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US09373922B2	LED illumination device with edge connector An illumination device comprises a support plate 22 having a front surface 22a and a back surface 22b facing each other in a plate thickness direction and an opening 22d passing through in the plate thickness direction; a light source module 23 placed on the front surface of the support plate; a drive circuit portion 33 for driving the light source module; and a connector 27 connecting the drive circuit portion to the light source module. The connector is inserted through the opening of the support plate and brought into contact with the back surface of the support plate.
US09373919B1	Adjustable metal-clad cable/flexible metallic conduit electrical connector An adjustable electrical connector for connecting to cable or conduit by a strap adjustment member has a body with a hollow cylindrical section and an extension member. The hollow cylindrical section has a slot and a threaded bore passing therethrough. The slot allows passage of a stop plate, and the threaded bore receives an adjustment screw. The connector has an insulator having a bushing at one end to be inserted into the hollow cylindrical section of the body, and a curved member attached to the hollow cylindrical bushing, the stop plate extending radially outward from the curved member, the stop plate movable by the adjustment screw between a minimum deflection and a maximum deflection to stop the sheath of the cable.
US09373915B1	Ground shield for circuit board terminations A cable-circuit board assembly is disclosed for use in providing a high speed transmission line for connecting electronic devices together. The circuit board is joined to a ground extension member that extends rearwardly of the circuit board and between sets of wires that are terminated to respective surfaces of the circuit board. The extension portion places a ground plane in the termination area of the connector, rear of the trailing edge of the circuit board to provide shielding between pairs of wires on opposite sides of the paddle card where the cable shields are cut back.
US09373912B1	Power connector, and electrical connection element and arc suppression method therefor An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element includes: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members electrically connected to the first electrical mating members; a contact assembly comprising a number of sets of separable contacts each structured to be electrically connected to at least one of the second electrical mating members; and an arc suppression system including: a number of electronic devices each electrically connected to a respective set of separable contacts, and a control mechanism for controlling the electronic devices. When the contact assembly moves between an OPEN position and a CLOSED position, the control mechanism redirects current from the respective set of separable contacts to a corresponding one of the electronic devices in order to suppress arcing across the respective set of separable contacts.
US09373909B2	Connectors A connector includes a receptacle having a body defining apertures and having a mating face and socket contacts each defining an opening aligned with an aperture. The connector also includes a plug having an outer casing defining a cavity and having a mating end and contacts positioned within the cavity and coupled to the outer casing, each having a pin tip. The plug also includes a pin protection plate slidably coupled to the outer casing, enclosing at least a portion of each contact within the cavity, and defining pin guides each aligned with one of the contacts. When the mating end is aligned with the mating face and force is applied to the outer casing towards the body, the pin protection plate slides into the cavity and the pin tip of the contacts extends beyond the pin protection plate into a socket contact via one of the apertures.
US09373905B2	Electrical card connector compatibly receiving two cards An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving space (10) along a front-and-rear direction thereof, a number of first contacts (211) and a number of second contacts (212) respectively retained in a front row and a rear row of the insulative housing, and a number of third contacts (221) retained in the rear row of the insulative housing. The first and second contacts constitute a first terminal group. The third and second contacts constitute a second terminal group. The first terminal group is adapted for engaging with a first card and the second terminal group is adapted for engaging with a second card.
US09373904B2	Pin contact element and electronics housing The invention describes a pin contact element (1) having a contact support (2) which is composed of insulating material and having at least two pin contacts (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) which are installed in the contact support (2). The pin contact element (1) is intended to be installed in an electronics device housing (13) and to be connected to a printed circuit board. The pin contacts (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) project from a platform (5) of the contact support (2) in order to receive a spring-force plug connector (19) by way of a straight contact section (4). The contact sections (4) of the pin contacts (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) are surrounded in a fixing region (6) of the platform (5) by the contact support (2) and the pin contacts (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) are secured in the contact support (2) in the fixing region. At least one of the pin contacts (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) is routed past at least one further pin contact (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) of the same pin contact element (1) such that it adjoins the straight contact section (4) by way of at least two angled portions (8). At least two pin contacts (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) are arranged with their straight contact sections (4) in a row next to one another. The opposite free ends (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) of these pin contacts (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), which free ends are intended to be connected to a printed circuit board, extend parallel to the direction (R) in which the straight contact sections (4) are lined up next to one another in at least one row, and project laterally out of the contact support (2).
