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US09296336B2	Image display device and image display method In a driving support display device 1 that includes a rear view wide angle camera 11, and an ECU 20 and a display 30 that display a rearward image captured by the rear view wide angle camera 11, a display control section 25 of the ECU 20 and the display 30 is capable of displaying a moving object approaching detection frame 210 that supports driving of a driver of a host vehicle 100 and a pedestrian detection frame 212 while dividing the rearward image into plural screens for display, and changes the number of the screens to be displayed between when the moving object approaching detection frame 210 is displayed and when the moving object approaching detection frame 210 is not displayed. Thus, the driver can easily recognize operation and non-operation of a system that displays the moving object approaching detection frame 210.
US09296332B2	Device for controlling a plurality of sets of LEDs, especially for an automotive vehicle A control device for controlling a plurality of sets of LEDs, especially for an automotive vehicle, the plurality of sets of LEDs comprising at least a first set that is associated with at least a first lighting and/or signaling function and a second set that is associated with at least a second and third function. The control device comprises an electrical power source able to be connected, especially in parallel, to the first set and to the second set of LEDs and to deliver at least two different electrical power levels suitable for the first and second lighting and/or signaling function, respectively, a switching module able to be connected, especially in series, with the first set of LEDs and to switch between a first position, especially an open position, in which only the second set of LEDs is supplied with electrical power, and a second position, especially a closed position, in which the first set and the second set of LEDs are supplied with electrical power simultaneously and a module for regulating electrical current able to be connected, especially in series, with the second set of LEDs and to switch between a regulating position enabling adjustment of a third electrical power level suitable for a third lighting and/or signaling function and a short-circuit position.
US09296331B2	Vehicle headlight A vehicle headlight includes: a first illuminator that including a projector unit having a projection optical system and illuminates a predetermined region ahead of a vehicle with a first light distribution pattern having a cutoff line at an upper end; and a second illuminator that includes a reflector unit having a reflective optical system and illuminates, with a second light distribution pattern that partially overlaps with the first light distribution pattern, a region extended further toward an upper side than the first light distribution pattern in a range outside a predetermined horizontal angle from an elbow point of the cutoff line.
US09296328B1	Movable strap securement system A movable strap securement system for moving and positioning the strap securement member as needed. The movable strap securement system includes a bracket adapted to be movable along a transport and having a strap securement member for securing a hook attached to an end of a strap and also includes a rail adapted to extend along a side of the transport and having a top wall and flanges extending along and depending from opposed side edges of the top wall to form a channel between the top wall and the flanges with the bracket slidably received in the channel and supported by the rail with the flanges received in the slots to support the bracket.
US09296320B2	Seat suspension locking apparatus A locking apparatus for a seat assembly for a vehicle is provides and includes a latching component attached to one of a stationary part or a movable part of a seat assembly, a receiving component disposed on the other of the stationary part or the movable part of a seat assembly, wherein the latching component engages the receiving component, and an activation component that activates the latching component. Upon activation of the locking device, the latching component engages the receiving component thereby locking the movable part to the stationary part in a collapsed state thereby reducing vibrational noise caused by the movable part during operation of the vehicle.
US09296312B2	Electric vehicle drive apparatus An electric vehicle may include a first drive axle to drive a first wheel of the electric vehicle, a first electric motor mounted directly on the first drive axle, a power supply such as a battery to power the first electric motor, and a controller to control the electric motor. The electric vehicle may include a second drive axle to drive a second wheel and a second electric motor mounted on the second drive axle. The electric motor may be only mounted on the first drive axle. The battery may be formed from an array of batteries.
US09296311B2	Fuel-cell vehicle A fuel-cell vehicle includes a storage container, a fuel cell system, a state detector, a transmitter, a request detector, and a controller. The controller includes a signal generator and a communication starting device. The signal generator is configured to determine a transmission value indicating a physical state detected by the state detector so as to generate a data signal in accordance with the transmission value. The signal generator is configured to set the transmission value to a reference value preset based on the physical state detected by the state detector if the fuel cell system is not running and configured to set the transmission value to a value obtained by correcting the reference value so that an amount of the fuel gas to be monitored by an external filling device increases if the fuel cell system is running.
US09296310B2	Traction battery thermal management system A traction battery assembly includes a battery array having a plurality of stacked cells and a pair of thermal plates arranged to sandwich the array therebetween. Each thermal plate includes a plurality of fins. Each fin extends out from one of the thermal plates into the array and is interleaved with the cells to cool or heat the cells. Also, disclosed is a vehicle including the traction battery assembly described above.
US09296309B2	Customized battery charging A vehicle is provided with a motor that is connected to a storage device. The motor is configured to provide drive torque and the storage device is configured to receive power from an external supply for facilitating charging. The vehicle also includes a user interface and a controller. The user interface is configured to provide a charge level selection. The controller is configured to receive input that is indicative of a present charge value. The controller is further configured to disable charging when the present charge value corresponds to the charge level selection.
US09296305B2	Charging apparatus for vehicles Provided is a charging apparatus for vehicles which charges a vehicle provided with a charging control circuit via a charging cable, comprising a charging control device which controls electrical charging to the vehicle by transmitting a charging control signal to the charging control circuit on the vehicle side, a charging control signal transmission restricting device which restricts transmission of the charging control signal, and a resetting device which forcibly resets the charging control signal when said restriction on transmission of the charging control signal is withdrawn.
US09296302B2	Charging device for an energy store and method for operating such a charging device A charging device for an energy store, e.g., a lithium ion battery in an electric vehicle, may include a circuit for adjusting the charging device in a full charging mode or a parked charging mode, wherein the charging device is set up for producing a fully charged state of the energy store in full charging mode, and for producing a parked charged state of the energy store in parked charging mode, wherein the parked charging state corresponds to a reduced charge state of the energy store. Methods for operating such a charging device, and an electric vehicle having such a charging device, may also be provided.
US09296300B2	Method and system for powering a vehicle A system for powering a vehicle includes a traction bus, an auxiliary bus, chopper devices, and a control unit. The traction bus is coupled with traction motors of the vehicle to supply a first voltage to power the traction motors. The auxiliary bus is coupled with non-traction motors of the vehicle to supply a different, second voltage to the non-traction motors to. The chopper devices are conductively coupled with both the traction bus and the auxiliary bus to control conduction of the first voltage on the traction bus to the auxiliary bus as the second voltage using first and second duty cycles. The control unit is coupled with the chopper devices to control the first and second duty cycles of the chopper devices, respectively, such that the first voltage on the traction bus is changed (e.g., reduced) to the second voltage on the auxiliary bus.
US09296299B2	Behavioral tracking and vehicle applications Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete vehicle ecosystem.
US09296288B2	Hybrid radiant energy aircraft engine Hybrid aircraft propulsion systems are disclosed comprising an electrically driven ducted fan, a peripheral duct or enclosure, a combustion-produced source of radiant energy, radiant energy receivers or cold mirrors, and thermophotovoltaic or thermoelectric cell energy converters. An electric motor drives a partially or completely duct enclosed fan. Downstream and within the duct enclosure, radiant energy emitters irradiated receiver fins and thermophotovoltaic cells or thermoelectric cells. The receiver fins heat and expand the fan air, and the thermophotovoltaic cells or thermoelectric cells convert the radiant energy into electrical energy which is available to charge batteries and energize the fan motor. Thrust is provided via the acceleration of air by the fan and by the acceleration of air due to heat driven expansion.
US09296277B2	Air exhausting device, in particular for a vehicle and corresponding method for exhausting air An air outflow device for a motor vehicle, having at least one fed-in air stream, wherein an outflow characteristic of the air outflow device can be changed between a dispersal characteristic and a spot characteristic, with the outflow characteristic being changed by an adjustable swirl on at least one outflowing air stream. Also an air outflow method using an adjustable swirl to adjust an outflow characteristic of an air stream.
US09296274B2	Integrated system of independently-variable multi-wheel steering and road contact geometry Wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a wheel, at least one lower suspension link and an upper attachment joint, both being able to be attached to the vehicle, the wheel being able to rotate at 360° to steer the vehicle around a pivot line positioned by said at least one lower suspension link and said upper attachment joint once attached to the vehicle, a projection of the pivot line onto a vertical projection plane comprising a vertical axis passing through a contact point between the wheel and ground defining a caster angle with said vertical axis. The caster angle can be adjusted within a predetermined range, whatever the orientation of the projection plane. A distance between the upper attachment point and the contact point between the wheel and ground in relation to the adjusted caster angle can be adjusted.
US09296268B2	System and method for tire debris containment A tire debris containment and wrapping system including a frame mountable to a vehicle or trailer. An engagement arm deploys a wrapping material that surrounds and contains the tire upon tire damage or imminent tire failure. The wrapping material prevents tire debris from separating from the tire and entering the roadway. An in-cab monitoring and alarm system is optionally provided to signal the operator of a tire failure.
US09296264B2	System and method for decreasing tire pressure A system is provided. The system includes a wheel assembly which defines a chamber that houses a pressurized fluid. A wheel valve assembly is attached to the wheel assembly and is in fluid communication with the chamber. The wheel valve assembly is operable between an open position and a closed position. The wheel valve assembly includes an area having a first flow capacity. A valve assembly is selectively in fluid communication with the wheel valve assembly. The valve assembly includes an area formed in a perforation that has a second flow capacity. The second flow capacity is less than the first flow capacity.
US09296256B2	Fitting structure of wheel cover A fitting structure of wheel covers is provided with a plurality of holes disposed circularly around a wheel cover. An inner edge of each hole is projected to form a positioning seat. A fixing seat is connected to a bottom edge of the positioning seat by a connecting segment. In a first position, a fixing seat is located adjacent each hole. The positioning seat includes two mounting rods at two sides respectively, a hook arranged at a center, and mounting space formed between the mounting rod and the hook. The fixing seat includes mounting blocks corresponding to the mounting space and mounted with the mounting rods, and in a second position, the stopping bars lean against the corresponding mounting rods.
US09296254B2	Molded resin product and process for surface treatment thereof A molded resin product includes a substrate made of a transparent resin, opaque coating film disposed on rear surface of the substrate except for an area set aside for a patterned portion, a transparent resin material disposed in the area set aside for the patterned portion on the rear surface of the substrate, and an opaque reflection coating or a half-reflective coating laminated to the transparent resin material. Under this configuration, the patterned portion looks as if it pops up from the rear surface of the substrate. If a half-reflective coating is used, the pattern is visible through the half-reflective coating when the pattern is viewed from the rear surface of the lid of a molded resin product.
US09296250B2	Retractable tip writing instrument with a protective sleeve A writing instrument including a hollow body extending between a rear end and a front end of the hollow body; a writing member mounted inside the hollow body and provided with a tip at a free end; a protective sleeve movable between a tip protection position and a retracted position for writing; at least one first stop formed on the hollow body; and at least one locking member able to engage said first stop.
US09296249B2	Multicolor writing and designing means A multicolor writing and designing device has an elongated pastel color capsule with a plurality of longitudinal segment groups disposed substantially in parallel with a main capsule axis, at least one segment of a group being located within the capsule such that it forms a capsule tip. At least two of the segment groups are of different tints from the same color sampling zone in a color space colorimetric triangle. having a plurality of such sampling zones. The color sampling zones may correspond to areas in the CIE 1964 10° Standard Observer color space.
US09296245B2	Printing form and process for preparing the printing form with curable composition having solvent-free epoxy resin The invention pertains to a printing form and a process for preparing the printing form from a solvent-free curable composition that includes, in prescribed relative amounts, an epoxy novolac resin; a bisphenol-A epoxy resin or a bisphenol-F epoxy resin; a monofunctional reactive diluent; a multifunctional reactive diluent; and a stoichiometric amount of an amine curing agent. The ratio of the epoxy novolac resin to the bisphenol epoxy resin is 1:3 to 3:1 by weight. The process includes applying the curable composition to a supporting substrate to form a layer, curing the layer at one or more temperatures in a temperature range, and engraving to form at least one cell in the cured layer. The process prepares printing forms, particularly gravure printing forms, having a cured resin composition layer that is engravable, resistant to solvent inks and to mechanical wear, and capable of printing gravure-quality images.
US09296244B2	Composition suitable for multifunctional printing and recording sheet containing same A paper sizing or coating composition is provided, which includes: a first binder resin, which is compatible with dry toner binder resin; a second binder resin, which is compatible with liquid toner binder resin, and which is different from the first binder resin; a first pigment, which has a BET surface area of from greater than zero to about 35 m2/g; and a second pigment, which has a BET surface area of about 35 m2/g or greater, and which is different from the first pigment. Recording sheets which include the composition, methods of making the composition and recording sheets, and methods for making an image are provided.
US09296243B2	Printing ink, transfers, and methods of decorating polyolefin articles The transfer of the invention is prepared by printing a layer onto a carrier substrate with an ink that comprises a mixture of finely subdivided polyethylene powder, an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon solvent, a dispersing agent, and an additive material such as a dye or pigment indicia material and/or a physical property enhancing material such as alumina, glass beads, silica, metal flakes, etc. Preferably high and very high molecular weight polyethylene is used, alone or in mixture with lower density polyethylene in amounts from 25 to 45 weight percent in the ink. The printed layer is thermally treated to remove the hydrocarbon solvent resulting in a transfer having a carrier substrate coated with a printed layer consisting essentially of polyethylene and the additive material.
US09296241B1	Ink jet printing and patterning of explosive materials A method of forming a very small, i.e. microliter, finely detailed explosive train for the ignition of energetic munitions—which train is formed by ink jetting picoliter volume droplets of an explosive ink onto the substrate; which explosive ink is a pure liquid that will not clog the ink jet printer. The explosive ink being a solution composed of a secondary organic explosive solute, a polymeric binder solute, and a polar aprotic organic solvent. Where the ink jet printer is a commercial piezoelectric type, drop-on-demand, ink jet printer capable of precisely delivering the subject picoliter volume droplets. And, which printer is capable of heating said substrate to an elevated temperature to more rapidly evaporate the solvent, leaving the desired, finely detailed, efficacious, crystalline explosive train.
US09296236B1	Printer apparatus A printer apparatus comprises a paper conveyance path; a carrier which moves in a direction orthogonal to conveyance direction of the paper conveyed; a dot matrix print head arranged in the carrier; an ink ribbon cassette; a photo sensor which is arranged at the external side of the movement direction of the carrier in the printing area of paper and at the downstream side in the paper conveyance direction of the dot matrix print head; a concentration detection pattern printing module which prints a predetermined concentration detection pattern; an exchange necessity determination section which determines an exchange necessity of the ink ribbon cassette according to a value obtained by detecting the printing created by the concentration detection pattern printing module through the photo sensor; and a font changing section which changes the font used in the printing according to the determined result of the exchange necessity determination section.
US09296234B2	Recording apparatus and assembling method of cover When a cover is assembled to a case, an access opening of the case is opened by an opening operation of the cover. A part which is close to a first end of a link is connected to the cover. A part which is close to a second end of the link is connected to a connecting portion of a decorative sheet. A second fastening portion of the decorative sheet is fastened with respect to a first fastening portion of the case (side wall forming member) by a fastening member which is inserted into the case from the access opening. At this time, even when an opening operation of the cover is restricted by the link and the access opening becomes narrower, it is possible to easily perform the fastening operation. For this reason, it is easy to perform an assembling operation of the cover with respect to the case.
US09296222B2	Tape printer Disclosed is a tape printer including: a cartridge installation portion to install a tape cartridge; an opening/closing cover that rotates about a hinge portion to open/close the cartridge installation portion; a cover urging portion that rotates and urges the opening/closing cover in an opening direction in a state in which the opening/closing cover is rotated to an opening side to get across a prescribed rotation position and that rotates and urges the opening/closing cover in a closing direction in a state in which the opening/closing cover is rotated to a closing side to get across the prescribed rotation position; and a cover opening operation portion that has an opening button and rotates the opening/closing cover to the opening side to get across the prescribed rotation position with a force to press the opening button.
US09296217B2	Image forming device and recording head maintenance method In order to perform recording head maintenance by discharge and reflux of ink with higher pressures without creating instability of the meniscus in the nozzle surface, this image forming device may be provided with a recording head having multiple nozzles, a first reservoir unit and a second reservoir unit which store the ink supplied to the recording head, a supply unit which is opened and closed by a solenoid valve and connects the recording head and the first reservoir unit, a pump which supplies the ink in the second reservoir unit to the first reservoir unit, a recovery passage which is opened and closed by solenoid valves and connects the recording head and the second reservoir unit, and a control unit which controls operation of the solenoid valves and the pump.
US09296216B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and maintenance method thereof A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising a liquid ejection head that ejects a liquid via nozzles; a first passage that communicates with the liquid ejection head, the first passage being configured to supply the liquid to the liquid ejection head; a second passage that communicates with the first passage in the liquid ejection head, the second passage forming, in cooperation with the first passage, a circulation passage; and a liquid driving unit provided in the circulation passage, the liquid driving unit being configured to move the liquid in the circulation passage when driven. The liquid is moved, by the driven liquid driving unit, at a first flow rate that maintains a meniscus of the liquid inside the nozzles after the liquid is moved at a second flow rate that is faster than the first flow rate.
US09296215B2	Liquid-consuming apparatus A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber configured to store a liquid, an inlet through which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber, and a liquid flow channel configured to let the liquid flow therethrough from the liquid storage chamber; a cap configured to be attachable to the tank to cover the inlet; a cover configured to be movable relative to the tank between a closed position where a surface, of the tank, in which the inlet is formed is covered and an open position where the surface of the tank is exposed; and a holder configured to hold the cap removed from the tank. The cover is prevented from moving to the closed position by the cap held by the holder to be positioned in a movement area of the cover moving from the open position to the closed position.
US09296213B2	Fluid ejection device A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection unit that ejects a fluid, an ejection control unit that controls the ejection of the fluid from the fluid ejection unit, a fluid container that accommodates the fluid to be supplied to the fluid ejection unit, and a pressure adjustment unit that adjusts an inner pressure of the fluid container in such a manner that the inner pressure of the fluid container gets closer to a target pressure than a first threshold value for the inner pressure of the fluid container. When the inner pressure of the fluid container is closer to the target pressure than a second threshold value that is separated further from the target pressure than the first threshold value, the ejection control unit receives a demand for the ejection of the fluid.
US09296200B2	Apparatus and method for thermal transfer printing Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for thermal transfer printing include, in at least one aspect, a printing apparatus includes: a band capable of holding hot melt ink thereon; rollers configured and arranged to hold and transport the band with respect to a substrate; a printhead configured and arranged to thermally transfer a portion of the ink from the band to the substrate to print on the substrate; and a heating device configured and arranged to heat the band to cause ink on the band to re-melt, flow and replace at least some of the portion of the ink transferred to the substrate previously before arriving at the printhead again for a next print.
US09296199B2	Embossing with printed relief pattern An embossing apparatus includes an embossing die that includes a printed relief pattern made up of multiple layers of a deposited material. A resilient surface presses media against the embossing die such that embossed features corresponding to the embossing die are formed in the media. A method for embossing media includes forming an embossing die by depositing multiple layers of ink on a impression layer to form a relief pattern and pressing media against the embossing die to transfer the relief image to the media.
US09296196B2	Printing units for variable-format offset printing presses Variable-format offset printing units are provided in which each of the two supporting members of the intermediate cylinder is connected to the respective supporting member of the impression cylinder by a respective linear actuation device which includes a first element and a second element that are movable relative to each other along a direction of relative movement, wherein the first element of each linear actuation device is hinged to a respective supporting member of the intermediate cylinder and wherein the second element of each linear actuation device is hinged to a respective supporting member of the impression cylinder.
US09296193B2	Bendable carrier mount, device and method for releasing a carrier substrate A flexible carrier mount for mounting of a carrier substrate when the carrier substrate is detached from a product substrate, detachment means being provided for debonding the product substrate with bending of the carrier substrate. A device for detaching a carrier substrate from one product substrate in one detachment direction having: a carrier mount flexible in the detachment direction for mounting the carrier substrate, a substrate mount for mounting the product substrate, and detachment means for debonding the carrier substrate from the product substrate with bending of the carrier substrate. A method for detaching a carrier substrate from a product substrate in one detachment direction with the steps: mounting the product substrate with a substrate mount and mounting the carrier substrate with a carrier mount flexible in the detachment direction and debonding the carrier substrate from the product substrate with bending of the carrier substrate.
US09296187B2	Bagging process and mandrel for fabrication of elongated composite structure A mandrel for composite fabrication includes an open cell foam carrier and at least one vacuum bag enclosing the open cell foam carrier.
US09296185B2	Method for joining thermoplastic polymer material A method for joining two components includes positioning a thermoplastic polymer portion of a first component adjacent a thermoplastic polymer portion of a second component such that the first and second portions form an interface. At least one of the portions includes a microstructure having a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void. The method also includes exerting pressure on the thermoplastic polymer portions to form a bond at the interface that holds the portions together. The plurality of closed cells, and especially those adjacent the surface of the thermoplastic polymer portion that form the interface, help isolate thermally and/or chemically the surface from the remainder of the portion.
US09296177B2	Optical layered body, polarizer, and image display device An optical layered body that can reduce the occurrence of curling and has excellent workability when being affixed to a polarizing element or a display panel is provided. In particular is provided an optical layered body having a hard coat layer on one side of a triacetylcellulose substrate, wherein a Martens hardness (N1) of the surface of the hard coat layer, a Martens hardness (N2) of the center of the cross-section of the hard coat layer, and a Martens hardness (N3) of the center of the cross-section of a triacetylcellulose substrate as measured by nanoindentation at a load of 10 mN are as follows: the Martens hardness (N1) is 200 to 450 N/mm2; the Martens hardness (N2) is 100 to 300 N/mm2; and the Martens hardness (N3) is 150 to 250 N/mm2.
US09296171B2	Method for making a flat bottom pillow pouch The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.
US09296170B2	Three-dimensional-structure former A device for producing a three-dimensional structure from a receiver includes a deposition unit that deposits toner on the receiver. That unit is controlled by a controller to produce a toner pattern on the receiver. A fusing device includes first and second rotatable members having respective, different compliances and a mount that selectively retains the members with respect to each other to form a fusing nip and permits adjustment of respective forces between the members at each end. A directing unit entrains the receiver around the second member so that the receiver passes through the fusing nip. A softening device softens the toner of the toner pattern so that as the second member rotates through successive revolutions, corresponding layer areas of the receiver are defined and the softened toner in each layer area adheres to the second surface of the receiver in an adjacent layer area.
US09296162B2	Light diffusion film, method of specifying surface shape of light diffusion film, and recording medium on which surface shape specification program is recorded The present invention solves glare of an embossed matte film of a conventional product produced and sold by the applicant of the present application, and provides a light diffusion film and the like having a surface shape of an irregular pattern that significantly suppresses the glare even when an LED light source is used and also maintains the good optical characteristics. The following is believed sufficient for maintaining good optical characteristics of an embossed matte film and also for solving the glare. To maintain the optical characteristics, the surface shape was defined by use of an inclination angle histogram profile of an embossed surface. In order to solve the glare, the size of unit patterns which make up an entire pattern and do not cause glare was defined by use of the value of the average length RSm of the roughness curve element of the embossed surface.
US09296160B2	Method for moving wet ophthalmic lenses during their manufacture Methods, devices, and systems for moving wet ophthalmic lenses are described in which the ophthalmic lenses are first placed in wells of lens carriers and are centered by the structure of the wells. The carriers are then moved to a transfer module of a packaging system for transferring the ophthalmic lenses in blister packages. The transfer from the carriers to the blister packages are performed by a pick and place robot having pickup heads sized and configured for suctioning the ophthalmic lenses from the lens carriers.
US09296159B2	Silicone hydrogel contact lenses Silicone hydrogel contact lenses that are derived from a polymerizable composition including at least one siloxane monomer and at least one hydrophobic ethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate-containing monomer, or at least one hydrophilic vinyl ether-containing monomer, or both, wherein, when the at least one hydrophobic ethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate-containing monomer is present in the polymerizable composition, it is present in an amount of from 1 to 20 unit parts by weight, and when the at least one hydrophilic vinyl ether-containing monomer is present in the polymerizable composition, it is present in an amount of from 1 to 20 unit parts by weight, are described. Batches of silicone hydrogel contact lenses and methods of making silicone hydrogel contact lenses are also described.
US09296153B2	Portable system for bonding pipes A kit for fusing piping includes a plurality of couplings, each coupling having a susceptor layer concentric with a weld zone. A control unit provides a current to a wand with a handle for gripping by a user. The handle has opposing jaws mounted on the distal end, each jaw including an arcuate conductor such that the arcuate conductors form a circular inner diameter when the jaws make contact. A lever system couples to the distal end for opening and closing the jaws. The lever system includes a spring for selectively biasing the lever system in a latched position with jaws closed and an open position with the jaws open. Each coupling is sized such that the jaws will only close about the weld zone. The arcuate conductors create a fuse zone about the susceptor layer and the spring is outside the fuse zone.
US09296152B2	Traction surface and methods therefor Devices and methods are contemplated in which a plurality of microfractures are generated on the surface of an article to so generate a non-abrasive surface having a COF of at least 0.6. Most preferably, the surface is the surface of a transparent polymer and is the surface is structured to allow high-resolution display of an image that is disposed on a surface opposite the surface with the microfractures. Consequently, numerous anti-slip products with such surfaces are contemplated.
US09296143B2	Process of manufacturing a curved member having a high-grade design surface and member manufactured by the process It is an object of the present invention to provide a process capable of manufacturing various types of curved members having a high-grade design surface which are used as glazing members for means of transport such as automobiles at a low cost.The present invention is the process of manufacturing a curved member having a high-grade design surface, comprises the steps of: (1) preparing a sheet having a high-grade design surface by injection compression molding a resin material containing a thermoplastic resin; (2) preheating the sheet at a temperature of (Tg+5)° C. to (Tg+70)° C. (Tg(° C.) is the glass transition temperature of the resin material) to soften it; and (3) applying pressure to the softened sheet to curve the high-grade design surface.
US09296129B2	Additive manufacturing of tiled objects Objects and methods for the manufacture of objects are provided such that the manufactured objects comprise a plurality of tile pieces and seams between the tile pieces, the seams allowing for controlled breaking of the objects. In some embodiments, the objects comprise casting molds or mold parts comprising a tile structure.
US09296123B2	Door, deep draw molded door facing and methods of forming door and facing The present invention relates to a wood composite panel having a major planar portion, at least one panel portion, and an inwardly extending contoured portion surrounding the panel portion and interconnecting the major planar portion and the panel portion. The contoured portion defines an inter-relationship between a vector angle and a deep draw depth that achieve a satisfactory stretch factor. The present invention also relates to a door having the disclosed wood composite door facings, and methods of forming the facing and door.
US09296122B2	Compressed smoking chip disc and process for making the same A process for making a compressed wood smoking chip disc includes the following steps, which are not necessarily in order. First, providing a log. Next, drying the log. After that, removing bark and dry rot from the log. Following that, grinding the log into chips. Then, rehydrating the chips. Finally, compressing the chips into the compressed wood chip disc.
US09296116B2	Manual cutting tool The invention relates to a manual cutting tool including two jaws each provided with a cutting blade, the two jaws being mounted movable in rotation with respect to a securing system so as to define a closed position and an open position of a cutting area. The tool also includes two cams mounted rotating with respect to the two jaws and each including an aperture, and a bearing surface having a variable curvature, the two bearing surfaces being configured so as to be in permanent connection. The tool includes two connection parts positioned on the axes of rotation of the jaws and configured to connect the cams to the jaws.
US09296111B2	Micro pick up array alignment encoder Micro pick up arrays and methods for transferring micro devices from a carrier substrate are disclosed. In an embodiment, a micro pick up array alignment encoder detects relative position between a micro pick up array having an encoder scale and a target substrate having a corresponding reference scale. In an embodiment, the micro pick up array alignment encoder facilitates alignment of the micro pick up array with the target substrate.
US09296107B2	Protocol for a remotely controlled videoconferencing robot A robotic system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station can generate control commands that are transmitted to the robot through a broadband network. The control commands can be interpreted by the robot to induce action such as robot movement or focusing a robot camera. The robot can generate reporting commands that are transmitted to the remote station through the broadband network. The reporting commands can provide positional feedback or system reports on the robot.
US09296105B2	Vibration-controlled substrate handling robots, systems, and methods Embodiments disclose a vibration-controlled robot apparatus. The apparatus includes a robot having an end effector operable to transport a substrate, a sensor coupled to the robot, the sensor operable to sense vibration as the robot transports the substrate, and operating the robot to reduce vibration of the end effector supporting the substrate. In some embodiments, a filter is provided in the motor drive circuit to filter one or more frequencies causing unwanted vibration of the end effector. Vibration control systems and methods of operating the same are provided, as are other aspects.
US09296102B2	Robot, device and a method for central pattern generator(CPG) based control of a movement of the robot A robot, a method and a device for controlling a movement of a robot are provided. The method can include controlling multiple steps of the robot. Thus, the method can include multiple iterations of: (i) calculating or receiving a first slope attribute indicative of a slope of a first area of a terrain on which a first leg of the robot steps; (ii) feeding the first slope attribute to a central pattern generator (CPG); and (iii) generating, by the CPG and in response to the slope attribute, at least one control pulse for controlling a torque characteristic of a torque applied by at least one leg of the robot.
US09296094B2	Pneumatic driven wrench A pneumatic driven wrench comprises: a housing defining a middle channel; a cylinder defining two fluid passages; a rotor; a first valve; a second valve driven by a valve-switching member for controlling fluid communication between the middle channel and a selected one of the fluid passages; a valve-triggering unit for driving the first valve; and a locking member driven by the valve-triggering unit to move between releasing and locking positions. The locking member engages one of the valve-switching member and the second valve when at the locking position. The locking member is disengaged from the one of the valve-switching member and the second valve when at the releasing position.
US09296092B2	Testing fixture for liquid crystal display module The present invention provides testing fixture which comprises a main fixing device for securely holding a liquid crystal display module to be tested; an auxiliary fixing device attached to sides of the main fixing device; and an adjusting knob installed on the sides of the main fixing device and supported by the auxiliary fixing device, wherein when the auxiliary fixing device is disengaged from the main fixing device, the main fixing device can rotate centered on the knob. By the provision of the present invention of the testing fixture, when the testing direction of the liquid crystal display module needs to be changed, the changing of the direction can be readily facilitated by the testing fixture as the main fixing device can safely supported by the auxiliary fixing device. Accordingly, a single technician can safely perform the adjustment, and therefore effectively reduce the labor cost associated therewith, while the testing performance is increased. On the other hand, the main fixing device and the auxiliary fixing device can readily interlock with each other at the central position, and this is equivalent to the securing position of the liquid crystal display module is also lifted to a higher position. As a result, the overall assembly is securely positioned and free from sway wobble. Accordingly, the testing accuracy is also increased.
US09296088B2	Method and device for the injection of CMP slurry In a certain embodiment, the invention comprises an apparatus for injecting slurry between the wafer and the pad in chemical mechanical polishing of semiconductor wafers comprising an injector the leading edge of which possess bays, depressions or notches that capture spent slurry and hold it long enough for it to transfer heat from the polishing reaction to the pad or through the injector to the new slurry before the said spent slurry is thrown from the polishing pad. The effect is to considerably improve the removal rate, reduce slurry consumption and reduce operating time.
US09296086B2	Destructive and visual measurement automation system for web thickness of microdrills and method thereof An improved destructive and visual measurement automation system and a method for measuring a web thickness of a microdrill are provided. When a dual-axis motion platform module moves the microdrill to a first position, a reflection module reflects a first image in a first direction toward a second direction. A vision module receives the reflected first image in the second direction and outputs the received first image to a computer. According to the first image, the computer performs a positioning procedure and a grinding procedure to drive a drill grinding module to grind the microdrill to a sectional position to be measured of the microdrill. When the microdrill is moved to a second position, the vision module outputs a second image to the computer. According to the second image, the computer performs an image computing procedure to obtain the web thickness at the sectional position to be measured.
US09296069B2	Apparatus and method for material processing using a transparent contact element A method of preparing an apparatus for material processing by generating optical breakthroughs in an object. The apparatus includes a variable focus adjustment device. A contact element is mounted to the apparatus, the contact element has a curved contact surface having a previously known shape. The position of the contact surface is determined prior to processing the object, by focusing measurement laser radiation near or on the surface by the variable focus adjustment device, and the focus position is adjusted in a measurement surface intersecting the expected position of the contact surface. Radiation from the focus of the measurement laser radiation is confocally detected. The position of points of intersection between the measurement surface and the contact surface is determined from the confocally detected radiation to determine the position of the contact surface from the position of the points of intersection and the previously known shape of the contact surface.
US09296068B2	Laser irradiation method and laser irradiation apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a laser irradiation method and a laser irradiation apparatus for irradiating an irradiation surface with a linear beam having more homogeneous intensity by blocking a low-intensity part of the linear beam without forming the fringes due to the diffraction on the irradiation surface. In the laser irradiation, a laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator 101 passes through a slit 102 so as to block a low-intensity part of the laser beam, the traveling direction of the laser beam is bent by a mirror 103, and an image formed at the slit is projected to an irradiation surface 106 by a convex cylindrical lens 104.
US09296066B2	Method of material processing by laser filamentation A method is provided for the internal processing of a transparent substrate in preparation for a cleaving step. The substrate is irradiated with a focused laser beam that includes pulses having an energy and pulse duration selected to produce a filament within the substrate. The substrate is translated relative to the laser beam to irradiate the substrate and produce an additional filament at one or more additional locations. The resulting filaments form an array defining an internally scribed path for cleaving the substrate. Laser beam parameters may be varied to adjust the filament length and position, and to optionally introduce V-channels or grooves. The laser pulses may be delivered in a burst train for lowering the energy threshold for filament formation, increasing filament length, thermally annealing of the filament modification zone to minimize collateral damage, and increasing the processing speed compared with the use of low repetition rate lasers.
