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US09365090B2	Climate control system for vehicles using thermoelectric devices The present disclosure provides a system for controlling the climate of a vehicle. The system includes a thermoelectric module and a heat exchanger. The thermoelectric module includes thermoelectric elements powered by electric energy. The thermoelectric elements emit or absorb heat energy based on the polarity of the electrical energy provided. The thermoelectric module and the heat exchanger heat or cool the air flow provided to the cabin of the vehicle.
US09365084B2	Self-inflating tire and pressure regulator A self-inflating tire assembly includes an air tube connected to a tire and defining an air passageway, the air tube being composed of a flexible material operative to allow an air tube segment opposite a tire footprint to flatten, closing the passageway, and resiliently unflatten into an original configuration. The air tube is sequentially flattened by the tire footprint in a direction opposite to a tire direction of rotation to pump air along the passageway to a regulator device. The regulator device regulates the inlet air flow to the air tube and the outlet air flow to the tire cavity.
US09365081B2	Pneumatic tire security system employing internal high pressure air bag A system for allowing a pneumatic tire supported on a wheel rim of a vehicle to continue in operation after rupture of the tire. The system includes an air bag container which divides the interior tire volume into a radial outer chamber providing normal pressure for inflation of the tire and a radial interior chamber, within the air bag, which is inflated to a substantially higher pressure. The container is intended to rupture when the tire is deflated by a puncture or the like allowing the higher pressure air bag to escape from its container and fill the entire tire volume at a normal operating pressure.
US09365072B2	Painting canvas protective device Channel shaped corner devices for mounting to the corners of stretcher bars of an artwork frame and complementary channel shaped rails constructed to be connected between the corner devices by means of resilient snap on clips.
US09365070B2	File binder, printed matter set, and printed matter A file binder 103 has a back side plate member 2, a projecting member 3, and a front side plate member 6. A lower end part 5 of the back side plate member 2 is bent forward. The projecting member 3 projects forward from a part of the back side plate member 2 higher than the lower end part 5. The front side plate member 6 extends downward from a front end part of the projecting member 3 beyond a front end edge 80 of the lower end part 5, and forms a gap 81 from the front end edge 80. Pillar shape protruding portions 15 protrude backward from the front side plate member 6 under a lowermost end of the back side plate member 2, and beyond the front end edge 80, and reach the substantially same plane as a back surface of a main body part 4 of the back side plate member 2.
US09365068B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit and a control unit. The image processing unit acquires information of a printing rate representing a ratio of an image printed on a sheet from the sheet. The control unit determines a decoloring temperature used for a decoloring process based on the acquired information of the printing rate.
US09365062B2	Display input device and image forming apparatus including the same as well as method for controlling the display input device A display input device, when it has been determined that a plurality of messages, display periods of which overlap with each other, are mutually similar, selects one of the plurality of mutually similar messages as a display message to be displayed, and displays the display message in a display mode corresponding to a highest one of respective importance levels of the plurality of mutually similar messages, while not displaying, among the plurality of mutually similar messages, a message other than the display message.
US09365042B2	Liquid supply device and liquid jetting system A liquid supply device 10 is equipped with a liquid containing chamber 16, a transport tube 15 for sending the liquid inside the chamber 16 to a liquid jetting device 20, first and second members 171 and 172 sandwiching the tube 15, and a cam 173 that determines the position of the first member 171 relative to the second member 172. The tube 15 is equipped with an elastic portion 151 that elastically deforms and is flattened. In the first rotation position, the cam 173 arranges the first member 171 such that there is a space that allows the liquid to flow inside the part 151 between the first and second members 171, 172. In the second rotation position, the cam 173 arranges the first member 171 such that the elastic portion 151 is flattened by the first and second members 171, 172, and the liquid inside cannot flow.
US09365029B2	Vacuum drum system in a printing material sheet processing machine and drying unit A vacuum drum system for a printing material sheet processing machine includes suction grooves for pneumatically holding a sheet of printing material and closing slides disposed in the suction grooves. A drying unit having the vacuum drum system is also provided.
US09365028B2	Method for finishing a building board and building board A method for finishing a building board, in particular a wood material or plastic board or a mixture of wood material and plastic. The building board includes a top side and an underside and opposite side edges. The method includes embossing a structure and/or a relief in at least the top side of the building board. A pattern is applied to the embossed side of the building board. The pattern is sealed by the application of an abrasion-resistant layer to the pattern.
US09365021B2	Systems and methods for layered manufacturing Provided are systems and methods for layered manufacturing using dispenser robots. The system for layered manufacturing may comprise a plurality of dispenser robots configured to dispense one or more materials. The one or more materials may be layered one on top of another to form a plurality of products. The system may also comprise a moving unit configured to enable movement of the plurality of dispenser robots in relation to the plurality of products. The plurality of dispenser robots may include a plurality of holders configured to grip and release piece of materials. Additionally, the system may comprise one or more attachment units configured to attach the one or more materials to the plurality of products.
US09365018B2	Method of forming reinforced tubing A method of forming a reinforced tubular medical device in a continuous operation, and a medical device formed by the continuous method. An elongated core capable of movement about a line is provided. An elongated tubular member is formed around a moving length of the core by extruding a coating of a functionalized polymer around the moving core length, applying a reinforcing member to an outer surface of the functionalized polymer coating along the moving length, and extruding a polymeric outer jacket over the functionalized polymer and reinforcing member along the moving length, such that a bond is formed between the functionalized polymer and the polymeric outer jacket. The elongated tubular member is cut to desired length to form the tubular medical device, and the core is removed from the device.
US09365005B2	Method of controlling the management of annular anchoring structures in a process and a plant for building tyres for vehicle wheels A method of controlling the management of annular anchoring structures in a process and a plant for building tires for vehicle wheels, includes: a) feeding pairs of first annular anchoring structures from a first storage region to a bead-forming machine; b) loading a plurality of second annular anchoring structures into a second storage region; c) carrying the second annular anchoring structures from the second storage region to the first storage region; and d) feeding pairs of second annular anchoring structures from the first storage region to the bead-forming machine. The method includes the sequential cyclic repetition of the above actions.
US09365004B2	Flexible stretch hose having inwardly extending web portions connecting adjacent pairs of reinforcing coils, with hose properties enhanced by annealing A flexible, stretchable, crush resistant hose particularly well suited for supplying breathing gases to patients in medical applications and the like has a helix defined by reinforcing coils of thermoplastic material, and a web of thermoplastic material bonded or welded to adjacent ones of the coils, preferably near outer diameter portions of the coils. The web extends radially inwardly between the adjacent pairs of the reinforcing coils to define a helical reverse-direction crease that can be located closer to or farther from a centerline of the hose than is the inner diameter of the reinforcing coils. The thermoplastic material of the hose is stress relieved by an annealing process performed during axial compression of the hose at a time after the hose has been formed.
US09365003B1	Extrusion lamination with registered cold seal adhesive The present invention is a method for forming a laminate for use as a flexible packaging wrapper for confections and other food bars. An outer clear film usually oriented polyolefin is printed, preferably reverse printed, with graphics. In a tandem extrusion lamination with registered cold seal process a molten, polyolefin extrudate is applied to bond the outer printed film to an inner film. The inner film is preferably oriented polyolefin and may have a metallized coating of aluminum buried against the extrudate. Finally, a pattern of cold seal adhesive is applied to the inner film surface. The flexible package made with the extrusion lamination process offers improved stiffness, puncture resistance, abrasion resistance and durability over a similar structure produced with adhesive lamination.
US09364993B2	Deciduous teeth matrix jewelry and method of manufacture The invention discloses jewelry made of disinfected, pulverized and chemically bonded primary teeth. The teeth are pulverized into two or more parts, located in a mold, and bonded with a bonding agent to form a tooth matrix that is shaped for connection to a jewelry frame. In another embodiment, a hollow interior of a deciduous tooth is filled with a bonding agent. The tooth is positioned in a mold with other tooth particles and bonded to form the tooth matrix. In another embodiment, the hollow interior and/or occlusal of a deciduous tooth is filled with a bonding agent to form a tooth matrix for mounting on a jewelry frame. A display side of the tooth is positioned adjacent to a display surface in a mold. A bonding agent fills the space between the tooth and the mold to form a solid tooth matrix. The solidified tooth matrix is machinable.
US09364983B2	Injection apparatus An injection apparatus includes a pressure accumulating portion, which is connected to an injection cylinder, and a speed reduction mechanism, which reduces the speed of the injection cylinder arranged in the injection apparatus. The speed reduction mechanism includes an actuating member, which moves integrally with a rod of an injection cylinder rod, and a restriction member, which is arranged in a flow passage for draining or supplying hydraulic oil from or to the injection cylinder, and variably narrows the flow passage in conjunction with movement of the actuating member.
US09364982B2	Method of manufacturing an illuminated surgical instrument An illuminated surgical instrument is disclosed. One embodiment of the illuminated surgical instrument comprises a cannula and an injection-molded light-sleeve adjacent to and encircling at least a portion of the cannula. The surgical instrument can be a vitrectomy probe having a cutting port disposed at a distal end of the cannula. The light-sleeve can terminate near a distal end of the cannula, for example, near the cutting port of the vitrectomy probe. The light-sleeve is optically coupled to a light source. The light-sleeve can be injection-molded during manufacture using the cannula as an insert for the injection molding. The light-sleeve can be oriented for providing illumination in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the instrument.
US09364978B2	Method and device for arranging a label in a mould Methods and structures are shown for a variety of ways to arrange a label in a mould cavity. One is a method for arranging a label in a mould cavity of a mould, which mould cavity is delimited by an internal peripheral surface that defines a first axial axis of the mould cavity, the method comprising: providing a mandrel having a peripheral wall that defines an axial direction and a peripheral direction, wherein the peripheral wall further defines a second axial axis, the peripheral wall being provided with: a peripheral part having a shape that substantially corresponds to a shape of a part of the internal peripheral surface of the mould cavity, and a non-convex part that extends in the axial direction of the peripheral wall of the mandrel, arranging the label around the peripheral wall of the mandrel, which label comprises a first side edge part and a second side edge part, in which the label is arranged around the peripheral wall of the mandrel in such a manner that the second side edge part overlaps the first side edge part viewed in the peripheral direction of the mandrel at a location of the non-convex part of the peripheral wall of the mandrel, introducing the mandrel with the label arranged around the peripheral wall thereof into the mould cavity, transferring the label from the peripheral wall of the mandrel to the internal peripheral surface of the mould cavity, wherein the mandrel and the mould are arranged with respect to one another in such a manner during transfer of the label from the peripheral wall of the mandrel to the internal peripheral surface of the mould cavity, that the first axial axis of the internal peripheral surface of the mould cavity and the second axial axis of the peripheral wall of the mandrel are eccentric with respect to one another.
US09364956B2	Multiple joints robot with mechanism for cooling motor A multiple joint robot includes a movable body, a motor for generating power to actuate the movable body, a motor housing for accommodating the motor, and a cooling structure for dissipating heat generated from the motor. The cooling structure includes a heat conductor in the motor housing, and the heat conductor forms a heat conductive path for transmitting heat from the motor to the motor housing. The heat conductor has a first surface in contact with a heat generating surface of the motor and a second surface in contact with an inner surface of the motor housing. A position of the heat conductor can be adjusted to form the heat conductive path by sliding the first surface and/or the second surface along the opposed heat generating surface or inner surface. The heat conductor includes a metal plate.
US09364955B2	Stabilizing apparatus for highly articulated probes with link arrangement, methods of formation thereof, and methods of use thereof An apparatus for driving an articulating probe comprises an elongate probe constructed and arranged to articulate in at least one predetermined degree of motion and to transition from a flexible state to a rigid state, and a force transfer mechanism constructed and arranged to apply a force to the probe. The force is selected from the group consisting of a force that causes probe to articulate in the at least one predetermined degree of motion and a force that causes the probe to transition from the flexible state to the rigid state. The base structure is attached to portion of the force transfer mechanism and the elongate probe; the base structure comprising one or more stabilizing elements constructed and arranged to resist undesired movement of the probe caused by force from the force transfer mechanism.
US09364945B1	Combination press and puller tool One embodiment of a modular combination press and puller tool consisting of a tool body (4) comprising a tubular element open at both ends and with a plurality of elongated fins radially displaced on the outer surface of the tubular element, with the long axis of the fins parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular element, the fins having a plurality of apertures, and one end of the tubular element at least partially threaded (16) on the internal diameter.
US09364943B2	Quick rotatable wrench A quick rotatable wrench includes a first bar including a first position limit portion and a rotary connector, a second bar including a second position limit portion having a shape complementary to the first position limit portion and a recessed accommodation chamber, and a position limit device to secure the rotary connector to the inside of the recessed accommodation chamber in such a manner that the first bar is movable relative to the second bar between an engaged position where the first and second position limit portions are engaged together to secure the first bar and the second bar together and a released position where the first and second position limit portions are disengaged from each other and the rotary connector is rotatable in the recessed accommodation chamber for allowing relative rotation between the first bar and the second bar.
US09364932B2	Device for a body's spherical motion control A device for a body's spherical motion control connected with a frame by means of a spherical joint arranged on a shank connecting the body with the frame and through actuating arms with drives, where the shank is sectional and the spherical joint is arranged between the first part of the shank which is firmly fixed to the frame and the second part of the shank which is firmly fixed to the body, whereas the number of parallel arms with drives is redundant. In order to increase the accuracy of both the self-calibration itself and a follow-up positioning of the body in the work area and to achieve a large range of the body's rotating, the number of parallel arms with drives is five at minimum and the length of the first part of the shank connected to the frame is longer than the distance of the body edge from the point of connection of the shank to the body.
US09364930B2	Method of machining a thin-walled structure A method of manipulating a thin-walled structure includes providing a thin-walled structure in a first unconstrained configuration, constraining the thin-walled structure to a first constrained configuration in which a first feature of the thin-walled structure is spatially located relative to the a second feature of the thin-walled structure in a predetermined manner, wherein an open volume of the thin-walled structure is constrained to maintain a predetermined open volume shape, and machining the thin-walled structure to a second constrained configuration in which the first feature of the thin-walled structure remains spatially located relative to the second feature of the thin-walled structure in the predetermined manner.
US09364919B2	Apparatus and method for laser deposition welding using a powdery welding material An apparatus and method are provided for laser deposition welding of powdery welding material. The powdery welding material is conveyed via a nozzle coaxial with respect to a laser beam directed in a focused manner with a constant focal length onto a processing region through the nozzle onto the processing region. Optical elements are arranged in a laser optical unit for the shaping and guidance of the laser beam. The laser optical unit is attached to a processing head and can be moved with the processing head parallel to the laser beam by a first drive. The plane of the focal point can thereby be changed with respect to the surface. The nozzle can be moved independently of the laser optical unit parallel to the optical axis of the laser beam by a second drive.
US09364916B2	Method and device for producing a hole in an object A method and device for producing a hole in an object is disclosed. The method includes the generation of a beam for removing material such that a bottom of a borehole is placed in a focus position of the beam, and a removal of material by impingement of the beam on the bottom of the borehole. A repeated placing of the bottom of the borehole in a focus position of the beam in order to compensate for the increased depth of the hole as a result of the removal of material is combined with a step of changing a radiation characteristic of the beam when the bottom of the borehole is repeatedly placed in a focus position.
US09364910B2	Wire electrical discharge machining system, wire electrical discharge machining method, and workpiece A mechanism capable of decreasing wires which are not appropriately supplied with power and performing the electrical discharge machining high in uniformity between multiple wires. A wire electrical discharge machining system configured to slice a workpiece at an interval of wires arranged side by side at equally spaced intervals causes the wire to travel in the same direction and includes a power feed contact configured to collectively supply a machining power supply to a plurality of the traveling wires, in which two adjacent power feed contacts respectively come into contact with the plurality of the wires supplied with the machining power supply and arranged without being aligned in the direction vertical to the direction in which the wire travels.
US09364906B2	Power tool with high-speed electric motor A hand-held power tool includes a motor having a stator and a rotor, the motor being configured to rotate the rotor at a speed of at least 40,000 rpm, an output shaft directly driven by the rotor, a tool accessory shaft configured to support a tool accessory, and a two-stage speed reducing transmission operably connecting the output shaft to the tool accessory shaft. The two-stage speed reducing transmission is configured to drive the tool accessory shaft at a rate less than the rotor speed, for example, at a rate less than or equal to 37.5% of the rotor speed.
US09364893B2	Die casting apparatus A die casting apparatus includes: an electromagnetic pump body disposed at a plunger sleeve-side end portion of a molten metal holding furnace; and a connecting pipe connected to the electromagnetic pump body and the plunger sleeve to provide communication between the electromagnetic pump body and a molten metal feed port, the connecting pipe being separable from the electromagnetic pump body. The die casting apparatus further includes a moving mechanism configured to allow the electromagnetic pump body to move between an inclined state where the electromagnetic pump body is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane in the molten metal holding furnace at an angle of approximately 45 degrees and an upright state where the electromagnetic pump body is perpendicular to the horizontal plane in the molten metal holding furnace.
US09364892B2	Centrifugal casting machine for manufacturing rotor Disclosed herein is a centrifugal casting machine, including: a rotating plate rotating by means of a motor; a cylindrical sleeve installed on the rotating plate and having an internal diameter corresponding to an external diameter of silicon steel plates constituting a core in the sleeve; an upper mold internally installed on the sleeve to define a first molding space into which a molten metal is introduced to mold an end ring; a lower mold internally installed on the sleeve to define a second molding space into which a molten metal is introduced to mold an end ring; a dummy shaft fitted in the center of the core and coupled to the lower mold; a cap coupled to an upper end of the dummy shaft to press the core; and a hydraulic ram coupled to the lower mold to move the lower mold up and down and coupled to the rotating plate to rotate therewith.
US09364882B2	Roller hemming device and roller hemming method A roller hemming device includes a large diameter roller having a large tapered surface and a small diameter roller having a small cylindrical surface. The small diameter roller is coaxially disposed with the large diameter roller. The small diameter roller and the large diameter roller enable to relatively move in an axial direction. The outer diameter of the small cylindrical surface is smaller than the minimum outer diameter of the large tapered surface.
US09364879B2	Cooling control method, cooling control apparatus, and cooling water amount calculation apparatus The present invention provides a cooling control method which comprises calculating cooling conditions required for cooling the steel plate to a predetermined temperature for a plurality of positions inside a cooling apparatus based on measured temperatures at a time when the steel plate passes through the cooling apparatus by a thermometer disposed at the entry-side of the cooling apparatus and setting a cooling schedule, calculating a heat transfer coefficient from the set temperature and a cooling water density for cooling one surface of the steel plate, calculating a cooling top water density from the calculated heat transfer coefficient, and controlling the amounts of cooling water of the cooling apparatus based on the ratio of the cooling bottom water density and cooling top water density so as to cool the steel plate to a predetermined cooling end temperature.
US09364878B2	Method, computer program and rolling mill train for rolling a metal strip The invention relates to a method, a computer program and a rolling mill train for cold rolling a metal strip (200). In order to achieve a shortening of undesired off-gauge lengths, the method according to the invention provides that the head (210) of the metal strip (200) already undergoes a thickness reduction at the first active rolling stand (n) in the rolling mill train, and then is transported on to the next rolling stand, in order to undergo a further thickness reduction there. The method according to the invention also provides for further reducing the initial pass thickness at the n-th rolling stand in accordance with the tensile stress that has built up in the meantime between the n+1-th and the n-th rolling stand.
US09364876B2	Cadaver disposal systems and techniques Apparatus and a method for decomposing a body of a deceased person, as an alternative to traditional cremation. The apparatus includes a primary vessel where the body is treated with a highly basic solvent to render the body into skeletal remains and liquid remains. A clamp is applied to the skull during processing for solvent access to the skull. A secondary vessel is used to receive the liquid remains from the primary vessel and further treat them. During this further treatment, the skeletal remains left in the primary vessel after the liquefied portion has been transferred to the secondary vessel, can be treated to be decolorized and deodorized, and then returned to the decedent's next of kin as ash-like material.
US09364863B2	Method for forming an ultrasound transducer array An ultrasound transducer array is formed with stealth dicing. A laser is used to form defects within the piezoelectric substrate and along the desired kerf locations. The substrate is fractured along the defects. A controlled expansion, such as using thermal expansion, may be used to establish the desired kerf width. Spacers may be used to maintain the desired kerf width. The kerfs are filled to create the ultrasound transducer array.
US09364855B2	Method for coating metal surfaces with an activating agent prior to phosphating This invention relates to a method for phosphating metal surfaces in which the metal surfaces are treated with an aqueous phosphate and titanium-based colloidal activating agent prior to phoshating, wherein the activating agent comprises at least one water-soluble silicon compound having at least one organic group. The invention also relates to a corresponding activating agent.
US09364844B2	Dispensing head with a new flow adjustment unit for a pop-up underground sprinkler An underground sprinkler of the pop-up type, comprising a main tubular outer body, intended to be vertically buried underground, and an inner body or moving piston slidably inserted into said main body, includes a water dispensing head provided with a diffusing unit at the top of said inner body or piston. The above-mentioned moving piston is typically elastically held in a resting position with its head lowered, and it is displaceable to the irrigation position with its head lifted by a pressure of the water supplied to the base of the main body. The dispensing head comprises a jet adjusting unit arranged in such a position as to be manually accessible from the outside when said head is lifted to the irrigation position.
US09364843B2	Wirelessly deployable marker flag system A wirelessly deployable marker system is provided that allows a user to remotely activate one or more marker flags from individual marker flag assemblies when marking the location of landmarks and obstacles on a lawn. Each marker assembly comprises an elongated marker flag supported by a housing and spring-biased within the housing to elevate the marker into a deployed state. A solenoid latch secures the marker flag within the housing when pressed thereinto, while a wireless transmitter is used to activate the solenoid and therefore release the marker flag from the housing. The solenoid latch engages the marker flag when the flag is within the housing, and allows a spring to elevate the marker flag from the housing when the solenoid latch is withdrawn from the flag. In this way, the flag is remotely deployable, and thereafter can be inserted into the housing manually by the user.
US09364835B2	Unit for supplying sheet-like material for a document shredder The invention relates to a unit for supplying sheet-like material for a document shredder, wherein the unit has a main body on which a paper support having a support face is disposed such that by at least one conveying element in each case one sheet is successively drawn off a stack of paper/sheet-like material which is supported on the support face and conveyed toward a supply slot of the document shredder, wherein the at least one conveying element is a conveyor roller, the sleeve face of which includes a multiplicity of structured part-areas such that the static friction between this conveyor roller and the respective sheet is increased.
US09364833B2	Micro-fluidic modules on a chip for diagnostic applications A chip having a substrate for amplifying genetic material includes a substrate heater having a plurality of substrate heating resistors. The heating resistors define a first temperature zone for maintaining a first temperature, a second temperature zone for maintaining a second temperature below the first temperature, and a third temperature zone for maintaining a third temperature between the first and second temperatures, on the substrate. A flow path formed on the substrate allows conveying of reactions to the first temperature zone, the third temperature zone, and the second temperature zone so as to undergo denaturing, annealing, and extension, respectively, according to a polymerase chain reaction process, for at least one cycle.
US09364820B2	Oxygen reduction catalyst and electrochemical cell An oxygen reduction catalyst of an embodiment includes: a stack of single-layer graphenes; and a phosphorus compound, wherein some of carbon atoms of the graphenes are replaced by nitrogen atoms, and the phosphorus compound has a peak of phosphorus 2p orbital of 133.0 to 134.5 eV in X-ray photoelectron spectrum.
US09364812B2	Freeboard tar destruction unit A tar destruction unit for a biomass gasifier is described, comprising a catalyst and/or heating means situated within the free-board section of the gasifier. Also described is a biomass gasifier having such a tar destruction unit.
US09364809B2	Fuel conditioning modules and methods Fuel conditioning modules that condition a combustible fuel prior to combustion are provided so that fuel to be conditioned is brought into contact with a fuel conditioning insert which includes a zeolite catalyst material comprised of a mixture of zeolite particulates and rare earth metal or metal oxide particulates in a solid resin binder disposed in a housing flow through passageway such that the fuel flowing in the passageway between inlet and outlet ends of the housing contacts the fuel conditioning insert assembly. The catalytic metal is most preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of copper, aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, magnesium, chromium, barium, calcium, platinum, palladium, nickel, bronze and iron. The zeolite catalyst material may be dispersed in the form of solid chips throughout a mass of metallic elements form of a catalytic metal.
US09364794B2	Method to remove carbonate from a caustic scrubber waste stream A method to recover caustic from a caustic waste stream comprises reducing the temperature of a caustic waste stream comprising dissolved Na2CO3 to a temperature less than or equal to the temperature at which the Na2CO3 precipitates from the caustic waste stream to form a caustic waste stream comprising precipitated Na2CO3 and separating the precipitated Na2CO3.
US09364791B1	Carbon dioxide decomposition Carbon monoxide and oxygen gas can be produced from carbon dioxide by introducing a supply of CO2-containing gas to a CO2 permeable porous media. The CO2 permeates through the media to separate the CO2 from other species in the CO2-containing gas supply. An oxygen-deficient ferrite material, disposed on a surface of the CO2 permeable porous media, contacts with the separated CO2 at decomposition reaction conditions to produce CO and O2. Corresponding devices for treating exhaust gases from a CO2 exhaust gas-producing apparatus are also provided.
US09364789B2	Method for recovering hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide The present invention provides a method for recovering hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide using a supported silver catalyst, and a method for purifying a gas stream containing hydrogen sulfide using such a catalyst.
US09364782B1	Separation of gases using GME framework type zeolites The present disclosure relates to the selective separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) from multi-component gas feedstreams containing CO2 utilizing a GME framework type zeolite substantially free of non-GME framework type material.
US09364781B2	Method and apparatus for wet desulfurization spray towers A method and apparatus or system is provided for cleaning a flue gas and/or cooling a flue gas with a dispersed finely divided absorption liquid. As such, the absorption liquid is dispersed in a wet scrubber through which flue gas flows for absorption liquid and flue gas intermingling and contact to produce a cleaned flue gas. The absorption liquid supplied to the wet scrubber is dispersed from upwardly spraying anti-clogging nozzles and downwardly spraying nozzles arranged to maximize absorption liquid and flue gas contact with minimal spray interference between nozzles.
US09364776B2	Concentrator filter A method and an apparatus for separating suspended matter from liquid includes a concentrator filter that draws the liquid out of the suspension while the filter kept unblocked by a sparging filter that allows scrubbing of the concentrator filter by gas bubbles. This invention can be used to replace cross-flow filtration and centrifugation in the bioprocess industry and to reduce the volume of suspensions to concentrate the yield of the end product in the chemical industry.
US09364766B2	Propulsion system for a vehicle or a toy vehicle A propulsion system for a vehicle or toy vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises rotary drive means for driving the vehicle along ground, the rotary drive means operating in a plane and having a peripheral ground-engagement part. The system further comprises a rotor comprising one or more rotor blades rotatable about a rotor axis for producing thrust, wherein the rotary drive means and the rotor are positioned relative to each other so that during rotation of the rotor, the rotor blades pass through the plane of the rotary drive means, inside the peripheral ground-engagement part. In this way, the rotor blades are protected by the peripheral ground-engagement part.
US09364765B2	Toy assembly with blower and color changing features A toy assembly includes an air blower than can blow air and particles such as glitter. In one embodiment, the toy assembly includes a doll and an air blower that can blow air and glitter particles as well as change the color of the hair of the doll.
US09364759B2	Method for providing on-line game which systematically maintains monster's aggro points against player character and system thereof Disclosed is a method for providing an online game, comprising the steps of: maintaining an event database recording an aggressive point generation function corresponding to each predetermined event; receiving a particular event from a player character; identifying an aggressive point generation function corresponding to the particular event by referring to the event database; generating aggressive point information according to receipt of the particular event, on the basis of the identified aggressive point generation function; recording the generated aggressive point information in a predetermined monster information database in association with the player character; and determining a target for attack of a monster on the basis of the aggressive point information recorded in the monster information database, and a system thereof.
US09364758B2	Automatic movement of a game character in a protected state An information processing device is configured to execute: setting a protective state for protecting a character from a danger in a game; setting a moving direction of the character in the protective state to a predetermined direction; detecting that the character in the protective state is overlapping with an obstacle in a virtual world; and correcting the moving direction that has been set by the action setting when the obstacle is detected.
US09364752B2	Mobile device, and method and computer readable storage medium therefor A mobile device includes: a location detecting unit configured to detect a location of the mobile device; an operation instructing unit configured to instruct a user to perform a specific operation when the location detecting unit detects a specific location; an operation detecting unit configured to detect the specific operation of the user; a determining unit configured to determine whether the specific operation has been performed at the specific location; and a status changing unit configured to change a status of the mobile device when the determining unit determines that the specific operation has been performed at the specific location.
US09364751B2	Interactive computer game A method for providing an interactive video game over a digital communications network. The method involves operating an interactive computer game on interconnected computer games terminals. The method includes receiving, at each of the computer games terminals, interactive user input data from a controller associated with the computer games terminal and also interactive user input data from a controller associated with each of the other of the plurality of computer game terminals. The method further includes rendering a graphical representation of the computer game based on the interactive user input data. Then, with at least one of the plurality of computer game terminals, non-interactive user input data is received from a controller associated with a further computer games terminal associated with a non-interactive user. The method continues with rendering the graphical representation of the computer game based on the interactive user input data and, selectively, the non-interactive user input data.
US09364746B2	System and method configured to unlock content within a videogame A system and method are configured to provide a videogame to one or more players. The videogame may involve a series of different sets of content within which players perform activities. A group of players may be associated with the content sets. The players may include virtual players controlled by artificial intelligence and one or more real world players. Players may progress through the videogame by moving from content sets to content sets, performing objectives in the various content sets, and interacting with the players within those content sets.
US09364745B2	Apparatus and method for enhancing sound produced by a gaming application A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to modify sound produced by a gaming application according to an otological profile of a user. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US09364741B2	Toy projectile launching system A toy projectile launching system including at least one toy projectile, and at least one toy launcher, each including a receptacle into which a projectile is loaded, a launching mechanism for physically launching a projectile after it is loaded into the receptacle, a target area sensitive to being hit by a projectile, and a display for presenting a message when a projectile, launched by another launcher, hits the target area.
US09364738B2	Recreational board riser A riser for mounting to a rider-support surface of a recreational board and having a binding connected thereto comprises a first plate and a second plate selectively connectable to the first plate along a length of the first plate so as to define a connection location. A plurality of separate and interchangeable dampening members is connectable to each of the first plate and second plate. The plurality of dampening members is spaced along a portion of each first and second plate which is opposite the connection location of the first and second plates. The plurality of dampening members includes a first dampening member and a second dampening member, each having a differing hardness.
US09364731B2	Balanced lower center of gravity hockey stick blade A hockey stick blade of a type having a puck-striking body of weight and an imparting construction material inclined at a selected angle for driving a struck puck a corresponding selected height during its trajectory, has spaced-apart top and bottom surfaces bounding a striking surface there between. A method of improving weight distribution includes removing construction material from the top surface, relocating at least part of said removed construction material or its weight from top surface to clearance positions below the top surface located toward the bottom surface. The removed construction material is from a location not used during puck-striking service of the hockey stick blade, and the removed construction material in the relocated positions contribute to increasing the height attained by the puck struck by the blade.
US09364717B2	Swimming fin The present invention relates to swimming fins used for strength training in fitness swimming and performance swimming. A swimming fin comprises a fin body having top and bottom surfaces, and proximal and distal ends, the fin body defining an opening at the proximal side and configured to receive a foot. A portion of the distal edge is scalloped.
US09364715B2	Spine rehabilitation exercise device A spine rehabilitation exercise device comprises a soleplate; and an exercise mechanism disposed on the soleplate, wherein the exercise mechanism comprises a sliding mechanism movably disposed on the soleplate; a supporting base movably mounted on top of the sliding mechanism, the supporting base being capable of rocking on top of the sliding mechanism; a pillow mounted on the supporting base; and an elastic assembly disposed between the pillow and the supporting base. The whole device has simple structure, convenient assembly, small and compact volume and good mobility and portability; the device can not only have health care and therapeutic effects on spine, but also be used as a pillow on other occasions, thereby having high practicability and better flexibility in use; moreover, the device is not driven by a power supply, so that it is safer and more reliable to use.
US09364714B2	Fuzzy logic-based evaluation and feedback of exercise performance Disclosed herein are techniques and systems for evaluating exercise performance of a user of a fitness system by utilizing one or more intelligent sensors, including at least one camera-based sensor configured to detect image data of the user. The fitness system may include a stationary exercise device, a memory to store personal information about a user, and a processor to generate a set of exercise rules based, at least in part, on the personal information about the user. The fitness system may also include one or more sensors to monitor a physical state of the user, and a fuzzy system to generate an evaluation for the user based, at least in part, on i) the set of rules and ii) output from the one or more sensors. The fitness system may thereby provide real-time, constructive feedback regarding the user's exercise performance based on the sensed data.
