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US09289939B2	Apparatus and method of shaping plastics material pre-forms with separate flow paths for blowing air and control air An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers has a movable carrier on which are arranged a plurality of shaping stations for shaping the plastics material pre-forms into the plastics material containers. Each shaping station has a stressing device which acts upon the plastics material pre-forms for the expansion thereof with a gaseous medium, and a pressure preparation device which prepares the gaseous medium. The pressure preparation device is arranged in a stationary manner and supplies the shaping stations with the gaseous medium for the expansion of the plastics material pre-forms by way of at least one connection line. A distribution device is provided which distributes the gaseous medium from the pressure preparation device shaping stations. A control air line supplies the valve device with a control gas, and a blowing air line supplies the shaping stations with the gaseous medium, are separate from each other at least downstream of the distribution device in a flow direction of the gaseous medium.
US09289928B2	Method for coating a molded part In a method for coating a molded part (1), in particular a molded part produced by injection molding, the molded part (1) is arranged in a cavity (2) of a molding tool (3), wherein a partial cavity (4) between the molded part (1) and a first molding-tool half (5) of the molding tool (3) remains when a closing force (F) is applied to the molding tool (3) at a first closing-force level. A coating mass (6) is introduced into the partial cavity (4) and the coating mass (6) is cured/cross-linked. The closing force (F) of the molding tool (3) is increased during the curing/cross-linking of the coating mass (6), wherein the increase in the closing force (F) causes a volume reduction of the partial cavity (4) due to elastic deformation of the molding tool (3) and/or elastic deformation of the molded part (1).
US09289922B2	Device and method for surface replication The present invention provides a replication device for delivering a replicating material to a surface. The device includes an extrusion piston slidably received therein and movable to a dispensing position for expelling the replicating material though an outlet. The device further includes an actuator, wherein the actuator produces stress waves so as to temporarily reduce the viscosity of the material during delivery of said material. Also provided is a method and kit for using the device for obtaining a replica of a surface.
US09289921B2	Method of forming single-mode polymer waveguide array connector A method of forming a single-mode polymer waveguide array connector that provides precise alignment of a plurality of cores of polymer waveguide arrays with respect to an absolute reference position, such as a guide pin hole in a ferrule, when the polymer waveguide array connector is connected to another polymer waveguide array connector or provides precise alignment of a plurality of cores of a polymer waveguide array and a fiber array with respect to the absolute reference position when the polymer waveguide array connector is connected to a single-mode fiber array connector. A plurality of cores of single-mode polymer waveguide arrays or single-mode fiber arrays is precisely aligned with each other. In addition, there is provided a combination of a plurality of molds, e.g., a first mold (A) and a second mold (B), used in a plurality of processes in a specific method.
US09289920B2	System and method for preparing, dispensing, and curing epoxy A method for dispensing epoxy comprising the step of degassing an epoxy. The method further comprises the step of associating the epoxy with an epoxy injector comprising a dispensing end. The method further comprises the step of a computer receiving data representative of a selected container to receive the epoxy. The method further comprises the step of a computer determining a dispensing rate and a dispensing amount, based on the received data. The method further comprises the step of a computer causing the epoxy injector to dispense the determined dispensing amount of epoxy, via the dispensing end, at the determined dispensing rate. The method further comprises the step of a computer causing a dispensing arm, supporting the dispensing end, to retract the dispensing end while the epoxy injector is dispensing the epoxy. The method further comprises the step of curing the dispensed epoxy.
US09289917B2	Method for 3-D printing a pattern for the surface of a turbine shroud A method of making an article of manufacture is provided and includes the steps of spraying a first coating onto a substrate, and depositing a second coating on the first coating by 3-D printing a material disposed in a pattern. The pattern includes ridges disposed at a base surface of a turbine part. Each ridge defined by first and second sidewalls, each sidewall having a first and second end. The ends extend from the base surface, the sidewalls slope toward each other until meeting at second ends of respective first and second sidewalls defining a centerline and a top portion of the ridge. The sidewalls are inclined with substantially equal but opposite slopes with respect to the base surface. The ridges correspond to a back portion of a turbine bucket and are oriented at a first angle with respect to an axis of rotation of the bucket.
US09289915B2	Manufacturing of tongue and groove profiles on hardwood floorboards The undersurface (22) of the floorboards (10) is used as a main reference for taking measurements in a tongue and groove floorboard quality control process. The process comprises measuring at least one distance (X, Y) between the undersurface (22) and a downwardly facing surface of at least one of a tongue and a groove profile of selected ones of the floorboards (10). Measurements can be taken from the undersurface (22) of the selected boards (10) on both sides thereof to vertically adjust the relative position of groove cutter head (18) and the tongue cutter head (16) of the molding machine (M) used to manufacture the boards (10). A depth gage (G) can be used to take the measurements.
US09289914B2	Image forming apparatus and cutting device An image forming apparatus includes a first conveying unit provided downstream an image forming unit; a second conveying unit provided downstream the first conveying unit; a first cutting unit provided downstream the second conveying unit; and a second cutting unit provided downstream the first cutting unit. One of the first and second cutting units cuts an upstream end of an image on the continuous sheet, the other cuts a downstream end of the same image. The second conveying unit is stopped during the cutting by the first cutting unit to form a loop of the continuous sheet, and then if the cutting is ended, the second conveying unit conveys the continuous sheet at a higher conveyance speed than a conveyance speed by the first conveying unit to reduce the loop.
US09289907B2	Open cutter for a foil type shaver and method for fabricating the open cutter An open cutter for a foil type shaver includes a plurality of arch-shaped cutting strips formed by bending a metal plate formed with alternating parallel slots and cutting strips. A plurality of spaced apart protruding cutting edges having a first acute cutting angle is formed along two opposite sides of the cutting strips. A plurality of recessed cutting edges having a second acute cutting angle is formed between the plurality of protruding cutting edges. The protruding cutting edges of one cutting strip are facing the recessed cutting edges of an adjacent cutting strip, thereby generating continuous hair-lifting and hair-cutting actions as the open cutter is driven in oscillating directions by a motor. A method for fabricating the open cutter is also disclosed.
US09289902B2	Supply line arrangement for a robot An arrangement includes a robot having a robot arm that supports a device powered by supply lines. The arrangement includes at least one guide element that is fastened to the robot arm, and the supply lines are moveably held against at least one segment of the robot arm by the at least one guide element. At least one storage element is provided for receiving a supply line provision. The at least one storage element releases the supply line from the supply line provision with an increasing tensile load of the supply lines and retracts the supply line into the supply line provision with a decreasing tensile load of the supply lines.
US09289892B2	Hand-held power tool A power-operated hand-held power tool, in particular a power tool comprising an oscillation drive for driving a tool in an oscillating manner, comprising at least one sensor for detecting vibrations and comprising a controller which is coupled to the at least one sensor to control at least one operating parameter of the power tool according to an output signal of the at least one sensor, the power tool being configured to receive different tools, and the controller being configured to evaluate the output signal of the at least one sensor and preferably to compare the output signal with stored characteristic values for the vibrations of different tools so as to control at least one operating parameter of the power tool according to said comparison, is specified.
US09289888B2	Screw tensioning device The invention relates to a novel screw tensioning device with a screw tensioning cylinder with a high-pressure hydraulic pump for pretensioning screws and loosening extremely secure pretensable screw connections and an accompanying control method.The problem is to create a screw tensioning device that can generate high tensioning forces, that requires less energy, that can be used for all usage locations without problems, that can be easily controlled and that makes precisely controlled pretensioning possible.A high-pressure hydraulic pump 39 is integrated into the interior of the screw tensioning cylinder 38 in accordance with the invention. This high-pressure pump 39 is connected to a sealed hydraulic accumulator 42. A drive unit 40 that can be pneumatically actuated is arranged on or in the screw tensioning cylinder 38. The drive unit 40 can be designed on the constructional basis of a diaphragm cylinder 42 or on the basis of a piston cylinder. The pneumatic drive unit 40 is connected to a compressed air feed device to actuate it. The pretensioning force is brought about through the high-pressure pump 39 by means of an oscillating high-pressure piston that moves the working piston 15. The difference is that the high required hydraulic pressure of up to 1000 bar and beyond, if necessary, is not provided via an additional, expensive, separate high-pressure system, but is instead created in a specially designed screw tensioning cylinder 38 itself. Other pressure-control valves are arranged in such a way that the novel, single-action control method for the screw tensioning device makes universal use in any desired usage locations possible.
US09289886B2	Impact tool with adjustable clutch An impact tool includes a housing, a motor supported in the housing, an output shaft rotatably supported in the housing about a central axis, an impact mechanism coupled between the motor and the output shaft and operable to impart a striking rotational force to the output shaft, and a clutch mechanism coupled between the impact mechanism and the output shaft. The clutch mechanism is operable in a first mode, in which torque from the motor is transferred to the output shaft through the impact mechanism, and a second mode, in which torque from the motor is diverted from the output shaft toward a portion of the impact mechanism.
US09289885B2	Ratchet wrench having an end cap A power driven tool for rotating a mechanical element includes a housing including a base and a head connected to the base. The head has a yoke formed by opposing arms separated by an opening. A selectively operable motor is positioned in the housing having an output shaft that rotates relative to the housing during operation of the motor. A ratchet mechanism is mounted in the housing and includes an output drive at least partially mounted in the opening for rotation relative to the housing to rotate the mechanical element in a selected direction. A cap is positioned on the head of the housing across the opening forming the yoke. The cap reinforces the yoke during operation of the tool to prevent the arms from separating and blocking at least part of the opening between the arms to prevent debris from entering the ratchet mechanism.
US09289882B2	Grinding tool with eccentric rotation shaft A grinding tool with an eccentric rotation shaft of a grinding disc with attached grinding material installed via a bearing at a position that is shifted from the central drive shaft line of a rotating disc fixed on a drive shaft, comprises a clutch in which a grinding disc-side clutch component member installed on the grinding disc or on the eccentric rotation shaft that is fixed to the grinding disc and a rotating disc-side clutch component member installed on the rotating disc are linked via a sliding surface capable of sliding and of transmitting the drive force. The rotation rate of the grinding disc is limited to a stable range of rotation rates, preventing extreme elevation in the rotation rate and extreme reduction in the rotation rate; the workpiece is ground efficiently; and the tool does not generate marks or patterns on the ground surface.
US09289870B2	Cutting apparatus and drive assembly A boring apparatus, such as a drilling apparatus for forming holes in pressurized pipes, comprises a cutting head (5) mounted to a distal end of a boring bar (2) which is itself connected to a feed screw (3) by a feed nut so that relative rotation between the boring bar (2) and the feed screw (3) cause the cutting head (5) and boring bar (2) to traverse axially along the feed screw (3) while the cutting head (5) is rotated for cutting. The apparatus has a main drive motor arranged to drive the cutting head (5), boring bar (2) and a main drive shaft (4). The main drive shaft (4) and the feed screw (3) are operably connected at the proximal end through a pair of adjacent coaxial planetary gear assemblie (6) whose planetary gear carriers are liked to rotate in unison about the axis. An independent, primary feed drive motor is geared to a planetary gear ring (20) and is operable to provide a difference in rotation velocities between the feed screw (3) and boring bar (2) whereby the movement of the cutting head (5) and boring bar (2) to and from along the axis may be controlled.
US09289864B2	Method for repairing or reinforcing cutter pockets of a drill bit A method for forming pockets of a drill bit includes inserting a displacement plug in a cutter pocket defined by a substrate of a drill bit. A hardfacing material is applied to the substrate and the displacement plug using a plasma arc welding torch. The heat from the plasma arc welding torch reduces an oxide layer on the outer surface of the displacement plug, and the molten hardfacing material flows over the displacement plug and wets against the displacement plug. The displacement plug is then removed to reveal a final cutter pocket configured to receive a cutter compact. The cutter compact is secured to the final cutter pocket by brazing.
US09289853B2	Laser beam applying apparatus A laser beam applying apparatus includes a laser beam oscillating unit, a focusing lens, and a diffractive optic element provided between the laser beam oscillating unit and the focusing lens for defining the spot shape of the laser beam oscillated by the laser beam oscillating unit. A zeroth-order light removing unit removes zeroth-order light emerging from the diffractive optic element and leaves first-order light whose spot shape has been defined by the diffractive optic element and the focusing lens. A first prism has an incident surface and an emergent surface inclined with respect to the incident surface. A second prism has a zeroth-order light reflecting surface for reflecting the zeroth-order light and a first-order light emerging surface from which the first-order light emerges. A damper absorbs the zeroth-order light reflected on the zeroth-order light reflecting surface of the second prism.
US09289848B2	Method of attaching a wire cable terminal to a multi-strand wire cable A wire cable configured to be attached to a wire cable terminal. An uninsulated end of the wire cable is formed into a nugget having a shape that generally defines a rectangular cuboid or rectangular prism. The nugget includes one face that defines a longitudinal concavity, indentation, or channel, which is oriented generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the wire cable. The nugget may be formed by ultrasonically welding the wire strands together. The concavity reduces the occurrence of fracturing the nugget when it is attached to the terminal by wire crimping wings. The wire cable may be formed of aluminum-based material. An apparatus for forming an end of a wire cable into a nugget shape having a longitudinal concavity and a method of attaching a wire cable having an end formed into a nugget shape having a longitudinal concavity to a terminal is also presented.
US09289847B2	Method for manufacturing a module with a hollow region, preferably for fluid circulation A manufacturing method for a module having a hollow region, including: making an assembly including at least one recessed plate having a recess open at one face, defining thereon a recess outline and, between the face and the immediately adjacent plate of the assembly, a strand of material lying along the recess outline; treating the assembly, aiming to obtain diffusion bonding of the strand to the plate(s) with which it is in contact, to constitute, along its associated recess outline, a gas-tight connection of the two plates between which it is placed; and consolidating the assembly by hot isostatic pressing.
US09289845B2	Metal deposition of exterior members in oil field tubulars Layered metal deposition by fusion thereof onto a surface of an engineered structural member, without degrading structural performance. The net shape of an exterior member is defined, including a fusion contact area. The structural member is preheated below its maximum operating temperature. An energy beam and feedstock are directed to a feed point in the fusion area, thereby forming a molten puddle fusing the materials together. The feed point is moved relative to the structural member, thereby advancing the molten puddle of presently fed feedstock and rapidly solidifying previously fed feedstock. The energy beam power is modulated to control the size of the molten puddle so as not to exceed a predetermined depth of penetration of the fusion region into the structural member. Advancing the feed point sequentially fuses feedstock into the defined net shape on the structural member.
US09289842B2	Structure and method of bonding copper and aluminum A bonded structure of aluminum and copper is formed by bonding a copper workpiece and an aluminum workpiece together along a joint via an arc welding process. The copper workpiece has a first coating, having a lower melting point than copper, applied to at least a portion of it. The first coating allows the copper workpiece to be wetted and brazed, while the aluminum workpiece is melted and fused along the joint. The arc welding process involves the cyclic alternating of a first stage, in which an electric current is supplied to a welding wire as it is moved toward the workpieces, and a second stage, in which the electric current is reduced and the welding wire is moved away from the workpieces, to generate and detach a plurality of molten droplets along the joint. Each molten droplet is formed from the welding wire in the first stage.
US09289841B2	Soldering device, soldering method, and substrate and electronic component produced by the soldering device or the soldering method Provided are a soldering device and method which allow for soldering at low cost with high yield and high reliability. To solve the above problems, the soldering device has: a first processing section that immerses workpiece member 10 having copper electrode 2 in organic fatty acid-containing solution, and horizontally move immersed workpiece member 10 in organic fatty acid-containing solution 31; a second processing section having ejection unit 33 to spray a jet stream of molten solder 5a to workpiece member 10 while pulling out workpiece member 10 processed in the first processing section to space section 24 that has a pressurized steam atmosphere and is provided above organic fatty acid-containing solution 31; a third processing section having ejection unit 34 to spray organic fatty acid-containing solution 31 to excess molten solder 5a on workpiece member 10 for removal while pulling down workpiece member 10 processed in the second processing section after horizontally moving in space section 24; and a fourth processing section that picks up workpiece member 10 processed in the third processing section by pulling out from organic fatty acid-containing solution 31 after horizontally moving in organic fatty acid-containing solution 31.
US09289824B2	Pouring equipment and method of pouring using the pouring equipment The present invention provides pouring equipment of a tilting-type that can appropriately pour molten metal at a high speed corresponding to the speed of molding. It also provides a method of pouring the molten metal. The pouring equipment has a holding furnace supplying the molten metal by being tilted, a pouring ladle pouring the molten metal supplied from the holding furnace into molds that are intermittently transported, a device for measuring weight of the molten metal in the pouring ladle, and equipment for control that controls the tiltings of the holding furnace and the pouring ladle. The equipment for control has a device for storing results from measurements and devices for calculating the first and second flow rate. The equipment controls the tilting of the ladle so that the ladle pours the molten metal into the mold according to the flow pattern of the product.
US09289822B2	Production of large-area bulk metallic glass sheets by spinning Disclosed herein is a device comprising: vacuum chamber; a stage configured to receive BMG in a molten state or a BMG feedstock, configured to spin, and located in the vacuum chamber; a heater configured to melt the BMG feedstock or to keep BMG in a molten state molten; wherein the stage comprises one or more conduits therein and the conduits are configured to accommodate a cooling fluid. Also disclosed herein is a method of forming a solid BMG sheet, the method comprising: disposing BMG in a molten state onto a stage; spreading the BMG in a molten state into a sheet of BMG in a molten state by spinning the stage; cooling the sheet of BMG in a molten state to form a solid BMG sheet.
US09289818B2	Device and method for reversibly gripping a bolt-shaped element, in particular a rivet mandrel The device for reversibly gripping a rivet mandrel has a tension head with a mouthpiece sleeve and a clamping jaw sleeve axially movable in the mouthpiece sleeve and accommodating a plurality of clamping jaws. The clamping jaws reversibly grip the rivet mandrel during an axial displacement of the clamping jaw sleeve and the clamping jaws are furthermore held by an elastic holding element. The jaws are displaceable relative to one another independently of an actuation by the clamping jaw sleeve. This enables improved introduction and gripping of the rivet mandrel, especially for fully automated blind rivet operations, for example with blind rivet robots. Due to the elastic holding of the clamping jaws, wear on one side of the clamping jaws is avoided. Also, a controlled displacement of the clamping jaws independently of the clamping jaw sleeve is provided.
US09289817B2	Device for riveting brush holder and brush holder plate A device for riveting brush holder and a brush holder plate, comprising a worktable. A positioning mechanism for positioning the brush holder and the brush holder plate is provided on the worktable. A left riveting cylinder and a right riveting cylinder are provided on two opposite sides of the worktable corresponding to the positioning mechanism, respectively, a left riveting die being provided at an end of the piston rod of the left riveting cylinder, a right riveting die being provided at an end of the piston rod of the right riveting cylinder. A first intelligent inching switch and a second intelligent inching switch are connected in series in the control circuit, the first intelligent inching switch being provided beside the left riveting cylinder, the second intelligent inching switch being provided beside the right riveting cylinder. Only when the first intelligent inching switch and the second intelligent inching switch are pressed down simultaneously, the left riveting cylinder and the right riveting cylinder can be started to drive the left riveting die and the right riveting die to rivet the brush holder and the brush holder plate which are positioned on the positioning mechanism.
US09289815B2	Modular pilot assembly with self-contained stripper and method for metal forming dies A pilot assembly and method has a cylindrical pilot sleeve with an apertured outer end in which a separate pilot pin is received, a grooved inner end, and a central portion with at least one inwardly curved sidewall relief, as well as internally mounted reciprocating ejector pins with outer ends that protrude through holes in the outer body end to strip stock from the pilot pin. A spring has its outer end mounted in the sleeve groove, and an inner end captured in a die pocket in a pretensed condition. A mounting screw has an enlarged head that has at least a portion thereof fit into the pilot sidewall relief, and a threaded shank that anchors the pilot sleeve in the die.
US09289813B2	Device and method for the deep drawing of shell parts with integrated head and frame trimming The invention relates to a device for producing shell components having at least a lower region, a frame region and optionally a flange region from a planar or preformed plate with a drawing die and a drawing punch, the drawing die having a shaping region and at least one cutting region, the shaping region of the drawing die having at the end of the drawing operation the outer shape of the shell component to be drawn and to be cut in the lower region, frame region and optionally in the flange region, the drawing punch having a shaping region and at least one cutting region, the shaping region of the drawing punch having, at the end of the drawing operation, the inner shape of the shell component to be drawn and to be cut with a lower region, frame region and optionally a flange region.
US09289802B2	Lithographic apparatus and method of cleaning a surface of an immersion lithographic apparatus A method of cleaning a lithography apparatus using an aerosol spray is described. The spray from the aerosol is contained in a space.
US09289797B2	Dispensing assembly and method for assembling a dispenser and dispensing a fluid A dispensing assembly and method for dispensing a mixture of a first fluid component and a second fluid component. The dispensing assembly generally comprises a container coupled with a nozzle in a unique manner to achieve a mechanical and fluid connection. More specifically, the container includes a first chamber and a second chamber. The first and second chambers are adapted to respectively hold the first and second fluid components. The nozzle has an inlet end and an outlet end. First and second connecting elements are located at the inlet end of the nozzle. Another mating pair of connecting elements, i.e., third and fourth connecting elements, of the container respectively communicate with the first and second chambers. The first and second connecting elements are respectively capable of being removable coupled to the third and fourth connecting elements to establish fluid paths from the first and second chambers into the inlet end of the nozzle. A coupling element selectively couples the inlet end of the nozzle to the container.
US09289792B2	Aerosol generator An aerosol generator has a vibratable plate with apertures therein and an annular piezo which causes movement of the vibratable plate. An annular support member supports the piezo and the vibratable plate. A first electrical power conducting pin engages directly with a first, top, surface of the piezo. A second electrical power conducting pin indirectly conducts electrical power to a second surface of the piezo, by contacting an extension tab of the support member, also on its top side. There is a film of cured epoxy adhesive on the tab, providing excellent gripping force between the pin and the support. The aerosol generator avoids need for soldered joints for electrical contact, and the pins are conveniently mounted parallel to each on the on the same lateral and top side of the piezo and support member. The pins may have multi-point tips for particularly effective electrical contact.
US09289789B2	Trigger dispenser device A trigger dispenser device (1) is for dispensing a liquid comprises a container (C) and a dispenser head (20). The head includes a frame (22) having a pressure chamber (24) and a secondary liquid aspiration duct (50), and an auxiliary body (2) attached to the frame (22). The auxiliary body is provided with a primary liquid aspiration duct (8) and an air aspiration chamber (4b). Between the frame (22) and the auxiliary body (2) a merger compartment (64) is formed and the air aspiration chamber (4b) surrounds the merger compartment (64) so as to seal it.
US09289779B2	Ion generator device A system and method of treating air. Bipolar ionization is delivered to an airflow within a conduit from a tubeless ion generator. The ionized airflow may be delivered to a conditioned airspace by an HVAC system. In alternate applications, the airflow delivers ionized combustion air to an engine. The invention also includes a mounting assembly for positioning one or more ion generators into an airflow.
US09289777B2	Pulsed induction system for fluids to a combustion chamber An apparatus for magnetic pre-treating of a first or second flow of fluid (11, 12) in one supply pipe (1, 1″) to a combustion chamber (6), wherein at least one magnetic field (22) is extended through said flow of fluid (11, 12) passing through said supply pipe (1, 1″), wherein said magnetic field (22) is induced by at least one electromagnet (2) each said electro magnet comprising an electrical coil (21) provided with energy from a voltage source (3); with an electrical pulse generator (4) provided with voltage from said voltage source (3) and arranged to generate electrical pulses (p) with a desire frequency (f) to said electrical coil (21).
US09289776B2	Milling device with adjustable milling operation A milling device for performing a milling operation comprising a milling unit comprising a housing defining a milling chamber that can be filled with a material to be milled, a rotor assembly rotatably mounted in the housing, and a screen assembly for fractionating the material milled by the rotor assembly in movement and extending below the rotor assembly; and a drive unit adapted for controlling the movements of the rotor assembly relative to the screen assembly during the milling operation; wherein said drive unit is configured to produce an oscillating movement of the rotor assembly, the oscillating movement having an oscillation angle that can be varied during the milling operation when controlling the movements of the rotor assembly relative to the screen assembly. The milling device has improved milling efficiency.
US09289760B2	Apparatus for providing coolant fluid An apparatus for providing coolant fluid to a device, the apparatus includes a heat exchanger having a hot side and a cold side. The cold side is in fluid communication with a chilled fluid supply and adapted to receive a first fluid from the chilled fluid supply in a first inlet and return the first fluid from the cold side to the chilled fluid supply. The cold side and the chilled fluid supply form a first fluid circuit. The apparatus further includes a second fluid circuit in fluid communication with the hot side, means for introducing a second fluid within the second fluid circuit and integral thereto, a pump integral to the second fluid circuit and adapted to transmit a second fluid within the second fluid circuit and means for controlling a rate of flow of the second fluid within the second fluid circuit. The device is within the second fluid circuit and the means for controlling the rate of flow operates in the absence of internal recirculation.
US09289759B2	Iridium catalyst complexes and C—H bond activated products therefrom Provided is a novel iridium catalyst complex which is useful in the dehydrogenation of alkanes. The iridium complex comprises the metal iridium atom complexed with a benzimidazolyl-containing ligand. The iridium atom can be coordinated with the nitrogen atoms in the benzimidazolyl-containing ligand to form an NCN pincer ligand complex. In another embodiment, the iridium catalyst is used, with or without a co-catalyst, in a dehydrogenation reaction converting alkanes to olefins. The reaction can be in a closed or open system, and can be run in a liquid or gaseous phase.
US09289754B2	Honeycomb structure To provide a honeycomb structure capable of using as a catalyst carrier, which suitably functions as a heater by applying a voltage, and where a bonding layer is hard to break; and including a honeycomb segment bonded body where honeycomb segments are bonded by bonding layer, and a pair of electrode members disposed on side surface of the bonded body, wherein the electrode members is formed into a band shape, in a cross section perpendicular to the cell extending direction, the one electrode member is disposed on an opposite side across the center of the bonded body with respect to another electrode member, and in at least a part of the bonding layer, inorganic fibers made of an oxide are included in a porous body where particles of silicon carbide are bound with silicon in a state where pores are held among the particles.
US09289749B2	Polycondensation catalyst for producing polyester and production of polyester using the polycondensation catalyst The invention provides a polycondensation catalyst for producing polyester by an esterification reaction or a transesterification reaction between a dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof and a glycol, wherein the polycondensation catalyst comprises particles of a solid base having on the surfaces an inner coating layer of titanic acid in an amount of from 0.1 to 50 parts by weight in terms of TiO2 per 100 parts by weight of the solid base, and an outer coating layer either of an oxide of at least one element selected from aluminum, zirconium and silicon, or of a composite oxide of at least two elements selected from aluminum, zirconium and silicon on the surface of the inner coating layer in an amount of from 1 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the solid base.
US09289735B2	Systems for inactivating fluid cultures through heating A fluid heating system includes a tank assembly having an interior surface bounding a chamber, the tank assembly having: a sidewall encircling the chamber and extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the first end bounding an opening to the chamber; and a lid movable between a first position wherein the opening to the chamber is exposed and a second position wherein the lid is disposed over the opening. A collapsible bag is removably disposed within the chamber of the tank assembly, the collapsible bag bounding a compartment adapted to hold a fluid. Systems are provided for controlling the temperature of fluid within the collapsible bag when the collapsible bag is positioned within chamber of the tank assembly. A mixing element is disposed within the compartment of the collapsible bag.
US09289725B2	Process for the purification of an aqueous stream coming from the fischer-tropsch reaction Process for the purification of an aqueous stream coming from the Fischer-Tropsch reaction which comprises: feeding said aqueous stream containing the organic by products of the reaction to one or more pervaporation units, said one or more pervaporation units comprising at least one polymeric pervaporation membrane, obtaining two outgoing streams: —an aqueous stream (i) enriched in alcohols having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; —an aqueous stream (ii) enriched in water.
US09289724B2	Flow reversing exhaust gas mixer An exhaust mixing device for mixing an exhaust produced by an engine with a reagent exhaust treatment fluid that is dosed into the exhaust from a dosing module. The exhaust mixing device includes a decomposition tube having a first end and a second end. The first end of the decomposition tube is configured to receive the exhaust and the reagent exhaust treatment fluid. A flow reversing device is positioned at the second end of the decomposition tube. The flow reversing device includes a plurality of deflecting members that intermix the exhaust and reagent exhaust treatment fluid, and direct the exhaust and reagent exhaust treatment fluid in predetermined directions, wherein the flow reversing device reverses a flow direction of the exhaust back towards the first end of the decomposition tube.
US09289723B2	Exhaust system for saddle-ride type vehicle An exhaust system for a saddle-ride type vehicle that can make it hard for the heat of a catalyst body to be transmitted to an external plate of a muffler. A catalyst body is installed in a muffler. An exhaust system has a tubular case covering the outer circumferential surface of the catalyst body along from the exhaust gas inlet to outlet of the catalyst body. The catalyst body is secured at its inlet-side end portion to one end portion of the case and the catalyst body is supported at its outlet-side end portion by the other end portion of the case. The case is supported at its outer circumferential surface by the front end portion of the muffler.
US09289714B1	Device for adsorbing the hydrogen sulfide component of exhausted calibration gases A portable and disposable device for adsorbing the hydrogen sulfide component of the calibration gases that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere during the calibration of such a detector includes: (a) an activated carbon bed having a configuration adapted to allow for a specified flow rate of the calibration gas, (b) an upstream and a downstream hydrated, particulate filter, (c) an upstream and a downstream hydrophobic filter, (d) a conduit having a configuration adapted to enclose and assemble the activated carbon bed, hydrated, particulate filters and hydrophobic filters; and wherein the hydrophobic filters and hydrophobic filters each have a configuration that is adapted to maintain the humidity level in the activated carbon bed above a set level.
US09289702B2	Method of making a filter media with an enriched binder Water filtration media having a charged material affixed directly to binder material used in the fabrication of the filter media. A microbiological interception enhancing agent is added to the binder directly. The media having a charged material and a microbiological interception enhancing agent both affixed directly on or in a binder material is then combined with core filter media and prepared as a filtration media. A filter is prepared from the treated filter media.
US09289697B2	Device and process for removing volatile organic and inorganic compounds from polluted waters A device (1) for removing volatile compounds from polluted waters, comprising: a) a stripping column (2) for desorption of the volatile organic compounds from the water to be purified, b) means (3; 3a, 5) for separating the volatile compounds from the stripping gas that flows out of said stripping column (2); c) a vacuum pump (4) connected on the suction side to said outflow line (24) for stripping gas and connected on the delivery side to said means (3; 3a, 5) for separating the volatile organic compounds from a gas; d) said means (3; 3a, 5) comprising a cryogenic condensation unit (3), with an outflow line (34) for refrigerant wherein said outflow line (34) for fluid refrigerant of said cryogenic condensation unit (3) communicates with said inflow line (23) for stripping gas, for supplying said stripping column (2).
US09289687B2	Comprehensive single page view of user's gaming achievements A method is disclosed for providing comprehensive information of all game achievements on a single GUI of a gaming and media system. The achievements GUI lists all game achievements, whether locked or unlocked, and may visually differentiate between locked and unlocked achievements. Upon a user selecting a listed achievement, information relating to that achievement may be displayed on the same GUI, in an achievement descriptor area beside the area listing the achievements.
US09289676B2	Skateboard/longboard truck with advanced pivot mechanism A skateboard or longboard truck comprises a hanger and a baseplate assembly. A redesigned hanger, a large ball pivot, a load-redirecting pivot cup, a tapered kingpin and other improvements give the hanger a high kingpin ratio and a high angle of mechanical advantage, thereby improving the performance and turning characteristics of the truck.
US09289674B2	Combinatory score having a fitness sub-score and an athleticism sub-score Example embodiments may relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured for monitoring a user performing an athletic movement and/or exercise and generating a combinatory fitness athleticism score. The score may comprise a fitness sub-score and a fitness sub-score. The athletic movement may comprise a plurality of drills configured to test a plurality of fitness attributes and/or a plurality of athleticism attributes of the user. At least one of the plurality of fitness attributes may be selected from the group consisting of: endurance, flexibility, strength and combinations thereof; and at least one of the plurality of athleticism attributes may be selected from the group consisting of: speed, agility, reaction, power, balance, and combinations thereof.
US09289672B2	Safe lift guide In accordance with one embodiment, a dumbbell attachment is provided. The primary object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus to aid athletes who train with weights, specifically dumbbells. The present invention will receive and support a dumbbell safely and comfortably.
US09289670B2	Method and system for power conservation of a RF device during shipping The present invention relates to a method for conserving battery power during shipping for an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal. The method comprises forming an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal. The shot tracking device is shipped in commerce and received at a retailer. The shot tracking device is stored at the retailer, wherein the battery has at least 90% of its capacity until paired with a receiver.
US09289667B2	Hockey practice system A hockey practice system for helping goaltenders and shooters to visualize scoring and goaltending angles in hockey. The hockey practice system generally includes a housing which houses an internal reel assembly. A plurality of reels within the housing include a plurality of cords which extend out of the front end of the housing to be magnetically secured to goalposts with a plurality of anchors. The rear end of the housing includes a blade sleeve into which the blade of a hockey stick may be inserted and retained. As the housing is moved with the hockey blade, the cords will define an area in which a puck would travel if shot. A camera on the front of the housing may also be included to record practice for future reference.