US09373900B2	Contact structure unit A contact structure unit that achieves electrical continuity between a substrate, which includes a plurality of electrodes, and a contact object includes a first-type contact-carrying member including a contact portion which makes contact with the contact object; includes a plurality of second-type contact-carrying members each of which includes a leading end portion formed at one end portion and making contact with the electrodes and each of which makes contact with the first-type contact-carrying member at the other end portion; and includes a plurality of coil springs each of which is disposed between the contact portion and the leading end portions and each of which biases the contact portion and the leading end portions.
US09373898B1	Swaged-on, external electrode anchoring connection A swaged-on fitting, for anchoring exterior wires to a cable, includes an outer ring and a split inner ring. The inner ring has an inside grooved pattern, which is substantially an angled cross-hatching of shallow grooves. The two grooved halves of the inner ring are placed under the bare ends of the wires and pressed on either side of the cable jacket such that the pattern contacts the jacket. The outer ring is slid over the wires, so it overlaps the inner halves. The fitting is swaged-on, locking in the wires between the rings and embossing the jacket with the cross-hatching pattern of the inner ring, without puncturing the jacket. The grooves on the inner ring thus grip the cable jacket, preventing rotational and translational movement of the wires on the jacket while maintaining the structural integrity of the jacket.
US09373895B1	Conformal wide band surface wave radiating element Conformal antennas and methods for radiating radio frequency energy using conformal antennas are provided. In particular, one or more tapered feeds can be provided as part of or interconnected to a conductive top plate. The one or more tapered feeds have a depth that decreases from a feed point to a tip. The tip of the one or more tapered feeds is adjacent a cavity formed over a lens region. An aperture over the lens region can be covered or filled by an impedance surface. This impedance surface may comprise a frequency selective surface. Alternatively, a frequency selective surface can be provided over the lens region of an antenna incorporating one or more stripline feeds.
US09373883B2	Antenna device for portable terminal An antenna device of a portable terminal including conductive components is provided. The antenna device includes a first radiator connected to a power feeding unit of the portable terminal and a second radiator connected to each of the power feeding unit and a ground part of the portable terminal. At least one of the conductive components is connected to at least one the first radiator and the second radiator. The conductive components may be used as a radiator of the antenna device such that the antenna device may be easily installed within an inner space of a miniaturized and lightened portable terminal and the inner space of the portable terminal may be efficiently used.
US09373881B2	Low radar cross section array panel A low RCS array panel employs a number of linkable support segments. Each support segment has several junctions spaced along it, and the support segments are designed to connect with each other at the junctions to create a support grid. The segments can connect orthogonally, and the junctions can be spaced according to the frequency performance requirements for the antenna the array panel is designed to support.
US09373876B2	Multiple-mode filter for radio frequency integrated circuits A fully integrated silicon-based bandpass filter which lends itself to applications in the gigahertz region is disclosed. The bandpass filter is fabricated on an integrated circuit and operates as a microwave/millimeter-wave filtering circuit. In accordance with one aspect, the bandpass filter includes a first set and a second set of filter coupled elements, a three-port “T” transmission line junction and a perturbing element. The three-port “T” transmission line junction has a first port coupled to a first end of a first one of the first set of filter coupled elements and a second port coupled to a first end of a first one of the second set of filter coupled elements. The perturbing element is coupled to a third port of the three-port “T” transmission line junction. A second one of the first set of filter coupled elements includes an input transmission line and has a first end thereof coupled to an input port and an opposite end thereof having an open end. A second one of the second set of filter coupled elements includes an output transmission line and has a first end thereof coupled to an output port and an opposite end thereof having an open end.
US09373874B2	Metal air cell charging apparatus, metal-air cell assembly, and metal-air cell charging system comprising the same A metal-air cell recharge apparatus, a metal-air cell assembly and a metal-air cell recharge system including the same are provided. The metal-air cell recharge apparatus for recharging a metal-air cell assembly including a secondary metal-air cell containing anode gel and a case accommodating the secondary metal-air cell therein, the apparatus includes a recharge unit for generating supply power using an external power source, and supplying the metal-air cell assembly with the supply power; and a humidified-air supply unit for generating humidified air containing a certain amount of moisture and supplying the humidified air inside the case through a humidified-air supply hole connected to the metal-air cell assembly.