US09364712B2	Torque detecting assembly A torque detecting assembly connected to a torque acting assembly and a controller, the torque detecting assembly has a passive rotating member and a rotating angle detecting member. The passive rotating member is mounted on a pivot shaft of a torque bracket of the torque acting assembly and is capable of rotating synchronously with the pivot shaft and the torque bracket in an angular extent. The rotating angle detecting member is mounted on the torque acting assembly and is capable of detecting a signal according to rotating angle variation of the passive rotating member to calculate out a torque value. The torque detecting assembly may detect slight rotation of the passive rotating member and calculate out a corresponding torque value.
US09364710B2	Lower limb bouncing device and hip joint stimulation method A lower limb bouncing device causes knee bouncing by stimulating the hip joint, or base end of a lower limb, while allowing the lower leg, or terminal end of the lower limb, to relax. The device includes: a flap and a motor coupled to the flap. The flap allows a heel resting surface to swing from the motor. The motor includes: an output axis with an eccentric cam; and a pivotable plate on the eccentric cam. The pivotable plate has an attached pivoting end. The flap is on an enclosure side so that the heel can be placed at a minimum height above the floor when the foot is placed on the floor surface. The flap connects to another end of the pivotable plate allowing swing movement by the pivotable plate pivoting around the attached end in response to rotation of the eccentric cam.
US09364704B1	Multi-grip exercise weight apparatus A multi-grip exercise weight apparatus includes a weight plate pivotally attached to a bar handle such that the weight plate is pivotable in both angular directions. A grip ring is disposed around the perimeter of the weight plate. A plurality of support spokes extend from a central hub on the weight plate radially outwardly to the grip ring. A plurality of different grip regions are defined on the grip ring between adjacent support spokes. An end handle, or kettlebell handle, may be attached to the weight plate to provide a looped kettlebell-type grip.
US09364700B2	Waist twisting station A waist twisting station includes a base, a rotating unit for waist twisting, and at least one spring to generate resistance force. The rotating unit has a hoop linked with a spring, which can be pushed away by user's body movement. The inside layer of the hoop has a row of massage balls so that the body movement can exercise the waist and lags as well as receive body massage at the same time to accelerate calorie burning. In addition to the waist twisting hoop, a handle bar with or without spring connected to the base can give user a unique whole body exercise experience.
US09364691B2	Escape device and use method thereof The present invention relates to an escape device, involving a tube, a rail member, and a sliding unit. The tube, extending along a longitudinal direction, is provided with an exit end and intermittently with a plurality of escape openings. The rail member includes a plurality of sliding tracks sequentially connected to one another, wherein the neighboring sliding tracks are connected to each other by associating a relatively wide first end with a relatively narrow second end, the second end facing the exit end of the tube. The sliding unit comprises a deformable member which is adapted to slide on the rail member and configured to be pressed against by the second ends of the sliding tracks such that a slide resistance is generated to reduce sliding velocity. Therefore, the effects for the reduction of descending velocity as well as rapid and safe escape are achieved.
US09364684B2	Aesthetic treatment device and method An aesthetic treatment device including: a multi illumination system having at least one source in the visible region, disposed around a periphery of a predetermined area of skin; an imaging device, sensitive to the illumination system, to discern features on or in the skin within the predetermined area of skin to be treated; multiple treatment light sources mounted on an optical bench and aimed and focused to a point of treatment in the predetermined area of skin; a mechanical guidance system to guide the multiple treatment light sources; and a pulse generator to control power output of the multiple treatment light sources based upon the treatment to be applied to the predetermined area of skin.
US09364681B2	Implantable heart therapy device An implantable heart therapy device connected to at least one right-ventricular electrode and one left-ventricular electrode that sense and stimulate the heart. The at least one right-ventricular and left-ventricular electrodes are each connected to a tachycardia identification unit, wherein the identification unit identifies ventricular tachycardias, and simultaneously evaluates the heart rate at the right-ventricular and at the left-ventricular electrodes. The implantable heart therapy device includes a right-ventricular stimulation unit that delivers antitachycardia stimulation to the right-ventricular electrode, a left-ventricular stimulation unit that delivers antitachycardia stimulation to the left-ventricular electrode, and a therapy control unit that assigns the stimulation location for the antitachycardia stimulation to the slower ventricle side if a dissimilar tachycardia is present.
US09364680B2	Coordinated resuscitation perfusion support This document relates to systems and techniques for the treatment of a cardiac arrest victim via electromagnetic stimulation of physiologic tissue.
US09364672B2	System for deep brain stimulation employing a sensor for monitoring patient movement and providing closed loop control A closed loop system is disclosed for monitoring patient movements, such as tremors, and for automatically controlling an implantable stimulator device on the basis of the detected movements. The system includes a motion sensor such as a wearable item that contains an accelerometer to monitor a patient's movements, such as a ring locatable proximate to a patient's hand tremor. The motion sensor periodically transmits a feedback signal to the implantable stimulator device instructing it to change the stimulation parameters, such as current amplitude, in an attempt to reduce the tremor. The motion sensor can additionally communicate with other system components such as an external controller. In a preferred embodiment, the motion sensor and the implantable stimulator device communicate using short range electromagnetic radio waves.
US09364669B2	Automated method of classifying and suppressing noise in hearing devices The claimed invention is directed to a real-time noise classification and tuning system for cochlear implant and other hearing device applications. The system is capable of automatically selecting the optimized parameters of a noise suppression algorithm in response to different noisy environments. The feature vector and the classifier deployed in the system to automatically identify the background noise environment are selected so that the computation burden is kept low to achieve a real-time throughput. The results reported herein indicate improvement in speech enhancement when using this intelligent real-time hearing device system.
US09364664B2	Apparatus for electrically mediated delivery of therapeutic agents Apparatus for the delivery of an electrical field which facilitates the intracellular delivery of a therapeutic agent to a predetermined site within the tissue of a patient. The apparatus will comprise a plurality of penetrating electrodes arranged in a predetermined spatial relationship, each electrode with a cross sectional area contributing to the total cross sectional area of all electrodes, and structural means incorporating an inanimate source of energy operatively connected to the plurality of electrodes for deploying the electrodes, wherein the source of energy is sufficient to impart a force of at least 1000 pounds per square inch (0.7 kilogram per square millimeter) of total cross sectional area of all electrodes at the initiation of the deployment of the electrodes. The apparatus will also comprise means for generating an electrical field which facilitates the intracellular delivery of a therapeutic agent, which means is operatively connected to said electrodes at least in their deployed state.
US09364654B2	Device for opening a line The present application relates to a device for opening a line, particularly the line of a blood tube or blood bag system, wherein the line has a sealing element that blocks the line passage, wherein the device comprises at least one opening unit that is configured such that the same exerts a force acting upon the line from the exterior, whereby the sealing element is pressed together and the line is opened. The opening unit is contoured such that the line can be inserted into the opening unit only such that the force acting upon the line is exerted exclusively, or at least also in the region, in which the locking element is located.
US09364644B2	Indeflator for inflating therapeutic balloons An indeflator for inflating a therapeutic balloon. A barrel has an interior chamber that receives fluid and an outlet in fluid communication with the interior chamber. A plunger sealingly engages the interior of the barrel. The plunger is selectively movable to dispense fluid through the outlet of the barrel. A coarse inflation control assembly includes a coarse inflation actuator that rotates about a coarse rotational axis to dispense fluid through the barrel at an inverse coarse inflation rate. A fine inflation control assembly includes a fine inflation actuator selectively rotatable about a fine rotational axis to dispense fluid through the outlet at an inverse fine inflation rate. The inverse fine inflation rate is greater than the inverse coarse inflation rate.
US09364637B2	Transcatheter balloon-assisted mitral valve navigation device and method A method for positioning a centering introducer in a heart of a patient, which includes the steps of inserting an anchoring wire delivery catheter through a heart wall and to a treatment region of the heart, deploying at least one anchoring wire from the delivery catheter and into tissue in the treatment region of the heart, and removing the delivery catheter from the heart. A centering introducer can then be advanced along the anchoring wire to the treatment region, wherein the centering introducer includes an introducer element and at least one balloon. At least one of the balloons can then be inflated to reorient the introducer element in at least one direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the centering introducer.
US09364635B2	Computer controlled steerable tip guide catheter A catheter system is provided. The system includes a catheter having an elongated flexible body and one or more electroactive polymer actuators disposed along the elongated flexible body. The electroactive polymer actuators are adapted to cause a change in configuration of the elongated flexible body. The system also includes a controller adapted to transmit the control signal to the electroactive polymer actuators. The controller includes a memory storing a plurality of control signals corresponding to a plurality of predetermined configurations of the catheter and a user-interface coupled to the memory. The user-interface is configured to select one or more configurations from the plurality of predetermined configurations in response to user input.
US09364634B2	Systems and methods for improving catheter hole array efficiency Peripheral catheters having diffusion holes can be reinforced by embedding stripe material within the material of the catheter tube body. The stripe material can be embedded using a coextrusion process. The stripe material may consist of one or more stripes which may be arranged in a straight or non-linear pattern such as a helical pattern. The diffusion holes can be positioned between adjacent stripes or between adjacent portions of a single stripe. The diffusion holes can be formed after the stripe material has been embedded. A lubricant may be applied to a peripheral catheter that includes stripe material and diffusion holes.
US09364628B2	Curvature-adjustable endotracheal tube Provided is a curvature-adjustable endotracheal tube. The curvature-adjustable endotracheal tube includes: a hollow cylindrical tube body configured to maintain a patient's airway; and a curvature-adjusting wire configured to allow an operator to freely adjust the curvature of the tube body to correspond to the curvature of the patient's airway into which the tube body is inserted. Both ends of the curvature-adjusting wire are respectively fixed to a distal portion and a proximal portion of the tube body such that the distal portion is pulled and bent when the proximal portion is bent by the operator.
US09364617B2	Medicament delivery device and actuation mechanism for a drug delivery device Described is an actuation mechanism for a medicament delivery device having a needle with a distal tip. The actuation mechanism comprises an outer sleeve telescopically relative to the delivery device and an inner sleeve telescopically arranged relative to the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is axially translatable relative to the delivery device, and the inner sleeve is axially translatable relative to the outer sleeve. In a first state, the inner sleeve protrudes distally from the outer sleeve and the outer sleeve protrudes distally from the delivery device. In a second state, the inner sleeve is contained within the outer sleeve. Movement of the outer sleeve proximally relative to the delivery device in the second state initiates delivery of a medicament in the delivery device.
US09364616B2	Drive mechanism of a drug delivery device A drive mechanism of a drug delivery device is presented comprising of a piston rod extending in an axial direction to be operably engaged with a piston of a cartridge, the piston rod being adapted to exert distally directed pressure to the piston for expelling a liquid medicament from the cartridge. A housing component to accommodates the piston rod and has a guiding member extending in a lateral plane and being engaged with piston rod for guiding the same in axial direction relative to the housing component. At least one actuation lock is used to engage with the piston rod to inhibit a proximally directed movement of the piston rod relative to the housing component.
US09364613B2	Mounting arrangement and coupling assembly for a drug-delivery device A mounting arrangement for a drug-delivery device is proposed, the mounting arrangement comprising: a plug element with a longitudinal axis (L) and a housing part having a recess with a side wall which is adapted to receive the plug element. At least one of the plug element or the side wall of the recess are provided with a protrusion for fixing the plug element in a given position relative to the housing part by a force-fit engagement. Furthermore, a coupling assembly is proposed, the coupling assembly comprising the plug element and the housing part being mechanically coupled to each other.
US09364610B2	Injection device with cammed ram assembly An exemplary embodiment of injector includes a trigger mechanism, an energy source, and a user-operable firing-initiation member. The trigger member can include a trigger member having a retainer portion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom and a trigger engagement member configured to engage the retainer portion of the trigger member in a pre-firing condition. The energy source can be associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament, and the user-operable firing-initiation member can be operable for causing an axial rotation between the trigger engagement member and the retainer portion from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retainer portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram.
US09364608B2	Method and apparatus for detecting occlusions in an ambulatory infusion pump An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on a series of measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system.
US09364600B2	System and method for optimized apheresis draw and return A blood processing device includes a venous-access device, a blood component separation device, a return line, a draw line, a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, and a first pump. The first pressure sensor is located on the return line between the blood component separation device and the venous-access device, and determines a first pressure. The second pressure sensor is located on the draw line between the blood component separation device and the venous-access device, and determines a second pressure. The first pump is connected to at least one of the return line and the draw line and controls a flow rate within the connected line based on a subject access pressure determined based upon the first and second pressures.
US09364596B2	Controller and power source for implantable blood pump Methods and apparatus for controlling the operation of, and providing power for and to, implantable ventricular assist devices which include a brushless DC motor-driven blood pump, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a control system for driving an implantable pump is provided. The digital processor is responsive to data associated with the operation of the pump received at the data transfer port, and from the program data stored in memory, (i) to determine therefrom, the identity of the pump, (ii) to determine therefrom, electrical characteristics and features of the identified pump, and (iii) to adaptively generate and apply to the data port, control signals for driving the identified pump. Latch mechanisms, an elongated flexible electrical cable with a strain relief segment, and a lower housing portion that is heavier than an upper housing portion, may also be provided with the control system.
US09364591B2	Systems and methods for managing reduced pressure at a plurality of wound sites Systems and methods are presented for providing reduced pressure to and monitoring pressure at a plurality of tissue sites using a plurality of pressure management devices. The pressure management devices are associated with a plurality of sensing conduits that fluidly couple the pressure management devices and the plurality of tissue sites. Other systems, methods, and devices are disclosed.
US09364568B2	Methods to diagnose degenerative disc disease Methods are provided that better describe, and localize the pain generator or suspected pain generator in and around spinal discs in relation to neck or back pain so as to improve the diagnosis of degenerative disc disease. In some embodiments, there are methods for diagnosing a pain generator or a suspected pain generator in a patient suffering from back pain, the methods comprise labeling an inflammatory, vascular, neuronal, and/or metabolic pain marker at a location inside of or adjacent to an intervertebral disc in the patient suffering from back pain to increase an image of the pain marker with an imaging procedure; and imaging the labeled inflammatory, vascular, neuronal, and/or metabolic pain marker in a manner sufficient to diagnose the pain generator or suspected pain generator.
US09364566B2	Aqueous formulation for selective targeting and delivering gene to cancer cells The present invention relates to a cationic lipid based aqueous formulation comprising cationic lipid, dexamethasone and a neutral co-lipid, wherein the said formulation is useful for selective targeting and delivering gene to glucocorticoid receptor expressing cancer cells. Glucorticoid receptors (GR) express in various normal and cancer cells. A lot of ligand activated physiological functions are known involving GR but its role in cancer progression (if any) is not clearly understood. Synthetic GR antagonist, dexamethasone (Dex) finds use as anti-inflammatory drug and is known to induce apoptosis in cancer cells. This Dex is included in a cationic lipid-based formulation as a co-lipid to deliver to and express genes specifically in cancer cells possibly through expressed GR. Gene delivery to cancer cells is independent of the gene construct, and tumor cell line. Normal transformed cells expressing GR but with no cancer lineage show much smaller level of transfection. The composition of the formulation is optimized. The formulation may have particular application to the enhanced delivery of anticancer genetic constructs to cancer, with the synergistic effect of Dex in inducing apoptosis as such.
US09364561B2	Stable micelles of fatty acid esters for the treatment of macular degeneration and primary sclerosing cholangitis Compositions including at least one Omega-3 fatty acid ester and at least one surface active agent are provided; wherein the compositions form micelles when in contact with an aqueous medium. Also provided is a method of administering to a subject such a composition, wherein the at least one Omega-3 fatty acid ester forms micelles when in contact with an aqueous medium, and the bioavailability of the at least one Omega-3 fatty acid ester is substantially independent of a food effect. The compositions are useful for treating cardiovascular conditions or disorders in a subject and for reducing side effects associated with the ingestion of Omega-3 fatty acid esters. Further provided are also various dosage forms for administering the compositions and use of the compositions in functional foods. Provided herein are also kits with instructions on how to administer the compositions.
US09364552B2	Composition for inhibiting after-cataract and method of preparing the same The present invention relates to a composition for inhibiting after-cataract including a hydrophilic sulfasalazine; a high content of hyaluronic acid; and a carrier containing an aqueous solution, and a method of preparing a composition for inhibiting after-cataract including the steps of adding hyaluronic acid powder to a hydrophilized sulfasalazine; and mixing the same with a specific condition.
US09364542B2	Protein formulations containing amino acids Provided are stable protein formulations that contain at least one amino acid. In certain embodiments, amino acid combinations either at least two, or three, or four, or more amino acids are included. By virtue of inclusion of the amino acids, the formulation has low viscosity and a protein in the formulations is physically, chemically, and biological stable even at high concentrations. In further embodiments, by virtue of inclusion of the amino acids, a protein in the formulations is physically, chemically, and biological stable even at high concentrations.
US09364539B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods to vaccinate against candidiasis A Candida albicans bloodstream infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Filament formation and adherence to host cells are critical virulence factors of C. albicans. Multiple filamentation regulatory pathways have been discovered, however the downstream effectors of these regulatory pathways remain unknown. The cell surface proteins in the ALS group are downstream effectors of the filamentation regulatory pathway. Particularly, Als1p mediates adherence to endothelial cells in vitro and is required for virulence. The blocking of adherence by the organism is described resulting from the use of a composition and method disclosed herein. Specifically, a pharmaceutical composition comprised of a gene, gene product, or specific antibody to the ALS gene family is administered as a vaccine to generate an immune response capable of blocking adherence of the organism.
US09364538B2	Compositions containing mixtures of fermentable fibers The present invention relates to synergistic compositions comprising mixtures of fermentable fibers. The present invention specifically relates to composition comprising inulin and arabinoxylan for use in reducing, preventing and/or treating inflammation, wherein said arabinoxylan is partially hydrolyzed arabinoxylan and wherein the ratio of said inulin to said arabinoxylan and/or partially hydrolyzed arabinoxylan is between 65%/35% by weight and 90%/10% by weight.
US09364533B2	Polyanionic polymer adjuvants for Haemophilus influenzae B saccharide vaccines The present invention relates to methods of reducing flocculation in an immunogenic composition, where said immunogenic composition comprises (a) Haemophilus influenzae B capsular polysaccharide or oligosaccharide (PRP) and (b) at least one non-PRP antigen. The invention further relates to kits comprising (i) a first composition comprising a Haemophilus influenzae B capsular polysaccharide or oligosaccharide (PRP) and a polyanionic polymer, and (ii) a second composition comprising a non-PRP antigen adsorbed onto an adjuvant with a zero point charge greater than 8.
US09364528B1	Combination neisserial compositions Compositions comprising a first biological molecule from a Neisseria bacterium and a second biological molecule from a Neisseria bacterium. The term “biological molecule” includes proteins and nucleic acids. Preferred Neisseria species are N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae.
US09364527B2	Bovine vaccines and methods Methods for stimulating immune responses in a bovine animal susceptible to infection by Leptospira hardjo-bovis are disclosed. In the methods, a composition of inactivated L. hardjo-bovis and an adjuvant is administered to the animal within about 4 weeks of birth. The immune responses stimulated in the animal prevent or shorten the duration of a subsequent L. hardjo-bovis infection. The immune response is effective for at least a year.
US09364520B2	Factor VIII conjugates This invention relates to Factor VIII muteins that are covalently bound, at a predefined site that is not an N-terminal amine, to one or more biocompatible polymers such as polyethylene glycol. The mutein conjugates retain FVIII procoagulant activity and have improved pharmacokinetic properties.
US09364516B2	Treatment of fibrosis-related disorders using fibronectin binding proteins and polypeptides The present invention is directed to various uses of fibronectin binding proteins or polypeptides for treating and preventing fibrosis and fibrosis related conditions. The fibronectin binding proteins and polypeptides are also useful for treating conditions associated with vascular remodeling and cardiac dysfunction.
US09364515B2	Therapeutic process for the treatment of the metabolic syndrome and associated metabolic disorders The present invention is directed to a method of treating a patient suffering from the metabolic syndrome and/or related disorders including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, pro-inflammatory state, and pro-coagulative state, and comprising the steps of (a) providing to the patient a dietary regimen that decreases overactive CNS noradrenergic tone; followed by (b) providing to the patient a dietary regimen that increases dopaminergic tone while maintaining the above decreased overactive CNS noradrenergic tone. The present invention is also directed to food products useful in implementing the dietary regimens.
US09364506B2	Methods of modulating smooth muscle cell proliferation and differentiation The present disclosure provides methods of inducing smooth muscle cell differentiation. The present disclosure provides genetically modified cells comprising exogenous miR-143 and/or miR-145 nucleic acids; and artificial tissues comprising the genetically modified cells. The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for reducing pathological angiogenesis. The present disclosure provides methods of inducing therapeutic angiogenesis. The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, and devices for inhibiting vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation.
US09364503B2	Methods and apparatus for manufacturing plasma based plastics and bioplastics produced therefrom Blood-derived plastic articles prepared from compositions including blood and, in some embodiments, at least one crosslinking agent and/or at least one biological response modifier, that can be useful for biological applications such as wound repair and tissue grafts; methods of making and using the same; methods for assessing the concentration of a biological response modifier in an article; and systems for preparing blood-derived plastic articles are provided.
US09364498B2	Heparin prodrugs and drug delivery stents formed therefrom A prodrug comprising a heparin and a drug is provided. The prodrug can be used to form a coating on a medical device. The prodrug can also be used with a polymeric material to form a coating on a medical device. The polymeric material can be a hydrophobic polymer, a hydrophilic polymer, a non-fouling polymer, or combinations thereof. The medical device can be implanted in a human being for the treatment of a disease such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, restenosis, hemorrhage, vascular dissection or perforation, vascular aneurysm, vulnerable plaque, chronic total occlusion, claudication, anastomotic proliferation for vein and artificial grafts, bile duct obstruction, ureter obstruction, tumor obstruction, or combinations thereof.
US09364494B2	Somatostatin 2 receptor (sst2), deoxycytidine kinase (dck) and uridine monophosphate kinase (umk) pancreatic gene therapy The present invention concerns products containing (i) at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for the human somatostatin 2 receptor protein (sst2) having the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1, ortholog or derivative thereof, (ii) at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for the human deoxycytidine kinase protein (dck) having the sequence SEQ ID NO:2, ortholog or derivative thereof, (iii) at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for the human uridine monophosphate kinase protein (umk) having the sequence SEQ ID NO: 3 ortholog or derivative thereof, and (iv) gemcitabine, as a combined preparation for simultaneous, separate, or sequential use for treating cancer in a subject.
US09364493B2	Methods and compositions for enhancing the uptake of therapeutic agents by target cells The present invention relates to a new use of a known medicament. Specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of a therapeutic agent by increasing the uptake of the therapeutic agent by target cells, and in particular relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a regulating agent of lipid raft/caveolae-dependent endocytic pathway and some therapeutic agents, such as anti-tumor agents. The invention also relates to a method for screening a regulating agent of lipid raft/caveolae-dependent endocytic pathway capable of enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of anti-tumor agents.
US09364488B2	Myelin regeneration with androgens Methods for effective remyelination in patients are disclosed comprising treating the patient with an androgen receptor ligand which exerts binding to androgen receptors and elicits androgen-receptor-induced biological responses at a dosage sufficient to induce remyelination. The androgen compound preferably comprises MENT in an androgen targeting both androgen and estrogen receptors, and the methods include combining the androgen compound with a progestin compound in order to provide both contraception in men and treatment for neurodegeneration.
US09364481B2	Substituted bicyclic aromatic compounds as S-nitrosoglutathione reductase inhibitors The present invention is directed to novel substituted bicyclic aromatic compounds useful as S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of making and using the same.
US09364476B2	Methods of treating a Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase disease or disorder The present invention provides methods of treating, stabilizing or lessening the severity or progression of a disease or disorder associated with BTK.
US09364474B2	Method for treatment of neurologic dysfunction A method for treatment of the symptoms of neurologic dysfunctions, including major depression, an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and schizophrenia. The patient is administered an amount of a compound that increases the catalytic activity of MAO-A. The effective compound is preferably reserpine, administered in a dosage of less than about 0.03 mg per day. The reserpine may be administered topically or transdermally at a dosage in the range from about 0.002 mg per day to about 0.02 mg per day. In homeopathic use, the reserpine may be administered in the form of a homeopathic dilution, preferably as a 12 C homeopathic dilution of reserpine.
US09364468B2	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating tuberculosis The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating tuberculosis, comprising: (a) a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound represented by the following chemical formula 1; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Chemical formula 1 The compound contained as an active ingredient of the present invention inhibits the expression and activity of CO-DH in tubercle bacillus so as to effectively block the detoxification of carbon monoxide, which is an important survival factor of tubercle bacillus, and is safe for the human body since the compound targets CO-DH which does not exist in the human body. In addition, the compound creates a synergistic effect when combined with a conventional tuberculostatic drug, and thus can be more effective for treating tuberculosis.
US09364467B2	Rifaximin derivative and uses thereof 25-desacetyl rifaximin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. Methods of treatment of bowl related disorders using isolated and/or purified 25-desacetyl rifaximin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are also provided.
US09364461B2	Process for manufacturing ophthalmic oil-in-water emulsions The present invention relates to new processes for the preparation of oil-in-water emulsions useful in ophthalmic applications. In particular, processes are provided that include preparing a pre-concentrate of the oil-in-water emulsion, and diluting the pre-concentrate obtained to form the desired oil-in-water emulsion. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising an oil-in-water emulsion prepared by an inventive process, and methods of using these compositions for the treatment of an eye disease or condition.
US09364460B2	PKC delta inhibitors for use as therapeutics The invention is directed to compounds that are specific inhibitors of PKC delta, and methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of cancers and other disorders. Compositions comprising compounds of the invention are used to treat cancers such as, for example, carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumors, malignant melanomas, pancreatic, gastrointestinal and lung cancers. Neuroendocrine tumor cell lines of pulmonary and gastrointestinal origin are surprisingly sensitive to PKC delta inhibition by the compounds of the invention. The invention is further directed to methods, compositions and kits containing compounds of the formulas (Ia), (IIa), (IIIa), (IVa), and (V) as disclosed and described in FIGS. 11 and 12.
US09364459B2	3-(indolyl)- or 3-(azaindolyl)- 4-arylmaleimide derivatives for use in the treatment of colon and gastric adenocarcinoma The present invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R3 are as defined in the description and R2 is a phenyl group which is substituted with 2 or 3 C1-C6 alkoxy groups, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate of the compound of formula (I) or of the salt thereof, for treatment of colorectal or gastric adenocarcinoma.
US09364451B1	Alternating sympathomimetic therapy for the treatment of respiratory ailments A combination of dosage units for alleviating respiratory ailments and a method of alleviating respiratory ailments which uses this combination of dosage units. The dosage units comprise one or more first dosage units comprising pseudoephedrine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and one or more second dosage units comprising phenylephrine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09364449B2	Peptoid and synthetic oligomers, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using same Novel peptide/peptoid oligomers are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following formula Ia or Ib: The peptide/peptoid oligomers demonstrate the ability to inhibit fibrillization and oligomerization of Aβ and may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions and used for the prevention or treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals, including humans, associated with Aβ oligomerization. The present peptidomimetic oligomers are particularly valuable for the treatment of subjects with AD.
US09364440B2	Delayed release drug formulation Delayed release of a drug to the colon is achieved from a delayed release formulation comprising a core and a coating for the core. The core comprises a drug and the coating comprises an outer layer and at least one layer between the core and the outer layer selected from the group consisting of an isolation layer and an inner layer. The outer layer comprises a mixture of a first polymeric material which is susceptible to attack by colonic bacteria, and a second polymeric material which has a pH threshold at about pH 5 or above. The inner layer comprises a third polymeric material which is soluble in intestinal fluid or gastrointestinal fluid, said third polymeric material being selected from an at least partially neutralised polycarboxylic acid and a non-ionic polymer. In embodiments in which the third polymeric material is a non-ionic polymer, the inner layer comprises at least one of a buffer agent and a base. The isolation layer comprises a non-ionic polymer which is soluble in intestinal fluid or gastrointestinal fluid. The outer is applied directly to the inner layer or the isolation layer using a coating preparation formed by combining the first polymeric material in an aqueous medium with a second polymeric material in an organic medium. Advantages of formulations according to the present invention include accelerated release of the drug when exposed to colonic conditions and reduction or elimination of a food and/or alcohol effect on drug release after administration.
US09364427B2	Implantable therapy system for treating a living being with an active factor The invention provides a device for Encapsulated Cell Therapy. The device includes an implantable capsule containing cells which secrete a biologically active compound for providing a biological function. The capsule has a semi permeable outer membrane for delivery of the compound e.g. at a site in the central nervous system or the spinal cord, e.g. in the brain of a patient. The capsule is connected to a tether which e.g. facilitates removal of the capsule from the patient. To facilitate insertion of the capsule into the patient, a stiffener may be attached to the tether to make the tether more rigid. The invention further provides a container for storing a cell therapy device and a method of locating the device in the body of a patient.
US09364426B2	Method of making coated microstructures Coated microneedle devices and methods of making such devices are provided. In one aspect, a method for coating includes providing a microstructure having at least one surface in need of coating; and applying a coating liquid, which includes at least one drug, to the at least one surface of the microstructure, wherein the surface energy of the coating liquid is less than the surface energy of the surface of the microstructure. The coating liquid may include a viscosity enhancer and surfactant. Microneedles having heterogeneous coatings, pockets, or both are also provided.
US09364416B2	Leave-on compositions containing cellulose materials The compositions and methods of this invention relate to a leave-on skin care composition containing hydrophobic, linear cellulose particles having an average length of from about 1 to about 500 μm, a particle aspect ratio from about 2 to about 25 and an average thickness of from about 1 to about 500 μm; and a cosmetically acceptable carrier.
US09364415B2	Ascorbic acid-based iodine stain remover and method of use Described herein are methods for removing an iodine stain from a surface. In one embodiment, the method comprises contacting an iodine-stained surface with ascorbic acid for a period of time sufficient to remove the iodine stain from the surface, thereby removing the iodine stain from the surface.
US09364408B2	Hair dye agent comprising aminopyrimidine derivatives The present application relates to agents for dyeing keratin fibers, in particular human hair, the agent including a cosmetic carrier and at least a compound of formula (I)
US09364402B1	Analgesic cleansing composition Composition and methods are provided for analgesic cleansing compositions, which may be either wash-off or leave-on cleansing compositions. Such compositions comprise a number of surfactants and a number of analgesic compounds, and may optionally comprise antibacterial agents and/or a cosmetically suitable carrier. A method of making an analgesic soap composition is also provided. A method of using a wash-off analgesic cleansing composition is also provided.
US09364394B2	Compounder apparatus A containment assembly for enclosing a medication vial may comprise a first housing portion or interface portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The interface portion may include a housing wall which defines a channel spanning from the proximal end to the distal end. The channel may be open at the proximal and distal end. The containment assembly may further comprise at least one pierceable septum disposed at least at one of: on the proximal end of the channel and within the channel forming a barrier between the proximal end of the channel and distal end of the channel of the interface portion. The containment assembly may further comprise a variable-volume housing portion having a variable volume chamber. The variable-volume portion chamber of the variable-volume housing portion may be in fluid communication with the distal end of the channel.
US09364387B2	Isolation chamber with cellular influence system A cellular influence system. The novel cellular influence system includes an isolation chamber, a solution disposed within the chamber for supporting a user in a state of floatation, and a source generator for applying cymatic frequencies to the user via the floatation solution. In an illustrative embodiment, the system is adapted to apply cymatic frequencies that stimulate activity in a specific region or regions of the brain to induce a higher state of consciousness capable of increased learning abilities, and a visual display unit designed to minimize splay such that the interior of the isolation chamber remains dark is provided within the chamber for delivering information to be learned to the user during the induced state. Optionally, the system may also include a neural monitor for measuring neural activity in the user and adaptively adjusting the cymatic frequencies applied to the user based on the measured activity.
US09364383B2	Swing walker A suspension walker which may be weighted or unweighted is provided. The suspension walker includes a sole plate having a rocker bottom, a yoke portion and an extension leg attached to the yoke portion. A boot received by a patient's foot is operably coupled to the yoke portion by a first fastener and to an upper portion of the extension leg by a second fastener. An extension leg may be operably coupled at a hinge axis to an upper hinged portion. The hinge axis is configured to be aligned with the knee. A below the knee collar operably and securely couples the boot to the extension leg and the yoke portion. An above the knee collar operably secures the upper hinged portion to the patient's thigh.
