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US09336450B2	Methods and systems for selecting target vehicles for occupancy detection Methods and systems for selecting a target vehicle for occupancy detection utilizing vehicle identification information. The vehicle identification information (e.g., license plate information) can be obtained from a vehicle identification unit (e.g., ALPR) to identify a vehicle approaching a high occupancy measurement zone. The vehicle identification information from the vehicle identification unit can be transferred to a vehicle occupancy unit having a flash illuminator unit and an image-capturing unit. The flash illuminator unit and the image-capturing unit are not enabled if the vehicle's occupancy state has already been measured at a prior location based on the vehicle identification information. The vehicle occupancy detection unit and the vehicle identification unit work together in a coordinated fashion to reduce the number of times the flash illuminator unit needs to fire and extends the life of the illuminator unit, thus reducing the cost of maintenance.
US09336449B2	Vehicle recognition device A vehicle recognition device 1 has a characteristic region identifying unit 5 that identifies two characteristic regions 9 arranged in a horizontal direction in an image 6 from an imaging unit 2, and a region outer end identifying unit 10 that identities outer ends 11 in the horizontal direction of the two characteristic regions 9. The region outer end identifying unit 10 identifies a corrected outer end 15 in the case where the difference in width in the horizontal direction between the two characteristic regions 9 is not a predetermined value or less.
US09336447B2	Ambient environment determination apparatus In an ambient environment determination apparatus, an imager obtains a picture capturing an area ahead of a vehicle, and a street lamp is detected for each detection frame unit of the picture. Then, an urban area determination process is performed that determines whether or not the ambient environment of the vehicle is an urban area based on both of a street lamp detection result of a current detection frame unit and a street lamp detection result of a past detection frame unit of the picture. Further, in a period after the vehicle turns right or left, determination responsiveness with regard to determination whether or the ambient environment is a urban area or a non-urban area is enhanced than that in a period other than the period after the right or left turn.
US09336440B2	Power efficient use of a depth sensor on a mobile device Systems, apparatus and methods in a mobile device to enable and disable a depth sensor for tracking pose of the mobile device are presented. A mobile device relaying on a camera without a depth sensor may provide inadequate pose estimates, for example, in low light situations. A mobile device with a depth sensor uses substantial power when the depth sensor is enabled. Embodiments described herein enable a depth sensor only when images are expected to be inadequate, for example, accelerating or moving too fast, when inertial sensor measurements are too noisy, light levels are too low or high, an image is too blurry, or a rate of images is too slow. By only using a depth sensor when images are expected to be inadequate, battery power in the mobile device may be conserved and pose estimations may still be maintained.
US09336435B1	System, method, and computer program product for performing processing based on object recognition A system, method, and computer program product are provided for providing suggestions based on object recognition. In operation, at least one option for adding at least one additional indicia for being displayed among the indicia is displayed, utilizing the touchscreen of the mobile device. Additionally, a user input is received in connection with the at least one option, utilizing the touchscreen of the mobile device. Still yet, after receiving the user input in connection with the at least one option for, a plurality of suggestions is identified, utilizing the at least one processor of the mobile device. The suggestions each correspond with at least one face that has been recognized in at least one of a plurality of images accessible via the mobile device.
US09336434B2	Method for detecting a true face Detecting a true face includes: capturing a parallel image of a face captured by a camera having a filter polarizing parallel to a polarization direction and an orthogonal image of the face captured by a camera's filter polarizing orthogonally to the polarization direction; computing a difference image from difference between the parallel and orthogonal images; filtering the difference image in wavelet packets on 5 levels, eliminating “low” resolution levels; dividing the filtered image into sub-images; the filtered image and each sub-image undergoes: a Fourier or discreet cosine transformation; and modelling during which the frequency decrease profile is modelled by a model of the power type (a.x^b+c); extracting, from the filtered image and each sub-image, texture characteristics of face surface specularities; analyzing, for each face region, coefficient “b” and the texture characteristics extracted regarding the model corresponding to said face region; and deciding the veracity of the face from the analysis.
US09336433B1	Video face recognition The present invention is a complete end-to-end video face recognition system. The invention performs a track-by-track labeling of all tracks within a video. A novel algorithm Mean Sequence SRC (MSSRC) is applied to a face track to perform video face recognition using a joint optimization to leverage all of the available video data and the knowledge that the face track frames belong to the same individual. Additionally the system constructs a probabilistic affinity graph combining appearance and co-occurrence similarities to model the relationship between face tracks in a video. Finally, using this relationship graph, random walk analysis is employed to propagate strong class predictions among similar face tracks, while dampening weak predictions.
US09336432B2	Adaptation of a vector drawing based on a modified perspective Techniques for modifying the appearance of objects comprising a two-dimensional vector drawing are disclosed. Such modifications can be made in response to user input that manipulates a viewing perspective for the drawing. Before a user manipulates the viewing perspective for given scene, information relating to the objects comprising the scene is stored in a data structure. Such information may include, for each object in the scene, a two-dimensional projection of the object onto a reference plane and parameters characterizing the reference plane. Once the user has finished defining the modified viewing perspective, the objects are projected from the reference plane to the modified perspective. The parameters characterizing the reference plane are applied to ensure that the object is rendered at the correct orientation and depth in the modified perspective. Objects comprising the scene can thus be automatically updated in response to the user's manipulation of the viewing perspective.
US09336428B2	Integrated fingerprint sensor and display A fingerprint swipe sensor includes fingerprint sensor lines disposed on a surface of an LCD protective glass covered on an opposite surface with motion sensing lines. The fingerprint swipe sensor also includes a controller coupled to the fingerprint sensor lines to capture a fingerprint image when a user's finger is swiped about the fingerprint sensor lines.
US09336424B2	Barcode reader, barcode reading method, and barcode reading program There is provided a barcode reader that decode of a barcode is possible with easy processes even in a case where reflectivity around the barcode is higher than reflectivity at bright portions of the barcode. The barcode reader comprises: an edge deleter configured to delete the position information and polarity information on an unnecessary edge which arises due to a difference between a strength of a reflected light from a quiet zone of the barcode and a strength of a reflected light from an adjacent portion of the quiet zone, wherein, on detecting two successive edges which have the same polarity, the edge deleter determines an edge which is closer to an end portion of a scan as the unnecessary edge and deletes the position information and polarity information on the unnecessary edge.
US09336420B2	Systems and methods for programming an RFID reader A remote access system includes an RFID reader and a credential having a cellular phone interface and an nfc interface. The credential is operable to receive authorization information and to communicate with the RFID reader. A server is operable to receive an authorization request for the credential and to access the credential to provide the authorization information. An RFID reader authorization application is included in the credential. The credential is operable to transfer the RFID authorization code to the RFID reader via the nfc interface over an nfc communication channel.
US09336417B2	Overturn detection device, overturn detection system, and electronic device An overturn detection device includes a housing including four or more display windows, a back-forth direction detector installed on a first position of the housing and displaying a position of a first detection member in a first display part, and a left-right direction detector installed on a second position of the housing and displaying a position of a second detection member in a second display part. Further, the installation positions of the back-forth direction detector and the left-right direction detector in the first and the second positions are not externally and visually recognizable, and at least a part of the first and the second display parts are displayed through the four or more display windows as pattern data.
US09336413B2	Method and system for fast permission changes for virtual addresses A method for accessing shared memory, the method includes loading a private context ID into a private context ID register, where the first private context ID enables a thread to access a private memory region only accessible by the thread. The method further includes receiving, from the thread, a first request to access a shared memory region, loading a shared context ID into a shared context register, permitting, by a memory management unit (MMU), the thread to access the shared memory region using the shared context ID, and receiving, from the thread, a second request to disable access to the shared memory region. The method further includes removing, in response to the second request, the shared context ID from the shared context ID register, where after removing the shared context ID from the shared context ID register the thread is no longer able to access the shared memory region.
US09336410B2	Nonvolatile memory internal signature generation A nonvolatile memory device generates a signature using a private key and contents within the memory device. The signature is stored in a secure area within the nonvolatile memory device. A processor having the same private key also generates a signature that is stored in the clear. The processor validates the contents of the nonvolatile memory by comparing the signatures.
US09336409B2	Selective security masking within recorded speech A marker is derived from an interaction between a person and an agent of a business and the agent's user interface. A part of a speech signal that corresponds to a portion of the person's special information is located with the marker. The speech signal results from the interaction between the person and the agent. The part of the speech signal that corresponds to the portion of the person's special information is rendered unintelligible.
US09336404B2	Privacy-protective data transfer and storage A method is performed at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a first data transmission from a first client system, where the first data transmission including a first document, the first document having one or more portions that are marked as private; encrypting the marked portions of the first document using a key; and sending a second data transmission to a destination system, where the second data transmission includes a second document, the second document including the encrypted marked portions of the first document and a remainder of the first document that is not marked as private. The key is unavailable to the destination system. The second document is stored at the destination system.
US09336401B2	Implementing enhanced security with storing data in DRAMs A method, system and memory controller for implementing enhanced security in a memory subsystem including DRAM in a computer system. A memory includes a register to hold scrambling information transmitted from a memory controller; and scrambling circuitry on the memory to scramble at least one of bank select bits and data bits responsive to the scrambling information in the register.
US09336399B2	Information asset placer A computer-implemented method for the placing of information assets, including: discovering information about a new or changed information asset; determining one or more characteristics of an ideal location for the information asset; determining one or more characteristics of one or more locations in an information technology environment; determining the compatibility of the information asset with the location(s) by comparing the characteristic(s) of the ideal location to the characteristic(s) of the actual location(s); reporting the compatibility to a user; and optionally suggesting alternative placement locations. The locations may be part of one or more locational schemas.
US09336397B2	Combining type-analysis with points-to analysis for analyzing library source-code In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for statically analyzing a library that includes obtaining native method annotations associated with native methods invoked by the library and extracting facts corresponding to the library from the library to obtain library facts. The library is written in a first programming language. The method also includes constructing a type-object lattice, modeling an abstracted heap using the type-object lattice, expressing abstracted heap update operations as heap update rules, and constructing, based on the library, a most general application (MGA) for the library. The method additionally includes analyzing the library using the native method annotations, the library facts, the MGA, the abstracted heap, and the heap update rules to obtain results, storing the results of the analysis, and performing an action based on the results.
US09336395B2	Boot driver verification An example system in accordance with the present disclosure includes a secure hash calculation engine to intercept and calculate a secure hash for a pre-boot driver before the pre-boot driver is executed, wherein the pre-boot driver is executed based on the computed secure hash being successfully verified, and wherein the pre-boot driver is not executed based on the computed secure hash not being successfully verified.
US09336389B1	Rapid malware inspection of mobile applications Disclosed are various embodiments for inspecting malware with little or no user interruption. A first computing device may compare a source code of an application to a fingerprint stored locally on the first computing device. The first computing device may transmit the source code to a second computing device to determine whether the source code resides in a database comprising approved applications. If the source code does not reside in the database, a thorough scan of the source code may be conducted.
US09336388B2	Method and system for thwarting insider attacks through informational network analysis One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for detecting insider attacks in an organization. During operation, the system collects data describing user activities. The system extracts information from the data that includes user information and user communications. The system then generates a topic-specific graph based on the extracted information. The system analyzes a structure of the graph to determine if one or more rules have been violated. The system may determine that a rule associated with the graph has been violated and signal an alarm in response to detecting the rule violation.
US09336377B2	Synchronized sign-on methods for non-programmatic integration systems Methods and systems for automatically signing a user on to an integration application when a user signs on to another application and signing a user off when the user signs off of the other application. The integration application automatically non-programmatically collects data from a mapped location of a mapped source reference of the other application. The collected data includes a user identifier value. The integration continuously monitors the collected user identifier value for a difference in the collected user identifier value. If the collected user identifier value is recognized by the integration application, the user is signed into the integration application using the collected user identifier value, and if a difference in the collected user identifier value is detected, the user is signed off of the integration application.
US09336372B2	Lost account information recovery method and associated apparatus and system A method, apparatus and system for securely managing account information are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method is performed at a computer system having one or more processors and memory for storing programs to be executed by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a request associated with an account. The request includes location verification information. The method includes retrieving, in response to the request, information of a set of predefined locations associated with the account. The method also includes comparing information of the set of predefined locations with the received location verification information to determine whether the received location verification information satisfies a predefined condition. The method further includes sending a response to the request to a destination associated with the account when the received location verification information satisfies the predefined condition. The response includes confidential information associated with the account.
US09336366B2	Method and apparatus for identifying installed software and regulating access to content A system and method for controlling use of content in accordance with usage rights associated with the content and determined in accordance with the environment of a user device. A request is received for secure content from a user device and the integrity of the environment of the user device is verified. Appropriate usage rights are retrieved based upon the results of the verification of integrity and the content is rendered on the user device in accordance with the appropriate usage rights.
US09336365B2	Digital rights management with irregular network access There is a performing of digital rights management (DRM), operable in an offline mode with respect to a communications network. The performing includes identifying a stored rights object associated with a stored asset. The stored rights object includes reporting duration information associated with the stored asset. The performing also includes determining, utilizing a processor, whether a transmission of an early status message is a successful communication based on an early status message determination. If a failure in communicating the early status message is determined, utilizing the stored asset. The performing may also include transmitting an early status message and/or later status message after identifying the stored rights object. There is also a performing of digital rights management (DRM) associated with a DRM system and operable in an offline mode with respect to a communications network. There are also client devices, communicating systems, computer readable mediums and protocols.
US09336364B1	Method and system to record onto a media player A method and system for recording a media content onto a media player are disclosed. A recording interface of the media player is unlocked by a media recorder using a key. Next, the media player receives the media content from the media recorder through the recording interface. The media content is stored onto a storage of the media player, where the storage resides within the media player prior to receiving the media content from the media recorder. The media player includes a mechanism for playing the media content. Then, the recording interface of the media player is locked by the media recorder. In this manner, a way is provided to distribute media content while also protecting against the improper copying of media content.
US09336363B2	Method and system for secure deployment of information technology (IT) solutions in untrusted environments Described herein are techniques related to shielding data, thereby enabling the shielded data to be distributively placed in untrusted computing environments for cost effective storage. A method and system may include a trusted agent operable in a trusted computing environment. The trusted agent includes a transformation knowledge key generator and a data transformer. The transformation knowledge key generator is operable to generate a transformation knowledge key, the transformation knowledge key being generated with at least two shielding algorithms to shield the data. The data transformer is operable to transform the data into N segments of shielded data using the transformation knowledge key. A communications agent securely coupled to the trusted agent is operable to securely transfer one or more of the N segments of shielded data to one or more storage devices in untrusted computing environments.
US09336353B2	Systems and methods for communicating sensor data between communication devices of a glucose monitoring system System and method for communicating glucose concentration information between devices of a continuous glucose monitoring system is provided. The continuous glucose monitoring system can include a sensor module generates a glucose concentration measurement data and transmits the data to one or more further devices of the continuous glucose monitoring system. The further devices can include a receiver unit and one or more secondary display devices. The receiver unit can be configured to be a stand-alone device of or physically connect to a secondary display device. A user interface can also be provided that provides enhanced functionality for using the continuous glucose monitoring system.
US09336350B2	Medical image display apparatus and method A medical image display apparatus and method, which divide a screen region into a first region whose length is relatively greater than a width thereof and on which an entire lower-limb image and a division boundary line dividing the lower-limb image in a widthwise direction, and a second region adjacent to the first region, and enlarge and display a part of the lower-limb image including the division boundary line on the second region. Thereby, it is possible to minimize work for image enlargement and repetitive movement in reading a computed tomography image and to reduce the reading time.
US09336347B2	Capacitor array and layout design method thereof A layout design method is provided for generating capacitor arrays being described in four steps: first, the wiring mode of unit capacitors is defined allowing the wire being connected to the upper plate to parallel that to the lower one, second, a capacitor array layout is designed with capacitors being distributed in Mh lines, Mh is the maximum of capacitors' lines, the line numbers of Class 1 to Class K capacitors are defined in the unilateral capacitor array, third, the wiring mode is set for capacitor array making sure the lengths of the wires to the upper and lower plates of unit capacitors are equal, at last, parasitic parameters are characterized in ways that verify the layout. A capacitor array is provided as well. By eliminating capacitance mismatching caused by parasitic capacitance, the method works to generate a well-matched capacitor array in an easy and efficient way.
US09336346B2	Integral fabrication of asymmetric CMOS transistors for autonomous wireless state radios and sensor/actuator nodes A method of arranging asymmetrically doped CMOS transistors in a semiconductor wafer that forms base cells within a plurality of logic standard cells in a CMOS process technology that includes conventional symmetric CMOS transistors having different threshold voltages. The asymmetrically doped CMOS transistors have a gate length exceeding 1.5 times the minimum gate length of the symmetric CMOS transistors. Regions defined by electrical junctions directly adjacent to the gate of the asymmetric transistors are formed by an implant mask exposing an area of the wafer on the source side of the transistor to receive the junction implant of the symmetric CMOS transistors with a higher threshold voltage while shielding the drain area, and a further implant mask exposing an area of the wafer on the drain side of the transistor to receive the junction implant of the symmetric CMOS transistors with a lower threshold voltage while shielding the source area.
US09336344B2	Coarse grid design methods and structures A layer of a mask material is deposited on a substrate. A beam of energy is scanned across the mask material in a rasterized linear pattern and in accordance with a scan pitch that is based on a pitch of conductive structure segments to be formed on the substrate. The beam of energy is defined to transform the mask material upon which the beam of energy is incident into a removable state. During scanning the beam of energy across the mask material, the beam of energy is turned on at locations where a conductive structure is to be formed on the substrate, and the beam of energy is turned off at locations where a conductive structure is not to be formed on the substrate.
US09336339B2	Computer aided design method and system for modular layouts The invention relates to the design of layouts for a room in which a user wishes to position elements figuring in a collection of catalogs. Prior art systems only allow incremental construction by making direct selections from one or more catalogs. The inventive system and procedure allow rapid, overall construction of several solutions satisfying a certain number of constraints determined by the room, the user or the distributor of the equipment to be positioned, as well as rules derived from experience in the field of the equipment concerned. The method is subdivided into the steps of spatial analysis, definition of layout templates, selection of candidates from the collection of catalogs and optimization of the positioning. The system permits simultaneous visualization in three dimensions of optimum solutions and the printing of two-dimensional assembly drawings. The procedure and the system are preferably applicable to kitchen layouts.
US09336338B2	Global solutions of smart building-grid energy management models According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for optimizing a cost of electric power generation in a smart site energy management model, including providing a cost function that models a smart building-grid energy system of a plurality of buildings on a site interconnected with electric power grid energy resources and constraints due to a building model, an electric grid model, and a building-grid interface model, where decision variables for each of the building model, the electric grid model, and the building-grid interface model are box-constrained, and minimizing the cost function subject to the building model constraints, the electric grid model constraints, and building-grid interface model constraints.
US09336335B2	Selection of a manipulator of an object among a plurality of manipulators The invention discloses a computer-implemented process for selecting a manipulator of an object among a plurality of objects displayed in a graphical user interface, each object comprising at least one manipulator. The process comprises the steps of providing a set of manipulators, wherein each manipulator comprises at least one picking area and at least two picking areas of different manipulators of the set overlap; receiving, upon a user interaction with the graphical user interface, an event applied on the said at least two overlapping picking areas; triggering a set of filters for selecting one manipulator of the set to be activated.
US09336334B2	Key-value pairs data processing apparatus and method Data processing apparatuses and data processing methods are provided. The data processing apparatus includes a storage unit, an interface, and a processor. The storage unit stores a first key-value set including a plurality of first key-value pairs. Each of the first key-value pairs has a first key and a first value. The interface receives an instruction regarding a set operation and a function. The processor generates a plurality of second keys by applying the set operation to the first keys. Each of the second keys includes at least one of the first keys. The processor generates a second value for each of the second keys by applying the function to at least one datum corresponding to the at least one first key comprised in the second key. Each second key and the corresponding second value form a second key-value pair and the second key-value pairs form a second key-value set.
US09336328B2	Content search mechanism that uses a deterministic finite automata (DFA) graph, a DFA state machine, and a walker process An improved content search mechanism uses a graph that includes intelligent nodes avoids the overhead of post processing and improves the overall performance of a content processing application. An intelligent node is similar to a node in a DFA graph but includes a command. The command in the intelligent node allows additional state for the node to be generated and checked. This additional state allows the content search mechanism to traverse the same node with two different interpretations. By generating state for the node, the graph of nodes does not become exponential. It also allows a user function to be called upon reaching a node, which can perform any desired user tasks, including modifying the input data or position.
US09336324B2	Intelligent caching for security trimming A security trimming system disclosed herein uses intelligent caching of the security trimming information received from a security datastore. The security trimming system uses an access cache to store the security trimming information received from the access datastore together with other parameters associated with such security trimming information. Subsequently, in responding to a request for the security trimming information, the security trimming system uses the cached value of the security trimming information together with the other associated parameters to determine a response to the request from the content providers. In one implementation, if the other parameters associated with a particular security trimming information imply that the security trimming information in the cache is still valid, the cached security trimming information is used in the request response. Otherwise, a new request is sent to the security datastore for an updated value of the security trimming information.
US09336320B2	Method and apparatus for navigating services An approach is provided for providing user interface navigation information associated with the availability of services. Location information associated with a device is received. Menu items associated with one or more services based on the location information are selected. Presentation of the selected menu items in a bridge is caused, at least in part. The bridge is a user interface element common to the services.
US09336319B2	Data file and rule driven synchronous or asynchronous document generation A data file describes a document to be generated and stores an instruction to provide constituent data of the document via a network. The data file is accessed at a local computer, and the document is generated based on the data file. The generated document is communicated via the network to a remote computer. At the local computer, the instruction to provide constituent data is processed using a processor of the local computer. The constituent data is provided via the network to the remote computer as an update of the generated document.
US09336315B2	Personalized recommendation of a volatile item A system, method, and machine readable medium for creating a personalized recommendation of an item by creating a topic vector based on a plurality of search queries, at least one of a plurality of users associated with the search queries or a plurality of items associated with the search queries; inferring a topical preference for a user based on a search query by the user; and recommending at least one item based on the topical preference and the topic vector.
US09336307B2	Virtual wireless multitrack recording system Disclosed are systems and methods for wirelessly recording multi-track audio files without the data corruption or loss of data that typically occurs with wireless data transmission. In some aspects of the present invention, each performer is equipped with a local audio device capable of locally recording the respective performer's audio while also transmitting it to a master recorder. The locally recorded audio may then be used to repair or replace any audio lost or corrupted during transmission to the master recorder. Such repair or replacement may be performed electronically or via playback of the locally recorded audio. In other aspects of the present invention, a master recorder is not required since all locally recorded audio may be combined or otherwise processed post-recording. Locally recorded audio may include identifiers to aid in post-recording identification of such audio. A multi-memory unit is also provided to facilitate manipulation and processing of audio files.
US09336304B2	Patent analytics system In an example embodiment, there is a method of maintaining a database of patent claim entries. The patent claim entries are associated with one or more patent documents as well as one or more parameters characterizing a patent claim. The database may be accessed to retrieve a selection of one or more patent claim entries. This may be accomplished by retrieving the one or more parameters associated with the selection of the one or more patent claim entries. Additionally, one or more of the parameters characterizing a patent claims may be selected. A report chart is presented on a display device. The report chart depicts relationships between the selected parameters and the one or more patent claim entries retrieved from the database. The relationships are depicted as a plurality of data points. Also a visualization option may be selected and the report chart may be modified based on the selection. The visualization options may include highlighting related data points, presenting claim language associated with a data point, and presenting more parameters associated with the data point.
US09336299B2	Acquisition of semantic class lexicons for query tagging A user's search experience may be enhanced by providing additional content based upon an understanding of the user's intent. Query tagging, the assigning of semantic labels to terms within a query, is one technique that may be utilized to determine the context of a user's search query. Accordingly, as provided herein, a query tagging model may be updated using one or more stratified lexicons. A list data structure (e.g., lists of phrases obtained from web pages) and seed distribution data (e.g., pre-labeled probability data) may be used by a graph learning technique to obtain an expanded set of phrases and their respective probabilities of corresponding with particular lexicons (e.g., semantic class lexicons). The expanded set of phrases may be used to group phrases into stratified lexicons. The stratified lexicons may be used as features for updating and/or executing the query tagging model.
US09336294B2	Autonomically defining hot storage and heavy workloads In defining database objects for storage in a storage hierarchy, frequencies of accesses of a plurality of database objects over a predetermined time period are observed. A mean and standard deviation for the plurality of database objects are computed based on the observed frequencies of accesses of the plurality of database objects. A z-score for a given database object is determined based on a comparison of the frequency of access for the given database with the mean and standard deviation computed for the plurality of database objects by the computing processor; and a level in the storage hierarchy corresponding to the z-score of the given database object is determined. The given database object may then be stored at the level in the storage hierarchy corresponding to the z-score of the given database object.
US09336293B2	Data management apparatus and method for surveillance system Provided are a data management apparatus and a data management method for a surveillance system. The data management apparatus includes: a first storage unit configured to store therein data provided from a data input unit; a second storage unit configured to store therein a copy of the data; and a control unit configured to control the first storage unit to store the data therein on a real time basis, and if the data stored in the first storage unit is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold amount, generate the copy and control the second storage unit to store the copy in the second storage unit as much as a given amount.
US09336289B2	Data feeds platform A data feeds platform, comprising a data feed using a data feed protocol. The data feed protocol comprises, a feed header defining at least one identification attribute, a data header defining a data structure comprising data nodes, each data node corresponding to a subset of the data, and a data section, the data section storing the data according to the data structure. A plurality of heterogeneous data protocols is stored. A data input is received in one of the plurality of heterogeneous data protocols. The data input is converted to the data feed protocol, creating the data feed.
US09336286B2	Graphical record matching process replay for a data quality user interface According to some embodiments, a plurality of records may be received, and a data quality platform may execute a matching process to match at least some records with each other. A replay request associated with at least two of the received records may be received from a user, and information about the at least two records and a first decision in the matching process may be graphically displayed via a user interface. A result of the first decision in the matching process may then be graphically displayed to the user. Similarly, information about the at least two records and a second decision in the matching process, subsequent to the first decision, may be graphically displayed in the user interface. A result of the second decision in the matching process may then be graphically displayed to the user.
US09336267B2	Method and system for navigation and visualization of data in relational and/or multidimensional databases A computer-implemented design tool for the navigation and visualization of data in at least one relational and/or multidimensional database. The design tool allows a user to partition a display screen into a plurality of frames, to insert and configure controls within each frame to form a dashboard, the controls defining queries to the database(s) and any rules associated with those queries, and to create the dashboards in multiple levels for each of the frames. Configuring the controls permits a user to define drill actions for the controls within each dashboard to target dashboards in any of the multiple levels, both within the same frame as the starting dashboard, as well as in any or all of the other frames. The user-defined drill actions provide for powerful and highly flexible multi-path and multi-level navigation to achieve visualization of data in the database(s), by displaying on the display screen a respective target dashboard of any one of the multiple levels in each frame according to the controls selected by the user.
US09336265B2	System and method for processing web service transactions using timestamp data A system is provided that is adapted to service web-based service requests. In one implementation, a caching service is provided for storing and servicing web service requests. In one implementation, virtual computer systems may be used to service requests in a more reliable manner. Different operating modes may be configured for backup redundancy and the caching service may be scaled to meet service requests for a particular application. Also, methods are provided for exchanging timestamp information among web service transaction systems to reduce the amount of processing capability and bandwidth for ensuring database consistency.
US09336262B2	Accelerated transactions with precommit-time early lock release A system, method and computer product for accelerating parallel database transactions. One or more data processors execute a first transaction on a database. The first transaction includes a transactional lock associated with each of one or more records to update the one or more records during the first transaction, and a pre-commit command to request acknowledgement of committing the updating of the one or more records during the first transaction. The one or more data processors execute a second transaction on the database in parallel with the first transaction. The second transaction includes a transactional lock associated with each of one or more records to update the one or more records during the second transaction, and a pre-commit command to request acknowledgement of committing the updating of the one or more records during the second transaction. The transactional locks of the first and second transactions are released before flushing log records associated with the first and second transactions.
US09336260B2	Technique for global deduplication across datacenters with minimal coordination A system and method for global data de-duplication in a cloud storage environment utilizing a plurality of data centers is provided. Each cloud storage gateway appliance divides a data stream into a plurality of data objects and generates a content-based hash value as a key for each data object. An IMMUTABLE PUT operation is utilized to store the data object at the associated key within the cloud.
US09336259B1	Method and apparatus for historical analysis analytics A computer-implemented method is disclosed in which multiple disparate data sources having a different schemas are gathered, and relationships between the data sources are determined. A blended data set is created from the multiple data sources based on the determined relationships. A current behavior of a computing system is determined, with the current behavior being indicative of an anomaly. From the blended data set, historical behaviors of the same computing system or a similar computing system are determined. The current behavior is correlated to the historical behaviors to obtain a correlation, and a response to the anomaly is determined based on the correlation. A complementary computing device and computer program product are also disclosed.
US09336257B2	Systems and methods providing a soft exit state for secondary business objects locks According to some embodiments, a primary business object BOA is established along with a plurality of secondary business objects that depend from the primary business object BOA in a hierarchy. The primary business object BOA may place a lock on a secondary business object BOB and facilitate an update of data associated with the secondary business object BOB. The secondary business object BOB may then detect when a database commit has been executed, responsive to that detection, the secondary business object BOB may remove the lock associated with the secondary business object BOB.
US09336249B2	Decision tree with just-in-time nodal computations A computer-implemented method is disclosed for efficiently processing a large number of records. In the method, a computer system may obtain a plurality of records and a decision tree. The decision tree may include a distinction node corresponding to a distinction requiring completion of a computation. Due to the fact that the computation may be, in the overall context of the process, computationally expensive, it may initially be left uncomputed. Accordingly, if the distinction node is never reached when records are being processed, no computation time gets wasted. However, if and when the distinction node is reached, the computer system may complete the computation and make the distinction based on results of the computation.
US09336247B2	Control data driven modifications and generation of new schema during runtime operations A computational device receives input data and control data, where the control data includes instructions to modify one or more operations performed during a runtime execution associated with the input data. The control data is processed to modify the one or more operations during the runtime execution associated of the input data.
US09336245B2	Systems and methods providing master data management statistics According to some embodiments, a plurality of records may be received over a period of time from a plurality of sources. As the records are received during the period of time, master data management may be performed to match at least some records from different sources with each other. A statistics window within the period of time may be determined, and at least one master data management statistics value may be calculated based on the master data management that was performed during the statistics window. The calculated master data management statistics value may then be displayed.
US09336239B1	System and method for deep packet inspection and intrusion detection The present invention relates to a system for deep packet inspection and intrusion detection. The system uses a pattern matching module receiving as an input a data stream in a neural network. Neurons are activated such that when active, the neuron fires to all connecting output neurons to form a neuron spike, each neuron spike from the assigned neuron to a connecting output neuron having a delay. A delay is associated with each input character in the pattern, such that a position of each input character relative to an end of the pattern is stored in an alphabet-pattern-delay matrix (APDFM). An activation matrix (AM) is used to match each input character with a stored pattern to generate a similarity match and determine if the string of characters is the stored pattern.
US09336235B2	Location-based recommendations A method includes receiving a request to perform a search; identifying a data structure, of a group of data structures, from which to perform the search, based on a location associated with a user device and a search area within which the user device is located, where the data structure stores information associated with at least one geographic area that is intersected by the search area; retrieving, from the data structure, search results associated with subject matter identified in the request, where the search results are associated with locations within the geographic area; identifying, from the data structure, other user devices that performed searches based on the subject matter; retrieving, from the data structure, other search results based on prior searches, associated with other subject matter, that were performed by the other user devices; and sending, to the user device, the search results or the other search results.
US09336223B2	Selective erasure of expired files or extents in deduplicating virtual media for efficient file reclamation Expired files in the deduplicating virtual media are selectively erased using a backup application for notifying a backup repository of which expired files are no longer required. The space of the expired files is reclaimed for reuse. Virtual space of the expired files is reserved for allowing the backup application to seek past the reclaimed space to subsequent data in the deduplicating virtual media.
US09336214B2	File-name extension characters for file distribution A file is written or not written to a first storage medium (as opposed to a second storage medium) as a function of its distribution-priority file-name extension character or characters and an available capacity of the first storage medium. A system includes a manufacture in the form of a computer-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with software. The software includes an operating system that, when executed, selects a first storage medium or a second storage medium to which to write a target file as a function of distribution-priority file-name extension characters of a file name for the target file and of available capacity on the first storage medium.
US09336210B2	Determining a likelihood and degree of derivation among media content items Systems and methods are described for determining a likelihood and degree of derivation among media content items. In one example, a processing device processes a first media content item in relation to one or more other media content items to identify one or more similarities between the first media content item and one or more other media content items. The processing device determines, based on an identification of the one or more similarities between the first media content item and one or more other media content items, one or more derivation metrics with respect to the first media content item and one or more other media content items. The processing device initiates, based on a determination of the one or more derivation metrics, one or more actions with respect to the first media content item and/or one or more other media content items.
US09336203B2	Semantics-oriented analysis of log message content A log message is processed. The log message to be processed is received. One or more portions of the log message to be separately extracted are identified. A value is extracted from each identified portion. Extracting the value includes using an extraction rule. The extraction rule is associated with the identified portion.
US09336200B2	Assisting document creation Assistance for document creation in a computer system which allows at least one agent to be registered therein is provided. The computer system causes the at least one agent to monitor input by a user during the document creation, acquire information on the input obtained by the monitoring, retrieve at least one content from multiple contents accumulated in a storage unit based on the acquired information, and transmit the retrieved at least one content to a display unit to display the retrieved content on a screen.