US09296062B2	Ultrasonic in-process monitoring and feedback of resistance spot weld quality A method and apparatus for ultrasonic in-process monitoring and feedback of resistance spot weld quality uses at least one transducer located in the electrode assembly transmitting through a weld tip into an underway weld. Analysis of the spectrum of ultrasonic waves provides the operator with an indication of the size, thickness, location, dynamics of formation and quality of the spot weld. The method presents a fundamentally new physical approach to the characterization of the spot weld quality. Together with transmission mode it includes new modes of operation of ultrasonic probes such as a reflection mode and simultaneous use of transmission and reflection modes, and a new physical interpretation of the signal analysis results.
US09296060B2	Field-customizable inflatable purge dam apparatus A field-customizable inflatable purge dam apparatus for welding includes first and/or second inflatable purge bladders. A bridge conduit extends between the purge bladders. First and second quick-disconnect couplers are provided for detachably connecting the bridge conduit to the first and second purge bladders, respectively. The quick-disconnect couplers allow the bridge conduit to be selectively attached to, and detached from, one or both of the first and second purge bladders. The purge dam apparatus can be field-customized by combining the bridge conduit with one or more different purge bladders. Alternatively, the purge bladders may be selectively combined with one or more different bridge conduits. In another aspect, one end of the bridge conduit may be detachably connected to a single inflatable purge bladder, and the other end of the bridge conduit may be adapted to connect to a purge gas source. Various purge dam apparatus sub-assemblies may also be provided.
US09296055B2	Automatic threading machine Described is an automatic threading machine comprising an electric motor (2) having a rotor (3) designed to selectively rotate in both directions about an axis (4) and a tool holder spindle (7) able to move with a rotating movement about the axis (4) and with a translating movement along the axis (4). The rotor (3) controls the rotating movement of the tool holder spindle (7) about the axis (4). The tool holder spindle (7) is supported by the rotor (3) and moves as one with it in the rotating movement about the axis (4). The rotor (3) has internally a chamber (5) along which the tool holder spindle (7) can translate along the axis (4) and which is suitable for at least partly housing the tool holder spindle (7) in at least one position adopted by the tool holder spindle.The electric motor (2) comprises stator windings (10) arranged radially outside the rotor (3) and the chamber (5). The stator windings (10), the rotor (3) and the chamber (5) extend along the axis (4) for at least one shared stretch.
US09296052B2	Method for machining a casing of an aircraft turboshaft engine and scraper tool for implementing said method A method for machining a casing of an aircraft turboshaft engine, the casing including an upstream edge and a downstream edge. The method includes: positioning the casing in a chassis; rotating the chassis at a rotational milling speed; milling a downstream edge and/or upstream edge of the casing by a milling device, so as to correct axial length of the casing; and deburring the casing edge so as to remove at least one burr formed in a vicinity of the edge as a result of the milling, the milling device including a scraper tool which turn-machines the burr as the casing is rotated.
US09296045B2	Metal-cutting tool There is provided a metal-cutting tool comprising a tool holder, a replaceable cutting plate, and an adjusting element which is attached by means of screw-fastening means elements and with which the position of the cutting plate on the tool holder can be adjusted. The screw-fastening means comprises a threaded element which interacts with the adjusting element and can be fixed in place in the tool holder.
US09296043B2	Synthesis of metal nanoparticles Methods for synthesizing metal nanoparticles and the nanoparticles so produced are provided. The methods include addition of surfactant to a novel reagent complex between zero-valent metal and a hydride. The nanoparticles produced by the method include oxide-free, zero-valent tin nanoparticles useful in fabricating a battery electrode.
US09296038B2	Method and apparatus for swaged liquid injector spoke A liquid fuel injection spoke for a gas turbine engine. The liquid fuel injection spoke may include an inlet end and an outlet end. The liquid fuel injection spoke may further include a head located at the inlet end and a stem extending along a longitudinal axis from the head to the outlet end. The stem may define a fluid passageway therein. The head may include a cavity with an inner wall. The inner wall may include an annular protrusion.
US09296037B2	Electro-hydraulic rivet and method of riveting and welding parts A method of riveting two metal parts through a hole with an electro-hydraulic riveting tool. The electro-hydraulic riveting tool includes a tube that is inserted in the hole and an electrode that is inserted within the tube. A liquid is contained within the tube and the electrode is immersed in the liquid. A stored charge is discharged through the electrode to create a shockwave within the fluid that forms the tube into a rivet structure and creates solid state weld between the rivet flanges and the parts that are joined.
US09296031B2	Net-shaped duct forming apparatus and method A duct-forming apparatus includes an apparatus frame, a forming piston assembly having a cylinder carried by the apparatus frame and a forming piston extendable from the cylinder. A duct-shaping assembly includes a form die having a form die interior and a forming surface provided in the form die interior; a forming assembly having a plurality of expandable forming sections provided in the form die adjacent to the forming surface; and a plurality of piston openings provided in the expandable forming sections, respectively, and adapted to receive the forming piston of the forming piston assembly. A duct-forming method is also disclosed.
US09296026B2	Machine and method for continuously washing containers made of plastic material, and removal of contaminants and labels from their surface A machine and a method are described for washing and removal, in a continuous manner, of contaminants and labels from plastic containers made of recyclable material. During washing, the containers pass inside a washing chamber and are subject to a high level of friction caused by an agitator rotating at high speed. Tearing means are also provided to facilitate detachment of the contaminants from the surface of the containers.
US09296022B1	Sonication cleaning system A sonication cleaning system is provided. The sonication cleaning system includes a cleaning tank configured to contain a liquid and a flow control system configured to cause a gradient cross flow of the liquid through the cleaning tank. The system further includes a sonication generator configured to agitate the liquid in the cleaning tank and a controller configured to vary a power applied to the sonication generator to agitate the liquid in the cleaning tank based on an oscillation position of a workpiece within the cleaning tank.
US09296021B2	Portable filtration apparatus and method of using same A lightweight, portable filter system that is especially adapted for use in commercial kitchen cleaning services such as hoods used in commercial kitchens is described. The invention is defined by a container adapted for holding a filter and which has a drain opening that may be connected to the usual drain. A filter is suspended in the interior of the container with a special structure that allows for quick and easy insertion of the filter and removal of the filter when it is spent and the top of the filter is open to define a relatively large opening. In use, the tarp that is used to isolate a hood during cleaning is tucked into the opening into the filter so that effluent that flows from the hood during cleaning, and the cleaning fluids (water, degreasers, etc.) are channeled into the filter. The material used for the filter is selected for the particular type of cleaning that is being done, and in any event removes the desired compounds from the effluent stream. The liquids flowing through the filter flow into the container, out the drain opening and into a drain or where ever the effluent properly is intended to flow.
US09296020B2	Whisk wiper A whisk wiper, a device having a a plurality of intersecting slits angularly disposed in an asterisk type pattern, is mounted onto a whisk. It is pulled down over the loops 44, each loop 44 guided through a slit 32. To clean off mixture 50 stuck to the whisk 46 the whisk wiper 30 is simply pulled off, the opposed edges of each slit 32 wiping the loops 44 clean, the removed mixture 50 collected on the top side of the whisk wiper 30 so it can be then returned to the mixing bowl 52. The whisk wiper 30 is also a splash guard, support to hang the whisk 46 on the edge of a bowl, keeps the whisks loops up off the surface when the whisk is set down and the outer edge 40 can be used to wipe out the mixing bowl 52. Additionally the whisk wiper can be configured to be turned inside out to allow the slits to be easily cleaned.
US09296014B2	Process for controlling the period characterizing the morphology obtained from a blend of block copolymers and of co(polymers) of one of the blocks The present invention relates to a process for controlling the period characterizing the morphology obtained from a blend of block copolymers and of (co)polymers of one of the blocks on a surface employing a particular way of carrying out the synthesis of the blend of block copolymers and of (co)polymers of one of the blocks.
US09296008B2	Lever arm suspension for use in an adhesive application head and adhesive application head with lever arm suspension An application head for dispensing a flowable medium includes a nozzle chamber in the application head and a nozzle needle movably mounted in the nozzle chamber. A supply channel and a supply line introduce the medium into the nozzle chamber. A drive moves the movable element. A lever arm is movably fastened to the nozzle needle and connected to the drive. The lever arm extends through a membrane of a membrane suspension connect the lever arm movably to the application head and form a seal to prevent escape of the flowable medium. Alternatively, a rocker suspension has a lever arm connectable to the movable element and the drive, a plate element has an opening through which the lever arm extends, a rocker mounting device connects the lever arm movably to the application head and a sealing device prevents any escape of adhesive from the chamber through the plate element opening.
US09296001B2	Bicycle hydration and cooling system Various embodiments provide a bicycle hydration and misting system or apparatus. Example embodiments include a manual (e.g., trigger-activated) or automated (e.g., valve-activated) system that is self-contained, small, and light-weight. Various embodiments improve safety, allow convenient interchangeability of the fluid reservoir, and enable easy installation on a bicycle with or without a mounting system on the bicycle itself. Embodiments also allow the rider to select a variety of spray types, stream, spray, or mist depending on the intended use or amount of fluid desired for each release. The various embodiments provide for an improved cooling fluid delivery system of design simplicity, ease of use, and interchangeability that allows a cyclist an evaporative cooling concept safely, efficiently and conveniently, while riding in conditions of elevated or extreme temperatures.
US09295999B2	Rotary atomizing painting device The rotary atomizing painting device is provided with a bell cup (3) disposed at the most front part in the paint spray direction X and axially supported by a rotating shaft (2b) and a shaping air ring (4) disposed rearward of this bell cup (3) in the paint spray direction and in which a plurality of discharge openings (4a) is formed on the periphery centered on the rotating shaft (2b). The plurality of discharge openings (4a) is formed such that the axial direction of the plurality of discharge openings (4a) is in a direction and a slant to the rotating shaft (2b). The axial direction of the plurality of discharge openings (4a) is formed to aim at a back surface part (3b), which is a part on the back surface side of the bell cup (3) from the paint spray direction.
US09295995B2	Cyclone such as for use in a surface cleaning apparatus A cyclone comprises a cyclone chamber having an air inlet, an air outlet, a first end wall, a second end wall and a sidewall, the air inlet has an inlet end having a shape and a cross sectional area in a plane transverse to a direction of airflow through the air inlet, and the air inlet is provided at a first juncture of the sidewall and the first end wall, wherein the first juncture downstream of the inlet is configured to at least approximate a portion of the shape of the air inlet that is adjacent the first juncture.
US09295991B2	Jaw crusher A jaw crusher includes a crushing chamber between a fixed jaw and a swing jaw. The jaw crusher also includes an eccentric drive which supports the first end of the swing jaw. The second end of the swing jaw is supported on a rocker plate. The counter-bearing of the rocker plate is arranged as a cross-member and is supported on a hydraulic overload protection mechanism. The cross-member is retained in lateral rocker arms held coaxially to the eccentric shaft of the eccentric drive. The lever axis of the rocker plate projects in a direction of the eccentric shaft and with this projection encloses an acute angle with a radial line of the eccentric shaft. The radial line passes through the counter-bearing of the rocker plate.
US09295988B2	Microfluidic cytochemical staining system The present invention provides devices and associated methods to facilitate multiplexed staining on a slide. The use of multiplexed staining on a single slide allows for more accurate disease diagnosis while also conserving sample. A PDMS based cytology overlay was created that is capable of coupling on-chip morphological, cytochemical, and immunological staining. Morphological and cytochemical staining of blood smears, along with immunostaining of lymph node imprints, was carried out to demonstrate the application of this microfluidic cytology chip (μCC) device.
US09295985B2	Continuous catalyst regeneration reactor with a chamber for mixing gas and distributing gas in the oxychlorination zone A reactor for regenerating catalyst grains comprises a vessel having an oxychlorination zone superimposed over a calcining zone having a line for introducing gas. A chamber, disposed between oxychlorination and calcining zones, comprises an internal space located between two plates which are gas tight and impervious to catalyst grains. A plurality of tubes pass through the chamber to allow catalyst to pass from oxychlorination zone to calcining zone. A plurality of means pass through the chamber to allow calcining gas to pass from calcining zone to oxychlorination zone. At least one oxychlorination gas injection line opens into the internal space of the chamber. Each means for passage of calcining gas comprises at least one orifice communicating with the chamber internal space, and a means for evacuating gas which is permeable to gas and impermeable to catalyst grains.
US09295984B2	Mercury removal sorbents Sorbents and methods of using them for removing mercury from flue gases over a wide range of temperatures are disclosed. Sorbent materials of this invention comprise oxy- or hydroxyl-halogen (chlorides and bromides) of manganese, copper and calcium as the active phase for Hg0 oxidation, and are dispersed on a high surface porous supports. In addition to the powder activated carbons (PACs), this support material can be comprised of commercial ceramic supports such as silica (SiO2), alumina (Al2O3), zeolites and clays. The support material may also comprise of oxides of various metals such as iron, manganese, and calcium. The non-carbon sorbents of the invention can be easily injected into the flue gas and recovered in the Particulate Control Device (PCD) along with the fly ash without altering the properties of the by-product fly ash enabling its use as a cement additive. Sorbent materials of this invention effectively remove both elemental and oxidized forms of mercury from flue gases and can be used at elevated temperatures. The sorbent combines an oxidation catalyst and a sorbent in the same particle to both oxidize the mercury and then immobilize it.
US09295976B2	Catalyst for producing hydrocarbon from syngas, method for producing catalyst, method for regenerating catalyst, and method for producing hydrocarbon from sysngas A catalyst for F-T synthesis which exhibits high activity, long life, and high water resistance without deteriorating strength and attrition resistance is disclosed. A method for producing such a catalyst, a method for regenerating such a catalyst, and a method for producing a hydrocarbon by using such as catalyst are also disclosed. Specifically, a catalyst for producing a hydrocarbon from a syngas, wherein cobalt metal, or cobalt metal and cobalt oxides; and zirconium oxides are supported by a catalyst support mainly composed of silica, is disclosed. This catalyst is characterized in that the content of impurities of the catalyst 0.01 mass % to 0.15 mass %. Specifically, a method for producing such a catalyst, a method for regenerating such a catalyst, and a method for producing a hydrocarbon by using such a catalyst are also disclosed.
US09295974B2	Floating type adsorbent for removal of phosphate in aqueous solution and method for fabricating the same and method for regeneration of the same The present disclosure relates to a floating type adsorbent for removal of phosphate that can effectively remove phosphate from aqueous phase through reaction between an amine function attached on the surface of a sponge and phosphate. This adsorbent can be regenerated by desorbing the adsorbed phosphate, a method for fabricating same and a method for regeneration the floating type adsorbent for removal of phosphate. The floating type adsorbent for removal of phosphate according to the present disclosure is fabricated by immersing a sponge in a mixture solution of an amine precursor and anhydrous toluene to form an amine function on the surface of the sponge. The amine precursor may be 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) and the APTES and the anhydrous toluene may be mixed at a volume ratio of 0.5-1:1.
US09295970B1	Process for the production of xylenes In a process for producing para-xylene, a feed stream comprising C6+ aromatic hydrocarbons is separated into a C7− aromatic hydrocarbon-containing stream, a C8 aromatic hydrocarbon-containing stream, and a C9+ aromatic hydrocarbon-containing stream. The C7− aromatic hydrocarbon-containing stream is contacted with a methylating agent to convert toluene to xylenes and produce a methylated effluent stream. Ethylbenzene is removed from the C8 aromatic hydrocarbon-containing stream, para-xylene is recovered from the ethylbenzene-depleted C8 aromatic hydrocarbon-containing stream and the methylated effluent stream in a para-xylene recovery section to produce a para-xylene depleted stream, which is then contacted with a xylene isomerization catalyst under liquid phase conditions effective to isomerize xylenes in the para-xylene depleted stream and produce an isomerized stream. The C9+-containing stream with a transalkylation catalyst under conditions effective to convert C9+-aromatics to C8−-aromatics and produce a transalkylated stream, which is recycled together with the isomerized stream to the para-xylene recovery section.
US09295969B2	Laser processing method A planar object to be processed 1 comprising a hexagonal SiC substrate 12 having a front face 12a forming an angle corresponding to an off-angle with a c-plane is prepared. Subsequently, the object 1 is irradiated with pulse-oscillated laser light L along lines to cut 5a, 5m such that a pulse pitch becomes 10 μm to 18 μm while locating a converging point P of the laser light L within the SiC substrate 12. Thereby, modified regions 7a, 7m to become cutting start points are formed within the SiC substrate 12 along the lines 5a, 5m.
US09295968B2	Method and apparatus for electromagnetically producing a disturbance in a medium with simultaneous resonance of acoustic waves created by the disturbance A method for promoting chemical changes in a medium comprising the steps of placing a medium within an electromagnetically resonant structure that permits initiating a spark or a discharge in the medium by means of applying pulsed microwave energy in an electromagnetically resonant structure, the electromagnetically resonant structure being simultaneously mechanically resonant for acoustic or shock waves generated by the spark or discharge caused by the pulsed resonant microwave electromagnetic field; and providing a means to feed material into a reaction chamber within the electromagnetically resonant structure and collecting products of a reaction inside the reaction chamber.
US09295967B2	Nitrogen-free ozone generating unit In the present invention, a nitrogen-free ozone generating unit integrates a plurality of functional means into a single package unit, the functional means including a nitrogen-free ozone generator that is cooled to a low temperature, an ozone power source, a MFC, an APC, a heat insulating cooling water inlet pipe, and a heat insulating cooling water outlet pipe. In the nitrogen-free ozone generator, a heat insulating layer made of a heat insulating material such as an insulator is formed to cover substantially the entire surface of an ozone generator outer frame. A cooling water system is configured to set the temperature of cooling water, which is supplied to the nitrogen-free ozone generator through the heat insulating cooling water inlet pipe, to 5° C. or less and to thereby cool the nitrogen-free ozone generator.
US09295963B2	Processes for producing light olefins A process for producing light olefins is provided. A feedstock enters a pre-reaction zone and contacts a catalyst comprising at least one silicon-aluminophosphate molecular sieve and produces a gas-phase stream; the gas-phase stream and the catalyst enter at least one riser, and the gas-phase stream and the catalyst pass from an outlet of the at least one riser and enter a gas-solid rapid separation zone; the separated gas-phase stream enters a separation section; a first portion of the separated catalyst returns to the pre-reaction zone, and a second portion is regenerated in a regenerator; wherein an inlet of the at least one riser extends into the pre-reaction zone, about 60% to about 90% of the height of the at least one riser passes through a heat exchange zone, and the outlet extends into the gas-solid rapid separation zone.
US09295962B2	Production of para-xylene The invention is a process for producing paraxylene, benzene and/or toluene is alkylated with methanol in the presence of a catalyst under conditions effective to convert said benzene and/or toluene to xylene and produce a product stream containing water, xylene and one or more phenolic impurities. The said product stream is separated into a water-rich stream and a xylene-rich stream containing one or more phenolic impurities and at least a portion of the xylene-rich stream is contacted with an aqueous solution of a base under conditions to remove at least some of the phenolic impurities from the xylene-rich stream portion.
US09295956B2	Refrigerated agitator assembly for mixers An agitator assembly for use with mixers is provided. This agitator assembly includes an agitator shaft adapted to receive a flow of liquid coolant therethrough; a first hub assembly mounted on the agitator shaft; a second hub assembly mounted on the agitator shaft; at least one agitator bar connecting the first hub extension to the second hub extension, wherein the agitator bar further includes a conduit for delivering liquid coolant from the first hub extension to the second hub extension; and at least one agitator bar connecting the second hub extension to the first hub extension, wherein the agitator bar further includes a conduit for returning liquid coolant from the second hub extension to the first hub extension.
US09295953B2	Multi fluid injection mixer Multi Fluid Injection Mixer for injecting gas and/or liquid as admixture fluid to gas and/or liquid flowing through a pipe, and homogeneously mixing the admixture fluids and pipe fluids, said injection mixer constituting a section of the pipe, distinguished in that the injection mixer is comprising: at least one contacting element having at least one contacting surface facing and deflecting some of the pipe fluid flow, forming a constriction to the internal cross-section of the pipe, such that the pipe fluid flow is accelerated and fluid flowing in the vicinity of said surface is deflected to flow along the surface until the surface end over a sharp edge at the point of maximum constriction and flow velocity, at least one injection element arranged with a fluid connection to said surface of the contacting element, such that admixture fluid can be injected onto said surface and along said surface be entrained by the flowing pipe fluid over the sharp edge, but for a contacting element formed as a contracting pipe section at least two injection elements are provided.
US09295951B2	Gas separation membrane The present invention relates to a gas separation membrane comprising as a main component a polyacetal, wherein the polyacetal contains 1.5 to 10 mol of an oxyalkylene unit based on 100 mol of an oxymethylene unit. The gas separation membrane of the present invention has high carbon dioxide gas separating ability and high permeability rate to carbon dioxide gas and is advantageously used as a separation membrane for carbon dioxide gas contained in exhaust gas.
US09295946B2	Aftertreatment manifold device An aftertreatment subsystem includes first and second mounting interfaces, a fluid inlet and fluid outlet interface, and aftertreatment components, each having a central axis and axial extent. The central axes for the aftertreatment components are substantially parallel. End caps define fluid chambers that fluidly couple upstream aftertreatment component outlets with downstream aftertreatment components inlets. The end caps are positioned at a first or second end of the aftertreatment components. A first bracket joins the aftertreatment components at an axial position closer to the first end than to a center of the axial extent of any of the aftertreatment components and a second bracket joins the aftertreatment components at an axial position closer to the second end than to the center of the axial extent of any of the aftertreatment components. The first mounting interface is on the first bracket, and the second mounting interface is on the second bracket.
US09295943B1	Air treatment system and method A filter system and method for capturing and treating HAPs and VOCs. The system has one or more dual pass filters. Each pass filter has a media bed with a plurality of VOC digesting microbes. Fluid from a holding tank containing additional microbes may be used to regenerate the media beds by transferring the fluid from the holding tank to the dual pass filter. Any one of the dual pass filters may be isolated from the flow of HAPs for regeneration of the media bed. Any one of the dual pass filters may also be isolated from fluid communication with the holding tank while in service in capturing HAPs and/or VOCs. The filter system being contained in a highly mobile enclosure.
US09295928B2	Porous adsorptive or chromatographic media A porous substrate capable of adsorptive filtration of a fluid having a porous self-supporting substrate and one or more porous, adsorptive polymeric coatings comprising from about 1 to about 80% of the void volume of the pores of the substrate. The resultant substrate has good convective and diffusive flow and capacity. The substrate may be cross-linked, have one or more capture chemistries attached to it and is useful as a chromatography media for the selective filtration of desired species including biomolecules such as proteins and DNA fragments.
US09295924B2	Water decontamination systems Water decontamination systems including one or more of an aerator module, a separator tower, and a contamination gas treatment system are described herein. Such systems are capable of removing contaminants, including volatile organic compounds, from the water. Certain volatile organic contaminants can be removed at high efficiencies. The systems may be automated to remove the contaminants and produce cleaned water on a continuous basis.
US09295909B2	Non-transitory storage medium encoded with information processing program capable of performing natural movement control of character moving in accordance with another character, information processing apparatus, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and information processing system An exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer-readable information processing program for performing information processing in which a first object moves and at least one second object moves in accordance with the movement of the first object in virtual space. The information processing program is configured to cause the computer to function as an input acceptance unit for accepting an input, a first object movement control unit for performing movement control of the first object in the virtual space based on the input, a range calculation unit for calculating a movable range where the second object can move in the virtual space, based on a position of the first object moved by the first object movement control unit, and a second object movement control unit for performing movement control of the second object based on the movable range calculated by the range calculation unit.
US09295908B2	Systems and methods for remote gaming using game recommender A mobile gaming device may be a player's own personal tablet, smartphone, PDA, etc., with an application program installed via the internet for carrying out a remote gaming session. All gaming functions are carried out by a stationary gaming terminal communicating with the mobile device, such as by using WiFi or other wireless protocol. The mobile device operates as a user interface. While the player is playing one game on the mobile device, the venue's system recommends other games to the player via the player's tablet either based on the player's past gaming history, if the player used a player tracking card, or based on real time game play, if the player is anonymous. Upon the player selecting a different game, the system automatically transfers communications to a different gaming terminal and transfers the player's credits. The gaming terminals may be gaming machines, where each gaming machine carries out a different game.
US09295906B2	Collection of nail hammering game pieces A collection of game pieces including a block and a support tray. The block includes a top surface, a first width and a thickness. The support tray includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a second width, a depressed portion on the surface and the support tray is adapted to removably receive the block centrally on the top surface. The ratio of the first width and the second width ranges from about 6:7 to about 1:2 such that a flange of the support tray is formed. The block is configured to receive a plurality of nails driven into it using a striking tool and if the striking tool accidentally misses the block while used in driving a nail into the block, the flange is used to arrest the striking motion of the striking tool.
US09295904B2	Game pieces Game piece (1) comprising three or more sphere-shaped elements (6) which are connected to each other, wherein the elements (6) are divided into two or more groups (7, 8, 9) each consisting of at least one element (6), wherein the elements (6) within one group (7, 8, 9) are immovably connected to each other and wherein each group (7, 8, 9) is rotationally connected to at least one other group (7, 8, 9), and wherein there is at least one group (7, 8, 9) with two or more elements (6).
US09295895B2	Coaching aid for golf Systems and methods providing statistical analytics of golf performance for coaching including text, tabular, graphic, and image-based outputs that include trends information for the golfer, all based upon actual golf play on course situations, wherein the golfer inputs shot data during play, without interrupting the flow of the game, and uploads the shot data for analytics and review online, and wherein all information related to a given user are reviewable by an authorized coach user through a web-based coach access account. The system is further operable to provide the coach user rights for providing corrective or instructive feedback to the user, including visual recommendations such as modified target areas.
US09295893B2	Swimming exercising device Individual swimmers may routinely and easily perform exercise regiments to maintain or enhance their general health and fitness utilizing the present invention. A pole may be secured adjacent a body of water to retain a tether and a harness which retains the swimmer. The pole mount provides for securement at generally any swimming pool utilizing a hand rail which exists with generally all swimming pools. This provides for the swimming exercise device to be extremely transportable while ensuring use without any structural modification to any existing structure of the swimming pool.
US09295890B2	Hockey blade with wrapped, stitched core A construct for a hockey blade that includes a foam core. The foam core includes a first core face, a second core face, and a core edge. A first layer of resin preimpregnated tape is wrapped continuously around the first core face, the core edge and the second core face. A thread is stitched along the first layer of preimpregnated tape. A second layer of resin preimpregnated tape wrapped continuously around the first layer of resin preimpregnated tape.
US09295883B2	Golf ball core having medium positive hardness gradient and high surface hardness A golf ball includes a single solid core having a surface hardness and a geometric center hardness. The core has an outer diameter of about 1.5 to 1.62 inches. An outer cover layer formed from a polyurea or polyurethane has a first hardness, and an inner cover layer, disposed between the core and the outer cover, has a second hardness greater than the first hardness and within 5 Shore C of the core surface hardness. The geometric center hardness is about 64 to 85 Shore C, and the core surface hardness is greater than 85 Shore C and harder than the geometric center hardness by about 5 to 22 Shore C to define a positive hardness gradient.
US09295879B2	Exercise device and method of using same A system and method are disclosed which may include a training board including a plank made of wood (or other material such as metal, rubber or plastic) and deformable or non-deformable structures coupled to a bottom thereof, thereby enabling the board to rotate about as many as three rotational axes upon having force applied thereto by a user. The training board may enable a user to use to the board for training purposes or recreational activities using structures having a range of properties.
US09295878B2	Instructional displays and methods for an exercise machine A device for motivating a user of an exercise machine while working out indoors. The device includes an exercise machine, a display connected to the exercise machine, a processor, and a sensor. The processor dynamically creates a workout in response to initialization information. The workout includes a plurality of segments, wherein a segment of the plurality of segments satisfies one or more requirements of the workout. The processor selects one or more video clips that correspond to the segment of the plurality of segments. The sensor communicates information relating to the user to the processor.
US09295875B2	Recumbent stepper A recumbent stepper system has a tubular frame, a left leg assembly, a right leg assembly and a resistance mechanism. The leg assemblies are supported by the frame for pivoting movement about a central pivot axis. The leg assemblies each include an upwardly extending pedal arm terminating in a pedal. A left belt is coupled to the pedal arm of the left leg assembly and engages a left one way clutch and a left pulley. A right belt is coupled to the pedal arm of the right leg assembly and engages a right one way clutch and a right pulley. The resistance mechanism directly engages the left and right one way clutches via a resistance mechanism belt.
US09295872B2	Group exercise program utilizing free weight, machine fitness accessory and body movement exercise combination The present invention is a group workout program that allows instructors to lead and teach multiple exercisers machine, free weight and other forms of exercise simultaneously. Participants within a single exercise area can do the same free weight, machine and accompanying exercises simultaneously. They can also circuit train in small, medium and large circuits doing the same or different exercises concurrently or simultaneously under the direction of an instructor. More than one exerciser can exercise on each machine at the same time and machines can be combined to deliver more exercises. An exerciser can do multiple exercises on a single machine either changing the configuration between exercises and also by leaving the configuration the same and simply moving between varying exercises. The workout program allows an instructor to teach exercises and exercise combinations in way where they can have a slow, medium, fast and mixed pace. The workout program method can be conducted simultaneously for participants of different fitness levels and experience and can be delivered for specific body parts or entire body workout programs.
US09295871B2	Body weight trainer A body weight trainer fitness device allows for the strengthening and normalization of functional movement patterns for those who are not otherwise able. The device accomplishes this with the use of resilient strength bands which are provided in the form of heavy duty rubber bands of varying widths. The bands are selectively attached to a frame via selectively-moveable band holders. The device may then be used to offload the user's weight and thus decrease resistance or it can be used to increase the resistance of an exercise. The bands can be oriented to offload the user's body weight allowing a user to exercise with proper form. Once normal functional movement can take place without the bands, the device may be configured to utilize the bands as resistance to improve these functional motion patterns.
US09295865B2	Surfactant composition and method for decontamination Non-corroding cleaning compositions for cleaning exterior surfaces of a vehicle are disclosed. The cleaning compositions include an alkyl dimethylamine oxide surfactant with a first chemical structure, an alkyl dimethylamine oxide surfactant with a second chemical structure, a C8-18 alkyl polyethylene glycol sorbitan fatty ester surfactant, a C12-14 secondary alcohol ethoxylate surfactant, a sodium nitrite corrosion inhibitor, and sodium metasilicate are disclosed.
US09295863B2	Haptic feedback flow indicator A new haptic flow indicator has a spinner that is mounted for rotation and provides a discernable haptic feedback to a firefighter when liquid flow through the indicator falls in a selected range.
US09295848B2	Antenna for behind-the-ear (BTE) devices An improved antenna device for BTE devices, such a hearing prostheses, is disclosed. Antenna elements (111, 114) are disposed in the BTE body (101) and in the earhook (102), with dielectric material (112, 113) disposed between, so as to form a capacitive coupling.
US09295846B2	Muscle and nerve stimulation A lead system for an implantable medical device and applications for the lead system. Also includes therapeutic systems, devices, and processes for detecting and treating disordered breathing and treating cardiac and breathing issues together with an implantable device.
US09295844B2	Bioelectric battery for implantable device applications A bioelectric battery may be used to power implantable devices. The bioelectric battery may have an anode electrode and a cathode electrode separated by an insulating member comprising a tube having a first end and a second end, wherein said anode is inserted into said first end of said tube and said cathode surrounds said tube such that the tube provides a support for the cathode electrode. The bioelectric battery may also have a membrane surrounding the cathode to reduce tissue encapsulation. Alternatively, an anode electrode, a cathode electrode surrounding the cathode electrode, a permeable membrane surrounding the cathode electrode. An electrolyte is disposed within the permeable membrane and a mesh surrounds the permeable membrane. In an alternative embodiment, a pacemaker housing acts as a cathode electrode for a bioelectric battery and an anode electrode is attached to the housing with an insulative adhesive.
US09295831B2	Electrode with anti-spring back component An implantable electrode arrangement for a cochlear implant system is described that prevents post-surgical retraction of the electrode. The arrangement includes at least one retraction limiter having an extracochlear portion located at a distal end of the extracochlear electrode lead and an intracochlear portion located at a proximal end of the intracochlear electrode array and made at least in part of a swellable material that expands in response to fluid contact. The intracochlear portion of the retraction limiter is adapted for deformation away from an outer surface of the array proximal end in response to exposure of the swellable material to perilymph fluid within the cochlea after surgical insertion of the electrode array into the implanted cochlea so as to form an anti-retraction projection preventing post-surgical retraction of the array proximal end back through the electrode opening in the outer surface of the implanted cochlea.
US09295826B2	Fluid flow control devices, rotors and magnets with increased resistance to inadvertent setting change and improved accessory tool coupling Implantable physiological shunt systems and related fluid flow control devices and accessories for use therewith. Devices, systems and methods relating to implantable medical fluid flow control devices, rotors and magnets with increased resistance to inadvertent setting changes. Devices, systems and methods relating implantable medical fluid flow control devices, rotors and magnets which provide improved magnetic coupling to fluid flow control device accessories such as adjustment tools.
