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US09287619B2	High degree of freedom array An array of elements suitable for adaptive processing in an extreme jammed environment comprised of a plurality of smaller sub-arrays of element clusters that have natural orthogonal spatial modes of excitation, wherein the improvement comprises sub-arrays with spatial orthogonality of feed modes, cross-sub-array combination to maximize pre-processing sub-array spacing and diversity of relative configuration, a high-input analog nuller used on the pre-processing sub-array therein, a high-input analog nuller is used to null a dominant jamming signal, possibly exceeding normal communication signal levels, so that the sub-array processed signals could then be fed to an antenna processor with simultaneous beam steering and null steering.
US09287613B2	RRH concealment module/methods in natural convection Disclosed is an apparatus with a concealment module, the concealment module including an inlet panel and an outlet panel, the outlet panel located higher than the inlet panel. Also included is a remote radio head disposed with the concealment module, mounted on a support, and located between the inlet panel and the outlet panel. A first baffle is located under the remote radio head to prevent cool air from the inlet panel from being diverted to a space between the remote radio head and the support. A second baffle is located to direct cooling air over a back of the remote radio head. A third baffle is located on top of the remote radio head to direct heated cooling air to the outlet panel. A fourth baffle is located to direct cooling air over the front of the remote radio head.
US09287609B2	Antenna system to control RF radiation exposure An antenna measurement and control system for use with a transmitting antenna, the system comprising a sensor configured to determine an indication of the radiation emitted by the antenna; control circuitry connectable to the antenna and configured to selectively vary, or disengage, the power supplied to the antenna, and a processor connectable to the sensor and control circuitry, wherein the processor is configured to control the control circuitry in response to the determined indication of the emitted radiation.
US09287605B2	Passive coaxial power splitter/combiner A passive coaxial signal power splitter apparatus includes an input port, an input coaxial waveguide section coupled to the input port, a guided wave structure coupled to the input coaxial waveguide section, a plurality of antenna elements arranged in the guided wave structure, and an output port coupled to each of the antenna elements. A passive coaxial signal power combiner includes a plurality of input ports, a guided wave structure coupled to the plurality of input ports, a plurality of antenna elements in the guided wave structure, wherein each antenna element is coupled to one or more of the input ports, a coaxial waveguide section coupled to the guided wave structure, and an output port coupled to the coaxial waveguide section.
US09287603B2	Electronic device and module installed in electronic device Provided is an electronic device including a high-frequency signal waveguide configured to transmit a high-frequency signal in a housing. An addition unit to which a communication device is able to be added is provided in the high-frequency signal waveguide. When a second module having a communication function is added to the addition unit and coupled to the high-frequency signal waveguide, data transmission is possible between the first module and the second module via the high-frequency signal waveguide.
US09287600B2	Adjustable phase-inverting coupling loop A conductor is formed of a first portion to define a first area in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to a first magnetic field direction in a first cavity resonator and a second portion to define a second area in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to a second magnetic field direction in a second cavity resonator. Inductive current generated in the first portion flows in substantially the same direction as current in the second portion. The conductor may be deployed in an aperture between the first and second cavity resonators to couple or cross-couple the first and second cavity resonators. The conductor may also be deployed to couple or cross-couple cavity resonators in a filter implemented in a broadcast- or base station.
US09287591B2	Battery pack with protective circuit board and electric bicycle including the battery pack To provide a battery pack that is less likely to be affected by vibrations, shocks and the like and has a stable characteristic, and an electric bicycle that uses the battery pack.A battery pack includes: a battery protective member having a first plate section and a second plate section which is integrally connected to both edge portions of a width direction of the first plate section and extends substantially in a direction perpendicular to both surfaces of the first plate section, wherein the flat batteries are placed on the first plate section; and a protective circuit board. A moistureproof film for the protective circuit board is formed using a plurality of film forming materials different in viscosity, hardness, and thixotropic properties.
US09287590B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery (100) includes: an electrode body (150) including a positive electrode plate (155), a negative electrode plate (156), and a separator (157); and a non-aqueous electrolyte contained inside the electrode body (150). The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery (100) further includes a reservoir member (170) defining a reservoir space (S1, S2) located adjacent to an end face (150j, 150k) of the electrode body (150), the reservoir space being used to hold the non-aqueous electrolyte forced out of the electrode body (150) through the end face (150j, 150k) of the electrode body (150).
US09287577B2	Biofuel cell The biofuel cell has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an external circuit electrically connecting the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a positive electrode region where the positive electrode is disposed, a negative electrode region where the negative electrode is disposed, and a proton permeable membrane disposed between the positive electrode region and the negative electrode region, and the negative electrode region houses a biocatalyst together with the crushed material. The negative electrode region is separated by a mesh into an electrode region and a crushed material region, the negative electrode is housed in the electrode region, and the crushed material is housed in the crushed material region.
US09287573B2	Lithium battery cell with protective membrane having a garnet like structure Li/air battery cells are configurable to achieve very high energy density. The cells include a protected a lithium metal or alloy anode and an aqueous catholyte in a cathode compartment. In addition to the aqueous catholyte, components of the cathode compartment include an air cathode (e.g., oxygen electrode) and a variety of other possible elements.
US09287568B2	High performance, high durability non-precious metal fuel cell catalysts This invention relates to non-precious metal fuel cell cathode catalysts, fuel cells that contain these catalysts, and methods of making the same. The fuel cell cathode catalysts are highly nitrogenated carbon materials that can contain a transition metal. The highly nitrogenated carbon materials can be supported on a nanoparticle substrate.
US09287564B2	Lithium secondary battery positive electrode material for improving output characteristics and lithium secondary battery including the same Provided are a positive electrode active material for improving an output and a lithium secondary battery including the same. Particularly, graphite and conductive carbon which have shapes and sizes different from each other, may be simultaneously coated on a mixed positive electrode material of a 3-component system lithium-containing metal oxide having a layered structure and expressed as following Chemical Formula 1 and LiFePO4 having an olivine structure as an conductive material to improve high resistance occurrence and conductivity reduction phenomenon of a 3-component system lithium metal oxide due to a difference between particle sizes and surface areas of the 3-component system lithium-containing metal oxide and LiFePO4 olivine. Li1+aNixCoyMn1-x-yO2, 0≦a<0.5, 0
US09287562B2	Negative electrode active material comprising spinel lithium titanate, electrical storage device, and method for producing negative electrode active material A negative-electrode active material disclosed herein contains a lithium titanate having a spinel structure, and satisfies the relationship B×P<50, where B is a specific surface (unit: m2/g) of the lithium titanate as measured by a BET technique; and P is obtained by immersing 1 g of the lithium titanate in 50 cm3 of redistilled water and determining a pH of the redistilled water after 30 minutes of agitation.
US09287561B2	Negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, manufacturing method therefor, and lithium-ion secondary batteries The present invention is a negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, comprising at least: particles wherein silicon nanoparticles are dispersed in silicon oxide (silicon oxide particles); and a metal oxide coating formed on a surface of the silicon oxide particles. As a result, there is provided a negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries that enables the production of a negative electrode suitable for lithium-ion secondary batteries and the like that provides improved safety and cycle performance over conventional negative electrode materials.
US09287560B2	Silicon-embedded copper nanostructure network for high energy storage Provided herein are nanostructure networks having high energy storage, electrochemically active electrode materials including nanostructure networks having high energy storage, as well as electrodes and batteries including the nanostructure networks having high energy storage. According to various implementations, the nanostructure networks have high energy density as well as long cycle life. In some implementations, the nanostructure networks include a conductive network embedded with electrochemically active material. In some implementations, silicon is used as the electrochemically active material. The conductive network may be a metal network such as a copper nanostructure network. Methods of manufacturing the nanostructure networks and electrodes are provided. In some implementations, metal nanostructures can be synthesized in a solution that contains silicon powder to make a composite network structure that contains both. The metal nanostructure growth can nucleate in solution and on silicon nanostructure surfaces.
US09287559B2	Lithium secondary battery A lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator inserted between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte is provided. The positive electrode comprises a first positive electrode active material represented by following Chemical Formula 1. And the non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a first lithium salt, a second lithium salt represented by following Chemical Formula 2 and a non-aqueous organic solvent. LixMyOz [Chemical Formula 1] Li+RCOO− [Chemical Formula 2] (In Chemical Formulae 1 and 2, M=NiaMnbCoc, in which 0
US09287558B2	Lithium batteries containing lithium-bearing iron phosphate and carbon The invention relates to lithium-bearing iron phosphate in the form of micrometric mixed aggregates of nanometric particles, to an electrode and cell resulting therefrom and to the method for manufacturing same, which is characterized by a nanomilling step.
US09287557B2	Method for manufacturing nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery When an active material with low ionic conductivity and low electric conductivity is used in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, it is necessary to reduce the sizes of particles; however, reduction in sizes of particles leads to a decrease in electrode density. Active material particles of an oxide, which include a transition metal and have an average size of 5 nm to 50 nm, are mixed with an electrolyte, a binder, and the like to form a slurry, and the slurry is applied to a collector. Then, the collector coated with the slurry is exposed to a magnetic field. Accordingly, the active material particles aggregate so that the density thereof increases. Alternatively, the active material particles may be applied to the collector in a magnetic field. The use of the aggregating active material particles makes it possible to increase the electrode density.
US09287555B2	Mixed metal oxidized hydroxide and method for production Disclosed are mixed metal oxidized hydroxide precursors that can be used for the preparation of lithium mixed metal oxide cathode materials for secondary lithium ion batteries and methods of making such mixed metal precursors. The precursors typically are particles of nickel, cobalt, and manganese mixed metal oxidized hydroxides with varying metal molar ratios prepared in co-precipitation reactions in two sequential reactors.
US09287548B2	Terminal unit for secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same A terminal unit of a secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same, the terminal unit including an electrode rivet, the electrode rivet being connected to an electrode assembly; a rivet terminal, the rivet terminal including a metal different from a metal of the electrode rivet; and a medium plate, the medium plate including a same metal as the electrode rivet, and being disposed between the electrode rivet and the rivet terminal so as to be overlap-weldable to the rivet terminal.
US09287547B2	Material and coating for interconnector busbars In one embodiment, an electrochemical system includes an interconnector busbar including a substrate and a coating contacting the substrate, the coating including a layer of electroplated elemental nickel.
US09287546B2	Galvanic element for high stresses The present invention relates to a galvanic element, in particular an element of the button cell type, which has a long service life even when there are high mechanical or thermal loads. The element has a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte, a separator arranged between the anode and cathode, and a housing, which comprises a housing cup, a housing cover and a sealing element, the sealing element insulating the housing cup against the housing cover. According to the invention, the sealing element is rigidly connected to the separator.
US09287542B2	Multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane, its production method, battery separator, and battery A multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane comprising first microporous layers constituting at least both surface layers, and at least one second microporous layer disposed between both surface layers, the first microporous layer comprising a first polyethylene resin containing 8% or more by mass of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 1×106 or more, the second microporous layer comprising a second polyethylene resin containing 7% or less by mass of the ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, and having a structure in which a pore diameter distribution curve obtained by mercury intrusion porosimetry has at least two peaks, and the total thickness of the first microporous layers being 15-60% per 100% of the total thickness of the first and second microporous layers.
US09287535B2	Secondary battery and the fabrication method thereof A secondary battery, which has no raw material injection spot and a burr on a lower surface of the insulating member. The sidewalls are formed on the opposite side to the side on which bending stress is applied, and the sidewalls act as a structural resistor, which result in preventing the plate from bending. The insulating member inserted into the container has an inversely stepped part to keep the insulating member from escaping from the container. A fabrication method of the secondary battery whereby an insulating member is prepared by inserting a raw material from the side on which the sidewall is to be formed into a mold and solidifying the inserted raw material, the insulating member is positioned over the electrode assembly inserted into a container, and a cap is coupled to an opening of the container with the insulating member positioned over the electrode assembly.
US09287534B2	Rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including first electrodes and second electrodes, a casing including a space in which the electrode assembly is embedded, a cap plate combined with the casing, and a first thin film insulating member fused with the casing and surrounding the casing.
US09287529B2	Method for fabricating OLED using roll to roll processing A method for fabricating the OLED including a color conversion layer using roll-to-roll processing is provided. To elaborate, the method for fabricating an OLED comprising: bonding an OLED and an inorganic phosphor to each other through roll-to-roll processing is provided, wherein the inorganic phosphor is provided as a color conversion layer.
US09287521B2	Transparent electrode, method for manufacturing transparent electrode, electronic device, and organic electroluminescence element A transparent electrode is provided with a nitrogen-containing layer, an electrode layer having silver as the main component thereof, and an aluminum intermediate layer, wherein the aluminum intermediate layer is in contact with the nitrogen-containing layer and the electrode layer and sandwiched between the nitrogen-containing layer and the electrode layer. The nitrogen-containing layer is formed by using a compound containing a nitrogen atom. The effective unshared electron pair content [n/M] of this compound satisfies “3.9×10−3≦[n/M]”, where n is the number of unshared electron pair(s) not involved in aromaticity and not coordinated to metal, among unshared electron pair(s) owned by the nitrogen atom, and M is molecular weight.
US09287505B2	Semiconducting polymers The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on thieno[3,4-b]thiophene, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.
US09287497B2	Integrated circuits with hall effect sensors and methods for producing such integrated circuits Integrated circuits with a Hall effect sensor and methods for fabricating such integrated circuits are provided. The method includes forming a buried plate layer within a substrate and overlying a substrate base, where the buried plate layer is doped with an “N” type dopant. A cover insulating layer if formed overlying the buried plate layer, and a plurality of contact points are formed adjacent to the cover insulating layer.
US09287493B2	Storage element and memory A storage element including a storage layer configured to hold information by use of a magnetization state of a magnetic material, with a pinned magnetization layer being provided on one side of the storage layer, with a tunnel insulation layer, and with the direction of magnetization of the storage layer being changed through injection of spin polarized electrons by passing a current in the lamination direction, so as to record information in the storage layer, wherein a spin barrier layer configured to restrain diffusion of the spin polarized electrons is provided on the side, opposite to the pinned magnetization layer, of the storage layer; and the spin barrier layer includes at least one material selected from the group composing of oxides, nitrides, and fluorides.
US09287492B2	Piezoelectric polymer element and production method and apparatus therefor A piezoelectric polymer element such as a fiber or film is described, having a solid cross-section and a substantially homogeneous composition. A method of forming such a piezoelectric polymer element is also described. The method has the steps of extruding a polymer material and concurrently poling a region of the extruded material. Apparatus for forming such a piezoelectric polymer element is also described that comprises an extruder for extruding a polymer element from a granular feed and a pair of electrodes for applying an electric field across a region of the element concurrently with its extrusion. Also described is a piezoelectric construct having such piezoelectric polymer elements interposed between two conductive layers. A system for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy is described in which each of the piezoelectric construct's two conductive layers is connected to a respective terminal of a rectifying circuit.
US09287491B2	Piezoelectric element, liquid ejecting head, and sensor A piezoelectric element 300 includes a first electrode 60, a piezoelectric layer 70 arranged on the first electrode 60, and a second electrode 80 arranged on the piezoelectric layer 70, in which the piezoelectric layer 70 includes a composite oxide which has a perovskite structure and the composite oxide has a composition represented as a mixed crystal of bismuth ferrate and strontium titanate.
US09287490B2	Laminated piezoelectric element and multi-feed detection sensor A laminated piezoelectric element that includes a piezoelectric element layer and a matching layer. The piezoelectric element layer is configured to have a plurality of piezoelectric layers and a plurality of electrode layers laminated together. The matching layer is laminated on the piezoelectric element layer, and is different in acoustic impedance from the piezoelectric element layer. When Vp represents the acoustic velocity in the piezoelectric element layer, Vm represents the acoustic velocity in the matching layer, Tp represents the thickness dimension of the piezoelectric element layer, and Tm represents the thickness dimension of the matching layer, Vp/Vm=Tp/Tm holds. Further, when W represents the dimension of the laminated piezoelectric element in the width direction, Tp+Tm>W holds.
US09287484B2	Thermoelectric material, thermoelectric element, and module including the same, and preparation method thereof A thermoelectric material including: a two dimensional nanostructure having a core and a shell on the core. Also, a thermoelectric element and a thermoelectric apparatus including the thermoelectric material, and a method of preparing the thermoelectric material.
US09287473B2	Epoxy resin composition for optical semiconductor device and optical semiconductor device using the same The present invention relates to an epoxy resin composition for an optical semiconductor device having an optical semiconductor element mounting region and having a reflector that surrounds at least a part of the region, the epoxy resin composition being an epoxy resin composition for forming the reflector, the epoxy resin composition including the following ingredients (A) to (E): (A) an epoxy resin; (B) a curing agent; (C) a white pigment; (D) an inorganic filler; and (E) a specific release agent.
US09287464B2	Light-emitting element having an optical function film including a reflection layer A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer, and an optical function film. The light-emitting layer is configured to include a first plane with a first electrode, a second plane with a second electrode, and a circumferential plane connecting the first and second planes, the second plane being opposing to the first plane, and the light-emitting layer being made of a semiconductor. The optical function film is configured to include a reflection layer being able to reflect light coming from the light-emitting layer, the reflection layer being provided with first and second regions, the first region covering the second plane and the circumferential plane, the second region protruding from the first region to an outside of the light-emitting layer to expose an end plane thereof.
US09287456B2	Silicon-germanium light-emitting element Provided is an element structure whereby it is possible to produce a silicon-germanium light-emitting element enclosing an injected carrier within a light-emitting region. Also provided is a method of manufacturing the structure. Between the light-emitting region and an electrode there is produced a narrow passage for the carrier, specifically, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional quantum confinement region. A band gap opens up in this section due to the quantum confinement, thereby forming an energy barrier for both electrons and positive holes, and affording an effect analogous to a double hetero structure in an ordinary Group III-V semiconductor laser. Because no chemical elements other than those used in ordinary silicon processes are employed, the element can be manufactured inexpensively, simply by controlling the shape of the element.
US09287455B2	Deep ultraviolet light emitting diode A carbon doped short period superlattice is provided. A heterostructure includes a short period superlattice comprising a plurality of quantum wells alternating with a plurality of barriers. One or more of the quantum wells and/or the barriers includes a carbon doped layer (e.g., a non-percolated or percolated carbon atomic plane).
US09287453B2	Composite substrates and functional device In the case that a functional layer, made of a nitride of a group 13 element, is formed on a composite substrate including a sapphire body and a gallium nitride crystal layer disposed over the sapphire body, the deviation of the function is prevented. The composite substrate 4 includes a sapphire body 1A and a gallium nitride crystal layer 3 disposed over the sapphire body. Aa warpage of the composite substrate is in a range of not less than +40 μm and not more than +80 μm per 5.08 cm in length.
US09287446B2	Nanostructure semiconductor light emitting device A nanostructure semiconductor light emitting device includes a base layer, an insulating layer, a plurality of light emitting nanostructures, and a contact electrode. The base layer is formed of a first conductivity-type semiconductor material. The insulating layer is disposed on the base layer. Each light emitting nanostructure is disposed in a respective opening of a plurality of openings in the base layer, and includes a nanocore formed of the first conductivity-type semiconductor material, and an active layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer sequentially disposed on a surface of the nanocore. The contact electrode is spaced apart from the insulating layer and is disposed on a portion of the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer. A tip portion of the light emitting nanostructure has crystal planes different from those on side surfaces of the light emitting nanostructure.
US09287442B2	Semiconductor material doping A solution for designing and/or fabricating a structure including a quantum well and an adjacent barrier is provided. A target band discontinuity between the quantum well and the adjacent barrier is selected to coincide with an activation energy of a dopant for the quantum well and/or barrier. For example, a target valence band discontinuity can be selected such that a dopant energy level of a dopant in the adjacent barrier coincides with a valence energy band edge for the quantum well and/or a ground state energy for free carriers in a valence energy band for the quantum well. Additionally, a target doping level for the quantum well and/or adjacent barrier can be selected to facilitate a real space transfer of holes across the barrier. The quantum well and the adjacent barrier can be formed such that the actual band discontinuity and/or actual doping level(s) correspond to the relevant target(s).
US09287431B2	Superstrate sub-cell voltage-matched multijunction solar cells Voltage-matched thin film multijunction solar cell and methods of producing cells having upper CdTe pn junction layers formed on a transparent substrate which in the completed device is operatively positioned in a superstate configuration. The solar cell also includes a lower pn junction formed independently of the CdTe pn junction and an insulating layer between CdTe and lower pn junctions. The voltage-matched thin film multijunction solar cells further include a parallel connection between the CdTe pn junction and lower pn junctions to form a two-terminal photonic device. Methods of fabricating devices from independently produced upper CdTe junction layers and lower junction layers are also disclosed.
US09287426B1	Epitaxial growth of CZT(S,Se) on silicon Techniques for epitaxial growth of CZT(S,Se) materials on Si are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming an epitaxial kesterite material is provided which includes the steps of: selecting a Si substrate based on a crystallographic orientation of the Si substrate; forming an epitaxial oxide interlayer on the Si substrate to enhance wettability of the epitaxial kesterite material on the Si substrate, wherein the epitaxial oxide interlayer is formed from a material that is lattice-matched to Si; and forming the epitaxial kesterite material on a side of the epitaxial oxide interlayer opposite the Si substrate, wherein the epitaxial kesterite material includes Cu, Zn, Sn, and at least one of S and Se, and wherein a crystallographic orientation of the epitaxial kesterite material is based on the crystallographic orientation of the Si substrate. A method of forming an epitaxial kesterite-based photovoltaic device and an epitaxial kesterite-based device are also provided.
US09287424B2	Polyimide resin composition for use in forming reverse reflecting layer in photovoltaic cell and method of forming reverse reflecting layer in photovoltaic cell used therewith Disclosed are a method of forming a back reflection layer in a solar cell, a composition used therefor, and a solar cell having a back reflection layer formed by the method, which layer has superior heat-resistance and various types of durabilities, and can contribute to improving the conversion rate of solar cells and reliability during long-term use, and which method can form a back reflection layer in a solar cell easily and at low cost. The polyimide resin composition for use in forming a back reflection layer in a solar cell includes an organic solvent, a polyimide resin dissolved in the organic solvent, and light-reflecting particles dispersed in the organic solvent.
US09287419B2	Wavelength conversion perylene diester chromophores and luminescent films This invention is related to novel perylene diester derivatives represented by the general formula (I) or general formula (II) as described herein. The derivatives are useful in various applications, such as luminescent dyes for optical light collection systems, fluorescence-based solar collectors, fluorescence-activated displays, and/or single-molecule spectroscopy. The invention also relates to a luminescent medium, such as a luminescent film, that can significantly enhance the solar harvesting efficiency of thin film CdS/CdTe or CIGS solar cells. The luminescent medium comprises an optically transparent polymer matrix and at least one luminescent dye that comprises a perylene diester derivative. Over 16% of an efficiency enhancement to a CdS/CdTe solar cell and over 12% of an efficiency enhancement to a CIGS solar cell can be achieved.
US09287417B2	Semiconductor chip package and method for manufacturing thereof Disclosed herein is a semiconductor chip package, which includes a semiconductor chip, a plurality of vias, an isolation layer, a redistribution layer, and a packaging layer. The vias extend from the lower surface to the upper surface of the semiconductor chip. The vias include at least one first via and at least one second via. The isolation layer also extends from the lower surface to the upper surface of the semiconductor chip, and part of the isolation layer is disposed in the vias. The sidewall of the first via is totally covered by the isolation layer while the sidewall of the second via is partially covered by the isolation layer. The redistribution layer is disposed below the isolation layer and fills the plurality of vias, and the packaging layer is disposed below the isolation layer.
US09287416B2	Schottky diode A semiconductor system of a Schottky diode is described having an integrated PN diode as a clamping element, which is suitable in particular as a Zener diode having a breakdown voltage of approximately 20 V for use in motor vehicle generator systems. The semiconductor system of the Schottky diode includes a combination of a Schottky diode and a PN diode. The breakdown voltage of the PN diode is much lower than the breakdown voltage of the Schottky diode, the semiconductor system being able to be operated using high currents during breakdown operation.
US09287412B2	Quantum dot channel (QDC) quantum dot gate transistors, memories and other devices This invention describes a field-effect transistor in which the channel is formed in an array of quantum dots. In one embodiment the quantum dots are cladded with a thin layer serving as an energy barrier. The quantum dot channel (QDC) may consist of one or more layers of cladded dots. These dots are realized on a single or polycrystalline substrate. When QDC FETs are realized on polycrystalline or nanocrystalline thin films they may yield higher mobility than in conventional nano- or microcrystalline thin films. These FETs can be used as thin film transistors (TFTs) in a variety of applications. In another embodiment QDC-FETs are combined with: (a) coupled quantum well SWS channels, (b) quantum dot gate 3-state like FETs, and (c) quantum dot gate nonvolatile memories.
US09287410B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes an insulating layer, a semiconductor layer over the insulating layer, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film over the semiconductor layer, the source electrode layer, and the drain electrode layer, and a gate electrode layer overlapping with part of the semiconductor layer, part of the source electrode layer, and part of the drain electrode layer with the gate insulating film therebetween. A cross section of the semiconductor layer in the channel width direction is substantially triangular or substantially trapezoidal. The effective channel width is shorter than that for a rectangular cross section.
US09287409B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof One object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region in which the threshold voltage of electric characteristics of the transistor can be positive, which is a so-called normally-off switching element, and a manufacturing method thereof. A second oxide semiconductor layer which has greater electron affinity and a smaller energy gap than a first oxide semiconductor layer is formed over the first oxide semiconductor layer. Further, a third oxide semiconductor layer is formed to cover side surfaces and a top surface of the second oxide semiconductor layer, that is, the third oxide semiconductor layer covers the second oxide semiconductor layer.
US09287408B2	Field-effect transistor, and memory and semiconductor circuit including the same Provided is a field-effect transistor (FET) having small off-state current, which is used in a miniaturized semiconductor integrated circuit. The field-effect transistor includes a thin oxide semiconductor which is formed substantially perpendicular to an insulating surface and has a thickness of greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 30 nm, a gate insulating film formed to cover the oxide semiconductor, and a strip-like gate which is formed to cover the gate insulating film and has a width of greater than or equal to 10 nm and less than or equal to 100 nm. In this structure, three surfaces of the thin oxide semiconductor are covered with the gate, so that electrons injected from a source or a drain can be effectively removed, and most of the space between the source and the drain can be a depletion region; thus, off-state current can be reduced.
US09287406B2	Dual-mode transistor devices and methods for operating same A dual-mode transistor structure comprises a semiconductor body. The semiconductor body of the device includes a channel region, a p-type terminal region (operable as a source or drain) adjacent a first side of the channel region and an n-type terminal region (operable as a source or drain) adjacent a second side of the channel region. A gate insulator is disposed on a surface of the semiconductor body over the channel region. A gate is disposed on the gate insulator over the channel region. A first assist gate is disposed on a first side of the gate, and a second assist gate is disposed on a second side of the gate. Optionally, a back gate can be included beneath the channel region. Biasing the assist gates can be used to select n-channel or p-channel modes in a single device.
US09287404B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with lateral FET cells and field plates A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing dielectric stripe structures extending from a first surface into a semiconductor substrate between semiconductor fins. A first mask is provided that covers a first area including first stripe sections of the dielectric stripe structures and first fin sections of the semiconductor fins. The first mask exposes a second area including second stripe and second fin sections. A channel/body zone is formed in the second fin sections by introducing impurities, wherein the first mask is used as an implant mask. Using an etch mask that is based on the first mask, recess grooves are formed at least in the second stripe sections.
US09287403B1	FinFET and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a FinFET, and FinFETs are provided. In various embodiments, the method for manufacturing a FinFET includes forming a fin structure over a substrate. Next, a dummy gate is deposited across over the fin structure. The method continues with forming a pair of first spacers on sidewalls of the dummy gate. Then, a source/drain region is formed in the fin structure not covered by the dummy gate. The method further includes removing the dummy gate to expose the fin structure. After that, the first spacers are truncated, and a gate stack is formed to cover the exposed fin structure and top surfaces of the first spacers.
US09287399B2	Faceted intrinsic epitaxial buffer layer for reducing short channel effects while maximizing channel stress levels A faceted intrinsic buffer semiconductor material is deposited on sidewalls of a source trench and a drain trench by selective epitaxy. A facet adjoins each edge at which an outer sidewall of a gate spacer adjoins a sidewall of the source trench or the drain trench. A doped semiconductor material is subsequently deposited to fill the source trench and the drain trench. The doped semiconductor material can be deposited such that the facets of the intrinsic buffer semiconductor material are extended and inner sidewalls of the deposited doped semiconductor material merges in each of the source trench and the drain trench. The doped semiconductor material can subsequently grow upward. Faceted intrinsic buffer semiconductor material portions allow greater outdiffusion of dopants near faceted corners while suppressing diffusion of dopants in regions of uniform width, thereby suppressing short channel effects.
US09287383B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with step-shaped edge termination A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor substrate having first and second sides, laterally spaced semiconductor devices integrated into the semiconductor substrate, and a drift region of a first conductivity type. Trenches are formed in the semiconductor substrate at the first side of the semiconductor substrate between laterally adjacent semiconductor devices, each of the trenches having two sidewalls and a bottom. First doping zones of a second conductivity type are formed in the semiconductor substrate at least along the sidewalls of the trenches. The first doping zones form pn-junctions with the drift region. Second doping zones of the first conductivity type are formed in the semiconductor substrate at least along a part of the bottom of the trenches. The second doping zones adjoin the drift region. The semiconductor substrate is cut along the second doping zones in the trenches to separate the semiconductor devices.
US09287380B2	Gate electrode having a capping layer A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a novel semiconductor device are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes sputtering a capping layer in-situ on a gate dielectric layer, before any high temperature processing steps are performed.
US09287368B2	Nitride semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, a nitride semiconductor device includes a substrate; semiconductor stacked layers including a nitride semiconductor provided on the substrate, and having a buffer layer, a carrier running layer provided on the buffer layer, and a barrier layer provided on the carrier running layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode provided on the semiconductor stacked layers and in contact with the semiconductor stacked layers; and a gate electrode provided on the semiconductor stacked layers and provided between the source electrode and the drain electrode.The gate electrode has a stacked structure, and a gate metal layer, a barrier metal layer, a first interconnection layer, and a second interconnection layer including Al are sequentially stacked from a side of a surface of the semiconductor stacked layers in the stacked structure.
US09287367B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed are semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes: a first conductive type semiconductor layer including a first lower conductive type semiconductor layer and a first upper conductive type semiconductor layer; a V-pit passing through at least one portion of the first upper conductive type semiconductor layer; a second conductive type semiconductor layer placed over the first conductive type semiconductor and filling the V-pit; and an active layer interposed between the first and second conductive type semiconductor layers with the V-pit passing through the active layer. The first upper conductive type semiconductor layer has a higher defect density than the first lower conductive type semiconductor layer and includes a V-pit generation layer comprising a starting point of the V-pit. The semiconductor device includes the V-pits having a large size and a high density to efficiently preventing damage to the semiconductor device due to electrostatic discharge.
US09287365B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, an insulating film of silicon nitride on the semiconductor layer, source and drain electrodes formed in openings of the insulating film and in contact with the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode formed in an opening in the insulating film that is located between the source electrode and the drain electrode and formed in contact with the semiconductor layer. The insulating film has an Si content that is uniform in a direction of thickness of the insulating film, an upper region, and a lower region. The upper region can have an oxygen concentration that is greater than that of the lower region. The upper region can be formed by exposing the surface of the insulating film to ozone or an oxygen plasma.
US09287363B2	Semiconductor device, method of manufacturing the same and power semiconductor device including the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include: preparing a substrate formed of SiC; depositing crystalline or amorphous silicon (Si) on one surface of the substrate to form a first semiconductor layer; and performing a heat treatment under a nitrogen atmosphere to form a second semiconductor layer formed of SiCN between the substrate and the first semiconductor layer.
US09287357B2	Integrated circuits with Si and non-Si nanosheet FET co-integration with low band-to-band tunneling and methods of fabricating the same An integrated circuit may include multiple first, non-Si, nanosheet field-effect transistors (FETs) and multiple second, Si, nanosheet FETs. Nanosheets of ones of the first, non-Si, nanosheet FETs may include less than about 30% Si. The first, non-Si, nanosheet FETs may define a critical speed path of the circuit of the integrated circuit. Nanosheets of ones of the second, Si, nanosheet FETs may include more than about 30% Si. The second, Si, nanosheet FETs may define a non-critical speed path of the integrated circuit. Ones of the first, non-Si, nanosheet FETs may be configured to have a higher speed than a speed of ones of the second, Si, nanosheet FETs.
US09287355B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; an element-forming region that includes semiconductor elements formed on the semiconductor substrate; a buried electrode plug formed so as to penetrate through the semiconductor substrate; and a trench-type electrode that is buried in a trench within the semiconductor substrate positioned between the element-forming region and the buried electrode plug.