US09364381B1	Handy handle systems A casket carrying device that is designed to allow for much easier transporting of the coffin from a funeral to a graveside service allowing it to be maneuvered more easily, even up and down flights of stairs as necessary. The handle members may be about five inches wide. The handles may have two top slightly curved portions measuring about two inches across. The handy handle features a pivot rod about 18 inches in length and 1-1½ inches in diameter that allows for the handle to be used on either side of the casket. The handle may fold when not used (when not in extension) to become parallel with the casket. The handles when properly used put less strain on the casket bearers since they provide functionally accessible handles.
US09364380B2	Patient positioning support structure A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included.
US09364377B2	Suspension for wheeled vehicles A wheelchair suspension comprises a frame, at least one pivot arm, at least one front caster, at least one rear caster, a stabilizing system, and a sensor. The pivot arm is coupled to the frame. The front caster is coupled to the pivot arm. The rear caster is coupled to the frame. The stabilizing system is coupled to the frame and the pivot arm. The sensor is arranged such that tipping of the frame causes actuation of the stabilizing system to at least partially resist further movement of the frame.
US09364374B2	Absorbent article with bonded web material An absorbent article to be worn the lower torso is provided. The absorbent article comprises a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core, and a pair of longitudinal barrier cuffs attached to the chassis. Each of the longitudinal barrier cuffs comprises a web of material. The web of material comprises a first nonwoven component layer, and a second nonwoven component layer. Each of the longitudinal barrier cuffs comprises a longitudinal zone of attachment where each of the longitudinal barrier cuff attaches to the chassis, a longitudinal free edge, and a plurality of mechanical bonds disposed between the longitudinal zone of attachment and the free edge. The plurality of mechanical bonds attach one of a first portion of the web of material to a second portion of the web of material, and the web of material to a portion of the absorbent article.
US09364373B2	Method for producing sanitary articles wearable as pants provided with side panels A method for producing sanitary articles wearable in the manner of pants, provided with at least one pair of side panels suitable for connecting the end parts of the article around the user's waist, and with a topsheet produced by assembling together a central web, permeable to body fluids and a first and a second side material. The production method comprises the steps of partially overlapping the first end regions of the side panels, leaving the second end regions uncovered, and then joining in a provisional manner, the parts of the overlapping side panels in order to produce a temporary laminate on which it is possible to identify a first surface and a second surface.
US09364370B2	Implant device for the non-pneumatic, adjustable positioning of a human or animal body part The invention relates to an implantable device for the non-pneumatic adjustable positioning of a human or animal body part, comprising a) at least one elastic element and, optionally, b) an abutment, as well as the use of this device in a method for the treatment of disorders that are caused by the deficient or inadequate positioning of a human or animal body part. In particular, the invention relates to the use of the device for treating sleep-related breathing disorders.
US09364352B1	Controlling circumference of concentric spiral wires by length of control wire in control tube Ends of an outer spiral and an inner spiral of similar dimensions but wound in opposite directions are joined to form a double spiral stent which may be covered to make it a stent graft. The dimensions are related by the formula of C=(Lw−Ls)/N where C is circumference of the spiral, Lw the length of the wire, N the number of turns and Ls the length of the spiral. Thus when length of spiral (Ls) is increased and decreased by compression and stretching, circumference (C) inversely varies with Ls, as N and Lw do not change. Ls and thus C are controlled by a control wire in a control tube attached to the ends of the double spiral being changed either by screwing male threads on the control wire into and out of female threads in the control tube.
US09364348B2	Vacuum suspension system A vacuum suspension system includes a rigid socket defining a socket wall having exterior and interior surfaces. The socket defines an aperture extending between the exterior and interior surfaces, and has a closed distal end and an open proximal end with an interior cavity defined by the interior surface. A fluid regulator is provided at the aperture and operatively engages the fluid regulator. A pump system includes a pump and a covering for securing over the exterior surface of the socket and carrying the pump. The pump is configured for placement proximate to the fluid regulator and arranged for drawing air from the socket through the aperture. A chamber having a variable volume is formed by a space defined between the exterior surface and an inner surface of the covering proximate to the pump.
US09364347B2	Pocketed double fabric prosthetic liner A prosthetic liner having a base elastic fabric layer impregnated with cushioning material on an interior surface of the base fabric layer and having one or more additional elastic fabric layers secured to and overlapping the base fabric layer to form pockets for introducing and retaining various types of padding selected by the user.
US09364346B2	Midline referencing femoral sizing caliper A sizing caliper for facilitating the selection of a femoral component of a knee prosthesis includes a caliper body, two drill guide bodies, a stylus tower configured to be slidably linked to each other wherein as the caliper body and the stylus tower are linearly displaced at an equal rate relative to the drill guide body portions and the drill guide holes remain located at the midpoint of an anterior/posterior dimension defined by the distance between the tip of the stylus and the base portion. The caliper body comprises a base portion configured to couple and decouple from the caliper body using a sliding mechanism.
US09364337B2	Prosthetic intervertebral discs having end plates and an annular capsule Prosthetic intervertebral discs and methods for using the same are described. The subject prosthetic discs include upper and lower endplates separated by a compressible core member. The prosthetic discs described herein include one-piece, two-piece, three-piece, and four-piece structures. The subject prosthetic discs exhibit stiffness in the vertical direction, torsional stiffness, bending stiffness in the saggital plane, and bending stiffness in the front plane, where the degree of these features can be controlled independently by adjusting the components of the discs. The interface mechanism between the endplates and the core members of several embodiments of the described prosthetic discs enables a very easy surgical operation for implantation.
US09364326B2	Heart valve repair devices and methods Devices and methods for the repair of the functioning of heart valves are provided. A device may comprise a first section having a generally spiral shape and a second section connected to the first section. A method involves positioning the device such that chords associated with the heart valve are positioned within the path of the generally spiral shape of the first section and positioning the second section on an opposite side of the heart valve. The first section may be turned in a manner such that the chords move closer to the center of the first section. The first section draws the chords closer together, thereby pulling the valve leaflets closer together in order to facilitate their coaptation and proper closing.
US09364318B2	Accommodative-disaccommodative intraocular lens Embodiments of the invention relate to an intraocular lens system having a plurality of haptics for use with an optic. In general, the haptics are adapted to move independently in response to forces associated with a ciliary muscle and/or zonules of an eye when implanted. The optic may be releasably secured to the system using, for example, a plurality of optic securing arms. Alternatively, the optic may be fused to the haptics, which may project radially outward from the optic. A restraining arm may be included to limit movement of the haptics during accommodation and/or disaccommodation. Clamping members may be included for securing the system to a capsular bag of the eye. Methods of implanting the intraocular lens system into the eye are also described.
US09364314B2	Abdominal aortic aneurysms: systems and methods of use A stent graft delivery system includes an internal lead screw assembly within a track of a handle. The internal lead screw assembly is moveable along a major axis of the handle by rotation of a lead screw nut that extends about the handle and is threadably engaged with the threaded portion of the internal lead screw assembly. The lead screw nut is also slidable along the handle while engaged with the internal lead screw assembly. A stent graft system includes a proximal stent adjacent to a bare stent of angled struts joined by proximal and distal apices, wherein the proximal stent is nested within the bare stent.
US09364312B2	Biodegradable metallic medical implants A medical implant includes a metal composite that contains a cellular nanomatrix having a metallic nanomatrix material and a metal matrix disposed in the cellular nanomatrix, the medical implant being configured to disintegrate in response to contact with a fluid. A method for repairing tissue includes disposing an implant in a patient, the implant including a metal composite which contains: a cellular nanomatrix having a metallic nanomatrix material; and a metal matrix disposed in the cellular nanomatrix; contacting tissue of the patient with the implant, the tissue being in need of repair; and non-operatively removing the implant to repair the tissue.
US09364311B2	Endoscopic system for winding and inserting a mesh An endoscopic system for winding and inserting a mesh into an abdominal cavity of a patient is provided. The endoscopic system includes an introducer having an elongated shaft extending distally therefrom. The shaft includes a split portion that defines an opening therealong. The split portion is configured to support the mesh within the opening. A furler defining a lumen is engageable with the split portion of the shaft and configured to exert a radial force onto the mesh that is supported by the split portion. Rotation of one of the furler and introducer with respect to the other winds the mesh inside the furler to a diameter smaller than a diameter of the lumen of the furler.
US09364301B2	Dental wax applicator A system enabling precise control of dental wax application by fine temperature control includes a PID thermostatic controller, at least one cartridge heater and a temperature sensor. The cartridge heaters are embedded in a heater block containing heating that transfers heat to a barrel of a wax applicator when the barrel is intermittently placed into a heating chamber of the block.
US09364299B2	Universal aligning adaptor system and methods A system for dental implant restoration is provided. It includes universal aligning adaptors and prosthetic components having co-operable indices, which together form a translational, integrating system which aligns, synchronizes, and references the prosthetic components about an implant's central axis of rotation. Rotation of an adaptor about a prosthetic component, with its reference point becoming aligned to a predetermined reference point on the prosthetic component, followed by the rotation of the adaptor/prosthetic component assembly about the implant, situates the prosthetic component in a predetermined position such that all other prosthetic components become synchronized to the adaptor's reference point. The prosthetic component is mechanical for clinical or lab bench use, or is virtual for restoration design in a software program, prior to milling prosthetic abutments or devices. Abutments, healing caps and screw access holes are realigned to preferred positions and synchronized with minimal deviation from the ideal direction.
US09364290B2	Stand for a medical-optical instrument A stand for medical optical instrument capable of easily extending, adjusting easily a counter balancing according to a change of a weight of medical optical instrument such as microscope, as well as, maintaining stably a counter balancing regardless of a position of medical optical instrument. The stand for medical optical instrument includes a first to fourth links having a first to fourth turning joins, wherein the first to fourth links are rotatably coupled to each other in a parallelogram shape and the second turning joint is rotatably coupled to a holding unit, a carrier arm extended from the fourth link; and a counter balancing unit coupled to the first and second links, wherein the counter balancing unit is rotated in connection with the first and second links on the second turning joint according to the rotation of the carrier arm, and capable of maintaining a counter balancing of the carrier arm by compensating a torque generated in the second turning joint according to a medical optical instrument installed on the front link.
US09364266B2	Receiving part for receiving a rod for coupling the rod to a bone anchoring element and a bone anchoring device with such a receiving part A receiving part for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element includes a receiving part body having a first end, a second end, a channel for receiving a rod, an accommodation space for accommodating a head of a bone anchoring element, and an opening at the second end for inserting the head, and a pressure element configured to be positioned at least partly in the accommodation space, the pressure element having a first end, a second end, a central axis, and a flexible portion to clamp an inserted head. The flexible portion has a first slit spaced apart from the second end of the pressure element that extends at least partially around the central axis, and a second slit that extends from the second end of the pressure element into the first slit. The first slit extends away from the second slit and is longer than the second slit.
US09364264B2	Spinal implant connection assembly The present invention provides a connection assembly that can be used to securely connect a spinal implant to a bone anchor. In particular, the present invention preferably provides a spinal implant connection assembly that is able to securely connect the spinal implant to the anchors even when there is a variance in the angle and position of the anchors with respect to the spinal implant. Furthermore, the present invention provides a connection assembly with structure to increase the locking strength of the connection assembly.
US09364262B2	Bone screw coupling assembly A coupling assembly is presented. The coupling assembly is used to selectively couple a bone screw having an elongate shaft and a head to an elongate rod. The coupling assembly has a coupling element configured to engage the head of a bone screw, as well as the elongate rod. When the elongate rod is engaged by the portion of the top of the coupling element, the coupling element does not extend above a top most portion of elongate rod.
US09364259B2	System and method for delivering expanding trocar through a sheath A trocar has an elongate body and a tissue-penetrating tip. One or more radially extending blade(s) are provided near the tissue-penetrating tip of the trocar body so that they automatically open as the trocar is advanced through tissue. The blades will enlarge the penetration which was formed by the tip of the trocar.
US09364256B2	Rotational atherectomy device A rotational atherectomy device for removing a stenotic tissue from a vessel of a patient is disclosed. The device comprises a rotatable, flexible, hollow drive shaft having a fluid impermeable wall defining a lumen of the drive shaft and, an abrasive element mounted to a distal end portion of the drive shaft proximal to and spaced away from a distal support element formed at a distal end of the drive shaft. The distal support element is inflatable by pressurized fluid which flows in an antegrade direction through said lumen of the drive shaft and is least partially re-directed into the distal fluid inflatable support element. The distal fluid inflatable support element has an outer wall comprising an outflow opening.
US09364251B2	Automated image-guided tissue resection and treatment A system to treat a patient comprises a user interface that allows a physician to view an image of tissue to be treated in order to develop a treatment plan to resect tissue with a predefined removal profile. The image may comprise a plurality of images, and the planned treatment is shown on the images. The treatment probe may comprise an anchor, and the image shown on the screen may have a reference image marker shown on the screen corresponding to the anchor. The planned tissue removal profile can be displayed and scaled to the image of the target tissue of an organ such as the prostate, and the physician can adjust the treatment profile based on the scaled images to provide a treatment profile in three dimensions. The images shown on the display may comprise segmented images of the patient with treatment plan overlaid on the images.
US09364249B2	Method and apparatus for programming modular surgical instrument A surgical instrument operable to sever tissue includes a body assembly and a selectively coupleable end effector assembly. The end effector assembly may include a transmission assembly and an end effector. The body assembly includes a trigger and a casing having a distal aperture configured to receive a portion of the end effector assembly. First and second coupling mechanism portions cooperatively couple the end effector assembly to the body assembly for use. A cartridge positionable between the instrument and a generator includes information regarding operating parameters unique to the selectively coupleable end effector assembly and/or the desired surgical procedure, such as information regarding setting a maximum current set point within an ultrasonic transducer. The instrument is programmable with operating parameter information while within a sealed and sterilized packaging unit.
US09364246B2	Dissection handpiece and method for reducing the appearance of cellulite A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes.
US09364236B2	Slanted introducer for end-to-end anastomosis anvil A surgical stapling device including an elongated body portion having a proximal end and a distal end, and defining a longitudinal axis therethrough is presented. The surgical stapling device further includes a handle assembly positionable adjacent the body portion at the proximal end thereof and an introducer assembly positioned at the distal end of the body portion. The introducer assembly includes a sleeve positionable over at least a portion of a shell, the sleeve having a slanted distal end configured to receive a slanted membrane thereon.
US09364234B2	Interlocking buttress material retention system A surgical stapler is provided having a pair of jaws including a staple containing cartridge and an anvil. Buttress material is releasable affixed to the staple containing cartridge and the anvil. One of the jaws includes a pair of longitudinal projections at a first end of the jaw and configured to frictionally engage corresponding slots in a first end the buttress material. One of the jaws includes a post at a second end of the jaw. The buttress material includes a hole in a second end of the buttress material for receipt of the post.
US09364231B2	System and method of using simulation reload to optimize staple formation The present disclosure is directed to a testing systems and methods for testing a powered surgical instrument. The powered surgical instrument includes a processor configured to control operation of the powered surgical instrument, a memory configured to store a tissue compression program, a reload configured to clamp tissue, a motor configured to control the reload to apply a compressive force to the tissue by the reload, and at least one sensor configured to measure a current draw on the motor. The processor executes the simulation program to measure the current draw on the motor through a nominal thickness firing and the measured current draw is used to adjust the tissue compression program.
US09364229B2	Circular anastomosis structures The present disclosure provides annular support structures for use in conjunction with stapling devices. These annular support structures may be suitable for reducing occurrences of leaking, bleeding and/or stricture, as well as anastomotic tension, when anastomosing various body structures.
US09364224B2	Surgical device A surgical device includes a shaft portion coupled to a handle, the handle defining a longitudinal axis. The surgical device also includes a first driver configured to actuate a rotational movement via a first drive shaft and a second driver configured to actuate an articulation movement via a second drive shaft. The surgical device also includes a controller having a first dial and a second dial, the first dial actuated by the first driver and the second dial actuated by the second driver, the second dial positioned within the first dial.
US09364222B2	Powered surgical stapling device platform The present disclosure provides for a surgical instrument which includes a housing and an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument also includes an end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the endoscopic portion. The end effector includes an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly. The anvil assembly is pivotally coupled to the cartridge assembly to be movable from a first actuation position to at least one other second actuation position. The surgical instrument further includes a firing rod having a shaft defining a second longitudinal axis, the shaft having a cam member which is in mechanical cooperation with the anvil assembly and is configured to move the anvil assembly from the first actuation position to the at least one other second actuation position upon rotation of the firing rod about the second longitudinal axis.
US09364221B2	Surgical stapling device with captive anvil A device for clamping tissue includes a first jaw having a distal portion for communicating with tissue and a proximal portion having a first wing and a second wing. The device also includes a second jaw having a distal portion for communicating with tissue and a proximal portion having a first slot and a second slot, the first slot disposed between a middle structure and a first lateral structure, the second slot disposed between the middle structure and a second lateral structure. The first jaw is rotatably coupleable to the second jaw with the first wing extending into the first slot and the second wing extending into the second slot.
US09364216B2	Surgical clip applier with integrated clip counter A surgical clip applier is provided including a channel assembly and overlying a clip carrier having a clip counter plate slidably supported in the channel assembly, wherein the clip counter plate is configured and adapted to display a change in status of the clip applier upon actuation of the handle.
US09364213B2	Thorascopic heart valve repair method A method for confirming capture of a moving heart valve leaflet of a beating heart of a patient includes inserting an instrument through the chest cavity and into a heart chamber providing access to a valve needing repair. A movable tip on the distal end of the instrument is operable to capture a moving valve leaflet. Proper capture of the valve leaflet is confirmed at a proximal end of the instrument with a fiber optic capture confirmation system.
US09364211B2	Knotless suture anchor A suture anchor comprises a tubular body having an axial bore therethrough and having one or more purchase enhancements on an exterior surface of the body adapted to enhance purchase of the body within a bone hole, such as threads. A lateral port passes through the body from the bore to the exterior surface and is formed of a slot entering the body from its proximal end. A length of suture for attaching soft tissue to bone passes down along the exterior surface over the one or more purchase enhancements, over a distal end of the body, up into the bore through and then back out of the bore and up along the exterior surface over the one or more purchase enhancements.
US09364210B2	Biased wedge suture anchor and method for soft tissue repair A suture anchor device and method for attaching soft tissue to bone includes an anchor body and a suture locking wedge movably disposed within the anchor body. Tension applied to one side of a suture causes the suture locking wedge to translate and rotate into a position which compresses the suture, thereby locking the suture in the anchor. A resilient or spring biasing member within the anchor device urges the suture locking wedge to compress the suture, facilitating suture locking.
US09364201B2	Minimally invasive removal device with breakaway sheath A tissue removal device is disclosed which includes an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the elongate shaft defines a longitudinal axis, a bag support defining an opening, the bag support being collapsible and expandable to open and close the opening, a bag operatively attached to the bag support, the bag having an open first end operatively secured to the bag support and a closed end, the first end being connected to the support so that when the bag support is in the collapsed position the bag opening is substantially closed, the bag having folds including at least one transverse fold. The tissue removal device may further include a tube for receiving the shaft, bag support and bag.
US09364200B2	Electro-mechanical surgical device An electromechanical surgical device includes a motor system configured to drive drive-shafts and a steering cable arrangement. A control system may be provided for controlling the motor system. A remote control unit may also be provided for controlling the motor system via the control system. Optical or Hall-effect devices, may be provided for determining the position of the elements of the surgical instrument based on the detected rotation of the drive-shafts. A memory unit stores a plurality of operating programs or algorithms, each corresponding to a type of surgical instrument attachable to the electro-mechanical surgical device. The control system reads or selects from the plurality of operating programs or algorithms, the operating program or algorithm corresponding to the type of surgical instrument attached to the electromechanical surgical device.
US09364199B2	Medical devices The present disclosure provides medical devices possessing reactants thereon, which further promote adherence of the device to tissue in vivo and/or release of bioactive agents from the device.
US09364189B2	Portable x-ray image system and operating table using the same Provided is an X-ray image photographing device, and more particularly, a portable X-ray image system available for multiple uses. In addition, disclosed is an X-ray image photographing device, and more particularly, an operating table which may be coupled to a portable X-ray image device.
US09364183B2	Haptic glucometer guide A glucometer guide is provided to address the difficulty that blind or visually impaired diabetic patients have when attempting to independently use a glucometer. The guide provides haptic cues for the effective transfer of blood onto a test strip.
US09364182B2	Pulse measurement devices for bio-signals A measurement device is provided for measuring a vessel pulse signal of a specific position attached by a mark. The measurement device includes a sensor, a plurality of conductive dots, a determination unit, and a measurement unit. The conductive dots are located around the sensor. The determination unit determines whether the plurality of conductive dots are connected to each other through the mark to generate a determination signal to indicate whether the sensor has been disposed in the specific position.
US09364174B2	MEMS affinity sensor for continuous monitoring of analytes Techniques for monitoring a target analyte in a sample using a polymer capable of binding to the target analyte are disclosed. A microdevice useful for the disclosed techniques includes a semi-permeable membrane structure, a substrate, a first and second microchambers formed between the membrane structure and the substrate. The first microchamber can be adapted to receive a solution including the polymer, and the second microchamber can be adapted to receive a reference solution. Environmental target analyte can permeate the semi-permeable membrane structure and enters the first microchamber and the second microchamber. Based on the difference in a property associated with the polymer solution that is responsive to the target analyte-polymer binding, and the corresponding property associated with reference solution, the presence and/or concentration of the target analyte can be determined.
US09364165B2	Apparatus and method for moving and activating an active agent The present invention relates to an apparatus for moving a target element which comprises a magnetic material and an active agent, through an object, placing the target element at a predetermined position within the object and activating the active agent. The apparatus comprises: a selection unit comprising a selection field signal generator unit and selection field elements, such as selection field magnets or coils, for generating a magnetic selection field having a pattern in space of its magnetic field strength such that a first sub-zone having a low magnetic field strength and a second sub-zone having a higher magnetic field strength are formed in a field of view, a drive unit comprising a drive field signal generator unit and drive field coils for changing the position in space of the two sub-zones in the field of view (28) by a magnetic drive field unit so that the magnetization of the magnetic material changes locally, and a control unit for controlling the signal generator units to generate and provide control currents to the respective field coils to generate appropriate magnetic fields for moving the target element through the object in a direction instructed by movement commands, for placing the target element at the desired position within the object and for activating the active agent when the target element has reached the desired position.
US09364164B2	Non-invasive device and method for locating a structure such as a nerve Non-invasive device for locating a structure (N2), such as a nerve, in a region of a body having an external surface (Se), the device comprising: a focused ultrasonic transducer (1), advantageously of the HIFU type, designed to produce an ultrasound beam (Fu) through the external surface (Se) in the region, the beam (Fu) having a focal point that can be positioned on the structure (N2); monitoring means (3) for detecting a response of the structure when this is subjected to a stimulation; and stimulation means (1; 4) for stimulating the structure (N2), which delivers a response detected by the monitoring means (3), the stimulation means comprising the ultrasonic transducer (1) capable of delivering an ultrasound beam (Fu) to said structure (N2), so as to disturb it, characterized in that the device includes: an imager (2, 21, 22) mechanically coupled to the ultrasonic transducer (1) so that the imager follows the focal point of the transducer so as to display, on an image, the position of the focal point of the ultrasound beam (Fu) in said region of the body; and marking means, for marking the position of the structure (N2) in the image produced by the imager.
US09364158B2	Body-worn system for continuous, noninvasive measurement of cardiac output, stroke volume, cardiac power, and blood pressure The invention provides a system for measuring stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (CO), and cardiac power (CP) from a patient that features: 1) an impedance sensor connected to at least two body-worn electrodes and including an impedance circuit that processes analog signals from the electrodes to measure an impedance signal (e.g. a TBEV waveform); 2) an ECG sensor connected to at least two chest-worn electrodes and including an ECG circuit that processes analog signals from the electrodes to measure and ECG signal; 3) an optical sensor connected to a body-worn optical probe and including an optical circuit that processes signals from the probe to measure at least one optical signal (e.g. a PPG waveform) from the patient; 4) a processing system, typically worn on the patient's wrist and connected through a wired interface to the optical sensor, and through either a wired or wireless interface to the TBEV and ECG sensors. The processing system analyzes the ECG, TBEV and optical signals to determine SV, and further analyzes SV and HR determined from an ECG sensor to determine CO.
US09364150B2	System and method for wireless generation of standard ECG leads and an ECG sensing unit therefor A system for wireless generation of at least one standard ECG lead comprises a plurality of electrodes for application to a subject at separate points thereof and a remote receiver station for generating at least one standard ECG lead from signals detected by a first group of said plurality of electrodes. The system further comprises a wireless sensing unit for generating at least two non-standard ECG signals from bipolar signals detected by a second group of the plurality of electrodes, a processor in the remote receiver station for calculation of a transform synthesizing each generated standard ECG lead from at least two of the non-standard ECG signals, a disconnection unit for disconnection of the first group of electrodes from the subject following the calculation, and a transfer unit for wireless transferring of the non-standard ECG signals to the remote receiver station following the disconnection of the first group of electrodes.
US09364147B2	System, method and device for automatic noninvasive screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes A system for an automatic noninvasive screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes using a device to take at least one image of a patient's eye, executing non-transitory instructions executable on a processor for analyzing the image and displaying an indication if the patient has diabetes.
US09364143B2	Process, arrangements and systems for providing frequency domain imaging of a sample Exemplary apparatus, arrangement and method can be provided for obtaining information associated with an anatomical structure or sample using optical microscopy. A radiation can include first electromagnetic radiation(s) directed to an anatomical sample and at least one second electromagnetic radiation directed to a reference. A wavelength of the radiation can vary over time, and the wavelength can be shorter than approximately 1150 nm. An interference can be detected between third and forth radiations associated with the first, second and fourth radiation, respectively. At least one image corresponding to portion(s) of the sample can be generated using data associated with the interference. Source arrangement(s) can be provided which is configured to provide an electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength that varies over time. A period of a variation of the wavelength of the first electromagnetic radiation(s) can be shorter than 1 millisecond, and the wavelength can be shorter than approximately 1150 nm.
US09364132B2	Balanced hinge device with brake A balanced hinge device with a brake has a first connector (3) adapted to be fixed to a structure or frame and connected via at least a kinematic element (8) to a second connector (5) adapted to be fixed to a door or a shutter. The device (1) has at least one friction part (9) fixed to at least one among the first connector (3), the second connector (5) and the kinematic element (8). Each friction part (9) slidably contacts, at least at a predetermined rotation arc of one connector (3, 5) with respect to the other connector, a portion of at least one among the first connector (3), the second connector (5) and the kinematic element (8) and with at least a contact (11).
US09364130B2	Dishwasher A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes at least one wash compartment and a rack guide rail for support in the wash compartment of a rack which holds items to be washed and/or dried. The rack guide rail has a running surface to allow movement of the rack in and out of the wash compartment for loading and unloading purposes along a travel path supported on the running surface. The rack guide rail is hereby supported at a support point for pivoting about a pivot axis.
US09364129B2	Drive system for a cleaning unit, and cleaning unit The invention relates to a drive system (1) for driving an automatic cleaning unit, comprising: —a carrier unit (7, 10); —a drive motor (2), which is fastened on the carrier unit (7, 10); —a driveshaft (4), which is arranged in a rotatable manner on the carrier unit (7, 10) and can be driven by the drive motor (2); —an advancement device (15), which is arranged on the driveshaft (4) and can be rotated about the driveshaft, wherein the advancement device (15) is coupled to the driveshaft (4) in order to generate advancement transversely to the extent of the driveshaft (4) and in order, when advancement is stopped, to cause the advancement device (15) to rotate in relation to the carrier unit.
US09364125B2	Backpack power apparatus A backpack power apparatus is comprised of a back carrier frame for being piggybacked by a user, a blower unit including a fan driven by a drive motor for sucking in or blowing out air through an airflow duct, and an airflow tube fluidically communicating with the airflow duct of the blower unit for sucking in or blowing out air through the airflow tube. The blower unit is mounted on the back carrier frame via a vibration isolating means, and the airflow tube is supported on the back carrier frame and adapted for being held and operated by the user when in use. The airflow tube is floatingly coupled to the airflow duct of the blower unit.
US09364121B2	Sliding shower door assembly A fully frameless sliding shower door assembly includes a sliding panel of sufficient strength to be fully self-supporting and includes a stationary panel. The need for an upper horizontal header member is eliminated by using an upper guide assembly having a guide which is fixed to the sliding panel and configured to slide about a top edge of the stationary panel. A self-centering roller assembly is attachable to the sliding panel without the need for a rail member. The roller assembly and a track therefore feature matching inverted and non-inverted generally U-shaped profiles. The shower door assembly further features inboard and outboard roller finger guards, as well as a track leveling feature which improves ease of installation.
US09364120B2	Caulkless seal A bathing enclosure includes a base, one or more wall panels, and a compliant member. The base includes a first flange extending outward from an upper end thereof to define an upper surface. The wall panels include a second flange extending outward from a lower end thereof to define a lower surface. The compliant member has a length and a width, the length being greater than the width. The base and the one or more wall panels at least in part define a forward entrance into an interior of the enclosure. A generally horizontal interface is formed between the first flange and the second flange. The compliant member is coupled to a first of the one or more wall panels proximate the entrance. The compliant member forms a seal with the first flange, the length of the compliant member extending outward relative to the interior of the enclosure.
US09364117B2	Method for regulating flow rate in an espresso machine Embodiments are directed towards regulating flow rate in an espresso machine, during a multi-phase brewing process which includes a pre-brew and an extraction phase. During the pre-brew phase, coffee grounds are slowly pre-wetted and/or out-gassed with a first volume of water delivered at a first flow rate. During the extraction phase, a second volume of water is delivered, at a second flow rate, to extract espresso, where the second volume is delivered at a generally greater pressure than the first volume. The second flow rate is greater than the first flow rate. The flow rates, volumes, and pressures are regulated by the espresso machine, which includes a flow rate regulation assembly that includes first and second flow paths and first and second valves. Baristas may vary the flow rate, volume, and pressure of water throughout the brewing process by opening, closing, or otherwise adjusting at least one of the valves.
US09364105B2	Dish assembly for displaying an image A vessel assembly for displaying an image includes a vessel having a first side and a second side. At least a portion of the vessel is at least partially transparent. A plurality of brackets are coupled to the second side of the vessel. The plurality of brackets are configured to stabilize the vessel on a surface. A plurality of brackets are configured to detachably return a support base to the vessel. The support base is configured to retain an image between the support base and the second side of the vessel to allow the image to be viewed through the portion of the vessel that is at least partially transparent.
US09364104B1	Collapsing clothing display fixture The subject invention comprises a collapsible display fixture that includes a base, two vertical support posts that can accept vertical display panels, a horizontal crossbar and hinge that connects each vertical support post to the base. The hinge may be one of two forms, either a hinge with an axis of rotation at an angle of 2-6 degrees, or preferably 3 degrees, or a hinge with a rotatable base that allows the hinge to be rotated 2-6 degrees, or preferably 3 degrees. These hinges allow the vertical support posts to be folded down without intersecting or contacting one another. The vertical display panels integrate an internal pin system, whether the panel is solid or a combination of two laminated layers, such that the pins are accessible from the outside to accept hangers, pins, pegs, hooks or other display accessories.
US09364101B1	Glass door for display case A display case having a novel glass door. The glass door includes a top panel and a front panel bonded to one another, and a pair of spaced rails reinforcing the interconnection of the top and front panels. Each of the panels is secured to each of the rails. The glass door provides enhanced viewing of products within the display cabinet.
US09364099B2	Womb experience colic controlling infant carrier The invention consists of an infant carrier/harness that incorporates sound speakers on the interior portion of the carrier, where the baby places his or her back; additionally, there is a “halo” speaker that is incorporated into a Head Cover of the carrier which completes the overall sound experience; it also serves to block out light. The speakers connect to a sound/white noise apparatus—or can connect to a mobile phone, or other portable device to produce sound, creating an ambient and constant “shush” sound. The object of the sound and cover is to re-create a womb-like experience. The infant carrier harness will also have the ability to plug in a mobile device to play other sounds and or music.
US09364092B2	Chair with a tilting backrest A chair comprising a fixed support structure including a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, a seat fixed to said support structure, and a backrest including a backrest panel with an arcuate shape connected in a tilting manner to said fixed support structure, wherein said backrest comprises two side connecting elements of plastic material, each of which comprises a cylindrical sleeve fixed to an upper portion of a respective rear leg and a bellows-shaped deformable portion integrally formed with the respective cylindrical sleeve and connected in a fixed manner to a respective side portion of said backrest panel.