US09295822B2	Balloon catheter including inner and outer balloons An introducer assembly (10) includes a balloon catheter (12) for deploying a medical device (19) in a body lumen or for dilating a body lumen at a range of diameters from a minimum deployment diameter to a maximum deployment diameter. The balloon catheter includes an outer balloon (42) and an inner balloon (40) located within the outer balloon (42). The outer balloon (42) has an unstretched diameter equivalent to the minimum deployment diameter and the inner balloon (40) has an unstretched diameter equivalent to the maximum deployment diameter. The outer balloon (42) is made of an elastic material able to stretch from the minimum deployment diameter to the maximum deployment diameter, while the inner balloon (40) is preferably of an non-compliant material.
US09295820B2	Method and apparatus for coating balloon catheters A coating apparatus for coating the balloon portion of a balloon catheter is described. The coating apparatus includes a rotatable member in which the catheter portion of the balloon catheter is mounted and fixed, and which causes rotation of the balloon catheter. The apparatus also includes a support member in which the distal tip of the catheter is inserted and free to rotate; and a spray nozzle directing sprayed material on the balloon surface. The inventive configuration of the coating apparatus allows the balloon catheter to be rotated along its axis with insubstantial or no wobble, which significantly improves the quality of the coating applied to the surface of the balloon.
US09295818B2	Method and apparatus for accessing the wall of a vascular structure or other body lumen while simultaneously providing zone isolation and fluid bypass capability Apparatus and method for accessing the wall of a body lumen while simultaneously providing zone isolation and fluid bypass capability, the apparatus comprising: an erectable proximal isolation barrier capable of making a sealing engagement with the wall of the body lumen; an erectable distal isolation barrier capable of making a sealing engagement with the wall of the body lumen; a bypass channel secured to, and extending between, the proximal isolation barrier and the distal isolation barrier, the bypass channel comprising a lumen communicating with the region proximal to the proximal isolation barrier and with the region distal to the distal isolation barrier; and a working catheter passing through the proximal isolation barrier and terminating short of the distal isolation barrier, the working catheter providing a central lumen for providing access to the wall of the body lumen between the proximal isolation barrier and the distal isolation barrier.
US09295816B2	Catheter with distal and proximal ports A catheter system including a collection member having an occlusion member and collection ports. At least one collection port being located distal to the occlusion member, and least one collection port being located proximal to the occlusion member.
US09295811B2	Ureteral access sheath In one embodiment, an access sheath includes a sheath assembly including sheath tubing, the sheath tubing having a main lumen and a secondary lumen that extends along the length of the main lumen. The main lumen has a first cross-sectional area, a first length, and a distal end outlet. The secondary lumen has a second cross-sectional area less than the first cross-sectional area, a second length less than the first length, and a distal end outlet terminating proximal of the main lumen distal outlet.
US09295799B2	Breathing assistance apparatus A breathing assistance apparatus is designed for use with delivery of respiratory gases to a patient. The breathing assistance apparatus includes a patient interface, having a body section adapted to cover the nose, or nose and mouth of a patient and a sealing interface. The sealing interface includes at least an outer sealing member. The outer sealing member is adapted to attach to the body section in a sealing manner and has a substantially thin section in at least its nasal bridge region. The thin section is substantially thinner than the rest of the outer sealing member.
US09295798B2	Laryngoscopic device with drug and oxygen delivery conduits The invention provides a laryngoscopic device that can be paired with any video baton imaging system to concurrently view the upper airway, deliver oxygen and administer a topical anesthetic to select areas in the airway as needed. The invention also provides a video laryngoscope that includes two conduits, one for delivering oxygen and the other for delivering a pharmaceutical agent to select areas of the airway under real-time visualization.
US09295789B2	Ring center needle The present invention inter-alia relates to an apparatus comprising a needle guide configured to at last partially receive a needle of a needle assembly in a longitudinal opening and to center the needle of the needle assembly in the longitudinal opening, wherein the needle guide is longitudinally compressible.
US09295788B2	Syringe with integrated cannula A syringe assembly includes a tubular barrel having an open proximal end, a distal end, and an internal a fluid retaining chamber. A plunger is slidingly received in the chamber and is configured to draw fluid into and expel fluid from the chamber. A hollow projection extends from the distal end of the barrel and a cannula extends from the hollow projection. The cannula may have a spiked tip, a transverse orifice, and longitudinally disposed bi-lateral fluid flow channels. The cannula is adapted to penetrate the seal of a medical access point, such as a medicine vial, IV port, or catheter port. A receiving collar including one or more male threads surrounds the hollow projection and the cannula and is adapted to releasably engage a needle hub. The needle hub has an internal cavity configured to matingly receive and cover the cannula.
US09295786B2	Needle protective device for subcutaneous sensors An introducer is provided for introducing a sensor into the body of a patient. The introducer connects to a sensor hub. When the sensor hub and introducer are connected, the introducer needle is exposed. When the sensor hub and introducer are disconnected, a needle cover and the needle move with respect to each other so that the needle cover substantially covers the needle, protecting a user from being injured by the needle.
US09295785B2	Front end for an auto-injector The invention relates to a front end for an auto-injector, the front end comprising a syringe with an injection needle and a stopper, wherein the syringe is slidably arranged within a syringe retainer, wherein an outer sleeve for preventing access to the needle is removably arrangeable over the syringe retainer, wherein the syringe retainer comprises a screw thread for connecting it to a correspondent screw thread of a mounting of a re-usable auto-injector back end comprising a drive means for advancing the syringe and needle in a proximal direction for needle insertion and for advancing the stopper within the syringe for injection, wherein a resilient locking barb is arranged to rotationally lock the syringe retainer to the mounting in an unscrewing direction when the front end is screwed to the re-usable back end and when the outer sleeve is removed, wherein the outer sleeve is arranged to unlock the resilient locking barb when arranged over the syringe retainer.
US09295778B2	Syringe pump A pump for administering an agent to a patient includes a housing, a motor, a gearbox, a sensor, and a controller. The motor may be coupled to housing. The gearbox is operatively connected to said motor. The sensor senses a rotation of said motor. The controller acts to control operation of said motor and monitor the quantity of said agent delivered to said patient. The pump also includes a pump assembly such that the pump is configured such that the pump assembly may be interchangeable from a syringe pump assembly and a peristaltic pump assembly.
US09295777B2	Disposable wearable insulin dispensing device, a combination of such a device and a programming controller and a method of controlling the operation of such a device A wearable insulin dispensing device has features and operation characteristics supporting and easing compliance by the users of the device. For example, the device may provide capabilities of rendering a very specific and well-tuned dosage which may be altered according to the specific development of the individual user.
US09295773B2	Hemodialysis access system A medical blood access system used for hemodialysis treatment to enable blood withdrawal for processing of blood by an external apparatus and return the same blood to a patient, comprising an interfacial fluid conduit between the machine and patient's blood supply which is repeatedly connectable along a guided pathway passing through epidermis and subcutaneous tissue via a naturally formed tissue tract to enter blood space, providing improved patient safely, convenience, effective prophylaxis, without bleeding or tissue trauma or pain, and is executable by the patient to precisely connect and disconnect with minimal disfigurement or life restrictions, and is useable on virtually all patients soon after placement and is robust and safe to high blood flow.
US09295766B2	Kit for low profile thoracic wound seal with laterally-directed discharge Apparatus and associated methods for a wound valve assembly provide an annular space extending radially around a central portion of a valve, which valve acts to substantially relieve pressure build up in a thoracic cavity when applied to a thoracic wound. In an illustrative example, the valve assembly may form an annular space that extends radially in all directions around a check valve. In some examples, gasses and exudates may flow substantially radially and/or parallel to the patient's local body. Various embodiments may advantageously provide open fluid communication for the gasses and exudates escaping from the wound when the valve assembly is partially covered (e.g., body armor, clothing, blankets), or when the patient may be lying down on the side of the body with the wound, for example.
US09295763B2	Medical tube The present invention provides a medical tube mainly comprising a thermoplastic resin wherein the surface contacting the blood has been subjected to a heparinizing treatment and wherein quality defect due to whitening and oil defect is reduced.According to the present invention, there is provided a medical tube wherein an antithrombotic material is coated on the inner surface of a tube prepared by a melt extrusion molding of a composition comprising a thermoplastic resin and a plasticizer, characterized in that the difference (ΔL) between the brightness of the medical tube before coating and the brightness of the medical tube after coating measured in accordance with JIS Z 8722 is 1 or less.
US09295760B2	Block copolymer blends A method of producing a structure having a polymer surface with a plurality of surface domains, the surface being formed by the steps of: forming a liquid composition comprising at least one surface polymer, at least one block copolymer and at least one common solvent, the at least one block copolymer having the general formulae A-B-C, wherein A is a polymer which is the same as the surface polymer or fully miscible or partially immiscible with the surface polymer; B is a polymer which is more immiscible in the surface polymer than polymer A; and C is a terminal group; and solidifying the liquid composition to form the structure having the surface with the plurality of surface domains.
US09295752B1	Bioadhesive for occluding vessels Bioadhesives and crosslinked gels therefrom are disclosed. The bioadhesives can be applied to a vessel for occluding the vessel. The present disclosure also describes kits that comprise the various components for preparing and applying the bioadhesives. Bioadhesives of the present disclosure include: (i) a biopolymer having one or more first chemically reactive amine groups; (ii) a biocompatible crosslinker having at least two second chemically reactive groups that can chemically react with the one or more first chemically reactive amine groups of the biopolymer; and (iii) a biocompatible rheological modifier.
US09295746B2	Add on filter for package air handling unit The present invention relates to an add on filter for a packaged air handling unit, such as a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning unit, and method incorporating an add on filter for applying ultraviolet light to an environment to create oxidizing agents for killing microbes, such as bacteria, mold, and viruses, and for destroying odors. The add on filter may be coupled to the blower housing of existing packaged heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning units. The add on filter includes an ultraviolet light source for emitting a broad spectrum of ultraviolet light and a catalytic target structure mechanically coupled to the ultraviolet light source. The system and method result in the production of Hydroxyl Radicals, Super Oxide ions and Hydro Peroxide for killing microbes.
US09295745B2	Method for constructing a diversity index and a viability index of microorganisms in process samples The invention is directed towards methods and compositions for identifying the specific microorganisms present in a particular portion of a papermaking processes. The method involves obtaining and comparing a diversity index of a sample from the process. Because no system is completely free from biological infestation, utilizing information taken from the changes in the populations provides information useful in protecting the system from unwanted effects. Not only does the diversity index allow for the distinguishing between biological and non-biological events, it even allows for the prediction of problems without previously knowing that a particular organism will cause a particular problem.
US09295744B2	Sterilization method A method of sterilizing a material, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a sterilizing composition comprising (i) peracetic acid and (ii) a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of citric acid, isocitric acid, aconitic acid and propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid; b) introducing such sterilizing composition into a hot gaseous stream to produce a peracetic acid vapor; and c) contacting such peracetic acid vapor with the material to be sterilized. The use of such an organic acid stabilizer results in an unexpected reduction in the amount of residue deposited on the heating surface employed to vaporize the sterilizing composition.
US09295737B2	Targeting vector-phospholipid conjugates Peptide vectors having high KDR binding affinity and processes for making such vectors are provided. The peptide vectors may be conjugated to phospholipids and included in ultrasound contrast agent compositions. Such ultrasound contrast agents are particularly useful in therapeutic and diagnostic methods, such as in imaging KDR-containing tissue and in the evaluation and treatment of angiogenic processes associated with neoplastic conditions. The present invention also provides processes for the large scale production of highly pure dimeric and monomeric peptide phospholipid conjugates as well as precursor materials used to form the conjugates. The present invention further provides processes for the large scale production of highly pure peptide phospholipid conjugates which contain very low levels of TFA.
US09295713B2	Treatment of chronic nephropathies using soluble complement receptor type I (sCR1) A method is disclosed for treating nephropathies involving undesired alternative pathway complement activation by administration of a complement inhibitory protein such as soluble complement receptor type I (sCR1).
US09295712B2	Methods and composition for inducing satiety A flowable or spoonable medicament, food, food ingredient or food supplement is useful for inducing satiety. It comprises a protein and a methylcellulose (MC), wherein the weight ratio w(protein)/w(MC) is at least 0.7/1.0 and the methylcellulose has anhydroglucose units joined by 1-4 linkages wherein hydroxy groups of anhydroglucose units are substituted with methyl groups such that s23/s26 is 0.36 or less, wherein s23 is the molar fraction of anhydroglucose units wherein only the two hydroxy groups in the 2- and 3-positions of the anhydroglucose unit are substituted with methyl groups and wherein s26 is the molar fraction of anhydroglucose units wherein only the two hydroxy groups in the 2- and 6-positions of the anhydroglucose unit are substituted with methyl groups.
US09295709B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising MicroRNA-30B, MicroRNA-133A, or MicroRNA-202-5P inhibitor for inhibiting cancer Provided is an anticancer composition, and particularly, a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting cancer, which includes a microRNA-30b, microRNA-133a, or microRNA-202-5p inhibitor as an active ingredient. The pharmaceutical composition may suppress microRNA-30b, microRNA-133a, or microRNA-202-5p, thereby inhibiting proliferation of cancer cells, and eventually, is expected to be useful for cancer treatment.
US09295699B2	Krill oil and carotenoid composition, associated method and delivery system A medicine delivery system includes an inner capsule containing carotenoids and an outer capsule in which the inner capsule is contained within the outer capsule and the outer capsule containing a therapeutically effective amount of krill oil. In one example, the carotenoids comprise at least S,S′-astaxanthin derived from Haematococcus pluvialis, and one or more of lutein and/or trans-zeaxanthin or meso-zeaxanthin. The medicine delivery system also includes 0.5 to 8 mg of astaxanthin, 2 to 15 mg of lutein and 0.2 to 12 mg of trans-zeaxanthin contained within the inner capsule. In a specific example, the medicine delivery system includes about 4 mg of astaxanthin, about 10 mg of lutein and about 1.2 mg of trans-zeaxanthin contained within the inner capsule.
US09295687B1	Pharmaceutical formulations comprising high purity cangrelor and methods for preparing and using the same The present invention relates to high purity cangrelor, pharmaceutical formulations comprising high purity cangrelor as an active ingredient, methods for preparing such compounds and formulations, and methods for using the pharmaceutical formulations in the inhibition of platelet activation and aggregation.
US09295682B2	Adjuvant immunotherapy for the preventive, curative or palliative treatment of chronic systemic diseases such as cancer, of clinical manifestations associated with diseases like cachexia and correction of adverse effects of drugs such as immunosuppression, neutropenia and lymphopenia, comprising the association or combination of a biological response modifier specially selected and other substances with antineoplastic action and/or other treatments The present invention comprises a new combination or association of pharmacologically active substances and/or non-drug treatments for cancer. According to the present invention, the combination or association of substances and/or non-drug treatments is used to treat cancer, clinical problems associated to cancer and adverse side effects related to substances and/or treatments used to fight this illness. The components of the combination or association of substances, the biological response modifier (proteic aggregate of ammonium and magnesium phospholinoleate-palmitoleate anhydride) and at least one substance and/or treatment with antineoplastic properties can be jointly or simultaneously or consecutively or sequentially administered in an appropriate form, according to their chemical properties, and with the use of the most suitable procedures, and also in the most therapeutically effective dose and use.
US09295678B2	Nitrated lipids and methods of making and using thereof Described herein are nitrated lipids and methods of making and using the nitrated lipids.
US09295672B2	Optically active pyrazolylaminoquinazoline, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof Provided herein is an optically active pyrazolylaminoquinazoline, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein is a method for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a JAK-mediated condition, disorder, or disease. Further provided herein is a method for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a proliferative disease, inflammatory disease, or renal disease.
US09295671B2	Benzenesulfonamide derivatives of quinoxaline, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in methods for treating cancer Chemical entities that are benzenesulfonamide derivatives of quinoxaline, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of cancer are described.
US09295668B2	Use of an aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of hypogonadism and related diseases The aromatase inhibitor 4,4′-[fluoro-(1-H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methylene]bisbenzonitrile increases testosterone levels and treats hypogonadism and related diseases. A particular dosing regimen is disclosed as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said of 4,4′-[fluoro-(1-H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methylene]bisbenzonitrile, optionally in combination with other active ingredients and kits comprising the pharmaceutical compositions.
US09295665B2	Inhibition of neovascularization by simultaneous inhibition of prostanoid IP and EP4 receptors There are provided inter alia methods and compounds useful for decreasing neovascularization (e.g., choroidal neovascularization) in a subject in need thereof.
US09295664B2	Methods for lowering blood glucose In one aspect, the invention relates to methods for treating muscle atrophy by providing to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a compound. The compound can modulate the expression levels of multiple mRNA of a muscle atrophy signature. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US09295663B2	Drug coated balloon with in-situ formed drug containing microspheres The current invention relates to methods of forming a coating that involves the in-situ formation of drug microspheres. The coating may be applied to a medical device, such as a catheter balloon or a stent. Coated devices and methods of treatment therewith are also encompassed within the embodiments of the present invention.
US09295658B2	Second generation fatty acid compositions, formulations, and methods of use and synthesis thereof An orally administered fatty acid composition for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and a method of treating same, are provided. The compound includes 5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z-eicosapentaenoic ethanolamide (EPA ethanolamide), 4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z-docosahexaenoic ethanolamide (DHA ethanolamide), and at least one tocotrienol. The EPA ethanolamide and the DHA ethanolamide are preferably each substantially in a range of 100-900 mg per dosage form. The at least one tocotrienol is substantially in a range of 10-500 mg per dosage form. The at least one tocotrienol includes at least one of α-tocotrienol, β-tocotrienol, γ-tocotrienol, or δ-tocotrienol and is preferably substantially tocopherol-free. The composition may take the form of a medical food or a pharmaceutical preparation. A preferred formulation of the composition includes approximately 525 mg EPA ethanolamide, approximately 315 mg DHA ethanolamide, and approximately 50 mg δ-tocotrienol. The EPA and DHA ethanolamides may be synthesized from fatty acid triglycerides.
US09295655B2	Fentanyl transdermal patch Provided is a fentanyl transdermal patch comprising an acrylic-rubber hybrid as a drug-adhesive layer. The fentanyl transdermal patch can maintain constant fentanyl skin permeability for three days by maintaining close contact with the skin such that desorption, release by moisture and sweat, and skin stimulation are all improved.
US09295654B2	Layered nanoparticles The invention provides a process for forming a layered nanoparticle, comprising providing a suspension comprising a core particle in a first liquid, adding a second liquid to the suspension, and adding a reagent, or a precursor for the reagent, to the suspension. The second liquid is immiscible with the first liquid. If the reagent is added to the suspension, the reagent reacts to form a layer on the core particle to form the layered nanoparticle. If a precursor for the reagent is added to the suspension, the precursor is converted to the reagent, and the reagent reacts to form a layer on the core particle to form the layered nanoparticle.
US09295653B2	Controlled agglomeration A process for the preparation of a particu 1265 late material by a controlled agglomeration method, i.e. a method that enables a controlled growth in particle size. The method is especially suitable for use in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions containing a therapeutically and/or prophylactically active substance which has a relatively low aqueous solubility and/or which is subject to chemical decomposition. The process comprising i) spraying a first composition comprising a carrier, which has a melting point of about 5 DEG C. or more which is present in the first composition in liquid form, on a second composition comprising a material in solid form, the second composition having a temperature of at the most a temperature corresponding to the melting point of the carrier and/or the carrier composition and ii) mixing or others means of mechanical working the second composition onto which the first composition is sprayed to obtain the particulate material.
US09295651B2	Nanoconjugates and nanoconjugate formulations The invention provides a drug-polymer nanoconjugate that includes a drug covalently bonded to a polymer. The nanoconjugate can include a block copolymer coating and/or an albumin coating. The drug of the drug-polymer nanoconjugate can be one or more of a variety of therapeutic agents linked to the polymer through ether or thioether linkages formed from hydroxyl or thiol groups of the drug. The albumin coating can substantially or completely retard or prevent aggregation of the nanoconjugates in solid form or in solution. The invention further provides compositions that include a plurality of drug-polymer nanoconjugates, as well as methods for using the drug-polymer nanoconjugates, such as in therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
US09295633B2	Dental bleaching compositions with rheological stability Dental bleaching compositions include a dental bleaching agent, a generally linear high molecular weight (e.g., greater than about 500,000) polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) and/or polyethylene oxide (PEO) tissue adhesion agent included in amount that imparts a high level of adhesiveness, a rheology-modifying agent such as fumed silica or fumed alumina that reduces or eliminates stringiness otherwise caused by the high molecular weight PVP and/or PEO, and a solvent or carrier. Dental bleaching compositions may include carboxypolymethylene instead of or in addition to PVP and/or PEO, wherein the fumed silica or fumed alumina increases long-term rheological stability even in the presence of a high concentration of dental bleaching agent. Dental treatment devices including a barrier layer and a quantity of the dental bleaching composition positioned adjacent to the barrier layer.
US09295632B1	Compositions comprising latex polymers and methods for altering the color of hair Disclosed are compositions for controlling or slowing down the coloration of keratin fibers such as hair wherein the compositions comprise at least one film-forming latex polymer, at least one neutralizing agent, and at least one organic solvent, and water, wherein the pH of the composition is from about 2 to about 6. Methods for controlling or slowing down the coloration of hair using the compositions are also disclosed.
US09295630B2	Vitamin C complexes A complex formed of at least one molecule of 5-(1,2-dihydroxy-ethyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-5H-furan-2-one or a derivative covalently bonded with at least one hydrocarbon radical with formula (A) as follows: wherein: •-m 1=1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; •-m 2=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; and represents the site of the bond with the molecule of 5-(1,2-dihydroxy-ethyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-5H-furan-2-one or derivative. Formula (I)
US09295616B2	Teether A teether is provided wherein the teether includes a base, a first member, and a second member. The first member may be integrally formed on a first side of the base. The second member may also be integrally formed on a second side, opposite the first side of the base. The first and second members each include a first area which extends in a substantially perpendicular direction from the base. The first and second members also each include a second area which extends in a substantially perpendicular from the first area.
US09295605B2	Methods and systems for auto-calibration of a pneumatic compression device Systems for auto-calibrating a pneumatic compression system may include one or more manifolds from an inflation fluid source and one or more individually inflatable cells. One or more pressure sensors may be associated with the one or more manifolds and/or each of the individually inflatable cells. Each of the pressure sensors may provide either dynamic or static pressure data to a controller. A method for auto-calibrating the compression system may include introducing a portion of inflation fluid into a cell while measuring a dynamic cell pressure, stopping the introduction of fluid, measuring a static cell pressure, and comparing, by the computing device, the dynamic cell pressure and the static cell pressure. sure. The comparison between dynamic and static cell pressures may be used to calculate a dynamic target cell pressure equivalent to a desired static target cell pressure.
US09295601B2	Incubator assembly and associated control apparatus that controls specific humidity An improved incubator (4) and control apparatus (16) include separate temperature and humidity control loops (36, 38) wherein a commanded temperature (44) and a commanded relative humidity (RH) value (46) are commanded to the control apparatus via a user interface (40). The humidity control loop (36) employs specific humidity (SH) in its control operations. The use of SH rather than RH decouples humidity from temperature and thus simplifies control of both.
US09295598B2	Patient support backrest release and actuator assembly A backrest of a bed is pivotable with respect to a bed frame. A backrest actuator assembly connects the backrest to the bed frame. The backrest actuator assembly is configured to raise and lower the backrest with respect to the bed frame by way of an actuator. The backrest actuator assembly is further configured with a lockable damper to release the backrest to lower due to gravity over a damped range of motion. The backrest can be so lowered during an emergency, such as an emergency that requires administration of CPR to the bed's occupant. The lockable damper can stop the lowering of the backrest at any position along the damped range of motion. After an emergency lowering, the backrest actuator assembly can automatically reset to a normal operation state.
US09295597B2	Apparatus and method for assisting impaired or disabled persons An apparatus and procedure for disabled, impaired or handicapped persons in reaching or maintaining a standing or partially standing position. The apparatus includes a knee support and a movable torso support that is connected to an actuator arrangement. The actuator arrangement moves the torso support in a vertical range of positions independently of the horizontal position of the torso support and in a horizontal range of positions independently of the vertical position of the torso support. The user engages the torso support during the raising movement during which the torso support moves simultaneously forward and upward until he is substantially standing whilst leaning forward over the torso support (and vice versa for the lowering procedure). The torso support can also be rotated, independently of the vertical and horizontal position of the torso support. The apparatus is provided with a load sensing system monitoring self-participation of the user.
US09295591B2	Method of manufacturing disposable diaper An adhesive is independently ejected from a plurality of ejecting sections to an outer layer nonwoven fabric continuum conveyed in a conveyance direction. At this time, the adhesive is ejected to three partial regions, of an opening portion formation region in which an opening portion is formed, which are divided by two straight lines passing an inside of the opening portion formation region from the ejecting sections corresponding to the partial regions. Further, when ejection of the adhesive from the ejecting section is stopped, an adhesive non-application region is formed in the inner partial region held between the outermost two partial regions of the three partial regions.
US09295589B2	Water disintegratable leakproof sheet A water disintegratable leak-proof sheet for an absorbent article that has an excellent leak-proof property during wear and excellent water disintegrating property after disposal. The water disintegratable leak-proof sheet of the present disclosure has the following construction. A water disintegratable leak-proof sheet for an absorbent article comprising a water disintegratable base material layer and a water-insoluble and biodegradable resin layer on the water disintegratable base material layer, wherein the tearing strength in the planar direction of the water disintegratable leak-proof sheet is no greater than 0.15 N/40 mm in both a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US09295588B2	Method and apparatus for attaching components to absorbent articles An apparatus for applying discrete components of a first substrate to a second substrate includes a programmable servo motor having a shaft. The servo motor is programmed to rotate the shaft in a first phase and a second phase at a variable angular velocity in a single direction. The apparatus also includes a crank member connected with the shaft, a connector link connected with the crank member, and a tamper member connected with the connector link. When the shaft rotates in the first phase, the tamper member travels from a first position to a second position to displace a selected portion of the second substrate into contact with the discrete component.
US09295587B2	Reduced-pressure, linear wound closing bolsters and systems A reduced-pressure, linear-wound closing bolster has a pivotable frame that moves from an extended position to a compressed position under the influence of reduced pressure. The closing bolster may have a first closing member, a second closing member, and an interior space. A manifold member is disposed within the interior space and may be coupled to the pivotable frame. When a reduced pressure is applied, the pivotable frame is urged from the extended position to the compressed position. A first gripping member for transmitting a closing force from the first closing member to a first edge of a linear wound may be attached. Likewise, a second gripping member for transmitting a closing force from the second closing member to a second edge of the linear wound may be attached. Systems and methods are also presented.
US09295582B2	Fluidics adjustment techniques for use in a surgical procedure An apparatus and method for controlling fluid flow to an ocular region is provided. The apparatus includes a control unit having a processor, a user interface configured to receive data from the processor and provide information to an operator, and a memory unit configured to provide information to the processor. The memory unit includes a lookup table configured with a plurality of fluid parameter related conditions potentially expected to be encountered during a phacoemulsification procedure and a plurality of warning entries, each warning entry associated with fluid parameter related conditions potentially expected to be encountered during the phacoemulsification procedure. Each warning entry corresponding to a level of performance outside a predetermined range is conveyed to the operator via the user interface and in certain instances functionality of the apparatus may be altered.
US09295576B2	Computerized orthotic prescription system A method for tuning an orthosis for the correct stiffness and/or shank angle includes via one or more computers, receiving patient information including forces experienced by a joint of a patient wearing an orthosis, wherein the orthosis has a degree of stiffness and a shank angle, via one or more computers, comparing the patient information to model information, wherein the model information includes the forces of a correctly functioning joint, and changing the degree of stiffness and/or the shank angle of the orthosis.
US09295574B2	Systems and methods for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes The present invention provides systems and methods for treating wounds in patients who lack the innate ability to regulate glucose (e.g., diabetic patients). In one aspect of the invention, a method includes positioning an internal bypass device within the duodenum to inhibit contact between chyme passing therethrough and an internal wall of the duodenum and maintaining the internal bypass device within the duodenum for a sufficient period of time to decrease insulin resistance and reduce a blood glucose level in the patient. The internal bypass device increases peripheral blood flow and elevates an immune system response to accelerate healing of the wound.
US09295559B2	Tissue spacer implant Tissue spacer implants, surgical distraction instruments, surgical insertion tools, coupling devices, surgical kits, surgical methods for distraction, and methods for coupling bodies are disclosed. The tissue spacer implants include a first end member, a second end member, and an intermediate spacer member having a coupling mechanism adapted to couple the first end member with the intermediate spacer member and to couple the second end member with the intermediate spacer member. The surgical instruments may be used for inserting these implants and include a first elongated member, a second elongated member, a distraction mechanism, and an actuator. The coupling devices may be used to couple the components of the implants.
US09295553B2	Annuloplasty rings and methods for heart valve repair An annuloplasty ring, configured for implantation in the annulus of a heart valve, comprising multiple segments each of which are geometrically shaped from a three dimensional perspective to conform to the anatomic shape of the valve annulus. In one embodiment, at least one of the multiple segments of the annuloplasty ring is configured to facilitate a reduction of tension on heart valve tissue and eliminate a substantial portion of potential pressure or force that may be applied to the atrio-ventricular node by the annuloplasty ring when inserted into a heart valve. In another embodiment, at least one of the multiple segments of the annuloplasty ring are configured to include an assembly that facilitates selective adjustment of a segment's respective length and/or shape. The adjustment of the length of one of the ring segment's results in an adjustment of at least one angle between at least one set of other ring segments, thereby causing an adjustment to the geometric characteristics of the ring.
US09295552B2	Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methods Devices and methods for implantation at a native mitral valve having a non-circular annulus and leaflets. One embodiment of the device includes a valve support having a first region configured to be attached to a prosthetic valve with a plurality of prosthetic leaflets and a second region. The device can further include an anchoring member having a longitudinal dimension and including a first portion configured to contact tissue at the non-circular annulus, a second portion configured to be attached to the valve support, and a lateral portion between the first portion and the second portion. The second portion of the anchoring member is attached to the second region of the valve support while in a low-profile configuration in which the anchoring member and the valve support are configured to pass through vasculature of a human. The lateral portion is transverse to the longitudinal dimension. The anchoring member and the valve support are configured to move from the low-profile configuration to an expanded configuration in which the first portion of the anchoring member at least partially adapts to the non-circular annulus of the native mitral valve and the first region of the valve support is spaced inwardly from the first portion of the anchoring member relative to the longitudinal dimension of the anchoring member such that a shape of the first region of the valve support is at least partially independent of a shape of the first portion of the anchoring member.
US09295542B2	Stented vascular graft A vascular graft incorporating a stent into a portion of its length. While various materials may be used for the vascular graft, the graft is preferably an ePTFE graft. The stent is preferably a self-expanding stent, although it may alternatively be a balloon expandable stent. The vascular graft preferably has a continuous inner tubular liner that extends between the opposing ends of the graft and provides a continuous luminal surface for blood contact that is uninterrupted by seams or joints. The length portion of the graft that does not include the stent has a greater wall thickness than does the portion including the stent.
US09295541B2	Graft devices and methods of fabrication A graft device is provided comprising a flow conduit and a surrounding covering. The graft device is for connecting between a first body space and a second body space. In one embodiment, the flow conduit is a vein, such as a harvested saphenous vein, useful as an arterial graft, for example and without limitation, in a coronary artery bypass procedure. Also provided are methods of preparing a graft device and connecting the graft between a first body space and a second body space, such as the aorta and a location on an occluded coronary artery, distal to the occlusion.
US09295539B2	Prosthetic heart valve packaging and deployment methods Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for securely retaining a heart valve within a jar and facilitating retrieval therefrom. The assembly includes a packaging sleeve that fits closely within the jar and has a clip structure for securing a valve holder. Contrary to previous designs, in one embodiment the valve holder is directed downward into the jar, and the valve is retained with an inflow end upward. The valve may have flexible leaflets, and a leaflet parting member on the end of the shaft extends through the leaflets and couples with the valve holder. The assembly of the packaging sleeve, valve, and holder can then be removed from the jar and a valve delivery tube connected with the holder, or to the leaflet parting member. The packaging sleeve may be bifurcated into two halves connected at a living hinge to facilitate removal from around the valve/holder subassembly.
US09295529B2	Position tracking using quasi-DC magnetic fields A method for tracking a position of a sensor includes generating a periodic magnetic field in a vicinity of the sensor, the field having a positive polarity phase and a negative polarity phase with respective constant positive and negative amplitudes. First and second field measurement signals are produced responsively to the magnetic field at the sensor during the positive and negative polarity phases, respectively. The position of the sensor is determined responsively to the first and second field measurement signals.
US09295528B2	Device for performing a surgical procedure and method A device including a first member extending along an axis between a first end and a second end. The first end includes a first portion spaced apart from a second portion by a gap extending parallel to the axis. An inner surface of the first portion and an inner surface of the second portion defining a cavity. A pivoting member is movably disposed in the cavity and includes an inner surface defining a passageway. A second member is disposed within the passageway. The pivoting member is movable between a first orientation such that the gap has a first width and the pivoting member is rotatable to a selected trajectory relative to the axis and a second orientation such that the gap has a second width that is less than the first width and the second member is fixed in the selected trajectory. Methods of use are disclosed.
US09295526B2	Cochlear implant with improved electrode array and controller A cochlear implant device includes a deformable and stretchable flexible strip composed of a biological compatible material and positioned about a longitudinal axis so as to form a spiral. The implant device has a plurality of conductive strips with electrode windows formed so as to expose a segment of each conductive strip. A density of the electrode windows is sufficient to monitor a distance of the flexible strip from a non-conductive tissue of a patient in a 360 degree field of view about the longitudinal axis. A method of inserting a cochlear implant includes providing a multi-joint robot comprised of a series of actuator units, guiding the multi-joint robot into an inner ear of a patient, monitoring the position of the multi-joint robot relative to a non-conductive portion of the patient; and applying current to the multi joint robot so as to adjust the position of the actuator units.