US09373873B2	Cooling system for automotive battery Method and apparatus for thermal management of a battery cell or a battery assembly including a plurality of battery cells. One or more fins are in thermal contact with one or more battery cells. A fluid is caused to flow from a high pressure side of a plenum fluidly coupled to each fin, through a cavity in each fin, and back to a low pressure side of the plenum. The fins are fluidly coupled to the plenum using flexible connections that can accommodate movement of the fins with respect to the plenum.
US09373872B2	Protective battery cell plates Apparatus for protecting battery cells. In some embodiments, a battery may comprise a series of battery cells and one or more protective plates positioned between the adjacent battery cells. In some embodiments, the plates may also be configured to provide a cooling function relative to adjacent battery cells. The plate(s) may comprise a first section and a second section coupled with the first section. The plate may be configured to fail under predetermined conditions such that, upon experiencing the predetermined conditions, at least a portion of the second section is configured to separate from at least a portion of the first section.
US09373869B2	Bipolar all-solid-state battery Provided is a bipolar all-solid-state battery capable of preventing breakage of a current collector of a bipolar electrode to suitably prevent a short circuit from occurring, and a method for producing the above-mentioned bipolar all-solid-state battery. The bipolar all-solid-state battery includes: a bipolar electrode having a current collector and an electrode active material layer including a cathode active material layer containing a cathode active material, formed on one surface of the current collector, and an anode active material layer containing an anode active material, formed on the other surface of the current collector, and a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte. The bipolar all-solid-state battery has a plurality of the bipolar electrodes laminated via the solid electrolyte layer and a reinforcing layer formed on the surface of the current collector is disposed between the end of the electrode active material layer and the surface of the current collector.
US09373865B2	Method and device for producing electrode windings A method produces electrode windings, in which method a strip- or ribbon-like anode and a strip- or ribbon-like cathode are provided and flat collector lugs are formed on at least one longitudinal side of the anode and of the cathode at varying distances and/or contours are cut into the longitudinal sides of the electrodes. The anode and the cathode are wound up together with a strip- or ribbon-like separator to form a winding with the sequence anode/separator/cathode. The method is distinguished, in particular, in that the process of forming collector lugs and/or of cutting contours and the process of winding up overlap with respect to time.
US09373864B2	Lithium microbattery fabrication method The method for fabricating a lithium microbattery is performed from a stack of layers successively including: a first layer made from a first material, a second layer made from a second material, a solid electrolyte layer and a first electrode. The method further includes etching to form a first pattern made from the first material and a second pattern made from the second material, the second pattern defining a covered area and an uncovered area of the electrolyte layer. The uncovered area is then etched using the second pattern as etching mask. After etching of the first pattern, a lithium-based layer is formed on the second pattern, the lithium-based layer and the second pattern forming a second lithium-based electrode.
US09373861B2	Flow cell with shunt current counter electrode Counter electrodes are used within the context of a flow cell to attract shunt current depositions during operation. The counter electrodes may be electrically connected with an anode of the flow cell to attract the depositions and then electrically connected with a cathode of the flow cell to remove the depositions.
US09373854B2	Solid polymer fuel cell In a solid polymer fuel cell, destabilization of a voltage when an output state is changed is suppressed, and flow of a corrosion current through a cooling liquid in a cooling liquid manifold is reduced. The fuel cell is constructed by laminating a plurality of fuel battery cells, each including an MEA, a pair of separators, a frame that surrounds the periphery of the MEA, an anode, and a cathode, and a cooling liquid manifold that is formed by the frame. A flow channel of the cooling liquid manifold has a constant flow channel cross-sectional area, and a flow channel length of the cooling liquid manifold, which is included in one of the fuel battery cells, along a flow channel direction is longer than the thickness of the one fuel battery cell in a stacked direction.
US09373850B2	Process for preparing a catalytic material A process for preparing a catalytic material including (i) a support material and (ii) a thin film catalyst coating, the coating including one or more first metals, wherein the process includes the steps of: providing a multilayer thin film coating of a second metal on the support material; and spontaneous galvanic displacement of at least some of the second metal with the one or more first metals; wherein the second metal is less noble than the one or more first metals.
