. The transition may be between hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In another embodiment, reserved gestures that correspond to a first mode that may be executed whether or not a second mode is present.
US09268400B2	Controlling a graphical user interface Apparatus and methods for enabling a user to interact with movable control elements of a graphical user interface (GUI) by moving a hand 12, or one or more fingers 16, 18 of said hand 12 relative to a thumb 14 on said hand, in which the apparatus comprises: a camera adapted to be releasably mounted to said hand, and a processor adapted to receive signals representative of successive images captured by the camera during movement of said hand, or movement of the finger(s) of said hand relative to said thumb, to analyze said successive images to determine said movement, and to communicate with the GUI to control elements thereof in accordance with the determined movement.
US09268395B2	Hierarchical power management circuit, power management method using the same, and system on chip including the hierarchical power management circuit A hierarchical power management circuit includes N power management circuits respectively included in N power domains each including at least one intellectual property (IP), wherein N is a natural number greater than one. The i-th (1
US09268389B2	Reducing power consumption on a processor system by masking actual processor load with insertion of dummy instructions Energy savings can be obtained by masking a computationally-intensive task from a processor performance management system which selects the processor performance state based on the load on the processor (CPU). By preventing the PPM system from reacting to the computational load the application places on the processor, the time to complete execution of the application increases but the energy used by the application may be greatly reduced and thermal stress on the CPU is also reduced (preventing noisy fans from operating). This approach makes it convenient to run a computationally intensive task as a background task. The masking can be achieved by running the task in tiny bursts, with micro-sleeps in between them, so that the average CPU load is low over a time period that the PPM system uses for measuring CPU activity/load.
US09268379B2	Stylus and holder device associated therewith Embodiments of the present invention disclose a stylus and stylus holder for a computing device. According to one embodiment, the stylus holder includes a connector configured to attach to a port of the computing device for establishing an electrical connection therewith. The stylus holder further includes a fastener for facilitating attachment with the stylus while also providing at least one of data and power to said stylus.
US09268371B2	Hinge module and electronic device using the same A hinge module for an electronic device includes a main body and an upper cover. The hinge module includes a biaxial hinge and a pad. The biaxial hinge includes a first rotary shaft, a second rotary shaft and a connecting member. One end of the first rotary shaft is fixed to the main body, and another end of the first rotary shaft being pivotally connected with the connecting member. One end of the second rotary shaft is fixed to the upper cover, and another end of the second rotary shaft is pivotally connected with the connecting member. The pad is disposed at the connecting member of the biaxial hinge. When the upper cover rotates with respect to the main body, the connecting member and the pad rotates using the first rotary shaft as a rotation axis.
US09268364B2	Ergonomic data entry device A data entry device includes a housing comprising a front and rear surface and laterally separated grip portions each configured to engage with a hand of a user. The user may thereby support the housing by engaging the grip portions of the housing. The rear surface includes first and second generally concave portions disposed proximate the first and second grip portions, which curve generally towards the hand of the user when the housing is supported by the user. The device further includes input keys positioned on each of the first and second generally concave portions of the rear surface such that the user may actuate the input keys with fingers of each hand while engaging the grip portions, and such that the generally concave portions facilitate ergonomic access to the input keys.
US09268361B2	Portable electrical device A portable electrical device includes a tablet PC, a bottom plate, a support arm and a pivot portion. The tablet PC includes a breach and a first magnetic inducing member arranged inside the breach. One end of the support arm is pivoted to the bottom plate, and the other end of the support arm is pivoted to the pivot portion, and the other end of the pivot portion is with a second magnetic inducing member. When the second magnetic inducing member is moved into the breach to magnetize the first magnetic inducing member, the tablet PC is securely coupled with the pivot portion so that the tablet PC can be rotated; on the contrary, when the second magnetic inducing member is removed from the breach, the tablet PC can be totally independent to the support arm and the bottom plate.
US09268355B2	Faucet handle extender A faucet handle extender includes an attachment member configured to selectively couple with a faucet handle. The faucet handle extender also includes an extension member coupled with the attachment member. Movement of the extension member causes movement of the faucet handle.
US09268347B2	Implementing dynamic regulator output current limiting A method and apparatus are provided for implementing dynamic regulator output current limiting. An input power to the regulator is measured, and the measured input power is related to a regulator output current and a regulator over current trip point, and dynamically used for providing dynamic regulator output current limiting.
US09268345B2	System and method of use for a user interface dashboard of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning network The disclosure provides systems and methods of use of an HVAC graphical interface dashboard. In various embodiments, the dashboard includes a weather tab, wherein invoking the weather tab advances to a weather screen. The dashboard also includes an indoor humidity tab, wherein invoking the indoor humidity tab advances to a humidity screen which displays at least a current indoor humidity, wherein the humidity screen interprets a percentage of humidity for a user. A programs tab and a home tab are also provided. At least one of: a) a system mode; and b) a fan mode can be selected by pressing a correlated icon in the program tab.
US09268337B2	On-line detection of organic contaminant in condensate system of sugar production processes using fluorescence technology A method of measuring contamination in fluid that is expelled from a food processing system is presented. The method of measuring is carried out with fluorescence. The fluid is typically allowed to enter into an energy transfer system, but if the contamination exceeds a certain level, the fluid should be prevented from entering the energy transfer system. The fluid is generally comprised of water expelled from a sugar processing operation.
US09268331B2	Domestic robotic system and robot therefor A domestic robotic system that includes a robot, which is programmed to move within a working area defined by a boundary and has boundary distance sensors that enable it to estimate the current distance from the boundary; the robot is programmed to move across the working area and, secondly, so that when the boundary distance sensors indicate that the robot is a distance X away from the boundary and is approaching the boundary, the robot begins performing a gradual turn; this gradual turn is such that: the robot progressively changes direction while continuing to move across said working area; and the robot transitions from approaching the boundary to receding from the boundary; the robot is also programmed to calculate a path for the gradual turn such that, during the gradual turn, the robot approaches the boundary to a predetermined closest distance before receding from the boundary.
US09268327B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A technique which, when transporting a substrate from one module to another, detects a displacement of the substrate on a holding member and transfers the substrate to another module with the displacement within an acceptable range. Displacement of a wafer on a fork of a transport arm from a reference position is determined when the fork has received the wafer from one module and, when the displacement is within an acceptable range, the wafer is transported by the transport arm to another module. When the displacement is out of the acceptable range, the wafer is transported by the transport arm to a wafer stage module, and then the transport arm receives the wafer from the wafer stage module so that the displacement comes to fall within the acceptable range. The wafer can therefore be transferred to another module with the displacement within the acceptable range.
US09268320B2	Wireless industrial control user interface with configurable software capabilities A user interface operable to connect to a device within an industrial control system includes a memory and a processing unit. The memory is operable to store a plurality of software applications for interfacing with the device and a configuration mask including access rights for at least a subset of the software applications. The processing unit is operable to establish a first connection with the device and disable selected software applications based on the configuration mask.
US09268313B2	Apparatus and method for controlling peak energy demand based on a global schedule An apparatus includes a monitor node and a first control node. The monitor node determines and broadcasts whether a non-system device is consuming an energy resource over a network. The first control node is coupled to the monitor node and a second control node via the network. The first control node has a node processor and a global schedule module. The node processor operates a first energy consuming device to maintain a first local environment. The global schedule module is coupled to the first node processor, and coordinates run times for the first energy consuming device and a second energy consuming device based on a replica copy of a global run time schedule disposed within the first and second control nodes, an adjusted first descriptor set characterizing the first local environment, an adjusted second descriptor set characterizing a second local environment, and energy consumption data broadcast by the monitor node.
US09268304B2	Image forming apparatus A multi-function printer includes a fuser unit which includes a heat roller and a pressure roller; a duct which is formed in a long shape in a direction along an axis of the heat roller, is disposed in the vicinity of the fuser unit along the axis of the heat roller, and is exhausted by an exhaust fan which is provided on one end side in a long-side direction; an exhaust port which is opened to a first side wall of the fuser unit side of the duct and causes the fuser unit and the duct to communicate with each other; and a planar filter which is attached to an inner wall surface of the duct and in which the surface of the filter is an irregular surface on which ditches and convex portions extending in a direction inclined to the long-side direction of the duct are alternately disposed in the long-side direction of the duct.
US09268303B2	Bearing member, end member, photosensitive drum unit, developing roller unit, process cartridge, intermediate member, and bearing member body A bearing member is configured to be arranged in an end portion of a columnar rotary body, in which a shaft member is attached to the bearing member. The bearing member includes a body which includes a cylindrical body and a holding portion which is arranged inside the cylindrical body, and an intermediate member which is held by the holding portion of the body. The holding portion includes an intermediate member guide which guides the intermediate member so that the intermediate member rotates. The intermediate member includes a portion in which the shaft member is arranged.
US09268296B2	Image forming apparatus and cartridge therefor An image forming apparatus and a cartridge to be used therein are provided. The image forming device includes a main casing, a CPU as a judgment unit, and a main electrode. The cartridge accommodating therein a toner is attachable to and detachable from the main casing, and has a moving member and a cartridge electrode electrically connectable to the main electrode. The CPU is configured to judge assembly or non-assembly of the cartridge with respect to the main casing and to judge whether or not the assembled cartridge is a new cartridge. The moving member is movable by a predetermined moving amount to permit the cartridge electrode to be movable. As a result of a movement of the main electrode in accordance with the movement of the cartridge electrode, the CPU determines that the assembled cartridge is a new cartridge.
US09268283B1	Toner supply device According to one embodiment, a toner supply device includes a motor and an estimating unit. The motor rotates a toner container that supplies a toner to an image forming apparatus. The estimating unit estimates a toner residual amount in the toner container at a second point in time on the basis of a total rotation time representing time in which the motor rotates in a period of use from a first point in time when the toner container is attached to the image forming apparatus to the second point in time.