US09295525B2	Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systems Methods, apparatus, and systems for performing minimally invasive surgery through an aperture of a patient. In accordance with a method, parameters are received from an input device associated with a surgeon, the parameters indicating a desired state of an end effector of a surgical instrument oriented through the aperture. The surgical instrument is included in a mechanical assembly having a first set of joints. Instructions are then computed for controlling the mechanical assembly using the received parameters by computing instructions for controlling a second set joints, the second set of joints including the first set of joints and an additional joint, the additional joint being absent from the mechanical assembly. The mechanical assembly is then driven so as to move the end effector toward the desired state based on the computed instructions.
US09295524B2	Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulator A remote center manipulator for use in minimally invasive robotic surgery includes a base link held stationary relative to a patient, an instrument holder, and a linkage coupling the instrument holder to the base link. First and second links of the linkage are coupled to limit motion of the second link to rotation about a first axis intersecting a remote center of manipulation. A parallelogram linkage portion of the linkage pitches the instrument holder around a second axis that intersects the remote center of manipulation. The second axis is not coincident with the first axis. Third and fourth links of the linkage are coupled to limit motion of the fourth link to rotation about a third axis intersecting the remote center of manipulation. The third axis is not coincident with either of the first and second axes. Various combinations of hardware-constrained remote center of motion robotic manipulators with redundant mechanical degrees of freedom are disclosed.
US09295522B2	Medical device adapter with wrist mechanism A surgical device adapter for coupling an end effector to a surgical device includes: a proximal joint housing that is couplable to the surgical device; a middle joint housing that is pivotally coupled to the distal end of the proximal joint housing; and a distal joint housing that is pivotally coupled to the distal end of the middle joint housing. The middle joint housing is pivotable about a first pivot axis defined between the proximal joint housing and the middle joint housing. The distal joint housing is couplable to the end effector and pivotable about a second pivot axis defined between the middle joint housing and the distal joint housing, the second pivot axis being transverse to the first pivot axis.
US09295521B2	Sterile drapes for X-ray devices, systems containing the same, and methods for using the same A sterile drape for a C-arm X-ray device includes a slide rail assembly configured to be connected to a C-arm of an X-ray device that extends from a lower portion of the C-arm to an upper portion of the C-arm. The sterile drape further comprises a sterile drape assembly comprising a length of compliant material, the sterile drape assembly configured to be detachably coupled to the upper portion of the C-arm and to the slide rail assembly. The sterile drape also comprises an anchor assembly configured to be connected to the C-arm X-ray device at one end and configured to be connected to the sterile drape assembly at the other end so that the anchor assembly draws the sterile drape assembly along the slide rail assembly as the C-arm is rotated.
US09295508B2	Bone plate for elastic osteosynthesis Embodiments provide a method and device for plate osteosynthesis of a bone fracture that allows angle-stable fixation of the bone fracture, while permitting elastic axial motion at the fracture site in a controlled, symmetric manner to stimulate fracture healing. Embodiments pertain to a bone plate having an outer surface and a bone-facing surface. The bone plate incorporating internal sliding elements containing a threaded receiving hole for bone screws that have a correspondingly threaded screw head. The sliding elements undergo controlled displacement parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plate but are substantially constrained against displacement perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the plate. The bone screws with threaded heads may be rigidly fixed to the threaded receiving holes in the sliding elements without compressing the bone plate onto the bone surface. Sliding elements are elastically suspended inside the bone plate and undergo dynamic motion.
US09295506B2	System for treating bone fractures An ulnar fixation plate includes a head portion configured to conform to a volar side of an ulnar bone proximate to an ulnar head, the head comprising of first head portion configured to receive a first fixation device, a second head portion configured to receive a second fixation device, and a shaft portion coupled to the head portion with the shaft portion configured to conform to the volar side of the ulnar bone.
US09295499B2	Methods and systems for laterally stabilized constraint of spinous processes A spinal implant for limiting flexion of the spine includes a tether structure for encircling adjacent spinal processes. Usually, a pair of compliance members will be provided as part of the tether structure for elastically limiting flexion while permitting an extension. A cross-member is provided between the compliance member or other portions of the tether structure to stabilize the tether structure and prevent misalignment after implantation.
US09295498B2	Cervical spine stabilization system with extendable plates A spine stabilization system having a base plate having a plurality of screw holes and a plurality of corresponding screw locking mechanisms. The present invention also provides an extension plate having a plurality of screw holes and corresponding screw locking mechanisms. The extension plate is dimensioned and configured with an extension portion, the extension portion having a screw hole and a screw locking mechanism and a finger portion having a connection element and to contact and connect with the base plate. The base plate is provided a graft window having edges, wherein at least one of the edges being configured to receive and connect with the connection element.
US09295494B2	Spine stabilization system A spinal stabilization system includes a connecting rod, a rod bending device, and a plurality of bone screws. The connecting rod includes an elongate round portion, an elongate head portion and a neck portion connecting the elongate round portion with the elongate head portion. The rod bending device includes an elongate body defining an aperture configured and dimensioned to receive the connecting rod therethrough in a single orientation. The bone screws include a housing portion and a screw shaft distally extending from the housing portion. The housing portion includes an inner housing and an outer housing slidably surrounding at least a portion of the inner housing. The inner housing defines a slot configured and dimensioned to releasably secure the elongate round portion of the connecting rod therein. The outer housing is movable relative to the inner housing between an unlocked state and a locked state.
US09295493B2	External fixator ring The present disclosure includes an external fixator ring that includes a central opening, inner and outer ring surfaces and upper and lower ring surfaces. In some embodiments, one or more apertures are defined in the inner or outer surface for receiving securing devices. The apertures in the inner or outer surface are adapted to provide rigid attachment for connection struts while allowing for a range of motion between the interconnected rings. In some other embodiments, the external fixator ring further comprises angled flanges extending radially from the inner or outer surface. The angle flanges each include a mounting surface, apertures are defined in the mounting surface of the angle flanges for receiving securing devices.
US09295488B2	Joint fusion Techniques for joint fusion are described, including obtaining a visual image of a joint and two or more bones connected by the joint, examining the visual image to confirm a pathology and identify a location in which to insert an implant, creating an incision in a tissue adjacent to the joint, preparing the location for insertion of the implant, inserting the implant into the joint using one or more tools, the one or more tools including a drill guide. Some embodiments include packing an implanted or implantable screw with a material using a packing tube.
US09295482B2	Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools A patellar 3-D guidance tool includes a template. The template includes at least one contact surface for engaging a surface of the patella. The at least one contact surface substantially conforms with the surface associated with the patellar. At least one guide aperture directs movement of a surgical instrument, wherein the shape and/or position of the guide aperture is based, at least in part, on three or more anatomic reference points associated with the patellar.
US09295480B2	Craniotomy drill A craniotomy drill includes a main machine, a retarder and a locking seat. A drill transmission rod connected to the output shaft of the retarder is inserted in the locking seat. The main machine comprises a handle at the lower portion and an accommodating part at the upper portion, with a stator and a rotor of a DC electric motor being provided inside the accommodating part and a wall of the accommodating part being the stator housing of the DC electric motor. This craniotomy drill has a simple structure with the wall of the accommodating part as the stator housing of the electric motor, such that the volume and the weight are reduced. It is safe in use without the risk of the electric motor sliding out. By utilizing materials and processes of water resistant technology and an integrative design, a relatively good water resistant performance is achieved.
US09295478B2	Surgical file A surgical file instrument including a surgical file assembly having an elongated tubular member with a guide/shield supporting the blade of the surgical file and being formed on the distal end thereof, the guide/shield portion being generally planar shaped and having an elongated longitudinally extending dimple defining a rail for guiding said blade and keeping it central and preventing wobbling. The side edges of said guide/shield extend upwardly and bear against the underside of the blade for supporting the same.
US09295473B2	Filamentary devices for treatment of vascular defects Devices for treatment of a cerebral aneurysm are described. Embodiments may include a self-expanding permeable shell having a radially constrained elongated state configured for delivery within a catheter lumen, an expanded state with a globular and longitudinally shortened configuration relative to the radially constrained state, and a plurality of elongate filaments that are woven together, which define a cavity of the permeable shell. The permeable shell includes composite filaments. The composite filaments include drawn filled tube wires having an external nitinol tube and a highly radiopaque material concentrically disposed within the external tube. The composite filaments may have a diameter of 0.00075″, 0.001″, 0.0015″, and/or 0.00125″.
US09295470B2	Resection device A resection device comprising a cup-shaped cap for a shaft-type inserting means is disclosed which is fixed at the distal end of the shaft-type inserting means or is formed at the same and includes an expanding sleeve portion to which a spring-biased tissue clip is attached which can be withdrawn by means of a releasing or withdrawing device over the distal front edge of the cap.In accordance with the invention, inside the expanding sleeve portion a cutting device is arranged which is held at the inner wall of the expanding sleeve portion at a predetermined axial distance from the distal front edge of the cap.
US09295469B2	Blood vessel closure clip and delivery device A clip for closing a puncture in a body lumen comprises a clip having a resiliently expandable circumference and a plurality of barbed prongs extending at least approximately in the same direction from one edge of the clip. A device for deploying such a clip is described. A method for deploying such a clip is also described.
US09295463B2	Shape memory fasteners and method of use A surgical fastener configured to close an opening in tissue is provided. The surgical fastener includes a base defining a central axis at least one pair of legs extending from the base. Each of the legs includes a base portion and a tissue engaging portion. When in a first position, each of the tissue engaging portions is arranged to define an insertion direction and when in a second position, each of the tissue engaging portions extends inward towards the central axis. The surgical fastener is at least partially formed from a shape memory material including a combination of Polydioxanone and Poly(L-lactide) or a combination of Trimethylene Carbonate and Poly(L-lactide). The pair of legs are configured to move from the first position to the second position upon activation of the shape memory material.
US09295458B2	Vascular hole closure delivery device A surgical delivery instrument for delivering a vascular hole closure device having first and second flexible members and a first and second engagement members extending from the respective flexible member. The delivery instrument includes a housing having first and second longitudinally extending openings and first and second projecting surfaces, the first projecting surface extending into the first opening for engagement by the first engagement member and the second projecting surface extending into the second opening for engagement by the second engagement member. The first engagement member is held by the first projecting surface until a predetermined force is applied to the first engagement member during placement of the closure device at a target site.
US09295448B2	Methods for diagnosing vitreo-retinal disease A quantitative method to analyze phase-resolved, raw backscatter echo data or the envelope of phase-resolved, raw backscatter echo data to characterize vitreous inhomogeneities as they relate to normal aging and vitreo-retinal disease. The technique can be applied to 2D or 3D data acquired from the vitreous. The approach provides an objective end value to characterize the vitreous and provide a tool for early diagnosis, monitoring and planning treatment of vitreo-retinal diseases.
US09295446B2	Methods and systems for pulse scanning and simultaneously displaying a blood flow image and a B-mode image Methods and systems for pulse scanning and simultaneously displaying a blood flow image and a B-mode image are disclosed.
US09295437B2	X-ray imaging apparatus, wedge filter apparatus, and method of controlling wedge filter According to one embodiment, a flexible wedge filter is arranged between an X-ray tube and an examinee to attenuate a dose according to an X-ray from the X-ray tube. The flexible wedge filter has a plurality of filter modules 39 having a configuration capable of individually changing an X-ray transmission path length in an X-ray shielding material. The PCCT gantry controller individually operates the plurality of filter modules such that a dose according to an X-ray incident to an X-ray detector from the X-ray tube via the examinee is distributed substantially uniformly in spatial.
US09295435B2	Image representation supporting the accurate positioning of an intervention device in vessel intervention procedures A medical imaging device and a method for providing an image representation supporting inaccurate positioning of an intervention device in a vessel intervention procedure is proposed. Therein, an anatomy representation (AR) of a vessel region of interest and at least one angiogram X-ray image (RA) and a live fluoroscopy X-ray image (LI) are acquired. The following steps are performed when a radio-opaque device is fixedly arranged within the vessel region of interest: (a) registering the anatomy representation to the at least one angiogram X-ray image in order to provide an anatomy-angiogram-registration (R1); (b) processing (DP) the at least one angiogram X-ray image and the at least one live fluoroscopy X-ray image in order to identify in each of the X-ray images the radio-opaque device; (c) registering (R2) the at least one angiogram X-ray image to the at least one live fluoroscopy X-ray image based on the identified radio-opaque device in order to provide an angiogram-fluoroscopy-registration; and (d) combining the anatomy-angiogram-registration and the angiogram-fluoroscopy-registration in order to provide an anatomy-fluoroscopy-registration (GTC; RALC). Finally, an image representation resulting from the anatomy-fluoroscopy-registration showing an overlay of live images with the anatomy representation may be output thereby helping a surgeon to accurately position for example a synthetic aortic valve within an aortic root of a heart.
US09295433B2	Synchronized patient elevation and positioning apparatus for use with patient positioning support systems An apparatus for transferring a supine patient to a prone position on a patient support structure, and for rotating such a prone patient between prone and supine positions without removing the patient from the patient support structure.
US09295431B2	Constructing a 3-dimensional image from a 2-dimensional image and compressing a 3-dimensional image to a 2-dimensional image Systems and methods for receiving a blurred two-dimensional image captured using an optic system. The blurred two-dimensional image is deconvoluted using a point spread function for the optic system. A stack of non-blurred two-dimensional images is generated, each non-blurred image having a z-axis coordinate. A three-dimensional image is constructed from the stack of two-dimensional images.
US09295428B2	Method of enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of measured electrocardiogram (ECG) signals and a cardiac device for use in detecting heartbeats A method of enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of measured electrocardiogram (ECG) signals is provided. The method includes the steps of providing at least three cardiac input signals derived from the measured ECG signals S1 and forming a first estimate U1 S2 from each of at least three pairs of input signals. Moreover, the method includes the steps of forming a second estimate U2 S3 from each of at least three input signals; comparing S4 the polarity and the amplitude of a first and second estimate U1, U2 to at least one threshold T; generating S5 a composite signal X, wherein the polarity and the amplitude of the composite signal X depend on the result of the comparison; and using S6 the generated composite signal X to produce an output signal with enhanced signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Furthermore, a corresponding cardiac device is also provided.
US09295426B2	Detection of a physiologic parameter with a probe The invention provides a device for contacting a surface of a patient's body to determine a physiologic parameter in a measurement region of a tissue of the patient. The device typically comprises a sensor responsive to the physiologic parameter and a probe housing the sensor. The probe is constructed to allow the sensor to be secured at a sensing site adjacent to the measurement region, without disturbing the blood flow within the measurement region of the tissue. The device may also include a means for reducing interference in the sensing area. Preferably, the device further comprises an indicating means operably connected to the sensor for indicating an analyte quantity and/or concentration associated with the physiologic parameter.
US09295425B2	Transducer for stapedius monitoring An electro-magnetic transducer assembly includes a first component. The first component includes at least one magnet, and optionally a first attachment mechanism for attaching the first component to a vibrating structure. A coil assembly includes a second attachment mechanism for removably attaching the coil assembly to the first component. The coil assembly further includes at least one coil that produces a signal representative of the vibration of the at least one magnet. An output port provides the signal.
US09295422B2	Multifunction fitness testing device A multifunction fitness testing device is disclosed. The multifunction fitness testing device includes a main body, a muscular endurance test part, a flexibility test part, a grip test part, and a host computer. The muscular endurance test part connects to the main body. The muscular endurance test part includes a foot fixing part and a folding plate. The foot fixing part connects to the folding plate. The flexibility test part is located near the foot fixing part. The host computer connects to the main body and electrically connects to the folding plate, the flexibility test part, and the grip test part.
US09295416B2	Capillary action collection device and container assembly A container assembly is disclosed including an outer container, a hollow inner member, and a closure. The outer container has a closed bottom, an open top, and a sidewall extending therebetween. The hollow inner member is disposed within the outer container and has an inner surface defining at least one capillary channel. The inner member includes a first end adjacent to the open top of the outer container and has an outer periphery seated against the sidewall of the outer container. The closure has a proximal end and a distal end. The closure proximal end is seated at least partially within the first end of the inner member to seal the outer container and inner member and define a fluid collection chamber. The closure distal end defines a recessed area shaped to direct fluid under capillary action to the at least one capillary channel in the inner member.
US09295407B2	Hydraulically-powered system and method for achieving magnetic resonance elastography A system for inducing tissue vibration for magnetic resonance elastography is described. The system includes a passive actuator component, a first hose, a second hose, and a driving component. The passive actuator component is positionable proximate to a target tissue and includes a linearly movable piston assembly enclosed in a housing. The driving component includes a fluid pumping system and is configured to alternatingly pump a fluid through the first hose and through the second hose. When fluid is pumped through the first hose, the piston assembly moves in a first linear direction and, when fluid is pumped through the second hose, the piston assembly moves in the opposite direction. The alternating linear movement of the piston assembly induces vibration in the target tissue.
US09295402B1	Methods and systems for assessing a burn injury The present invention provides methods, software, and systems for assessing a burn injury.
US09295398B2	Cardio mapping system and method for cardio mapping A method and system for determining the mechanism of cardiac arrhythmia in a patient is disclosed. The method basically entails measuring the impedance of cardiac tissue in a portion of the patient's heart using a catheter during an episode of supraventricular tachycardia to produce an iso-impedance map of that cardiac tissue on a video display and analyzing the pattern of the iso-impedance map to differentiate focal arrhythmia caused by a circumscribed region of focal firing and reentrant arrhythmia caused by a macroreentrant circuit. The method can also be used to identify regions of coherent rapidly conducting tissue e.g., Bachman's bundle or the inferoposterior pathway insertion points, to identify focal “mother rotors” throughout the left atrium that may participate in the generation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation and to identify areas of CAFE (complex atrial/fractionated electrograms) that truly reflect these mother rotors.
US09295392B2	Method for identifying malignancies in barrett's esophagus using white light endoscopy A method is described for computing a statistically significant difference between dysplasia and Barrett's esophagus (both with and without inflammatory component) using a discriminate function with diffuse reflectance measurements performed at a minimum of four different wavelengths of 485, 513, 598, and 629 nm. The discriminate function found depends both on local blood fraction volume THB and oxygenation SO2. A pull-back approach of spectral data acquisition is disclosed which takes into account tissue motility in esophagus and measurement geometry peculiarities. The pull-back approach provides a significant improvement of measurement reproducibility and reduction of data deviation by 75-100%, resulting in a better discrimination between different histological groups.
US09295383B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method for displaying indexes for different forms in a region of a retinal pigment epithelium The present application describes the acquisition of a tomographic image indicating a polarization state of a subject; a region is extracted from the tomographic image; and a first index indicating a first form in the region and a second index indicating a second form in the region are displayed.
US09295380B2	Method and apparatus for multi-level eye registration A method for performing multi-level eye registration comprising: obtaining a first initial reference eye image by a first diagnostic device and defining a reference coordinate system; obtaining a second eye image by a surgery device, said second eye image being obtained in a pre-surgery phase before the surgery has started; performing a first registration between said first eye image and said second eye image to obtain a first registration result; obtaining a third eye image by said surgery device, said third eye image being obtained after surgery has started; performing a second registration between said second eye image and said third eye image to obtain a second registration result; combining said first and second registration results to obtain a combined registration result to thereby obtain a registration between said initial reference eye image obtained by said diagnostic device and said third eye image obtained by said surgery device after surgery has started.
US09295369B2	Dishwasher having circulation circuits A dishwasher having a washing compartment for items to be washed and a first circulation circuit to subject the items to a washing liquid. The first circulation circuit includes a circulation pump; a water heater; and a spraying device. The washing liquid is routed from the washing compartment to the pump and fed back into the washing compartment. A second circulation circuit has the circulation pump, the water heater and a mixture store with input and output openings. An output side of the pump has a branching point that flow controllers are assigned to to allow the washing liquid to circulate in the first circulation circuit and/or the second circulation circuit. In the second circulation circuit, the washing liquid is routed from the washing compartment to the pump, pumped into the mixture store via the input opening, and fed back into the washing compartment via the output opening.
US09295368B2	Dishwasher with hydraulically driven sprayer A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and a spraying system having a sprayer supplying liquid to the treating chamber. The sprayer may include a liquid passage and at least one spray outlet to emit a spray to wash the dishes and at least one drive outlet to emit a spray to rotate the sprayer. A valve body may adjust the amount of liquid emitted from the at least one drive outlet.
US09295364B2	Brushroll cleaning feature with spaced brushes and friction surfaces to prevent contact A cleaning device agitator system having an agitator and one or more cleaning members. The agitator has first and second ends, a longitudinal axis and one or more agitating devices. One or more friction surfaces may project from the spindle. The cleaning members are adjacent the agitator and adapted to move between a first position and a second position. In at least the second position, the cleaning members engage the agitator, such as by engaging the friction surfaces, to remove debris. Agitator and cleaning members may be incorporated into a cleaning head having an inlet nozzle and a chamber in which the agitator rotates, and there may be an activation mechanism using, for example, a resilient member to move the cleaning members. An overload protection device may be provided, and may adjust its sensitivity depending on whether the cleaning devices are in the first or second position.
US09295358B2	Vacuum brewed beverage machine and vacuum brewing method Devices and methods for infusing liquids and/or brewing beverages are described. The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing beverages comprising a vessel, said vessel comprising a sealable chamber for holding a brewing material and a liquid, and a filter assembly connected to the sealable chamber; a liquid supply and conduit for introducing at least a portion of said liquid supply into said sealable chamber; and a vacuum source and conduit for reducing pressure in said sealable chamber.
US09295355B2	Cooking appliance A cooking appliance, including: a cavity forming a cooking space of foods; a steam generator to generate steam for cooking the foods; a cooking container placed on a support part formed in the cavity, and having a cooking chamber to cook the foods and a steam hole to supply the steam generated from the steam generator; and a container cover to cover the cooking container.
US09295349B2	Air-tight ceramic or glass vessels and lid systems An exemplary embodiment of a vessel-lid combination includes a ceramic or glass vessel having an open top surrounded by a peripheral edge, a lid fabricated of a plastic material, and a seal structure. The lid is configured to attach to the open top by means of a latch or set of latches integrated with the lid, and the seal structure is configured to provide an air-tight seal between the lid and the peripheral edge of the vessel when the lid is attached to the vessel.
US09295344B2	Cutlery utensil dispenser A cutlery utensil dispenser has a housing that includes a first zone for holding a utensil to be dispensed, a second zone for receiving the utensil during dispensing, and a third zone for delivering the dispensed utensil to a user. The first, second and third zones are cooperatively configured and adapted to maintain, and present to the user, one end of the utensil ahead of an opposing end of the utensil during a dispensing operation.
US09295341B2	Convertible bag and child carrier A convertible bag with storage compartments, pockets, and bottle compartments for carrying diapers, bottles, childcare supplies, or other general items. The bag can convert into a sling for carrying a child. The storage compartments, pockets, and bottle compartments of the convertible bag can still be accessed by a user even when a child is being carried in the converted sling configuration.
US09295337B1	Portable travel mat having multiple configurations for use as cushion and/or pillow A portable mat that includes a pliable foam body having a rectangular shaped with a fabric cover. Said mat includes a plurality of fasteners disposed along each longitudinal side and tabs or other connectors that allow the first and second fasteners to be used for manually configuring the travel mat into a plurality of different individual configurations resulting in cushions, pillows, back rests at rests or lying down comfortable pillows for the user. Indicia in the form of numerals can be individually placed next to fasteners for guiding the user to establish the same previously formed configuration. The mat is lightweight for travel and can be rolled up and carried easily when traveling.
US09295336B2	Inflating an air mattress with a boundary-layer pump An airbed system is provided. The airbed system includes: an air mattress having at least one air mattress chamber; a boundary-layer pump connected to the at least one air mattress, configured to fill the at least one air mattress with gas; and a control unit, configured to receive user input corresponding to increasing or decreasing the pressure in the at least one air mattress chamber and to control the boundary-layer pump based on the received user input. The boundary-layer pump includes: a pressure recovery chamber housing including a pressure recovery chamber, a pump inlet, and a pump outlet; a plurality of disks within the pressure recovery chamber; and a motor attached to the plurality of disks, configured to rotate the plurality of disks so as to expel gas passing through the pump inlet radially outwards along the disks and out through the pump outlet.
US09295328B2	Drive device for a movable furniture part A drive device for a movable furniture part includes a lockable ejection device for ejecting the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position. The ejection device can be unlocked by pushing the movable furniture part over into an pushed-over position located behind the closed position in the closing direction. A blocking element is provided, and the blocking element has a first position in which the movable furniture part can be stopped when reaching the closed position, so that the blocking element prevents a further movement of the movable furniture part in the closing direction. The locking element also has a second position in which the path into the pushed-over position for the movable furniture part is enabled.
US09295312B2	Refill lead case The refill lead case includes a case body provided with an opening portion, a lid attachment member attached to the opening portion of the case body, and a lid body attached to the lid attachment member in a slidable manner. The lid body is provided with a slide operation portion located at the front surface side of the lid attachment member and a bridge portion that is integrally molded with the slide operation portion, protrudes toward the rear surface side of the lid attachment member, and extends in the slide direction of the lid body. The bridge portion includes slope surfaces formed at the left and right sides while ridge lines are centered therebetween. When the lid body takes a downward posture, the refill leads accommodated in the case body are distributed inside the case body with respect to the ridge lines as a boundary.
US09295308B2	Animated display badge A display badge comprises an outer casing having a cover member, a light source disposed within the outer casing, a source of electrical energy electrically connectable to the light source, a fiber optic strand disposed within the outer casing so that a fiber tip of the fiber optic strand extends through the cover member so as to be visible from the outside of the display badge, and a power switch mounted in the outer casing and including a press button partially extending through the cover member. The power switch is electrically connected to the light source and the source of electrical energy so as to selectively turn on the light source by pressing the press button. The fiber optic strand extends between the cover member and the light source, and configured to transmit the light from the light source to the outside of the display badge.
US09295307B2	Slide fastener and method for manufacturing the same There is provided a slide fastener including a pair of fastener stringers in which a plurality of fastener elements, are attached to opposing one-side edges of a pair of fastener tapes each of which is formed by coating a woven and tape-shaped core material with a coating material to form respective fastener element rows, and a slider slidably attached to the fastener element rows to engage and disengage the fastener elements. The tape-shaped core material is formed with a plurality of holes penetrating in a front back direction thereof the holes disposed at positions outer than the fastener elements in a width direction and arranged along a longitudinal direction of the fastener tapes. An edge of the each of the holes is molten, and the coating material is formed so as to cove the plurality of holes.
US09295305B2	D-ring with rescue attachment and lanyard attachments integrated Apparatus and associated methods relate to a safety interface plate element that securely attaches to a length of webbing, and further provides a plurality of non-intersecting apertures to couple to a corresponding plurality of safety devices. In an illustrative example, the safety interface plate element may include a slotted opening through which the webbing is threaded. In some examples, the webbing may be removably installed in the slotted opening via a gating mechanism. In some embodiments, the safety interface plate element configured with an embodiment of the gating mechanism may be retrofit to a closed webbing on a pre-fabricated safety harness, for example. In various examples, multiple safety devices may be securely coupled to a safety harness via embodiments of the safety interface plate element.
US09295300B2	Athletic shoe with athletic positioning pattern A baseball shoe includes an upper section coupled to a sole section. The sole section includes a sole, a plurality of cleats, and a pitching rubber engaging mechanism. The cleats are coupled to the sole and the pitching rubber engaging mechanism is associated with the sole. When a pitcher wears the baseball shoe, the pitching rubber engaging mechanism engages a pitching rubber to assist the pitcher with at least one of drive and alignment.
US09295299B2	Form-fitting articles and method for customizing articles to be form-fitted Customized, form-fitting athletic articles with a heat moldable material that a wearer may heat to soften after purchase to conform the heat moldable material so the contours of the wearer's body may provide many advantages for consumers, such as increased comfort, performance, or safety. The heat moldable material may be incorporated into an athletic glove. The heat moldable material may be reusable in that it may be reheated and remolded multiple times so that the article may be re-customized or re-fitted as needed. The article may also include a temperature sensitive indicator that indicates when the heat moldable material has been softened.
US09295289B2	Waist-fastening, hip-encompassing apparel with at least one concealed storage compartment A valuables security-enhancing wrap-around apparel, comprising a wrap-around garment body made of flexible clothing material and having fastening means for releasably attaching the apparel securely around a wearer's waist, having a size and shape which when fastened to a wearer's waist substantially conceals and aesthetically covers portions of the wearer's hips, buttocks, upper legs and lower stomach, and comprising a rear apparel portion which extends downwardly in a freely-suspended manner past the wearer's buttocks to define an optimum or maximum concealed three-dimensional (3D) volume proximate to a rear upper region of the wearer's legs. Suspended from an interior portion of the apparel is at least one fully-concealed storage compartment having a three-dimensional storage capacity up to that of the 3D volume for securely storing and concealing valuables in an undetectable out-of-sight, out-of-mind manner, whereby the outer surface or exterior appearance of said apparel is not altered by any stored valuables.
US09295286B2	Electronic cigarette An electronic cigarette includes a housing having an opening, an ascending/descending means which is positioned inside the housing in order to move a cartridge up or down, the cartridge which contains a solution therein, and is moved up or down by the ascending/descending means so that the cartridge is positioned inside the housing or protrudes from the housing through the opening, an opening/closing means which opens or closes the opening by operating in cooperation with the ascending/descending means, and an ultraviolet (UV) lamp which is positioned inside the housing, and sterilizes the cartridge by irradiating the cartridge with UV radiation. When the electronic cigarette is not being used, the cartridge can be positioned inside the housing in order to prevent the cartridge from being contaminated by impurities such as dust and the cartridge can be sterilized by UV radiation emitted from the UV lamp.
US09295273B1	Popcorn popper This disclosure relates to the field of stovetop popcorn poppers. In one form, the popcorn popper comprises an interoperating apparatus to facilitate the mixing or stirring of the popped popcorn during a coating or flavoring operation.
US09295264B2	Dough preparing machine with dough dividing in bowl A dough preparing machine operable to mix and divide dough so as to form a plurality of individual loaves of bread in a relatively compact space is provided. The dough preparing machine includes a compressing and dividing device, a bowl, a pivotable mixing arm, a rounder, and a sheeter molder. The dough preparing machine further includes a transfer device having a first arm and an opposable gripper operable to handle the rounded individual balls of dough. The compressing and dividing device configured to press the dough uniformly within the bowl, and divide the compressed dough into individual balls of dough.
US09295255B2	Use of dithiine derivatives in crop protection and the protection of materials The present invention relates to the use of new and known dithiine derivatives for controlling unwanted microorganisms, more particularly phytopathogenic fungi, in crop protection, in the household and hygiene sector and in the protection of materials, and also to new dithiine derivatives, to processes for preparing them, to their use, and to crop protection compositions comprising these new dithiine derivatives.
US09295247B2	Method of using insect bait station A device for controlling blood-feeding insects is disclosed. The device includes a membrane containing a solution suitable for consumption by blood-feeding insects wherein the solution is comprised of a base, the base selected from the group consisting of up to 70 wt % NaCl in water, phosphate buffer, citric acid in water, and sodium lauryl sulfate in water; and wherein the solution has a pH of between about 6 and 8. An additional active ingredient may be added to the solution. The solution may be referred to as liquid bait. The membrane is suitable for blood-feeding insects to pierce or puncture in order to feed. A method of exterminating or controlling blood feeding insects is also disclosed along with novel bait solutions.
US09295237B2	Recombinant constructs and transgenic fluorescent ornamental fish therefrom The present invention relates to the method and use of reef coral fluorescent proteins in making transgenic red, green and yellow fluorescent zebrafish. Preferably, such fluorescent zebrafish are fertile and used to establish a population of transgenic zebrafish and to provide to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing. Thus, new varieties of ornamental fish of different fluorescence colors from a novel source are developed.
US09295227B2	System for uniquely identifying subjects from a target population The system for uniquely identifying subjects from a target population operates to acquire, process and analyze images to create data which contains indicia sufficient to uniquely identify an individual in a population of interest. This system implements an automated, image-based process that captures data indicative of a selected set of external characteristics for subjects that are members of a target population of a predetermined species.
US09295226B2	Battery-powered animal feeder having improved metering A feeder for feeding animals selected from domestic pets, cage birds, chickens, fish and wild birds. A hopper holds feed, an electric motor and a battery holder A chamber receives feed from the hopper, and has a discharge outlet for discharge of feed. An augur is mounted for rotation and receives drive from the electrical motor. As the augur rotates, it moves feed along the chamber towards the discharge outlet. An indexing mechanism indexes individual turns of the augur. The feeder supplies feed to the discharge outlet in metered amounts. The feeder is formed as two units, namely a base unit with a hopper unit mounted on the base unit. The base unit mounts the electric motor and battery holder. The hopper unit includes the hopper itself, the chamber and the augur. The hopper unit is freely separable from the base unit for cleaning or for filling the hopper.
US09295218B1	Soybean cultivar SJ1210059 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety SJ1210059 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety SJ1210059 and its progeny, and methods of making SJ1210059.
US09295208B2	Begonia hybrid 1600-05T1 A hybrid begonia, designated 1600-05T1, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid begonia 1600-05T1, to the plants of hybrid begonia 1600-05T1 and to methods for producing a begonia plant by crossing the cultivar 1600-05T1 with itself or another begonia. The invention further relates to methods for producing a begonia plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic begonia plants and plant parts produced by those methods and to methods for producing other hybrid begonia derived from hybrid begonia 1600-05T1.