US09336195B2	Method and system for dictionary noise removal A method and system of removing noise from a dictionary using a weighted graph is presented. The method can include mapping, by a noise reducing agent executing on a processor, a plurality of dictionaries to a plurality of vertices of a graphical representation, wherein the plurality of vertices is connected by weighted edges representing noise. The plurality of dictionaries may further comprise a plurality of entries, wherein each entry further comprises a plurality of tokens. The method can include selecting a subset of the weighted edges, constructing an acyclic graphical representation from the selected subset of weighted edges, and determining an ordering based on the acyclic graphical representation. The selected subset of weighted edges may approximate a solution to the Maximum Acyclic Subgraph problem. The method can include removing noise from the plurality of dictionaries according to the determined ordering.
US09336194B2	Submatch extraction A method for submatch extraction may include receiving an input string, receiving a regular expression, and converting the regular expression with capturing groups into a plurality of finite automata to extract submatches. The method further includes using a first automaton to determine whether the input string is in a language described by the regular expression, and to process the input string, and using states of the first automaton in a second automaton to extract the submatches.
US09336189B2	Systems and methods for providing fused images to remote recipients for descrambling and interpretation Disclosed are systems and methods for using a hands free computing device. The device includes a processor, a head movement measuring component, screen, camera, microphone, and memory. Responsive to sensing an instruction by a user, an image is captured by the camera and displayed on the screen. There is recorded, using the microphone, an audible catch phrase provided by the user for the image. The audible catch phrase is converted to text that is superimposed on the image thereby making a fused image. The user identifies one or more remote recipients of the fused image by making one or more predetermined head movements to select from among recipient candidates. The fused image is communicated, with the text phrase formatted for scrambled display, to the one or more remote recipients. The fused image is displayed on remote devices associated with such recipients with the text phrase scrambled.
US09336184B2	Representation of an interactive document as a graph of entities Techniques for representing and publishing an interactive document useful for analyzing data. The document may be represented as a directed acyclic graph of entities interconnected by edges. The entities may be of multiple types. Yet, a broad range of interactive documents may be represented by a limited number of types of entities and the capabilities to interconnect entities of different types and to share a data schema across entities of different types. A tool may enable a user to author such documents. The tool may also facilitate publishing of the document. For publishing, the document may be converted to an executable form. Prior to such a conversion, the graph may be modified for more efficient processing. The graph may also be partitioned such that portions of the graph, when distributed across tiers of a computing system, such as a cloud-based platform, execute on computing devices that provide efficient operation.
US09336173B1	Method and switch for transferring transactions between switch domains The disclosure generally relates to a PCIe switch that includes a selectively transparent bridge that selectively allows transactions to traverse between multiple PCIe domains without the encumbrance of each root complex entity requiring knowledge of the selectively transparent bridge. The bridge that enables the transactions is invisible to the root complex entity in a host and drive switch domain of the PCIe switch. No address translation of the transactions is required because the drive switch domain address map is a subset of the host switch domain address map. The bridge allows for extremely low latency transactions between host systems and storage drives because the bridge allows the storage drive to read the Direct Memory Access (DMA) Scatter-Gather List (SGL) directly from host memory. The bridge also allows I/O data reads and writes from the storage drive directly to the host memory without store and forward within a RAID controller's memory.
US09336172B2	Parallel computer system, data transfer device, and method for controlling parallel computer system for performing arbitration A switch includes a plurality of ports and a combination determining unit that determines a central processing unit (CPU) to be paired with one of the ports. The port includes: an arbitration circuit that selects the CPU to be paired therewith when receiving an arbitration request from the CPU to be paired in a predetermined state, and selects one of the CPUs from which the arbitration request has been received in other cases to return transmission permission; and a data transfer unit that transfers the received data from the selected CPU to another CPU. The CPU includes: a request transmission unit that transmits the arbitration request to the ports; and a data transmission unit that transmits data to the paired port when the arbitration request is transmitted to the paired port in the predetermined state, and transmits data to the ports that have returned transmission permission in other cases.
US09336169B2	Facilitating resource use in multicycle arbitration for single cycle data transfer Techniques are disclosed to provide arbitration between input ports and output ports of a switch. For each of at least one input port of a group of input ports, a respective request is received specifying for the respective input port to be allocated a clock cycle in which to send data to a group of output ports. A grant of the request of a primary input port is issued at each clock cycle, the primary input port including a first input port of the at least one input port. Upon a determination, subsequent to a first clock cycle count elapsing, that an input arbiter has not yet accepted any grant of the request of the primary input port, a grant is issued at each clock cycle, including alternating between issuing a grant of the request of the primary input port and of an alternate input port, respectively.
US09336153B2	Computer system, cache management method, and computer A computer system, comprising a server on which an application runs, and a storage system that stores data to be used by the application, the cache driver being configured to change, in a case of the condition of a cache area is a first cache condition in which data is readable from a cache area and writing of data into the cache area is prohibited, the condition of the cache area to a third cache condition in which reading of data from the cache area is prohibited and writing of data into the cache area is prohibited, from the first cache condition.
US09336152B1	Method and system for determining FIFO cache size Described herein are methods, systems and machine-readable media for simulating a FIFO cache using a Bloom filter ring, which includes a plurality of Bloom filters arranged in a circular log. New elements are registered in the Bloom filter at the head of the circular log. When the Bloom filter at the head of the circular log is filled to its capacity, membership information associated with old elements in the Bloom filter at the tail of the circular log is evicted (simulating FIFO cache behavior), and the head and tail of the log are advanced. The Bloom filter ring is used to determine cache statistics (e.g., cache hit, cache miss) of a FIFO cache of various sizes. In response to simulation output specifying cache statistics for FIFO cache of various sizes, a FIFO cache is optimally sized.
US09336150B2	Performing asynchronous discard scans with staging and destaging operations A controller receives a request to perform staging or destaging operations with respect to an area of a cache. A determination is made as to whether one or more discard scans are being performed or queued for the area of the cache. In response to determining that one or more discard scans are being performed or queued for the area of the cache, the controller avoids satisfying the request to perform the staging or the destaging operations with respect to the area of the cache.
US09336148B2	Cache memory, cache memory control unit, and method of controlling the cache memory A cache memory includes: a tag storage section in which one of a plurality of indexes, each index containing a plurality of tag addresses and one suspension-indicating section, is looked up by a first address portion of an accessed address; a data storage section; a tag control section configured to, when the suspension-indicating section contained in the looked-up index indicates suspension, allow access relevant to the accessed address to wait, and when the suspension-indicating section contained in the looked-up index indicates non-suspension, compare a second address portion different from the first address portion of the accessed address to each of the plurality of tag addresses contained in the looked-up index, and detects a tag address matched with the second address portion; and a data control section.
US09336147B2	Cache and memory allocation for virtual machines In a cloud computing environment, a cache and a memory are partitioned into “colors”. The colors of the cache and the memory are allocated to virtual machines independently of one another. In order to provide cache isolation while allocating the memory and cache in different proportions, some of the colors of the memory are allocated to a virtual machine, but the virtual machine is not permitted to directly access these colors. Instead, when a request is received from the virtual machine for a memory page in one of the non-accessible colors, a hypervisor swaps the requested memory page with a memory page with a color that the virtual machine is permitted to access. The virtual machine is then permitted to access the requested memory page at the new color location.
US09336144B2	Three-dimensional processing system having multiple caches that can be partitioned, conjoined, and managed according to more than one set of rules and/or configurations Three-dimensional processing systems are provided which have multiple layers of conjoined chips, wherein one or more chip layers include processor cores that share cache hierarchies over multiple chip layers. The caches can be partitioned, conjoined, and managed according to various sets of rules and configurations.
US09336136B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for providing wear leveling in solid state devices Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a memory-efficient mechanism for identifying memory blocks with a low wear count. More particularly, embodiments of the present disclosure provides a mechanism for identifying a memory block whose wear count is within the bottom p % of all wear counts associated with memory blocks in a storage system. If a memory controller always performs the garbage collection operation on a memory block whose wear count is within the bottom p % of all wear counts, then the memory controller is expected to utilize the remaining memory blocks (e.g., memory blocks whose wear count is within the upper (100−p) % of all wear counts) efficiently and level the wear count of at least the remaining memory blocks.
US09336133B2	Method and system for managing program cycles including maintenance programming operations in a multi-layer memory A system and method for managing program cycles in a multi-layer memory are disclosed. The method includes a controller receiving a request to program data from a host and, in advance of programming data associated with the request, determining a program cycle for programming the data associated with the request. The programming cycle may be a set of a host data write programming operation and any maintenance programming operations on an amount of data already programmed in the plurality of memory layers that is necessary to provide free memory capacity for a subsequent request to program data from the host. The controller programs the data associated with the host request, and the amount of data to be programmed in maintenance operations, in predetermined programming units according to the determined program cycle.
US09336132B1	Method and system for implementing a distributed operations log Disclosed is an improved approach for implementing a storage system having an operation log where data writes are initially performed to a fast operation log, rather than to its permanent storage location. A distributed operation log can be employed to replicate the data to multiple locations in the storage system.
US09336130B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing basic input/output system (BIOS) data and non-BIOS data on the same non-volatile memory Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing BIOS data and non-BIOS data on the same non-volatile memory. According to one aspect, a system for providing BIOS data and non-BIOS data on the same non-volatile memory includes a controller for controlling access by a host to a non-volatile memory for storing data, the data including BIOS data and non-BIOS data. The controller includes a first bus interface for communicating data to and from the host via a first bus of a first bus protocol, a second bus interface for communicating data to and from the host via a second bus of a second bus protocol, and a third interface for communicating data to and from the non-volatile memory. The first bus comprises a bus that is operable after power-on reset and before BIOS is accessed.
US09336129B2	System and method for bank logical data remapping A method and system are disclosed for remapping logical addresses between memory banks of discrete or embedded multi-bank storage device. The method may include a controller of a storage device tracking a total erase count for a storage device, determining if an erase count imbalance greater than a threshold exists between banks, and then remapping logical address ranges from the highest erase count bank to the lowest erase count bank to even out wear between the banks. The system may include a controller that may maintain a bank routing table, an erase counting mechanism and execute instructions for triggering a remapping process to remap an amount of logical addresses such that an address range is reduced for a hotter bank and increased for a colder bank.
US09336124B2	Automatic remote execution of an application Disclosed is a method of preparing and launching a test application on a first machine that is automatically executed on a second machine. A developer can prepare a test application on the first machine, and instead of the developer performing multiple steps to copy the test program to a second machine and set up the test environment, the method can automatically detect test environment data, and transmit the test application and the test environment data. Test environment data can include the directory of where the test program should be installed and executed. The test application can be run on the second machine and the results can be returned to the first machine where they can be displayed to the developer.
US09336121B2	Capture and display of historical run-time execution traces in a code editor A program code execution is monitored. Variable type and value information the one or more variables in the program code take during the execution of the program code are stored, and compiled over multiple execution of the program code as historical run-time execution traces. A code editor user interface may present the historical run-time execution traces for inspection, whether or not the program code is currently executing. Statistical properties associated with the variable type and value information may be computed. Future variable type and value the one or more variables might take during future execution of the program code may be predicted.
US09336116B2	Automatic correlation accelerator Automatic correlation, in which an automatic correlation accelerator tool accesses at least a first and a second recording of a base script that defines operations executed in testing performance of a system. The tool causes the system to execute the first recording of the base script and the second recording of the base script and stores, in electronic storage, dynamic value data that describes dynamic values generated during execution of the first recording of the base script and during execution of the second recording of the base script. The tool automatically, without human intervention, analyzes the stored dynamic value data to identify candidates for correlation within the base script and generates a correlated script based on the identified candidates for correlation and the base script.
US09336107B2	Dynamic design partitioning for diagnosis Aspects of the invention relate to techniques for fault diagnosis based on dynamic circuit design partitioning. According to various implementations of the invention, a sub-circuit is extracted from a circuit design based on failure information of one or more integrated circuit devices. The extraction process may comprise combining fan-in cones of failing observation points included in the failure information. The extraction process may further comprise adding fan-in cones of one or more passing observation points to the combined fan-in cones of the failing observation points. Clock information of test patterns and/or layout information of the circuit design may be extracted and used in the sub-circuit extraction process. The extracted sub-circuit may then be used for diagnosing the one or more integrated circuit devices.
US09336103B1	Using a network bubble across multiple hosts on a disaster recovery site for fire drill testing of a multi-tiered application A DR site is maintained containing multiple VMs distributed across multiple hosts to which a multi-tiered application can be failed over from a production site. A network bubble is created in which the multi-tiered application can be fire drill tested without conflicting with the production instance. Each VM is cloned, and cloned VMs communicate using private IP addresses. A virtual switch is created on each host, and configured for cloned VM communication. On each host, a virtual router is configured with both a public virtual adapter and a private virtual adapter. The source VMs communicate using public IP addresses over the physical channel, via the external virtual switches on the hosts, and are available for failover from the production site. The cloned VMs communicate using private IP addresses via the virtual switches and private virtual adapters of the virtual routers, thereby forming the network bubble.
US09336102B2	Systems and methods for preventing input/output performance decrease after disk failure in a distributed file system In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving from a plurality of data nodes of a distributed file system an indication of whether a fault condition exists with respect to a storage resource of the respective data node. The method may also include receiving an input/output request for a storage resource of a particular data node from a host information handling system communicatively coupled to the distributed file system. The method may further include, responsive to the input/output request, directing the input/output request to the particular data node if no fault condition exists with respect to storage resources of the particular data node and directing the input/output request to another data node of the distributed file system if a fault condition exists with respect to one or more storage resources of the particular data node.
US09336095B2	Computing system and related data management method thereof A method of performing data management in a computing system comprises performing a checkpointing operation comprising storing checkpoint of the computing system, writing a plurality of nodes in a plurality of node blocks in a sequential write method after the checkpointing operation, each of the plurality of nodes comprising position information of a next node block, and during a subsequent recovery operation, selecting a node for recovery by scanning of the plurality of node blocks using the position information.
US09336094B1	Scaleout replication of an application In one aspect, a method includes determining that a first quorum of servers is available at a production site and a target site and generating a group-set bookmark if the first quorum of servers is available. In another aspect, an article includes a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions. The instructions cause a machine to determine that a first quorum of servers is available at a production site and a target site and generate a group-set bookmark if the first quorum of servers is available. In a further aspect, an apparatus includes circuitry configured to determine that a first quorum of servers is available at a production site and a target site; and generate a group -set bookmark if the first quorum of servers available.
US09336091B2	Reliability enhancement in a distributed storage system Machines, systems and methods for enhancing data recovery in a data storage system, the method comprising determining whether one or more data storage mediums in a data storage system are unavailable; determining data that are at a risk of loss, due to said one or more data storage mediums being unavailable; from among the data that is determined to be at the risk of loss, identifying data that is highly vulnerable to loss; and creating one or more temporary replicas of the data that is highly vulnerable to loss.
US09336078B1	Memory error detection circuitry Integrated circuits with memory elements may be provided. Integrated circuits may include memory error detection circuitry that is capable of correcting single-bit errors, correcting adjacent double-bit errors, and detecting adjacent triple-bit errors. The memory error detection circuitry may include encoding circuitry that generates parity check bits interleaved among memory data bits. The memory error detection circuitry may include decoding circuitry that is used to generate output data and error signals to indicate whether a correctable soft error or an uncorrectable soft error has been detected. The output data may be written back to the memory elements if a correctable soft error is detected. The memory error detection circuitry may be operable in a pipelined or a non-pipelined mode depending on the desired application.
US09336077B2	Method and apparatus for decoding LDPC code There are provided a method and apparatus for decoding an LDPC code. In this specification, a first result is calculated by performing the calculation of a check node having two inputs forward and recursively, a second result is calculated by performing the calculation of the check node having the two inputs backward and recursively, and the check node is calculated using the first result and the second result as the inputs.
US09336076B2	System and method for controlling a redundancy parity encoding amount based on deduplication indications of activity According to one embodiment, a method includes determining, using a processor, which physical blocks are priority physical blocks based on at least one of: a number of application blocks referencing the physical block, and a number of accesses to the physical block, creating a reference to each priority physical block, and outputting the reference. According to another embodiment, a method includes receiving a reference to one or more priority physical blocks in a storage pool, and adjusting an amount of redundancy parity encoding for each of the one or more priority physical blocks based on the reference.
US09336075B2	Monitoring apparatus, monitoring method, and storage medium There is provided a monitoring apparatus (1) including: an acquisition unit (10) that acquires failure information indicating that a failure has occurred in any of a plurality of monitoring targets; a notification job determination unit (20) that determines whether or not a predetermined user has to be notified of the failure which is specified by the failure information; and a display unit (40) that displays failure notification information indicating occurrence of the failure when the acquisition unit (10) acquires the failure information, and displays notification job information indicating that there is a job to notify the failure to a predetermined user when the notification job determination unit (20) determines that notification has to be issued.
US09336073B1	Write fault modulation Systems and methods are disclosed for write fault modulation. In an embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a circuit configured to adjust a write fault value for a data storing system based on a circumferential point of a target data storage location, and write data based on the write fault value. The write fault value may represent an amount of off-track deviation of a data writing system within which data writing operations may be performed. In another embodiment, a memory device may store instructions that cause a processor to perform a method including receiving a write command including write data, determining a write fault threshold for a circumferential point of a target location of the write data, performing, using a transducer, a write operation at the circumferential point based on the write fault threshold, and suspending the write operation when a positional deviation of the transducer exceeds the write fault threshold.
US09336053B2	Constructing a logical tree topology in a parallel computer Constructing a logical tree topology in a parallel computer that includes compute nodes, where each node executes a number of tasks and at least one node executes a number of tasks different from another node includes: identifying a compute node executing a greatest number of tasks; selecting, as a global root, a task from the identified compute node, including assigning the task as a local root of the identified compute node and assigning each of the other tasks of the identified compute node as a child of the local root; selecting, from each of the other compute nodes, one task to be a local root, including assigning each task other than the local root as a child of the local root; and assigning each local root of the other compute nodes to be a child of one of the tasks of the identified compute node other than the global root.
US09336044B2	Parallel computer, and job information acquisition method for parallel computer A parallel computer includes a plurality of calculation nodes and a management node. A calculation node includes a retention control unit that retains job information in a retention unit in association with an identification number, and the management node includes a retention control unit that retains the job information in a retention unit, retains, as a snapshot, job information of the same identification number in a case where the job information of the same identification number about a calculation node is detected in the retention unit. The retention unit of the calculation node includes a retention region enabling retention of job information corresponding to a plurality of periods, and the retention unit of the management node includes a retention region enabling retention of the job information corresponding to the plurality of periods with respect to each of the calculation nodes.
US09336042B1	Performing virtual machine live migration within a threshold time by adding available network path in multipath network An estimated time to migrate a VM from a source hypervisor to a target hypervisor is calculated. The estimated time is compared to a threshold time and based on the estimated time meeting the threshold time, a migration of the VM from the source hypervisor to the target hypervisor via the network is initiated. Based on the estimated time not meeting the threshold time, it is determined whether an additional path can be added to the network between the source hypervisor and the target hypervisor. If an additional path cannot be added to the network, a migration of the VM from the source hypervisor to the target hypervisor via the network is initiated. If an additional path can be added to the network, the additional path is added and the migration via the network is initiated.
US09336035B2	Method and system for VM-granular I/O caching Methods are presented for caching I/O data in a solid state drive (SSD) locally attached to a host computer supporting the running of a virtual machine (VM). Portions of the SSD are allocated as cache storage for VMs running on the host computer. A mapping relationship is maintained between unique identifiers for VMs running on the host computer and one or more process identifiers (PIDs) associated with processes running in the host computer that correspond to each of the VM's execution on the host computer. When an I/O request is received, a PID associated with I/O request is determined and a unique identifier for the VM is extracted from the mapping relationship based on the determined PID. A portion of the SSD corresponding to the unique identifier of the VM that is used as a cache for the VM can then be accessed in order to handle the I/O request.
US09336019B2	Information processing apparatus and method therefor An extracting unit extracts, from a collection of procedure information sets individually indicating operating procedures for configuration modification of systems according to contents of the configuration modification, in which operating procedures specific information pieces of the individual systems have been replaced with individually corresponding variable names, a procedure information set indicating an operating procedure according to a content of the configuration modification to be applied to a modification-target system. A replacing unit replaces a variable name in the extracted procedure information set with a corresponding specific information piece of the modification-target system, which specific information piece is acquired from a configuration information set defining a configuration of the modification-target system.
US09336017B2	Efficient command processing Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive input command requests and present suggestions for command actions or command objects. An action request is received within a datacenter management user interface and a first command suggestion is provided. The first command suggestion includes one or more placeholder object categories. A first suggested object is identified according to a received object property and the action request. The object property can be CPU utilization, disk space, memory, uptime, version, software type, geographic location, keyword, or name. In response to receiving the action request, the first suggested object is determined to be compatible with the action request. In response to identifying the first suggested object is compatible with the received object property and the action request, a second command suggestion is provided. The second command suggestion includes the first suggested object.
US09336013B2	Systems and methods for metadata-driven command processor and structured program transfer protocol Systems and methods for facilitating on-demand delivery and processing of one or more programs and program-compatible applications on a plurality of different machines. In an embodiment, a metadata-driven command processor on a machine sends a request for a booting program and application to an agent. In response to the request, the agent invokes a resource to generate a booting program dataset that defines the booting program and an application dataset that defines the application, generates a response dataset comprising two or more nested datasets, wherein the two or more nested datasets comprise at least the booting program dataset and the application dataset, and sends the response dataset to the metadata-driven command processor. The metadata-driven command processor copies the booting program dataset and the application dataset into a process dataset comprising two or more nested datasets, and processes the first process dataset to execute the booting program and application on the machine.
US09336012B2	Global data establishment for storage arrays controlled by a plurality of nodes A plurality of data arrays are coupled to a plurality of nodes via a plurality of adapters. The plurality of adapters discover the plurality of data arrays during startup, and information about the plurality of data arrays are communicated to corresponding local nodes of the plurality of nodes, wherein the local nodes broadcast the information to other nodes of plurality of nodes. A director node of the plurality of nodes determines which data arrays of the plurality of data arrays are a current set of global metadata arrays, based on the broadcasted information.
US09336011B2	Server and booting method A server including a basic input output system (BIOS) chip, a control unit and multiple central processing units (CPUs), and a booting method are provided. The BIOS chip outputs a booting signal. One of the CPUs receives the booting signal to execute a booting program, and outputs a successful signal after being booted. The control unit is coupled between the BIOS chip and the CPUs, and receives the successful signal to control a connection between the BIOS chip and the one of the CPUs. When the control unit receives the successful signal, the control unit replaces a connection between the BIOS chip and current one of the CPUs with a new connection between the BIOS chip and next one of the CPUs according to the successful signal, and the next CPU then receives the booting signal.
US09336005B2	Cooperative preemption Preempting the execution of a thread is disclosed. Preempting includes receiving an indication that a preemption of the thread is desired and context switching the thread out at a thread safe point in the event that a thread safe point is reached.
US09336002B2	Data structures for efficient tiled rendering One embodiment of the present invention includes a method for performing a multi-pass tiling test. The method includes combining a plurality of bounding boxes to generate a coarse bounding box. The method further includes identifying a first cache tile associated with a render surface and determining that the coarse bounding box intersects the first cache tile. The method further includes comparing each bounding box included in the plurality of bounding boxes against the first cache tile to determine that a first set of one or more bounding boxes included in the plurality of bounding boxes intersects the first cache tile. Finally, the method includes, for each bounding box included in the first set of one or more bounding boxes, processing one or more graphics primitives associated with the bounding box. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that the number of intersection calculations performed for each cache tile is reduced.
US09336001B2	Dynamic instrumentation Techniques for dynamic instrumentation are provided. A method for instrumentation preparation may include obtaining address data of an original instruction in an original instruction stream, obtaining kernel mode data comprising a kernel breakpoint handler, obtaining user mode data comprising a user breakpoint handler, allocating a page of a process address space, creating a trampoline, associating the trampoline with a breakpoint instruction, and replacing the original instruction with the breakpoint instruction. A method for instrumentation may include detecting the breakpoint instruction, calling the kernel breakpoint handler, modifying an instruction pointer via the kernel breakpoint handler such that the instruction pointer points to the trampoline, and executing the trampoline. The system for instrumentation may include a breakpoint setup module and a breakpoint execution module for respectively setting up and completing instrumentation involving the trampoline.
US09335999B2	Allocating store queue entries to store instructions for early store-to-load forwarding The present invention provides a method and apparatus for allocating store queue entries to store instructions for early store-to-load forwarding. Some embodiments of the method include allocating an entry in a store queue to a store instruction in response to the store instruction being dispatched and prior to receiving a translation of a virtual address to a physical address associated with the store instruction. The entry includes storage for data to be written to the physical address by the store instruction.
US09335997B2	Processing vectors using a wrapping rotate previous instruction in the macroscalar architecture Embodiments of a system and a method in which a processor may execute instructions that cause the processor to receive an operand vector, a selection vector, and a control vector are disclosed. The executed instructions may also cause the processor to perform a wrapping rotate previous operation dependent upon the input vectors.
US09335993B2	Convert from zoned format to decimal floating point format Machine instructions, referred to herein as a long Convert from Zoned instruction (CDZT) and extended Convert from Zoned instruction (CXZT), are provided that read EBCDIC or ASCII data from memory, convert it to the appropriate decimal floating point format, and write it to a target floating point register or floating point register pair. Further, machine instructions, referred to herein as a long Convert to Zoned instruction (CZDT) and extended Convert to Zoned instruction (CZXT), are provided that convert a decimal floating point (DFP) operand in a source floating point register or floating point register pair to EBCDIC or ASCII data and store it to a target memory location.
US09335989B2	Building a pattern to define a topology and application environment using software components and software updates/fixes from external repositories from multiple vendors A method, system and computer program product for building a pattern. An external framework engine identifies the software components, as well as code updates and/or code fixes, from the external repositories associated with different vendors. The framework engine then generates metadata using the identified software components and code updates and/or code fixes which may be used to determine the relationships between the software components. Furthermore, the framework engine generates configuration metadata to successfully link software components with a relationship. The framework engine then displays the software components available to be used to build the pattern, including the relationship linkages between the software components with a relationship along with the configuration metadata required to make a successful linkage. In this manner, the user will be able to build a pattern using software components provided from different vendors and be able to understand the relationship linkages between the software components.
US09335985B2	Desktop image management for virtual desktops A desktop image management system is described that can efficiently distribute updates to virtual desktops running on host servers in a data center. The system is comprised of a central server and multiple agents, each agent installed on a virtual machine. When a VM receives an update from the central server, the files are stored in a single instance store on the host server. The agent running on the VM then creates a corresponding stub file (empty of content) on the VM for each file in the single instance store. The agent further marks the stub file to indicate that the stub file is mapped to the single instance store. When the guest operating system requests to read the stub file, the virtual disk layer of the host server detects that the requested block has been marked and fetches the content of the file from the single instance store.
US09335976B1	Tracking property representations in modified computational objects A system and method is disclosed for tracking representations of object properties in modified computational objects. A computational object of the subject technology may include an object property having a first value of a first property type. When the object property is set to a second value of a second property type, a new object map is generated for the computational object, the new object map mapping the object property to the second property type, and transition information in a base object map is updated to designate the new object map instead of a first object map. The first object map is then marked as invalid.
US09335943B2	Method and apparatus for fine grain memory protection An apparatus and method for fine grain memory protection. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: performing a first lookup operation using a virtual address to identify a physical address of a memory page, the memory page comprising a plurality of sub-pages; determining whether sub-page permissions are enabled for the memory page; if sub-page permissions are enabled, then performing a second lookup operation to determine permissions associated with one or more of the sub-pages of the memory page; and implementing the permissions associated with the one or more sub-pages.
US09335935B2	Enhanced interface to firmware operating in a solid state drive An embodiment of the invention includes a storage subsystem having a storage central processing unit (SCPU) operable to receive and send a command to a host, the command requiring data computation, a compute engine coupled to the SCPU, and a bank of memory devices coupled to the SCPU and the compute engine and configured to store data required by the commands, wherein the SCPU or the compute engine are operable to perform computation of the data and to further invoke an appropriate Flash Translation Layer (FTL) application based on workload.
US09335924B2	Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for customizing display of content category icons A computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprises: detecting one or more finger contacts with the touch screen display, applying one or more heuristics to the one or more finger contacts to determine a command for the device, and processing the command. The one or more heuristics comprise: a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a one-dimensional vertical screen scrolling command, a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a two-dimensional screen translation command, and a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a command to transition from displaying a respective item in a set of items to displaying a next item in the set of items.
US09335919B2	Virtual shade Methods and systems disclosed herein relate to a shading function or device for use with a head-mountable device. An example method could include determining, from a touch-sensitive surface of the head-mountable device, a swipe interaction. The head-mountable device could include at least one optical element. The at least one optical element could be configured to transmit outside light from an environment of the head-mountable device. The method could further include causing at least one property of the at least one portion of the at least one optical element to be controlled based on the swipe interaction. The at least one property could include a transmittance of the at least one optical element. In one implementation, the optical element could be mounted a substantially distal surface of a see-through display.
US09335918B2	Portable electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a portable electronic apparatus includes a portable electronic apparatus includes a housing, a display unit, an operation unit, and a control unit. The housing includes a first surface, a second surface that is opposite the first surface, and a convex section that is formed on an edge area of the second surface. The display unit is arranged on the first surface. The operation unit is arranged on the first surface. The control unit controls the display unit and the operation unit.
US09335916B2	Presenting and zooming a set of objects within a window Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for presenting a plurality of objects within a display area on a graphical display device. The size of the display area may be received. A plurality of categories may be generated based on the plurality of objects and the received size. A plurality of labels may be generated for the plurality of categories, the labels describing the objects associated with each category. The plurality of categories may be output for display within the display area. The plurality of categories may also form a hierarchy. Commands may be provided for navigating the hierarchy. A user may conveniently and efficiently view, browse, and select the plurality of objects using the hierarchy and the provided commands.
US09335897B2	Long click display of a context menu In cases where the right mouse click operation to access a context menu is disabled, the techniques described in the disclosure may provide access to the context menu through a long click of the left mouse button. For example, the user may click and hold the left mouse button for at least a threshold period of time, and in response thereto, the user interface is updated to display the context menu. To indicate to the user how long it would take for the context menu to appear, an icon can be displayed next to the cursor, or as a part of the cursor. The icon can show the relative time left before the context menu is displayed (e.g., an elapsed and/or remaining portion of the threshold period of time, etc.).
US09335895B2	Systems and methods for interactively displaying user images In accordance with the present invention, an interactive user display application is provided. The application displays and refreshes images that are intended to represent users or members of a social network or other web-based service. Using these images, the interactive user display application allows a user of the application to interact with other users or their profiles while viewing their images or while interacting with or consuming media.
US09335894B1	Providing data input touch screen interface to multiple users based on previous command selections A method and apparatus of providing a touch sensitive interface to multiple users is disclosed. Example may include a method and apparatus to create a user menu option that a user may select to operate a particular application. The method may include determining an event has occurred based on a user selection operation and storing the occurrence of the event in memory, and determining the user's last command executed and storing the last command in the memory. Further operations may include identifying a sequence of events stored in the memory that match the user's last command executed and providing the menu option to the user based on the identified sequence of events stored in the memory, and prompting the use to select the menu option.
US09335893B2	Method and apparatus for dynamically grouping items in applications Techniques for dynamically grouping items include determining context associated with each group comprising one or more items; and determining current context at a device. In response to determining that prompted prompt is presented for input to indicate an item, a suggested group is determined based on the current context at the device and relevance of a context associated with the suggested group. The suggested group is presented. In some embodiments, prompted prompt is presented to name a suggested group; and, in response, data indicating the suggested group is stored as a permanent group associated with the name. In some embodiments, relevance is determined for each item of a group. A group avatar is generated based on M images associated with the items that have the most relevance.
US09335892B2	Select drag and drop operations on video thumbnails across clip boundaries A computer-implemented method includes displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a media pane, and a project pane, displaying, within the media pane, a thumbnail group representing a media item, the thumbnail group comprising one or more thumbnails, enabling a user to select, from the thumbnail group, a segment of the media item, and enabling a user to transfer the selected segment to the project pane.
US09335877B1	User interface for electronic devices and methods therefor A user interface (301) comprises a layered structure defining one or more keys (302,303,304). The layers can include a top layer (331), a base layer (335), and an interior layer (332) disposed therebetween. One or more layers are pliant and can be compressed. Magnetically permeable materials (308,309) form a closed loop (310). A corresponding coil (311) is operable with the loop. Electrical properties of the closed loop change in response to user input. A control unit (312) is then configured to detect a change in the electrical properties when the pliant material is compressed. Where the change is greater than a predefined threshold, the control unit (312) discharges an energy storage device into the coil to provide a haptic response (109).
US09335872B2	Hybrid stylus for use in touch screen applications A touch screen system is configured to sense a proximate or actual touch made to a touch screen panel. In response thereto, an RF transmitter is actuated to emit RF energy. A stylus receives the emitted RF energy and includes an RF energy harvesting circuit that powers an enable circuit. The enable circuit generates an enable signal. The stylus responds to the enable signal by performing a sensing operation. The information collected in the sensing operation is then communicated over an RF communications link back to the touch screen system. The sensing operation preferably is a pressure sensing operation for detecting an applied pressure at an end of the stylus resulting from contact with the touch screen panel.
US09335863B2	Method and apparatus for scrolling content in portable device A scrolling method receiving input values including pointing locations from a pointing device, giving weight to each of pointing locations of the received input values based on the generated time point of each of the received input values, calculating a result value for scrolling of content being displayed using pointing locations which have been given the weight, and controlling the scroll using the calculated result value.
US09335844B2	Combined touchpad and keypad using force input Methods, systems and devices are described for determining positional information and force information for input objects using an input device. The various embodiments provide improved user interface functionality by detecting positional information and force information at a sensing surface having a configurable sub-region, and operating the input device in either a touchpad mode or a keypad mode based on whether the force information exceeds a threshold value.