US09364087B1	Multi-purpose table The multi-purpose table is a table that is able to convert from a dinner table, to a cocktail table, to a Christmas tree. It shall be noted that the Christmas tree configuration for the multi-purpose table re-enacts a traditional Christmas tree. A pair of cross supports extends underneath a plurality of rings. A bottom ring surface of a lowest ring of the plurality of rings is also affixed to a plurality of telescoping legs. The plurality of telescoping legs is selectively attached to the lowest ring when in use as a cocktail table or a dining table.
US09364081B1	Foldable tablet stand A folding stand for use with a mobile device comprises a front pair of legs being spaced-apart from one another defining a gap, and having a front foot at the bottom end interconnecting the front pair of legs. A rear leg pivotally coupled to the front pair of legs. The front pair of legs and the rear leg having at least two positions with respect to one another, including: 1) a collapsed retracted position in which the rear leg is folded between the front pair of legs, and with the mobile device removed from the front foot; and 2) an expanded extended position in which the rear leg is unfolded from between the front pair of legs with bottom ends of the front and rear pairs of legs configured to be disposed on a support surface, and configured to receive the mobile device disposed on the front foot and leaning against the front pair of legs.
US09364078B1	Folding table A folding table has a plank member having a plank member forward end and a plank member rearward end. A substantially vertical member is pivotally connected to the plank member. The substantially vertical member has a substantially vertical member upper end and a substantially vertical member lower end. The plank member is pivotally connected to the substantially vertical member upper end. A first leg has a first leg upper portion telescopically connected to the first leg lower portion so that the first leg upper portion slides relative to the first leg lower portion. The first leg upper portion has a first leg upper portion upper end and a first leg upper portion lower end. The first leg upper portion upper end is pivotally connected to the substantially vertical member upper end. The first leg has a first leg stowed position which is telescopically retracted.
US09364073B1	Survival pad with storage capabilities A survival pad that contains a variety of survival tools, but can, in itself, be used for a variety of survival implements. Survival items are imbedded in an insulating pad that is designed to slide into a daypack, backpack or vehicle survival kit. The invention is designed for everyday field use as well as unplanned emergencies. The pad can store items such as a rescue marker, light, whistle, pill pack, tape, flint, can opener, fire brick, compass, survey tape, candies, poncho lighter, sunscreen and/or a mirror. The pad can be used as a waterproof field “note pad”. It can also be used to build fires, fan fires, and collect food. The pad can be easily converted to a sun/rain hat or used as a body insulator, seat, or fishing float, or emergency signal, or as an emergency splint, or hiker knee brace or large game foot snare.
US09364071B2	Systems and methods for measuring spectra of skin and other objects and materials and making predictions based thereon Systems and methods for measuring spectra and other optical characteristics such as colors, translucence, gloss, and other characteristics of objects and materials such as skin. Instruments and methods for measuring spectra and other optical characteristics of skin or other translucent or opaque objects utilize an abridged spectrophotometer and improved calibration/normalization methods. Improved linearization methods also are provided, as are improved classifier-based algorithms. User control is provided via a graphical user interface. Product or product formulations to match the measured skin or other object or to transform the skin or other object are provided to lighten, darken, make more uniform and the like.
US09364069B2	Fingernail coverings and related systems and methods In some aspects, fingernail coverings can include a flexible sheet layer configured to conform to and cover at least a portion a fingernail, the flexible sheet layer defining a first surface configured to adhere to the portion of the fingernail, and a fingernail tip extension disposed along an end region of the flexible sheet layer, the fingernail tip extension being arranged to expose an area of a second surface of the flexible sheet layer to be installed over a proximal end of the fingernail.
US09364067B2	Hair dye applicator A hair dye applicator operable to assist a user in the application of hair dye to the hair on a human head. The hair dye applicator includes a body that has a handle portion and a brush assembly. The brush assembly includes a lower portion that has alternating rows of rigid comb bristles and brushes. The brush assembly further includes and upper portion having a hair dye assembly with an upper section and a lower section. The upper section and lower section of the hair dye assembly are operably coupled and form an interior volume configured to store hair dye therein. The upper section is movable with respect to the lower section wherein the downward vertical movement of the upper section facilitates the evacuation of hair dye from the interior volume. A piston coupled to the upper section is operable to move hair dye through a plurality of apertures.
US09364062B2	Case A case has a body formed of a lower shell and an upper shell pivotally connected to each other. The lower shell contains a plurality of compartments serving to receive objects. A plate, one side of which bears holding elements for writing implements, is mounted on the body in a manner such that it can pivot about a pivot axis running approximately parallel to the flat plane of the lower shell. The plate, in a first pivoted position, rests on the lower shell and covers at least some of the compartments thereof and, in a second pivoted position, is swung out of the lower shell.
US09364058B1	Telescopic stick mechanism for automatic umbrella A telescopic stick mechanism for an automatic umbrella at least contains: a first stick section and a second stick section. The second stick section is fitted with and slides on the first stick section. The first stick section includes a first plug, and the second stick section includes a second plug. The first plug has a first through orifice defined therein, the second stick section also includes a first support member, and an upper end of the first support member is connected with the second plug, a lower end of the first support member is inserted into the first through orifice. The first stick section also includes a first pull rope fitted therein and coupling with the lower end of the first support member via a first fixing tab on the first plug, and a lower end of the first pull rope is rolled on the rolling mechanism.
US09364057B2	Sports or fitness training pole A sports or fitness training pole, such as a pole used in Nordic walking, roller skating or skiing, including a pole shaft, a grip fixed to the top end of the pole shaft, and a ring construction fixed to the bottom end of the pole shaft, where the pole shaft includes two curved parts curving in opposite directions. The first curved part is in the central region of the pole and the second curved part is between the first curved part and the grip, and with respect to a straight line passing through the first curved part and the grip, the pole shaft above the first curved part is located on the rear side of the straight line, while the grip is in a forward tilted position with respect to the straight line.
US09364051B2	Decorative system with fasteners and interchangeable connectors A system of fasteners and connectors that can be used as part of fashion items such as jewelry, leather goods and garments is provided. One or more fasteners can be used interchangeably with a range of connectors to accommodate various kinds of decorative and functional applications.
US09364046B2	Single pull and double pull fit adjustment systems for shoes Systems for securing shoes to the feet utilizing a one pull fit adjustment set of straps. The embodiments each utilize a number of straps, some fixed and some variable in length, positioned at select points across and around the top and sides of the shoe. At least one strap in the system provides an adjustable length whereby all straps may be drawn together to create a fit that tightens the shoe, preferably in both a horizontal and a vertical direction across the profile of the shoe. The systems use a variety of strong, but lightweight, nylon buckles, strips, anchor loops, and combinations thereof to permit the attachment and motion of the adjustment straps over the top and sides of the shoe. Three-point, as well as two-point attachment embodiments, most with a one pull adjustment are described. The systems are preferably on the medial side of the shoe.
US09364040B2	Headwear with storable accessory Headwear in which a storage area or pocket is formed in one side of the hat portion where an accessory is stored in the pocket when not in use. The free end of the accessory can be removed from the pocket by the wearer and pulled across the wearer's face after which the free end of the accessory is detachably secured to an opposite side of the hat portion so that the accessory remains positioned over the wearer's face. After use, the free end of the accessory is detached from the hat portion and returned for storage in the pocket. The invention is described in an embodiment for use in a ski hat in which the accessory is a goggle. Also described is the provision of a non-permeable layer in the hat portion that prevents moisture from reaching the goggle to prevent it from fogging up during its use.
US09364036B2	Mittens wearable with the fingers and thumb either exposed or covered A mitten is constructed of two fabric sleeves sewn together about the perimeter of respective outer ends, one sleeve drawn into the other to be coextensive and nested together, with a thumb hole on one side of the sleeves adjacent a respective outer end. Insertion of a wearer's hand into an inner sleeve allows the fingers of the wearer to protrude through an opening defined by the perimeter of the sleeve ends and the thumb to protrude out through the thumb opening. When the wearer inserts a hand between the outer and inner sleeves, the fingers and thumb are covered. The sleeves are constructed of fabric panels sewn together, and may be of contrasting color and/or textures, allowing different appearances to be created by reversing the mitten.
US09364032B2	Fabric having improved diffusion moisture capability and garments made therefrom A fabric is provided having a defined pattern of hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions that extend entirely through the thickness of the fabric so that the defined pattern is identical on the inner and outer surfaces of the fabric. The defined pattern is configured so that the hydrophilic regions are all in communication or interconnected so that moisture, such as perspiration, can wick not only from the inner to the outer surface of the fabric but also throughout the surface of the fabric and in several directions on the fabric so that the surface area of the wetted hydrophilic regions increases. The defined pattern may be further configured so that none of the hydrophobic regions are in communication.
US09364021B2	Method for preparing micro-foam whipped milk for cappuccino or a method for whipping other liquids containing proteins, using an apparatus A device is introduced for preparation of milk and other beverages in bar or restaurant environments. The device has the unique ability to generate a micro-foam which imparts a sweet taste to the beverage without use of sugar, that sweet taste being equivalent to adding a flat teaspoon of sugar to a traditional cup of cappuccino. The computerized device consists of sensors and a fine mesh that is pushed through the beverage by means of an actuator adapted for this purpose while imparting quantitative heat through the process.
US09364010B2	Waterless skinner with pressure roller and comb scraper A skinning machine for separating skin from the tissue of a poultry part is provided, which includes a frame supporting a skin roller comprising bands of teeth and grooves for engaging the skin, a pressure shoe disposed adjacent to the skin roller for removing the skin from the tissue, a pressure roller assembly for biasing the skin and tissue against the skin roller, and a scraper interfacing with the skin roller for removing the skin from the skin roller. The pressure shoe is releasably mounted to the frame allowing removal and cleaning thereof. The pressure roller assembly includes a body that deforms against the poultry part to accommodate parts of varying sizes and thickness without damaging the tissue. The scraper interfaces with the teeth and grooves of the skin roller allowing removal of poultry skin and fat from the roller with little or no need for water.
US09364008B2	Pizza base shaping tool and pizza base shaping method A pizza base shaping tool and a pizza base shaping method are provided that are capable of simply shaping a thin circular plate-shaped pizza base using sliced bread pieces. The pizza base shaping tool includes: a die receiver which serves as a seat; a cutting die which presses and shapes the bread piece; and a circular slipping sheet which is disposed between the die receiver and the cutting die, wherein the die receiver includes a disk-shaped placement base for placing the bread piece thereon, the cutting die includes a pressing plate which compresses the bread from the upside and a cutting die blade which is provided so as to protrude in a direction perpendicular to a pressing surface of the pressing plate and is used to cut the bread piece into the predetermined diameter, and the slipping sheet is positioned to the bread piece placed on the placement base.
US09364000B2	Method of controlling pests with fused heterocyclic compound Fused heterocyclic compounds of formula (1): (G1 and G2 represent a nitrogen atom or the like, A1 and A2 represent a nitrogen atom or the like, A3 represents —NR8— or the like, A4 and A5 represent a nitrogen atom or the like, R1 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from a group X, R2 and R3 are the same or different and represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from the group X, R8 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from a group W, and n represents 0, 1 or 2), or N-oxides thereof are described. The disclosed compounds are very effective for pest control.
US09363995B2	Use of derivative compounds of 1,3-benzodioxole in insecticidal compositions The invention relates to the use of a derivative compound of 1,3-benzodioxole of formula (I) wherein R is a linear or branched (C4-C10)alkyl substituent as a synergistic compound of insecticidal active ingredients insecticidal compositions comprising at least one compound of Formula (I) and at least one insecticidal active ingredient are also described.
US09363989B1	Torqued slide bar animal trap A torqued slide bar animal trap having a cage door hingedly disposed at a top side of a cage apparatus, said cage door supportable in an open position angularly extended longitudinally from the cage apparatus when a slide bar is engaged to an attachment piece, said attachment piece disposed upon the cage door proximal the top side of the cage apparatus, wherein the cage door applies torque to the slide bar and rapidly swings to a closed position enclosing an open end of the cage apparatus when a trigger mechanism releases the slide bar from the attachment piece, and each of a pair of ring members falls along each of a pair of door frame struts and an associated one of a pair of door bars to secure the cage door in the closed position by prevention of divergence of the cage door from the open end.
US09363986B2	Orange transgenic fluorescent ornamental fish The present invention relates to transgenic orange ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
US09363982B2	Detangling lead assembly A detangling lead assembly comprising an elongated flexible lead having a first lead end and a second lead end, a body subassembly comprising a pulley, the lead retained in a lead path from a distal end of the body assembly, around the pulley and extending from the distal end of the body subassembly whereby the first lead end and the second lead end extend generally in a distal direction from the handle subassembly and the lead is generally movable back and forth around the pulley. In some embodiments, the lead assembly further comprises a handle subassembly rotatably coupled to a proximal end of the body subassembly. In some embodiments, the housing further comprises exit points for the lead ends defining a moment arm for a moment to force the body subassembly to rotate and uncross a crossing of the lead ends.
US09363975B1	Soybean cultivar 90570821658 A soybean cultivar designated 90570821658 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 90570821658, the plants of soybean 90570821658, to plant parts of soybean 90570821658, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 90570821658 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 90570821658, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 90570821658, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 90570821658 with another soybean cultivar.
US09363967B2	Soybean variety 01046942 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046942. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046942. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046942 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046942 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09363956B1	Multiple-line irrigation system and method A multiple-line irrigation system for irrigating a field includes a plurality of spans extending from a central pivot, a main pipeline for carrying water, and a distribution assembly in each span to distribute fluids onto the field below the span in an amount independent of the fluids distributed in other amounts onto the field below the other spans. The distribution assembly includes a downpipe, a valve assembly, a pressure gauge, an injection port, a mixing chamber, and an outlet.
US09363946B2	Multifunctional rotary cutting head for cutting devices, and portable devices comprising such a cutting head A multifunctional rotary cutting head is provided for cutting devices as well as portable devices equipped with such a cutting head. The cutting head comprises a rotary housing that has at least a top part and a bottom part and accommodates a support for one or more cutting elements or tools. The support is penetrated by an axial drive shaft on which the support is mounted. The support for the cutting element(s)or tool(s) has two leads to selectively mounting the cutting element(s) or tool(s), i.e. a first level designed to mount strands of cutting wire and a second level designed to mount an interchangeable cutting blade.
US09363944B2	Granular fertilizer dispenser apparatus The fertilizer dispenser is used on a surface area to be treated. The fertilizer dispenser comprises a main body for storing the fertilizer, a rolling mechanism affixed to the main body, and a control mechanism cooperatively engaged with the main body. Tines extending radially from the rolling mechanism enable a targeted site to be exposed prior to fertilization. The rolling mechanism disrupts the surface area to be treated as the fertilizer dispenser apparatus rolls over the surface area to be treated. Then, a trigger mechanism is engaged by the user and a metering auger drops a controlled amount of granular fertilizer. The control mechanism is cooperatively engaged with the main body, the control mechanism enables the user to pinpoint an exact location where the dosage of fertilizer is dropped. Once the fertilizer is dropped, the surface is treated, via a back and forth motion of the rolling mechanism.
US09363941B2	Closing wheel equalizer A furrow closing apparatus is used with a planter that opens a furrow and deposits seeds as the planter moves in a forward direction over the ground. The furrow closing apparatus includes a frame attached to the planter and first and second closing wheels rotatably mounted on respective first and second closing wheel axles. A pivot axle extends from the frame generally transverse to the direction of travel of the planter and an equalizer bracket pivotably connected to the pivot axle. The equalizer bracket receives the first closing wheel axle in a position aft of the pivot axle and receives the second closing wheel axle in a position forward of the pivot axle such that the equalizer bracket pivots as the closing wheels traverse uneven ground to cause the first closing wheel and the second closing wheel to apply a substantially equal force in closing the furrow.
US09363940B2	Seed panel A method of forming a plantable structure involves providing a substrate element, a release layer spaced from the substrate element, an adhesive layer disposed between the substrate element and the release layer, and at least one seed abutting the adhesive layer. The seed(s) is/are coupled to the substrate element through the adhesive layer. The method further comprises removing the release layer from the composite article, and adhering a remaining portion of the composite article to a secondary article. The remaining portion of the secondary article comprises the substrate element, the adhesive layer disposed on the substrate element, and the seed(s) abutting the adhesive layer. Also disclosed herein are a method of planting at least one seed with a composite article, a packaging structure, a method of forming a packaging structure, and a method of planting at least one seed.
US09363937B2	Removing sod from a stacking conveyor Sod harvester stacking head and stacking conveyor configurations can increase the rate at which sod can be harvested. The movement of the stacking head and/or the stacking conveyor can be controlled to maximize the rate at which the stacking head can remove sod from the stacking conveyor. A stacking head can employ multiple pick up positions. A stacking conveyor may also advance sod for pick up at varying rates. A stacking head may include a pivoting connection to allow the stacking head to rotate around a pivot during a pick up operation.
US09370136B2	Member mounting method and member assembly A method for mounting a second member on a first member, wherein a pad layer is provided on the first member, and wherein an annular aperture portion exposing the first member to the bottom and having at least one discontinuous portion is provided in a region of the pad layer for mounting the second member having a mount face, the annular aperture portion having the same outer shape as the mount face of the second member is disclosed. The method includes: filling the aperture portion with a solder paste layer; and disposing the mount face of the second member on the solder paste layer, and melting and cooling the solder paste layer to mount the second member on the first member.
US09370133B2	Particles with special structure for preventing electrostatic discharge and paste containing the same The present invention relates to particles with special structure for preventing electrostatic discharge and paste containing the same. The particles having the structure of the present invention can be manufactured easily and economically. Furthermore, electrostatic discharge can be very effectively blocked through the maximized quantum tunneling effect between particles and the particles or paste of the present invention can be easily applied to high density fine circuits.
US09370129B2	Cable support shield termination device Methods and devices for providing strain relief in a region between a cable clamp and a shield termination ring of a wire harness termination assembly in a vibration environment. The devices are in the form of a shield termination ring having an extended member joined to or integrally formed with a curved cable clamp insert. The extended member in turn may be joined to or integrally formed with the shield termination ring. The purpose of the extended arm and curved cable clamp insert is to provide support to the portion of the wire harness disposed between the cable clamp and the shield termination ring, thereby reducing shield braid and wire insulation fatigue in that area.
US09370104B2	Lid body portion and electronic device package using the lid body portion and electronic device To provide a lid body portion with an improved mounting ratio of an electronic device component, an electronic device package and an electronic device including the same. There is provided a lid body portion including a concave portion in which a space portion is formed by a bottom portion and a side plate portion and a flange portion extending from an outer edge portion in an opening portion of the concave portion to the outside, in which a side-plate inner surface as a surface facing the space portion of the concave portion in the side plate portion inclines to the outside of the space portion.
US09370093B2	Wiring board and light emitting device using same A wiring board includes an insulated substrate, a wiring pattern and a folded part. The insulated substrate has an elongated shape with shorter sides extending along a width direction. The wiring pattern is provided on the substrate. The wiring pattern extends between both ends in the width direction of the substrate, and has an exposed part exposed at at least one of the ends of the substrate. In the folded part, the exposed part of the wiring pattern and the substrate are integrally folded up inwardly toward an upper face side of the substrate at each of the ends of the substrate.
US09370092B2	Multilayer wiring board A multilayer wiring board including a multilayer body including a plurality of insulating layers includes a ground electrode for external connection disposed in a center of a lower surface of the multilayer body, a plurality of individual electrodes at an outer edge of the lower surface of the multilayer body, and a surface insulating film including an interelectrode insulating portion and a surface covering portion, the interelectrode insulating portion covering an edge portion of the ground electrode to provide insulation between the ground electrode and each of the individual electrodes, the surface covering portion being disposed on a surface of a main body of the ground electrode to divide the surface of the main body into a plurality of regions.
US09370086B2	Formation of a field reversed configuration for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma A system and method for containing plasma and forming a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) magnetic topology are described in which plasma ions are contained magnetically in stable, non-adiabatic orbits in the FRC. Further, the electrons are contained electrostatically in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally applied magnetic field. The simultaneous electrostatic confinement of electrons and magnetic confinement of ions avoids anomalous transport and facilitates classical containment of both electrons and ions. In this configuration, ions and electrons may have adequate density and temperature so that upon collisions they are fused together by nuclear force, thus releasing fusion energy. Moreover, the fusion fuel plasmas that can be used with the present confinement system and method are not limited to neutronic fuels only, but also advantageously include advanced fuels.
US09370065B2	Short-circuit protection circuit and electronic device A short-circuit protection circuit to execute a short-circuit protection for a LED module of an electronic device. The LED module includes a positive input port. the short-circuit protection circuit includes a control unit for controlling the LED module to work or do not work, a feedback module, a comparison module, and a trigger module. The feedback module is connected between the positive input port of the LED module and ground, and is used to detect a voltage of the positive input port and produce a feedback voltage proportional to the voltage of the positive input port. The comparison module produces a first comparison signal when comparing the feedback voltage is less than a reference voltage. The trigger module produces an off trigger signal to trigger the control unit to control the LED module to not work, when receiving the first comparison signal.
US09370050B2	Electric power generation system An electric power generation system includes a wind turbine, a conductor rotating as the wind turbine rotates, a heat transfer medium vessel, a magnetic field generator, a heat accumulator, and an electric power generation unit. The magnetic field generator is operated to generate a magnetic field and therein the conductor is rotated and thus heated through induction, and the conductor's heat is transmitted to the water in the heat transfer medium vessel to generate steam which is in turn supplied to a steam turbine and thus drives an electric power generator to generate electric power.
US09370047B2	Resistive heating device for fabrication of nanostructures Apparatuses and techniques relating to a resistive heating device are provided.
US09370046B2	Compound elliptical reflector for curing optical fibers A curing device comprises a first elliptic cylindrical reflector and a second elliptic cylindrical reflector, the first elliptic cylindrical reflector and the second elliptic cylindrical reflector arranged to have a co-located focus, and a light source located at a second focus of the first elliptic cylindrical reflector, wherein light emitted from the light source is reflected to the co-located focus from the first elliptic cylindrical reflector and retro-reflected to the co-located focus from the second elliptic cylindrical reflector.
US09370035B2	Methods and devices for mobile station device-to-device beacon window determination Disclosed are methods and devices for determination of beacon windows for device-to-device communication. In one implementation, a common reference time and a set of geographical location coordinates are scanned for by a mobile station. A first beacon region is selected based on the set of geographical location coordinates. A first set of periodic beacon windows is determined based on the first beacon region and the common reference time. A device-to-device beacon transmission is scanned for during a beacon window of the first set of periodic beacon windows.
US09370032B2	Service processing method and apparatus based on android system A service processing method and apparatus based on Android system are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention enable the Android platform to support more PDPs other than one PDP by creating corresponding PDP based on the service type of a specific service, therefore avoiding the complicated procedure during which when the current Android platform is processing services and one pending service type can not be processed by an active PDP, interrupting the service in the processing and deactivating the current PDP, reestablishing a new PDP to process service and recovering the former PDP after processing the service, and therefore the parallel processing capability for various services in the Android system is achieved and the user experience is greatly improved.
US09370022B2	Method for indicating channel access type in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor The invention relates to a method for a station (STA) to perform channel access in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: receiving a beacon frame including a traffic indication map (TIM); a step of checking, if the TIM indicates to the STA that buffered traffic exists, information relating to a PS-poll transmission type; and a step of transmitting a PS-poll frame according to either a first type or second type of transmission indicated by the information relating to the PS-poll frame transmission type. The first type of transmission involves transmitting the PS-poll frame after performing contention, and the second type of transmission involves transmitting the PS-poll frame in the time interval set for the STA.
US09370021B2	Interference reduction for terminals operating on neighboring bands in wireless communication systems A wireless communication user terminal includes a controller communicably coupled to a transceiver. The controller is configured to tune the transceiver to transmit on a narrowband uplink control channel within a wideband frequency resource. The uplink control channel includes a pair of uplink control channels separated within the wideband frequency resource wherein the pair of uplink control channels are each located within a corresponding PUCCH resource region. The controller is also configured to change a frequency location of at least one of the uplink control channels, within the corresponding PUCCH resource region, away from an edge of the wideband frequency resource.
US09370018B2	Techniques for uplink power control Examples are disclosed for determining, at a base station, separate open loop power control factors for one or more uplink interference patterns based on received time division duplex configuration information received from one or more neighboring base stations. In some examples, the separate open loop power control factors may be communicated to wireless devices coupled with the base station. For these examples, the wireless devices may adjust transmit power controls responsive to receiving the separate open loop power control factors. Other examples are described and claimed.
US09370012B2	Wireless control apparatus, wireless communication system, control program, and integrated circuit In SORM (Spectrum-Overlapped Resource Allocation), interference to other cells caused by an increase in transmit power of mobile station apparatuses is suppressed. A wireless control apparatus allows a plurality of wireless terminal apparatuses to locate transmit signals at part of frequencies in a system band in an overlapping manner, and determines frequencies at which the individual wireless terminal apparatuses locate transmit signals, so that an interference level of the entire system band is suppressed to be lower than or equal to a certain value. Also, the wireless control apparatus determines frequencies at which the individual wireless terminal apparatuses locate transmit signals, so that a total sum of frequency bands allocated to the individual wireless terminal apparatuses is smaller than or equal to the system band.
US09370009B2	Base station with coordinated multiple air-interface operations Base stations with coordinated multiple air-interface operations are provided. In some embodiments, multi-mode base station (BTS) systems operate with different air-interfaces, functionality, or configurations in a coordinated manner. For example, typical applications of such systems can include Macrocell BTS, Picocell BTS, Femtocell BTS, or Access Point (AP), Set Top Box (STB), or Home Gateway, Hot Spot Devices, User Terminal with the capability to perform required base station operations. In some embodiments, various techniques are provided for system improvements and optimizations via radio resource management, including user and system throughput optimization, QoS improvement, interference management, and various other improvements and optimizations. In some embodiments, a system (e.g., a multi-mode device, such as a base station, a repeater, and/or a terminal) includes a multi-mode communication unit, in which the multi-mode communication unit allocates access for communication using at least two modes; and a processor configured to implement at least in part the multi-mode communications unit. In some embodiments, the at least two modes include one or more of the following: frequency band, protocol standard, duplexing format, broadcast mode (e.g., television broadcast and/or a radio broadcast), and one-way communication mode.
US09370007B2	Terminal and method for transmitting a transmission signal Disclosed are a wireless communication base station device and a division number determination method that improve the frequency diversity effect while maintaining channel estimation accuracy regardless of the number of divisions in the frequency domain of a transmission signal from a wireless communication terminal device. A determination unit determines the number of divisions in the frequency domain of a transmission signal from a wireless communication terminal device. Here, the determination unit increases the number of divisions in the frequency domain of the transmission signal from the wireless communication terminal device as the number of pilot blocks included in the transmission signal increases. In addition, a scheduling unit schedules allocation to the frequency resources of the divided transmission signal according to the number of divisions determined by the determination unit.
US09370004B2	Traffic management for user equipment devices A UE may be configured to support wireless communication in two or more frequency bands. In some embodiments, the UE initiates a first wireless communication session in a first frequency band of the two or more frequency bands, and in response to initiating the wireless communication session in the first frequency band, the UE prevents itself from communicating in a second frequency band of the set of two or more frequency bands until the first wireless communication session has ended. Some embodiments further include subsequently enabling the UE to communicate in the second frequency band of the set of two or more frequency bands in response to ending the first wireless communication session in the first frequency band.
US09369993B2	Method of providing service to user equipment in wireless communication system and apparatus thereof A method for processing a signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving information on at least one frequency from a network, selecting a frequency from the at least one frequency corresponding to a specific service, and transmitting, to the network, a message indicating the selected frequency. Further, the method further comprises receiving a command for performing a handover from a serving cell to a target cell providing the specific service through the selected frequency.
US09369989B2	Methods and apparatus for communication of notifications Methods and apparatus for communication of notifications are disclosed. A disclosed method for communicating notifications from a server to a device includes sending a primary message including data indicating notification status information; and sending notification messages apart from the primary message addressed to specific groups of devices. Similarly, another disclosed method for obtaining notifications in a device from a server includes monitoring the primary message including current notification status information, comparing the current notification information status information with a previous notification status information to determine if a change in notification status information has occurred, and obtaining addressed notification information when a change in the notification status information has been determined. By using a primary message with abbreviated information to communicate whether changes to notification information have occurred without the need for further processing and/or addressed notification messages, system resources can be conserved. Corresponding apparatus are also disclosed.
US09369982B2	Online adaptive fusion framework for mobile device indoor localization This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to employing particle filter methods to estimate the location of a mobile device. The data may include wireless data measurement associated with the mobile device and one or more access points and inertial data associated with the mobile device. Radio fingerprinting data associated with the one or more access points may be retrieved. A respective location for the wireless data measurements may be determined based on the radio fingerprinting data and inertial data. A respective weight may be calculated for the respective location for each of the plurality of particles. A respective confidence level may be maintained for the respective location for each of the plurality of particles. A current location may be identified based on the respective location for each of the plurality of particles and the respective weight associated with the respective location for each of the particles.
US09369977B2	Methods and arrangements for synch frame transmissions Logic to manage synch frame transmissions in a synch network via helper stations (STAs) synched to the network. Logic may coordinate actions of helper STAs via a transmission window (TW) provided by a master clock STA. Logic may distribute synch frame transmissions within a TW via synch logic in the helper STAs. Logic in helper STAs of a synch network may determine discovery periods in which to transmit synch frames between synch frame transmissions by the master clock STA. Logic in helper STAs to determine a discovery period in which to transmit synch frames to share workload with the master clock STA and to extend the coverage area of the synch network. Logic of the master clock STA may establish a fixed TW based upon the number of helper STAs and a time constraint for discovering the synch network. Or logic of the master clock STA may establish a dynamic TW in which the master clock STA can adjust the TW based upon a number of synch frame transmissions during a TW.
US09369973B2	Systems and methods for downlink power control and scheduling in a wireless network Methods and systems for providing joint power control (PC) and scheduling in a wireless network are provided. In one example, a method includes generating a near-optimal power pattern for PC and scheduling in accordance with long term channel statistics. The near-optimal PC solution may be generated by first generating a set of possible power patterns in accordance with likely scheduling scenarios, then statistically narrowing the set of possible power patterns to identify the most commonly used power patterns, and finally selecting one of the most commonly used power patterns as the near-optimal power pattern. In another example, a table of optimal PC solutions are provided for performing distributed PC and scheduling in an adaptive and/or dynamic manner.
US09369972B2	Method for controlling uplink power in a broadband wireless access system The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method for efficiently determining power for ranging performed by a terminal on a target base station or a target region during handover or during changing of a region. A method for controlling uplink power for network reentry of a terminal from a first region to a second region in a broadband wireless access system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving a media access control (MAC) management message including a power control parameter that is to be applied to the second region from the first region; and performing ranging to the second region by applying the power control parameter.
US09369969B2	System and method to mitigate interference of 3GPP LTE heterogeneous network according to priority of service A power control system and method to mitigate interference in a heterogeneous network is provided. A power control method to mitigate interference may include: receiving a link connection request from a femto terminal; transmitting a downlink signal when the link connection request is allowed; receiving information of a macro terminal present around a femto base station; controlling a power of the downlink signal in response to a high interference indicator (HII) report being included in the received information of the macro terminal; and controlling the power of the downlink signal based on a priority of service while satisfying predetermined constraints, in response to the HII report in a state in which the power of the downlink signal is decreased up to a predetermined required power.
US09369961B2	User equipment, cellular communication network node and method of controlling operation of a user equipment A user equipment comprises a wireless interface for communication with a cellular communication network. The user equipment has different operating states which include a power saving state. Transitions between the power saving state and a further operating state different from the power saving state may be triggered by a device-to-device signal received directly from a further user equipment.
US09369960B2	Method for operation based on switching discontinuous reception state in wireless communication system and apparatus for the same An operation method performed by user equipment in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: determining whether to switch a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) state; switching to a new DRX state and operating in the new DRX state, if it is determined to switch to the DRX state; and reporting the switch to the new DRX state to a network. The new DRX state is based on a new DRX cycle comprising on-duration for which a downlink channel is monitored and off-duration for which the downlink channel is not monitored.
US09369953B2	Assisted system scanning with paired devices A method in a first wireless device, the method performing wireless network scanning to discover available wireless networks; and communicating results of the scanning to a second wireless device, the results containing information to enable the second wireless device to connect to at least one of the available wireless networks without the second wireless device having to perform the same wireless network scanning or reduce the amount of scanning required to connect to at least one of the available wireless network. Also a method in a first wireless device, the method receiving results of wireless network scanning performed on a second wireless device, the results containing information enabling the first wireless device to connect to at least one available wireless network discovered during the scanning without the first wireless device having to perform the same wireless network scanning.