US09287352B2	Oxide semiconductor film and formation method thereof To provide a crystalline oxide semiconductor film, an ion is made to collide with a target including a crystalline In—Ga—Zn oxide, thereby separating a flat-plate-like In—Ga—Zn oxide in which a first layer including a gallium atom, a zinc atom, and an oxygen atom, a second layer including an indium atom and an oxygen atom, and a third layer including a gallium atom, a zinc atom, and an oxygen atom are stacked in this order; and the flat-plate-like In—Ga—Zn oxide is irregularly deposited over a substrate while the crystallinity is maintained.
US09287344B2	Monolithic magnetic induction device Providing for a monolithic magnetic induction device having low DC resistance and small surface area is described herein. By way of example, the magnetic induction device can comprise a substrate (e.g., a semiconductor substrate) having trenches formed in a bottom layer of the substrate, and holes formed in the substrate between the trenches and an upper layer of the substrate. Additionally, the magnetic induction device can comprise a conductive coil embedded or deposited within the trenches. The magnetic induction device can further comprise a set of conductive vias formed in the holes that electrically connect the bottom layer of the substrate with the upper layer. Further, one or more integrated circuit components, such as active devices, can be formed in the upper layer, at least in part above the conductive coil. The vias can be utilized to connect to integrated circuit components with the conductive coil, where suitable.
US09287339B2	Organic light emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same An organic light emitting display and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic light-emitting display is a transparent display where one can see through the display to view an image on the other side of the display. Each pixel of the display has a first region that includes an organic light emitting diode and a thin film transistor, and a larger second region that is transparent. The second region is made of either transparent layers or ultra thin layers so that light is not blocked. A second electrode of the display may include magnesium and may be produced by a selective deposition process, so that use of a fine metal mask may be avoided.
US09287337B2	Organic electro-luminescence display device and method of fabricating the same A first substrate provided with a plurality of pixel electrodes is prepared. A bank layer is formed so as to be placed on the periphery of each pixel electrode to define a plurality of pixel regions and contain a metal ion adsorbent. An organic electro-luminescence film is formed so as to be placed on the bank layer and the plurality of pixel electrodes and contain a metal complex which is a compound having a ligand coordinated to a metal ion. A common electrode is formed on the organic electro-luminescence film. The organic electro-luminescence film is formed such that the concentration of the metal ions is decreased above the bank layer by the metal ion adsorbent.
US09287334B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode display includes a display panel including a display area to which a touch screen panel is attached and a pad area in which a metal wire is formed; a cover window on one side of the display panel; a resin layer between the display panel and the cover window; and a touch screen circuit film in the pad area and connected to the touch screen panel, at least one of the touch screen circuit film and the metal wire including an ultraviolet ray transmitter configured to increase a hardening degree of the resin layer in the pad area.
US09287325B2	Vertical type semiconductor device, fabrication method thereof and operation method thereof A vertical type semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The vertical type semiconductor device includes a pillar structure having a stacking structure of a conductive layer and a data storage material and formed on a common source region, and a gate electrode formed to surround the data storage material of the pillar structure.
US09287324B2	Non-volatile memory with resistive element and manufacturing method thereof A non-volatile memory includes a substrate, a fin structure, a gate structure, a transition layer, and a metal layer. The fin structure is protruded from the substrate. A first source/drain region and a second source/drain region are formed in the fin structure. The gate structure covers a top surface and two lateral surfaces of a part of the fin structure. The gate structure is arranged between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region. The transition layer is in contact with the second source/drain region. The metal layer is in contact with the transition layer. By setting or resetting the transition layer, a resistance value of the transition layer is correspondingly changed.
US09287322B2	Method for controlling magnetic properties through ion diffusion in a magnetic junction usable in spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory applications A method for providing a magnetic junction usable in a magnetic device and the magnetic junction are described. The method includes providing a reference layer, a nonmagnetic spacer layer and a free layer. The nonmagnetic spacer layer is between the free and reference layers. An interface is between the nonmagnetic spacer and free layers. Providing the free layer further includes applying at least one electric field while the free layer is at a local temperature above an operating temperature of the magnetic junction. The electric field(s) exert a force on an anion in the free layer in a direction away from the interface between the free layer and the nonmagnetic spacer layer. The magnetic junction is configured such that the free layer is switchable between stable magnetic states when a write current is passed through the magnetic junction.
US09287319B2	CMOS multi-pinned (MP) pixel A CMOS multi-pinned pixel having very low dark current and very high charge transfer performance over that of conventional CMOS pixels is disclosed. The CMOS pixel includes epitaxial silicon and at least one transfer gate formed upon the epitaxial silicon. A pinned-photodiode is formed in the epitaxial silicon. A multi-pinned (MP) implant layer is implanted in the epitaxial silicon at least partially extending across the pinned-photodiode and substantially underlying the at least one transfer gate of the CMOS pixel to promote dark current passivation during an accumulation state and promote charge transfer during a transfer state.
US09287313B2	Active pixel sensor having a raised source/drain An integrated circuit having an array of APS cells. Each cell in the array has at least one transistor source or drain region that is raised relative to a channel region formed in a semiconductor substrate. The raised source or drain region includes doped polysilicon deposited on the surface of the semiconductor body and a region of the bodyextending to the channel region that has been doped to an opposite doping type from that of the channel region by diffusion of dopants from the deposited polysilicon.
US09287295B2	Display apparatus and method of detecting short-circuit failure of the display apparatus A display apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of unit pixels each comprising a plurality of sub pixels, a plurality of scan wires, and a plurality of scan lines branching off from each of the scan wires and extending in a first direction. The number of scan lines from each scan wire equals the number of sub pixels for each pixel, and each scan line connects one of the scan wires with one of the sub pixels of each of a plurality of unit pixels. The apparatus also includes a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and which are connected to the plurality of sub pixels. The apparatus also includes a first power supply line extending in the second direction and connected to the sub pixels, and a plurality of test pads, each connected to the scan lines of one of the scan wires.
US09287292B2	Semiconductor device and method for controlling semiconductor device To provide a semiconductor device having a thin-film BOX-SOI structure and capable of realizing a high-speed operation of a logic circuit and a stable operation of a memory circuit. A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor support substrate, an insulation layer having a thickness of at mast 10 nm, and a semiconductor layer. In an upper surface of the semiconductor layer, a first field-effect transistor including a first gate electrode and constituting a logic circuit is formed. Further, in the upper surface of the semiconductor layer, a second field-effect transistor including a second gate electrode and constituting a memory circuit is formed. At least three well regions having different conductivity types are formed in the semiconductor support substrate. In the presence of the well regions, a region of the semiconductor support substrate below the first gate electrode and a region of the semiconductor support substrate below the second gate electrode are electrically separated from each other.
US09287290B1	3D memory having crystalline silicon NAND string channel Disclosed herein are 3D NAND memory devices having vertical NAND strings with a crystalline silicon channel and techniques for fabricating the same. The NAND string channel may be a single crystal of silicon or have a few large grains of polysilicon. The single crystal may have a (100) orientation with respect to a tunnel oxide of the 3D NAND string. When the channel region comprises grains of polysilicon, predominantly all of the silicon channel is part of a grain of polysilicon having the (100) orientation. The (100) orientation may be favorable for high carrier mobility. Techniques using metal induced crystallization (MIC) for forming the NAND strings having a crystalline silicon channel are also disclosed.
US09287287B2	Semiconductor device including multi-layer structure Present example embodiments relate generally to methods of fabricating a semiconductor device, and semiconductor devices thereof, comprising providing a substrate, forming an insulating base layer on the substrate, and disposing a conductive layer on the insulating base layer at an initial temperature. The methods further comprise increasing the initial temperature at a first increase rate to a first increased temperature and performing an in-situ annealing process to the conductive layer at the first increased temperature. The methods further comprise increasing the first increased temperature at a second increase rate to a second increased temperature, and forming an insulating layer after performing the in-situ annealing process at the second increased temperature.
US09287284B2	Semiconductor field-effect transistor, memory cell and memory device Semiconductor device formed by a first conductive strip of semiconductor material; a control gate region of semiconductor material, facing a channel portion of the first conductive strip, and an insulation region arranged between the first conductive strip and the control gate region. The first conductive strip includes a conduction line having a first conductivity type and a control line having a second conductivity type, arranged adjacent and in electrical contact with each other, and the conduction line forms the channel portion, a first conduction portion and a second conduction portion arranged on opposite sides of the channel portion.
US09287281B2	Flash devices and methods of manufacturing the same Flash devices and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The device may include: a semiconductor substrate, with a well region therein; a sandwich arrangement on the well region, including a back gate conductor, semiconductor fins on opposite sides of the back gate conductor, and back gate dielectric layers separating the back gate conductor from the respective semiconductor fins, wherein the well region serves as a part of a conductive path to the back gate conductor; a front gate stack intersecting the semiconductor fins, including a floating gate dielectric layer, a floating gate conductor, a control gate dielectric layer, and a control gate conductor stacked sequentially, wherein the floating gate dielectric layer separates the floating gate conductor from the semiconductor fins; an insulating cap on top of the back gate conductor and the semiconductor fins to separate the back gate conductor from the front gate stack; and source and drain regions connected to a channel region provided by each of the semiconductor fins. The device can achieve high integration and low power consumption.
US09287272B2	Metal trench capacitor and improved isolation and methods of manufacture A high-k dielectric metal trench capacitor and improved isolation and methods of manufacturing the same is provided. The method includes forming at least one deep trench in a substrate, and filling the deep trench with sacrificial fill material and a poly material. The method further includes continuing with CMOS processes, comprising forming at least one transistor and back end of line (BEOL) layer. The method further includes removing the sacrificial fill material from the deep trenches to expose sidewalls, and forming a capacitor plate on the exposed sidewalls of the deep trench. The method further includes lining the capacitor plate with a high-k dielectric material and filling remaining portions of the deep trench with a metal material, over the high-k dielectric material. The method further includes providing a passivation layer on the deep trench filled with the metal material and the high-k dielectric material.
US09287267B2	Semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing the same A highly integrated DRAM is provided. A bit line is formed over a first insulator, a second insulator is formed over the bit line, third insulators which are in a stripe shape and the like are formed over the second insulator, and a semiconductor region and a gate insulator are formed to cover one of the third insulators. The bit line is connected to the semiconductor region through first contact plugs. Then, a conductive film is formed and subjected to anisotropic etching to form word lines at side surfaces of the third insulators, and a second contact plug is formed to be connected to a capacitor at a top of the one of the third insulators. By synchronizing the word lines, electric charge is accumulated or released through the capacitor. With such a structure, the area of a memory cell can be 4F2.
US09287265B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate with an active region defined by a device isolation layer. A word line extends over the active region in a first direction, and a plurality of interconnections extends over the word line in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A contact pad is disposed between and spaced apart from the word line and the plurality of interconnections, extending in the first direction to overlap the plurality of interconnections and the active region when viewed from a plan view. A lower contact plug electrically connects the contact pad to the active region. An upper contact plug electrically connects the contact pad to one of the plurality of interconnections.
US09287262B2	Passivated and faceted for fin field effect transistor A fin field effect transistor (FinFET), and a method of forming, is provided. The FinFET has a fin having one or more semiconductor layers epitaxially grown on a substrate. A first passivation layer is formed over the fins, and isolation regions are formed between the fins. An upper portion of the fins are reshaped and a second passivation layer is formed over the reshaped portion. Thereafter, a gate structure may be formed over the fins and source/drain regions may be formed.
US09287256B2	Semiconductor device including a separation region formed around a first circuit region Provided is a semiconductor device including a substrate of a first conductivity type, a first circuit region, a separation region, a second circuit region, and a rectifying element. The rectifying element has a second conductivity type layer, a first high concentration second conductivity type region, a second high concentration second conductivity type region, an element isolation film, a first insulation layer, and a first conductive film. A first contact is coupled to the first high concentration second conductivity type region, and a second contact is coupled to the second high concentration second conductivity type region. A third contact is coupled to the first conductive film. The first contact, the second contact and the third contact are separated from each other.
US09287253B2	Method and apparatus for floating or applying voltage to a well of an integrated circuit In one well bias arrangement, no well bias voltage is applied to the n-well, and no well bias voltage is applied to the p-well. Because no external well bias voltage is applied, the n-well and the p-well are floating, even during operation of the devices in the n-well and the p-well. In another well bias arrangement, the lowest available voltage is not applied to the p-well, such as a ground voltage, or the voltage applied to the n+-doped source region of the n-type transistor in the p-well. This occurs even during operation of the n-type transistor in the p-well. In yet another well bias arrangement, the highest available voltage is not applied to the n-well, such as a supply voltage, or the voltage applied to the p+-doped source region of the p-type transistor in the n-well. This occurs even during operation of the p-type transistor in the n-well.
US09287245B2	Contoured package-on-package joint A contoured package on package joint and a method for making the same are disclosed herein. A method for forming a device comprises providing a substrate having a package land and forming a mounting stud on the package land. A molded underfill is applied to the substrate and in contact with the mounting stud. A contoured stud surface is formed on the mounting stud is contoured and connecting member attached to the contoured stud surface with a second package attached to the connecting member. The connecting member may be solder and have a spherical shape. The contoured stud surface may be etched or mechanically formed to have a hemispherical shape conforming to the connecting member shape.
US09287243B2	Optical device and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to an optical device and a method for manufacturing the same. The technical object of the invention is to realize a surface emitting body which allows heat generated from a light-emitting chip to be easily dissipated, eliminates the need for an additional wiring layer, and allows a singular light emitting chips or a plurality of light emitting chips to be arranged in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel. The present invention discloses an optical device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting chips disposed on the substrate; a plurality of conductive wires which electrically connect the substrate with the light emitting chips such that the plurality of light emitting chips are connected to each other in series, in parallel or in series-parallel; and a protective layer which covers the plurality of light emitting chips and the plurality of conductive wires on the substrate.
US09287241B2	Light emitting device and LCD backlight using the same The present invention provides a light emitting device which comprises blue and red light emitting diode (LED) chips and at least one phosphor for emitting green light by means of light emitted from the blue LED chip, and an LCD backlight including the light emitting device. According to the light emitting device of the present invention, uniform white light can be implemented and both high luminance and wider color reproduction range can also be obtained. Accordingly, an LCD backlight for uniform light distribution on an LCD as well as low power consumption and high durability can be manufactured using the light emitting device.
US09287234B2	Dummy flip chip bumps for reducing stress A device includes a metal pad over a substrate. A passivation layer includes a portion over the metal pad. A post-passivation interconnect (PPI) is electrically coupled to the metal pad, wherein the PPI comprises a portion over the metal pad and the passivation layer. A polymer layer is over the PPI. A dummy bump is over the polymer layer, wherein the dummy bump is electrically insulated from conductive features underlying the polymer layer.
US09287228B2	Method for etching semiconductor structures and etching composition for use in such a method A method of etching a semiconductor structure, comprises contacting an under bump metallization (UBM) with an etching composition. The UBM includes an underlying layer comprising titanium and an overlying layer comprising a second metal. The etching composition is a liquid comprising at least 0.1 wt % hydrofluoric acid and at least 0.1 wt % phosphoric acid.
US09287226B2	Apparatus and methods for reducing impact of high RF loss plating To reduce the radio frequency (RF) losses associated with high RF loss plating, such as, for example, Nickel/Palladium/Gold (Ni/Pd/Au) plating, an on-die passive device, such as a capacitor, resistor, or inductor, associated with a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) is placed in an RF upper signal path with respect to the RF signal output of the RFIC. By placing the on-die passive device in the RF upper signal path, the RF current does not directly pass through the high RF loss plating material of the passive device bonding pad.
US09287225B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an opening in a first substrate and filling the opening with a metal to form a first connection electrode. The first substrate is then polished by chemical mechanical polishing under conditions such that a polishing rate of the metal is less that of the region surrounding the metal. The chemical mechanical polishing thereby causes the first connection electrode to protrude from the surface of the first substrate. The first substrate is stacked with a second substrate having a second connection electrode. The first and second connection electrodes are bonded by applying pressure and heating to a temperature that is below the melting point of the metal of the first connection electrode.
US09287222B1	Integrated semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same An integrated semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same are provided wherein the integrated semiconductor device comprises a substrate a first stress-inducing layer, a second stress-inducing layer and an integrated circuit layer. The first stress-inducing layer covers on the substrate. The second stress-inducing layer partially covers on the first stress-inducing layer. The integrated circuit layer is bonded over the substrate.
US09287220B2	Semiconductor package Disclosed herein is a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate having an electronic device mounted on both surfaces thereof; and a second substrate bonded to one surface of the first substrate and including an insertion part in which the electronic device mounted on one surface of the first substrate is inserted, wherein the second substrate includes a ground and a shielding wall which is formed along an inner wall or an outer wall of the second substrate.
US09287215B2	Source driver integrated circuit and display device comprising source driver integrated circuit A source driver integrated circuit comprises a common node; a plurality of pads for inputting power, a portion of which are connected to an external power source and the remainder of which are connected to the portion through the common node; and a common power line which is connected to the plurality of power input pads through the common node. As a result, the resolution of adjacent channels varies very little and block dimming between channels can be resolved.
US09287209B2	Metal finger capacitor for high-K metal gate processes Embodiments described herein provide a structure for finger capacitors, and more specifically metal-oxide-metal (“MOM”) finger capacitors and arrays of finger capacitors. A plurality of Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) formations is associated with every other column of capacitor fingers, with poly fill formations covering the STI formations to provide a more robust and efficient structure.
US09287193B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device 1 includes a thermal radiation member 4; a first semiconductor chip 21 connected to the thermal radiation member 4; a second semiconductor chip 22 connected to the thermal radiation member 4; and sealing resin 93 sealing the first semiconductor chip 21 and the second semiconductor chip 22. The semiconductor device 1 comprises a first thermal diffusion member 31 connected to the thermal radiation member 4; a second thermal diffusion member 32 connected to the thermal radiation member 4; and a cooler 5 configured to cool the first thermal diffusion member 31 and the second thermal diffusion member 32. A space between the first thermal diffusion member 31 and the second thermal diffusion member 32 is positioned to oppose a space between the first semiconductor chip 21 and the second semiconductor chip 22 via the thermal radiation member 4.
US09287191B2	Semiconductor device package and method An embodiment is a structure. The structure comprises a substrate, a chip, and a reinforcement component. The substrate has a first surface, and the first surface comprises depressions. The chip is over and attached to the first surface of the substrate. The reinforcement component is over a first area of the first surface of the substrate. The first area is not under the chip. The reinforcement component has a portion disposed in at least some of the depressions in the first area.
US09287189B2	Flexible routing for chip on board applications Methods, systems, and apparatuses for semiconductor devices are provided herein. A semiconductor device includes an array of conductive pads for signals. One or more non-linear compliant springs may be present to route signals from the conductive pads to interconnect pads formed on the semiconductor device to attach bump interconnects. Each non-linear compliant spring may include one or more routing segments. The semiconductor device may be mounted to a circuit board by the bump interconnects. When the semiconductor device operates, heat may be generated by the semiconductor device, causing thermal expansion by the semiconductor device and the circuit board. The semiconductor device and circuit board may expand by different amounts due to differences in their thermal coefficients of expansion. The non-linear compliant springs provide for compliance between the conductive pads and bump interconnects to allow for the different rates of expansion.
US09287188B2	Method and apparatus for a seal ring structure A wafer seal ring may be formed on a first and/or a second wafer. One or both of the first and/or second wafers may have one or more dies formed thereon. The wafer seal ring may be formed to surround the dies of a corresponding wafer. One or more die seal rings may be formed around the one or more dies. The wafer seal ring may be formed to a height that may be approximately equal to a height of one or more die seal rings formed on the first and/or second wafer. The wafer seal ring may be formed to provide for eutectic or fusion bonding processes. The first and second wafers may be bonded together to form a seal ring structure between the first and second wafers. The seal ring structure may provide a hermetic seal between the first and second wafers.
US09287183B1	Using electroless deposition as a metrology tool to highlight contamination, residue, and incomplete via etch A method for detecting contamination on a patterned substrate includes: performing a via etch operation on a substrate, wherein the via etch operation is configured to define a via feature on the substrate and expose an etch-stop layer at a bottom of the via feature; performing an etch-stop removal operation on the substrate, wherein the etch-stop removal operation is configured for removing the etch-stop layer at the bottom of the via feature to expose a metallic feature underlying the etch-stop layer; applying an electroless deposition solution to the substrate, the applied electroless deposition solution configured for selectively depositing a metallic material over the exposed metallic feature and on metallic contaminants on exposed surfaces of the substrate, the metallic contaminants being generated from the metallic feature during the etch-stop removal operation; performing an inspection operation on the substrate to identify the metallic contaminants that have been deposited with the metallic material.
US09287181B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same Provided is a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes forming an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate, the interlayer insulating layer including a first trench; forming a high-k dielectric layer in the first trench; successively forming a diffusion layer and a blocking layer on the high-k dielectric layer; subsequently performing annealing; after the annealing, successively removing the blocking layer and the diffusion layer; forming a first barrier layer on the high-k dielectric layer; successively forming a work function adjustment layer and a gate conductor on the first barrier layer; and forming a capping layer on the gate conductor.
US09287179B2	Composite dummy gate with conformal polysilicon layer for FinFET device The present disclosure involves a FinFET. The FinFET includes a fin structure formed over a substrate. A gate dielectric layer is least partially wrapped around a segment of the fin structure. The gate dielectric layer contains a high-k gate dielectric material. The FinFET includes a polysilicon layer conformally formed on the gate dielectric layer. The FinFET includes a metal gate electrode layer formed over the polysilicon layer. The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a FinFET. The method includes providing a fin structure containing a semiconductor material. The method includes forming a gate dielectric layer over the fin structure, the gate dielectric layer being at least partially wrapped around the fin structure. The method includes forming a polysilicon layer over the gate dielectric layer, wherein the polysilicon layer is formed in a conformal manner. The method includes forming a dummy gate layer over the polysilicon layer.
US09287176B2	Optical device and manufacturing method therefor An optical device including a substrate formed of a light transmitting material and a light emitting layer formed on the front surface of the substrate. Both the front surface and the back surface of the substrate are parallel to each other and have substantially the same rectangular shape. The substrate has four side surfaces connecting the front surface and the back surface of the substrate. Each side surface of the substrate has a corrugated sectional shape such that a plurality of concave portions and convex portions are alternately formed.
US09287166B2	Barrier for through-silicon via A system and a method for protecting vias is disclosed. An embodiment comprises forming an opening in a substrate. A barrier layer disposed in the opening including along the sidewalls of the opening. The barrier layer may include a metal component and an alloying material. A conductive material is formed on the barrier layer and fills the opening. The conductive material to form a via (e.g., TSV).
US09287165B2	Semiconductor device and method for producing the same A power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body, having an active zone and a high voltage peripheral zone laterally adjacent to each other, the high voltage peripheral zone laterally surrounding the active zone. The device further includes a metallization layer on a front surface of the semiconductor body and connected to the active zone, a first barrier layer, comprising a high-melting metal or a high-melting alloy, between the active zone and the metallization layer, and a second barrier layer covering at least a part of the peripheral zone, the second barrier layer comprising an amorphous semi-isolating material. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer partially overlap and form an overlap zone. The overlap zone extends over an entire circumference of the active zone. A method for producing such a power semiconductor device is also provided.
US09287162B2	Forming vias and trenches for self-aligned contacts in a semiconductor structure A semiconductor structure is formed to include a non-conductive layer with at least one metal line, a first dielectric layer, a first stop layer, a second dielectric layer, a second stop layer, a third stop layer and a fourth stop layer. A first photoresist layer is formed over the upper stop layer to develop at least one via pattern. The structure is selectively etched to form the via pattern in the third stop layer through the fourth stop layer. The first photoresist layer is then removed. A second photoresist layer is formed over the upper stop layer to develop a plurality of trench patterns, each of the trench pattern comprising a via-trench portion in which the trench pattern is formed above the via pattern, and a trench portion that is remaining part of the trench pattern.
US09287161B2	Method of forming wirings A method of manufacturing a wiring includes sequentially forming a first insulation layer, a first layer, and a second layer on a substrate, etching an upper portion of the second layer a plurality of times to form a second layer pattern including a first recess having a shape of a staircase, etching a portion of the second layer pattern and a portion of the first layer under the first recess to form a first layer pattern including a second recess having a shape of a staircase similar to the first recess, etching a portion of the first layer pattern under the second recess to form a first opening exposing a portion of a top surface of the first insulation layer, etching the exposed portion of the first insulation layer to form a second opening through the first insulation layer, and forming a wiring filling the second opening.
US09287160B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same A semiconductor device, and a method of fabricating the same, include a substrate including two-dimensionally arranged active portions, device isolation patterns extending along sidewalls of the active portions, each of the device isolation patterns including first and second device isolation patterns, gate patterns extending across the active portions and the device isolation patterns, each of the gate patterns including a gate insulating layer, a gate line and a gate capping pattern, and ohmic patterns on the active portions, respectively. Top surfaces of the first device isolation pattern and the gate insulating layer may be lower than those of the second device isolation pattern and the gate capping pattern, respectively, and the ohmic patterns may include an extending portion on the first insulating layer.
US09287157B2	Semiconductor element for package miniaturization A semiconductor element that includes a forsy patterned conductive layer, a second pattern conductive layer and an insulating layer. The first surface of the second patterned conductive layer is connected to a second surface of the first patterned conductive layer. The insulating layer includes at least one space on a second surface thereof. The first patterned conductive layer and the second patterned conductive layer are embedded in the insulating layer between a first surface and a second surface thereof, the first surface of the first patterned conductive layer is entirely exposed on a first surface of the insulating layer, a second surface of the second patterned conductive layer is entirely exposed on the second surface of the insulating layer, and the space exposes the second surface of the first patterned conductive layer.
US09287146B2	Induction heating apparatus and induction heating method To provide an induction heating apparatus that employs a batch-type heating system for heating a large-diameter wafer and can perform uniform heating with a high precision, an induction heating apparatus (10) that heats an inductive-heating target member using a magnetic flux generated from a solenoid-type induction heating coil (18) and heats a wafer (40) using the heat generated from the inductive-heating target member, wherein a plurality of inductive-heating target members 14 (14a, 14b, and 14c) of which principal surface is arranged perpendicularly to a core axis direction of the induction heating coil (18) are interspersed. In the induction heating apparatus (10) described above, a susceptor (12) may be configured by housing the inductive-heating target member (14) in a single holder (16) made of a member having magnetic permeability and heat conductivity.
US09287145B2	Substrate treatment system, substrate transfer method, and a non-transitory computer storage medium In a coating and developing treatment system including a treatment station and an interface station, the interface station has: a cleaning unit cleaning a rear surface of a wafer before the wafer is transferred into an exposure apparatus; an inspection unit inspecting whether the cleaned wafer is in an exposable state; and a wafer transfer mechanism including an arm transferring the wafer between the cleaning unit and the inspection unit. Each of the cleaning unit and the inspection unit is provided at multiple tiers in an up and down direction on the front side in the interface station, and the wafer transfer mechanism is provided in a region adjacent to the cleaning units and the inspection units.
US09287142B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using markings on both lead frame and sealing body A management method is able to quickly investigate the cause of a defect generated in a semiconductor product manufacturing process. Manufacturing conditions in various QFP manufacturing steps are stored in a main server while correlating them with an identification number of the QFP, and a two-dimensional bar code corresponding to the identification number is stamped to the surface of the QFP. In the event of occurrence of a defect of the QFP, the manufacturing conditions for the QFP stored in the main server can be traced in an instant by reading the two-dimensional bar code of the QFP and thereby specifying the identification number.
US09287140B2	Semiconductor packages having through electrodes and methods of fabricating the same Provided are semiconductor packages having through electrodes and methods of fabricating the same. The method may include may include forming a wafer-level package including first semiconductor chips stacked on a second semiconductor chip, forming a chip-level package including fourth semiconductor chips stacked on a third semiconductor chip stacking a plurality of the chip-level packages on a back surface of the second semiconductor substrate of the wafer-level package, polishing the first mold layer of the wafer-level package and the first semiconductor chips to expose a first through electrodes of the first semiconductor chip, and forming outer electrodes on the polished first semiconductor chips to be connected to the first through electrodes, respectively.
US09287139B2	Re-crystallization for boosting stress in MOS device A method includes forming a dummy gate stack over a semiconductor substrate, removing the dummy gate stack to form a recess, and implanting a portion of the semiconductor substrate through the recess. During the implantation, an amorphous region is formed from the portion of the semiconductor substrate. The method further includes forming a strained capping layer, wherein the strained capping layer extends into the recess. An annealing is performed on the amorphous region to re-crystallize the amorphous region. The strained capping layer is then removed.
US09287137B2	Methods for depositing a silicon containing layer with argon gas dilution Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a silicon containing layers in TFT devices. The silicon can be used to form the active channel in a LTPS TFT or be utilized as an element in a gate dielectric layer, a passivation layer or even an etch stop layer. The silicon containing layer is deposited by a vapor deposition process whereby an inert gas, such as argon, is introduced along with the silicon precursor. The inert gas functions to drive out weak, dangling silicon-hydrogen bonds or silicon-silicon bonds so that strong silicon-silicon or silicon-oxygen bonds remain to form a substantially hydrogen free silicon containing layer.
US09287136B2	FinFET field-effect transistors with atomic layer doping Field effect transistors fabricated using atomic layer doping processes are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of an atomic layer doping method, a semiconducting surface and a dopant gas mixture are prepared. Further, a dopant layer is grown on the semiconducting surface by applying the dopant gas mixture to the semiconducting surface under a pressure that is less than 500 Torr and a temperature that is between 300° C. and 750° C. The dopant layer includes at least 4×1020 active dopant atoms per cm3 that react with atoms on the semiconducting surface such that the reacted atoms increase the conductivity of the semiconducting surface.
US09287133B2	Hard mask removal scheme A method for hard mask layer removal includes dispensing a chemical on a hard mask layer, in which the chemical includes an acidic chemical. The chemical is drained from a chamber after hard mask removal.
US09287131B2	Methods of patterning line-type features using a multiple patterning process that enables the use of tighter contact enclosure spacing rules A method involving identifying a pattern for an overall target cut mask to be used in patterning line-type features that includes a target non-rectangular opening feature having an inner, concave corner, decomposing the overall target cut mask pattern into first and second sub-target patterns, wherein the first sub-target pattern comprises a first rectangular-shaped opening feature corresponding to a first portion, but not all, of the target non-rectangular opening feature and the second sub-target pattern comprises a second rectangular-shaped opening feature corresponding to a second portion, but not all, of the target non-rectangular opening feature, the first and second openings overlapping adjacent the inner, concave corner, and generating first and second sets of mask data corresponding to the first and second sub-target patterns, wherein at least one of the first and second sets of mask data is generated based upon an identified contact-to-end-of-cut-line spacing rule.
US09287118B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor substrate and semiconductor device Provided is a highly integrated semiconductor device, a semiconductor device with large storage capacitance with respect to an area occupied by a capacitor, a semiconductor device capable of high-speed writing or reading, a semiconductor device with low power consumption, or a highly reliable semiconductor device. Provided are steps of forming a first oxide semiconductor over a first substrate, forming a first insulator over the first oxide semiconductor, injecting an ion into a region of the first oxide semiconductor through the first insulator, bonding a surface of the first insulator provided with the first substrate to a surface of a second insulator over a second substrate, performing a heat treatment in a state where the surfaces are bonded, separating the first substrate from the second substrate along the region of the first oxide semiconductor, and forming a second oxide semiconductor over the second substrate.
US09287117B2	Semiconductor device comprising an oxide semiconductor To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor by suppression of change in its electrical characteristics. Oxygen is supplied from a base insulating layer provided below an oxide semiconductor layer and a gate insulating layer provided over the oxide semiconductor layer to a region where a channel is formed, whereby oxygen vacancies which might be generated in the channel are filled. Further, extraction of oxygen from the oxide semiconductor layer by a source electrode layer or a drain electrode layer in the vicinity of the channel formed in the oxide semiconductor layer is suppressed, whereby oxygen vacancies which might be generated in a channel are suppressed.
US09287115B2	Planar III-V field effect transistor (FET) on dielectric layer A method of forming a semiconductor substrate including a type III-V semiconductor material directly on a dielectric material that includes forming a trench in a dielectric layer, and forming a via within the trench extending from a base of the trench to an exposed upper surface of an underlying semiconductor including substrate. A III-V semiconductor material is formed extending from the exposed upper surface of the semiconductor substrate filling at least a portion of the trench.
US09287111B2	Ozone gas generation processing apparatus, method of forming silicon oxide film, and method for evaluating silicon single crystal wafer An ozone gas generation processing apparatus that includes a light source of ultraviolet rays and a wafer placement section, generates ozone gas by irradiating ultraviolet rays from the light source in an atmosphere containing oxygen, and processes a wafer on the wafer placement section with the ozone gas, the ozone gas generation processing apparatus comprising a light-blocking plate that allows the generated ozone gas to pass therethrough and blocks the ultraviolet rays between the light source and the wafer placed on the wafer placement section. An ozone gas generation processing apparatus and a method of forming an oxide film silicon film can make an adjustment to make thinner an oxide film formed on a wafer surface, the wafer surface is not damaged by ultraviolet rays when processed, and a method for evaluating a silicon single crystal wafer, obtaining a more stable measurement value of C-V characteristics are provided.