US09289651B2	Golf ball resin composition and golf ball The invention provides a resin composition for golf balls having excellent resilience, flexibility and fluidity, and golf balls having excellent resilience and shot feel. The resin composition comprises: (A) at least one selected from the group consisting of (a-1) a binary copolymer of an olefin and a C3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, (a-2) a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer of an olefin and a C3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, (a-3) a ternary copolymer of an olefin, a C3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (a-4) a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer of an olefin, a C3-8 α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester; (B) a compound containing a hydrocarbon chain, a cationic moiety, and an anionic moiety in its molecule; and (C) a nonionic surfactant, wherein a total degree of neutralization expressed by the following equation is 50-300 mol %: Total ⁢ ⁢ degree ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ neutralization ⁢ ⁢ ( % ) = ∑ ( number ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ moles ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ cation ⁢ component ⁢ ⁢ in ⁢ ⁢ resin ⁢ ⁢ composition ⁢ × valence ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ cation ⁢ ⁢ component ) ⁢ ∑ ( number ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ moles ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ anion component ⁢ ⁢ in ⁢ ⁢ resin ⁢ ⁢ composition ⁢ × valence ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ anion ⁢ ⁢ component ) ⁢ × 100 ⁢ .
US09289648B2	Treadmill with deck vibration A treadmill includes a support structure and a treadbase connected thereto. The treadbase has first and second opposing side rails extending along at least a portion of first and second sides of the treadbase, respectively. A deck is connected to and between the first and second opposing side rails. Front and rear pulleys are connected to and between the first and second opposing side rails. A continuous belt is trained around and rotatable about the front and rear pulleys. One or more vibration assemblies are connected to the deck and selectively create vibrations to cause the deck to vibrate. The vibrations are transferred to a user during the performance of exercise to provide various physiological benefits to the user.
US09289640B2	Resistance brace A resistance brace includes a pair of hinged arms having plates cooperating with one another to define a first and second pivots point separated from one another by a distance. A pair of splints having limb-attachment portions and geared ends engaged with one another and pivotably coupled with the plates at the pivot points. An adjustable compression member is coupled with the plates to compress the plates against the geared ends so as to frictionally impede movement of the splints relative to the plates. A joint harness is coupled with the hinged arms to attach the resistance brace to a joint of a body so that the hinged arms are positioned on opposing sides of the joint relative to a plane of rotation of the joint. Attachment members are coupled with the splints to attach the resistance brace to a first and second body portions extending from the joint.
US09289633B2	Systems and methods for inflatable avalanche protection One embodiment of the present invention relates to an avalanche safety system including an inflatable chamber, activation system, inflation system, and a harness. The inflatable chamber is a three-dimensionally, partially enclosed region having an inflated state and a compressed state. The inflated state may form a particular three dimensional shape configured to protect the user from burial and provide flotation during an avalanche. The activation system is configured to receive a user-triggered action to activate the system. The inflation system may include an air intake, battery, fan, and internal airway channel. The inflation system is configured to transmit ambient air into the inflatable chamber. The harness may be a backpack that enables a user to transport the system while engaging in activities that may be exposed to avalanche risk. The harness may include hip straps, shoulder straps, internal compartments, etc.
US09289625B2	Brachytherapy seed with fast dissolving matrix for optimal delivery of radionuclides to cancer tissue A system, method and device for treating tumor cells utilizing a resorbable therapy seed made up of microspheres containing a beta- or alpha-particle-emitting radiation source and a resorbable polymer matrix. These seeds are implanted within the tumor and then rapidly dissolved so as to release the microspheres from the polymer matrix. These microspheres then spread within a preselected target area and provide radiation therapy in a predetermined amount and at a preselected rate according the specific needs and necessities of the users. The configuration of the microspheres, the types of radiation provided and the location and use of these microspheres provides desired localized treatment to target cells while preferentially avoiding or minimizing undesired damage to surrounding tissue. The present invention provides a method for making the seeds, as well as a method for utilizing the seeds as a part of the treatment method.
US09289623B2	Method and device for monitoring and treatment of seasonal affective disorder This invention provides for an energized biomedical ophthalmic device and associated method of measuring changes in biomarkers contained in tear film to generate data related to a light therapy regimen used to treat symptoms associated with seasonal affective disorder. In some embodiments, the energized biomedical ophthalmic device can include an energized contact lens with a light source in communication with a processor controlling said light source according to the light therapy regimen. The light therapy regimen may be generated or modified by the processor from the measured changes and sometimes from user's preferences, and/or additional measurements, including for example, light exposure and/or circadian rhythm of the user.
US09289621B2	Defibrillator network system A defibrillator system optimizes the timing and manner of applying a defibrillator charge to a patient based upon data provided to the defibrillator from a utility module or one or more external devices. A parameter module on the utility module provides the defibrillator with patient parameter information. Devices external to the utility module may provide the utility module with coaching data that the utility module may pass through to the defibrillator as a proxy to the external devices. The utility module may also provide external devices with patient data that the utility module may pass through to the external devices as a proxy to the defibrillator on a scheduled or other basis. The utility module may additionally provide a reserve of power to enable defibrillators to be used where power is unavailable and to enable defibrillators to deliver multiple charges more readily anywhere, anytime.
US09289620B2	Method and device for three-stage atrial cardioversion therapy Methods and apparatus for a three-stage atrial cardioversion therapy that treats atrial arrhythmias within pain tolerance thresholds of a patient. An implantable therapy generator adapted to generate and selectively deliver a three-stage atrial cardioversion therapy and at least two leads, each having at least one electrode adapted to be positioned proximate the atrium of the patient. The device is programmed for delivering a three-stage atrial cardioversion therapy via both a far-field configuration and a near-field configuration of the electrodes upon detection of an atrial arrhythmia. The three-stage atrial cardioversion therapy includes a first stage for unpinning of one or more singularities associated with an atrial arrhythmia, a second stage for anti-repinning of the one or more singularities, both of which are delivered via the far-field configuration of the electrodes, and a third stage for extinguishing of the one or more singularities delivered via the near-field configuration of the electrodes.
US09289616B2	Particulate toughened ceramic feedthrough A feedthrough includes a ceramic body mechanically joined about a perimeter to a hermetic case. The ceramic body includes a ceramic matrix and a ductile phase distributed through at least a portion of the ceramic matrix. The ductile phase increases the resistance of the ceramic matrix to crack propagation. A plurality of electrical conductors passes through the ceramic body.
US09289613B2	Interdevice impedance An electrical parameter value indicative of an impedance of an electrical path between a first medical device implanted within a patient and a second medical device implanted within the patient may be determined by generating and delivering an electrical signal between electrodes connected to the first medical device and sensing the electrical signal with two or more sense electrodes connected to the second medical device. In some examples, the electrical parameter value indicative of the impedance may be used to detect a system integrity issue, such as relative movement between the first and second medical devices, such as between leads connected to the medical devices, or a lead-related condition. In other examples, the determined impedance may indicate a transthoracic impedance of the patient.
US09289612B1	Coordination of ventricular pacing in a leadless pacing system An implantable medical system is configured to coordinate ventricular pacing with intrinsic depolarizations of another chamber. The implantable medical system includes a leadless pacing device implanted on or within the ventricle. Another implantable medical device is configured to sense an intrinsic depolarization the other chamber of the heart of the patient, and in response to the intrinsic depolarization of the other chamber, deliver an electrical pulse. The leadless pacing device is configured to detect the electrical pulse delivered by the other implantable medical device and, in response to detecting the electrical pulse delivered by the other implantable medical device, deliver a pacing pulse to the ventricle via at least a first electrode in coordination with the intrinsic depolarization of the other chamber.
US09289605B2	Current applicable multi-needle syringe, and automatic injection device Disclosed is an electrical signal applicable multi-needle syringe. The present invention comprises: a hollow cylinder; a needle hub closely coupled to the rear end of the cylinder; a plurality of needles placed at regular intervals inside the cylinder in such a way that the front ends are further protruded compared with the front end of the cylinder and the drug which is injected through the needle hub is sucked through the rear ends; a first electrode stored inside the cylinder, and commonly connected to a part of the plurality of needles; and a second electrode stored inside the cylinder, and commonly connected with the rest of the plurality of needles. Therefore, it is possible to inject a drug and to simultaneously apply a high frequency directly into the skin through a multi-needle injected into the skin by applying a high frequency between the first electrode and the second electrode, thereby promoting the activation of the injected drug.
US09289595B2	Medical lead termination sleeve for implantable medical devices A wire and electrode combination suitable for use with implanted medical devices, and a method for coupling the wire and electrode to achieve a robust electrical connection suitable for use with such medical devices are disclosed. The apparatus employs a wire that is optimized for strength, an electrode optimized for biocompatibility, and a termination sleeve with a closed distal end for coupling the wire to the electrode, while eliminating the potential for galvanic corrosion, enhancing weld quality, and facilitating manufacture of the apparatus. The method involves compressing the sleeve to engage the wire at two locations, where contact between the sleeve and wire at the first location seals the interior of the sleeve, and contact between the sleeve and wire at the second location electrically couples the wire to the sleeve. The sleeve, which is easier to manipulate than the wire, is then spot welded to the electrode.
US09289592B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for differentiating between multiple leads implanted within a patient Systems, apparatuses, and methods for differentiating between multiple leads that are implanted within a patient include a stimulator configured to be implanted at an implant site within the patient and generate electrical stimulation current, a plurality of leads each comprising one or more electrodes configured to deliver the electrical stimulation current at a stimulation site within the patient, and a shuttle assembly having a plurality of receiving ports each configured to receive a proximal portion of one of the leads and guide the leads from the stimulation site to the implant site of the stimulator. The shuttle assembly is configured to enable a user to differentiate between each of the leads after the leads are guided to the implant site of the stimulator.
US09289584B2	Remotely controlled drug delivery systems Drug delivery devices responsive to at least one external stimulus are described, along with methods for their preparation and use. The devices can be configured to respond to the stimulus, providing “on demand” release of one or more deliverables such as pharmaceutical drugs.
US09289577B2	Occlusion access method A catheter system for accessing the central venous system through an occlusion in the neck region.
US09289574B2	Three-channel tuned LED lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light An LED lamp comprising a housing, a drive circuit, and a plurality of LED dies driven by the drive circuit, The plurality of LED dies may be in a ratio of at least one of 15 mint LED dies to 5 hyper red LED dies to 4 blue LED dies and 1 mint LED die to 1 hyper red LED die to 1 blue LED die. The drive circuit may operate the LED dies such that a relative peak intensity of the blue LED dies is within the range from 80%-90% or 90%-100% of a peak intensity of the hyper red LED dies, and a relative peak intensity of the mint LED dies is within the range of 50%-60% or 30%-40% of the peak intensity of the hyper red LED dies.
US09289571B2	Breathing assistance apparatus Breathing assistance apparatus includes a gases supply unit adapted to, in use, deliver a stream of pressurised gases from an outlet. The gases supply unit is adapted to vary the pressure of the stream of pressurised gases. A supply path includes a flexible self-supporting gases transportation pathway having a first end connected to the outlet so that the gases transportation pathway receives the stream of gases and conveys the gases to a patient. A patient interface is connected to the second end of the gases transportation pathway receives a stream of gases. At least one sensor measures at least one information parameter of the supply path. A control system associated with the gases supply unit receives the information parameter. The control system contains reference data, and compares the received data to reference data, and determines a supply path based on the comparison.
US09289567B2	Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same An inflatable balloon cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. Configurations of these cuffs that include tapered regions with certain characteristics, such as cuff wall diameter and thickness, may provide improved sealing of the trachea.
US09289558B2	Medical delivery system comprising locking ring with L-shaped grooves A medical delivery system comprising a container which is adapted to be fastened to a dosing assembly. One of the container and the dosing assembly comprises a rotatable element adapted to cooperate with the other one of the container and the dosing assembly, so as to lock/fasten the container to the dosing assembly. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a container and a dosing assembly for use in the medical delivery system.
US09289556B2	Syringe with plunger rod having a flexible portion A syringe assembly including a plunger rod having a first end, a second end, and a rod portion extending therebetween, wherein at least a portion of the rod portion is flexible is disclosed. The flexible portion of the rod portion allows a stopper to be moved between a first position and a second position within a syringe barrel while the overall length of the syringe assembly remains the same throughout the movement between the first position and the second position. In another embodiment, a syringe assembly including a restraining member adapted to communicate with the flexible portion of the rod portion such that movement of the first end of the plunger rod in a first direction actuates movement of the second end of the plunger rod in a second direction different than the first direction is disclosed.
US09289542B2	Wound cleansing apparatus An apparatus for cleansing and promoting tissue growth in wounds, in which irrigant fluid optionally containing cell nutrients and/or other physiologically active material from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a device for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing, a biodegradable scaffold in contact with the wound bed and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing. The apparatus has means for supplying thermal energy to the fluid in the wound. The cleansing means (which may be a single-phase, e.g. micro-filtration, system or a two-phase, e.g. dialytic system) removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The dressing and a method of treatment using the apparatus.
US09289540B2	Surface modification for coating A modified medical device substrate surface designed to improve adhesion of biomimetic surfactants to the medical device surface, thus reducing the risk of thrombosis is described. The surface modification is accomplished through either an application of a tie layer of a hydrophobic material on the substrate surface intermediate the biomimetic coating or through incorporation of a hydrophobic dopant in the polymeric substrate prior to extrusion or molding. Either method creates a hydrophobically modified surface that enhances the biomimetic surfactant bonding strength.
US09289535B2	Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers It is a polymer formed of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers and another biocompatible polymer.
US09289516B2	Imaging beta cell mass The present disclosure provides compositions and methods based on peptide-detectable agent conjugates that are useful for imaging beta cell mass.
US09289504B2	Single protein nanocapsules for protein delivery with long-term effect A protein nanocapsule having a single-protein core and a thin polymer shell anchored covalently to the protein core.
US09289496B2	Lipid dipeptide and gel There is provided a gelator that is capable of forming a gel by an extremely small amount of addition in a wide pH range from acidic to alkaline regions, and a gel having high environmental compatibility, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. A gelator comprising: a lipid peptide of Formula (1) wherein R1 is a C9-23 aliphatic group, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group optionally having a C1-2 branched chain, R3 is a —(CH2)n—X group, n is a number from 1 to 4, and X is an amino group, a guanidino group, a —CONH2 group, or a 5-membered ring optionally having 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, a 6-membered ring optionally having 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms, or a fused heterocycle including a 5-membered ring and a 6-membered ring that optionally has 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms); or a pharmaceutically usable salt of the lipid peptide.
US09289489B2	NOTCH inhibition in the treatment of cardiovascular disease The present invention is directed to methods of treating or preventing atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases by administering agents that inhibit or modulate the NOTCH signaling pathway. In addition, the invention encompasses methods for assaying compounds for their ability to treat atherosclerosis based upon their effects on NOTCH signaling, and for measuring levels of amount, function, or activity of NOTCH pathway components in biological samples.
US09289483B2	Prophylactic tuberculosis vaccine The invention relates to the use of an immunotherapeutic agent containing cell wall fragments of a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex (MTB-C) for the preparation of a drug for the prophylactic treatment of tuberculosis, in which said agent can be obtained using a method comprising the following steps: cultivate the virulent MTB-C strain over a period equal to or greater than three weeks; and, subsequently, homogenate the cell culture in the presence of a nonionic surfactant.
US09289468B2	Fusion protein comprising circularly permuted form of trail/Apo2L, coding gene and use thereof Provided is a fusion protein comprising circularly permuted form of TRAIL, and the fusion protein contains circularly permuted form of TRAIL and oligopeptides located at the N-terminus and/or C-terminus of the permuted form. The oligopeptides contain a repeating sequence consisting of 3-10 histidines. The components of the circularly permuted form of TRAIL from N-terminus to C-terminus are: (a) amino acids 135-281 of TRAIL, (b) a linker, and (c) amino acids 121-135 of TRAIL or amino acids 114-135 of TRAIL or amino acids 95-135 of TRAIL or any fragments of amino acids 95-135 of TRAIL containing amino acids 121-135 of TRAIL. Also provided is a method for treating cancer by using the fusion protein.
US09289467B2	Compositions and methods for treating bone conditions A method of treating a degenerative bone condition of a subject includes administering to hematopoietic progenitor cells or osteoclast progenitor cells of the subject at least one agent that substantially reduces the interaction of at least one of C3a or C5a with the C3a receptor (C3aR) and/or C5a receptor (C5aR), a STAT3/IL-6 signaling pathway antagonist, and a combination thereof, the agent being administered to the hematopoietic progenitor cells or osteoclast progenitor cells at an amount effective to inhibit osteoclast differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells or osteoclast progenitor cells.
US09289464B2	Method for diagnosing and treating NIS-expressing carcinomas and metastases The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing and/or treating sodium-iodide symporter (NIS)-expressing primary carcinomas and metastases, preferably glandular carcinomas, in particular carcinomas of the thyroid, of the salivary gland, of the uterus and carcinomas of the breast, and to a pharmacological composition comprising substances which induce and/or increase the expression or function of the NIS symporter and, as a consequence, increase iodide uptake into the cells, and to corresponding uses. This can be used for an efficient tumor-specific radioiodide uptake in diagnosis and therapy of said carcinomas and metastases.
US09289460B2	Use of natural active substances in cosmetic or therapeutic compositions The invention relates to cosmetic or therapeutic compositions that contain hydrolyzed yeast proteins as an active ingredient, to the use of said cosmetic or therapeutic compositions, and to a method for cosmetic treatment.
US09289458B2	Method for producing black ginseng having increased ginsenoside RH2 component content, and black ginseng product produced by means of the production method The method for producing black ginseng having increased ginsenoside Rh2 component content of the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) washing ginseng and drying same under predetermined time conditions in a shaded place; and (b) repeatedly carrying out a plurality of times a process in which the dried ginseng is steamed under predetermined temperature and time conditions and is dried under conditions that differ from the temperature and time conditions during the steaming. By producing black ginseng via a plurality of steps under fixed conditions in this way, it is possible to increase the content of ginsenoside Rh2 as compared with hitherto.
US09289457B2	Composition for preventing or treating liver diseases, containing plant stem cell lines derived from the cambium of Panax ginseng including mountain ginseng or ginseng as active ingredient The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating liver diseases, which contains, as an active ingredient, any one or more of a homogeneous cell line derived from the cambium of Panax ginseng, including wild ginseng or ginseng, a lysate thereof, an extract thereof and a culture medium thereof. The homogeneous cell line according to the present invention, a lysate thereof, an extract thereof and a culture medium thereof have minimized side effects compared to existing agents for treating liver diseases, and thus are safe for the human body. Also, they can increase the levels of s-antibody (HBsAb) and e-antibody (HBeAb) against hepatitis virus and inhibit the proliferation of hepatitis virus, and thus they are useful for the prevention and treatment of liver diseases. In addition, they have the effect of lowering the levels of liver injury, and thus are useful as a functional food for improving liver function.
US09289456B2	Modulating oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) with statins for cancer treatment In the instant invention, simvastatin (Sim) is used to modulate Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) infection at the level of viral replication for treatment of cancer. Both lipid-lowering and pleiotropic cellular effects of simvastatin are exploited in this modulation. Simvastatin upregulates the expression of Rae1 and Nup98, therefore altering normal cellular mRNA distribution and reverting VSV's mRNA export block. Furthermore, simvastatin causes redistribution of Flotillin-1, which affects VSV replication/budding. Simvastatin is further used as a neoadjuvant for the selective modulatory control of live VSV oncolytic therapy.
US09289455B2	Method of enhancing hyaluronic acid secretion using probiotic strain The present invention provides a method of enhancing hyaluronic acid secretion in a subject, which comprises administrating a composition containing of Streptococcus thermophilus DSM 28121 to the subject, and the hyaluronic acid content in the blood of the subject is increased. The present invention further provides a novel probiotic strain which is Streptococcus thermophilus DSM 28121, which has the ability to survive and colonize in the intestine of the subject to increase the number.
US09289451B2	Methods and compositions for targeted cleavage and recombination Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for targeted cleavage of a genomic sequence, targeted alteration of a genomic sequence, and targeted recombination between a genomic region and an exogenous polynucleotide homologous to the genomic region. The compositions include fusion proteins comprising a cleavage domain (or cleavage half-domain) and an engineered zinc finger domain and polynucleotides encoding same. Methods for targeted cleavage include introduction of such fusion proteins, or polynucleotides encoding same, into a cell. Methods for targeted recombination additionally include introduction of an exogenous polynucleotide homologous to a genomic region into cells comprising the disclosed fusion proteins.
US09289444B2	Composition for promoting hematogenesis containing quercetin 3-O-β-(2″-galloyl)-rhamnopyranoside as active ingredient This invention relates to a composition for promoting hematopoiesis and for treating, preventing or alleviating cytopenia or bone marrow failure comprising quercetin 3-O-β-(2″-galloyl)-rhamnopyranoside (QGR) as active ingredient. The present active compound QGR (i) increases dose dependently the mRNA expression of cytokines involved in hematopoiesis including stem cell factor, granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor and erythropoietin from mouse bone marrow mononuclear cells, (ii) promotes the formation of burst forming unit-erythroid and colony forming unit-fibroblast, (iii) stimulates the generation of cells positive for TER-119, a specific marker of mouse erythroid precursors, (iv) promotes erythropoiesis, leukopoiesis, thrombopoiesis, and hemoglobin production in bone marrow failure mouse model, (v) stimulates the formation of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells, (vi) stimulates megakaryocyte formation surrounding the blood system of damaged bone marrow, osteoid formation and bone marrow restoration through a recovery of damaged bone marrow microenvironment. The QGR of the present invention can be used for promoting hematopoiesis and treating cytopenia or bone marrow failure.
US09289441B2	Osteoclast inhibitors such as zoledronic acid for low back pain treatment Methods for the safe administration of imidazole or imidazolium compounds, and conditions that may be treated by these methods, are described herein.
US09289432B2	Methods and compositions for the delivery of a therapeutic agent The present invention provides a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutic agent and an alkoxy-polyethylene glycol, for example, methoxy-polyethylene glycol, for administration of the therapeutic agent to the mammal. The compositions can be applied to a membrane, for example, a nasal membrane during intranasal administration. The invention also provides methods of administering such compositions to a mammal.
US09289431B2	Antitumor effect potentiator composed of imidazooxazine compound An antitumor effect potentiator for potentiating one or more other antitumor agents, comprising, as an active ingredient, an imidazooxazine compound represented by Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R1a, C—R1b, C—R1c, and C—R1d, respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an N atom; at least two of R1a, R1b, R1c, and R1d represent hydrogen, and the other(s) represent(s) halogen; cyano; C1-6 alkyl that may have hydroxyl group(s) as substituent(s); C1-6 alkoxy; carbonyl having, as a substituent, hydroxyl, amino, optionally substituted mono- or di-(C1-6 alkyl)amino, or mono- or di-(C1-6 alkoxy)amino; or an unsaturated heterocyclic group; R2 represents phenyl, pyridyl, or thienyl; R3 represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and R4 represents hydrogen or hydroxy.
US09289425B2	Intranasal naloxone compositions and methods of making and using same Disclosed herein are compositions containing an opioid antagonist such as naloxone and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The compositions may be used for intranasal delivery of Naloxone for the treatment of, for example, opioid overdose in an individual in need thereof. Also disclosed are methods of making compositions containing Naloxone, and devices for nasal delivery of naloxone compositions.
US09289419B2	Substituted heterocyclic compounds as tropomyosin receptor kinase a (TrkA) inhibitors The present application relates to a series of substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine compounds, their use as tropomyosin receptor kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, method of making and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds
US09289416B2	Pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising 6′-fluoro-(N-methyl- or N,N-dimethyl-)-4-phenyl-4′,9′-dihydro-3′H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1′-pyrano[3,4,b]indol]-4-amine A pharmaceutical dosage form for administration twice daily, once daily or less frequently, which contains 6′-fluoro-(N-methyl- or N,N-dimethyl)-4-phenyl-4′,9′-dihydro-3′H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1′-pyrano[3,4,b]indol]-4-amine or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.
US09289412B2	Role of limonoid compounds as neuroprotective agents Disclosed herein are neuroprotective compounds. Methods for the preparation of such compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the compounds disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of neurodegenerative conditions are provided.
US09289405B2	Compounds provided with antioxidant activity against free radicals, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions containing them The invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula (I): CH3(—CH═CH)3—R (I) wherein R is selected from CO—O—R′ or CO—O(−), R′ being selected from H, alkyl or alkenyl from C1 to C22, or sugars, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, preferably such as sodium, potassium, or lysine salts, each compound of general formula (I) being used as such or mixed with one or more of the others, as active ingredients in a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition provided with antioxidant activity against free radicals.
US09289402B2	Metal entrapped bioactive composites The present invention provides composites comprising at least one bioactive agent entrapped within a matrix of at least one metal; wherein said composite controllably releases at least one of said bioactive agent and metal or ion thereof, processes for the preparation of composites of the invention, compositions and products comprising composites of the invention and various uses thereof.
US09289396B2	Collagen-based implants for sustained delivery of drugs The disclosure provides collagen-based constructs for use in drug delivery.
US09289392B2	Extended release pharmaceutical composition of entacapone or salts thereof There is provided an extended release pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 200 mg to about 1000 mg of entacapone or salts thereof, optionally with other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The invention also provides an extended release pharmaceutical composition comprising triple combination of from about 30 mg to about 300 mg of levodopa, 10 mg to about 100 mg of carbidopa and 200 mg to about 1000 mg of entacapone or salts thereof, optionally with other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The invention also relates to process of preparation of such compositions.
US09289385B2	Osteoclast inhibitors for knee conditions Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions.
US09289378B2	Antimicrobial amorphous compositions The present invention comprises compositions and methods for providing antimicrobial compositions. The antimicrobial compositions comprise gel delivery vehicles comprising stabilized silver, wherein ionic silver is provided to a site for antimicrobial purposes. Methods of making and using such compositions are taught, including application of the silver-containing gel compositions to wounds, burns, abrasions, cuts, surgical incision, sites where skin or organ integrity has been breached, and other sites to supply an antimicrobial environment.
US09289369B2	Non-aqueous oral care composition containing dental occlusion actives A oral care composition includes: (a) a hydrophilic film-forming polymer; and (b) a hydrophobic carrier, wherein the hydrophilic film-forming polymer is a film-forming polymer effective to occlude dentinal tubules and the oral care composition contains 0-10 wt. % water. The hydrophilic film-forming polymer is preferably GANTREZ S. The hydrophobic carrier is preferably a vegetable oil. A method of cleaning teeth includes applying to the teeth the oral care composition such that the hydrophilic film-forming polymer occludes dentinal tubules. A toothbrush includes: a handle; a head mounted to the handle, the head comprising an outer surface and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly from the outer surface; and a gelatin capsule containing the oral care composition positioned on the head.
US09289364B2	Tyrosinase inhibitors The compositions and methods of described herein comprise novel ingredients effective to reduce unwanted pigmentation, such as skin discoloration, freckles, age spots, liver spots, sun damage, tans, pigmented acne marks, scars, pigmented birthmarks, hyperpigmentation, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, post-injury hyperpigmentation, melasma, cholasma, after-burn scar, nail stain, yellowing of skin, dark circles under eyes, and the like. The composition may include additional ingredients accordingly for a colored cosmetic, moisturizer, cleanser, toner, and the like.
US09289363B2	Cosmetic use of salicylic acid derivatives Cosmetic compositions comprising salicylic acid dimers and methods of using such compositions to impart anti-aging benefits to the skin are disclosed. The salicylic acid derivatives are believed to have modulatory activity against one or more biochemical pathways implicated in the appearance of human skin.
US09289362B2	Foaming compositions and methods An effervescent foamable two-component oral care composition in which a first component contains an acid, and a second component contains an alkaline source such as a carbonate; wherein one or both of the first and second components also contains a surfactant; and, wherein the first and second components are combinable to form an effervescing oral care foam.
US09289360B2	Dental composition An aqueous dental glass ionomer composition comprising (a) a reactive particulate glass, and (b) a linear or branched polymer comprising acidic groups, which is reactive with the particulate glass in a cement reaction, whereby the linear or branched polymer comprising acidic groups has a polymer backbone and optionally pendant side chains, (c) optionally dispersed nanoparticles, and (d) optionally a low molecular compound, characterized in that the glass ionomer composition comprises—S.sub.xH groups, wherein x is an integer of from 1 to 6, which crosslink the particulate glass and/or the linear polycarboxylic acid and/or the optional dispersed nanoparticles and/or the optional low molecular compound.
US09289349B2	Sound therapy systems and methods for recalibrating the body's electromagnetic field A sound treatment system includes an audio system for transmitting tones of predetermined frequencies through a plurality of outputs. A sound transmitting device is electrically connectable to one or more of the outputs, and includes a speaker for transmitting the tones received. The speaker is adjacent to crystal which is vibrationally responsive to the tones. A method of using the system includes generating tonal segments of predetermined duration, modulating the frequencies, and compiling these into an audio program. One or more sound transmitting devices are placed on desired locations of the body, and their inputs connected to corresponding outputs of the audio system. The generating step includes compiling selected predetermined frequencies into an audio program to generate the tonal segments, as well as modulating tones of one or more desired frequencies to generate the tonal segments.
US09289347B2	Erect posture mobility device with low turn radius The present invention is a mobility device, (also referred to as a “rollator”), which provides a weight bearing architecture and enables the user to maintain an erect body posture and body weight support through the upper arms while enabling the legs to freely move under the user's center of body weight. Upper arm support is enabled through padded forearm rests, or “arm saddles”, which provide an elevated cushion rearward to support and position the user's elbows and transfer the center of the body weight vertically downward and through the rollator frame and thereby falling within its base of support as defined by its four support wheels. The invention's base of support is smaller than conventional rollators, thereby enabling responsive rotational movement by transferring the user's spinal rotation through the aforementioned arm saddles to the rollator frame resulting in a low-radius turn.
US09289346B2	Ergonomic crutch A medical crutch having a number of bends in the frame for redistributing the amount of pressure applied to a user's hand, arm, and axilla. The frame has a first jog outwardly sidewards relative to a user's body and a second jog outwardly forward relative to the user's body. The frame may attach an adjustable handle, forearm rest and underarm support, among other attachments. The frame is adapted to fit all average sizes by adjusting the positions of the attachments.
US09289345B2	Walking assist device A walking assist device is capable of operating at an appropriate cycle in view of the motion cycle of a human being to be assisted while at the same time reducing the number of control parameters to be adjusted or set. A second phase oscillator, based on which the phase of the periodic operation of each actuator is controlled, is calculated on the basis of the difference between a first phase oscillator, which indicates a phase of the periodic motion of each thigh relative to the upper body of a human being, and the second phase oscillator, and an intrinsic angular velocity. A current intrinsic angular velocity is set by correcting a previous intrinsic angular velocity by an amount based on a previous difference between the first phase oscillator and the second phase oscillator such that the previous difference approaches a desired difference.
US09289344B2	Medical support pillow for facilitating tracheal intubation on obese patient An apparatus for facilitating tracheal intubation on an obese patient has a base section (1), a head section (11) attached to the base section (1) and a pad (2) removably positioned on the head section (11). The base section (1) receives a portion of an obese patient's back. Separate arm rests (3, 4) are positioned on both left and right sides of the base section (1). The base section (1) has an indentation (16) for receiving the occiput of a patient's head. The pad (2) has an indentation (115) for receiving the occiput of a patient's head and which is aligned with indentation (16) when pad member (2) is positioned on the head section (11). The apparatus raises the obese patient's head and neck above the patient's chest and positions the patent's head in a stable, extended position to allow easy ventilation and intubation.
US09289330B2	Absorbent article having a functional enhancement indicator A feminine hygiene article having a body-facing surface, a first end region and a second end region. The feminine hygiene article is for placement in an undergarment having a crotch portion bounded on opposite sides by portions of curved leg openings, the feminine hygiene article comprising at least one functional enhancement indicator visible from said body-facing surface. The feminine hygiene article can be a sanitary napkin, a pantiliner, or an incontinence pad.
US09289327B2	Open-cavity, reduced-pressure treatment devices and systems An open-cavity, reduced-pressure treatment device and system for treating a cavity in a patient's body, such as an abdominal cavity, is presented. In one instance, an open-cavity, reduced-pressure treatment device includes a plurality of encapsulated leg members, each having an interior portion with a leg manifold member and formed with fenestrations operable to allow fluid flow into the interior portion, and a central connection member fluidly coupled to the plurality of encapsulated leg members. The central connection member has a connection manifold member. The open-cavity, reduced-pressure treatment devices, systems, and methods allow for, among other things, removal of fluids.
US09289316B2	Quasi-active prosthetic joint system A prosthetic joint device includes a foot portion and a main body pivotally coupled to the foot portion at a first joint. A first compliant member is coupled to the main body and foot portion. A first clutch is coupled to the first compliant member. An actuator is coupled to the first clutch to lock and unlock the first clutch and engage and disengage the first compliant member. A control system is coupled to the actuator to control the actuator based on a gait activity. The first clutch is locked to engage the first compliant member. A second compliant member is coupled to the main body and foot portion. A sensor is coupled to the prosthetic joint device to measure a physical state of the prosthetic joint device. The engagement and disengagement of the first compliant member is timed based on the physical state of the prosthetic joint device.