US09369952B1	Method and system for management of neighbor scanning Disclosed herein is a method and corresponding system for management of neighbor scanning in a cellular wireless communication system. A radio access network (RAN) sends, and a mobile station receives, a neighbor list update message (NLUM) containing a plurality of different neighbor lists. The mobile station then selects one of the neighbor lists based on a determined first rank-ordering of its active set members. Once the mobile station selects one of the neighbor lists, the mobile station scans the neighbors listed in the selected neighbor list in accordance with the selected neighbor list. If the mobile station detects a change in rank-ordering from the determined first rank-ordering to another rank-ordering, the mobile station may select and transition to another one of the neighbor lists and may begin to scan the neighbors listed in the selected other neighbor list in accordance with the selected other neighbor list.
US09369949B2	Methods and apparatus for WiFi quality estimation based on basic service set load and wide area network metrics Methods, systems, and devices are described for determining a quality estimation of a wireless network that may be used to determine whether a particular wireless network meets one or more criteria for association with a station. The quality estimation may be based on a load quality of a basic service set (BSS) of an available wireless network and/or one or more wide area network (WAN) metrics associated with the wireless network. A station may evaluate such load quality and WAN metrics prior to association, and/or after association with a wireless network.
US09369945B2	Wireless network system and wireless communication method for switching a wireless network mode A wireless network system includes a user device, a client and an access point. In the wireless network system, a wireless network mode of the client is started in an AdHoc mode in response to specific operation, a wireless network mode of the user device is switched to an AdHoc mode when it is detected that the wireless network mode of the client is started in the AdHoc mode. Then, infrastructure network information including a network name and an encryption key for setting the wireless network communication in the infrastructure mode is transmitted from the user device to the client, and the wireless network mode of the client is switched to the infrastructure mode on the basis of the infrastructure network information.
US09369943B2	Cognitive communications Devices, systems, or methods provide seamless transitioning of communication session(s) across a variety of resources (e.g., cellular telephone, car phones, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), WiFi, web-based communications, conventional analog phones, global positioning systems (GPS), numerous communications services providers, a variety of communications protocols, services, etc.) to exploit functionalities associated therewith and mitigate users' having to end a communication session, and initiate another session in order to utilize different set(s) of available resources.
US09369936B2	Handover technique for wireless communications enabled devices A method of triggering a network handover controlled by a communications device in a communications system comprising a plurality of networks with which the communications device can perform a handover operation to, the method comprising the steps of: determining a signal characteristic of each available candidate network in said communications system; forecasting a future value of said signal characteristic; determining a future handover margin for said signal characteristic of the network connection established by said communications device; determining if another available candidate network signal characteristic exceeds said handover margin at a future time, and if so, performing a handover operation to said other available candidate network, wherein said future handover margin for said signal characteristic is varied dynamically in dependence on said forecasted signal characteristic.
US09369933B2	Method of initiating a base station and equipment thereof According to embodiments of the present invention, a method of initiating a base station is provided, comprising the following steps that: a basic coverage cell sends an switch on instruction to a hot spot cell in a closed state according to a predetermined rule, the switch on instruction carrying the predetermined rule information; the basic coverage cell is provided with a user equipment (UE) for measuring, and receives a measurement report from the UE; the basic coverage cell sends an switch on instruction to the hot spot cell such that the hot spot cell provides communication service for the UE. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a network-side equipment is further provided. As illustrated in technical solutions of the present invention, by setting a rule to select the hot spot cell adapted to be initiated, it can make data receiving of the UE suffer slight interference as initiating the base station, reduce interference form the data receiving of the UE to the down-link reference signal of the hot spot cell as possible, and thereby system performance can be improved effectively.
US09369929B2	User equipment, network device and method for accessing network system The present invention discloses a method for accessing s network system, including the following steps: receiving, by a first network device of a first network system, a measurement report of a second network system sent by a user equipment of the first network system; determining, by the first network device, a second network device in the second network system according to the measurement report; and sending, by the first network device, a bearer setup request to the second network device, for enabling the second network device to set up a connection with the user equipment. The present invention, by realizing aggregation between a two network systems, may dynamically schedule the resources of the two network systems according to loads of the two network systems, thereby provides load balancing with extremely high efficiency, and is capable of increase the peak data rate of the user effectively and remarkably.
US09369928B2	Partial session transfer method and user equipment for the same A method of establishing an extended IP flow in a wireless communication system can include establishing, at a user equipment (UE), an initial IP flow with a packet data network gateway (PDN-GW) included in an evolved packet core (EPC) through a first type access network and further establishing, at the UE, the extended IP flow with the PDN-GW through a second type access network different from the first type access network, while maintaining the initial IP flow with the PDN-GW through the first type access network, wherein a binding update is transmitted to the PDN-GW, wherein a binding acknowledgement is transmitted by the PDN-GW in response to the binding update if a single IP address is allocated to identify both the initial IP flow and the extended IP flow, and wherein the single IP address is included in the binding acknowledgement.
US09369927B2	User equipment with selective neighbor cell detection during handover Performing selective tune-away by a user equipment (UE). The UE may include a first radio that is configurable to operate according to a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. The UE may use the radio to communicate using the first RAT and the second RAT using the first radio. The UE may perform handover for the first RAT. During handover, the UE may perform a page decoding for the second RAT, but may not perform (e.g., may block) neighbor cell detection for the second RAT during the handover of the first RAT. After completion of the handover, the UE may perform neighbor cell detection for the second RAT.
US09369924B2	Data burst communication techniques for mobile communication devices operating in packet data sessions A mobile device experiences a condition where a time overlap exists between a packet data burst being communicated over a packet data channel of a serving cell and broadcast data burst being communicated over a broadcast control channel of a neighbor cell. The mobile device sets its RF receiver to receive the packet data burst instead of the broadcast data burst based on identifying that the neighbor cell is not a candidate for an upcoming handoff. On the other hand, the mobile device sets its RF receiver to receive the broadcast data burst instead of the packet data burst based on identifying that the neighbor cell is a candidate for an upcoming handoff. The mobile device may set the RF receiver to receive the packet data burst instead of the broadcast data burst based on further identifying that a call drop is imminent.
US09369912B2	Communication path switching for mobile devices Methods, systems, and devices for switching internet protocol (IP) flows from a first communication path to a second communication path are disclosed herein. A user equipment (UE) may include an exchange component, a session component, and a communication component. The exchange component exchanges second communication path availability information between the UE and another UE by sending and receiving session initiation protocol (SIP) messages that include second communication path availability information over the first communication path. The session component changes the communication session by re-routing traffic flows to the second communication path based on the exchanged second path availability information. The communication component sends to and receives from the other UE data corresponding to an IP flow over the second communication path.
US09369897B2	Radio communication system, radio base station apparatus, user terminal and radio communication method The present invention is designed to enable a radio base station apparatus to adequately estimate a coordinated cell to cause interference upon CoMP transmission, and effectively execute CoMP transmission. A radio communication system, according to the present invention, includes a plurality of radio base station apparatuses, and a user terminal (UE) that is configured to be able to perform coordinated multiple point transmission/reception with the plurality of radio base station apparatuses, where the user terminal (UE) has a transmission section that transmits information to use to estimate a candidate cell to be an interference cell upon coordinated multiple point transmission, and the radio base station apparatus has an estimation section that estimates a candidate cell to be an interference cell upon coordinated multiple point transmission based on the information.
US09369894B2	Analysis of a communication event Method, system, device, server and computer program product for analyzing a communication event occurring over a network, wherein a network service provider provides access to the network for a communication client executed at the device to engage in the communication event. The communication client detects a problem with the communication event. Communication metric data relating to the communication event is determined. It is determined, using the determined communication metric data, whether the detected problem is caused by a reason (i) of a poor network condition in the network, or a reason (ii) of the network service provider discriminating against transmission over the network of a type of data used in the communication event. In the event that it is determined that the detected problem is caused by reason (ii), a notification is provided to a user of the device.
US09369893B2	Method and system for coordinating cellular networks operation A SON element which is operative to carry out at least two different SON functions is provided, wherein each of the SON functions is associated with at least one SON related action, and wherein a SON related action, initiated by triggering a SON function, would have been adversely affected by another SON related action, initiated by triggering another SON function, had the SON element not affected a modification in operating conditions of the cellular network, wherein the SON element is operative to: (a) assign priorities to the different SON functions; (b) assign different weights to the SON related actions; and (c) coordinate execution of SON related actions, that when executed are carried out in a way that does not breach the priorities hierarchy and the weights' order assigned to the SON related actions, thereby improving operation of the cellular network.
US09369892B2	Operation in limited service state A method for wireless communication by a wireless communication device is described. The wireless communication device determines that the wireless communication device is in a limited service state. The wireless communication device camps on an available cell in response to the limited service state determination. The wireless communication device monitors a synchronization channel from the available cell at a reduced rate than a rate used for a full service state.
US09369888B2	Systems and methods to coordinate transmissions in distributed wireless systems via user clustering Systems and methods are described for coordinating transmissions in distributed wireless systems via user clustering. For example, a method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: measuring link quality between a target user and a plurality of distributed-input distributed-output (DIDO) distributed antennas of base transceiver stations (BTSs); using the link quality measurements to define a user cluster; measuring channel state information (CSI) between each user and each DIDO antenna within a defined user cluster; and precoding data transmissions between each DIDO antenna and each user within the user cluster based on the measured CSI.
US09369885B2	Method and apparatus for selecting reference signal tones for decoding a channel Methods and apparatuses are provided that include selecting reference signal (RS) or other tones to utilize in estimating a channel for decoding one or more channels. Where the RS tones are interfered by other base stations, interference cancelation can be performed over the RS tones. Since interference can vary over the tones, interference cancelation can yield RS tones of varying quality. Thus, a quality of each of the RS tones can be determined, and at least a subset of the RS tones can be selected for estimating a channel. Additionally or alternatively, the RS tones can be weighted or otherwise classified for performing channel estimation using the RS tones.
US09369877B2	Base station and method for performing TDD base station uplink/downlink subframe configuration The invention discloses a base station and a method of configuring TDD uplink-downlink subframes for base stations, and the method includes: determining a coupling loss between every two of base stations in a preset region; clustering the base stations in the preset region according to the coupling loss between every two of the base stations; and the base stations configuring TDD uplink-downlink subframes according to results of clustering, wherein the base stations in the same cluster are configured with the same TDD uplink-downlink subframe configuration, and the base stations in different clusters are configured with the same TDD uplink-downlink subframe configuration or different TDD uplink-downlink subframe configurations. The invention can lower interference across time slots due to flexible configuration of TDD subframes and optimize the performance of a TDD network system.
US09369875B1	Enabling anti-theft mode for a mobile device An approach is provided to protect a portable electronic device from use by an unauthorized user. In the approach, a motion at a device is detected, with the motion being caused by someone handling the device. The motion pattern of the device is compared to an expected motion pattern previously configured and stored at the device. In response to the motion pattern matching the expected motion pattern, usage of the device is allowed. However, one or more security actions are performed at the device in response to a mismatch between the motion pattern and the expected motion pattern. The security actions inhibit use of the device.
US09369872B2	Method and apparatus for configuring communication parameters on a wireless device A method and apparatus for configuring communication parameters of a first wireless device having an established communication connection includes communicating with a wireless access point using communication parameters based on a selected first security policy; receiving information from the wireless access point regarding one or more second wireless devices connected to the wireless access point; selecting a second security policy to apply to the first wireless device based on the information received from the wireless access point; adjusting the one or more communication parameters of the first wireless device based on the second security policy; and communicating with the wireless access point using the adjusted communication parameters.
US09369871B2	Remote start systems and methods for an enabled vehicle Systems and methods for remote controlling of vehicles are described. Systems and methods may include a plug and play device. Systems may include a receiver; a programmable microprocessor in communication with the receiver; and a switch in communication with the programmable microprocessor. The switch may operate one or more systems of the vehicle. The receiver may send a signal to the preprogrammed microprocessor upon receiving an incoming communication from a network. The signal may include a unique user identifier, and the preprogrammed microprocessor may read and process the unique user identifier to control one or more vehicle systems.
US09369865B2	Method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for providing wireless device protection service Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for programmatically providing wireless device protection services. An example method includes receiving, from a first wireless device, a subscriber identifier associated with a wireless device subscriber identification module, determining, using a processor, whether the subscriber identifier is associated with a wireless device protection plan, in response to determining that the subscriber identifier is associated with the wireless device protection plan, determining whether the first wireless device is eligible for the wireless device protection plan, and, in response to determining that the first wireless device is eligible for the wireless device protection plan, registering the first wireless device with the wireless device protection plan to provide services associated with the wireless device protection plan for the first wireless device.
US09369861B2	Controlling behavior of mobile devices using consensus A method of determining context-appropriate behavior for mobile devices.
US09369858B2	Wi-Fi P2P communication terminal device and communication method thereof A display apparatus which is controlled by a remote control apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) module which is connected to an access point (AP) and operates in a Wi-Fi station mode and a controller which controls the Wi-Fi module to interrupt the connection to the AP when a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) function is executed and iterates an operation of resuming the connection to the AP after a search operation is performed through each channel while a plurality of channels are sequentially selected. when an external device which performs P2P communication is found in the search operation, the controller controls the Wi-Fi module to perform a listen operation of receiving a signal transmitted from the external device and transmitting a response.
US09369851B2	Method, system and apparatus for location and time-based messaging using text-based tags A method, system and apparatus for location and time-based messaging using text-based tags is provided. A message and an address of a destination device is received at a processor of a device, the message comprising text for delivery to the destination device, the text comprising and a text-based tag in the text, the tag comprising one or more keywords associated with one or more of a location and a time to deliver the message to the destination device. The tag is processed, at the processor, to associate one or more of the location and the time with the message. The message is transmitted, using the communication interface, for delivery to the destination device using the address, at one or more of the location and the time.
US09369846B1	Transmission of wireless messages of current vehicle location and estimated arrival time to requestors A wireless communication device disposed on a moving vehicle. The wireless communication device further includes a geographic location determination processor for determining a geographic location on a city map. The wireless communication device further receives a vehicle location and arrival schedule request for sending a message to a passenger waiting for the vehicle for providing the geographic location on the city map and an estimated arrival time of the vehicle to a passenger waiting for the vehicle.
US09369841B1	Providing geographic locations of a user's wireless device A method, system, and medium are provided for determining the identity of a user associated with a wireless device located near a geographic location at a specific time. In response to the occurrence of an event at a geographic location, a request can be issued by a wireless provider to users of wireless devices to provide the geographic locations of their respective devices and their identities to one or more entities. Upon receiving an affirmative response to the request, the wireless provider communicates information to the entities allowing the entities to contact the users to solicit information regarding the occurrence of the event. A wireless provider may send a request for authorization to users of wireless devices to provide geographic locations when the wireless device enters a predefined geographic area.
US09369834B2	Portable computing device with data encryption and destruction A device and software utilizing Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies for monitoring and recovering portable computing devices and, a method and system for acquiring such devices, protecting data on such devices, and for compensating owners of devices. A GPS mechanism of the invention provides real time tracking of missing devices that may be coordinated with security agencies to intercept and recover missing computing devices. When a stolen device is unrecoverable, the invention may receive a signal to initiate data recovery where a wireless network is available to recover data for the owner. Alternatively, the GPS mechanism instructs the device to encrypt or destroy stored data files to prevent commercial espionage or privacy violations. The invention discloses a software system and method for computing a purchase price of the GPS mechanism, computing compensation for loss of the device and lost data.
US09369831B2	Base station apparatus, wireless communication system, and wireless communication method A base station apparatus including: a transmitter, and a processor to control the transmitter to transmit true area information when a given event is not detected, and to transmit false area information when the given event is detected. A wireless communication system including: a mobile station apparatus; and a base station apparatus to transmit true area information to the mobile station when a given event is not detected, and to transmit false area information to the mobile station when the given event is detected.
US09369825B2	Systems and methods for transmitting data using selected transmission technology from among other transmission technologies This disclosure describes systems and methods for selecting from among two or more wireless transmission technologies depending on one or more factors. Aspects of this disclosure may apply to various computer systems that use Bluetooth technologies for transmitting and receiving data between two devices. In particular, aspects of this disclosure may be used in a gaming environment such that data is transmitted based on any of the shared capabilities of the devices, the type of data, the amount of the data, latency constraints associated with the data, and other considerations.
US09369808B2	Acoustic transducer with high sensitivity An acoustic transducer with high sensitivity includes a base plate, a back plate and a vibrating membrane. The vibrating membrane is peripherally fixed to the base plate and covers an opening of the base plate. The back plate has a positioning member connected between the back plate and the vibrating membrane, so as to define at least one vibratile portion that is arranged annularly by a plurality of elastic members. Thereby, the vibratile portion has a reduced deformable width and increased rigidity, so can effectively improve its acoustically receiving sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio.
US09369807B2	Electroacoustic transducer and manufacturing method thereof An electroacoustic transducer comprises flexible strips and a shell, wherein the shell is formed of a first sub shell which is fixedly bonded to a second sub shell, the first sub shell is provided with a bonding surface for being bonded to the second sub shell, the flexible strip is bent to form a bent portion at the bonding surface; the second sub shell is provided with a dodging structure for dodging the bent portion. Its manufacturing method comprises: performing injection molding on the first sub shell from the bonding portions of the elastic strips; performing injection molding on the second sub shell; fixedly bonding the first sub shell with the second sub shell, wherein the flexible strip is bent to form the bent portion from the bonding surface at the end part of the first sub shell.
US09369803B2	Apparatus and method for removing noise A method of removing noise from a two-channel signal includes receiving channel signals constituting the two-channel signal; obtaining a noise signal for each channel by removing a target signal from each channel signal by subtracting another channel signal multiplied by a weighted value from each channel signal; estimating a power spectral density (PSD) of diffuse noise from each channel signal; obtaining a target signal including an interference signal for each channel by removing the diffuse noise from each channel signal using the estimated PSD of the diffuse noise; obtaining the interference signal for each channel by removing the diffuse noise from the noise signal for each channel using the estimated PSD of the diffuse noise; and removing the interference signal from the target signal and the interference signal for each channel.
US09369799B2	Ambient noise cancellation for voice communication device A system and method for reducing or entirely canceling background or ambient noise from a voice transmission from a communications device. A communications device, such as a mobile telephone, is configured with an ambient noise compensation signal generator that is connected between a microphone and a mixer. The original output of the microphone and a compensation signal generated by the ambient noise compensation signal generator are mixed together prior to being passed to a transmitter. In one embodiment a buffer is provided between the microphone and the mixer to help synchronize the timing of the signals to be mixed. In another embodiment a second microphone is employed to detect ambient noise.
US09369798B1	Internal dynamic range control in an adaptive noise cancellation (ANC) system A personal audio device, such as a headphone, includes an adaptive noise canceling (ANC) circuit that adaptively generates an anti-noise signal using one or more microphone signals that measure the ambient audio. The anti-noise signal is combined with source audio to provide an output for a speaker. The anti-noise signal causes cancellation of ambient audio sounds that appear in the microphone signals. A processing circuit uses the reference microphone to generate the anti-noise signal using one or more adaptive filters. The processing circuit also includes low-pass filters that remove quantization noise images at the output of the adaptive filter to reduce the dynamic range required at the output of the adaptive filter.
US09369797B2	Display apparatus, display system, and control method thereof Exemplary embodiments disclose a display apparatus, a display system, and a control method thereof, the display apparatus including: an image processing device configured to process an image signal; an audio processing device configured to process an audio signal; a communication device configured to conduct wireless communication with a peripheral and configured to transmit the audio signal processed by the audio processing device to an audio output device; and a controller configured to operate in a discoverable mode for wireless communication access of the communication device, and configured to control the communication device to conduct pairing of the audio output device configured to transmit a preset message and the display apparatus for the wireless communication, when the preset message is received from the audio output device.
US09369792B2	Round variable wall earbud An ear tip is disclosed that comprises an annular flange having a first end tapering downwardly to a second end and having a circular lateral cross-section. The annular flange is defined by a plurality of sections and each section has a varying wall thickness. An inner body extends internally from the first end within a hollow interior defined by the annular flange toward the second end. An acoustic channel extends through the inner body, where the annular flange at least partially occludes an ear canal from ambient noise and creates at least a partial air seal in the ear canal and the acoustic channel is configured to allow the passage of sound into the ear canal when the inner body is connected with a sound source.
US09369790B2	Hang up magnet for radio microphone A system is disclosed for safely and efficiently removing or returning a radio microphone from a mounting surface. The system includes a first magnet attached to the rear side of a radio microphone and a second magnet located at a desired mounting position on the mounting surface. The second magnet preferably includes an outer vinyl layer to prevent breaking or cracking of the first second magnet when returning the radio microphone to its mounting position.
US09369789B2	Speaker device A cabinet to which a speaker unit is attached is configured to have an enclosed space where sound waves outputted from the rear surface of the speaker unit are transmitted, a sound guide space separated from the enclosed space, and an outlet for the sound waves transmitted in the sound guide space. A diaphragm is positioned between the enclosed space and the sound guide space of the cabinet, and an actuator is attached to the diaphragm. An audio signal shared with the speaker unit is supplied to the actuator, and diaphragm vibrations are enhanced by the actuator.
US09369776B2	Playing multimedia content on multiple devices A method for displaying multimedia content is described. The method includes causing playing of multimedia content on a first device; responsive to a first user input, on a second device, comprising one of: playing, fast forwarding, rewinding, or pausing the playing of the multimedia content: causing an action comprising one of: playing, fast forwarding, rewinding, or pausing of the multimedia content on the second device at a start position that is based on the user input and a current position of the playing of the multimedia content on the first device.
US09369775B2	Methods and systems for delivering signals from cable networks to telecommunications networks Methods and systems are disclosed for delivering electrical signals from a cable network to a telecommunications network. The electrical signals are received from a community antenna television network and communicated via the telecommunications network. The telecommunications network may then communicate those electrical signals to end-users and to customers. Because the electrical signals may include video, music, data, and other cable content, this cable content is communicated along the telecommunications network and, thus, distributed to an end user.
US09369769B2	Methods and apparatus for providing voice mail services Methods and apparatus for retrieving and providing voice mail messages from a server are described. In accordance with the invention voice mail messages may be retrieved via requests made via a set top box. Voice mail messages are retrieved in response to the request from a voice mail server which is also accessible via the telephone network. Retrieved voice mail is transcoded and included in a video on demand (VOD) file. Text, call ID information and/or other information as, e.g., an automatically generated transcript of the voice mail message, may be included in the VOD file. The VOD file is supplied to a VOD server which provides the file including the message to the set top box for display. A user can view the messages and switch from viewing one message to the next by using video play back commands.
US09369768B1	System and method for media presentation with dynamic secondary content A method for presenting media with dynamic content to a first user includes obtaining information related to a current playback position on a playback timeline being presented to the first user, obtaining secondary content related to the media and associated with a second user, wherein the first user and second user are associated according to a third party database, storing the obtained secondary content in a memory, and generating and transmitting instructions for displaying a first indicator of the secondary content at a first position on the playback timeline to the first user, wherein the first position corresponds to a first timestamp associated with the secondary content.
US09369759B2	Method and system for progressive rate adaptation for uncompressed video communication in wireless systems Uncompressed video information is transmitted over a wireless communication medium from a wireless sender device to a wireless receiver device. Progressive transmission data rate adaptation is performed on original uncompressed video pixel information. The progressive transmission data rate adaptation is performed on selected pixel information to obtain a rate-reduced pixel information. The rate-reduced pixel information requires a lower transmission data rate than the original frame. The rate-reduced pixel information is transmitted over the wireless communication medium to the wireless receiver device. At the receiver, a reverse operation is performed to recover the original uncompressed video pixel information.
US09369757B2	Broadcasting signal transmission device, broadcasting signal reception device, and method for transmitting/receiving broadcasting signal using same Disclosed is a broadcasting signal transmission device, a broadcasting signal reception device, and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal using same. The method for receiving the broadcasting signal comprises the following steps: receiving the broadcasting signal, which includes a transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a plurality of PLPs, which transmit components that constitute a broadcasting service, first signaling information and second signaling information, which include the signaling information of the plurality of PLPs, a first preamble signal, which has been signaled with a preamble format, and a second preamble signal, which has been signaled with pilot pattern information, wherein one of the plurality of PLPs is a base PLP, which includes a program number that corresponds to the broadcasting service and program map table information, which has been signaled with identifying information for each of the PLPs; demodulating the broadcasting signal based on the first and the second preamble signals; FEC decoding the demodulated broadcasting signal; and identifying a PLP group that includes the plurality of PLP from the FEC decoded broadcasting signal based on the first and the second signaling information, decoding at least one PLP of the identified PLP group, and providing the broadcasting service.
US09369755B2	Antenna sub-system for receiving multiple digital broadcast television signals An antenna sub-system apparatus for receiving a plurality of over the air television broadcast signals comprising a plurality of antennas packaged together capable of receiving broadcast signals, each antenna capable of receiving independent signals, and an active electronics assembly, wherein the antennas are secured together, include a coupling means for connecting to the active electronics assembly, and, a plurality of amplifier/tuner elements, one for each antenna.
US09369748B2	Integrating content on remote device accessible via internet with hospitality media system A hospitality media system includes a media system controller and a plurality of media devices located in a plurality of rooms and coupled to the media system controller. Each room has one or more in-room media devices located therein for performing a media function. A connection port allows a user of a room to establish data communications between the media system controller and a guest device. The media system controller is coupled to the connection port and configured to catalogue guest content available on the guest device to thereby form a guest content list, associate the guest content with one or more associated rooms at least including the user's room, and perform the media function utilizing content selected from the guest content list only on the in-room media devices located within the one or more associated rooms.
US09369743B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving broadcasting data by using MMT in digital broadcasting system A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving broadcasting data in a digital broadcasting system are provided. The method includes analyzing a media transmission characteristic of a moving picture experts group (MPEG) media transport (MMT) package, setting digital video broadcasting generic stream encapsulation (DVB GSE) based on the analyzed media transmission characteristic, and transmitting an MMT packet comprising the broadcasting data constituting the MMT package using the DVB GSE.
US09369736B2	Low complexity entropy-encoding/decoding method and apparatus Entropy encoding and entropy decoding of image data are respectively performed whereby context modeling is performed on a context unit of blocks of the image data based on a context model of a previously encoded or decoded block.
US09369735B2	Method and apparatus for adaptively reducing artifacts in block-coded video Apparatus, systems and methods for adaptively reducing blocking artifacts in block-coded video are disclosed. In one implementation, a system includes processing logic at least capable of deblock filtering at least a portion of a line of video data based, at least in part, on edge information and texture information to generate at least a portion of a line of deblocked video data, and an image data output device responsive to the processing logic.
US09369733B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding image An apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image are provided. The image decoding method includes decoding luma blocks according to a predetermined decoding mode of each of the luma blocks, and decoding chroma blocks according to the predetermined decoding mode of each of the luma blocks.
US09369728B2	Image decoding device and image encoding device A disparity vector generation section generates disparity vectors indicating a part of a disparity between a first layer image and a second layer image different from the first layer image and different part of the disparity based on a code indicating the part of the disparity. A predicted image generation section reads a reference image of a region indicated by the disparity vector generated by the disparity vector generation section from a reference image storage section that stores the reference image and generates a predicted image based on the read reference image.
US09369722B2	Method and system for selectively breaking prediction in video coding Described are techniques in video coding and/or decoding that allow for selectively breaking prediction and/or in loop filtering across segment boundaries between different segments of a video picture. A high layer syntax element, such as a parameter set or a slice header, may contain one or more indications signalling to an encoder and/or decoder whether an associated prediction or loop filtering tool may be applied across the segment boundary. In response to such one or more indications, the encoder and/or decoder may then control the prediction or loop filtering tool accordingly.
US09369721B2	Data compression of images using a shared dictionary A method and system for data compression of images using a shared dictionary are described herein. According to one embodiment, a server identifies a current images that is part of a stream of images generated by an application hosted by the server. The stream of images includes images previously transmitted to the client. For each segment of pixels in the current image, the server searches a dictionary containing data for the stream of images. If the dictionary includes data corresponding to the segment of pixels in the current image, the server determines metadata for the segment of pixels in the current image using the corresponding data from the dictionary, and transmits the metadata to the client without transmitting the segment of pixels from the current image.
US09369717B2	Systems and methods for encoding, transmitting and decoding Systems and methods for encoding, transmitting, and decoding are disclosed. The systems and methods include multimedia encoding, transmitting, and decoding instantiation systems which are capable of being modified on the basis of associated IPR costs. Further, the systems and methods include the capabilities of recording or transmitting the IPR and/or IPR costs associated with the instantiated encoders, transmitters, or decoders.
US09369713B2	Multi-format video decoder with vector processing instructions and methods for use therewith A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that generates entropy decoded (EDC) data from an encoded video signal. A multi-format video decoding device includes a plurality of vector processor units that generate a decoded video signal from the EDC data. The plurality of vector processing units are programmed via VPU instructions formatted to include a vector instruction portion, a scalar instruction portion, and a branching instruction portion.
US09369701B2	Method and system for remote diagnostics The present invention is directed towards a method and system for remote diagnostics in a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) set-top box network having a head-end unit and a set-top box having diagnostics software. The diagnostics software stored in the set-top box enables the head-end unit to remotely query the set-top box about the current condition of the set-top box and, as a result, reduces the necessity of service calls and/or shipping charges that would otherwise be required. The diagnostics software generates data is response to a set-top box identification request, a software version request, a check television connections request, a check I/O ports request, a check HPNA networking request, a check USB request, a check system ICs request, a check DSL connection request, a check error codes request, a read warranty clock request, a read hours of operation request, and a perform default test request received from the head-end. Execution of the diagnostics software may be initiated as part of a periodical diagnostic test of the set-top box, at the request of a customer having difficulties with the set-top box, or in response to an alarm or alert message generated by the set-top box.
US09369689B1	Lidar stereo fusion live action 3D model video reconstruction for six degrees of freedom 360° volumetric virtual reality video A system for capturing live-action three-dimensional video is disclosed. The system includes pairs of stereo cameras and a LIDAR for generating stereo images and three-dimensional LIDAR data from which three-dimensional data may be derived. A depth-from-stereo algorithm may be used to generate the three-dimensional camera data for the three-dimensional space from the stereo images and may be combined with the three-dimensional LIDAR data taking precedence over the three-dimensional camera data to thereby generate three-dimensional data corresponding to the three-dimensional space.
US09369683B2	System and method for calibrating a display system using manual and semi-manual techniques The invention provides a system and method that reduces the tediousness of the manual alignment process. Users select correspondences between projectors or components of a projector, to form a common coordinate. Using models of the display system, and projectors, the common coordinate system can be mapped quickly to the entire display. The process avoids a need to measure screen points, and allows the user to move significantly fewer points. Alternatively, the invention allows introduction of machine-vision style algorithms into manual calibration techniques to improve performance. This overcomes the tediousness of prior systems by introducing models of the display into the manual alignment process, allowing selection of a small number of points on each projector, and avoiding selection of precisely measured screen points. The system conversely finds correspondences between projectors, allowing mapping of the projectors into a common coordinate system, and quick warping of the coordinate system to the screen.
US09369681B1	RGBC color filter array patterns to minimize color aliasing Implementations of a color filter array comprising a plurality of tiled minimal repeating units. Each minimal repeating unit includes at least a first set of filters comprising three or more color filters, the first set including at least one color filter with a first spectral photoresponse, at least one color filter with a second spectral photoresponse, and at least one color filter with a third spectral photoresponse; and a second set of filters comprising one or more broadband filters positioned among the color filters of the first set, wherein each of the one or more broadband filters has a fourth spectral photoresponse with a broader spectrum than any of the first, second, and third spectral photoresponses, and wherein the individual filters of the second set have a smaller area than any of the individual filters in the first set. Other implementations are disclosed and claimed.
US09369678B2	Video streaming method and system One embodiment comprises a method of streaming video data comprising, outputting video data from a video capture device comprising a first video resolution, determining a desired viewable area of the video data, removing a first portion of the video data comprising video data outside of the desired viewable area, and streaming the video data comprising the desired viewable area to a client device.
US09369676B2	Image server, image deliver based on image information and condition, and image display terminal Images are efficiently collected or delivered so that uncomfortable feeling given to users who view picked images picked up at vehicles and delivered by an image server is lessened. An image server is so constructed that the following operation is performed: the picked image of the surroundings of a vehicle, picked up with a camera mounted on the vehicle, and the image pickup information of the picked image, including information about the image pickup point, are stored on a storing medium; and picked images stored on the storing medium are delivered to users who view received picked images. One is selected from among picked images inputted from a vehicle with respect to each of areas to which the image pickup points of those picked images belong based on the image pickup information and a predetermined selection condition. The selected picked image is stored on the storing medium.