US09373849B2	Carbon catalyst, method for producing carbon catalyst, fuel cell, electricity storage device, and use of carbon catalyst A carbon catalyst which has high catalytic activity and can achieve high catalyst performance is provided. The carbon catalyst comprises nitrogen. The energy peak area ratio of the first nitrogen atom whose electron in the 1s orbital has a binding energy of 398.5±1.0 eV to the second nitrogen atom whose electron in the 1s orbital has a binding energy of 401±1.0 eV (i.e., the value of (the first nitrogen atom)/(the second nitrogen atom)) of the nitrogen introduced into the catalyst is 1.2 or less.
US09373838B2	Electrodes, lithium-ion batteries, and methods of making and using same Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites.
US09373832B2	Spacer for battery pack and battery pack comprising the same Disclosed herein is a spacer used in a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells mounted in a pack case, wherein the spacer is configured to have a top shape corresponding to the inner shape of the pack case in vertical section and a bottom shape corresponding to the outer circumferential shape of the battery cells in vertical section so that the spacer can be mounted in a space defined between the battery cells and the pack case, grooves, in which electrical connection members are mounted, are formed at the top of the spacer, and the spacer includes at least one temperature detection member mounting part including a horizontal opening open in one direction or in opposite directions and a vertical opening communicating with the horizontal opening so that a temperature detection member is inserted from one side of the spacer and mounted in a space defined between the battery cells. In the spacer, the temperature detection member is inserted into the horizontal opening from one side of the spacer so that the temperature detection member can be fixed between the battery cells and the spacer, and therefore, a process of bonding the temperature detection member is omitted. Also, the electrical connection members for electrical connection between the battery cells and between the battery cells and a protection circuit member are mounted in the grooves so that the electrical connection members are fixed in an insulated state, thereby preventing the occurrence of a short circuit due to vibration or impact and simplifying an assembly process.
US09373819B2	Organic light-emitting device and method for producing an organic light-emitting device The invention relates to an organic light-emitting part having a functional layer stack (10), which functional layer stack has a substrate (1), a first electrode (2) above the substrate, an organic functional layer stack (4) above the first electrode, having an organic light-emitting layer (5), and a second electrode (3) above the organic functional layer stack, wherein a layer (1, 2, 3) of the functional layer stack (10) forms a carrier layer (6) for a diffusion layer (7), wherein the diffusion layer (7) has at least one first and one second organic component (71, 72) having indices of refraction that differ from each other, wherein the first organic component (71) is hydrophobic and the second organic component (72) is hydrophilic, wherein the glass transition temperature of a mixture of the first organic component (71) and the second organic component (72); lies above the room temperature and wherein the first organic component (71) and the second organic component (72) are partially segregated in the diffusion layer (7) and the diffusion layer (7) has a mesoscopic boundary layer (75) between the first and second organic components (71, 72) or the diffusion layer (7) is present as a mesophase (78) having the first and second organic component (71, 72). The invention further relates to a method for producing an organic light-emitting part.
US09373811B2	Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel substrate and method of cutting OLED display panels from the substrate A method of cutting an organic light-emitting display panel substrate into OLED display panels is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes forming a plurality of OLEDs over a lower mother substrate, wherein the OLEDs are divided into a plurality of groups. The method also includes forming a plurality of sealant lines over at least one of an upper mother substrate or the lower mother substrate such that each sealant line surrounds a corresponding group of the OLEDs. The method further includes forming a plurality of assistance sealant lines between adjacent sealant lines, attaching the upper mother substrate to the lower mother substrate with the sealant lines and the assistance sealant lines interposed therebetween, and cutting the upper mother substrate and the lower mother substrate along the assistance sealant lines.
US09373807B2	Radiative fibers The present invention relates inter alia to light emitting fibers for the application in general lighting, display backlit, information display, and for treatment and/or prophylaxis and/or diagnosis of diseases and/or cosmetic conditions. The fibers can be used for the preparation of any kind of canvas and light emitting devices.
US09373802B2	Biscarbazole derivatives and organic electroluminescence device employing the same Provided are an organic electroluminescence device having high current efficiency and a long lifetime, and a biscarbazole derivative for realizing the device. The biscarbazole derivative has a specific substituent. The organic EL device has a plurality of organic thin-film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin-film layers contains the biscarbazole derivative.