US09268271B1	Fixing device, image forming apparatus and drive load reduction method of the fixing device In accordance with one embodiment, a fixing device comprises a fixing belt configured to be provided with a conductive layer; an induction current generating section configured to face the fixing belt in a thickness direction to heat the conductive layer through electromagnetic induction heating; an auxiliary heating section configured to face the induction current generating section across the fixing belt to increase the calorific value in the electromagnetic induction heating process; and a friction reducing member configured to be nipped between the auxiliary heating section and the fixing belt; wherein a lubricant is supplied between the friction reducing member and the fixing belt.
US09268270B2	Image heating apparatus The fixing apparatus includes a sleeve, a nip portion forming member that contacts an inner surface of the sleeve, a pressure member, and a regulation member for regulating movement of the sleeve. The regulation member includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface on an upstream side of the nip portion in a conveyance direction of the recording material includes a region in which the distance between the inner surface of the sleeve and the first surface in a radial direction of the sleeve increases toward a center portion of the sleeve in the generatrix direction, and in which the end surface of the sleeve contacts the region when the sleeve moves in the generatrix direction.
US09268267B2	Fusing apparatus and image forming apparatus A fusing apparatus includes a fusing section, a supplying section and a control section. The supplying section supplies airflow between a recording medium and the fusing section. The supplying section includes a supplying opening of the airflow divided in a plurality of blocks along a width direction of the recording medium. The control section controls at least any one of speed of the airflow and supply amount of the airflow individually for each of the plurality of blocks based on information regarding the recording medium.
US09268255B2	Image formation system and density controlling method An image formation system includes: a first image forming apparatus; a sheet inversion section; a second image forming apparatus; an image density detection section configured to detect a density of a first pattern image for a highest density adjustment and a density of a second pattern image for a half-tone density adjustment, each of the first and second pattern images being formed on a sheet in each of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus; and an inter-apparatus density adjusting section. The inter-apparatus density adjusting section corrects a density control point and a light exposure energy on a basis of detection results of the first and second pattern images of the image density detection section, respectively. The first and second density control sections correct the density control point or the light exposure energy in accordance with a coverage rate of an image.
US09268251B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus in which an image is formed on a recording material includes an exposure unit that forms a non-image section potential through exposure of a photoconductor at a first laser power and forms an image section potential through exposure of the photoconductor at a second laser power that is greater than the first laser power. A control unit controls an output of laser power of the exposure unit. The output of the first laser power is controlled during formation of the non-image section potential, so as to be of a first intensity at the middle of an image forming region of the recording material, and to be of a second intensity, stronger than the first intensity, at end sections of the image forming region.
US09268243B2	Electrophotographic member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus Provided is an electrophotographic member for an electrophotographic apparatus, which suppresses the occurrence of a banding image caused by uneven charging. The electrophotographic member includes: an electroconductive substrate; and a surface layer, in which: the surface layer includes a binder resin and an aggregate of at least one crystal particle selected from the group consisting of a flaky crystal particle of magnesium carbonate and a flaky crystal particle of calcium carbonate; an edge face of a card house structure formed of the crystal particle is exposed at a surface of the aggregate; a surface of the surface layer includes a convex portion derived from the aggregate; and a surface of the convex portion has unevenness reflecting a shape of the edge face of the card house structure exposed at the surface of the aggregate.
US09268236B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method having heat pipe with fluid to cool substrate and/or substrate holder A lithographic apparatus configured to project a patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of a substrate held on a substrate holder in an indent on a substrate table, the apparatus includes a liquid supply system configured to at least partly fill a space between a projection system and the substrate with liquid; a barrier structure configured to substantially contain the liquid within the space; and a heat pipe supplied, in use, with a temperature conditioned fluid and configured to thermally condition the substrate and/or the substrate holder at locations where localized cooling is likely to occur.
US09268235B2	Controller for optical device, exposure method and apparatus, and method for manufacturing device An exposure method for exposing a mask pattern, which includes plural types of patterns, with a high throughput and optimal illumination conditions for each type of pattern. The method includes guiding light from a first spatial light modulator illuminated with pulse lights of illumination light to a second spatial light modulator and exposing a wafer with light from the second spatial light modulator, accompanied by: controlling a conversion state of the second spatial light modulator including a plurality of second mirror elements; and controlling a conversion state of the first spatial light modulator including a plurality of first mirror elements to control intensity distribution of the illumination light on a predetermined plane between the first spatial light modulator and the second spatial light modulator.
US09268223B2	Forming conductive metal pattern using reactive polymers A conductive metal pattern is formed in a polymeric layer that has a reactive polymer that comprises (1) pendant groups that are capable of providing pendant sulfonic acid groups upon exposure to radiation, and (2) pendant groups that are capable of reacting in the presence of the sulfonic acid groups to provide crosslinking. The polymeric layer is patternwise exposed to provide a polymeric layer comprising non-exposed regions and exposed regions comprising a polymer comprising pendant sulfonic acid groups. The exposed regions are contacted with electroless seed metal ions to form a pattern of electroless seed metal ions. The electroless seed metal ions are reduced to provide a pattern of electroless seed metal nuclei that are then electrolessly plated with a conductive metal.
US09268210B2	Double-exposure mask structure and photolithography method thereof Double-exposure mask structure and photolithography method for performing a photolithography process on a substrate are provided. The substrate has a central region and a margin region. A double-exposure mask structure includes a plurality of parallel and spaced first masks corresponding to the central region, a plurality of parallel and spaced second masks corresponding to the central region, and a plurality of auxiliary masks. The second masks intersect with the first masks to form a plurality of overlapping regions. The auxiliary masks are not in contact with one another, and correspond to the Second masks to assist the overlapping regions neighboring to the auxiliary masks to have sufficient depth of focus for photolithography. With the auxiliary masks, the overlapping regions in the central region and neighboring to the margin region can have preferred photolithography and etching effect.
US09268203B1	Magnetically coupling a system to a surface A system may magnetically attach to a surface, such as a ceiling, wall, table, or other surface within an environment. For instance, a ceiling within an environment may include a magnet and a housing of the system may comprise a ferromagnetic material. Therefore, the system may magnetically couple to the ceiling for use. The system may be configured to move across the surface while remaining magnetically coupled to the surface.
US09268202B1	Image generator and projector A generator and projector system for providing a test target for testing sensing apparatus includes an aperture stop located adjacent to the sensing apparatus. Also included are a spherical mirror having a concave side facing the aperture stop and an object disposed between the spherical mirror and the aperture stop. The object includes various test targets for testing the sensing apparatus. A longitudinal optical axis passes through the aperture stop, the spherical mirror and the object. Illumination of the object generates the test target, which is then reflected from the spherical mirror toward the aperture stop, for testing the sensing apparatus.
US09268201B1	Breakaway magnetic mount A break-away camera mount comprising a support for supporting a camera case steadily above the surfboard, first and second magnetic connectors each configured to magnetically engage each other, but permit detachment upon sufficient shear and/or transverse force being applied to the mount, a base configured to secure the first magnetic connector to the surfboard, and a tether connecting the second magnetic connector to the surfboard.
US09268197B1	External shutter and flash for rolling shutter camera Methods and apparatus for providing an external flash and a global shutter for a device with an integrated rolling shutter camera entail synchronization of the external flash and shutter with the rolling shutter. Responsive to an indication from the device associated with the capture of one or more images, the external flash and shutter are controlled so that exposure is completed before the rolling shutter readout of the camera sensor begins. The disclosed methods and apparatus allow for high quality flash photography not previously possible with such cameras, commonly found in mobile devices, or the like.
US09268194B2	Method and technique to control laser effects through tuning of parameters such as repetition rate A technique for controlling the effects generated by the interaction of a plurality of laser pulses with a medium by selecting or varying the successive pulse parameters comprising: generating a plurality of laser pulses interacting with a medium; and selecting or varying the properties/parameters characterizing said laser pulses to control the effects resulting from the interaction among said plurality of laser pulses and said medium.
US09268189B2	Display panel and display apparatus A display panel includes a thin film transistor substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer. A thin film transistor is disposed on a substrate and has a drain. A first insulating layer is disposed on the drain and has a first via above the drain. A planarization layer is disposed on the first insulating layer and has a second via above the drain. The first via and the second via are partially overlapped to form an overlap portion. A second insulating layer is disposed on the planarization layer. A pixel electrode layer is disposed on the second insulating layer and in the overlap portion to connect to the drain. The opposite substrate is disposed opposite to the thin film transistor substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the thin film transistor substrate and the opposite substrate.
US09268182B2	Color filter substrate, TFT array substrate, manufacturing method of the same, and liquid crystal display panel Embodiments of the invention provide a color filter substrate, a TFT array substrate, a manufacturing method of the color filter substrate, a manufacturing method of the TFT array substrate, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The color filter substrate comprises color filter substrate units of different sizes. The manufacturing method of the color filter substrate comprises: coating a common electrode layer on a base substrate for forming the color filter substrate; and forming common electrodes of different thicknesses for the color filter substrate units of different sizes by a patterning process.
US09268166B2	NVIS campatible backlight device and LCD using the same A backlight device for a liquid crystal display containing a substantially planar light guide with a light emission surface and a light-collecting portion opposing the light emission surface. A pair of opposing side portions may define the periphery of the light guide. A first plurality of LEDs are placed so as to direct the emitted light into the light-collecting portion. An NVIS filter is preferably placed adjacent to at least one of the side portions. A second plurality of LEDs are placed to direct the emitted light through the NVIS filter and into a side portion of the light guide. Alternative embodiments can contain NVIS filters and LEDs along additional edge portions of the light guide. Some embodiments may use directing elements or slanted surfaces of the light guide to direct the light from the second plurality of LEDs into the edge portions of the light guide.