US09369669B2	Video communication method and system in instant communication A video communication method and system implementing video communication between a first user and a second user in instant communication are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a request for video communication; determining whether to perform a blurred processing on a video image of the first user; and if affirmative, performing the blurred processing on the video image of the first user such that a blurred video image of the first user is displayed on a video dialog window of the second user. Using the present disclosure, convenient online interactions via video communication may be achieved while ensuring that respective privacies of users are not overly exposed.
US09369668B2	Elementary video bitstream analysis A bitstream encoded with video information is received at a first network enabled device from a second network enabled device. The bitstream is analyzed prior to generating an image frame corresponding to the bitstream values, and visual characteristics of the video information are determined from bitstream values in the bitstream. A modified video display is determined in response to the visual characteristics.
US09369662B2	Smart gallery and automatic music video creation from a set of photos Various embodiments provide a so-called smart gallery that is designed to create a short summary view of a collection of content, such as photographs and video. The content can be prioritized and presented in a smart gallery user interface that includes gallery elements that can be sized in accordance with prioritized content. Prioritization can take place based on whether content is manually captured or automatically captured. Alternately or additionally, prioritization can take place based on content analysis that looks at content quality and/or objects that appear in the content.
US09369659B2	Pointing capability and associated user interface elements for television user interfaces Systems and methods according to the present invention provide a user interface for television control functionality.
US09369658B2	Image correction of surface projected image A method can include determining characteristics of a surface; determining a point of view for an object with respect to the surface; and projecting an adjusted image onto the surface, the adjusted image being adjusted based at least in part on the characteristics of the surface and the point of view for the object with respect to the surface. Various other methods, apparatuses, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
US09369657B2	Method and device for improved menu search and selection A method and apparatus for displaying options of a menu in order to easily search and select an option are provided. According to an embodiment, the method includes receiving a menu request from a user, determining a number of menu items associated with the requested menu, and displaying on a menu screen the menu items in a particular display form selected from a plurality of prestored display forms depending on the determined number of menu items.
US09369636B2	Video signal processing method and camera device A video signal processing method and a camera device. The method includes obtaining a video signal, and splitting several frames of images in the video signal into two or more sub-images; performing first processing on the two or more sub-images of the several frames of images using two or more image sensor processor (ISP) processing units; and outputting the processed two or more sub-images of the several frames of images. The present invention can improve resolution of output images, make images at joints clear, and implement an ultra-high resolution camera, thereby avoiding deficiencies such as image overlapping or missing at a seam, color difference, and out of synchronization that occur because an existing ultra-high definition video camera system uses a plurality of cameras to perform image splicing.
US09369631B2	Digital photographing apparatus having first and second recording modes and method for controlling the same Provided are a digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The digital photographing apparatus includes a snap motion picture capturing mode and is capable of capturing a short-time motion picture using the same sequence as capturing of still images by pressing a capture start button.
US09369630B2	Electronic apparatus and method of controlling the same An electronic apparatus that reduces fixed pattern noise by performing dark current subtraction is described. The electronic apparatus includes: an image sensor; a photographing control unit that photographs a plurality of images; a vibration reduction control unit that performs control to shift a coordinate position of a photographing region in which a subject image is formed by a predetermined pixel count within a photographable region of the image sensor whenever each of a plurality of images is photographed; a coordinate transformation unit that performs coordinate transformation such that a coordinate position of a plurality of photographed images matches a coordinate position of any photographed image; and an image combining unit that combines a plurality of coordinate-transformed photographed images.
US09369625B2	System for producing compliant facial images for selected identification documents A method of recoding a photograph for use in a personal photo identification document such as a passport includes using a digital image capture system, including a digital camera, a computer processor, and memory to store specifications and requirements for a photo print in order to be compliant for use in a user selected photo ID such as a passport for a selected country or jurisdiction, using the digital image capture system to capture a facial image, using facial image processing techniques to provide automatic detection of a face and facial feature points on the facial image, processing the facial image and generating a visual indication of compliance, and when compliant, generating the photograph based on the compliant facial image.
US09369622B2	Portable device with camera Provided is a display device including: a body; a first display provided on the body; and a camera provided in the body. The first display is substantially transparent and selectively bendable to be in front of the camera. The first display includes an optical adjusting unit providing an optical function to the camera.
US09369620B2	Camera with built-in polaroid switching mechanism The invention discloses a camera with a built-in polaroid switching mechanism, including a polaroid switching mechanism and a camera body, wherein a front end of the camera body is provided with a front cover, the front cover is provided with a light aperture, the polaroid switching mechanism is located behind the front cover and inside the camera body, behind the polaroid switching mechanism is provided a CCD image sensor, which directly faces the light aperture and fixes onto a CCD circuit board, a rear end of the CCD image sensor is bonded with a heat sink, and the camera body is further internally equipped with a main circuit board electrically connected with the CCD circuit board. In the invention, the polaroid switching mechanism is integrated inside the camera, thereby facilitating to reduce the volume of the switching mechanism and the camera. Moreover, the built-in design of the polaroid switching mechanism isolates an integral structure from the outside, thereby delaying the aging of plastic parts in the switching mechanism and solving the problem of dust prevention of a polaroid.
US09369606B2	Automated pairing of multifunction devices and external devices A hash table method and structure comprises a processor that receives a plurality of access requests for access to a storage device. The processor performs a plurality of hash processes on the access requests to generate a first number of addresses for each access request. Such addresses are within a full address range. Hash table banks are operatively connected to the processor. The hash table banks form the storage device. Each of the hash table banks has a plurality of input ports. Specifically, each of the hash table banks has less input ports than the first number of addresses for each access request. The processor provides the addresses to the hash table banks, and each of the hash table banks stores pointers corresponding to a different limited range of addresses within the full address range (each of the different limited range of addresses is less than the full address range).
US09369605B2	Image processing apparatus for outputting information embedded in a code image according to version information included in the code image When embedded information having a data format version that is not supported by an image processing apparatus currently being employed is extracted, the image processing apparatus can not determine whether the embedded information should be output, even though the embedded information is available to be displayed. In a case wherein embedded information having a data format for a next generation, which is not supported by the image processing apparatus currently being employed, is extracted, output of the embedded information is halted to prevent the unintentional output of data.
US09369604B2	Mechanism for speculative printing A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request regarding a first document, retrieving a second document from a cache, the second document having a pre-existing relationship with the first document, extracting data from the second document image data, applying image processing to the first document using the extracted data from the second document image data to create a third document and printing the third document.
US09369594B2	Transmission device, relay device, recording medium and control method of transmission system A transmission device includes an obtainment unit configured to obtain a fax number of a relay device and transmission destination information that determines a transmission destination; a scanner unit configured to scan a script of a transmission target so as to generate image data of the script; and a processor configured to execute a process including: generating a command for transmitting the image data to the transmission destination by using the obtained transmission destination information; converting each character constituting the command into a binary number; adding, to the image data, dot data represented by a dot that corresponds to the binary number; and transmitting the image data to which the dot data has been added, to the relay device via fax communication.
US09369586B2	Efficient address caching for packet telephony services A method for telephony includes receiving at an Internet telephony service provider a subscriber request to place a call to a telephone number. A cache associated with the internet telephony service provider is queried to check if the cache holds a record for the telephone number. If the cache holds the record, the record is obtained. If the cache does not hold the record, a request is sent to a database server that maintains a database of records associating endpoint user terminal telephone numbers of subscribers with respective packet network addresses of the endpoint user terminal. The call is placed to the endpoint user terminal telephone number via a public switched telephone network while the request is sent to the database server to retrieve the packet network address of the endpoint user terminal to which calls to the telephone number should be placed.
US09369585B2	Method of real-time VOIP call The invention discloses a method of real-time VOIP call, characterized by comprising the following steps: a) a user dials a landline phone and establishes a connection with a service terminal; b) the service terminal resolves a further dialing of the user, corresponds dialing information with an addressing address stored in the service terminal of the calling user, wherein the addressing address comprise a destination user name, a separator and a destination address; c) the service terminal of the calling user resolves information of the destination user name and sends it to a service terminal of the destination address; d) the service terminal of the destination address resolves the received information of the destination user name, and finds the information of the destination user name stored in the service terminal of the destination address, and then the service terminal of the destination address further finds a phone number of the destination user internally stored in the service terminal of the destination address; e) the service terminal of the destination address initiates a call request to the destination user; f) a calling connection is established. This method can achieve video conference and fax in the same way as the existing internet phone, and moreover, it is completely free of charge.
US09369584B2	Call server selection In a click-to-call communication environment, the present invention is employed to select an appropriate call server to use when establishing a call between two endpoints. A computing terminal provides a request to initiate a call between the two endpoints. The request is passed to a service node directly or through any number of intermediate nodes, such as a web server. The request may identify a source and a destination for the call. The service node will select a call server to use for establishing the call between the two endpoints based on the destination for the call, and send instructions to the call server to initiate the call. In response, the call server will initiate the call between the two endpoints.
US09369583B2	System and method for redirecting communications for a mobile device A method and system for automatically triggering call redirecting in response to a mobile device detecting its connection to a host such as a personal computer, is provided. In one embodiment, the mobile device detects connection by sensing application of a charging voltage via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection, and signaling the mobile device processor of the event. In response, the mobile device processor automatically decides to which alternative endpoint communications should be forwarded, and either instructs its transmitter to transmit a forwarding command to a network operations centre or instructs the host to transmit the command through the Internet. The network operations centre switch is operable to receive a call redirecting command respecting the mobile device from either the mobile device or the host to which the mobile device is connected, and adjusting its settings to effect call redirecting for subsequent communications for the mobile device.
US09369582B2	Audio call screening for hosted voicemail systems The present invention allows a user to screen messages being left at a hosted voicemail system from a telephone terminal. Incoming calls intended for the telephone terminal are routed to the voicemail system immediately or after attempting to connect incoming call to the telephone terminal. As the caller is leaving a message at the voicemail system, a connection between the incoming call, voicemail system, and telephone terminal is established to allow the user to listen to the message and decide whether to take the call. The user may decide to take the call or let the caller finish leaving the message. In one embodiment, the telephone terminal is equipped to open only the speaker channel for monitoring the message and will provide a fully bi-directional connection if the user takes the call. The supporting switch and telephone terminal communicate with each other to facilitate the monitoring and taking of calls.
US09369572B2	Information sharing for third party applications in cellular telecommunication infrastructure A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for providing content to a communications device. In an embodiment of the invention, a communications network receives a first content portion from a content provider and sends the first content portion to the communications device. The communications network also sends a second content portion to the communications device, and this second content portion is customized for the user of the communications device based on selected information about the user that the communications network has. In one embodiment, the communications network uses the selected information about the user to customize the second content portion for the user, and sends the customized second content portion to the communications device. In an embodiment, the communications network sends the selected information to the content provider, and the content provider uses the selected information to customize the second content portion.
US09369569B1	End-to-end voice-over-long term evolution (VoLTE) call record A device receives information associated with a voice-over-long term evolution (VoLTE) call from multiple network devices that handle the VoLTE call and that are provided in an evolved packet system (EPS). The device identifies particular parameters from the information associated with the VoLTE call, and combines the particular parameters into an end-to-end call record for the VoLTE call. The device outputs or stores the end-to-end call record for the VoLTE call.
US09369566B2	Providing visual cues for a user interacting with an automated telephone system Visual cues are provided for a user who is using a telephone for interacting with an automated telephone system. A number stream is created from the digits entered by the user with the phone keypad in response to audible prompts from the automated system. The visual cues comprise graphical representations (such as icons) that are inserted into the number stream to provide a quick visual indication not only of where the entered digits are delimited, but also what they represent. Thus, the user can quickly review the visual cues—for example, while making subsequent decisions for the interaction. The visual cues are selected by locating keywords in the audible prompts and consulting a mapping data structure that identifies the visual cues to be used with particular keywords. Optionally, a textual summary of the interaction is created as well (e.g., when the interaction concludes).
US09369564B2	Portable computing device for wireless communications and method of operation In one embodiment of the present invention, a portable computing device for wireless communications comprises a first network interface for communicating with a public wireless wide area network (WWAN), a second network interface for communicating with a private wireless local area network (WLAN), and a processor executing under control of software instructions, the software instructions defining a gateway protocol, the gateway protocol establishing the portable computing device as an access point within the private WLAN after the wireless presence on the public WWAN is established.
US09369561B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touchscreen; and a controller configured to receive a diagonal sliding input from one side of the touchscreen, display a notification panel on the touchscreen including at least first and second regions, wherein the first region includes at least a first application icon corresponding to a first unconfirmed notification, in response to the diagonal sliding input, receive a horizontal drag input following the diagonal sliding input, and display details of the first unconfirmed notification in the second region in response to the horizontal drag input.
US09369559B1	Portable Bluetooth speaker system for smart phones A speaker system connects to a Smartphone by utilizing Bluetooth for amplifying the sound quality from the Smartphone. In the case of the Bluetooth speaker system, the Smartphone or other device transmits to the speaker system which uses its built-in amplifier and speaker for playback. This allows the user to enjoy much better sound quality than what's produced by tiny built-in speakers on the Smartphone. The speaker system is portable and also functions as a cradle to secure the Smartphone thereto. The speaker system can be a hands free device.
US09369558B2	Hands-free communication devices for corded and wireless communication Wireless communication between a hands-free communication device and a telecommunication device is provided. A hands-free communication system and a method of enabling wireless communication between a telecommunication device (2) and a hands-free communication device (1), is provided wherein the hands-free telecommunication device (1) is connected to a first transceiver (8), and the telecommunication device (2) is connected to a second transceiver (9), the first transceiver (8) and the second transceiver (9) being connected by releasable connection (10), wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver are activated upon disengagement of the releasable connection.
US09369554B2	Key holder—cell phone holder combination A key holder cell phone holder combination is provided. The key holder cell phone holder has a looped strap having a first end and a second end wherein the first end passes through a first and a second central opening on the main body of the cell phone holder. The looped strap is secured to a standard key ring on the second end. When the first end of the looped strap is pulled away from the main body of the cell phone holder, the second end having the standard ring key and keys is pulled inward, toward an interior pocket of the cell phone holder. A plurality of pockets located on the cell phone holder allow for storing money, IDs, credit cards and other personal items.
US09369553B2	Mobile electronic device comprising an ultrathin sapphire cover plate An electronic device comprising a cover plate is disclosed. The cover plate comprises one or more sapphire layers having a thickness of less than 50 microns. Also disclosed are methods for preparing these ultrathin sapphire layers using an ion implantation/exfoliation method.
US09369545B2	Accessing and displaying network content A method for accessing and displaying network content employs an informational component which includes a definition for rendering a graphical user interface within which content may be presented outside of and without utilization of another application. The informational component also includes one or more definitions of content locations from which content elements may be transmitted over a network and presented within the graphical user interface. A provider of an informational component or informational components may thus create customized displays within which intended content may be rendered. An application component may be used in association with an informational component or informational components to manage the collection, organization, sharing, and rendering of plurality of the informational component(s).
US09369538B2	Roaming queries prior to association/authentication A mechanism to enable roaming queries prior to association/authentication while maintaining the advantages of power saving mechanisms can be implemented. The mechanism can involve requiring a mobile terminal to request the desired information a second time so that the access point may take sufficient time to obtain the desired information. The mechanism can be implemented in conjunction with IEEE 802.11.
US09369534B2	System and method of consistent internet web site banners that provide portal-like functionality In a continual and integrated approach to Internet banner display rights, a party acquires long-term banner display rights on published web sites of other entities, in a manner so as to ensure full and continual control over the content, look and functionality of the acquired banner space. A variety of different forms of compensation can be provided to the entities which publish the web sites, in exchange for the acquisition of the banner space. The Internet banner is multifunctional, utilizing menus, links and similar user interface items, to operate as a portal to a variety of informational content and services, such as e-commerce, search engines, and the like. These services might be provided by the party which owns the banner space, or by third parties. The banners which appear in the spaces acquired from multiple publishing sites are organized into a networked system, to provide users with integrated and consistent access to the available services. The entity which provides the content and services through the banners can enter into arrangements with end users, to provide incentives for users to access the banners as well as enhance the users' experience.
US09369532B2	Method and apparatus for providing contextual context to a user device A method for providing contextual content to a device includes determining context of a device, applying metadata to a request for a website, the metadata corresponding to the context of the device, sending the metadata to the website, and receiving from the website content based on the context.
US09369527B2	File server, file server control method, and storage system Disclosed is a storage system that includes a first node and a second node. The first node and the second node are connected to a client and a storage device. The first node includes a first memory for cache data, receives data from the client, stores the data into the first memory, and controls the storing the content of the data into the storage device from the first memory in accordance with an instruction from the second node. The second node includes a second memory for the same cache data as the first memory. If the content of data in the storage device or the content of data in the second memory before the storing of the data is the same as the content of the data in the second memory, the second node instructs the first node not to store the content of the data into the storage device.
US09369520B2	Enhancement of upload and/or download performance based on client and/or server feedback information A system for client-server web applications is disclosed. Operations commence upon opening a client-server session configurable to establish a full-duplex persistent network communications between a client device and a server, then receiving an indication to upload or download one or more files or objects over the full-duplex persistent network communications.
US09369517B2	Synchronized data changes A system and/or computer program product synchronizes data between a first computer and a second computer. An original first data in a first computer is changed into revised first data in the first computer by inserting a data change into the original first data. The data change in the revised first data is identified and transmitted to a second computer in a message. The message instructs the second computer to convert an original second data stored in the second computer into a revised second data by inserting the data change into the original second data, where the original second data and the revised second data are used and managed by a resident application software on the second computer. The message is executable without use of the resident application software on the second computer, thus allowing changes to be made across disparate platforms.
US09369516B2	Deltacasting Methods, apparatuses, and systems for improving utilization of a communications system (e.g., a satellite communications system) are provided, using techniques referred to herein as “deltacasting.” Embodiments operate in a client-server context, in which the server-side of the communication link intercepts requests and responses using a client-server optimizer (e.g., a transparent proxy or in-line optimizer between a client web browser and an Internet content provider). The optimizer uses techniques, such as dictionary coding techniques, to create fingerprints of content traversing the links of the communications system. These fingerprints are used to identify and exploit multicasting and/or other opportunities for increased utilization of the communications links.
US09369509B2	Stream sharing method, apparatus, and system Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus for stream sharing, the apparatus comprising a buffer module, a sharing module, and an adjusting module. The sharing module receives a stream based on a first scheduling window and stores received segments of that stream in the buffer module, each received segment corresponding to a receiving time-point. A sharing request including a second scheduling window is received. Among the received segments the sharing module sends one or more requested segments, each of which further corresponding to a sending time-point. The adjusting module selectively adjusts the first scheduling window based on the corresponding receiving time-point and sending time-point of each requested segment. Also disclosed is a stream sharing system which comprises a stream source apparatus for hosting a stream and at least one stream sharing apparatus.
US09369497B1	Communications system and related method for routing calls to a different destination A communications session call is established between first and second call devices. A SIP Reinvite command is sent to the second call device without any SDP media parameters to gain new and current media parameters. The second call device acknowledges the Reinvite command as corresponding to the first SDP offer with new and current media parameters. A third call device is sent a SIP Reinvite command as a second SDP offer using new and current media parameters. The third call device acknowledges the SIP Reinvite command as corresponding to the first SDP answer to the first SDP offer. The second call device acknowledges as a second SDP answer to the second SDP offer. The call with the first call device is terminated to change the destination of the call and maintaining any media stream between the second and third call devices.
US09369496B2	Session initiation protocol (SIP) based user initiated handoff Method and apparatus for providing a solution to the handoff problem includes negotiation of new media codes (coders/decoders) for utilization in cases where the two devices involved in the handoff are incompatible. Although mobile IP (MIP) is presently utilized to perform handoff procedures, this technique lacks a trigger mechanism to initiate handoff between two different devices which communicate with two different networks or one common network. In addition, MIP does not address the issue of compatibilities between media types, codes and supported bit rate. The handoff utilizes a session protocol (SIP) message for handoff.
US09369494B2	Techniques for establishing a trusted cloud service Techniques for establishing a trusted cloud service are provided. Packages are created for services that include certificates, configuration information, trust information, and images for deploying instances of the services. The packages can be used to deploy the services in trusted environments and authenticated to deploy in sub environments of un-trusted environments. The sub environments are trusted by the trusted environments. Also, clouds are prospected for purposes of identifying desirable clouds and creating the packages for deployment.
US09369492B1	Out-of band network security management A computer-implemented method, network management system, and network clients are provided for out-of-band network security management. The network management system includes routers, firewalls, and out-of-band interfaces. The out-of-band interface of the network management system transmits access control lists to network clients connected to a trusted network. The trusted network connects the routers, firewalls, and network clients. The firewalls receive access control lists from the network management system to police communications that traverse the trusted network and an untrusted network. The routers receive access control lists from the network management system to police communications that traverse the router within the trusted network. The access control lists for the routers and firewalls are transmitted over a network interface to the trusted network and are transmitted separately from the access control lists for the network clients.
US09369490B2	Method for the secure exchange of data over an ad-hoc network implementing an Xcast broadcasting service and associated node A method for the secure exchange of data over an ad-hoc network implementing an Xcast broadcasting service and an associated node are disclosed. The method includes providing a security graph for the network and a communication graph for the network, routing a data item between the sender node sending the data and each receiver node receiving the data along a secure route on the security graph. The method also includes generating, between one relay node and a subsequent relay node of the secure route, an appropriate message, containing the data protected in accordance with a security association shared between the relay node and the subsequent relay node. The method further includes routing the message from the relay node to the subsequent relay node along a communication route on the communication graph.
US09369486B2	Device and method for encoding input data based on hamming distance and/or weight An electronic device for processing data includes: an input interface for receiving input data; a processing module for processing data; and an encoding unit configured to encode data words received at the input interface as input data, in order to obtain encoded data words. The encoding unit is configured to encode the data words in such a manner that a specified proportion of all encoded data words have a specified Hamming distance and/or a specified Hamming weight. The processing module is configured to process the encoded data words.
US09369482B2	Site independent system for deriving contextually tailored security vulnerability corrections for hardening solution stacks In auditing a target Web site for security exposures, site specific remediation reports are generated to provide instructional data tailored to components of the Web server solution stack as determined by the auditing computer system. Stack and component identification is performed in a site independent manner based on an analysis of Web page data retrieved by the auditing computer system. Informational aspects of the received data are recognized individually and by various patterns evident in the received data, enabling further identification of component implementation aspects, such as revision levels. Based on the informational and implementation aspects, site, solution stack, and component specific security audit tests are executed against the target Web site. Audit identified security exposures are recorded in correspondence with site, solution stack, and component implementation specific remediation instruction data. This audit data is then available for reporting.
US09369480B2	Systems and methods for automating blind detection of computational vulnerabilities Methods for blind detection of computational vulnerabilities include the submission by a detecting system of potentially interpretable information to a target system; measurement of the timing characteristics of the output from the target system by the detecting system; and diagnosis of the vulnerabilities of the target system by the detecting system as based on the timing characteristics, optionally in conjunction with auxiliary data. Invented systems provide reference implementations of these methods.
US09369478B2	OWL-based intelligent security audit The disclosure herein describes a system for facilitating intelligent auditing of security log records. A set of security policies are converted into a set of web ontology language (OWL)-based rules. At the same time, log records are also converted into an OWL-based format. The system then applies the OWL-based rules, which can be in the form of a number of semantic web rule language (SWRL) statements, to the OWL-formatted log data. As a result, the system can identify potential security breaches which cannot be easily identified by conventional auditing methods.
US09369466B2	Managing use of network resources Some aspects of what is described here relate to managing the use of network resources on a mobile device. User input received at the device indicates whether to allow an application associated with a first perimeter on the device to access a network resource associated with a second perimeter on the device. For example, in some instances user input may indicate whether to allow data from applications associated with a personal perimeter on the device to be transmitted over an enterprise communication system. When outbound data associated with the first perimeter are received, the device determines, according to the indication from the user input, whether to route the outbound data to the network resource associated with the second perimeter.
US09369460B2	Authentication manager Disclosed are various embodiments for an authentication manager. The authentication manager performs a certificate validation for a network site. If the certificate validation is successful, the authentication manager automatically provides a security credential to the network site.
US09369456B2	Single sign-on in multi-tenant environments The disclosed embodiments provide a system that authenticates a user. During operation, the system identifies a first tenant associated with a first request for a first resource from the user and obtains an authentication policy for the first tenant. Next, the system uses an authentication mechanism associated with the authentication policy to authenticate the user. Upon authenticating the user, the system provides a first security token for enabling access to the first resource by the user.
US09369446B2	Secure remote desktop A method for communication includes receiving in a secure installation via a network from a remote user terminal an input comprising a stream of symbols that has been encrypted using a preselected encryption key. The encrypted stream of symbols is decoded in the secure installation using a decryption key corresponding to the preselected encryption key, to produce a clear stream of symbols. A computer program running on a processor in the secure installation is used in processing the symbols in the clear stream and generating a graphical output in a predefined display format in response to processing the symbols. The graphical output is outputted from the secure installation to the network in an unencrypted format for display on the remote user terminal.
US09369445B2	Bin enabled data object encryption and storage apparatuses, methods and systems The BIN ENABLED DATA OBJECT ENCRYPTION AND STORAGE APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“MBIN”) transforms bin creation requests, bin templates and unencrypted object storage inputs, using MBIN components, into encrypted object storage bins and encrypted bin objects. A method comprises the creation of encrypted object storage bins, the storage of encrypted bin objects, and an application framework that allows privileged applications to leverage the capabilities of and data stored in the encrypted object storage bins.
US09369443B1	Field level data protection for cloud services using asymmetric cryptography Systems, apparatuses, and methods for providing data security for data that is stored in a cloud-level platform. In one embodiment, each session is associated with specific session “keys” for use in encrypting and decrypting data. The session specific keys are generated by a client application and the client public key of a public/private key pair is provided to the cloud platform as part of a user authentication process. If the user is properly authenticated, then the platform creates its own set of keys and sends the server public key of a public/private key pair to the client. When the client requests a data record or document, the platform can determine if the user is authorized to have access to the entire data record or document or only to certain fields or portions of the record or document. Based on that determination, the platform may selectively encrypt certain fields or portions of the record or document with the client public key.
US09369436B2	Firewall method and apparatus for industrial systems Method and apparatus for use with systems including networked resources where communication between resources is via dual packet protocols wherein a first protocol includes a frame that specifies a destination device/resource and a data field and the second protocol specifies a final destination device/resource and includes a data field, where the second packets are encapsulated in the first protocol packet frames, the method including specifying access control information for resources, for each first protocol packet transmitted on the network, intercepting the first protocol packet prior to the first protocol destination resource, examining a subset of the additional embedded packet information to identify one of the intermediate path resources and the final destination resource, identifying the access control information associated with the identified at least one of the intermediate path resources and the final destination resource and restricting transmission of the first protocol packet as a function of the identified access control information.
US09369435B2	Method for providing authoritative application-based routing and an improved application firewall A method for providing authoritative application-based routing and an improved application firewall, as well as a method for application classification, is described. The first embodiment, which provides a method for authoritative application-based routing, comprises tagging packets with an application identifier, and pushing the tagged packets to the network to enable the application identifier to be used in routing and priority decisions. In the second embodiment, a method for improving application firewall comprises using the application identifier to minimize the amount of processing required by the firewall when analyzing packet information.
US09369434B2	Whitelist-based network switch A whitelist-based network switch defines a whitelist and a handling rule based on an access control list, security policies, etc., and monitors and blocks network traffic based on the whitelist and the handling rule. The whitelist-based network switch includes a whitelist monitoring unit for storing a whitelist including permitted communication rules, monitoring one or more packets input through a plurality of switch interfaces based on the whitelist, and permitting communication of each packet conforming to the whitelist, and a whitelist management unit for updating the whitelist and transmitting an updated whitelist to the whitelist monitoring unit.
US09369432B2	System and method for secure network communications A system and method for establishing secure communication between a first device and a second device, wherein the first device is behind a firewall. A Secure Shell (SSH) connection is established between the first device and the second device, wherein establishing a connection includes establishing a secured communications tunnel from the first device to the second device via an SSH protocol. The first device is registered with the second device, wherein registering includes sending an SSH protocol REGISTER DEVICE message from the first device to the second device. The REGISTER DEVICE message is acknowledged by the second device, wherein acknowledging includes receiving the REGISTER DEVICE message, determining the client applications to register, determining a separate socket port number to be used as a remote port on the second device for each the registered client applications from the list of one or more client applications running on the first device, and transmitting a REGISTER DEVICE ACK message including the remote port number for each registered client application from the second device to the first device. A reverse port forwarding request is made based on the local port number and the remote port number received from in the REGISTER DEVICE ACK message.
US09369426B2	Distributed logical L3 routing A novel method for configuring first and second managed forwarding elements to perform logical L2 switching and L3 routing is described. The method generates a first set of flow entries for configuring the first managed forwarding element to perform logical L2 ingress processing and L3 routing processing. The method generates a second set of flow entries for configuring the second managed forwarding element to performing logical L2 egress processing.
US09369423B2	Generation and retrieval of report information An information management system may store information related to tasks to be performed by workers in an organization. Workers in the organization may communicate with the information management system using email messages. The information management system may not require a login or authentication procedure, and workers may interact with the information management system without the need to log in to the information management system. The information management system may receive an email message from a worker that indicates a request for a report. The information management system may determine whether to transmit the report to the worker based on whether the worker is appropriately registered with the information management system, and/or whether the worker has administrative privileges. The information management system, in response to a positive determination, may transmit the report to the email address from which the requesting email message was sent.
US09369416B2	Automated out-of-office notification reminder A method performed by a network element, and the network element, the method determining, according to a triggering event, whether out-of-office messaging is active for an electronic mail account; and providing a notification that the out-of-office messaging is active based on the determining.
US09369412B2	Method, apparatus and system for reducing download of redundant attachments A method, apparatus and system for reducing download of redundant attachments to a communication device from a server is provided. An identifier of attachment to a message, for transmission from the server to the communication device, is compared with identifiers of attachments already stored in a memory at the communication device. The communication device is caused to retrieve a copy of the attachment from the memory if a match is found between the identifier and the identifiers of attachments already stored in the memory.
US09369393B2	Policy server, policy enforcement device, and various methods for dynamically excluding active service add-ons from bearer throttling for user terminals A policy server (e.g., Policy and Charging Rules Function), a policy enforcement device (e.g., Policy and Charging Enforcement Function, Traffic Detection Function), and various methods are described herein for dynamically excluding active service add-ons from bearer throttling for user terminals. The active service add-on indicates that bandwidth of the service traffic associated with a corresponding service is to be limited to a defined value after the user terminal consumes a defined amount of data associated with the corresponding service during a defined time period. The bearer throttling entails limiting the bearer bandwidth to the defined value after the user terminal has consumed the defined amount of data during the defined time period.
US09369392B2	SCTP bundling A method for transmitting upper layer application messages into a SCTP packet in which messages are bundled into a packet comprising a SCTP header and a payload. The method comprises receiving messages from an upper layer application; processing messages through a first process stage in which messages may be added to a first buffer for bundling and then to a secondary process stage in which the bundled messages/messages may be further stored in a second buffer until receiver window and congestion window properties are found to be allowable for transmission; transmitting a SCTP packet of bundled messages; receiving an upper layer application message; resolving the time criticality of the message; if high time criticality, transmitting further the message in a payload portion of a SCTP packet to the secondary stage, otherwise processing the message in the first stage so as to potentially bundle the message with other messages.
US09369368B2	Systems and methods for capturing and consolidating packet tracing in a cluster system The present solution relates to systems and methods for capturing and consolidating packet tracing in a cluster system. A multi-nodal cluster processing network traffic contains multiple nodes each handling some of the processing. A node may initially receive a flow and transfer processing of the flow to another node for processing. A flow may therefore pass from one node to another, from two nodes to many nodes. In some instances, it is helpful to generate a trace of a flow. For example, in debugging a network communication flow, a trace of the flow through the cluster can be helpful. Each node has a packet engine (“PE”) which processes data packets and can, when trace is enabled, generate a trace file for the packets processed at the respective node. A trace aggregator merges these distinct trace files into an aggregate trace for the cluster.
US09369363B2	Apparatus and methods for determining latency of a network port One embodiment relates to a method for determining a latency of a network port. Read and write pointers for a FIFO are sampled at the same time. An average difference between a plurality of samples of the read and write pointers is determined. Another embodiment relates to an apparatus for providing timestamps to packets at a network port. Registers sample read and write pointers of a FIFO using a sampling clock. Logic circuitry determines an average difference between the read and write pointers, and timestamping circuitry receives the average difference and inserts timestamps into packets. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.