US09373795B2	Organic semiconductor composition including a non-polymeric material having a polydispersity equal to one, at least one solvent, and a crystallization modifier, and an organic thin-film transistor using the same An organic semiconductor composition including at least one solvent, a polymer, a first small molecule organic semiconductor and a small molecule crystallization modifier. The first small molecule organic semiconductor:small molecule crystallization modifier weight ratio is at least 6:1, optionally at least 10:1, optionally at least 20:1. The small molecule crystallization modifier increases the uniformity of the first small molecule organic semiconductor distribution in an organic semiconductor layer deposited in the channel of an organic transistor, with the effect that the mobility of the organic transistor is higher than the mobility of an organic device including a composition without the small molecule crystallization modifier.
US09373782B2	MTJ structure and integration scheme A memory device may comprise a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack, a bottom electrode (BE) layer, and a contact layer. The MTJ stack may include a free layer, a barrier, and a pinned layer. The BE layer may be coupled to the MTJ stack, and encapsulated in a planarized layer. The BE layer may also have a substantial common axis with the MTJ stack. The contact layer may be embedded in the BE layer, and form an interface between the BE layer and the MTJ stack.
US09373781B2	Dual perpendicular magnetic anisotropy magnetic junction usable in spin transfer torque magnetic random access memory applications A method for providing a dual magnetic junction usable in a magnetic device and the dual magnetic junction are described. First and second nonmagnetic spacer layers, a free layer and pinned are provided. The first pinned layer, free layer and nonmagnetic spacer layer may be annealed at an anneal temperature of at least three hundred fifty degrees Celsius before a second pinned layer is provided. The second pinned layer may include Co, Fe and Tb. The nonmagnetic spacer layers are between the pinned layers and the free layer. The magnetic junction is configured such that the free layer is switchable between a plurality of stable magnetic states when a write current is passed through the magnetic junction.
US09373773B2	Multi-layer piezoelectric element, and piezoelectric actuator, injection device, and fuel injection system provided with the multi-layer piezoelectric element There are provided a multi-layer piezoelectric element which is capable of suppressing separation of an external electrode plate, as well as a piezoelectric actuator, an injection device, and a fuel injection system that are provided with the multi-layer piezoelectric element. A multi-layer piezoelectric element includes a stacked body composed of piezoelectric layers and internal electrode layers which are laminated; an external electrode plate attached to a side face of the stacked body via an electrically-conductive joining member; and a metal cover layer being disposed on a surface of the external electrode plate, an area of the metal cover layer corresponding to one end portion of the stacked body in a stacking direction of the stacked body having a thick-walled portion which is larger in thickness than an area of the metal cover layer corresponding to a midportion of the stacked body.
US09373763B2	Light source and light-source band LED light source having at least one light-emitting component. The light-emitting component is at least partly protected with a transparent protective material, which contains aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). A light-source band also includes at least one light-emitting component.
US09373761B2	Patterned thin-film wavelength converter and method of making same There is herein described a patterned thin-film wavelength converter which comprises a substrate having a first patterned surface with a first pattern, and a thin film deposited on the first patterned surface. The thin film consists of a wavelength converting material and has a second patterned surface that is distal from the substrate. The second patterned surface has a second pattern that is substantially the same as the first pattern of the substrate. An advantage of the patterned thin-film wavelength converter is that post-deposition processing is not required to produce a textured surface on the wavelength converting material. A method of making the patterned thin-film wavelength converter is also described.
US09373760B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor component and method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor component The invention relates to an optoelectronic semiconductor element that emits mixed-color radiation when in operation. The optoelectronic semiconductor component comprises an optoelectronic semiconductor chip, a conversion element that has a curvature, and a spacer element that is arranged between the optoelectronic semiconductor chip and conversion element. The spacer has a curved surface that faces the conversion element, with the conversion element being in direct contact with the curved surface.
US09373752B2	Semiconductor light-emitting element A semiconductor light-emitting element includes, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, a first electrode connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second electrode provided on the second semiconductor layer. A side of the second electrode facing to the second semiconductor layer is composed of at least any one of silver and silver alloy. The second electrode has a void having a width of emission wavelength or less of the light-emitting layer in a plane of the second electrode facing to the second semiconductor layer.