US09268163B2	Flexible display device A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel including a display unit; and a deformation member located on the flexible display panel. The deformation member is deformed due to external light that is incident on the flexible display device, and thus the flexible display device is deformed, thereby allowing the external light to be blocked.
US09268162B2	Electronic device having a plastic substrate A method of manufacturing a thin-film electronic device includes applying a plastic coating to a rigid carrier substrate for forming a plastic substrate. The plastic material has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater in a first direction perpendicular to the substrate plane than in a second direction parallel to the substrate plane. Thin film electronic elements are formed over the plastic substrate and the rigid carrier substrate is released from the plastic substrate by a heating process which expands the plastic substrate preferentially in a direction perpendicular to the substrate plane.
US09268158B2	Responsivity enhancement of solar light compositions and devices for thermochromic windows An optical window-filter includes a thermochromic material and a light absorbing material that can be bonded chemically. Absorption of light by the light absorbing material generates heat that causes phase transformation of the thermochromic material. A filter for an infrared imaging system has detectors sensitive to radiation in an infrared transmission spectrum. The filter includes a thermochromic material and a light-absorbing material. Absorption of high-power radiation in the infrared transmission spectrum by the light-absorbing material generates heat that causes phase transformation of the thermochromic material to attenuate the high-power radiation while transmitting substantially unaffected low-power radiation in the infrared transmission spectrum.
US09268156B1	Sunglasses and method of forming the same The present invention generally relates to hand made sunglasses, and more particularly to a method and system for making sunglasses from recycled materials, e.g., skateboards.
US09268147B2	Autostereoscopic display device and autostereoscopic display method using the same An autostereoscopic display method includes providing a plurality of projectors. Each of the projectors is configured for providing a lamp image unit, each of which has a plurality of lamp images actuated in sequence. The lamp images respectively project to different directions to form a projection angle therebetween. The lamp image units are projected onto a screen. The lamp image units are projected to a first lens array of the screen for respectively guiding the lamp image units to an image plane of the screen, such that the lamp image units are adjacent to each other and connected end to end on the image plane. At least two adjacent lamp image units are guided to the same second lenticular lens of a second lens array of the screen for enlarging and combining the projection angles and projecting the lamp image units to an observing surface.
US09268146B2	User interface with a composite image that floats User interface having a sensor and a composite interface that floats. Embodiments of user interfaces described herein are useful, for example, as automobile components (e.g., dashboard components), appliance components (e.g., dishwasher components, stove components, oven components, microwave oven components, clothes washer components, and clothes dyer components), medical equipment, elevator buttons, laboratory equipment (e.g., scales), as well as consumer electronics (e.g., entertainment devices and cell phones), automatic teller machines, and the like.
US09268145B2	Image display system and three-dimensional eyeglasses Provided is an image display system which can assuredly perform collaborative processing such as determination of a fatigue state of a viewer using three-dimensional eyeglasses and an image display apparatus, without increasing system scale, the image display system including: a transmitting and receiving unit included in a three-dimensional display TV which transmits to three-dimensional eyeglasses a specification-designating signal designating a specification which at least includes a data format for a communication signal; a transmitting and receiving unit included in the three-dimensional eyeglasses which receives the specification-designating signal transmitted from the three-dimensional display TV and, according to the specification designated by the received specification-designating signal, converts a biometric signal acquired by a biometric signal sensor into the communication signal, and transmits the communication signal to the three-dimensional display TV.
US09268141B2	Desktop electronic magnifier A desktop electronic magnifier in a first embodiment includes a monitor and a control panel mounted to the monitor so that access to the control panel cannot be blocked by any position of the monitor. In a second embodiment, a monitor is positioned atop a flat platform that surmounts the camera so that access to the control panel cannot be blocked by any position of the monitor. In a third embodiment, the control panel is mounted to the camera and the monitor is supported by a support surface independent of the magnifier. Access to the control panel is blocked only if the user positions the monitor in blocking relation to the control panel.
US09268138B2	Head-mounted display A head-mounted display includes a left-eye display panel that displays a left-eye image, a left-eye optical system that has an angle of view from 45 to 55 degrees and forms a virtual image of the left-eye image, a right-eye display panel that displays a right-eye image, a right-eye optical system that has an angle of view from 45 to 55 degrees and forms a virtual image of the right-eye image, and a display control unit that controls the screen display of the left-eye display panel and the right-eye display panel.
US09268132B2	Optical scanning device An optical scanning device includes a mirror part including a mirror reflecting surface to reflect incident light, a pair of torsion bars configured to support the mirror part from both sides and configured to form a first axis around which to swing the mirror part by a torsional motion thereof so as to deflect the reflected light, and at least one stress alleviation area configured to alleviate a stress generated by the torsional motion of the torsion bars. The alleviation area is provided between an intersection of a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and passing through the center of the mirror reflecting surface and an edge of the mirror reflecting surface, and at least one of the torsion bars.
US09268131B2	Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus including the same An optical scanning device includes a housing and a cover. An engaging hole is formed in the housing and an engaging piece is formed in the cover. The engaging piece has a first portion following a side wall portion of the housing and a second portion folded so as to face the first portion at an interval. When the engaging piece has been inserted into the engaging hole, the first portion is elastically deformed toward the side wall portion of the housing, and the second portion is elastically deformed toward the first portion and abuts a lower portion of an inner edge of the engaging hole, so that the engaging piece and the engaging hole are engaged with each other and the cover is pressed with respect to the housing by the restoring force of the engaging piece.
US09268124B2	Microscope and method for characterizing structures on an object A microscope includes an illumination unit for illuminating a mask at a predetermined non-axial illumination angle, an imaging unit for imaging an aerial image of the mask within a predetermined defocus region, and an imaging field stop, in which as a result of the lateral displacement of the aerial image depending on the position within the defocus region and on the non-axial illumination angle, the opening of the imaging field stop is dimensioned such that the aerial image is either completely encompassed or circumferentially cut within the defocus region.A method for characterizing a mask having a structure includes illuminating the mask at at least one illumination angle using monochromatic illumination radiation such that a diffraction image of the structure is created, recording the diffraction image, establishing the intensities of the maxima of the adjacent orders of diffraction, and establishing an intensity ratio of the intensities.
US09268120B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power which moves during zooming; and an N-th lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming and is arranged closest to the image side. In the zoom lens, the N-th lens unit includes in order from an object side: a first sub-lens unit; and a second sub-lens unit which is movable, and a lateral magnification at a wide angle end of the N-th lens unit and a lateral magnification at a wide angle end of the second sub-lens unit of the N-th lens unit when an axial ray enters from infinity in a state in which focus is at the infinity are appropriately set.
US09268117B2	Image capture device and converter lens assembly thereof An image capture device and a converter lens assembly thereof are provided. The image capture device includes a mobile phone and the converter lens assembly wherein the converter lens assembly is connected to the mobile phone. The converter lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is with positive refractive power. The fourth lens is with positive refractive power. The converter lens assembly satisfies the condition: 1<\|f1/f2\|<2 and/or the condition: 1<\|f345/f2\|<2, wherein f1 is the effective focal length of the first lens, f2 is the effective focal length of the second lens, f345 is the effective focal length of the combination of the third lens, the fourth lens and the fifth lens.
US09268114B2	Dispersed composition, polymerizable composition, light shielding color filter, liquid crystal display device having light shielding color filter, solid-state imaging device, wafer-level lens, and imaging unit having wafer-level lens The invention provides a dispersed composition including: (A) titanium black; (B) a polymer compound including a constituent component having a side chain structure to which an acidic group is linked via a linking group; and (C) a solvent. The (B) polymer compound is a polymer having a structure in which an acidic group is linked to a main chain part via a linking group.
US09268108B2	Lens barrel capable of suppressing variation of attitude of optical element and image pickup apparatus using the same A lens barrel enables to improve the optical performance thereof while realizing size reduction, structure simplification, and cost reduction in the lens barrel. A second group holding frame 21, in a collapsed state, is rotated with respect to the second group base plate 22 in a direction retracting from the optical axis A, and in a photographing state, is rotated toward the optical axis A. A compression spring 23 regulates an optical axis A direction position of the second group holding frame 21 with respect to the second group base plate 22 by urging, in the optical axis A direction, a portion of the second group holding frame 21. An engaging pin 22d and an engaging groove 21e, in the photographing state, regulate the optical axis A direction position of the second group holding frame 21 with respect to the second group base plate 22.
US09268101B2	Optical fiber and composite inorganic ferrule assemblies A pre-terminated optical fiber assembly with a ferrule having front and rear opposed faces and at least one fiber bore defined longitudinally therethrough includes a glass optical fiber is disposed within the at least one fiber bore with the fiber fused to the ferrule at a location at least 1 mm deep inside the bore. A method for fusing is also disclosed. The ferrule 14 is desirably composed of an inorganic composite material, the composite comprising a material gradient from at least 75% by volume of a first inorganic material to at least 75% by volume of second inorganic material in the radially inward direction, where the first inorganic material has a fracture toughness of at least 1 MPa·m1/2, and the second inorganic material has a softening point of no greater than 1000° C., desirably no greater than 900° C.
US09268096B1	Method and system for optically coupling a waveguide and a fiber An optical system includes a substrate and a first waveguide embedded on the substrate. The first waveguide has a first end. The optical system also includes an optical fiber optically coupled to the first waveguide and bounded to the substrate. The optical fiber has a first end with a flat portion forming a D-shaped cross section. The flat portion of the first end of the optical fiber is disposed adjacent to the first end of the first waveguide, thereby facilitating optical coupling between the first waveguide and the optical fiber.