US09287109B2	Methods of forming a protection layer to protect a metal hard mask layer during lithography reworking processes One method disclosed herein includes forming a layer of insulating material above a semiconductor substrate, forming a hard mask layer comprised of a metal-containing material above the layer of insulating material, forming a blanket protection layer on the hard mask layer, forming a masking layer above the protection layer, performing at least one etching process on the masking layer to form a patterned masking layer having an opening that stops on and exposes a portion of the blanket protection layer, confirming that the patterned masking layer is properly positioned relative to at least one underlying structure or layer and, after confirming that the patterned masking layer is properly positioned, performing at least one etching process through the patterned masking layer to pattern at least the blanket protection layer.
US09287097B2	Predicting ultraviolet ray damage with visible wavelength spectroscopy during a semiconductor manufacturing process The simulation method is for predicting a damage amount due to ultraviolet rays in manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes: calculating particle density by performing simulation based on a differential equation for the particle density; calculating emission intensity at each wavelength in a visible wavelength region based on the calculated particle density; obtaining an electron energy distribution function by comparing the calculated emission intensity at each wavelength in the visible wavelength region with an actually detected emission spectrum in the visible wavelength region with reference to information on emission species and an emission wavelength in a target manufacturing process; predicting an emission spectrum in an ultraviolet wavelength region by using the electron energy distribution function and a reaction cross-sectional area relating to the emission species; and predicting a damage amount due to the ultraviolet rays based on the predicted emission spectrum in the ultraviolet wavelength region.
US09287087B2	Sample observation method, sample preparation method, and charged particle beam apparatus In a sample observation method, a sample stage is placed at a first tilt angle with respect to a charged particle beam, and an observation surface of a sample is irradiated with the charged particle beam to acquire a first charged particle image. The sample stage is then tilted to a second tilt angle different from the first tilt angle about a first sample stage axis, and the observation surface is again irradiated with the charged particle beam to acquire a second charged particle image. The sample stage is tilted to a tilt angle at which an area of the observation surface in the acquired charged particle image is the larger of the first charged particle image and the second charged particle image. The observation surface is then irradiated with the charged particle beam to observe the observation surface.
US09287085B2	Processing apparatus and method of treating a substrate A processing apparatus including a process chamber, a plasma source disposed within the process chamber, wherein the plasma source is movable in a first direction and is configured to emit an ion beam along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. The apparatus may further include a platen disposed within the process chamber for supporting a substrate, and an ion beam current sensor that is disposed adjacent to the platen.
US09287080B2	Method and system for a piezoelectric high voltage x-ray source A system and method for generating X-rays are provided. The X-ray source includes an X-ray chamber including a sidewall formed of a piezoelectric material at least partially surrounding an evacuated chamber, a cathode positioned at a first end of the evacuated chamber, an anode positioned at a second opposite end of the evacuated chamber, and a window positioned at the second end, the window substantially transparent to X-ray radiation. The window includes a target layer at least partially covering a surface of the window. The target layer is configured to receive a flow of electrons from the cathode and to generate a flow of X-rays from an interaction with the flow of electrons. The X-ray source includes an actuator coaxially aligned with the X-ray chamber and configured to generate a stress in the sidewall.
US09287077B2	Manufacturing method of a flexible display A manufacturing method of a flexible display is provided, which comprises steps of forming an silicon layer on a rigid substrate, forming a frame-type silicon layer from the silicon layer, attaching a flexible substrate onto the surface of the rigid substrate on which the frame-type amorphous silicon layer is formed, forming a display film on the flexible substrate, and dehydrogenating the frame-type silicon layer after the formation of the display film is complete, so that the flexible substrate is separated from the frame-type silicon layer for obtaining the flexible display. The manufacturing method of the flexible display prevents the problem of low yield rate caused by the damage to the plastic substrate in the separation process.
US09287074B2	Relay for automatically selecting a monitoring range A relay for automatically selecting a monitoring range for monitoring a parameter of an input source and a method for monitoring a parameter of an input source can be provided whereby the relay comprises one or more terminals for coupling to the input source; a plurality of switchable circuits coupled to the one or more terminals; a processing module coupled to the plurality of switchable circuits for automatically selecting a monitoring range from a plurality of monitoring ranges based on a value of the parameter of the input source, each monitoring range associated with one or more of said switchable circuits; and a relay switch being configured to provide or disrupt electrical communication to a circuit, based on a trigger signal provided by the processing module. A signal conditioning module may also be provided for e.g. conditioning signals prior to selection of the monitoring range.
US09287068B2	Touch panel A touch panel includes a protective cover with a lower surface herein, and an active region and a periphery region defined on the lower surface. A first sensing structure is disposed on the lower surface and covers the active region. A shelter layer is disposed on the lower surface and in the periphery region, wherein the shelter layer includes a highlight region and a highlight contrast region, a first pattern is disposed in the highlight region, and a non-transparent layer with a second pattern is disposed in the highlight region, wherein the first pattern is overlapped by the second pattern.
US09287067B2	Printable polarity switch Switch assembly for changing the direction of current from a power source to an appliance comprising—at least four wirings, two of the wirings are connectable with the power source and the remaining wirings are connectable with the appliance,—all wirings are fixed on the surface of a substrate and none of the wirings are directly connected to each other,—a first button comprising a first conductive pattern on one surface of said button,—a second button comprising a second conductive pattern on one surface of said button,—the surfaces of the buttons on which the conductive patterns are arranged face the surface of said substrate where the wirings are arranged,—the buttons are fixed on the substrate—the conductive patterns on the buttons and said wirings on the surface of the substrate are arranged in such a manner and said buttons are placed on said substrate in such manner, that (i) said conductive patterns on the buttons are not in contact with said wirings in an unpressed state of the buttons, (ii) one button connects by means of the conductive pattern in a pressed state simultaneously the first wiring of the two wirings with one wiring of the remaining wirings and the second wiring of the two wirings with another wiring of the remaining wirings to enable a first current path through the switch assembly, and (iii) the other button connects by means of the conductive pattern in a pressed state the first wiring of the two wirings with one wiring of the remaining wirings and the second wiring of the two wirings with another wiring of the remaining wirings to enable a second current path through the switch assembly being different to the first current path, wherein further the conductive patterns comprise a composition (CO) comprising a polymer and a conductive material dispersed in said polymer and/or a conjugated polymer.
US09287066B2	Key structure for electronic product A key structure in an electronic product includes a housing. The key structure includes a pressing portion, a printed circuit board (PCB), a key, and a sensor. The key and the sensor are both located on the PCB and electronically connected with each other. When the pressing portion is pressed, the key structure acts as a mechanical key. When the pressing portion is simply touched, the key structure acts as a touch key.
US09287063B2	Bicycle handle system A bicycle handlebar system comprises a control element for controlling an electric auxiliary motor, said element being adapted to be fastened to the handlebar. The control element has a housing, wherein a plurality of switching elements is arranged in recesses in the housing, one membrane button is arranged in the housing per switching element, the switching element acting on said membrane button, and the membrane buttons are interconnected through a common flexibly conductor path.
US09287061B1	Rotor and electromechanical switching device having a rotor A rotor is shown for an electromechanical switching device, includes: a rotor housing; two contact bridges having in each case two contact portions; an intermediate element disposed between the two contact bridges and mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis; and first spring pins and second spring pins; first spring elements and second spring elements. In an embodiment, the spring pins, the spring elements, and the intermediate element are operationally connected, and at least one of the first and second spring pins is disposed on the intermediate element and/or on the contact bridges such that the spring pin by rotating the rotor is tiltable between the two states in relation to the rotation axis. An embodiment furthermore relates to an electromechanical switching device including the rotor.
US09287060B2	Conversion device for converting a mechanical position into an electric state In this device, a mechanism for receiving an input mechanical command and for actuating first and second switches comprises a lever having a first side arm tiltable about a swiveling axis of said lever and a second side arm tiltable about the same swiveling axis. The first side arm and the second side arm are respectively arranged on a first side and a second side opposite relative to said swiveling axis. The first side arm is an operating arm for operating the first switch. The second side arm is an operating arm for operating the second switch.
US09287053B2	Method of manufacturing solid electrolytic capacitor A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor having an even conductive polymer layer includes the steps of forming a conductive polymer layer on an anode element by bringing a dispersion containing a conductive solid and a first solvent into contact with the anode element having a dielectric film formed thereon, washing the anode element with a second solvent higher in boiling point than the first solvent, in which the conductive solid can be dispersed, after the conductive polymer layer is formed, and drying the anode element washed with the second solvent at a temperature not lower than the boiling point of the first solvent and lower than the boiling point of the second solvent.
US09287047B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor and board with the same mounted thereon A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers; a first capacitor part including a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode disposed in the ceramic body; second to fifth capacitor parts including a third internal electrode having first and second leads and a fourth internal electrode having third and fourth leads, the third and fourth internal electrodes being disposed on one dielectric layer in the ceramic body, and fifth and sixth internal electrodes disposed on another dielectric layer in the ceramic body; and a first external electrode and a second external electrode. The first capacitor part and the second to fifth capacitor parts may be connected in parallel to each other.
US09287044B2	Electronic component and fabrication method thereof There are provided an electronic component and a fabrication method thereof. The electronic component includes: a ceramic main body including end surfaces in a length direction, side surfaces in a width direction and top and bottom surfaces in a thickness direction; first and second external electrodes formed on the end surfaces, respectively; third and fourth external electrodes formed on the side surfaces, respectively; first internal electrodes formed within the ceramic main body and connected to first and second external electrodes; and second internal electrodes alternately arranged with the first internal electrodes, while having a ceramic layer interposed therebetween, and connected to the third and fourth external electrodes, wherein thickness t1 and t2 of the first and second internal electrodes is 0.9 μm or less, while a roughness R1 of the first internal electrode is lower than a roughness R2 of the second internal electrode.
US09287040B2	Self-tuning resonant power transfer systems Systems and designs for tuning a wireless power transfer system are provided, which may include any number of features. In one embodiment, a wireless power transfer system can be configured such that resonant frequencies of the system move towards an operating frequency of the system as a coupling coefficient between the transmit and receive resonators becomes smaller. In another embodiment, a receive controller can be configured to control a current delivered to a DC load by comparing an actual current at the DC load to a current requested by the DC load and adjusting an angle or a magnitude of a voltage at the DC load to match the requested current. In another embodiment, a rectifier circuit can act as a controlled voltage source and be configured to tune resonant frequencies between the transmit resonator and the receive resonator. Methods of use are also provided.
US09287037B2	Transformer-bobbin and transformer A transformer-bobbin including a winding-frame portion constituted by a middle barrel portion 63, a lower flange portion 62 and an upper flange portion 61, wherein there is provided a slit portion 67 which notches the terminal bed unit 65 and the lower flange portion 62 and concurrently which extends in the centrally approaching and separating direction toward the middle barrel portion 63 side, and wherein at the slit portion 67, there is provided a guide wall surface 68a whose side on the middle barrel portion 63 side is positioned on the lower flange portion side compared with whose side apart from the middle barrel portion 63.
US09287034B2	Printed wiring board, inductor component, and method for manufacturing inductor component A printed wiring board has a core base having an opening portion, an inductor component accommodated in the opening portion, and a filler resin filling gap between the component and a side wall of the opening portion. The component has a support layer, a first conductive pattern on the support, an interlayer insulation layer on the support and first pattern, a second conductive pattern on the insulation layer, and a via conductor in the insulation layer and connecting the first and second patterns, the insulation layer includes a magnetic layer and a resin layer covering the magnetic layer, the magnetic layer includes magnetic material and resin material and has a first hole, the insulation layer has a second hole penetrating through the resin layer such that the second hole passes through the first hole and extends to the first pattern, and the via conductor is formed in the second hole.
US09287027B2	Rare earth metal-based permanent magnet An objective of the present invention is to provide a rare earth metal-based permanent magnet with improved adhesion properties. A rare earth metal-based permanent magnet of the present invention as a means for achieving the objective has a laminated plating film, and is characterized in that the plating film comprises as an outermost surface layer a SnCu alloy plating film having a film thickness in a range from 0.1 μm to 2 μm, the composition of the SnCu alloy plating film is 35 mass % or more but less than 55 mass % of Sn and the rest being Cu, and a base plating film having two or more layers including at least a Ni plating film and a Cu plating film which are formed as the lower layer under the SnCu alloy plating film, and among the base plating film, the Ni plating film is located just below the SnCu alloy plating film. A joined structure fabricated using the rare earth metal-based permanent magnet of the present invention exhibits favorable initial adhesion strength when combined with a silicone-based adhesive, and is less deteriorated in adhesion strength even after a moisture resistance test.
US09287026B2	Magnetic material and coil component An object is to provide a magnetic material and coil component offering improved magnetic permeability and insulation resistance, while also offering improved high-temperature load, moisture resistance, water absorbency, and other reliability characteristics at the same time. A magnetic material that has multiple metal grains constituted by Fe—Si-M soft magnetic alloy (where M is a metal element that oxidizes more easily than Fe), as well as oxide film constituted by an oxide of the soft magnetic alloy and formed on the surface of the metal grains, wherein the magnetic material has bonding parts where adjacent metal grains are bonded together via the oxide film formed on their surface, as well as bonding parts where metal grains are directly bonded together in areas having no oxide film, and resin material is filled in at least some of the voids generating as a result of accumulation of the metal grains.
US09287021B2	Shelf brackets to conduct electricity to refrigerator shelves Shelf brackets to conduct electricity to refrigerator shelves are disclosed. An example shelf bracket includes an end configured to engage a support rail, the end having a first area to conduct electricity from the support rail to the shelf bracket, an arm extending from the end to support the shelf, the arm comprising a second area to conduct electricity from the shelf bracket to the shelf, a non-electrically conductive coating applied to substantially all of the shelf bracket except in the first and second areas, a first electrically conductive material applied to at least a portion of the first area, and a second electrically conductive material applied to at least a portion of the second area, wherein the shelf bracket is formed from a third electrically conductive material, the third electrically conductive material to conduct electricity between the first and second areas.
US09287018B2	Method of preparing silver-based electrical contact materials with fiber-like arrangement of reinforcing nanoparticles A method for preparing silver-based electrical contact materials with fiber-like arrangement of reinforcing nanoparticles includes (1) uniformly mixing reinforcement powders and silver matrix powders for ball milling; (2) pouring the obtained composite powders and silver matrix powders into a powder mixing machine for powder mixing; (3) cold isostatic pressing; (4) sintering; (5) hot pressing; and (6) hot extruding to obtain silver-based electrical contact materials with fiber-like arrangement of reinforcing nanoparticles. The method of the present invention can obtain silver-based electrical contact materials with fiber-like arrangement of reinforcing nanoparticles with no specific requirement on processing deformation, and the plasticity and ductility of the reinforcing phase. Furthermore, it has simple processes, low cost and no particular requirements on the equipment. Contact materials prepared by the present method have good resistance to welding and arc erosion, conductivity and a greatly enhanced processing performance.
US09287007B2	Fail address storage circuit, redundancy control circuit, method for storing fail address and method for controlling redundancy A redundancy control circuit includes: a fail address storage unit configured to store a fail address; a shared storage unit configured to store data as to whether a value stored in the fail address storage unit corresponds to both of a first address and a second address; an address comparator configured to compare a value stored in the fail address storage unit with a first input address and a second input address, respectively; and a redundancy controller configured to control a redundancy operation in response to a value stored in the shared storage unit and comparison results of the address comparator.
US09287002B2	Bootstrap sampling circuit with accurately averaging pre-charge circuit A sampling circuit may include a sampling capacitance, an electronic sampling switch, and a switch controller. The electronic sampling switch may have a control input that controls whether the electronic sampling switch is in a sample state or a hold state. The electronic sampling switch may connect the sampling capacitance to an input signal while in the sample state and disconnect the sampling capacitance from the input signal while in the hold state. The switch controller may control the control input to the electronic sampling switch so as to cause the electronic sampling switch to be in the sample state during one period and the hold state during another period. While in the sample state, the switch controller may cause the impedance of the electronic sampling switch that is seen by the input signal to be substantially independent of the voltage of the input signal. The switch controller may include a pre-charge circuit that pre-charges the control input to the electronic sampling switch prior to each commencement of the sample state to approximately the average of the voltage of the input signal and the voltage on the sampling capacitance immediately prior to each commencement of the sample state. The amount of the pre-charging may be substantially independent of the voltage of the input signal.
US09287000B1	Three terminal fuse with FinFET A technique is provided for programming a transistor having a source, a drain, a gate, and a channel region between the source and the drain. The gate is above dielectric above the channel region. A gate voltage is about equal to or greater than a breakdown voltage of the gate dielectric in order to break down the gate dielectric into a breakdown state. Current flows between the source and the drain as a result of breaking down the gate dielectric. In response to the transistor being programmed, the current flowing between the source and the drain is not based on the gate voltage at the gate.
US09286999B1	Semiconductor devices A semiconductor device includes a first input/output (I/O) part buffering command/address (C/A) signals inputted through a first pad part to generate delay address signals, an internal address generator generating a plurality of internal address signals according to a level combination of the delay address signals, and a second I/O part including a plurality of fuses selected by the plurality of internal address signals in a test mode. The plurality of fuses of the second I/O part are programmed according to logic levels of data inputted to the second I/O part through a second pad part to control I/O characteristics of the second I/O part.
US09286987B1	Controlling pass voltages to minimize program disturb in charge-trapping memory Techniques are provided for preventing program disturb of unselected memory cells during programming of a selected memory cell in a NAND string which includes a continuous charge-trapping layer, either in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional configuration. In such a NAND string, regions between the memory cells can be inadvertently programmed as parasitic cells due to the program voltage and pass voltages on the word lines. For programmed cells, an upshift in threshold voltage due to a parasitic cell can be avoided by providing a higher pass voltage on an adjacent later-programmed word line than on an adjacent previously-programmed word line. For erased cells, an upshift in threshold voltage due to the parasitic cells can be reduced by progressively lowering the pass voltage on the adjacent later-programmed word line. The lowering can occur when memory cells of a lowest target data state complete programming.
US09286985B2	Semiconductor device with power mode transitioning operation According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a nonvolatile memory, a volatile memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to transition a part of the volatile memory to a self-refresh mode when a request for stopping supplying of power to the nonvolatile memory is received.
US09286983B2	Memory string and semiconductor device including the same A memory string includes a pass transistor, first memory cells connected in series to a drain terminal of the pass transistor, and first to kth memory cell groups connected in parallel to a source terminal of the pass transistor and each including a plurality of second memory cells connected in series. Here, ‘k’ denotes an integer that is equal to or greater than ‘2’.
US09286982B2	Flash memory system with EEPROM functionality The present invention relates to a flash memory device with EEPROM functionality. The flash memory device is byte-erasable and bit-programmable.
US09286976B2	Apparatuses and methods for detecting write completion for resistive memory Described are apparatuses and methods for improving resistive memory energy efficiency and reliability. An apparatus may include a resistive memory cell coupled to a conductive line. The apparatus may further include a driver coupled to the conductive line to drive current for the resistive memory cell during a write operation. The resistance of the driver may be selectively increased for two or more time periods during the write operation for detecting a voltage change on the conductive line. The current for the write operation may be turned off when the voltage change is detected to improve resistive memory energy efficiency and reliability.
US09286975B2	Mitigating read disturb in a cross-point memory The present disclosure relates to mitigating read disturb in a cross-point memory. An apparatus may include a memory controller configured to select a target memory cell for a memory access operation. The memory controller includes a sense module configured to determine whether a snap back event occurs during a sensing interval; and a write back module configured to write back a logic one to the memory cell if a snap back event is detected.
US09286970B2	Memory circuit for pre-charging and write driving A memory includes a word line, a bit line and a complementary bit line. A memory cell has a data node coupled to the bit line and a complementary data node coupled to the complementary bit line. The word line controls access to the memory cell. A circuit is coupled to the bit line and the complementary bit line. The circuit is configured to pull up to a high voltage, pull down to a low voltage, or float the bit line and the complementary bit line based on a first timing of pre-charging and a second timing of write driving. The first timing and the second timing are synchronized.
US09286961B1	Memory controller half-clock delay adjustment A method and apparatus for reducing a number of delay elements used in providing a delayed data strobe signal is disclosed. The method includes determining a number of delay elements of a master delay locked loop (DLL) needed to provide a calibrated delay of a clock signal (i.e. the data strobe). The method also include determining an integer number of half clock periods within the calibrated delay, and determining a second number of delay elements within the calibrated delay. If the integer number of half clock periods within the calibrated delay is zero, a slave DLL may be programmed with the first number of delay elements. However, if the number of half clock periods is non-zero, then a third number of delay elements is calculated by subtracting the second number of delay elements from the first number. Thereafter, the slave DLL is programmed with the third number of delay elements.
US09286960B2	Memory system and assembling method of memory system According to one embodiment, each memory chip included in a memory package includes a first storage unit that stores therein first information that is n-bit information and is a comparison target of a chip address, and is used for identifying its own memory chip, a second storage unit that stores therein second information for determining an effective bit of the n-bit first information, and a control unit that determines an effective bit of the n-bit first information and an effective bit of the chip address based on the second information.
US09286944B2	Methods and systems for providing a combination of media data and metadata A method of providing a combination of video data (37) and metadata (34) includes obtaining a sequence (23) of images captured by a video camera (5). At least one signal (24) is extracted from the sequence (23) of images, wherein each extracted signal (24) characterizes local temporal variations in at least one of light intensity and color. At least one video compression technique is applied on image data of images from the sequence (23) to obtain compressed video data (37). The extracted signals (24) are extracted from images in a state prior to the application of the at least one compression technique to image data from those images. The compressed video data (37) is provided with metadata (34) for characterizing at least one process in a subject represented in at least part of the images, which process causes local temporal variations in at least one of color and intensity of light captured from the subject. The metadata (34) is at least based on at least one of the extracted signals (24).
US09286940B1	Video editing with connected high-resolution video camera and video cloud server An apparatus having a server is disclosed. The server may be configured to (i) receive via a network a first clip of video generated by a camera, (ii) receive via the network first information to edit the first clip, (iii) receive via the network one or more segments of a second clip of video generated by the camera as identified by the first information and (iv) create a third clip of video by editing the segments according to the first information. The second clip is generally a higher resolution version of the first clip. The third clip may have the higher resolution.
US09286938B1	Generating and providing different length versions of a video Systems and methods for generating and presenting different length versions of a video are presented. In one or more aspects, a system is provided that includes an analysis component configured to analyze a video and generate summaries of content included in respective segments of the video, and a summary component configured to generate shortened versions of the video having durations less than the duration of the video based in part on the summaries of the content included in the respective segments of the video, wherein the video is made available for streaming in association with an option to select the video or one of the shortened versions.
US09286934B2	Data duplication in tape drives A method and apparatus for data de-duplication is disclosed. Use de-duplication engine (DDE) divides data into regions. The DDE processes the regions in a serial fashion. The DDE clears its hash table before processing the first region. Each region is divided into a number of chunks. A hash is generated for each chunk in a region. When a hash for a chunk is not in a hash table, the hash is stored in the hash table and the chunk is stored on media. When the hash is a duplicate of a hash already in the table, the hash and chunk are discarded and a reference to the previously stored chunk is stored to the media. The DDE does not retain all the hashes from all the regions in the hash table at the same time. The DDE only retains the hashes for the current region being processed and N previous regions where N is a positive integer greater than zero.
US09286932B2	Hard disk drive having regions corresponding to different speeds at which storage surface rotates A hard disk drive includes a storage surface, a motor, a read/write had, and a number of regions into which the storage surface is divisible. Data is writable to and data is readable from the storage surface. The motor is to rotate the storage surface at a variable speed. The read/write head is to write data to and read data from the storage surface while the storage surface is rotated by the motor. Each region corresponds to a different speed at which the storage surface is rotated for the read/write head to write data to and read data from the region.
US09286928B1	Measuring method, manufacturing method for magnetic disk device, and magnetic disk device According to one embodiment, a measurement method is applied to a disk device including a disk, and a head configured to protrude toward the disk when power is supplied thereto. In the method, a reference value for each of areas of the disk is acquired from a measurement-value distribution including pre-measured values that correspond to power supplied to a heater when the head is brought into contact with the disk. In each area, a data group calculated from the distribution and the reference value is acquired. An area where the data group has lower values than in the other areas is selected as a first area to be firstly measured. An area to be measured subsequent to the first area based on the data group is selected.
US09286924B1	Flexible printed circuit assembly and disk drive including the same A flexible printed circuit assembly includes a flexible printed circuit board including a base portion and a relay portion extending from a first edge of the base portion and capable of being bent relative to the base portion, a first reinforcing member disposed at the relay portion, and a second reinforcing member attached to a first region of the base portion that includes a second edge opposite to the first edge and having an engaging portion. The first region of the base portion is capable of being folded back towards a second region of the base portion that includes the first edge, and the engaging portion of the second reinforcing member is capable of being engaged with the first reinforcing member.
US09286919B1	Magnetic writer having a dual side gap A magnetic transducer has air-bearing surface (ABS) and includes a main pole, at least one coil, a side shield and a side gap. The coil(s) energize the main pole. A portion of the main pole resides at the ABS. The side gap is between the main pole and the side shield. The side gap is nonmagnetic and includes a first side gap and a second side gap. The first side gap is conformal with the main pole. The second side gap is conformal with the main pole. The first side gap is between the second side gap and the ABS. The second side gap is wider than the first side gap.
US09286910B1	System for resolving ambiguous queries based on user context A system for resolving a user's question regarding media at the user's location where the question includes ambiguity as to the context of the question. Context information is acquired from a device or devices at the user's location, and if multiple possible contexts are identified, the system may attempt to resolve the question for more than one of the possible contexts. The system for answering questions and the source of the media may be different and independent.
US09286904B2	Adjusting a data rate of a digital audio stream based on dynamically determined audio playback system capabilities A computing device may be configured to output a digital audio stream to an audio playback system for rendering as sound over speakers. The sound may be sampled. Based at least in part on a quality of the sampled sound, the data rate of the digital audio stream may be reduced by reducing a sampling rate and/or by reducing a number of bits per sample. A reduced sampling rate may be determined based on a computed maximum sampling rate of the audio playback system, and/or a reduced number of bits per sample may be determined based on a computed maximum number of bits per sample of the audio playback system. The maximum usable sampling rate and maximum usable number of bits per sample may be determined based on an upper usable frequency within a frequency spectrum of the sampled sound.
US09286902B2	Audio fingerprinting A machine may be configured to generate one or more audio fingerprints of one or more segments of audio data. The machine may access audio data to be fingerprinted and divide the audio data into segments. For any given segment, the machine may generate a spectral representation from the segment; generate a vector from the spectral representation; generate an ordered set of permutations of the vector; generate an ordered set of numbers from the permutations of the vector; and generate a fingerprint of the segment of the audio data, which may be considered a sub-fingerprint of the audio data. In addition, the machine or a separate device may be configured to determine a likelihood that candidate audio data matches reference audio data.
US09286894B1	Parallel recognition Recognition techniques may include the following. On a first processing entity, a first recognition process is performed on a first element, where the first recognition process includes: in a first state machine having M (M>1) states, determining a first best path cost in at least a subset of the M states for at least part of the first element. On a second processing entity, a second recognition process is performed on a second element, where the second recognition process includes: in a second state machine having N (N>1) states, determining a second best path cost in at least a subset of the N states for at least part of the second element. At least one of the following is done: (i) passing the first best path cost to the second state machine, or (ii) passing the second best path cost to the first state machine. The foregoing techniques may include one or more of the following features, either alone or in combination.
US09286892B2	Language modeling in speech recognition Some implementations include a computer-implemented method. The method can include providing a training set of text samples to a semantic parser that associates text samples with actions. The method can include obtaining, for each of one or more of the text samples of the training set, data that indicates one or more domains that the semantic parser has associated with the text sample. For each of one or more domains, a subset of the text samples of the training set can be generated that the semantic parser has associated with the domain. Using the subset of text samples associated with the domain, a language model can be generated for one or more of the domain. Speech recognition can be performed on an utterance using the one or more language models that are generated for the one or more of the domains.
US09286880B2	Masking sound outputting device and masking sound outputting method A masking sound outputting device includes: an inputting unit which receives a picked-up sound signal relating to a picked-up sound; an extracting unit which extracts an acoustic feature amount of the picked-up sound signal; an instruction receiving unit which receives instructions for starting an output of a masking sound; and an outputting unit which, in the case where the instruction receiving unit receives the instructions for starting an output, outputs a masking sound corresponding to the acoustic feature amount extracted by the extracting unit.
US09286875B1	Electronic percussion instrument An electronic percussion instrument includes a chair having a seat, a first arm disposed on one side of the seat, and a second arm disposed on an opposite side of the seat. A set of piezoelectric triggers is arrayed along each of the first and second arms and the triggers are positioned to be struck by the thumbs of a percussionist while sitting on the seat of the chair. The triggers are connected to an electronic drum machine. Sequential striking of the triggers with the thumbs of a percussionist sitting in the chair causes corresponding percussion sounds to be played by the electronic drum machine. Additional triggers are disposed on the floor and can be struck with the feet of the percussionist to produce additional percussion sounds. Thus, drum rhythms can be played easily and naturally while sitting in the chair.
US09286866B2	Drum and method for tuning and making a drum A drum having a vibratory member(s) tensioned over a plurality of tuned staves which acts as a sounding board and having staves which may be joined together with one or more flexible lines. The invention also includes a method of making such a drum and includes variations in the bearing edges of the tuned staves for such a drum.
US09286856B2	Display device including a white sub-pixel and method of driving the same A display device is disclosed. The display device has pixels which include three color sub-pixels, for example, red, green, and blue sub-pixels. The pixels also include a white sub-pixel. The display calculates data for the red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels based on data for red, green, and blue sub-pixels.
US09286845B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same An adjacent gradation correcting unit 11 performs processing for correcting gradations of sub-pixels to a video signal X2 after overshoot processing. When determining that a gradation of a target sub-pixel corresponds to a higher liquid crystal application voltage than that of a gradation of an adjacent sub-pixel, and that a gradation difference between the target sub-pixel and the adjacent sub-pixel is large, the adjacent gradation correcting unit 11 corrects the gradation of the adjacent sub-pixel so as to make the gradation difference smaller. In driving a liquid crystal panel 1, a video signal X3 after correction obtained by the adjacent gradation correcting unit 11 is used. With this, when displaying a specific color, such as red, green, or blue, it is possible to suppress a lateral electric field occurring between two sub-pixels that are adjacent to each other, and to improve response speed of the liquid crystal panel 1.
US09286835B2	Driving circuit and driving method for light emitting diode and display apparatus using the same The present invention provides a driving circuit and a driving method for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and a display apparatus using the same. The driving circuit comprises a power switch and a dimmer circuit. The method comprising: providing a pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming signal and a high frequency dimming signal; and multiplying the PWM dimming signal and the high frequency dimming signal for providing a driving signal to the power switch. The present invention can improve a dimming effect of the LEDs.
US09286830B2	Display apparatus A pixel circuit has a first capacitor having a first terminal connected with a gate of a driving transistor; a second capacitor connected between a second terminal of the first capacitor and a source of the driving transistor; a first switch applying a reference voltage to a node at which the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected; a second switch supplying an image signal voltage to the gate of the driving transistor; a third switch supplying an initialization voltage to a drain of the driving transistor and a fourth switch supplying current to the drain of the transistor for emitting light from the current light emitting device.
US09286825B2	Apparatus and method for driving LED display The apparatus for driving LED display includes a system control unit having a synchronization signal generator configured to generate a synchronization start signal and a plurality of phase locked loop circuits. Each of the phase locked loop circuits includes a divider coupled to the voltage controlled oscillator and configured to change the sequence of dividing ratios over a modulation period, a sigma delta modulator configured to generate a sequence of random numbers to the divider, and a spread spectrum modulation depth controller coupled to the sigma delta modulator and configured to receive the synchronization start signal from the synchronization signal generator. Upon receipt of the synchronization start signal, the spread spectrum modulation depth controller starts a spread spectrum modulation.
US09286811B2	Selectively concealable indicator systems and assemblies Selectively concealable indicator assemblies configured to mount behind a wall plate, which provides an interface to interior wiring and is operatively mounted to a wall with a mounting fits tenet. The indicator assembly includes an elongate member and an indicator. The elongate member is disposed between the wall and the wall plate and configured to move between a first position substantially concealed by the wall plate and a second position where at least a portion of the elongate member extends beyond the wall plate. The indicator is disposed on the portion of the elongate member that extends beyond the wall plate when the elongate indicator is in the second position.
US09286806B2	Method and device for revising a low-altitude flight phase of a flight path of an aircraft A device for revising a low-altitude flight phase of a flight path of an aircraft includes an input unit configured to allow an operator to input parameters to define an intermediate flight section (Si) which has to be inserted into a low-altitude flight phase, and a processing unit configured to calculate a profile relating to the intermediate flight section (Si) using input parameters, and to automatically insert this profile into the flight phase between a first upstream part (P1) and a second downstream part (P2) so as to establish a revised flight phase (PR).