US09295206B2	Method of culturing algae The present invention relates to a method of manipulating the physiological state of algae cultured in raceway ponds by altering one or more environmental parameter to simulate algal bloom forming conditions and to raceway ponds suitable for culturing algae according to the present invention. The alteration of the one or more environmental parameters in a specifically timed manner can be used to induce and maintain synchronous cell division.
US09295203B2	Automatic irrigation system purging An automated irrigation purge system utilizes a pressure purge method of discharging compressed air from a reservoir through selected irrigation zones with feedback from pressure switches to determine when to open and close each zone valve. No programming or user interaction is required beyond starting the system. The system can operate with a wide variety of irrigation systems, with varying number of zones, pipe lengths, pipe diameters, number and variety of sprinkler heads or outlets, and terrain slope. The system tracks the pressure transition time from high pressure to low pressure for each zone as it is blown out. When the current transition time is within a specified range from the previous transition time, the system knows the water has been sufficiently purged from that zone. The purge system can protect the irrigation system from high-pressure conditions, handle multiple error conditions, and maintain water valve settings during power loss.
US09295197B1	Combine harvester with blower equipped elevator An agricultural harvester includes a chassis; at least one ground engaging traction member connected to the chassis; a cleaning system held by the chassis and configured to clean crop material; and an elevator supplied with the crop material cleaned by the cleaning system. The elevator includes a housing having a crop material inlet that receives the crop material, a boot portion that forms a bottom of the housing, an air inlet and an air outlet; a plurality of paddles configured to convey the crop material through the housing and away from the boot portion in a generally vertical direction; and a blower configured to produce a pressurized air stream through the air inlet that expels loose crop material into the air outlet as the crop material is conveyed away from the boot portion.
US09295189B2	Windrow merger pickup head shiftable mount A windrow merger having at least one pickup head member, the at least one pickup head member being selectively shiftable between a working disposition and a transport disposition and having at least a first pivot for shifting the at least one pickup head member from the substantially vertical transport disposition to a substantially horizontal intermediate disposition and at least a second pivot for shifting the at least one pickup head member from the substantially horizontal intermediate disposition through an arc to the working disposition.
US09301433B2	Vapor-compression refrigeration apparatus with backup air-cooled heat sink and auxiliary refrigerant heater Apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic component. The apparatus includes a refrigerant evaporator in thermal communication with a component(s) to be cooled, and a refrigerant loop coupled in fluid communication with the evaporator for facilitating flow of refrigerant through the evaporator. The apparatus further includes a compressor in fluid communication with a refrigerant loop, an air-cooled heat sink coupled to the refrigerant evaporator, for providing backup cooling to the electronic component in a backup, air cooling mode, and a controllable refrigerant heater coupled to the heat sink. The refrigerant heater is in thermal communication across the heat sink with refrigerant passing through the refrigerant evaporator, and is controlled in a primary, refrigeration cooling mode to apply an auxiliary heat load to refrigerant passing through the refrigerant evaporator to ensure that refrigerant in the refrigerant loop entering the compressor is in a superheated thermodynamic state.
US09301431B2	Apparatus and method for preventing component overheating and extending system survivability An example apparatus and method for preventing component overheating and extending system survivability of an appliance is provided and may include a component assembly configured to be inserted in a first slot of the appliance. The component assembly may include a door disposed on its side and extending substantially along the length of the component assembly. The door is movable between a first and a second position and the component assembly is configured so that when the component assembly is inserted in the first slot and the trap door is in the second position, the trap door provides a barrier to airflow in a second slot of the switch that is adjacent to the first slot when a second component assembly has been removed from the second slot.
US09301429B2	Thermal blocker for mobile device skin hot spot management The described embodiments relate generally to thermal management and more particularly to a method and apparatus for providing thermal insulation from relatively small heat sources in small form factor electronic devices. An insulator layer can be placed between a small heat source and an exterior surface of the device, such as a cover glass layer. In one embodiment, a graphite layer can also be included between the cover glass layer and the insulator layer to spread any transmitted heat across the cover glass layer.
US09301428B2	Display apparatus In a display apparatus, a display panel displays an image, and a driver is electrically connected to the display panel and applies a control signal to the display panel to control an operation of the display panel. A first cover member includes a nonmetal material and covers the display panel. An opening is defined in the first cover member and exposes a display area of the display panel. A heat discharge member is coupled to the first cover member and contacts the driver to discharge a heat generated by the driver.
US09301421B2	Closed loop liquid cooling system for electronic packages A closed loop liquid cooling system for electronic packages, the closed loop liquid cooling system including: a fan impeller configured so that air flows from the fan impeller through a radiator of the closed loop liquid cooling system; an electric motor coupled to the fan impeller, the electric motor configured to rotate the fan impeller; and a pump impeller configured for delivering liquid to the electronic package via a cold plate, the pump impeller mechanically coupled to the fan impeller such that rotating the fan impeller causes the pump impeller to rotate such that liquid is circulated in the closed loop liquid cooling system.
US09301410B2	Modular electrical wiring device system The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring system having a frame assembly that includes a frame opening at a central portion thereof. The frame opening provides access to the interior of the device wall box. At least one electrical wiring device is configured to snap into the frame opening such that the interior of the device wall box is completely enclosed by the frame assembly and the at least one electrical wiring device such that access to wiring disposed within the device wall box is substantially prevented. The at least one electrical wiring device includes at least one user-interface. An aesthetic overlay may be coupled to the frame assembly. The aesthetic overlay includes an overlay opening configured to accommodate the at least one user-interface such that the at least one user-interface is accessible to a user.
US09301395B2	Voltage noise reduction through co-layouts of multilayer ceramic capacitors and solid electrolytic polymer capacitors Disclosed are methods and systems to reduce voltage noise on a printed circuit board (PCB) through a co-layout of multilayer ceramic capacitors. In one or more embodiments, this surface mounted layout comprises a first co-layout of multilayer ceramic capacitors mounted on a first corner of a rectangular footprint of a bottom side of the PCB; a second co-layout of multilayer ceramic capacitors mounted on a second corner of the rectangular footprint diagonal to the first corner; and a first solid electrolytic polymer capacitor and a second solid electrolytic polymer capacitor mounted on the remaining corners, respectively, of the rectangular footprint. The rectangular footprint of the PCB is a footprint of a high-speed processing unit mounted on the PCB. The high-speed processing unit is mounted on a top side of the PCB opposite the bottom side comprising the first co-layout of multilayer ceramic capacitors and the second co-layout of multilayer ceramic capacitors.
US09301385B2	Electronic unit An electronic unit includes an electronic body on which a heat generating component is mounted; a resin casing in which the electronic body is housed; and a heat diffusion sheet interposed between the casing and a region of the electronic body where the heat generating component is mounted.
US09301374B2	Control of lighting devices Presence adaptive lighting control strategies are known to be very effective in reducing energy consumption in buildings. Ultrasonic array sensors have been proposed for reliable presence sensing. Systems and methods are disclosed by which additional sensing functionalities may be enabled for providing new control functions, with the array sensor as basic sensing platform. In particular, hybrid sensing that combines portable sensors (possibly, user enabled) and fixed-infrastructure sensors is considered. Applications are, for example, active presence sensors in lighting control applications.
US09301371B2	Load control system providing power and communication over AC line wiring A load control system comprises a main load control device and a remote load control device, which does not require a neutral connection and allows for feedback at the remote load control device. The main device and the remote load control device are adapted to be coupled between an AC power source and an electrical load. The main load control device comprises a load control circuit for controlling the amount of power delivered to the electrical load. The main load control device is operable to enable a charging path to allow the remote load control device to charge a power supply during a first time period of a half-cycle of the AC power source. The main load control device and the remote load control device are operable to communicate with each other during a second time period of the half-cycle.
US09301370B2	Power supply for light emitting diodes (LEDs) A power supply is provided. The power supply includes at least one light emission unit, a power source, an openness detection circuit, and a feedback control unit. The at least one light emission unit includes a plurality of serially connected LEDs. The power source supplies a DC voltage to the light emission unit. The openness detection circuit varies a reference potential with a voltage which is detected from both ends of at least one of the LEDs in the light emission unit. The feedback control unit regulates an output current of the power source according to the reference potential of the openness detection circuit.
US09301362B2	LED driver circuit In order to supply power and control the power supplied to an LED (43), in particular an LED (43) comprising a ceramic support element (4, 32), an LED driver circuit (17) is designed to regulate the supply current for the LED (43) in accordance with the temperature of the support element (4, 32).
US09301361B1	Dimming interface module A lighting system is disclosed herein. The lighting system can include at least two power switches that receive power from a power source, and a power supply. The lighting system can include at least one light-emitting diode (LED) light source electrically coupled to the power supply. The lighting system can further include a dimming interface module electrically coupled to the power supply and to the at least two power switches, where the dimming interface module generates a dimming control level within a range of dimming control levels, where the dimming control level corresponds to a position of each power switch of the at least two power switches. The dimming control level can be used by the power supply to generate a dimming signal, where the dimming signal is sent by the power supply to the at least one LED light source.
US09301340B2	IR conveyor furnace having single belt with multiple independently controlled processing lanes Multi-zone IR solar cell processing furnaces using a single, full-width conveyor belt; selected zones are divided into multiple lanes by upper or/and lower longitudinal divider walls, and heated by high intensity radiation IR lamps backed by a flat plate of ultra-high reflectance ceramic material. Lamp numbers and spacing in each zone/lane can be varied. Power to each lamp, or zone/lane lamp array, both upper and lower, is individually and independently controlled to provide infinite number of temperature profiles in each heating zone/lane. In multi-lane zones the IR lamps are folded, the inner ends being supported by the lane dividers. Lamp external power leads are both accessible from one side of the furnace. The lamp internal filaments include non-radiant and radiant sections arranged so that a pair of radiant sections are aligned in the lamp-folded configuration and disposed over the full width of the solar cell wafers.
US09301337B2	Near field communication (NFC) device as an initiator to high data rate communication A Near Field Communication (NFC) device has a short range wireless radio frequency communicator capable of seeking to initiate short range communication by transmitting an RF signal and of responding to such initiation so that communication between two short range wireless radio frequency communicators occurs when in range. The NFC device also has a high data rate data communicator for communicating directly with another high data rate data communicator to receive and transmit data when the short range wireless radio frequency communicator has communicated with another in-range short range wireless radio frequency communicator.
US09301336B2	Communication method in WLAN system A communication method performed by a station (STA) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system is provided. The method includes: broadcasting a Direct Link Setup (DLS) discovery request frame for discovering a destination STA with which a direct link will be set up; receiving a DLS discovery response frame from the destination STA in response to the DLS discovery request frame; setting up the direct link with the destination STA; and transmitting a data frame to an Access Point (AP). The step of transmitting the data frame comprises transmitting the data frame to the destination STA through the direct link. The data frame received by the destination STA is relayed to the AP.
US09301334B2	Method of operating radio communications systems using SDR (software defined radio) radio stations Authorization data is sent to radio stations so that the radio stations are temporarily authorized, by way of the authorization data, to communicate using radio access technology. Messages can be transmitted between a first radio station and a second radio station via a path that runs via one or more additional radio stations. The authorization data is sent such that, while a message is transmitted via the path using radio access technology, at any point in time a subset of adjacent radio stations on the path are authorized to communicate using radio access technology.
US09301325B1	Method and apparatus for low-energy sensor wireless connection The present disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for low-energy sensor wireless connection. In some aspects, a data transfer session is initiated between a wireless interface of a sensor and an access point of a wireless network. The wireless interface is then associated with the access point to establish a wireless network connection in accordance with a setting usable to establish the wireless network connection, and without having to scan for the access point to discover the setting. The wireless interface is then configured to communicate with the access point over the wireless network connection using an IP address, and without obtaining the IP address during the data transfer session. Data corresponding to an environmental condition surrounding the sensor is then transmitted to the access point over the wireless network connection. After the data is transmitted to the access point, the wireless interface is deactivated to terminate the data transfer session.
US09301316B2	Scheduling request enabled uplink transmission The present invention refers to transmission method in a mobile communication system (1) comprising a base station (20) and a terminal (10) for transmitting transmission data to the base station. In order to provide a more efficient transmission procedure, a method is provided, in which the terminal transmits a message to the base station indicating that an uplink transmission resource is to be used by the terminal; and further information is provided by the terminal to the base station.
US09301314B2	WLAN and LTE time division based scheduling devices and methods A device with concurrent long-term evolution (LTE) and WLAN uplink transmission includes a WLAN transceiver coupled to an LTE transceiver via an interface. The LTE transceiver includes an LTE Layer-1 module that determines whether an LTE data downlink activity is scheduled for an LTE downlink sub-frame of an LTE time frame, based on information in a first portion of the LTE downlink sub-frame. When determination is made that the LTE data downlink activity is not scheduled for the LTE downlink sub-frame, a message may be communicated through the interface to notify the WLAN transceiver that the second portion of the LTE downlink sub-frame is available for WLAN communication. The LTE time frame includes multiple LTE downlink sub-frames each including the first portion and a second portion. The first portion provides the information that indicates whether the LTE data downlink activity is scheduled for the second portion of that LTE sub-frame.
US09301309B2	Communication control apparatus, communication control method, and communication system There is provided a communication control apparatus including a parameter acquisition unit that acquires parameters to calculate coverage of secondary systems from a secondary usage node operating the secondary systems on a frequency channel allocated to a primary system, a calculation unit that calculates the coverage of the secondary systems using the parameters acquired by the parameter acquisition unit, and an interference control unit that notifies a detection node that detects neighboring secondary systems of the secondary systems, of coverage information representing the coverage of the secondary systems calculated by the calculation unit.
US09301305B2	Architecture, devices and methods for supporting multiple channels in a wireless system Devices, systems, and methods are presented for a wireless base station to assign dynamically a plurality of radio transceiver chains among a varying number of wireless channels. In this manner, the communication system including the wireless base station may transition between a range extension mode and an enhanced capacity mode. In the range extension mode, a system is configured for maximum communication range with Subscriber Stations that are relatively distant from the radio transceiver chains, although communication is still possible with nearby Subscriber Stations. In the enhanced capacity mode, the system is configured for maximum communication throughput with Subscriber Stations that are relatively near to the radio transceiver chains, whereas communication with relatively distant Subscriber Stations will be either terminated or at least non-optimized.
US09301300B2	Edge continued evolution, improved channel request method and system The present invention is a method and system adapted to facilitate, between a mobile station (MS) and network, an indication of support for reduced time transmission interval (RTTI). The MS can provide a base station system (BSS) with an indication of its multislot capability within an access burst sent at the start of a contention based access. In another aspect, the MS can indicate support for a new Immediate Assignment message as the conventional Immediate Assignment message can only assign single timeslots. The present invention enables the Radio Access Network (RAN) to assign RTTI and more than one timeslot for GPRS/EDGE temporary block flows (TBFs) during an Access Grant Channel (AGCH) assignment. The method of the present invention can be implemented in a computer program product or distributed software adapted to be loaded into at least one or a plurality of memory locations and executed by at least one or a plurality of respective computer processors.
US09301290B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting control information through a PUCCH in a wireless communication system and an apparatus thereof, comprising the steps of: spreading modulation symbol sets to first slot, by using a first code; spreading modulation symbol sets to second slot, by using a second code, wherein the length of the second code is varied according to the number of SC-FDMA symbols for PUCCH transmission.
US09301286B2	Method and apparatus for allocating an uplink carrier for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for allocating an uplink carrier for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system that supports carrier aggregation. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system that supports carrier aggregation of M (M≧1) uplink component carriers comprises: a step of receiving setup information on a primary uplink component carrier, from among said M uplink component carriers, via which one or more pieces of uplink control information are to be transmitted; a step of multiplexing said one or more pieces of uplink control information; and a step of transmitting the multiplexed uplink control information through the primary uplink component carrier.
US09301283B2	Method and apparatus for accessing an uplink random access channel in a single carrier frequency division multiple access system A method and apparatus for accessing a contention-based uplink random access channel (RACH) in a single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) system are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) randomly selects a RACH subchannel and a signature among a plurality of available RACH subchannels and signatures. The WTRU transmits a preamble using the selected signature via the selected RACH subchannel at a predetermined or computed transmission power. A base station monitors the RACH to detect the preamble and sends an acquisition indicator (AI) to the WTRU when a signature is detected on the RACH. When receiving a positive acknowledgement, the WTRU sends a message part to the base station. If receiving a negative acknowledgement or no response, the WTRU retransmits the preamble.
US09301282B2	Method and apparatus for resource allocation for transmitting uplink data on a cooperative terminal in a wireless connection system supporting terminal client cooperation The present invention relates to a resource allocation method for transmitting uplink (UL) data on a cooperative terminal during a process of client cooperation (CC) between terminals, wherein the method comprises the steps of: executing the client cooperation between the cooperative terminal and a source terminal; transmitting, by the cooperative terminal to a base station, an uplink resource allocation request message for transmitting uplink data corresponding to the cooperative terminal; receiving, by the cooperative terminal, first uplink resource allocation information responding to the uplink resource allocation message from the base station; and transmitting, by the cooperative terminal to the base station, uplink data corresponding to the cooperative terminal, through the first uplink resource allocation information, wherein the uplink resource allocation request message includes control information in order to differentiate between uplink data corresponding to the source terminal and the uplink resource allocation request message.
US09301276B2	Systems, apparatus, and methods for association in multi-hop networks Systems, methods, and devices for communicating data in a wireless communications network are described herein. One innovative aspect of the present disclosure includes a method of communicating in a wireless network. The wireless network includes an access point and a relay. The method includes indicating to a client, at the relay, a network address of the access point. The method further includes receiving an association request, from the client, addressed to the access point. The method further includes forwarding the association request to the access point.
US09301273B1	Base station timing derived from wireless terminal information A technique for deriving timing information across wireless base stations is disclosed. After initializing values for base station time-offset parameters, a server acquires reference coordinates of a wireless terminal, which are provided from an independent source, and also acquires values for one or more time-of-occurrences of events associated with signals that travel between the wireless terminal and the base stations. The server generates predicted coordinates of the wireless terminal, based in part on the current time-offset values, by using trilateration. The server then generates updated time-offset values, based on a method of least squares, in which each residual is a difference between the reference and predicted coordinates of each wireless terminal location, for one or more wireless terminals. The server modifies the time-offset values so as to minimize the least-squares function.
US09301270B2	Method and apparatus for synchronization for device-to-device communication A method and an apparatus for synchronization for a device-to-device communication are disclosed. The method includes: instantly adjusting a synchronization phase value according to a time point when a synchronization signal is received, as soon as a device receives the synchronization signal from an adjacent device in an unconnected state; accumulatively storing at least one phase adjustment value according to a time point when at least one synchronization signal is received, whenever the device receives the at least one synchronization signal from at least one adjacent device in a connected state; and adjusting the synchronization phase value according to the stored at least one phase adjustment value when the device transitions from the connected state to the unconnected state.
US09301263B2	Method for determining transmission power in MIMO system based on cooperative transmission A method for determining a transmission power in a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system based on a cooperative transmission is provided. The method includes setting a power constraint condition of a transmitter and target quality information of a receiver. The method further includes determining the transmission power to be allocated to the transmitter to transmit the data to the receiver based on the power constraint condition and the target quality information.
US09301261B2	Method for transmit and receive power control in mesh systems A method and apparatus for controlling transmit and receive power level of a mesh point (MP) operating in a mesh wireless communication network of a plurality of MPs. Power capability information of a new MP is sent to at least one existing MP in the mesh network. The existing MP accepts the new MP as a member of the mesh network and sends allowed power setting information to the new MP. The new MP adjusts its power level in accordance with the allowed power setting information.
US09301257B2	Adaptive physical layer warm-up for LTE TDD C-DRX power optimization Methods and apparatus to reduce power consumption in user equipment (UE) that operates in a connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) mode while in communication with wireless network are disclosed. A C-DRX warm-up period before the UE enters an on-duration is adjusted dynamically based on one or more factors including a time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) subframe configuration, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values, and Doppler shift values. The C-DRX warm-up period is adapted based on the pattern of DL subframes in the UL/DL subframe configuration by including DL subframes that best contribute to channel estimation and adaptive tracking loops based on measured SNR and Doppler shift conditions. Favorable channel conditions, such as higher SNR and lower Doppler shift, can require fewer DL subframes and consequently shorter C-DRX warm-up periods. Higher Doppler shift values indicate more rapidly varying channel conditions and require DL subframes positioned closer to the start of the on-duration.
US09301250B2	Method and device for handling cell outage Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device for handling a cell outage. The method for handling a cell outage includes: receiving, by a first base station, an energy saving activation message sent by a second base station when a cell outage happens to a second cell, where the energy saving activation message is used to disable the energy saving function; transferring, by the first base station, the first cell from the energy saving state to the normal state according to the energy saving activation message, or keeping a third cell in the normal state until learning that the cell outage of the second cell is solved. This method prevents a coverage blind area in the network when a cell outage happens to a second cell that covers the area of a first cell which is in the energy saving state.
US09301249B2	Portable routing device and a routing method The present invention discloses a portable routing device. One of the main features of the present invention is that the present invention utilizes a domain name signal as a switch on signal of a routing module of the portable routing device to maintain the off status of the routing module so as to saving power thereby. In another way, the present invention further capable of switching off the routing function thereof by determining if any network source having a higher priority exists so as to save the unnecessary waste of power. By avoiding the unnecessary routing action, the present invention is capable of saving power without affecting the normal use of the user.
US09301245B2	Toll path routing protocol Methods, systems, and devices are provided for selecting a wireless access point from a plurality of access points operated by a plurality of wireless service providers, where each access point may be enabled to concurrently compete for a user's access. A wireless device may transmit and/or broadcast a request for communication service to several network access points, which may be access points associated with licensed- and unlicensed-spectrum network service. A wireless device may receive offers for service in response to a service request and select one of the offers based on one or several factors, which may include the power cost or battery life required to connect to a network access point associated with an offer. In some cases, a non-agent based scheme may be employed in which a wireless device may communicate directly, and may negotiate service with one or more access points. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09301231B2	Handover method and system in relay network, relay node, control base station and base station Embodiments of the present invention provide a handover method and system in a relay network, a relay node, a control base station and a base station. The method includes: receiving, by a relay node, a first area identifier that identifies the relay node; sending a system information broadcast message carrying the first area identifier to a terminal in a coverage area; receiving a handover request message forwarded by a control base station; and performing, according to the handover request message, a control operation of accessing the relay node on the terminal. The first area identifier that identifies the relay node is allocated to the relay node, so that the terminal in the relay network can be normally handed over from the base station to the relay node.
US09301226B2	Cell reselection based on use of relative threshold in a mobile telecommunication system A user equipment performs downlink measurement on neighbor cells, but the measurement performance on a target cell (in terms of measurement period/sampling/accuracy etc) is dependent on the relative performance difference between the target cell and a reference cell. The reference cell may be the serving cell, or may be the strongest cell. The network is thus able to keep track of the required number of target cells without degrading the measurement performance of important cells. The UE on the other hand is still able to save its battery as much as possible while making full use of DRX.
US09301217B2	Apparatus and method for neighbor relation reporting A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate neighbor relation reporting. A method may include, while camping on a first cell, receiving an indication of detection of a second cell, causing initiation of cell reselection to the second cell, receiving system information from the second cell responsive to the initiation of cell reselection, causing termination of cell reselection, and causing provision of neighbor relation information to a network entity via the first cell.
US09301209B2	Method and apparatus for obtaining reliable E-DCH reception for transmission of scheduling information A system to obtain an enhanced-transport format combination (E-TFC) for transmitting a scheduling information (SI) in a soft handoff (SHO) to a serving enhanced Data Channel (E-DCH) cell in a heterogeneous Network (HetNet). The system comprises receiving an E-TFC selection power backoff (ESPB) value from an active macro-cell, the active macro-cell being the service E-DCH cell; determining the E-TFC based on an indicated power of a serving grant minus the received ESPB value and a set of E-TFC power offset value received from the active macro cell, if an MAC-e/i data PDU to be transmitted is multiplexed with the SI; otherwise, determining the E-TFC based on the indicated power of the serving grant and the set of E-TFC power offset value; and transmitting the MAC-e/i PDU to the active macro cell using the indicated power of the serving grant and an enhanced dedicated channel selected based on the determined E-TFC.
US09301206B2	Channel bandwidth A communication device for communicating via a wireless network that is permitted to operate only in communication channels that are not designated for use by another network, the communication device being configured to determine that it is permitted to use a communication channel and use only a part of the bandwidth of that communication channel in dependence on an activity associated with a device operating outside of the wireless network.
US09301203B2	Method, apparatus, computer program product and system for identifying, managing and tracking congestion Various communication systems may benefit from congestion management. For example, code division multiple access wireless networks may benefit from identifying and tracking of congestion. A method may include identifying a cause of actual or potential congestion. The method may also include notifying a radio access network regarding the cause of actual or potential congestion.
US09301200B1	Managing deployment of a radio access technology An access node load distribution of a first radio access technology at a first time is received from a plurality of access nodes, the first time comprising a first deployment time of a second radio access technology to at least one of the plurality of access nodes. A baseline access node load distribution of the first radio access technology at a time before deployment of the second radio access technology to any of the plurality of access nodes is determined. A cross-correlation is calculated of the access node load distribution and the baseline access node load distribution. When a difference between the cross-correlation and the baseline access node load distribution is greater than or equal to a difference threshold, an access node load distribution of the second radio access technology is determined based on a combination of the access node load distribution of the first and second radio access technologies.
US09301183B2	Transmission of uplink control information in inter-eNB carrier aggregation A user equipment (UE) for communication in a wireless network supporting inter-EUTRAN Node B (eNB) carrier aggregation has a receiver to communicate with a first eNB corresponding to a primary cell (PCell) in the wireless network and a second eNB corresponding to a secondary cell (SCell) in the wireless network. The receiver is configured to receive downlink data through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the SCell. The UE has a processor configured to, in response to receiving the downlink data, generate a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) for the SCell. A transmitter of the UE is configured to transmit, through a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in the PCell, uplink control information (UCI) including the HARQ-ACK for the SCell.
US09301151B2	Frequency spectrum allocation method, device and system A spectrum allocation method, device and system are provided, which are capable of improving the flexibility and applicability of the frequency spectrum allocation system. The spectrum allocation method includes: a proxy server obtains a frequency spectrum allocation policy thereof; the proxy server obtains the frequency spectrum resources of the area managed by the proxy server from the frequency spectrum resources of the area managed by the database; the proxy server receives a frequency spectrum resource request transmitted by an access device; and according to the frequency spectrum allocation policy, the proxy server allocates at least one segment of the frequency spectrum resources for the access device from the frequency spectrum resources of the area managed by the proxy server; and the proxy server transmits to the access device the frequency spectrum resource information including the at least one segment of frequency spectrum resource.
US09301149B2	Method for providing information such that different types of access points can coexist Disclosed is a method for providing information for enabling different types of access points to coexist. The information providing method includes: receiving frequency information for broadcasting from a broadcast database server; obtaining information regarding different types of access points located in a certain area; generating information regarding one or more frequency bands that may be used by the different types of access points located in the certain area based on the frequency information for a broadcast; and transmitting information regarding the one or more available frequency bands to the different types of access points.
US09301140B1	Behavioral authentication system using a secure element, a behaviometric server and cryptographic servers to authenticate users Embodiments of the disclosed technology are directed to methods and/or systems for using behavioral authentication for authenticating particular users of particular mobile devices. The methods and/or systems may employ a behavior monitor, a secure element, a behaviometric server and/or cryptographic servers to authenticate users. The behavior monitor may gather, interpret, decrypt and/or encrypt behavior information using a secure element and a behaviometric server. The behaviometric server may be used to compare recorded behavior data and compare them to stored profiles of users in order to generate authentication information based on the comparison.
US09301136B2	Apparatus, method, and software for authentication of mobile communication terminals An approach is provided for mobile communication terminal authentication. An invitation message is generated based on an invitation request received from a first mobile communication terminal, the invitation request including invitation information associated with a second mobile communication terminal. First authentication information associated with the invitation message is stored. The invitation message is transmitted to the second mobile communication terminal. An authentication request is received from the second mobile communication terminal, the invitation request including second authentication information extracted from the invitation message. The second mobile communication terminal is authenticated based on a comparison of the first authentication information and the second authentication information.
US09301122B2	Apparatus and method for establishing a personal network for providing a CPNS service Provided is an apparatus and a method for establishing a Personal Network (PN) by interconnecting a gateway device and various Consumer Electronics (CE) devices through a simple process in order to enable the CEs to receive various services. The method includes performing a physical pairing with surrounding devices by using Near Field Communication (NFC); finding a gateway device, which relays a service from the server, from among the paired devices; selecting a scheme for establishing a PN with the gateway device; and sending a request for connection with a PN according to the selected scheme to the found gateway device.
US09301120B2	Wireless emergency call (eCall) devices and eCall service subscription management We disclose a new type of wireless telecommunications subscription service and related methods. In some embodiments, the new subscription service may be used by an eCall only MS, or by any other suitable wireless access device (NAD), in order to operate in a restricted access and mobility management (RAMM) mode (304). The RAMM service limits usage of network resources, while enabling utilization for certain limited kinds of calls. The service may be used for eCall, in the case of motor vehicles (FIG. 1), for example, or for machine to machine communications and remote alarms (FIG. 6). The new subscription service may be used to avoid an eCall only MS being denied access to a network due to non-use of a prepaid (USIM) subscription (314).
US09301116B2	Method, apparatus, and system for detecting an automobile crash and transmitting an emergency communication A device configured to be removably coupled to a vehicle is described. The device includes at least one sensor configured to detect an impact on the vehicle and a wireless communication device configured to transmit an impact indication signal upon said at least one sensor detecting an impact on the vehicle. Additionally, a method for automatically initiating a cellular phone emergency function in response to an impact on a vehicle is provided. Additionally, an emergency notification system for a vehicle is provided.
US09301113B2	Pico-cell extension for cellular network A pico-cell is located within a facility. The pico-cell has a wireless protocol for carrying calls placed to and from mobile devices in the facility. A call distributor is in communication with the pico-cell and handles calls carried by the pico-cell. The call distributor includes an embedded wireless switch for routing calls to and from mobile devices in the facility using the wireless protocol.
US09301111B1	Reconciling contact information between users Methods, devices, and products utilize wireless-backup technologies to provide contact-reconciliation services with respect to sets of contacts stored on mobile devices. One embodiment of the inventions includes receiving an indication of an update event associated with a first set of contacts on a first mobile device, updating a remotely-stored copy of the first set of contacts, determining that a remotely-stored copy of a second set of contacts does not include a portion of contact information corresponding to the first mobile device, and updating the remotely-stored copy of the second set of contacts. In an embodiment, the remotely-stored copy of the second set of contacts is synchronized with the second set of contacts, thereby updating the second set of contacts.
US09301110B1	Multimodal communication system and method A method and computing system for establishing a text-based communication session between a first user and one or more other users of a social network. A private ID is identified for a specific user chosen from the one or more other users. One or more remote contact databases are queried to associate the private ID with one or more telephone numbers for the specific user. An SMS communication session is enabled between the first user and the specific user based, at least in part, upon the one or more telephone numbers.
US09301108B2	Audio content distribution control system and method A system for providing access to audio files at multiple locations via a telecommunications network is described. The system includes an interface by which an end user can access at least one audio file from an online database; a system for selecting at least one audio file from the online database for inclusion in a playlist; a plurality of playback devices located in multiple locations; and a system for transmitting the at least one audio file for playing on the plurality of playback devices in multiple locations. Messages may be locked into playlists by an administrator using a message locking tool. Settings may be duplicated among devices using a cloning tool.
US09301102B2	Systems and methods for detecting and controlling transmission facilities A method of detecting, controlling and managing transmission of a transmitting device within a facility is disclosed. The method involves transmitting information to the transmission device, detecting a response transmission from the transmission device by a least one transmission detection facility, extracting identification information associated with the transmission device in response to the transmitted information; and determining a location of the transmission device based on the response transmission received by the at least one received transmission detection facility, wherein the response transmissions are sorted by the identification information, determining an allowability of the located transmission device with the set area and interacting and manipulating transmission of the detected transmitting device.
US09301100B1	Indoor positioning systems and wireless fingerprints An indoor positioning system and method that correlates map locations to respective wireless access point (AP) fingerprints, and wherein each wireless AP fingerprint is a plurality of wireless AP signal measurements associated with the correlated map location. The method includes receiving position-inference data associated with a user; determining a probable location inside the building based on the position-inference data; receiving wireless AP signal measurements detected by a wireless device associated with the user; associating the probable location with the wireless device based on the association between the position-inference data and the user of the wireless device; and updating the wireless AP fingerprint correlated to the probable location using the received wireless AP signal measurements. The method and system use crowd-sourcing to build and refine the wireless AP fingerprints.
US09301098B2	Location detection in wireless communication networks Location detection of a mobile device is achieved by initiating an API call at an application program. The API call directs an operating system of the mobile device to initiate a scan of wireless access points within wireless communication range of the mobile device. The scanning performed by the mobile device is detected by the network via one or more of the wireless access points. A location of the mobile device is estimated by the network based on detection of the mobile device via the one or more wireless access points. Location-based services are provided to the mobile device by the network based on the estimated location of the mobile device. The location-based services may be transmitted to the mobile device via a different wireless access point and/or wireless communication protocol than used during scanning and/or detection of the mobile device.
US09301097B2	Correlating wireless signals to a location on an image using mobile sensor technologies Using ground truth events and sensors available on a first mobile device, an algorithm executed at the first mobile device determines the mobile device's position; the first mobile device also obtains wireless signal information; the wireless signal information is associated with the position determined via the sensor data and ground truth events; the associated data is stored and may be sent to or used by a second device; the second device may then, for example, detect then-current wireless signal information and may locate the second device by looking up the then-current wireless signal information in the associated data.