US09268088B2	Integrated waveguide coupler A waveguide coupler includes a first waveguide and a second waveguide. The waveguide coupler also includes a connecting waveguide disposed between the first waveguide and the second waveguide. The connecting waveguide includes a first material having a first index of refraction and a second material having a second index of refraction higher than the first index of refraction.
US09268082B2	Free form lighting module The invention provides an illumination device (1) comprising (a) a waveguide element (20) comprising a first face (21), a second face (22), and a waveguide edge (23), and (b) a LED light source (10), arranged to generate light source light (17), with optional collimating optics (11). The LED light source (10) with optional collimating optics (11) is arranged to couple at least part of the light source light (17) into the waveguide element (20) via the waveguide edge (23) of the waveguide element (20). The first face (21) comprises structures (51) arranged to couple at least part of the light out of the waveguide element (20) via the second face (22) to provide second face light (37). The illumination device (1) further comprises a cavity (80), arranged to allow light to escape from the waveguide element (20) into the cavity (80), and a reflector (81), arranged to reflect at least part of the light in the cavity (80) in a direction away from the second face (22) to provide first face light (47). Such an illumination device may allow lighting a room, for instance via the ceiling with uplight, and lighting a specific area in the room with downlight. Further, a relatively thin illumination device may be provided, which may for instance suspend from a ceiling.
US09268080B2	Display device having light conversion member including light conversion particles Provided is a display device. The display device includes a light guide plate, a light source disposed on a side surface of the light guide plate, a light conversion member disposed between the light source and the light guide plate, and a first adhesion member closely attached to the light guide plate and the light conversion member. An air layer between the light source and the light guide plate is removed by the first and second adhesion members to improve light incident efficient into the light guide plate.
US09268076B2	Optical compensation layer, optical compensation film, and processes for producing these Optical compensation layers are provided which have an optically compensating function imparted thereto upon coating fluid application or upon coating fluid application and subsequent uniaxial stretching and which have a small wavelength dependence of retardation.The invention provides: an optical compensation layer wherein the compensation layer is a coating layer comprising a maleimide resin and wherein when two arbitrary axes perpendicular to each other in the plane of the coating layer are referred to as x-axis and y-axis, respectively, and the out-of-plane direction is referred to as z-axis, then the coating layer satisfies the three-dimensional refractive-index relationship nx≈ny>nz, wherein nx is the refractive index in the x-axis direction, ny is the refractive index in the y-axis direction, and nz is the refractive index in the z-axis direction; an optical compensation film which comprises a coating layer (A) comprising a maleimide resin and a stretched-film layer (B); and an optical compensation layer, which is an optical compensation layer obtained by uniaxially stretching a coating layer comprising a maleimide resin, wherein when the direction of stretching axis in the coating layer is referred to as x-axis, the direction perpendicular to the stretching direction is referred to as y-axis, and the out-of-plane direction is referred to as z-axis, then the optical compensation layer satisfies the three-dimensional refractive-index relationship nx4>ny4>nz4,wherein nx4 is the refractive index in the x-axis direction, ny4 is the refractive index in the y-axis direction, and nz4 is the refractive index in the z-axis direction. (wherein R1 represents a linear alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, or a cycloalkyl group, having 1-18 carbon atoms, a halogen group, an ether group, an ester group, or an amide group).
US09268072B2	Optical filter, solid-state imaging element, imaging device lens and imaging device The present invention relates to an optical filter, a solid-state imaging element and an imaging device lens which contain a near infrared ray absorbing layer having a specific near infrared ray absorbing dye dispersed in a transparent resin having a refractive index of 1.54 or more, and also relates to an imaging device containing the solid-state imaging element or the imaging device lens. The near infrared ray absorbing layer has a transmittance of visible light of from 450 to 600 nm of 70% or more, a transmittance of light in a wavelength region of from 695 to 720 nm of not more than 10%, and an amount of change of transmittance of not more than −0.8.
US09268071B2	Phase gratings with odd symmetry for high-resolution lensed and lenseless optical sensing A sensing device with an odd-symmetry grating projects near-field spatial modulations onto a closely spaced photodetector array. The grating includes upper and lower features that define boundaries of odd symmetry. The features include upper and lower segments of various widths on opposite sides of each boundary, the upper segments at a height sufficient to induce one half wavelength of retardation in the band of interest relative to the lower segments. The resultant interference produces the spatial modulations for capture by the array. Photographs and other image information can be extracted from the captured data.
US09268067B2	Optical component having antireflection structure A lens includes a plurality of raised portions and recessed portions in an arrangement, and includes an antireflection structure. The antireflection structure includes an area where a height of each of the raised portions is relatively low and a depth of each of the recessed portions is relatively shallow, and an area where a height of each of the raised portions is relatively high and a depth of each of the recessed portions is relatively deep. In the area where the height of each of the raised portions is relatively low and the depth of each of the recessed portions is relatively shallow, first and second flat surfaces are respectively provided at a top portion of the raised portion and a bottom portion of the recessed portion.
US09268062B2	Artificial electromagnetic material An artificial electromagnetic material is provided. The artificial electromagnetic material includes at least one material sheet. Each material sheet includes a laminary substrate and a plurality of artificial microstructures attached to the substrate. The substrate is made from transparent material. Because the substrate is made from transparent material, therefore the artificial electromagnetic material is capable of generating responses to visible light wave and convergence, divergence, deflection of visible light wave and so on can be achieved.
US09268061B2	Method for calibrating or testing a detector surface of a device for detecting hydrometeors and a calibration and testing device The invention relates to a method and device for calibrating or testing the detector surface (10) of a measuring device (1) detecting hydrometeors. According to the method, impulses are focussed on the detector surface (10) in a controlled manner, the responses caused by the impulses, detected by the detector of the measuring device (1), are measured, the measurement values of the responses are compared with the target values and the required corrections to the settings of the measuring device (1) are analyzed, and the measuring device (1) is adjusted on the basis of the analysis. According to the invention, an electromagnetic radiation pulse (70) of short duration is focussed on the detector surface (10), whereby this causes a thermal-expansion reaction in the detector surface (10), detected by the detector.
US09268038B2	Reflector for radiation detector A radiation detector includes a scintillator layer configured to absorb radiation emitted from a radiation source and to emit optical photons in response to the absorbed radiation. The radiation detector also includes a photodetector layer configured to absorb the optical photons emitted by the scintillator layer. The radiation detector further includes a reflector configured to reflect the optical photons emitted by the scintillator layer towards the photodetector layer and to absorb select wavelengths of optical photons associated with an afterglow emitted by the scintillator layer.
US09268034B2	Nuclear reactor fuel integrity monitor A nuclear reactor fuel integrity monitor includes: a γ-ray detector which detects γ-ray of a specific radionuclide of a subject measurement medium of a nuclear reactor; a sample container which retains the subject measurement medium therein and surrounds the circumference of the γ-ray detector; and a measurement control device which performs a control so that a predetermined amount of the subject measurement medium is introduced into the sample container and calculates a concentration of the specific radionuclide from γ-ray data per each unit time detected by the γ-ray detector and a volume of the subject measurement medium introduced into the sample container.
US09268019B2	System and method of displaying convective weather on a weather radar display A convective weather graphic element generator system generates graphic elements associated with severe convective weather for presentation on a display on an aircraft. An exemplary system employs a weather radar and a processing system. The processing system determines a value associated with the detected convective weather based on the received weather radar returns detected by the weather radar, compares the value associated with the detected convective weather with a threshold, and generates a graphic element for a region of airspace when the value associated with the detected convective weather exceeds the threshold. The display is configured to concurrently present the weather reflectivity information generated by the weather radar and the graphic element associated with the convective weather, wherein portions of both the presented graphic element and the presented weather reflectivity information of the corresponding area are concurrently visible on the display.
US09268013B2	Method for measuring distances A method for measuring distances of targets by measuring the time of flight of pulses, in particular laser pulses, reflected on those targets, including the steps of; transmitting pulses having a pulse interval which varies according to a modulation signal as transmitted pulses, and concomitantly recording of reflected pulses as received pulses; determining a first series of distance measurement values from times of flight between transmitted pulses and those received pulses which are respectively received within a first time window following each transmitted pulse; determining at least a second series of distance measurement values from times of flight between transmitted pulses and those received pulses which are respectively received within a second time window following each transmitted pulse; and determining that series of distance measurement values which is least affected by the modulation signal as result of the distance measurement.
US09268012B2	2-D planar VCSEL source for 3-D imaging An apparatus and a method are provided for 3-D imaging and scanning using a 2-D planar VCSELs source configured as a lightfiled optical source. VCSELs are configured in different 2-D spatial arrangements including single VCSEL, or preferably a group, cluster, or array each to be operated effectively as an independent VCSEL array source. A set of microlens and an imaging lens positioned at a pre-determined distance collimates radiation from each VCSEL array source to a set of parallel beams. The parallel beams from different VCSEL array sources generated in a rapid pre-determined timing sequence provide scanning beams to illuminate an object. The radiation reflected from the object is analyzed for arrival time, pulse shape, and intensity to determine a comprehensive set of distance and intensity profile of the object to compute a 3-D image.
US09268011B2	Ceramic optical system support An optical system support, especially for an optical measuring device, includes a base on which a mechanism for fixing an electro-optical transceiver system is provided. The optical system support is a ceramic optical system support.