US09289311B1	Artificial disc with shunt enhanced magnetic fields An improved artificial disc has a superior and inferior member. The superior member has an upper body portion and a flange portion for positioning and attachment to an upper vertebral body. The inferior member has a lower body portion and a flange portion for positioning and attachment to a lower vertebral body. The upper body portion and the lower body portions, when positioned in a disc space between the upper and lower vertebral bodies and affixed to a respective vertebral body at the flange portion, are independently movable relative to the other along complimentary bearing surfaces on each of the superior and inferior members. The complimentary bearing surfaces are self-aligned by a magnetic attraction force generated by at least one first permanent magnet in either the inferior or superior member.
US09289308B2	Articulating interbody cage and methods thereof Disclosed herein are devices (100), systems and methods of use relating to articulating interbody cages. In one aspect, disclosed is an intervertebral device (100) for use in a human spine including an anterior end (104); a posterior end (102); and at least four peripheral walls (22,24,26). The peripheral walls (26) define an interior volume surrounding a midline of the device and include a superior wall (22), an inferior wall (24) and a pair of opposing, generally trapezoidal-shaped sidewalls. Each of the trapezoidal-shaped sidewalls (26) includes an internal hinge element (60) that is rotatable from a first configuration to at least a second configuration such that the device is expandable in first dimension. Each of the internal hinge elements includes an axis that is coplanar with the midline of the device.
US09289299B2	Method and apparatus for augumenting bone defects A bone augment for repairing a bone defect and associated method. The bone augment includes a porous body and a reinforcement member. The porous body defines a plurality of pores and is configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect. The reinforcement member is mounted on an exterior surface of the porous body and is configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect.
US09289292B2	Valve cuff support A prosthetic heart valve includes a stent having a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. The stent has a proximal end, a distal end and a plurality of cells, each cell being formed by a plurality of struts. A valve assembly is secured to the stent and includes a cuff and a plurality of leaflets. The plurality of leaflets are attached to the cuff adjacent an underwire that extends about the perimeter of the cuff.
US09289282B2	System and method for treating valve insufficiency or vessel dilatation A medical device for treating aortic insufficiency (and associated aneurysms or defects of any other vessel associated with a valve) includes a support structure, a stent, a prosthetic valve and a deflector. Generally, the support structure is configured to cooperate with the prosthetic valve to pinch the native valve therebetween and provide an anchor for the stent which extends into the aorta and supports the deflector which is positioned to abate blood flow against the aneurysm.
US09289275B2	Bionic tooth implant, and base and sub-root thereof The invention discloses a bionic tooth implant, comprising a main root and a basal platform, wherein the main root comprises a fixing root part positioned at the lower part thereof and a basal platform positioned at the upper part thereof; the bionic tooth implant also comprises at least one subsidiary root; the basal platform is mounted on the main root via the basal platform of the main root, wherein an inclined hole is provided on the basal platform; an inclined-direction hole communicated with the inclined hole is provided on the main root; the subsidiary root comprises the fixing root part positioned at the lower part thereof and a connected part positioned at the upper part thereof; the connected part is mounted in the inclined hole; the subsidiary root extends from the inclined-direction hole through the main root; and at least a part of the fixing root part is positioned at the outer part of the main root. As to the bionic tooth implant, after the main root is implanted into the jaw of the patient, the basal platform is directly inserted into the main root and then the matched installation between the main root and the basal platform is completed. The subsidiary root is directly screwed into the jaw and the whole implanting process of the bionic tooth implant is completed, without two-stage operation and the arrangement of the basal platform. The whole operation process is convenient and rapid.
US09289271B2	Dental handpiece A dental handpiece has a head section, a neck section, a grip section connected to the grip section, and a drive unit connected to the grip section. The handpiece also has a detent unit for preventing relative rotation between the neck and grip sections. The detent unit includes a detent pin arranged axially slidably in the grip section, a spring for biasing the pin proximally so that the distal end of the pin is arranged inside the grip section in a rest position, and a catch formed at the proximal end of the neck section for receiving the pin for engagement. When the drive unit is brought into connection to the grip section, the pin is pressed distally to project out of the grip section into engagement in the catch, to thereby prevent relative rotation between the neck section and the grip section.
US09289264B2	Systems and methods for guiding an instrument using haptic object with collapsing geometry A computer-implemented method for guiding an instrument, comprises determining, by a processor associated with a computer, a current orientation angle of an instrument axis relative to a target axis. The method also comprises establishing, by the processor, a haptic boundary associated with the instrument based on the determined orientation angle of the instrument axis relative to the target axis. The haptic boundary is configured to constrain the instrument axis from being moved to an angle substantially greater than the current orientation angle.
US09289258B2	Ablation catheter system with safety features A medical system for delivering treatment or therapy to a patient has a kill switch for interrupting the delivery. The kill switch, which can disrupt the delivery directly or can cause an error message to be generated that disrupts the delivery, can be activated by the operator or remotely. In an ablation catheter system, a kill switch mechanism immediately and abruptly terminates delivery of ablation treatment or therapy.
US09289257B2	Methods and systems for endometrial ablation utilizing radio frequency Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded shapes. An indicator mechanism is operatively coupled to the wall and configured to indicate non-expanded and expanded shapes of the wall.
US09289255B2	Methods and apparatus for renal neuromodulation Methods and apparatus are provided for renal neuromodulation using a pulsed electric field to effectuate electroporation or electrofusion. It is expected that renal neuromodulation (e.g., denervation) may, among other things, reduce expansion of an acute myocardial infarction, reduce or prevent the onset of morphological changes that are affiliated with congestive heart failure, and/or be efficacious in the treatment of end stage renal disease. Embodiments of the present invention are configured for percutaneous intravascular delivery of pulsed electric fields to achieve such neuromodulation.
US09289254B2	Electrosurgical device having a temperature measurement device, method for determining a temperature and/or a temperature change at a neutral electrode A method for determining a temperature and/or a temperature change at a neutral electrode having a contacting agent layer. The method comprises determining at least one impedance value of the contacting agent layer and calculating a temperature change and/or a temperature at the neutral electrode, at least on the basis of the impedance value. The contacting agent layers may be made from hydrogel and the method uses a correlation that exists between the temperature change and the impedance change.
US09289244B2	Polyaxial pedicle screw with increased angulation A polyaxial bone anchor including a housing and a bone screw. A bottom surface of the housing includes an aperture that defines an angulation limit of the bone screw for each azimuthal angle around a longitudinal axis of the housing. The aperture is V-shaped, with the V-shape having converging side walls that define a low-angulation direction near their intersection and a high-angulation direction opposite the low-angulation direction. In some cases, the angulation limit of the bone screw is generally constant over a range of azimuthal angles centered around the high-angulation direction. The housing may be modular, including tabs on one component that are plastically deformed to engage a lip on another component. During assembly, a mandrel advances longitudinally along a bore in the housing, and forces the tabs radially outward toward the lip to a radially outward plastically deformed state.
US09289241B2	Craniotomy closures Craniotomy closures comprising surgical fasteners are described for use in reattaching a skull flap removed from the skull of a patient during brain surgery. Methods of using the same are also described. Surgical strips used in combination with the fasteners are shaped to follow the perimeter contour of the skull flap. The craniotomy closures are designed to encourage bone growth and healing of the skull flap and they can be used to deliver medication and bone growth enhancement materials to the surgical site.
US09289240B2	Flexible elongated chain implant and method of supporting body tissue with same Implants and methods for augmentation of the disc space between two vertebral bodies to treat disease or abnormal pathology conditions in spinal applications. The implant includes a chain of biocompatible material suitable for insertion into a disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies in a patient's spinal column, wherein the spinal disc space has a transverse plane. The chain comprises a plurality of adjacent bodies having a height configured to reside within the disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies and a length configured to reside in the disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies when the chain is curved in an orientation substantially along the transverse plane of the spinal disc space.
US09289233B2	Low-profile surgical access devices with anchoring A surgical access device includes a proximal housing having proximal and distal end portions, the distal end portion of the housing being configured and adapted to engage a proximal portion of a flexible wound retractor. The proximal housing can be provided with a plenum chamber being defined therein, the plenum chamber being in fluid communication with at least one nozzle. The nozzle is preferably configured to direct pressurized fluid in an axial direction from the plenum chamber into a central bore of the surgical access device to provide a constant gaseous seal around a surgical instrument inserted therethrough, while inhibiting a loss of pressurized fluid from the body cavity therethrough. The plenum chamber can be adapted and configured to receive pressurized fluid and conduct the pressurized fluid to the at least one nozzle.
US09289232B2	Soft tissue tunneling device A tissue tunneling device is configured to be delivered within the body. The tunneling device includes a shaft with a blunt distal end to prevent coring or other damage to tissue during the delivery of the tunneling device. In some arrangements, the shaft includes one or more lumen, through which medication or another fluid may be administered. An anesthetic or other pain relieving medication may be delivered through the lumen to lessen the discomfort of delivering the tunneling device to the desired anatomical site. The shaft may also include a retractable needle for facilitating the advancement of the tunneling device through skin or other tissue. The shaft may also be provided with an outer sheath, which may be left within the anatomy after the tunneling device has been removed. The shaft may be malleable for custom-shaping the tunneling device prior to and/or during delivery.
US09289221B2	Shoulder guides The application provides patient-specific surgical guides for positioning onto a glenoid of a patient, comprising two or more patient-specific positioning elements, each comprising a patient-specific surface which conforms with at least part of one or more features of the bone on or around the glenoid, and wherein the combination of these patient-specific positioning elements ensures a secure fit of the device when positioned onto the bone.
US09289219B2	Drill bit incorporating depth gauge There is provided a drill bit for use in forming holes in a material, and measuring the depth of the hole. The drill bit includes a body providing a cutting region for making holes, a cannulation along the length of the cutting region, and an insert disposed within the cannulation. The insert is movable with respect to the body so as to selectively project beyond the cannulation, and edges of the cutting region.
US09289218B2	Osteotome extractor A surgical tool, enabling extraction of a prosthesis from a bony implantation site of that prosthesis, defines a proximo-distal axis and includes a distal end head adapted both to cut at least partially the bonding interface between the prosthesis and the bony material of the implantation site and to fix itself to the prosthesis by rotation centered on the proximo-distal axis, according to embodiments of the present invention.
US09289214B2	Mounting tool for anastomosis device A mounting tool for mounting a flexible ring-shaped part of an anastomotic device on a rigid part of an anstomotic device is provided. The tool comprises a receiving portion (104) in a distal end of the mounting tool for receiving the flexible part thereat and a handle portion (103) proximally of said receiving portion (104). Said receiving portion (104) comprises an elongated tubular sheet element (101), and a tubular displacement element (201), arranged within the sheet element (101) to be longitudinally displaceable in relation to the sheet element (101), such that a shelf (401) is obtained circumferentially of the tubular displacement element (106) and distally of the sheet element (101). The shelf (401) is configured to receive the flexible part. A mounting tool for receiving a flexible ring-shaped part of an anastomotic device on a rigid part of an anstomotic device is also provided. This tool comprises a longitudinal guiding element (801) for passing through a central passage or lumen in a mounting tool according to above, and a connection plate (802) arranged distally on the guiding element (801). The connection plate (802) is configured to connect to a rigid part of an anstomotic device. A kit is also provided.
US09289210B2	Surgical stapler with apparatus for adjusting staple height A surgical stapling instrument including a staple sled which can be advanced and/or retracted relative to first and second jaw members, wherein the staple sled can be configured to deploy staples from a staple cartridge in one of the first and second jaw members. In at least one embodiment, the other of the first and second jaw members can include an anvil having at least one forming surface which can be configured to deform the staples as they are deployed from the staple cartridge. In at least one form of the invention, the anvil can be movably adjustable relative to the staple cartridge in order to adjust the distance in which the staples are deformed. In various embodiments, the anvil can be adjusted by a slidable adjusting plate and/or a rotatable cam.
US09289207B2	Surgical staple with integral pledget for tip deflection A circular stapler apparatus for stapling tissue includes a staple and pledget assembly and a circular staple head operable to drive staples toward an anvil. A staple of the staple and pledget assembly has a pair of legs disposed substantially perpendicular to a crown of the staple in a first position. The pair of legs is operable to advance against a pocket in the anvil to form a staple with bent legs. The staple and pledget assembly includes the staple and a pledget configured to receive the pair of legs of the staple. The pledget comprises a bioabsorbable material. The pledget is configured to advance distal ends of the pair of legs to a position in which the distal ends are laterally offset from a plane in which the crown of the staple is disposed.
US09289199B1	Retinal examination apparatus An eyelid speculum comprising a longitudinally Elongated support, first and second elongated members carried by the support to extend laterally, and eyelid positioning spoons carried by the members, at least one of the members having adjustable connection to the support to be selectively positioned relative to the other of the members whereby the spoons may be relatively adjustably positioned.
US09289195B2	Auto-retraction apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Apparatus for sealing a puncture communicating with a blood vessel includes an introducer sheath, an occlusion member with a balloon thereon, a retraction assembly, and a syringe assembly including sealing material therein. During use, the introducer sheath is introduced into the puncture. With the balloon in a collapsed state, the occlusion member is introduced through the introducer sheath until the balloon is disposed within the vessel. The introducer sheath is coupled to the retraction assembly, the balloon is expanded, and the occlusion member is partially withdrawn to seal the puncture. A sealing compound is delivered from the syringe assembly through the introducer sheath into the puncture, the syringe assembly triggering the retraction assembly, whereupon the introducer sheath is automatically withdrawn at least partially from the puncture, delivering the sealing compound along the puncture.
US09289190B2	Ultrasound strain imaging via pixel frame and window correlation Embodiments for providing a strain image in an ultrasound system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processing unit sets windows on a pre-compression frame and a post-compression frame, and performs a correlation operation between the first and second frames within the windows to compute displacements for a third frame, wherein the processing unit selects at least one of previously set windows at an (N−i)th row by referring to current windows positioned at a Nth row in an axial direction, computes an initial displacement based on displacements corresponding to the selected at least one of windows, and determines a range for moving the current window on the second frame in the axial direction based on the computed initial displacement.
US09289189B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a monitor displaying an ultrasound image, an operating unit receiving an operating instruction from an operator and a control unit controlling a diagnostic apparatus body. The control unit causes measurement calipers each having a measurement line extending linearly in a vertical direction and a gate portion including an upper gate line and a lower gate line which are disposed parallel to each other on the measurement line to be displayed in a superimposed manner on the ultrasound image displayed on the monitor based on the operating instruction from the operating unit, and measurement is sequentially performed at more than one measurement site using the gate portion of each of the measurement calipers which is capable of rotation and change of the distance between the upper gate line and the lower gate line.
US09289187B2	Imaging transducer probe An ultrasound imaging probe includes a housing (202) having a long axis and an elongate tubular shaft (214) including an internal cavity and first and second end portions (218, 220). The shaft extends along the long axis and is rotatably supported in the housing for rotation relative to the housing through an angular range including one hundred and eighty degrees to a predetermined maximum angle. The probe further includes a transducer array (222), including a plurality of transducer elements along the long axis, affixed to the first end portion (218) of the shaft. The probe further includes an electrical connector (228) fixedly mounted in the housing. The probe further includes an physical electrical pathway (226) having first and second ends and extending along and in the internal cavity of the shaft, wherein a first end of the pathway is connected to transducer array and a second end of the pathway is connected to the electrical connector.
US09289183B2	Interactive display of computer aided detection results in combination with quantitative prompts Methods and related systems provide an interactive user interface in which CAD results are displayed in such a way that they may be used for both interpretation of detected abnormalities and for avoiding perceptual oversights. The output of a (multi-view) computer aided detection system is presented to the reader of a screening case in two phases: (1) an interactive phase, and (2) a prompting phase. In the first phase the reader can probe image locations for CAD information. In the second phase regions identified as relevant by the CAD system and not yet probed by the reader are prompted or displayed to the user, as these may have been overlooked by the reader. The CAD results can be calibrated to a probability of malignancy.
US09289179B2	Mitigating single point failure of devices in an analyte monitoring system and methods thereof Methods, devices, and kits are provided for mitigating single point failure of at least one device in an analyte monitoring system.
US09289174B2	Sensory prosthetic for improved balance control A feedback device for measuring balance related information, and for producing a stimulation of the skin that encodes that information in a way that is useful to the wearer of the device. At least one sensor detects balance information and transmits at least one balance information signal to a signal processing subsystem. The signal processing subsystem converts the received balance information signal into at least one stimulation control signal. The signal processing subsystem then transmits the stimulation control signal to at least one stimulator, which provides stimulation to a wearer of the device reflecting the stimulation control signal received from the signal processing subsystem.
US09289173B2	Intra-vascular device with pressure detection capabilities using pressure sensitive material A laser catheter with a pressure sensor is provided according to embodiments of the invention. The pressure sensor may be coupled with the distal end of the laser catheter and may comprise any of various piezoelectric materials, for example Polyvinylidene Difluoride (PVDF). In various embodiments of the invention the pressure sensor is configured to detect pressure longitudinally and coaxially. The pressure sensor may provide an electric potential that is proportional to the vessel pressure and may be used to monitor and/or adjust laser parameters. In other embodiments the results from the pressure sensor may be used to determine the vessel size and/or the type of material being ablated.
US09289161B2	Multi-lancet unit, method and lancet device using the multi-lancet unit, and method of assembling and/or making the multi-lancet unit Multi-lancet unit for a lancet device. The unit includes a plurality of lancets arranged in a row. Each lancet has a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end. The front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets. The lancet device utilizes the multi-lancet unit and includes a body and a holding member which houses the multi-lancet unit. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
US09289158B2	Calibration-free and precise optical detection of a three-dimensional shape A support plate with a horizontal flat standing surface carries two posts, and is rotated about a vertical axis. A stationary triangulation measuring head having a camera and a light line projector, projects light lines, which are perpendicular to the plane of the support plate, onto a person who stands upright on the standing surface of the plate. Encoded, photogrammetrically evaluatable marks are arranged on the plate around the standing surface and on the post. Images taken by the camera during rotation of the plate are transferred to a computer to determine a three-dimensional shape of the person or of part of the person. Marking-free fields are arranged on the support plate and on the post. The computer determines the parameters of the triangulation measuring head to performs a self-calibration of the detection process based on positions of the photogrammetric marks and shapes of light traces on the marking-free fields.
US09289153B2	Joint and cartilage diagnosis, assessment and modeling Methods are disclosed for assessing the condition of a cartilage in a joint and assessing cartilage loss, particularly in a human knee. The methods include converting an image such as an MRI to a three dimensional map of the cartilage. The cartilage map can be correlated to a movement pattern of the joint to assess the affect of movement on cartilage wear. Changes in the thickness of cartilage over time can be determined so that therapies can be provided. The amount of cartilage tissue that has been lost, for example as a result of arthritis, can be estimated.
US09289148B2	Electroanatomical mapping This invention relates to the determination and/or representation of physiological information relating to a heart surface.
US09289139B2	Blood pressure monitor A method employed in a prior art arm-worn blood pressure monitor to measure the height position of the heart has been an indirect method that merely estimates the position of the heart, and therefore has had the problems that the measurement accuracy and the reliability of the measurement are low, and that the measuring position is awkward and it is difficult to achieve correct position alignment. An arm-worn blood pressure monitor includes a cuff, a microwave transmitting unit for radiating a microwave onto a human subject, a microwave receiving unit for receiving a reflected wave Doppler-shifted relative to the radiated microwave due to a heartbeat of the subject, and a correct position detector for detecting, based on the reflected wave, whether the cuff worn around an arm of the subject is located in a correct position relative to the position of the heart of the subject.
US09289132B2	Catheter balloon having stretchable integrated circuitry and sensor array A system, device and method are presented for utilizing stretchable active integrated circuits with inflatable bodies. The invention allows for such operative features to come into direct contact with body structures, such as the inner wall of a lumen. Such direct contact increases accuracy of measurement and delivery of therapy.
US09289129B2	Non-contact measuring method and apparatus in pediatrics A non-contact measuring method in pediatrics is disclosed. An infant model is established by acquiring a human image and a depth image of a subject infant; updating the infant model by acquiring a plurality of anthropometric characteristic points and finally obtaining an anthropometric data of the subject infant from the updated infant model. This invention also provides an apparatus to achieve the above mentioned measuring method. An infant model which includes anthropometric characteristic points and 3D surface models is established based on a human image acquired by an image acquisition module and a depth image acquired by a depth information acquisition module in conjunction with an algorithm program built in a data acquisition and processing module. Human anthropometric data is obtained by analyzing the infant model. The non-contact measuring method and measuring apparatus in pediatrics make the measuring process more humane without contacting a subject body.
US09289127B2	Probe and imaging apparatus for diagnosis A probe includes a connector having a connection end surface, a first cover covering the connection end surface of the connector and defined by a surface perpendicular to a first direction corresponding to the direction toward which the probe is inserted, and a second cover configured to move in a second direction corresponding to a direction opposite to the first direction and which covers the connector by being stretched from the outer circumference of the first cover toward the second direction. The second cover moves in the second direction by receiving a press force directed toward the second direction from a wall surface formed by an opening of the adapter unit at the time of insertion of the connector into the adapter unit. The first cover is configured to be broken by the connector's press force directed in the first direction when the second cover moves in the second direction.
US09289124B2	Tonometer calibration tool A tool for calibrating a non-contact tonometer (NCT) comprises a body having a mating feature configured for removably mounting the body on the nosepiece or on the measurement head of the NCT, a pressure sensor carried by the body and arranged to receive an air pulse discharged by the NCT to provide a pressure signal in response to the air pulse, and a radiation emitter carried by the body, wherein the radiation emitter provides a pseudo-applanation event when the pressure signal reaches a predetermined level that is detectable by the NCT as though an actual corneal applanation had taken place. In one embodiment, the mating feature includes a mounting orifice for receiving a portion of the nosepiece. In another embodiment, the mating feature includes a pair of mounting pins sized for receipt by a corresponding pair of mounting holes in the measurement head of the NCT.
US09289123B2	Contact lens for measuring intraocular pressure An eye-mountable device for measuring an intraocular pressure is provided. The device may include a transparent polymeric material having a concave surface configured to be removably mounted over a corneal surface of an eye, an antenna, an expandable member, a sensor and control electronics at least partially embedded in the transparent polymeric material. The expandable device is configured to expand and apply a force to the corneal surface and the sensor is configured to detect a resistance to deformation of the cornea in response to the applied force. The resistance to deformation of the cornea in response to the force applied by the expandable member is indicative of the intraocular pressure of the eye.
US09289110B2	Control for surgical fluid management pump system A surgical pump system arrangement receives an inflow cassette and provides fluid flow to a surgical site in a joint of a patient. The arrangement calculates load coefficients for a pressure loss curve based on an identified inflow cannula and an identified endoscope utilized therewith. The arrangement determines if the cannula is disposed at a surgical site and if adequate fluid flow is provided. Further, the arrangement determines if the inflow cannula and endoscope are properly identified. The arrangement integrates with an identified or unidentified surgical device to adjust pump operation when the surgical device is operating. The arrangement maps actuators disposed on a surgical handpiece or footswitch to control operation of the pump system, including providing suction to an outflow path of a surgical device that is not operating. The arrangement also determines when an inflow pump cassette is not properly inserted into the pump.
US09289105B2	Device and method for wet floor cleaning A floor cleaning device is disclosed. It comprises a brush, which is rotatable around an axis of rotation, and a cover having a cover surface which faces the axis of rotation and has a plurality of ridges constituting liquid channels between them for transporting liquid to outfalls provided at lower ends of the liquid channels. In addition, a method of cleaning a floor is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a brush, bringing the brush into contact with the floor, moistening the brush with a fluid, for example, a cleaning solution, rotating the brush, collecting droplets of fluid, released from the brush due to a centrifugal force associated with its rotational motion, in a plurality of liquid channels provided on a cover, and guiding the collected fluid through the liquid channels towards outfalls provided at lower ends of the liquid channels.
US09289091B2	Disposable beverage press Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing a pressed beverage using a press and lid system. In one aspect, a beverage material is pressed to the bottom of a beverage container by means of a press ring including a filter. The walls of the beverage container exert a force on the press ring, folding flaps (perimeter portions) that are attached to the press ring by means of a flexible attachment member. Any beverage material or other debris that is not collected by the filter in the press ring is collected by a filter in the lid. Other variations and features consistent with the present invention exist.
US09289083B2	Food container with discard compartment A food container is divided into two compartments by a vertically extending partition wall. A user selects which of the two compartments will hold a food product and which compartment will receive inedible parts of the food product after edible part of the food product is consumed. A snap-on lid closes the container to retain the food product and discarded inedible parts inside the container. Flap openings in the lid allow access to the compartments.
US09289082B1	Pillow A pillow for supporting a person's head comprises an ear depression having an ear depression surface and shaped to hold an ear, the ear depression disposed 2 to 3 inches from a lateral edge of the pillow and an angled lateral margin between the ear depression and the lateral edge, the angled lateral margin having an angled lateral margin surface lying above said ear depression surface, the angled lateral margin disposed to support a face when an ear is disposed in the ear depression.
US09289080B1	Rail assembly lock A rail assembly lock having a lock assembly with a hinge assembly, a key assembly, and a rail assembly. The lock assembly mounts onto the rail assembly, and the key assembly is used to unlock the lock assembly. The rail assembly has first and second rail members kept at a spaced apart relationship with respect to each other by a transversal member. The first and second rail members have curvatures next to distal ends. Packaging containing products suspend from the first and second rail members between the curvatures and the transversal member. The lock assembly has a top wall, a bottom wall, first and second sidewalls, a front wall, and upper and lower interior walls. Defined at the lower interior wall is an aperture. Extending from the upper interior wall towards the aperture is a locking shaft assembly. The locking shaft assembly has a shaft having an end.
US09289079B2	Door for a refrigerated merchandiser A door for a refrigerated merchandiser defining a product display area. The door includes a first glass panel, a second glass panel, and a third glass panel. The first glass panel is in communication with an environment surrounding the merchandiser, and has a first surface facing the environment and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second glass panel has a third surface facing the second surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The third glass panel is in communication with the product display area, and has a fifth surface that faces the fourth surface and a sixth surface that is opposite the fifth surface. The door also includes a film that has a split silver low-emissivity coating covering at least a portion of one or more of the first glass panel, the second glass panel, and the third glass panel.
US09289072B2	Compressible or retractable support for air blower cavity of air flow mattress A compressible or retractable support is installed inside an air blower cavity of a body support system, such as a medical mattress with forced air flow. The support is compressed or retracted within the cavity when the air blower is inserted in the dynamic configuration of the body support system. The support rebounds to an uncompressed state to fill a greater portion of the air blower cavity when the air blower is removed to convert the body support system to a static configuration.
US09289068B1	Modular stackable stool systems A modular stackable stool system providing stackable bar stools that may be selectively customized by interchanging of the base supports and seats.
US09289067B2	Piece of seating furniture A piece of seating furniture has a seat plate (1) with a lower seat framework (2) arranged on the underside of said seat plate (1). Also provided is a tilting device (4), by means of which the person sitting on the piece of furniture can execute a tilting movement about a point of rotation located in the seat region. The tilting device (4) is formed by a structural unit which is separate from the seat plate (1) and is arranged on the seat plate (1) of the piece of furniture.
US09289063B2	Convertible headboard table apparatus and method of use A wall mounted headboard capable of storing and deploying a spring loaded table. The apparatus is comprised of a headboard pivotally connected to a first table section and assisted by a plurality of gas springs. The first table section is pivotally hinged to a second table section. The hinges between the table sections are hidden thus the table surface is free from anything disturbing a smooth surface. The weight of the second table section is offset by a plurality of torsion spring assemblies. The torsion spring assemblies are comprised of a torsion spring slidingly engaged in brackets mounted to each table section. The torsion spring assemblies allow a single user to move the second table section easily with minimal effort whether deploying or storing the table. The operation of storing or deploying the table can be performed from either side of the bed without walking around to the opposite side.
US09289062B1	Wine bottle storage racks Racks are disclosed for storing a plurality of wine bottles, each bottle having a bottom portion and a neck portion. Each rack comprises a housing having two opposing side panels connected to a back panel, at least one of the side panels having a plurality of holes or notches. One or more structures are provided in the housing to receive the bottom portions of the wine bottles, such that the bottles are stored at angles with the neck of each wine bottle extending outwardly through a respective one of the holes or notches. The side panels may curve into an upper point to form a boat-shaped housing. The rack may include a plurality of V-shaped structures or a zigzag structure mounted on the back panel to receive the bottom portions of the wine bottles. Mirror-image and staggered bottle storage embodiments are described.
US09289060B2	Multiple-layer shelf assembly A multiple-layer shelf assembly includes a plurality of shelves. At least one support member and multiple engaging members are connected to each other to support the shelves. The at least one support member has at least one ridge and notches are defined in the at least one ridge. Each of the engaging members is a bent tubular member. The at least one support member extends through the engaging members and the engaging members are engaged with the notches of the at least one support member. The shelves are supported on the engaging members.
US09289059B2	Shielded heat-dissipating lap cushion A lap cushion, for supporting an electronic device on a users lap, provides thermal insulation and cooling airflow between the electronic device and the user. The cushion further includes a shield positioned between the top surface and the electronic device where the shield is electrically-conductive and electrically-grounded so as to provide radiation absorption of RF electromagnetic radiation emanating from the electronic device.
US09289056B2	Coverable toothbrush assembly A coverable toothbrush assembly protects bristles of a toothbrush from dirt, germs and the like. The assembly includes a toothbrush having a handle, a head and a neck. The neck is coupled to and extends between the head and the handle. A platform is coupled to the head. A plurality of bristles is coupled to and extends upwardly from the platform. A peripheral edge of the platform is spaced from a perimeter edge of the head. A cap is removably coupled to the toothbrush. The cap has a top and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending downwardly from the top. A bottom edge of the perimeter wall defines an access opening into an interior space of the cap. The perimeter wall engages the platform to couple the cap to the toothbrush. The bristles are positioned in the interior space when the cap is coupled to the toothbrush.
US09289054B2	Hair styling tool with movable dividers A hair styling tool having a plurality of bristles and one or more movable members extending radially outward from the core and movable between opposing positions is provided. The movable members move between a retracted position where the divider is fitted between and even with or slightly above or slightly below the bristles to engage the hair and an extended position where the divider is moved out beyond the bristles to disengage the hair from the bristles. The hair styling tool having the movable member which engages and disengages the hair with the bristles minimizes tangling of the hair while brushing. The hair styling tool may be a rotating brush optionally equipped with a motor.
US09289049B2	Apparatus for carrying recreational equipment The present invention provides an apparatus and a method to carry recreational equipment on the back of a user, evenly distributing the weight of the recreational equipment on both shoulders of a user. The apparatus comprises of a front container portion, an intermediate portion, and a rear container portion, wherein said intermediate portion is connected between said front container portion and said rear container portion, and said front container portion connects to said rear container portion holding said intermediate portion there between. The intermediate portion comprises of a sleeve to hold a portion of the recreational equipment, at least one intermediate strap to hold an intermediate portion of the recreational equipment, and at least one bottom strap to hold a bottom portion of the recreational equipment. The intermediate portion may be stored between the front container portion and the rear container portion when not in use.
US09289047B2	Casing for a cosmetic article The invention relates to a casing for a cosmetic article, the casing comprising: a base having an inner surface which accommodates a mirror; a lid rotatably mounted to the base, the lid being rotatable, relative to the base, between a closed position and an opened position; and an intermediate tray located between the base and the lid for accommodating the cosmetic article, the intermediate tray being slidably mounted to the base so as to be movable relative to the base between a retracted position, in which the intermediate tray substantially covers the inner surface of the base, and an extended position, in which the intermediate tray exposes the mirror, wherein rotation of the lid from the closed position to the open position causes the tray to slide from the retracted position to the extended position.
US09289044B2	Tablet bumper assembly A tablet bumper assembly is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a bumper assembly having a first opening, a second opening, and a first protruding region at a first corner, where the first opening is configured to position the bumper assembly around a peripheral edge of a tablet computer, the second opening is configured to expose a display screen of the tablet computer, and the first protruding region prevents the tablet computer from lying flat on a support surface to allow air-cooling of the tablet computer.
US09289042B2	Cosmetics container A container for storing cosmetics or cosmetics accessories includes a main body having an inner storage compartment. An upper cap portion is removably attached to an upper end of the main body and includes a plurality of shelves. Each of the shelves is rotatable to the left or right of a central axis of the container, independently of remaining ones of the shelves, between a closed position and a respective open position. When each of the shelves is in the closed position, shelves are substantially concentric with each other and with a first opening in the upper end of the main body. When the shelves are in the respective open positions, the shelves are not concentric with each other or with the first opening. When the shelves are in the respective open positions, the first opening is revealed to provide access to the inner storage compartment.
US09289040B2	Multiple exterior reversible tote-bag A reversible tote bag comprising: a selectively openable and closable bag opening; a plurality of compartments, each having an interior storage area; a first exterior bag surface and a second exterior bag surface; wherein the first or the second exterior surface of each of the plurality of compartments may be selectively displayed by turning the tote bag inside out; s device for selectively opening and closing the tote bag opening; and, at least one device for toting the tote bag, wherein the plurality of compartments are attached to each other along a single line such that each compartment moves independently along the single top seam while attached to each other.
US09289031B2	Lacing cord and shoes using the same A lacing cord is used in an article to be laced that includes shoes, clothing and bags. The lacing cord basically includes a core wire and at least one protruding part. The core wire includes at least one wire member. The at least one protruding part is provided to a peripheral section of the core wire so as to intersect with an axial direction of the core wire and to protrude radially outward from the peripheral section of the core wire.