US09335837B2	Text flow sensitive backspace key for bi-directional content Systems, methods and computer program products for providing a text sensitive backspace key for bi-directional content are disclosed. Such systems, methods and computer program products provide a multi-stage text flow identification approach that combines desirable aspects of tracking a chronological position of typed characters as well as a cursor within bi-directional content. A directional orientation of a backspace key is thereafter manipulated on a keyboard that is both reliable and intuitive for users of a computing system. Thus, when a last-typed character, chronologically positioned immediately before the cursor, is a left-to-right (LTR) character (e.g., English language text), the backspace key is displayed in a first direction. When the last-typed character is a right-to-left (RTL) character (e.g., Hebrew language text), the backspace key is displayed in a second direction. Advantageously, the user visually learns which character will be deleted when the backspace key is pressed on the keyboard.
US09335836B2	Method and electronic apparatus for realizing virtual handwriting input The embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an electronic apparatus for realizing virtual handwriting input. The method for realizing virtual handwriting input includes: obtaining, by an electronic apparatus, position coordinates of a handwriting apparatus in a virtual handwriting area through monitoring in a real-time manner, where the virtual handwriting area is an area in which a distance-measuring detector in the electronic apparatus may perform effective distance measurement; obtaining a track formed by the position coordinates, and obtaining a handwriting track of an entire handwriting input process when it is detected that the current handwriting input ends; and identifying a character corresponding to the obtained handwriting track and displaying the identified character. With the embodiments of the present invention, handwriting input may be realized simply and conveniently, and handwriting input may be realized and may be implemented with a low cost.
US09335834B2	Electronic fluidic indicator and method of indicating The invention relates to providing detection of an exposure to a physical or chemical phenomenon and revealing information as a response to the exposure. A microfluidic device (20) comprises a microchannel (22) filled at least partly with at least one substance and a conductor (29) providing an intersection area (23a-23d) with the microchannel (22). As a result of exposure to the physical or chemical phenomenon directed to the microchannel (22) or to the substance in the microchannel (22) the microfluidic device (20) is arranged to control electromagnetic characteristic of the conductor (29) in the intersection area (23a-23d). An indicator device (45) comprises the microfluidic device (20) that is connected to means for indicating (40) to indicate the exposure to the phenomenon by giving a visual, sound, scent and/or electhcomagnetic indication. Further a method for detecting exposure to a physical or chemical phenomenon and indicating the exposure is presented.
US09335833B2	Keyboard input control method and system A method for processing input from a keyboard of a hand-held computing device includes receiving a plurality of key input events and, from the plurality of key input events, determining whether there is a double selection event corresponding to a specified key from the keyboard. Further, the method includes, when it is determined that there is the double selection event corresponding to the specified key, determining a key selection offset between a first and second key selection action of the double selection. The method also includes deciding whether the key selection offset is substantially equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold and, when it is decided that the key selection offset is substantially equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold, using at least a first key as key input of the double selection event. The first key and the specified key are different.
US09335819B1	Automatic creation of sleep bookmarks in content items Features are disclosed for facilitating content presentation and consumption based on input regarding a user's gaze. Gaze tracking or eye tracking information can be obtained from, e.g., a user-facing camera. A content presentation system can determine whether the user's eyes have closed and how long they have closed, whether the user's gaze is directed at the portion of content currently being presented or at some other location, etc. Based on such determinations, presentation of content may be modified. In some cases, a current presentation position may be changed, highlights may be applied, a special bookmark may be generated, etc.
US09335817B2	Dynamic program evaluation for system adaptation A method and apparatus to maintain a plurality of executables for a task in a device are described. Each executable may be capable of performing the task in response to a change in an operating environment of the device. Each executable may be executed to perform a test run of the task. Each execution can consume an amount of power under the changed operating environment in the device. One of the executables may be selected to perform the task in the future based on the amounts of power consumed for the test runs of the task. The selected one executable may require no more power than each of remaining ones of the executables.
US09335814B2	Adaptively controlling low power mode operation for a cache memory In an embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of cores each to independently execute instructions, a cache memory including a plurality of portions distributed across a die of the processor, a plurality of sleep circuits each coupled to one of the portions of the cache memory, and at least one sleep control logic coupled to the cache memory portions to dynamically determine a sleep setting independently for each of the sleep circuits and to enable the corresponding sleep circuit to maintain the corresponding cache memory portion at a retention voltage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09335809B2	Volatile memory storing system data during low power mode operation and monitoring the voltage supplied to the memory during low power mode Apparatus and method for operating a device in a low power mode. In accordance with some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a memory and a system on chip (SOC) integrated circuit. The SOC has a first region with a processing core and a second region electrically isolated from the first region as an always on domain power island with a power control block. In response to a sleep command, the processing core transfers system data to the memory and the power control block enters a low power mode in which no electrical power is supplied to the first region. In response to a wake up command, power is restored to the first region and the processing core performs a reinitialization operation responsive to status information communicated by the power control block indicative of a state of the system during the low power mode.
US09335808B2	Indicating critical battery status in mobile devices An integrated circuit such as a SoC may indicate the critical battery status without powering-on a substantial portion including the host processing cores. The SoC may include a microcontroller, which may cause the critical battery status data to be stored in a static memory and the display unit may retrieve such data from the static memory to display a visual symbol on the screen. The other portions of the SoC such as the dynamic memory, system agent, media processors, and memory controller hubs may be powered-down while the critical battery status is displayed in the visual form on the screen.
US09335802B2	System for cooling hard disk drives using vapor momentum driven by boiling of dielectric liquid A system for cooling hard disk drives (HDDs) includes: an enclosure having a lower volume within which a cooling liquid is heated to a boiling point temperature to cause some of the cooling liquid to evaporate into a plume of rising vapor; a HDD cooling area with at least one HDD placed in the direct path of the rising vapor, which cools the at least one HDD during functional operation of the at least one HDD; and a heat source that dissipates heat into the lower volume of the enclosure, sufficient to heat the cooling liquid to the boiling point temperature. The system can also include a condenser located above both the HDD cooling area. A substantial portion of the rising vapor that passes through the HDD cooling area and cools the at least one HDD is condensed back into liquid phase on contact with the condenser.
US09335800B2	Cooler for computing modules of a computer The present invention describes a cooling unit for a central processing unit (the CPU) that comprises two flat grooved plates fastened together that jointly form at least one channel that is sealed by hermetic insert blocks wherein the cooling liquid circulates. These plates have heat-dissipating properties for heat-generating electronic components of the CPU contacting with them, while the channel in which the cooling liquid circulates has an inlet and an outlet, to supply and discharge the cooling liquid, respectively. The technical result of the proposed technical solution is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of a cooling system for the CPU, simplify its design, improve reliability characteristics, and reduce energy consumption of the cooling system.
US09335799B2	Adaptive computing system with modular control, switching, and power supply architecture The adaptive computing system described herein may generally include a modular control, switching, and power supply architecture. In particular, the adaptive computing system may provide a platform supporting multiple independent desktop computer modules that occupy less physical space than a standalone commercial computer, provide performance density comparable to current server solutions, and address concerns relating to stability, safety, productivity, performance, assembly, service, and other factors important to diverse desktop computer user communities. Moreover, mechanical, electrical, and functional components associated with the adaptive computing system may have various certifications or otherwise be relied upon to demonstrate compliance with criteria in regulatory, environmental, consumer safety, and other contexts.
US09335798B1	Assembly structure for data storage device of server An assembly structure for a data storage device of a server includes a tray (60), a frame (100), and a transverse movement member (200). The tray (60) has a guiding pillar (10). The frame (100) is disposed on the tray (60). The frame (100) includes a side wall (110) and a hook plate (112) disposed on a surface of the side plate (110). The transverse movement member (200) is connected to the hook plate (112) of the side plate (110) and is movable transversely. The transverse movement member (200) includes a guiding slot (220) movable with respect to the guiding pillar (10) and includes a restriction recess (230) restricting the hook plate (112) from moving transversely. Accordingly, this simple structure can achieve handy operation, and allows quick assembly and disassembly of the data storage device without the use of any tool.
US09335792B2	Docking device A docking device according to an embodiment, on which an electronic apparatus is mounted in a demountable manner, includes a hook member, a hook interlocking member interlocking with the hook member and a latching member. By the operation to a demount-operating part, the hook member slidingly moves from a locking position where the hook member engages with an engaging hole of the electronic apparatus, to an unlocking position where the hook member does not engage with the engaging hole. When the electronic apparatus is not mounted on the docking device, the latching member is pressed up to a first level where it does not latch the hook interlocking member, and protrudes from a mounting surface on which the electronic apparatus is mounted. When the electronic apparatus is mounted, the latching member is pressed down to a second level where it can latch the hook interlocking member.
US09335790B2	Wearable devices and associated systems A wearable computing device can have a processor, a memory, and a display so operatively coupled to the processor and the memory as to display an output therefrom. The processor and the memory can be positioned in a resiliently flexible body. The resiliently flexible body can include a first end and an opposed second end, a first edge and an opposed second edge, wherein the first and the second edges extend between the first end and the opposed second end. The body can also have a wearer-engagement portion positioned between the first end and an intermediate region, wherein the finger-engagement portion of the resiliently flexible body circumferentially so extends around a longitudinally extending axis positioned parallel to the first end and spaced apart from the resiliently flexible body as to define an open interior region, wherein the interior region of the wearer-engagement portion defines an inner surface extending between the first edge and the second edge and between the first end and the intermediate region, wherein the wearer engagement portion further defines an outer surface positioned outward of the interior region and opposite the interior surface. A display portion of the body can be positioned between the intermediate region and the second end, wherein the display is positioned in the display portion on a same side of the resiliently flexible body as the outer surface of the wearer-engagement portion. A user input device can be positioned opposite the interior surface and outward of the interior region, and between the first end and the display portion.
US09335777B2	Voltage generation circuits and semiconductor devices including the same Voltage generation circuits are provided. The voltage generation circuit includes a reference voltage generator suitable for generating a reference voltage signal having a constant level without a correspondence to a temperature variation. A comparator suitable for comparing a first drivability controlled by a level of the reference voltage signal with a second drivability controlled by a level of a comparison voltage signal to generate a comparison signal. A voltage controller may be configured to generate the comparison voltage signal whose level continuously increases until the comparison signal is enabled.
US09335769B2	System for determining ambient temperature A mechanism for indicating ambient temperature of an enclosure from temperatures determined within the enclosure. The temperatures may be obtained from two or more sensors at each of two or more locations within the enclosure. The enclosure may include heat generating components such as electronics. The enclosure may also incorporate one or more dynamic components that emanate sudden amounts of heat. The present mechanism compensates for such heat sources with a compensating scheme.
US09335762B2	Emergency test control panel device, system and method Embodiments disclosed herein include a test control panel device, system, computer program product, and method for receiving a test input signal; reading a duration of the test input signal; verifying that the signal duration is a valid duration to initiate the test; initiating the test by sending a start test signal to a valve controller device; receiving signals from the valve controller device; indicating that the test control panel device has received a valve controller device signal from the valve controller device; wherein the valve controller device signal is a test acknowledgement signal.
US09335752B2	Control apparatus and control method for master slave robot, robot, control program for master slave robot, and integrated electronic circuit for control of master slave robot A control apparatus for a master slave robot causes a force information correcting unit to correct force information in accordance with a feature of a target object on a screen from target object information calculated by a target object information calculation unit. An operator can thus apply appropriate force while watching a picture projected on a display to perform a task.
US09335735B2	Image forming apparatus having arrangement for efficient discharge of generated water vapor An image forming apparatus includes an image forming station including a heater for heating a sheet and a discharge opening for discharging the sheet having passed through the heater in a discharging direction; an image reading station provided above the image forming station to read image information of an original; and a duct portion provided by an upper surface of the image forming station and a lower surface of the image reading station, and at a position upstream of the discharge opening with respect to the discharging direction; A portion of the lower surface of the image reading station as provides the duct portion is at a level higher toward an upstream side with respect to the discharging direction.
US09335731B2	Process unit A process unit includes a drum frame supporting a photoconductor drum and a development frame supporting a development roller. The development cartridge is swingably supported by the drum frame at a coupling joint provided at a first side of the development frame and a support portion provided at a second side of the development frame. A center of rotation of the development roller is located in a position shifted from a line segment connecting a center of rotation of the coupling joint and a center of rotation of the photoconductor drum to an upstream side with respect to a direction of rotation of the coupling joint as viewed in an axial direction of the development roller, such that the development roller is pressed against the photoconductor drum by the action of the rotatory force received by the coupling joint.
US09335729B2	Photosensitive-body cartridge provided with member that contacts bearing of photosensitive body A photosensitive-body cartridge includes a cartridge frame, a photosensitive drum accommodated in the cartridge frame, and a contact member. The photosensitive drum includes: a first rotational shaft extending in a first direction to permit the photosensitive drum to rotate together with the first rotational shaft; a drum body extending in the first direction and having a first end and a second end in the first direction; a pressing member provided on the first end of the drum body and applying pressing force to the drum body toward the second end; and a bearing member provided on the second end of the drum body and receiving the first rotational shaft. The contact member is attachable to the cartridge frame and supported by the cartridge frame. The contact member contacts the bearing member in the first direction by the pressing force.
US09335723B2	Image forming apparatus and container mounting groove thereof An image forming apparatus is provided, which includes an image forming apparatus main body, and first and second toner containers mounted in the image forming apparatus main body, wherein the first and second toner containers are respectively mounted in first and second toner container mounting grooves that are concavely formed from a housing portion of the image forming apparatus main body.
US09335719B2	Interval securing member, developing apparatus, and process cartridge An interval securing member configured to maintain a distance between an image bearing member and a developer bearing member includes a first image bearing member side contact portion that contacts with the image bearing member upstream in a rotation direction of the image bearing member from a nearest position where the distance between the image bearing member and the developer bearing member becomes the smallest, a first developing side contact portion that contacts with the developer bearing member upstream from the nearest position in a rotation direction of the developer bearing member, a second image bearing member side contact portion that contacts with the image bearing member downstream from the nearest position in the rotation direction of the image bearing member, and a second developing side contact portion that contacts with the developer bearing member downstream from the nearest position in the rotation direction of the developer bearing member.
US09335717B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an option board mounting part in which a board for an option device is mounted and an external cover that covers the option board mounting part. The external cover includes a plurality of cover members. The plurality of cover members are disposed adjacent to each other. The plurality of cover members disposed adjacent to each other are respectively provided with overlapping parts overlapping each other.
US09335714B2	Image processing system having a charging function and charge apparatus An image processing system is formed of an image forming apparatus and a charge apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus comprises a communication unit, a memory unit for storing charge information to be stored in the charge apparatus when disconnected from the charge apparatus, and a control unit for controlling the charge information stored in the memory unit to be stored in the memory unit when connecting to the charge apparatus. The charge apparatus comprises a communication unit, a memory unit for storing the charge information received from the image forming apparatus, a judgment unit for judging as to whether the charge information stored in the memory unit is in a renewal waiting state; and a control unit for notifying a user where the judgment unit judges that the charge information stored in the memory unit is in the renewal waiting state.
US09335711B2	Fitting structure for a plate-form member A fitting structure for fitting a plate-form member to a fitting destination member such that a position of the plate-form member relative to a target member is adjustable, the fitting structure has an adjustment pin inserted, in a fashion movable in a position adjustment direction, in an adjustment hole formed in the plate-form member; and a screw member for fastening the plate-form member to the fitting destination member, wherein a direction of a force of the screw member that acts upon the plate-form member when the screw member is in a position where the screw member fastens the plate-form member points from a side where a gap formed between the adjustment pin and the adjustment hole is smaller to a side where the gap is larger.
US09335698B2	Transferable page countdown for a replaceable unit between image forming devices An electrophotographic image forming device according to one embodiment includes a controller configured to provide a page countdown for a replaceable toner cartridge of the image forming device on a display screen. The controller, upon detecting a toner cartridge that is out of usable toner, is configured to determine a number of pages remaining for a page countdown associated with the toner cartridge. The controller is configured to determine whether a toner sump of an imaging unit positioned in the image forming device to receive toner from the toner cartridge contains sufficient toner to print the number of pages remaining for the page countdown associated with the life of the toner cartridge. The controller is configured to continue the page countdown if the imaging unit contains sufficient toner and to reset the page countdown if the imaging unit does not contain sufficient toner.
US09335696B2	Image forming apparatus, and method for controlling image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having a first power state and a second power state in which power consumption is lower than in the first power state includes a detection unit configured to detect an object present in a vicinity of the image forming apparatus, an receiving unit configured to receive a user's operation, a control unit configured to, if the object is detected by the detection unit or if the receiving unit receives the user's operation, shift the image forming apparatus from the second power state to the first power state, and a display unit configured to, if the image forming apparatus is shifted from the second power state to the first power state in response to receipt of the user's operation by the receiving unit, display information indicating that there is dust adhering to the detection unit.
US09335691B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a pressing member and a temperature sensor. The fixing belt is arranged rotatably. The pressuring member is arranged rotatably and configured to come into pressure contact with the fixing belt so as to form a fixing nip. The pressing member is configured to press the fixing belt to the pressuring member side. The temperature sensor is inserted into the pressing member. The pressing member has a through hole penetrating from a face at the fixing nip side to an insertion part of the temperature sensor.
US09335690B2	Pressing roller and image heating apparatus having same A pressing roller includes a cylindrical core metal; a first rubber layer of non-porous material provided on the core metal; and a second rubber layer of porous material provided on the first rubber layer, wherein the second rubber layer includes a thermo-conductive filler dispersed therein such that a thermal conductivity of the second rubber layer in a longitudinal direction is higher than a thermal conductivity thereof in a thickness direction, and wherein the first rubber layer includes a thermo-conductive filler dispersed therein such that a thermal conductivity of the first rubber layer in an thickness direction is higher than a thermal conductivity of the second rubber layer in the thickness direction of the second rubber layer.
US09335682B2	Image forming apparatus, temperature control method for use in fixing device, and non-transitory recording medium An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device. The fixing device includes a fixing roller and a pressure roller. The fixing roller applies heat of a predetermined fixing temperature T1 to a print sheet S to which a toner image has been transferred. The pressure roller has a larger heat capacity than the fixing roller. A control portion of the image forming apparatus determines, in a power saving mode, whether or not a detection result of a temperature sensor is equal to or lower than a motor rotation start temperature T3 which is lower than the fixing temperature T1 (first step). Upon determining that the detection result is equal to or lower than the motor rotation start temperature T3, the control portion controls a driving motor to rotate the fixing roller at least once in the state where a halogen lamp has been lighted off (second step).
US09335678B2	Image forming apparatus including retaining part for retaining movable guide in prescribed position An image forming apparatus includes a discharge unit, fixing unit, movable guide, cover, and retaining part. The discharge unit discharges a sheet out of a main body. The fixing unit thermally fixes developer image deposited on the sheet to provide an image-fixed sheet. The movable guide is movable between a first position and second position. The movable guide guides one surface of the sheet in the first position. The movable guide exposes a conveying path in the second position. The cover is movable between an open position where the movable guide is exposed and a closed position where the movable guide is covered. The movable guide is in the first position while the cover moves from the closed position to the open position. The retaining part is configured to retain the movable guide in the second position after the movable guide moves from the first position to the second position.
US09335676B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a cooling conveyor to cool a recording material having an image fixed by heat while sandwiching and conveying the recording material. The cooling conveyor includes a conveyance belt, a cooling member, and a cooling unit. The conveyance belt sandwiches and conveys the recording material. The cooling member absorbs heat of the recording material via the conveyance belt. The cooling unit maintains the cooling member at low temperature. The cooling conveyor performs control of stopping the cooling unit in a standby state of the image forming apparatus, activating the cooling unit and performing a preliminary cooling operation to decrease temperature of the cooling member after a shift from the standby state to image forming operation, and then bringing the recording material into contact with the conveyance belt.
US09335674B2	Transfer device with transfer voltage unit and image forming apparatus using the same According to an embodiment, provided is a transfer device including: a nip forming member that abuts against a surface of an image carrier carrying a toner image; and a transfer voltage application unit that applies a transfer voltage including a DC component and an AC component. The transfer voltage is an alternating voltage in which a supply voltage having polarity in a transfer direction and a return voltage having polarity opposite. A time average value Vave of the transfer voltage is set to be at polarity in the transfer direction and is set to be closer to a peak value Vt of the supply voltage relative to a center value Voff between a maximum and minimum value. An absolute value of the peak value Vr of the return voltage is set to be larger than an absolute value of the time average value Vave.
US09335672B2	Tubular member, tubular member unit, intermediate transfer member, and image forming apparatus A tubular member includes a resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin and a conductive material, and the resin layer forming a sea part in which the thermoplastic resin becomes a matrix phase, wherein an area ratio of the sea part to a portion in a range of 5 μm respectively to a front surface portion side and a rear surface portion side with a central portion of the resin layer in a thickness direction as a center is greater by 3% to 15% than a greater area ratio between an area ratio of the sea part to a portion in a range of 10 μm from a front surface portion of the resin layer in the thickness direction and an area ratio of the sea part to a portion in a range of 10 μm from a rear surface portion in the thickness direction.
US09335664B2	Developer container, developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus A developer container includes: an accommodating chamber, provided with an opening for permitting discharge of a developer; and developer feeding means. The developer feeding means includes: a rotatable member; a developer feeding member fixed on the rotatable member; a sealing member for opening the opening by the rotation of the rotatable member, wherein one end portion thereof is fixed on the rotatable member and the other end portion thereof is provided so as to seal the opening; and a regulating portion for regulating the sealing member, which is wound about the rotatable member after the opening is opened by the rotation of the rotatable member, so as to expose a feeding surface of the developer feeding member.
US09335653B2	Image forming apparatus According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an optical scanning apparatus. A housing cover of the optical scanning apparatus includes a light blocking member. The light blocking member blocks stray light of a laser beam emitted from the optical scanning apparatus or blocks a laser beam having a possibility to be the stray light among the laser beams emitted from the optical scanning apparatus.
US09335644B2	Electron transport material, electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus Provided is an electron transport material represented by formula (1): wherein X represents an oxygen atom or ═C(CN)2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; R8, R9, and R10 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, —R11—O—R12, or —R13—CO—O—R14; R11 represents a linear or branched alkylene group; R12 represents a linear or branched alkyl group; R13 represents a single bond or a linear or branched alkylene group; and R14 represents a linear or branched alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group, provided that at least two or more groups of R8, R9, and R10 represent a group other than a hydrogen atom.
US09335637B2	Laser-produced plasma EUV source with reduced debris generation utilizing predetermined non-thermal laser ablation A method and apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light is disclosed. The method may comprise non-thermally ablating a target material utilizing a first laser beam. The first laser beam may be configured for ejecting a portion of the target material in a non-thermal manner to create a plume. The method may further comprise irradiating the plume utilizing a second laser beam to produce a high-temperature plasma for EUV radiation.
US09335632B2	Positive resist composition and patterning process A positive resist composition is provided comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having a carboxyl and/or phenolic hydroxyl group substituted with an acid labile group and recurring units of tert-butyl or tert-amyl-substituted hydroxyphenyl methacrylate and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000-500,000. The resist composition has a satisfactory effect of suppressing acid diffusion and a high resolution, and forms a pattern of good profile and minimal edge roughness after exposure.
US09335631B2	Photosensitive resin composition, method for manufacturing organic layer using the composition, and display device comprising the organic layer A photosensitive resin composition includes an acid-labile resin of about 5 wt % to about 25 wt %, a monomer of about 5 wt % to about 10 wt %, a photoacid generator of about 5 wt % to about 10 wt %, a photoreaction accelerator of about 1 wt % to about 5 wt %, and a solvent of about 50 wt % to about 84 wt %, wherein the acid-labile resin comprises a repeating unit containing an acid group, and a protecting group configured to protect the repeating unit.
US09335629B2	Self-assembly of block copolymers on topographically patterned polymeric substrates Highly-ordered block copolymer films are prepared by a method that includes forming a polymeric replica of a topographically patterned crystalline surface, forming a block copolymer film on the topographically patterned surface of the polymeric replica, and annealing the block copolymer film. The resulting structures can be used in a variety of different applications, including the fabrication of high density data storage media. The ability to use flexible polymers to form the polymeric replica facilitates industrial-scale processes utilizing the highly-ordered block copolymer films.
US09335627B2	Template and pattern forming method A template for imprinting in which a pattern is transferred onto a first substrate applied curable resin thereon, including a second substrate having a surface to be contacted with the curable resin, a concave portion provided on the surface and corresponding to a pattern to be transferred onto the first substrate, and at least one convex portion arranged in the concave portion to decrease volume of the concave portion.
US09335626B2	Mask design and decomposition for sidewall image transfer A design level compatible with a sidewall image transfer process employs an alternating grid of mandrel-type line tracks and non-mandrel-type line tracks. Target structure design shapes are formed such that all vertices of the target structure design shapes are on the grid. The target structure design shapes are classified as mandrel-type design shapes and non-mandrel-type design shapes depending on the track type of the overlapping line tracks for lengthwise portions. All mandrel-type line tracks and straps of the mandrel-type design shapes less lateral strap regions of the non-mandrel-type design shapes collectively form mandrel design shapes, which can be employed to generate a first lithographic mask. Sidewall design shapes are generated from the mandrel design shapes. Blocking shapes for a second lithographic mask can be generated by selecting all areas that are not included in the target structure design shapes or the sidewall design shapes.
US09335624B2	Multi-patterning system and method using pre-coloring or locked patterns A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium is encoded with computer program instructions, such that, when the computer program instructions are executed by a computer, the computer performs a method. The method generates mask assignment information for forming a plurality of patterns on a layer of an integrated circuit (IC) by multipatterning. The mask assignment information includes, for each of the plurality of patterns, a mask assignment identifying which of a plurality of masks is to be used to form that pattern, and a mask assignment lock state for that pattern. User inputs setting the mask assignment of at least one of the plurality of patterns, and its mask assignment lock state are received. A new mask assignment is generated for each of the plurality of patterns having an “unlocked” mask assignment lock state.
US09335619B2	Luminescent light emitting device having luminescent material plate that is caused to be luminous by excitation light source and projector including same luminescent light emitting device There is provided a luminescent light emitting device including a mirror layer, a luminescent material plate that is formed on one surface side of the mirror layer, and a conductive thin wire film in which a conductive thin wire is disposed and that lies on the other surface side of the mirror layer, in that luminescent light that is emitted by the luminescent material plate is emitted to the front that is one surface side of the luminescent material plate by the mirror layer, and damage done to the luminescent material plate is detected by a disconnection of the conductive thin wire.
US09335614B2	Projection systems and methods using widely-spaced projectors A theater utilizes multiple projectors that are widely spaced. The wide spacing of the projectors reduces hot spotting that occurs on flat, curved, retro-reflective, and other types of screens. The projectors are spaced widely apart and generally are placed at opposite sides of the theater. The wide spacing causes a trapezoidal distortion or effect which may be electronically compensated for by, for example, changing pixel locations on modulators of the projectors such that same (or corresponding) pixels modulated in both projectors are ultimately projected onto a same pixel area of the screen. The invention is particularly advantageous in polarization based 3D systems which generally require high directivity screens where hot spotting and related crosstalk are common.
US09335611B2	Imaging apparatus When a mirror charge lever is driven to a mirror-up position, the mirror charge lever is engaged with a first cam portion and driven to the mirror-up position in a region in which a force of a mirror-up spring for urging the mirror charge lever to the mirror-up position is larger than a force of a mirror-down spring for urging the mirror charge lever to the mirror-down position. In a region in which the force of the mirror-down spring for urging the mirror charge lever to the mirror-down position is equal to or larger than the force of the mirror-up spring for urging the mirror charge lever to the mirror-up position, the mirror charge lever is engaged with the second cam portion and driven to the mirror-up position.
US09335610B2	Image pickup system and lens apparatus The image pickup system includes a lens apparatus (1) and a camera (2) configured to perform image pickup of objects in an image pickup area using the lens apparatus. The lens apparatus includes a ranging sensor (120) configured to simultaneously detect object distances in plural ranging areas set in the image pickup area. The image pickup system includes an output image generator (203) configured to generate an output image containing (a) a captured image captured by the camera and (b) distance information showing at least one of the object distance detected by the ranging sensor in each of the plural ranging areas and a difference between the detected object distances. The image pickup system is capable of displaying the object distances to plural objects or a difference therebetween without performing focusing for the respective objects.
US09335603B2	Reference calibration for an adaptive optics system A method of determining a reference calibration setting for an adaptive optics system comprising a detecting device for detecting light from an object; and at least one controllable wavefront modifying device arranged such that light from the object passes via the wavefront modifying device to the detecting device. The method comprises: arranging a light-source between the object and the wavefront modifying device to provide a reference light beam to the detecting device; for each of a plurality of orthogonal wavefront modes: controlling the wavefront modifying device to vary a magnitude of the orthogonal wavefront mode; acquiring a series of readings of the detecting device, each reading corresponding to one of the magnitude; determining a quality metric value for each reading, resulting in a series of quality metric values; and determining a reference parameter set for the wavefront modifying device corresponding to an optimum quality metric value.
US09335598B2	Display device and method for driving same In a pixel circuit, during a period during which an organic EL element is not emitting light, transistors are in an “on” state and the organic EL element (OLED) is reversed-biased by a low-level power-supply potential and a reverse-biasing power-supply potential. A reverse-direction voltage determined by a reverse-direction current that depends on the degree to which degradation of the organic EL element has progressed is thus written to a capacitor. A data voltage is then supplied to the capacitor via another capacitor, bringing the drive voltage of a transistor (T2) that controls the current that drives the organic EL element to Vsig+Voledr. This makes it possible to minimize decreases in the emission luminance of an electrooptical element such as an organic EL element due to degradation thereof over time.
US09335596B2	Array substrate, display device, and repair method for the array substrate Embodiments of the present invention disclose an array substrate, a display device and a repair method of the array substrate. The array substrate comprises a display region; a peripheral region, in which a peripheral circuit including a plurality of leading wires is provided, and the peripheral region including: an insulation layer, provided above a layer in which the peripheral circuit is provided; and a leading wire repair layer, provided above the insulation layer, wherein the leading wire repair layer includes at least two common repair lines extended along an arrangement direction of the leading wires in the peripheral circuit, and a plurality of repair lines electrically connected the at least two common repair lines are provided between the two adjacent common repair lines.
US09335595B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same This invention aims at reducing the probability of short-circuiting between terminals in a display device in which an IC driver is connected by COG. Terminals for connection with the IC driver are formed in a terminal region of a TFT substrate. The terminals are each comprised of a terminal metal, a first through-hole formed in a first insulation film, a second through-hole formed in a second insulation film, a first ITO formed in the first through-hole and being in contact with the terminal metal, and a second ITO formed over the first ITO. The second ITO is formed within an area where the second ITO is in contact with the first ITO but is not formed outside the second through-hole. This ensures that the distance between the ITOs of the adjacent terminals can be enlarged, whereby the probability of short-circuiting between the terminals can be lowered.
US09335590B2	Liquid crystal display element and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display element (10) of the present invention includes a transparent common electrode (40) which is provided in a layer between (i) a scan line (20) and a signal line (19) and (ii) a pixel electrode (30) so that the transparent common electrode (40) covers a location which faces at least one of (i) at least part of the scan line (20) and (ii) at least part of the signal line (19), the transparent common electrode (40) having an opening part (41) at a location which faces the pixel electrode (30).
US09335587B2	Liquid crystal cell and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal cell is disclosed. The cell includes a first substrate, and a first overcoat layer. The first substrate includes first and second regions. The cell also includes a barrier layer on the first overcoat layer in the first region, a second substrate bonded with the first substrate, and a first spacer on the second substrate, where the first spacer is aligned with the first region. The cell also includes a second spacer on the second substrate facing the first substrate, where the second spacer aligns with the second region, and the length of the first spacer is greater than or equal to the length of the second spacer. The cell also includes a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, where the area of a lower surface of the barrier layer is greater than the area of a lower surface of the first spacer.
US09335583B2	Liquid crystal display device comprising an adhesive layer with first and second adhesive surfaces formed between a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit Provided is an LCD device for preventing light leakage. The LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit, and an adhesive layer. The backlight unit is disposed under the liquid crystal panel, and emits light. The adhesive layer is formed between the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit, and includes a first adhesive surface adhered to the backlight unit and a second adhesive surface adhered to the liquid crystal panel. The first and second adhesive surfaces are alternately disposed along at least one side of the backlight unit.
US09335581B2	Display with an electro-optical display module A display with an electro-optical display module has a display area, with a light-transmissive cover arranged between the display area and a possible observer of the display area. The light-transmissive cover is bonded onto the display area by an adhesive, and provision is made for the surface of the light-transmission cover to be configured in a three-dimensional fashion.
US09335576B2	Liquid crystal display device module A liquid crystal display (LCD) device module includes a liquid crystal (LC) panel; a backlight unit disposed on a rear surface of the LC panel; a cover bottom where the LC panel and the backlight unit are mounted; a plurality of guide panels coupled to side surfaces of the cover bottom, and configured to support four side ends of the LC panel below the LC panel; and a case top configured to enclose outer surfaces of the guide panels.
US09335575B2	Surface protection panel and liquid crystal image display device A novel surface protection panel is provided, with no rainbow colors appearing within the display screen or shading occurring, even when the display screen is viewed through sunglasses equipped with polarization lenses. Proposed is a surface protection panel disposed on the outer side of a liquid crystal display panel, that is to say, on the visible side of the liquid crystal display panel in a liquid crystal image display device equipped with a liquid crystal display panel. The surface protection panel has a constitution which a gas barrier transparent resin film having a gas barrier layer is layered on one side or on each side of a transparent synthetic resin plate, and the surface protection panel has a property which both the transparent synthetic resin plate and the gas barrier transparent resin film are non-stretched substantially, non-oriented or uniaxially oriented.