US09268000B2	System and method for improved accuracy in battery resistance measurement systems A method is disclosed for reducing an influence of voltage ripple on battery test measurements of battery cells coupled in series that form a direct current (DC) bus. A calibration operation is used to obtain a ratiometric difference between first and second series connected battery cells of the DC bus, which is indicative of a variance in their respective output voltages. Voltage measurements across each of the two cells may then be obtained at least substantially simultaneously. The ratiometric difference may be used to modify the voltage measurement taken across the second cell to produce a modified voltage measurement of the second cell. A difference between the measured voltage across the first battery cell and the modified voltage measurement may then be determined, which represents a filtered DC test voltage that has substantially all of the voltage ripple removed therefrom.
US09267999B2	Test system for a battery pack and a method for testing the battery pack A test system for a battery pack having at least first and second battery modules is provided. The system includes a high voltage service disconnect assembly having a housing and an electrically-actuated switch. The system further includes a microprocessor that generates a first signal to induce the switch to have a closed operational position to electrically couple the first battery module to the second battery module. The sensor generates a second signal associated with the battery pack. The microprocessor stops generating the first signal to induce the switch to have an open operational position to electrically decouple the first battery module from the second battery module when the first signal is greater than a threshold level.
US09267998B2	Protective circuit for a rechargeable battery pack A protective circuit for an arrangement which includes a plurality of individual cells in a rechargeable battery pack with a predefined number of individual cells being connected in series in a cell row and at least two cell rows being situated parallel to one another. The component current flowing in a first cell row when the rechargeable battery pack is subject to loading is compared with the component current flowing in a second cell row to generate a signal when there is an implausible deviation in the component currents with respect to one smother. The signal is used to disconnect a defective cell row or to switch off the entire rechargeable battery pack in order to protect the latter.
US09267997B2	Systems and methods to determine the condition of a battery Systems and methods for determining the damage level of a battery are provided. An exemplary method includes measuring a terminal voltage of the battery over time while discharging the battery at a predetermined current; calculating a slope of a natural logarithm of a rate of change of a first voltage of the battery over time based on the terminal voltage of the battery; and comparing the calculated slope to a threshold slope that is based on measurements of a plurality of similar batteries with known conditions. The first voltage of the battery may correspond to a voltage across an RC component of an equivalent circuit model for the battery.
US09267994B2	Systems and methods for monitoring deterioration of a rechargeable battery Systems and methods are provided for monitoring the deterioration of a rechargeable battery. A battery monitoring system may be used to store charging information, discharge information and storage information for a rechargeable battery to a data store. The charging information may include a number of charge cycles incurred by the rechargeable battery. The discharge information may include a number discharge cycles incurred by the rechargeable battery. The storage information may include information relating to periods when the rechargeable battery is not being actively charged or discharged. The battery monitoring system may be further used to determine an amount of deterioration of a battery performance characteristic based on the stored charging information, discharge information and storage information.
US09267984B1	Sub-symbol rate cable tester Aspects of the present disclosure provide for a cable tester that tests a cable to determine the cable length. The cable tester can include a clock generator that generates a clock that has clock period that is a multiple of the data symbol period and a signal generator that injects the training signal, which can be synchronous with the clock, into the cable. The cable tester can also include a receiver that samples the returned signal from the cable and adaptively filters the returned signal based on the training signal and a controller that determines the cable length from the adaptive filter tap coefficients.
US09267973B2	Power generating component connectivity resistance Power generating component connectivity resistance monitoring techniques are disclosed. In an array of power generating components that are connected in parallel to a power bus, a power generating component measures an output current that it supplies to the power bus. Respective first and second power generating components measure a first voltage at an output of the first power generating component and a second voltage at an output of the second power generating component. A resistance in the array between first and second connection points in the array through which the output current flows is determined based on the measurements of the output current, the first voltage, and the second voltage.
US09267969B2	Electrical connector pin cover One embodiment includes a method for protecting from the accidental application of an electrical potential to an incorrect pin of a multipin electrical connector during testing. A sleeve is fitted around a pin that is not to have potential applied to it such that the pin is protected from accidental application of potential during testing.
US09267965B2	Flexible test site synchronization A method for performing test site synchronization within automated test equipment (ATE) is presented. The method comprises controlling a plurality of test program controllers (TPCs) using a plurality of bridge controllers (BCs), wherein each TPC can initiate multiple asynchronous events. For an asynchronous event initiated by a TPC, raising a busy flag while the asynchronous event is not yet complete and de-asserting the busy flag when the asynchronous event is complete, wherein the asynchronous event corresponds to a task requiring an indeterminate amount of time. It also comprises generating a busy signal in the first BCs in response to receiving a busy flag from any of the plurality of TPCs, wherein the busy signal remains asserted while any of the plurality of TPCs asserts a busy flag. Finally, it comprises transmitting the busy signal to the plurality of TPCs, wherein the TPCs use the busy signal to synchronize operations.
US09267961B2	Thermal convection-type accelerometer A thermal convection-type accelerometer includes a first insulating substrate, a circuit formed on the first insulating substrate, a first acceleration-sensing device coupled with the circuit, and a first supporting layer attached on the insulating substrate. The first acceleration-sensing device includes two temperature-sensing components and a heater disposed between the temperature-sensing components. The temperature-sensing components and the heater are directly formed on the first supporting layer.
US09267953B2	Method for detection of specific immunoglobulin class G antibodies Methods for determining an analyte in a sample by immunoassay in a one-step format without performing washing steps are described. The method includes a first analyte-specific receptor that contains at least two binding sites for the analyte, and a second analyte-specific receptor that selectively binds to an aggregate arrangement of at least two analyte molecules bound to the first receptor.
US09267941B2	Aqueous solution for use as medium for the specific binding reaction of a binding pair The present invention refers to an aqueous solution for use as medium for the specific binding reaction of a binding pair, wherein a first binding member recognizes its complementary second binding member. The solution contains a) a buffer to control pH; b) a compound A selected from a compound defined by the general formula I R1—[[CR2R3]p—O]q—R4, wherein R1 is hydrogen or hydroxy group, R2 for each unit independently is hydrogen or hydroxy group, R3 is hydrogen, methyl group, or ethyl group, R4 is hydrogen or alkyl group, p is an integer of from 2 to 10 and q is an integer of from 1 to 100, with the proviso that the compound at least carries two hydroxy groups; a polyol; or saccharide; and c) a non-ionic detergent.
US09267938B2	Ex vivo human multiple myeloma cancer niche and its use as a model for personalized treatment of multiple myeloma The described invention provides an ex vivo dynamic multiple myeloma (MM) cancer niche contained in a microfluidic device. The dynamic MM cancer niche includes (a) a three-dimensional tissue construct containing a dynamic ex vivo bone marrow (BM) niche, which contains a mineralized bone-like tissue containing viable osteoblasts self-organized into cohesive multiple cell layers and an extracellular matrix secreted by the viable adherent osteoblasts; and a microenvironment dynamically perfused by nutrients and dissolved gas molecules; and (b) human myeloma cells seeded from a biospecimen composition comprising mononuclear cells and the multiple myeloma cells. The human myeloma cells are in contact with osteoblasts of the BM niche, and the viability of the human myeloma cells is maintained by the MM cancer niche.
US09267936B2	Synthetic mammalian neuromuscular junction and method of screening for a candidate drug thereon A method for forming neuromuscular junctions includes forming functional neuromuscular junctions between motoneurons and muscle cells by co-culturing one or more human motoneurons and one or more human muscle cells in a substantially serum-free medium. A synthetic mammalian neuromuscular junction includes a human motoneuron functionally linked to a human muscle cell in a substantially serum-free medium. An artificial substrate may be used to support the one or more neuromuscular junctions.
US09267933B2	Hanging droplet plate A hanging droplet plate (1) comprises a predetermined number of droplet compartments (10) each being capable of receiving a droplet of a liquid. The respective droplet compartment (10) comprises a circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (102) which is arranged to surround a respective cavity (100) and which prevents a droplet from spreading beyond the microfluidic wetting barrier (102). The respective compartment (10) comprises a closed bottom (101) and at least one additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (104), each additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (104) which is arranged to surround a preceding circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (102). A wettable area (103) is arranged between two adjacently arranged microfluidic wetting barriers (102, 104).
US09267929B2	Techniques for calculating gas concentrations in a fluid environment A method can be performed by adjusting a temperature of a gas sensor to a first temperature value for a first period of time and a second temperature value for a second period of time. The gas sensor signal may be measured during the first period of time to determine a first signal value and during the second period of time to determine a second value. Then, concentration information for at least one gas is calculated according to the first signal value and the second signal value. While the gas sensor signal may include information about a presence of a first gas and a second gas, the concentration information for the at least one gas may not substantially include concentration information for the second gas.
US09267926B2	Self adjusting corner scanner An apparatus for inspecting a curved portion of a manufactured part comprises a frame, a sensor, a plunger, and a linking mechanism. The frame may include a first contact wall and an opposing second contact wall. Each contact wall may contact a planar portion of the part adjacent to the curved portion and may be oriented at an angle corresponding to an angle of the planar portions of the part adjacent to the curved portion. The sensor may transmit at least one signal to and receive at least one signal from the part. The plunger may contact the surface of the part and move as a radius of curvature of the part changes. The linking mechanism may couple to the plunger and may adjust the height of the sensor above a surface of the part in response to motion of the plunger.
US09267920B2	Miniature sensor structures for ion mobility spectrometers For ion mobility spectrometry applications, a desired shape of a sensor structure may be created by forming a desired shape from a ceramic material, such as aluminum nitride. In various embodiments, the sensor structure may be formed using discrete individual ceramic sheets and/or from a preformed ceramic tube. Via holes are formed into the sensor structure to provide for efficient circuitry configurations of the IMS drift tube and/or providing electrical connections between the interior and exterior of the drift tube.