US09301084B2	Home appliance and control method thereof A home appliance includes a first module to communicate with a communication module of a terminal; a second module to communicate with a router; and a control unit controlling a communication connection between the second module and the router by using information stored in the first module. The first module includes a module recognition unit recognizing whether the communication module of the terminal is within a preset distance; and a memory unit storing network configuration information to be used when the second module accesses the router.
US09301082B2	Mobile device sensor data subscribing and sharing Techniques for mobile devices to subscribe and share raw sensor data are provided. The raw sensor data associated with sensors (e.g., accelerometers, gyroscopes, compasses, pedometers, pressure sensors, audio sensors, light sensors, barometers) of a mobile device can be used to determine the movement or activity of a user. By sharing the raw or compressed sensor data with other computing devices, the other computing devices can determine a motion state based on the sensor data. Additionally, in some instances, the other computing devices can determine a functional state based on the sensor data and the motion state. For example, functional state classification can be associated with each motion state (e.g., driving, walking) by further describing each motion state (e.g., walking on rough terrain, driving while texting).
US09301081B1	Delivery of oversized branding elements for customization A mobile communication device. The device comprises a radio transceiver to communicatively couple the mobile communication device to a radio access network by a wireless communication link and a service pack. The device further comprises an application, as a component of the service pack, stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor at initial setup of the mobile communication device, determines whether a customization package exists on the mobile communication device, and if no customization package is present on the mobile communication device, selects a customization package from a pool of customization packages on a server based on predefined rules and downloads the selected customization package to the mobile communication device through any available communication link, wherein at least part of the selected customization package is downloaded through an alternative communication link other than an activation channel when the selected customization package is oversized for the activation channel.
US09301080B2	Methods and apparatus for reducing cellular telephone radiation exposure In some aspects, a cellular telephone includes (1) a user interface portion having a communications circuit; and (2) a cellular portion having a first communications circuit adapted to communicate with the communications circuit of the user interface portion and a second communications circuit adapted to communicate with a cellular network. The cellular portion is removably coupled to the user interface portion so as to allow a user of the cellular telephone to communicate over a cellular network by using the user interface portion while the cellular portion is separated from the user interface portion. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US09301073B2	Systems and methods for determining the condition of multiple microphones Systems and methods for determining the operating condition of multiple microphones of an electronic device are disclosed. A system can include a plurality of microphones operative to receive signals, a microphone condition detector, and a plurality of microphone condition determination sources. The microphone condition detector can determine a condition for each of the plurality of microphones by using the received signals and accessing at least one microphone condition determination source.
US09301068B2	Acoustic prescription rule based on an in situ measured dynamic range The present application discloses systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for determining prescription rules for a hearing prosthesis. A method in accordance with the present disclosure includes identifying a threshold hearing level and an uncomfortable loudness level for a channel of a hearing prosthesis. In one example, the threshold hearing level and the uncomfortable loudness level are determined in response to a stimulation signal generated utilizing the hearing prosthesis in situ on a recipient. In the present example, the stimulation signal corresponds to the channel of the hearing prosthesis. The method further includes developing a prescription rule based on the threshold hearing level and the uncomfortable loudness level. Generally, the prescription rule includes at least one of a linear compression scheme and a wide dynamic range compression scheme.
US09301054B2	Electromechanical transducer and electrocoustic transducer An electromechanical transducer of the invention comprises a structural unit, an armature, and first and second elastic members. The structural unit includes at least one pair of magnets, a yoke conducting a magnetic flux generated by the magnets, and a coil supplied with an electric signal. The armature has an inner portion disposed to pass through an internal space of the structural unit and first and second outer portions protruding on both sides from the inner portion, and the armature constitutes a magnetic circuit with the structural unit via two regions through which components of the magnetic flux flow in directions opposite to each other in the inner portion. The first and second elastic members connect between the first and second outer portions of the armature and the structural unit, respectively.
US09301053B2	Audio transducer with electrostatic discharge protection An apparatus including a diaphragm, where the diaphragm includes a membrane having electrically conductive material; a drive configured to move the diaphragm; and a connector configured to connect the membrane to a ground.
US09301051B2	Digital audio distribution A master transmitter distributes a plurality of audio channels to one or more expansion receivers as a multiplexed audio stream. Control information is also transmitted between the master transmitter and the expansion receivers. Both the control information and the multiplexed audio stream are transmitted on the same cable allowing for reduced clutter and cheaper material and installation costs.
US09301050B2	Squeal killer There are styles of music that rely on the amplification of a harmonica by utilizing a microphone and an amplifier. When a harmonica needs to be amplified to a level where an audience can hear, audible feedback typically occurs due to the interaction of the microphone properties with the high amplification level. This audible feedback forces the artist to maintain a lower volume level and therefore a lower projection of sound. There have been attempts to reduce feedback in the past through the use of resistor and capacitor networks, however, these attempts altered the normal sound of the amplifier which in most cases is not a positive consequence and frowned on by musicians. The Squeal Killer is the first feedback reduction device that utilizes a 12at7 vacuum tube and when used with a microphone and amplifier, significantly reduces feedback and allows the musician to obtain higher volume levels.
US09301044B2	Acoustic apparatus According to one embodiment, an amplitude modulation unit generates a first signal by modulating an amplitude of a carrier wave signal having a frequency of an ultrasonic band, based on an acoustic signal. A phase control unit generates a second signal and a third signal by controlling a phase of the first signal. Respective phases of the second signal and the third signal are approximately opposite. A first parametric loudspeaker radiates a first sound wave toward a first control point, based on the second signal. A first reflection unit has a first concave to receive a sound wave and reflect the sound wave toward the first control point. A focal point of the sound wave reflected by the first concave is the first control point. A second parametric loudspeaker radiates a second sound wave toward the first concave, based on the third signal.
US09301038B2	Audio headset An audio headset includes a pair of earphones and a nape-band. The earphones are secured to the nape-band at respective ends of the nape-band. A suspension element extends between (i) a first end connected to the headset at a first location in front of a user's first ear when the user is wearing the headset, and (ii) a second end connected to the headset at a second location in front of the user's second ear when the user is wearing the headset. As such, each suspension element at least partially wraps around a portion of a top of a respective ear of the user to support the headset when the headset is being worn by the user.
US09301031B2	Modular speaker system, components of a modular speaker system, and methods of using the same A multi-speaker audio system is configured to provide flexible use of speakers in any number of different environments. The multi-speaker system may include a stationary speaker unit and a portable speaker unit. The portable speaker unit may be operated in conjunction with, or separate from, the stationary speaker unit. When connected or otherwise used with the stationary speaker unit, the portable speaker unit may receive audio signals and pass at least some of the signals and/or corresponding data to the stationary speaker unit for output. When disconnected from the stationary speaker unit, the portable speaker unit may receive audio signals and output sound accordingly. The stationary speaker unit may also be able to receive audio signals and pass at least some of the signals or corresponding audio data to the portable speaker unit or output the data itself. The speaker units may be physically coupled to each other, such as by connecting the speaker units using an adapter or port, joining electrical leads, or nesting the portable speaker unit at least partially within the stationary speaker unit.
US09301026B2	Affinity modeling in a data center network Systems and methods of affinity modeling in data center networks that allow bandwidth to be efficiently allocated with the data center networks, while reducing the physical interconnectivity requirements of the data center networks. Such systems and methods of affinity modeling in data center networks further allow computing resources within the data center networks to be controlled and provisioned based at least in part on the network topology and an application component topology, thereby enhancing overall application program performance.
US09301025B2	Removable sensor modules A removable telecommunication sensor module is configured to be removably coupled between a power protection device and a backplane. The removable telecommunication sensor module monitors energy usage at a telecommunication equipment circuit level for a piece of telecommunication equipment arranged in a telecommunication network infrastructure.
US09301024B2	Modular frequency based fiber transport and radio transport repeater platform for diverse radio frequency configurable deployments A modular design repeater platform that allows unique deployment configurations and rapid upgrading, and modifications to a deployed system in a wireless or fiber optic network system is disclosed. The platforms include fiber transport and radio transport systems. The system includes a base unit coupled to one or more RF modules. The components employ a flange—recess design and pedestal mounts to securely couple the components together.
US09301014B2	Handheld terminal, information providing method, information processing program, information providing server, broadcasting reception apparatus, and information providing system A handheld terminal includes a device communication unit which communicates with at least one or more broadcasting reception apparatus receiving contents and content information about the contents from a content provider and receives the content information from the broadcasting reception apparatus, a content display unit which displays the content information received from the broadcasting reception apparatus, a server communication unit which communicates with an information providing server which manages related information relating to the contents and receives the related information relating to the content information received from the broadcasting reception apparatus from the information providing server, and a related information display unit which displays the related information received from the information providing server.
US09301005B2	Differentiated PSIP table interval technology An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT.
US09301004B2	System and method for reproducing first reproduction data and at least second reproduction data, computer program and computer program product A system for reproducing first reproduction data and for reproducing second reproduction data includes: a first reproduction device, configured for reproducing the first reproduction data; and a second reproduction device, configured for reproducing the second reproduction data. The system is configured such that the first reproduction data is transmitted to the first reproduction device via a first logical communication channel and the second reproduction data is transmitted to the second reproduction device via a second logical communication channel. The second logical communication channel is different from the first logical communication channel. The system is configured such that the first reproduction data is identified using pattern recognition, and determination of the second reproduction data is based on the identification of the first reproduction data.
US09301000B2	Method for providing a content-sharing service, and a device therefor A method and apparatus for providing contents-sharing services are provided. The method for providing contents-sharing services includes: receiving a contents-sharing request message for a contents sharer from a first contents reproducing apparatus of a contents sharing requester; transmitting a contents-sharing notify message generated using the received contents-sharing request message to a second contents reproducing apparatus of the contents sharer; and transmitting the received contents-sharing request message to a streaming server, wherein the transmitted contents-sharing request message requests the streaming server to transmit contents to the second contents reproducing apparatus of the contents sharer.
US09300992B2	Use of simultaneously received videos by a system to generate a quality of experience value A first instance of a reference video is stored. A primary video and a second instance of the reference video are simultaneously received. At least one quality of experience value that infers a perceptual quality of the primary video as received by a system is generated by comparing the first instance of the reference video to the second instance of the reference video on a pixel-by-pixel, frame-by-frame, basis and determining whether each pixel and each frame contained in the first instance of the reference video are contained in the second instance of the reference video.
US09300991B2	Use of simultaneously received videos by a system to generate a quality of experience value A first instance of a reference video is stored. A primary video and a second instance of the reference video are simultaneously received. At least one quality of experience value that infers a perceptual quality of the primary video as received by a system is generated by comparing the first instance of the reference video to the second instance of the reference video on a pixel-by-pixel, frame-by-frame, basis and determining whether each pixel and each frame contained in the first instance of the reference video are contained in the second instance of the reference video.
US09300989B2	Method and apparatus for remote software driven reverse segmentation Reverse segmentation may be provided. First, a plurality of legs may be received and combined into a first service group. Next, it may be determined that a number of active user devices increased on at least one of the plurality of legs. A portion of the plurality of legs may then be switched from the first service group to a second service group in response to determining that the number of active user devices increased on the at least one of the plurality of legs.
US09300988B2	Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel.
US09300972B2	Video encoding method and apparatus using low-complexity frequency transformation, and video decoding method and apparatus Provided are a video encoding method and apparatus using a low-complexity transformation and a video decoding method and apparatus using a low-complexity inverse transformation. The video encoding method includes: receiving image data of an input picture in predetermined data units; generating coefficients of the predetermined data units by performing a low-complexity transformation on the image data; and outputting the generated coefficients. The low-complexity transformation includes at least one of a selective frequency-domain transformation that uses a transformation basis for a predetermined frequency-domain, a sub data unit transformation that performs a transformation by respectively selecting and applying transformation bases for a plurality of sub data units divided from the image data, and a scale-down transformation that uses a scale-down rectangular transformation basis that is a combination of a rectangular matrix and a square matrix.
US09300968B2	Image processing device, image display device, and projector An image processing device adapted to perform image processing on an image signal input, and then output the image signal includes an interface section adapted to perform input and output of the image signal in process with a storage device located outside the image processing device, and connected to the image processing device, a compression processing section adapted to compress the image signal output from the interface section to the storage device, and a compression rate setting section adapted to set a compression rate used when compressing the image signal in the compression processing section.
US09300966B2	Adaptive frequency domain filtering for phase plane correlation In a Phase Plane Correlation (PPC) process, using adaptive frequency domain filtering to aid in generating candidate motion vectors. It is determined when it is beneficial to pre-filter an input image, prior to a PPC process. This results in more reliable and consistent PPC surfaces than otherwise. The filter is applied in the frequency domain where time-domain convolution becomes a much more efficient component-wise multiplication with an in-place window. An energy measure of the high-frequency content in the computed Fourier surfaces gauges the degree of high frequency content in the image. First, the Fourier transform of the two images is computed. Then, the high-frequency content is estimated from the Fourier surfaces. A window function is computed as a function of the high-frequency energy. The window is applied to the Fourier surfaces. Then, the modified Fourier surfaces are fed into the PPC process.
US09300964B2	Image decoding apparatus and image coding apparatus In a case that a pixel shape in a luma domain is not similar to a pixel shape in a chroma domain in an input image, a prediction image that is generated in the reuse of a luma prediction mode is made more accurate.A moving image decoding apparatus 1 includes a gradient deriving unit 1453B that references a chroma gradient definition DEFANG1C, and derives a chroma prediction direction from a prediction mode based on a luma prediction direction.
US09300960B1	Video codec systems and methods for determining optimal motion vectors based on rate and distortion considerations A codec, systems, and methods for compressing video data includes selecting a current video frame of the video data, dividing the current video frame into multiple blocks, wherein each block has M×N pixels, approximating the blocks of the current frame based on motion vectors associated with corresponding blocks from the previous frame, further refining the blocks of the current frame by determining optimal motion vectors for the blocks of the current frame based on the motion vectors provided (i) by the corresponding blocks from the previous frame, (ii) by the surrounding blocks in the current frame, and (iii) from successively smaller blocks within the current frame, wherein the optimal motion vectors for the blocks of the current frame are optimized to balance distortion and rate and wherein the optimal motion vectors are represented by codewords generated from Huffman tables.
US09300951B2	Autostereoscopic projection display device with directional control based on user's location A three-dimensional display system provides a projection screen having a predetermined angularly-responsive reflective surface function. Three-dimensional images are respectively modulated in coordination with the predetermined angularly-responsive reflective surface function to define a programmable mirror with a programmable deflection angle.
US09300950B2	Entertainment displaying system and interactive stereoscopic displaying method of the same An entertainment displaying system for generating interactive displaying effects corresponding to a real object in view of an observation area is disclosed. The entertainment displaying system includes a tracking module, a computing module and a stereoscopic displaying module. The tracking module is used for tracking a relative position relationship between the real object and the observation area. The computing module is configured for generating a stereoscopic virtual object according to the relative position relationship. The stereoscopic displaying module includes a transparent displaying apparatus and an optical-shielding structure. The transparent displaying apparatus is configured for displaying the stereoscopic virtual object. The optical-shielding structure is disposed adjacent to the transparent displaying apparatus and located between the transparent displaying apparatus and the real object. The optical-shielding structure is configured to be switched according to a virtual depth-of-field order between the stereoscopic virtual object and the real object.
US09300949B2	Multi-view system The present invention provides a multi-view system containing a means for retaining multi-view system on a user's head. A frame support is pivotally connected to the means for retaining multi-view system. At least one display device, such as an LCD, is hingedly connected to the frame support. The display device is positioned away from the direct view of the user's eyes. In a preferred embodiment, the display device is positioned at least 3 degrees away from the direct view of the user's eyes. In operation, the user can see objects in direct view and the display device by moving the eyes to provide direct view and display device view capability.
US09300945B2	3D image photographing apparatus and method A three-dimensional (3D) image photographing apparatus including: an image sensor; a 3D shutter which is disposed on the light path of the image light and comprises a first opening and a second opening, and which sequentially executes a first operation of passing a first image light by opening only the first opening, a second operation of blocking both the first opening and the second opening, and a third operation of passing a second image light by opening only the second opening; and a control unit which is electrically connected to the image sensor and the 3D shutter and which synchronizes a vertical synchronization signal which is applied to the image sensor with a starting time of the second operation by controlling the image sensor and the 3D shutter.
US09300942B2	Method and control system for three-dimensional video playback using visual fatigue estimation A method for playing a three-dimensional video is provided, which includes the following steps. A disparity velocity or a disparity acceleration for at least one continuous video in the three-dimensional video is calculated. A visual fatigue estimating value of a viewer is calculated according to the disparity velocity or the disparity acceleration. A subsequent playback of the three-dimensional video is controlled according to the visual fatigue estimating value.
US09300938B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for mapping between video ranges of image data and display Systems, apparatus and methods are provided to map a video range of image data to the video range of a display. Embodiments apply a weighted combination of values in input image data streams to generate image data having a range which matches the display capabilities. The weighted combination may be determined based on relative capabilities of the display and input image data. The video range of the image data and display may be a range of colors (gamut) and/or luminance (dynamic range).
US09300934B2	Chroma automatic gain control A method for determining a chroma gain for a modulated chroma signal, comprises the steps: receiving the modulated chroma signal; generating a first chroma gain as a function of a color burst of the received modulated chroma signal; generating a second chroma gain as a function of a peak amplitude of the modulated chroma signal; and determining a final chroma gain for the received modulated chroma signal as a function of the first generated chroma gain and the second generated chroma gain, wherein the determined chroma gain is applied on the modulated chroma signal.
US09300923B2	Method and apparatus for improving video performance in a wireless surveillance system A method of improving video performance in video surveillance system having a wireless encoder connected to a video surveillance network by a wireless access point device comprises the steps of allocating channel bandwidth to the wireless encoder from the wireless access point device, transmitting packets of video data from the wireless encoder to the wireless access point device, transmitting signals from the wireless access point device to the wireless encoder, monitoring the strength of the signals received by the wireless access point device, the strength of the signals received by the wireless encoder, and the number of lost packets of video data transmitted from the wireless encoder to the wireless access point device, sending a request from the wireless encoder to the wireless access point device to change the bit transmission rate of the wireless encoder if the strength of the signals received by the wireless access point device is less than a first threshold, if the strength of the signals received by the wireless encoder is less than a second threshold, or if the number of lost packets of video data is greater than a third threshold, and changing the bit transfer rate of the wireless encoder if the wireless access point device approves the change.
US09300904B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image reading apparatus An image processing apparatus is configured comprising a necessary/unnecessary determination data generating unit configured to generate necessary/unnecessary determination data; an image encoding unit assigning identification information respectively to, and recording, in a recording unit, each piece of data after division of each moving image of a moving image after encoding, a necessary/unnecessary determining unit configured to determine an unnecessary moving image frame based on necessary/unnecessary determination data; and a moving image file managing unit configured to rewrite information indicating a state of data at a recording unit in the recording unit corresponding to a moving image frame determined as unnecessary moving image frame by the necessary/unnecessary determining unit into information that there is no data.
US09300894B2	Systems and methods for providing closed captioning in three-dimensional imagery Systems and methods are presented for processing three-dimensional (3D or 3-D) or pseudo-3D programming. The programming includes closed caption (CC) information that includes caption data and a location identifier that specifies a location for the caption data within the 3D programming. The programming information is processed to render the caption data at the specified location and to present the programming on the display. By encoding location identification information into the three-dimensional programming, a high level of configurability can be provided and the 3D experience can be preserved while captions are displayed.
US09300893B2	Image matching-based pointing techniques Techniques are disclosed that can be implemented as a system configured for image matching-based pointing and/or selection from information presented in an image displayed by a projection device. A pointing device configured as described herein may be pointed at a target portion of an image displayed by a projection device and allowed to capture an image inclusive of that target portion. In turn, the captured image data may be compared with data pertaining to the original displayed image. The resultant pointing location data can be used to generate one or more pointing indicators within the original image, and the projection device may display the resultant annotated image on screen, in some cases in real time and/or with precision resolution of a single pixel. A subsequent user selection can be made based on the known location of the pointing indicator. The techniques provide for more native human-machine interaction than existing approaches.
US09300889B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging system An AD converting unit compares an output signal from an amplifier circuit after reset of a pixel with a reference signal of time-variable, outputs a first digital value, when the output signal from the amplifier circuit in a non-reset state of the pixel is larger than a threshold, sets a gain of the amplifier circuit to a first gain, when the output signal is smaller than the threshold, sets the gain of the amplifier circuit to a second gain larger than the first gain, further after the gain of the amplifier circuit was set to the first or second gain, compares the output signal from the amplifier circuit in the non-reset state of the pixel with the reference signal of time-variable, and outputs a second digital value. When resolutions of the first and second digital values differ, a correcting unit corrects a difference between the resolutions.
US09300886B2	Solid-state imaging device with switch elements provided between vertical signal lines and interconnects According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes unit cells including a photoelectric conversion element, a signal detector and the amplifier transistor, respectively; a vertical signal line supplied with a reset signal and a pixel signal of the cell; a first interconnect connected to the signal detectors via a capacitance element; a second interconnect connected between the signal detectors and the amplifier transistors; and a switch element between the vertical signal line and the first interconnects. Unit cells arranged in a column direction is connected to a common vertical line and a common first interconnect.
US09300885B2	Imaging device, portable information terminal, and imaging system A solid state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: an imaging element formed on a semiconductor substrate, and including pixel blocks each having pixels; a main lens forming an image of a subject on an imaging plane; a microlens array including microlenses corresponding to the pixel blocks, the microlens array reducing an image to be formed on the imaging plane by Nf times or less and forming reduced images on the pixel blocks corresponding to the respective microlenses; and an image processing unit enlarging and synthesizing the reduced images formed by the microlenses, the solid state imaging device meeting conditions of an expression MTFMain(u)≦MTFML(u)≦MTFMain(u×Nf) where u denotes an image spatial frequency, MTFML(u) denotes an MTF function of the microlenses, and MTFMain(u) denotes an MTF function of the main lens.
US09300884B2	Solid-state image sensor and camera having a plurality of photoelectric converters under a microlens An image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate having first and second faces. The sensor includes a plurality of pixel groups each including pixels, each pixel having a photoelectric converter and a wiring pattern, the converter including a region whose major carriers are the same with charges to be accumulated in the photoelectric converter. The sensor also includes a microlenses which are located so that one microlens is arranged for each pixel group. The wiring patterns are located at a side of the first face, and the plurality of microlenses are located at a side of the second face. Light-incidence faces of the regions of the photoelectric converters of each pixel group are arranged along the second face such that the light-incidence faces are apart from each other in a direction along the second face.
US09300880B2	Methods and systems for providing sensor data and image data to an application processor in a digital image format Methods and systems for providing sensor data and image data to an application processor on a mobile device are described. An example method involves receiving image data from at least one camera of the mobile device and receiving sensor data from an inertial measurement (IMU) of the mobile device. The method further involves generating a digital image that includes at least the image data and the sensor data. The sensor data may be embedded in pixels of the digital image, for instance. Further, the method then involves providing the digital image to an application processor of the mobile device using a camera bus interface. Thus, the sensor data and the image data may be provided to the application processor in a single data structure.
US09300874B1	Lens actuating module A lens actuating module includes a holder, a cover, a lens and a lens actuator. The holder includes an opening hole and at least three first connecting portions. The cover is coupled to the holder and includes a through hole correspondent to the opening hole. The lens with an optical axis is correspondent to the through hole. The lens actuator is movably disposed in the cover and includes at least one elastic member and at least three suspension wires. The elastic member includes at least three second connecting portions. A longitudinal direction of each of the suspension wires is parallel to the optical axis. Two ends of each of the suspension wires are fixedly connected with one of the first connecting portions and one of the second connecting portions, respectively. More than 95% of each of the suspension wires along the longitudinal direction has a rectangular cross-section.
US09300861B2	Video recording apparatus and focusing method for the same Provided is a video recording apparatus that can generate image signals to increase a difference in amount of blur in recording video using a rolling shutter during wobbling, and includes: an image sensor that generates an image signal corresponding to an image; a driving unit that drives a focus lens along an optical axis; and a control unit that controls the driving unit for controlling a focus in an optical system, while the focus lens is wobbling, wherein the control unit (i) generates blur signals to increase a difference in amount of blur in a predetermined region by controlling imaging timings at which the image sensor captures the image, (ii) calculates distance information on a distance to the object to be displayed in the region, using blur signals in the region among the generated blur signals, and (iii) controls the focus using the distance information.
US09300860B2	Image-capturing apparatus An image-capturing apparatus includes a focus lens that focuses on an object as to form an object image from the object, an image sensor that captures the object image as to produce image data, and a controller that controls the focus lens. The controller determines a tracking range based on a position of a particular object. The controller causes the focus lens to focus on a certain object when the certain object is located in the tracking range. The controller does not cause the focus lens to focus on the certain object when the certain object is located out of the tracking range. The controller determines whether or not the position of the particular object changes. The controller updates the tracking range in response to the position of the particular object if determining that the position of the particular object changes. The controller maintains the tracking range if determining that the position of the particular object does not change.
US09300853B2	Network camera data management system and managing method thereof Disclosed is a network camera data management system for managing camera data of a network camera, including: a data importing device, a splitting and storing device, and a data retrieving device. A management method utilized by the network camera data management system includes the steps of: splitting the imported camera data into a camera audio data and a camera video data based on the respective data formats; storing the camera audio data and the camera video data respectively in different servers and/or in different server storage areas that have non-sequential storage addresses with each other in one server; and retrieving, according to a retrieval condition, a fragment of the camera audio data and/or a fragment of the camera video data from the camera audio data and/or the camera video data stored.
US09300847B2	Digital camera lens guard and use extender A digital camera lens guard and use extender to: extend the picture-taking capacities of the digital camera by using different camera filters; enable the digital camera to take pictures of the images formed at the eyepiece of a sighting device; protect the camera lens from dust, moisture, and contaminations; make the digital camera usable as an industrial tool; allow the digital camera to be used in photographing activities such as surveillance, sports, past times, research, astronomy; and maintain the original functions of the digital camera.
US09300843B2	Image scanner and image scanning system An image scanning system may include an image scanner and a terminal. In some arrangements, upon receiving a scan start command to start scanning the document, the image scanner may generate scan image data. Additionally or alternatively, the image scanner may obtain notification information related to a location in the storage where the scan image data is stored and transmit the notification information to a terminal device identified by destination information. The image scanner may subsequently receive a request receive a request for the scan image data from the terminal device based on the notification information and transmit the scan image data stored in the storage at the location indicated by the notification information to the terminal device.
US09300837B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium for identifiable information about print jobs An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit and a generation unit. The display control unit displays a job selection screen which displays a plurality of print jobs. The generation unit generates a combined print job in which first and second print jobs selected by using the job selection screen are combined, wherein the display control unit displays, on the job selection screen, information about the combined print job identifiable of each file format of the first and second print jobs prior to be combined, based on information indicating the file format of the first print job and information indicating the file format of the second print job.
US09300832B2	Image reader and image forming apparatus An image reader includes a first image reading unit that reads first image data by scanning one surface of a document at a first resolution corresponding to a magnification ratio and a predetermined first scan cycle; and a second image reading unit that accumulates light radiated from a light source and reads second image data by scanning other surface of the document at a fixed second resolution and a second scan cycle corresponding to the magnification ratio, wherein the second image reading unit controls light accumulation time of the light radiated from the light source to be constant.
US09300828B1	Image segmentation A method comprising using at least one hardware processor for: applying an edge detection algorithm to an image of a document to receive a map of edges from which multiple optional contours of the document in the image are identified; splitting the multiple optional contours into line segments; sorting the line segments into equivalence classes of collinearity representing distinct line segments of the line segments, wherein each one of the classes of collinearity represents a distinct line segment of the distinct line segments; deriving a connectivity graph based on the equivalence classes of collinearity; identifying four vertex polygons in said connectivity graph; evaluating each one of the identified four vertex polygons according to one or more segmentation criterions; and segmenting the document in the image according to the most highly evaluated four vertex polygon of the four vertex polygons.
US09300827B2	Image-reading apparatus An image-reading apparatus includes a battery that is built-in in a housing, a conveying unit conveying a medium, an image capturing unit capturing an image of the medium, a control unit controlling at least the conveying unit and the image capturing unit, a setting-table-opened/closed sensor as a state detector detecting whether the image capturing unit is ready to read the medium, a reset unit resetting the control unit, a scanning button and a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) button, each of which is an operation unit disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the housing and used for giving an instruction to the control unit. The reset unit resets the control unit upon satisfaction of a first condition that the setting-table-opened/closed sensor determines that the image capturing unit is unready to read the medium and a second condition that the operation unit is operated.
US09300826B2	Multi-function peripheral having a link mechanism for moving a sheet supporter to a second position in conjunction with an upward movement of a base A multi-function peripheral including an opening-closing member supported by a main body to be swingable around a first axis parallel to a side surface of the main body, between a closed position and an open position, a sheet supporter supported by the main body to be swingable around a second axis parallel to the first axis, between a first position to be on a trajectory of the opening-closing member and a second position to be slanted relative to the side surface, a hinge disposed between the main body and the opening-closing member and including a base attached to the main body to be movable in a vertical direction together with the first axis, and a link mechanism disposed between the base and the sheet supporter and configured to move the sheet supporter to the second position in conjunction with an upward movement of the base.
US09300823B1	Maintenance necessity estimation apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium Provided is a maintenance necessity estimation apparatus including a storage unit that stores in advance an estimation model and estimates first necessity information indicating a degree of necessity of a maintenance work with respect to the drive member in accordance with the output information, an acquisition section that acquires a second transit time and second feature information of an image processing apparatus which is an estimation target of second necessity information, and an estimation section that estimates necessity information of the image processing apparatus which is the estimation target using, as input information, a value corresponding to the second transit time and the second feature information acquired by the acquisition unit, using the estimation model stored in the storage unit.
US09300815B2	Power backup system An electrically powered node of a telecommunications system has a battery power backup associated with its power control unit. Under normal conditions it is maintained fully charged by means of trickle currents from the mains power feeds to each of a number of mains—connected customer equipments, by way of the “final drop” to the distribution point. These trickle currents are controlled by the respective power control units, to prevent overcharging. Using an electrical copper connection provided in parallel with the fibre connection, a battery backup can also be maintained in nodes further towards the exchange. The feeds are reversible, so that if a power outage removes the power supply from the customer premises, a “lifeline” plain telephone service between the exchange and the telephone handset is maintained using the local battery backup in the remote nodes. By limiting the service to simple telephony, the battery power can be sufficient to maintain the service for a reasonable duration. The power management systems can be used to transfer charge from one battery to another over the network according to the usage, or remaining life, of each battery.
US09300813B2	Method and system for controlling access and utilization of femtocells via a network based service Aspects of a method and system for controlling access and utilization of femtocells via a network based service are provided. In this regard, a femtocell management entity communicatively coupled to a network and operable to manage one or more femtocells may be accessed via an end-user communication device. In this manner, the femtocell(s) may be managed via the end-user device such as one of the cellular enabled communication devices. The femtocell management entity may enable establishing one or more SLAs between the femtocell(s) and the cellular enabled communication device(s). The SLA(s) may enable the cellular enabled communication device(s) to establish one or more cellular communication channels with the femtocell(s). The SLA(s) may determine when the cellular communication channels may be established. The SLA(s) may determine how a femtocell owner/operator may be compensated for providing cellular service. The femtocell(s) may be accessed utilizing Internet Protocol.
US09300793B2	Provision of a personalized indicator datum when setting up a telecommunication A method and system which provide a personalized indicator datum on at least one terminal when establishing a telecommunication or when setting up a call between at least two terminals. In a first database, able to be accessed by an intelligent network of the network of the first terminal, an identification datum assigned to a first terminal is assigned the identification datum of at least one second terminal. And, as a function of the assignment, at least one indicator datum is stored in the first or a further database able to be accessed by the intelligent network of the TCN of the first terminal. When a call set-up is initiated between at least two terminals, in response to the identification datum of the first terminal, the intelligent network of the TCN of the first terminal compares the identification datum of the at least one further terminal with the identification datum of the at least one second terminal. In response to an assignment match, the indicator datum stored as a function of the assignment is called up and transmitted to at least one of the further terminals in accordance with the assignment.
US09300791B1	Controlled-environment facility resident communication detection Systems and methods insert a modulated signal into audio of a controlled-environment facility resident's side of a call, such as by a controlled-environment communication apparatus, or the like. The same or a different controlled-environment communication apparatus, or the like, may detect the same and/or another modulated signal inserted into the audio of the same and/or another controlled-environment facility resident's side of the call in the audio of an other party's side of the call. The same or a different controlled-environment communication apparatus, or the like, may determine if more than one modulated signal is present in the other call party's side of the call and alert an authority that more than one controlled-environment facility resident is taking part in the call.
US09300790B2	Multi-party conversation analyzer and logger A multi-party conversation analyzer and logger uses a variety of techniques including spectrographic voice analysis, absolute loudness measurements, directional microphones, and telephonic directional separation to determine the number of parties who take part in a conversation, and segment the conversation by speaking party. In one aspect, the invention monitors telephone conversations in real time to detect conditions of interest (for instance, calls to non-allowed parties or calls of a prohibited nature from prison inmates). In another aspect, automated prosody measurement algorithms are used in conjunction with speaker segmentation to extract emotional content of the speech of participants within a particular conversation, and speaker interactions and emotions are displayed in graphical form. A conversation database is generated which contains conversation recordings, and derived data such as transcription text, derived emotions, alert conditions, and correctness probabilities associated with derived data. Investigative tools allow flexible queries of the conversation database.