US09289029B2	Footwear with improved sole assembly An article of footwear including an outer sole assembly, the outer sole assembly extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral side and a medial side, and heightwise between a free surface and a connection surface, the outer sole assembly including a core made of a first material. The core of the outer sole assembly includes a plate that demarcates the connection surface, as well as at least one boss that projects from the plate towards the free surface. The outer sole assembly includes an outer layer made of a second material, the outer layer at least partially demarcating the free surface, the outer layer at least partially covering the plate and at least partially covering a boss.
US09289027B2	Footwear item A footwear item (1) for tilting a wearer's foot to address bio-mechanical problems. The item includes a foot receiving component (2) for receiving all or part of a wearer=s foot. The item also includes first and second wedge components (4,5), each having first and second respectively inclined surfaces (4a, 4b, 5a, 5b), the first surface (4a) of the first wedge component being mountable against a lower surface of the foot receiving component, and the first surface (5a) of the second wedge component being mountable against the second surface (5b) of the first wedge component. The mounted position of the second wedge component on the first wedge component is rotationally adjustable about an axis perpendicular to the second surface of the first wedge component, for altering the angle of inclination of the second surface (5b) of the second wedge component with respect to the first surface (4a) of the first wedge component, to thereby apply an adjustable tilt to the foot receiving component.
US09289023B2	Impact attenuating bladder with fluid release control valve for helmet liner An impact attenuating bladder for lining a helmet shell, the bladder having: a top layer and a bottom layer of fluid impermeable material defining a fluid containment chamber; a fluid outlet in flow communication with the fluid containment chamber; and a fluid release control valve in flow communication with the outlet, the control valve having: a sacrificial elastic membrane with an inside surface in flow communication with the fluid containment chamber and an outside surface, where the outside surface is disposed in an initial configuration when the bladder contains fluid at a minimum initial pressure, and in a rupture configuration when the bladder contains fluid at a maximum rupture pressure; and a membrane rupture device with a membrane engaging tip disposed a predetermined initial distance from the membrane in the initial configuration, and engaging the membrane in the rupture configuration.
US09289016B1	Pocket bra system A strap assembly includes a chest strap and shoulder straps. Similarly configured left and right cups are provided. The strap assembly is attached to the cups whereby the strap assembly adheres the cups to a wearer. Each cup has curved upper, lower, interior and exterior edges. Each cup has inside and outside surfaces. A patch is operatively associated with each cup. Each patch has a linear upper edge and curved lower, interior and exterior edges. Each patch has inside and outside surfaces. Stitching couples the lower, interior and exterior edges of each patch to the lower, interior and exterior edges of an associated cup. A linear opening is formed along the upper edge of each patch. Piping covers the upper edge of each patch. The piping is adapted to allow the patch to move away from and back toward the cup between open and closed orientations.
US09289015B2	Bib apparatus for containing liquid or other debris A bib apparatus for containing liquid is provided that is made of a light-weight material that can hold its shape. The bib apparatus connects around the user's neck and sits over the user's shoulders and under the chin or may connect around the user's chest. The bib apparatus contains a recess that drains into a drain hole. The drain hole extends into a reservoir member that can contain liquid or debris. The reservoir member can hang at an angle towards the user's chest so as to hold the shelf horizontally under the user's chin. The device described herein is applicable to seniors, physically and mentally-challenged patients and for use by dental and medical professionals in connection with related procedures.
US09289002B2	Shell egg pasteurization method A batch processing control system for a shell egg pasteurizer controls the time and temperature in which batches of shell eggs are held in a pasteurization bath in accordance with a predetermined pasteurization protocol for designated egg size and start temperature. The predetermined pasteurization protocol is preferably statistically verified to optimize batches of eggs having the designated size and start temperature. The system also includes reporting software that generates daily reports to track each respective batch and verify that the batch has been pasteurized according to the statistically verified protocol.
US09288998B2	Edible nutritive composite A nutritive edible composite food product that includes a protein-containing material, a carbohydrate-containing material, a fat or fat-containing material, and a source of liquid. The materials are mixed together to form an extensible nutritive edible composite material possessing an average extensibility of at least about 100%, such that the composite material is capable of being processed by extrusion, sheeting or molding operations that require extensibility. The composite material is further processed, to create a food product comprising at least about 15% protein.
US09288995B2	Methods of use of seed-origin endophyte populations This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed-origin bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal seeds and/or seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
US09288991B2	Synergistic combination of a lenacil compound and zinc pyrithione for dry film protection A synergistic antimicrobial composition containing lenacil and zinc pyrithione is provided. Also provided is a method of inhibiting the growth of or controlling the growth of microorganisms in a building material by adding such a synergistic antimicrobial composition. Also provided is a coating composition containing such a synergistic antimicrobial composition, and a dry film made from such a coating composition.
US09288990B2	Synergistic weed control from applications of penoxsulam and pethoxamid Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistic herbicidally effective amount of (a) penoxsulam, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) pethoxamid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) pethoxamid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect.
US09288984B2	Herbicidal concentrate compositions containing glyphosate and dicamba salts The mixture of potassium or certain amine salts of glyphosate and dicamba allows the preparation of high-strength liquid compositions containing greater than 300 gae/L of total active ingredient loading if the pH is adjusted between about 6.0 and about 8.0. Compositions are particularly well-suited for herbicidal applications on crops that are resistant or tolerant to both glyphosate and dicamba.
US09288972B1	Tool and collar device for use with attaching skirts of a fishing lure A tool and collar for affixing a multi-banded skirt to a fishing lure is disclosed. The collar includes a base member containing a central bore having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion having a greater diameter. An outer annulus is contained on the collar for receiving a binder. The tool includes first and second mateable rods which receive the collar therebetween. Banded strands dispose on each rod in relation to the collar. The binder is positioned over each strand and disposed into the annulus to tie the strands to the collar. Opposing ends of each banded strand are cut to form the skirt. The collar and skirt are removed from the rods and positioned onto a lure with the first portion of the bore seating onto a retaining portion of the lure, and the second portion of the bore disposed about a flange thereof.
US09288962B2	Low-slip high-capacity teat cup liner A hot stone therapy and acupressure roller including a specially designed rod where hollow, cylindrical stones, along with acupressure pins, are spaced along the rod. As the rod is applied to the body, the attached stones roll and acupressure may be applied. Targeted acupressure can be applied on either side of the rod, and the acupressure pins serve to hold the cylindrical stones and spacers in place. The stones can be inserted onto the rod or used individually. The stones can be used to conduct a cold and/or hot stone massage. Additionally, each end of the rod is shaped for use as a massage tool. When using either end of the rod as a massage tool, the acupressure pins serve to improve grip and increase leverage.
US09288956B1	Soybean variety 09AY403123-1 Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean variety, designated 09AY403123-1, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-122133. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the variety, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the 09AY403123-1 variety, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program.
US09288950B2	Non-invasive sprinkler Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for an in-ground sprinkler to controller a liquid flow rate through a chamber, while reducing or eliminating leakage. Embodiments may utilize a flat, external surface that is configured to be flush with a ground surface to control the liquid flow rate through the in-ground sprinkler. In embodiments, a permanent magnet may be positioned on the flat, external surface to control an internal patch system. Responsive to the permanent magnet controlling the internal patch, liquid flowing through the chamber may be controlled.
US09288947B1	Folding handsaw pack-pole systems A folding handsaw pack-pole system is a folding pruning saw that a hunter or woodsman may conveniently carry folded and may carry in a sheath having a belt loop, for trimming branches from thick foliage or wooded area to clear lanes through the woods for shooting. The handle has a pole receiver so that the hunter doesn't have to carry a long extension handle with him into the woods, but rather cuts an appropriately sized branch to slide into the pole receiver to cut high branches that are normally beyond the user's reach without such an extension.
US09288946B1	Bin sweep with inclined portion An elongated sweep apparatus for moving particulate matter in a bin may comprise a sweep assembly movable over the floor of the bin and including a particulate sweep structure configured to move particulate matter toward the inboard end of the elongated sweep apparatus, and a housing generally extending between opposite ends of the sweep apparatus with a portion of the sweep structure being positioned in the housing. A first portion of the particulate sweep structure may extend along a primary movement axis and a second portion of the particulate sweep structure may extend along a secondary movement axis, and the primary movement axis may extend substantially parallel to the floor and the secondary movement axis being inclined upwardly from the primary movement axis.
US09288945B2	Baler A baler is formed with a bale chamber for compressing agricultural crop into bales, at least one knotter for knotting twine wrapped around a finished bale and a twine store having at least one magazine in which the twine rolls for supplying the knotter are accommodated with axes lying on a common line.
US09288944B2	Removable troughs for a cleaning system of an agricultural harvester A cleaning system for use in an agricultural harvester includes a sieve and an auger arrangement positioned below the sieve. The auger arrangement includes an auger, an end plate carrying the auger and having a curved slot positioned radially outside of the auger, a deformable seal associated with the curved slot, a trough having an inner side wall, and an elongate removable pull out which is slidable through the curved slot adjacent to the inner side wall. The removable pull out and the deformable seal together being configured to prevent exit and entry of loose particles through the curved slot.
US09295184B2	Scalable and modular approach for power electronic building block design in automotive applications A power electronic building block includes a housing; a power module mounted within the housing; a controller mounted within the housing and coupled to the power module; a capacitor assembly coupled to the power module and mounted within the housing; an AC bus bar mounted within the housing; and a DC bus bar coupling the capacitor assembly to the power module and mounted within the housing.
US09295182B2	Dual coil with adapter to move between redundant and non-redundant high performance heat exchanger An apparatus, rear door heat exchanger, system, and method for controlling the redundancy of a cooling system for a server rack. The system includes a cooling system having at least two liquid cooling circuits. The system also includes a rear door heat exchanger connected to the cooling system. The rear door heat exchanger includes two heat exchange coils. Each heat exchange coil is carried by the server rack and configured to interface with a different liquid cooling circuit. The rear door heat exchanger also includes an adapter configured to couple together the two heat exchange coils into one heat exchange unit. The heat exchange unit is configured to interface with one liquid cooling circuit from the cooling system.
US09295179B2	Rackmount laptop support A folding rack-mountable laptop support tray that can be fitted to a rack using 1 U or even 0 U of rack space, comprising a hinged or sliding bracket, connecting to a hinged or sliding arm, that supports a foldable tray comprising two cross-members, and two demountable supporting bars shown, or independent supports, when folded the unit fits in a laptop bag or rucksack to be carried until needed, the tray section being removable can be used as a desktop stand for a laptop to improve cooling.
US09295176B2	Touch panel A touch panel includes: a first electrode in which second-direction parallel bands having a plurality of conducting wires disposed to extend in parallel with one another and along a second direction intersecting with a first direction are formed repeatedly in the first direction with interposition of first-direction gaps in the first direction, and first-direction cross bands having conducting wires disposed to extend in the first direction and intersect with the second-direction parallel bands are formed repeatedly in the second direction; and a second electrode in which first-direction parallel bands are formed as defined herein, and second-direction cross bands are formed as defined herein, and the first electrode and the second electrode are laid on each other so that the second-direction cross bands correspond to positions of the first-direction gaps and the first-direction cross bands correspond to positions of the second-direction gaps.
US09295175B2	Seal structure for electronic control device Disclosed is a seal structure for an electronic control device where a circuit board is accommodated in a housing with a connector attached to the circuit board and held between base and cover members of the housing. The seal structure includes a connector seal surface formed on a front end portion of the base member, a seal material arranged between the connector seal surface and the connector, a seal groove formed in an outer peripheral portion other than the front end portion of the base member, a seal protrusion formed on the cover member and engaged in the seal groove, and a sealant filled between the seal groove and the seal protrusion. Longitudinal end regions of the connector seal surface are extended in a width direction of the connector. Longitudinal end regions of the seal groove are connected perpendicular to the respective end regions of the connector seal surface.
US09295165B2	Selective application by electroless plating of a tin-whisker impenetrable metal cap to metals on electronic assemblies Since lead-tin solder was outlawed, electronic circuits constructed with lead-free tin solders have been plagued growth of whiskers of tin emanating from the tin soldered and/or tin coated surfaces. Such whiskers often short out the electronic circuits when present. The growth of tin whiskers in such electronic circuits (i.e., those fully or partially populated with components is addressed here by depositing a tin-whisker-impenetrable metal cap on all exposed tin coated surfaces in the circuit.In the process, metal surfaces where no cap is desired are masked, where after all exposed metal surfaces are cleaned, followed by immersing the entire circuit in an electroless bath, e.g., a nickel electroless bath, for a time sufficient to form a metal cap on all exposed metal surfaces, removing the circuit from the bath, rinsing and de-masking covered surfaces.
US09295147B2	EUV light source using cryogenic droplet targets in mask inspection An apparatus for generating extreme ultra-violet (EUV) light, including a drive laser arranged to produce a laser pulse, a vacuum chamber, a set of focusing optics arranged to focus the laser pulse produced by the drive laser onto a target spot within the vacuum chamber, a target material generator arranged to deliver a series of droplets of a target material to the target spot by modulating a flow velocity of a supply of the target material through a nozzle tip and thereby inducing a formation process of the series of droplets which series of droplets from the nozzle tip are expelled through a triple point chamber, and a set of collector optics arranged to focus a quantity of EUV light generated when a droplet of the series of drople of the target material is exposed to the laser pulse at the target spot onto an intermediate focus spot.
US09295144B2	Wireless lighting control system A lighting device includes a AC/DC or DC/DC power converter, a controller/processor electrically connected to the AC/DC or DC/DC power converter, a light emitting diode (LED) current control circuit communicably coupled to the controller/processor and electrically connected to the AC/DC or DC/DC power converter, and one or more LEDs electrically connected to the LED current control circuit.
US09295134B2	Light system for emphasizing objects Light-emitting devices (100) and methods for operating light-emitting devices are disclosed. Each of the light-emitting devices (100) comprises a plurality of light sources (112A-112F) for illuminating a target (120), wherein each of the light sources is configured to emit light within a predetermined color range. Each of the light-emitting devices comprises means (140) for automatically adjusting the spectral power distribution of light-emitted by the light-emitting device on basis of the color of the target or a region of the target illuminated by the light-emitting device, such that light emitted by the light-emitting device is made increasingly compliant or even compliant with a criteria of a predetermined color characteristics.
US09295133B2	Solution processable material for electronic and electro-optic applications An electro-optic device has a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, an active layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an interfacial layer in contact with the active layer. The interfacial layer is a blend of a metal oxide and a second material that at least one of reduces a work function or increases an electrical conductivity of the interfacial layer according to an embodiment of this invention. A composition for electro-optic devices is a blend of at least one metal oxide and at least one salt in a ratio, by volume, of at least 1:0.1 and less than 1:1.2.
US09295127B2	Power supply apparatus for LED lighting and LED lighting apparatus using the power supply apparatus Disclosed are a power supply apparatus for an LED lighting and an LED lighting apparatus using the power supply apparatus. The LED lighting apparatus includes a power source unit configured to supply a rectified voltage, a voltage converter configured to include at least one first inductor and to convert the rectified voltage, an auxiliary coil configured to include a second inductor and to supply a detection voltage corresponding to the current of the first inductor of the voltage converter, a controller configured to control the current of the voltage converter using a driving pulse generated in response to a control signal and a sensing voltage, and a voltage regulation circuit configured to regulate the detection voltage and to supply the regulated voltage as an operating voltage for the controller.
US09295120B2	LED lighting apparatus The invention relates to an LED lighting apparatus comprising a control module having a push-pull circuit for generating a pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signal, an LED lighting module which is connected to the control module via a signal transmission path, which is intended to transmit the PWM signal to a signal converter accommodated in the LED lighting module, and to a current source, the brightness of at least one LED being controlled using the signal converter on the basis of the PWM signal received thereby, the LED lighting module also containing a device for generating a detector current having a predefined level, and a measuring circuit for measuring the instantaneous level of the detector current being connected in the control module in such a manner that, during the switched-off times of the PWM signal, the measuring circuit is connected to the LED lighting module via the signal transmission path such that the instantaneous level of the detector current can be measured using the measuring circuit and a functional state of the LED lighting module can be determined therefrom.
US09295115B2	Lighting apparatus and illuminating fixture with the same A control circuit selects a first control mode in which a switching element is turned on and off so that a current flows through an inductor in a critical or discontinuous mode, thereby fully lighting a light source load. The control circuit selects one of a second control mode in which On time of the switching element is changed and a third control mode in which an oscillating frequency is changed according to an interval, to which a designated dimming ratio corresponds, to dim the light source load. An output capacitor connected between output terminals of a step-down chopper circuit smoothes pulsation component of an output current supplied to the light source load and has capacity set so that a ripple ratio of the output current is less than 0.5 at full lighting of the light source load.
US09295110B2	Inductive heating device An inductive heating device is structured such that a coil base and ferrites placed under a heating coil in the vertical direction are flushed with each other at their lower surfaces and are directly placed on a heat dissipation plate. A heat conductive member is charged between the ferrites and an electrical insulating member sandwiched between the heating coil and the ferrites, at least at a portion thereof, so that thickness variations in the ferrites are absorbed thereby, which realizes a state where they are thermally coupled to each other from the heating coil to the heat dissipation plate.
US09295107B2	Heat treatment apparatus heating substrate by irradiation with light A capacitor, a coil, a flash lamp, and a switching element such as an IGBT are connected in series. A controller outputs a pulse signal to the gate of the switching element. A waveform setter sets the waveform of the pulse signal, based on the contents of input from an input unit. With electrical charge accumulated in the capacitor, a pulse signal is output to the gate of the switching element so that the flash lamp emits light intermittently. A change in the waveform of the pulse signal applied to the switching element will change the waveform of current flowing through the flash lamp and, accordingly, the form of light emission, thereby resulting in a change in the temperature profile for a semiconductor wafer.
US09295104B2	Telecommunication system and method for transferring SMS messages between terminals and intelligent network services A telecommunication system for transferring SMS messages between a first terminal and at least one second terminal or intelligent network service. The system comprises a mobile telecommunication system (5) and one or more mobile network switching nodes (2) acting as gateway between the mobile telecommunication system (5) and the remainder of the telecommunication system for sending and receiving SMS messages to and from mobile terminals (6a-6z), coupled to an Intelligent Network control node (1) and one or more message servers (3). The Intelligent Network control node (1), is coupled to the mobile network switching nodes (2) and the message servers (3) for providing Intelligent Network services in the telecommunication system. One or more message servers (3), routing messages in the telecommunication system are coupled to the Intelligent Network control node (1) and the mobile network switching nodes (2). The Intelligent Network control node (1) and the mobile network switching nodes (2) are adapted to exchange the SMS messages directly (101b). Further there is provided a method for transferring SMS messages in such a telecommunication system, between the Intelligent Network control node (1) and the mobile network switching nodes (2) among others for interactive message sequences.
US09295100B2	Delayed acknowledgements for low-overhead communication in a network Communicating between stations over a shared medium comprises: receiving a first waveform at a first station transmitted over the shared medium from a second station, the first waveform including a payload having multiple segments, and during reception of a first segment of the payload, initiating processing of one or more segments of the payload received before the first segment of the payload to generate acknowledgement information that specifies which of one or more segments of the payload including the one or more processed segments have been correctly decoded by the first station; transmitting a second waveform from the first station over the shared medium, the second waveform including the acknowledgement information; and transmitting a third waveform from the first station over the shared medium, after transmitting the second waveform, the third waveform including acknowledgement information that specifies which of one or more segments of the payload including the first segment of the payload have been correctly decoded by the first station.
US09295095B2	UE preference indicator for suspension A method, mobile device (101) and radio access network RAN (102) are disclosed for suspending and re-establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection. In some examples, the mobile device (101) indicates a preference to have the RRC connection either suspended or released. In other examples, RAN (102) sends to the mobile device (101) a connection suspend command message instructing the mobile device to suspend a RRC connection with the RAN (102). The mobile device (101), in response to the connection suspend command message, suspends the RRC connection. When the RRC connection is suspended the mobile device (101) cannot transmit or receive user plane data to the RAN (102) and performs functions the same as or similar to idle mode functions. On suspension, RRC connection information is stored and can be used to re-establish the suspended RRC connection.
US09295087B2	Mobile device smart button that adapts to device status A method of establishing a persistent emergency call and positional indication of the call is provided. Upon a call center receiving a call by a user equipment (UE) device initiated by activation of a smart button, the call center issues a request for a current location. If the call is inadvertently terminated by the user prior to the emergency being cleared, the UE device, attempts to reestablish the call automatically and continually. Prior to initiating the call, if the UE device is in airplane mode or standby mode, these modes are automatically switched off and location services are enabled.
US09295086B2	Method for operating a radio communication device in a multi-watch mode A method for operating a radio communication device in a multi-watch mode is provided. The radio communication device receives communications on a primary channel and at least one non-primary channel. Further, a talk-back channel is enabled to respond to communications received on the primary channel. The radio communication device determines whether there is any transmission activity in response to a communication received on the non-primary channel. The radio communication device further determines whether the communication received on the non-primary channel comprises critical information when there is no transmission activity for a pre-defined time period since the communication was received on the non-primary channel. When the radio communication device determines that the communication received on the primary channel comprises critical information, the radio communication device switches to the talk-back channel to respond to communications received on the non-primary channel.
US09295056B2	Systems and methods for signaling and determining transmission time interval bundling parameters A method for determining transmission time interval (TTI) bundling parameters on a wireless communication device is described. The method includes receiving signaling that indicates a TTI bundling configuration. The method also includes receiving signaling that indicates an uplink grant. The method further includes determining at least one TTI bundling parameter based on the TTI bundling configuration and the uplink grant. The method additionally includes transmitting a signal based on the at least one TTI bundling parameter.
US09295053B2	Control channel signaling using a common signaling field for transport format and redundancy version New control signalling is associated to a protocol data unit conveying user data in a mobile communication system and to the control channel signal. A mobile station and a base station and their respective operation are described in view of the newly defined control channel signals. To reduce the control channel overhead, a common field is defined for the transport format and redundancy version in the control channel information format. According to one approach, the common field is used to jointly encode transport format and redundancy version therein. According to another aspect, one shared field is provided on the control channel signal that indicates either a transport format or a redundancy version depending on whether the control channel signal relates to an initial transmission or a retransmission. In another embodiment, further enhancements to an HARQ protocol address certain error cases.
US09295050B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting reference signal in wireless communication system including relay station A method and an apparatus for demodulating a downlink control channel by a relay node (RN) in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving cell-specific reference signals on at least one antenna port from a base station (BS); receiving user equipment (UE)-specific reference signals on at least one antenna port from the BS; and demodulating a relay physical downlink control channel (R-PDCCH) based on either the cell-specific reference signals or the UE-specific reference signals. A type of reference signals used to demodulate the R-PDCCH is configured by higher layers.
US09295049B2	Method and apparatus for receiving a downlink signal in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation The present invention relates to a method for receiving a downlink signal at a terminal in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method comprises: receiving a control channel to be transmitted to a specific subframe via a first carrier; and decoding a data channel corresponding to the control channel to be transmitted to the specific subframe via a second carrier, using at least one parameter included in the control channel, wherein information on the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) start symbol of data channels that are transmitted via each of at least one carrier allocated to the terminal is signaled through an upper layer.
US09295048B2	Method and apparatus for supporting hybrid carrier aggregation A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus, e.g., base station, determines a plurality of component carriers configured for a user equipment (UE) served by the apparatus. The plurality of component carriers includes a primary component carrier and a secondary component carrier. The primary component carrier may be a time division duplex (TDD) carrier having a same uplink:downlink configuration as a first cell at a neighboring base station, and the secondary component carrier may be a TDD carrier having a different uplink:downlink configuration as a second cell at the neighboring base station. The apparatus exchanges data with the UE according to an effective uplink-downlink subframe partition of the configured component carriers. The effective uplink-downlink subframe partition may be time varying and the apparatus may operate to limit interference due to the different TDD configurations at the serving and neighbor cells.
US09295043B2	Extending physical downlink control channels Methods and apparatus for transmitting and receiving Downlink Control Information (DCI) in a single cell in order to support communication over multiple cells. The DCI is conveyed by DCI formats transmitted through Physical Downlink Control CHannels (PDCCHs) in a UE-Common Search Space (UE-CSS) and in a UE-Dedicated Search Space (UE-DSS). A distinct UE-DSS is defined in the single cell for each of the multiple cells. Each distinct UE-DSS has the same structure as a conventional UE-DSS and a location that is determined by the same parameters as the location of the conventional UE-DSS and by the respective cell identity (Cell_ID).
US09295042B2	Method and apparatus for reconfiguring a common channel The present invention for reconfiguring a common channel receives modified channel configuration information of a first common channel through a second common channel, and determines a starting time of reconfiguring the first common channel, according to a type of an information element including the modified channel configuration information. Also, the present invention reconfigures the first common channel from the determined starting time. According the present invention, the common channel, such as the MCCH, may be reconfigured more efficiently.
US09295038B2	Control channel configuration in a wireless communications system The present invention is directed to methods in a wireless communication network for allocating resource elements of a transmission resource to a control channel. The invention also relates to different nodes of a wireless communication network. The transmission resource comprises a first number of resource blocks each comprising one or a plurality of subsets of resource elements. One method in a control node comprises the steps: obtaining a bitmap for configuration of the transmission resource, wherein the bitmap is adapted to identify at least one subset of resource elements within the transmission resource (S1); allocating the at least one identified subset of resource elements to the control channel (S2); and transmitting control data on the at least one subset of resource elements allocated to the control channel to a receiving node (S3).
US09295036B2	CQI transmission power control method and apparatus for wireless communication system supporting multi-cell HSDPA A CQI transmission power control method is provided for transmitting CQIs of multiple cells is provided for a multi-cell HSDPA system in which multiple cells transmit packet data to a user equipment. A control information transmission method of a user equipment in a wireless communication system supporting multi-cell packet transmission service according to the present invention includes generating control informations indicating channel qualities of different cells; classifying the control informations into two control information groups according to a predetermined rule; compensating the control information groups for securing uniform reception performance at a base station; and transmitting the compensated control information groups to the base station.
US09295030B2	Methods and apparatuses for improved paging area identifier selection in wireless networks containing low power base stations The present disclosure presents methods and apparatuses for improved paging area identifier selection in low power base stations. In some examples described in the present disclosure, a method is provided for updating a paging area identifier, which may include observing one or more parameters of signals received in a wireless network, updating a previously selected paging area identifier to a new paging area identifier based at least in part on the one or more parameters, and transmitting the new paging area identifier. In addition, example methods are provided for paging devices in a wireless network, which may include determining a paging area identifier related to a last known low power base station for a device, determining a plurality of low power base stations using the paging area identifier, and causing the plurality of low power base stations to transmit a paging signal for the device.
US09295027B2	Signal processing to extract a pedestrian's moving direction Disclosed here are methods and systems that relate to determining a moving direction of a mobile device user. The methods and systems relate to using an inertial navigation system such as an accelerometer and gyroscope to aid in the determination of the moving direction of the user. The methods and systems may receive an acceleration reading associated with the mobile device, and determine a step frequency of the user based on the acceleration reading. The methods and systems may determine a theoretical model to fit the acceleration reading, and may determine the moving direction of the user based on the theoretical model.
US09295019B2	Method for performing device-to-device communication in wireless access system and apparatus for same The present invention discloses a method for performing device-to-device communication in a wireless access system supporting the device-to-device communication, and an apparatus for same. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of: a first device receiving from a base station resource allocation information for device-to-device communication with a second device; the first device transmitting to the second device an initial signal for device-to-device communication through a resource that is allocated; the first device scanning a response signal which is transmitted from the second terminal; and the first device performing the device-to-device communication with the second device when the first device receives the response signal from the second device, wherein the initial signal comprises a first reference signal for matching synchronization between the first and second devices, and a second reference signal for estimating a channel between the first device and the second device.
US09295018B1	Communication network nodes and methods performed therein A synchronization module is associated with a network node of a communication network which comprises at least one Synchronization Master entity. The synchronization module has knowledge of a plurality of Synchronization Master references. Endpoints of paths of the plurality of Synchronization Master references are obtained. Each of the paths extends between one Synchronization Master Entity and the first or the second access network node. The paths are obtained from a synchronization report module based on the obtained endpoints. For each of the Synchronization Master references, a first path and a second path of the obtained paths are selected. A time synchronization inaccuracy value between the first and the second access network node is calculated based on the selected paths. A Synchronization Master reference is selected based on the calculated time synchronization inaccuracy values, and the first and the second access network node are notified which Synchronization Master reference was selected.
US09295009B2	Transcendental function look-up tables for thermal noise power floor estimation Embodiments herein relate to a method in a radio base station for performing thermal noise power floor estimation in a radio communications network. The radio base station computes table entries for a table for a transcendental function evaluation, which table is of minimized size with a range of table entries defined by a smallest table entry, a largest table entry, and a number of table entries. The radio base station further estimates a thermal noise power floor by performing a transcendental function evaluation in computing a product representing a cumulative probability function, which cumulative probability function is related to the thermal noise power floor. The transcendental function evaluation is performed by using table look ups of the table with the computed table entries.
US09295007B2	Method for determining uplink transmission power and user equipment The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining uplink transmission power, and a method and apparatus for uplink power control. The base station of the present invention provides user equipment (UE) with UE specific weights for downlink path loss for uplink power control when the UE simultaneously transmits signals using a plurality of nodes. The UE then determines uplink transmission power by applying the UE-specific weights to the downlink path loss.
US09295003B2	Resource allocation in a communication system Methods and corresponding systems for determining a transmit power in a mobile device include receiving, in the mobile device, a cell-wide power control parameter related to a target receive power at a serving base station. Thereafter, a transmit power is calculated in response to the cell-wide power control parameter and an implicit mobile-specific power control parameter. The mobile device then transmits using the transmit power. The cell-wide power control parameter can be a cell target signal to interference-plus-noise ratio, or a fractional power control exponent. The implicit mobile-specific power control parameter can be a modulation and coding level previously used by the mobile device, or a downlink SINR level measured by the mobile device.
US09295002B2	Method and device for open loop uplink access power control A method for open loop uplink access power control comprises: estimating the uplink transmission path loss according to received signal power of a station (STA) and the transmit power of a central access point (CAP); determining the transmission bandwidth allocated by the CAP for uplink transmission and deviation adjustment of the CAP; determining a modulation-coding mode and determining requirements of the carrier-to-noise ratio corresponding to the modulation-coding mode; and calculating a target value for adjusting the transmit power of the STA. Also disclosed is a device for open loop uplink access power control.
US09294997B1	Wakeup beacons for mesh networks This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for wakeup beacons for mesh networks, which often permits nodes of a mesh network to save power when operating in a power-save mode. These wakeup beacons can be sent at high transmission rates and/or be small in size, thereby reducing the time a node must be awake to transmit and receive communications.
US09294991B2	Systems and methods for utilizing wireless communications to suggest connections for a user Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can broadcast a first wireless communication including information associated with a first user. A second wireless communication including information associated with a second user can be detected. Log data including at least a portion of the information associated with the second user can be generated. The log data can also include signal strength data associated with the second wireless communication and time data indicating when the second wireless communication was detected. The log data can be provided for analysis. One or more connections suggested for the first user based, at least in part, on the log data can be received.
US09294985B2	Bridge line appearance for location-aware mobile devices A vPBX server manages calls in a bridged line appearance (BLA) group. A BLA group can include extensions for location-aware mobile devices. The vPBX server contains location based forwarding rules that can be applied together with BLA redirection rules in managing incoming calls. A single extension can appear as a user interface element (e.g., an icon or button) on multiple mobile devices. Using the user interface element, a primary user can view a secondary user's status, including the secondary user's location information. The vPBX server allows the primary user to redirect the incoming calls to devices in accordance with the forwarding rules and the redirection rules.
US09294973B2	Peer-based handoff performance measurement Disclosed herein are techniques for measuring inter-domain handoff performance between network devices in different network domains. A peer-based handoff performance measurement process may include generating test data to be transmitted from a first edge device of a first network domain over an interface to a second edge device of a second network domain, the test data having an identifier (ID) to indicate that the test data is to be used for measuring handoff performance over the interface. The first edge device may add a start time to the test data indicating a start of a measurement instance using the test data, transmit the test data to the second edge device over the interface, receive the test data with a receive time added by the second edge device, and store at least the start time and the receive time as handoff performance data.
US09294970B1	Self-healing algorithm to overcome handover failure due to out-of-date neighbor list A base station's neighbor list may become outdated as nearer base stations are deployed. Because mobile devices report non-unique identifiers of surrounding base stations, a serving base station may confuse a newer neighboring base station with an out-of-date neighboring base station having the same non-unique identifier. The base station may attempt to hand over the mobile device to the wrong base station based on its outdated neighbor list. A determination may be made that first and second base stations share an identical non-unique identifier. A determination may be made that the first and second base stations' neighbor lists include an identical unique identifier associated with a third base station. The earlier of the two base stations is determined, and the neighbor relationship between the earlier base station and the third base station is removed from their associated neighbor lists.
US09294958B2	Method and apparatus for dynamically configuring a cell update message The present disclosure presents a method and apparatus for dynamically configuring a cell update message at a user equipment (UE). For example, the method may include determining that a size of the cell update message at the UE is above a threshold value after a “measured results on random access channel (RACH)” information element (IE) is excluded from the cell update message. Furthermore, such an example method may include removing one or more IEs from the cell update message until the size of the cell update message is at or below the threshold value. As such, dynamic configuration of a cell update message at a UE is achieved.