US09286804B2	Apparatus and method for power management of a system of indicator light devices Indicator light devices are useful in many applications for indicating properties of physical spaces respectively associated therewith and in physical proximity thereto. The indicator light devices are network-enabled and self-powered, and capable of participating in coordinated power-managed operation to provide a sufficient service life and lower installation and replacement costs. The indicator light devices may be used with or without associated sensors. The various embodiments described herein use various power management techniques singly or in combination to greatly increase the service life of self-power indicator light devices without diminishing their effectiveness in the application. These techniques include operating only the indicator light devices associated with the physical spaces having properties of interest, operating the indicator light devices with synchronized flashing, operating the indicator light devices in accordance with the detection of specific conditions, relevant time operation, in-vicinity activation, and ambient light responsiveness.
US09286797B1	Traffic incident location identification A location for a traffic incident can be determined by a computer system, using data from a first and second sensor along a travel path. A receiving and sending symptom of the traffic incident are detected from a first and second sensor, using traffic flow data from the sensors. The locations of the first and second sensors are determined. The location and traffic flow data from each sensor are used to create a sending and receiving profiles. From the profiles, a convergence formula is build. Using the convergence formula and by determining a convergence point for the sending and receiving symptoms, a time and location of the traffic incident is identified.
US09286795B2	System for transmitting, processing, receiving, and displaying traffic information A system for sharing and processing road condition information includes a number of road condition information computer systems within individual vehicles or devices and a virtual road condition information server on a mobile network. The road condition information computer systems are each connected through a peer-to-peer radio, cellular, Wi-Fi, or other similar communications network, and which each operate with a database for displaying road maps, with a database storing average speed data for directions of travel along roadways, and with a location sensor used to determine the location and average speed of the vehicle or device, which are transmitted to other vehicles. The virtual server returns average speed data for road segments, which is displayed on the road maps. The system includes sharing average speed data calculated as well average speed data received from the plurality of vehicles to other vehicles, thereby enhancing the real-time communication of road condition data.
US09286789B2	Portable monitoring devices and methods of operating the same In one aspect of the disclosed implementations, a device includes one or more motion sensors for sensing motion of the device and providing activity data indicative of the sensed motion. The device also includes one or more processors for monitoring the activity data, and receiving or generating annotation data for annotating the activity data with one or more markers or indicators to define one or more characteristics of an activity session. The device also includes one or more feedback devices for providing feedback, a notice, or an indication to a user based on the monitoring. The device further includes a portable housing that encloses at least portions of the motion sensors, the processors and the feedback devices.
US09286787B2	Signal strength-based routing of network traffic in a wireless communication system A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the anomalous condition. The sensor unit receives instructions to change operating parameters and/or control external devices.
US09286780B2	Smoke detector A smoke detector includes a drift chamber and an ionization chamber formed by a first electrode and a second electrode. Electric charges are generated by ionization of the air. The drift chamber separated from the ionization chamber by the second electrode. The smoke particles penetrates from the environment to a detector inside the drift chamber. The electrical potential of first electrode exceeds a critical electric potential value for generating a corona discharge in the vicinity of the first electrode. The second electrode has openings for the electric charges generated in the ionization chamber to move to the drift chamber. The electric potential of the second electrode allows the electric charges in the drift chamber to move from the second electrode to the third electrode. The electric field between the second and third electrodes is at least 100 times weaker than the electric field between the first and second electrodes.
US09286775B2	Monitoring camera and monitoring camera control method An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens; and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.
US09286774B2	Tactile sensation providing apparatus A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a tactile output unit configured to contact a part of a human body; a connection unit including a wire connected to the tactile output unit and made of a flexible and elastic material, and a tube enclosing the wire; and a driving unit to supply a driving force to the connection unit.
US09286772B2	Security system and method A security control apparatus, system and method are provided. The security control apparatus includes a wireless communication element that supports a plurality of wireless communication protocols. The wireless communication element is configured to provide wireless communications with a user interface device and at least one premise-based device. A remote communication element is configured to provide remote communications with a monitoring center. A processor is in communication with the local wireless communication element and the remote communication element. The processor is configured to use the wireless communication element to communicate with the user interface device to receive local control and configuration data. The processor is also configured to use the remote communication element to communicate data associated with at least one of a life safety feature and life style feature with the monitoring center.
US09286765B2	Gaming system and method providing a game providing an award if a shape of a symbol displayed at a symbol display area corresponds to a shape of that symbol display area Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a game providing an award if a shape of a symbol displayed at a symbol display area corresponds to a shape of that symbol display area. Other embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a game having a player-adjustable volatility. In certain embodiments, the game is the above-described game, while in other embodiments, the game is a different game. Generally, in certain such embodiments, the gaming system enables a player to tailor the overall volatility of a play of the game to the player's preference by selecting a desired combination of symbol display areas to employ for a play of the game.
US09286759B2	Controlling and rewarding gaming socialization A wagering game system and its operations are described. In some embodiments, the operations include detecting an indication of a benefit available to a first player account via a wagering game venue; and selecting a second player account linked to the first player account as a social contact. The operations can further include configuring a persistent object to provide access to the benefit available to the first player account; and transferring the persistent object from the first player account to the second player account.
US09286753B2	Gaming community management and personalization The present invention involves methods and devices for controlling many aspects of a player's gaming experience, including game themes presented, game denomination, pay models, content and promotions. Some implementations of the invention provide a casino operator the necessary tools to create subsets Of customers, often referred to herein as “communities,” and to control the gaming experiences of players in these communities. In some such implementations, communities May be created and/or modified according to various criteria, some of which may be weighted more heavily than others. Specific marketing messages, promotions, etc., may be provided to attract and retain players having similar characteristics and preferences.
US09286752B2	Dynamic mapping of photo elements to a game Systems and methods receive digital images from online sources. The digital images are analyzed and various objects are recognized within the digital images. The recognized objects may be faces of persons appearing in the digital images. A subset of the digital images is selected according to selection rules applied to the recognized objects. The selected recognized objects are incorporated into a wagering game. For example, the recognized objects may be incorporated onto symbols of wagering game.
US09286746B2	Gaming system and method having a partial selectable symbol matrix A gaming device including a plurality of symbol generators adapted to generate a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol positions. In one embodiment, a player selects a first symbol position, the selected symbol position is activated and the gaming device reveals whether a terminator is associated with the selected symbol position. In this embodiment, the player continues selecting symbol positions (and the gaming device continues activating the selected symbol positions) until a terminator is revealed to be associated with a selected symbol position. After a terminator is revealed, the gaming device randomly generating a symbol at each of the activated symbol positions. The gaming device determines an outcome based on the symbols or combinations of symbols generated at the activated symbol positions and provides the player the determined outcome.
US09286745B2	Gaming system, server, gaming terminal, including a currency exchange module and game control method A game control method according to the present invention comprises: a downloading step conducted by a server of downloading exchange-ratio changing data for use in determining the currency value of a credit in a gaming terminal to the gaming terminal; an exchange ratio determining step conducted by the gaming terminal of determining the exchange ratio between credits and currency values using the exchange-ratio changing data downloaded from the server, and an exchanging step conducted by the gaming terminal of exchanging a monetary value for a credit and/or exchanging a credit for a monetary value, based on the determined exchange ratio.
US09286741B2	Apparatus and method for access control A method and apparatus for controlling access from a first area to a second area includes receiving an identity signal from an identifier input device, and checking for stored data indicating that the identity represented by the identity signal is registered as present in the first area. If a predetermined access requirement is fulfilled, then a pass signal at the first access controller is generated. To control access from the second area to a third area, an enter message is sent to a second controller with at least the identity and data indicating that the identity is present in an access area of the second controller. An exit message is sent to a third controller controlling access to the first area, including at least the identity and data indicating that the identity is not present in an access area of the third controller.
US09286740B2	Method for displaying information The invention relates to a method for displaying information, using a mobile identification provider (10) and an independent display unit (20), wherein said mobile identification provider (10) serves for an activation of a security system, said mobile identification provider (10) has an electronic unit (11), and said electronic unit (11) is used for data communication (30) with a vehicle-side part, vehicle-side information is transmitted from the vehicle-side part to the electronic unit (11) via the data communication (30), said vehicle-side information is stored in a data memory (12), said electronic unit (11) communicates with the independent display unit (20) via a communication connection (40), and said vehicle-side information is transmitted to said independent display unit (20) via said communication connection (40) and displayed thereon.
US09286734B2	System and method of calibrating a system The system measures time of at least one object on the basis of passing a finish line and includes a camera with a photosensitive sensor and a lens for registering an image of the line. The image is sent to a processor for processing. Timing means deliver a timing signal to the processor. The system is at least partially automatically aligned. It thereto comprises a first active optical indicator that is located at a predefined location with reference to the line of passage, which indicator is detected as part of the image registered by the camera so as to obtain detection data. The system further includes a camera adjustment arrangement for adjustment of the orientation of a center axis of the camera, said adjustment being specified by the processor on the basis of the detection data.
US09286731B2	Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resources Described herein are processes and devices that coalesced and/or collapse areas in a region of a virtual universe to conserve computing resources. Some embodiments are directed to detecting an indication to reduce usage of a computing resource in the virtual universe and, in response, determining the first area of the virtual universe for coalescing and collapsing into the second area of the virtual universe. In some embodiments, the first area comprises a plurality of virtual universe objects. Some embodiments are further directed to selecting a first set of the plurality of virtual universe objects for moving from the first area into the second area, coalescing the first set of the plurality of virtual universe objects into the second area from the first area, and, in response, collapsing the first area of the virtual universe.
US09286724B2	Augmented reality system A book for use in an augmented reality system comprises a plurality of leaves, each side forming a page of the book, with each page comprising a fiduciary marker. The book also includes a cover having larger dimensions than the book's leaves. Thus, the cover's extremhities extend beyond the outer edges of the pages. The inside of the cover comprises a first high contrast pattern along at least a first such extremity. An entertainment device for use in the augmented reality system comprises input means to receive a video image of the book, and image processing means to estimate a position and orientation of the book from a fiduciary marker of the book captured in the video image, to estimate a position and orientation of the first high contrast pattern, and to distinguish between one or more leaves of the book being turned independently of the cover of the book.
US09286719B2	Automated detection of airway and vessel orientations for quantitative analysis and visualization A method including displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image of a lung, receiving a selection of an airway of the lung and displaying a two-dimensional (2D) cross-section image of the airway perpendicular to the airway's long axis, wherein the display of the 2D cross-section image occurs almost immediately after the selection of the airway is received.
US09286716B2	3D graphics UI affordances based on behind-the-scenes simulation A static model is populated with graphics objects by identifying a first graphics object that is associated with the static model, creating a first plurality of graphics objects where each graphics object in the first plurality of graphics objects comprises an instance of the first graphics object, placing each graphics object in the first plurality of graphics objects into a respective first position, and simulating a motion path for each graphics object in the first plurality of graphics objects from their respective first position to a respective second position.
US09286712B2	System and method for approximating cartographic projections by linear transformation A map element parameterized in a two-dimensional (2D) coordinate system is applied to to three-dimensional (3D) geometry, parameterized in a 3D coordinate system, of a geographic area with which the map element is associated. The 3D geometry is rendered according to the selected perspective of a virtual camera. An approximate distance between the virtual camera and the 3D geometry is compared to a threshold value. A position of the map element is determined relative to the 3D geometry using (i) a linear transformation between the 2D coordinate system and the 3D coordinate when the approximate distance is smaller than the threshold value, and (ii) a non-linear transformation between the 2D coordinate system and the 3D coordinate system when the approximate distance is larger than the threshold value.
US09286711B2	Representing a location at a previous time period using an augmented reality display Technology is described for representing a physical location at a previous time period with three dimensional (3D) virtual data displayed by a near-eye, augmented reality display of a personal audiovisual (A/V) apparatus. The personal A/V apparatus is identified as being within the physical location, and one or more objects in a display field of view of the near-eye, augmented reality display are automatically identified based on a three dimensional mapping of objects in the physical location. User input, which may be natural user interface (NUI) input, indicates a previous time period, and one or more 3D virtual objects associated with the previous time period are displayed from a user perspective associated with the display field of view. An object may be erased from the display field of view, and a camera effect may be applied when changing between display fields of view.
US09286710B2	Generating photo animations Implementations generally relate to generating photo animations. In some implementations, a method includes receives a plurality of photos from a user. The method also includes selecting photos from the plurality of photos that meet one or more predetermined similarity criteria. The method also includes generating an animation using the selected photos.
US09286704B2	Graphical user interface for efficiently visualizing multiple messages of different severities in a tabular format A technique is provided for a graphical user interface on a computer. The technique includes receiving messages individually corresponding to resources being monitored, displaying rows in a table, and generating bar graphs of the messages respectively corresponding to the resources in the rows. Each of the bar graphs displays a color coded scheme to visually distinguish severity of the messages in each of the rows for the resources. The bar graphs display the severity of the messages for one resource per the given row without requiring user intervention to view severities of the messages displayed by the color coded scheme, without requiring user intervention to view a total number of messages for the given row, while maintaining a same row height regardless of the total number of messages for the given row, and without changing a table size including a table height and a table width of the table.
US09286702B2	Radiographic imaging system A radiographic imaging system is adapted to reconstruct a tomographic image in a given cross section of a subject from projection images of a subject acquired in tomosynthesis imaging. The radiographic imaging system comprises a frequency filtering processor for producing band limiting image signals having different frequency response characteristics from projection image signals corresponding to the projection images; a non-linear conversion processor for performing non-linear conversion of band limiting image signals to reduce a portion of band limiting image signals exceeding a given value; an integration processor for adding up band limiting image signals having undergone non-linear conversion through the non-linear conversion processor to produce converted image signals; and a back projection processor for reconstructing the tomographic image in the given cross section of the subject from the converted image signals corresponding to the projection images.
US09286695B2	Systems and methods for tracking points within an encasement Systems and methods for tracking points within an encasement are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a processor designates an encasement at a first location within a first image acquired at a first time; identifies points to track within the encasement; determines characteristics of the points to track; tracks the points over time based on the characteristics; and determines a second location of the encasement within a second image acquired at a second time based on positions of the tracked points at the second time. Identifying the points to track may include identifying points within the encasement that are significant and persistent.
US09286684B2	Application system and method for measuring and compensating for optical distortion Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for measuring and compensating for optical distortion. The system includes a plurality of reference marks; a recording device configured to record a first orientation and a first position of a plurality of reference marks relative to a pointing angle of the recording device when an object is located outside of a field of view of a recording device, the recording device configured to record a second orientation and a second position of a plurality of reference marks relative to the pointing angle of the recording device when an object is located inside the field of view; and a processor configured to compare the first orientation and the first position of the plurality of reference marks to the second orientation and the second position of the plurality of the reference marks for measuring distortion of the object.
US09286683B1	Text detection near display screen edge Approaches to enable a computing device, such as a phone or tablet computer, to detect when text contained in an image captured by the camera is sufficiently close to the edge of the screen and to infer whether the text is likely to be cut off by the edge of the screen such that the text contained in the image is incomplete. If the incomplete text corresponds to actionable text associated with a function that can be invoked on the computing device, the computing device may wait until the remaining portion of the actionable text is captured by the camera and made available for processing before invoking the corresponding function on the computing device.
US09286682B1	Aligning multi-view scans Alignment techniques are described that automatically align multiple scans of an object obtained from different perspectives. Instead of relying solely on errors in local feature matching between a pair of scans to identify a best possible alignment, additional alignment possibilities may be considered. Grouped keypoint features of the pair of scans may be compared to keypoint features of an additional scan to determine an error between the respective keypoint features. Various alignment techniques may utilize the error to determine an optimal alignment for the scans.
US09286677B2	Reorientation of cardiac images In a method for estimating an orientation of a cardiac long axis from corresponding early frame and late frame images implemented in a computerized processor, a bounding box of the myocardium is defined in the late frame image and the bounding box is applied to the early frame image. A main axis of the image of the early frame within the bounding box is estimated, and the image of the early frame is oriented according to the estimated main axis. A main axis of the image of the late frame within the bounding box is also estimated, and the late frame image is reoriented according to the estimated main axis. The estimated main axis of the early frame to the estimated main axis of the late frame are compared, and in attribute of the comparison result is made available as an output from the processor.
US09286673B2	Systems for correcting distortions in a medical image and methods of use thereof The invention relates generally systems for correcting distortion in a medical image and methods of use thereof. Methods and systems for displaying a medical image of a lumen of a biological structure, generally comprise obtaining image data of a lumen of a biological structure from an imaging device, correcting the image data for translational distortions, in which correcting is accomplished without reference to another data set, and displaying a corrected image.
US09286669B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method and program A model is defined by a plurality of first positions on an edge extracted from a model image and a changing direction of the edge in each of the first positions. An image processing apparatus calculates a changing direction of an edge in a second position of an input image corresponding to the first position on the edge of the model image. The image processing apparatus accepts an instruction associated with a permissible value of the changing direction of the edge. The image processing apparatus calculates a similarity degree of the first position and the second position corresponding to the first position based on the accepted instruction, the changing direction of the edge in the first and second position. The image processing apparatus determines whether a specific area in the input image is similar to the model or not based on the calculated similarity degree in the second positions.
US09286659B2	Multi-sample surface processing using sample subsets A system, method, and computer program product are provided for multi-sample processing. The multi-sample pixel data is received and is analyzed to identify subsets of samples of a multi-sample pixel that have equal data, such that data for one sample in a subset represents multi-sample pixel data for all samples in the subset. An encoding state is generated that indicates which samples of the multi-sample pixel are included in each one of the subsets.
US09286657B1	Efficient image processing using dynamically sized tiles Systems and methods for processing an image through an ordered series of image filters (i.e., an image filter chain) to produce an output image. The systems and methods of the present disclosure function to partition or break-up an image into dynamically sized tiles which are processed efficiently (e.g., using minimal memory), quickly and on-demand. The systems and methods allow tile sizes to be calculated dynamically based on what each image filter in an image filter chain needs. By processing each tile on-demand, significant memory and time savings are achieved because only the parts of an image required for display are processed. Further, such functionality allows for decoding of only a portion of the image, which requires less memory and operates much faster than if the entire image was decoded.
US09286654B2	Image scaling processor and image scaling processing method An image scaling processor includes: a coefficient computing circuit that calculates interpolation coefficients to be used in an image scaling process; a multiplier that multiplies input image data by the interpolation coefficients provided from the coefficient computing circuit such that the interpolation coefficients respectively correspond to input pixels constituting the input image data; an adder that iteratively adds pieces of multiplied data output from the multiplier and obtains a total sum of the pieces of multiplied data for a predetermined number of the input pixels; a selector that outputs a total sum of the multiplied data at a timing at which the total sum of the pieces of multiplied data is obtained for the predetermined number of the input pixels; and a shift circuit that shifts an output of the selector to adjust a bit count of the output image data to a bit count of the input image data.
US09286652B2	Screen generating apparatus, screen generating system, and screen generating method According to an embodiment, provided is a screen generating apparatus that includes: a position information acquirer that acquires a screen position information file that sets a font size of a font included in a screen and position information of an image or a part included in the screen; a screen display size acquirer that acquires a screen display size of a display devise as a target display; a magnification calculator that calculates a magnification by using a predetermined screen display size and the acquired screen display size; a font size determiner that determines a font size in the display devise as the target display based on the calculated magnification; a converter that converts the screen position information file based on the calculated magnification and the determined font size; and a screen generator that generates a screen compatible with the converted screen position information file.
US09286647B2	Pixel shader bypass for low power graphics rendering A computer-implemented method for drawing graphical objects within a graphics processing pipeline is disclosed. The method includes determining that a bypass mode for a first primitive is a no-bypass mode. The method further includes rasterizing the first primitive to generate a first set of rasterization results. The method further includes generating a first set of colors for the first set of rasterization results via a pixel shader unit. The method further includes rasterizing a second primitive to generate a second set of rasterization results. The method further includes generating a second set of colors for the second set of rasterization results without the pixel shader unit performing any processing operations on the second set of rasterization results. The method further includes transmitting the first set of pixel colors and the second set of pixel colors to a raster operations (ROP) unit for further processing.
US09286643B2	Personalized memory compilation for members of a group and collaborative method to build a memory compilation The present invention may provide a method and apparatus for building a personalized memory compilation for members of a group: providing digitally encoded images, text and other data; analyzing data; eliciting a characteristic of data; selecting a plurality of the provided data; arranging the provided data, to generate a personalized memory compilation; wherein at least one of a selecting or an arranging step is performed in response to elicited characteristics. The invention may comprise a collaborative method and apparatus for gathering, enriching, preserving, and sharing memories for members of a group using the combination of 1) collaboration through nominal group recall and 2) recording of personal preferences to produce a digital asset that contains a unique blend of selected profiles, images, stories, personalized notes, and other relevant content from more than one group member to constitute a more complete and accurate rendering of an important occasion experienced by the group.
US09286637B1	Adaptive and customizable account interface system and method The invention is directed to a method and system for providing an interface including modular customizable elements for implementation by a system user. The method and system have particular application for financial accounts, such as credit card accounts. The interface may adapt in response to user behaviors. However, the user may also customize features of the interface. Thus, a behavioral monitoring and analysis system is provided for monitoring account holder spending behaviors and analyzing the spending behaviors. Account holder customization tools may be presented to the account holders through a user interface, the account holder customization tools allowing account holders to modify a user interface display of account related parameters by inputting parameters into a computing system. An experience customization engine may be implemented by a processor for receiving input from both the behavioral monitoring and analysis system and the account holder customization tools.
US09286630B2	Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and information recording medium An information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information record medium that are controlled to generate an operation effect sound that differs for each user of a card upon an operation for electronic money are provided. A card 10 records user information 12, balance information 13, and audio data 14. The card 10 makes a settlement of electronic money with a vending machine 20 to buy a commodity. When the card 10 is presented to the vending machine 20, it reads the user information 12, the balance information 13, and the audio data 14 from the card 10 through wireless communications. The vending machine 20 makes a settlement on the basis of both information of the commodity that a user has selected and the balance information 13. As a result, the vending machine 20 provides the selected commodity to the user. On the other hand, with audio data 14, at a predetermined timing of the settlement, a predetermined sound is output. Audio data may be stored only in the vending machine 20 or both in the card 10 and in the vending machine 20. A sound that differs for each user and for each event is output.
US09286620B2	Annotated tracing for data networks Network devices add annotation information to network packets as they travel through the network devices. The network devices may be switches, routers, bridges, hubs, or any other network device. The annotation information may be information specific to the network devices, as opposed to simply the kinds of information available at application servers that receive the network packets. As just a few examples, the annotation information may include switch buffer levels, routing delay, routing parameters affecting the packet, switch identifiers, power consumption, and heat, moisture, or other environmental data.
US09286615B2	Devices and methods for recording information on a subject's body Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for visibly or non-visibly indicating a subject has received a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, a subject receives an information mark in conjunction with a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, the information mark includes unique information relating to the subject. In certain embodiments, devices, computer systems, and methods relate to reading an information mark on a subject, and optionally determining if further medical treatment of the subject is warranted. In certain embodiments, receipt of an information mark entitles a subject to a reward.
US09286614B2	Electronic digital direct-mail collateral An electronic digital direct-mail collateral. In an embodiment, the device comprises a card stock mailer similar to a CD case, center hinged and printed with branded advertising information and graphic. The device may further comprise video, audio and cell phone operations.
US09286612B2	Integrated change management unit An integrated system for managing changes in regulatory and nonregulatory requirements for business activities at an industrial or commercial facility. Application of this system to environmental, health and safety activities, and to food, drug, cosmetic, and medical treatment and device activities, are discussed as examples. The system: provides one or more databases that contain information on operations and requirements concerning an activity or area of business; receives information on regulatory and nonregulatory changes that affect operations of the business; converts these changes into changes in data entry forms, data processing and analysis procedures, and presentation (by printing, electronic display and/or distribution) of data processing and analysis results to selected recipients, without requiring the services of one or more programmers to re-key and/or reformat the items affected by the change; and implements receipt of change information and dissemination of data processing and analysis results using the facilities of the Internet.
US09286603B2	Activity management method The invention provides a method of managing an activity, including: a user making a request to engage in an activity with a first of a plurality of providers; and the user presenting to the first provider with a personal data storage device, the device provided with identification data to identify the user and a user profile comprising a plurality of sets of user profile data, each set of user profile data pertaining to at least one of the plurality of providers; wherein the user's request to engage in the activity is assessed according to one or more sets of the user profile data.
US09286602B2	Secure financial transactions A method of securely communicating a message for a financial transaction from a first correspondent to one or more recipients. The method comprises dividing the message into at least two portions. Each portion is intended for a recipient. Each portion intended for receipt by one of the recipients is encrypted with that recipient's public key. The message is signed and transmitted to one of the recipients to enable the recipient to verify the message and further transmit the message to a further recipient.
US09286599B2	Redacting content in online meetings A method, computer program product, and system for redacting content in online meetings is described. A method may comprise receiving, via one or more computing devices, a selected portion of content to redact in a first online meeting. The method may further comprise determining, via the one or more computing devices, if a participant of the first online meeting is in an un-trusted location. The method may additionally comprise, in response to determining that the participant of the first online meeting is in the un-trusted location, redacting, via the one or more computing devices, the selected portion of content from content available to the participant in the first online meeting.
US09286596B2	Signing ceremony system and method A system and method for conducting an electronic signing ceremony is provided. The electronic signing ceremony may include a number of defined steps performed by one or more people on a number of documents in a predetermined order. An activity, such as providing a digital signature, may be associated with each document and/or page of each document. The electronic signing ceremony system and method consolidates and streamlines the process of originating, organizing, signing, verifying, storing, and retrieving multiple documents requiring multiple signatures from one or more people virtually anywhere and at any time.
US09286593B1	System and method for product delivery A system and method for delivering a product such as a pharmacy bottle from a conveyor system to a delivery container via a delivery chute. A control system in communication with the components of the system detects when a product is ready for release into the chute for delivery based on information obtained by a scanner on the conveyor system.
US09286578B2	Determination of a most suitable address for a master data object instance The present disclosure involves computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for determining a most suitable address for a master data object instance for a given usage in a business transaction document, master data object, or business process. A computer-implemented method includes determining, using at least one computer, an address determination sequence, applying the address determination sequence to available address instances of a master data object instance, identifying a most suitable address from among the available instances, and retrieving an address value from the identified most suitable address instance.
US09286574B2	Systems and methods for layered training in machine-learning architectures A computer-implemented method for layered training of machine-learning architectures includes receiving a plurality of data elements wherein each data element is associated with a timestamp, determining a training window for each model layer of a layered stack of model layers, determining a plurality of training data elements for each training window by identifying the data elements with timestamps corresponding to each of the training windows, identifying a previous checkpoint for each model layer wherein the previous checkpoint for each model layer is generated by a parent model layer, training each model layer with the determined training data elements for each model layer and the identified previous checkpoint for each model layer, generating a plurality of current checkpoints wherein each current checkpoint of the plurality of current checkpoints is associated with a model layer, and storing the plurality of current checkpoints at the memory.
US09286571B2	Machine learning for database migration source Technologies are generally provided for maintaining performance level of a database being migrated between different cloud-based service providers employing machine learning. In some examples, data requests submitted to an original data store/database may be submitted to a machine learning-based filter for recording and analysis. Based on the results of the data requests and the filter analyses, new key value structures for a new data store/database may be created. The filter may assign performance scores to the original data requests (made to the original data store) and data requests made to the newly-created key value structures. The filter may then compare the performance scores associated with the created key value structures to each other and to performance scores associated with the original data requests and may select the created key value structures with performance scores that are at least substantially equal to those of the original data requests for the new data store.
US09286567B1	Systems, methods and articles for providing support information for a software application Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for providing support information for a software application and generating a knowledge database of support information. A computer system generates a page of the software application displayable on a display. The page has a support button selectable by a user. In response to selection of the support button, the computer accesses support information regarding the page from a knowledge database that is separate from the software application. The computer generates a support page displayable on the display which includes the support information from the knowledge database. The knowledge database is updated at least partly based on analytical data regarding user access of the support information.
US09286558B1	Apparatus, system and method of transmitting multimedia communications using printed stamps An interactive postage stamp displayable on a mail item 102 evidencing payment of postage, and represented by an encoded image framed by an interactive frame that includes at least one embedded icon activated by scanning the interactive frame causing the activation of the at least one embedded icon, where upon activation the at least one embedded icon may be engaged for accessing the multimedia content linked to the interactive postage stamp, and for controlling the review of the multimedia content using control commands represented by the activated at least one embedded icon or at least one hyperlink within the activated interactive frame.
US09286552B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer-readable recording medium An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit which receives print data, an image forming unit which prints the received print data, a volatile memory which, if the received print data is data that needs to be stored, stores the received print data, and a controller which, if a power-off command regarding the image forming apparatus is input, backs up print data stored in the volatile memory in a storage medium connectable to the image forming apparatus and converts an operation mode of the image forming apparatus to a power-off mode.
US09286550B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus that operates according to given operational conditions, comprising: a target power consumption receiving unit configured to receive a target value for power consumption; an option receiving unit configured to receive options selected by a user from among a plurality of options defining the operational conditions; a basic data storage unit storing therein basic data for each of the options; a calculation unit configured to calculate the estimated power consumption from the basic data according to the options selected by the user; an excess informing unit configured to inform the user when the estimated power consumption is greater than the target value; and an alternative option informing unit configured to inform the user of an alternative option when the estimated power consumption is greater than the target value, the alternative option reducing the estimated power consumption to be equal to or less than the target value.
US09286546B2	Identifying labels for image collections Methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying labels for image collections are presented. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a collection of images; obtaining, for each image in the collection of images, image similarity data that indicates a measure of similarity of the image to other images in the collection of images; generating, based on the similarity data, two or more image clusters from the collection of images, each image cluster including one or more images from the collection of images; for each image cluster: obtaining, for each image in the image cluster, a set of image labels; generating, from each set of image labels obtained for each image in the image cluster, a set of cluster labels; selecting one or more cluster labels from the set of cluster labels; and identifying the selected cluster labels as a set of collection labels for the collection of images.
US09286545B1	System and method of using images to determine correspondence between locations In one aspect, a system and method is provided that matches images that are associated with street addresses with images that are associated with locations that are stored with respect to another reference system, such as latitude/longitude. If the images match, the street address is associated with the location. In a further aspect, text contained in the images is extracted and associated with the street address as well.
US09286541B1	Fast multipass underline removal for camera captured OCR A system that removes underlines in text appearing in captured images in multiple stages. The improved system rejects most text regions that do not require underline removal quickly and performs detailed underline detection and removal on a small number of regions.
US09286540B2	Fast dense patch search and quantization In techniques for fast dense patch search and quantization, partition center patches are determined for partitions of example image patches. Patch groups of an image each include similar image patches and a reference image patch that represents a respective patch group. A partition center patch of the partitions is determined as a nearest neighbor to the reference image patch of a patch group. The partition center patch can be determined based on a single-nearest neighbor (1-NN) distance determination, and the determined partition center patch is allocated as the nearest neighbor to the similar image patches in the patch group. Alternatively, a group of nearby partition center patches are determined as the nearest neighbors to the reference image patch based on a k-nearest neighbor (k-NN) distance determination, and the nearest neighbor to each of the similar image patches in the patch group is determined from the nearby partition center patches.
US09286531B2	Log-image extracting apparatus for high security An image forming system includes a target-log-image extracting unit and a relevant-log-image extracting unit. The target-log-image extracting unit is configured to extract a log image as a target log image likely to have been generated by use for a specific purpose of an image forming apparatus when text information extracted from the log image of the image forming apparatus by optical character recognition includes a specific phrase. The relevant-log-image extracting unit is configured to extract a log image similar to the target log image as a relevant log image based on a specific feature of the target log image extracted by the target-log-image extracting unit.
US09286520B1	Real-time road flare detection using templates and appropriate color spaces Methods and systems for real-time road flare detection using templates and appropriate color spaces are described. A computing device of a vehicle may be configured to receive an image of an environment of the vehicle. The computing device may be configured to identify a given pixels in the plurality of pixels having one or more of: (i) a red color value greater than a green color value, and (ii) the red color value greater than a blue color value. Further, the computing device may be configured to make a comparison between one or more characteristics of a shape of an object represented by the given pixels in the image and corresponding one or more characteristics of a predetermined shape of a road flare; and determine a likelihood that the object represents the road flare.
US09286510B2	Systems and methods for redeeming user activity level for virtual currency Systems, electronic devices, and methods for redeeming user activity level or other desired user behaviors for virtual currency are disclosed. In some implementations, a method includes: at a computer system, obtaining user activity information indicating an activity level of a user; and computing an in-application credit based on the activity level. The in-application credit can be redeemed by the user in an associated application. The in-application credit can be redeemed by the user for a coupon that can be applied towards out-of-application purchases. In some implementations, the activity level is determined in accordance with (i) a motion parameter reported by an activity sensor of an electronic device associated with the user, (ii) information obtained from a cell phone tower or a GPS device (e.g., using cell tower triangulation techniques); and (iii) self-reported user activity information. In some implementations, the method also includes converting the in-application credit for out-of-application purchases.
US09286505B2	Systems and methods for segmentation and processing of tissue images and feature extraction from same for treating, diagnosing, or predicting medical conditions Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for segmentation, processing (e.g., preprocessing and/or postprocessing), and/or feature extraction from tissue images such as, for example, images of nuclei and/or cytoplasm. Tissue images processed by various embodiments described herein may be generated by Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining, immunofluorescence (IF) detection, immunohistochemistry (IHC), similar and/or related staining processes, and/or other processes. Predictive features described herein may be provided for use in, for example, one or more predictive models for treating, diagnosing, and/or predicting the occurrence (e.g., recurrence) of one or more medical conditions such as, for example, cancer or other types of disease.