US09300780B2	Phone A phone comprises a shell, a first communication module for communicating via a first communication network, a detection signal acquisition component as well as a sensor chip and a processing module for security monitoring, wherein the first communication module, the sensor chip and the processing module are accommodated inside the phone shell, and the detection signal acquisition component is mounted on the surface of the phone shell. Due to the integration of additional components related to security monitoring, the phone disclosed herein becomes an integrated device with both functions of basic communication and security monitoring. In addition, the resulted phone with security monitoring function has good characteristics of stealth and invisibility.
US09300776B2	System and method for detecting potentially damaging motion Disclosed is a network for determining when a device undergoes potentially damaging motion. The device runs application software that causes a device processor to interrogate at least an accelerometer to determine if a motion threshold that signals potentially damaging motion may have occurred is exceeded. If the threshold is exceeded the device sends motion information to a central server for further processing. The central server processes the motion information to determine if the device underwent potentially damaging motion. If it has, the central server sends an appropriate notification that the device underwent potentially damaging motion.
US09300773B2	Portable electronic device with moisture infiltration indication system A portable electronic device may have a dock connector moisture infiltration indication structure for indicating whether moisture has infiltrated the device. The structure may be located within a dock connector port. The dock connector may have a viewing hole that enables viewing of the moisture indicator. The moisture indicator may have four layers: upper and lower moisture barriers, a wicking layer and a dyeing layer. After becoming wet, the moisture indicator may change from one color to another color. A menu button in the device may have a transparent and opaque member with a viewing aperture. A moisture indicator may be formed on the button and may be viewed through the viewing aperture.
US09300760B2	Machine-specific instruction set translation Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for machine-specific instruction set translation. One example method includes identifying computing devices, each device having a respective software component installed, the software component including a translator component for translating a program in a portable format to a machine-specific instruction set, and a sandbox component for executing programs translated to the machine-specific instruction set on the computing device using software-based fault isolation; identifying computing devices having a given hardware configuration; and transmitting another translator component and another sandbox component to each of the identified computing devices. Each of the identified computing devices having the given hardware configuration is configured to receive the components and to configure its software component to use the received components in lieu of the corresponding components.
US09300759B1	API calls with dependencies Techniques are disclosed for a client-and-server architecture where the client makes asynchronous API calls to the client. Where the client makes multiple asynchronous API calls, and where these API calls have dependencies (i.e., a result of one call is used as a parameter in a second call), the client may send the server these multiple asynchronous API calls before execution of a call has completed. The server may then execute these multiple asynchronous API calls, using a result generated from one call as a parameter to another call.
US09300754B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program An information processing system includes: a parent terminal having a storage section storing device information including a drawing capability of a child terminal, a generation section generating transmission data of a user interface or a content in accordance with the device information, and a transmission section transmitting the transmission data to the child terminal; and a child terminal having a receiving section receiving the transmission data, and a display section displaying a user interface screen or a content playback screen on the basis of the transmission data.
US09300747B2	Server A server provides converted data to an external apparatus in response to plural request commands. The converted data is generated by converting target data and is divided to plural partial data to be stored in an external storage device. The server acquires one or more untransmitted partial data as a portion of the plural partial data from the external storage device each time when one request command is received, and writes the acquired one or more untransmitted partial data in an internal storage device of the server. The server transmits at least a portion of the one or more untransmitted partial data written in the internal storage device, to the external apparatus, each time when one request command of the plurality of request commands is received.
US09300746B2	Information processing apparatus and control method therefor The information processing apparatus registers a Web application in association with a predetermined port number, and registers the transfer application in association with a transfer port number if it determines that the transfer application is to be registered. The information processing apparatus receives a request from the external device, and if a Web application indicated by identification information included in the received request is registered in association with the port number included in the request, executes that Web application, whereas if the Web application indicated by the identification information included in the received request is registered as a transfer application in association with the port number included in the request, the apparatus transmits, to the external device, a redirection message for transfer to the Web application by executing the transfer application, and causes the external device to automatically transmit a request for the registered port number and the Web application.
US09300738B2	Virtual state machine for managing operation requests in a client server environment A method of managing operations performed in a client-server environment comprises receiving a set of commands; executing a first command in the set, wherein the first command is associated with a second command; and executing the second command, in response to determining that a first event has occurred.
US09300728B1	Controlling resource deployment thresholds in a distributed computer system Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a resource management node that controls deployment of resource nodes in a distributed computing system. The resource management node includes a processor and a memory having computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations that include deploying a group of resource nodes in a distributed computing system, and distributing requests received from the user electronic devices to the resource nodes of the group for processing. A resource deployment threshold is determined based on performance parameters of the resource nodes of the group, and a loading metric is determined based on the request. The operations include controlling further deployment of resource nodes to the group responsive to comparison of the loading metric to the resource deployment threshold. Related methods in a resource management node are disclosed.
US09300724B2	Server function for device-to-device based content delivery A method for operating a server includes receiving, at the server, a request from a mobile device identifying a data file and retrieving the data file from a remote storage device in response to receiving the request. A party other than a party that operates the server operates the remote storage device. A number of collaborator devices are identified. Each of the number of collaborator devices is capable of establishing a mobile-to-mobile communications link with the mobile device. Respective portions of the data file are allocated to each of the number of collaborator devices based on at least one of (a) throughputs associated with the number of collaborator devices and (b) potential debits charged by the number of collaborator devices. Respective portions of the data file are transmitted to each of the number of collaborator devices according to the allocation.
US09300723B2	Enabling social interactive wireless communications A transfer system from transferring a media file includes a vehicle media system and a wireless mobile device. The vehicle media system includes a wireless receiver, a security measure, and a processor configured to wirelessly detect the wireless mobile device, and receive, using the wireless receiver, the media file from the wireless mobile device. The wireless mobile device includes a wireless transmitter, and a processor configured to wirelessly detect the vehicle media system, and transmit, using the wireless receiver, the media file from the wireless mobile device. At least one of the wireless mobile device and vehicle media system is configured to create a wireless connection between the vehicle media system and the wireless mobile device, and the wireless connection does not include the security measure.
US09300722B2	Auto-trimming of media files A system (and a method) is disclosed for processing a media file for transmission. The system determines a size of the media file and a threshold size for transmission of the media file to a destination. In responsive to the size of the media file exceeding the threshold size for the destination, the system sets a crop window for the media file, the crop window within the threshold size and provides for display an overlay of the crop window relative to the media file. The system generates a cropped media file based on a position of the overlay of the crop window relative to the media file. The generated cropped media file has a size within the threshold size. The system transmits the cropped media file to the destination.
US09300720B1	Systems and methods for providing user inputs to remote mobile operating systems A virtual mobile infrastructure includes a mobile client device running a local mobile operating system and a server computer running a remote mobile operating system. The mobile client device displays a screen image of the remote mobile operating system. User text inputs for a remote application running on the remote mobile operating system are received by way of a touchscreen keyboard of a local input method editor (IME) of the local mobile operating system. The user text inputs are transmitted from the mobile client device to the server computer, where the text inputs are provided to the remote application by a virtual IME of the remote mobile operating system.
US09300713B2	Clock synchronization for multi-processor/multi-chipset solution Methods, systems, and devices are described for media synchronization. Multi-stream media processes may include media streams captured with respect to different clock rates. Multi-processor implementations may involve separate clocks associated with different media streams, such as audio and video, respectively. The separate clocks may tend to drift from one another, becoming further out of sync as time passes. Selecting a reference time of one of the processors to function as a “wall clock,” recording frame capture times with respect to the reference time, accounting for propagation delays, and transmitting frame capture times in terms of the reference time may aid in AV synchronization at a device where audio and video streams are received.
US09300712B2	Stream processing with context data affinity Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for stream processing with contextual data affinity. One of the methods includes receiving an event at a computing node of a stream processing system that includes one or more computing nodes and data representing a topology of functional modules. At a particular functional module of the topology, an operation that requests access to context data related to the event is determined based on a data attribute of the event. The context data is partitioned among the one or more computing nodes. Context data related to the event is obtained from the computing node. The operation of the particular functional module is processed using the context data, and a modified event is generated. The modified event is provided to a subsequent functional module according to the topology of functional modules.
US09300711B2	Podcast organization and usage at a computing device Improved techniques that facilitate the use of podcasts are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, organizing, searching, browsing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, tags are embedded into syndication feeds (e.g., RSS feeds) that may be made available for distribution by an online media store to facilitate the management of podcasts. In accordance with one embodiment, an explicit tag may be embedded at the feed and/or episode level to indicate that the feed and/or episode includes explicit content. In accordance with another embodiment, a duration tag may be embedded at the episode level to indicate an estimated duration associated with the episode. Upon downloading the episode, the duration may be replaced by the actual duration of the episode. In accordance with yet another embodiment, a new feed-URL tag may be embedded in a syndication feed to identify a new URL at which the feed is to be accessed.
US09300703B2	Systems and methods to provide telephonic connections via concurrent calls Methods and apparatuses to present communication references to connect people for real time communications via concurrent calls. One embodiment includes: responsive to a search request, identifying information of an entity according to the search request; associating a telephonic reference with the information of the entity; providing the telephonic reference for presentation with the information of the entity to a user; and responsive to a request made via the telephonic reference for a telephonic connection between the user and the entity, initiating a plurality of concurrent calls to a plurality of telephonic references of the entity or a plurality of concurrent calls to a plurality of telephonic references of the user.
US09300698B2	System and method for desktop content sharing An example method is provided and includes determining, during a desktop sharing session of a meeting session, a content identity of a content item that is being shared, storing information indicative of the content identity in desktop sharing historical information, determining that the meeting session has ended, determining a post-meeting representation of the desktop sharing historical information, and causing display of the post meeting representation of the desktop sharing historical information.
US09300695B2	Method and apparatus for manipulating AVPs in a diameter routing agent Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving a Diameter message at the DRA from an origin device; establishing a message context object in response to receiving the Diameter message, wherein the message context object includes a first collection of child objects; evaluating at least one rule, including: modifying, based on a first instruction, a first index value associated with the first collection of child objects, accessing, based on a second instruction and from the first collection of child objects, a child object corresponding to the first index value; and transmitting a message based on the evaluation of the at least one rule.
US09300692B2	System and method for implementing data migration while preserving security policies of a source filer A data migration system in which security policies of a source file system are preserved, in an environment in which clients actively issue communications for the source filer while data is migrated to a destination file system.
US09300691B1	Systems and methods for enforcing secure network segmentation for sensitive workloads A computer-implemented method for enforcing secure network segmentation for sensitive workloads may include (1) identifying a sensitive workload that is deployed within a subnet of a segmented network on a remote workload hosting platform, (2) identifying a security policy that applies to the sensitive workload, wherein a deployment of the sensitive workload within the subnet of the segmented network complies with the security policy, (3) intercepting, at a proxy, an attempt to reconfigure the deployment of the sensitive workload within the segmented network on the remote workload hosting platform, (4) determining that the attempt to reconfigure the deployment of the sensitive workload could result in a violation of the security policy, and (5) enforcing, on the proxy, the security policy on the attempt to reconfigure the deployment of the sensitive workload. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09300690B2	Secure network labeling to control inter-process communications in a multi-tenant platform-as-a-service (PaaS) system Implementations for secure network labeling to control inter-process communications in a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system are disclosed. A method of the disclosure includes initializing, by a processing device of a node, a gear of an application on the node, wherein the node hosts a plurality of gears for a plurality of applications of a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, and wherein the plurality of applications comprising multi-tenant applications having different owners. The method further includes determining a user identifier (UID) of the gear, generating a custom network security label (NSL) of the gear, assigning the custom NSL to the gear, and applying the custom NSL to an outgoing network packet sent from the gear to another gear within the PaaS system.
US09300685B2	Detecting altered applications using network traffic data A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for detecting an altered application are disclosed. Network traffic data is obtained for a number of endpoint devices to determine a network traffic signature for a first application. The signature comprises a set of flows within a time window. Network traffic data is monitored to determine a network traffic signature for a second application. The signature for the second application comprises the network traffic signature of the first application plus a flow to an additional address. The method determines a ratio of endpoint devices having network traffic data that matches the signature for the second application as compared to a percentage of endpoint devices having network traffic data that matches the signature for the first application. When the percentage satisfies a threshold, the method determines that the second application is the altered application comprising an altered version of the first application.
US09300683B2	Identifying bots A method of identifying if a web client has browser capabilities. An originating machine receives a web page request from the web client. The originating machine generates a page request id (PRID) and a script which, when executed by a web client with a browser, regenerates a PRID, and embeds the script in a response. The originating machine sends the response to the web client for the web client to process and, if the web client is capable, to execute the embedded script, thereby to regenerate a PRID, and to return the regenerated PRID to the originating machine. The originating machine compares the returned regenerated PRID with the generated PRID, a match indicating that the web client has browser capabilities.
US09300682B2	Composite analysis of executable content across enterprise network Identification, characterization and attribution of executable content within and across an enterprise infrastructure (e.g., hosts, subnets, routers, etc.) to provide situational awareness for cyber security for purposes of supporting proactive defense and response. Copies of executable content collected at one or more locations within an infrastructure (e.g., hosts, network edges, etc.) may be passed to a central analysis server whereby various characteristics of the executable content may be extracted or gleaned from the copies such as author marks (e.g., directory names), tool marks (e.g., compiler settings), behaviors (e.g., function extraction), patterns (e.g., byte sequences), text, and/or the like. The characteristics may be analyzed in various manners to build profiles of actors or organizations associated with (e.g., responsible for) executable content within the enterprise infrastructure.
US09300681B2	Method for prefix reachability in a communication system A method, arrangement, and first access router in a packet-switched communication network for determining that a first endpoint originating a communication session with a second endpoint is not initiating a malicious man-in-the-middle attack. The first access router provides access for the first endpoint to the network and a second access router provides access for the second endpoint. The first and second access routers facilitate conducting a secure key exchange between the first and second endpoints, wherein a shared secret key is generated. The first access router utilizes a Prefix Reachability Detection (PRD) protocol to determine the first endpoint is topologically legitimate due to being topologically located behind the first access router, and then sends a Prefix Request Test Initialization (PRTI) message to the second access router indicating the first endpoint is topologically legitimate.
US09300677B2	Data security system A method, computer system, and computer program product for validating data contained in a request sent by a requestor to a server application. A computer receives the request from the requestor before receipt of the request by the server application. The computer identifies a set of data validation rules to apply to the data in the request based on a data format specification contained in the request sent by the requestor. The computer determines whether the data is valid based on the identified set of data validation rules. The computer forwards the request to the server application in response to the computer determining that the data is valid based on the identified set of data validation rules.
US09300673B2	Automation system access control system and method An improved system and method for controlling access of components to industrial automation system resources by reference to the various operational states of the industrial automation system. A central access control system includes a processing circuitry, interface circuitry configured to receive information pertaining to the operational state of an automation system, memory circuitry, and a display and user interface. In operation, access to automation components are either allowed or denied based on the designation of an operational state of an automation system.
US09300670B2	Remote access to resources over a network Systems and techniques are provided for controlling requests for resources from remote computers. A remote computer's ability to access a resource is determined based upon the computer's operating environment. The computer or computers responsible for controlling access to a resource will interrogate the remote computer to ascertain its operating environment. The computer or computers responsible for controlling access to a resource may, for example, download one or more interrogator agents onto the remote computer to determine its operating environment. Based upon the interrogation results, the computer or computers responsible for controlling access to a resource will control the remote computer's access to the requested resource.
US09300663B2	Communication session transfer between devices Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for communication session transfer between a plurality of computing devices. A first computing device detects a presence of a second computing device in proximity to the first device, where the first device has established a first communication session with a remote computing device. The first device establishes a wireless connection to the second device. A first token is transmitted to the second device. A second token is received from the second device. The second token is authenticated via comparison to the first token. The first device transmits, to the second device, information indicating a state of the first communication session to enable the second device to establish a second communication session with the remote device, where the second communication session is established using the state of the first communication session.
US09300659B2	Method and system of providing a picture password for relatively smaller displays Embodiments described herein relate to a device operable to process input for a picture password for proof of knowledge. In some embodiments, the device includes a display, an input subsystem, processor(s), and memory containing instructions executable by the processor(s) such that the device is operative to display, on the display of the device, an image for the picture password proof of knowledge. The image is associated with an overlaid grid comprising a plurality of elements, and each element corresponds to a distinct area of the image. The device is further operative to, in response to receiving an input via the input subsystem at a first location of the display, highlight an element of the overlaid grid at a second location on the first image on the display. The second location is offset from the first location by a predetermined offset.
US09300656B2	Secure connection certificate verification One or more computer processors identify a first certificate that is used to establish a secure Internet connection. One or more computer processors identify a stored second certificate that shares at least one attribute with the first certificate. One or more computer processors determine a policy action based, at least in part, on a result of a comparison between an attribute of the first certificate and an attribute of the second certificate.
US09300654B2	Method of handling a certification request In a certification request, a user device includes an object identifier. When a certification authority generates an identity certificate responsive to receiving the certification request, the certification authority includes the object identifier, thereby allowing improved management of the identity certificate at the user device and elsewhere.
US09300653B1	Delivery of authentication information to a RESTful service using token validation scheme Information useful for authenticating an entity is sent over a back channel during the authentication of an entity to a RESTful service. The delivery of the entity-related information is triggered by the validation of a service ticket received by the authentication component of the RESTful service.
US09300650B2	Information security system in smart mobile environment Provided is a security communication method of a terminal device. A first authentication unit of the terminal device identifies a first subscriber to connect a first communication network. A second authentication unit of the terminal device exclusively operates with the first authentication unit, and identifies a second subscriber to connect a second communication network which is different from the first communication network. When the second subscriber is identified, at least one external communication module of the terminal device can be inactive.
US09300649B2	Context sensitive dynamic authentication in a cryptographic system A system for performing authentication of a first user to a second user includes the ability for the first user to submit multiple instances of authentication data which are evaluated and then used to generate an overall level of confidence in the claimed identity of the first user. The individual authentication instances are evaluated based upon: the degree of match between the user provided by the first user during the authentication and the data provided by the first user during his enrollment; the inherent reliability of the authentication technique being used; the circumstances surrounding the generation of the authentication data by the first user; and the circumstances surrounding the generation of the enrollment data by the first user. This confidence level is compared with a required trust level which is based at least in part upon the requirements of the second user, and the authentication result is based upon this comparison.
US09300644B1	Knowledge-based authentication based on tracked credential usage A method and apparatus for knowledge-based authentication by a cloud-based authentication service are described. A cloud-based authentication service is to track credential usage of an end-user at the cloud-based authentication service. The authentication service receives a credential request for credentials associated with the end-user from a relying party website. The end-user no longer has authentication credentials for access to the relying party website. The authentication service issues a dynamic knowledge-based (KB) challenge to the end-user, the dynamic KB challenge being based on at least some of the tracked credential usage of the end-user. The processing logic receives a response to the dynamic KB challenge from the end-user and sends temporary credentials to the relying party for the end-user when the response is validated.
US09300622B2	Method for obtaining DNS and tunnel gateway device The present invention provides a tunnel gateway device used for: receiving a domain name system (DNS) server address for an inner layer or outer layer service of a tunnel configured by an automatic control server according to a management protocol; and taking its own address as the DNS server's address and sending the address to a client, or sending the configured DNS server address to the client. The present invention also provides a method for obtaining the DNS, and the present invention implements the DNS server distribution and obtaining of the DNS without depending on the address protocol.
US09300621B2	Communication history aggregation and presentation A unified communication application can allow a user to communicate with contacts across multiple electronic communication services. The unified communication application can aggregate communication history between the user and another person. A set of communication files associated with user identifiers of the user and the other person can be obtained, arranged, and presented to the user in an order based on a timestamp of each conversation line in the files.
US09300608B1	Individual XML message processing platform A communications platform (Centerpost) is disclosed containing a message processing platform along with an XML message format (SmartMessage) which provides for the reception, organization, summarization, filing, storage, synthesis, routing, formatting, and intelligent processing of XML-based electronic messages and SMTP electronic mail from corporations and other senders to fully integrate individuals' existing e-mail boxes, cellular telephones, paging equipment, facsimile machines, wireless and wired telephones, and other devices. The Centerpost platform utilizes a nickname-based routing to enable device specific sending without knowledge of the specific device address. The Centerpost platform provides sender-defined information folios, which enable synthesized filing, viewing and storage of all received SmartMessages, and the platform allows semi-private access control for the user, which allows access by others.
US09300601B2	Bonding device and method A device that includes a plurality of transceivers configurable to simultaneously operate with a combination of bonded and unbonded transceivers. A first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is operable at a first data rate, and a second transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is simultaneously operable at a second data rate that is different than the first data rate. The first and second transceivers are operable as bonded transceivers and wherein a third transceiver, of the plurality of transceivers, is simultaneously operable at a third data rate and the third transceiver is not bonded with any other transceiver.
US09300594B2	Preferred resource selector A computer implemented method, and computer program product for requesting resources. The computer receives an assignment of an Internet protocol address. The computer compares a computer context of a client computer with an intranet access criterion to form a comparison result. The computer selects at least one preferred uniform resource identifier based on the comparison result, indicating the intranet is accessible. The computer transmits a request to a server using at least one preferred uniform resource identifier using a packet network.
US09300593B2	Scheduling distribution of logical forwarding plane data A controller for managing several managed switching elements that forward data in a network is described. The controller includes an interface for receiving input logical control plane data in terms of input events data. The controller includes a converter for converting the input logical control plane data to output logical forwarding plane data by processing the input events data. The logical forwarding plane data is for subsequent translation into physical control plane data. The controller includes an input scheduler for (1) categorizing the input events data into different groups based on certain criteria and (2) supplying the input events data into the converter in a manner that each different group of input events data is processed separately by the converter.
US09300585B2	Shortening of service paths in service chains in a communications network A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving at a network element a flow offload decision for a first service node that includes a portion of a service chain for processing a flow; recording the flow offload decision against the first service node at the network element; and propagating the flow offload decision backward on a service path to which the flow belongs if the first service node is hosted at the network element. Embodiments may also include propagating the flow offload decision backward on a service path to which the flow belongs if the flow offload decision is a propagated flow offload decision and the network element hosts a second service node that immediately precedes the service node on behalf of which the propagated flow offload decision was received and a flow offload decision has already been received by the network element from the second service node.
US09300579B2	Packet metadata channels carrying infrastructure metadata in networks In one embodiment, an apparatus in a network determines particular metadata to communicate infrastructure information associated with a particular packet to another apparatus in the network. The apparatus sends into the network the particular packet including a metadata channel, comprising said particular metadata, external to the payload of the particular packet. Examples of infrastructure metadata carried in a packet include, but are not limited to, information defining service chaining for processing of the packet, contextual information for processing of the packet, specific handling instructions of the packet, and operations, maintenance, administration (OAM) instrumentation of the packet.
US09300575B2	Methods and apparatus to utilize route parameter sets for exchanging routes in a communication network Methods and apparatus to utilize route parameter sets for exchanging routes in a communication network are disclosed. An example method to exchange routes in a communication network disclosed herein comprises receiving a route comprising a route identifier identifying the route and a plurality of route parameter values characterizing the route, and sending the route identifier and a pointer to forward the route to a recipient in the communication network, the pointer being associated with a route parameter set comprising the plurality of route parameter values.
US09300574B2	Link aggregation emulation for virtual NICs in a cluster server A cluster compute server comprises a fabric interconnect, a first node coupled to the fabric interconnect and comprising a network interface controller coupleable to an external network, and a second node coupled to the fabric interconnect and comprising a fabric interface to provide a set of one or more virtual network interface controllers representing the network interface controller of the first node. The one or more virtual network interface controllers each appear as a local network interface controller to software executed at the second node. The first node is to emulate one or more link aggregation partners for the set of one or more virtual network interface controllers.
US09300573B2	Recording medium having stored therein a transfer program, transfer apparatus, and transfer method A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has stored therein a program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes transferring communication data, transmitted from a first apparatus, which includes data and a first attribute regarding the data, to a second apparatus, receiving a notification that includes a second attribute regarding the data and a transfer destination of the communication data inclusive of the second attribute, transferring the communication data inclusive of the second attribute to a third apparatus of the transfer destination included in the notification; and transferring the notification to other transfer apparatus.
US09300566B2	Topology change in a network with ring topology The invention relates to a method for controlling, by a central control entity (200), a topology change in a network having a ring topology with a plurality of ring nodes (110-150) via which data packets of various data transfers are transmitted to their corresponding destination nodes. The method comprising the steps of receiving information about a topology change of the ring topology of the network, determining which of the data transfers are affected by the topology change, determining, for each of the affected data transfers, a new path through the network, determining new switching instructions for ring nodes (110-150) that are affected by the new paths determined for the affected data transfers, and transmitting the new switching instructions to the affected ring nodes (110-150).
US09300565B2	System and method for out-of-line real-time in-service performance measurement A system for out-of-line testing of performance of a network, comprising a multiplexer at an input to the network; a demultiplexer at an output from the network; the multiplexer further comprising a traffic generator to insert synthetic traffic, and a first switch to accept an incoming customer traffic stream and join the incoming customer traffic stream with a synthetic traffic stream to form a total traffic stream, the total traffic stream fed to the input to the network; and the demultiplexer comprising a second switch to receive the total traffic stream from the output of the network, and separate the total traffic stream into the synthetic traffic stream and the customer traffic stream, and a traffic analyzer to analyze the separated synthetic traffic stream.
US09300556B2	Method, a computer program product, and a carrier for indicating one-way latency in a data network Disclosed herein is a method, a computer program product, and a carrier for indicating one-way latency in a data network (N) between a first node (A) and a second node (B), wherein the data network (N) lacks continuous clock synchronization, comprising: a pre-synchronization step, a measuring step, a post-synchronization step, an interpolation step, and generating a latency profile. The present invention also relates to a computer program product incorporating the method, a carrier comprising the computer program product, and a method for indicating server functionality based on the first aspect.
US09300550B2	Network user usage profiling Methods, systems, devices, and software are disclosed for generating a network usage profile. Certain embodiments of the network usage profile include a devices-by-node profile, indicating the set of customer devices available for use in communicating with a customer-side network node located at a customer side of an access network over a period of time, where some of the customer devices are not in operative communication with the customer-side network node during a portion of that time. Other embodiments associate the network usage profile with customer information to generate device-by-customer profiles. Still other embodiments associate the network usage profile with network traffic information to generate traffic-by-device profiles. Even other embodiments associate the multiple sources and types of information to generate traffic-by-customer profiles and/or traffic-by-device-by-customer profiles. Any of the profiles may then be accessed by one or more parties for use in affecting various network services, including targeting content delivery.
US09300547B2	Modification of cloud application service levels based upon document consumption An approach for modifying cloud application service levels based upon analysis of documents is provided. The approach performs automated ingestion of documents to determine criticality and needs of certain applications, and develops an understanding of existing cloud environments and service level agreements. The approach may further suggest or automatically reassign applications to the cloud infrastructure to meet the needs of an application.
US09300535B2	Peer-assisted deployment of resources in a network In particular embodiments, a server computing device receives one or more inputs specifying a software module and one or more portions of a network. Each of the portions of the network includes multiple client devices. For each of the client devices in a portion of the network, the server computing device determines whether the client device meets one or more criteria. For at least one portion of the network having a client device meeting the one or more criteria, the server computing device selects the client device as a master device and provides the software module to the master device. The master device is operable to download the software module from one or more server computing devices, provide the software module to the other client devices in the portion of the network, and provide status information to the server computing device.
US09300534B2	Method for optimally utilizing a peer to peer network In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for splitting a load of monitoring a peer to peer network. The method has a first node in the peer to peer network receiving information reported by a second node in the peer to peer network, including information concerning which nodes are connected to the second node. The method further has the first node connecting to nodes different from the nodes that are connected to the second node using the received information. The method still further has the first node reporting information, including information concerning which nodes are connected to the first node, such that the second node also has access to the reported information, thereby splitting the load of monitoring the peer to peer network among the first and second nodes.
US09300528B2	Trill network with multipath redundancy Embodiments include a system for a multilevel network with inter-layer multipath redundancy between a first network layer of leaf switches and a second network layer of spine switches. Each leaf switch is connected to multiple spine switches to provide multiple inter-layer communication paths between the leaf switches and the spine switches. Each spine switch is assigned a common Layer 2 and 3 network address, while each leaf switch is configured with an inter-layer link selection protocol to selectively connect only one active inter-layer link between the leaf switch and the wide area layer while disabling all other available inter-layer links between the leaf switch and the wide area layer. Alternative inter-layer links is thus activated without requiring the leaf switch to be configured with a new address for the alternate inter-layer link or relying on any multipath functionality implemented within the spine switches.
US09300524B2	Message forwarding between geographically dispersed network sites A first aggregation layer device at a first site learns Media Access Control (MAC) address information received from a second aggregation layer device at a second site. The MAC address information includes: a VLAN identifier (ID), an aggregated MAC address, and an aggregated MAC address mask configured at the second site. When receiving a message addressed to the VLAN ID and a destination MAC address, the first aggregation layer device searches for the MAC address information based on the VLAN ID and destination MAC address and forwards the message to the second aggregation layer device according to the MAC address information. The destination MAC address belongs to the same MAC address segment as the aggregated MAC address and searching for the MAC address information includes mask matching based on the aggregated MAC address mask.
US09300522B2	Information technology asset management In an embodiment, a system for information technology asset management may include a plurality of data processing systems, and a network connecting the plurality of data processing systems. The system may also include a controller configured to manage the plurality of data processing systems by resolving naming conflicts for each of the plurality of data processing systems on the network to a respective master name while also maintaining the alias names for each of the plurality of data processing systems on the network.
US09300512B2	Method for transmitting control information and apparatus for the same Methods and devices for transmitting or receiving data in a wireless local area network are provided. The method in one embodiment includes transmitting, by a transmitter, a first long training field (LTF) to a receiver; transmitting, by the transmitter, a very high throughput (VHT)-SIG-A field to the receiver; transmitting, by a transmitter, a second LTF for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channel estimation to the receiver; transmitting, by the transmitter, a VHT-SIG-B field to the receiver; and transmitting, by the transmitter, a data field to the receiver, wherein the first LTF, the VHT-SIG-A field, the second LTF, the VHT-SIG-B field and the data field are sequentially transmitted, and wherein the second LTF and the data field are mapped to at least one spatial stream based on a mapping matrix but the first LTF and the VHT SIG-A field are not mapped to the at least one spatial stream.
US09300506B2	Clock synchronization circuit and semiconductor device A clock synchronization circuit is configured to capture an input data bit according to an input clock signal, and to synchronize and output the input data bit. The clock synchronization circuit includes a clock buffer for generating an internal clock signal according to the input clock signal and transmitting the internal clock signal to a clock line. The clock synchronization circuit further includes a D flip-flop for capturing and outputting the input data bit at an edge timing of the internal clock signal. The clock buffer includes an inverter core portion and an electric current suppressing portion. The inverter core portion is configured to generate the internal clock signal through alternately supplying an electric current to the clock line and drawing the electric current from the clock line according to the input clock signal. The electric current suppressing portion is configured to suppress an amount of the electric current.
US09300501B2	Spatial null creation using massive MIMO (M-MIMO) In a base station having a Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (M-MIMO) antenna array, the availability of the M-MIMO antenna array is exploited to manage the interference caused by the base station to neighboring cells. In one embodiment, the large number of antenna elements of the M-MIMO antenna array are used to create precise transmit and/or receive spatial nulls at specific User Equipments (UEs) being served by a neighboring cell and/or in select areas of the neighboring cell. Depending on whether the spatial null is partial or full, transmissions by the base station may have reduced or even zero receive power within the neighboring cell.
US09300491B2	Frame delivery path selection in hybrid communication networks A hybrid network device can implement a frame delivery path selection mechanism for communicating with other network devices in a hybrid communication network. In one embodiment, the hybrid network device determines a preferred network interface among a plurality of network interfaces of the hybrid network device for communicating with a second network device. The hybrid network device determines an address associated with the preferred network interface of the hybrid network device. The hybrid network device transmits an address announcement message comprising an indication of the address associated with the preferred network interface from the hybrid network device to the second network device to cause the second network device to use the address associated with the preferred network interface for communicating with the hybrid network device.
US09300481B2	Valuation of and marketplace for inter-network links between balloon network and terrestrial network Embodiments relate to a marketplace for inter-network links between a balloon network and a terrestrial data network. An example method may involve a computer-based purchasing agent: (i) determining a demand for inter-network bandwidth between a balloon network and a terrestrial data network, (ii) determining one or more offers to provide an inter-network link, wherein the inter-network link provides inter-network bandwidth between the balloon network and the terrestrial data network, and wherein each offer is associated with a corresponding client device, (iii) based at least in part on a comparison of: (a) the demand for inter-network bandwidth and (b) the one or more offers to provide an inter-network link, selecting one or more of the offers to provide an inter-network link, and (iv) initiating a process to establish an inter-network link at each client device that corresponds to one of the one or more selected offers.
US09300480B2	Method for monitoring machine type communication device in mobile communication system The present invention relates to a mobile communication system and, more particularly, to a method for monitoring the occurrence of an event of a machine type communication (MTC) service in a mobile communication system. In the method for performing MTC monitoring, among MTC features, in particular, when one or a plurality of particular events occur, the occurred events are detected, and when information regarding a corresponding MTC device of the detected event is transmitted to a network entity, the network entity checks stored information regarding the corresponding MTC device; compares the checked information and information regarding the corresponding MTC device of the event, and provides the comparison information or the event-related information to a server that manages and maintains the MTC device.