US09294956B2	Application-server-assisted preemptive multicast bearer establishment for real-time low-latency applications Methods and systems are disclosed for preemptively establishing a multicast bearer. An embodiment determines whether adding a multicast session to a plurality of multicast bearers will exceed a high bandwidth threshold, requests setup of a new multicast bearer if adding the multicast session will exceed the high bandwidth threshold, and hosts the multicast session on an available one of the plurality of multicast bearers or the new multicast bearer.
US09294945B2	Test apparatus and test method According to one embodiment, a test apparatus includes a reception buffer configured to store uplink data, a transmission buffer configured to store downlink data, an arithmetic processing module configured to execute reception arithmetic processing on the uplink data read from the reception buffer, and to execute transmission arithmetic processing to generate downlink data and store the generated downlink data in the transmission buffer, and a management module configured to provide, under a first predetermined condition, the arithmetic processing module with a first instruction to execute the reception arithmetic processing, and to provide, under a second predetermined condition, the transmitting/receiving module with a second instruction to transmit the downlink data stored in the transmission buffer.
US09294944B2	Method and apparatus to monitor and analyze end to end flow control in an Ethernet/enhanced Ethernet environment A method and system for monitoring and analyzing flow control of packets in a communications network which includes multiple data transmission paths. The communications network has a first data path including an initiating node and a target node. A test frame is generated by an initiator module of a program executed by a computer for transmission over the first data path. The initiator module transmits the test frame over the first data path from the initiating node to the target node, wherein the test frame records a starting timestamp recorded by the initiating node upon transmitting the test frame. The test frame records a half trip timestamp recorded by the target node upon the test frame being received by the target node. The test frame records an end timestamp recorded by the initiating node, upon the test frame being received at the initiating node from the target node.
US09294943B2	Resilient data communications with physical layer link aggregation, extended failure detection and load balancing Rapid channel failure detection and recovery in wireless communication networks is needed in order to meet, among other things, carrier class Ethernet channel standards. Thus, resilient wireless packet communications is provided using a physical layer link aggregation protocol with a hardware-assisted rapid channel failure detection algorithm and load balancing, preferably in combination. This functionality may be implemented in a Gigabit Ethernet data access card with an engine configured accordingly. In networks with various topologies, these features may be provided in combination with their existing protocols.
US09294934B2	Method and device for monitoring control channel in a wireless communication system Discloses are a method and device for monitoring a control channel in a wireless communication system. A user equipment receives a CFI (control format indicator), indicating a size of a control region within a subframe, via a first downlink control channel and confirms whether or not an extended control region is present in the subframe. If the extended control region is present in the subframe, the user equipment monitors a PDCCH (physical downlink control channel) within the control region and the extended control region.
US09294932B2	Apparatus and method for wireless network enhancement via variable down tilt Apparatus and methods for controlling antenna down tilt in a mixed coordinated/non-coordinated network include receiving one or more input signals defining a waveform to be transmitted, for determining a tilt angle state to be applied to the antenna based on the one or more input signals, and for transmitting a tilt control signal if the determined tilt angle state differs from a current tilt angle state associated with the antenna.
US09294923B2	Detection of potentially fraudulent activity by users of mobile communications networks A mobile communications fraud detection system is provided in which one or more probe devices are deployed to intercept predetermined types of data being carried over selected interfaces within the mobile communications network. In particular, the probe devices are arranged to intercept data being carried between equipment responsible for providing the air interface to mobile communications devices using the network and equipment interfacing with the mobile network's core switching equipment. Fraudulent activity relating to gateway fraud, revenue sharing fraud, credit or debit card fraud, spam generation and fraudulent or other activity indicative of the presence of malware executing on a mobile communications device.
US09294921B2	Device for mobile communication A mobile device (16) includes a transceiver (40) for mobile communication and a controller (44) configured to execute an authentication function for authenticating a registered user of the device, in which the device (16) has only a single operating element (48), the functionality of the single operating element (48) is limited to activating and deactivating the authentication function, the authentication function has the transceiver logged-on to a mobile communications network and enabling a detection of an active state and/or a location of the mobile device via the mobile network, and the operating element (48) and the transceiver (40) constitute the only data input and output ports of the controller (44).
US09294918B2	Method and system for secure remote login of a mobile device A system to securely login a mobile device may include a storage means for storing an encrypted file, a certification system to receive the encrypted file from the storage means, and a customer transaction system in communication with the certification system. The system may also include the mobile device to transmit the encrypted file from the storage means to the certification system to allow the mobile device to securely log into the customer transaction system.
US09294907B2	Mobile connectivity in a communication network According to an implementation of the present subject matter, systems and methods for providing mobile connectivity to users while roaming, on a dynamic basis are described. The method includes receiving a location update message associated with a user latched to a secondary service provider, the user having a subscriber identity module (SIM) with a primary International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number provided by a default service provider of the user, wherein the location update message is based on the primary IMSI number of the user. The method also includes generating a dummy location update message based on the received location update message and a secondary IMSI number associated with the secondary service provider; and sending the dummy location update message to the secondary service provider associated with the secondary IMSI number such that the user is provided communication services by the secondary service provider based on the primary IMSI number.
US09294906B2	Method and device for supporting voice service in wireless communication system An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for supporting a voice service for a network terminal in a wireless communication system. The method includes transmitting an update location request (ULR) message to a home subscriber server (HSS) by a serving node, wherein if the serving node may not evaluate an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) voice over PS session-supported indication value for the terminal, the ULR has no information on homogeneous support of IMS voice in a PS session.
US09294904B2	IMS/RCS Wi-Fi direct support The invention is directed to communicating data from a first device to a second device. An exemplary method comprises transmitting first device information from the first device to the second device, the first device information comprising a first location and first device identification information associated with the first device; receiving, from the second device, second device identification information associated with the second device, the second device information comprising a second location and second device information associated with the second device; enabling Wi-Fi Direct on the first device in response to determining, based on the first location and the second location, the first device is located less than or equal to a predetermined distance from the second device; initiating a Wi-Fi Direct scan on the first device; discovering the second device information during the scan; connecting to the second device via Wi-Fi Direct; and communicating data to the second device.
US09294903B2	Method and apparatus for facilitating handover utilizing a predefined attribute protocol A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to permit device discovery to be conducted utilizing a first radio technology, such as Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) technology, and to then handover to a second radio technology, e.g., a second radio technology having a greater bandwidth than the first radio technology. In the context of a method, device discovery is conducted utilizing a first radio technology. The method also causes communication of handover information in accordance with a predefined attribute protocol of the first radio technology. The method also performs handover to a second radio technology, such as Bluetooth technology or a wireless local area network technology, in accordance with the handover information communicated utilizing the first radio technology.
US09294900B2	Mobile alert reporting and monitoring systems and methods Computerized systems and methods may be used to enable users to report crimes, safety hazards or other perceived problems to the appropriate authorities via an alert. Such alerts may be communicated to the authorities through any suitable communication method such as, for example, phone calls, email and/or SMS text messages. In some example embodiments, the reporting system includes a computing device including, but not limited to, a mobile smartphone, tablet device, laptop computer, or desktop computer programmed with a software application.
US09294899B2	Integrated service provision system using smart terminals in hotel The present invention is directed to an integrated service provision system using smart terminals in a hotel, including a plurality of smart terminals configured to be installed in respective hotel rooms, to each include a docking station and a smart pad, to be connected over an intranet and a wired/wireless network and provide hotel services in response to requests from the guests, to wirelessly control room conveniences, that are connected over a network, to enable reservations for performances, and ordering and payment for goods to be made via an Internet, to receive guidance on an escape route from disaster control means in real time when a disaster occurs by enabling locations of the smart terminals to be determined through connection to an access point and pairing with a Bluetooth receiver.
US09294898B2	Communication terminal and warning information obtaining method A communication terminal includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive a communication signal in a first communication system; a second receiving unit configured to receive a communication signal in a second communication system; a position information obtaining unit configured to obtain position information of a user; a mode determination unit configured to activate the second receiving unit if the position information obtaining unit obtains position information of the user in a case where the first receiving unit cannot receive a communication signal; and a user interface unit configured to provide the user with warning information extracted from the communication signal received by the second receiving unit.
US09294893B2	System and method for providing location information A method includes presenting, at a called communication device, first location information corresponding to a first location of a caller communication device. The first location information is presented before an incoming communication is answered. The method also includes presenting, at the called communication device, second location information in response to the incoming communication being answered. The second location information corresponds to a second location of the called communication device.
US09294881B2	Method for fine location of a mobile user equipment that is the recipient of an SMS in a telecommunication network implementing open-mode femtocells The present invention relates to a mobile network (10) organized into a plurality of location areas and service areas gathering a geographically homogeneous set of cells of the mobile network, with gathering of the femtocells into specific additional service areas. The arrival of an SMS intended to a user equipment (14) coupled to a femtocell (30) triggers a location step, with communication to the switching center of a rough location comprising the service area codes SAC and location area codes LAC corresponding to the femtocell, and of a fine location comprising unique data, such as IP address and INSEE code, of identification of the Internet box (20) associated to the femtocell. The femtocells may hence operate in open mode, each femtocell being able to be coupled to any user equipment registered with the mobile network operator.
US09294868B2	Device, method and system for communicating data A device, method and system for communicating data are disclosed. The method for communicating data is adapted for a base station, and the method includes grouping a data for transmission in a plurality of data subsets, in which the data for transmission includes a plurality of information bits, encoding the data subsets; modulating the data subsets, and transmitting the data subsets to a receiving device. A base station includes a communication protocol module grouping a data for transmission in a plurality of data subsets, in which the data for transmission comprises a plurality of information bits, encoding the data subsets, modulating the data subsets, and transmitting the data subsets to a receiving device.
US09294865B2	Enhanced system and method for custom programming of large groups of phones without requiring additional equipment A system and method for custom programming of mobile computing devices. The system and method include receiving, by a server computer and before activation of a mobile computing device by a user, a code from the mobile computing device over a wireless data connection; and in response to the receiving of the code, transmitting, by the server computer to the mobile computing device over the wireless data connection, a software module, the software module for execution on the mobile computing device and for installing software on the mobile computing device in response to the execution.
US09294863B2	Acoustic device, augmented reality acoustic device, acoustic system, acoustic processing method, and recording medium An acoustic device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor executes a process including: first determining, based on a state of a user, an arbitrary object from among objects around the user as an object that is watched by the user; second determining the watched object as a target when a predetermined determination time elapses from a timing at which the arbitrary object is determined as the watched object; generating, when the watched object is determined as the target, acoustic signals for outputting audio of a sound generator corresponding to the target in association with a position of the target; and making, based on a difference between a moving direction of the user and a direction of a body of the user, an adjustment to reduce remaining time until when the predetermined determination time elapses.
US09294857B2	Detection and GSM noise filtering This document discusses, among other things, a GSM noise detection system configured to detect GSM noise at a pole of a four-pole audio jack using first and second comparators. The GSM noise detection system can include first and second comparators configured to compare a value of the pole to respective first and second thresholds and to provide an output indicative of the comparisons and a detection circuit configured to count changes in the output over a first period of time and to detect GSM noise at the pole of the four-pole audio jack using the count.
US09294856B2	Method and device for personalized hearing An electronic audio device for use with at least one earpiece, the earpiece having a microphone and a speaker located therein includes circuitry coupled to the microphone and speaker and a processor to evaluate a seal quality of the earpiece to a user's ear based on seal quality measurements made while driving or exciting a signal into the speaker located in the earpiece and then to adjust the circuitry operatively coupled to the microphone and speaker according to the evaluated seal quality. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09294854B2	Information processor, audio processor, audio processing system and program An audio processor acquires processed sound data, which is obtained by processing original sound data according to a content of processing defined such that first sound is emitted under the standard sound emission condition, in association with a sound emission device, acquires a control signal, and acquires a device sound emission condition. In order to make second sound emitted by the sound emission device under the acquired device sound emission condition close to the first sound, the audio processor identifies the correction content of the processed sound data based on a difference between the device sound emission condition and the standard sound emission condition, the control signal, and the processed sound data acquired in association with the sound emission device. The audio processor corrects the processed sound data according to the correction content, and supplies the corrected processed sound data to the sound emission device.
US09294852B2	Sound processors and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same Sound processors and systems including sound processors are disclosed.
US09294851B2	Hearing assistance devices with echo cancellation According to various embodiment of a method of operating a hearing instrument, an acoustic signal pathway is provided from a microphone through a signal processor to a hearing instrument (HI) receiver in an acoustic mode of operation. An RF transmit signal pathway is provided from the microphone to an RF transmitter, and an RF receive signal pathway is provided from the RF receiver through the signal processor to the HI receiver in an RF mode of operation. An input signal representative of sound detected by the microphone is adaptively filtered. A first adaptation rate is used for the acoustic mode of operation and a second adaptation rate is used for the RF mode of operation. The second adaptation rate is faster than the first adaptation rate.
US09294848B2	Adaptation of a classification of an audio signal in a hearing aid A method determines the classification of an audio signal in dependence on a comparison of two difference sums of audio features over time periods of different length. Thus, an adequately exact yet quickly reacting adaptation of the classification in changing hearing situations is ensured. The method is advantageously used in a hearing aid. The audio signal is processed in different ways on the basis of the classification.
US09294845B2	Miniature speaker A miniature speaker is disclosed. The miniature speaker includes a frame, a magnetic circuit received in the frame, a voice coil partially received in the magnetic circuit, a diaphragm connected to the voice coil, and a contact fixed by the frame for electrically connecting the voice coil to an external circuit. The contact includes an elastic arm, and a latch located at a position between two ends of the elastic arm. Corresponding to the latch, the frame includes a protrusion engaging with the latch for restricting the upward movement of the elastic arm.
US09294835B2	Image capturing apparatus, signal processing apparatus and method A signal processing apparatus reduces noise by generating an interpolated signal for a noise-containing period using audio signals in periods before and after the noise-containing period, and replacing an audio signal in the noise-containing period with the interpolated signal. Here, the signal processing apparatus determines whether a phoneme is the same or different between before and after the noise-containing period, and controls a method for generating the interpolated signal in accordance with a result of the determination.
US09294832B2	Apparatus Apparatus including: an acoustic transducer, and a sound channel coupled to the acoustic transducer, the sound channel including an element having a shape that is electrically controllable, wherein the shape of the element is electrically controllable to change the acoustic properties of the sound channel.
US09294828B2	Integrated speaker light fixture Apparatuses and a method for speaker fixture integration are provided. A speaker is integrated into a canned lighting fixture. The speaker is adapted to transmit audio in proximity to the canned lighting fixture. The audio acquired from one of: an electrical power source of the canned lighting fixture, a speaker line, and wireless audio.
US09294827B2	Module and associated method for TR-069 object management A method and apparatus for use in management of a plurality of parameters of customer premises equipment automatically and dynamically selects and/or alters one or more of a plurality of parameters based on credentials. A particular service provider can be authorized to view and/or alter one or more parameters based on credentials associated with the particular service provider. Specific service providers can be restricted to viewing other service provider's parameters while being allowed to change parameters associated with the specific service provider.
US09294826B2	Wavelength selection switch system and method for controlling wavelength selection switch A wavelength selection switch system includes a wavelength selection switch including an input port and an output port, a nonvolatile memory in which configuration information for controlling an operation of the wavelength selection switch is stored, a high-speed memory in which reading and writing can be performed at a higher speed than in the nonvolatile memory and that stores a copy of the configuration information stored in the nonvolatile memory, and a control unit that controls an operation of the wavelength selection switch based on the configuration information read from the high-speed memory, wherein the control unit periodically reads the configuration information stored in the nonvolatile memory and writes a copy of the read configuration information to the high-speed memory.
US09294806B2	Systems, methods, and devices for scanning broadcasts The various embodiments disclosed herein provide methods, systems, and devices for capturing broadcast streams, analyzing the broadcast streams to obtain information about the media content transmitted in the broadcast streams, obtaining additional information about the media content if available, and assigning a unique event identifier specific to the instance of broadcast of the broadcast stream and/or media segment transmitted in the broadcast stream. In other embodiments, the unique event identifier is broadcasted to broadcast receiving devices. With the unique event identifier, broadcast receiving devices can access the obtained information associated with the media content.
US09294797B2	Methods, systems, and products for control of devices Methods, systems, and products control external devices during presentation of multimedia content. When a description of the multimedia content is received, the description includes control data for controlling an external device. The control data is stripped therefrom and sent to the external device to alter a presentation of the multimedia content.
US09294795B2	Inserting personalized information into digital content Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for inserting personalized information into digital content. A digital media player receives a personalized video content stream comprising personalized data associated with a user that replaces one or more frames of requested video content. The player extracts the personalized data from the one or more replaced frames of the video content stream, and displays the personalized data and the video content stream to a user.
US09294790B2	Information distribution device and method, and information distribution system [Object] To improve efficiency of information distribution.[Solution] A broadcast resource management server 12 obtains frequency usage state information from WSDBs 21-1 through 21-N when content to be distributed is provided, evaluates, based on the obtained frequency usage state information a distribution time slot to distribute content and a distribution frequency band to use for the distribution, notifies TVBDs 31-1 through 31-M of a distribution schedule so as to be in state capable of reception of the content to be distributed using the distribution frequency band in a distribution time slot, and the broadcast server 11 uses, when a distribution time slot arrives, the distribution frequency band to distribute the content to the TVBDs 31-1 through 31-M in a receivable state in accordance with the distribution schedule. The present invention can be applied to a content distribution system to perform distribution of the content.
US09294773B2	Method and apparatus for coefficient scan based on partition mode of prediction unit Provided are a method and an apparatus for coefficient scan on the base of a partition mode of a prediction unit. The method comprises the steps of: determining a scan method on the basis of a partition mode of a prediction unit; and encoding the information about the scan method, wherein the scan method is determined, on the basis of RDO (Rate Distortion optimization), from among the extracted candidate scan methods which have been extracted with consideration of the shapes of the partitions of the partition mode.
US09294768B2	Moving-picture encoding apparatus and moving-picture decoding apparatus According to one embodiment, an encoding apparatus includes a prediction unit, a classifying unit, a first transformer, a second transformer, an order controller, and an entropy coder. The prediction unit obtains a predictive residual signal to be encoded, by using a mode selected from intra-prediction modes. The first transformer obtains first transformation coefficients by subjecting the signal to an orthogonal transformation by use of a first transformation basis if the selected mode is classified into a mode having a prediction direction. The first transformation basis is preset so that a coefficient density after the orthogonal transformation is higher than a coefficient density.
US09294764B2	Video encoder with intra-prediction candidate screening and methods for use therewith An intra-prediction module includes a candidate screening preprocessor configured to process blocks of picture data based on intra-prediction candidate data corresponding to a plurality of pixels of the blocks. The intra-prediction candidate data indicates a first subset selected from a plurality of intra-prediction partitions and a second subset selected from a plurality of intra-prediction modes. The processing includes screening the intra-prediction candidate data to generate screened intra-prediction candidate data that indicates a third subset selected from a plurality of intra-prediction partitions and a fourth subset selected from a plurality of intra-prediction modes. A rate distortion optimization processor determines final intra-prediction data, based on the screened intra-prediction candidate data.
US09294761B2	Shutter glasses and display apparatus including the same Disclosed are shutter glasses, a display apparatus, and control method therefore, which enables a user to control the display apparatus while wearing the shutter glasses. The shutter glasses include a communication unit which communicates with a display apparatus; a shutter which comprises a left eye shutter and a right eye shutter that are alternately open and shut; a sensor which senses a predetermined movement of the shutter glasses; and a controller which controls the shutter to be open and shut selectively based on a sync signal received from the display apparatus through the communication unit and corresponding to the 3D image, and controls the communication unit to generate and transmit a control signal controlling the display apparatus corresponding to the predetermined movement of the shutter glasses sensed by the sensor.
US09294750B2	Video conversion device, photography system of video system employing same, video conversion method, and recording medium of video conversion program A video conversion unit comprises: a unit which acquires a camera video data signal; a first color conversion unit which converts the camera video data signal to a photography scene reference color space and derives first video data; a lock modification section which carries out a lock modification on the first video data; a second color conversion unit which converts the post-color conversion video data to a video output reference color space and derives second video data; and a third color space conversion unit which converts the second video data to a color space of a verification display device and derives third video data in order to pre-verify a device color which is obtained when converting to a color space of a final video output device with a different display device.
US09294732B2	Systems and methods for sleep monitoring A mobile computing device for performing a sleep study includes a camera, a display, a processor, and a tangible computer readable medium. The tangible computer readable medium includes a sleep study application embodied as code for selectively displaying a request to capture an image of a user of the mobile computing device using the camera. The sleep study application further includes code for, after storage of the image: selectively prompting a data collection module to store data samples generated based on signals generated using at least one of an electromyography sensor connected to the user, an electroencephalography sensor connected to the user, an electrocardiogram sensor connected to the user, and an oxygen saturation sensor connected to the user, an electrooculography sensor connected to the user, a temperature sensor connected to the user, and a pressure sensor connected to the user; and receiving the data samples from the data collection module.
US09294729B2	System and method for providing content over a television network The present disclosure provides a system and method for providing content over a television network. The method includes receiving an input that corresponds to a master account, associating the master account with at least one additional account that relates to the provision of content from a content provider and delivering the content over the television network.
US09294725B1	Providing backstage support for online video communication broadcasts The present disclosure comprises systems and methods for broadcasting video communications including video conferences or hosted programs by providing a capability for easily moving participants in and out of the video communications, as necessary. Video communications may be “aired” or broadcast to viewers. The present systems and methods designate at least two stages in the video communication broadcasts, including a “front” stage and a “back” stage. Users who are immediate (e.g., current) participants in the video communication broadcast are provided access to the “front” stage of the video communication broadcast. Those users who are initially “guests” (e.g., will be, but are not yet, immediate or current participants in the video communication broadcast) are provided access first to a back “stage” of the video communication broadcast. A filter imposes restrictions on the back stage to prevent any broadcast of activities that may occur in the back stage to viewers.
US09294723B2	Meeting management system including automated equipment setup In an illustrative embodiment, a method comprises displaying at least one preset parameter associated with a conference type. The conference type is associated with preset resources. The method further comprises accepting information defining the conference type, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically determining a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received preset information, and sending at least one command to control the associated preset resources in response to the start time and end time.
US09294709B2	Imaging device, image processing device, imaging method, image processing method, and computer program product An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that images an event and generates imaged data of the event; a storage unit that stores the imaged data of the event as a plurality of moving image files; a marker input unit that inputs at least a start marker representing a start of the event and an end marker representing an end of the event; and a control unit that causes marker data including the input start marker and end marker to be stored in the storage unit as a plurality of marker data files in association with the plurality of moving image files.
US09294705B2	System and method for ubiquitous appliance control A slave relay station is adapted to serve and/or host pages comprising a simplified graphic user interface (GUI) encoded in a widely recognized format such as, for example, HTML or WML. The GUI embodies activatable links corresponding to control functions for configured appliances. A wireless phone or other device with network access and the capability to process and present such pages, for example via a Web browser, may then be utilized to effect control of such appliances by simply navigating to the network address of the slave relay station, obtaining an appropriate GUI page, and interacting with the links.
US09294698B2	Solid-state image pickup apparatus A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes: two-dimensionally arrayed unit pixels, each including a PD performing optical-electrical conversion of an incident light; an FD and an output terminal provided for each of pixel groups, each including one or more pixels, the terminal being capable of outputting a noise signal and a signal-noise sum signal separately; first lines to which the terminals are connected in common and which are capable of holding voltages based on signals outputted from the terminals; second lines provided in parallel with the first lines and capable of holding a voltage; inter-transfer-line capacitive elements connecting the second lines and the first lines; a reset switch resetting each of the second lines to a reset voltage; a readout switch provided for each of the second lines; and a third line to which the second lines are connected in parallel via the readout switches, respectively.
US09294697B2	Imaging apparatus and camera system An imaging apparatus that forms an image of a light beam transmitted through an imaging lens on an imaging element includes a laminated material that is provided on the imaging element, the light beam being transmitted through the laminated material, the laminated material being provided at a position at which an end portion of an upper surface of the laminated material allows an outermost light beam out of light beams to be transmitted therethrough, the light beams entering a pixel in an outer end portion of the imaging element in an effective pixel area, the position having a width Hopt.
US09294696B2	Solid-state imaging device having a counting unit and a comparison unit with switchable frequency band characteristics and imaging apparatus having the same A solid-state imaging device includes the following. Pixels arranged in matrix converts received light into signal voltage. A column AD conversion unit, which includes a comparison unit and an up-down counting unit, converts signal voltage to digital signal. The comparison unit compares a value of signal voltage to a gradually changing value of reference signal voltage. The up-down counting unit counts, by one of down-counting and up-counting, a time period until the comparison result is reversed if the signal voltage is of a base signal component of each pixel at reset level, and counts, by an other of down-counting and up-counting, the time period if the signal voltage is of a superimposed signal component in which the base signal component is superimposed on a pixel signal component corresponding to an amount of light received by the pixel. The comparison unit has switchable kinds of frequency band characteristics.
US09294695B2	Image processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, and storage medium for generating a color image To generate a color image exhibiting few blocked-up colors or little color saturation. It is provided a image processing apparatus for processing an original image that is picked up, comprising: an image input part for inputting N original images having different exposure levels, where N is an integer of two or more, which are obtained by picking up images of the same subject in one of a simultaneous manner and a time-series manner; and a composite processing part for generating M output images, where M is an integer of one or more and less than N, by composing the N original images. The composite processing part compares color component signals in each corresponding pixel position with each other between the N original images, and sets the color component signal that produces a higher chroma as a color component signal in each pixel position of the output image.
US09294688B2	Method of correcting saturated pixel data and method of processing image data using the same Methods of correcting saturated pixel data in an image sensor are provided. A method of correcting saturated pixel data in an image sensor includes determining a weight function. The weight function indicates a correlation between color values of saturated pixels and color values of neighboring pixels. The saturated pixels are among a plurality of pixels which have a color value greater than a saturation threshold value. The neighboring pixels are among the plurality of pixels that are proximate to each of the saturated pixels. The method includes determining weight values of a neighboring pixels that are proximate to a first saturated pixel using the weight function. The method includes determining a weighted average value of the color values of each of the neighboring pixels using the weight values. The method includes correcting the color value of the first saturated pixel to the weighted average value.
US09294684B2	Photographing apparatus capable of flash light emission A photographing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an accumulation control section controlling an accumulation operation in an imaging section; an accumulation start timing setting section setting a timing of accumulation start in the imaging section; and a flash light emission control section controlling the start and stop of light emission in the flash light emission section, wherein the accumulation control section instructs the flash light emission control section to start the flash light emission and causes the imaging section to start the accumulation based on an output of the accumulation start timing setting section, and the flash light emission control section causes the flash light emission to be started in response to the flash light emission start instruction of the accumulation control section and causes the flash light emission section to stop the light emission based on an appropriate light emission amount output by an exposure calculation section.
US09294682B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and program for light source estimation Conventional calculation of light source data requires a high load and is unstable. An information processing device derives light source data which represents a state of a light source of an image represented by a captured image based on image capturing condition data at the time of capturing the image of a subject.
US09294676B2	Choosing optimal correction in video stabilization To correct for the motion a perspective transform of a pair of matrices can be applied to an input image to provide an output frame. The first matrix can represent a transform to be applied to the input frame and the second matrix can represent an identity matrix. Each matrix can contribute to the output frame according to a respective weighting factor. The weighting factors for the two matrices can be determined based on an estimate of the overscan.
US09294673B2	Image generation method, image display method, storage medium storing image generation program, image generation system, and image display device A left panorama image and a right panorama image respectively captured by a left panorama camera and a right panorama camera are acquired. A rearward image area, of a rearward area, included in the right panorama image and captured by the right panorama camera is synthesized to the left panorama image, instead of a rearward image area, of the rearward area, included in the left panorama image and captured by the left panorama camera, to generate a left-eye image. The rearward image area, of the rearward area, included in the left panorama image and captured by the left panorama camera is synthesized to the right panorama image, instead of the rearward image area, of the rearward area, included in the right panorama image and captured by the right panorama camera, to generate a right-eye image.
US09294671B2	Conversion between aspect ratios in camera A camera system captures an image in a source aspect ratio and applies a transformation to the input image to scale and warp the image to generate an output image having a target aspect ratio different than the source aspect ratio. The output image has the same field of view as the input image, maintains image resolution, and limits distortion to levels that do not substantially affect the viewing experience. In one embodiment, the output image is non-linearly warped relative to the input image such that a distortion in the output image relative to the input image is greater in a corner region of the output image than a center region of the output image.
US09294661B2	Camera module The present invention relates to a camera module, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a base formed with an IRCF (Infrared Cut Filter) at a position corresponding to that of the image sensor, a bobbin including a coil winding unit vertically reciprocatively formed at an upper surface of the base and provided at a periphery, and a plurality of rib members protrusively formed from a floor surface, a yoke formed with a magnet arranged at a position corresponding to that of a coil of the bobbin, and a shock absorption member arranged at an ambience of the rib members and longer than the rib member, wherein the shock absorption member is compressed by being elastically deformed, in a case the base is brought into contact with the rib member.
US09294649B2	Position correction in handheld image translation device Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting position in a handheld image translation device are described herein. The handheld image translation device may include a position module to determine a first position of the device and a print module to deposit a printing substance on a medium adjacent to the device based at least in part on the position. The device may also include an image capture module to capture surface images of the section of the medium with printing substance deposited thereon. These surface images may be used by the position module to determine subsequent positions of the device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09294633B2	Communication control apparatus and method for controlling the same There is provided a communication control apparatus comprising connection means for connecting a storage medium that has a memory function for reading and writing data, and a wireless communication function for communicating with an external apparatus. Control means supplies a clock to the storage medium at a predetermined timing and controls the wireless communication function of the storage medium. Obtaining means obtains, after the storage medium is supplied with the clock by the control means, communication protocol information on a communication protocol with which the wireless communication function is compatible from the storage medium. Display means performs display according to the communication protocol information obtained by the obtaining means. The control means stops supplying the clock to the storage medium after the communication protocol information has been obtained by the obtaining means.
US09294632B2	Mobile terminal and computer-readable recording medium for a mobile terminal using near field wireless communication to transmit a scan command to a scanning device A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for a mobile terminal configured to communicate with first and second scanning devices which exist within a communicatable range of an NFC (near field wireless communication), the recording medium storing instructions which cause the mobile device to, when the NFC is established between the mobile terminal and a particular scanning device, which is one of the first and second scanning devices, transmit to the particular scanning device a scan command to instruct to generate scan data, execute a determination process to determine which of the first and second scanning devices is the particular scanning device, and only when the first scanning device is the particular scanning device, execute a first process to store the scan data in a first storage server which corresponds to the first scanning device, the scan data being generated in the particular scanner device based on the scan command.
US09294626B1	Voice based addressing of voice messages A system for transmitting voice messages from a caller location to a receiver location using a plurality of computers each coupled to another through a network such as the Internet. The system also has a plurality of handheld portable recording-delivery devices which are coupled to the network. Each handheld portable recording-delivery device can convert voice input into digital data for transmission through the network. Destination information for the digital data being transmitted is generated using speech recognition of voice input.
US09294624B2	System and method for client interaction application integration A system for client interaction application integration, comprising a plurality of enterprise communications systems, each comprising at least a call status system; and a callback cloud accessible coupled to the plurality of enterprise communications systems via a data network; wherein, upon receipt of a request from a consumer user to initiate a callback to the consumer user, the callback cloud performs the steps of: (a) obtaining from at least one of the enterprise communications systems a status of communications resources comprising at least an estimated wait time; (b) sending a notification to the consumer user from whom the request was received advising the consumer user of the estimated wait time for service; (c) providing at least an option to wait for a callback to the consumer user from whom the request was received; (d) receiving a selection from the consumer user from whom the request was received; and (e) directing at least one of the enterprise communications systems to initiate a callback to the consumer user from whom the request was received in response to the selection received from the consumer user; and further wherein at least one of the enterprise communications systems initiates a callback to a consumer user at the direction of the callback cloud.
US09294623B2	Systems and methods for self-service automated dial-out and call-in surveys A poll definition comprising a plurality of poll questions and a phone list comprising a plurality of phone list entries is received over the network from a user. Each phone list entry comprises a phone number for one of a first plurality of poll targets. A first poll run is conducted as a dial-out poll run using the poll definition and the phone list, such that a first set of answers to the plurality of poll questions is received from at least some of the first plurality of poll targets. A second poll run is conducted as a call-in poll run, using the poll definition, such that a second set of answers to the plurality of poll questions is received from a second plurality of poll targets. A third poll run is conducted as a web survey, using the poll definition, such that a third set of answers to the plurality of poll questions is received from a third plurality of poll targets.
US09294620B2	Method, medium, and system for a customer service application for a portable electronic device A customer service application resident on a user's portable electronic device is used to get information about a service and also request the service offered by a store. The customer service application can check for nearby stores when launched. Once the user is deemed to be within the service area of the store, the store host server computer can start sending information about various products, servers, events, or workshops offered by the store. The user can use the customer service application to request product or service help from store employees, register for an event/workshop, reserve a product for pickup, etc.
US09294611B2	Mobile terminal, electronic system and method of transmitting and receiving data using the same Provided are a mobile terminal, an electronic system, and a method of transmitting and receiving data using the same for effectively transmitting and receiving data between the mobile terminal and external electronic devices.