US09369345B2	Method and system for allowing the use of domain names in enforcing network policy A method and a system for creating Internet Protocol address based network policy by using domain name based network policies is disclosed. The domain name based network policies are stored. When a network device receives an record Domain Name System look-up reply, the network device identifies one or more Interact Protocol addresses of one or more host names specified in the address record Domain Name System look-up reply, then determine whether the one or more host names contain a domain name used in one or more domain name based network policies and create one or more Internet Protocol address based network policies.
US09369344B2	Automated techniques to deploy a converged infrastructure having unknown initial component configurations A technique to adaptively configure components of a converged infrastructure (CI). Component configuration information is collected from and representative of operating storage, compute, and network components of the CI. A pod descriptor is constructed from the collected information. The pod descriptor includes operating storage, compute, and network component configuration definitions for the CI based on the collected component configuration information. A package specification unit is generated based on the component configuration definitions of the pod descriptor. The package specification unit includes tasks that, when executed, automatically inventory, assess, and configure targeted ones of the CI components. The technique executes the tasks in the package specification unit to perform corresponding operations on targeted ones of the CI components.
US09369334B2	Implementing redundancy on infiniband (IB) networks Methods, systems, and physical computer-readable storage medium are provided to improve efficiency of systems operating on internet protocol (IP) over Infiniband (IB) networks. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a method is provided for implementing redundancy for IB networks. The method includes detecting a failure at a first source port of a source node having a plurality of source ports, selecting a new source port, sending an address resolution protocol (ARP) message to one or more other nodes in communication with the source node including an IP address of the source node and IB address of the new source port of the source node, and re-balancing host traffic.
US09369330B2	Service gateway for interactive television A service gateway provides a proxy between a client protocol and a plurality of standard communication protocols. The service gateway provides asymmetrical routing, data compression and encryption to optimize client processing power and communication link bandwidth. The service gateway enables content translation between clients and service providers. The service gateway keeps track of client available memory and sequence numbers in messages to generate error codes when applicable. A store and forward message capability is provided along with abstract session identifiers. The service gateway supports user datagram protocol.
US09369329B1	Low-complexity non-data-aided estimation of symbol time offset in OFDM systems A system and method involve receiving a plurality of samples of at least one orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) signal, the samples containing at least one complete OFDM symbol including data samples and a cyclic prefix comprising inter-symbol interference (ISI) samples and one or more ISI-free samples, and determining a symbol time offset estimate θ that minimizes the squared difference between the ISI-free samples and their corresponding data samples and satisfies a correlation based boundary condition.
US09369321B2	Increasing sensor data carrying capability of phase generated carriers An apparatus is configured to receive and demodulate a homodyne carrier signal, where the homodyne carrier signal comprises sensor data of at least two sensors. A method includes receiving sensed signals from at least two sensors; and modulating the sensed signals on a single homodyne carrier signal. A demodulator is configured to receive and demodulate a homodyne carrier signal carrying sensor data of at least two sensors.
US09369314B2	Generation of Manchester-decoded binary values A method for generating Manchester-decoded binary values is disclosed, in which a signal having signal edges is first of all read in. A first sequence of decoded binary values is then generated by means of first Manchester decoding, in which a decoded binary value is allocated to each signal edge of the signal. A second sequence of decoded binary values is then generated by means of second Manchester decoding, in which a decoded binary value is allocated to every second signal edge. The second sequence is rejected if a signal edge of the signal which is not allowed with respect to the second Manchester decoding occurs. The first sequence is rejected if a signal edge of the signal which is required with respect to the first Manchester decoding is missing.
US09369309B2	Receiving apparatus, method for receiving, and wireless communication system A receiving apparatus includes an estimator that estimates a channel of a known signal received in the receiving apparatus, and a controller that controls a weight value based on the result of the estimating, the weight value being to be multiplied by a replica signal of the known signal.
US09369307B2	Optimized service integration An optimized service mediation framework may use customized tokens for reducing cost and latencies per transaction. In particular, a token service and an integration service may function together to generate customized tokens for use by network components within a transaction pathway. Each network component may access information with the token for a predetermined time period and/or for a predetermined number of service calls for service processing tasks related to mapping, security, governing, bridging, transforming, orchestrating, generating events, managing workloads, routing, validating, managing cache, encrypting, queuing and staging, commodity services, transaction management, and quality of service (QoS)/resiliency, among other things.
US09369306B2	Informing recipient device of message content properties According to one aspect of the present invention, a content class of a data set for a message to be transmitted to the recipient device is defined. A network element transferring messages to the recipient device specifies at least one information element in a message to the recipient terminal such that the information element includes an indication of the content class. The message is transmitted to the recipient device.
US09369302B1	Managing communications between computing nodes Techniques are described for managing communications sent to and/or from multiple computing nodes, such as for a group of computing nodes that are part of one or more private networks. In at least some situations, the techniques are used in conjunction with providing network address translation (“NAT”) functionality to a group of computing nodes that share one or more networks, such as to provide NAT functionality in a distributed and asymmetric manner using multiple computing devices that perform different types of operations at different locations within the private network.
US09369297B2	Preventing traffic flooding to the root of a multi-point to multi-point label-switched path tree with no receivers A method is provided for pruning an MP2MP tree. The method includes, in a first node of an MP2MP LSP tree, determining whether the first node has only a single replication branch for the MP2MP LSP tree, the single replication branch representing a downstream path to only a second node of the plurality of nodes. In response to determining that the first node has only a single replication branch for the MP2MP LSP tree, sending a message to the second node indicating that the second node should refrain from sending upstream traffic towards the first node, and in response to determining that the first node does not have only a single replication branch for the MP2MP LSP tree, refraining from sending a message to the second node indicating that the second node should refrain from sending upstream traffic of the MP2MP LSP tree towards the first node.
US09369295B2	Geocast-based situation awareness Geocast-based situation awareness utilizing a scalable, distributed ad hoc geocast protocol as a communication primitive, may provide a field common operating picture (FCOP) for providing location tracking, movement history, telemetry, and messaging in near real time to all operators in a scenario. Information may be transferred using a query/response geocast message protocol. Caching on devices may be utilized to gain scalability. A query message may have a payload containing a type indication and a header containing a description of a geocast region of intended reception, which may comprise the monitored region, the location of the monitorer, or any appropriate combination thereof. Response messages may be sent from devices located in the monitored region to an area containing the location of the sender of a query. A response message may contain monitored information, such as current location, telemetry data, and/or recent movement history, or the like.
US09369292B2	Information transmission method, packet data gateway, and policy and charging rules function Disclosed are an information transmission method, a packet data gateway, and a policy and charging rules function. The method includes: after receiving a Mobile IPv6 support for Dual Stack Hosts and Routers (DSMIPv6) binding update signaling, a packet data network gateway (P-GW) notifying a source User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF); and the PCRF notifying the source UDP port number of the DSMIPv6 binding update signaling to a fixed broadband access network. The above-mentioned method provides the UDP port number for the fixed broadband access network according to whether the IPSec capsulation is performed on the user plane data, which makes the fixed broadband access network be able to identify the user plane data of the user equipment correctly and perform a corresponding policy control.
US09369282B2	Mobile device user authentication for accessing protected network resources Systems and methods for strong user authentication for accessing protected applications by mobile computing devices. An example method may comprise: receiving, by a mobile computing device, a cryptographic nonce via a first communication interface; transmitting, via a second communication interface, an authentication request using the cryptographic nonce, to an authentication server via an HTTP proxy server; receiving a resource access token from the authentication server; and transmitting a computing resource access request using the resource access token.
US09369276B2	Digital signature authentication without a certification authority Systems and methods for managing private and public encryption keys without the need for a third party certification authority. An initial value is generated by an authentication server. The initial value is divided into at least two portions and each portion is communicated with a user using different communication channels. The user receives the portions and enters a secret string value (i.e. a secret sentence) known only to the user. The portions are concatenated together to recreate the initial value. The portions, the initial value, and the secret string value are then used to create public and private keys for use by the user. Any recipient can authenticate digital signatures without needing the secret string value or the user's device can authenticate a digital signature using the portions and the secret string value.
US09369273B2	System and method for mixing VoIP streaming data for encrypted processing A method for data privacy in a VoIP system includes: generating a private key for an additive homomorphic encryption scheme; sending the private key to a plurality of client terminals to be used by each of the plurality of client terminals to encrypt a respective VoIP streaming data; receiving an encrypted VoIP streaming data from each of the plurality of client terminals, wherein each of the VoIP streaming data is encrypted using the same private key; performing an encrypted homomorphic addition on the encrypted VoIP streaming data to generate a mixed encrypted VoIP data stream; and sending the mixed encrypted VoIP data stream to the plurality of client terminals to be played back.
US09369269B2	Communication systems and methods for distributed power system measurement Described are methods, devices and systems for communicating data measurements from a sampling device to a remote master device in a distributed power measurement system using high-speed isochronous data links. The sampling device receives a time-stamp packet from the master device over the isochronous data link, the time-stamp packet containing a sequence number of the time-stamp packet, and the sampling device starts a counter clocked by a local clock signal to determine an offset time since receipt of the time-stamp packet. The sampling device obtains power system data and generates and transmits framed output data to the remote master device over the isochronous data link. The framed output data includes the sequence number, the offset time, and a data payload that includes the power system data.
US09369268B2	Reception circuit First and second determination units determine amplitude levels of an input data signal in synchronization with respective first and second clocks, a phase detector detects a phase relationship between the input data signal and the second clock based on the amplitude levels, and first and second phase adjusters adjust phases of the respective first and second clocks according to a detection result of the phase detector. Further, a correction unit corrects a skew generated between the first and second clocks which arrive at the first and second determination units. A correction amount determination unit determines a correction amount corresponding to the skew in the correction unit according to the detection result in the phase detector when a phase difference set between the first and second clocks is made zero.
US09369266B1	Techniques for clock data recovery A circuit includes a phase detector circuit, a shift register ring circuit, and a phase shift circuit. The phase detector circuit generates an indication of a phase error between a periodic signal and an input signal. The shift register ring circuit shifts stored signals through a variable number of storage circuits coupled in the shift register ring circuit. The variable number of storage circuits coupled in the shift register ring circuit is determined based on the indication of the phase error. The phase shift circuit adjusts a phase of the periodic signal based on the stored signals.
US09369262B2	Full-duplex coordination system The disclosure includes a system and method for implementing full-duplex wireless communications between communication devices. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: create, at a first communication device, first data to transmit to a second communication device; switch a half-duplex operation mode of the first communication device to a full-duplex operation mode to activate the full-duplex operation mode of the first communication device; transmit a first portion of the first data from the first communication device to the second communication device using a wireless channel; and transmit, in the full-duplex operation mode of the first communication device, a remaining portion of the first data to the second communication device while simultaneously receiving second data from the second communication device using the wireless channel.
US09369258B2	Systems and methods for peer-to-peer and AP traffic multiplexing Systems, methods, and devices for concurrently allowing station-to-station transmissions and access point-to-station transmissions are described herein. In some aspects, a method comprises receiving, from a first device, a peer request to send message requesting a first time for transmissions with a second device. The method further comprises reserving the first time for transmissions between the first device and the second device. The method further comprises transmitting a coordination message to the first device and the second device. The coordination message may indicate that the first time is reserved for transmissions between the first device and the second device. The method further comprises transmitting a first data packet to a third device during a time other than the first time. The first device may transmit a second data packet to the second device during the first time.
US09369254B2	Method and apparatus for indicating deactivation of semi-persistent scheduling A method and apparatus for performing semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) deactivation in a wireless mobile communication system are disclosed. A base station (BS) transmits a downlink control channel to a user equipment (UE), and deactivates the SPS when a binary field indicating resource allocation information contained in the downlink control channel is entirely filled with ‘1’.
US09369246B2	System and method of enhancing WiFi real-time communications Systems and methods of enhanced real-time communications between WiFi devices. In one embodiment of the present invention a method for enhanced payload protection in a WiFi system includes transmitting multiple copies of data packets in successive frame body transmissions. In another embodiment, a method for enhanced communications over a WiFi link includes examining a unit ID packet to determine a destination of a data payload when errors are detected in IP and/or MAC headers. If a destination is determined, the packet is corrected and forwarded to the device based on the unit ID determination. In another embodiment, a method for enhanced real-time communications in a WiFi network includes establishing a communications frame that includes an active timeslot, preferably based on U-APSD, for a WiFi device to use for transmission of successive audio data packets transmitted between the WiFi handset and AP.
US09369245B2	Method for coordinating transmissions between different communications apparatuses and communication sapparatuses utilizing the same A communications apparatus is provided. A controller module obtains information regarding a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) in an HARQ process, arranging one or more almost blank sub-frame(s) in one or more frame(s) according to the HARQ RTT information and generating a sub-frame pattern describing the arrangement of the almost blank sub-frame(s), wherein the HARQ RTT is defined by the communications system. A transceiver module transmits at least a signal carrying information regarding the sub-frame pattern to a peer communications apparatus in the communications system. In addition, at least one almost blank sub-frame in the sub-frame pattern is arranged in a sub-frame for the peer communications apparatus to transmit an uplink grant message for granting an user equipment to transmit uplink data to the peer communications apparatus.
US09369225B2	Distribution of an electronic reference clock signal that includes delay and validity information An integrated circuit has a clock subsystem, and a circuit. The clock subsystem is configured to provide a reference clock signal to a first module and a second module. The circuit is configured to distribute information describing characteristics of the reference clock signal to the second module. The information distributed with the circuit enables the second module to adapt the reference clock signal based on the information.
US09369221B2	Signal reception apparatus and method for implementation thereof The present invention discloses a signal reception apparatus and a method for implementation thereof. The apparatus comprises: a personal computer interface, configured to implement the communications between a personal computer and the signal reception apparatus; an antenna module, configured to receive signals of a base station; and an antenna interface, configured to implement the communications between a terminal and the signal reception apparatus, so as to provide the signals received by the antenna module to the terminal. The present invention improves the signal reception effect of the terminal.
US09369219B1	Radio frequency systems and methods for controlling spurious emissions Systems and method for improving performance of a radio frequency system are provided. One embodiment describes a radio frequency system, which includes an antenna that wirelessly transmits analog electrical signals at a desired transmission frequency; a feedback receiver that determines a feedback signal, which includes a portion of a transmitted analog electrical signal via a coupler; and a controller that determines location and magnitude of spurious emissions transmitted at frequencies other than the desired transmission frequency by comparing the feedback signal with a desired signal, in which the desired signal includes a digital electrical signal that does not contain noise introduced by the radio frequency system; and instructs the radio frequency system to adjust operational parameters used to transmit the analog electrical signals when the magnitude of the spurious emissions exceeds a spurious emissions limit at the determined location.
US09369210B2	Optical modulator calibration A method of optical modulator calibration is disclosed. The method may include modulating, by an optical modulator, a received optical signal with a first electrical signal to generate a modulated optical signal, a polarity of data carried by the modulated optical signal, and an optical power of the modulated optical signal based on a temperature of the optical modulator. The method may also include monitoring the optical power of the modulated optical signal and in response to the optical power of the modulated optical signal being below or equal to a power threshold, adjusting the temperature of the optical modulator. In response to the optical power of the modulated optical signal being above the optical power threshold, the method may also include checking the polarity of the data carried by the modulated optical signal.
US09369208B2	Optical communication module An optical signal emitter includes a transmitting lens; a lens supporting portion, extending from an edge of the transmitting lens to defined a containing space surrounded by the transmitting lens and the lens supporting portion; a lens carrier, for carrying the transmitting lens and the lens supporting portion, wherein a coupling surface is defined on the lens carrier and at least a part of the lens supporting portion is coplanar with the lens carrier with respect to the coupling surface; a light transmitter, disposed in the containing space and coaxially with the transmitting lens, so as to define an light transmission path for light passing through coupling surface by an alignment between the light transmitter and the transmitting lens; at least one engagement portion, disposed on the coupling surface; at least one magnet, disposed on the lens carrier.
US09369203B1	Wirelessly powered passive optical power meter Systems and apparatus for a wirelessly-powered passive optical power meter device. In one aspect, an optical power meter device comprises a power circuit connected to one or more antennas, the circuit including an RF to DC converter that generates a DC power signal that provides a DC power source for the optical power meter from an RF signal received by the one or more antennas, a photodetector that generates a power measurement signal that measures the power of the optical input signal, and a communication circuit that is connected to the one or more antennas, the photodetector, and the power circuit that when powered by the DC power source generates a modulation signal that is responsive to the power measurement signal and that causes the one of the one or more antennas to convey the power measurement signal to a reader device that is transmitting the RF signal.
US09369200B1	Network controller having predictable analytics and failure avoidance in packet-optical networks Techniques for providing closed-loop control and predictive analytics in packet-optical networks are described. For example, an integrated, centralized controller provides tightly-integrated, closed-loop control over switching and routing services and the underling optical transport system of a communication network. In one implementation, the controller includes an analytics engine that applies predictable analytics to real-time status information received from a monitoring subsystem distributed throughout the underlying optical transport system. Responsive to the status information, the analytics engine applies rules to adaptively and proactively identify current or predicted topology-changing events and, responsive to those events, maps reroutes packet flows through a routing/switching network and control and, based on any updated bandwidth requirements due to topology changes, dynamically adjusts allocation and utilization of the optical spectrum and wavelengths within the underlying optical transport system.
US09369199B2	Method and apparatus for discontinuous reception in mobile terminal A method and apparatus for discontinuous reception (DRX) in a mobile terminal are disclosed. The discontinuous reception method includes: receiving DRX information for DRX operation based on DRX cycles having an on-duration and an off-duration; determining, when semi-persistent resources are allocated, an offset of the DRX cycles so that the time of semi-persistent resource allocation belongs to the on-duration of one DRX cycle; checking whether a packet is successfully received through the allocated semi-persistent resources; and performing, when a packet is successfully received, DRX operation according to the received DRX information and determined offset. The discontinuous reception apparatus performs discontinuous reception using the method.
US09369194B2	Processing uplink signal and downlink signal in radio unit Described embodiments provide a method for processing an uplink signal in a radio unit. A first uplink signal may be received directly from user equipment. The received uplink signal may be delayed using uplink delay information. A second uplink signal may be received indirectly from user equipment through at least one repeater connected to the radio unit. The delayed first uplink signal and the second uplink signal may be combined and transmitted to a digital unit.
US09369193B2	Efficient feedback transmission method in multi-antenna wireless communication system and device for same The present invention relates to a method for feeding back channel state information with respect to downlink transmission of a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting multiple antennas. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of measuring a channel with respect to downlink transmission; and transmitting a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) to which a precoding matrix for multiple antennas is applied, on the basis of the channel measuring result, wherein the multiple antennas are defined as a group of N antenna (N>0, N is an integer), and the precoding matrix for multiple antennas is determined by a precoding matrix for the group of N antennas and a phase coefficient matrix with respect to the precoding matrix for the group of N antennas.
US09369187B1	Antenna switching in an antenna system Technologies described herein are directed to switching between antennas in response to a change in an isolation value identified using a neutralization line. A device may include a first set of antennas including a first antenna, a second antenna, a neutralization line coupled between the first antenna and the second antenna, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the neutralization line. The controller determines a first isolation value between the first antenna and the second antenna using the neutralization line, determines a change in isolation value between the first antenna and the second antenna to a second isolation value, determines that the second isolation value exceeds a threshold, and switches from using the first set of antennas to using a second set of antennas.
US09369186B1	Utilizing mobile devices in physical proximity to create an ad-hoc microphone array According to one aspect, a method includes determining when a first device and a second device are in proximity to each other, wherein the first device includes a first microphone and the second device includes a second microphone. The method also includes pairing the first device and the second device, and creating a mobile mapping of the physical relationship between the first device and the second device. Pairing the first device and the second device forms a microphone array that includes the first microphone and the second microphone. An aggregate stream is created using a first stream obtained from the first microphone and a second stream obtained from the second microphone. Creating the aggregate stream includes using the model mapping to determine when to use the first stream and when to use the second stream. Finally, the method also includes transmitting the aggregate stream.
US09369185B2	Method and apparatus for inductive coupling utilizing an amorphous metal barrier A near-field magnetic induction system includes a metallic structure, an amorphous metal barrier and a near-field magnetic induction device. The device includes an antenna coupled to the amorphous metal barrier and a circuit electrically coupled to the antenna. In use, the antenna is separated from the metallic structure by the amorphous metal barrier. The amorphous metal barrier may be integrated with the near-field magnetic induction device or with the metallic structure. Inductive coupling with the near-field magnetic induction device may be used, for example, in communication or energy transfer applications such as RFID tags and inductive chargers.
US09369176B2	Detection, classification and mutual recognition of 4 pair power over Ethernet A method for verifying interconnection of a PSE and PD with 4-pair PoE capabilities includes performing a first classification event on first and second pairs, respectively, and detecting a first predetermined class current on first and second sets of twisted pairs, respectively. The method includes performing a second classification event on first and second pairs, respectively, and detecting first and second predetermined class currents on first and second pairs, respectively. After expiration of a first variable delay period related to a first pseudo-random variable of the PSE, the method includes performing a third classification event on the first pair and detecting a first derived class current on the first pair. After expiration of a second variable delay period related to a second pseudo-random variable of the PD, the method includes performing the third classification event on the second pair and detecting a second derived class current on the second pair.
US09369162B2	Communication apparatuses A communication apparatus includes a first communication module, a second communication module, an antenna module and a filtering module. The first communication module transmits and receives a first RF signal on a first channel. The second communication module transmits and receives a second RF signal on a second channel. The antenna module includes multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving the first and second RF signals. The filtering module is coupled between the first and second communication modules and the antenna module. The filtering module filters the first RF signal according to a first frequency response, and it filters the second RF signal according to a second frequency response to ensure the first RF signal and the second RF signal do not interfere with each other.
US09369159B2	Method and device for processing signals based on transmission mixer, frequency multiplier, and subharmonic mixing An input signal is routed from a first component to a second component. The second component multiplies the frequency of the received signal by at least one component part with a non-linear characteristic curve.
US09369157B2	Wireless transceiver with configuration control and methods for use therewith A wireless transceiver includes at least one RF transceiver section that generates an outbound RF signal based on outbound data and that generates inbound data based on an inbound RF signal. A configuration controller configures the wireless transceiver, by configuring the wireless transceiver to identify a plurality of communication paths to a remote station, the plurality of communication paths including at least one indirect communication path through at least one intermediate station; configuring the wireless transceiver to communicate with the remote station based on a first path of the plurality of communication paths; and configuring the wireless transceiver to communicate with the remote station based on a second path of the plurality of communication paths.
US09369153B2	Parallel bit interleaver A bit interleaving method involves applying a bit permutation process to a QC LDPC codeword made up of N cyclic blocks each including Q bits, and dividing the codeword, after the bit permutation process, into a plurality of constellation words each made up of M bits, the codeword being divided into N/M sections, each constellation word being associated with one of the N/M sections, and the bit permutation process being performed such that each of the constellation words includes one bit from each of M different cyclic blocks associated with a given section.
US09369147B2	Adjustable and buffered reference for ADC resolution and accuracy enhancements An analog to digital converter (ADC) core; a reference voltage generator coupled to an input of the ADC core; a bandgap reference coupled to the reference voltage generator; and a window comparator configured to control a selected reference voltage range generated by the reference voltage generator and received by the ADC core.
US09369146B2	Successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter with single-ended measurement A circuit may include a comparator having a first input, a second input, and an output. The circuit further may further include a successive approximation register (SAR) circuit coupled to the output of the comparator, the first input, and the second input. The SAR circuit may be configured to program one or more capacitors to selectively bias the first input to provide a single-ended measurement of a voltage at the second input.
US09369137B2	Clock generation circuit, successive comparison A/D converter, and integrated circuit device A clock generation circuit includes a first loop circuit configured to generate a first clock, and a second loop circuit configured to generate a second clock including a period different from a period of the first clock. A fluctuation in an amount of delay of the first clock is adjusted based on the second clock and the first clock including the period adjusted is output.
US09369135B2	Method and apparatus for gapping Systems and methods for generating gapped signals comprising a Delta Sigma Modulator (DSM) configured to generate gapping control signals used to control gap removal rates of an associated gapping unit. The DSM is configured to generate a gapping control signal based on a value of an overflow resulted from performing adding a first number with a remainder of a stored value modulo a second number. The gap removal rates as well as the gap removal resolutions can be adjusted by selecting appropriate values of the first number, the stored value, and the second number. The gapping resolution can be a portion of a pulse. The first number and the second number may be derived from an intended frequency ratio between a gapped signal and a corresponding input signal. The gapping unit may comprise a gapping circuit or a multi-modulus divider.
US09369130B2	Nonvolatile logic gate circuit based on phase change memory A nonvolatile logic gate circuit based on phase change memories, including a first phase change memory, a second phase change memory, a first controllable switch element and a first resistor, wherein a first end of the first phase change memory serves as a first input end of an AND gate circuit, a first end of the second phase change memory serves as a second input end of the AND gate circuit, a first end of the first controllable switch element is connected to a second end of the first phase change memory, a second end of the first controllable switch element is grounded; one end of the first resistor is connected to the first end of the second phase change memory, the other end of the first resistor is grounded; and the first end of the second phase change memory serves as an output end of the AND gate circuit.
US09369122B2	Low phase noise technique for a crystal oscillator circuit In aspects of a low phase noise technique for use with a crystal oscillator, a bias control circuit sets a bias voltage on the gate of a first transistor needed to sink or source an amount of current corresponding to a sensed common mode signal. The sensed common mode signal is sensed with a common mode sense circuit that is coupled across two ports of the crystal oscillator, and current is provided by a current source. The bias voltage is set by a bias controller that uses a second transistor coupled to the common mode sense circuit and the first transistor.
US09369120B2	Detector circuit, transponder and method for detecting signal amplitudes A transponder circuit for receiving and processing an ASK signal having modulated communication information is provided. The transponder circuit includes a data receiver configured to receive the ASK signal. A reference clock extractor coupled to the data receiver is configured to extract a reference clock signal from the ASK signal. An amplitude determination unit is coupled to the data receiver and the reference clock extractor, and is configured to determine at least one amplitude value of the received ASK signal in at least one clock cycle of the extracted reference clock signal based on the extracted reference block. A processing unit, which is coupled to the amplitude determination unit, processes the amplitude value such that the communication information is retrieved.
US09369108B2	Correction of the passband of an air gap transformer Device for correction of the passband of an air gap transformer with a cut-off frequency, characterized in that it includes a filter adapted to be connected to the transformer in series, and in that the filter is adapted to amplify the signal that it receives from the transformer for frequencies below the cut-off frequency of the transformer, so that the passband of the transformer fitted with the correction device is increased and has a cut-off frequency lower than the cut-off frequency of the transformer.
US09369099B1	Low power operational transconductance amplifier A method and an apparatus relating to an amplifier (e.g., an operational transconductance amplifier or OTA) are provided. The OTA includes a first node and a second node. The OTA further includes a differential transistor pair for receiving an input. The differential transistor pair is coupled to the first node and the second node. The OTA includes a pair of output nodes for outputting a response to the input. The response at the pair of output nodes includes a first frequency pole. A capacitive element is coupled between the first node and the second node. The response includes a second frequency pole based on the capacitive element. The second frequency pole is at a greater frequency than the first frequency pole.
US09369096B2	Amplification systems and methods with one or more channels Systems and methods are provided for amplifying multiple input signals to generate multiple output signals. An example system includes a first channel, a second channel, and a third channel. The first channel is configured to receive one or more first input signals, process information associated with the one or more first input signals and a first ramp signal, and generate one or more first output signals. The second channel is configured to receive one or more second input signals, process information associated with the one or more second input signals and a second ramp signal, and generate one or more second output signals. The first ramp signal corresponds to a first phase. The second ramp signal corresponds to a second phase. The first phase and the second phase are different.
US09369094B2	Systems and methods for improved power yield and linerization in radio frequency transmitters An exemplary system comprises a linearizer module, a first upconverter module, a power amplifier module, a signal sampler module, and a downconverter module. The linearizer module may be configured to receive a first intermediate frequency signal and to adjust the first intermediate frequency signal based on a reference signal and a signal based on a second intermediate frequency signal. The first upconverter module may be configured to receive and up-convert a signal based on the adjusted first intermediate frequency signal to a radio frequency signal. The power amplifier module may be configured to receive and amplify a power of a signal based on the radio frequency signal. The signal sampler module may be configured to sample a signal based on the amplified radio frequency signal. The downconverter module may be configured to receive and down-convert a signal based on the sampled radio frequency signal to the second intermediate frequency signal.
US09369089B2	Multiple-state, switch-mode power amplifier systems and methods of their operation An embodiment of an amplifier includes N (N>1) switch-mode power amplifier (SMPA) branches. Each SMPA branch includes two drive signal inputs and one SMPA branch output. A module coupled to the amplifier samples an input RF signal, and produces combinations of drive signals based on the samples. When an SMPA branch receives a first combination of drive signals, it produces an output signal at one voltage level. Conversely, when the SMPA branch receives a different second combination of drive signals, it produces the output signal at another voltage level. At least two of the SMPA branches produce output signals having different absolute magnitudes. A combiner combines the output signals from all of the SMPA branches to produce a combined output signal that may have, at any given time, one of 2*N+1 quantization states.
US09369083B2	Building body with solar tracking device A building body with solar tracking device includes a top tent supported on the building body. The top tent includes at least one set of intersection section where multiple beams in different directions intersect each other. A support assembly of the solar tracking device is mounted on an upper side of the intersection section or in a position corresponding to the upper side of the intersection section. A solar generation module is mounted on the support assembly, whereby the top tent provides a sufficient strength for supporting the solar tracking device.
US09369077B1	Differential speed control apparatus A differential speed control apparatus is provided having an input shaft in connection with a transmission, a speed reducer, and a planetary gear unit acting in concert to generate a constant rotational output, which is transferred to an electrical generator. The apparatus controls and converts a varying input speed to a constant output speed through a feedback system to automatically adjust the transmission based upon rotational speed of the output shaft. This feedback system enables continuous adjustment of the transmission to produce a constant output where the input is variable.
US09369069B2	Control device of fan motor A control device of a fan motor includes: a voltage sensor that detects a voltage applied to a fan motor; a switching portion that selectively connects to each of coils of the fan motor and a rectifier circuit; and a switching control portion that reduces a duty ratio of a driving pulse applied to the switching portion if the voltage detected by the voltage sensor exceeds a threshold.
US09369068B2	Control device for drive device Multipliers 21a and 21b output values, which are obtained by multiplying a total drive command value Es by first and second gains G1 and G2, respectively, as first and second drive command values E1 and E2. Controllers 23a and 23b control first and second actuators (motors) 5 and 7, respectively, on the basis of the first and second drive command values. The detection values of the drive amounts of the actuators are denoted by Ef1 and Ef2, respectively, and the detection value of the drive amount of a driven body is denoted by Ef. A gain calculator 27 calculates the gains G1 and G2 on the basis of Ef1, Ef and Ef2. An upper limit value of Ef, which denotes the drive amount of the driven body, is denoted by Lmax. When Ef1, Ef2 or Ef approaches zero, the first gain G1 is brought close to (Ef1−Lmax/2)/(Ef−Lmax).
US09369066B2	MEMS device comprising an under bump metallization The present invention concerns a MEMS device comprising an under bump metallization (4)—UBM—to contact the device via flip-chip bonding with a substrate. The UBM (4) is placed on the surface of the MEMS device and close to the corners of the surface. Further, the shape of the UBM (4) is adapted to the shape of the corners.
US09369059B2	AC-DC converter for wide range output voltage and high switching frequency An electrical circuit includes an input for an AC input voltage coupled to a first inductive element with first and second outputs coupled to respective first and second nodes, and a four-quadrant (4-Q) switch coupled between the first and second nodes. A capacitor is coupled between the first node and a third node, a second inductive element is coupled between the third node and the second node, and a first bidirectional device and a first diode are coupled in series between a positive output node and a negative output node. A first output of the second inductive element is coupled between the first bidirectional device and the first diode. A second bidirectional device and a second diode are coupled in series between the positive output node and the negative output node. A second output of the second inductive element is coupled between the second bidirectional device and the second diode.
US09369058B2	Inductive power transfer control An inductive power transfer (IPT) control method is disclosed for controlling the output of an IPT pick-up. The invention involves selectively shunting first and second diodes of a diode bridge to selectively rectify an AC current input for supply to a load, or recirculate the AC current to a resonant circuit coupled to the input of the controller. By controlling the proportion of each positive-negative cycle of the AC input which is rectified/recirculated, the output is regulated. Also disclosed is an IPT controller adapted to perform the method, an IPT pick-up incorporating the IPT controller, and an IPT system incorporating at least one such IPT pick-up.