US09373749B2	Surface-passivated silicon quantum dot phosphors Phosphors formed using silicon nanoparticles are provided. The phosphors exhibit bright fluorescence and high quantum yield, making them ideal for lighting applications. Methods for making the silicon phosphors are also provided, along with lighting devices that incorporate the silicon phosphors.
US09373748B2	Nitride semiconductor light emitting device The present invention discloses a nitride semiconductor light emitting device with improved light efficiency. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes a n-type nitride layer and p-type nitride layer, an active layer disposed between the n-type and p-type nitride layers and with a multiple quantum well structure wherein a plurality of quantum well layers and a plurality of quantum barrier layers are stacked alternatively in the active layer, and a superlattice layer between the active layer and the p-type nitride layer with asymmetric structure. Herein, a thickness of a well layers gradually increases from the p-type nitride layer to the active layer and the height of the barrier layers gradually increases from the active layer to the p-type nitride layer and therefore, an injection efficiency of a hole supplied from p-type nitride layer to an active layer is increased.
US09373747B2	Method for producing an optoelectronic component A method for producing an optoelectronic component is provided. A transfer layer, containing InxGa1-xN with 0x, is grown onto the previously grown transfer layer, ions are implanted into the further transfer layer to form a separation zone, a further carrier substrate is applied, and the further transfer layer is separated by way of heat treatment. Subsequently, a semiconductor layer sequence, containing an active layer, is grown onto the surface of the further transfer layer facing away from the further carrier substrate.
US09373742B2	Plasma-assisted techniques for fabricating semiconductor devices Plasma-assisted techniques are provided for fabricating semiconductor devices. In one aspect, a plasma is applied to a substrate before exfoliating layers of a multi-layer structure of atomically thin two-dimensional sheets onto the substrate. The exfoliated layers serve as the basis for constructing a semiconductor device. In another aspect, a p-n junction is formed by applying a plasma to top layers of a multi-layer structure of atomically thin two-dimensional sheets and then exfoliating a portion of the multi-layer structure onto a bottom electrode.
US09373734B1	High-efficiency solar energy device A high-efficiency solar cell including an Indium, Gallium, Aluminum and Nitrogen (in a combination comprising InGaN, or InAlN, or InGaAlN) alloy which may be blended with a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) material, and which may include an absorption-enhancing layer including one of more of carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, and undulating or uneven surface topography.
US09373729B2	Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a solar cell. The solar cell includes: a substrate including through lines opposing to each other; a semiconductor layer on a top side of the substrate; bus lines at both edges of a top side of the semiconductor layer; and bus bars connected electrically to the bus lines, respectively, and extending to a rear side of the substrate through the through lines.
US09373728B2	Trench MOS PN junction diode structure A trench MOS PN junction diode structure includes a first conductive type substrate, a plurality of trenches defined on a face of the first conductive type substrate, a gate oxide layer formed at least on inner sidewalls of the trenches, a polysilicon layer formed in the trenches, a second conductive type low-concentration ion-implanted region formed at least in the first conductive type substrate, a high-concentration ion-implanted region formed below the trenches, and an electrode layer covering the first conductive type substrate, the second conductive type low-concentration ion-implanted region, the gate oxide and the polysilicon layer. The high-concentration ion-implanted region below the trenches provides pinch-off voltage sustention in reversed bias operation to reduce leakage current of the trench MOS PN junction diode structure.
US09373727B2	Semiconductor diode A semiconductor diode includes a semiconductor substrate having a lightly doped region with a first conductivity type therein. A first heavily doped region with a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type is in the lightly doped region. A second heavily doped region with the first conductivity type is in the lightly doped region and is in direct contact with the first heavily doped region. A first metal silicide layer is on the semiconductor substrate and is in direct contact with the first heavily doped region. A second metal silicide layer is on the semiconductor substrate and is in direct contact with the second heavily doped region. The second metal silicide layer is spaced apart from the first metal silicide layer.