US09335563B2	Multi-ring lens, systems and methods for extended depth of focus Systems and methods for providing enhanced image quality across a wide and extended range of foci encompass vision treatment techniques and ophthalmic lenses such as contact lenses and intraocular lenses (IOLs). Exemplary IOL optics can include an aspheric refractive profile imposed on a first or second lens surface, and a diffractive profile imposed on a first or second lens surface. The aspheric refractive profile can focus light toward a far focus. The diffractive profile can include a central zone that distributes a first percentage of light toward a far focus and a second percentage of light toward an intermediate focus. The diffractive profile can also include a peripheral zone, surrounding the central zone, which distributes a third percentage of light toward the far focus and a fourth percentage of light toward the intermediate focus.
US09335562B2	Method and apparatus for ophthalmic devices comprising dielectrics and liquid crystal polymer networks The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, the liquid crystal layer may comprise polymer networked regions of interstitially located liquid crystal material. An energy source is capable of powering the variable optic insert included within the ophthalmic lens. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is cast-molded from a silicone hydrogel. The various ophthalmic lens entities may include electroactive liquid crystal layers to electrically control refractive characteristics.
US09335557B2	Diffractive optical element having high diffraction efficiency at plural wavelengths and image-pickup optical system using the same A diffractive optical element in which the maximum optical path length of light is an integral multiple of each of a plurality of wavelengths includes a diffractive grating configured by combining a first member and a second member having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the first member and having dispersion higher than a dispersion of the first member. At least one of the first member and the second member is made of a glass material, and the diffractive grating is formed by the glass material which is heated to be softened using a thermal press forming, and has a concave grating shape that has a grating height increasing from a central part toward a peripheral part.
US09335554B2	Stereoscopic image display and method for manufacturing the same A stereoscopic image display and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The stereoscopic image display includes a display panel, a polarizing plate positioned on a display surface of the display panel, a patterned retarder film positioned on the polarizing plate, and a pattern layer positioned between the display surface of the display panel and the polarizing plate. The pattern layer has a pattern groove provided with an air layer therein. The pattern groove has a wide lower part contacting the display surface of the display panel and a narrow upper part contacting the polarizing plate.
US09335552B2	Image display apparatus and method for operating the same An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a display for displaying multi-viewpoint images, a lens unit disposed in front of the display, for separating the multi-viewpoint images according to directions, and a controller for, if at least a part of viewpoint images perceived to the left and right eyes of a first viewer are overlapped between the left and right eyes of the first viewer, controlling processing of at least a part of the overlapped viewpoint images as black.
US09335538B2	Electrowetting display device and dye composition for electrowetting display An electrowetting display device that includes a display member having: a first substrate in which at least one surface has conductivity, a second substrate which is disposed to face the conductive surface of the first substrate, a hydrophobic insulating film which is provided on the conductive surface of the first substrate, an oil, which is non-conductive, provided between the hydrophobic insulating film and the second substrate so as to be movable on the hydrophobic insulating film, and containing a nonpolar solvent and a methine dye including two dye mother nuclei that are linked through a linking group having a methine unsaturated chain, and a hydrophilic liquid which is conductive, provided between the hydrophobic insulating film and the second substrate so as to be in contact with the oil.
US09335531B2	LED lighting using spectral notching LED lighting using optical elements with spectral notching is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide an optical element and LED devices and systems using such an optical element, where spectral notch filtering introduced by the optical element improves the color rendering index (CRI) of emitted light. In some embodiments of the invention, the optical element is made to act as a notch filter by including a rare earth compound such as neodymium oxide in or on the material of which the optical element is made. A color pigment can also be used to impart notch-filtering properties to an optical element. An optical interference film can also be used. The optical element may be included in an LED device such as a multichip component or may be used as an enclosure or reflector for an LED lighting system such as a lamp or fixture.
US09335526B2	Zoom lens system, interchangeable lens apparatus and camera system A zoom lens system having at least five lens units, each lens unit being composed of at least one lens element, the zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising: a positive first lens unit; and a negative second lens unit, and in order from the image side to the object side, comprising: a positive lens unit γ; a negative lens unit β; and a positive lens unit α, wherein the first lens unit is composed of only optical elements having optical power, and in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit, at least the positive first lens unit is fixed with respect to an image surface, the positive lens unit α moves with respect to the image surface separately from an aperture diaphragm, and the negative lens unit β moves to the object side.
US09335522B2	Photographing optical lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The second lens element has refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The sixth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, and the image-side surface thereof has at least one inflection point.
US09335498B2	Optical device An optical device includes a light emitting element emitting light signal, a light coupling lens and a light receiving element. The light coupling lens includes a light input surface, a light output surface adjacent to the light input surface and a plurality of total reflective surfaces connected to the light input surface and the light output surface. The light input surface includes a first aspheric protrusion facing the light emitting element. The light output surface includes a second aspheric protrusion. Light signal emitted from the light emitting element enters the light coupling lens and collimated by the first aspheric protrusion to be parallel light signal. The parallel light signal is reflected by the total reflective surface and then collimated by the second aspheric protrusion to be convergent light signal. The light receiving element receives the convergent light signal.
US09335493B2	Liquid displacing optical coupling assemblies According to various embodiments, an optical assembly may include a ferrule element having a fiber guiding portion separated from an in-wall locating feature by an access region, and a lens element positioned opposite access region and aligned with the in-wall locating feature. The optical assembly also includes an optical component coupled to and extending through the fiber guiding portion and the access region such that a proximal end of the optical component is positioned within the in-wall locating feature. The optical component includes a coated portion that is coated with an insulator in positions proximate to the fiber guiding portion and an uncoated portion substantially free of the insulator in positions proximal to the in-wall locating feature. The optical assembly also includes a lens cover coupled to the ferrule element and positioned proximate to the lens element.
US09335485B2	Using an optical expander/condenser to achieve a compact beam structure for a multi-channel optical rotary joint The multiple channel fiber optic rotary joint of this invention can transmit an increased number of optical signals simultaneously through the de-rotating mechanism without increasing the size of the de-rotating mechanism. It also allows for the recapturing of the signals with relative ease. This is accomplished through the use of an optical condenser and/or an optical expander that reduces or expands the overall all beam structure without significantly altering the relative structure. The expanders and condensers are inverse structures in that if an optical signal is condensed when passing from right to light through the condenser it is expanded when passing left to right through the same condenser.
US09335476B2	Multiple purpose optical connecting element The disclosure generally relates to sets of optical waveguides such as optical fiber ribbons, and fiber optic connectors useful for connecting multiple optical fibers such as in optical fiber ribbon cables. In particular, the disclosure provides an efficient, compact, and reliable optical fiber connector that incorporates a unitary substrate combining the features of optical fiber alignment and redirection of the optical beam to a connected optical fiber.
US09335472B2	Planar optical waveguide device and DP-QPSK modulator A planar optical waveguide device, includes: two input portions that are waveguides that have the same width, are parallel to each other, and have rectangular cross-sections; a wide portion that is a linear waveguide and is connected after the two input portions; a tapered portion that is connected after the wide portion and that is a multi-mode waveguide which has a tapered shape having a width decreasing gradually and through which at least TE1 propagates; and an output portion that is connected after the tapered portion and that is a multi-mode waveguide which has a rectangular cross-section and through which at least TE1 propagates. The planar optical waveguide device forms a high-order mode conversion combining element that outputs the TE0, which is input to the two input portions, as the TE1 from the output portion.
US09335469B2	Planar optical branching circuit Embodiments relate to a branching waveguide circuit where two or more waveguides branch from a main waveguide defining between them an intermediate region ranging from said main waveguide. The intermediate region comprises a plurality of holes of cladding material extending from the top of the core layer into intermediate material, said holes being arranged so that the depth of said holes increases away from said main waveguide with an average slope of the hole depth versus distance to main waveguide. This way, loss due to transition between the main and branching waveguides may be reduced.
US09335467B2	Multi-core fiber and method of positioning of core of multi-core fiber A multi-core fiber for accommodating multiple single mode cores in one optical fiber is provided with multiple types of non-identical cores having different propagation constants. Each of the multiple types of non-identical cores includes a core part and a cladding part covering an outer periphery of the core part. The cladding part has a double cladding structure including a first cladding for surrounding an outer periphery of the core part and a second cladding on the outer side of the first cladding. In the multiple types of non-identical cores, an optical electromagnetic profile in the core part and the first cladding is confined within a range of the core part and the first cladding, restricting a leakage thereof to the second cladding, and the propagation constant of each non-identical core is made different using the refractive index of the first cladding as a parameter.
US09335441B2	Resin composition, formed article, and mirror A formed article is made from a resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin, first inorganic particles having a mean volume diameter of primary-particle of 10 nm to 100 nm, both inclusive, and second inorganic particles having a mean volume diameter of primary-particle of 120 nm to 10000 nm, both inclusive. One hundred (100) parts by mass of the resin composition contains 9.0 to 40.5 parts by mass of the first inorganic particles and 4.5 to 36.0 parts by mass of the second inorganic particles.
US09335432B2	Semi-permeable terrain geophysical data acquisition A method, a system and an apparatus of semi-permeable terrain geophysical data acquisition is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a front extension with a set of front stability margins. In addition, the apparatus also includes a rear extension with a set of rear stability margins. The method also includes a set of data measuring instruments that automatically adjust and calibrate geophysical data related to a characteristic of a semi-permeable terrain such that a measurement captured through the set of data measuring instruments accurately reflects a magnitude of a measurement related to a motion of the apparatus.
US09335428B2	Method and system for reducing the loss caused by an earthquake Catastrophic earthquakes cause tremendous loss to people, especially when they occur unprepared. Imminent prediction of the earthquake with occurrence time, location and magnitude may give people time to prepare for it and minimize the loss. Unfortunately, imminent prediction of the earthquakes, especially those without foreshocks, is very difficult if not impossible. This invention discloses a method and system that work around the difficulty of the imminent prediction of the earthquake. Instead of trying to predict the occurrence, it triggers the earthquake artificially at a known time so that evacuation and other preparations can be accomplished prior to the triggering time of the earthquake to reduce the loss caused by the earthquake. The artificial triggering of the earthquakes may be implemented by at least one underground nuclear explosion.
US09335408B2	Method and system for through-the-wall imaging using sparse inversion for blind multi-path elimination Targets are detected in a scene behind a wall by first transmitting a pulse through the wall. Then, a primary impulse response is detected by a sparse regularized least squares inversion applied to received signals corresponding to the reflected pulse. A delay operator that matches the primary impulse response to similar impulse responses in the received signals is also determined. A distortion of the pulse after the pulse passes through the wall but before the pulse is reflected by the target can also be determined. The distortion is used in an iterative process to refine the detection of the target and to suppress ghosting artifacts.
US09335406B2	Photonically enabled RF transmitter/receiver A detection system includes a photonic module, a radio frequency (RF) module and processing circuitry. The photonic module may be configured to generate an optical tone for modulation in an optical domain prior to conversion to the RF domain. The RF module may be configured to interface with the photonic module to receive a transmission signal converted from the optical domain. The processing circuitry may be configured to interface with the photonic module and RF module to enable an operator to control of the photonic module and the RF module at least with respect to selectively determining a carrier frequency of the optical tone and a modulation technique to be employed with respect to the transmission signal converted from the optical domain.
US09335401B2	Full analog microwave sensor for multiple range selection and ultra-low power consumption A microwave sensor adjusts its sensing range based on a range gate selected from multiple range gates. An active antenna module transmits a first FMCW signal toward a target based on the selected range gate and for receiving second FMCW signal reflected from the target. A modulating module is used for generating modulation signal. The bandwidth of the first FMCW signal depends on an amplitude of the modulation signal. A first demodulator is used for demodulating the first FMCW signal and the second FMCW signal to generate beat frequency. A second demodulator is used to demodulate the beat frequency signal to generate a Doppler signal. An indentifying circuit is used for generating a triggering signal based on a voltage difference between integral of the Doppler signal from an object within the rage gate and an integral of clutter.
US09335394B2	Method and magnetic resonance scanner for hyperintense display of areas in the vicinity of dipole fields In a method and magnetic resonance apparatus for the hyperintense display of areas containing particles of magnetically active substances, in an examination region in a measurement volume of a magnetic resonance scanner, measurement data from the examination area are generated by a pulse sequence and recorded, the pulse sequence causing an echo time of less than one millisecond, so that a suppression of undesired signals is also caused.
US09335392B2	Method to acquire a magnetic resonance image data set of a target volume In a method to acquire a magnetic resonance image data set of a target volume with a magnetic resonance device, wherein the target volume is composed of a number of sub-volumes defined in a two-dimensional plane orthogonal to the readout direction, for each sub-volume, in order to acquire a partial data set of a sub-volume, a targeted excitation of the sub-volume and a data acquisition from that sub-volume to measure the partial data set take place by radiation of a first radio-frequency pulse acting in a first direction of the plane and radiation of a second radio-frequency pulse acting in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. The partial data sets are combined into the magnetic resonance data set.
US09335380B2	Device for detecting insulation degradation The invention is related to a device for detecting insulation degradation in an inverter-driven load device, in particular a motor, the device including: zero-phase current measuring means for measuring a zero-phase current in power-feed lines, provided in the power-feed lines between an inverter device and the motor; and command control means for putting rotation of the motor on standby; wherein the zero-phase current measuring means measures the total of phase currents fed into respective phases so as not to rotate a shaft even when an external force is applied to the shaft during the rotation being on standby, whereby allowing regular detection of insulation degradation without switching over the power-feed lines connected with the load device.
US09335376B2	Test architecture for characterizing interconnects in stacked designs The disclosed ring-oscillator-based test architecture comprises a plurality of boundary scan cells coupled to a plurality of interconnects and control circuitry. Each of the plurality of boundary scan cells can be configured to operate as, based on control signals, a conventional boundary scan cell or any bit of an asynchronous counter. The control signals are supplied by the control circuitry.
US09335374B2	Dynamic shift for test pattern compression Various aspects of the disclosed techniques relate to using dynamic shift for test pattern compression. Scan chains are divided into segments. Non-shift clock cycles are added to one or more segments to make an uncompressible test pattern compressible. The one or more segments may be selected based on compressibility, the number of specified bits and/or the location on the scan chains. A dynamic shift controller may be employed to control the dynamic shift.
US09335370B2	On-chip test for integrated AC coupling capacitors Apparatus, method and computer program product for determining presence and relative magnitudes of on-chip AC coupling capacitors in a high-speed differential receiver device. A BIST method is employed to ultimately produce a dock count proportional to the fall time of a capacitor, and in the case of differential capacitors a difference in count values. Each capacitor path has a controllable first DAC current or voltage source. A second DAC current or voltage source, later in the data path and isolated from the capacitor node(s), is controlled to offset the voltage contribution of the charged and discharging capacitor. A count is recorded, starting when a capacitor charging current is shut off, and ends (the count) when the voltage of the charged capacitor falls below a threshold. A difference in count between the two data path capacitors is calculated and reported. A state machine operates the sequencing and control of the BIST.
US09335364B2	SMU RF transistor stability arrangement An RF testing method and system by which a DC measurement pathway can also act like a properly terminated RF pathway. Achieving this requires that the output HI, LO, and Sense HI conductors are terminated in a frequency selective manner such that the terminations do not affect the SMU DC measurements. Once all SMU input/output impedances are controlled, as well as properly terminated to eliminate reflections, the high-speed devices will no longer oscillate during device testing, so long as the instruments maintain a high isolation from instrument-to-instrument (separate instruments are used on the gate and drain, or on the input and output of the device). The output of HI, LO and Sense HI conductors are coupled to various nodes of the DUT via three triaxial cables, the outer shieldings of which are coupled to each other and to an SMU ground.
US09335361B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring a multi-phase electrical system on a vehicle An electric machine electrically connects to an inverter via a multi-phase power circuit. A method for monitoring the multi-phase power circuit includes non-intrusively adjusting a commanded AC electric current from the inverter after a prescribed time period and comparing a measured magnitude of AC electric current in the multi-phase power circuit with a minimum threshold. Presence of an open circuit fault in the multi-phase power circuit can be detected based upon the comparison.
US09335354B2	Phase detector with metastable prevention stage A phase detector, arranged for comparing a phase of a first clock with a phase of a second clock. The phase detector includes a phase detection stage and a metastable prevention stage. The phase detection stage is arranged to receive the first clock and the second clock, and to output a phase comparison result in accordance with the phase of the first clock and the phase of the second clock. The metastable prevention stage is arranged to receive the phase comparison result, and to output a stable phase comparison result in accordance with the phase comparison result.
US09335352B2	Branch circuit monitor power measurement In a digital branch circuit monitor, compensation for the phase error is accomplished by selecting a voltage sampled at a time temporally offset from the sampling time of the current by an interval quantifying the phase shift of the secondary current relative to the primary current that is characteristic of a current transformer.
US09335349B2	Current sensor A current sensor of the present invention includes a mounting unit including a disposition region in which a current path is disposed, a pair of magnetic detection elements disposed in the mounting unit so as to sandwich therebetween the disposition region, and an arithmetic circuit performing an arithmetic operation on the current value of the current path on the basis of the detection values of the pair of magnetic detection elements. The pair of magnetic detection elements is disposed on sides opposite to each other with respect to a virtual line passing through the gravity center of the current path in cross-sectional view of the current path, and individually has sensitivity axes parallel to a direction perpendicular to the direction of a current conducted through the current path and the direction of the virtual line.
US09335337B2	Apparatus for gripping and holding diagnostic cassettes The apparatus is a mechanism for acquiring, holding, and enabling the movement of a cassette-shaped article, such as a reagent or sample cassette, which may be part of an automated diagnostic analyzer, such that the apparatus can tolerate a significant degree of cassette misplacement and/or misalignment during the acquisition maneuver. The mechanism furthermore enables simultaneous two-dimensional movement of the acquiring gripper jaws such that the inter-jaw distance decreases at the same time as movement in an upward vertical direction is provided while the jaw movement is adequately smooth so as not to disturb the physical state of the sample.
US09335325B2	Immunodominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis peptides from cell wall proteins for early diagnosis and immunization A number of peptide epitopes and fragments from three Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) cell wall proteins have been identified as early antigens that induce antibodies early during Mtb infection in humans. The proteins are Proline-Threonine Repetitive Protein (PTRP), PE-PGRS51, and LipC. These peptides, alone or in mixtures, or as parts of fusion polypeptides or peptide multimers, are useful as antigens for serological detection of early in infection by detecting the presence of early antibodies against these proteins, thereby permitting earlier diagnosis of Mtb infection than was heretofore possible by conventional means. The above peptides and other peptide-based compositions are also used as immunogens for inclusion in TB vaccines. Also provided are methods for early diagnosis of Mtb infection and for immunizing a subject to prevent or treat Mtb infections and tuberculosis.
US09335319B2	Method of singulating embryos A method of sinuglating embryos is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of embryos (40) within a system (20) and sensing (34) at least one of the plurality of embryos in a fluid. The method also includes dispensing (26) at least one of the plurality of embryos on a surface (28).
US09335315B2	Wetland meter A system (100) for measuring the depth of saturated soil includes a water level detector (102) along with a stimulating/actuating device (104) that directs an actuating medium into the ground at the elevation of the capillary fringe or below the elevation of the capillary fringe. The actuating medium may consist of water, ultrasound emissions, or vibrations.
US09335308B2	Chromatography system, signal processing apparatus, chromatography data processing apparatus, and program A chromatography system has a multi-channel detection device including a flow cell, optics for directing light from light sources to the flow cell and outputting light that has passed through the flow cell, and a multi-channel detector. The optics has a function of dispersing light in wavelength in an optical path. The detector receives the light dispersed in wavelength. The multi-channel detection device also has a signal processing part connected to the detector. The chromatography system has a data processing apparatus. The signal processing circuit has a function of calculating an absorbance by absorbance=−log10(I/I0) using the intensity I of light having a wavelength to be measured that is outputted from the detector and a reference intensity I0 of light that is an average of intensities of light having different wavelengths that is produced at the same point of time as the light having a wavelength to be measured.
US09335307B2	Gas chromatograph A gas chromatograph in which components of a sample of a gas mixture are separated via a separation column, a sensing element of a thermal conductivity detector is operated at a first temperature to detect separated components and to generate a detector signal in response to detected components, an evaluation unit evaluates detector signals and determines concentrations of detected components, a further sensing element of a further thermal conductivity detector is operated at a second temperature different from the first temperature, to detect gas components of widely different concentration ranges at high sensitivity, where the thermal conductivity detectors are calibrated for different concentration ranges, and the evaluation unit compares the detector signal with the detector signal of the further thermal conductivity detector to output a concentration value determined from the signal of the thermal conductivity detector calibrated for the measured component concentration.
US09335306B2	Semivolatile organic chemical sampling and extraction transfer method and apparati An apparatus for collecting semivolatile organic chemicals (SOCs) from an atmosphere comprising a housing having an inlet and an outlet and at least one diffusion denuder contained in the housing. The at least one diffusion denuder has a plurality of capillaries coated with a stationary phase for capturing gaseous SOCs.
US09335296B2	Systems and methods for steam generator tube analysis for detection of tube degradation The systems and methods of the invention pertain to analyzing steam generator tube data for the detection of wear. Further, the invention is capable of performing a comparison of current tube signal data to baseline or historic tube signal data, e.g., from previous and/or the first, in-service inspection of the steam generator. The systems and methods are automated and can generate results to show potential tube-to-tube contact wear areas as well as the progression of tube-to-tube gap reduction within a steam generator tube bundle. In certain embodiments, the invention is capable of comparing current and historical eddy current data to determine the difference that may be related to degradation or other interested phenomena, and of processing and trending historical comparison results to establish normal variance and detect abnormal variances.
US09335290B2	Integrated test device for optical and electrochemical assays This invention relates generally to test devices and methods for performing optical and electrochemical assays and, more particularly, to test devices having the ability to perform optical and electrochemical assays on a sample and to methods of performing optical and electrochemical assays using such test devices. The present invention is particularly useful for performing immunoassays and/or electrochemical assays at the point-of-care.
US09335276B2	Monitoring method and apparatus for control of excimer laser annealing A method is disclosed evaluating a silicon layer crystallized by irradiation with pulses form an excimer-laser. The crystallization produces periodic features on the crystallized layer dependent on the number of and energy density ED in the pulses to which the layer has been exposed. An area of the layer is illuminated with light. A microscope image of the illuminated area is made from light diffracted from the illuminated are by the periodic features. The microscope image includes corresponding periodic features. The ED is determined from a measure of the contrast of the periodic features in the microscope image.
US09335272B2	Testing mechanical hardware for wear and a composition The present invention discloses a method and composition for testing the wear on mechanical hardware. During the testing method a metal oxidant is applied the mechanical hardware being tested which deposits onto the mechanical and can be visually detected. One of the properties of the metal oxidant is that it is a substantially non-flow or non-drip medium that can be applied in situ with reduced risk to surrounding hardware.
US09335270B2	Raman spectroscopic detection method for detecting sample in vessel An embodiment of the present invention provides a Raman spectroscopic detection method for detecting a sample in a vessel, comprising the steps of: (a) measuring a Raman spectrum of the vessel to obtain a first Raman spectroscopic signal; (b) measuring a Raman spectrum of the sample through the vessel to obtain a second Raman spectroscopic signal; (c) removing an interference caused by the Raman spectrum of the vessel from the second Raman spectroscopic signal on basis of the first Raman spectroscopic signal to obtain a third Raman spectroscopic signal of the sample itself; and (d) identifying the sample on basis of the third Raman spectroscopic signal. By means of the above method, the Raman spectrum of the sample in the vessel may be detected correctly so as to identify the sample to be detected efficiently.
US09335266B2	System and method for controlled intensity illumination in a bioanalysis or other system A system and method for controlled illumination in a bioanalysis or other system where excitation of fluorescent molecules is desirable. In an embodiment, an illumination system is described which can provide excitation light at a controlled intensity to provide quantitative results. In an embodiment, a solid state light engine is described which includes a plurality of color channels each providing light output suitable for exciting a fluorescent molecule, a light to frequency converter which receives a portion of the light output, a counter which maintains a count of a signal from the light to frequency converter, and a light intensity circuit, responsive to the counter, which adjusts the color channels to control the intensity of the light output.
US09335265B2	Spectrographic system utilizing a chirped, pulsed optical source An apparatus and method for measuring the attenuation and dispersion introduced by a sample into an optical signal are disclosed. The apparatus includes a chirped light source, a beam splitter and an optical detector. The beam splitter splits the optical signal generated by the light source into a reference optical signal and a sample optical signal. The sample and reference optical signals are mixed on the detector after the sample optical signal has traversed an experimental sample thus generating a signal having an AC component related to an attenuation and a dispersion introduced by the experimental sample. The optical paths traversed by the reference and sample optical signals between the beam splitter and the detector are chosen such that the reference optical signal and the sample optical signal overlap in time but do not arrive at the optical detector at the same time.
US09335263B2	Optical circuit for sensing a biological entity in a fluid and method of configuring the same An optical circuit for sensing a biological entity in a fluid and a method of configuring an optical circuit for sensing a biological entity in a fluid are provided. The optical circuit includes a sensing arrangement including a reference arm having a reference waveguide and a sensing arm having a waveguide; wherein lengths of the reference waveguide and the waveguide are configured in accordance with a temperature dependency reduction criterion.
US09335262B2	Gap distributed Bragg reflectors A device includes one or more reflector components. Each reflector component comprises layer pairs of epitaxially grown reflective layers and layers of a non-epitaxial material, such as air. Vias extend through at least some of the layers of the reflector components. The device may include a light emitting layer.
US09335261B2	Time-domain spectroscopy and time-domain spectroscopic analysis system The time-domain spectroscopy analysis system includes a splitter for splitting pulsed light entered, a variable delayer for delaying timing of a first part of the pulsed light split by the splitter, an electromagnetic wave generator for converting a second part of the pulsed light split by the splitter into an electromagnetic wave, a detector for detecting measurement data from a pulse having passed through a measurement object subjected to the electromagnetic wave emitted from the electromagnetic wave generator, and the pulse outputted from the variable delayer, and a comparator for detecting a phase difference between the pulsed light before being entered into the electromagnetic wave generator and the pulsed light outputted from the variable delayer, wherein a result obtained by the comparator is fed back to the variable delayer.
US09335259B2	Helmholtz type differential acoustic resonator detection device Microelectronic photoacoustic detection device comprising: a substrate comprising cavities forming a Helmholtz differential acoustic resonator; acoustic detectors coupled to the chambers of the resonator; a light source; a waveguide comprising a first end coupled to the light source and a second end coupled to a first chamber; in which the second end comprises, at the interface with the first chamber, a width greater than that of the first end and that of the given wavelength, and/or in which the device comprises a diffraction grating arranged in the second end and capable of diffracting a first part of the beam towards a lower reflective layer arranged under the second end and a second part of the beam towards an upper reflective layer arranged at an upper wall of the first chamber.
US09335257B2	Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy with water vapor determination A gas absorption spectroscopy system and method are provided. A sealed chamber is provided with a reference gas having a known moisture concentration. An illumination source is disposed in the sealed chamber and is configured to generate an illumination beam. A measurement cell is coupled to the sealed chamber and is configured for exposure to a gas sample such that illumination travelling through the measurement cell passes through the gas sample. A process window is disposed between the sealed chamber and the measurement cell. The process window is configured to receive the illumination beam from the illumination source and reflect a first portion of illumination while allowing a second portion of illumination to pass into the measurement cell. A reference detector is disposed to receive the first portion of illumination and provide a reference detector signal. A measurement detector is disposed to receive the second portion of illumination after the second portion of illumination has passed through the measurement cell and provide a measurement detector signal. A controller is coupled to the reference detector and the measurement detector and is configured to provide a compensated moisture output based on the reference detector signal and the measurement detector signal.
US09335254B2	Paper sheet recognition apparatus, light guide and light guide casing for use in spectrometric measurement of paper sheet A paper sheet recognition apparatus that recognizes a paper sheet based on optical characteristics of the paper sheet is proposed. The paper sheet recognition apparatus includes at least one light source that emits a light toward the paper sheet; a light-guiding member that receives any of reflected lights reflected from plural regions on the paper sheet and transmitted lights that have passed through plural regions on the paper sheet because of emission of the light on the paper sheet from the light source, condenses the received lights, and outputs the condensed light from a light outputting section; an optical processing unit that generates spectral distribution from the condensed light output from the light outputting section of the light-guiding member; and a recognition processing unit that recognizes the paper sheet based on a feature of the spectral distribution generated by the optical processing unit.
US09335239B1	Feed system for delivering liquids to an analytical system Systems for feeding liquid into an analytical system. The liquid feed systems comprise a reservoir adapted to hold liquid for introduction into an analytical system, a liquid feed line adapted to deliver liquid from the reservoir to the analytical system, and an air feed system adapted to deliver pressurized air into the reservoir to cause liquid to flow from the reservoir into the liquid feed line. The air feed system has a dryer for removing humidity from air delivered to the reservoir. The dryer comprises a condenser assembly. The condenser assembly has a condenser block made of metal and having an extended, serpentine passageway therein. The passageway has an inlet and outlet allowing air to be passed therethrough and a drain allowing condensed moisture to flow therefrom. The condenser assembly also has a cooling element mounted to the surface of the condenser block for absorbing heat from the condenser block.
US09335236B2	Device for sampling dust or solid particles in particular for the detection of explosives It comprises a handle (1), an air flow amplifier (8) leading to a retention means (2) such as a cyclone via a passage (3), and a compressed air inlet device (7, 9) in the amplifier (8) that creates a strong suction of outside air, through the nozzle (4) capable of capturing even fine particles of low content up to a measurable quantity. Being completely devoid of electricity, this device is useful in hazardous atmospheres, in particular for detecting the presence of explosives after analysis of the particles collected by this device. It makes it possible to sample particles in extreme conditions of high or low temperatures.
US09335235B2	Exhaust gas sampling device An exhaust gas sampling device is intended to heat or cool a temperature of sampled exhaust gas flowing through a sampling line to a desired temperature in accordance with various exhaust gas conditions and usage conditions of the sampling line irrespective of a temperature of the exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust pipe, and includes the sampling line for sampling the exhaust gas to be introduced into an analyzing instrument; a plurality of heating parts provided along the sampling line from an upstream side to a downstream side for heating the exhaust gas flowing through the sampling line; and a temperature control part for individually setting set temperatures of the plurality of heating parts using the temperature of the exhaust gas in the exhaust pipe and a target temperature of the exhaust gas in an outlet side of the heating part located in the most downstream as parameters.
US09335234B2	Method for determining deterioration of dry clutch for hybrid vehicle A method for determining deterioration of a dry clutch mounted between an engine and a motor of a hybrid vehicle includes determining whether an entry condition to determine the deterioration of the dry clutch is satisfied. Roughness of the dry clutch is determined when the entry condition is satisfied. A deviation between the roughness of the dry clutch and a reference value is calculated, and the deviation is compared with a threshold value. A roughness counter of the dry clutch is increased when the deviation is larger than the threshold value. The roughness counter of the dry clutch is compared with a boundary value. It is determined that the dry clutch deteriorates when the roughness counter of the dry clutch is larger than the boundary value.
US09335227B2	Device for determining torque and associated measuring method Torque transmitted via a drive shaft of a motor is contactlessly determined using organic magnetoresistive semiconductor element, unlike known torque sensors that can generate greatly fluctuating measurement signals even at a constant torque. The organic magnetoresistive semiconductor element is mounted on a drive shaft or a coupling thereof. For this purpose, a field generator is provided, which is rigidly connected to the drive shaft or the clutch and which in the environment of the drive shaft generates a magnetic field that is dependent upon the torque. In the environment, the OMR semiconductor element is arranged to be stationary. The OMR semiconductor element has two electrodes between which a voltage source generates an electrical voltage.
US09335223B2	Circuits and methods for determining the temperature of a transistor Methods and circuits for measuring the temperature of a transistor are disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes, providing a current into a circuit, wherein the circuit is connected to the transistor. A variable resistance is connected between the base and collector of the transistor. The circuit has a first mode and a second mode, wherein the current in the first mode flows into the base of the transistor and through the resistance and the current in the second mode flows into the emitter of the transistor. Voltages in both the first mode and the second mode are measured using different resistance settings. The temperature of the transistor is calculated based on the difference between the different voltages.
US09335220B2	Calibration of time-of-flight measurement using stray reflections Sensing apparatus includes a transmitter, which emits a beam comprising optical pulses toward a scene, and a receiver, which receives reflections of the optical pulses and outputs electrical pulses in response thereto. Processing circuitry is coupled to the receiver so as to receive, in response to each of at least some of the optical pulses emitted by the transmitter, a first electrical pulse output by the receiver at a first time due to stray reflection within the apparatus and a second electrical pulse output by the receiver at a second time due to the beam reflected from the scene, and to generate a measure of a time of flight of the optical pulses to and from points in the scene by taking a difference between the respective first and second times of output of the first and second electrical pulses.
US09335211B2	In-line decay-time scanner The disclosed scanner allows detecting decay time characteristics of light emitted by a luminescent marking on an item which is transported, even at high speed, on a distribution/production line. The detection zone of the scanner's light sensor has a shape elongated along a path of the moving item, and the responsivity of the light sensor, within the wavelength range of the emitted luminescence light, is uniform over the detection zone. The control unit of the scanner is further operable to adapt the drive current, or drive voltage, powering its excitation light source to accordingly adapt the intensity of the excitation light delivered to the marking so that its light sensor can reliably measure the corresponding luminescence light response, and thus accurately determine a corresponding decay time value.
US09335207B2	Optical sensor and mounting interface A sensor includes an enclosure having a housing and a lower cassette that cooperate to provide a sealed volume in which an optical sensor assembly is enclosed and protected. The optical sensor assembly includes a circuit board with a light source and a light detector. The sensor assembly further includes a light pipe that guides light from the sensor onto a target and a lens guides reflected light from the target onto the light detector. Lower ends of the light pipe and the lens are supported by a recess in the lower cassette. Upper ends of the light pipe and the lens are supported by an upper cassette. The upper cassette is positively located and mounted to the circuit board and received in an internal receptacle in the lower cassette. Mounting the lower cassette to the housing encloses the optical sensor assembly in the proper alignment.