US09286488B2	System and method for secure database queries Disclosed are a system and method of performing secure computations on a protected database. Embodiments of the method provide, in a secure processor, a database of cryptographically hashed values based on a database of cleartext values, receive a cryptographically hashed query value as input into the secure processor wherein the query value is a hash of a cleartext value that corresponds to a cleartext query, perform a comparison operation within the secure processor to determine the presence of the hashed query value within the database of cryptographically hashed values and provide the results of the comparison operation to an external interface of the secure processor, wherein the contents of the database of cryptographically hashed values and the comparison operations are encapsulated within the secure processor and unexposed externally therefrom.
US09286486B2	System and method for copying files between encrypted and unencrypted data storage devices Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for copying encrypted and unencrypted files between data storage devices. In one aspect, the system detects a request to copy a file from a first data storage device to a second data storage device, determines one or more parameters of the copied file, the first data storage device and the second data storage device, selects, based on the one or more parameters, a file encryption policy for the copies file, and applies the selected encryption policy to the copied file.
US09286484B2	Method and system for providing document retention using cryptography Techniques for utilizing security criteria to implement document retention for electronic documents are disclosed. The security criteria can also limit when, how and where access to the electronic documents is permitted. The security criteria can pertain to keys (or ciphers) used to secure (e.g., encrypt) electronic files (namely, electronic documents), or to unsecure (e.g., decrypt) electronic files already secured. At least a portion of the security criteria can be used to implement document retention, namely, a document retention policy. After a secured electronic document has been retained for the duration of the document retention policy, the associated security criteria becomes no longer available, thus preventing subsequent access to the secured electronic document. In other words, access restrictions on electronic documents can be used to prevent access to electronic documents which are no longer to be retained.
US09286480B2	Information processing device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method An information processing device includes a processing-type accepting unit that accepts a type of first processing of data, a data accepting unit that accepts post-processing data, the post-processing data being data on which the first processing accepted by the processing-type accepting unit has been executed, and a data processing unit that determines a data confidentiality level indicating a degree of confidentiality of the post-processing data, on a basis of a first confidentiality level associated with the type of the first processing, and executes second processing according to the data confidentiality level with respect to the post-processing data.
US09286472B2	Efficient packet handling, redirection, and inspection using offload processors A packet handling system is disclosed that can include at least one main processor, a plurality of offload processors connected to a memory bus and configured to provide security related services on packets prior to redirection to the main processor; an arbiter connected to each of the plurality of offload processors, the arbiter capable of scheduling resource priority for instructions or data received from the memory bus; and a virtual switch respectively connected to the main processor and the plurality of offload processors using the memory bus, with the virtual switch capable of receiving memory read/write data over the memory bus, and further directing at least some memory read/write data to the arbiter.
US09286470B2	Protection of a volatile memory against viruses by modification of the content of an instruction A method for protecting a volatile memory against a virus, wherein: rights of writing, reading, or execution are assigned to certain areas of the memory; and a first list of opcodes for which the access to the areas is authorized or forbidden is associated with each of these areas.
US09286456B2	Method and apparatus for managing multiple media services A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a group of facial objects detected from an image captured by a camera coupled with a media device where the facial objects correspond to a plurality of users, determining authentication information for each of the plurality of users based on the facial objects, and providing the authentication information to a group of content service systems for enabling the media device to access aggregated media services from the group of content service systems. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09286450B2	Self-selected user access based on specific authentication types Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, and a computer program product self-selected user access based on specific authentication types. The system typically including a memory, a processor, and a module configured to receive from a user, a user-selected preference, wherein the user-selected preference comprises one or more authentication types desired by the user; determine a level of authentication from a plurality of levels of authentication are associated with the one or more authentication types associated with the user-selected preference; initiate the presentation of a user interface that enables the user to select one or more application functions, wherein the one or more application functions are associated with the determined level of authentication; receive from a user, a selection of one or more application functions.
US09286447B2	Portable digital vault and lending of same A portable digital vault and related methods are disclosed that can provide a digital equivalent to the physical act of lending copyrighted content (such as a book or CD) while also providing security to prevent copying of the content. The vault acts as a self-contained authority that contains permissions relating to actions that can be taken with respect to the vault and vault contents. Vault contents can be moved between vaults, vaults can be moved between computing devices, and a vault and its contents can be moved together as a single unit. A vault can store any type of content, such as digital books, audio and video. In some embodiments, the vault can be issued by a government authority and contain currency note information that allows the vault to be used as cash. A vault can also serve as a receipt of a digital legal contract.
US09286441B2	Hospital bed computer system having direct caregiver messaging A point-of-care computer system is provided, including a display positioned in a point-of-care location. The point-of-care computer includes hardware coupled to a frame of a hospital bed.
US09286434B2	Methods for fabricating integrated circuits including generating photomasks for directed self-assembly (DSA) using DSA target patterns Methods for fabricating integrated circuits are provided. In one example, a method for fabricating an integrated circuit includes generating a photomask for forming a DSA directing pattern overlying a semiconductor substrate. The DSA directing pattern is configured to guide a self-assembly material deposited thereon that undergoes directed self-assembly (DSA) to form a DSA pattern. Generating the photomask includes identifying placement of DSA target patterns in a design layout. The DSA target patterns are grouped into groups including a first group and a first group boundary is defined around the first group. The method further includes determining if a neighboring DSA target pattern to the first group boundary is at least a predetermined minimal keep-away distance from an adjacent DSA target pattern that is within the first group boundary. The method also includes determining if the DSA target patterns in the first group are DSA compatible. An output mask pattern is generated using the first group boundary.
US09286433B2	Method of fast analog layout migration A computer implemented method for forming an integrated circuit (IC) layout is presented. The method includes forming a constraint tree when a computer is invoked to receive a first layout of the IC and generating a second layout of the IC in accordance with the constraint tree.
US09286413B1	Presenting a service-monitoring dashboard using key performance indicators derived from machine data One or more processing devices cause display of a service-monitoring dashboard that includes one or more key performance indicator (KPI) widgets. Each KPI widget provides a numerical or graphical representation of one or more values for a corresponding KPI indicating how a service provided by one or more entities is performing at one or more points in time. Each entity of the one or more entities is associated with machine data. A KPI is defined by a search query that derives the one or more values represented by the corresponding KPI widget from the machine data associated with the one or more entities that provide the service whose performance is reflected by the KPI.
US09286410B2	Electronic document retrieval and reporting using pre-specified word/operator combinations An approach is provided for retrieving electronic documents. The approach provides a Web-based graphical user interface that allows users to construct complex queries that include Boolean clauses, proximity clauses and/or keyword phrases, without requiring the users to have a working knowledge of query languages. The Web-based graphical user interface also allows users to specify a semantic meaning for one or more search terms. The approach also allows users to generate various reports for search results. Various filters may be applied to manage the amount of reporting data and semantic meanings may be applied to increase relevancy. A time cost estimator provides an estimated review time for search results.
US09286407B2	Bookmarking internet resources in an internet browser A method of bookmarking internet resources in an internet browser includes providing to a user an internet resource discovered by a search conducted via the browser in accordance with user supplied criteria; creating, responsive to a bookmarking request from the user, bookmark data having identifying data for the internet resource and an associated resource representation of the internet resource; and creating a hierarchy, for presentation to the user, of representations of internet resources for which bookmarking has been requested and of associated search criteria, each bookmarked resource representation being placed subordinate to corresponding associated search criteria representation in the hierarchy. A user can navigate to a bookmarked representation of a resource of interest via the corresponding associated search criteria representation for selection and subsequent retrieval of the resource of interest.
US09286406B2	Apparatus and method for generating unique ID of RF card A unique ID generation apparatus that may generate a unique ID of a radio frequency (RE) card includes a card recognition unit that recognizes an RF card; a command transmission unit that transmits, to the recognized RF card, a plurality of commands which respectively correspond to a plurality of RF protocols; a response reception unit that receives, from the RF card, responses to one or more of the plurality of commands; and a unique ID generation unit that generates a unique ID of the RF card based on the received responses.
US09286405B2	Index-side synonym generation Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for index-side synonym expansion are disclosed. Some implementations include actions of obtaining a token sequence for a resource, wherein each token in the token sequence comprises one or more characters. The actions also include selecting a token from the token sequence, wherein the selected token comprises at least one numeric portion having one or more contiguous numeric characters, and at least one non-numeric portion having one or more non-numeric characters. Further actions include generating a new token corresponding to each of the at least one numeric portions of the selected token and storing data associating the selected token and each of the new tokens corresponding to the at least one numeric portion of the selected token as index terms for the resource, wherein the search engine index is accessed to augment search queries.
US09286402B2	System for detecting link spam, a method, and an associated computer readable medium A system for determining whether a website is an illegitimate website, the system comprising: a requester module configured to request one or more rules from a host server for a website and to receive a response from the host server in response to a request; an analysis module configured to determine whether a response or lack of a response received by the requester module indicates that the website is an illegitimate website; and a record module configured to store an indication that the website is an illegitimate website, wherein the one or more rules provide one or more instructions to a robot computer program regarding access of the website by the robot computer program.
US09286400B2	Presenting tag clouds based on user information In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting a request to display a tag cloud, where the tag cloud includes a plurality of tags and the tags hyperlink to related web content. The method can also comprise determining a user's interests and preferences based on the information provided by the user. The method can include using the information to determine the tags relevant to the user's preferences and interests. The method can also include displaying the tags in the tag cloud.
US09286394B2	Determining a quality score for internal quality analysis An apparatus for assessing and controlling the quality of a project in a production environment is provided. The apparatus is configured to: receive a first score, wherein the first score comprises a first numerical value associated with a first level of quality, wherein the first level of quality is associated with a first deliverable; receive a second score, wherein the second score comprises a second numerical value associated with a second level of quality, wherein the second level of quality is associated with the first deliverable; and process the first score and the second score to generate a third score.
US09286392B2	Enhanced search engine The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for displaying results of a search engine query in a graphic, rather than, or in addition to, textual format. The search results are provided to a user such that the user is able to see the context of the words and phrases in the format of the original source document. Presentation of graphic fragments from the source document help to improve a user's ability to select among documents provided in the search results more efficiently.
US09286384B2	Methods and systems to share media Methods and apparatus to share file(s)/recommendation(s) are disclosed. An example method includes verifying a first service used by a first user recommending a file and encoding a first service identification code with the file based on the first service, verifying a second service used by a second user upon receipt of a file request by the second user and/or detection of a mention of the second user in the file recommendation, searching for a second service identification code associated with the file based on the second service and encoding the second service identification code with the file, and providing the file recommendation with the first service identification code to the second user where the second service and the first service are the same or providing the file recommendation with the second service identification code to the second user where the second service and the first service are different.
US09286381B2	Disjoint partial-area based taxonomy abstraction network A disjoint partial-area taxonomy abstraction network and methods of producing same for a hierarchy, which partitions overlapping concepts into singly-rooted disjoint groups that are more manageable to work with and comprehend. This provides abstract models for summarizing overlapping concepts which permit enhanced, high-level display for users at a user interface.
US09286379B2	Document quality measurement Systems and methods are disclosed herein for ranking the quality of documents, such as documents shared or referenced in postings by users. For a first set of documents quality attributes that are indicative of quality or lack of quality are identified. Ratings of the quality of the first set of documents are received. Classifiers are associated with each document and the ratings and quality attributes for each attribute used to train class-specific models corresponding to the classifiers. Subsequently received documents are then classified and corresponding quality attributes are evaluated using the corresponding class-specific model in order to rank the quality of the document.
US09286370B2	Viewing a dimensional cube as a virtual data source Techniques are disclosed for generating a dimensional query that includes dimensional and relational constructs. A report specification for retrieving data from a dimensional data model is received. The report specification includes the dimensional and relational constructs. The dimensional query is generated from the report specification, based on a predetermined sequence of applying the dimensional and relational constructs.
US09286366B2	Time-delayed replication for data archives In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor configured to cause the processor to receive data to store to a first cluster, store one or more copies of the data to the first cluster, and set a time-delayed copy consistency point time-delayed cops consistency point indicating an amount of time in which data stored to the first cluster is aged prior to being copied from the first cluster to a second cluster. In another embodiment, a method for time-delayed replication includes receiving data to store to a first cluster, storing one or more copies of the data to the first cluster, and setting a time-delayed copy consistency point, the time-delayed copy consistency point indicating an amount of time in which data stored to the first cluster is aged prior to being copied from the first cluster to a second cluster.
US09286365B2	Data synchronizing system and method thereof A data synchronizing system and a method thereof are provided. One of clients capable of being connected to a synchronizing server may be selected as a synchronization processing client, and after the synchronization processing client is synchronized with all the clients, the synchronization processing client is synchronized with the synchronizing server, so as to achieve the technical efficacy of improving synchronizing convenience of a plurality of clients.
US09286363B2	Alternative browse graphs for viewing data A facility for navigating within a body of data using one of a number of distinct browse graphs is described. Initially, a navigation request is received. Based upon information contained in the received navigation request, the facility selects one of the plurality of browse graphs. In response to user input, the facility browses the body of data using the selected browse graph. The browse graphs may each correspond to a collection of the body of data, such as a website.
US09286348B2	Dynamic search system A method is described of dynamically searching a search domain. A first result set of data objects is presented. The first result set is obtained from a first search of a search domain having active and inactive data objects for first search features obtained from a source data object. An update is detected in the search domain. Key features are extracted from the source data object to be included in second search features when the update in the search domain is in the source data object. A second search of the updated search domain is performed for data objects having the second search features.
US09286347B2	Methods and apparatus for specifying and processing descriptive queries for data sources Improved descriptive query techniques are provided. More particularly, techniques are provided for specifying and processing descriptive queries for data providers grouped into provider kinds with hierarchical containment relationships. The query may include arbitrary boolean combinations of arbitrary tests on the values of attributes of the data providers.
US09286341B2	Conditional commit for data in a database A database comprises a database interface and a database updater. The database interface enables a reading of a first set of information from the database. The database updater updates a second set of information in the database based at least in part on one or more conditions. The one or more conditions limit changes allowable to the first set of information from the database that occurred after the reading of the first set of information from the database.
US09286340B2	Systems and methods for collecting information from digital media files Systems and methods for collecting information from digital media files. More specifically, a collection module may be used to communicate with a social networking system and analyze the digital media files associated with a user profile. The collection module may generate media-based profile information based on media content and/or location, time and date data extracted from the digital media files. The media-based profile information may be incorporated into the user profile information and used by the social networking system for various purposes.
US09286339B2	Dynamic partitioning of a data structure A method for dynamically partitioning a B-tree data structure, includes: determining if the B-tree data structure requires a partition; establishing a midpoint of the B-tree data structure; migrating from a beginning of the B-tree data structure to the midpoint of the B-tree data structure to a first B-tree data structure; migrating from the midpoint of the B-tree data structure to an end of the B-tree data structure to a second B-tree data structure; and allowing normal operations on the B-tree data structure during migration.
US09286326B1	System and method for selecting sponsored images to accompany text A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post. The system includes receiving text from the user; identifying one or more search terms based on the text; identifying candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the candidate images comprise a sponsored image; presenting one or more candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented preferentially compared to other candidate images; receiving from the user a selected image from the one or more candidate images; generating the social media post comprising the selected image and the user-submitted text; and transmitting the social media post for display.
US09286312B2	Data coreset compression An approach to compression of a large (n point or samples) data set has a combination of one or more desirable technical properties: for a desired level of accuracy (ε), the number of compressed points (a “coreset”) representing the original data is O(log n); the level of accuracy comprises a guaranteed bound expressed as multiple of error of an associated line simplification of the data set; for a desired level of accuracy and a complexity (e.g., number k of optimal line segments) of the associated line simplification, the computation time is O(n); and for a desired level of accuracy (c) and a complexity of the associated line simplification, the storage required for the computation is O(log n).
US09286311B2	Real-time filtering of relevant events from a plurality of events This technology relates to real-time filtering of relevant events from a plurality of events distributed spatially. An event processing engine receives the plurality of events from one or more real-time data sources. The received plurality of events are each compared with significant events stored in a significant event database and an entity associated with each of the significant events is identified. Next, the event processing engine identifies related events associated with each of the identified entities. The related events are aggregated to form one or more temporal sequence structures which are then matched with a plurality of sequential event patterns to identify each of the temporal sequence structures which match at least one of the plurality sequential event patterns. The entity associated with the one or more temporal sequence structures is filtered for providing one or more actions.
US09286303B1	Unified catalog service A catalog of one or more metadata objects associated with metadata is stored in a persistent manner. The data objects are stored at least in part on a user node included in a data management system. A request associated with accessing a metadata object included in the persistent catalog is received. In response to receiving the request, access to the requested metadata object is provided.
US09286302B2	Inode reuse systems and methods Systems and methods for inode use are presented. In one embodiment; an inode reuse method includes: receiving an indication of an operation that involves access to file related information; assigning an inode to the access; identifying one of a plurality of inode reuse scenarios for the inode; and making the inode available for reuse in accordance with the one of the plurality of inode reuse scenarios. In one embodiment, the one of the plurality of inode reuse scenarios is a relatively expedited reuse scenario. In one exemplary implementation, the relatively expedited inode reuse scenario is utilized if the inode is not required for further processing associated with the operation. The inode can be reused for another immediately subsequent operation. In one embodiment, a first one of the plurality of inode reuse scenarios includes placing the inode at a head queue position of a use queue and a second one of the plurality of inode reuse scenarios includes placing the inode in a tail queue position of the use queue. Association of the inode to the inode reuse scenario can be tracked. The tracking can include flagging the inode for relatively expedited reuse.
US09286290B2	Producing insight information from tables using natural language processing Mechanisms for generating insight statements from table data are provided. A portion of content comprising a table data structure and text associated with the table data structure is received and at least one of key terms or semantic relationships in the table data structure and the associated text are identified. Fields of an insight statement template are populated with information obtained from the key terms and semantic relationships to generate an insight statement data structure. The insight statement data structure is then output. The insight statement data structure is a natural language statement describing an aspect of the table data structure.
US09286285B1	Formula editor A computer-implemented method for editing a formula includes receiving a text string including formula information. The method further includes parsing the received text string and analyzing the parsed text string for a formula and formula errors while the text string is being received. In response to a formula error being detected in the analyzed text string, the method can include generating a message pertaining to the formula error. In response to a formula detected in the analyzed text string, the method can include calculating at least one sub-value for the formula and generating a message pertaining to the at least one sub-value of the formula.
US09286280B2	Utilizing classification and text analytics for optimizing processes in documents Classification and text analytics are used to evaluate passages, extract text, identify concepts, and provide displayable and searchable notations to assist document editors in identifying and evaluating conflicting or duplicate directives (also called policies or rules) within a large document.
US09286277B2	Inputting in a textbox Inputting in a textbox comprises: monitoring a related event of inputting text in a textbox; providing an extended window for displaying excess text in response to detecting that the text exceeds the textbox; hiding the extended window, and storing a state of inputted context and the inputted text in response to a monitored event that the textbox loses focus; and displaying the extended window and the textbox, with their text, according to the stored state of inputted context in response to monitoring again the related event of inputting text in the textbox after monitoring the event that the textbox loses the focus. A global view can thus be provided for a user, whereby the user is capable of seeing at one time the content as a whole inputted by himself/herself, and immediately locating the last text inputted when the user leaves the textbox and then comes back for inputting.
US09286274B2	Adaptive content management Methods and systems for enabling a user to define a webpage and webpage layout without knowing a programming language are disclosed. A library of modules is provided usable to configure a layout and look of a webpage. The user may add modules from the library to a webpage layout design area. The user may configure a given module so as to control the look and feel of the content accessed and displayed by the module. Different instantiations of the same module may be used to access content from different sources, including sources using different file and data formats. Content from the different sources may be accessed and stored in a schema-less database.
US09286269B2	Information processing device and method for correcting linear segment information An information processing device includes: a receiving unit; a discriminating unit; a plotting unit; a determining unit; a correcting unit; and a linear segment plotting unit.
US09286267B2	Performing rounding operations responsive to an instruction In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving a rounding instruction and an immediate value in a processor, determining if a rounding mode override indicator of the immediate value is active, and if so executing a rounding operation on a source operand in a floating point unit of the processor responsive to the rounding instruction and according to a rounding mode set forth in the immediate operand. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09286253B2	System and method for presenting devices through an SAS initiator-connected device A method, system and computer readable medium for presenting unique Serial Attached Small computer system interface (SAS) target devices through a single target device. The method includes embedding a SAS protocol chip within an initiator-connectable device, the SAS protocol chip having storage for at least two SAS addresses and configured to select a single address, loading two or more SAS addresses into the SAS protocol chip, and mapping a respective SAS address to one of the unique target devices. The system includes a SAS protocol chip having storage for at least two SAS addresses and a method for selecting a single SAS address, and a processor unit connected to the SAS protocol chip by an interface bus, the processor configured to load two or more identifier addresses into the SAS protocol chip. The computer readable medium contains instructions that cause a processor to perform the described methods.
US09286250B2	Semiconductor device There is a need to cause a delay to occur less frequently than the related art during processing of an input signal in need of relatively fast processing. In a semiconductor device, a conversion portion includes first channels and second channels and A/D converts a signal input to a selected channel. A signal input to the first channel requires faster processing than a signal input to the second channel. The conversion portion receives a scan conversion instruction from a central processing unit, sequentially selects the input channels in a specified selection order, and successively performs A/D conversion. In this case, the conversion portion notifies a peripheral circuit of completion of A/D conversion after completion of A/D conversion on signals input to the first channels and before completion of A/D conversion on input signals input to all input channels.
US09286248B2	Methods and systems for moving and resizing I/O activity logs A method of managing peripherals is performed in a device coupled to a processor in a computer system. For example, the method is performed in an input/output memory management unit (IOMMU) or a peripheral. The method includes recording information associated with I/O activity for one or more peripherals in a log that has a first base address. The method also includes, without pausing the I/O activity, specifying a second base address for the log and setting a head pointer and a tail pointer for the log to indicate that the log is empty. The second base address is distinct from the first base address.
US09286241B2	Cryptographic transmission system A microcontroller includes on-chip key storage slots stored in a non-volatile memory, wherein selecting which key is to be used is restricted to software, wherein a predetermined key storage slot stores a Key Encrypt Key (KEK), and a register flag is provided for determining whether the predetermined key storage slot stores a key for encrypting/decrypting data or the KEK for encrypting/decrypting a key.
US09286236B2	I/O controller and method for operating an I/O controller An I/O controller, coupled to a processing unit and to a memory, includes an I/O link interface configured to receive data packets having virtual addresses; an address translation unit having an address translator to translate received virtual addresses into real addresses by translation control entries and a cache allocated to the address translator to cache a number of the translation control entries; an I/O packet processing unit for checking the data packets received at the I/O link interface and for forwarding the checked data packets to the address translation unit; and a prefetcher to forward address translation prefetch information from a data packet received to the address translation unit; the address translator configured to fetch the translation control entry for the data packet by the address translation prefetch information from the allocated cache or, if the translation control entry is not available in the allocated cache, from the memory.
US09286231B2	Apparatus, a system, a method and a computer program for erasing data stored on a storage device An approach for erasing data being stored in a data storage apparatus is provided. The approach may be provided e.g. as an apparatus, as a method, as a system or as a computer program. The approach comprises obtaining a sequence of uncompressible data fulfilling predetermined criteria, which predetermined criteria comprises a statistical measure indicative of compressibility or uncompressibility of the sequence of uncompressible data meeting a predetermined criterion, wherein the sequence of uncompressible data is divided into one or more blocks of uncompressible data, the sum of the sizes of the one or more blocks of uncompressible data being larger than or equal to the storage capacity of the data storage apparatus, and providing, to the data storage apparatus, the one or more blocks of uncompressible data for storage therein to overwrite the data being currently stored in the data storage apparatus.
US09286230B1	Sparse volume management cache mechanism system and method A method, computer program product, and computer system for instantiating, by a computing device, a slice-object associated with a slice when the slice-object is accessed. The slice-object is released to a slice object cache when accessing is complete. It is determined whether the slice is accessed within a threshold period of time. If the slice is accessed within the threshold period of time, the slice-object is retrieved from the slice-object cache. If the slice is not accessed within the threshold period of time, memory used for the slice-object is released.
US09286221B1	Heterogeneous memory system A heterogeneous memory system includes a main memory arrangement, a first-level cache, a second-level cache, and a memory management unit (MMU). The first-level cache includes an SRAM arrangement and the second-level cache includes a DRAM arrangement. The MMU is configured and arranged to read first data from the main memory arrangement in response to a stored first value associated with the first data and indicative of a start time. The MMU selects one of the first-level cache or the second-level cache for storage of the first data and stores the first data in the selected one of the first or second-level caches. The MMU reads second data from one of the first-level cache or second-level cache and writes the data to the main memory arrangement in response to a stored second value associated with the second data and indicative of a duration.
US09286195B2	Derivation of generalized test cases A first computer receives one or more pre-defined equivalence classes, wherein a pre-defined equivalence class comprises of one or more substantially equivalent values. The first computer receives a plurality of messages transmitted between a second computer and a third computer, wherein each message has at least one parameter and each parameter has at least one corresponding value. The first computer determines one or more parameters have one or more values that match one or more values of a pre-defined equivalence class. The first computer creates one or more value driven equivalence classes, wherein each value driven equivalence class comprises of one or more parameters and wherein each of the one or more parameters in each value driven equivalence class has the same corresponding value. The first computer creates a generalized test case, wherein the generalized test case includes at least the one or more value driven equivalence classes.
US09286189B2	Self-evolving computing service template translation Methods and apparatus for automatically generating translation programs for translating computing services templates to service blueprints are disclosed. An example method includes generating a population of translation logic elements from a plurality of verified computing services template translation programs, where each of the verified programs is configured to correctly translate at least one computing services template of a plurality of known templates to a respective service blueprint. The example method further includes identifying a new computing services template and programmatically augmenting the population of translation logic elements. The example method also includes generating one or more additional translation programs based on the augmented population of translation logic elements and validating each of the one or more additional computing services template translation programs. Based on the validating, each of the one or more additional computing services template translation programs is added to the verified translation programs or is discarded.
US09286182B2	Virtual machine snapshotting and analysis Described are techniques for capturing and analyzing snapshots of virtual machines. One or more computers may automatically obtain snapshots of virtual machines as they are executing to form a pool of virtual machine snapshots. The virtual machine snapshots are then read to obtain a set of features properties of the virtual machine snapshots, including information about a running guest operating system, software installed on the virtual machine, metadata about the virtual machine itself, and others. The features or properties are analyzed, in one embodiment using a machine learning algorithm, to automatically compute and store information about the virtual machines.
US09286170B2	Preventing extreme coresidency hazards in cloud computing Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of preventing extreme coresidency hazards among application instances in a cloud network. The method includes determining a first failure group of a first instance of an application; establishing a connection with a second instance of a peer application; determining a second failure group of the second instance; comparing the first failure group to the second failure group; and establishing a second connection with a third instance of the peer application if the first failure group and the second failure group share a failure point.
US09286167B2	Communication device and management method for identification information item using communication device In a case where an identification information item determination section (411) determines that a first identification information item indicates a non-replacement part, a first backup section (412) backs up the first identification information item in a backup memory (420). In a case where a confirmation section (413) determines that the first identification information item is not backed up in the backup memory (420), a second backup section (414) backs up the first identification information item in the backup memory (420). In a case where the confirmation section (413) determines that the first identification information item is backed up in the backup memory (420), a storage process section (415) updates the first identification information item stored in a communication section-side memory (430) with a second identification information item stored in the backup memory (420).
US09286165B2	Apparatus and method for recovering partition using backup boot record information In a method for recovering a partition using backup boot record information, an unallocated area is separated from a disk or an evidence image. The unallocated area is searched for a location of a backup boot record. Whether is backup boot record of a file system to be detected is present in found sectors is analyzed. If the backup boot record is found to be the backup boot record of the file system desired to be detected as a result of the analysis, it is verified whether the backup boot record is a boot record of a valid partition. If it is verified that the backup boot record is the boot record of the valid partition, a file system of a deleted partition is parsed using the backup boot record and a deleted directory or file is recovered.
US09286163B2	Data recovery scheme based on data backup status Machines, systems and methods for increasing data resiliency in a computing system, the method comprising distinguishing between first data and second data stored in one or more data storage mediums, wherein the first data is more vulnerable than the second data for the purpose of recovering lost data; and recovering the first data before recovering the second data. Increasing redundancy protection for the first data to increase chances for data recovery by way of data reconstruction; and decreasing redundancy protection for the first data, after the first data has been backed up at least once.
US09286160B2	System and method for phase change memory with erase flag cells According to embodiments, a phase change memory (PCM) array includes a plurality of memory cells grouped into memory blocks. In the PCM array, each memory cell is a PCM cell. The PCM array also includes a plurality of erase flag cells. Each erase flag cell of the plurality of erase flag cells is associated with a memory block and indicates whether the memory block stores valid data or erased data.
US09286154B2	Error correction for entangled quantum states A memory system comprising a qubit array configured to store therein and read one or more entangled qubit states encoded using a quantum stabilizer code. The quantum-memory system further comprises a quantum-state-refresh module configured to change an entangled qubit state in the qubit array when an error is detected therein. The quantum-state-refresh module is configured to detect an error by performing a redundant measurement of a set of syndrome values corresponding to the quantum stabilizer code, with the redundant measurement being based on a block error-correction code. In one embodiment, the block error-correction code is a low-density generator-matrix code or a low-density parity-check code constructed using an EXIT-function optimization method.
US09286151B2	Computerised storage system comprising replaceable units for managing testing of replacement units A method for use in a computerized storage system comprising one or more replaceable units, for managing testing of one or more replacement units, where the storage system is automatically placed in a testing mode in response to a given unit being replaced and if testing fails the storage system automatically fails back to a service mode.
US09286147B2	Method and system for recovering stranded outbound messages A method for recovering and requeueing lost messages is disclosed. The lost messages are intended for delivery from a first computer program to a second computer program but are instead stranded in locations internal to the first program. The method extracts one or more of these stranded messages from the location internal to the first program, determines the original destination of each stranded message and delivers that message to the second program. Delivery of each message to the second program is facilitated by using message queues provided by middleware type software programs. The desired middleware program can be selected by the user of the method, and the method provides for the necessary formatting of each recovered message according to the selected middleware. Absent use of the present method, these stranded messages would not be routed to their original destinations.
US09286145B2	Processing data communications events by awakening threads in parallel active messaging interface of a parallel computer Processing data communications events in a parallel active messaging interface (‘PAMI’) of a parallel computer that includes compute nodes that execute a parallel application, with the PAMI including data communications endpoints, and the endpoints are coupled for data communications through the PAMI and through other data communications resources, including determining by an advance function that there are no actionable data communications events pending for its context, placing by the advance function its thread of execution into a wait state, waiting for a subsequent data communications event for the context; responsive to occurrence of a subsequent data communications event for the context, awakening by the thread from the wait state; and processing by the advance function the subsequent data communications event now pending for the context.
US09286140B2	Remotely monitoring and scheduling a data integration job A method and system for remotely monitoring and scheduling a data-integration (DI) job. A first application includes an integration module for receiving a request for remote monitoring or scheduling of the DI job in a second application. The integration module transforms the request into one or more customized commands, which are subsequently transmitted to a listener agent. The listener agent invokes a relevant job-control application programming interface (API), associated with the second application, based on one or more parameters associated with the request. The listener agent also enables a DI server to access the second application and fetch information relating to the DI job by employing the job-control API. The listener agent transmits this information to the first application, thus extending the ability of one enterprise application, to remotely monitor and schedule a DI job, to other enterprise applications.
US09286135B2	Provisioning aggregate computational workloads and air conditioning unit configurations to optimize utility of air conditioning units and processing resources within a data center Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for provisioning aggregate computational workloads and air conditioning unit configurations to optimize utility of air conditioning units and processing resources within a data center are provided. Embodiments include for each air conditioning unit within the data center, determining a thermal zone generated by the air conditioning unit; for a given aggregate computational workload, identifying a plurality of computational workload configurations, each computational workload configuration indicating spatial assignments of the aggregate computational workload among a plurality of processing resources within the data center; for each computational workload configuration, calculating a total minimum energy consumption of the air conditioning units and the processing resources; and selecting the computational workload configuration with the lowest total minimum energy consumption and the determined lowest power air conditioning unit configuration corresponding with the selected computational workload configuration.
US09286134B2	Virtual machine placement in a cloud-based network Methods and apparatuses for real-time adaptive placement of a virtual machine are provided. In an embodiment, a virtual machine is received at a routing component, the routing component having a processor in communication with a memory. By the processor in communication with the memory, a target data center is determined from a plurality of data centers based on a data center index, and the virtual machine is routed to the target data center. A physical machine is chosen within the target data center for placing the virtual machine.