US09267916B2	Electrophoresis buffer for faster migration, improved resolution and extended shelf-life There is provided an electrolyte solution for extending shelf life, and/or accelerating or improving resolution or improving transfer efficacy for blot applications, or accelerating and improving resolution, or accelerating and improving transfer efficacy of gel electrophoresis and containing Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), at least one zwitterion, and water. The electrolyte solution may be used in buffer systems for gel electrophoresis and the preparation of gels for gel electrophoresis, such as Western blot.
US09267912B2	Apparatus for analyzing gas information A gas information estimation apparatus (100) is connected to a gas sensor element for detecting the concentration of gas flowing through an internal combustion engine (11), and estimates gas information other than the concentration. The apparatus includes gas sensor element provisional temperature calculation means (51) for calculating a provisional temperature of the gas sensor element using a predetermined simulation model, and inputting a reference value to the model as the parameter value; gas sensor element actual temperature measurement means (53), (54); gas information calculation means (55) for calculating the true value of the parameter value which can be input to the model in place of the reference value such that the provisional temperature of the gas sensor element approaches the actual temperature; and gas information obtaining means (57) for obtaining an estimative value of the gas information from the true value.
US09267911B2	Encoded biosensors and methods of manufacture and use thereof An analyte test sensor strip is disclosed having information coded thereon as well as a method of forming the same and conducting an analyte test using the analyte test sensor strip. Information relating to an attribute of the strip or batch/lot of strips may be coded based on resistance values pertaining to electrical aspects of the strip, such as a primary resistive element and a secondary resistive element, the secondary resistive element having one of a plurality of states defined by a location of a closed tap to form a unique resistive path for the secondary resistive element that includes a portion of the primary resistive element depending on the location of the closed tap. The states may be formed on the strip by a secondary processing step in the manufacture of the strip in which a plurality of taps are severed leaving only one tap in a closed state.
US09267908B2	Devices and methods for determination of species including chemical warfare agents The present invention generally provides devices, systems, and methods for determination of one or more analytes. The analyte may be determined by monitoring, for example, a change in an electrical, optical, or other signal of a material (e.g., sensor material) present within the device, upon exposure to the analyte. The signal may be an electrical and/or optical property of the device. In some cases, devices described herein may be useful as sensors for the determination of analytes such as explosives, chemical warfare agents, and/or toxins.
US09267906B2	Bondline embedded current sensor A system for monitoring electrical current passing through a cured bondline may include a current sensor network embedded in an adhesive layer of the cured bondline. The current sensor network may include a plurality of inductive coils and a plurality of current sensor nodes electrically interconnecting the inductive coils to form a plurality of current sensor loops generating induced current in response to a magnetic field associated with an electrical current passing through the adhesive layer. The current sensor nodes may generate current signals representative of the induced current. The current sensor network may include a digital data communications network located external to the cured bondline and receiving the current signals from the current sensor nodes and detecting and monitoring electrical current passing through the cured bondline based on the current signals.
US09267904B2	Device for analyzing film on surface of electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and method of analyzing film on surface of electrode for rechargeable lithium battery using same A device for analyzing a film on a surface of an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes: an inert chamber capable of maintaining an inert atmosphere including controlled amounts of moisture and oxygen and including an inner space for pretreating a sample including the film on the surface of the electrode; a first analyzer coupled to the inert chamber through a connection tube, the first analyzer being configured to receive the sample and being configured to provide composition and thickness information of the film; an inert holder configured to be assembled around the sample in the inert chamber and configured to maintain the inert atmosphere around the sample; and a second analyzer mounted with the inert holder therein and configured to provide shape information of the film. A method of analyzing a film on a surface of an electrode using the device is also disclosed.
US09267903B2	Methods and apparatuses for inspecting semiconductor devices using electron beams Methods and apparatuses for inspecting a semiconductor device using electron beam are provided. The methods may include performing detection operations on a detection target pattern N times and determining a number of detection operations which have been performed until a maximum secondary electron amount of the detection target pattern is obtained. Each of the detection operations may include irradiating the detection target pattern with an electron beam, interrupting the irradiating and detecting a secondary electron amount of the detection target pattern after a detection waiting time has elapsed since the interrupting the irradiating.
US09267902B2	Method of analyzing sample using secondary ion emitted from sample and analyzer for performing analysis method Provided is a sample analysis method of irradiating a sample with a primary ion beam to analyze a secondary ion emitted from the sample by mass spectrometry, the sample analysis method including the steps of cooling a sample placed in a chamber; forming an ice layer on a surface of the cooled sample by discharging one of water and an aqueous solution to the chamber; and irradiating the surface of the sample with the primary ion beam with the ice layer being formed thereon, wherein an amount of the water forming the ice layer is 0.1 ng/mm2 or more and 20 ng/mm2 or less.
US09267901B2	Method for estimating breaking energy and rubber composition The present invention provides a method for estimating breaking energy of a rubber material, in particular breaking energy of a surface of a rubber material. The present invention also provides to a rubber composition excellent in crack resistance. The present invention relates to a method for estimating breaking energy of a rubber material, including determining a carbon-carbon double bond content in the rubber material.
US09267896B2	Uranium analysis using luminescence enhancing oxidant and oxidant composition According to the present invention, there is provided a method of determining a concentration of uranium including: a) a primary measuring step of measuring luminescence intensity or luminescence attenuation of uranium (VI) of an oxidant added sample obtained by adding an oxidant composition to a detection target sample; b) a secondary measuring step of adding different volumes of standard solution containing uranium (VI) having a predetermined concentration to a plurality of oxidant added samples, respectively, and then measuring luminescence intensity or luminescence attenuation of uranium (VI) contained in each standard solution added sample; and c) a calculating step of calculating a concentration of uranium (VI) contained in the detection target sample by a standard addition method based on the primary and secondary measurements. With the method for determining a concentration of uranium according to the present invention, the concentration of uranium may be further rapidly and accurately analyzed.
US09267895B2	Chemical analysis device Provided is a chemical analysis device to analyze a chemical composition of a sample, including a main body including a laser light source, a chemical analysis unit, and a housing; an optical head that is arranged to be faced to the sample; and a pressureproof-feedthrough-equipped fiber that is extended from the housing to the optical head to guide laser light emitted from the laser light source to the optical head. The housing houses the laser light source and the chemical analysis unit as having a pressure-resistant function. The optical head includes a mirror system that causes the sample to be irradiated with laser light outgoing from the pressureproof-feedthrough-equipped fiber and to cause plasma emission light occurring at the sample owing to irradiation with the laser light to reenter to the pressureproof-feedthrough-equipped fiber. The chemical analysis unit performs spectroscopic analysis on the plasma emission light that reentered to the pressureproof-feedthrough-equipped fiber.
US09267886B2	Optical sensor and image forming apparatus In an optical sensor, a light emission system emits an irradiated light of a linear polarization in a first polarization direction toward a surface of a target object having a sheet shape from an incident direction which is inclined with respect to a normal direction of the surface. A first light detection system includes a first light detector arranged on a first light path of a specular reflected light, which is emitted from the light emission system and is specularly reflected from the target object. A second light detection system includes a second light detector arranged on a second light path of a diffuse reflected light which is diffusely reflected from an incident plane on the target object. The second light detector receives second light passed by an optical element which passes a linear polarization component of a second polarization direction perpendicular to the first polarization direction.
US09267884B2	Particle detection A particle detection system including; at least one light source adapted to illuminate a volume being monitored at at least two wavelengths; a receiver having a field of view and being adapted to receive light from at least one light source after said light has traversed the volume being monitored and being adapted to generate signals indicative of the intensity of light received at regions within the field of view of the receiver; a processor associated with the receiver adapted to process the signals generated by the receiver to correlate light received at at least two wavelengths in corresponding regions within the field of view of the receiver and generate an output indicative of the relative level of light received at the two wavelengths.
US09267880B1	Ring-down binning in FSR hopping mode For cavity enhanced optical spectroscopy, the cavity modes are used as a frequency reference. Data analysis methods are employed that assume the data points are at equally spaced frequencies. Parameters of interest such as line width, integrated absorption etc. can be determined from such data without knowledge of the frequencies of any of the data points. Methods for determining the FSR index of each ring-down event are also provided.
US09267874B2	Method and system for detecting corrosion of an insulated corrosion prone object Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) of an insulated iron or other corrosion prone object (1) is detected by taking a sample (8) of the pore fluid from the pores of a permeable insulation layer (2) that covers at least part of the object (1) and analyzing the composition of the sample (8) on the presence of any tracer fluid, such as phospines, mercaptans, alcohols, acids, ketones and/or aldehydes emitted or acetic acid and/or butoxyethanol absorbed by any corrosion of the corrosion prone object (1) by a tracer fluid detection sensor (6).
US09267860B2	Tire balance measuring device The present invention provides a tire balance measuring device capable of minimizing the influence exerted on a measured value due to an inclination of a lock shaft even when the lock shaft (fitted shaft) is inclined in a random direction at an angle created by a gap corresponding to a fitting allowance every time a tire is supplied with gas. The tire balance measuring device of this invention comprises a sensor for measuring the inclination of the lock shaft, and a computing unit for computing an amount of change in a unbalance of the tire from an output value received from the sensor after the tire is supplied with gas, and correcting a result of measuring a balance of the tire using the computed amount of change in the unbalance.
US09267855B2	Method for determining the torque and/or angular speed of a rotating shaft and a device for carrying out same A method allowing the reliable and accurate calculation of the torque of a shaft using two phonic wheels and a sensor, the method including correlating the signal resulting from a rotation or one sixth of a rotation with the signal resulting from the subsequent rotation or one sixth of a rotation. The length of time between two passages of teeth is calculated by interpolating the cross-correlation function using least squares interpolation.