US09335199B2	Device for storage of an operating fluid for a motor vehicle, method for mounting the device, method for monitoring the device and motor vehicle A device for storing or supplying an operating fluid includes a tank with an interior space and a protrusion which protrudes into the interior space and has a circumferential surface. At least one electrode for determining a filling level is disposed radially, running around the circumferential surface. Methods for mounting such a device and for monitoring a reserve filling level as well as a motor vehicle are also provided.
US09335190B1	Fitting for use in fuel gas systems and applications using same A fitting is for use in a fuel gas system having an access port for providing access to the system. The fitting includes a fitting body and a valve core. The fitting body includes: a first end for providing mating connection of the fitting body to the access port, a second end for providing connection of an accessory, and a central bore of at least 13/64″ through the fitting providing an opening through the fitting body between the first end and the second end. The valve core is removably received in a valve receiving means of the fitting body, and includes a valve operator actuatable to open a fluid connection between the first end and the second end. The valve core is removable from the fitting body so that an unobstructed volume of the central bore can be available for a flow of fuel gas into the system.
US09335188B2	Pressure management system for sensors A pressure management system for sensors is provided. The system includes a sampling assembly. The sampling assembly is configured to hold a first portion of a test fluid. Further, the system includes at least one sensor disposed proximate to the sampling assembly. The sensor is configured to determine at least one property of the test fluid. The system also includes a housing that is disposed around the sampling assembly. The housing defines a fluid chamber that houses a balancing fluid. Furthermore, the system includes a flexible device disposed in the fluid chamber that draws a second portion of the test fluid. The flexible device is configured to balance pressure exerted by the test fluid on the sampling assembly by exerting pressure on the balancing fluid with the second portion of the test fluid.
US09335185B2	Encoder, motor with encoder, and servo system The encoder includes a plurality of slit tracks, a point light source, two first light-receiving arrays, two second light-receiving arrays, and a third light-receiving array. The plurality of slit tracks respectively comprises a plurality of reflection slits arranged along a measurement direction. The point light source is configured to emit diffusion light to the plurality of slit tracks. The two first light-receiving arrays are disposed sandwiching the point light source in a width direction substantially orthogonal to the measurement direction. The two second light-receiving arrays are disposed sandwiching the point light source in the measurement direction. The third light-receiving array is configured to receive light reflected by the slit track comprising an incremental pattern that differs in pitch from other incremental patterns, and is disposed at a position in a direction where the first light-receiving array is disposed than the point light source.
US09335181B2	Haptic based personal navigation A mobile platform includes one or more haptic feedback elements that are positioned in regions of the mobile platform that are proximate to a facial region of a user while the user holds the mobile platform to an ear. By way of example, the haptic feedback elements may be electric force elements that overlay a display or vibrating or thermal elements. The mobile platform is capable of determining a current location and receiving a desired location, which may be, e.g., a location provided by the user, a location with superior signal strength or of another mobile platform. The mobile platform determines directions from the present location to the current location and translates the direction in to control signals. Haptic signals are produced to the facial region of the user by the haptic feedback elements in response to the control signals, thereby providing the directions to the user.
US09335178B2	Method for using street level images to enhance automated driving mode for vehicle A method that utilizes high-definition street level images provided by a network of stationary traffic cameras to identify potential hazards or concerns located beyond the range of vehicle mounted devices, and to provide an advanced warning or to take some other remedial action in response thereto. In one embodiment, the method uses multiple items taken from the street level images to corroborate a potential concern before saving that concern to a concern profile where the concern is linked or otherwise associated with a particular geographic zone. By taking remedial actions well in advance of a potential concern, the method provides more opportunity to adjust or otherwise address the potential concern, which can be particularly advantageous when the host vehicle is being operated in an automated driving mode.
US09335173B1	Transport communication pairing A method, apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium, in one embodiment, associating at least one wireless device and at least one user, requesting audio information from at least one remote source by the at least one wireless device, receiving the audio information from the remote source, broadcasting an audio identifier to the at least one wireless device, using the audio information, authenticating the association between the at least one wireless device and at least one transport, based on the audio information, determining at least one characteristic of the at least one user based on at least one of at least one user search history and at least one user preference selection and determining at least one probable route of the at least one transport based on the at least one characteristic and at least one of at least one route history and at least one input destination.
US09335165B2	Sighting device The invention relates to a sighting device containing at least one self-luminous light source and at least one element made of a light-guiding and/or light-collecting material. Preferably, the self-luminous light source is embodied as a tube or ring and this light source is arranged in at least a portion of the length of the tube or ring, or along its entirety, and most preferably uses a tritium gas-containing element.
US09335154B2	Systems and methods of angle-resolved low coherence interferometry based optical correlation Systems and methods of angle-resolved low coherence interferometry based optical correlation are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes directing a sample beam towards a sample for producing a scattered sample beam from the sample. The method also includes receiving the scattered sample beam at a multitude of scattering angles in at least two directions. Further, the method includes cross-correlating the scattered sample beam with a reference beam to produce a two-dimensional angle and depth resolved profile of the sample scattered beam. The method also includes processing the two-dimensional angle and depth scattered profile to obtain correlated information about scattering structures in the sample.
US09335147B2	Manual positioning device A manual positioning device includes at least one receiver, a reference network, a first switch, and at least one second switch. The at least one second switch, together with the first switch, is configured to switch at least two different reference signal paths for determining reference signals on the reference network.
US09335146B1	Dimensional measurement apparatus for a cylindrical object According to exemplary inventive practice, a cylindrical object is secured by a rotatable mechanism. Via a motor controller and corresponding motor actuators, a computer exercises motional control as follows: (i) rotation of the rotatable mechanism, and hence of the cylindrical object, about the cylindrical axis; (ii) linear movement of a positionally adjustable LVDT along the cylindrical axis; and, (iii) linear movement of the positionally adjustable LVDT perpendicular to the cylindrical axis. The computer varies the rotational position of the cylindrical axis, varies the Cartesian planar/spatial position of the positionally adjustable LVDT, and receives measurements taken by the positionally adjustable LVDT under these varying conditions. Based on the measuremental input, the computer evaluates the surface profile of the cylindrical object. Exemplary inventive practice may also provide for at least one fixed LVDT providing measurements relating to cylindrical length and/or cylindrical end surface profile (e.g., in terms of axial perpendicularity).
US09335141B2	Tape measure marking attachment An improved marking device for attaching to the end tab of a tape measure. The end tab of a tape measure is inserted into the marking device, and the bottom of the marking device has marking means affixed to the bottom surface of the marking device so that an operator may mark measurements as the measurements are made utilizing the tape measure.
US09335120B2	Display indicating aiming point relative to target size indicator An improved display provides information regarding a projectile trajectory so that a user is informed whether or not there is a clear shot. In some embodiments, an intermediate point in the projectile trajectory is an aiming point and is indicated in relation to the visualized target or target reference. The rangefinder device is calibrated to a weapon having a sight, for example, having a riflescope calibrated at 100 yards. The aiming point is displayed showing the intermediate point in the projectile trajectory that corresponds with riflescope cross hairs at a predetermined zero setting. The user places the riflescope cross hairs on the point visualized in the rangefinder device. Alternatively, the aiming point is displayed relative to the magnified image of the target, a generic reference image, or a user selectable reference images.
US09335110B1	Elongated reciprocating trigger with roller bearings Roller bearings are incorporated into the upper portion and lower portion of an elongated trigger assembly of a firearm to provide a trigger pull with smooth operation and balance while reducing wear. The roller bearings roll along trigger tracks that are adjacent to the top and bottom of the trigger pull or are formed as slots in the trigger pull. A safety pin locks a barrel latch while the firearm discharges a round of ammunition. The barrel latch safety locking mechanism is incorporated into the frame and is actuated by the trigger assembly. An extractor assembly for rimless shells is incorporated into a barrel assembly of a breech loading firearm.
US09335107B2	Speed reloader for bolt action fixed rifle A loading apparatus for use with a firearm, which may be most suited for use with a bolt-action rifle having an internal magazine. The loading apparatus comprises an arcuate shaped body having a coextensive track, flap member, and access slot, and a guidance element, all of which combine to provide an apparatus that increases the ease and speed of loading the firearm.
US09335104B2	Thermally-conductive elastic body Disclosed is a thermally-conductive elastic body that effectively dissipates heat generated from a heat generation source such as an electronic product and prevents a phenomenon in which small graphite fragments are separated from (fall off) a graphite layer by completely sealing up the graphite layer that conducts the heat. The thermally-conductive elastic body according to the embodiments of the present disclosure includes an elastic body and a thermally conductive layer that is formed to be wrapped around an external surface of the elastic body, in which the thermally conductive layer includes a first base film and a graphite layer that is internally arranged within an edge region of the first base film, and in which the edge region of the first base film is attached to the elastic body in such a manner that the graphite layer is sealed up.
US09335095B2	Appliance for drying laundry A top adapted to match and close from above a cabinet of a laundry drying appliance is provided. The top is formed as a ready-to-mount part ready to be mounted to the cabinet and forming a moisture condensing module for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within a drying drum of the laundry drying appliance. The top has a drying air inlet for receiving moisture-laden drying air, a drying air outlet for delivering demoisturized drying air, fluid passageways defined thereinside from the drying air inlet to the drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated and a moisture condenser arranged inside the fluid passageways. The top includes, integrally formed therein, at least one structural part of the appliance, the at least one structural part of the appliance having at least one of: a part a housing of a fan for propelling the drying air; a drying air delivery duct connectable to a drying air inlet of the drying drum for delivering the drying air into the drying drum; a seat for a container of detergents/softener for washing laundry; a condense water collector for collecting condense water released by the moisture-laden drying air; at least part of a condense water draining system; a support for at least one water inlet valve for selectively allowing the intake of water from a water main; and at least part of a water circuit for delivering water to wash the moisture condensing means.
US09335093B2	Systems and methods for efficient microwave drying of extruded honeycomb structures Systems and methods for efficient microwave drying of extruded honeycomb structures are disclosed. The methods include conveying first and second sets of honeycomb structures in opposite directions through multiple applicator cavities. Each honeycomb structure has a moisture content MC, and the honeycomb structures within each cavity define an average moisture content MCA between 40% and 60% therein. The methods include irradiating the first and second sets of honeycomb structures within the cavities with microwave radiation having an amount of input microwave power PI that results in an amount of reflected microwave power PR from the honeycomb structures, where PR<(0.2)PI. This allows for a relatively high microwave power to be maintained in each cavity. Batch microwave drying methods are also disclosed.
US09335092B2	Method of gas expansion using liquefied gas expander and integrated Joule-Thomson valve A cryogenic turbine expander system which consists essentially of a cryogenic liquid pressure vessel, and the vessel further accommodating a turbine expander, an internal bypass configuration, which are operable in parallel, a three-way valve to direct incoming high pressure liquefied gas flow to the turbine expander, or the internal bypass configuration, which further consists a Joule-Thomson valve, when the turbine expander is not operational.
US09335079B2	Low suction pressure protection for refrigerant vapor compression system The present disclosure provides a refrigerant vapor compression system includes a compressor (12) having a suction port and a discharge port, a refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger (24) operatively coupled downstream to the discharge port of the compressor, a refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger (42) operatively coupled downstream to the refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger, a compressor suction inlet line connecting the refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger to the suction port of the compressor, and an adiabatic expansion device (54) operatively coupled to the suction inlet line. A sensor operatively coupled to the suction inlet line measures a superheat value of the refrigerant. The refrigerant vapor compression system further includes a controller (60) in communication with the sensor. The controller is configured to operate the refrigerant vapor compression system in a first mode when a pressure of the refrigerant downstream of the adiabatic expansion device is greater than a threshold value, and operate the refrigerant vapor compression system in a second mode when the pressure of the refrigerant downstream of the adiabatic expansion device is less than the threshold value. The compressor continues to operate in both the first mode and the second mode.
US09335076B2	Distributor assembly for space conditioning systems A distributor assembly for a space conditioning system comprising a sealed expansion device and a sealed distributor housing. The expansion device has a first opening, a second opening and an interior chamber there-between. The interior chamber contains an orifice housing, wherein the orifice housing has a through-hole orifice therein. The orifice housing is configured to move between the first opening and the second opening within the interior chamber. An outer surface of the orifice housing forms a fluid stop around the first opening such that a refrigeration fluid of the space conditioning system delivered through the second opening can substantially only pass through the through-hole orifice to the first opening. The distributor housing has a largest opening that is permanently sealed to the first opening of the sealed expansion device and a plurality of smaller openings configured to be fluidly connected to a heat-exchange coil of the space conditioning system.
US09335074B2	Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus includes at least a use side heat medium flow control device and a heat medium flow switching device disposed in an outlet side of the heat medium passage of a use side heat exchanger, and a heat medium backflow prevention device disposed in an inlet side of the heat medium passage of a use side heat exchanger.
US09335069B2	Solar energy collecting systems and methods Solar energy shade structures and methods of designing and installing the same. These structures are capable of supporting a contiguous solar panel holding structure solar panel at heights greater than 18 feet above their mounting surface. The solar energy shade structure may comprise a retaining mechanism accessible and operable from underneath for attaching/detaching a solar panel, and may comprise openings through which the solar panel can be passed when installing or removing the solar panel from beneath the structure. The structure may comprise rows of first and second force lateral brace frames the rows respectively proximate first and second sides for respectively counteracting lateral forces, and a plurality of vertical column supports for providing dead load support. The solar energy shade structure may have an arrangement of the plurality of solar panels that is uninterrupted by service or access lanes.
US09335067B2	Solar reflector assembly A gore assembly is provided which is made from at least two metal panels. The metal panels comprise downturned flanges along opposing radial edges. The flanges point away from an A-surface of the gore assembly and face a B-surface. The panels are fastened to each other along the flanges on the radial edges. In addition, the gore assembly includes further metal reinforcement members fastened to the B-surface of the gore assembly to provide additional structural support to the gore assembly. Moreover, local attachment brackets can be fastened to the panel reinforcement members for further structural support and for mounting the gore assembly to a chassis.
US09335064B2	Fan assembly A fan assembly includes a nozzle and a body on which the nozzle is mounted. The nozzle has a first air inlet, a first air outlet, and a first interior passage for conveying air from the first air inlet to the first air outlet. The nozzle also includes a second air inlet, a plurality of second air outlets, and a second interior passage for conveying air from the second air inlet to the second air outlets. The body generates a first air flow through the first interior passage and a second air flow through the second interior passage. A first air passageway conveys the first air flow to the first air inlet and a second air passageway conveys the second air flow to the second air inlet. One of the temperature, humidity, composition and electrical charge of the second air flow is changed before it is emitted from the nozzle.
US09335062B2	Dynamic building air balancing using barometric pressure A controller for dynamically balancing air pressure in a building including at least a first room, includes a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive an outdoor air pressure measured by an outdoor pressure sensor, and to receive a room air pressure measured by a room pressure sensor. The processor is configured to calculate a pressure set point based on the outdoor air pressure, to determine whether the room air pressure deviates from the pressure set point by a predefined threshold, and to generate instructions for a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) unit to adjust the room air pressure to the first pressure set point. The transmitter is configured to transmit the instructions to the HVAC unit. A system and a process for dynamically balancing air pressure in a building including at least a first room are also provided.
US09335056B1	Electromechanical assembly for oven door latching A latching assembly uses a flat sheet metal chassis with a first and a second electrical switches, an electrical motor driving an eccentric cam, a push rod, a hook, a spring, and a first and a second actuator rods. When the push rod is moved axially by an outside force it opens a circuit connection held closed by the spring on the push rod. This allows current flow to a motor which drives the eccentric cam and pushes an actuator rod to move axially against a hook causing it to move from a first, non-latching position to a second, latching position. The assembly is useful for latching an oven when at high temperature.
US09335053B2	Gas ignition switch The present invention provides an improved gas ignition switch, which comprises a gas switch main body, a closer assembly, a knob assembly, a pressing plate, a inching switch and an electronic ignition device, and the outside of the gas switch main body is further configured with an enclosure. The enclosure covers the inching switch and the corresponding pressing plate, so as to separate the corresponding positions of the inching switch and the pressing plate from the outside environment.
US09335044B2	Cover for a chimney The invention consists in a cover for a chimney, the cover comprising: a housing adapted to surround at least an upper end of a chimney, the housing having an expansion area for receiving emissions from the upper end of the chimney; a diffuser for diffusing the emissions from the upper end of the chimney into the expansion area; at least one air inlet for introducing air into the expansion chamber; at least one outlet for enabling air or emissions to be exhausted from the expansion chamber; wherein the housing is adapted such that emissions exiting the upper end of the chimney are diffused and expanded into the expansion chamber and a reduced pressure is created within the housing for drawing emissions from the upper end of the chimney into the expansion chamber.
US09335042B2	Steam temperature control using dynamic matrix control A technique of controlling a steam generating boiler system includes using a rate of change of disturbance variables to control operation of a portion of the boiler system, and in particular, to control a temperature of output steam to a turbine. The technique uses a primary dynamic matrix control (DMC) block to control a field device that, at least in part, affects the output steam temperature. The primary DMC block uses the rate of change of a disturbance variable, a current output steam temperature, and an output steam temperature setpoint as inputs to generate a control signal. A derivative DMC block may be included to provide a boost signal based on the rate of change of the disturbance variable and/or other desired weighting. The boost signal is combined the control output of the primary DMC block to more quickly control the output steam temperature towards its desired level.
US09335041B2	LED light fixture A light fixture includes a door frame, the door frame having at least one frame side and a reflector. The edge of the reflector engages a slot in the frame side, which includes at least one LED, to precisely position the reflector and the at least one LED relative to one another. The at least one frame side may also include a reflective kicker for reflecting light from the at least one LED onto the reflector. The reflector may include a semi-specular optical material, which specularly reflects some of the incoming light from the at least one LED and diffusely reflects other of the incoming LED light. The reflector may be collapsible for ease of transportation and shipping; the at least one frame side precisely positions the reflector and at least one LED during assembly and installation.
US09335036B2	Flat panel lighting device and driving circuitry The light fixture includes a frame configured to define a first channel, and a substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel disposed within the frame. Power circuitry is disposed within the first channel, the power circuitry being configured to electrically couple the substantially flat LED panel to an external AC power supply. The power circuitry is sized to be positioned within the first channel and has a length and a width, the length-to-width ratio being at least 5 to 1, and optionally at least 10 to 1. The power circuitry is configured to convert an AC input into a DC output suitable for powering the substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel. The substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel includes an optically transmissive panel, and an array of LEDs disposed adjacent to an edge of the optically transmissive panel and disposed adjacent at least one edge of the frame.
US09335032B2	Insulated recessed light can cover A recessed fixture cover device comprising a plurality of components that may be economically and efficiently packed in an unassembled state for transport and/or shipping and then easily assembled to provide a thermal barrier, a fire barrier, an air barrier, a moisture barrier, and/or an insect intrusion barrier between the recessed fixture and the space immediately above and external to the installed cover device. An embodiment of a cover device may comprise two components that may be assembled to form a right-angled parallelepiped shape that lacks a bottom wall thereby allowing the cover device to be lowered onto and enclose a recessed fixture. One or more complimentary connections between abutting edges of the two components allow the two components to be either quickly assembled for use or disassembled for transport or storage thereby providing a benefit to both construction professionals and do-it-yourself property owners.
US09335030B2	Lighting fixture housing A heat dissipating housing for a lighting device includes a back wall comprising an upper section and a lower section. The housing further includes a sidewall extending down from the upper section of the back wall. The back wall and the sidewall define a cavity of the housing. The upper section of the back wall is elevated from the lower section of the back wall such that when a printed circuit board (PCB) is in contact with the lower section of the back wall within the cavity, an uninsulated electrical element on a back side of the PCB is separated by an air gap from a closest point on the housing by a distance that is at least 0.063 inch. The back side of the PCB faces the upper section of the back wall.
US09335019B2	Headlight for vehicles A headlight for vehicles, having a reflector, a light source unit which is functionally assigned to the reflector, a lens placed in front of the light source unit in the primary beam direction, and an aperture device arranged between the light source unit and the lens. The aperture device is positioned in a focal point region of the lens and has an aperture edge which runs perpendicular to the optical axis for the purpose of generating a light/dark boundary for a prespecified light distribution. The light source unit has a plurality of light sources separated spatially from each other, such that light can be emitted from an illumination surface. The aperture edge transitions into a correction edge from a central region of the aperture device towards opposite ends of the same. The correction edge runs in such a manner that an optical lens aberration resulting from the light source unit being constructed as an illumination surface is compensated.
US09335011B2	Oxyfluoride phosphor compositions and lighting apparatus thereof A lighting apparatus having a phosphor material radiationally coupled to a light source is presented. The phosphor material includes a green emitting phosphor composition of general formula I: R3−x−zMxCezT5−yNyO12−x−yFx+y; where 0≦x<3.0; 0≦y<5.0, 00 or if y=0, then x>0; R is Y, Tb, Gd, La, Lu or a combination thereof; T is Al, Sc, Ga, In or combinations thereof; M is Ca, Sr, Ba or a combination thereof; N is Mg, Zn or a combination thereof. The phosphor composition of formula I may be combined with an additional phosphor to generate white light.
US09335008B2	Illuminating device An illuminating device includes a connecting portion supplied with power, a conversion circuit that converts power supplied from the connecting portion, a case having a tubular shape, a support body that divides the case in the radial direction, and a plurality of light emitting diodes provided on one surface of the support body. The illuminating device further includes a drive circuit that drives the light emitting diodes, a secondary battery provided on the other surface of the support body, a charge/discharge control circuit for the secondary battery, and a control section that lights the light emitting diodes by supplied power and charges the secondary battery. The control section permits lighting of the light emitting diodes by a discharge of the secondary battery in a state in which power supply is stopped.
US09335001B1	Weight supporting apparatus and method An apparatus for partially supporting a vehicle is provided especially for a vehicle having a very limited area on its underside within which to safely apply an upward force, including vehicles with a small distance between the bottom of the chassis and the ground such as a sports car which allows the user to position a lifting jack at the proper access jack point for lifting a portion of the vehicle, and lifting the jack and vehicle portion upwardly to a desired height. The legs of the jack stand can be temporarily inserted into a support member engaging the vehicle and the jack. The jack stand includes a support member with open ends telescopically connected to a pair of rigid legs that are curved and each of the legs are telescopically attached to supporting bases using locking pins. Once the jack stand is installed, the lifting jack can be removed.
US09334997B1	Pipe vibration control system A pipe vibration control system for preventing a high vibration of pipes hung and supported at a ceiling, it capable of effectively preventing a high vibration of the pipe without damaging the pipe when occurred the strong earthquake.A pipe vibration control system comprise a pipe vibration control device in which it constitutes a frame including vertical members fixed at a ceiling to arrange at both sides of the pipe and lateral members fixed at the vertical members to arrange at the upper and the lower portions of the pipe, the vertical members and the lateral members constitute the frame to enclose the pipe under no-contacted state while keeping spaces in upward, downward, rightward and leftward directions, and the pipe vibration control devices are arranged two or more locations around a pipe line of the pipe hung and supported at the ceiling and a pipe line in a direction crossing at a right angle with the former pipe line.
US09334986B2	Valve component For the simple and cost-effective production of a valve component (1) in the form of a non-return valve or a connecting nipple, in particular for the refueling of natural gas vehicles, or for the pressure-tight connection to a fluid line or a plug-in coupling, wherein the valve component (1) has two housing parts (3, 4) which are connected pressure-tightly to each other and accommodate a valve (7) there within, it is proposed that the housing parts (3, 4) are pressed together at an annular groove (3′).
US09334981B2	Conduit hanger The hanger member for supporting a conduit or bundle of wires is provided as a one piece unitary member. The hanger member has a planar first leg with an open recess extending inwardly from a first side edge of the first leg and a second leg coupled to the first leg along adjoining top edges defined by a fold line. The second leg has an open recess from a second side edge where the open recess is aligned with the open recess in the first leg to define a conduit passage. The bottom portion of the first leg and the bottom portion of the second leg are spaced apart a distance for connecting to the conduit. The top portions of the first leg and second leg are superimposed and continuous with each other for attaching directly to a support structure.
US09334974B2	Pilot operated relief valve with dual pilot regulators A pilot operated pressure relief valve includes a valve body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet connected by a fluid passageway. A valve plug may be disposed within the fluid passageway, the valve plug cooperating with a valve seat to control fluid flow through the fluid passageway. An actuator may be connected to the valve plug, the regulator biasing the valve plug towards the valve seat. A pilot assembly may include a first pilot valve and a second pilot valve, wherein the pilot assembly directs fluid pressure upstream of the valve plug to one of the first and second pilot valves. When the upstream fluid pressure exceeds a predetermined level, the valve plug moves away from the valve seat allowing fluid to flow through the fluid passageway.
US09334967B2	Axial valve The invention relates to an axial valve comprising an actuator (15) and a center tube (19). The actuator comprises a stationary element (16) and a closing element (17), and the center tube (19) is placed axially in relation to an axial extension of the stationary element (16). The center tube (19) is in a fixed position relative to the stationary element (16). Fluid, such as refrigerant, is intended for flowing through the valve and through the center tube. The center tube (19) comprises orifices (22) for fluid passage. The closing element (17) is placed axially to an axial extension of the center tube (19) and is movable axially along the center tube between a first position, where the closing element closes the orifices (22) of the center tube, thereby not allowing fluid to pass the orifices, and a second position, where the orifices (22) are open, thereby allowing fluid to pass the orifices.
US09334966B2	Freeze tolerant ball valve A freeze tolerant ball valve for controlling the direction of expansion of freezing water within the ball valve is disclosed. The valve includes valve body inlet and the valve body outlet, and a spherical-shaped gate that has an axial fluid passage that extends through the spherical-shaped gate. The spherical-shaped gate can be rotated to block fluid communication between the valve body inlet and the valve body outlet. The valve body also has a first sidewall that is of a first sidewall thickness, and a sidewall having a boss that supports a concave cap that has a bottom wall that is of a bottom wall thickness, the bottom wall thickness being substantially thinner than the sidewall thickness. The cooperation of the passage through the spherical- shaped gate, the first sidewall with its first sidewall thickness positioned opposite to the bottom wall of the concave cap results in a valve that directs the effects of freezing on to the concave cap, which would fail first in the event of freezing. The cap can be easily and quickly replaced in the event of failure.
US09334958B2	Complex-shaped forged piston oil galleries A steel piston with an oil gallery, and process for forming a steel piston oil gallery channel, which corresponds to the complex shape of the combustion bowl in the piston crown. The oil gallery channel is first forged to the basic shape that corresponds to the shape of the walls of the combustion bowl. Machine-turning surfaces in the oil gallery channel can be machine-finished as desired. Surfaces in the oil gallery which cannot be machined with conventional turning operations, such as recesses and protrusions into the channel, are left in the original forged condition.
US09334924B2	Cable positioning apparatus The present invention discloses a cable positioning apparatus, including a base, a snap-fitting apparatus, and a cable clamp. The base includes a front side, a rear side opposite to the front side, and an end face connecting the front side and the rear side. The snap-fitting apparatus is arranged on the rear side of the base, and the snap-fitting apparatus includes a lock, where the lock is configured to retract to insert into a corresponding installation hole when external force is applied, and restore, when the external force is removed, to an initial position to be locked into the installation hole. Using the apparatuses according to the present invention, a cable is limited without using any other tool, thereby greatly reducing the time spent laying out and positioning a high density of cables.
US09334915B2	Pneumatic suspension and vibration isolation system employing low friction cable isolators The present invention provides a suspension and vibration isolation system having cable isolators. The cable isolators employ low-friction air-bearing pneumatic cylinders and cables to isolate a suspended payload from vibrations of a carrier or to isolate the carrier from vibrations of the payload. Using such air-lubricated cylinder to piston interfaces virtually eliminates static friction and so improves the effectiveness of the isolation for small forces and displacement. The use of pneumatic cylinders also permits the system to be tuned to the required resonance frequency to isolate the payload from vibrations in a desired frequency band.
US09334906B2	Apparatus and method for disengaging a motor from an actuator gear train A clutch mechanism for coupling and decoupling a motor to a rack is disclosed herein. The clutch mechanism having: a clutch lever pivotally mounted to an axis for movement from a first position to a second position; a cam gear having a cam surface, wherein rotational movement of the cam gear causes the cam surface to move the clutch lever from the first position to the second position; and a gear train configured to cause linear movement of the rack in response to rotational movement of the motor, wherein movement of the clutch lever from the first position to the second position disconnects a pair of gears of the gear train.
US09334899B2	Landing bearing and magnetic bearing assembly A landing bearing for use in a magnetic bearing assembly is provided. The landing bearing includes a first landing surface and a second landing surface. The second landing surface faces the first landing surface. At least one of the first landing surface and the second landing surface is provided with a porous structure layer for being filled with lubricant.
US09334892B2	Disconnect housing for use in automation systems A disconnect housing for selectively receiving a tooling boom is disclosed. The disconnect housing is configured with a sensor to indicate when a predetermined amount of force sufficient to retain the tooling boom therein has been applied so as to indicate operability of a handling system.
US09334890B2	Hardmetal roll clamping system onto the shaft and the method thereof A clamping system for securing hardmetal rolls includes a shaft having a groove, one or more clamping nuts having threads on the inner circumference which are mounted around the pressure ring having threads on the outer circumference by threading mechanism, pair of split clamps having wedge provided on the inner circumference of the split clamps and is accommodated in the groove provided on the shaft fixed to the pressure ring and acts as the bearing member of the mechanism to sustain the axial load applied by the screws. Plurality of screws passing through plurality of threaded holes provided on front face of the split clamps to prevent rotation of the hardmetal rolls. Plurality of locating pins are passed through the through holes provided at the mating face of the wedge of the split clamps to restrict radial movement of the split clamps and are used to fix the split clamps.
US09334885B2	Pump suction pipe The present invention is to suppress generation of cavitation in an impeller of a pump and disproportion of generation areas thereof by suppressing a secondary flow generated in a bent portion of a pump suction pipe. A pump suction pipe includes: a suction pipe outlet portion that is connected to an impeller suction port of a pump and is arranged in the up-and-down direction; a suction pipe inlet portion that is arranged in the lateral direction; and a suction pipe bent portion that connects the suction pipe outlet portion and the suction pipe inlet portion to each other and changes a flow from the lateral direction to the up-and-down direction. The distance from a reference point to an inner end of the suction pipe bent portion is monotonically increased from the upstream side to the downstream side on a vertical cross-section.
US09334883B2	Method for controlling a hydraulic system of a working machine A method is provided for controlling a hydraulic system of a working machine. The hydraulic system includes a hydraulic machine for providing hydraulic fluid to one or more actuators of the working machine. The method includes receiving a signal requesting a pump pressure from the hydraulic machine based on the load pressure of a first actuator of the one or more actuators which first actuator has the highest load pressure of the one or more actuators, discriminating the pressure request from the first actuator provided that the first actuator is stalled due to overload or geometrical limitations, and controlling the hydraulic machine to provide a pump pressure based on the load pressure of a second actuator of the one or more actuators which second actuator is in operation and has the second highest load pressure of the one or more actuators, or, if no actuator in addition to the first actuator is present and in operation, controlling the hydraulic machine to provide a predetermined idle pump pressure.
US09334882B2	Hydraulic circuit for progressive engagement of a hydraulic device The present invention relates to a hydraulic circuit comprising: an accumulator (11) a hydraulic device (1) a primary line (12) and a secondary line (13) connecting each said accumulator (11) to the hydraulic device (1), the primary line (12) comprising a restriction (14) and a primary distributor (15) adapted to selectively connect the hydraulic device (1) to the accumulator (11) or to a tank (R), the secondary line (13) comprising a secondary distributor (16) alternating between a first configuration in which it blocks the secondary line (13), and a second configuration in which it is passing, said secondary distributor (16) being controlled via the pressure within the primary line (12) downstream of the primary distributor (15) relative to the hydraulic accumulator (11), such that switching from the first to the second configuration of the secondary distributor (16) takes place only when the pressure in the primary line (12) reaches a threshold value.
US09334868B2	Fan A fan includes a motor, an impeller and a heat dissipating structure. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of first blades. The hub receives the motor, and the hub comprises at least a heat dissipating hole. The first blades are disposed around the hub. The heat dissipating structure is disposed outside the hub. The heat dissipating structure includes a baffle and at least a second blade extending from the baffle and disposed corresponding to the heat dissipating hole.
US09334867B2	Fan performance by increasing effective blade height in a tolerance neutral manner The described embodiments relate generally to improving performance characteristics of a low profile fan. More specifically configurations having sloped fan blade edges are disclosed. By applying a gradual slope to each of the fan blades, performance of the fan can be increased without risking contact or rubbing between the fan blades and a fan housing. In some embodiments, the sloped fan blades can be configured to prevent contact when bearings of the fan include a certain amount of tilt play.
US09334866B2	System and apparatus for reducing thrust forces acting on a compressor rotor A system and method of counterbalancing an aerodynamic thrust force generated by the impellers of a centrifugal compressor is disclosed. A rotor assembly includes a rotatable shaft disposed within a housing, and having a plurality of impellers axially-spaced from each other and coupled to the rotatable shaft for rotation therewith. Adjacent impellers along the rotatable shaft are each separated from each other with a stationary wall having one or more magnets coupled thereto. The magnets are disposed axially-adjacent a hub-side of each impeller such that the one or more magnets magnetically-attract each impeller toward the adjacent stationary wall, thereby reducing a net impeller thrust of the rotor assembly.
US09334864B2	Method of operating a pumping system A pumping system has a motor (32) for driving a pumping mechanism (30). A variable frequency drive unit (36) has an input for receiving electrical energy of relatively high power and first, fixed frequency from a power supply, and an output coupled to an input (46) of the motor for supplying electrical energy of relatively low power and second, variable frequency to the motor. This second frequency preferably has a maximum value greater than the first frequency. A control circuit (50) is provided for selectively coupling the motor input (46) directly to the power supply for the supply of the relatively high power energy to the motor to maximize the torque that can be produced by the pumping mechanism. After a period of time the control circuit terminates the direct coupling of the motor input to the power supply for the supply of the relatively low power energy to the motor.