US09286125B2	Processing engine implementing job arbitration with ordering status A processing engine implementing job arbitration with ordering status is disclosed. A method of the disclosure includes receiving, by a job assigner communicably coupled to a plurality of processors, availability status from a plurality of job rings, availability status from the plurality of processors, and job entry completion status from an order manager, identifying, based on the received job entry completion status, a set of job rings from the plurality of job rings that do not exceed threshold conditions maintained by the job assigner, selecting, from the identified set of job rings, a job ring from which to pull a job entry for assignment, wherein the selecting is based on the received availability status of the plurality of job rings, and selecting, based on the received availability status of the plurality of processors, a processor to receive the assignment of the job entry for processing.
US09286117B2	Image forming device including the delay of startup of non-priority tasks for a predetermined time after the startup of priority tasks are completed An image forming device includes a priority task startup detection unit to detect that startup of a priority task is completed, a job acceptance unit configured to change a status to a job acceptable status and accept a job when it is detected that the startup of the priority task is completed, a first startup control unit to start the non-priority task when a predetermined time has elapsed since it is detected that the startup of the priority task is completed, and a second startup control unit to start the non-priority task a job is accepted from the time it is detected that the startup of the priority task is completed to when the predetermined time has elapsed and if all processing of all jobs, including the accepted job is terminated.
US09286114B2	System and method for launching data parallel and task parallel application threads and graphics processing unit incorporating the same A system and method for launching data parallel and task parallel application threads. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a global thread launcher operable to retrieve a launch request from a queue and track buffer resources associated with the launch request and allocate output buffers therefor and (2) a local thread launcher associated with a streaming multiprocessor and operable to receive the launch request from the global thread launcher, set a program counter and resource pointers of pipelines of the streaming multiprocessor and receive reports from pipelines thereof as threads complete execution.
US09286112B2	Determining and dispatching processing agent for transaction processing According to one example of the present invention, there is provided a transaction processing system. The transaction processing system comprises a transaction analyzer for determining characteristics of a received transaction, a processing agent selector for selecting, based on the determined characteristics, a processing agent for processing the received transaction, and a dispatcher for dispatching the received transaction and the selected processing agent to a processing resource to cause the transaction to be processed in accordance with the selected processing agent on at least one of the computing devices.
US09286110B2	Seamless virtual machine recall in a data storage system The data storage system according to certain aspects can manage the archiving of virtual machines to (and restoring of virtual machines from) secondary storage. The system may archive virtual machines (VMs) that are determined to have a low level of utilization. The system may create a virtual machine placeholder for an archived VM, which may be a “light” or minimal version of the VM that acts like the actual VM. By using a VM placeholder, a VM may appear to be active and selectable by the user. When the user selects the VM, the VM placeholder can interact with the user in similar manner as the VM. Accessing the VM placeholder may trigger restore of the archived VM from secondary storage. The restore of the archived VM may be “seamless” to the user since the VM remains available while it is being restored.
US09286106B1	Scheduling periodic tasks with dependencies and determining improper loop dependencies between tasks placed in a waiting tasks set and in a unfinished dependent tasks set A next task in a queue of tasks is considered for execution. In response to the next task having no dependent tasks, executing the next task. In response to the next task having dependent tasks, wherein the dependent tasks have been executed, executing the next task. In response to the next task having dependent tasks that have not completed execution, placing the next task into the set of waiting tasks. In response to placing the next task into the set of waiting tasks, determining if each dependent task of the next task is in the set of unfinished dependent tasks, placing each dependent task of the next task that is not in the set of unfinished dependent tasks into the set of unfinished dependent tasks, and establishing a link between the next task and each of its dependent tasks in the set of unfinished dependent tasks.
US09286100B2	Virtual machine migration using 3GPP MCIM A method of migrating a virtual machine comprises a first manager, managing a first computing environment (such as a computing cloud), initiates migration of a virtual machine currently executing on a first vM2ME (virtual machine-to-machine equipment) in the first computing environment to a second computing environment (such as another computing cloud). Once the VM has migrated, the first manager disables execution of the first vM2ME.
US09286098B1	Using master file template area to increase density of virtual machines in a computer system A system, method and computer program product for managing files of Virtual Machines, including launching a plurality of Virtual Machines in a computing system having a host OS. Content of at least one file of the host OS is used as a shared file. Using a re-direct, access is provided to the shared file when any Virtual Machine attempts to access its private file; using copy-on-write, a copy is made of the shared file if the Virtual Machine attempts to modify the shared file, and placed in a private area of the corresponding Virtual Machine. One of the Virtual Machines is used as master template, and includes shareable files to which attempts to access the file by other Virtual Machines are redirected. Access to the shared file from the Virtual Machine is implemented using stub files.
US09286095B2	Adaptive dynamic selection and application of multiple virtualization techniques Autonomous selection between multiple virtualization techniques implemented in a virtualization layer of a virtualized computer system. The virtual machine monitor implements multiple virtualization support processors that each provide for the comprehensive handling of potential virtualization exceptions. A virtual machine monitor resident virtualization selection control is operable to select between use of first and second virtualization support processors dependent on identifying a predetermined pattern of temporally local privilege dependent instructions within a portion of an instruction stream as encountered in the execution of a guest operating system.
US09286088B2	User interface for interaction with virtual machine Systems, methods, and computer program products are described that provide a user interface to a user of a first operating system to enable the user to interact with a second operating system executing in a virtual machine. If the first and second operating systems are in communication in accordance with an operating system remote terminal (OSRT) protocol, such as Remote Desktop Protocol, a first user interface is provided as the user interface. If the first and second operating systems are not in communication in accordance with the OSRT protocol, a second user interface is provided as the user interface.
US09286087B2	Storage optimization selection within a virtualization environment Storage optimization selection for virtual disks of a virtualization environment, where the storage optimization can be selected based in part on the disk type of a virtual disk included in a virtual machine. The disk type of the virtual disk can be discovered by the virtualization environment which queries a database within the virtualization environment for metadata associated with the virtual disk. The metadata can be created when a virtual desktop infrastructure creates the virtual disk, and a virtual machine template that includes the at least one virtual disk. The virtual disk can be modified to either include or be associated with the metadata that describes a disk type of the virtual disk. Upon executing the virtual machine that includes the modified virtual disk, a storage subsystem of the virtualization environment can obtain the metadata of the virtual disk to discover the disk type of the virtual disk.
US09286076B2	Intra-instructional transaction abort handling Embodiments relate to intra-instructional transaction abort handling. An aspect includes using an emulation routine to execute an instruction within a transaction. The instruction includes at least one unit of operation. The transaction effectively delays committing stores to memory until the transaction has completed successfully. After receiving an abort indication, emulation of the instruction is terminated prior to completing the execution of the instruction. The instruction is terminated after the emulation routine completes any previously initiated unit of operation of the instruction.
US09286074B2	NOP instruction compressing apparatus and method in a VLIW machine An instruction compressing apparatus and method for a parallel processing computer such as a very long instruction word (VLIW) computer, are provided. The instruction compressing apparatus includes a bundle code generating unit, an instruction compressing unit, and an instruction converting unit. The bundle code generating unit may generate a bundle code in response to an input of instructions to be compressed. The bundle code may indicate whether a current instruction group is terminated, and also whether an instruction group following the current instruction group is a no-operation (NOP) instruction group. The instruction compressing unit may remove a NOP instruction and/or a NOP instruction group from the input instructions according to the generated bundle code. The instruction converting unit may include the generated bundle code in the remaining instructions which have not been removed by the instruction compressing unit.
US09286068B2	Efficient usage of a multi-level register file utilizing a register file bypass A processor includes an execution unit, a first level register file, a second level register file, a plurality of storage locations and a register file bypass controller. The first and second level register files are comprised of physical registers, with the first level register file more efficiently accessed relative to the second level register file. The register file bypass controller is coupled with the execution unit and second level register file. The register file bypass controller determines whether an instruction indicates a logical register is unmapped from a physical register in the first level register file. The register file controller also loads data into one of the storage locations and selects one of the storage locations as input to the execution unit, without mapping the logical register to one of the physical registers in the first level register file.
US09286060B2	Lifecycle management system with conditional approvals and corresponding method Certain example embodiments concern a lifecycle management system for at least one computing component. A lifecycle model, including lifecycle states assignable to the at least one computing component, is defined. The lifecycle states include a production state. The lifecycle management system ensures the at least one computing component can be productively used only if it is assigned the production state. A lifecycle transition request assigning a requested target lifecycle state of the lifecycle model to the at least one computing component is received. A conditional lifecycle state, different from the requested target lifecycle state, is assigned to the at least one computing component. At least one condition to be fulfilled for the at least one computing component to be assigned the requested target lifecycle state is assigned. The requested target lifecycle state is automatically assigned to the at least one computing component when the at least one condition is fulfilled.
US09286057B2	Updating software based on utilized functions In a method for managing updates for a software product, receiving a request to install a software product update, wherein the software product update modifies a software product on a computing device. The method further includes identifying a first set of one or more functions of the software product that are to be modified by the software product update. The method further includes identifying historical usage information corresponding to the software product, wherein the historical usage information indicates a second set of one or more functions of the software product and a number of times each respective function of the second set of one or more functions of the software product has been used by the computing device. The method further includes determining whether the software product update modifies at least one function of the software product that corresponds to historical usage information that exceeds a minimum usage threshold condition.
US09286052B1	Upgrading software on a pair of nodes in a clustered environment In one aspect, a method to upgrade software on nodes in a clustered environment, includes terminating processes on a first node before upgrading the software on the first node, upgrading the software to a first version from a second version on the first node, running the processes on the first node after upgrading the software on the first node to the first version, determining whether a second node is about to upgrade to the first version of software, allowing transfer of site control from the second node to the first node, if the second node is about to upgrade to the first version of software and upgrading the software on the second node to the first version of software after the transferring of site control from the second node to the first node.
US09286049B2	Systems, methods, and computer program products for managing service installation Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for managing installation of services on a secure element having a secure element profile. A request to install a service on the secure element is received. There is a determination of a preferred version of the service corresponding to the secure element profile of the secure element. There is also a determination of an existing version of the service loaded on the secure element. Using a rules engine, there is a determination of whether to install on the secure element either the existing version of the service or the preferred version of the service. A command is transmitted to either (a) install the existing version of the service or (b) delete the existing version of the service and load and install the preferred version of the service, based on the determination using the rules engine.
US09286048B2	Apparatus, non-transitory computer readable information recording medium and information recording method that determine identification information for identifying a program that has issued a use request An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium that determine, from among a plurality of storage devices, whether an accessed storage device that has been accessed is a first storage device, determine, for a use request for using the first storage device, identification information for identifying a program that has issued the use request through a predetermined interface, in response to the accessed storage device being the first storage device, and stores the identification information in a second storage device different from the first storage device, in response to the accessed storage device being the first storage device.
US09286039B2	Operating system support for contracts A front-end compiler compiles source code into intermediate code, that may later be compiled into binary code. The source code defines an execution scope and includes a contract. When a contract is encountered at runtime of an execution scope, further execution of that execution scope is conditioned on whether a predicate associated with the contract is true. The front-end compiler operates so as to preserve the contract so that the contract continues to be semantically structured such that the predicate may be removed from the intermediate language code. The contract may thus continue to be understood by semantic analysis of the contract. Thus, the predicate may be understood by static analysis tools that operate on the intermediate code.
US09286037B2	Platform for distributed applications Embodiments are directed to providing an application model to deploy and manage composite applications and to providing model-driven software coding assistance. In an embodiment, a computer system instantiates an application design interface that is configured to display composite application components and relationships between the components. Each component includes information specifying how communication is to be conducted with the component. The computer system accesses an application manifest that includes the components and component relationships of the application. The computer system displays the composite application's components and component relationships in the instantiated visual application design interface according to the application manifest.
US09286032B2	Automated software composition A method for automated composition of an application including: receiving a customizable template for application composition and a composition goal, wherein the goal comprises a plurality of tags and the goal is incomplete such that more than one possible composition matches the goal; refining the goal by automatically adding refinement tags to the goal; and generating an application flow that matches the customizable template and the refined goal, wherein the application flow comprises data sources, data processing operators, and outputs of the application flow.
US09286030B2	Methods and apparatus for processing multiple audio streams at a vehicle onboard computer system A method for processing a plurality of audio streams at a computer system onboard a vehicle is provided. The method receives the plurality of audio streams from a plurality of locations within a vehicle; prioritizes each of the plurality of audio streams to obtain a prioritization result; and completes a task associated with each of the plurality of audio streams, according to the prioritization result.
US09286028B2	Devices and methods for providing a distributed manifestation in an environment The present invention concerns a projection system for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment. The projection system includes a data generator for generating a plurality of data sets of associated state data and spatial coordinate data. The projection system also includes a projector in communication with the data generator for receiving the data sets. The projector is provided with a signal generating module for generating a plurality of electromagnetic signals, and a projecting module for projecting each of the electromagnetic signals towards a target location within the environment. The projection system also includes a plurality of receiving units distributed within the environment, each receiving unit having a receiver for receiving one of the electromagnetic signals when the receiving unit is positioned in the corresponding target location, each receiving unit being adapted to perform a change of state in response to the state data.
US09286025B2	Interactive rendering on a multi-display device Methods for rendering content on a multi-display device interactively are described. In one implementation, a request for rendering the content data on the multi-display device is received, wherein the content data includes presentation slides. Further, screen information including a number of available screens on the multi-display device and location information of the available screens is determined using a device driver. Also, a rendering pattern for rendering the content data on one or more of the available screens is received and the content data is provided, based on the screen information and the rendering pattern, to the device driver for rendering the content data on the one or more of the available screens of the multi-display device.
US09286023B2	Data operation method for terminal including three-piece display units and terminal supporting the same A data operation method for a terminal including three-piece display units and a terminal supporting the same are provided. The terminal including three-piece display units including a first display unit and a second display unit disposed adjacent to each other, a third display unit disposed on an opposite side of the first display unit and the second display unit, a storage unit for storing at least one of a display unit power control mode set value controlling power supplied to at least one of the first display unit, the second display unit, and the third display unit or a data output direction control mode set value used for instructing data to be output, which is generated according to activation of an application program, to at least one of the first display unit, the second display unit, and the third display unit, and a control unit controlling output of data corresponding to at least one application program to at least one display unit activated according to at least one of the display unit power control mode set value or the data output direction control mode set value.
US09286008B2	Job management apparatus connected to an external storage via a network, including a storage management unit that determines whether to store job data in the external storage based on predetermined transfer condition A job management apparatus connected to an external storage via a network, includes a storage management unit that determines whether to store job data of a job to be executed by an electronic device in the external storage based on a predetermined transfer condition; and a job management unit that stores the job data in the external storage when the storage management unit determines to store the job data in the external storage.
US09286005B2	Audio transceiver An audio transceiver capable of wirelessly receiving source audio data from a multimedia device, and to be coupled to an audio playback device via a USB interface includes a processing unit that makes the audio transceiver appear as a virtual USB storage device to the audio playback device, and that establishes a virtual audio file to be read by the audio playback device. Upon receipt of a file segment request from the audio playback device via the USB interface, the processing unit generates an audio file segment data associated with the source audio data to have a format supported by the audio playback device and transmits the same to the audio playback device as playable audio data via the USB interface.
US09286001B2	Effective range partition splitting in scalable storage A method for load balancing includes determining a reference key within a partition key range of a partition of scalable storage, the partition key range being divided into buckets that have boundaries defining sub ranges of the partition key range. The reference key is determined based on traffic values that correspond to tracked traffic within the buckets. The traffic values are updated based on additional traffic within the buckets and the boundaries are adjusted based on the updated traffic values. A reference key speed is determined that corresponds to a rate of change of a distribution of the tracked traffic with respect to the reference key. Reference key drop-off time may be determined for reference keys. Reference keys can be utilized to determine where to split the partition and reference key speed and reference key drop-off time can be utilized to determine whether or not to split the partition.
US09285985B2	Creation and manipulation of hand drawn objects with automatic grouping A graphical drawing includes maintaining recently drawn strokes in a wet state after the strokes are drawn, causing strokes in a wet state to transition to a dry state based on passage of time, proximity of other recently drawn strokes, and/or explicit user input directing that at least some wet strokes be transitioned to the dry state, and grouping strokes in the dry state for future user manipulation based at least in part on how the strokes transitioned from the wet state to the dry state. Wet ink strokes may transition from the wet state to the dry state in response to not adding any new wet ink strokes for a predetermined amount of time. The predetermined amount of time may be twelve hundred milliseconds.
US09285983B2	Gesture recognition using neural networks An apparatus, method, and a computer program is provided for gesture recognition using neural networks. An initial point is recorded when a user presses a finger on a screen. Subsequent points are recorded and an angle is calculated from point to point as the user periodically moves the finger. A set of the calculated angles are compared with an ideal angle in order to recognize the gesture.
US09285971B2	Compartmentalized image editing system Implementations generally relate to applying image enhancements. In some implementations, a method includes providing a selection of image enhancements to a user. The method also includes causing the image enhancements to be displayed as a collection of icons, where the collection includes icons representing different image enhancements, and where one or more of the image enhancements are applied to one or more images. The method also includes enabling the user to select any icon in the collection in order to modify the collection, where the selected icon has a corresponding selected image enhancement. The method also includes hiding icons associated with image enhancements that are subsequent image enhancements relative to the selected image enhancement. The method also includes deactivating the subsequent image enhancements corresponding to the hidden icons.
US09285961B2	Ultrasonic diagnosis device, graphic environment control device for use therein, and control method therefor An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, a graphic environment control device for use therein, and a control method therefor are provided. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a touch panel for detecting an operator's touch position; a display for displaying images in response to ultrasonic waves radiated from a probe and reflections of the ultrasonic waves; and a graphic control unit for displaying an input panel layout corresponding to the touch panel on the display, selecting a position on the input panel layout corresponding to a touch position detected by the touch panel, and performing a control operation corresponding to the position selected on the input panel layout.
US09285958B1	Browser interface for accessing predictive content A browser interface is described for displaying predictive content that is predicted to be interesting to a user. In one embodiment, a forward button in a browser may become a predictive forward button when the user is at the end of a history stack. By selecting the predictive forward button, the user may access predictive content, such as content related to one or more pages viewed during the current browsing session. In some embodiments, the user can sequentially select the predictive forward button any number of times to iteratively explore new content, such as content that is related to other content viewed during the current session.
US09285950B2	Hover-over gesturing on mobile devices Aspects of the disclosure may relate to detecting, by a computing device, a first user input comprising a first gesture to interact with a touch-sensitive screen of the computing device. Aspects may also include detecting a second user input comprising a second gesture using the touch-sensitive screen of the computing device. Aspects may also include, responsive to detecting the first user input, initiating a hover mode of interaction in a graphical user interface.
US09285940B2	Method and device for position detection A method and device for position detection are disclosed. A self-capacitance detection can be performed by a sensing device. According to the result of the self-capacitance detection, a first mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more first 1-D positions. According to the result of the first mutual-capacitance detection, a second mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more second 1-D positions corresponding to each first 1-D position.
US09285939B2	Touch panel A touch panel including a substrate, a touch-sensing element, transmission lines, a ground electrode, a first electrode layer, an insulation layer and a second electrode layer is provided. The transmission lines are electrically connected to the touch-sensing element. The ground electrode surrounds the touch-sensing element and the transmission lines. The first electrode layer is located around and electrically connected to the ground electrode. The insulation layer is at least disposed on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the insulation layer to form at least one capacitance storage unit, so that the electro static discharge can be conducted to the ground electrode through the capacitance storage unit.
US09285937B2	Display device with touch detection function, drive method thereof, and electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes: a scan drive unit that supplies a touch drive signal to a touch detection element in a touch detection operation period different from a display operation period in which a pixel signal and a display drive signal are sequentially supplied to display elements to perform display scanning; and a noise detector that detects noise included in a frequency component sampled by a touch detection unit. When the noise detector detects the noise, the scan drive unit changes a frequency of the touch drive signal in the touch detection operation period and supplies the changed frequency to the touch detection element.
US09285934B2	Shielding with display elements A method and apparatus for operating an input device having a touch sensor and associated display device is discussed. While performing touch sensing, inactive transmitter electrodes of the touch sensor are electrically floated, and one or more source lines from the display device are operated to achieve shielding against interference, such as that coming from a backlight underneath the touch sensor.
US09285915B2	Method of touch command integration and touch system using the same A touch command integration method for a touch sense device includes establishing at least one communication connection with at least one first touch sense device, detecting at least one relative location of the at least one first touch sense device relative to the touch sense device, and controlling the at least one first touch sense device via the at least one communication connection according to the at least one relative location, to allow the at least one first touch sense device and the touch sense device to be integrated into a second touch sense device.
US09285912B2	Time-division driving type touch sensing device and method for driving the same A touch sensing display device supporting a pixel driving period and a touch driving period in each frame period. The device comprises a display panel having data lines and touch sensing lines, the data lines coupled to pixels of the display panel. A data driving circuit drives data signals onto the data lines during the pixel driving period of the frame period. A touch readout circuit generates touch data of signals of the touch sensing lines during the touch driving period of the frame period, the touch driving period distinct of the pixel driving period. A supply voltage of the data driving circuit can be cut off during the touch driving period, and a supply voltage of the touch readout circuit can be cut off during the pixel driving period.
US09285910B2	In-cell type touch display device including switching part and method of driving the same An in-cell type touch display device includes a panel including a plurality of electrodes, a display driver integrated circuit (IC) and a switching part, the plurality of electrodes being divided into a plurality of groups; and a touch IC generating a touch scan signal and applying the touch scan signal into the switching part, wherein the display driver IC generates a common voltage and applies the common voltage into the switching part, and wherein the switching part applies the common voltage into the plurality of electrodes or sequentially applies the touch scan signal into the electrodes in the plurality of groups according to a driving mode of the panel.
US09285908B2	Event recognition A method executes software including a view hierarchy with a plurality of views which displays one or more views of the view hierarchy. The method executes software elements associated with a particular view, wherein each particular view includes event recognizers. Each event recognizer has an event definition based on sub-events, and an event handler that specifies an action for a target, and is configured to send the action to the target in response to an event recognition. The method detects a sequence of sub-events, and identifies one of the views of the view hierarchy as a hit view that establishes which views in the hierarchy are actively involved views. The method delivers a respective sub-event to event recognizers for each actively involved view, wherein each event recognizer for actively involved views in the view hierarchy processes the respective sub-event prior to processing a next sub-event in the sequence of sub-events.
US09285907B2	Recognizing multiple input point gestures The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for recognizing multiple input point gestures. A recognition module receives an ordered set of points indicating that contacts have been detected in a specified order at multiple different locations on a multi-touch input surface. The recognition module determines the position of subsequently detected locations (e.g., third detected location) relative to (e.g., to the left of right of) line segments connecting previously detected locations (e.g., connecting first and second detected locations). The gesture module also detects whether line segments connecting subsequently detected locations (e.g., connecting third and fourth detected locations) intersect line segments connecting previously detected locations (e.g., connecting first and second detected locations). The gesture module recognizes an input gesture based on the relative positions and whether or not line segments intersect. The gesture module then identifies a corresponding input operation (e.g., cut, paste, etc.) to be performed.
US09285905B1	Actuator coupled device chassis Various techniques are described for presenting haptic effects in a user device. The user device may include an outer shell and an inner device comprising one or more electronic components. The inner device may be suspended inside a cavity formed by the outer shell, and the inner device may be coupled to the outer shell by one or more haptic actuators situated between the inner device and the outer shell. The outer shell may substantially enclose the inner device, while leaving a touch sensor-enabled display accessible to a user. Based on touch inputs to the display, or other input events, control signals may be sent to the haptic actuator(s) to generate a relative motion between the inner device and the outer shell, the relative motion providing a haptic effect.
US09285904B2	Display panel with touch detection function, method of driving the same, drive circuit, and electronic unit There are provided a display panel with a touch detection function and a method of driving the same, a drive circuit, as well as an electronic unit, which make it possible to reduce an influence of a disturbance noise. The display panel includes: a signal generation section selecting one pulse period from a plurality of pulse periods prepared beforehand, and generating a synchronization signal including a series of pulses appearing at the selected pulse period; a display section performing display based on the synchronization signal; and a touch detection section performing touch detection operation based on the synchronization signal.
US09285901B2	Electronic device for recognizing asynchronous digital pen and recognizing method thereof An electronic device for receiving an input by a digital pen having a waveform generation means is provided. The electronic device includes at least three reception sensors and a processor. The at least three reception sensors are installed in the electronic device at positions that are separated from one another, and are configured to receive a waveform generated by the waveform generator of the digital pen. The processor is configured to calculate an input coordinate of the digital pen using a difference of velocities and reception times of the waveform received by the at least three reception sensors.
US09285900B2	Touch pen using delay device and touch input method thereof and touch input system and method thereof A touch pen using a delay device and a touch input method thereof and a touch input system and a method thereof are provided. The touch pen includes a body, an antenna embedded on the body configured to receive a wireless signal from a mobile terminal, and a delay device configured to receive the wireless signal from the antenna and to output a reflection signal, corresponding to the received wireless signal, to the antenna after a predetermined time elapses, wherein the antenna transmits the reflection signal to the mobile terminal.
US09285893B2	Object detection and tracking with variable-field illumination devices Imaging systems and methods optimize illumination of objects for purposes of detection, recognition and/or tracking by tailoring the illumination to the position of the object within the detection space. For example, feedback from a tracking system may be used to control and aim the lighting elements so that the illumination can be reduced or increased depending on the need.
US09285882B2	Haptic feedback device Disclosed is a haptic feedback device. The device includes a first frame, a second frame connected with the first frame, a display mounted in the first frame, an actuator for driving the display to vibrate thereby generating sound, and a connecting unit for connecting the first frame and the second frame.
US09285881B2	Tactile sensation providing device The tactile sensation providing device according to the present invention includes a touch sensor (120) that detects contact, a tactile sensation providing unit (130) that provides a tactile sensation to a contacting object in contact with the touch sensor (120), and a control unit (110) that controls the tactile sensation providing unit (130), when the touch sensor (120) detects a slide operation by the contacting object, to provide the tactile sensation continuously while varying the tactile sensation provided to the contacting object during the slide operation in accordance with a position of the contacting object during the slide operation, whereby can provide the user's finger, when detecting a slide operation by a user, with a tactile sensation that varies during the slide operation in accordance with the position of the user's finger during the slide operation.
US09285870B2	System locale name management Mechanisms are provided for performing a locale name modification operation. The mechanisms receive, via a locale name management user interface presented by the data processing system, a new locale name to be used by the data processing system to perform locale customized operations. The mechanisms identify an existing locale name to be replaced by the new locale name. The mechanisms map the new locale name to existing locale name data structures associated with the existing locale name to be replaced and verify proper operation of a software element using the new locale name and the mapping of the new locale name to the existing locale name data structures. The mechanisms utilize the new locale name to perform locale name customized operations in response to verifying proper operation of the software element.
US09285867B2	Device that manages power provided to an object sensor A hand-held device with a sensor for providing a signal indicative of a position of the hand-held device relative to an object surface enables power to the sensor at a first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is stationary and adjacent relative to the object surface, enables power to the sensor at a second time interval shorter than the first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is moving and adjacent relative to the object surface, and enables power to the sensor at a third time interval when the hand-held device is determined to be in a position that is removed relative to the object surface.
US09285861B2	Power saving in computing devices Power saving in computing devices is provided. A first computing device communicates with a second computing device using a first set of tones. A low power event is detected by the first computing device. In response to the detected low power event, a request to communicate using a second set of tones is sent to the second computing device by the first computing device. The second set of tones has fewer tones than the first set of tones, and may be a subset of the first set of tones.
US09285860B2	Apparatus and methods employing variable clock gating hysteresis for a communications port An apparatus includes a communications port configured to communicate over a bus responsive to a clock signal and a clock signal generation circuit configured to generate the clock signal and to vary a gating hysteresis of the clock signal responsive to a control input, such as a communications transaction of the port. The clock signal generation circuit may be configured to vary the gating hysteresis of the clock signal based on an attribute of the transaction, such as an address of the transaction and/or a payload communicated in the transaction.
US09285841B2	Display device having a deformable surface and position sensors A display device including a deformable surface, including: plural actuators including mobile elements that can be moved to deform the deformable surface, the mobile elements being distributed in a space occupied by the deformable surface; a set of position sensors for sensing the position of at least one touch, and distributed in the space occupied by the deformable surface; and an elastic flexible membrane placed against the mobile elements, extending through the space occupied by the deformable surface and configured to accompany deformation of the deformable surface. The set of sensors is secured to the elastic flexible membrane and distributed in a regular manner in the space occupied by the deformable surface in an array of electricity conductors configured to accompany deformations of the elastic flexible membrane.
US09285835B2	Flexible display device and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a flexible display device. The flexible display device includes a display panel configured to include a first substrate that includes a plurality of pixels and a second substrate that is facing-coupled to the first substrate, and a first flexible circuit board connected to the first substrate. A driving IC which supplies a driving signal to the display panel is mounted on the first flexible circuit board. The first substrate includes a display part covered by the second substrate and configured to include the plurality of pixels, a non-display part provided near the display part and coupled to the second substrate, a bending part configured to extend from one side of the non-display part, and bent at a certain curvature, and a pad part connected to one side of the first flexible circuit board.
US09285821B2	Negative reference voltage generating circuit and negative reference voltage generating system using the same A negative reference voltage generating circuit includes a clamp-type reference voltage circuit and a differential amplifier. The clamp-type reference voltage circuit is connected between a node of a first negative voltage which is equal to or lower than the ground voltage and a node of a second negative voltage which is lower than the first negative voltage, and is formed by connecting a first circuit and a second circuit in parallel. The differential amplifier amplifies the difference between a node voltage in the first circuit and a node voltage in the second circuit, and outputs a negative reference voltage.
US09285818B2	Autonomous thermal controller for power management IC Techniques for autonomous thermal management of a power-management integrated circuit (PMIC). In an exemplary embodiment, an embedded microcontroller is provided on the PMIC to store instructions for implementing a thermal controller. The thermal controller may manage in real-time the current scaling factors of a plurality of modules coupled to corresponding off-chip power entities. The thermal controller may include registers that are programmable by an off-chip entity such as a microprocessor to specify parameters such as module priorities and a minimum current scaling factor for each module. Power entities that may be controlled by the autonomous thermal controller include, e.g., a battery charger, and/or one or more user-interface entities such as a back light display driver, a flash LED driver, or an audio amplifier.
US09285815B2	Power supply integrated circuit with feedback control Power regulator circuitry that can provide a regulated power signal. The power regulator circuitry may include data processing circuitry configured to determine the regulated power signal to arbitrate power supply requirements of first and second powered devices according to power supply information associated with the first and second powered devices. The power regulator circuitry may also include output circuitry configured to output the regulated power signal to one or both of the first and second powered devices.
US09285809B2	Current source with active common mode rejection A current source with active common mode rejection uses a principle of having a branch for the generation of the required current, to the output (107) of which one end of the load (3) is connected; and a branch of the active compensation circuit (ACC) (200), to the output (203) of which the other end of the load (3) is connected. By means of at least one input (201) of the ACC (200), at least one signal is sensed on the load, and subsequently it is processed so that the result of processing of at least one signal from at least one input (201) preferentially represents the common mode voltage, which corresponds to the pair of voltages at the voltage terminals (1) and (2) of the load (3), or voltage close to the common mode voltage. This result is subsequently processed by the regulating circuits of the ACC (200), which compare it to the reference potential value (4), and using the negative feedback principle, set such voltage on the output (203), which, within the control accuracy, leads to the equivalence of the reference potential (4) and the potential corresponding to the result of processing of at least one signal from at least one input (201).
US09285802B2	Residential solutions HVAC monitoring and diagnosis A monitoring system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a residence includes a monitoring device installed at the residence and a server located remotely from the residence. The monitoring device measures an aggregate current supplied to a plurality of components of the HVAC system and transmits current data based on the measured aggregate current. The server receives the transmitted current data and, based on the received current, assesses whether a failure has occurred in a first component of the plurality of components of the HVAC system and assesses whether a failure has occurred in a second component of the plurality of components of the HVAC system.
US09285799B2	Methods and apparatus to dynamically display data associated with a process control system Example methods and apparatus to dynamically display data associated with a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving in a graphics engine, process control information selected by a user, identifying process data associated with the selected process control information, retrieving the identified process data from a process controller, determining metadata associated with the retrieved process data, generating in the graphics engine a data representation based on the metadata, and displaying the data representation via a user interface.
US09285787B2	Estimating initial states of a system model for controlling an industrial process A model-based control of an industrial process using a merged MLD system model is provided for the estimation and subsequent control of the process. An optimization of an objective function is performed. The objective function includes a difference between an observed quantity and an output variable of a Mixed Logical Dynamic (MLD) system model of the process. The optimization is performed as a function of state variables of the MLD system model, over a number of time steps in the past, and subject to constraints defined by the MLD system model's dynamics. The optimizing values of the state variables are retained as estimated initial states for subsequent control of the process in a model-based manner including the same MLD system model. The single MLD system model is a combination or merger of individual MLD subsystem models representing the sub-processes of the process, and may be elaborated during a customization step.