US09294607B2	Headset computer (HSC) as auxiliary display with ASR and HT input The present invention related to human/computer interfaces and more particularly to a headset computing display device that accepts voice commands and tracks head motions to provide command inputs to and receive display information from a software application executed on a host computing device. An example embodiment of the present invention includes a method of, and corresponding system for, operating a native Smartphone or PC application, simultaneously displaying an output of the application through the Smartphone or PC screen and a headset computing display device, and using speech and head tracking commands to control the native application. The present invention enables hands-free operation of a Smartphone or PC application.
US09294604B1	Serial wrap-around redundancy system A network system includes a first data source device with a primary interface and one or more second data source devices with a secondary interface disposed in electrical communication with the first data source device. A common data source device communicates with the first data source device and the second data source device(s). A serial string with a backbone is electrically connected to the primary interface and to the secondary interface. At least one endpoint device is electrically connected to the backbone via an endpoint interface. The primary interface is constructed and arranged initially as a master communication source for the serial string. The secondary interface is constructed and arranged to monitor messages transmitted by the primary interface and to take over as the master communication source if the secondary interface does not detect messages from the primary interface after a predetermined amount of time.
US09294600B2	Mounting components in electronic devices An electronic device comprises electronic circuitry and a molded plastic covering (5). In order to prevent ingress of water and dust, a hermetic seal is provided between the covering (5) and components that are accessible through the covering (5), such as a socket (7) or display, or components such as electrical connections (9). The components (7, 9) are at least partially coated in a coating material 15, such as a thermally activated polyurethane adhesive or thin thermoplastic, to provide a strong bond to the covering (5) that does not require the use of solder. The device may be a wearable device in which waterproof sealing is required.
US09294587B1	Enhanced routing and content delivery A routing device can maintain a long-lived, bidirectional connection with a network server. The routing device can establish a TCP connection with each of multiple computing devices. One or more computing devices can make (e.g., HTTP) requests for network resources. The routing device can receive the requests and decide to direct the requests to the network server via the long-lived, bidirectional connection. Based on the requests, the network server can make requests to other servers for the resources and send modified (e.g., assembled, filtered, optimized, etc.) responses back to the routing device, which can transmit the responses to the computing devices. This process can be transparent to the computing devices. In some embodiments, the routing device can optionally establish a long-lived TCP connection with a computing device capable of the long-lived TCP connection option. The routing device can maintain the long-lived connection with the network server for the computing device.
US09294586B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus, server, storage medium having stored therein information processing program, and information processing method A production content is stored in a storage unit of a server in accordance with an operation on a terminal apparatus, a material content is selected from among a plurality of material contents so that the selected material content is used as a material to create the production content, and a request is made, from the terminal apparatus, to the server for creation of a production content associated with the selected material content. Then, a state of the request is presented to a plurality of terminal apparatuses.
US09294580B2	Managed P2P network with content-delivery network A content-acquisition request is sent to a centralized management service computer via a computer network. The content-acquisition request may query the centralized management service computer for a recommended content source to provide a first digital content item. If a response to the content-acquisition request is received via the computer network and identifies a recommended peer computer of a peer-to-peer network as the recommended content source, a request to download the first digital content item is sent to the recommended peer computer via the computer network. If a response to the content-acquisition request is not received, a fallback request to download the first digital content item is automatically sent to a content-delivery network computer via the computer network.
US09294578B2	Method of virally expanding social networks Membership in a social network is virally expanded by suggesting to a user to invite contacts from the user's address book and, in addition, eligible contacts from other address books. Eligible contacts from other address books include those contacts that have e-mail addresses with the same e-mail domain as the user's e-mail address.
US09294577B2	Click through rate estimation in varying display situations The presently disclosed subject matter includes at least a method, system and a program storage device of estimating click through rate (CTR) of a pair of source and recommendation, the source comprising a plurality of slots, each slot configured to present a served recommendation. The CTR estimation is performed by first determining an estimated calibration CTR coefficient for each slot and then using this information for calculating an estimated CTR of a given slot when served with a given recommendation in a given source.
US09294569B2	Cell fabric hardware acceleration An aspect includes a method for providing direct communication between a server and a network switch in a cell-based fabric. A host channel adapter of a cell fabric hardware accelerator is configured to provide the server with direct access to memory within the network switch. A plurality of data packets having a fixed size is received at the host channel adapter from the server. The host channel adapter is coupled to a bus of the server. A direct transmission is performed from the cell fabric hardware accelerator to the memory within the network switch on an interconnect bus to write the data packets directly into the memory.
US09294567B2	Systems and methods for enabling access to extensible storage devices over a network as local storage via NVME controller A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support extensible/flexible storage access in real time by virtualizing a plurality of remote storage devices as NVMe namespace(s) via an NVMe controller using a storage network protocol. The NVMe controller exports and presents the remote storage devices to one or more VMs running on a host attached to the NVMe controller as the NVMe namespace(s), wherein these remote storage devices appear virtually as one or more logical volumes of a collection of logical blocks in the NVMe namespace(s) to the VMs. As a result, each of the VMs running on the host can access these remote storage devices to perform read/write operations as if they were local storage devices via the NVMe namespace(s).
US09294566B2	Data synchronization Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for data synchronization. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a knowledge vector from a first device of the pair of devices, the knowledge vector identifying data items and latest changes to the data items known to the peer device; comparing, at a second device of the pair of devices, the received knowledge vector with a local knowledge vector for changes unknown to the first device; and sending a list of changes to the first device.
US09294557B2	Hardware level generated interrupts indicating load balancing status for a node in a virtualized computing environment A computing node includes at least one hardware layer comprising a plurality of hardware resources and at least one virtualization layer operative to manage at one virtual machine defined by at least one resource from among the plurality of hardware resources. The computing node includes load balancing interrupt logic configured in the hardware layer of the node. The load balancing interrupt logic is operative to compare at least one resource utilization level of the plurality of hardware resources by the at least one virtual machine with at least one threshold. The load balancing interrupt logic is operative to generate at least one load balancing interrupt indicating at least one load balancing status of the computing node based on the comparison of the at least one resource utilization level with the at least one threshold.
US09294550B2	Efficient data transfer for cloud storage by centralized management of access tokens A data management server manages access tokens for accessing remote storage service servers. The data management server sends the access tokens to user terminals to enable the user terminals to communicate directly with the remote storage server to upload data to the remote storage service server or download data from the remote storage service server without routing of data traffic through the centralized data management server. The data management server initially communicates with a remote storage service server to open an account for a user and obtains an access token for accessing the account in the remote storage service server.
US09294542B2	Systems and methods for changing an electronic display that contains a barcode A cellphone with a camera takes a photo of a barcode in a screen that can show different images. The barcode is decoded into a URL, and the cellphone uses wireless Internet access to visit the website of the URL. The website then makes a different image that also has a barcode of a URL, and sends it to the screen for display. This can increase the interactivity of the screen and its value to advertisers. Several users with cellphones might simultaneously interact with the screen in this manner.
US09294541B2	Method and system for correlation of session activities to a browser window in a client-server enviroment The present invention provides an improved method for correlation of session activities to a browser window in a client-server environment. The method includes intercepting data traffic between client and server; submitting requests to server and responses to client; monitoring all incoming client requests and server responses; looking for a session identifier and identifying corresponding marker locations for incoming browser requests missing the session identifier at a predefined main marker location; incoming client requests are intercepted, a correlation response and a session identifier is sent to a requesting client for repeating client request including the session identifier at predefined marker locations; using the session identifier for all subsequent requests originated by client, all predefined main marker locations containing the session identifier are removed and client requests are recorded and associated with the session identifier marking client request with a specific marker containing the session identifier and submitted to the server.
US09294538B1	Dynamic content injection Some examples provide for dynamic content injection into a web application. A request may be made by a browser extension operating in a web browser for a list of one or more files from a file server, the one or more files including content to be injected into a web page operated by the web application. Upon receiving a response, the content of the one or more files may be injected into the web page operated by the web application.
US09294529B1	Reusing data in content files An embodiment for reusing data in content files includes receiving a request for a content file and retrieving a recipe that includes a series of instructions needed to compose the content file. Data identified by the recipe may then be retrieved from a content file server and the requested content file is composed based on the set of instructions in the recipe. In an example, the recipe is processed by a recipe player to compose a content file. In another embodiment, content files are stored in a cache as a series of instructions for generating them from portions of other content files. In this way, performance in a content delivery network may be improved by reusing similar data in content files.
US09294525B2	Social sharing of contacts information Sharing contact information among one or more communities or individuals in a social media environment, in one aspect, may comprise creating contact information associated with contact as social media content based on input from a first user. At least a portion of the contact information may be shared with a plurality of second users via a social media like application.
US09294507B1	Techniques for data security in a multi-tenant environment The usage of data in a multi-tenant environment can be controlled by utilizing functionality at the hypervisor level of various resources in the environment. Data can be associated with various tags, security levels, and/or compartments. The ability of resources or entities to access the data can depend at least in part upon whether the resources or entities are also associated with the tags, security levels, and/or compartments. Limitations on the usage of the data can be controlled by one or more policies associated with the tags, security levels, and/or compartments. A control service can monitor traffic to enforce the appropriate rules or policies, and in some cases can prevent encrypted traffic from passing beyond a specified egress point unless the encryption was performed by a trusted resource with the appropriate permissions.
US09294502B1	Method and system for detection of malicious bots A computerized method and system for detecting access of a protected server by malicious bots are provided. The method comprises receiving a request from a client machine; generating a polymorphic script code challenge that includes a scrambled secret; sending the polymorphic script code challenge to the client machine in response to the received request; receiving a token from the client machine in response to the polymorphic script code challenge; comparing contents of the token to the secret in its unscrambled form; and determining the client machine to be a malicious bot in an event including any one of the token does not match the secret and a token has not been received, wherein a new polymorphic script code challenge containing a new scrambled secret is generated for each new request received from a client machine.
US09294498B1	Online portal for improving cybersecurity risk scores Determining an entity's cybersecurity risk and benchmarking that risk includes non-intrusively collecting one or more types of data associated with an entity. Embodiments further include calculating a security score for at least one of the one or more types of data based, at least in part, on processing of security information extracted from the at least one type of data, wherein the security information is indicative of a level of cybersecurity. Some embodiments also comprise assigning a weight to the calculated security score based on a correlation between the extracted security information and an overall security risk determined from analysis of one or more previously-breached entities in the same industry as the entity. Additional embodiments include calculating an overall cybersecurity risk score for the entity based, at least in part, on the calculated security score and the weight assigned to the calculated security score.
US09294493B2	Computer security method and system with input parameter validation A security system, including a receiver for receiving a downloadable, a scanner, coupled with the receiver, for scanning the downloadable to identify suspicious computer operations therein, a code modifier, coupled with the scanner, for overwriting the suspicious computer operations with substitute computer operations, if at least one suspicious computer operation is identified by the scanner, and for appending monitoring program code to the downloadable thereby generating a modified downloadable, if at least one suspicious computer operation is identified by the scanner, and a processor, coupled with the code modifier, for executing programmed instructions, wherein the monitoring program code includes program instructions for the processor to validate input parameters for the suspicious computer operations during run-time of the downloadable. A method is also described and claimed.
US09294491B2	Device-specific content delivery Devices of an individual's device-sphere recognize risky or undesirable behavior requested by devices outside of the device-sphere and allow the user to prevent the behavior. The user's decision is stored and used to protect all devices of the user's device-sphere from similar risky behavior from the outside devices. If the choice is made for all devices of the user's device-sphere, the choice is broadcast to other devices of the user's device-sphere such that other devices can benefit from the choice made by the user.
US09294490B1	Apparatus and method for identifying a domain name system resource exhaustion attack A machine includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to identify a resource attack in response to spikes in the number of unique subdomains being queried and spikes in the number of timeouts or delayed responses from a specified name server.
US09294484B2	System, service providing device, and service providing method A service providing device includes a requesting unit for receiving, from the device operated by a user, a request for a process of using a service providing system having a different authentication base, and making a request to acquire authorization information for using the service providing system; a substitute authentication unit for acquiring authentication information of the service providing system from a second storage when the authorization information associated with the user is not stored in a first storage, and acquiring the authorization information from the service providing system by using the authentication information; and a providing unit for providing the authorization information stored in the first storage when the authorization information associated with the user is stored in the first storage, and providing the authorization information acquired from the service providing system when the authorization information associated with the user is not stored in the first storage.
US09294481B1	System and method for tokenless biometric authorization of electronic communications This invention is a method and system for tokenless biometric authorization of an electronic communication, using a biometric sample, a master electronic identicator, and a public communications network, wherein the method includes: an electronic communication formation step, wherein at least one communication comprising electronic data is formed; a user registration step, wherein a user electronically submits a registration biometric sample taken directly from the person of the user; a public network data transmittal step, wherein the registration biometric sample is electronically transmitted to a master electronic identicator via a public communications network, said master electronic identicator comprising a computer database which electronically stores all of the registration biometric samples from all of the registered users; a user registration biometric storage step, wherein the registration biometric sample is electronically stored within the master electronic identicator; a bid biometric transmittal step, wherein a bid biometric sample, taken directly from the person of the user, is electronically transmitted to at least one electronic identicator; a user identification step, wherein an electronic identicator compares the bid biometric sample to at least one registration biometric sample previously stored in an electronic identicator, for producing either a successful or failed identification of the user; an electronic communication authorization step, wherein upon a successful identification of the user by an electronic identicator, at least one electronic communication is authorized for execution; wherein an electronic communication is biometrically-authorized without the user having to present any personalized man-made memory tokens such as smartcards, or magnetic stripe cards.
US09294478B2	Hardware-based device authentication An opportunity for a computing device to participate in a secure session with a particular domain is identified. A domain identifier of the particular domain is received and a secured microcontroller of the computing device is used to identify a secured, persistent hardware identifier of the computing device stored in secured memory of the computing device. A secure identifier is derived for a pairing of the computing device and the particular domain based on the hardware identifier and domain identifier of the particular domain and the secure identifier is transmitted over a secured channel to the particular domain. The particular domain can verify identity of the computing device from the secure identifier and apply security policies to transactions involving the computing device and the particular domain based at least in part on the secure identifier.
US09294477B1	Media access control address security An access interface system for interfacing between an enterprise network and a service provider network comprises an interface and a processing system. The interface is configured to receive traffic from the service provider network wherein the traffic identifies a virtual link and a media access control address, transmit the traffic to the enterprise network if the media access control address is allowed for the virtual link, and block the traffic if the media access control address is not allowed for the virtual link. The processing system is configured to determine if the media access control address is allowed for the virtual link.
US09294473B1	Server methods and apparatus for processing passcodes generated by configurable one-time authentication tokens Server methods and apparatus are provided for processing passcodes generated by configurable one-time authentication tokens. An authentication server is configured to process an original passcode generated by a configurable one-time authentication token by configuring the authentication server to have a server configuration that is compatible with a selected configuration of the configurable one-time authentication token; receiving a candidate passcode based on the original passcode generated by the configurable one-time authentication token; and processing the Is candidate passcode based on the server configuration. The selected configuration of the configurable one-time authentication token must always enable a forward-secure pseudorandom number generation feature for the one-time authentication token and at least one additional selected token feature.
US09294472B2	Apparatus and method for managing health data An apparatus and method for managing health data through a user terminal are provided. The method includes inputting a user terminal number for identifying the user terminal, and information of a medical instrument for measuring the health data to a management server interworked with the user terminal, receiving, by a receiver, a security type table mapped onto the user terminal number and comprising a security type code for instructing the health data which the medical instrument has measured to be stored in a first memory without security or in a second memory with security, from the management server, and storing the health data in the first memory or the second memory, which the security type code instructs, through determining the security type code of the security type table when the health data is received from the medical instrument.
US09294470B2	Certificate management method based on connectivity and policy Plural modes of operation may be established on a mobile device. Specific modes of operation of the mobile device may be associated with specific spaces in memory. By associating the existing certificate store structure and key store structure with a mode of operation, certificates and keys can be assigned to one space among plural spaces. Furthermore, management (viewing/importation/deletion) of certificates associated with specific modes of operation may be controlled based on the presence or absence of a mobile device administration server and the status (enabled/disabled) of an IT policy.
US09294468B1	Application-level certificates for identity and authorization Disclosed is a method in which a portable device processor may generate an application-level certificate for an application installed on the portable device. The processor may, for example, insert an application name in a package name field of a self-signed device-level certificate of the portable device to generate an application-level self-signed certificate. A request to authenticate the application may be forwarded to the controller. The request may include the application-level certificate. The portable device processor may receive a request to form a secure communication channel between the portable device and the controller based on the authenticated application-level certificate. A controller may respond to a portable device request for services by authenticating an application-level certificate provided by the portable device so requested services may be securely provided to the portable device.
US09294464B2	Automatic authorization of users and configuration of software development environment A method includes the following. A task defined within a project plan of a software system under development is selected, and the task specifies a development tool and a user. The development tool is directly accessed, with a centralized data processing system separate from the user, to configure the development tool to automatically authorize the user to access the development tool.
US09294458B2	Managing identity provider (IdP) identifiers for web real-time communications (WebRTC) interactive flows, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media Embodiments include managing Identity Provider (IdP) identifiers for Web Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) interactive flows, and related methods, systems, and computer-readable media. In one embodiment, a method for managing IdPs comprises selecting, by a WebRTC client executing on a computing device, one or more preferred IdP identifiers indicated by one or more preferences from a plurality of IdP identifiers corresponding to a plurality of IdPs for providing identity assertions during an establishment of a WebRTC interactive flow. The method further comprises obtaining one or more identity assertions from respective ones of the plurality of IdPs corresponding to the one or more preferred IdP identifiers. The method also comprises providing, during the establishment of the WebRTC interactive flow, the one or more identity assertions. In this manner, an entity may specify the IdP used for identity authentication, and the number of identity assertions provided during initiation of the WebRTC interactive flow.
US09294453B2	Direct mode communication system and discovery interactive method thereof A direct-mode communication system having a user direct-mode communication apparatus and a serving direct-mode communication apparatus is provided. The user direct-mode communication apparatus connects to an operating server, and authenticates with the operating server to obtain a user authenticated identification. The serving direct-mode communication apparatus connects to the operating server, and authenticates with the operating server to obtain a serving authenticated identification. The user direct-mode communication apparatus broadcasts a discovery signal based on the user authenticated identification. The serving direct-mode communication apparatus receives the discovery signal after the user direct-mode communication apparatus enters a default serving range, and provides interactive information to the user direct-mode communication apparatus according to the discovery signal and based on the serving authenticated identification.
US09294441B2	Middleware filter agent between server and PDA A content server provides content to a first network device during a data synchronization between the two devices. A middleware filter selectively filters content provided by the content server such that selected content is provided to the first network device. The middleware filter is included within a second network device coupled between the content server and the first network device. The second network device acts as a proxy for the first network device to receive the content provided by the content server. The content is provided from the content server according to a subscription service between the content server and the first network device. The first network device is preferably a personal digital assistant (PDA) and the second network device is preferably a personal computer. Alternatively, the content server is coupled to the first network device, without the second network device coupled in between. In the alternative case, the middleware filter is included within the content server, and the content is selectively provided from the middleware filter, on the content server, to the first network device.
US09294432B2	Computer implemented methods and apparatus for communicating feed information to one or more recipients Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable media for communicating feed information to one or more recipients. In some implementations, an instruction to communicate an information update to one or more identified first recipients is received. In some instances, an additional recipient indicator is identified and an identification of one or more second recipients based on the additional recipient indicator is generated. In some instances, the one or more second recipients are provided access to the information update.
US09294431B2	Location-based content aggregation and distribution In one embodiment, a method includes storing one or more content postings that each include data representative of one or more content instances. Each content posting is associated with one or more first users. The method also includes storing one or more data records associating one or more geographic locations with accessing of the content instances. The method also includes selectively sending one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a past or present geographic location of the access device.
US09294425B1	Storage and processing of ephemeral messages A server includes volatile and non-volatile memories for storing messages received from a client device. A message reception module of the server stores a message received from a first client device in the volatile memory for an extended time period based on an indicator included in the message. The message reception module deletes the message from the volatile memory based on detection of a triggering event or stores the message in the non-volatile memory based on not detecting the triggering event before the extended time period has expired. The triggering event may include the message having been read by all specified recipients of the message. The indicator may be included in the message based on a relationship of the message to other messages. The message including the indicator may be related to other messages as part of a same conversation that has been determined to be suitable for short-term storage.
US09294422B2	System and method for providing internet content through SMS services In one exemplary embodiment, a system includes a method of providing Internet content through a text-messaging service includes receiving an Internet search query in a text message from a mobile device. The text message includes a query term and an application code. The application code identifies an Internet-based application. The text message is converted to a peer-to-peer message protocol message. An Internet-application server include the internet-based application is identified with the application code. The Internet search query is converted from the text message to a peer-to-peer message protocol message. The peer-to-peer message protocol message is forwarded to the Internet-application server. A query response is received from the Internet-based application. The query response is converted into a text message response. The text message response is communicated to the mobile device.
US09294402B2	Router, method for controlling router, and program A router includes an input section configured to receive data, a buffer section including a plurality of data storage sections and configured to store the data received by the input section, and an output section configured to output the data stored on the buffer section. The router also includes an allocation processing section configured to determine whether or not to store the data on a pre-secured specific data storage section among the plurality of data storage sections, or whether or not to store the data on a pre-secured specific data storage section among a plurality of data storage sections in a buffer section of another router which is an output destination, the determination being made based on information representing burstiness of the data received by the input section.
US09294393B1	Interconnecting virtual private networks In one embodiment, a method includes receiving from a plurality of customer edge devices, endpoint addresses at a central mapping system operating as a control plane for a provider network in communication with a plurality of customer networks, and mapping the endpoint addresses to provider edge devices in the provider network. Wherein the customer edge devices store customer endpoint routes for active flows and the provider edge devices store customer edge device site locator addresses for use in a mapping and encapsulation overlay in the provider network. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
US09294392B2	Identifying, translating and filtering shared risk groups in communications networks A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for processing shared risk group (SRG) information in communications networks are disclosed. The method includes receiving network information comprising SRG information from a second domain at a first domain, obtaining at least one SRG identifier by processing the SRG information, and processing the at least one SRG identifier, the processing using processing criteria. The apparatus includes a network interface adapted to receive network information comprising shared risk group information, a processor coupled to the network interface and configured to execute one or more processes, and a memory coupled to the processor and adapted to obtain at least one SRG identifier by processing the SRG information and to process the at least one SRG identifier using processing criteria. The computer-readable storage medium is configured to store program instructions that when executed are configured to cause the processor to perform the method.
US09294390B2	Hash table storage and search methods and devices A hash table storage method includes: obtaining attribute information of at least two levels of hash tables; sequentially obtaining Key information from a received packet according to the attribute information of the at least two levels of hash tables; sequentially determining whether the Key information is stored in its corresponding hash table; and storing the Key information in its corresponding hash table if the Key information is not stored in its corresponding hash table.
US09294385B2	Deadlock-free routing in fat tree networks Methods and apparatus are provided for routing data packets between source and destination switches in a fat tree network. For each packet, a route is selected having three or less routing phases such that the route follows a shortest path across the network between the source and destination switches. The data packet is transmitted from the source switch to the destination switch, via the route, on one of first and second virtual channels unless the route includes a predetermined one of a down-up turn and an up-down turn. If the route includes the predetermined one of a down-up turn and an up-down turn, the data packet is transmitted, via the route, on the first virtual channel up to the switch 1 at which the turn occurs and on the second virtual channel from that switch. This provides full-connectivity in fat tree networks with deadlock free operation.
US09294379B2	Wake pattern management Wake pattern management techniques are described. In one or more implementations, network traffic received by a network interface device of a computing device is monitored and a traffic pattern is recognized in the monitored network traffic. An application of the computing device is identified that corresponds to the recognized traffic pattern and responsive to this identification, at least a portion of the identified application is woken.
US09294373B2	Synthetic loss measurements using session numbers A method and system for performing synthetic loss measurements (SLM) includes methods for single-ended and dual-ended synthetic loss measurements. The methods include maintaining a session number indicative of a physical network component at each maintenance point used to perform synthetic loss measurements. The session numbers are maintained according to a novel protocol and are used to detect a change in the network component, such as resulting from a protection switch event. The session numbers enable the synthetic loss measurements to continue irrespective of changes in the values for the session numbers and to remove errors when computing frame loss that may arise when physical network components change. The disclosed methods and systems may be used when a link aggregation group exists between a local maintenance point and a remote maintenance point.
US09294371B2	Enterprise-level management, control and information aspects of cloud console A method, computer-readable medium, and system for monitoring usage of computing resources provisioned across multiple cloud providers and/or data centers are disclosed. Events associated with usage of a plurality of computing resources may be accessed, where the plurality of computing resources may implement a virtual machine, a plurality of virtual machines of a cloud computing environment, etc. The events may be associated with a start, a stop, a status change, etc., of the plurality of computing resources. The events may be used to generate usage data for the plurality of computing resources. The usage data may include historical data associated with previous usage of the plurality of computing resources. Additionally, the usage data may be displayed using a graphical user interface, thereby enabling monitoring and/or tracking of usage of computing resources provisioned across at least one cloud provider and/or at least one data center.
US09294368B2	Methods and apparatus to determine impressions using distributed demographic information An example method to monitor media exposure involves receiving, at a first internet domain, a first request from a client computer, the first request indicative of access to the media at the client computer. The example method also involves determining if the client computer is known. If the client computer is not known, a response is sent from the first internet domain to the client computer, the response to instruct the client computer to send a second request to a second internet domain, the second request to be indicative of access to the media at the client computer. If the client computer is known, an impression of the media is logged.
US09294367B2	Duplicating network traffic through transparent VLAN flooding An approach to duplicating network traffic is described. In one approach, a method of creating multiple copies of network traffic is detailed. The method involves receiving network traffic, producing a duplicate copy of the network traffic, and forwarding the duplicate copy to a monitoring port. The monitoring port forwards copies to a number of indicated ports.
US09294364B2	Method and apparatus for transforming application access and data storage details to privacy policies An approach is provided for transforming application access and data storage details associated with a mobile device to application specific privacy policies. A policy platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of an application code to identify one or more application programming interfaces invoked by the application code. The policy platform causes, at least in part, a profiling of one or more invocation characteristics of the one or more application programming interfaces. The policy platform further causes, at least in part, a mapping of the one or more invocation characteristics against one or more policy templates to cause, at least in part, a generation of at least one policy for the application code.
US09294363B2	Adjusting quality of service in a cloud environment based on application usage A system for providing a cloud-based service to an endpoint device includes a resources that provide the service to the device in accordance with a default Quality of Service (QoS) and a processor that monitors usage of the service on the device and automatically adjusts the service on the device in response to the usage, so that the service is provided to the device in accordance with a QoS other than the default QoS at least temporarily. A system for providing a cloud-based service includes an endpoint device that monitors usage of the service on the device and a server that provides the service to the device in accordance with a default QoS and automatically adjusts the service on the device in response to the usage so that the service is provided to the device in accordance with a QoS other than the default QoS at least temporarily.
US09294352B1	Network change management Systems and methods for implementing network changes are described herein. In one aspect, a network change procedure may be comprised of a plurality of scripts that may implement a change in the network. In one embodiment, the deployment may be paused after the script has been executed. During the pause, a change management server may determine the impact of the change on the network. If the change had a positive effect, the change management server may execute another script to make another network change. However, if the change had a negative effect, the change management server may initiate one or more remedial actions.
US09294347B2	Systems and methods for automatic access layer configuration Systems and methods are provided that may be employed for automatic access layer configuration, for example, to achieve correct server profile provisioning so as to enable information handling system network connectivity from a server through one or more aggregator switches that is configured to fit a given workload and/or network connectivity architecture. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented using intelligent platform enablement and exchange of information between information handling system compute resource/s and adjacent access layer switch/es.
US09294334B2	Controlling communication within a container document A system that serves content in a container document. The system may include a container server, associated with a first source, the container server identifying a first module for use with a container document, receiving a module specification associated with the first module from a second source, and serving the container document with module data based on the module specification. The module data may reference a second module, the second module being associated with the first source to enable communication between the first and second sources.
US09294332B2	Method and apparatus for IUT in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for performing or supporting inter-UE transfer (IUT). The method for performing relevant IUT operations by first user equipment and second user equipment according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a step of receiving a message including an IUT request from the first UE; a step of transmitting information associated with the IUT request to a remote party; and a step of performing the IUT operation if the IUT request is granted by the remote party.
US09294329B2	Emphasized signal point arrangement operation for compensating DC imbalance A transmission apparatus configured to communicate with a reception apparatus. The transmission apparatus comprising a monitoring unit, a symbol-specifying unit, a signal point moving unit, and a transmission unit. The monitoring unit monitors a total amount of deviations of signal levels in signals forming transmission symbol strings. The symbol specifying unit specifies target symbols from the transmission symbol strings based on the total amount of deviations of the signal levels. The signal level is at an outermost position on an opposite side of a plurality of deviations of the signal levels. The signal point moving unit moves positions of signal points of the target symbols outward. The transmission unit transmits a signal forming a transmission symbol string including the symbols, in which the positions of the signal points are moved, to the reception apparatus.
US09294324B2	Signal generator and signal generation method with cyclic prefix generation A signal generator for creating a measuring signal comprising a cyclic prefix comprises a baseband signal generator for generating a baseband measuring signal and a channel emulator for emulating a channel in the baseband measuring signal resulting in a channel modified signal. Moreover, it comprises a modulator for modulating the channel modified signal and a cyclic prefix generating unit for generating and inserting a cyclic prefix into the modulated signal. The cyclic prefix generating unit is set up for generating the cyclic prefix in such a manner that a channel modified cyclic prefix is emulated.
US09294322B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The method for transmitting broadcast signals includes processing input streams into BB frames in PLPs; encoding data of the PLPs; building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded data of the PLPs; and modulating data in the built signal frame by OFDM method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein at least one of the BB frames includes a stuffing field and a first indicator describing whether the stuffing field is included in the BB frame.
US09294321B2	Bit signal structure for differentially encoded broadcasts In one embodiment, a communication device comprises a differential encoder to receive data for transmission and encode the data for transmission using a set of codes that, when processed by the differential encoder, place the differential encoder in a known state and generate uncorrelated output sequences.
US09294320B2	Wireless transmission system and wireless transmitter, wireless receiver, wireless transmission method, wireless reception method and wireless communication method used with same A wireless transmission system includes a wireless HDMI transmitter and a wireless HDMI receiver. The wireless HDMI transmitter includes a carrier oscillator provided for each channel of an HDMI transmission path to output a carrier signal in a millimeter band, an OOK modulator provided for each carrier oscillator to perform on-off keying modulation on a carrier signal outputted by its corresponding carrier oscillator, and an input circuit provided for each channel of the HDMI transmission path to input a digital signal outputted by a source device to the OOK modulator.
US09294319B2	Receivers for dynamically modulated symbols Receivers configured to handle dynamically modulated symbols. One receiver includes a slicer, a physical coding sublayer (PCS), and a decision based filter (DBF). Each of most of the received frames comprising (i) modulation information modulated according to a predetermined modulation order, and (ii) symbols of at least two different modulation orders that are dynamically modulated in accordance with the modulation information. The slicer configured to feed the PCS with essentially the minimal combination of slicing results that essentially covers all the predetermined modulation order. And the PCS configured to identify the modulation information, to use the identified modulation information to determine the modulation of the dynamically modulated symbols, and to provide the slicer with an indication of which slicer function output to use to feed the DBF.
US09294317B1	Equalizer-compensated AC-coupled termination AC-coupled termination and equalization, including transmit equalization and/or receive equalization, are combined to create a high bandwidth channel that requires no special coding and consumes no or negligible DC current.
US09294311B2	Method of performing resource specific channel estimation in heterogeneous network system and apparatus thereof A method for performing resource specific channel estimation at a user equipment in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving one or more reference signals in a specific subframe from a serving cell, and performing channel estimation for a control region of a corresponding downlink subframe, based on the one or more reference signals. The channel estimation for the control region is performed based on one or more reference signals included in a data region of the corresponding downlink subframe.
US09294309B2	Forwarding tables for hybrid communication networks A hybrid device can apply forwarding tables associated with one or more other hybrid network devices of a hybrid communication network to control the entire transmission route of a frame scheduled for transmission. The hybrid device can use its forwarding table and a forwarding table of a destination hybrid device to determine a source network interface address, a destination network interface address, and a frame transmission route. The destination hybrid device can use forwarding tables associated with one or more hybrid network devices to determine whether to process or drop a received frame, whether the frame was previously received, and/or whether the frame was received on an incorrect network interface. The hybrid device can also use the forwarding tables to ensure that the frame comprises an appropriate link layer address and to select an appropriate transmission route based on analyzing link performance values associated with multiple transmission routes.
US09294306B2	Intelligent prevention of spam emails at share sites A computer-implemented method for preventing spam emails from a share site includes providing a network-based computer system to enable users to set up share sites and to send emails from the share sites, detecting potential spam emails based on one or more spam detection rules, identifying false positive emails in the potential spam emails based on one or more false alarm reduction rules, removing false positive emails from the potential spam emails to produce a list of verified spam emails, identifying a sender of the list of verified spam emails as a spammer, and prohibiting the spammer from sending emails from one or more share sites owned spammer.