US09334860B2	Remotely reconfigurable high pressure fluid passive control system for controlling bi-directional piston pumps as active sources of high pressure fluid, as inactive rigid structural members or as isolated free motion devices A bi-directional pump system that can be configured for a plurality of operating modes. The bi-directional pump system includes a plurality of bi-directional pumps each having their own valving system that are connected to a common high pressure manifold, a low pressure manifold and a suction manifold. Via the respective valve systems, each pump can be configured into: (1) a single-acting pumping mode; (2) a double-acting pumping mode; (3) an inactive free motion mode; and (4) an inactive rigid mode. One exemplary application of the bi-directional pump system is on an articulated wave energy conversion system that consists of three floating barges: a front barge, a center barge and a rear barge where the front barge and center barge are hingedly connected as are the center barge and the rear barge. A first set of the bi-directional pumps span the first hinge connection and the second set of bi-directional pumps span the second hinge connection. The bi-directional pump system intakes sea water and, using wave energy, outputs a high pressure flow of sea water for water desalination and/or for driving electrical generators.
US09334853B2	Transpired solar collector chimney tower A transpired solar collector chimney tower is provided. Specifically, disclosed herein is a transpired solar air heating collector device comprising: a heat absorbing root an interior space adjacent the heat absorbing root and, a plurality of air inlet openings distributed over the heat absorbing roof and configured to allow ambient air to flow from outside the heat absorbing roof into the interior space, a porosity of the heat absorbing roof due to the plurality of air inlet openings being in a range of about 0.25% open area to about 5% open area; a chimney tower extending from the transpired solar air heating collector device and connected to the interior space such that heated air in the interior space flows from the interior space through the chimney tower; and, one or more turbines positioned on a path of airflow from the interior space through the chimney tower.
US09334849B2	Floating tower frame for ocean current turbine system The present invention provides a floating tower frame for an ocean current turbine system comprising multiple rotors, which is designed to generate electrical power or high pressure seawater for reverse osmosis or fresh water production from steady (gyre) or tidal currents. Turbines are mounted near the base of a plurality of floating towers held in parallel between a horizontal truss structure above water and a horizontal wing at the base of the towers, below the surface. The center of gravity of the system is located in the bottom one third of the towers below the water line, while the center of buoyancy is in the top third of the towers below the surface, and the entire structure floats vertically, with respect to the towers.
US09334846B2	Method and system of controlling bank to bank component temperature protection during individual cylinder knock control Methods and systems are provided for improved component temperature protection during individual cylinder knock control. Cylinder spark adjustments may be performed individually based on respective cylinder adaptive knock estimates. Bank to bank engine fueling may then be performed to control the exhaust temperature of each engine bank, independently.
US09334838B2	Air filter cartridge for I.C. motors, method for its manufacture and air filter incorporating said cartridge Air filter cartridge for I.C. motors, including a body in which there are defined, in the flow direction of the air to be filtered, an upstream face and a downstream face of the cartridge, wherein the body includes at least one pair of panels of filtering material provided in a substantially V-shaped arrangement, so that at least one channel for the passage of air is define between the panels of the at least one pair of panels, wherein the filtering material of at least one of the panels includes a corrugated sheet of filtering material, wherein, on opposite surfaces thereof, a succession of corrugations and grooves are defined. The invention further concerns the method of manufacturing the cartridge as well as a filter equipped with the cartridge.
US09334828B2	Bore bridge and cylinder cooling An engine has a cylinder head with a deck face defining first and second chambers adjacent to one another and separated by a bore bridge. The body defines a first cooling jacket and a second cooling jacket configured to operate at a lower pressure than the first cooling jacket. The first cooling jacket is positioned substantially between the deck face and the second cooling jacket. The first cooling jacket has a series of passages intersecting the deck face and configured to receive coolant from a cylinder block cooling jacket. The second cooling jacket has an inlet passage intersecting the deck face adjacent to the bore bridge and configured to receive coolant from the cylinder block cooling jacket to cool the bore bridge.
US09334822B2	Purification apparatus of engine exhaust gas and method for purification of exhaust gas The first target A/F directing toward a richer side from the initial target A/F to the theoretical A/F is calculated; and the first estimated catalyst's oxygen amount is calculated based on the detected A/F and the theoretical A/F. Until the first estimated catalyst's oxygen amount reaches the first target catalyst's oxygen amount, calculations of the first target A/F and of the first estimated catalyst's oxygen amount continue. After the first estimated catalyst's oxygen amount reaches the first target catalyst's oxygen amount, the second target A/F directing toward a richer side from the theoretical A/F to the final target A/F is calculated; and the second estimated catalyst's oxygen amount is calculated based on the detected A/F and the final target A/F. Until the second estimated catalyst's oxygen amount reaches the second target catalyst's oxygen amount, calculations of the second target A/F and of the second estimated catalyst's oxygen amount continue.
US09334821B2	Fuel injection control apparatus for engine A fuel injection control apparatus for an engine, which makes an appropriate increasing correction to a fuel amount at the time of restart after the stop period of the engine, thereby making it possible to cut down on the amounts of NOx emissions, is provided. The fuel injection control apparatus comprises an injection volume control unit for controlling a fuel injection volume, a supplied oxygen amount detection unit for detecting a supplied oxygen amount, an activity determination unit for determining whether or not an exhaust purification catalyst is in an active state, and an amount increasing correction unit for making an increasing correction to the fuel injection volume in accordance with the detection results of the supplied oxygen amount detection unit and the determination results of the activity determination unit.
US09334819B2	Method for diagnosing EGR system and method for controlling fuel injection using the same A method for diagnosing an EGR system, includes: a first measuring step of measuring a pressure in an intake manifold; a second measuring step of measuring a pressure and a temperature between an EGR cooler and an EGR valve; a determining step of calculating and determining an opening area of the EGR valve for satisfying a target flow of EGR using a function of the target flow of EGR, the pressure in the intake manifold, and the temperature and the pressure between the EGR cooler and the EGR valve; and a diagnosing step of diagnosing whether the EGR cooler is abnormal by comparing the temperature measured between the EGR cooler and the EGR valve and a reference temperature with each other at the time of exhausting EGR gas at the determined opening area of the EGR valve.
US09334813B2	Control system for a dual-fuel engine A control system for a dual-fuel engine is disclosed. The control system may have a gaseous fuel injector having a nozzle located at a first air intake port of a cylinder of the engine and configured to inject a variable amount of gaseous fuel radially into the cylinder based on at least one of a load and speed of the engine. The control system may also have a liquid fuel injector configured to inject a fixed amount of liquid fuel axially into the cylinder based on the at least one of the load and speed of the engine. The control system may additionally have a regulator configured to selectively adjust a flow of gaseous fuel to the gaseous fuel injector and at least one sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a performance parameter of the engine. The control system may also have a controller in communication with the regulator and the at least one sensor. The controller may be configured to selectively cause the regulator to adjust the flow of gaseous fuel based on the signal.
US09334800B2	Method of controlling turbine equipment and turbine equipment To provide a method of controlling a turbine equipment and a turbine equipment capable of carrying out a starting operation of controlling a load applied to a speed reducing portion while complying with a restriction imposed on an apparatus provided at a turbine equipment. The invention is characterized in including a speed accelerating step (S1) of increasing a revolution number by driving to rotate a compressing portion and a turbine portion by a motor by way of a speed reducing portion, a load detecting step (S2) of detecting a load applied to the speed reducing portion by a load detecting portion, and a bypass flow rate controlling step (S3) of increasing a flow rate of a working fluid bypassed from a delivery side to a suction side of the compressing portion when an absolute value of the detected load is equal to or smaller than an absolute value of a predetermined value and reducing the flow rate of the bypassed working fluid when equal to or larger than the absolute value of the predetermined value.
US09334787B2	Curved plate for exhaust reversion prevention An exhaust reversion prevention plate is installed within the exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine in order to prevent a phenomenon known as reversion, which causes a reduction of power available to the engine. A curved plate is affixed within the exhaust pipe with a threaded stud welded to the plate. The curved plate has a wave shape resembling a sinusoidal wave with several peaks and valleys, which are angularly spaced equally around the central axis of the curved plate.
US09334778B2	Solid ammonia delivery system Systems and methods for generating and controlling generation of ammonia. The ammonia generation control system includes a communication module and an ammonia generation module coupled to the communication module. The ammonia generation module is configured to cause generation of gaseous ammonia from a solid ammonia source in response to a determination that an ammonia storage quantity in an ammonia dosing storage cartridge meets a first pre-determined threshold and a determination that an engine condition of an internal combustion engine coupled to ammonia dosing storage cartridge meets a pre-determined engine condition threshold.
US09334772B2	Particulate filter control system and method A system and method for controlling the operation of a particulate filter is disclosed. The objective of this control system is to manipulate the properties and spatial distribution of contaminant material accumulated in filters to reduce filter pressure drop and associated deleterious impacts of the contaminant material on filter performance.
US09334771B2	Filter unit in a filter housing A filter unit (50) in a filter housing (10). The filter unit has a substantially semicylindrical air filter (52). The filter housing has an air inlet (20) and an engine air outlet (40). The filter housing has an extra air outlet (36) and an air aperture (64) to the extra air outlet (36). The air aperture extends between the filter unit (50) and the engine air outlet (40). The aperture (64) extends along a periphery of the engine air outlet.
US09334758B2	Steam turbine moisture removal system A drain system (10) for connection to a steam turbine (14). The drain system comprises a main drain line (20) providing a main flow path and a bypass drain line (28) providing a bypass flow path parallel to the main flow path. The main drain line and the bypass drain line are external to the steam turbine. The drain system further comprises a drain orifice assembly (22) within the main drain line, with the drain orifice assembly accessible during operation of the steam turbine. The main drain line and the bypass drain line are connected to a drain path (24) for carrying condensate and contaminants from the steam turbine.
US09334754B2	Axial flow gas turbine In an axial flow gas turbine (30), a substantial reduction of the consumption of cooling air can be achieved by providing, within a turbine stage (TS), structure (39-44) to reuse the cooling air that has already been used to cool, especially the airfoils of, the vanes (33) of the turbine stage (TS), for cooling the stator heat shields (38) of that turbine stage (TS) downstream of the vanes (33).
US09334752B2	System and device for over-speed protection of a turbo-machine This disclosure describes embodiments of a system and device to prevent damage that can occur during an over-speed condition in a turbo-machine. The embodiment includes a fluid circuit with a header, which couples to the turbo-machine, and a hydraulic circuit through which fluid can evacuate the header to a drain. The hydraulic circuit includes a trip header manifold with a pilot element in flow connection with a drain valve element that has an actuator to regulate the flow of fluid from the header. In one example, the pilot element uses solenoid valves to change the pressure of a fluid in the drain valve element and, in particular, maintains the actuator in a first position to prevent fluid to evacuate during normal operating conditions at the turbo-machine. When the over-speed condition occurs the actuator moves to a second position to place the header in flow connection with the drain.
US09334745B2	Gas turbine stator vane A gas turbine stator vane is effective for suppressing a secondary flow in a region sandwiched between a suction surface side and a pressure surface side, as well as for suppressing augmentation of a horseshoe-shaped vortex occurring near a leading edge of the vane. The stator vane includes a vane profile portion having a pressure surface concaved to a chord line of the vane, and a suction surface convexed to the chord line; an outer-circumferential end wall positioned at an outer circumferential side of the vane profile portion; and an inner-circumferential end wall positioned at an inner circumferential side of the vane profile portion. An outer-circumferential end wall inner surface that is an inner-circumferential surface of the outer-circumferential end wall has an inward convexed shape and an outward convexed shape, at the suction surface side of the vane profile portion.
US09334742B2	Rotor blade and method for cooling the rotor blade A rotor blade includes an airfoil having a tip plate that extends across an outer radial end. A rim extends radially outward from the tip plate and surrounds at least a portion of the airfoil and includes a concave portion opposed to a convex portion. A plurality of dividers extend between the concave and convex portions to define a plurality of pockets between the concave and convex portions at the outer radial end. A plurality of cooling passages through the tip plate provide fluid communication through the tip plate to the plurality of pockets. A first fluid passage in at least one divider provides fluid communication between adjacent pockets across the at least one divider.
US09334740B2	Vibration damper for rotating parts A rotating element for a rotating machine, in particular for a turbine machine, is provided with a vibration damper for vibrations of the rotating element during operation of the machine. The vibration damper includes a closed cavity in the body of the rotating element. In the closed cavity there is located a movable solid damping body as well as a damping medium. The damping medium is based on a metal which is in liquid state at the operation temperature where damping is desired. It furthermore relates to turbo machines equipped with such rotating elements as well as to uses of liquid metal for such vibration dampers.
US09334733B2	Bit holder and base part for receiving a bit holder The invention relates to a bit holder having an insertion projection and having a holding projection having a bit receptacle, the insertion projection comprising a bearing segment and the holding projection comprising a supporting segment. In order to allow the bit holder to be braced in permanent and stable fashion with respect to a base part, provision is made according to the present invention that the supporting segment and/or the bearing segment comprise two supporting surfaces and bearing surfaces, respectively, arranged at an angle to one another; and that the longitudinal center axis of the bit receptacle and the longitudinal axis of the insertion projection enclose an obtuse angle.
US09334732B2	Pick tool assembly and method of using same A pick tool assembly (100) comprises a strike tip (210), a holder (230) and a reversible attachment mechanism 245, 350) for coupling the strike tip (210) to the holder (230), in which the strike tip (210) comprises a strike surface including an apex. The pick tool assembly (100) will be configured such that the strike tip (210) can be non-moveably coupled to the holder (230) in a plurality of mutually opposite orientations relative to the holder, the orientations being about a symmetry axis (L) through the apex. The attachment mechanism will limit the opposite orientations (245-ii, 245-ii) to being at least about 160 degrees azimuthally apart, and be configured such that the strike tip (210) may be coupled to the holder assembly (230) in either of two and only two mutually opposite orientations.
US09334728B2	Oil well production analyzing system An oil well production analyzing system receives production fluid samples from the oil well according to an automated sampling schedule. The fluid samples are received within a degassing cylinder and separated into a liquid phase and a gas phase, with the liquid phase automatically transferred to a sampling cylinder for water cut analysis. Once the liquid phase has been transferred to the sampling cylinder, a piston within the degassing cylinder automatically evacuates all fluid from the cylinder in preparation of receiving a subsequent fluid sample from the oil well.
US09334719B2	Explosive pellet An explosive pellet for characterizing a fracture in a subterranean formation is provided. The pellet can include a casing having a detonation material and an explosive material disposed within the casing. The pellet can also include a nonexplosive material moveably disposed within the casing. Movement of the nonexplosive material can generate a predetermined amount of energy in the form of friction-generated heat sufficient to detonate the explosive material.
US09334709B2	Tubing retrievable injection valve assembly A method and apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid in an injection well includes a main valve assembly having a valve and a retrievable nozzle selective lock assembly (RNSLA). The RNSLA is operable when positioned within the valve body to open the valve when fluid is pumped into the well and closes the valve when fluid flow is terminated. The RNSLA includes a replaceable orifice nozzle so that orifices of different dimensions may be used in conjunction with the valve assembly. In an alternate embodiment, the RNSLA includes a variable output nozzle assembly to maintain the valve in a protected open position without chattering over a wide range of flow rates.
US09334707B1	Emergency well plug apparatus An emergency well plug apparatus that includes a drill string mating unit connectable endwise to an extant drill string, a top ring releasably attachable to the drill string mating unit, at least one support member attachable to the top ring, and additional support members attachable thereto, wherein sequential inflation of respective inflatable members disposed upon each support member effectively plugs a blowout preventer, wellhead, or well shaft, from gushing fluids and the drill string mating unit may be subseqeuntly retracted with the remainder of the apparatus in place.
US09334698B2	Drill rod shock tool Shock tools can include a rotary top drive box in threaded connection with an outer tube. A center plate tube can run through the center of the shock tool to provide a pathway for drilling fluid and/or mud to flow to the drill bit. A bottom tube socket box holding head can be attached to the outer tube and the center plate tube can be connected to a bottom drive socket. The bottom tube socket box holds a portion of the bottom drive socket within the outer tube. The center plate tube can be slidably engaged with the rotary top drive box. Multiple compression plates separated by compression pads are located in the tool to dampen the shock load by distributing the load across each of the multiple pads, thereby minimizing the load on any individual pad. This arrangement allows for higher load dampening lower failure rates.
US09334681B2	Automatic door child safety lock release in a crash event An automated child safety unlocking system for automobiles which disengages the child safety locks and unlocks the doors at appropriate times during events such as vehicle crashes. The vehicle ECU continually monitors the status of the vehicle to check if a crash event has occurred via various methods such as the status of airbag deployment, accelerometers placed in the car, and crumple points. In the event of a crash the vehicle ECU transmits one of at least two CSL command signals a child safety lock ECU. The command signals are each specific to an event severity and event type, and the child safety lock ECU then interprets the signal and acts according to the signal type. If the data interpreted indicates a crash, the child safety lock ECU unlocks the child safety locks, and if it does not determine a crash has not occurred, the locks remain engaged.
US09334679B2	Adjustable device holder An adjustable device holder includes a holder base including a bottom panel, a cover panel covering the bottom panel, two parallel sliding grooves located on the bottom panel and a shaft column located at the bottom panel between the sliding grooves, and an adjustment module including two adjustment plates slidably coupled to the sliding grooves and having a respective integrated tooth rack, two clamping members respectively pivotally connected to the adjustment plates for holding a mobile electronic device therebetween and a rotating wheel coupled to the shaft column of the holder base and having an integrated external ring gear meshed between the tooth racks of the adjustment plates.
US09334670B2	Retractable fencing or barrier A retractable fence system for a pool surround includes an array of ground tubes mounted around the pool. A resiliently upwardly biased substantially hollow post is slidably mounted in each ground tube. A retractable non-resilient flexible fence panel is mounted within each post so that, when the post is fully extended above ground, the fence panel maybe selectively extended laterally from the post, through a vertical slot in the sidewall of the post. The distal end of the fence panel, when extended, releasably mounts to a next adjacent post.
US09334660B2	Access panels Structures and methods for access panels. Some include a panel member having an inner side; a mounting member having a portion extending from the inner side at an angle to the inner side; and a retaining member coupled to the mounting member, the retaining member having a length and being biased to be in contact with the inner side along a portion of the length, the retaining member also being capable of flexing away from the inner side.
US09334658B2	Surface underlayment A flooring system is constructed on a base. The flooring system includes a permeable barrier layer, a porous underlayment, an impermeable sealing layer, and a flooring. The barrier layer is configured to cover the base. The underlayment overlies the barrier layer, with the barrier layer preventing binding of the underlayment to the base while permitting fluid to pass between the base and underlayment. The underlayment presents a top face, and the sealing layer coats the top face of the underlayment. The flooring is fixed relative to the top face of the underlayment.
US09334648B2	Systems and methods for providing base isolation against seismic activity A pedestal base isolation system assembly including a base plate having an anchoring layer and a top plate slidably positioned above the base plate. At least one of the top and base plates includes a textured surface, wherein desired coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the top plate and the base plate prevent relative movement of the two plates with normal operation and yet allow the top plate to move relative to the base plate during a seismic event. In one example, the sliding surface has a coating such as a polyester (e.g., polyester triglycidyl isocyanurate) or a low surface energy coating (e.g., silicone-epoxy coating). In another example, the seismic isolation system further includes a pedestal for supporting an object on the isolation assembly.
US09334644B2	Retaining membrane on a structure Method for installation and replacement of a membrane and system for retaining membrane on a structure. A connecting member comprises at least one radial channel for receiving a first guiding strip of a membrane sheet further having a second guiding strip. A fastening mechanism is provided for adjusting tension in the sheet by controlling depth at which the connecting member is maintained within a top channel on a truss of the structure. The tension may be adjusted by applying torque to bolted screws maintaining the connecting member into the top channel. Replacing the membrane sheet under tension involves unfastening, at least partially, the connecting member from the top channel to remove tension in the sheet and removing the sheet to be replaced from the connecting member and a second connecting member maintained on another truss.
US09334640B2	Cageless dispensing device The present invention relates to improved toilet dispensing devices for use in conjunction with a sanitary appliance particularly a toilet.
US09334634B2	Mixing valve assembly for faucet A mixing valve for a faucet includes a body configured to receive therein end portions of a fluid supply line and a fluid outlet line, and a coupler. The coupler is configured for insertion through a sidewall of the body to engage features of the fluid supply line and the fluid outlet line so as to retain the fluid supply line and the fluid outlet line within the body.
US09334628B2	Motor grader A motor grader is provided with an engine, front and rear travel wheels, a transmission, a work implement, a control unit, and a vehicle speed adjusting knob. The transmission has hydraulic clutches for switching between forward and reverse travel and for switching between speed stages. The transmission changes the speed of power from the engine, and transmits the power to either the front travel wheels and/or to the rear travel wheels. The work implement includes a blade for grading. During travel at a forward first speed, the control unit causes one of the hydraulic clutches of the transmission to operate as a braking clutch such that the motor grader travels at a very low speed. The vehicle speed adjusting knob is a member for setting the vehicle speed during very low-speed travel to an arbitrary speed.
US09334627B2	Determination of remote control operator position A system and method for controlling a work machine system having a work machine and work tool. Operational characteristics of both the work machine and work tool are configured by a machine controller based upon the type of work tool attached to the work machine, the operating environment of the work machine, and the location of work site personnel or other observers relative to the machine or work tool. The operational characteristics of both the work machine and work tool may then be automatically altered during operation of the work machine system to limit or expand functions of the work machine system in response to changes in the operational environment or movement of personnel or observers relative to the work machine system.
US09334616B2	Portable water-inflatable barrier with traversing steps A portable, water-filled barrier is internally divided into cells and emulates a sandbag dike or wall without requiring sand or intensive labor to install. Rigid steps spans the barrier to provide structural support and enable traversing of the barrier. The steps can be attachable to the barrier. The light, flexible barrier material can include nanofiber. Automatic valves can seal openings between the filled cells, so that a punctured cell will not cause cells below and behind to deflate. Cells can project below the base into a stabilizing trench. Cells can include internal or external rods or plates that support the barrier structure. Some embodiments can be initially filled with air, positioned, and then filled with water while the air escapes through a pressure valve. Other embodiments are filled from above, and inflate and deflate without allowing air into the barrier. Barrier end structures can enable interlocking of adjacent units.
US09334610B2	Fibrous web of paper or board and method of making the same The invention relates to a fibrous web product such as paper, and a method for the preparation of such fibrous web. According to the method microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) together with a pulp of a greater fiber length, such as chemithermomechanical pulp (CTMP), are mixed with a foam of water and a sur-factant, the foam is supplied to a forming fabric of a paper or board machine, dewatered by suction of air through the forming fabric, and dried to the final web product. The method brings a high bulk in combination with a high Scott bond value, to provide improved wet and dry tensile strength for the paper and board products.
US09334601B2	Control method of laundry machine A method of controlling steam supply in a laundry machine. The control method includes heating a predetermined space within a duct in communication with a tub and/or drum of the laundry machine to a higher temperature than a temperature of the other space within the duct, directly supplying water to the heated predetermined space to generate steam, supplying air flow towards the heated predetermined space so as to supply the generated steam into the tub, and judging the amount of water supplied during the supply of water based on a temperature increase rate within the duct for a predetermined time.
US09334595B2	Tool for inserting or replacing drawstrings A tool for inserting a drawstring into a drawstring passage has elongated leading and trailing bodies which are connected to each other by a flexible member. The trailing body defines at its rear end an aperture into which an end of a drawstring can be inserted, which drawstring can be secured to the trailing body by the cooperation with the trailing body of a drawstring retainer. The retainer is carried by the trailing body and is movable relative to that body toward and away from the rear end of that body. When the retainer is at its rear end limit of movement relative to the trailing body, the retainer is effective to cause a drawstring inserted into the aperture to be held in the insertion tool. The retainer can be spring-biased toward its rearward limit of motion in the insertion tool.
US09334590B2	Sheet manufacturing apparatus A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a transferring unit configured to transfer a web which includes fibers and resin and accumulates on the transferring unit, and a heating unit configured to heat the web. The transferring unit has a first surface onto which the web is transferred, and a second surface onto which the web is transferred and which is positioned on a downstream side of the first surface in the transfer direction of the web, and an angle which is formed by the first surface and the second surface is less than 90 degrees.
US09334583B2	Method of preventing auto-doping during epitaxial layer growth by cleaning the reaction chamber with hydrogen chloride An epitaxial growth method for preventing auto-doping effect is presented. This method starts with the removal of impurities from the semiconductor substrate and the reaction chamber to be used. Then the semiconductor substrate is loaded in the cleaned reaction chamber to be pre-baked under vacuum conditions before the extraction of the dopant atoms desorbed from the surface of the semiconductor substrate. Next, under high temperature and low gas flow conditions, a first intrinsic epitaxial layer is formed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate. Following this, under low temperature and high gas flow conditions, a second epitaxial layer of required thickness is formed on the structural surface of the grown intrinsic epitaxial layer. Last, silicon wafer is unloaded after cooling. This method can prevent auto-doping effect during the epitaxial growth on semiconductor substrate and thus ensure the performance and enhance the reliability of the devices in peripheral circuit region.
US09334582B2	Apparatus for evaluating quality of crystal, and method and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor light-emitting device including the apparatus An apparatus for evaluating the quality of a crystal includes an optical device that measures a surface reflectance of a wafer in which a V-pit is formed; and a data processing unit that calculates a threading dislocation density by calculating a difference in surface reflectance of the wafer that is measured by the optical device.
US09334579B2	Targeted heat exchanger deposit removal by combined dissolution and mechanical removal This invention relates to compositions and methods for the at least partial dissolution, disruption and/or removal of deposit, such as scale and other deposit, from heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger components can include pressurized water reactor steam generators. In accordance with the invention, elemental metal is added locally to the surface of the deposit and/or anodic or cathodic current is applied locally to the deposit surface to destabilize or weaken the deposit. Subsequently, mechanical stress is applied to the weakened deposit to disrupt and remove the deposit from the surface of the heat exchanger component.
US09334576B2	Wiring substrate and method of manufacturing wiring substrate A wiring substrate includes a first metal layer formed on a wiring layer; a solder resist layer that covers the wiring layer and the first metal layer, and is provided with an open portion that exposes a part of an upper surface of the first metal layer; a second metal layer formed on the upper surface of the first metal layer that is exposed within the open portion; and a third metal layer formed on the second metal layer, wherein the solder resist layer covers an outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of the first metal layer to expose the part of the upper surface of the first metal layer within the open portion, and wherein an upper surface of the second metal layer is flush with an upper surface of the solder resist layer or projects from the upper surface of the solder resist layer.
US09334570B2	Support fixture for acid etching PCD cutting inserts A fixture for etching PCD drill inserts is provided. The fixture design allows the fixture to be injection molded, significantly reducing costs and allowing the fixture to be disposed of after a single use. The fixture allows for faster use and more accurate etching of the PCD insert.
US09334569B2	Sample preparation device to form a matrix film for matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization method To provide a sample preparation device that is appropriate for the formation of a matrix film for MALDI through vacuum vapor deposition. A sample preparation device is provided with: a sample substrate support unit 23 for supporting a substance to be analyzed on a substrate S so that the substance faces a vapor deposition source 21 for a matrix substance J; a light amount measurement unit for irradiating a matrix film vapor deposited on the substrate S with measurement light diagonally and detecting the amount of measurement light that has transmitted through or has been reflected from the above-described matrix film diagonally; and an adhesion prevention means 23a for preventing the matrix substance that has flown off from the above-described vapor deposition source 21 from adhering to the above-described light amount measurement unit.
US09334567B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device, method for processing substrate and substrate processing apparatus There is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle one or more times. The cycle includes forming a first layer containing silicon, nitrogen, and carbon by supplying a first silane-based source having a halogen-based ligand to the substrate and supplying a second silane-based source having amino groups to the substrate. The cycle also includes forming a second layer by modifying the first layer by performing supplying a reactive gas different from each of the sources, to the substrate.
US09334566B2	Multi-tray ballast vapor draw systems A system for supplying vaporized precursor includes an enclosure including an output. A plurality of trays is arranged in a stacked, spaced configuration inside the enclosure. The plurality of trays is configured to hold liquid precursor. A first conduit fluidly connects a carrier gas supply to the enclosure and includes a plurality of openings. A first valve is arranged along the first conduit and is configured to selectively control delivery of the carrier gas from the carrier gas supply through the first conduit to the plurality of openings in the first conduit. The plurality of openings is configured to direct the carrier gas across the liquid precursor in the plurality of trays, respectively. The output of the enclosure provides a mixture of the carrier gas and the vaporized precursor.
US09334564B2	Tube-shaped sputtering target A tube-shaped sputtering target is provided having a carrier tube and an indium-based sputtering material arranged on the carrier tube. The sputtering material has a microstructure having a mean grain size of less than 1 mm, measured as the mean diameter of the grains on the sputtering-roughened surface of the sputtering material.
US09334562B2	Multi-block sputtering target and associated methods and articles A sputtering target that includes at least two consolidated blocks, each block including an alloy including molybdenum in an amount greater than about 30 percent by weight and at least one additional alloying ingredient; and a joint between the at least two consolidated blocks, the joint being free of any microstructure due to an added bonding agent (e.g., powder, foil or otherwise), and being essentially free of any visible joint line the target that is greater than about 200 μm width (e.g., less than about 50 μm width). A process for making the target includes hot isostatically pressing, below a temperature of 1080° C., consolidated perform blocks that may be surface prepared (e.g., roughened to a predetermined roughness value) prior to pressing.
US09334555B2	Hot dip galvannealed steel sheet and method for producing the same Exemplary embodiments of the present invention can provide a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet which has excellent corrosion resistance, workability, coatability and appearance. The exemplary galvannealed sheet can include an ultra-low carbon steel sheet having a plating layer which includes about 8 to 13% Fe, about 0.05 to 1.0% Ni, about 0.15 to 1.5% Al, and a balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities. An exemplary method for producing a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet is also provided which can include cleaning an annealed ultra-low carbon steel sheet, preplating it with Ni, rapidly heating the sheet in a nonoxidizing or reducing atmosphere, plating the sheet in a galvanization bath containing Al, wiping it, then rapidly reheating it and either cooling the sheet without any soaking time or soaking and holding it for less than 15 seconds and then cooling it.
US09334552B2	Steel for submarine hulls with improved weldability The invention relates to a steel for the production of submarine hulls having the chemical composition: 0.030%≦C<0.080% 0.040%≦Si≦0.48% 0.1%≦Mn≦1.4% 2%≦Ni≦4% Cr≦0.3% 0.30%≦Mo+W/2+3(V+Nb/2+Ta/4)≦0.89% Mo≧0.15% V+Nb/2+Ta/4≦0.004% Nb≦0.004% Cu≦0.45% Al≦0.1% Ti≦0.04% N≦0.0300% the balance being iron and impurities resulting from the production operation, boron being an impurity whose content is less than 0.0005%, and P+S≦0.015%, the chemical composition complying with the condition: 410≦540×C0.25+245[Mo+W/2+3(V+Nb/2+Ta/4)]0.30≦460.
US09334550B2	Method of controlling the carbon or oxygen content of a powder injection The present invention relates to a method for controlling the carbon and/or oxygen content in a material by forming a feedstock composition comprising at least one powder, at least one platinum group metal and at least one binder; and forming the material by powder injection molding; wherein at least a proportion of the carbon and/or oxygen is catalytically removed by the at least one platinum group metal.
US09334537B2	Method for detecting transcription factor-protein interactions A method is provided for identifying complexes between a transcription factor and another protein, the method comprising: isolating from a biological sample transcription factor complexes based on whether the transcription factor complexes comprise a particular type of transcription factor; and identifying which of a plurality of different proteins are present in the isolated transcription factor complexes.
US09334517B2	Endoglucanase having enhanced thermostability and activity A variant Cel5a endoglucanase has increased thermostability, increased enzymatic activity and/or increased expression in a host, relative to wild type Cel5a. The improved variant Cel5a endoglucanase may be used to hydrolyze more cellulose at a higher temperature for a more efficient and cost-effective production of biofuels as compared to wild type Cel5a.
US09334515B2	Polypeptides for use in the deconstruction of cellulose Hydrolysis and degradation of cellulose-containing biomass by use of a polypeptide having cellulase activity is provided. Also provided are polypeptides having cellulase activity, such as archaeal cellulases, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and compositions containing the polypeptides, and methods of use thereof.
US09334514B2	Hybrid polyketide synthases The present invention provides for a polyketide synthase (PKS) capable of synthesizing an even-chain or odd-chain diacid or lactam or diamine. The present invention also provides for a host cell comprising the PKS and when cultured produces the even-chain diacid, odd-chain diacid, or KAPA. The present invention also provides for a host cell comprising the PKS capable of synthesizing a pimelic acid or KAPA, and when cultured produces biotin.
US09334511B2	Method for producing basic substance A method for producing a basic substance by fermentation comprising culturing a microorganism having an ability to produce the basic substance in a liquid medium contained in a fermentation tank to produce and accumulate the basic substance in the medium, wherein amount of sulfate and/or chloride ions used as counter ions of the basic substance is reduced by adjusting total ammonia concentration in the medium to be within a specific concentration range during at least a part of the total period of culture process.