US09369051B2	Interleaved forward converter with wide input and output dynamic range An interleaved forward voltage converter having a first inverter stage has a first transformer having a first secondary winding coupled to a filter inductor. A second converter stage has a second transformer having a second secondary winding coupled to the filter inductor. A diode is coupled between the first and second secondary windings to automatically connect the first and second secondary windings in series when a duty cycle of the converter exceeds 50%. An interleaved forward voltage converter can connect the two primary windings in either parallel or a series configuration. The two secondary windings can be connected in either parallel or a series configuration. Having the two primary windings in parallel and the two secondary windings in series allows the converter to operate with a lower input voltage. Having the two primary windings in series and the two secondary windings in a parallel configuration allows the converter to operate with a higher input voltage.
US09369050B1	Indirect current sensing method for a constant current flyback converter An LED driver circuit includes circuitry for indirect sensing of an isolated output current. A rectifier circuit produces DC power to a power factor correction circuit including a switch and a primary transformer winding. An LED array is coupled to a secondary winding of the transformer. An auxiliary transformer winding is coupled to a feedback circuit which generates a feedback signal that is representative of the output current without receiving any direct feedback from the secondary side of the transformer. A capacitor may be coupled across the auxiliary winding, which charges and discharges energy as the switch is driven on and off. A controller further drives the switch based on comparison of an average voltage across the capacitor with respect to a reference value corresponding to desired output current through the load. The reference value may be provided to the controller from an external dimming control circuit.
US09369036B2	Power bootstrapping for lowering quiescent current A circuit includes a switching regulator that produces a first voltage supply output and that includes an operational supply input. The operational supply input may provide power for running the logic in the switching regulator. The circuit also includes a linear regulator that produces a second voltage supply output. A control circuit accepts the first voltage supply output and the second voltage supply output and includes a power output connected to the operational supply input. The control circuit is configured to pass the second voltage supply output to the power output until the first voltage supply output is established. After the first voltage supply is established, the control circuit instead passes the first voltage supply output to the power output through the control circuit. The first voltage supply output may also then provide power to the circuitry that would otherwise have been powered by the linear regulator.
US09369034B2	Switching power supply circuit using switching devices and switching controller A switching power supply circuit includes a transformer, a switching unit which includes at least one switch and is connected to an output of the transformer, and a switching controller which is connected to an output of the switching unit, is configured to control the switching unit, and includes a comparing unit and an output waveform generating unit. Furthermore, the comparing unit is configured to output a value used to control the output waveform generating unit, and the output waveform generating unit is configured to generate a control signal based on the output value of the comparing unit and output the control signal to the at least one switch of the switching unit. Accordingly, the power consumption is reduced by performing rectification using a switch, and the switching power supply circuit is prepared in a simple configuration since the switching unit is controlled without any controller.
US09369033B2	Low power switched mode power supply A switched mode power supply for supplying power from a power source to one or more output voltage rails, including: a switching unit configured to receive a source voltage from the power source and to output a switched voltage, the switching unit including: a first switch configured to switch the source voltage to the switched voltage, and configured to be driven by the source voltage; and a second switch connected in parallel with the first switch, the second switch configured to switch the source voltage to the switched voltage, and configured to be driven by an output voltage of one of the output voltage rails.
US09369029B2	Rotating rectifier assembly for electric machine An electric machine having a rectifier assembly placed within a rotating shaft of the electric machine to convert the AC output of the electric machine to DC prior to transmission of the electricity from the electric machine.
US09369026B2	Motor having a braking function and used in linear actuator The present invention provides a motor having a braking function and used in a linear actuator. The motor includes a main body, a rotation shaft, a braking means and a stopping means. The rotation shaft penetrates the center of the main body. The braking means includes a braking ring and a helical ring. The braking ring includes a plurality of curved plates. The helical ring surrounds outer edges of the curved plates. Each curved plate is put on the outer periphery of the rotation shaft. The stopping means is disposed between the main body and the braking means for restricting the rotation of any of the curved plates. By this arrangement, a better braking and decelerating function can be achieved.
US09369017B2	Fan and motor thereof A motor includes a base plate, a stator, a rotor, a circuit board and a Hall element. The stator is disposed on the base plate. The rotor is disposed around the stator, and includes a rotating shaft and a magnetic assembly. The rotating shaft is extended to a center part of the stator. The magnetic assembly includes plural magnets. The circuit board is arranged between the stator and the base plate and comprises a Hall element. A first gap and a second gap are arranged between every two adjacent magnets. The first gap is in the vicinity of the Hall element, and opposed to the second gap. The distance of a vacant portion of the first gap is shorter than the distance of the second gap, thereby facilitating continuous and steady magnetic induction between the Hall element and the magnetic assembly.
US09369000B2	Sweep frequency for multiple magnetic resonant power transmission using alternating frequencies A power transmission pad is configured to provide wireless power transmission to multiple portable electronic devices where each device is orientation-free relative to the pad. The power transmission pad is also configured to be power adaptive by changing the power transmission level depending on the number of devices being concurrently charged. Each device, is placed within the magnetic field for the purpose of charging the device battery. The power transmission pad includes a sweep frequency generator for generating power transmissions across a frequency spectrum. The number of devices to be charged is determined as well as an optimal frequency for maximum energy transfer to each device. The sweep frequency generator is set to cycle through the optimal frequencies determined for each device.
US09368996B2	Wireless power and data transmission and reception system Provided are an apparatus and a method for simultaneously transmitting and receiving a wireless power and data. A wireless power and data transmission apparatus may include: a modulator configured to modulate first data by adjusting a power amount to be charged in one or more capacitors; a switch controller configured to control one or more switches corresponding the one or more capacitors based on a charging time to charge the one or more capacitors and a transfer time to transfer a power charged in the one or more capacitors and the modulated first data to a source resonator; and a transmitter configured to transmit the charged power and the modulated first data using the source resonator.
US09368989B2	Battery charger and fuel cell A non-electric battery charging fuel cell system that includes a fuel cell system with a closed internal chamber and at least one magnesium anode and a cathode pair that is electrically connected to eternally accessible battery positions designed to receive rechargeable batteries. The addition of saltwater to fill the fuel cell begins the generation of electricity to recharge batteries.
US09368983B2	Autonomous lithium-ion battery protection A method, system, and apparatus are disclosed for autonomous lithium-ion battery protection. In particular, the present disclosure teaches a system that provides for automatic protection of lithium-ion batteries from damage due to deep discharge and, in some embodiments, from recharging in low temperatures. The disclosed system employs internal logic, autonomous switches and, in some embodiments, heaters to protect the battery without any need for spacecraft monitoring or control intervention. The system uses one or more dedicated strings of solar array cells to, in some embodiments, preheat, and to recharge the battery. The system is completely self contained in the battery with the only additional interface being for the string(s) of the solar array cells that are used to provide dedicated and reliable power to the system.
US09368978B2	Time-controlled charge balancing in battery systems A method for charge balancing of battery cells to be connected in parallel of a battery module includes making contact with terminals of the battery cells and measuring quiescent voltages of the battery cells; determining capacitances and internal resistances of the battery cells for determining a required duration for the charge balancing; and short-circuiting the battery cells in pairs at a low resistance and implementing the charge balancing via the internal resistances of the battery cells short-circuited in pairs. The method further includes ending the contact-making after the required duration; and producing a parallel circuit between the battery cells by fastening connecting lugs on respective terminals of the battery cells.
US09368972B2	Generator management system that determines a time to activate and deactivate generators based on the load level Some embodiments relate to a generator management system 10. The generator management system 10 includes a first generator 11 and a second generator 13. A bus 15 connects at least one of the first generator 11 and the second generator 13 to a load L. A control 16 determines a time delay to (i) connect the first generator 11 and the second generator 13 to the bus 15; and/or (ii) disconnect the first generator 11 and second generator 13 from the bus 15. The control 16 varies the time delay based on the load L supplied by the first generator 11 and the second generator 13.
US09368962B2	Electrostatic protection circuit, display device and electrostatic protection method An electrostatic protection circuit, a display device and an electrostatic protection method are provided. The electrostatic protection circuit includes a first switch transistor, a second switch transistor, a third switch transistor, a fourth switch transistor, and a fifth switch transistor. A gate electrode and a first electrode of the first switch transistor are connected with a first signal line respectively, and a second electrode of the first switch transistor is connected with a second signal line; a gate electrode and a first electrode of the second switch transistor are connected with the first signal line respectively, and a second electrode of the second switch transistor is connected with a gate electrode of the fourth switch transistor; a gate electrode and a first electrode of the third switch transistor are connected with a third signal line respectively, and a second electrode of the third switch transistor is connected with the gate electrode of the fourth switch transistor; a first electrode of the fourth switch transistor is connected with the third signal line, a second electrode of the fourth switch transistor is connected with a second electrode of the fifth switch transistor and the gate electrode of the second switch transistor; a gate electrode and a first electrode of the fifth switch transistor being connected with the second signal line respectively, thereby effectively releasing static electricity.
US09368960B2	Converter valve A converter valve unit including a plurality of parallel connected controllable semiconducting elements. A free-wheeling diode is connected in anti-parallel with each semiconducting element. A control unit is configured to control each semiconducting element. A current sensor is connected to each of the parallel connected semiconducting elements. The current sensor is configured to sense a current of each semiconducting element by measuring a voltage over the current sensor. A differentiator is configured to compare the currents of the semiconducting elements by comparing the voltages. Upon detecting an unbalance in the currents the differentiator sends a turn-on signal to all control units to control all the semiconducting elements of the valve unit into a conducting stage.
US09368959B2	Displacement safety system for electrical charging stations A safety circuit for disconnecting the power feed to an EV (electrical vehicle) charging enclosure or gasoline station fuel pump enclosure in the event that the enclosure is partially or totally dislodged from the foundation and dangerously high voltage has been exposed due to underground conduits being torn apart and electrical cables being exposed and in contact with sheet metal cabinets and other metal parts, thus creating the possibility of an explosion or the electrocution of a user or bystanders. The safety circuit comprises at least two proximity sensors, each of which transmits a signal into a control circuit which causes the power feed to the enclosure to be disconnected at the source when either or both of the proximity sensors inform the control circuit that the station has moved either vertically or horizontally more than a few thousandths of an inch.
US09368949B2	Channel system The invention relates to a channel system (10) comprising at least one first channel provided with a flat multicore cable and a socket (14) connected thereto, said channel having a back side, a bottom side, and a front side provided with a front cover that can be detachably fastened thereto, and having a detachably fastened upper covering, which is removed in the area of the mounted socket (14). The channel system is characterized in that the electrical contact between the flat cable and the socket (14) is established by way of an insulation displacement connector (26), the first part of which is resting on the flat cable, and the second part thereof, which includes the insulation displacement contacts, is arranged on the socket (14), and in that the socket (14) is detachably mounted.
US09368948B2	Time saver modular electrical switch A method and apparatus that allows full view of all connections while electrical switches are installed and operating. After the initial or first switch is installed, the remaining switches are installed and connected modularly. At any time, before, during, or after a complete installation, any of the switches can be changed to control a different device, without connecting or disconnecting any wires.
US09368945B1	Isolated bolt-on circuit breaker system for an energized panelboard Methods and systems for minimizing exposure to live parts in a panelboard allow safe insulation and removal of a circuit breaker or other electrical devices from the panelboard. The methods and systems provide an isolation assembly for the panelboard that isolates and prevents contact with energized portions of the circuit breaker as well as the conductors in the panelboard. The isolation assembly covers up the energized part of the circuit breaker, including the line terminal extending from the circuit breaker, and any accessible portion of the conductors in the panelboard. Additionally, for bolt-on type circuit breakers, the isolation assembly replaces the bolts or screws typically used to fasten the line terminals to the conductors in the panelboard with standoff screws that insulate metal screwdrivers and similar tools from the energized part of the circuit breaker.
US09368935B2	Method for mode control in multimode semiconductor waveguide lasers One embodiment is a wide stripe semiconductor waveguide, which is cleaved at a Talbot length thereof, the wide stripe semiconductor waveguide having facets with mirror coatings. A system provides for selective pumping the wide stripe semiconductor waveguide to create and support a Talbot mode. In embodiments according to the present method and apparatus the gain is patterned so that a single unique pattern actually has the highest gain and hence it is the distribution that oscillates.
US09368932B2	Optical pulse compressing based on chirped fiber bragg gratings for pulse amplification and fiber lasers Techniques and devices for using a chirped fiber Bragg grating to compress amplified laser pulses.
US09368931B2	Monolithic, side pumped solid-state laser and applications thereof A monolithic, side pumped solid-state laser (1) comprising a laser resonator structure (3) comprised of a laser gain medium (2) having a longitudinal axis (L), wherein the laser resonator structure (3) comprises end faces (4) forming a linear optical path resonant cavity there between, at least one of the end faces (4) comprising at least partially reflecting laser mirrors (4a, 4b) in particular deposited thereon, the laser gain medium (2) comprising a side face (2a) for receiving pump light (5a) of a pump source (5), wherein the pump light (5a) is generated by a diode laser (5), and comprising a conductive cooler (6) comprising contact faces (6c) contacting the laser gain medium (2), and comprising a reflector (7) arranged opposite to the side face (2a) with respect to the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the laser gain medium (2) is a low gain material.
US09368928B2	Circuit breaker adaptor for plug-in circuit breaker panel An adaptor (44, 70) mating a non-plug-in type circuit breaker (42) to a bus structure (14, 64) of a plug-in breaker panel (40, 62) includes a first portion (48, 72) coupled to a terminal (46) of the non-plug-in type circuit breaker (42) and an opposite second portion (50, 74) engaging a portion (24, 66) of the bus structure (14, 64). The first portion is formed from a first conductive material and the opposite second portion is formed from a second conductive material. The firs portion and the second portion form a conductive pathway between the terminal (46) of the non-plug-in type circuit breaker (42) and the portion (24, 66) of the bus structure (14).
US09368910B2	Electrical connector with mechanically assisted engagement A mechanically assisted electrical connector including a lever and a slider. The slider is coupled to the lever such that movement of the lever moves the slider. The slider defines a slot that is configured to cooperate with a post of a mating connector in a manner effective to urge the electrical connector and the mating connector together when the lever is moved from a first position to a second position. A ramp angle of the slot is varied to reduce a peak value of an applied force to advance the lever from the first position to the second position when connecting the electrical connector to the mating connector.
US09368908B2	Electrical terminal assembly An electrical terminal assembly includes at least one terminal, at least one terminal seal, and a terminal retainer. The terminal has a head and a shank, and the shank is configured to be received by a structure having an aperture. The terminal seal is configured to receive and engage the shank, and the shank is configured to engage the structure proximate the aperture. The terminal seal cooperates with the shank and the structure to resist ingress of contaminants into the aperture. The terminal retainer is configured to receive and selectably engage the head of the terminal and to electrically insulate the head. The terminal retainer is further configured to secure the terminal against rotation.
US09368899B2	Protective device for an electrical connector of a power electronics module A protective device is for an electrical connector of a power electronics module inserted in a casing. The connector protrudes from one of the faces of the casing and is suitable to connect an electrical supply line to the module. The device includes at least one face for covering at least partially the connector so as to protect the connector between the face of the casing and the at least one face of the device. The device can bear on the casing when a force is applied in the direction of the casing on the at least one face of the device.
US09368892B2	Connector and contact A connector includes a terminal including a base, first extension parts that extend from the base toward a first end of the connector and second extension parts that extend from the base toward a second end of the connector; an insulating layer formed on the terminal; a signal line that is formed on the insulating layer and extends from an end of one of the first extension parts to an end of one of the second extension parts, the signal line being connected to a signal wire of a board; and a ground line that is formed on the insulating layer, is electrically connected to the terminal, and extends from an end of another one of the first extension parts to an end of another one of the second extension parts, the ground line being connected to a ground wire of the board.
US09368891B2	Electrical connector Either one of a plug connector or a receptacle connector includes a receiver which is provided at a location corresponding to a fitting member inserted in a through hole when the connector parts are engaged with each other, and which receives, in an inner space via an opening, a catching member to be fitted with the inserted fitting member. In addition, the one connector includes a holder which holds the catching member received in the receiver by blocking off the opening of the receiver, and which includes a receiving hole permitting the inserted fitting member in the through hole to reach the inner space, and to be fitted with the catching member.
US09368889B2	Socket for reducing size and operating force A socket according to the present invention comprises a base member for holding a plurality of contacts, a cover member and a latch mechanism for pressing a semiconductor package. A latch member has a pressing portion, a link member connected to the cover member and pressing portion of the latch member, a lever member rotatably fixed to the base member and connected with the cover member at a first end and with a narrow portion of the cover member at a second end. The link member and the lever member cause the pressing portion of the latch member to move to an evacuated position when the cover member moves in a direction to be close to the base member, while the link member and the lever member cause the pressing portion of the latch member to move to a position where an electronic device can be pressed.
US09368879B1	Ultra wide band antenna element Antenna unit cells suitable for use in antenna arrays are disclosed, as are antenna array and mounting platform such as an aircraft comprising antenna unit cells. In one embodiment, an antenna unit cell comprises a dielectric substrate having a length extending along a first axis and a width extending along a second axis, a first plurality of radiating elements disposed on a first side of the dielectric substrate, and a second plurality of radiating elements disposed on a second side of the dielectric substrate, opposite the first side. In some embodiments the first plurality of radiating elements extend to an edge of the unit cell, and the second plurality of radiating elements overlap portions of the first plurality of radiating elements. Other embodiments may be described.
US09368878B2	Ridge waveguide slot array for broadband application A ridged waveguide slot array includes a waveguide slot body having one or more walls that define a longitudinal axis of the waveguide slot body. The waveguide slot body includes a narrowed waveguide section having a plurality of slots disposed thereon which extend along the longitudinal axis, the waveguide slot body further characterized by a longitudinal center line. The waveguide slot body defines a waveguide aperture having a major dimension and a minor dimension, wherein the major dimension of the waveguide aperture is less than one-half wavelength of a signal intended for propagation therein. Each slot of the plurality of slots is characterized by a slot area, a slot offset distance that extends from the center of the slot to the longitudinal center line, and a slot-to-slot separation distance extending from the center of the slot to the center of an adjacent slot. Each of the slot area, the slot offset distance and the slot-to-slot separation distance is decreased successively for a succession of the plurality of slots.
US09368871B2	Fractional beam forming network antenna A fractional beam forming network antenna includes a beam forming network and a plurality of antennas. The network includes input ports, output ports, and at least one delay device. The beam forming network couples input ports to the output ports through the at least one delay device. The antennas are vertically disposed relative to each other, and coupled to the output ports. At least two of the antennas include a different elevation tilt and/or azimuth rotation relative to each other. A method of fractional beam forming is provided, which includes coupling, using a beam forming network, input ports to output ports through at least one delay device; disposing a plurality of antennas vertically relative to each other; coupling the antennas to the output ports; and rotating at least two of the antennas in different elevation and/or different azimuth relative to each other.
US09368868B2	Apparatus and method for sensor-based wireless receive diversity An apparatus and method are disclosed for achieving receiver diversity. A wireless unit includes a plurality of antennas, an antenna selector to select one or more antennas from the plurality of antennas, a processor with input data from an inertial sensor for monitoring the orientation of the wireless unit. Based on the input data, the processor commands the antenna selector to select one or more antennas. In one aspect, the processor is a diversity processor. Based on the input data from the inertial sensor, the diversity processor computes the combination of the received signals. In another aspect, the wireless unit further includes a baseband processor to process the output of the diversity processor for a particular unit application.
US09368866B2	Shielding module integrating antenna and integrated circuit component The present invention provides a shielding module integrating antenna and integrated circuit component, which comprises an artificial magnetic conductor board, an antenna, a common ground face, a plurality of first via holes, a shielding slot, a plurality of second via holes, and an IC component. The IC component is embedded in the shielding slot formed between the common ground face and surrounded by the plurality of second via holes of the artificial magnetic conductor board. Accordingly, the antenna is formed and shielded above the shielding slot, the plurality of second via holes, and the IC component separated by the common ground face and the plurality of first via holes of the artificial magnetic conductor board. As a result, the package area of integrated circuit component and cost is reduced while shielded from external noise and electromagnetic interference.
US09368864B2	Antenna device and electronic apparatus using it An antenna device includes a ground conductor, a radiation conductor having a feed point, and a guard conductor that is insulated from the ground conductor and is disposed at a position that is closer to a specific site of a user than the radiation conductor in one use form and is such a position that at least part of the guard conductor overlaps with a place where the intensity of an electric field radiated from the radiation conductor is high.
US09368857B2	Combining signal power using magnetic coupling between conductors A system including a plurality of amplifiers, a plurality of first transmission lines, and a plurality of second transmission lines. The plurality of first transmission lines have first ends respectively connected to outputs of the plurality of amplifiers and second ends connected to a reference potential. The plurality of second transmission lines have first ends connected to a conductor and second ends that are unconnected. Signals output by the plurality of amplifiers to the plurality of first transmission lines are respectively magnetically coupled to the plurality of second transmission lines.
US09368852B2	Method for performing frequency band splitting A frequency band splitter is disclosed. The frequency band splitter includes a first, a second, and a third waveguides. A first narrow rectangular waveguide is utilized to connect the first waveguide to second waveguide. The first narrow rectangular waveguide has a first width to allow signals of a frequency band centered around a first frequency to be transmitted from the first waveguide to the second waveguide. A second narrow rectangular waveguide is utilized to connect the first waveguide to the third waveguide. The second narrow rectangular waveguide has a second width, which is different from the first width, to allow signals of a frequency band centered around a second frequency to be transmitted from the first waveguide to the third waveguide.
US09368850B2	Fuel cell system and fuel cell vehicle There is disclosed a fuel cell system having a motor which can be driven and generate a regenerative power by receiving the supply of a power, wherein an influence on power supply control is decreased. The fuel cell system fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell which generates a power by an electrochemical reaction of a fuel gas and an oxidant gas; a motor which can be driven and generate the regenerative power by receiving the supply of a power; an inverter which converts a direct-current power output from the fuel cell into an alternate-current power to supply the power to the motor, thereby controlling the driving of the motor; a battery which is connected to the motor in parallel with the fuel cell, and which can be charged with the power generated by the fuel cell and the regenerative power generated by the motor and which can discharge the charged powers to the motor; a rotation number detector which detects the rotation number of the motor; and a control unit which determines whether or not to allow the stop of the control by the inverter with respect to the motor based on the present rotation number of the motor. The control unit compares the present rotation number of the motor with a threshold value which varies in accordance with operation modes of the fuel cell, to perform the determination.
US09368847B2	Rechargeable metal nitric oxide gas battery A metal-NxOy electrochemical cell is provided. The cell contains a partition which inhibits diffusion of NxOy+ active species from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment. Also provided is a rechargeable battery containing the metal-NxOy electrochemical cell. A vehicle system wherein NxOy from a combustion engine exhaust is fed to a metal-NxOy battery is additionally provided.
US09368844B2	Battery systems, battery modules, and method for cooling a battery module Battery systems, battery modules, and a method for cooling a battery module are provided. The battery module includes a battery cell having a first side and a second side, and a first graphite sheet disposed on the first side of the battery cell that conducts heat energy from the battery cell into the first graphite sheet to cool the battery cell. The battery module further includes a first cooling manifold coupled to the first graphite sheet that conducts heat energy from the first graphite sheet into the first cooling manifold. The first cooling manifold is further configured to receive a fluid that flows therethrough to conduct heat energy from the first cooling manifold into the fluid.
US09368840B2	Method for maintaining the performance level of an electrochemical cell A method of maintaining the performance level of an electrochemical cell is described. The cell usually includes a negative electrode that includes an alkali metal; a positive electrode that includes at least one transition metal halide; a molten salt electrolyte based on an alkali metal haloaluminate; and a sodium ion-conducting solid electrolyte partitioning the positive electrode from the negative electrode. The method is based on a treatment regimen that includes the step of applying a series of electrical cycles to the cell, wherein the series includes at least one deep discharge of the cell. Each discharge of the cell is usually followed by recharging the cell to its available capacity.
US09368834B2	Electrolyte for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery comprising the same An electrolyte for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent; a lithium salt; and a phosphonitrile fluoride trimer as an additive, and a lithium ion secondary battery comprising the same. The thickness increase rate of a lithium ion secondary battery including the electrolyte is reduced even when the battery is kept at a high temperature. Thus, the thermal stability and durability of the battery are prominently improved. The durability of the battery can be further improved by including a vinylene carbonate or ethylene carbonate group compound in the electrolyte.
US09368830B2	Battery A battery includes an electrode assembly fabricated with a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode, each perforated by corresponding through voids along both of their respective opposite edge margins, stacked one upon another with the corresponding holes aligned. An arrangement of guide portions integrally formed simultaneously together with a surrounding case, accommodates stacking of the electrode assembly during fabrication of the battery. Aspects of the guide portions extend along a direction of stacking of the positive electrodes, negative electrodes and separators. The case and the arrangement of guide portions improve the internal alignment and facilitates the stack ability of electrode assemblies formed by the stacking of positive electrodes, negative electrodes and separators, and enhances the operational stability of the battery and the output performance of the battery, without detracting from the overall compactness of the battery.
US09368829B2	Battery stack having interleaved anode and cathode A cathode element is formed as a continuous single element with a plurality of cathode leaves connected by cathode bridges. An anode element is similarly formed as a continuous single element with a plurality of anode leaves connected by anode bridges. The cathode element and anode element can be aligned and interleaved at spaces between adjacent leaves. The resulting battery pre-stack can then be folded along its bridges in alternating directions to form a battery stack whose layers alternate between an anode and cathode, and which requires minimal components and minimal or no welds.
US09368826B2	Fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack includes a stacked body, insulators, end plates, heat insulating members, and terminal plates. In the stacked body, a plurality of power generation cells are stacked in a stacking direction. Each of the plurality of power generation cells includes a separator and an electrolyte electrode assembly which includes an electrolyte and a pair of electrodes sandwiching the electrolyte therebetween. The stacked body has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the stacking direction. The insulators are provided at the first end portion and the second end portion of the stacked body, respectively. Each of the insulators has a recessed portion that faces toward the stacked body. The end plates are provided on the insulators, respectively. The heat insulating members are each provided in the recessed portion. The terminal plates are each provided in the recessed portion.
US09368825B2	Fuel cell stack A unit cell of a fuel cell stack includes separators. Load receivers provided in the separators include projections, for example. The proximal ends of the projections are depressed to form inner curves. In the structure, sufficient flexibility of the projection is achieved. That is, when a force in a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction of fuel cell stack is applied to the projection, the projection is deformed in the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction.
US09368824B2	Iron-sulfide redox flow batteries Iron-sulfide redox flow battery (RFB) systems can be advantageous for energy storage, particularly when the electrolytes have pH values greater than 6. Such systems can exhibit excellent energy conversion efficiency and stability and can utilize low-cost materials that are relatively safer and more environmentally friendly. One example of an iron-sulfide RFB is characterized by a positive electrolyte that comprises Fe(III) and/or Fe(II) in a positive electrolyte supporting solution, a negative electrolyte that comprises S2− and/or S in a negative electrolyte supporting solution, and a membrane, or a separator, that separates the positive electrolyte and electrode from the negative electrolyte and electrode.
US09368812B2	Fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack includes a fuel cell. A separator of the fuel cell includes a sandwiching section for sandwiching an electrolyte electrode assembly, a bridge section, and a reactant gas supply section. A fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel are formed in the sandwiching section. A fuel gas supply channel, a fuel gas return channel, and an oxygen-containing gas supply channel are formed in the bridge section. A fuel gas supply passage, a fuel gas discharge passage and an oxygen-containing gas supply passage are formed in the reactant gas supply section. The bridge section is provided integrally with the reactant gas supply section, and surrounds the entire outer circumference of the sandwiching section.
US09368808B2	Electrical connection material for solid oxide fuel cell, solid oxide fuel cell, solid oxide fuel cell module, and method for manufacturing solid oxide fuel cell An electrical connection material for solid oxide fuel cells, which is capable of preferred electrical connections. The electrical connection material includes a burn-out material-containing ceramic layer and a burn-out material-free ceramic layer stacked on the burn-out material-containing ceramic layer. The burn-out material-containing ceramic layer contains a conductive ceramic and a burn-out material.
US09368804B2	Scheelite-structured composite metal oxide with oxygen ionic conductivity A composite metal oxide represented by the formula Ma1−xMbxMcO4+x/2, wherein Ma is at least one element selected from alkaline earth metals, Mb is at least one element selected from lanthanoids, Mc is at least one element selected from Mo and W, and x is from about 0.1 to about 0.5.
US09368795B2	Lithium secondary battery negative electrode and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a negative electrode having a new structure for realizing a lithium secondary battery having increased charging/discharging capacities and a battery capacity that is reduced less due to repeated charging/discharging. The negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a current collector substrate; a carbon nanochips layer including graphene sheets grown to incline in irregular directions independently from the current collector substrate; and a silicon thin film layer on the carbon nanochips layer, in which gaps among the carbon nanochips are formed between the silicon thin film layer and the current collector substrate. The Raman spectrum of graphite forming the carbon nanochips layer has a g/d ratio of 0.30 to 0.80, both inclusive, and the crystallinity level of the graphite is lower than that of graphite forming carbon nanowalls. The carbon nanochips layer can be formed by a plasma CVD method using a gaseous mixture of methane and hydrogen, for example.
US09368794B2	LiFePO4 flakes for Li-ion battery and method for manufacturing the same LiFePO4 flakes for a Li-ion battery and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The LiFePO4 flakes of the present invention have a thickness of 5 nm-200 nm, and the angle between the flat surface normal of the flake and the Li-ion diffusion channel is 0°-80°. In addition, according to the present invention, the LiFePO4 flakes with short Li ion diffusion path can be prepared through a simple process. Hence, not only the charge-discharge efficiency of the Li-ion battery can be improved by use of the LiFePO4 flakes of the present invention, but also the cost of the Li-ion battery can be further reduced.
US09368783B2	Battery pack for a vehicle A battery pack for a vehicle includes a plurality of electrically connected battery cells and at least one current interruption device. The at least one current interruption device comprises a movable pressure sensitive element which is engaged by a pressure rise inside the battery pack and whose engagement leads to an electrical disconnection of one or more battery cells.
US09368772B1	Packaging and termination structure for a solid state battery A method for fabricating a solid state battery device. The device can include electrochemically active layers and an overlaying barrier material, with an inter-digitated layer structure configured with a post terminated lead structure. The method can include forming a plurality of battery device cell regions (1-N) formed in a multi-stacked configuration, wherein each of the battery device cell regions comprises a first current collector and a second current collector. The method can also include forming a thickness of a first and second lead material to cause formation of a first and second lead structure to interconnect each of the first and second current collectors associated with each of the plurality of battery device cell regions and to isolate each of the second current collectors extending spatially outside of the battery device cell region within a first and second isolated region, respectively.
US09368771B2	Electric storage module and electric storage device An electric storage module includes: a plurality of electric storage units; a casing that houses the plurality of electric storage units, and includes a pair of resin side plates that hold and support at least the plurality of electric storage units from opposite sides; a plurality of conductive members for electrically connecting the plurality of electric storage units; a metal cover member that covers the casing on an outside of each of the side plates; and a peripheral wall protruding from each of the side plates so as to surround each of the plurality of conductive members, wherein: a height of the peripheral wall from each of the side plates is higher than a height of the conductive members from each of the side plates, and smaller than a distance from each of the side plates to the cover member.
US09368765B2	Battery pack Rubber cover main bodies close opening shapes of terminal-connection openings when a battery pack is placed alone without being mounted on a tool body. When the battery pack is removed from the tool body and is placed alone, it is possible to regulate the entry of foreign materials, such as water or dust, by the rubber cover main bodies. Further, when body-side connection terminals are connected to battery-side connection terminals, the rubber cover main bodies themselves can be deformed due to elasticity according to the slide movement of the body-side connection terminals such that the body-side connection terminals can be inserted into the rubber cover main bodies. Accordingly, it is possible to protect the battery-side connection terminals in the terminal-connection openings such that the battery-side connection terminals are not damaged by regulating the entry of foreign materials from the terminal-connection openings without hindering electrical connection caused by slide mounting.
US09368758B2	Substrate for organic electronic device Provided are a substrate for an organic electronic device, and the like. The substrate for an organic electronic device having a functional layer which may improve a function such as light extraction efficiency of an organic electronic system such as organic light emitting device and stability of the device due to excellent cohesive strength to the substrate may be provided. An organic electronic system including the substrate and a use thereof may also be provided.

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