US09294288B2	Facilitating secure online transactions A method and system for mutually authenticating an identity and a server is provided in accordance with an aspect of the present invention. The method commences with transmitting a token from the server. Thereafter, the method continues with establishing a secure data transfer link. A server certificate is transmitted during the establishment of the secure data transfer link. The method continues with transmitting a response packet to the server, which is validated thereby upon receipt. The system includes an authentication module that initiates the secure data transfer link and transmits the response packet, and a server authentication module that transmits the token and validates the response packet.
US09294277B2	Audio encryption systems and methods Encryption systems and methods for audio data, and more particularly, for complete audio encryption of recorded data for transmission, management, review, and modification or transformation of selected segments of encrypted audio data, without compromising data security by exposing unencrypted data at any time.
US09294269B2	Communication apparatus and communication method In general, according to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes an obtaining unit, generation unit, and communication unit. The obtaining unit obtains a master key from a first communication apparatus. The generation unit generates an individual key using the master key. The communication unit communicates with a second communication apparatus using the individual key.
US09294265B2	System and method for remote clock estimation for reliable communications An electronic device is provided including a processor, a communications interface coupled to the processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a module saved in the memory. The module configures the processor to receive a first communications packet from a remote device via the communications interface including information useful for estimating a clock offset of the remote device, and determine an upper bound of the clock offset of the remote device with respect to the electronic device based on the information.
US09294264B2	High-frequency signal processing device and wireless communication system To reduce the influence of a spurious in a high-frequency signal processing device and a wireless communication system each provided with a digital type PLL circuit. In a digital type PLL circuit including a digital phase comparator unit, a digital low-pass filter, a digital control oscillator unit, and a multi-module driver unit (frequency divider unit), the clock frequency of a clock signal in the digital phase comparator unit is configured selectably among a plurality of options. The clock frequency is selected among frequencies which are integer multiples of a reference frequency, in accordance with which frequency band of a standard is to be set for an oscillation output signal of the digital control oscillator unit.
US09294262B2	Receiver clock test circuitry and related methods and apparatuses An integrated circuit includes a plurality of receivers, each having a clock and data recovery circuit. A first local clock recovery circuit in a first receiver can be caused to produce a test clock which simulates a condition to be tested, and while a second receiver in the plurality of receivers that includes a second local clock recovery circuit is caused to use the test clock in place of the reference clock while receiving a test data sequence at its input. The clock and data recovery circuits in the receivers can include clock control loops responsive to loop control signals to modify the selected reference clock to generate the local clock in response to selective one of (i) a corresponding data signal for normal operation or during a test, and (ii) a test signal applied to the clock control loop in which case the test clock is produced.
US09294260B2	Phase adjustment circuit for clock and data recovery circuit Described are phase adjustment circuits for clock and data recovery circuits (CDRs). Systems and apparatuses may include an input to receive a serial data signal, an edge data tap to sample transition edges in the serial data signal for generating a data edge detection signal, a CDR circuit including a phase detector to receive the serial data signal and the data edge detection signal, and to output a phase lead/lag signal indicating the phase difference between the serial data signal and the data edge detection signal, and a phase adjustment circuit to generate phase lead/lag adjustment data. The CDR circuit is to output a recovered clock signal based, at least in part, on the phase lead/lag signal adjusted by the phase lead/lag adjustment data.
US09294255B2	Method of handling enhanced physical downlink control channel and related communication device A method of handling an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) for a network of a wireless communication system comprises calculating the average number of available resource elements (REs) in one control channel element (CCE) for EPDCCH in a physical resource block (PRB); selecting an aggregation level from a first aggregation level set; calculating the number of available REs in a EPDCCH for the selected aggregation level according to the selected aggregation level and the average number of available REs in one CCE; selecting a first candidate number set according to a second comparison result between the number of available REs in the EPDCCH for the selected aggregation level and a second threshold; and determining an aggregation level and the number of blind decoding candidates corresponding to the determined aggregation level, for transmitting control information dedicated to a user equipment.
US09294252B2	Communication resource allocation systems and methods A channel descriptor management message is transmitted on a broadcast connection to a mobile terminal. The channel descriptor management message provides a format for a frame. The frame includes a resource space. The channel descriptor management message defines a plurality of channels within the resource space and allocates at least one of the channels to a plurality of users. Subsequent resource allocation messages may refer to a location within a channel rather than a location within the entire resource space.
US09294243B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving a reference signal in a wireless communication system A base station apparatus for transmitting a reference signal in a wireless communication system is provided in which a processor generates the same sequence for resource elements (REs) allocated to each layer for reference signal transmission and spreads or covers Walsh codes for a user equipment-specific reference signal sequence such that sequences generated for the REs can be orthogonal to each other on a time axis. The Walsh code spreading or covering by the processor is applied on a frequency axis based on a plurality of resource blocks (RBs) or based on a pair of RBs such that mutually different sequences having mutually different sequence values can be mapped between RBs or between pairs of RBs. A transmission module transmits the reference signal, to which the generated reference signal sequence is applied to user equipment via each layer.
US09294232B2	Enabling and disabling integrity protection for data radio bearers The present invention relates to a method in a receiving node and a sending node of a wireless communications system for enabling and disabling integrity protection of at least one data radio bearer between the sending node and the receiving node. The method in the receiving node comprises, following a successful connection re-establishment between the sending node and the receiving node, receiving a connection reconfiguration message from the sending node, the connection reconfiguration message comprising an indicator indicating which ones of the at least one data radio bearers that shall have enabled integrity protection. It also comprises enabling integrity protection of packets on the at least one data radio bearer indicated by the indicator, and disabling integrity protection of packets on the rest of the at least one data radio bearers.
US09294230B2	Multiplexing of channel state information and hybrid automatic repeat request—acknowledgement information Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for multiplexing channel state information and hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement information. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09294223B2	Reception of co-channel signals System (100) and methods (3500) for receive processing of a burst communication system where co-channel signals (318) collide in a receiver (150). The methods comprise: simultaneously receiving co-channel signals (2002, 2004, 2006) transmitted from remote transmitters (104-112) at a first frequency; and independently performing a first iteration of a Turbo MUD process for a first co-channel signal and a second co-channel signal. The Turbo MUD process comprises: segmenting each of the first and second co-channel signals into a plurality of segments (2102, 2104, 2106) each having a unique SINR; computing a noise plus interference variance estimate for each segment; computing first bit likelihood values for each segment based on the noise variance estimate; computing second bit likelihood values for each segment based on the first bit likelihood values; and using the second bit likelihood values (i.e., soft in soft-out) to generate a first estimate of the first and second co-channel signals.
US09294207B2	Method and device for controlling the broadcasting of audio contents by two loudspeakers The broadcasting of audio contents by two loudspeakers is controlled by delivering a first audio content to the two loudspeakers and a further processing in which an auxiliary audio content is received. A second audio content is formed by temporally delaying the auxiliary audio content with a delay dependent on the spacing between the loudspeakers and on a distance between a first loudspeaker and a spot located in front of this first loudspeaker. The second audio content is delivered to the first loudspeaker. A third audio content is formed by inverting the auxiliary audio content. The third audio content is then delivered to the second loudspeaker.
US09294205B1	Signal processing apparatus and methods A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming.
US09294197B2	Optoelectronic component This invention relates to an optoelectronic component which has the following: an optical component which emits optical signals to an input/output end face of a light guide and/or receives optical signals and converts them into electronic signals, a component carrier located on the optical component, and a housing part which surrounds the optical component and which has coupling means which form optical coupling means and mechanical coupling means (alignment means), the optical coupling means routing the optical signals coming from the optical component to the input end face of the light guide and/or routing the optical beams emerging from the input/output end face of the light guide to the optical component, the mechanical alignment means aligning the light guide with respect to the optical component for efficient signal transmission.
US09294188B2	Information communication device An information communication method includes: determining whether conflict over use of a light receiving unit will occur between a first program for performing visible light communication and a second program for performing processing different from the visible light communication; notifying a user that the conflict will occur if it is determined that the conflict will occur; permitting one of the first program and the second program to use the light receiving unit in response to an operation by the user; and causing, by the first program, a computer to execute visible light communication according to light detected by the light receiving unit if the first program is permitted to use the light receiving unit.
US09294187B2	Method for frequency channel selection in a satellite communication system A communications system comprising a first transceiver and a second transceiver, which system employs a device that measures power over a frequency band from sources other than those monitoring downlink radiation received at a radio terminal from the satellite, and a controller that receives these power measurements to determine on which frequency channel within a band a transmitter is to transmit.
US09294186B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing uplink collision identification A method for providing uplink collision identification includes at a first satellite uplink, transmitting a first signal to a satellite; at the first satellite uplink, transmitting a first unique satellite uplink identification signal to the satellite; at a satellite downlink, receiving the first signal and the first unique satellite uplink identification signal; and at the satellite downlink, identifying the first satellite uplink in response to the first unique satellite uplink identification signal.
US09294185B2	Device, method, and system of communicating via relay device, and recording medium storing communication control program In a communication system, one of a plurality of relay devices is assigned to a communication device that communicates with a counterpart communication device. When an instruction for selecting a communication method is received, one of the plurality of relay devices capable of communicating with the communication device using the selected communication method is assigned to the communication device.
US09294176B2	Transmitter Embodiments of the present invention provide a transmitter including a plurality of amplifier circuits, a plurality of antennas adapted to have different main transmit directions and a transformation unit. The transformation unit includes a plurality of inputs connected to the plurality of amplifier circuits and a plurality of outputs connected to the plurality of antennas. The transformation unit is configured to transform a plurality of amplified transmit signals present at the plurality of inputs into a combined power transmit signal and to provide the combined power transmit signal at one of the plurality of outputs.
US09294173B2	Low complexity soft output MIMO decoder A method and processing block for receiving data transmitted in a MIMO system is provided. Data is transmitted as a transmit vector of values from multiple transmitting antennas and received as a receive vector of values at multiple receiving antennas. Candidate vectors are determined based on each of a plurality of constellation points of the constellation configuration used in the transmission scheme. A channel matrix is decomposed into a unitary matrix and a triangular matrix, such that a relationship links: (i) a function of the unitary matrix and the receive vector, and (ii) a multiplication of the triangular matrix and the transmit vector. A best candidate vector from the set of candidate vectors is utilized for the computation of soft bits representing the values of the transmit vector.
US09294171B2	Base station calibration In one embodiment, an LSAS base station has a tree architecture including a central controller at the tree root, one or more intermediate levels of hubs forming tree branches, and an antenna module for each service antenna at a tree leaf. To calibrate an overall ratio characterizing differences between downlink and uplink channels between the central controller and each antenna module, neighbor-calibration procedures are calibrate neighbor ratios between parent nodes and their child nodes. Appropriate neighbor ratios are multiplied to generate overall ratios. To reduce time required to perform the neighbor-calibration procedures, odd and even phases are performed. In the odd phase, neighbor ratios are generated between parents in all odd levels and their children in even levels, and analogously for the even phase for even-level parents and odd-level children. Within each phase, independent parent-child pairs can be calibrated simultaneously.
US09294170B2	Efficient rank and precoding matrix feedback for MIMO systems The present disclosure provides a receiver, a transmitter and methods of operating a receiver or a transmitter. In one embodiment, the receiver includes a receive unit configured to receive transmissions from multiple antennas. The receiver also includes a rank feedback unit configured to feed back a transmission rank selection, wherein the transmission rank selection corresponds to a transmission rank feedback reduction scheme. The receiver further includes a precoding feedback unit configured to feed back a preceding matrix selection, wherein the preceding matrix selection corresponds to a preceding matrix feedback reduction schemes.
US09294162B2	Outdoor-indoor MIMO communication system using multiple repeaters and leaky cables The invention relates to a wireless outdoor-indoor multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications system for communicating with user equipment located inside a physical structure such as a building. The MIMO communication system is comprised of a node having at least two node antennas, wherein the node is configured for line of sight (LOS) wireless MIMO communication with at least two outdoor-indoor repeaters, and of at least two outdoor-indoor repeaters adapted for LOS wireless MIMO communication with the node. The repeaters have at least one repeater antenna each, provided outside the physical structure, for LOS MIMO communication with the node and at least one leaky cable each, provided inside the physical structure, for indoor MIMO communication with the user equipment located inside the physical structure. The repeaters are provided outside on the same physical structure and spaced well-apart, and each leaky cable of each repeater is provided such that they provide the same indoor coverage of the same interior space in the physical structure.
US09294155B2	Near-field communication and impact sensor A device including at least one of an NFC reader or and NFC tag. An impact sensor to detect an impact to the device. Wherein the impact to the device effects whether data is transferred to a second device.
US09294153B2	Systems and methods of wireless power transfer with interference detection Systems and methods of wireless power transfer system with interference detection disclosed herein detects possible excessive energy transfer associated with parasitic metal objects placed in close proximity with system coils by comparing power received on the receiving side of the system with the power consumed on the primary side considering known losses in the system. If the result of such comparison shows that power consumed on the primary side substantially exceeds power received on the secondary side, the system may terminate operation.
US09294147B2	TWACS transmitter and receiver As disclosed, a two-way automatic communications system (TWACS) and method are used by an electrical utility in which outbound messages are sent from the utility to a consumer and inbound messages are sent from the consumer to the utility. The respective outbound and inbound messages are sent and received over the utility's power distribution system. A receiver including an analog filter component, an A/D converter and a digital processor detects the outbound messages. A substation transceiver is configured for sending analog outbound messages from the utility to a consumer. A transponder is configured for sending inbound messages to the transceiver from the consumer to the utility, the respective outbound and inbound messages being modulated on a mains signal of the utility's power distribution system. The receiver in another form includes an analog filter component, a detecting circuit and a demodulator.
US09294146B2	System for transmission over a multi-mode and/or multi-core optical fiber A transmitter for an optical telecommunication system on a weakly multimode fiber is disclosed. One aspect is a transmitter including an encoder transforming each block of symbols to be transmitted into a code matrix, each element of the matrix being relative to a time of use and to a propagation mode of the weakly multimode fiber. The transmitter can include a plurality of modulators respectively associated with the different propagation modes, each modulator modulating a laser beam during a time of use. Each modulator can modulate a laser beam by use of an element of the corresponding matrix, the elements of the matrix of the code being subjected beforehand to an OFDM modulation upstream of said modulators. Each of the modulated beams can be input into the weakly multimode fiber to propagate therein according to a separate mode.
US09294141B2	System and methods for improving page decode performance during reading of system information on a multi-SIM wireless communication device Methods and devices are disclosed for enabling improved performance for page decodes on a SIM of a multi-SIM wireless communication device in which a shared radio frequency (RF) resource is used to read system information for a different SIM. After determining that a first SIM is using the shared RF resource to decode SIBs, the wireless device may receive information about an upcoming page decode time for monitoring a paging channel associated with the second SIM. The wireless device may obtain system information block (SIB) scheduling information associated with the first SIM, and may create a RF resource release gap during the system information read period based on the SIB scheduling information and the upcoming page decode time. Control of the RF resource may be released from the modem stack associated within the first SIM, and gained by a modem stack associated with the second SIM during the RF resource release gap.
US09294137B2	Method for reducing amplitude noise in a received signal within an RFID interrogator A method is performed for a signal transmitted by an RFID interrogator being a radiofrequency electromagnetic sine wave. An amplitude noise contribution RSdAN to a demodulated received signal RSd within a frequency interval of a low-pass filter is determined by means of a measured demodulated transmitted signal TSd as RSdAN=k.TSd in that a dc component DCRS in said demodulated received signal RSd and a dc component DCTS in said demodulated transmitted signal TSd are measured and a conversion factor k is determined as k=DCRS:DCTS. A receiver output signal O is continuously generated out of the received signal by subtracting said amplitude noise contribution RSdAN from the demodulated received signal RSd, filtering the cleaned signal RSd-k.TSd by the low-pass filter and amplifying it. The conversion factor is determined in an exceptionally simplified way as said ratio of said dc components. No receiving interruptions are needed.
US09294132B1	Dual-stage data decoding for non-volatile memories A method and system for decoding information read from a non-volatile memory uses a two stage decoding algorithm, where the first stage is a high-speed, low precision decoder and the second stage is a low-speed, high precision decoder. Most of the time only the first stage of the decoder is used, which lowers the average power consumption of the decoding process.
US09294125B2	Leveraging language structure to dynamically compress a short message service (SMS) message A message within a message queue can be identified. The message queue can be within a software entity of a computing device. The message can be analyzed to determine an encoding scheme to apply to the message. The message can be encoded using the encoding scheme to create an encoded message. The encoding scheme can be a word level encoding scheme, a language-based encoding scheme, or a grammar encoding scheme.
US09294122B2	Field level compression in parallel data flows According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system selectively compresses data fields in a parallel data flow. The system identifies within an execution plan for the parallel data flow a first instance of a data field within a stage of the parallel data flow. The system traces the identified data field through stages of the parallel data flow and determines a score value for the identified data field based on operations performed on the identified data field during traversal of the stages. The system compresses the identified data field based on the score value indicating a performance gain with respect to the compressed data field. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for selectively compressing data fields in a parallel data flow in substantially the same manners described above.
US09294112B1	Methods and systems for reducing order-dependent mismatch errors in time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters A time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) uses M sub-analog-to-digital converters (sub-ADCs) to, according to a sequence, sample an analog input signal to produce digital outputs. When the M sub-ADCs are interleaved, the digital outputs exhibit mismatch errors between the M sub-ADCs due to mismatches between the sub-ADCs. A more second order subtle effect is that the mismatch error for a particular digital output from a particular ADC, due to internal coupling or other such interaction and effects between the M sub-ADCs, can vary depending on which sub-ADC(s) were used before and/or after the particular sub-ADC. If M sub-ADCs are time-interleaved randomly, the mismatches between the M sub-ADCs become a function of the sub-ADC selection pattern in the sequence. The present disclosure describes mechanisms for measuring and reducing these order-dependent mismatches to achieve high dynamic range performance in the time-interleaved ADC.
US09294101B2	Integrated circuit, vibrating device, electronic apparatus, moving object, and method of switching modes of integrated circuit An oscillator IC includes a VDD terminal (first terminal), an OUT terminal (second terminal), an oscillation circuit for oscillating a resonator element, a mode switching circuit that switches between a normal mode (the first mode in which an oscillation signal output by the oscillation circuit is output from the OUT terminal) and a serial I/F mode (the second mode in which a signal than the oscillation signal is output or input from the OUT terminal) based on a voltage of the VDD terminal, and a control circuit that controls stop of the oscillation circuit in the serial I/F mode based on setting information that can be changed from outside.
US09294100B2	Frequency tuning system and method for finding a global optimum A generator and method for tuning the generator are disclosed. The method includes setting the frequency of power applied by the generator to a current best frequency and sensing a characteristic of the power applied by the generator. A current best error based upon the characteristic of the power is determined, and the frequency of the power at the current best frequency is maintained for a main-time-period. The frequency of the power is then changed to a probe frequency and maintained at the probe frequency for a probe-time-period, which is less than the main-time-period. The current best frequency is set to the probe frequency if the error at the probe frequency is less than the error at the current best frequency.
US09294093B2	Level shift circuit utilizing resistance in semiconductor substrate An apparatus such as a level shift circuit includes a first signal output device configured to output a first level shifting signal, a second signal output device configured to output a second level shifting signal, and first and second detector devices. The level shifting signals are to control an output switching element of a high potential side of an output device that includes a power source and a load. The first and second detector devices are respectively configured to compare the first and second level shifting signals to a reference signal and output respective first and second comparison result signals. The first and second comparison result signals are configured to at least partly control switching of the first and second level shifting signals based at least in part on the presence of a parasitic resistance.
US09294075B2	Semiconductor device To provide a semiconductor device which can perform a scan test and includes a logic circuit capable of reducing signal delay. The semiconductor device includes a combinational circuit, sequential circuits each holding first data supplied to the combinational circuit or second data output from the combinational circuit, first memory circuits each holding first data supplied to the corresponding sequential circuit and holding second data output from the corresponding sequential circuit, and second memory circuits electrically connecting the first memory circuits in series by supplying the first data or second data supplied from one of the first memory circuits to another one of the first memory circuits. The second memory circuit includes a first switch controlling supply of the first data or second data to the node, a capacitor electrically connected to the node, and a second switch controlling output of the first data or second data from the node.
US09294074B2	Physiological signal denoising Physiological signals are denoised. In accordance with an example embodiment, a denoised physiological signal is generated from an input signal including a desired physiological signal and noise. The input signal is decomposed from a first domain into subcomponents in a second domain of higher dimension than the first domain. Target subcomponents of the input signal that are associated with the desired physiological signal are identified, based upon the spatial distribution of the subcomponents. A denoised physiological signal is constructed in the first domain from at least one of the identified target subcomponents.
US09294065B2	Reactance filter comprising suppression in the stop band and duplexer component A reactance filter comprising suppression in the stop band comprises an input connection for applying an input signal, an output connection for outputting an output signal, at least series resonator, which is connected in a signal path between the input connection and the output connection, a parallel resonator, which is connected between the signal path and a connection in order to apply a reference potential, and an inductor, which is connected in series to the parallel resonator. A capacitor is connected by means of one connection between the at least one parallel resonator and the inductor and by means of the additional connection to the output connection. By connecting the reactance filter as a transmission filter in a duplexer component, the isolation in the receiving band of the duplexer component can be improved.
US09294064B2	Bandpass filter implementation on a single layer using spiral capacitors A planar capacitor includes, in part, a first metal line forming spiral-shaped loops around one of its end point, and a second metal line forming spiral-shaped loops between the loops of the first metal line. The first and second metal lines are coplanar, formed on an insulating layer, and form the first and second plates of the planar capacitor. The planar capacitor may be used to form a filter. Such a filter includes a first metal line forming first spiral-shaped loops, a second metal line forming second spiral-shaped loops, and a third metal line—coplanar with the first and second metal lines—forming loops between the loops of the first and second metal lines. The filter further includes a first inductor coupled between the first and third metal lines, and a second inductor coupled between the second and third metal lines.
US09294054B2	Apparatus and methods for envelope trackers Apparatus and methods for envelope trackers are disclosed herein. In certain configurations, a mobile device includes a power amplifier configured to amplify a radio frequency (RF) input signal to generate an RF output signal. The power amplifier is configured to receive power from a power amplifier supply voltage. The mobile device further includes a voltage converter configured to convert a battery voltage into a regulated voltage, and the voltage converter is configured to control a magnitude of the regulated voltage based on an error signal. The mobile device further includes an error amplifier configured to generate an output current based on an envelope of the RF input signal and to generate the power amplifier supply voltage by adjusting the magnitude of the regulated voltage using the output current. The error amplifier is further configured to control the error signal.
US09294046B2	RF power amplifier with PM feedback linearization Circuitry, which includes a package interface, an RF amplification circuit, and a closed-loop phase linearization circuit, is disclosed. The package interface receives an RF signal and provides an amplified RF signal. The RF amplification circuit amplifies the RF signal to generate the amplified RF signal, such that an intermediate RF signal is generated during amplification of the RF signal. The closed-loop phase linearization circuit endogenously establishes a target phase of the amplified RF signal using the RF signal. Further, the closed-loop phase linearization circuit applies a phase-shift to the intermediate RF signal based on a difference between the target phase and a measured phase, which is representative of a phase of the amplified RF signal, wherein the phase-shift reduces phase distortion in the amplified RF signal.
US09294036B2	Method and apparatus for local oscillation distribution A circuit includes an oscillation generation circuit, a distribution circuit, and a transceiver circuit. The oscillation generation circuit is configured to generate a first oscillation signal having a first frequency. The distribution circuit includes a voltage to current stage, a transmission portion and a current to voltage stage. The voltage to current stage is configured to receive the first oscillation signal, and convert the first oscillation signal into a current form. The transmission portion is configured to transmit the first oscillation signal in the current form. The current to voltage stage is configured to receive the first oscillation signal in the current form and generate a second oscillation signal having a sub-harmonic frequency of the first frequency, such as half of the first frequency. The transceiver circuit is configured to operate in a frequency band responsive to the second oscillation signal.
US09294023B2	Method or system for minimizing the impact of back EMF sampling for motor resistance profiling A method of determining when to utilize a back EMF sampling method for motor resistance profiling in at least one DC motor, the method including the steps of analyzing a parameter prior to initializing the back EMF sampling method, and upon a determination that the analyzed parameter is within a defined range, initializing the back EMF sampling method.
US09294022B2	BLDC motor driving apparatus and refrigerator using the same A motor driving apparatus and a refrigerator using the same is provided. The refrigerator may include a compressor, a motor, a driving unit, temperature sensing units sensing the temperatures of storage chambers and an external temperature, and a control unit selecting a driving mode of the driving unit based on the sensing result of the temperature sensing units and controlling the driving unit to drive the motor according to the selected driving mode. In a general operation mode, the control unit controls the driving unit to drive the motor in a 120 degree conduction method, and in a power-saving operation mode, the control unit controls the driving unit to drive the motor in a 90 degree conduction method. The refrigerator increases a pulse width of driving current by converting the conduction method of the motor to drive the motor at a low speed during power-saving operation of the refrigerator.
US09294020B2	Motor driving device A motor driving device includes a logic unit configured to control an electrical conduction of a motor, a reference clock signal generating unit configured to generate a reference clock signal based on a rotational speed indication signal, a rotational speed signal generating unit configured to generate a rotational speed signal based on a rotational speed of the motor, and a rotational speed feedback control unit configured to receive the reference clock signal and the rotational speed signal and control the logic unit so that the rotational speed of the motor reaches a target value. The rotational speed feedback control unit changes a feedback gain in response to the rotational speed signal.
US09294014B2	Power generator An electrical power generator has one or more serpentine elements that are made of a poled piezoelectric or electrostrictive ceramic, one or more electrically conductive shims or foils and at least two electrically conductive electrode coatings on the serpentine element. The conductive electrodes are further electrically connected to an electrical load or energy storage device or both, and the serpentine element is mechanically affixed to a source of compression or vibration or both.
US09294009B2	Inverter apparatus including control circuit employing two-phase modulation control, and interconnection inverter system including the inverter apparatus A control circuit reduces switching loss by periodically stopping switching elements, and reduces the difference between the time for which positive switching elements are in on state and the time for which negative switching elements are in on state. The control circuit includes a command value signal generator generating command value signals Xu1, Xv1, and Xw1 from line voltage command value signals Xuv, Xvw, and Xwu, and includes a PWM signal generator generating PWM signals by the command value signals Xu1, Xv1, and Xw1. The command value signals Xu1, Xv1, and Xw1 are continuously at “0” for a predetermined period, and are continuously at “2” for another period. This enables reducing the difference between the period for which the PWM signals are low and the period for which they are high.
US09293994B2	Electric power source device equipped with transformer An electric power source device has a transformer, primary side semiconductor components, secondary side semiconductor components, a choke coil, a base plate and first circuit substrate and one or more second circuit substrates. The transformer has a primary side coil and a secondary side coil. The primary side semiconductor components form a primary side circuit connected to the primary side coil. The secondary side semiconductor components form a secondary side circuit connected to the secondary side coil. The choke coil has a smoothing circuit for smoothing an output voltage. The transformer, the primary side semiconductor components, the secondary side semiconductor components and the choke coil are formed on the base plate. The first circuit substrate is arranged parallel to the base plate. The second circuit substrate is arranged parallel to a normal line of the first circuit substrate.
US09293987B2	Differential driver for inductive load A small and low-cost load driving circuit device that reduces common mode noise without using a transformer, has a first switching arrangement provided between a high potential source and a terminal of an electrical load; a second switching arrangement provided between ground and the other terminal of the electrical load; a control arrangement that controls the first and second switching arrangements so as to simultaneously disconnect each other with the same frequency and the same duty ratio; and a synchronization arrangement that synchronizes the disconnect timing of the first switching arrangement and the disconnect timing of the second switching arrangement.
US09293983B2	Switching power-supply apparatus A switching power-supply apparatus includes: a control circuit that controls on-and-off switching of a switching element; a first rectifying-and-smoothing circuit that smoothes a voltage generated in a secondary winding; and a second rectifying-and-smoothing circuit that smoothes a voltage generated in a tertiary winding as a power supply voltage, a starting circuit that supplies as a starting current: a first constant current to the control circuit when the power supply voltage is equal to or lower than a first threshold voltage, which is lower than a starting voltage of the control circuit; a second constant current, which is greater than the first constant current, to the control circuit when the power supply voltage is larger than the first threshold voltage and is equal to or lower than the starting voltage; and the first constant current to the control circuit while the control circuit is started up.
US09293974B2	Electric motor having stator core for reducing cogging torque An electric motor includes a stator having a core back which varies in width in a circumferential direction, and a rotor provided with permanent magnets. In the electric motor, cogging torque is generated M times during one revolution of the rotor, due to the number of magnetic poles of the rotor and the varied shape of the core back. The core back is provided with a step shift by an angle obtained by multiplying (360/M/2) degrees with an odd number. According to one embodiment, the core back may be provided with holes, concave portions or convex portions, so as to provide the core back with the step shift.
US09293973B2	Power generation device, transmission device, switching device A power generation device including a rotation member rotatable by an operation force and a supporting member supporting the rotation member by attracting the rotation member with a magnetic force, the power generation device inducing a current to a coil by a magnetic flux of a magnet caused by rotation of the rotation member, and where, when the operation force is applied in a first state in which the rotation member is supported by the supporting member by being attracted to a first and second portions of the supporting member at respective first and second positions, the rotation member transitions to a second state by rotating with the first position of the supporting member as a first supporting point, and further transitions to a third state by rotating with a position of the supporting member different from the first position as a second supporting point.
US09293972B2	Apparatus for forming insulation for electrical components Embodiments of an apparatus for forming insulation for an electrical component are provided herein. In one embodiment an apparatus for forming an insulation for an electrical component may include an actuator to pull an electrical component in a substantially linear direction, wherein the actuator is configured to move the electrical component in at least one direction relative to the substantially linear direction; a material source configured to provide a material to one or more surfaces of the electrical component as the electrical component is moved proximate the material source, wherein the material comprises at least a portion of an insulation; and a plurality of movable dies having inner surfaces disposed such that the material conforms to the one or more surfaces of the electrical component as the electrical component is moved through the plurality of movable dies.
US09293970B2	Control device and motor unit including the control device A control device of a motor unit has a gear housing having a supporting wall portion, a ceramic portion formed on the supporting wall portion, a circuit board body fixed to the ceramic portion, a power element located inside the circuit board body, and a load receiving member that is located around the power element inside the circuit board body and receives a load applied to the circuit board body.
US09293964B2	Power tool A power tool includes a housing, a motor accommodated in the housing, a cooling fan arranged coaxially with the motor, a trigger switch configured to activate the motor, a motor control board on which a switching device is mounted to drive the motor, and a coupling unit provided below a bottom surface of the motor. The motor control board is fixed to the motor via the coupling unit such that the motor control board is disposed below the motor and above the trigger switch.
US09293963B2	Fan motor Disclosed therein is a fan motor including: a lower bracket having a lower protrusion which is located at the central portion and has a lower bearing insertion portion therein and a space which is formed around the lower protrusion; an upper bracket having an upper protrusion which is located at the central portion and has an upper bearing insertion portion therein; a rotor located between the lower protrusion and the upper protrusion and rotating together with a shaft; and a stator core surrounded by a lower insulator which is located above the lower protrusion and an upper insulator which is located below the upper protrusion.
US09293958B2	Stator Disclosed is a stator capable of reducing stress generated in the resin mold of the stator. A stator is provided with a coil formed by coiling a flat conductor, a split stator core provided with a teeth unit for inserting the coil, and a resin mold, which has resin covering the coil ends of the coil inserted into the split stator core. In the stator, an insulator is formed between the split stator core and the coil by way of insert molding, and the resin mold has a cavity, formed in the radial direction of the stator, in between the coil and the end face of the split stator core.
US09293957B2	Segment coil, method of manufacturing segment coil, and stator including segment coil Each of segment coils arranged as aligned in a slot of a stator core includes a coil central portion accommodated in the slot and two coil end portions protruding outward. The coil end portion of the two coil end portions includes a pair of coil pieces formed by inclining a coil at different angles toward the coil central portion with a vertex lying therebetween. Any one of the pair of coil pieces includes in a region in the vicinity of the vertex, a recessed step portion formed from two sides in non-parallel to and at an angle with respect to an end surface of the stator core.
US09293950B2	Wireless power transmission apparatus A wireless power transmission apparatus includes: a transmission resonator installed in one side wall within a specific space and configured to comprise a transmission feeding loop for transmitting impedance matching and power and receive and transmit the impedance matching and power using the transmission feeding loop. Further, the wireless power transmission apparatus includes a relay resonator installed in another side wall within the specific space and configured to have a resonant frequency identical with that of the transmission resonator and store energy in the specific space by generating mutual resonance through a resonance characteristic with the transmission resonator; and one or more reception resonators installed within the specific space and configured to have a resonant frequency identical with that of the transmission resonator and receive the energy stored in the specific space.
US09293948B2	Renewable uninterrupted power supply for critical node infrastructure support A platform to supply renewable backup power to critical node infrastructure is disclosed. The platform conceals solar photovoltaic modules and storage batteries in plain sight by hiding such components in commonly encountered urban furniture, such as bus shelters. In particular, a bus shelter ad box is used to conceal or cloak certain components of the system.