US09300474B2	Enhanced authentication and/or enhanced identification of a secure element of a communication device A method for enhanced authentication and/or enhanced identification of a secure element of a user equipment includes: transmitting a first message to a secure element; receiving a second message, from the secure element at a first server entity, the second message including at least the signed public key and a signature information, wherein the signing message content includes at least one information element that is omitted in the second message; transmitting a third message, to the second server entity, the third message including at least the signed public key and the signature information, wherein the signing message content is accessible to or derivable by the second server entity in view of a verification of the signature information contained in the second message for authentication and/or identification purposes.
US09300471B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program An information processing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores a tree structure formed by nodes, each of which is stores identification information identifying a document; and a registration unit that registers documents in the storage unit. The registration unit receives a document including identification information identifying the document and a word set and a key, registers the identification information in a leaf node in the tree structure, and calculates a secure index corresponding to identification information registered in each node from a root node to the leaf node in the tree structure based on the word set and the key. In addition, the registration unit generates a value calculated by adding the calculated secure index as a search index for the document and stores a value calculated by adding a search index generated for each of a plurality of received documents as a search index for the plurality of documents in the storage unit.
US09300464B1	Probabilistic key rotation Information, such as a cryptographic key, is used repeatedly in the performance of operations, such as certain cryptographic operations. To prevent repeated use of the information from enabling security breaches, the information is rotated (replaced with other information). To avoid the resource costs of maintaining a counter on the number of operations performed, decisions of when to rotate the information are performed based at least in part on the output of stochastic processes.
US09300463B2	Multi-rate transceiver circuitry Techniques to operate circuitry in an integrated circuit are provided. The circuitry may include a receiver circuit and one of the provided techniques includes receiving a data stream at the receiver circuit. The receiver circuit may include a detector circuit that is used to determine the data rate of the received data stream. A controller block in the receiver circuit may accordingly configure a deserializer circuit in the receiver circuit based on the data rate of the received data stream. The circuitry may further include a transmitter circuit for transmitting data streams. The transmitter circuit may be configured during runtime based on the data rate of a data stream that is being transmitted. In some instances, irrespective of the data rate of the data stream being transmitted, a constant reference clock may be used in the transmitter circuit.
US09300462B2	Methods, devices, and algorithms for the linearization of nonlinear time variant systems and the synchronization of a plurality of such systems Methods, devices and algorithms for the linearization of nonlinear time variant systems and the synchronization of a plurality of such systems. An example of such a system would be a transmit path, including the power amplifier, as used in wireless transmit systems. Advances made in CMOS technology, digital to analog converter (DAC) technology make it possible to implement a substantial part of such a system in the digital domain. Another aspect is the integration of a substantial part of such a transmit system in a single integrated circuit (IC). A digital implementation that allows for linearization of a broad range of nonlinear and time variant effects. Since this digital implementations operate a high clock frequency a energy efficient implementation is essential to keep the power consumption under control. Another aspects is the reuse of methods, devices and algorithms used for the linearization a transmit system to synchronize multiple transmit systems.
US09300461B2	Reception circuit In a reception circuit, in a first operating mode, the operation of at least a first charge pump circuit of a phase frequency comparator, the first charge pump circuit, samplers other than a specific sampler in samplers provided in a multi-phase sampler, and a data reproducing unit stops. In a second operating mode, the operation of at least a second charge pump circuit of a phase comparator and the second charge pump circuit stops.
US09300457B2	Terminal apparatus, integrated circuit, wireless communication method, and base station apparatus A mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus each efficiently transmit and/or receive, using a PUCCH, a HARQ-ACK for a transport block transmitted on a PDSCH. In a case where an EPDCCH candidate corresponding to a first EPDCCH-PRB-set and an EPDCCH candidate corresponding to a second EPDCCH-PRB-set correspond to the same resource elements and furthermore a same value of a DMRS scrambling sequence initialization parameter is configured for the two EPDCCH-PRB-sets and DCI formats with the same payload size are monitored for the two EPDCCH candidates, then a terminal apparatus determines a first ECCE number based on the first EPDCCH-PRB-set to determine a PUCCH resource for transmission of HARQ-ACK.
US09300452B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method in which a terminal performs communication in a TDD-based wireless communication system having a plurality of CCs aggregated therein, the method comprising: a step of performing an uplink transmission or a downlink reception in each subframe on a first CC according to a first UL-DL configuration; and a step of performing an uplink transmission or a downlink reception in each subframe on a second CC according to a second UL-DL configuration. If the configuration of the subframe of the first CC is [U, D] and the configuration of the subframe of the second CC is [U, U] in subframes #k and #k+1, the subframe #k+1 of the second CC is set to X. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for the method.
US09300448B2	Search space for component carrier specific UL/DL configuration A radio frame or subframe is checked and it is determined to satisfy at least one predefined condition. In response to that determination, a second search space is utilized such that a number Y of blind detections for a user equipment UE in the determined radio frame/subframe is greater than a number X of blind detections for the UE in the radio frame/subframe if a first search space were utilized. In various embodiments the predefined condition is: the number X of blind detections is less than a threshold value Z (Z>=Y) where Z is a maximum number M of blind detections defined by a transmission mode for the frame's/subframe's component carrier CC; a number of CCs configured for the UE; the radio frame or subframe is in the first CC but not in the second CC one of uplink or a special subframe (further conditions) or an almost blank subframe.
US09300442B2	Allowing a rejected wireless communication device access to a communication channel Devices, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods for allowing a rejected wireless communication device access to a communication channel are described. According to some embodiments, a message that includes a wait state override indicator is generated. The message is transmitted to the wireless communication device. A communication channel is established with the wireless communication device based on the wait state override indicator. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09300435B2	Broadcast signal transmitting apparatus, broadcast signal receiving apparatus, and broadcast signal transceiving method in a broadcast signal transceiving apparatus Disclosed is a broadcast signal transmitting apparatus, a broadcast signal receiving apparatus, and a broadcast signal transceiving method in a broadcast signal transceiving apparatus. The broadcast signal transmitting method comprises the following steps: compressing the headers of data packets of an IP stream identified by IP address information, wherein the compressed data packets include a first packet, the header of which contains static field information, a second packet, the header of which contains dynamic field information, and a third packet, the header of which contains the compressed static field information and/or the compressed dynamic field information; signaling IP-PLP mapping information for mapping the IP stream and a component PLP for transmitting the IP stream, the IP stream compression information, and the header information of the first packet to L2 signaling information; and transmitting the header information of the second and third packets via the component PLP, and transmitting the L2 signaling information via a common PLP.
US09300434B2	Zero sum signaling in a digital system environment Zero sum signaling schemes utilize coding across data words to allow the use of single-ended buffers while mitigating simultaneous switching noise (SSN) in digital systems. Zero sum signaling may include balanced zero sum coding (target disparity=0) and nearly balanced zero sum coding (target disparity=±d). Zero sum signaling may reduce simultaneous switching noise as compared to single-ended signaling while allowing a reduction in the number of physical channels (e.g. circuit board traces) by nearly a factor of two as compared to differential signaling.
US09300419B2	Proximity detection A method of estimating the proximity of a first device to a second device in a network causes the first device to perform a first measurement in a first period during which a control message broadcasted over the network instructs devices in the network to not transmit during the first period, wherein the second device disregards the control message and transmits a first signal during the first period which is measured by the first device during the first period, and forms a measure of the proximity of the first device to the second device in dependence on a strength of the first signal.
US09300417B2	Methods and apparatus for providing user-selectable preset options and associated data for a vehicle onboard computer system A method for providing display information for preset options using a vehicle onboard computer system is provided. The method replaces a default screen display with a selection screen display for a designated period of time, wherein the selection screen display comprises a plurality of user-selectable preset options; and displays associated broadcast information at each of the plurality of user-selectable preset options.
US09300412B2	Method and system for operating a receiving circuit for multiple types of input channel signals A receiving circuit module for receiving different types of channel signals includes a housing having a first input, a second input and an input-output port disposed therein and a controller receiving a control signal. The controller switches between the first input and second output and generates an output signal corresponding to the first input or the second input in response to the control signal.
US09300410B1	Receiver calibration A process and apparatus (called Receiver Calibration) are described, that allows the determination of responses of a receiver to signals, the property values of which are known. The signals with known property values are supplied to the receiver via guided waves, i.e. in a controlled environment. The Receiver Calibration is suitable for calibration of a wide variety of devices.
US09300406B2	Method and system for the monolithic integration of circuits for monitoring and control of RF signals A method of operating a BPSK modulator includes receiving an RF signal at the BPSK modulator and splitting the RF signal into a first portion and a second portion that is inverted with respect to the first portion. The method also includes receiving the first portion at a first arm of the BPSK modulator, receiving the second portion at a second arm of the BPSK modulator, applying a first tone to the first arm of the BPSK modulator, and applying a second tone to the second arm of the BPSK modulator. The method further includes measuring a power associated with an output of the BPSK modulator and adjusting a phase applied to at least one of the first arm of the BPSK modulator or the second arm of the BPSK modulator in response to the measured power.
US09300402B2	Dispersion management in optical networks including both coherent and direct detection receivers Dispersion may be managed in an optical network by allowing accumulation of dispersion to at least ten thousand ps/nm, and several tens of thousands of ps/nm in some embodiments. The accumulated dispersion may be returned to zero or near zero at a receiver and/or at one or more branch paths coupled to the transmission path.
US09300395B2	Method and apparatus for carrier aggregation The teachings herein provide a number of advantages, including but not limited to improving soft-cell operation in service scenarios involving legacy devices that do not directly support carrier aggregation—i.e., devices that can transmit or receive in only one frequency band at a time. By imposing a Time Division Duplex (TDD) arrangement across two carriers operating in different frequency bands, scheduled transmissions involving the legacy device are mutually exclusive as between the two carriers. Advantageously, the TDD arrangement is imposed across first and second carriers used in the macro- and low-power layers of a soft-cell, thus imposing TDD-based coordination of scheduled transmissions between those carriers irrespective of whether the individual carriers are configured as Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) or TDD carriers, or a mix thereof.
US09300380B2	Pre-coding method and pre-coding device Disclosed is a precoding method comprising the steps of, generating a first coded block and a second coded block with use of a predetermined error correction block coding scheme; generating a first precoded signal z1 and a second precoded signal z2 by performing a precoding process, which corresponds to a matrix selected from among the N matrices F[i], on a first baseband signal s1 generated from the first coded block and a second baseband signal s2 generated from the second coded block, respectively; the first precoded signal z1 and the second precoded signal z2 satisfying (z1, z2)T=F[i] (s1, s2)T; and changing both of or one of a power of the first precoded signal z1 and a power of the second precoded signal z2, such that an average power of the first precoded signal z1 is less than an average power of the second precoded signal z2.
US09300373B2	Selection of precoding vectors in lean-carrier systems In a system using spatial precoding, in the event that reliable channel state information is unavailable, a transmitting node artificially creates a randomization of the precoders applied to the transmitted signal. Different precoding vectors are applied to both transmitted data and demodulation reference signals for each of several groups of time-frequency resources, where the precoding vectors vary randomly or pseudo-randomly from each group of time-frequency resources to the next frequency-adjacent group or groups, or to the next time-adjacent group or groups, or both. In an LTE system in particular, this randomization of precoders can be applied at the resource-block level or, at the level of the Precoding Resource block Group (PRG), for example. Thus, the precoders applied to the transmitted signal vary from one PRG to the next, in a random or pseudo-random fashion.
US09300365B1	Waveguide that acts as a spring A computing device includes a head that can be physically attached to a base. The head is capable of functioning independent of the base. The base includes a base transceiver to receive data from a first component of the base, encode the data into a signal, and transmit the signal. The base includes a base waveguide to guide the signal to a head waveguide of the head. The base waveguide includes a first portion that is attached to the base and a second portion that is unattached to the base. The second portion of the base waveguide behaves as a spring to keep the base waveguide within a predetermined distance from the head waveguide. The head includes a head transceiver to receive the signal from the head waveguide, decode the data from the signal, and send the data to a second component of the head.
US09300356B2	Medical cable including authentication circuit Medical cable authentication apparatuses and methods are disclosed. Some embodiments herein provide a medical cable assembly for use in a patient monitoring system including authentication circuit. The authentication circuit can provide a signal indicative of whether the medical cable assembly is compatible, or desirable for use with a particular patient monitor and/or sensor. The authentication circuit can include a substantially constant current source that drives a capacitor, wherein a voltage signal provided by a patient monitor drives the current source, and the voltage across the capacitor is used to generate an authentication output signal.
US09300352B2	Transceiver with board-level configuration of on-chip or external transmit/receive switch A transceiver includes an integrated circuit that enables board-level configuration of an on-chip or external transmit/receive switch. The transceiver uses a high-Q matching network, at least part of which is external, that improves receiver performance; increases transmit power while allowing for configuration of the same chip to use an internal TR switch, or external TR switch by changing connection at the board level rather than the chip level.
US09300350B2	Transceiver device adapted to operate in a first communication mode and a second communication mode A transceiver device comprises a transmitter part, a receiver part and a multiple throw switch, said transceiver device being adapted to operate in a first communication mode and a second communication mode that differs from the first communication mode in that a first frequency desensitizing the receiver part of the transceiver device is expected to be present in the second communication mode. The multiple throw switch is configured such that a pole is connected to a first throw in the first communication mode and to a second throw in the second communication mode. The transceiver device further comprises: a wave multiplexing-demultiplexing device connected to the first throw of the multiple throw switch; a first piece of hardware connected, on one side, to the second throw of the multiple throw switch and, on the other side, to an interface of the wave multiplexing-demultiplexing device dedicated to either high-band signals or to low-band signals, wherein said first piece of hardware is adapted to bypass the wave multiplexing-demultiplexing device in the first communication mode and to trap the first frequency in the second communication mode.
US09300345B2	Conductive case for electronic camera device A case for a mobile phone surrounds the periphery of the mobile phone while not substantially surrounding a front of the mobile phone and not substantially surrounding a back of the mobile phone. The case includes four sides that define a substantially rectangular outer periphery around the mobile phone where each of the four sides of the mobile phone is substantially straight for at least 80% of its length.
US09300335B2	Device and method for communication correction Embodiments of the present invention provide a device and method for communication correction. The device includes a receiving channel and a correction channel, where the receiving channel includes an analog radio-frequency front end, a demodulator, a first analog-to-digital converter, and a first channel correction module that are connected sequentially, and the correction channel includes a frequency converter, a second analog-to-digital converter, and a digital processor that are connected sequentially, where the analog radio-frequency front end is further connected to the frequency converter, and the digital processor is connected to the first channel correction module. With the technical solutions of the present invention, channel correction is performed on the receiving channel by the correction channel, so as to improve the precision of receiving a radio signal.
US09300326B2	Prevention of output supply boosting upon removal of input adapter A charging circuit using a switch mode power supply to charge a battery from a connected external power adapter may periodically turn off the switch mode power supply and disconnect its input terminal from the switch mode power supply. A load may be connected to the input terminal. The input terminal is monitored for voltage collapse, indicating whether or not the power adapter is connected.
US09300325B2	Error detection circuit and data processing apparatus using the same An error operation unit configured to output an error detection code in response to a plurality of control signals, a plurality of vectors and data, a vector storage unit configured to store the plurality of vectors, and a vector switching unit configured to provide the plurality of vectors to the error operation unit in response to the plurality of control signals are included.
US09300324B2	CRC counter normalization The ability to accurately and efficiently calculate and report communication errors is becoming more important than ever in today's communications environment. More specifically calculating and reporting CRC anomalies in a consistent manner across a plurality of communications connections in a network is crucial to accurate error reporting. Through a normalization technique applied to a CRC computation period (e.g., the PERp value), accurate error identification and reporting for each individual connection can be achieved.
US09300323B2	Method and device for serially transferring data, having switchable data encoding A method and an apparatus for data transfer in a network having at least two data processing units that exchange messages via the network are described, the exchanged messages having a logical structure in accordance with the CAN specification ISO 11898-1, coding of the bits for at least one first predefinable region within the exchanged messages being accomplished according to the method in accordance with the CAN standard ISO-11898-1, and such that when a switchover condition exists, coding of the bits for at least one second predefinable region within the exchanged messages is accomplished according to a method departing from the CAN standard ISO 11898-1.
US09300321B2	Light detection and ranging (LiDAR)data compression and decompression methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for lossless LiDAR LAS file compression and decompression are provided that include predictive coding, variable-length coding, and arithmetic coding. The predictive coding uses four different predictors including three predictors for x, y, and z coordinates and a constant predictor for scalar values, associated with each LiDAR data point.
US09300316B2	Voltage doubling circuit for an analog to digital converter (ADC) In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first input of a comparator for an analog to digital converter (ADC). The first input is coupled to a first capacitive network. The circuit further includes a second input of the comparator for the ADC. The second input is coupled to a second capacitive network. The first capacitive network includes a first set of capacitors where a first plate of the first set of capacitors is selectively coupled to an input signal. The second capacitive network includes a second set of capacitors where a second plate of the first set of capacitors is selectively coupled to the input signal. The first plate and the second plate are opposite plates of the first set of capacitors and the second set of capacitors.
US09300313B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device The semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a T-type switch circuit TS[k] that is between an input port A[k] and an input terminal Ain of an analog/digital conversion circuit and that includes first, second, and third PMOS transistors MP1, MP2, and MPc, and first, second, and third NMOS transistors MN1, MN2, and MNc; and a fourth PMOS transistor MPu for pre-charging the input terminal Ain to a power supply voltage VCCA. In detecting the presence or absence of a disconnection from the input port A[k] to a signal input terminal Vint[k], first, the input terminal Ain is pre-charged to the power supply voltage VCCA via the fourth PMOS transistor MPu and also the second NMOS transistor MN2 and the second PMOS transistor MP2 are turned on, and the first NMOS transistor MN1, the first PMOS transistor MP1, the third PMOS transistor MPc, and third the NMOS transistor MNc are turned off.
US09300305B1	Frequency synthesizer and related method for improving power efficiency A frequency synthesizer includes a digitally controlled oscillator, a sigma-delta modulation circuit and a controller. The digitally controlled oscillator is arranged to generate an oscillating clock. The sigma-delta modulation circuit is arranged to generate an SDM input to the digitally controlled oscillator. The controller is arranged to adjust an operating frequency of the SDM circuit in response to a transmit power level of a transmitter using the oscillating clock.
US09300295B1	Elimination of undesirable current paths in GSHE-MTJ based circuits Systems and methods pertain to avoiding undesirable current paths or sneak paths in spintronic logic gates formed from Giant Spin Hall Effect (GSHE) magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) elements. Sneak path prevention logic is coupled to the GSHE MTJ elements, to prevent the sneak paths. The sneak path prevention logic may include one or more transistors coupled to the one or more GSHE MTJ elements, to restrict write current from flowing from an intended pipeline stage to an unintended pipeline stage during a write operation. The sneak path prevention logic may also include one or more diodes coupled to the one or more GSHE MTJ elements to prevent a preset current from flowing into input circuitry or a charge current generation circuit. A preset line may be coupled to the one or more GSHE MTJ elements to divert preset current from flowing into unintended paths.
US09300293B2	Fault detection for a distributed signal line An integrated circuit device includes a first signal line for distributing a first signal. The first signal line includes a plurality of branch lines, and a leaf node is defined at an end of each branch line. First logic is coupled to the leaf nodes and operable to generate a first status signal indicative of a collective first logic state of the leaf nodes of the signal line corresponding to the first signal.
US09300292B2	Circuit including transistor The power consumption of a semiconductor device that can function as a latch circuit or the like is reduced. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit and a switch that controls conduction between an input terminal and the first circuit. The first circuit includes n second circuits (n is an integer of 2 or more) and a variable resistor. An output node of any of the n second circuits is electrically connected to an input node of the second circuit in a first stage through the variable resistor. The variable resistor can be, for example, a transistor whose channel is formed in an oxide semiconductor layer. A reduction in the number of elements or signals leads to a reduction of the power consumption of the semiconductor device.
US09300287B2	Solid state relay and load drive circuit A solid state relay includes a light-receiving element, output terminals configured to connect to an AC power supply and a load, a first connection line connecting a first end of the light-receiving element to a first output terminal, a second connection line that connects a second end of the light-receiving element to a second output terminal, a switching element between the first connection line and the second connection and configured to be turned on by the current outputted from the light-receiving element, and a snubber circuit in which a capacitor and a resistor are connected in series. The resistor of the snubber circuit connects to the first connection line between one of the first and second end of the light-receiving element and an end of the switching element, and an over-current protection element connects to the first connection line between the resistor and an end of the switching element.
US09300285B2	Gate driver circuit A gate driver circuit may include a driving signal generating unit generating first and second control signals based on a data signal and a fault state signal and controlling gate detection, a driving inverter operating in response to the first and second control signals to generate a gate signal and providing the gate signal to a power switch element, and a soft turn-off/gate detecting unit operating in response to the second control signal, performing a soft turn-off in the case of a fault, and detecting the gate signal to provide a detected signal.
US09300284B2	Device select system for multi-device electronic system A device select system according to one embodiment includes an array of first electrical contacts adapted for coupling to a cable; an array of second electrical contacts adapted for coupling to an array of transducers, there being more second electrical contacts than first electrical contacts each of the first electrical contacts being associated with at least two of the second electrical contacts; and a select mechanism for selectively placing each of the first electrical contacts in electrical communication with one of the second electrical contacts associated therewith.
US09300279B2	Detecting and driving load using MOS transistor A semiconductor high-side driver including; an input terminal; an output terminal to be coupled to a load element; an output MOS transistor having a drain coupled to a power supply terminal, a source coupled to the output terminal and a gate; a sense MOS transistor having a drain coupled to the power supply terminal, a gate coupled to the gate of the output MOS transistor and a source; a control circuit coupled to the input terminal and provides a control signal to the gate of the output MOS transistor; and a voltage detection circuit which includes: a threshold voltage generation circuit having a first terminal coupled to the power supply terminal and a second terminal which generates a voltage lower than a voltage of the power supply terminal by a threshold voltage; and a comparator.
US09300269B2	Filter that is variable by means of a capacitor that is switched using MEMS components A tunable filter comprises at least two resonator circuits placed between two matching networks characterized in that: one resonator is connected at a first of its ends to the ground plane M of the filter by metallized holes and at a second end to a MEMS network; the distance between the two resonators forms an inter-resonator inductive coupling circuit; an inter-resonator coupling capacitor is formed by two etched lines connected to the first and second resonators; the MEMS networks are distributed around the ends of the resonators; the MEMS networks are connected between the first and second resonator and the ground plane M by means of metallized holes; and the filter comprises a number of independent electrical control voltages designed to actuate the MEMS.
US09300267B2	Digital gain control device and method for controlling an analog amplifier with a digital processor to prevent clipping An amplifier including a first gain level is provided. An analog input is provided to the amplifier. An analog output from the amplifier is converted to a digital output. The digital output is analyzed to detect a level of the analog output exceeding a threshold. A second gain level of the amplifier is set lower than the first gain level. An interface is provided to adjust the threshold. A signature of the analog output is identified. A library comprising a plurality of signatures is provided including the signature of the analog output. The signature of the analog output is compared to the plurality of signatures to determine when to reset the first gain level of the amplifier. The level of the digital signal is monitored to determine when to reset the first gain level of the amplifier. The first and second gain levels are set using a digital signal processor.
US09300256B2	Amplification device and amplification method An amplification device includes a first filter configured to pass a predetermined frequency component of a first digital signal phase-modulated with a constant amplitude; a first distortion compensator configured to compensate the signal output from the first filter in advance for distortion occurring in an amplified signal, based on a first distortion compensation coefficient dependent on an amplitude of the signal output from the first filter; a first converter configured to convert the signal compensated by the first distortion compensator into a first analog signal; and a first amplifier configured to amplify the first analog signal.
US09300249B2	Differential crystal oscillator circuit A differential crystal oscillator circuit, including: first and second output terminals; a cross-coupled oscillation unit including first and second transistors cross-coupled to the first and second output terminals; first and second metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) diodes, each MOSFET diode including a resistor connected between gate and drain terminals, wherein the first MOSFET diode couples to the first transistor to provide low-impedance load at low frequencies and high-impedance load at higher frequencies to the first transistor, wherein the second MOSFET diode couples to the second transistor to provide low-impedance load at low frequencies and high-impedance load at higher frequencies to the second transistor; and a reference resonator coupled between the first and second output terminals to establish an oscillation frequency.
US09300248B2	Crystal oscillation device and semiconductor device A wiring pattern for oscillation input signal and a wiring pattern for oscillation output signal are provided on a printed circuit board, and a wiring pattern for ground power source voltage is arranged in a region therebetween. A quartz crystal unit is connected between the wiring pattern for oscillation input signal and the wiring pattern for oscillation output signal and one ends of capacitors serving as load capacitors thereof are connected to the wiring pattern for ground power source voltage. Further, a wiring pattern for VSS is arranged so as to enclose these wiring patterns, and a wiring pattern for VSS is arranged also in a lower layer in addition thereto. By this means, reduction of a parasitic capacitance between an XIN node and an XOUT node, improvement in noise tolerance of these nodes and others can be achieved.
US09300245B2	Semiconductor device Disclosed is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a functional circuit having a resistor formed by a plurality of polysilicon resistors, and in which the property of the functional circuit can be adjusted by trimming the resistor, and in which the polysilicon resistors are coupled in series or in parallel to each other and arranged in a direction perpendicular to one side of the semiconductor device.
US09300237B2	Divided phase AC synchronous motor controller A divided phase windings circuit includes motor divided phase windings, a power switch circuit comprising at least one power switch and a direct current (DC) supply circuit all at a midpoint of the divided motor phase windings, and a non-collapsing DC power supply component to prevent the DC power supply from collapsing when the at least one power switch is on and conducting. The non-collapsing DC power supply component may include one or more of a tap from the motor divided phase windings electrically connected to the DC power supply, a secondary phase coil winding connected to the DC power supply to power the power supply, one or more resistors between the divided phase windings and the power switch circuit, one or more Zener diodes between the divided phase windings and the power switch circuit, and/or an electrical component to create a voltage drop between the motor divided phase windings and the power switch circuit to prevent the power supply from collapsing when the at least one power switch in the power switch circuit is on and conducting.
US09300234B2	Rotary electric machine controller, rotary electric machine control method, and method of creating control map A rotary electric machine controller according to the present application includes: a superimposer for superimposing a high-frequency signal on one of a voltage and a current of a motor having saliency; an estimator for calculating an estimate value of a magnetic-pole position of a rotor included in the rotary electric machine based on a high-frequency component appearing in the other one of the voltage and the current of the rotary electric machine; a retainer for retaining information relating to a correction amount corresponding to the estimate value of the magnetic-pole position of the rotor; and a corrector for correcting the estimate value of the magnetic-pole position of the rotor based on the information relating to the correction amount.
US09300233B2	Vehicle including rotating electric machine, inverter, and electronic control unit; and control method for the same A vehicle including an AC rotating electric machine, an inverter, and an electronic control unit is provided. When an overcurrent abnormality occurs, i.e., phase current of a motor-generator exceeds a permissible value, in a high rotational speed region, the electronic control unit performs control (upshift control) for shifting up an automatic transmission provided between the motor-generator and driving wheels, or control (neutral control) for bringing the transmission into a released state, so as to reduce the rotational speed of the motor-generator. If phase current is detected even when an all-gate turn-off command is generated to the inverter while the rotational speed of the motor-generator is reduced to be within a low rotational speed region under the upshift control or neutral control, the electronic control unit determines that a short-circuit fault occurs in the inverter.
US09300221B2	Power converter including smoothing capacitor and discharge resistor A power converter includes a body including a switching element; a plurality of semiconductor modules each having a control terminal projected from the body; a circuit board controlling the switching element; a cooler that cools the semiconductor modules; a smoothing capacitor smoothing direct-current voltage applied to the switching element; a discharge resistor disposed on a surface of the circuit board and electrically connected parallel to the smoothing capacitor. The semiconductor modules are mounted on the circuit board with the control terminal, the discharge resistor includes a first connecting portion at one end of the discharge resistor in a longitudinal direction thereof and a second connecting portion at an other end of the discharge resistor in the longitudinal direction, and the first connecting portion is connected to the control terminal via a wiring pattern provided on the surface of the circuit board.
US09300220B2	Uninterruptible power supply system An uninterruptible power supply system including a rectification circuit, a power calibrating conversion circuit, an inverting conversion circuit, an LC circuit, a first output switch, a second output switch and a relay switch is disclosed. The rectification circuit couples to the main electricity. The power calibrating conversion circuit couples to the rectification circuit, and includes an independent drive unit and a switch unit. The inverting conversion circuit couples to the power calibrating conversion circuit. The LC circuit couples between output neutral terminal and output ground terminal. The first output switch couples between the LC circuit and the inverting conversion circuit. The second output switch couples between the inverting conversion circuit and output live terminal. The relay switch couples between the input neutral terminal and the LC circuit. When the relay switch turns on, the input neutral terminal connects with the output neutral terminal through the LC circuit.
US09300216B2	Switching power supply and image forming apparatus equipped with switching power supply A power supply device including a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, and a switching element connected to the primary winding configured to drive the switching element to output voltage from the secondary winding includes a control unit configured to drive the switching element such that the switching element is turned on and, in which, in a case where the control unit performs an intermittent drive operation which repeats a period for which the switching element is driven and a period for which the drive of the switching element is stopped, in which the control unit drives the switching element such that the switching element is turned off before the voltage according to the current flowing to the primary winding reaches the voltage output from the secondary winding in the period for which the switching element is driven.
US09300215B2	Dimmable LED power supply with power factor control A dimmable LED power supply circuit arrangement is disclosed. The circuit arrangement includes a flyback converter coupled between an input for receiving a rectified alternating line voltage and an output providing power for at least one LED device. The flyback converter includes a transformer and a semiconductor switch for switching a primary current of the transformer. A current sensing unit provides a current sense signal dependent on the primary current. A control unit controls the switching operation of the semiconductor switch dependent on the rectified alternating line voltage and the current sense signal such that the flyback converter operates in a quasi-resonant mode of operation, whereby the current sense signal is compared with a time-varying reference signal representing the rectified alternating line voltage and whereby a switch-off time of the semiconductor switch is determined dependent on the comparison.
US09300213B2	Zero current detector and DC-DC converter using same A DC-DC converter includes a zero current detector. The DC-DC converter includes a high-side switch and a low-side switch. When the DC-DC converter works in a discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). The zero current detector detects a zero current a detection node which is arranged between the high-side switch and the low-side switch generates the zero current, the zero current detector outputs the control signal to a driver. The driver switches the high-side switch and the low-side switch off simultaneously according to the control signal. The zero current detector includes a temperature compensation unit to control a responsivity of the zero current detector which not influenced by temperature change.
US09300212B2	DC-DC converters operable in a discontinuous switching mode Methods and apparatus for control of DC-DC converters, especially in valley current mode. The DC-DC converter is operable so that a low side supply switch may be turned off, before the high side supply switch is turned on. During the period when both switches are off the current loop control remains active and the change in inductor (L) current is emulated. One embodiment uses a current sensor for lossless current sensing and emulates the change in inductor current by holding the value of the output of the current sensor (ISNS) at the time that the low side switch turns off and adding an emulated ramp signal (VISLP) until the inductor current reaches zero. Embodiment employing a pulse-skip mode of operation based on a minimum conduction time are also disclosed. The invention enables a seamless transition from Continuous Conduction Mode the Discontinuous Conduction Mode and Pulse Skipping and provide converters that are efficient at low current loads.
US09300206B2	Method for estimating power of a power converter A controller for estimating a power of a power converter and method of estimating the same has been introduced herein. In one embodiment, the controller includes an analog/digital converter configured to provide samples of a rectified voltage waveform corresponding to a rectified sensed voltage of the power converter. The controller also includes a processor configured to estimate a minimum value of the rectified voltage waveform in accordance with the samples and remove an offset from the rectified voltage waveform to obtain an unbiased rectified voltage waveform in accordance with the estimate of the minimum value. The controller is also configured to obtain an unbiased rectified current waveform corresponding to sensed current of the power converter and provide an average power of the power converter.
US09300196B2	Voice coil motor A VCM is disclosed, the VCM including a rotor including a bobbin arranged at an upper surface of a base formed with an opening, and a driving coil wound on the bobbin, a stator including a driving magnet opposite to the driving coil, and a yoke secured by the driving magnet at an inner surface of a lateral plate, and a tilting unit including a tilt magnet arranged at an outer surface of the lateral plate, a housing fixing the tilt magnet, and a tilt coil unit opposite to the tilt magnet.
US09300191B2	Enclosed electric motor with ventilation In one embodiment, an electric motor. A first bracket is fixed to the first side of a stator core in an axial direction, and is fixed to first bearing housing. A second bracket is fixed to the second side of the stator core, and is fixed to second bearing housing. The rotor includes a shaft rotatably supported by bearings, and an attached rotor core. Rotor core faces the inside of the stator core. A fan is attached to the shaft between the rotor core and the first housing. A flue formed between the first housing and the first bracket is configured to draw air from a port to a part of the first bracket. A rotation detection circuit includes a detected part fixed to the fan, and is within the flue. A sensor operable to detect the part is set in the flue, counter to the detected part.
US09300177B2	Electric motor and bearing arrangement An electric motor has a rotor that is rotatably arranged around a rotor shaft. The rotor is mounted by way of at least one outer bearing that is arranged at a radial distance from the rotor shaft. The rotor has an annular design and is connected to the rotor shaft by way of at least one flexible connecting element.
US09300174B2	Stator-core fixing structure for rotating electric machine The objective is to prevent the flange of a ring member for holding the stator core from enlarging the diameter of a rotating electric machine and to eliminate a screwing space and a pedestal portion in the housing case so as to suppress the weight of the rotating electric machine from increasing; one end of the ring member for holding the stator core protrudes from the outer circumference of the stator core toward the rotation axle and the ring member is fixed to the cover or the housing case at the protruding portion.

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