US09267853B2	Device and methods for temperature and humidity measurements using a nanocomposite film sensor Devices and methods are provided for a nanocomposite having a phase change polymer matrix and conductive nanoparticles to provide greatly enhanced responsivity to temperature and/or humidity. A sensing film includes carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and the polymer. Operation near the transition temperature increases the TCR by over an order of magnitude, thus providing a new platform for devices such as IR sensors, bolometers and imaging elements, MEMS devices, compensating or uncompensated circuit elements and other electronic devices. Nanocomposite films may be under about one micron thick, and coatings, constant environment chambers or mounts, and other engineered improvements and variations may be provided to further enhance the response, range, response times or sensitivity of the film-based devices. One embodiment employs a nanocomposite film under one micron in thickness to operate as an uncooled but highly sensitive infrared bolometer under ambient conditions.
US09267852B2	Microfluidic devices with integrated resistive heater electrodes including systems and methods for controlling and measuring the temperatures of such heater electrodes The invention relates to methods and devices for control of an integrated thin-film device with a plurality of microfluidic channels. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device is provided that includes a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfluidic channels and a plurality of multiplexed heater electrodes, wherein the heater electrodes are part of a multiplex circuit including a common lead connecting the heater electrodes to a power supply, each of the heater electrodes being associated with one of the microfluidic channels. The microfluidic device also includes a control system configured to regulate power applied to each heater electrode by varying a duty cycle, the control system being further configured to determine the temperature of each heater electrode by determining the resistance of each heater electrode.
US09267846B2	Infrared detection element, infrared detection module, and manufacturing method therefor In an infrared detection element 15, a first substrate 36 is bonded to a front side of a pyroelectric substrate 20. Since the thermal expansion coefficient of the first substrate 36 is lower than that of the pyroelectric substrate 20, deformation of the pyroelectric substrate 20 due to thermal expansion can be suppressed by the first substrate 36. Further, since a thermal expansion coefficient difference D is 8.9 ppm/K or less, the thermal expansion coefficient between the first substrate 36 and the pyroelectric substrate 20 is not excessively large, and this can suppress deformation of the infrared detection element 15 due to the thermal expansion coefficient difference between the first substrate 36 and the pyroelectric substrate 20.
US09267844B2	Method and apparatus for correcting bias error in ring-down spectroscopy An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a laser source and a ring-down optical resonator that performs cavity ring-down spectroscopy, the optical resonator receives coherent optical energy from the laser, wherein an extinction rate of optical resonance within the optical resonator is at least 100 times longer than an extinction rate of optical energy emitted from the laser source first following deactivation of the laser source.
US09267841B2	Color measurement device and image forming apparatus The color measurement device and an image forming apparatus using the same includes a light source for irradiating a color measurement object with white light; a diffraction grating for dispersing the light reflected from the color measurement object; and a line sensor formed of multiple pixels that generate an electric signal corresponding to the intensity of the light dispersed by the diffraction grating, wherein the light source includes a light-emitting diode having a peak value of emission intensity in a wavelength zone of 380 nm to 420 nm, and a plural types of fluorescent members each having a peak value of fluorescence intensity in a wavelength zone of 420 nm to 730 nm.
US09267840B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus that amplifies reference voltages corresponding to pixel signals of different colors at different gains A photoelectric conversion apparatus has: a plurality of pixels having mutually different color filters, and generating pixel signals by a photoelectric conversion; a color selecting switch for selecting the pixel signals generated by the plurality of pixels having mutually different color filters; a first amplifier circuit for amplifying at mutually different gains the pixel signals generated by the pixels having mutually different color filters and selected by the color selecting switch; a reference voltage connecting switch for selecting a reference voltage; and a second amplifier circuit for amplifying at mutually different gains the reference voltages correspondingly to the pixel signals of mutually different colors.
US09267834B2	System effective to monitor an amount of chemicals in portable containers A system and method effective to monitor an amount of material in a portable container. The system may comprise a material and sensor in a container. The sensor is effective to detect a first level of the material when the container is at a first location and to generate a first data signal in response. The sensor is effective to detect a second level of the material in the container when the container is at a second location and to generate a second data signal in response. The sensor is further effective to send the first and second data signal to a processor. The processor is effective to receive the first and second data signal and generate a report based on the first and the second data signal, the report relating to an amount of the material in the container.
US09267828B2	Fluid flow rate detection device To provide a fluid flow rate detection device which can be evaluated as adequate from a medical point of view. The velocity of a fluid flowing through a luminal organ in vivo is to be obtained. Vθ(r, θ)=w·V−θ+(1−w)·V+θ is calculated to obtain a calculated value Vθ(r, θ) of the flow rate regarding a component of the fluid in the direction perpendicular to the ultrasonic beam direction. Here, the weight w is a value proportional to the distance d from the wall on one side of the organ at least when the distance is smaller than a predetermined distance from the wall on the one side, and the weight is a value proportional to the distance d′ from the wall on the other side of the organ at least when the distance is smaller than a predetermined distance from the wall on the one other side.
US09267825B2	Pointer structure A pointer structure including: a pointer main body having a pointer visualizing portion closer to a pointer tip and a pointer neck portion continuing to the pointer visualizing portion extending along from an edge region of a dial plate to a backside thereof; a main cover having a first sidewall having a bend piece portion covering an inner corner of the pointer bend portion and a second sidewall continuing to and confronting the first sidewall, having trough to sandwich the pointer main body; and a sub-cover having an L-shaped cover portion formed with a window through which the pointer visualizing portion is exposed and covering both side faces of the pointer visualizing portion, an outer corner of the pointer bend portion and both side faces of the pointer neck portion, wherein the L-shaped cover portion continues with a lid portion closing an opening between the first and second sidewalls.
US09267824B1	Sensor systems A sensor assembly includes a frame defining a sensor axis having opposing endplates with axially extending supports, wherein the opposing endplates are connected by a pair of axially extending side beams. A suspended mass is within an interior of the frame suspended from the supports of the frame. A plurality of spacers are operatively connected to the endplates and supports of the frame. A plurality of piezoelectric material layers are operatively connected to sides of respective spacers opposite the frame to damp vibrations.
US09267822B1	Systems and methods for evaluating coupled components In some embodiments, a system for evaluating coupled components includes a first diffraction grating provided on a first component, a second diffraction grating provided on a second component, a light source that emits light having a wavelength that is larger than the grating periods of the first and second diffraction gratings, and a photodetector that senses the intensity of the light after it passes through the diffraction gratings.
US09267820B2	Two-dimensional absolute encoder and scale with marks each having one of a plurality of different characteristic values A two-dimensional absolute encoder includes a scale having marks arranged thereon along first and second directions different from each other, a detector configured to perform first detection that detects rows of a first number of marks arranged in the first direction and second detection that detects rows of a second number of marks arranged in the second direction, and a processor configured to determine absolute positions of the scale in the first and second directions based on outputs from the detector. Each of the marks has one of different characteristic values each corresponding to a combination of a quantized first code for indicating a position in the first direction and a quantized second code for indicating a position in the second direction, the number of the different characteristic values being smaller than the number of the combinations.
US09267817B2	Rotation angle detection device A rotation angle detection device has a first yoke, an inside surface of which is formed of a first concave curved surface and a second concave curved surface, and a second yoke, an inside surface of which is formed of a third concave curved surface and a fourth concave curved surface. Each concave curved surface does not extend in a second direction but extends toward a first flat surface or a second flat surface in an inclined manner. The first flat surface and the second flat surface face each other sandwiching a Hall element therebetween and are parallel to each other. The magnetic flux, which leaks from the first yoke into an inside space and reaches the second yoke, flows in the second direction over a wider area around the Hall element.
US09267809B2	Control apparatus and method for controlling operation target device in vehicle, and steering wheel A first detector is configured to detect a state where a first area in a touch sensor mounted on a grip portion that a driver grips on a steering wheel is touched. A second detector is configured to detect a state where a particular input operation is performed on a second area located on the upper side of the first area in the touch sensor. A controller is configured to control an operation target device to be operated with the touch sensor according to the particular input operation when the first detector detects the state where the first area is touched and the second detector detects the state where the particular input operation is performed.
US09267807B2	Identifying custom rendezvous points between users and vehicles plying on custom routes An aspect of the present invention facilitates identification of custom rendezvous points between users and vehicles plying on custom routes. In one embodiment, a system on board the vehicle receives notifications from users while the vehicle is plying/in transit on the custom route. The system determines the respective transit states (capturing the static and/or dynamic aspects) of the vehicle corresponding to the notifications. The system then inspects the transit states to identify the rendezvous points between the users and the vehicle plying on the custom route. The users by providing the notifications at different time instances (that is, when the vehicle is at different locations/points on the custom route) can cause different “custom” rendezvous points to be identified based on the preferences of the users using the vehicle.
US09267806B2	System and method for automatically receiving geo-relevant information in a vehicle Path-relevant information is provided by a backend server system to a vehicle without an input or request from the vehicle operator. Program applications, including a web browser application, records vehicle route data in a local memory during vehicle travel. Such vehicle route data may include current GPS coordinates, time of day, day of week, etc. The recorded vehicle route data may then be used to locally generate one or more route prediction models. A predicted vehicle route may be generated from the route prediction models. Once a vehicle route has been predicted, coordinate data corresponding to the predicted route may be transmitted to a backend server. Thereafter, path-relevant information, based on the transmitted coordinate data, may then be received from the backend server, and without the vehicle operator having to provide any input or request.
US09267803B2	Method and apparatus of route guidance Systems and methods of route guidance on a user device are provided. In one aspect, a system and method transmit partitions of map data to a client device. Each map partition may contain road geometries, road names, road network topology, or any other information needed to provide turn-by-turn navigation or driving directions within the partition. Each map partition may be encoded with enough data to allow them to be stitched together to form a larger map. Map partitions may be fetched along each route to be used in the event of a network outage or other loss of network connectivity. For example, if a user deviates from the original route and a network outage occurs, the map data may be assembled and a routing algorithm may be applied to the map data in order to direct the user back to the original route.