US09334506B2	Method to trigger RNA interference A method to generate siRNAs in vivo is described, as are constructs and compositions useful in the method. The method does not depend on the use of DNA or synthetic constructs that contain inverted duplications or dual promoters so as to form perfect or largely double-stranded RNA. Rather, the method depends on constructs that yield single-stranded RNA transcripts, and exploits endogenous or in vivo-produced miRNAs or siRNAs to initiate production of siRNAs. The miRNAs or siRNAs guide cleavage of the transcript and set the register for production of siRNAs (usually 21 nucleotides in length) encoded adjacent to the initiation cleavage site within the construct. The method results in specific formation of siRNAs of predictable size and register (phase) relative to the initiation cleavage site. The method can be used to produce specific siRNAs in vivo for inactivation or suppression of one or more target genes or other entities, such as pathogens.
US09334493B2	Selection of well-expressed synthetic genes The invention relates to a method of indirectly identifying a polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame having an improved expression level from a library of polynucleotides encoding the same polypeptide of interest, or variants or homologues thereof, in a host cell expression library, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing an expression library in a host cell, said library comprising at least two different open reading frames encoding the same polypeptide of interest, or variants or homologues thereof, each open reading frame being translationally coupled to a downstream gene encoding a screenable or selectable reporter; b) culturing the host cell under conditions conducive to the expression of the polypeptide of interest, or variant or homologue thereof; and c) screening and/or selecting for a host cell having an improved expression level of the translationally coupled reporter when compared to one or more other host cells of the library, thus indirectly identifying a polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame having an improved expression level in the host cell; as well as the expression libraries and host cells comprising said libraries.
US09334486B2	Nitrogen use efficient transgenic plants The present invention relates to glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) gene sequence isolated from Oryza sativa (cv Rasi) and their corresponding encoded polypeptides that confer the traits of improved nitrogen use efficiency in plants. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having improved nitrogen use efficiency.
US09334483B2	Brassica plants with mutant FATA2 alleles yielding oils with a low total saturated fatty acid content Brassica plants producing oils with a low total saturated fatty acid content and methods for producing such plants are described. The oils have a low total saturated fatty acid in combination with a low, mid, or high oleic acid content.
US09334475B2	Method for inducing erythropoietin-producing cell An object of the present invention is to provide a method for inducing the differentiation of erythropoietin-producing cells from human pluripotent stem cells. The above object is achieved by providing a method for inducing the differentiation of erythropoietin-producing cells from human pluripotent stem cells using a medium containing a specific growth factor and a specific compound.
US09334464B2	Microcapsules and uses thereof The present invention relates to core-shell microcapsules comprising photolabile 2-oxoacetate pro-fragrance molecules capable of liberating an active molecule such as, for example, an aldehyde or ketone upon exposure to light. The present invention concerns also the use of said microcapsules in perfumery as well as the perfuming compositions or perfumed articles comprising the invention's microcapsules to provide a prolonged release of fragrant aldehydes and/or ketones.
US09334463B2	Lubricating-oil composition for refrigeration device A lubricating oil composition for a refrigerating machine according to the present invention includes: a base oil including as a main component at least one kind of oxygen-containing compound selected from polyoxyalkylene glycols, polyvinyl ethers, copolymers of poly(oxy)alkylene glycols or monoethers thereof and polyvinyl ethers, polyol esters, and polycarbonates; a sulfonic acid metal salt having a hydrocarbyl group; and a phosphoric acid ester. The lubricating oil composition for a refrigerating machine can enhance the abrasion resistance of a sliding part of a refrigerating machine using a refrigerant including at least one kind of fluorine-containing organic compound selected from compounds represented by the following molecular formula (A) or including a combination of the fluorine-containing organic compound and a saturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound: CpOqFrRs (A) [in the formula: R represents Cl, Br, I, or H; and p represents an integer of from 1 to 6, q represents an integer of from 0 to 2, r represents an integer of from 1 to 14, and s represents an integer of from 0 to 13, provided that, when q represents 0, p represents from 2 to 6 and one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds are included in a molecule].
US09334460B2	Ring opening cross metathesis of vinyl terminated polymers and their functionalized derivatives for fouling mitigation in hydrocarbon refining processes A compound useful for reducing fouling in a hydrocarbon refining process is provided. A method for preparing the compound includes functionalizing a polymer having a vinyl chain end to obtain a terminal group having one or more anhydride units, and reacting the anhydride units with a polyamine. Methods of using the compound and compositions thereof are also provided.
US09334457B2	Ash-free coal production method Provided is an ash-free coal production method that can produce an ash-free coal efficiently with a higher solvent recovery rate. The ash-free coal production method includes an extraction step of mixing coal with a solvent to give a slurry and heating the slurry to extract a solvent-soluble coal component; a separation step of separating a solution containing the coal component from the slurry containing the extracted coal component; and an ash-free coal obtaining step of separating and recovering the solvent from the separated solution to give an ash-free coal. The ash-free coal obtaining step includes a pressure-reducing substep of reducing a pressure to a level lower than the solvent vapor pressure to evaporatively separate the solvent from the solution to thereby give a solid ash-free coal; and a heating substep of heating the solid ash-free coal to evaporatively separate a residual solvent from the ash-free coal.
US09334456B2	Ash-free coal production method Provided is a method that controls and uniformizes fluidity of ash-free coal. The method includes the steps of obtaining an ash-free coal by removing a solvent from a solution containing a coal component dissolved therein (ash-free coal obtaining step (solvent recovering unit 8)); and mixing a plurality of coals of different types or components thereof, where the coals are capable of individually giving ash-free coals having different fluidities (mixing step (see reference signs B1 to B6)). The ash-free coal obtaining step (solvent recovering unit 8) obtains the ash-free coal by removing the solvent from the solution containing components of the coals which have been mixed.
US09334450B2	Process for the conversion of lignin to liquid hydrocarbons A process for the conversion of lignin to liquid hydrocarbons comprising: (1) hydrogenolyzing a lignin in the presence of at least one hydrogenolysis catalyst, at a temperature ranging from 250° C. to 350° C., preferably ranging from 290° C. to 320° C., to obtain depolymerized lignin; and (2) hydrodeoxygenating said depolymerized lignin in the presence of a hydrodeoxygenating catalyst to obtain a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons. The resultant liquid hydrocarbons can be used as such (biofuels) for the production of reformulated gasolines, or they can be used for the production of gasolines or oils by conventional refining processes.
US09334428B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesives prepared from degradable monomers and polymers Pressure-sensitive adhesives that have good performance characteristics under typical use conditions and that later can be degraded and/or removed readily under basic conditions are provided. More specifically, the pressure-sensitive adhesives contain a copolymeric (meth)acrylic-based elastomeric material prepared from a polymerizable material that contains a (meth)acrylate monomer having both a (meth)acryloyl group plus an ester linkage that is not part of a (meth)acryloyl group.
US09334425B2	Removable adhesive label containing high tensile modulus polymeric film layer An adhesive label includes a polymeric first film layer that has a high tensile modulus. The label is useful in various labeling applications and especially in adhesive labeling of reusable and recyclable containers which require removal of the label during a washing process in a warm or hot washing fluid.
US09334421B2	Method and device for coating with polyimide solution A method and device for coating with polyimide solution are provided. The method includes the following steps: placing a glass substrate onto a support surface to form a face contact therebetween; heating the glass substrate to a preset coating temperature through the support surface; and coating the glass substrate with the polyimide solution. With the glass substrate heated before being coated, the polyimide solution diffusion and solvent evaporation during coating can be accelerated, which is conducive to controlling the temperature uniformity and consistency and preventing the cloud-like spots. The glass substrate in face contact with the support plate is more conducive to being fully heated, and can prevent the glass substrate from being heated non-uniformly due to the contact of the glass substrate with the supporting legs, thereby preventing the foot-like spots.
US09334414B2	Ink jet recording method and ink set In an ink jet recording method, one pass printing recording is performed by using two or more kinds of inks, static surface tension differences between two or more kinds of inks are all 2 mN/m or lower, and the ink having the lowest L* value is printed first, and the ink having the highest L* value is printed last.
US09334403B2	Moisture-curable urethane-containing fuel resistant prepolymers and compositions thereof Moisture-curable, urethane-containing prepolymers containing urethanes incorporated into the prepolymer backbone and compositions thereof for use in sealant applications are disclosed. The prepolymers can be prepared by reacting an isocyanate-terminated urethane-containing adduct with a compound comprising a group reactive with an isocyanate group and at least one polyalkoxysilyl group. Compositions containing a moisture-curable, urethane-containing prepolymer and a moisture cure catalyst can be used to provide cured compositions exhibiting improved tensile strength. Compositions containing the prepolymers are useful in aerospace sealant applications.
US09334397B2	Thermoplastic composite material The present invention relates to the field of thermoplastics, the synthesis thereof and the use thereof. It describes in particular the integration of light ash resulting from the combustion of waste from the paper-making industry into thermoplastic matrices. It describes in particular the manufacture and use of novel thermoplastic composite materials containing a thermoplastic resin and light ash resulting from the combustion of waste from the paper-making industry. The present invention also describes a novel filler material capable of being combines with a thermoplastic resin in the manufacture of a thermoplastic composite material.
US09334392B2	Cellulose resin composition Provided is a cellulose resin composition wherein roll contamination during processing and reduction in the productivity caused by roll contamination are inhibited. The cellulose resin composition is obtained by adding a polyester-based plasticizer to a cellulose resin, the cellulose resin composition being characterized in that the polyester-based plasticizer is produced from a polybasic acid, a polyhydric acid and, as required, a stopper, in which polyester-based plasticizer, components having a molecular weight of 430 or less are removed to an amount of 5 wt % or less.
US09334390B2	Resin composition and resin molded article A resin composition includes a polylactic acid resin or cellulose resin, 0.07 phr to 8 phr of lignin, and 4 phr to 30 phr of an aromatic condensed phosphoric acid ester.
US09334387B2	Method for preparation of epoxy-clay nanocomposites The method for the preparation of epoxy-clay nanocomposites uses high shear mixing of Nanomer I.30 E nanoclay into the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy by optimization of high shear mixing speeds, mixing times and degassing temperature. The results showed that the optimum high shear mixing speed and mixing time for optimal clay dispersion were 6000 rpm and 60 min, respectively. Increasing the degassing temperature from 65° C. to 100° C. for the first two hours of the degassing process enhanced nanoclay dispersion, resulting in nanocomposites with a morphology dominated by disorder intercalation with some exfoliated structure. This enhancement in nanocomposite morphology can be attributed to the improvement in epoxy diffusion into the intergallery spacing between clay layers due to temperature rise.
US09334385B2	Thermoplastic comprising metal identification platelets The invention relates to a transparent thermoplastic material, containing 0.0001 to 2 wt. % of substantially flat metal identification platelets with a largest length elongation of less than 200 μm and a thickness of 2-10 μm, a round or n-angled shape where n≧4, wherein the metal identification platelets do not have any recesses or have recesses that lie substantially in the center of the metal identification platelet, do not come closer than 20 μm to the circumferential outer edge of the metal identification platelet, and do not account for more than 30% of the surface area of the metal identification platelet. The invention also relates to the production thereof and the use for producing films for personalization of a card layer composite and data carriers in card form, especially smart cards, magnetic strip cards, identification cards and the like.
US09334384B2	Elastomeric materials and use thereof The invention is concerned with the field of polymer chemistry and relates to elastomeric materials as usable, for example, as an inner liner material for motor vehicle tires, and to the use thereof. The problem addressed by the present invention consists in specifying elastomeric materials having relatively low gas permeability. The problem is solved by elastomeric materials comprising butyl and/or halobutyl rubbers or mixtures thereof, with 1 to 20 phr of at least one liquid imidazolium salt and with 1 to 40 phr of at least one filler having a graphitic structure. The problem is additionally solved by the use of the inventive elastomeric materials for elastomer materials having low to very low gas permeability.
US09334382B2	Process for producing flexible polyurethane foam A composition and process useful to make flexible polyurethane foams and in particular flexible molded polyurethane foams is disclosed. The usage of dipolar aprotic liquids such as DMSO, DMI, sulfolane, N-methyl-acetoacetamide, N,N-dimethylacetoacetamide as well as glycols containing hydroxyl numbers OH#≦1100 as cell opening aides for 2-cyanoacetamide or other similar molecules containing active methylene or methine groups to make a polyurethane foam is also disclosed. The advantage of using cell opener aids results in a) no foam shrinkage; b) lower use levels of cell opener; c) foam performance reproducibility d) optimum physical properties. In addition, combining the acid blocked amine catalyst together with the cell opener and the cell opener aid results in a less corrosive mixture as well as provides a method that does not require mechanical crushing for cell opening.
US09334376B2	Water-absorbable polyacrylic acid resin powder, and process for production thereof A process according to the present invention for production of water-absorbable polyacrylic acid resin powder, including: (a) polymerizing an acrylic acid-based monomer aqueous solution containing bubbles, and (b) drying a hydrogel crosslinked polymer thus obtained in the step of polymerizing, further includes (c) lowering solubility of dissolved gas in a monomer aqueous solution in the presence of a surfactant and/or a dispersing agent, so as to generate the bubbles in the acrylic acid-based monomer aqueous solution. With this arrangement, it is possible to provide white water-absorbable resin with better water absorbing rate, keeping or without significantly losing the other properties (permeability potential, bulk specific gravity, surface tension, absorbency against pressure, impact resistance, etc.)
US09334367B2	Carrier nanoparticles and related compositions, methods and systems Carrier nanoparticles comprising a polymer containing a polyol coupled to a polymer containing a boronic acid, configured to present the polymer containing a boronic acid to an environment external to the nanoparticle and related compositions, methods and systems.
US09334366B2	Photoaligning materials The present invention relates to polymer, homo- or copolymer or oligomer, which, when irradiated with polarised light orients perpendicular to the polarization direction of polarized actinic light, for the photoalignment of liquid crystals, especially for the planar orientation of liquid crystals, and which derives from at least one monomer (I), compositions thereof, and its use for optical and electro optical devices, such as, liquid crystal devices (LCDs), especially for planar orientation of liquid crystals.
US09334362B2	Initiator composition, unsaturated polyester resin composition comprising same, and method for curing resin An initiator composition, including: at least two compounds represented by the chemical formula of R—CO—O—O—CO—R and a compound represented by the chemical formula of R1—CO—O—O—R2, where R represents a C2-C12 alkyl or a C6-C10 aryl or substituted aryl, R1 represents a C1-C10 alkyl or a C6-C10 aryl, and R2 represents a C1-C10 alkyl.
US09334359B2	Method for continuously preparing biodegradable aliphatic/aromatic polyester copolymer Provided is a method of continuous production of a biodegradable aliphatic polyester including continuously performing an esterification reaction of a mixture including an aliphatic dihydroxy compound and aliphatic dicarboxylic acid at a temperature of 185° C. or less to obtain an ester; continuously performing a first polycondensation reaction of the ester to obtain a preliminary polymer; and continuously performing a polycondensation reaction of the preliminary polymer. According to the method of production, an amount of the aliphatic dihydroxy compound used decreases, which is a starting material, thereby decreasing the manufacturing cost of the biodegradable aliphatic polyester.
US09334351B2	4- and 5-substituted 1,2,3-triazole, and regioisomer mixtures thereof, modified polymers Provided are novel 4- and 5-substituted 1,2,3-triazoles, and regioisomer mixtures thereof, modified polymers, wherein the substituted 1,2,3-triazoles are modified by reaction with a modifying polymer (maleic anhydride based polymer). Depending upon the ratio of the substituted 1,2,3-triazole to the maleic anhydride based polymer employed, the resulting modified polymers can provide maleic anhydride based polymers that are partially or fully reacted with the substituted 1,2,3-triazoles. The resulting modified polymers may be partially or fully opened to provide amic acids, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acidic salts, imides, or esters. The novel 4- or 5-substituted 1,2,3-triazoles, and regioisomer mixtures thereof, modified polymers can be converted to a wide variety of useful polymers and may be employed in a wide variety of compositions. An example of a modified polymer may be represented by the structure:formule: (1) wherein m, n, and q are defined herein.
US09334349B2	Polyolefin polymerization process, semi-crystalline ethylene-based polymer made therefrom, and articles made from the polymer A polymerization process comprising (A) polymerizing ethylene in the presence of a catalyst to form a semi-crystalline ethylene-based polymer in at least one reactor; the catalyst comprising an organometallic catalyst thereby forming an ethylene-based polymer composition in the at least one reactor, wherein the catalyst is a metal complex of a polyvalent aryloxyether corresponding to the formula: wherein step (A) is conducted in the presence of from 5 to 20 mmol/m3 triethylaluminum; and wherein step (A) is conducted in the presence of one or both of the following conditions: (i) from greater than 0:1 to 65:1 molar ratio of triethylaluminum to the catalyst; and (ii) from 0.1:0 to 5:1 molar ratio of triethylaluminum to modified methylalumoxane is provided.
US09334348B2	Low density ethylene-based polymers with extracts at lower molecular weights The invention provides an ethylene-based polymer comprising the following properties: A) a “weight fraction (w) of molecular weight greater than 106 g/mole, based on the total weight of polymer, and as determined by GPC(abs),” that meets the following relationship: w
US09334341B2	Catalysts of the ziegler-natta type for the (co)polymerization of olefins with a high productivity Solid catalyst with a high thermal stability for the (co)polymerization of α-olefins, comprising titanium, magnesium, at least one metal selected from hafnium and zirconium, aluminum and chlorine, wherein at least 60% of the titanium is in oxidation state +3, and, when examined by means of XPS spectroscopy, has an absorption band characteristic of a binding energy ranging from 455 to 458 eV. Said catalyst, used in combination with a suitable co-catalyst in (co)polymerization processes of α-olefins at a high temperature, shows an improved productivity, a high incorporation of co-monomers in the copolymerization of ethylene and an increased thermal stability with respect to the systems so far in use.
US09334339B2	Supported nonmetallocene catalysts, preparation and use thereof Disclosed is a supported nonmetallocene catalyst and preparation thereof. The supported nonmetallocene catalyst is characterized by a high catalyst activity for olefin polymerization and a significant monomer effect. Further disclosed is use of the supported nonmetallocene catalyst in olefin homopolymerization/copolymerization. The polymer produced therewith is characterized by superior particle morphology, a high bulk density, and/or a narrow molecular weight distribution.
US09334338B2	Water-soluble degradable synthetic vinyl polymers and related methods Of the many embodiments presented herein, one is a subterranean treatment fluid comprising: an aqueous fluid; and a water-soluble degradable synthetic vinyl polymer having a labile link in its backbone. Also provided in one instance is a water-soluble degradable synthetic vinyl polymer with labile group in its backbone made by a redox polymerization, the redox polymerization reaction comprising these reactants: a macroinitiator that comprises a labile link, an oxidizing metal ion, and a vinyl monomer.
US09334334B2	Histidine engineered light chain antibodies and genetically modified non-human animals for generating the same A genetically modified non-human animal is provided, wherein the non-human animal expresses an antibody repertoire capable of pH dependent binding to antigens upon immunization. A genetically modified non-human animal is provided that expresses a single light chain variable domain derived from a single rearranged light chain variable region gene in the germline of the non-human animal, wherein the single rearranged light chain variable region gene comprises a substitution of at least one non-histidine encoding codon with a histidine encoding codon. Methods of making non-human animals that express antibodies comprising a histidine-containing universal light chain are provided.
US09334329B2	Antibodies recognizing a carbohydrate containing epitope on CD-43 and CEA expressed on cancer cells and methods using same The present invention provides antibodies (such as chimeric and humanized antibodies) specifically bind to an epitope on CD43 and CEA expressed on nonhematopoietic cancer cells. In addition, the present invention also provides use of the antibodies described herein for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
US09334326B2	Antibody that binds domain 2 of ICAM-1 and methods of treatment Disclosed are a monoclonal antibody targeting domain 2 of ICAM-1 protein and a composition comprising the monoclonal antibody for treating or preventing T cell-mediated immune disease. The antibody of the present application induces antigen-specific T cell tolerance through the regulation of dendritic cell differentiation, and therefore, can be effectively used to treat or prevent autoimmune disease, organ or tissue transplant rejection, and graft-versus-host-disease.
US09334323B2	Method of reducing recurrence of multiple sclerosis symptoms in a mammal by administering an anti-repulsive guidance molecule neutralizing antibody Provided is a T cell activation inhibitor containing an RGM inhibiting substance such as an anti-RGM neutralizing antibody and the like as an active ingredient. The T cell activation inhibitor is useful as a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis or treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and the like, and other diseases caused by T cell activation. In addition, a T cell activation inhibiting substance can be screened for by contacting a test substance with RGM and selecting a test substance that lowers the activity level of RGM.
US09334316B2	Formulations comprising glucagon Glucagon formulations that resist fibril formation are disclosed. The formulations comprise curcumin derivatives such as ferulic acid and/or tetrahydrocurcumin and can further comprise human serum albumin, polysorbate-80, and L-methionine.
US09334315B2	Method of detecting phosphorylation state of beta-catenin The present invention relates to a purified molecules, including antibodies, that bind specifically to murine β-catenin phosphorylated at amino acid position Serine552 and to orthologs thereof, such as mammalian orthologs, including human orthologs. Methods of making and using such purified molecules are also provided. Kits containing such purified molecules are further provided.
US09334312B2	Biolubricant polypeptides and therapeutic uses thereof The invention relates to the field of medicine. In particular, it relates to recombinant cationic polypeptides and their use as biolubricant. Provided is a biolubricant substance comprising the amino acid sequence[(GKGVP)9]n, wherein n is ≧5.
US09334311B2	Chimeric OspA genes, proteins and methods of use thereof The invention relates to the development of chimeric OspA molecules for use in a new Lyme vaccine. More specifically, the chimeric OspA molecules comprise the proximal portion from one OspA serotype, together with the distal portion from another OspA serotype, while retaining antigenic properties of both of the parent polypeptides. The chimeric OspA molecules are delivered alone or in combination to provide protection against a variety of Borrelia genospecies. The invention also provides methods for administering the chimeric OspA molecules to a subject in the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease or borreliosis.
US09334308B2	PLIF multimeric peptides and uses thereof Provided is a multimeric peptide comprising at least two peptide monomers linked to one another, each of the at least two peptide monomers comprising at least 6 consecutive amino acids from the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the at least two peptide monomers are each no longer than 30 amino acids, wherein the multimeric peptide is capable of reducing binding of Placenta Immunomodulatory Factor (PLIF) to human leukocytes.
US09334300B2	Vitamin B6 derivatives of nucleotides, acyclonucleotides and acyclonucleoside phosphonates Compounds and compositions are provided, as are methods of using them to treat infections, neoplastic disease, including pancreatic cancer, inflammatory disease, and pain. Such compounds are nucleotides, acyclonucleotides, and ANP phosphonates conjugated with forms and/or moieties of Vitamin B6 for delivery past the cell membrane and into the cell.
US09334298B2	Microsphere comprising a lanthanide metal complex The invention is directed to a method for preparing a microsphere comprising a lanthanide metal phosphate complex, a microsphere, a powder comprising a number of the microspheres, a suspension comprising the microsphere or the powder, the use of the microsphere, a method for detecting a tumor, and a therapeutic composition comprising the microsphere, the powder, or the suspension.The invention provides a method for preparing a microsphere that comprises a lanthanide metal phosphate complex, the method comprising: (a) providing an organic lanthanide metal complex microsphere, wherein the lanthanide metal is present in an amount of more than 20 wt. %, based on total weight of the microspheres, and wherein the organic lanthanide metal complex comprises a lanthanide ion and organic ligands with which the lanthanide ion forms the complex; and thereafter (b) replacing at least part of the organic ligands in the organic lanthanide metal complex microsphere with phosphate in a chimie douce reaction, wherein the lanthanide metal is present in the resulting microsphere in an amount of more than 20 wt. %, based on total weight of the microsphere, and wherein the lanthanide metal complex in the resulting microsphere comprises a lanthanide ion and phosphate.
US09334297B2	Chiral imidazolium salts for asymmetric catalysis Planar chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes that incorporate an iron sandwich complex into the NHC framework are disclosed for use in organocatalytic and transition metal-catalyzed reactions.
US09334290B2	Substituted tetrahydrocarbazole and carbazole carboxamide compounds Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) wherein: the two dotted lines represent either two single or two double bonds; Q is: R1 is F, Cl, —CN, or —CH3; R2 is Cl or —CH3; R3 is —C(CH3)2OH or —CH2CH2OH; Ra is H or —CH3; each Rb is independently F, Cl, —CH3, and/or —OCH3; and n is zero, 1, or 2. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease.
US09334287B2	High-fluidity non-caking dianhydrohexitol pellets Dianhydrohexitol pellets, whose fluidity is preserved even after lengthy storage, include between 90% and 100%, preferably between 95% and 100%, and more preferentially between 97% and 100% of dianhydrohexitols by weight, on a dry weight basis, and have the particularity of not being subject to caking. A process for preparing the dianhydrohexitol pellets is also described.
US09334282B2	Macrocyclic indoles as hepatitis C virus inhibitors The present invention relates to inhibitors of HCV replication of formula (I), the N-oxide forms, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts, the quaternary amines and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein R1; R3; and R4 have the meaning defined in the claims. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in HCV therapy.
US09334279B2	Hepatitis C virus inhibitors Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula (I) are disclosed. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed.
US09334272B2	Derivatives of purinic and pyrimidinic antiviral agents and use thereof as potent anticancer agents Novel N-acylated, O-acylated and (bis or tris)-N,O-acylated derivatives of purinic and pyrimidinic nucleoside analogs, pharmaceutical compositions containing same, and uses thereof for treating proliferative diseases or disorders are disclosed.
US09334259B2	Aryloxyacetamide compound and pesticide The present invention provides a pesticide comprising an aryloxyacetamide compound represented by formula (IV) (wherein in formula (IV), R1a represents an alkyl group or the like, R2 to R5 independently represents an alkyl group, X represents a halogen atom or the like, n represents an integer of 0 to 5, Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom) or salt thereof as an active ingredient.
US09334255B2	Method of producing beraprost An improved method is described for making single isomers of synthetic benzoprostacyclin analogue compounds, in particular the pharmacologically active 314-d isomer of beraprost. In contrast to the prior art, the method is stereoselective and requires fewer steps than the known methods for making these compounds.
US09334253B2	Direct trifluoromethylations using trifluoromethane A direct trifluoromethylation method preferably using a trifluoromethane as a fluoro-methylating species. In particular, the present method is used for preparing a trifluoromethylated substrate by reacting a fluoromethylatable substrate with a trifiuoromethylating agent in the presence of an alkoxide or metal salt of silazane under conditions sufficient to trifluoromethylate the substrate; wherein the fluoromethylatable substrate includes chlorosilanes, carbonyl compounds such as esters, aryl halides, aldehydes, ketones, chalcones, alkyl formates, alkyl halides, aryl halides, alkyl borates, carbon dioxide or sulfur.
US09334252B2	Process for preparing a divinylarene dioxide A process for preparing a divinylarene dioxide including reacting (a) at least one divinylarene, (b) hydrogen peroxide, (c) at least one iron-containing catalyst, and (d) an excess of amine hydrogen halide, under conditions to form a divinylarene dioxide.
US09334239B2	Amorphous form of quinoline derivative, and method for producing same The invention provides an amorphous form of 4-(3-chloro-4-(cyclopropylaminocarbonyl)aminophenoxy)-7-methoxy-6-quinolinecarboxamide.
US09334235B2	Plasmalogen compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and methods for treating diseases of the aging Described herein are routes of synthesis and therapeutic uses of 1-alkyl, 2-acyl glycerol derivatives of formula I: which when administered to mammalian biological systems result in increased cellular concentrations of specific sn-2 substituted ethanolamine plasmalogens independent of the ether lipid synthesis capacity of the system. Elevating levels of the specific sn-2 substituted species in this way can cause lowering of membrane cholesterol levels and the lowering of amyloid secretion. These compounds can be used for the treatment or prevention of diseases of aging associated with increased membrane cholesterol, increased amyloid, and decreased plasmalogen levels, such as neurodegeneration (including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and age-related macular degeneration), cognitive impairment, dementia, cancer (e.g. prostate, lung, breast, ovarian, and kidney cancers), osteoporosis, bipolar disorder and vascular diseases (such as atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia).
US09334225B2	Vinyl esters of isononanoic acid starting from 2-ethyl hexanol, methods for the production thereof and use thereof Process for preparing the vinyl ester of isononanoic acid starting out from 2-ethylhexanol, characterized in that (a) 2-ethylhexanol is dehydrated in the presence of a catalyst to form octene; (b) the octene obtained in step a) is converted into an isononanoic acid having one more carbon atom; and (c) the isononanoic acid obtained in step b) is converted into the corresponding vinyl ester.
US09334219B2	Process for the preparation of a stable polymorphic form of Atovaquone The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a stable polymorph III of Atovaquone exhibiting characteristic peaks (expressed in degrees 20±0.2°θ) at about 6.9, 9.6, 14.1, 14.7, 17.0, 18.5, 19.1, 19.9, 20.3, 22.0, 22.6, 23.2, 24.2, 26.8, and 28.5, which comprises: (a) providing a sample of Atovaquone particles; (b) heating the sample of Atovaquone particles at a minimal temperature of between 140° C. to 160° C. depending on the particle size of the sample; and (c) cooling the sample to obtain the stable polymorphic form of Atovaquone.
US09334218B2	Process for making phenol and/or cyclohexanone A cleavage process for making phenol and/or cyclohexanone, the process comprising: (A) providing a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide; (B) contacting the feed with a catalyst under cleavage reaction conditions effective to produce a cleavage effluent comprising phenol and cyclohexanone, the catalyst having a collidine uptake of at least 20 μmol per gram of the catalyst and comprising an aluminosilicate molecular sieve of the FAU-type, an oxide binder, and a clay.
US09334213B2	Process for the alkoxylation of (per) fluoropolyether alcohols A convenient process for the manufacture of alkoxylated derivatives of PFPE alcohols is herein provided. The process envisages the use of a boron-based catalyst and an iodine source and is characterized in that a PFPE alkoxide is prepared separately, contacted with a boric acid triester of the same PFPE alcohol and finally submitted to alkoxylation in the presence of an iodine source. The process allows achieving an alkoxylation degree of at least 2 with high yields and under conditions that are convenient on an industrial scale.
US09334207B2	Integrated process to coproduce trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane Disclosed is an integrated manufacturing process to co-produce (E)1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, (E)1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoro-propane starting from a single chlorinated hydrocarbon feed stock, 240fa. The process includes a combined liquid or vapor phase reaction/purification operation which directly produces (E)1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (1233zd(E)) from 240fa. In the second liquid phase fluorination reactor 1233zd(E) is contacted with HF in the presence of catalyst to produce 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (245fa) with high conversion and selectivity. A third reactor is used for dehydrofluorination of 245fa to produce (E)1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (1234ze(E)) by contacting in the liquid phase with a caustic solution or in the vapor phase using a dehydrofluorination catalyst. This operation may be followed by one or more purification processes to recover the 1234ze(E) product.
US09334195B2	Fabrication of dual structure ceramics by a single step process The subject invention discloses a method for the preparation of a dual structure cellular ceramic object where a dispersion of a ceramic precursor a chain-growth or step-growth polymer precursor and a solvent is heated to a first temperature at a first rate followed by heating to a second temperature at a second rate and holding the temperature to form a sintered dual structure cellular ceramic object which is then cooled at a third rate to room temperature. The dual structure cellular ceramic object has a dense surface layer over at least a portion of the object that abruptly yet smoothly and continuously transitioning into a porous ceramic.
US09334192B2	Dielectric ceramic composition and multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same The present invention relates to a dielectric ceramic composition, method for preparing the same, and electronic device using the same. According to the present invention, there is provided a dielectric ceramic composition which allows use of a nickel internal electrode, sintering under a reducing atmosphere, and having 1000 or higher dielectric constant while providing excellent dc-bias properties and reliability which is close to paraelectric property. The composition of the present invention can generate high effective capacity under high DC voltage, have strong resistance against electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage, and be used for preparing an electronic device having low acoustic noise.
US09334183B2	Methods for the treatment of ballast water A process has been developed to selectively dissociate target molecules into component products compositionally distinct from the target molecule, wherein the bonds of the target molecule do not reform because the components are no longer reactive with each other. Dissociation is affected by treating the target molecule with light at a frequency and intensity, alone or in combination with a catalyst in an amount effective to selectively break bonds within the target molecule. Dissociation does not result in re-association into the target molecule by the reverse process, and does not produce component products which have a change in oxidation number or state incorporated oxygen or other additives because the process does not proceed via a typical reduction-oxidation mechanism. This process can be used for the remediation of water, particularly ballast water.
US09334174B2	Method for synthesizing spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles, spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles produced by said synthesis method, and carrier for gene gun which comprises said spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles Problem. Provided are a method for synthesizing spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles, which is easy to operate, does not take a long time for synthesis, and can easily adjust the particle diameter and the pore diameter of the spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles in accordance with the application thereof; spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles produced by the synthesizing method; and a gene gun carrier consisting of the spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles. Solution. A method for synthesizing spherical porous titanium oxide nanoparticles, includes: a step of reacting titanium isopropoxide and carboxylic acid in supercritical fluid, wherein the supercritical fluid is supercritical methanol, and the carboxylic acid is formic acid, acetic acid, benzoic acid, o-phthalic acid, fumaric acid, or maleic acid.
US09334156B2	Chip package and method thereof A chip package includes a semiconductor chip, an interposer, a polymer adhesive supporting layer, a redistribution layer and a packaging layer. The semiconductor chip has a sensor device and a conductive pad electrically connected to the sensing device, and the interposer is disposed on the semiconductor chip. The interposer has a trench and a through hole, which the trench exposes a portion of the sensing device, and the through hole exposes the conductive pad. The polymer adhesive supporting layer is interposed between the semiconductor chip and the interposer, and the redistribution layer is disposed on the interposer and in the through hole to be electrically connected to the conductive pad. The packaging layer covers the interposer and the redistribution layer, which the packaging layer has an opening exposing the trench.