US09285778B1	Time to digital converter with successive approximation architecture A time to digital converter with a successive approximation architecture (300) and a method thereof is provided. The time to digital converter (300) includes successive approximation analog to digital converter circuitry (310) configured for converting the differential voltage established in the digital to analog converter (305) of the successive approximation analog to digital converter circuitry (310) to a digital representation thereof, where the differential voltage corresponds to a measured time period representing a time difference between receipt of leading edges of two signals. Time to digital converter (300) may incorporate a current switching unit (340′) having a plurality of current switching circuits (303a-303n, 304a-304n) arranged in parallel to increase the precision of digital time output of time to digital converter (300). The plurality of current switching circuits (303a-303n, 304a-304n) can be selectively enabled to alter the sensitivity of the time to digital converter (300).
US09285775B2	Timepiece mechanism for correcting a display device for displaying time information, and timepiece movement and timepiece comprising the timepiece mechanism A mechanism for correcting a device for displaying time information is described. The display device includes a first display member for displaying current time information and a second display member for displaying stored time information, notably a second display member of the retrograde type. The mechanism includes an isolating device for isolating the first and second display members.
US09285771B2	Drive member for clock movement Drive member for timepiece movement comprising: a barrel comprising a drum mounted on an arbor; a main spring wound inside the barrel, and a core coaxial with and pivoting on the arbor; the exterior end of the spring being coupled to the drum and the interior end of the spring being coupled to the core; the exterior end of the spring is coupled to the drum by a first clamp that is pivot-mounted in the drum so that when the spring is unwound, the first clamp pivots in such a way as to hold the exterior turn of the first spring against the drum and when the spring is wound up, the first clamp pivots towards the center of the barrel to follow the exterior turn of the spring. The bending stresses in the spring are reduced.
US09285765B2	Developer supply cartridge with shutter portion for opening and closing a supply opening A developer supply cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes: a developer accommodating portion; a shutter portion movable between a closed position and an open position; and a movable portion for moving the shutter portion. The movable portion is movable between a first position where the shutter portion is positioned in the closed position. The movable portion performs a preventing operation for preventing movement thereof to the first position by engagement thereof with an engaging portion, provided in the main assembly side, when the movable portion is positioned in the second position during movement of the developer supply cartridge to the main assembly.
US09285762B2	End member, rotary body unit and photoreceptor drum unit An end member is mounted on an end of a cylindrical rotary body. The end member includes a cylindrical-shaped body and a shaft connecting portion protruding from one end side of the body. The shaft connecting portion includes a penetration hole extending toward an axial line of the body, and no shaft connecting portion exists at a portion of the body disposed opposed to the penetration hole across the axial line of the body.
US09285746B2	Abnormality monitoring system and image forming apparatus An abnormality monitoring system includes: an electronic component that outputs a lock signal of “High” when the electronic component stops functioning and outputs a lock signal of “Low” when the electronic component functions; a signal device that supplies power to the electronic component and outputs an ON operation signal instructing the electronic component to function and an OFF operation signal instructing the electronic component to stop functioning; a harness member that connects the electronic component and the signal device and transmits and receives a signal; and a monitor device that determines abnormality of the electronic component when the operation signal is ON and the lock signal is “Low”, and determines abnormality of the harness member when the operation signal is OFF and the lock signal is “Low”.
US09285744B1	Image forming apparatus and image forming system including the same An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit for storing a primary key issued by an activation key issuing system and storing a key issuing program, a reception unit for receiving an instruction to issue an activation key that can be used in another image forming apparatus in a local network, a control unit configured to generate the activation key that can be used in the another image forming apparatus on the basis of the primary key and the key issuing program, and a printing unit configured to print generated key information to be input to the another image forming apparatus when using the activation key generated by the control unit in the another image forming apparatus on a sheet to output the sheet.
US09285740B2	Image forming apparatus performing stabilization on image data An image forming section forms a printed image on paper based on image data. A post-printing processing section performs post-printing processing on the paper. A stabilization section performs stabilization on image data. A sheet interval detection section detects a sheet interval between consecutive sheets being conveyed in the post-printing processing section. A sheet interval determination section determines whether or not the sheet interval exceeds a reference period of time. A cumulative time measuring section measures a cumulative total time of an image formation operation. A time determination section determines whether or not the cumulative total time exceeds a predetermined period of time. A control section controls, upon determination that the cumulative total time exceeds the predetermined period of time and the sheet interval exceeds the reference period of time, the stabilization section to perform the stabilization during the sheet interval exceeding the reference period of time.
US09285727B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus includes a first pair of rotating members; a second pair of rotating members which is provided in a downstream side of the first pair of rotating members in a conveying direction of a sheet; and a load portion which applies a load on a rotation of the first pair of rotating members to generate a tensile stress in the sheet; wherein the load portion includes, a slidably moving member arranged on both sides in an axial direction of a rotary member, a fixing member arranged to nip the slidably moving member on both sides in the axial direction of the rotary member from both outer sides in the axial direction, the fixing member being arranged to be movable in the axial direction and being rotation regulated, and a force applying portion which applies force on the fixing member in the axial direction of the rotary member.
US09285723B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier to carry a toner image, a transfer member to form a transfer nip by contacting the image carrier surface, and a power supply to output a voltage to the recording material captured in the transfer nip so as to transfer the toner image formed on the image carrier surface. The voltage is switching alternately between a voltage in the transfer direction and a voltage opposite to the voltage in the transfer direction, and a time average value (Vave) of the voltage is set to have a polarity of the transfer direction, and is set to a value in the transfer voltage side, and a change mode to change a cycle of the voltage output from the power supply can be changed based on the toner deterioration information which determines the deterioration status of the toner.
US09285718B2	Image forming apparatus including a first transfer section using toner containing flat metallic pigment particles and second transfer section using toner not containing flat metallic pigment particles An image forming apparatus includes an endless transfer member, a first transfer section, a second transfer section, and a medium transfer section. An image is transferred to the transfer member during circulation of the transfer member. The first transfer section forms an image using a toner containing flat metallic pigment particles, and transfers the formed image to the transfer member through a transfer current. The second transfer section forms an image using a toner not containing flat metallic pigment particles, and transfers the formed image to the transfer member through a transfer current. The second transfer section is disposed upstream of the first transfer section in a circulation direction of the transfer member. The medium transfer section transfers the image transferred to the transfer member to a recording medium through a transfer current. The transfer current for the first transfer section is smaller than that for the second transfer section.
US09285711B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device includes a developer container including a first chamber and a second chamber arranged along a lateral direction, which crosses a gravitational direction, developer circulating through the first chamber and the second chamber; a transporting member rotatably disposed in the first chamber; and a supply member rotatably disposed in the second chamber. A lower end position of the supply member and a lower end position of the transporting member in the gravitational direction are at the same level. While the supply member and the transporting member are rotating, an upper surface of developer contained in the first chamber and an upper surface of developer contained in the second chamber are at levels not higher than an upper end position of the transporting member but not lower than an upper end position of the supply member in the gravitational direction.
US09285703B2	Exposure device, image forming apparatus, and method of controlling exposure device A plurality of light emitting elements is arranged in a main scanning direction. A setter is configured to set a basal exposure period of the plurality of light emitting elements, based on a clock count of frequency-spread clocks. A candidate generator is configured to add, to the basal exposure period, predetermined N alteration periods (N is an integer greater than or equal to two) having different lengths from each other, thereby generating N candidate exposure periods having different lengths from each other. A detector is configured to detect a frequency level of the clocks in a period corresponding to the basal exposure period. A selector is configured to select, as an exposure period for lighting the plurality of light emitting elements, a longer one of the N candidate exposure periods as the frequency level detected by the detector is higher.
US09285700B2	Liquid developer, particles for liquid developer, and liquid developer accommodation container A liquid developer includes a carrier liquid having silicone oil, and toner particles including a polyester resin and having a value of ammonium ions contained therein measured by underwater extraction in a range of 0.005 ppm to 1 ppm.
US09285686B2	Lithographic apparatus involving an immersion liquid supply system with an aperture In an immersion lithography apparatus, the immersion liquid is supplied from a tank via a flow restrictor. The liquid held in the tank is maintained at a substantially constant height above the flow restrictor to ensure a constant flow of liquid.
US09285673B2	Assist feature for a photolithographic process A photomask having a partial-thickness assist feature and a technique for manufacturing the photomask are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the photomask includes a mask substrate, a reflective structure disposed on the mask substrate, and an absorptive layer formed on the reflective structure. A printing feature region and an assist feature region are defined on the mask. The absorptive layer has a first thickness in the printing feature region and a second thickness in the assist feature region that is different from the first thickness. In some such embodiments, the second thickness is configured such that radiation reflected by the assist feature region does not exceed an exposure threshold of a photoresist of a target.
US09285667B2	Projector A projector including a light source apparatus that includes a fluorescent layer that produces fluorescence by irradiation of an excitation light emitted from a solid-state light source, a polarization conversion element that converts the light from the light source apparatus into polarized light, and a reflector that is disposed between the light source apparatus and the polarization conversion element, transmits light in the vicinity of the optical axis of the light source apparatus, and reflects peripheral light apart from the optical axis of the light source apparatus toward the fluorescent layer.
US09285658B2	Systems and devices for securing and securely transporting a camera Provided herein are devices and systems for engaging and transporting a camera. The device generally comprises means for securely attaching a camera to the device, e.g., a camera connecting component, and means for slidably receiving a strap connectable to the camera attaching means, e.g., a strap receiving component. The camera connecting component may comprise a ball connector configured to threadably engage a camera attachment point on the camera and a second ball end and the strap receiving component may comprise a strap receiving means configured to slidably receive a strap therethrough and a socket to receive the ball end of the ball connector. The ball and socket connection may be secured by a sleeve threadably engaging the socket in a covering relationship. Also provided is a system for engaging a camera for transport which comprises the devices provided herein, a strap and a camera which are assembled as described.
US09285648B2	Electro-optical apparatus and driving method thereof An electro-optical apparatus including a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a display medium layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the display medium layer, a second electrode disposed between the first substrate and the display medium layer and separated from the first electrode and a third electrode disposed between the display medium layer and the second substrate is provided. The display medium layer includes electrophoretic fluid and charged particles mixed into the electrophoretic fluid. Moreover, driving methods used to drive the electro-optical apparatus and another electro-optical apparatus are also provided.
US09285646B2	Display panel and display device A display panel provided according to the present disclosure may include an optical component and two Guest Host liquid crystal cells located at two opposite sides of the optical component. The optical component is used for reflecting light with a specific wavelength and transmitting other light. The Guest Host liquid crystal cells each include a plurality of pixel units each having two operation states of transmitting natural light and linearly polarized light. When the pixel units transmit the linearly polarized light, the light reflected by the optical component cannot pass through the pixel units, thereby achieving a dark state display.
US09285637B2	Liquid-crystal display An embodiment of a liquid-crystal display is provided, including: a display area; and a shielding area surrounding the display area, wherein the shielding area includes: a light-shielding layer adjacent to a side of the display area; and a sealant dispensing area adjacent to a side of the light-shielding layer opposite to the display area, wherein the shielding area has a total light transmittance of less than or substantially equal to that of the shielding layer.
US09285618B2	Liquid crystal display device comprising two overlapping conductive lines under a sealant A height difference under a sealant is reduced in a case where lines are present under the sealant. There is provided a substrate having an active matrix display circuit and peripheral driving circuits, a counter substrate having a counter electrode provided on the substrate in a face-to-face relationship therewith, a sealant provided between the substrate and the counter substrate such that it surrounds the active matrix display circuit and peripheral driving circuits, a liquid crystal material provided inside the sealant, a plurality of external connection lines provided on the substrate under the sealant with a resin inter-layer film interposed therebetween for electrically connecting the active matrix display circuit and peripheral driving circuits to circuits present outside the sealant and an adjustment layer provided in the same layer as the plurality of external connection lines.
US09285614B2	Liquid crystal dispensing system and method of dispensing liquid crystal material using same A liquid crystal dispensing system includes a container to contain liquid crystal to be dispensed, a discharge pump to receive the liquid crystal from the container and to discharge the liquid crystal, a nozzle to dispense the liquid crystal discharged from the discharge pump onto a substrate, and a control unit to control a dispensing amount of liquid crystal discharged from the discharge pump and to compensate the dispensing amount when the dispensing amount of liquid crystal exceeds a limitation value.
US09285608B2	Method for determining front and rear surfaces for optical patches Optical patches are assigned to prescriptions so as to reduce the total number of patch surfaces which are involved. The prescriptions are produced by varying at least one of a front patch surface (S1) and rear patch surface (S2) which are combined to form an optical patch, in accordance with prescription segments. The front patch surfaces (S1) are pseudo-spherical and the rear patch surfaces (S2) include a Fresnel structure superimposed on a pseudo-spherical base shape.
US09285607B2	Eyewear retainer A retainer for eyewear is provided, comprising a rear portion, a front portion, and means for securing the front portion to the rear portion. The rear portion comprises a backing plate having a front surface. The front portion comprises a front piece having a front and back surface, a back piece having a front and back surface, and a bridging piece connecting the front and back pieces at their bottom edges. The bridging piece is biased to force the front surface of the back piece against the back surface of the front piece in a closed position. When the nose bridge of a pair of glasses is inserted between the front and back pieces of the front portion, the front and back pieces temporarily separate and close onto the nose bridge to hold the glasses within the retainer.
US09285606B1	Device for positioning eyeglass frames A head-mounted ergonomic device for users of multifocal lens eyeglasses that supports the multifocal lens eyeglass frames and allows the user to achieve optimal lens power by manually adjusting the device to alter the level and/or angle of the multifocal lens eyeglass frames.
US09285605B2	Eyeglass retention device A retention device for two pairs of eyeglasses. A pair of retaining bands connect the opposite temples of each of the eyeglasses, so that when a user dons one of the pairs of eyeglasses, the other hangs against their person, thereby being protected, secured and readily available. In an alternate embodiment, a neckband is used from which retaining bands extend to secure two eyeglasses.
US09285596B2	Free-space combining of laser beam radiation A diode laser beam combining apparatus for producing a high combined beam power density in the far field at reduced levels of power consumption and heat dissipation includes an array of semiconductor laser emitters arranged in a collinear manner. The apparatus includes a cylindrical lens for collimating emitter beams generated by the laser emitters in a direction perpendicular to a junction plane of the laser emitters. The apparatus further includes a micro-optic array and a long focal length cylindrical lens. The micro-optic array is configured to perform a rotational transformation of the collimated emitter beams. The micro-optic array has a lateral spacing in a direction parallel to the junction plane of the laser emitters that matches the emitter pitch. The long focal length cylindrical lens collimates emitter beams in the direction perpendicular to the junction plane after passing through the micro-optic array.
US09285584B2	Anti-reflective articles with nanosilica-based coatings and barrier layer An article including a transparent substrate having an anti-reflective, structured surface and a sintered coating including a porous network of silica nanoparticles thereon, wherein the silica nanoparticles are bonded to adjacent silica nanoparticles, wherein the structured substrate further includes a backing face, and a moisture barrier layer bonded to the backing face of the structured substrate.
US09285583B2	Adjustable mirror motor mounting for laser printhead A scan unit printhead of an imaging device having an adjustable mirror mounting. The scan unit includes a housing to which a rotatable minor, one or more light sources and an optical assembly are secured. The scan unit also includes a motor for driving the rotatable mirror, a plurality of fasteners for securing the motor to the housing and a plurality of spacers interposed between a base associated with the motor and the housing. The plurality of spacers resiliently bias the base of the motor away from the housing such that each of the plurality of spacers allows relative adjustment of a space between the base of the motor and the housing during a tightening and loosening operation of at least one of the to plurality of fasteners.
US09285576B2	Stereoscopic microscope A stereoscopic microscopic providing at least one pair of stereoscopic optical paths comprises an objective system, a first focusing lens having a first optical refractive power and a second focusing lens having a second optical refractive power and at least one actuator. The first optical refractive power and the second optical refractive have different signs. The objective system and the first and second focusing lenses are commonly traversed by the at least one pair of stereoscopic optical paths, respectively. The actuator shifts at least one of these first and second focusing lenses along the at least one pair of stereoscopic optical paths to change the working distance and/or to vary an optical refractive power of at least one of these first and second focusing lenses. The first focusing lens is immediately neighboring the objective system along the at least one pair of stereoscopic optical paths.
US09285573B2	Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera A zoom lens system comprising: a positive first lens unit; a negative second lens unit; a positive third lens unit; and a subsequent lens unit, wherein the first to third lens units move along an optical axis in zooming, a part of the third lens unit is a third-b lens unit moving in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and the conditions: 1.5<(D2+D3b+DB)/Ir<2.4, BF/Ir<1.45 and Z=fT/fW>9.0 (D2, D3b: optical axial thicknesses of the second and third-b lens units, DB: an optical axial total thickness of the subsequent lens units, BF: a shortest optical axial distance between an apex of a most image side lens surface and an image surface, Ir=fT×tan(ωT), fT, fW: focal lengths of the entire system at a telephoto limit and a wide-angle limit, ωT: a half view angle at a telephoto limit) are satisfied.
US09285563B2	Imaging lens The present invention relates to an imaging lens, the imaging lens including , in an ordered way from an object side, a first lens having positive (+) refractive power, a second lens having negative (−) refractive power, a third lens having positive (+) refractive power, a fourth lens having positive (+) refractive power, and a fifth lens having negative (−) refractive power, wherein an aperture is interposed between the first and second lenses, and the imaging lens meets a conditional expression of 20
US09285561B2	Optical fiber unit for optical fiber sensor Disclosed is an optical fiber unit that improves the degree of freedom in setting a jig. The unit includes an optical fiber cable, a shaft, and a head. The shaft includes a peripheral surface having a male thread, and a through-hole in which the optical fiber cable is inserted. The head is shaped as a polygonal prism including a plurality of sides and a bottom. The plurality of sides includes a first side and a second side adjacent to each other. The head includes a space that communicates with the through-hole. The space is exposed at an opening formed in at least the first side and the second side among the plurality of sides. The opening includes a first opening portion formed in the first side, and a second opening portion formed in the second side. The first opening portion and the second opening portion communicate with each other.
US09285560B2	Method and device for manufacturing optical transmission device, and optical transmission device A method for manufacturing an optical transmission device, includes: arranging a plurality of optical waveguides including waveguide mirrors, a transmission-side optical module and a reception-side optical module on one side of a substrate; photographing, with a photographic device, at least one waveguide mirror, and the transmission-side optical module or the reception-side optical module corresponding to the waveguide mirror, from another side of the substrate via an opening formed in the substrate; detecting optical-axis centers of the transmission-side optical module or optical-axis centers of the reception-side optical module, and central positions of reflective surfaces of the waveguide mirrors corresponding to the detected optical-axis centers, from a result of the photographing; and aligning and fixing a position relationship between the optical waveguides and the transmission-side optical module or the reception-side optical module based on a result of the detecting.
US09285558B2	System for mounting a plurality of fiber optic cassettes to a high density cassette shelf A system for mounting a plurality of fiber optic cassettes includes an enclosure and angle-iron-shaped elongated members that are affixed within the enclosure and vertically spaced apart. The elongated members include shelf fastener perforations disposed at regular intervals along a mounting surface and arranged to horizontally and vertically align with fastener perforations of one of the fiber optic cassettes. The system further includes a plurality of adapter brackets. Each of the adapter brackets include first and second generally planar sections spaced apart from one another and a third section joining the first and second sections. The third section includes a bracket fastener perforation. First, second and third stabilization features protrude from the first and second planar sections and are collectively arranged to secure the adapter bracket to one of the elongated members and to simultaneously allow the adapter bracket to move in a horizontal direction without substantial resistance.
US09285551B2	Optical fiber connector An optical fiber connector includes a housing unit, a fiber ferrule unit including a fiber ferrule and a resilient member, a connecting unit, a boot unit and a sleeve unit. The housing unit includes a housing body defining an internal space, and a first engaging member. At least a substantial portion of the fiber ferrule is disposed in the internal space. The resilient member is sleeved on the fiber ferrule. The connecting unit includes a second engaging member and a connecting member. The second engaging member abuts against the resilient member and engages the first engaging member. The boot unit completely receives the connecting member. The sleeve unit is sleeved on the housing unit and the boot unit and covers a juncture therebetween.
US09285549B2	Optical fibre connector A connector includes a main body, and a pair of sockets. Each socket includes a pair of opposed resilient walls in the overall configuration of a split tube. The connector also includes a transversely sliding clamp with two tapered slots, located so that one of the sockets passes through each slot. After fiber terminations are pushed into the sockets through the clamp slots, the clamp is slid in a plane across the socket axes so that the narrower ends of the slots engage the opposed split tube resilient walls of each socket. This squeezes each socket so that the opposed split tube resilient walls press against the associated fiber termination and retains it in place. The sockets may have guide slots for guiding clamp movement. The clamp moves in a translational movement, but in another example the clamp rotates in the lateral plane to squeeze the sockets.
US09285539B2	Polarization-insensitive silicon-phototonic optical receiver Using silicon photonic components that support a single polarization, the output of an optical receiver is independent of the polarization of an optical signal. In particular, using a polarization-diversity technique, the two orthogonal polarizations in a single-mode optical fiber are split in two and processed independently. For example, the two optical signals are provided by a polarizing splitting grating coupler.Subsequently, a wavelength channel in the two optical signals is selected using a wavelength-selective filter (for example, using a ring resonator or an echelle grating) and combined at an optical detector (such as a photo-detector) to achieve polarization-independent operation.
US09285538B2	Reducing temperature drift of an arrayed waveguide grating A wavelength selective device including an arrayed waveguide grating is disclosed. The wavelength selective device includes a MEMS mirror, which couples light from an input port to an elongate aperture of an input star coupler or slab of the arrayed waveguide grating. A controller tilts the MEMS mirror in response to a sensed temperature change of the arrayed waveguide grating, thereby lessening a sensitivity of the arrayed waveguide grating to the temperature change. The MEMS mirror can also be tilted to shift wavelengths of the wavelength channels of the arrayed waveguide grating by pre-defined amounts upon receiving a corresponding remote command.
US09285525B2	Organic EL display device An organic EL display device including a substrate, a transparent electrode, a luminescent layer, and a metal electrode layer in this order from a light emission side, a circularly polarizing plate disposed on the light emission side of the substrate, the circularly polarizing plate including a polarizing film and phase difference films that stacked on each other. The phase difference film includes a resin composition (A) containing polystyrene-based polymer having a syndiotactic structure and polyarylene ether, a ratio of the polystyrene-based polymer having the syndiotactic structure with respect to the polyarylene ether in the resin composition (A) is 65:35 to 55:45, being a weight ratio of (the polystyrene-based polymer having the syndiotactic structure) with respect to (the polyarylene ether), the phase difference film satisfies a relation Re450
US09285524B2	Optical filter Provided are an optical filter and a stereoscopic display device. The exemplary optical filter may be applied to the stereoscopic display device to observe a stereoscopic image in a wide viewing angle without the loss of brightness.
US09285523B2	Polarization plate for use in a liquid crystal display A polarization plate is provided for use between a light source and a display panel, where the light source is configured to emit light having a plurality of planes of polarization and the display panel is configured to have a predetermined polarization axis. The plate includes a repolarization region and a prepolarization region. The repolarization region is configured to diffuse and to depolarize or rotate at least one plane of polarization of the light passing therethrough. The prepolarization region is disposed adjacent to and in contact with the repolarization region. The prepolarization region is configured to be substantially nonabsorbent, to allow passage of light having a plane of polarization that is substantially aligned with the predetermined polarization axis, and to prevent passage of light having a plane of polarization that is not substantially aligned with the predetermined polarization axis. In another embodiment, an interface is provided between the regions.
US09285521B2	Photosensitive resin composition for color filter and uses thereof The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter and uses thereof. The photosensitive resin composition includes a pigment (A), an alkali-soluble resin (B), a cationic polymeric compound (C), a compound (D) having an ethylenically unsaturated group, a photoinitiator (E) and an organic solvent (F). The photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention can improve voltage holding ratio and developing-resistance of the color filter.
US09285520B2	Optical touch display device and color filter thereof A color filter including a substrate and a green photoresist is provided. The green photoresist is disposed on the substrate, and the spectrum function thereof has a first peak within a wavelength window between 480 nm and 550 nm. Whereas a transmittance intensity of the spectrum function of green photoresist at wavelength 750 nm is greater than that of 0.5 times of the transmittance intensity of the first peak. An optical touch display device with the color filter is also provided.
US09285519B2	Optical device using laterally-shiftable diffraction gratings A double-sided grating divider acts as a light switch where the upper and lower grating dividers are arranged to accommodate a relative lateral shift therebetween of about one-fourth of the period of the diffraction grating elements and where the critical refraction angles of the grating dividers are more than about 43.6°. Lateral shift may be achieved by various devices including MEMS and metal couplers having a known/calibrated thermal coefficient of expansion over a temperature range of interest.
US09285518B2	Diffractive optical element, optical system, and optical apparatus A diffractive optical element made by adhering a first diffractive grating and a second diffractive grating to each other, each of which has a blazed structure. At least one of the first and second diffractive gratings is made of a material having a refractive index distribution in a plane normal direction, and the predetermined expressions are satisfied for a wavelength λ in a visible wavelength range.
US09285512B2	Anti-reflection film An anti-reflection film with low production costs, excellent anti-reflection performance or excellent optical properties free from interference variation, high abrasion resistance, and antistatic function to prevent dust adhesion is demanded. In the present invention, the problem to be solved is to provide an anti-reflection film having low production costs, excellent optical property and excellent abrasion resistance and antistatic function.The present invention provides an anti-reflection film in which a localized layer and a low refractive index layer are laminated in this order on at least one surface of a transparent base, and the localized layer is constituted to have an intermediate layer, a hard coat layer, an antistatic layer containing a conductive material and a leveling layer containing a leveling material that are laminated as localized in order from at least the side of the transparent base.
US09285510B2	Optical element array and solid-state imaging device including the array An optical element array includes a plurality of optical elements arranged along a first direction and a second direction. A first optical element is included at a position distanced from a center of the optical element array by a first distance. The first optical element has a first width, a first height, and a first curvature radius at the first position, and a second width, a second height, and a second curvature radius at a second position. The first width is wider than the second width, the first height is higher than the second height, and the first curvature radius is smaller than the second curvature radius. The first position and the second position are taken along a single direction.
US09285508B2	Biomedical devices Biomedical devices such as contact lenses formed from a polymerization product of a mixture comprising (a) a multi-armed macromonomer comprising multiple side chains attached to a nucleus, wherein each side chain comprises a thio carbonyl thio fragment of the same or different reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (“RAFT”) agent; and (b) one or more biomedical device-forming monomers are disclosed.
US09285505B2	Method for managing photovoltaic fleet output with the aid of a digital computer Statistically representing point-to-point photovoltaic power estimation and area-to-point conversion of satellite pixel irradiance data are described. Accuracy on correlated overhead sky clearness is bounded by evaluating a mean and standard deviation between recorded irradiance measures and the forecast irradiance measures. Sky clearness over the two locations is related with a correlation coefficient by solving an empirically-derived exponential function of the temporal distance. Each forecast clearness index is weighted by the correlation coefficient to form an output set of forecast clearness indexes and the mean and standard deviation are proportioned. Additionally, accuracy on correlated satellite imagery is bounded by converting collective irradiance into point clearness indexes. A mean and standard deviation for the point clearness indexes is evaluated. The mean is set as an area clearness index for the bounded area. For each point, a variance of the point clearness index is determined and the mean and standard deviation are proportioned.
US09285503B2	Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, recording, and transmitting fluid hydrocarbon production monitoring and control data Systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, transmitting, and acting on information collected from instruments monitoring and controlling equipment used for natural gas well production collection and pipeline insertion platforms (skids). Said instruments may include handheld computing devices like the Apple iPhone, iPad, or other PDAs; said devices using short or long range, wired or wireless communication. The systems and methods reduce costs, errors, inefficiencies, and increase safety by giving the user simple GUI interfaces for data collection and for action items. The said handheld devices can guide the data collector to the skid location using GPS or other location based services, collect data via wired of wireless methods, guide the data collector through manual data input methods or safety action items, compare current readings to past history and evaluate current safety or out-of-tolerance conditions or entries, among other items.
US09285502B2	System and method for lacunarity analysis A system for and computer implemented method for analysis of data representative of subsurface properties of a subsurface region. The method includes transforming the data representative of subsurface properties of the subsurface region into transformed data in accordance with a selected criterion. A three dimensional window geometry to be applied to the transformed data is selected, based, at least in part, on expected feature sizes present, data sampling density and a size of the subsurface region. A plurality of values for a three dimensional lacunarity statistic are calculated by applying the selected three dimensional window geometry to randomly selected regions of the subsurface region, and correlating the calculated values to the subsurface properties of the subsurface region.
US09285473B2	Radar sensor and method for controlling same to reduce the crosstalk of digital signals to the HF radar signal The radar sensor has a transceiver device for generating a radar signal having a settable output power, a control unit and an interface unit. The transceiver device may be controlled via a digital interface via the interface unit and the control unit. One of the lines of the interface is connected to the control unit, the control unit being designed in such a way that when a predetermined level is present on this line, the output power of the transceiver device is lowered.
US09285471B2	Method and apparatus for localization of RFID tags A method and apparatus for an RFID tag to facilitate the determination of its location while at the same time minimizing the energy drain on the tag's battery. At predetermined intervals, the tag transmits its identifier along with status information. If the status indicates that the tag is in a new location, the tag will then expend additional battery energy by participating in the determination of its location. The distance from an interrogator to the tag is determined by transmitting two signals from the interrogator that propagate at different velocities. By determining the difference in arrival times at the tag of the two signals, the distance from the interrogator to the tag can be determined.
US09285469B1	Multiplatform GMTI radar with enhanced SNR, monopulse The present invention is directed to a ground moving target (GMTI) radar that can detect targets, including dismounts, with very small minimum detectable velocities by combining signals from antennas on different spatially separated platforms in a main beam clutter-suppressing spatially adaptive process without requiring that the relative positions of the antenna phase centers be accurately tracked. The clutter nulling is in addition to that provided by the Doppler filters. The spatial displacement provides a narrow mainbeam clutter null reducing undesired target suppression. The clutter-suppressing spatially adaptive structure is used in both the sum and delta channels of the monopulse processor so that the beam distortion caused by the spatial nulling is compensated for, and the monopulse look-up process is preserved to maintain angle accuracy. Noncoherent integration is employed to recover signal to noise loss resulting from the uncertain relative locations of the platforms.
US09285462B2	Antenna apparatus In an antenna apparatus, a transmitting antenna includes transmitting-side unit antennas arranged in an arranging-direction at transmitting-side arrangement intervals. Receiving antennas are arranged in the arranging-direction at arrangement intervals. Each of the receiving antennas includes receiving-side unit antennas arranged in the arranging-direction at receiving-side arrangement intervals. The receiving-side arrangement interval is larger than the transmitting-side arrangement interval. A transmission- and reception composition characteristic, which is a composition of directivities of the transmitting antenna and receiving antenna, has a main lobe including a detection angle range. The transmitting-side arrangement interval and the receiving-side arrangement interval are determined so that, in the detection angle range, a ratio of the intensity of the main lobe of the transmission-and-reception composition characteristic at a given angle in the detection angle range to the intensity of the transmission-and-reception composition characteristic generated as a false image at the angle by wrap around becomes not less than a threshold.
US09285459B2	Method of locating an object in 3D Methods and devices for calculating the position of a movable device are disclosed. The device may include multiple optical detectors (ODs) and the movable device may include light sources. Optics may be above the ODs. A controller may calculate the position of the light source based on data from the ODs and properties of the optics. The device may be a game console, and the light source may be a game controller. The roles of the OD and light sources may be interchanged. The rotation of the movable device may be determined using multiple light sources and/or multiple ODs on the movable device. The movable device may calculate its position and transmit it to a console. The light sources may be modulated by time or frequency to distinguish between the light sources. There may be two or more movable devices. There may be two or more consoles.
US09285443B2	MSC-SelMQC method for simultaneous mapping of polyunsaturated fatty acids, lactate and choline in high fat tissues Systems and methods employing spin editing techniques to improve magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) are discussed. Using these spin editing techniques, magnetic resonance signals of one or more unwanted chemicals (that is, chemicals whose signals are to be filtered out or suppressed) chemicals can be suppressed, so that the signal(s) of a first set of chemicals can be obtained without signals from the one or more unwanted chemicals. Information about and differences between the molecular topologies of the first set of chemicals and the one or more unwanted chemicals can be used to design a sequence that suppresses the one or more unwanted chemicals while allowing acquisition of signal(s) from the first set of chemicals.
US09285440B2	Size-adjustable head/neck MR surface coil with hinged upper section A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system includes an upper section and a lower section. The upper section is hingeable in relation to the lower section.
US09285433B2	Battery management system, battery management apparatus, method of reusing battery, and information communication terminal apparatus Provided is a method of reusing a battery, a battery management system, a battery management apparatus, and an information communication terminal apparatus, wherein, upon retrieving batteries mounted on vehicles, methods of handling the retrieved batteries can be determined at low cost. Measurement data of each of a plurality of stacks constituting a battery pack are transmitted to a data station. The data station stores the received measurement data in a history information storage unit as history information. When history information of a battery pack mounted on a scrapped vehicle is not stored in the history information storage unit of the data station, that battery pack is subjected to recycle processing. When history information thereof is stored in the history information storage unit of the data station, a method of reusing the battery pack is determined on the basis of the history information.