US09293941B2	Charger and charging apparatus A reduction in breakdown voltage and mechanical deterioration of an electrode plate of a rechargeable battery are suppressed, and a charging time is shortened.There is provided a charger 10 which charges a rechargeable battery, comprising: a first output unit which outputs a first voltage; a second output unit which outputs a second voltage having a predetermined voltage value different from that of the first voltage; a charge control unit 16 which inputs the first voltage and the second voltage, alternately outputs these voltages, and supplies them to the rechargeable battery as charging voltages; a charged-amount detection unit 14 which measures a charged amount of the rechargeable battery; and an output control unit 15 which carries out control in such a manner that an output time of the first voltage and/or the second voltage in the charge control unit 15 is prolonged as the charged amount increases.
US09293939B2	Calibration of a BST capacitor control circuit A circuit for controlling a capacitor having a capacitance settable by biasing, including at least one terminal for receiving a digital set point value depending on the value desired for the capacitance, a circuit for determining a drift of the capacitance with respect to a nominal value, and a circuit of application of a correction to said digital set point value, depending on the determined drift.
US09293938B2	Charging control device to prevent supplied power from exceeding contract demand When a communication control unit (14) in this charging control device (1) receives an inhibition command sent by a power monitoring device (2), the communication control unit instructs a signal processing unit (10) to lower a current capacity (an upper limit for a charging current). The signal processing unit (10) reduces the duty ratio of a pilot signal. As a result, the charging power supplied to an electric vehicle (200) decreases, thus making it possible to prevent the supplied power from exceeding a contract demand and minimize problems stemming from the charging of a rechargeable battery.
US09293936B2	Power relay assembly driving apparatus and driving method thereof A power relay assembly driving apparatus includes a relay unit which switches a connection between a terminal of a battery unit and a terminal of an inverter unit, a switching unit connected in parallel to the relay unit between the terminal of the battery unit and the terminal of the inverter unit, and a battery management system (BMS) which controls the switching unit upon a power cutoff of the battery unit in order to form an equipotential between the relay unit and the terminal of the inverter unit, and controls the relay unit in order to electrically separate the terminal of the battery unit and the terminal of the inverter unit from each other.
US09293935B2	Wireless battery area network for a smart battery management system A Wireless battery area network permits the wirelessly monitoring and controlling of individual batteries within large-scale battery applications. The system automatically configures its wireless nodes in the network and provides for the linking of a plurality of batteries (10) to a master battery management unit (M-BMU) (100) by establishing a wireless battery area network within a battery pack that include slave units (S-BMU) (210). The entire system may also be controlled by a top level battery management unit (T-BMU) (510). The system and method allows for the monitoring of voltage, current, temperature, or impedance of individual batteries and for the balancing or bypassing of a battery.
US09293928B2	System and method for a dynamically configurable power distribution control and management system An energy management system for monitoring and communicating characteristics of an intelligent energy storage device is disclosed. The energy management system includes at least one pack comprising one or more batteries in an energy storage device and the components to manage and wirelessly communicate the state characteristics of those batteries. The energy storage device is connected to a Local Pack Controller (LPC) which is configured to detect a connection to a host system and automatically establish a secure wireless connection to the Host System Controller (HSC). The LPC monitors the pack state and sends the state information wirelessly to the HSC, which then broadcasts the information wirelessly to a display and/or external network. Applications include, but are not limited to, integration in a vehicle, residential, industrial, or commercial market.
US09293926B2	Plasma processing systems having multi-layer segmented electrodes and methods therefor Methods and apparatus for plasma processing of a substrate to improve process results are proposed. The apparatus pertains to multi-layer segmented electrodes and methods to form and operate such electrodes. The multi-layer segmented electrode includes a first layer comprising a first plurality of electrode segments, whereby electrode segments of the first plurality of electrode segments spatially separated from one another along a first direction. There is also included a second layer comprising a second plurality of electrode segments, whereby the second layer is spatially separated from the first layer along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and whereby at least two segmented electrodes of the first plurality of electrode segments are individually controllable with respect to one or more electrical parameters.
US09293925B2	Charging and power supplying circuit, method and application device Embodiments of the present invention provide a charging and power supplying circuit, method and application device, which relate to the field of smart charging, so as to improve efficiencies of battery charging and system power supplying. The charging and power supplying circuit includes a power supplying tributary and a charging tributary. An end of the power supplying tributary is connected to a power supply, and another end is connected to a system. An end of the charging tributary is connected to the power supply, and another end is connected to a battery. A first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a first amplifier, a second amplifier, a third amplifier, a fourth amplifier, a first comparator, a second comparator, a charging controller, a logical switch, an adder and a first control module are connected to the power supplying tributary and the charging tributary.
US09293920B2	Systems and methods for synchronizing switching within a power distribution network Systems and methods for synchronizing switching within a power distribution network are provided. A switch plan for restoring electrical power to a power distribution network following a power outage may be identified by a control system. The control system may be associated with a power utility and may include one or more computers. A plurality of switching operations associated with the switch plan may be identified by the control system. The plurality of switching operations may include at least one automatic switching operation and at least one manual switching operation. A synchronized execution of the plurality of switching operations may be coordinated by the control system.
US09293918B2	Powerline pulse position modulated three-phase transmitter apparatus and method An electrical control system consisting of two or more electrical transmitting devices each capable of transmitting synchronized messages consisting of electrical pulses to devices connected to one or more of the three phases of the AC power lines in a typical three phase power system. The synchronized transmitters are each connected to neutral and to one or more of the three phases, A, B, and C, or across two of the phases, of different circuit breaker panels in a typical three phase power system, and are capable of transmitting messages to one or more of the three phases. The transmissions from the two or more transmitters are synchronized such that the transmitted pulses from each transmitter are transmitted at the same time to produce a message that can be received correctly at any receiving device connected to any of the connected circuit breaker panels.
US09293917B2	Energy storage system An energy storage system comprises a plurality of storage mediums having substantially different energy and power density that are each connected to a DC bus via a respective bidirectional isolated DC-DC converter; and a controller configured to independently determine a current demand for each storage medium based on a control mode.
US09293913B2	ESD protection component and method for manufacturing ESD protection component An ESD suppressor is configured including first and second discharge electrodes arranged as separated from each other, and a discharge inducing portion kept in contact with the first and second discharge electrodes so as to connect mutually opposed portions of the first and second discharge electrodes to each other. The discharge inducing portion contains metal particles. The first and second discharge electrodes are located on the coil side with respect to the discharge inducing portion when viewed in a stack direction of a plurality of insulator layers. An element body has a cavity portion located so as to cover the whole of the discharge inducing portion when viewed in the stack direction from the coil side. The cavity portion is in contact with the mutually opposed portions of the first and second discharge electrodes and with the discharge inducing portion.
US09293900B1	Two-piece duplex electrical fitting with external cable retainer A duplex electrical connector constructed of two body portions with internal bores. The body portions easily assemble and disassemble in a sliding manner, the direction of the assembly and disassembly being substantially at right angles to the axes of the internal bores. A front connector body includes a leading end and a trailing end with a lip, a trailing flange, and a bottom periphery. A tab with an aperture therein extends from the top lip. A rear connector body includes a leading end with a front extension, a boss, a trailing end, and two internal bores extending from the trailing end to the leading end. Sliding assembly of the connector bodies enables minimizing the size of the connector bodies for reducing unit production costs while enabling easy disassembly of the two connector body portions for inspection of internal cable connections.
US09293897B2	Panelboard and electrical power distribution system An electrical power distribution system or panelboard that includes a hollow central body with at least one insulated bus bar and a top non-energized metal mounting surface. A plurality of connection points are distributed along the bus bar for electrical device connections. The connection points are contained inside molded plastic holes or wells, and are electrically connected to the main bus bar. Electrical device connections are accomplished via connectors plugged into the holes or wells. The attachment of electrical devices of various sizes and configurations may be accommodated through the use of spacers.
US09293896B2	Assembly for power connection and signal acquisition An assembly for power connection and signal acquisition includes a power connection member and a patch panel. The power connection member includes a holder, a plurality of connection pieces disposed in the holder, and a protection shell mounted on the holder to protect the plurality of connection pieces. The patch panel includes a trough that defines a plurality of cable slots, a sampling cable received in each of the cable slots, and a protection cover mounted on the trough to protect the sampling cable received in the cable slot. A sampling terminal is disposed at an end of the sampling cable for electrically connecting the sampling cable with each of the connection pieces.
US09293894B2	Electric charge generating device An ionizer that acts as an electric charge generating device includes a first high voltage power source and a second high voltage power source, which are disposed in confronting relation to each other, and a first wiring arrangement and a second wiring arrangement, which are disposed in confronting relation to each other. The first high voltage power source applies an AC high voltage to needle electrodes via the first wiring arrangement, whereas the second high voltage power source applies an AC high voltage, which is 180° out of phase with the aforementioned AC high voltage, to needle electrodes via the second wiring arrangement.
US09293893B2	Chip array structure for laser diodes and packaging device for the same A chip array structure for laser diodes, formed on an active surface of a semiconductor chip produced from a semiconductor process includes a plurality of light-emitting elements in an array arrangement, at least one insulation wall, at least two wire bond areas and a plurality of connection electrodes. The insulation wall separates the light-emitting elements into at least two light-emitting districts. The wire bond areas are positioned respective to the corresponding light-emitting districts. The connection electrodes electrically couple the wire bond areas with the corresponding light-emitting districts. The wire bond areas have independent electrodes, and the light-emitting districts are electrically isolated by the insulation wall.
US09293890B2	Device and method for generating stimulated emission of microwave or radio frequency radiation A device for, and a method of, generating stimulated emission of microwave or radio frequency electromagnetic radiation, utilize a resonator structure, an input source of microwave or radio frequency electromagnetic radiation to be amplified, and an input of energy arranged to pump the resonator structure and thereby cause amplification of the electromagnetic radiation. The configuration of the resonator structure and/or the materials used in its construction give rise to an increase in the magnetic Purcell factor of the resonator structure.
US09293878B2	Waterproof connector comprising a rear holder with engaging portions A rear holder includes a paired mating members in an identical shape to be coupled with each other with contact surfaces of the mating members being in contact with each other and with the electric wires being interposed in between the mating members. The mating members form wire housing portions for housing the corresponding electric wires with the contact surfaces being in contact with each other. The mating members include engaging portions configured to symmetrically engage with each other with the contact surfaces being in contact with each other to keep an coupled state of the mating members.
US09293872B2	Cable connector, adapter assemblies and related systems and methods An adapter assembly includes an adapter body and a connector. The adapter body has a main leg and a cross leg. The main leg and cross leg have intersecting passages. The connector includes: an electrically conductive semi-flexible joint having first and second opposed joint ends; a first end portion on the first joint end, with the first end portion including a body configured to mechanically and electrically couple with an electrical conductor; and a second end portion on the second joint end, with the second end portion including a head configured to directly or indirectly electrically connect the semi-flexible joint to a termination of electrical equipment. The head is disposed in the cross leg passage and the semi-flexible joint is disposed in the main leg passage. The semi-flexible joint is configured to enable limited movement of the head relative to the cross leg passage.
US09293868B2	Attachment ring for attaching a shield of a cable to a shell An electrical connector includes a cable having a shield, a shell and an attachment ring for attaching the shield to the fitting. The shell extends between a mating end and a cable end. The shell has a fitting at the cable end. The shell has a cavity receiving an end of the cable through the fitting. The attachment ring is received inside the shield and the fitting. The attachment ring presses the shield outward against an inner surface of the fitting. The shield may be positioned radially inside of the fitting and the attachment ring may be positioned radially inside of the shield. A radially outer edge of the attachment ring may impart an outward radial load onto the shield.
US09293867B2	Cable portion including a coupling device for connecting subscriber lines to a databus line A cable portion comprising a databus line (54) having one or more subscriber lines (52) connected thereto by a coupler device. The databus line and the subscriber line(s) each comprise a twisted pair of conductors protected by shielding. The coupler device comprises a coupler (53) providing data transmission between the two parts of the databus line and between the databus line and the subscriber line(s), and connectors (56A, 56B, 58) serve to connect the databus line with the subscriber line(s) in reversible manner. The coupler device presents weight of less than 70 g and is held by means of a fastener collar that enables the cable portion to be put into place in particularly practical manner in order to constitute a data transmission circuit.
US09293861B2	Apparatus for cutting off fibre mats The present subject matter concerns a method and an apparatus for cutting fiber mats where the cutting is effected with a mechanical automatic tool, where cutting of the fiber mat is effected so that the cut surface on the fiber mat can be varied from an angle greater than 0° to an angle less than 180° in relation to both surfaces on the fiber mat, where it is the variable position of the fiber mat relative to the direction of movement and cutting of the cutting tool that determines the angle of the cut. A fiber mat may be cut with a cut which is particularly adapted to the specific piece of fiber mat which is cut. It is thus possible to have a production where various requirements to cut faces in the fiber mats can be met.
US09293848B2	Electrical connector for use with printed circuit boards An electrical connector has one or more body portions in which is disposed an electrical terminal having at least one contact pad interface for coupling to a contact pad of at least one printed circuit board (PCB). The body has an associated fastening device which is used to mechanically and electrically couple the electrical connector to the at least one PCB. The electrical connector may be provided with a full or partial hourglass-like shape, when viewed from the side and/or from above, to facilitate its use with a PCB that carries a source of light, such as an LED.
US09293841B2	Mechanical lug with dovetail interlock feature The present invention is directed to a mechanical lug with interlocking features that secures an electrical conductor. The mechanical lug has a main body and a mounting tongue extending from the main body. The main body includes an inner flange and an outer flange. The inner flange has a horizontal member and an interlocking member with angled pockets. The outer flange has hooks with a tapered face positioned in the angled pockets of the interlocking member of the inner flange thereby forming a dovetail interlock.
US09293838B2	Aluminum cable provided with crimping terminal A crimping portion includes a first crimping portion including a conductor crimping portion and a conductor enveloping portion that is integrally connected to the conductor crimping portion and envelops a portion of a conductor in the vicinity of an insulating covering portion, and a second crimping portion that is separate from the first crimping portion and crimped to the insulating covering portion in the vicinity of the conductor. A gap between the first crimping portion and the second crimping portion is sealed with a sealer, and thus the first crimping portion and the second crimping portion are integrally interconnected to each other.
US09293831B1	Directional single-axis horn-reflector antenna A horn-reflector antenna for tracking the location of in-flight aircraft is provided. The antenna includes an upwardly-opening horn having a reflector attached thereto. The horn may have an asymmetric rectangular cross-section and comprise at least one upwardly and outwardly extending side wall. The reflector includes a reflecting surface that may have a generally hyperbolic paraboloid shape or saddle shape. The horn and reflector may be constructed from a polymer material in an injection molding process. The reflecting surface of the reflector and the inner surfaces of the horn may be coated with a reflective or conductive material, for example, a paint comprising sliver-plated copper particles. In use, the horn-reflector antenna may be adapted to rotate around the longitudinal axis of a stationary waveguide feed. As such, the antenna of the present invention can be adapted for operation without the use of a rotary joint or a slip ring.
US09293829B2	Antenna device and electronic device including the antenna device An antenna device and an electronic device including the antenna device are provided. The antenna device includes a radiation patch in a shape of a flat plate, a first feed point configured in a side region of the radiation patch, and a second feed point configured in another side region of the radiation patch. The first feed point and the second feed point are a same distance from a virtual ground plane formed on the radiation patch, out-of-phase feeding is provided to the first feed point and the second feed point to form a broadside radiation pattern, and in-phase feeding is provided to the first feed point and the second feed point to form an endfire radiation pattern.
US09293826B2	Planar inverted F antenna with improved feeding line connection A planar inverted F antenna has a ground conductive plate and a main conductive plate that are short-circuited by a short circuit member. The main conductive plate connects to a feeding line for feeding power to the antenna and includes opposite side ends, a base extending from one side end to a prescribed position in the direction toward the other side end, and at least one slit extending from the other side end up to the prescribed position to form a microstrip line to which the feeding line is connected and at least one excitation conductive plate spaced apart from the microstrip line. Power is supplied to a feeding point at the prescribed position from the feeding line via the microstrip line which has a width selected so that both an input impedance of the antenna at the feeding point and a characteristic impedance of the transmission line become Z.
US09293825B2	Multi-loop antenna system for contactless applications An antenna system suitable for use with contactless transaction devices, the antenna system including a reader, a primary loop antenna having a first end and a second end, each one of the first and second ends being coupled to the reader and at least one secondary loop antenna galvanically connected to the primary loop antenna at a single connection point and positioned with respect to the primary loop antenna so as to make capacitive coupling therebetween negligible.
US09293815B1	Ultra-wideband hemispherical teardrop antenna with a conical ground An ultra-wideband antenna is provided. The antenna includes a cone shaped ground element and a radiating element. The cone shaped ground element has a first vertex region and an aperture formed through the first vertex region. The cone shaped ground element is configured to form an electrical ground. The radiating element includes a cone shaped radiator and a spherical shaped radiator. The cone shaped radiator has a second vertex region that is electrically connectable to a feed element mounted through the aperture of the cone shaped ground element. The spherical shaped radiator is mounted to the cone shaped radiator opposite the second vertex region.
US09293811B2	Antenna device An antenna device includes an antenna. The antenna includes a plurality of plate-like legs, coupled to a base plate, and a plurality of plate-like arms, supported by the legs. Adjacent ones of the arms are continuous with each other. At least two of the legs have thicknesses in different thickness-wise directions.
US09293809B2	Forty-five degree dual broad band base station antenna The present invention relates to a multiband antenna specifically adapted for use with a Base Station Antenna (“BSA”). The present invention provides narrow azimuth or horizontal beamwidth (“HBW”) having 45 degrees and operational over four frequency bands. The composite antenna topology and associated circuitry described in embodiments achieves reduced antenna installation requirements and allows for ease of network deployment or reconfiguration at reduced cost. Embodiments employ an array of low band radiating elements and two sets of high band radiating elements. The first set is co-located within an array of low band radiating elements. The second set of is offset and outside the low band radiating elements. An RF feed network energizes the first and second set of high band radiating elements to compensate for interference between the high and low band elements.
US09293805B2	Tapered slot antenna hemispherical array A system may include a base portion, first and second support members coupled to the base portion, a first plurality of tapered slot antenna (TSA) pairs coupled to the first support member, and a second plurality of TSA pairs coupled to the second support member. The first plurality TSA pairs are oriented at a non-zero angle about a first axis of the first support member and are oriented at a non-zero angle about a second axis of the first support member, with the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis. The second plurality TSA pairs are oriented at a non-zero angle about a first axis of the second support member and are oriented at a non-zero angle about a second axis of the second support member, with the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis.
US09293797B2	RF switch with transformer and switching method thereof A radio frequency (RF) switch with a transformer and a switching method thereof are provided. The RF switch includes a transmitting end transformer having a primary side connected to a transmitting end and a secondary side connected to an antenna; and a receiving end transformer having a primary side connected to the antenna and a secondary side connected to a receiving end. In a transmission mode, the transmitting end transformer is tuned on, and, in a reception mode, the receiving end transformer is turned on. Accordingly, since switching is performed based on transformers rather than transistors connected in series, the RS switch, which can achieve high linearity and low insertion loss as well as high isolation, can be implemented.
US09293796B2	Metal-air battery with dual electrode anode This disclosure describes metal air battery devices with an anode structure having a plurality of electrodes. An anode is disclosed having a metal source as well as a current collector that together function as an active, reversible, working anode. The source is used for metal-ions that are stripped and stored in the current collector. At this point the current collector contains the metal-ions to be propagated through the rest of the device. Metal-ions may be stripped from and deposited on the current collector, while metal-ions may only be stripped from the source. Upon use of the device metal-ions may be lost to the system for a variety of reasons. To counteract the loss of metal-ions, the current collector is replenished of metal-ions from the source.
US09293795B2	Apparatus and method for controlling cooling of battery of environment-friendly vehicle An apparatus and a method for controlling cooling of a battery of an environment-friendly vehicle which transmits only a control condition from a BMS to a motor controller for cooling is provided. In particular, a cooling fan motor controller and the battery management system (BMS) are connected through a controller area network (CAN) communication, and a backup controller to which a backup power is supplied operates the cooling fan motor controller, when CAN communication is abnormal, to instruct a control condition for a cooling fan motor controller. As such, a stable control for a cooling fan motor for cooling the battery is provided.
US09293782B2	Winder for electrode assembly of rechargeable battery and electrode assembly manufacturing method using the same An exemplary embodiment provides a winder for an electrode assembly of a rechargeable battery capable of improving productivity by shortening a winding cycle. A winder for an electrode assembly of a rechargeable battery according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a nip roll catching and feeding a positive plate and a negative plate, and a separator; a rotor disposed below the nip roll to rotate; and a plurality of winding cores arranged in the rotor at a regular interval in a rotation direction of the rotor to rotate and move forward or backward from the rotor, wherein the center of the nip roll, the center of any one winding core among the plurality of winding cores, and one surface of an electrode assembly of another winding core which is winding-completed form a straight line.
US09293755B2	Intelligent battery pack module Apparatus and associated methods provide an intelligent battery pack interface module for mounting to an electrochemical cell assembly and having circuitry for establishing electrical connection with the cells. The circuitry may establish electrical connection in a parallel or series manner, for example. In an illustrative example, the circuitry may provide control and management operational functions. In some examples, the module may include a base and cover which cooperate to form a housing, where the base may include an alignment structure for alignment with cell terminals. In some examples, the circuitry may be located within the housing. Various examples may include handles extending from the module. In some examples, the handles may automatically retract upon release. The handles may retract to present a low profile so as not to interfere with connection of the module to a cable received in a plane substantially perpendicular to a gravity vector, for example.
US09293754B2	Battery separator, and battery separator manufacturing method A battery separator includes a porous membrane A including a polyethylene resin, and a porous membrane B laminated thereon including a heat resistant resin and inorganic particles or cross-linked polymer particles, wherein the porous membrane A satisfies expressions (a) to (c), and the entire battery separator satisfies expressions (d) to (f).
US09293749B2	Heat-resistant and high-tenacity ultrafine fibrous separation layer, method for manufacturing same, and secondary cell using same Provided is an ultrafine fibrous porous separator with heat resistance and high-strength and a manufacturing method thereof, which enables mass-production of a heat-resistant and high-strength ultrafine fibrous separator by using an air-electrospinning (AES) method, and to a secondary battery using the same. The method of manufacturing a heat-resistant and high-strength ultrafine fibrous porous separator includes the steps of: air-electrospinning a mixed solution of 50 to 70 wt % of a heat-resistant, polymer material and 30 to 50 wt % of a swelling polymer material, to thereby form a porous web of a heat-resistant ultrafine fiber in which the heat-resistant polymer material and the swelling polymer material are consolidated in an ultrafine fibrous form; performing drying to control a solvent and moisture that remain on the surface of the porous web; and performing thermal compression on the dried porous web at a temperature of between 170° C. and 210° C. so as to obtain the separator.
US09293746B2	Methods and systems for supporting a battery A battery support includes a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, a spine extending downwardly from and axially along the base such that at least a portion of the base is cantilevered from the spine, and at least one rib extending downwardly from the base and laterally from the spine. The upper surface is sized to support a battery thereon.
US09293741B1	Mechanical conditioning by bead blasting lithium iodine cell case Bead blasting the inner, contact surface of an electrochemical cell casing to render the inner surface thereof essentially contamination free and suitable as a current collector, is described. The casing is preferably of stainless steel and houses the alkali metal-halogen couple in a case-positive configuration.
US09293717B2	Methods for producing semiconductor nanoparticles New semiconductor nanoparticles and manufacturing technologies, including novel methods, systems, and compositions, are provided herein. Robust, reproducible production of large amounts of semiconductor nanoparticles, such as quantum dots, from bacterial cultures during continuous growth is provided, without a need for extensive post growth processing or modification. The result is a novel semiconductor of nanoparticle dimensions and quality that is suitable for commercial applications in lighting, display, imaging, diagnostics, photovoltaics and hydrogen generation, for example. In one embodiment, bacterial-based synthesis methods for producing nanocrystal semiconductor quantum dots are provided by aqueous, environmentally friendly media and methods.
US09293713B2	Arylamine compound An arylamine compound including: a partial structure shown in formula (1-1) or (1-2), wherein either X or Y is one of leaving substituents and the other is a hydrogen atom; either (X1, X2) or (Y1, Y2) is one of the leaving substituents respectively and the other is the hydrogen atom respectively; each of Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, and Q6 is selected from the hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, organic substituents other than the leaving substituents, and an atomic bonding to link with an adjacent arylamine group respectively; and adjacent two substituents selected from Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, and Q6 may be linked together to form the ring which may be a part of an arylamine group.
US09293712B2	Disubstituted pyrene compounds with amino group containing ortho aryl group and devices containing the same Compounds according to Formula 1, devices containing the same and formulations containing the same are described. Formula 1 has the following structure: where at least two of R1—R10 are not H, where at least one of R1—R10 has the formula T1 where L is an organic linker, where Y1 to Y4 are CR or N, where adjacent R moieties can form fused rings, where Rs and Rt are independently aryl or heteroaryl, either of which may independently be further substituted, and where Rs and Rt do not form fused rings with any part of the molecule.
US09293709B2	Polymer A polymer, for use in an organic light emitting device, comprises asymmetrically substituted repeat units of formula (I (a)): wherein R7 represents a substituent bound to the 9-carbon atom of the fluorene ring through a non-aromatic carbon atom, R8, R9 and R11 independently in each occurrence represent H or a substituent with the proviso that at least one R8 is not H; R10 independently in each occurrence is a substituent; and t in each occurrence is independently 0, 1, 2 or 3. R7 is preferably a linear alkyl substituted with one or more groups —(Ar6)w, wherein each Ar6 independently represents an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, and w is at least 1, for example 1, 2 or 3.
US09293707B2	Substrate with a functional layer comprising a sulphurous compound The invention relates to a substrate (1) comprising a medium (10), said medium (10) comprising, on at least one of its main faces, a functional layer (11) that has low-E or antisolar properties or is electrically conductive, characterized in that said functional layer (11) comprises, on its extreme surface opposite the medium (10), at least one sulphurous compound, in particular a sulphate, a sulphonate and/or a thiosulphate.
US09293690B2	Ultrasound transducer assembly and method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates to an ultrasound transducer assembly (100) comprising ultrasound transducer elements (175, 175a) for transmitting ultrasound waves in a general transmission direction (A). Each of or each of part of the ultrasound transducer elements (175, 175a) comprises a piezoelectric layer (110, 110a) having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface with respect to the general transmission direction (A), as well as a bottom electrode layer (111, 111a) and a top electrode layer (112, 112a). A conductive layer (125) is applied at least partly on the side surface of at least one specific one (110a) of the piezoelectric layers, such that the conductive layer (125) is connected to the top electrode layer (112a) and the bottom electrode layer (111a) of said specific piezoelectric layer (110a).
US09293688B2	Piezoelectric element and piezoelectric device A piezoelectric element includes a substrate, and at least a lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric film represented by a general formula of (NaxKyLiz)NbO3 (0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, 0≦z≦0.2, x+y+z=1); and an upper electrode layer successively formed on the substrate. The piezoelectric film has a crystal structure of pseudo-cubic crystal, tetragonal crystal, orthorhombic crystal, monoclinic crystal or rhombohedral crystal, or has a state that at least two of the crystal structures coexist. The piezoelectric film is preferentially oriented to certain specific axes that are not more than two axes of crystal axes in the crystal structures. At least one of domain crystal component of a c-axis orientation domain crystal component and an a-axis orientation domain crystal component exists as the components of the crystal axes oriented.
US09293675B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor light-emitting device, and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor light-emitting device includes a first electrode layer, an insulating layer, a second electrode layer, a second semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a first semiconductor layer that are sequentially stacked on a substrate, a first contact that passes through the substrate to be electrically connected to the first electrode layer, and a second contact that passes through the substrate, the first electrode layer, and the insulating layer to communicate with the second electrode layer. The first electrode layer is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer by filling a contact hole that passes through the second electrode layer, the second semiconductor layer, and the active layer, and the insulating layer surrounds an inner circumferential surface of the contact hole to insulate the first electrode layer from the second electrode layer.
US09293671B2	Optoelectronic component and method for producing an optoelectronic component An optoelectronic component comprising an optoelectronic semiconductor chip (104) having a contact side (106) and a radiation coupling-out side (108) situated opposite; a chip carrier (102), on which the semiconductor chip (104) is applied via its contact side (106); a radiation conversion element (110) applied on the radiation coupling-out side (108); and a reflective potting compound (112), which is applied on the chip carrier (102) and laterally encloses the semiconductor chip (104) and the radiation conversion element (110); wherein the potting compound (112) adjoins an upper edge of the radiation conversion element (110) in a substantially flush fashion, such that a top side of the radiation conversion element (110) is free of the potting compound (112).
US09293662B2	Light emitting device comprising chip-on-board package substrate and method for manufacturing [Problem] To provide a chip-on-board light emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same such that even though the light emitting device is a chip-on-board light emitting device, it is possible to improve color rendering thereof without excessively reducing the amount of light emission and without installing special circuit patterns or performing current control. [Solution] A chip-on-board light emitting device in which a plurality of LED elements are mounted directly on a package substrate includes a circuit pattern formed on the package substrate, the circuit pattern including a plurality of mounting sections on which the plurality of LED elements are mounted and an anode electrode and cathode electrode pair. The LED elements mounted on the circuit pattern include a plurality of types of LED elements having different emission wavelengths and temperature characteristics, so that by utilizing the temperature characteristics of the plurality of types of LED elements, the device as a whole has a greater average color rendering index (Ra) at an operating temperature than at a ordinary temperature.
US09293659B2	Method for fabricating microstructure to generate surface plasmon waves A method for fabricating a microstructure to generate surface plasmon waves comprises steps of: preparing a substrate, and using a carrier material to carry a plurality of metallic nanoparticles and letting the metallic nanoparticles undertake self-assembly to form a microstructure on the substrate, wherein the metallic nanoparticles are separated from each other or partially agglomerated to allow the microstructure to be formed with a discontinuous surface. The present invention fabricates the microstructure having the discontinuous surface by a self-assembly method to generate the surface plasmon waves, thus exempts from using the expensive chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technology and is able to reduce the time and cost of fabrication. The present invention also breaks the structural limitation on generation of surface plasmon waves to enhance the effect of generating the surface plasmon waves.
US09293655B2	Semiconductor light emitting element The light emitting element including: a semiconductor laminate including a first layer, an active layer and a second layer; a first electrode including protrusions that penetrate the second layer and the active layer, the first electrode connected to the first layer via the protrusions; a second electrode connected to the second layer on an lower face of the second layer; and an insulation film between the protrusions and the semiconductor laminate, wherein the protrusions each include a protrusion body covered with the insulation film and a protrusion tip, an upper face and a side face of the protrusion tip being exposed from the insulation film, the first layer includes recesses arranged on an upper face of the first layer so as to sandwich first areas located above the respective the protrusions, and a distance between the recesses sandwiching the first area is larger than a width of the protrusion tip.
US09293654B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device comprising: a hole injection layer, an electron injection layer, and a composite emitter layer including a soft material exciton donor and exciton acceptor nanoparticles substantially dispersed within the exciton donor matrix, wherein electrons from the electron injection layer and holes from the hole injection layer generate excitons in the exciton donor matrix, and the primary mechanism of photon generation at the nanoparticles is substantially through non-radiative energy transfer of the generated excitons directly into the nanoparticles.
US09293653B2	Light source with light scattering features, device including light source with light scattering features, and/or methods of making the same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for improving the performance of Lambertian and non-Lambertian light sources. In certain example embodiments, this is accomplished by (1) providing an organic-inorganic hybrid material on LEDs (which in certain example embodiments may be a high index of refraction material), (2) enhancing the light scattering ability of the LEDs (e.g., by fractal embossing, patterning, or the like, and/or by providing randomly dispersed elements thereon), and/or (3) improving performance through advanced cooling techniques. In certain example instances, performance enhancements may include, for example, better color production (e.g., in terms of a high CRI), better light production (e.g., in terms of lumens and non-Lambertian lighting), higher internal and/or external efficiency, etc.
US09293652B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor chip having reduced strain between different constituent materials of the chip An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer stack including a nitride compound semiconductor material on a carrier substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer stack includes an active layer that emits an electromagnetic radiation, the semiconductor layer stack being arranged between a layer of a first conductivity and a layer of a second conductivity, the layer of the first conductivity is adjacent a front of the semiconductor layer stack, the layer of the first conductivity electrically connects to a first electrical connection layer covering at least a portion of a back of the semiconductor layer stack, and the layer of the second conductivity type electrically connects to a second electrical connection layer arranged at the back.
US09293644B2	Power light emitting diode and method with uniform current density operation A light emitting diode device has a bulk gallium and nitrogen containing substrate with an active region. The device has a lateral dimension and a thick vertical dimension such that the geometric aspect ratio forms a volumetric diode that delivers a nearly uniform current density across the range of the lateral dimension.
US09293640B2	Method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip and optoelectronic semiconductor chip In at least one embodiment, the method is designed to produce an optoelectronic semiconductor chip. The method includes at least the following steps in the stated sequence: A) providing a growth substrate with a growth side, B) depositing at least one nucleation layer based on AlxGa1-xOyN1-y on the growth side, C) depositing and structuring a masking layer, D) optionally growing a GaN-based seed layer in regions on the nucleation layer not covered by the masking layer, E) partially removing the nucleation layer and/or the seed layer in regions not covered by the masking layer or applying a second masking layer on the nucleation layer or on the seed layer in the regions not covered by the masking layer, and F) growing an AlInGaN-based semiconductor layer sequence with at least one active layer.

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