US09267800B2	System and method for assisting the driver of a biomechanically driven vehicle including at least one wheel A system for assisting a driver of a biomechanically-driven vehicle having at least one wheel (R), such as a bicycle, includes a device (DET1) for determining the speed of the vehicle, another device (DET) for determining the heading of the vehicle, a magnetometer (M) with at least two measurement axes for supplying data to determine the heading of the vehicle, and a device for supplying information relating to a movement of the vehicle, based on the speed of the vehicle, the slope of the rolling surface, and the heading of the vehicle.
US09267796B2	Distance measuring device An optical device is disclosed that may be employed in distance measuring devices. In at least one embodiment, the optical device includes a control unit that is adapted to cause at least one control signal generator unit to generate at least one control signal according to a predetermined temporal function on the basis of an elapsed time from a predetermined point in time. On the basis of the generated at least one control signal, at least one parameter of a receiver unit may be adjusted during the travel time of the optical pulse, wherein the at least one parameter affects the dynamic range of the receiver unit. In this way, the dynamic range of the receiver unit may be increased. A method is further disclosed for operating such an optical device, along with a distance measuring device including such an optical device and a surveying instrument including such a distance measuring device.
US09267794B2	Method of determining a target spatial coordinate using an apparatus comprising a movable hand-held probe and a portable base unit, and a related apparatus A method of determining a target spatial coordinate using an apparatus comprising a movable hand-held probe, having a body and a pointing element for pointing the target spatial coordinate, and a portable base unit provided with line-of-sight distance coupling means, wherein the hand-held probe is coupled to the base unit by said line-of-sight distance coupling means, coupled to the body at an attachment point, and wherein the base unit is provided with sensors providing measuring signals for measuring length or a change in length of the line-of-sight distance coupling means and rotation of said line-of-sight distance coupling means in at least one degree of freedom. Computer-controlled processing means are arranged for processing measuring signals. The method further comprising retrieving measuring signals wherein the target spatial coordinate is appointed from different orientations of the hand-held probe, and determining the target spatial coordinate from the measuring signals.
US09267793B2	Movement monitoring device for attachment to equipment A movement monitoring device attaches to equipment and includes a housing and a transmitter. The housing includes an integrated circuit with (a) a detector sensitive to physical movement of the equipment when the housing is attached to the equipment and (b) a processor for processing data of the detector to determine an event experienced by the equipment. The transmitter communicatively couples with the integrated circuit for communicating the event to a remote receiver.
US09267790B2	Measuring device of measurement object, calculating device, measurement method, and method for producing item A measuring device that measures a measurement object includes a two-dimensional measuring unit that outputs two-dimensional image data by performing image pickup on the measurement object, a three-dimensional measuring unit that outputs three-dimensional data by three-dimensionally measuring the measurement object; and an obtaining unit that detects a temporary edge of the measurement object using the three-dimensional data, sets an edge detection range in a two-dimensional image using the detected temporary edge, and detects an edge of the measurement object in the edge detection range using the two-dimensional image data to obtain shape information of the measurement object.
US09267783B1	Split integration mode acquisition for optimized OCT imaging at multiple speeds Split Integration Mode (SIM) acquisition schemes are presented that enable optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging at multiple rates. SIM enables a system and method of operation having a first mode and a second mode, wherein the fundamental acquisition rate of the detector is the same in the two modes, but wherein the generated signals in the second mode are digitally combined prior to signal processing to create a data set with an effective acquisition rate less than the fundamental acquisition rate.
US09267773B2	Broadhead Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a mechanical broadhead for use with an archery bow and arrow. In certain arrangements, a broadhead is provided that maintains the cutting blades in a retracted or closed position during flight of the arrow. Upon target contact, the blades expand outwardly from the closed position.
US09267772B2	Ballistic sealing, component retention, and projectile launch control for an ammunition cartridge assembly An ammunition cartridge assembly including a case and a projectile positioned along a longitudinal axis towards the front end of the case. An endcap coupled to the front end of the case is adapted to retain the projectile entirely within the case. A primer is positioned along the longitudinal axis towards the base end of the case. A primer support is coupled to the base end of the case and is adapted to support the primer within the case. A groove is located on the interior surface of the primer support into which the primer expands under pressure during firing. Under firing pressure, the primer is deformed to create a retaining ring that locks the primer to the primer support after the pressure is released. The cartridge assembly includes at least one obturating lip seal to seal at least one of the endcap or the primer support to the case.
US09267766B2	Armoured ventilation grille The invention relates to an armored ventilation grille for an opening, the grille including an outer side to be exposed to a projectile shot and an inner side to be applied to the opening, the grille including a plurality of parallel bars, the bars having a V-shaped cross-section, each limb of the V being made of of a blade, the blades being arranged in chevrons in order to form baffles such that at least one blade is located in the trajectory of the projectile shot whatever the incidence may be. The grille according to the invention wherein the outer blades is made an armored material while the inner blades made of a ductile material, the blades all being fixed to transverse members in the bearing ranges in such a way that they can be disassembled.
US09267762B2	System and method for marksmanship training A system and method for marksmanship training comprises a screen, a computer having a processor and a memory connected to the processor and adjacent the screen, a set of modified video images stored in the memory, a set of projectors for projecting the set of modified video images onto the screen, connected to the computer and adjacent the screen, the set of modified video images including a moving clay target image and a phantom clay target image adjacent the moving clay target image at a lead distance from the moving clay target image, a camera connected to the computer and adjacent the screen, a weapon adjacent the screen, and a laser operatively mounted in the weapon. The phantom clay target image has a contrast level range from a fully opaque image to a fully transparent image.
US09267756B2	Projectile launcher An impact-safe projectile launcher for use within an inflatable structure is presented. The projectile launcher comprises a launch tube having an inner end and an outer end. A mount connects the launch tube to the inflatable structure, e.g. a bounce house. An air inlet is provided at the inner end of the launch tube. A projectile inlet is provided downstream of the air inlet at the inner end of the launch tube. An air blower is connected to the inflatable structure and operatively connected such that air flows continuously from the air blower through the air inlet down the launch tube. The continuous flow of air propels impact-safe projectiles that are inserted into the projectile opening down the launch tube and out of the projectile launcher through the outer end of the launch tube.
US09267755B2	Projectile launching system The invention relates to an archery system that launches an arrow from a position that is perpendicular to a direction of flight for the arrow. After release, the arrow rotates to a position that is parallel to the direction of flight to the target.
US09267754B2	Training weapon system for recoilless antitank rifle weapons The invention relates to a training weapon system (1) intended for a recoilless antitank rifle (2), the training weapon system (1) comprising a sub-caliber barrel (3) for firing sub-caliber practice projectiles (4) provided with base plates (5), the sub-caliber barrel (3) being arranged in a shell-like body (6) in the barrel (7) of the recoilless antitank rifle (2), the front part of the sub-caliber barrel (3) being fitted in a guide part (8) for centering the barrel (3), and a rear part of the barrel (3) being fitted in a breech (9), comprising a firing channel (10) and a nozzle screw thread (11) for fitting a nozzle screw (12), which is arranged in the rear part of the shell-like body (6). The invention is characterized in that the training weapon system (1) comprises at least one locking part (13, 14), the function of which is to prevent the nozzle screw (12) or the base plate (5) of the projectile (4) or part of the base plate (5) being expelled backwards through the nozzle funnel (21) of the antitank rifle (2) as loose flying projectiles.
US09267750B1	Drop-in adjustable trigger assembly with camming safety linkage A drop-in adjustable trigger assembly has a camming safety linkage to selectively move and engage a bolt sear to positively prevent movement of the bolt sear. The drop-in trigger assembly housing carries a pivoting bolt sear engagement member which is connected to a sear safety linkage. The housing has a sear safety linkage slot defined therein which guides the pivoting sear safety linkage in response to actuation of an upwardly projecting thumb safety lever's actuation. A trigger bracket preferably carries a removable, reversible trigger shoe and is configured to pivot within the housing about a pivot point within the housing, and the trigger bracket carries an adjustable rocker having (preferably) a first stage movement adjustment and a second stage length adjustment. The pivoting safety mechanism's safety linkage pivots rearwardly to push upon or cam the bolt sear upwardly, thus disengaging the bolt sear from the trigger sear.
US09267746B2	Liquid-air cooling system A liquid-air cooling system (1) has at least one fan device (2) including at least one variable-speed fan motor (3) driving a fan impeller (4) to create a cooling power for a fluid (5) in a fluid cycle (6). To regulate the speed of the fan motor (3) by a control and/or regulation device (24), at least one actual value (Ta) downstream of a segmented heat exchanger (19) is compared to a predefined desired value (Tb). The control and/or regulation device (24) adjusts the cooling power according to the current power values of the respective machine unit (9).
US09267744B2	Gasification reactor with a heat exchange unit provided with one or more fouling protection devices A gasification reactor with a heat exchange unit having a gas flow channel and one or more heat exchangers arranged within the gas flow channel, the heat exchangers having one or more heat exchange surfaces and one or more associated structures, such as a support structure or deflector plates. The associated structures are provided with fouling protection devices, such as blasters or flow guiding surfaces.
US09267743B2	Housing for electronic equipment with variable coolant channel widths A housing for electronic equipment includes a fan and a plurality of coolant channels in a passage of a cooling fluid introduced by the fan. A passage width defined by a cooling member blocking the passage, the member being one of the plurality of coolant channels closer to the fan, is smaller than a passage width defined by a cooling member blocking the passage, the member being one of the plurality of coolant channels farther away from the fan.

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