US09334154B2	Hermetically sealed package having stress reducing layer A sealed package having a device disposed on a wafer structure and a lid structure boned to the device wafer. The device wafer includes: a substrate; a metal ring disposed on a surface portion of substrate around the device and a bonding material disposed on the metal ring. The metal ring extends laterally beyond at least one of an inner and outer edge of the bonding material. A first layer of the metal ring includes a stress relief buffer layer having a higher ductility than that of the surface portion of the substrate and a width greater than the width of the bonding material. The metal ring extends laterally beyond at least one of the inner and outer edges of the bonding material. The stress relief buffer layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than the coefficient of expansion of the surface portion of the substrate and less than the coefficient of expansion of the bonding material.
US09334147B2	Vial breaker The invention relates to a device for vial opening comprising an external container, in which a closed vial having a vial body and a vial head is arranged, and comprising a hollow space in the region of the vial head, whereby the hollow space comprises at least one opening and a connection to the vial, whereby the vial head, at least regions thereof, is arranged in the connection of the hollow space to the vial, and the walls of the external container comprise at least one deformable region or are altogether made of a deformable material, whereby tilting of the vial with respect to the connection is made feasible, and the diameter of the connection is adapted to the dimensions of the vial head in such a manner that the vial head can be fractured or broken off the vial body when the vial is being tilted with respect to the connection.
US09334142B2	Method and device for installing an elevator in an elevator shaft The invention relates to a method and device for installing an elevator in an elevator shaft, having the following steps: i) arranging a model in the elevator shaft, so that the arranged model represents nominal dimensions of an outline of the elevator; ii) arranging at least one light source at a nominal position of the model, so that the light source is directed in a provided travel direction of the elevator; iii) projecting a light beam starting from the light source, wherein the light beam defines the nominal position along the provided travel direction in the elevator shaft; and iv) using information about at least one location of at least one projection point of the light beam in the elevator shaft for installing the elevator.
US09334141B2	Wound rope or cord support A support comprising a handhold in the center with two ends extending straight out in opposite directions away from the handhold for winding and storing a rope or cord in a secure condition in a figure-8 configuration around the ends of the support using a flexible tie affixed at one end to the center of the support to wrap around and secure the rope or cord to the support when the other end of the tie is fastened to a cleat located in the center of the support. A method of winding and releasing a line on the support.
US09334140B2	Sheet processing apparatus, image forming system, and sheet conveying method A sheet processing apparatus includes: first to third pairs of conveying members; and a bifurcating claw that moves to a first guiding position for guiding the sheet to the second pair of conveying members, a second guiding position for guiding a deflected portion of the sheet to the third pair of conveying members, and a third guiding position for guiding a leading end of the sheet to the third pair of conveying members. The second pair of conveying members is rotated backward in a state in which the sheet is held by the first pair of conveying members and the second pair of conveying members, to guide the deflected portion to the third pair of conveying members and cause the deflected portion to be folded by the third pair of conveying members.
US09334136B2	Unrolling device, particularly for materials in rolls, with material alignment control An unrolling device, particularly for materials in rolls, with material alignment control, comprising elements for unrolling a roll of material to be unrolled, the device further comprising elements for detecting at least one lateral edge of the material unrolled from the roll which are adapted to detect quantitatively the movement of the edge transversely to the unrolling direction of the material.
US09334132B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes: first and second recording modules; a storage accommodating a recording medium; a first path extending from the storage to the first recording module; a second path extending from the storage to the second recording module and including a first shared portion shared with the first path; a first roller pair disposed downstream of a branch position on the first path; and a second roller pair disposed on the first shared portion. The controller is configured to: determine whether a trailing edge of the recording medium on which recording is being performed by the first recording module is located downstream of the first roller pair on the first path; and when the trailing edge is located downstream of the first roller pair on the first path, cause the second roller pair to supply a recording medium from the storage to the second recording module.
US09334131B2	Sheet conveyer and image reading apparatus A sheet conveyer, comprising: a sheet support surface; a first roller to convey sheets; a second roller to separate one by one the sheets; a holder to be swingably supported about a swing center axis, wherein the first roller is attached to the holder to be rotatable; and a pressing unit to press the first roller toward the sheet support surface, wherein the pressing unit is disposed between a first portion of the holder and a second portion opposite to the sheet support surface with respect to the holder, the pressing unit is configured to press the first portion to move away from the second portion, and the pressing unit and the first roller are disposed not to overlap with each other in regard to an axis direction of the first roller.
US09334127B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for transporting substrates in electronic device manufacturing An electronic device processing system is disclosed. The system includes a transfer chamber including facets and a plurality of single-entry process chambers coupled to the facets, wherein at least some process chambers are non-focalized process chambers, at least one load lock chamber, and a robot apparatus operable to transport substrates between the process chambers and the load lock chamber(s). Robot apparatus includes an upper arm, a forearm, and a wrist member adapted for independent rotation relative to the forearm about a wrist axis, and an end effector adapted to carry a substrate. Various degrees of yaw may be imparted to the wrist member in order to service the non-focalized process chambers. Systems and methods are also provided as are other aspects.
US09334124B2	Material handling conveyor vehicle Material handling solutions for a mobile conveyor vehicle are provided. In one aspect, a vehicle having an infeed and output conveyor is provided, one of the conveyors being mounted non-rotatably to the vehicle and positioned by rotation-in-place of the vehicle via four wheel steering. In another aspect, a dust control cover for a telescoping conveyor is provided, having a pair of flexible flaps which are parted by a plough-shaped chute which travels through a gap between the flaps and delivers material to the lower conveyor section. In another aspect, a hydraulic fluid transmission system for a mobile conveyor vehicle is provided which makes use of at least one hollow structural element to route the hydraulic fluid. The structural member may radiate heat from the fluid for example to melt snow on the vehicle structure.
US09334122B2	High-speed conveyor belt comprising woven fabric and apparatus employing same A conveyor belt comprises woven fabric having a mesh structure which imparts the belt with air permeability permitting suction of air therethrough. In one embodiment, the woven fabric is such that a portion made in plain weave in a low-density weave pattern of prescribed width in which at least one warp yarn and at least one weft yarn are woven together alternates with a portion made in satin weave in a high-density weave pattern of prescribed width in which five to twelve warp yarns and the same at least one warp yarn as in the low-density weave pattern are woven together. This alternation of low-density weave pattern(s) and high-density weave pattern(s) may create stripe(s) disposed in the conveying direction of the belt. Portion(s) made in satin weave may be disposed at one or both side end(s) of the belt.
US09334119B2	Conveyance device for granular materials A plurality of buffer plates shaped in a plate project from an inclined surface of a chute of a transfer portion for transferring hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets in a manner that a planar direction of each of the buffer plates intersects with an inclination direction of the inclined surface. Hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets flowing on the inclined surface contact the buffer plates, so that a flow direction of the hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets is changed to reduce a flow speed of the hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets. By the reduction of the flow speed, impact applied on the flowing hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets is weakened, so that breakage due to the impact during transfer of the hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets can be inhibited.
US09334106B2	Insulating tank cover An insulative cover for large tanks containing a fluid. The insulative cover utilizes rectangular panels to cover a majority of the fluid surface and trapezoidal or wedge shaped panels to form a ring around the rectangular panels. Each panel utilizes a locking rim to allow the panels to interlock when installed. In this way the rectangular panels cover the main surface but leaves spaces where the rectangular panels do not match with the curvature of the tank. These spaces are covered by the trapezoidal panels.
US09334102B1	Hunting game insulated cooler A thermally protective storage cooler with a plurality of hardened material walls. The cooler also has at least one aperture formed in a first wall of the hardened material walls and at least two apertures formed in a second wall of the hardened material walls. In the cooler, the second wall is adjacent the first wall so that each of the at least one aperture and the at least two apertures is for receiving a respective portion of a body of game when a portion of the body of the game is stored in an interior of the cooler.
US09334096B2	Multiple inspection system and method that inspects different medications A multiple inspection system and method that inspects packages filled with at least two different medications that are to be consumed by a patient is described. The method includes filling each package with the at least two different medications. A package that is to be inspected is selected by a process control module. A first automated inspection examines the different medications with a first measurement device. A first measurement result is generated. A first automated inspection result is generated by comparing a first expected inspection value with the first measurement result. A second automated inspection having a second measurement device generates a second measurement result. A second automated inspection result is generated by comparing a second expected inspection value with the second measurement result. An analytical module then proceeds to compare the first automated inspection result and the second automated inspection result.
US09334094B2	Resealable packaging device and method for packaging collectible items A resealable packaging device comprises a frame having a combination of multiple layers made of opaque material, each opaque layer comprising one ore more apertures for insertion of a display container. The display container comprises a removable transparent cover or cap surrounded by rigid opaque material allowing one or more items to be sealed within the display container. A method for packaging at least one object is also disclosed.
US09334086B2	Locking sample case for high value aromatic materials A locking sample case used for displaying high-valued aromatic materials. The sample case has a stage for holding the material, a cover configured to mate with the stage, and a base to mate with the mated stage and cover assembly. The base has a lock mechanism to lock the stage to the base. The cover has tabs that secure the cover to the stage. The sample case is configured so that when the stage is mated to the base, the tabs cannot disengage from the base, so the cover cannot be removed from the stage when the stage is mated with the base. The cover has windows and closable vents to allow a potential buyer to see and smell the aromatic material. The sample case is configured to have a tether that can only be detached when the base is decoupled from the stage.
US09334079B2	Logistics crate module and method of transporting goods A crate module which includes a quadrilateral tray portion with a load carrying side and an opposing side. The tray portion is delimited by four successively connected peripheral edges and has form fitting elements. The crate module also includes four side panels each of which have a proximal end, from which the side panel is pivotably connected to a respective peripheral edge, and a distal end having a counterpart form fitting element which is configured to cooperate with a corresponding form fitting element of the tray portion of a similar logistics crate in a superposed configuration. At least one of the side panels is pivotably connected to the respective peripheral edge on said opposing side of the tray portion.
US09334078B2	Can manufacture A metal can body formed from a base stretching, drawing, and ironing process has a base having a hardness that is greater than the raw sheet, a thickness that is less than raw sheet, and a grain aspect ratio that is elongated relative to the raw sheet.
US09334067B2	Real-time aircraft maintenance terminal There is described a portable data transmission unit comprising a communications link for electrical connection to an aircraft engine to be maintained; an application coupled to a processor and configured for capturing in real time performance data indicative of a performance of the aircraft engine and making the performance data available for analysis upon landing of the aircraft, retrieving maintenance data related to the aircraft engine and performing maintenance operations on the aircraft engine; a user interface to display the maintenance data and receive input data, the maintenance operations performed on the aircraft engine directly through the data transmission unit using the input data and the maintenance data; a microphone to convert sound waves into an electric current; a speaker to convert analog audio signals into air vibrations to make audible sound; and a transceiver to transmit and receive in real time voice and data signals wirelessly across a network.
US09334065B2	Lightning-resistant fastener, cap, and method of mounting lightning-resistant fastener There are provided a lightning-resistant fastener and a cap, which, while assuring sufficient insulation properties, provide improved workability and highly stable quality to thereby enable a reduction in the manufacturing cost of an airframe, and a method of mounting the lightning-resistant fastener. A hole 32 is formed in a cap 30, and a screw groove 32a is formed in the hole 32. The configuration enables the cap 30 to be reliably and easily positioned and installed on a fastener member 24 and reliably prevents the cap 30 from coming off after the installation thereof. This improves the workability to reduce the production cost while assuring sufficient insulation properties and enables the cap 30 to be installed with stable quality irrespective of workers. Preferably, the cap 30 is made of a resin in view of mass producibility, weight reduction, and the like.
US09334049B1	Single blade rotor system for use in a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft This disclosure is directed to a single blade propeller and systems, devices, and techniques pertaining to assisting in critical stages of flight (e.g., takeoff, landing, emergency situations, etc.) in vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The single blade propeller may be incorporated into fixed and rotary wing VTOL aircraft as part of a first propulsion system. The first propulsion system may include one or more single blade propellers driven by electric motors, combustion engines, and/or hybrid engines. Each of the single blade propellers may include a lift-producing blade and a counterweight opposite the lift-producing blade. As each of the single blade propellers spins, it may produce lift in a direction approximately perpendicular to the horizon to effect vertical flight.
US09334047B2	Method and system for the powered self push back of an aircraft A powered self push back method and system for an aircraft are provided to move an aircraft on the ground safely during push back without assistance from an external tug vehicle or the aircraft main engines. The method employs constant cooperative communication and signals between the pilot and the ground crew during the push back process to ensure that push back of the aircraft is safe, efficient, and reduces aircraft turnaround time. The powered self push back system used in conjunction with this method includes at least one powered self-propelled aircraft drive wheel powered by a wheel drive assembly that can be activated by pilot input controls or by remote control exteriorly of or interiorly to the aircraft in response to ground crew signals to activate the driver to rotate the drive wheel in a reverse, push back direction, causing the aircraft to move in the push back direction or in a forward direction for taxi and takeoff in accordance with activation of the controls.
US09334044B2	Method for generating hydraulic power in an aircraft, use of a hybrid power control unit and drive system A method for generating hydraulic power in an aircraft, the aircraft having a drive system comprising at least one transmission shaft connected to a power control unit, the power control unit having an electric motor and a hydraulic displacement machine connected to a differential gear unit for driving a common output shaft. The method includes switching the hydraulic displacement machine into a pump mode, arresting the output shaft, rotating the electric motor such that the hydraulic displacement machine is driven due to the arrested output shaft and supplying the fluid flow into a hydraulic system. A drive system of an aircraft may thereby be used for either moving control surfaces or for generating hydraulic power in an aircraft. This hydraulic power may be used to cover hydraulic load peaks during aircraft operation or to power hydraulic devices without the need of additional hydraulic power generation components.
US09334040B2	Landing gear door damping mechanism for aircraft The invention provides a damping mechanism which comprises a damper; and a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism comprises a coupling member which is pivotally attached to the damper and has a pivot bearing for pivotally connecting the coupling member to a structure when in use; and a fitting which can be engaged with the coupling member to couple the fitting with the damper and disengaged with the coupling member to decouple the fitting from the damper. More, the coupling member has a pair of parallel planar faces which taper outwardly from the pivot bearing to a convex curved edge, an upper edge and a lower edge; and a first and a second recess formed in the convex curved edge, a rib between the first and the second recesses and, a third recess formed in the lower edge.
US09334039B2	Composite laminate structure A structure comprising a composite laminate having an edge; and an impact indicator which is carried by the edge and comprises a resin which fractures upon impact. The fracture provides permanent visible evidence of impact damage, for instance by cracking or by one or more pieces breaking off from the impact indicator. As well as providing such visible evidence of impact damage, the impact indicator may also provide an element of impact protection. Typically the impact indicator is formed from a resin which is more brittle and less strong than the material forming the composite laminate. For instance the material forming the composite laminate may be reinforced, and the resin forming the impact indicator may be un-reinforced.
US09334022B2	Surf wake system for a watercraft An adjustable surf wake system enhances a wake formed by a watercraft travelling through water. The system may include a flap for deflecting water traveling past the stern of the watercraft, and/or a positioner operably connected to the flap for positioning the flap relative to a longitudinal axis of the watercraft between a neutral position and an outward position. Positioning a port flap in its extended position enhances a starboard surf wake, and positioning the starboard flap in its extended position enhances a port surf wake.
US09334019B2	Vehicle with shaft transmission and electric motor A vehicle with a driveshaft transmission system having a driveshaft and a hub at a wheel of the vehicle, a battery pack and an electric motor for propelling the vehicle arranged at the driveshaft as well as a driveshaft transmission system. The electric motor can be a motor of the external rotor type having an inner stator part and an outer rotor part, the inner stator part having a central passage for the driveshaft. The driveshaft transmission system has an auxiliary motor with a planetary gear and a one-way overrunning clutch, the one-way overrunning clutch and the planetary gear being arranged between the driveshaft and the rotor part.
US09334016B2	Bicycle rear derailleur A bicycle rear derailleur comprises a first member, a second member and a locking structure. The second member is pivotally attached to the first member about a pivot axis. The locking structure fixes a relative position of the first and second members with respect to a rotational direction about the pivot axis. The locking structure is configured to release the relative position of the first and second members from a fixed state upon a predetermined load being provided to one of the first and second members in the rotational direction with respect to the pivot axis.
US09334012B1	Brake safety apparatus A brake safety apparatus that prevents an over the handlebar accident caused by applying too much brake force to the front brake of a bicycle is presented. The present invention works by effectively extending the length of the brake cable connected between the brake lever and the brake caliper on the front brake of a bicycle. An embodiment of brake release system comprises a brake cable housing coupled to a piston at a distal end of the lumen of a housing. The piston resides within the lumen of the housing. Between the piston and the proximal end of the housing is a compression spring with a desired spring rate and a preload breakout force. The proximal end of the housing is fixedly coupled to the front braking system of a bicycle.
US09334010B2	Motorcycle handlebar with shock absorber A handlebar assembly including a pair of handgrip portions extending outwardly from a mounting portion and configured for generally vertical, arcuate movement relative to the mounting portion. One or more shock absorbing arrangements may be provided to produce a force tending to resist downward movement of the handgrip portions. Desirably, the handgrip portions are adjustable in height relative to the mounting portion.
US09334007B2	Bicycle including frame with inflatable segments A bicycle includes a frame, a front steering assembly rotatably coupled to the frame, a front wheel rotatably coupled to the front steering assembly, and a rear wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. The frame includes an inflatable segment and a valve in communication with the inflatable segment for selectively inflating and deflating the inflatable segment.
US09334006B2	Straddle-type vehicle A motorcycle of the present invention comprises a main frame, a fuel tank, and a bracket for fastening a front end portion of the fuel tank to a front portion of the main frame. The bracket includes a bracket body of a flat plate shape, and frame joining portions which partially swell from the bracket body toward the main frame on a reverse surface of the bracket body, wherein the reverse surface is configured to contact the main frame. The frame joining portions are configured to contact the main frame such that a gap through which a throttle cable extends is formed between the bracket body and the main frame. This makes it possible to place the cable such that the cable does not extend around an outer periphery of the bracket provided to fasten the fuel tank to the vehicle body frame.
US09334005B2	Front structure of motorcycle In a motorcycle including a screen, a meter panel is arranged at the vehicle front of a rider, and a visor is arranged at the vehicle front of the meter panel. The visor is higher than the meter panel to form an air intake for taking in traveling wind between the visor and the meter panel. A duct extends to a rear side of the screen from the air intake at the vehicle rear of the visor, so that the duct can introduce traveling wind to the rear side of the screen.
US09333998B2	Undercarriage assembly with carrier skid An undercarriage assembly includes a link assembly, including a plurality of laterally spaced pairs of track links pivotally connected to one another at pivot joints to form an endless chain, each laterally spaced pair of track links including a first track link and a second track link with a space between the first track link and the second track link. The undercarriage assembly may also include a first carrier skid projecting upward into the space between the first track link and the second track link of at least one of the laterally spaced pairs of track links.
US09333995B1	Crosswind airflow countering thrust assembly and transport vehicle formed therewith A transport vehicle includes first and second sides, an exterior top surface, an exterior side surface depending downwardly from the exterior top surface at the first side, an inlet juxtaposed to the exterior side surface, an outlet juxtaposed to the exterior top surface, and a nozzle assembly coupled between the inlet and the outlet, the inlet for receiving a portion of a crosswind airflow against the exterior side surface of the transport vehicle and deflecting the portion of the crosswind airflow upwardly into the nozzle assembly as a diverted airflow, the nozzle assembly for routing the diverted airflow upwardly from the inlet toward the outlet and deflecting the diverted airflow outwardly through the outlet as a countering thrust airflow over the exterior top surface toward the second side of the transport vehicle for producing a reaction force for at least partially countering the crosswind airflow.
US09333987B2	Support for a mudguard The invention relates to an improved support for a mudguard. The support at hand comprises an L-shaped arm (1) to which an arcuate support (2) is fastened and the mudguard is connected to the arcuate support (2); a removable fastening means is provided and makes it possible to fasten the arcuate support (2) to the arm (1) in a position chosen from among a plurality of different positions of the support (2).
US09333983B2	Dual-state steering wheel/input device A steering wheel is configured as a dual-state input device configured to operate in two distinct states based on a current driving mode. In a manual driving mode, the input device is configured to control a limited set of vehicle functions and in an autonomous mode the input device is configured to control an expanded set of vehicle functions. The steering wheel includes a wheel rim movably mounted on a steering column and a hub disposed within a center of the wheel rim on the steering column, the main body portion comprising an interactive touch screen disposed on the main body portion. The wheel rim is configured to disengage from the hub and move along the steering column to a retracted position.
US09333973B2	Speed change control system for vehicles A speed change control system for reducing shift shocks of clutch-to-clutch shifting is provided. The control system is applied to a vehicle in which a transmission having engagement devices is connected to an output side of a prime mover, and in which a gear stage of the transmission is shifted among a plurality of stages by changing engagement states of the engagement devices. The speed change control system carries out a clutch-to-clutch shifting from a predetermined gear stage to another gear stage by reducing a torque capacity of the predetermined engagement device to be disengaged while increasing a torque capacity of another engagement device to be engaged.
US09333968B2	Method for gearchange in a hybrid vehicle A method for gearchange in a gearbox of a vehicle driving, said vehicle having a propulsion system comprising a combustion engine with an output shaft (2a), a gearbox (3) with an input shaft (3a), an electric machine (9) comprising a stator and a rotor, and a planetary gear comprising a sun gear (10), a ring gear (11) and a planet wheel carrier (12). The gearchange is carried out with the components of the planetary gear allowed to rotate with different rotational speeds and is finished by interlocking them. The combustion engine is controlled with respect to rotational speed during the gearchange towards the rotational speed required for the interlocking.
US09333967B2	Method for controlling a drive system of a vehicle, a drive system, a computer program, a computer program product and a vehicle A method for controlling a drive system of a vehicle. The drive system includes a combustion engine (2) with an output shaft (2a), a gearbox (3) with an input shaft (3a), an electrical machine (9) that comprises a stator (9a) and a rotor (9b), and a planetary gear that comprises a sun gear (10), a ring gear (11) and a planet wheel carrier (12). If the torque from the combustion engine and the electrical machine is sufficient for the operation of the vehicle with the planetary gear in the released state, and if the fuel consumption of the vehicle with the planetary gear in the released state is lower than in the locked states, then control the electrical machine and the combustion engine so that the requested torque is provided while the planetary gear is in the released state. Otherwise the planetary gear is arranged in the locked state and the method is terminated.
US09333965B2	Control strategy for operating a locking differential A drive train having a locking differential and a control unit for controlling operation of the locking differential. The control unit is responsive to selected vehicle characteristics to sua sponte activate or inactivate a locking mechanism of the locking differential to cause the locking differential to operate in a locked manner or an unlocked manner, respectively. A method for operating a locking differential is also provided. The method includes: utilizing only preselected vehicle criteria indicative of the operational state of the vehicle to identify a situation in which a locking mechanism associated with the locking differential is to be energized; and responsively energizing the locking mechanism.
US09333954B2	Driver assistance system for a motor vehicle A driver assistance system and method are disclosed which provide improved determination of possible collision objects. The system includes at least one sensor and a classification device. The threshold value of the classification device for classifying an object sensed by the at least one sensor as a possible collision object is lowered when a possible hazard situation in a region of surrounding located in front of the motor vehicle is determined based on data received from an inter-vehicular communication device. As a result, hazard situations which may not yet be determined by means of sensors belonging to conventional vehicles because of the distance or the position of the possible hazard situation with respect to the motor vehicle can be detected earlier.
US09333952B2	Vehicle brake system In a brake-by-wire brake system which includes a motor actuated cylinder configured to produce a brake fluid pressure according to an operating stroke thereof and an electric motor for actuating the motor actuated cylinder, the control mode is normally based on a fluid pressure control, but is switched to a stroke control when the brake pedal is released for the purpose of quickly reducing the operating stroke of the motor actuated cylinder to an initial value. To avoid a sudden increase in the noises of the electric motor at the time of switching from the fluid pressure control to the stroke control, a limit circuit limits electric current supplied to the electric motor when the control mode is switched from the fluid pressure control to the stroke control.
US09333950B2	Window cleaning system for a motor vehicle In the case of a window cleaning system for a motor vehicle, a washing fluid line (6) is manufactured integrally with plug-type coupling parts (8). Movable components and a sealing ring (15) are arranged on bushing-type coupling parts (9). The bushing-type coupling parts (9) are arranged on a washing fluid pump (2), on washing nozzles (4) and on a T connector (7). By this means, the window cleaning system is constructed in a particularly simple manner and can be manufactured cost-effectively.
US09333943B2	Webbing take-up device A restriction rotating body is provided at a carrier plate, on the opposite side of a sun gear to a planet gear. When an internal-toothed gear is displaced together with a sensor gear in the rotation radial direction thereof, the internal-toothed gear presses a shaft portion of the restriction rotating body, and further, a gear portion of the restriction rotating body presses the sun gear. Due thereto, the amount of relative displacement of the internal-toothed gear with respect to the sun gear can accordingly be reduced. Moreover, since the restriction rotating body does not mesh with the internal-toothed gear, the restriction rotating body can be easily assembled after assembly of the planet gear. The planet gear can accordingly be easily assembled prior to assembly of the restriction rotating body.
US09333942B2	Belt roller A belt roller for a safety belt having a belt coil for winding and unwinding the safety belt. The roller includes a lockable locking base which is connected to the belt coil and which is suitable for blocking the belt coil in the event of an abrupt rotation of the belt coil in the belt unwinding direction. The roller also includes a force transmission element which couples the belt coil and the locking base in a locking position and is inactive in an unlocking position. The force transmission element has a base member and a shearing portion which can be sheared off.
US09333941B2	Position detector, seat belt retractor having this position detector, and seat belt apparatus having this seat belt retractor A position detector is provided that can detect the position of a moving member with a higher degree of accuracy. In one form, a rotation sensor includes a magnet in which N-pole magnets and S-pole magnets are arranged alternately and circularly and that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of a spool, and first and second Hall elements and that are disposed apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the magnet and detect the poles of the N-pole magnets and S-pole magnets. In that case, the first and second Hall elements and are both unipolar detection type Hall elements that detect only the S-pole. The magnetization width of the S-pole magnets is set large, and the magnetization width of the N-pole magnets is set small.
US09333939B2	Airbag, airbag unit, and vent hole open/close control method Provided are an airbag, an airbag unit, and a vent hole open/close control method that facilitate control of opening and closing of a vent hole, and suppress an increase in weight and cost of the airbag unit vent hole.The airbag 1 includes a vent hole 4, an open/close device 5 configured to open and close the vent hole 4, and a stretch tether 6 stretchable in stages and connected to the open/close device 5 and an airbag component. The stretch tether 6 assumes, depending on an expansion and unfolding status of the airbag 1, a first stage including transition from a slack state to a tense state, a second stage including stretching to a predetermined length while maintaining the tense state, and a third stage including being slackened when the driver contacts the airbag 1. The open/close device 5 maintains the vent hole 4 in the open state in the first stage, maintains the vent hole 4 in the closed state in the second stage, and shifts the vent hole 4 to the open state in the third stage.
US09333936B2	Method for injection molding of an airbag case A method for injection molding of an airbag case comprising a chute channel and a flap, with the chute channel being adapted to receive an airbag. The injection molding is carried out in a mold and comprises the following steps: arranging in the mold a net, manufacturing the flap and the chute channel by injecting plastic matter into the mold, by overmolding plastic matter on the net by manufacturing a continuity of material between the chute channel and the flap, with a portion of the net being isolated from the injected plastic material, in a closed protective space delimited between a wedge mobile and a first matrix of the mold. An airbag case in particular manufactures with such a method and dashboard for a vehicle.
US09333914B2	LED short-circuit detection circuit, LED drive device, LED lighting device, and vehicle An LED short-circuit detection circuit produces an LED short-circuit detection signal by monitoring an LEDC terminal voltage (a first voltage obtained at a chip-to-chip node in a row of LED chips, or a divided voltage thereof) and an LEDR terminal voltage (a second voltage obtained by dividing the end-to-end voltage of the row of LED chips).
US09333913B1	Real time vehicle safety alert system A real time vehicle safety alert system for monitoring and alerting of hazards proximate a traveling vehicle includes an alert module in data communication with a processor and memory. The alert module may be positioned in a vehicle and in data communication with the vehicle's computer. A global position system is in communication with the processor for determining a current global position associated with the alert module. A receiver is in data communication with the processor and configured to receive alert signals from remote sources. The processor causes the receiver to receive an alert signal and to determine the type of emergency and a global position associated with the received signal. If the alert signal is within a predetermined distance of the position of the alert module, an associated alert message is published to the alert module. If the vehicle computer senses an emergency, a transmitter transmits an alert message.
US09333902B2	Device and a method for determining control parameters to adjust the light distribution of a right headlight and a left headlight when driving through a curve A device for determining control parameters to adjust the light distribution of a vehicle headlight when driving through a curve from a first or second angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the first angle determined from first information, namely measurements and/or parameters to be adjusted via actuators of the vehicle, such as speed, steering angle, yaw rate, steering angle of the front wheels, distance from a second vehicle, or road progression ahead of the vehicle, with a control means to determine the first angle the second angle, with an interface to connect the device with actuators to adjust the light distribution of the headlight, where control parameter-signals can be provided.
US09333899B1	Securing cargo for rail transport using polymer foam material A cargo restraint panel may include a foam component. That foam component may have at least one polymer foam sheet. A front face fibrous reinforcing material may be bonded to and substantially cover a front face of the foam component. A rear face fibrous reinforcing material may be bonded to and substantially cover a rear face of the foam component. The cargo restraint panel may include one or more edge guards. Cargo may be secured in a railcar or other conveyance by, e.g., placing cargo restraint panels between cargo units.
US09333894B1	Truck bed protector A truck bed protector utilizes protective coverings and attachment brackets enabling installation within a truck bed. The protective coverings can be arranged in a variety of ways in order to protect either the inside of the truck or the outside. Further, with use of tent posts, the protective coverings can be used as a tent or as protection from the sun. The protective coverings can also be joined to cover cargo or be used for advertising purposes when covering the outside of the truck.
US09333892B2	Grain cart with movable conveyor system A granular commodity wagon or grain cart assembly that includes a movable conveyor assembly supported by the grain cart. The conveyor assembly is movable between a stowed position and an in-use position. When in the stowed position, the conveyor assembly facilitates a compact footprint of the grain cart assembly for storage and/or transportation. When in the in-use position, the conveyor assembly can be oriented in generally longitudinal alignment with the longitudinal axis associated with the direction of travel of the grain cart assembly to facilitate loading of the cart with a commodity, such as grain, seeds, or beans collected by a harvester or other secondary harvest or collection and/or transport and/or storage vehicle or container.
US09333869B2	Charging apparatus for a vehicle with seven electrical contacts A vehicle charging apparatus includes a charging source, a charging plug, a charging socket, a charging control device, an alternating-current charging device and a power switching device. The charging socket has seven electrically assignable contacts, the first contact being connected as a pilot contact by way of a pilot line with the charging control device, the second contact being connected as proximity contact by way of a proxy line with the charging control device, the third contact being connected as a protective grounding conductor contact by way of a ground line with the vehicle ground, the fourth contact being connected as a neutral conductor contact by way of a neutral line with the alternating-current charging device, the fifth contact being connected as a phase 1 contact by way of a phase 1 line with the alternating-current charging device, the sixth contact being connectable as a positive direct-current contact by way of a DC+ line and by way of the power separating device with an energy accumulator, and the seventh contact being connectable as a negative direct-current contact by way of a DC− line and by way of the power separating device with the energy accumulator. The DC+ line is connected by way of a first electric branch line with the neutral line or the phase 1 line, and the DC− line is connected by way of a second electric branch line with the neutral line or the phase 1 line.
US09333864B2	Wake-by-control pilot circuit for onboard battery charger An on-board battery charging system for a plug-in electric vehicle has a charging unit for charging a high-voltage battery and a controller for controlling and managing current flow used to support charging related operations for the high-voltage battery. The controller may detect a connection between the on-board battery charging system and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and is configured to enter a sleep mode when a control pilot signal from the EVSE is either absent or indicative of a delayed charge mode. The charging system may include a wake-by-control pilot circuit operable to wake the controller from the sleep mode when the control pilot signal is detected and when the control pilot signal transitions from a non-zero static DC voltage to an active PWM signal.
US09333861B2	Method of calculating power consumption of air conditioner A method of calculating power consumption of an air conditioner is provided. The method includes calculating, b a controller, a parameter of an autoregressive moving-average (ARMA) model using past initial temperature and target temperature data of an air conditioner as an input variable of the ARMA model, and past accumulated power consumption data of the air conditioner as an output variable of the ARMA model. The controller is configured to set a current target temperature of the air conditioner and detect an indoor temperature of a vehicle, in which the air conditioner is installed. In addition, the controller is configured to substitute the current target temperature, the indoor temperature, and the parameter to the ARMA model, and predict current accumulated power consumption of the air conditioner.
US09333855B2	Transfer case A transfer case for transferring a driving torque of a driving unit of a motor vehicle to a first axle and a second axle of the motor vehicle. The transfer case includes a housing, an input shaft allocated to the driving unit, a first driven shaft allocated to the first axle, and a second driven shaft allocated to the second axle and offset parallel to the input shaft. The transfer case further includes an offset drive for transmitting driving torque from the input shaft to the second driven shaft. The offset drive comprises a gear wheel coaxial to the input shaft or to the driven shaft. The gear wheel is rotatably mounted on a section of the housing.
US09333853B2	Torque vectoring axle assembly A vehicle driveline with an axle assembly having an input member, a first output member, a second output member and a power distribution system that includes a transmission and a differential. The differential has first and second differential outputs. The first differential output is coupled directly to the first output member. The transmission is configured to control rotary power transmitted through the differential to the first and second output members. The axle assembly is operable in a first mode, which has no effect on a torque transmitted from the second differential output to the second output member, a second mode, which reduces the torque that is transmitted from the second differential output to the second output member, and a third mode that increases the torque that is transmitted from the second differential output to the second output member.

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