US09285430B2	Monitor system and method for stored battery A monitor system for an inventoried battery includes at least one battery pack; at least one embedded monitor subsystem interfacing with the battery pack, the embedded monitor system adapted to acquire sensor data from the battery pack; and at least one archival data storage system interfacing with the embedded monitor subsystem, the archival data storage system adapted to archive the sensor data. A method of monitoring a stored battery is also disclosed.
US09285421B1	Serializer/deserializer and method for transferring data between an integrated circuit and a test interface A serializer/deserializer for communicating with an integrated circuit. The serializer/deserializer includes a serializer configured to serialize, from a parallel format into a serial format, first data to be transferred from an external device to the integrated circuit. The external device is configured to perform testing on the integrated circuit. A deserializer is configured to deserialize, from the serial format into the parallel format, second data to be transferred from the integrated circuit to the external device. A test access port module is configured to receive, from a test interface arranged between the serializer/deserializer and the external device, third data for controlling the serializer and provide, to the test interface, fourth data associated with control of the test interface. The fourth data corresponds to the deserialization of the second data to be transferred from the integrated circuit to the external device.
US09285420B2	Apparatus for spinning test tray of in-line test handler and in-line test handler Disclosed is an apparatus for spinning a test tray and an in-line test handler including the above apparatus, wherein the apparatus may include a supporting unit for supporting a test tray transported between first and second chamber units facing in the different directions, wherein the first chamber unit is provided at a predetermined interval from the second chamber unit; a base unit to which the supporting unit is spinnably connected; and a spinning unit which spins the test tray so that semiconductor devices received in the test tray are tested at the same arrangement in each of the first chamber unit and the second chamber unit.
US09285419B2	Test probe alignment structures for radio-frequency test systems Electronic devices may be tested using a test station with a test fixture. The test fixture may include a first holding structure in which a device under test may be placed and a second holding structure for supporting test probes. The second holding structure may be mated with a test probe alignment structure during test station setup operations. The test probe alignment structure may include registration features configured to set the relative position of the first and second holding structures to a known configuration and may include test probe alignment features that can be used to correctly position the placement of the test probes. If at least one of the test probes is not sufficiently aligned to its corresponding alignment feature, the test probe alignment structures will not be able to engage properly with the second holding structure, and the position of the problematic test probe may be adjusted accordingly.
US09285411B2	Method and system for identifying an electrical noise propagation path A system and method for identifying an electrical noise propagation path through an object, such as an automotive vehicle, from a source of periodic electrical noise. An electrical noise sensor is positioned at a selected area on the object which generates an output signal representative of the magnitude of the electrical noise. A trigger generator generates a trigger signal in synchronism with a source of periodic electrical noise and that trigger signal is connected as an input signal to measurement equipment connected to the sensor to initiate electrical noise reading by the sensor. A recorder then records the output from the sensor. The electrical noise sensor is moved to different areas on the object to determine the electrical noise propagation path.
US09285401B2	Current detecting device and attaching structure thereof A current detecting device includes a busbar, a magneto-electric converting element that outputs a signal in response to a magnetic field generated from the busbar, a housing that accommodates the busbar and the magneto-electric converting element, and a shield plate that is attached to the housing. The shield plate is formed in the U-shape in cross section in which an opening is formed between leading ends of a pair of side plates. The leading ends of the pair of side plates of the shield plate are located more inside than an opening peripheral edge of an opening portion of the outer frame portion so that a predetermined distance is secured between the leading ends of the pair of side plates of the shield plate and the opening peripheral edge of the opening portion of the outer frame portion.
US09285390B2	Optical accelerometer system One embodiment includes an accelerometer system. The system includes a laser configured to emit an optical beam at a linear polarization. The system also includes an optical cavity system. The optical cavity system includes a mirror that is coupled to an accelerometer housing via a spring and is configured to reflect the optical beam. The optical cavity system also includes at least one photodetector configured to receive at least a portion of at least one of the optical beam and the reflected optical beam and to generate an acceleration signal that is indicative of motion of the mirror resulting from an external acceleration acting upon the accelerometer housing. The system further includes an acceleration processor configured to calculate a magnitude of the external acceleration based on the acceleration signal.
US09285385B2	Vector velocimeter A vector velocimeter includes a laser emitting a measurement beam with a wavelength λ, for illumination of an object in a measurement volume to create a signal beam, a reference beam generator generating a reference beam, and a first detector arranged such that the signal beam and the reference beam, propagating at a first angle θ relative to the signal beam, are incident thereon. The first detector includes an array of first detector elements to convert the intensity of the interfering signal beam and reference beam incident thereon into an oscillating electronic detector element signal when the fringe pattern formed thereby moves across the first detector array. A signal processor generates a velocity signal corresponding to a first velocity component of movement of the object in the measurement volume in the longitudinal direction thereof based on the electronic detector element signals from each of the first detector elements.
US09285383B2	Specimen analyzer A specimen analyzer comprises a measurement mechanism section configured to measure a specimen by using a first consumable and a second consumable having a shape different from a shape of the first consumable, a first inlet for loading the first consumable, a supplying section configured to supply the first consumable loaded through the first inlet, to the measurement mechanism section, a sorter configured to sort the first consumable and the second consumable from each other, and a storage for housing the second consumable sorted by the sorter.
US09285381B2	Analyzing apparatus control system and program for chromatograph measurements In an analyzing apparatus which is connected to a chromatograph, in which one more measurement events are performed based on a reference chromatogram, when multiple events overlap each other and are simultaneously performed, a loop time may become too long and therefore the measurement may not be properly performed. The system of the present invention includes: a time range displayer for displaying each of one or more measurement time ranges as a range bar; and a loop time displayer for computing a loop time, which is a time required for a unit measurement, for each of the measurement time ranges and displaying results of computations. Thereby, a user can intuitively know whether or not the measurement requires an adjustment.
US09285373B2	Methods and products for diagnosing autoimmune disease and gastric cancer linked with atrophic gastritis The present invention relates to a method for examining a person having symptoms and/or biomarkers indicating an autoimmune disease for the presence of atrophic gastritis. The biomarker combination, which diagnoses atrophic gastritis, acts also as a part of a biomarker panel that helps diagnosis and assessment of autoimmune disease as well. The invention relates also to products used in these methods.
US09285367B2	Three-color reagent for measurement of CD4 positive lymphocytes by flow cytometry The developed reagent is three-color immunophenotyping reagent for measurement of CD4 positive lymphocytes in peripheral blood. The reagent contains 7-aminoactinomycin D (7-AAD) which intercalates into double stranded DNA and is easily excited at 488 nm. The fluorescence emission of 7-AAD has peak at 670 nm that can be detected with FL3 detector of flow cytometer. The 7-AAD, therefore, stains white blood cells and discriminates it from red blood cells. The reagent also contains fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) labeled CD4 monoclonal antibody and phycoerythrin (PE) labeled CD14 monoclonal antibody which are detected with FL1 and FL2 detectors of flow cytometer, respectively. The developed reagent can be used to measure number of CD4 positive lymphocytes in lymphocyte population and monitor monocyte contamination simultaneously. This reagent therefore provides more accuracy results of CD4 positive lymphocyte enumeration.
US09285359B2	Protein detection using modified cyclodextrins A method is provided for detecting a protein using a cyclodextrin covalently linked to at least one label. The cyclodextrin can associate with the protein by sequestering an aromatic amino acid side-chain of the protein in its hydrophobic cavity. After contacting the protein with the cyclodextrin, the label can be detected directly or can undergo a chemical interaction with a reagent to form a detectable product. The label can include an indole moiety, which can react with a halo-substituted organic compound upon exposure to UV light and thereby be rendered fluorescent. Alternatively, the label can include a biotin moiety, which can bind to a binding partner such as avidin, or variants thereof, to form a detectable molecular complex. A labeled cyclodextrin can be used in the present methods to detect a protein of interest in an electrophoresis gel or on a blotting membrane. Aromatic amino acid residues of the protein, in particular tryptophan, remain protected from chemical modification due to sequestration by the cyclodextrin, making these methods compatible with downstream applications that require intact protein. Also provided herein are compositions, kits, and electrophoresis gels for use in detecting proteins.
US09285357B2	Gem tester A gem tester for testing a gem under test and a kit including a horizontal recharging stand are disclosed. In one embodiment of the gem tester, an elongated body has a line-of-sight contour tapering from a bulbous end to a radially deviating frontal nose having a probe extending therefrom. Internal circuitry measures electrical and thermal conductivity of the gem under test in order to identify the type of gem under test and drive a color control signal in response thereto. A luminescent mounting extends about the contact to provide, in response to the control signal, a color indication of the identified gem type.
US09285348B2	Automated system for handling components of a chromatographic system An automated system for handling components of a chromatographic system, comprising: one or more trap columns each having sorbent material therein; a robotic system for moving a trap column from a storage position to an operating position where the trap column is connected in a liquid pathway along which solvent is flowed in operation to a liquid chromatography (LC) column; and an optical sensor for sensing one or more parameters of the trap column. Sensed parameters can include: a presence or absence of a trap column in the operating position, a position or orientation of the trap column, a fluid level in the trap column, the presence and position of a sorbent material in the trap column, the condition of the trap column and/or whether the trap column is new or used.
US09285346B2	Pipe processing device and pipe processing method A pipe processing device provided with a subject insertion body (1) includes an insertion end portion (2) that is provided on a front side of the subject insertion body inserted into the pipe and is formed on an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the pipe, an axial ultrasonic sensor (21) that transmits and receives a sonic wave in an insertion direction with respect to a front end of the insertion end portion, a radial ultrasonic sensor (22) that transmits and receives a sonic wave in a direction intersecting a center axis at a side portion of the insertion end portion, and a control unit that controls the movement mechanism according to detection results of the axial ultrasonic sensor and the radial ultrasonic sensor.
US09285318B2	Optical instrument including excitation source An optical instrument is provided for simultaneously illuminating two or more spaced-apart reaction regions with an excitation beam generated by a light source. A collimating lens can be disposed along a beam path between the light source and the reaction regions to form bundles of collimated excitation beams, wherein each bundle corresponds to a respective reaction region. Methods of analysis using the optical instrument are also provided.
US09285308B2	Interference-compensating NDIR gas sensor for measuring acetylene A gas sample separated from transformer oil is circulated through an NDIR gas sensor system which obtains an acetylene concentration by calculating a detected acetylene concentration obtained by an absorption biased (“AB”) NDIR acetylene gas sensor, calculating a detected carbon dioxide concentration obtained by an AB NDIR carbon dioxide gas sensor, calculating a detected water vapor concentration obtained by an AB NDIR water vapor NDIR gas sensor and then determining the acetylene concentration from the detected acetylene concentration through use of the detected carbon dioxide and water vapor concentrations to compensate for their interference.
US09285304B2	Optical waveguide comprising a nano-channel and optofluidic sensor using such an optical waveguide An optical waveguide including a first substrate incorporating a first optical guiding structure exposed at a surface of the first substrate, a second substrate incorporating a second optical guiding structure exposed at a surface of the second substrate, the two substrates being assembled superimposed by their surfaces such that the two optical guiding structures are facing each other and extend in a same direction. A channel is fitted between the first and the second guiding structure, directed along the direction, the channel having a cross-section with a large dimension substantially parallel to the surface of the first substrate and to the surface of the second substrate, enabling light to interact on a given distance with the fluid. Such a waveguide can, for example, find application to fluid analysis.
US09285298B2	Method of analyzing microparticle composition and microparticle composition analyzing device A method of analyzing microparticle compositions and a microparticle composition analyzing device are capable of quantitatively analyzing the mass concentration of air microparticles online for each chemical composition. The particle ray of microparticles in an air sample is converged, and is irradiated onto a narrow domain of a capture body which includes a mesh-shaped structure for capturing the microparticles in the particle ray while removing surplus gas phase components, and the microparticles are captured. Then, the narrow region is subjected to concentrated irradiation of energy rays, and the microparticles that are captured by the capture body are vaporized, sublimated or reacted to yield a desorbed component, which is analyzed.
US09285293B2	Tire performance prediction method and method of designing tire Disclosed is a method for predicting tire performance in which a tire model, which comprises a tread pattern capable of imparting deformation by means of ground contact and/or transfer, and a snow model, in which a snow-covered road surface that comes into contact with the tire model is represented, are used to predict tire performance on the snow-covered road surface on the basis of physical quantities that occur in at least either of the tire model and the snow model. The snow model is modeled as an elasto-plastic body or an elastic body, the nonlinearity of the volume compression property of snow is represented by the relationship between the density or volume strain of the snow and the pressure of the snow, and the shear property of the snow is represented by the relationship between the yield stress of the snow and the pressure of the snow.
US09285290B2	Leak detection apparatus Leak detection apparatus for deployment in a pipe. The apparatus includes a carrier disposed for motion along the pipe and a detector connected to move with the carrier in an axial direction. The detector comprises a drum mounted for rotation about pitch and yaw axes. A flexible material is mounted on, and extends from, the drum and at least two sensors responsive to drum rotation are provided. The flexible material will be drawn into contact with a wall of the pipe at a leak location, thereby producing a torque on the drum, causing the drum to rotate, and the at least two sensors to generate signals from which leak location is determined.
US09285277B2	Temperature sensor A temperature sensor has a temperature sensitive element for detecting a temperature, a sheath pin having core wires electrically connected to the temperature sensitive element, lead wires to output a detection signal of the temperature sensitive element to an outside device, connectors through which the core wires and the lead wires are connected, and a protection tube accommodating the core wires, the lead wires and the connectors. The protection tube has a supporting member made of an elastic member having inserting and supporting holes through which the connectors are inserted and supported. Each connector has a circular arc part and claw parts. The circular arc part is made along a profile of a front end part of each lead wire. The claw parts are formed at both the end parts of the circular arc part. Each claw part pushes an inner wall surface of the corresponding inserting and supporting hole.
US09285267B2	Optical communication reception system A system configured to maintain a consistent local-oscillator-power-to-primary-signal-power ratio (LO/SIG ratio). The system may be configured to: receive the voltages for a plurality of optical signal components split from a combined SIG and LO signal; determine individual factors for the plurality of optical signal components; average the individual factors; determine whether the averaged output is less than an existing minimum reference value for a variable optical attenuator; determine whether the averaged output is greater than an existing maximum reference value for the variable optical attenuator; change the existing minimum reference value to a new value associated with the averaged output, due to determining that the averaged output is less than the existing minimum reference value; change the existing maximum reference value to a new value associated with the averaged output, due to determining that the averaged output is greater than the existing maximum reference value; and change a new value associated with the averaged output to be transmitted to the variable optical attenuator.
US09285266B2	Object detector including a light source with light emitting region of a first size in a first direction and a second size in a second direction An object detector includes a light source; an optical system that converts a light beam emitted from the light source into a predetermined state; a deflector that deflects and scans the light beam passing through the optical system, and that irradiates the light beam onto an object; and a photo detector that detects reflected light or scattered light. A first size of a light emitting region of the light source is different from a second size of the light emitting region, wherein the first size is a first width of the light emitting region in a first direction, and the second size is a second width of the light emitting region in a second direction. One of the first direction and the second direction corresponding to a smaller one of the first size and the second size coincides with a direction in which angular resolution is higher.
US09285265B2	Integrated module having multiple light emitters or sensors for televisions and other appliances Compact optoelectronic modules are described and can be used in various electronic or other appliances, such as television units. For example, a light emitting device, a first sensor or sensor module such as an infra-red sensor or an infra-red receiver module, and a second sensor or sensor module such as an ambient light sensor or ambient light sensor module, can be integrated into a single compact optoelectronic module. Multiple such optoelectronic modules can be fabricated in a wafer-level process.
US09285262B2	System for managing bulk liquids and/or solids A system for managing of bulk liquids and/or bulk solids for in-vitro diagnostics is disclosed. The system comprises a sample processing unit and a container unit for receiving a supply container supplying the sample processing unit with a bulk liquid/solid and/or a waste container receiving waste from the sample processing unit. The system further comprises a weight measuring device comprising a loading plate, a base and a force measuring cell. The force measuring cell comprises a sensor comprising a tensioned sensor wire. The loading plate is biased with respect to the base by a weight applied to the loading plate by a container and to transfer force to the force measuring cell. The transferred force causes a deformation of the force measuring cell and a change in tension of the sensor wire causing a change in vibrational frequency resulting in a signal indicative of the weight of the container.
US09285261B2	Acoustic flexural order level sensor A liquid level sensor includes a rod having a first portion and a second portion, and a wave generation unit affixed to one end of the rod. The wave generation unit generates a wave group that propagates in at least a shear order and a flexural order, and the frequency of the shear wave is based on the diameter of the rod.
US09285258B2	Housing arrangement for a flow meter A housing arrangement for a flow meter that has at least one housing (2) and at least one display device (3) which is located on the housing (2). The maintenance effort for the flow meter is reduced by there being at least one photovoltaic cell on the housing in a manner configured and arranged surrounding the at least one display device.
US09285256B1	Electromagnetic flowmeter with variable-frequency conductivity-sensing function for a liquid in a tube An electromagnetic flowmeter with variable-frequency conductivity-sensing function for a liquid in a tube includes a first microprocessor, a transducer, flow-sensing device, an exciting-current generating device, a variable-frequency conductivity measuring device, and a switch. The transducer includes coils and sensing electrodes. The switch is electrically connected to the first microprocessor and the sensing electrodes. The switch is selectively connected to the flow-sensing device or the variable-frequency conductivity measuring device according to the signals sent from the first microprocessor. The microprocessor makes the exciting-current generating device to generate an exciting current when the switch is connected to the flow-sensing device. The first microprocessor makes the exciting-current generating device stop to generate exciting current and computes conductivity of liquid when the switch is electrically connected to the variable-frequency conductivity-sensing device.
US09285252B1	Sensor and housing suitable for harsh environments A sensor and housing suitable for harsh environments includes a central axis and first and second housing sections. The first housing section includes a first fitting including a mating surface orthogonal to the axis and a tapered recess formed in the mating surface and coaxial with the axis. The tapered recess has a decreasing internal dimension at points further from the mating surface and terminates at a faceted recess. The second housing section includes a second fitting having a flange and a frusto-conical projection terminating in a faceted tip. When the first and second housing are coupled, the flange and mating surface are aligned, the frusto-conical projection contacts an interior surface of the first fitting that defines the tapered recess, and the faceted tip seats within the faceted recess. The housing may include a head for housing sensor electronics and a shield that encloses the head and is spaced from the head by an air gap.
US09285241B2	Devices, systems, and methods for games, sports, entertainment and other activities of engagement Devices, systems, and methods according to one such aspect of the invention comprises (i) a sensing device that is attached (or otherwise coupled) to a skateboard and that measures a physical characteristic of it and/or of its environment, (ii) an audio output device, and (iii) a digital data processor that is communicatively coupled to the audio output device and the sensor. The digital data processor drives the audio output device to effect one or more selected sounds (e.g., to prompt the user to perform a selected action). The digital data processor, further, and monitors the sensing device to identify user actions in response to those sounds and drives the audio output device to effect still further sounds based on those actions.
US09285230B1	Methods and systems for detecting road curbs Methods and systems for detecting road curbs are described herein. A vehicle's computing system may receive point clouds collected in an incremental order as the vehicle navigates a path. The point clouds may include data points representative of the vehicle's environment at a given timepoint and include associated position information indicative of the vehicle's position at the timepoint. Based on the associated position information in the point clouds, the computing system may process the point clouds into a dense point cloud representation and may determine features of the representation. The computing system may provide the features to a classification system that is configured to output an estimate of whether the features are representative of a road curb. Based on the output of the classification system, the computing system may determine whether the given data points represent one or more road curbs in the vehicle's environment.
US09285229B2	Method of updating a database of a navigation device and navigation device To update a database of a navigation device which stores at least a base version of a digital map, versions of the digital map which are available locally in the database or remotely from the navigation device are identified. To execute the navigation task, a version of the digital map is selected for execution of the navigation task. Data from a sub-set of storage blocks in which the selected version is stored is required to execute the navigation task. Depending on whether all storage blocks of the sub-set are already stored locally in the database, data stored in storage blocks of the sub-set which are not yet stored locally in the database are downloaded via a wireless interface. The downloaded data are stored in the database without modifying the base version of the digital map.
US09285226B2	Methods and apparatus for navigational routing Systems and techniques for updated routing are described. A device computes a route from an origin to a destination and provides updated navigation information as a user travels along the route. In response to a change in orientation of the device, a display element is presented indicating the orientation of the device, allowing the user to enter an indication to compute an updated routing based on the orientation of the device. In one or more embodiments of the invention, a user may be presented with routing information such as time and distance information based on potential routing computed a detected orientation of an orientation detection device.
US09285220B2	Navigation system and method The invention relates to a navigation system, which includes an appliance for finding a desired route from a starting point to an end point. The navigation system includes explicit markings discernible by the senses, which are located on the route, and the markings on the route are arranged in the appliance in the order of progression. The invention also relates to a navigation method.
US09285217B2	Avionics device, systems and methods of display The present general inventive concept relates to methods and systems to select and display information on an avionics display screen. The systems and methods allow for the selection and display of information using knobs to highlight and select the desired information for display, eliminating the need for a cursor function. The systems and methods also provide for multiple pages and/or multiple windows or “tiles” within these pages and/or windows simultaneously on a single screen of a display, with each window, page, and/or tile being fully controlled independently when selected. The present general inventive concept also relates to systems and methods to provide multiple cues on an electronic display system altitude tape to a pilot in advance and impending approach to a predefined altitude. The present general inventive concept also relates to systems and methods to employ variable resolution topographical data based on display range for an avionics navigation display.
US09285215B2	Belt alignment tool and system of use A system for alignment of a pulley system and a method of use are provided. A laser alignment tool includes an arcuate front surface having a target pattern of parallel vertical lines. The tool is provided with a laser light source that projects a laser light beam through an aperture in the front surface. A pair of laser alignment tools may be mounted on two pulleys of a pulley system such that the laser light beams are displayed on the target pattern of the opposite laser alignment tool. In the event of a misalignment, the laser light beams displayed on the target patterns do not align with the vertical lines thereon. A user may adjust the pulleys so that the laser light beams produced by each laser alignment tool are aligned with the vertical lines of the opposite laser alignment tool to achieve alignment of the pulley system.
US09285214B2	Position detector and light deflection apparatus Position detector for determining the rotation angle position of a rotatably supported object, comprising a light source for producing a light beam, a diffraction grating, a mirror which is connected with the object in a co-rotating manner in such a way that the light beam is reflected therefrom onto the diffraction grating and passes over the diffraction grating during a rotation of the mirror, thereby producing diffraction light, an interference device which is configured such as to be able to bring different diffraction orders of the diffraction light to interference, thereby producing an interference pattern, a light detector by means of which a brightness course, caused by the passing over of the diffraction grating with the reflected light beam, of the interference pattern can be detected, and an evaluation unit by which the rotation angle position of the object can be determined based on the brightness course.
US09285213B2	Automated product profiling apparatus and product slicing system using the same An apparatus for acquiring a profile of a food product for use in subsequent processing of the food product includes a scanning area and one or more product drives for driving a product through the scanning area in a longitudinal direction. First line lasers project one first transverse laser line transversely to the longitudinal direction on the first surface and two first cameras arranged to capture different, overlapping first transverse image portions of the first transverse laser line. A reference laser projects a beam on the first surface that indicates a transverse reference position, and the two first cameras also capture the reference position. A control system uses the transverse reference position to combine the different first transverse image portions captured by the two first cameras to calculate a first profile of the first surface at multiple positions along a length of the first surface as the product is driven through the scanning area.
US09285208B2	Real-time resampling of optical coherence tomography signals using a field programmable gate array A signal processing system implemented on a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) operates according to a low frequency K-Clock to sample Optical Coherence Topography (OCT) signals, as opposed to relying on a high frequency K-Clock to obtain the same information. A resampler is used to resample the OCT signal uniformly in the optical frequency domain. The resampling may be performed by extracting instantaneous phase information from a low-frequency digitized K-Clock signal, unwrapping the extracted phase information, multiplying the unwrapped extracted phase information with an interpolation factor to obtain recalculated phase information, determining one or more integer crossing points corresponding to the recalculated phase information, and interpolating one or more values of the OCT signal based on the one or more integer crossing points. The integer crossing points may represent points in phase divisible by 360 degrees, within the range of points in phase defined by the recalculated phase information.
US09285205B2	Turbomachine probe retention feature An example turbomachine probe assembly includes a probe body extending along a probe axis from a first sensor end to an opposing second end. An eccentric retention feature is configured to engage the probe body into contact with wall having an aperture that receives the probe body. The eccentric retention feature limits movement of the probe body along the probe axis relative to the wall.
US09285202B2	Modular tank construction and deconstruction methods and tools for use therein Disclosed is a deconstructable water storage tank assembled using modular components including wall panels, a base ring and a membrane for use in large volume fluid transfer operations such as hydraulic fracturing. Also disclosed are methods and tools for assembling the tank for use at a first hydraulic fracturing site, and disassembling and transporting the tank components for redeployment at a second hydraulic fracturing site. A fluid management system is also disclosed utilizing the deconstructable storage tank.
US09285190B1	Correlation/estimation reporting engagement system and method A system and method for performing correlation processing for identifying an object of interest in a cloud of remote objects of different types comprises receiving RF and IR measurement data including rotational, translational bias and noise errors and determining and removing biases by minimizing a weighted distance metric. Correlation pairing metrics are then determined according to a maximum likelihood criteria. This method produces a correlation solution that minimizes the effects of biases and random noise while accounting for the statistical properties of the parameters being estimated.
US09285186B1	Modular sight system, back plate receptacle and interchangeable devices for guns A modular rear sight system, back plate receptacle, and interchangeable sight devices for guns are disclosed. The modular sight system includes a replacement back plate receptacle for guns having a slide with a rear sight and rear back plate section for receiving a cover plate. The back plate receptacle has a mounting base that is compatible with, and fits within, the slide back plate section, and also incorporates an attachment receptor. The attachment receptor receives interchangeable sight members with vertical runway sight features. Interchangeable and fixed sight inserts of various designs enhance optics, visual memory, target acquisition, gun speed, handling and accuracy.
US09285183B2	Bow loop retainer An archery release includes a gate pivotally connected with the release and movable between open and closed positions. When in the open position, the gate receives a bowstring, and when in the closed position, the gate retains the release on the bowstring so that the archer does not need to hold on to the release at all times. The release may be operated when the gate is in either the open or closed positions.
US09285176B2	Modular shotgun box magazine A modular shotgun magazine including an upper portion and a lower portion that are interchangeable with other upper and lower portions. The upper portion includes a first interior, and upper opening, a lower opening, and a lower flange. The lower portion includes a second interior with an upper opening and an upper flange. The upper flange of the lower portion is connected to the lower flange of the upper portion so that the first and second interiors form a cavity. A fastening mechanism selectively connects the upper portion to the lower portion. The upper portion of the modular magazine may be connected to various lower portions having different shell capacities. The lower portion of the modular magazine may be connected to different upper portions that are configured to mate with a receiver of different shotguns.
US09285172B2	Modular plate and shell heat exchanger A modular plate and shell heat exchanger in which welded pairs of heat transfer plates are placed in the shell in order to transfer heat from a secondary fluid to a primary fluid. The heat transfer plates are removably connected using gaskets to header pipes which are connected to a primary fluid inlet and a primary fluid outlet nozzle. The header pipes are supported by a structure which rests on an internal track which is attached to the shell and facilitates removal of the heat transfer plates. The modular plate and shell heat exchanger has a removable head integral to the shell for removal of the heat transfer plates for inspection and replacement.
US09285171B2	Heat exchange system and vehicle refrigeration cycle system A unified heat exchanger includes a first heat exchanging arrangement and a second heat exchanging arrangement. The first heat exchanging arrangement is adapted to exchange heat between high pressure refrigerant and conditioning air. The second heat exchanging arrangement is adapted to exchange heat between low pressure refrigerant and the conditioning air. The first heat exchanging arrangement and the second heat exchanging arrangement are integrated together and are arranged to enable heat exchange of the conditioning air with both of the high pressure refrigerant and the low pressure refrigerant.
US09285164B2	Cold box sheet metal jacket The invention relates to an enclosure for parts of a low-temperature air separation system. The side walls extending perpendicular to the base surface of the enclosure are each lined with a sheet metal jacket consisting of several panels (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b). The joints of the panels (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b) of a side wall all have the same distance from one another.
US09285163B2	Process and apparatus for cooling and compressing a wet gas rich in carbon dioxide In a cooling and compressing process, a wet feed gas (1) that is rich in carbon dioxide is scrubbed with water and with an antifreeze agent in a column (3) in order to produce a flow of gas that is rich in carbon dioxide, water-depleted and cooled, the flow of gas rich in carbon dioxide is compressed in a compressor (20) and a liquid rich in carbon dioxide (18) is vaporized in order to cool the water and antifreeze agent before sending them to the scrubbing operation, it being possible for the liquid to originate from an external source.
US09285158B2	Trailer refrigerating apparatus In an attachment portion where a side edge portion of an opening of a trailer and a casing are connected together, a vertically-extending groove is formed in one of the trailer or the casing and a vertically-extending raised portion is formed in the other one of the trailer or the casing so as to be fitted into the groove.
US09285156B2	Cooling device A refrigeration appliance includes a body having an interior compartment, a door, and a mechanism for opening and/or closing the door that is adapted to act on the door. The interior compartment is adapted to receive products to be cooled. The door is movably attached to the body and adapted to close the interior compartment. The mechanism for opening and/or closing the door is an integral module and is disposed in a corresponding pocket of the refrigeration appliance.
US09285149B2	Integrated ice and beverage dispenser An automated ice dispenser (30) decouples the action of agitating ice stored in an ice bin (69) and the action of dispensing the ice and, additionally, uses a controlled action to dispense the ice. Agitation is achieved with a horizontally mounted agitator (91). Ice is dispensed with a horizontally mounted auger (124). The ice dispenser (30) uses the force created by the auger (124) to push the ice through an opening (71) and out of the bin (69), making the dispensing more consistent and providing the ability to overcome clumping. By making the agitation action independent of the dispensing action, the incidence of clumping is reduced. Agitation is controlled by software, whereunder the agitator (91) turns on based on the cumulative run time of the auger (124). Auger run time and agitation time (as well as other configurable parameters) are adjustable by DIP switches (134) on a control board (133).
US09285148B2	Air conditioner using oil return operation based on outdoor air temperature In an air conditioner provided with an oil-return-operation control portion that performs an oil-return operation, when oil-return conditions are satisfied, by controlling the rotational speed of a compressor, the degree of opening of an expansion valve, etc., with a predetermined refrigerant cycle and provided with high-outdoor-air-temperature oil-return operation means for performing a forced oil-return operation via the oil-return-operation control portion when an outdoor temperature increases and a state in which a detection value of an outdoor air temperature sensor is higher than a set value continues for a predetermined period of time, the oil-return operation is prohibited for a certain period of time after performing the forced oil-return operation via the high-outdoor-air-temperature oil-return operation means.
US09285145B2	Evaporator and refrigeration system comprising the same An evaporator (500) comprises a first header (501) defining one end formed with a first refrigerant port (5010), a second header (502) defining one end formed with a second refrigerant port (5020), heat-exchange tubes (503) each connected between the headers (501, 502) to communicate the headers (501, 502), fins (504) respectively interposed between adjacent heat-exchange tubes (503), and a defrosting tube (505) defining a first end connected to one of the headers (501, 502) to communicate with an interior of the one header. A position of the first end of the defrosting tube (505) is spaced apart from the one end of the one header by a predetermined distance. A refrigeration system comprises the evaporator. By providing the defrosting tube (505), defrosting speed is increased, defrosting time is shortened, and energy efficiency of the refrigeration system is improved.
US09285140B2	Ground loop bypass for ground source heating or cooling A ground source heat transfer system circulates transfer fluid between heat exchange units and a ground loop. The system includes a bypass which allows the transfer fluid to continue to circulate past the exchange units while bypassing the ground loop. Monitoring the conditions of the system with temperature sensors allows the system to selectively activate the bypass whenever diverting fluid away from the ground loop can save heat or energy.
US09285130B2	Air conditioner Disclosed is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a main body having a blower fan to circulate air, a rotator rotatably provided in the main body, a tray provided in the main body to store humidifying water therein, and a humidifying gear module provided at a periphery thereof with a lifter connected to the rotator, the humidifying gear module being rotatably arranged in the tray so as to be rotated upon receiving rotational force of the rotator. The lifter of the humidifying gear module functions to scoop up the humidifying water during rotation of the rotator.
US09285117B2	Automated system for sorting and blending different fuel stocks such as coal A method and apparatus for automatically sorting and blending coal and other fuel stocks through a computer-controlled process in order to achieve a specified blend of materials. By sorting fuel stocks with different characteristics into different stacking points, an operator can then automatically combine and uniformly blend these sorted fuel stocks to create a variety of blended materials with different properties tailored to the specific needs of the operator or end user. The computer-controlled nature of the process allows for precise blending in an automated and more efficient and reproducible fashion.

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