US09373723B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same The present invention provides a semiconductor device which suppresses a short circuit and a leakage current between a semiconductor film and a gate electrode generated by a break or thin thickness of a gate insulating film in an end portion of a channel region of the semiconductor film, and the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device. Plural thin film transistors which each have semiconductor film provided over a substrate continuously, conductive films provided over the semiconductor film through a gate insulating film, source and drain regions provided in the semiconductor film which are not overlapped with the conductive films, and channel regions provided in the semiconductor film existing under the conductive films and between the source and drain regions. And impurity regions provided in the semiconductor film which is not overlapped with the conductive film and provided adjacent to the source and drain regions. Further, the conductive films are provided over the channel regions and regions of the semiconductor film which are provided adjacent to the channel regions.
US09373720B2	Three-dimensional transistor with improved channel mobility The present invention relates to a semiconductor structure comprising at least a first and a second three-dimensional transistor, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are electrically connected in parallel to each other, and wherein each transistor comprises a source and a drain, wherein the source and/or drain of the first transistor is at least partially separated from, respectively, the source and/or drain of the second transistor. The invention further relates to a process for realizing such a semiconductor structure.
US09373712B2	Transistor and method of manufacturing the same A transistor includes source region and drain regions, a channel region, a drift region, a gate, a dummy gate, a gate dielectric layer and an interconnection line. The source and drain regions of a first conductivity type are in a substrate. The channel region of a second conductivity type is in the substrate and surrounds the source region. The drift region of the first conductivity type is beneath the drain region and extends toward the channel region. The gate is over the substrate and overlapped with the channel region and the drift region. The dummy gate is over the drift region and laterally adjacent to the gate. The gate dielectric layer is between the gate and the substrate and between the dummy gate and the drift region. The interconnection line is electrically connected to the dummy gate and configured to provide a voltage potential thereto.
US09373706B2	Methods of forming semiconductor devices, including forming a semiconductor material on a fin, and related semiconductor devices Methods of forming a semiconductor device are provided. A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a semiconductor layer on a fin, where the fin and the semiconductor layer include first and second semiconductor materials, respectively. Moreover, the method includes defining first and second active fins that include the second semiconductor material, by removing at least a portion of the fin. Related semiconductor devices are also provided.
US09373703B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an active pattern protruding from a semiconductor substrate, forming a dummy gate pattern crossing over the active pattern, forming gate spacers on opposite first and second sidewalls of the dummy gate pattern, removing the dummy gate pattern to form a gate region exposing an upper surface and sidewalls of the active pattern between the gate spacers, recessing the upper surface of the active pattern exposed by the gate region to form a channel recess region, forming a channel pattern in the channel recess region by a selective epitaxial growth (SEG) process, and sequentially forming a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode covering an upper surface and sidewalls of the channel pattern in the gate region. The channel pattern has a lattice constant different from that of the semiconductor substrate.
US09373702B2	Carbon-doped cap for a raised active semiconductor region After formation of a disposable gate structure, a raised active semiconductor region includes a vertical stack, from bottom to top, of an electrical-dopant-doped semiconductor material portion and a carbon-doped semiconductor material portion. A planarization dielectric layer is deposited over the raised active semiconductor region, and the disposable gate structure is replaced with a replacement gate structure. A contact via cavity is formed through the planarization dielectric material layer by an anisotropic etch process that employs a fluorocarbon gas as an etchant. The carbon in the carbon-doped semiconductor material portion retards the anisotropic etch process, and the carbon-doped semiconductor material portion functions as a stopping layer for the anisotropic etch process, thereby making the depth of the contact via cavity less dependent on variations on the thickness of the planarization dielectric layer or pattern factors.
US09373698B2	Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices and electronic devices In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, an isolation layer pattern is formed on a substrate to define a field region covered by the isolation layer pattern and first and second active regions that is not covered by the isolation layer pattern and protrudes from the isolation layer pattern. A first anti-reflective layer is formed on the isolation layer pattern. A first photoresist layer is formed on the first and second active regions of the substrate and the first anti-reflective layer. The first photoresist layer is partially etched to form a first photoresist pattern covering the first active region. Impurities are implanted into the second active region to form a first impurity region.
US09373694B2	System and method for integrated circuits with cylindrical gate structures A device and method for integrated circuits with surrounding gate structures are disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor substrate and a fin structure on the semiconductor substrate. The fin structure is doped with a first conductivity type and includes a source region at one distal end and a drain region at the opposite distal end. The device further includes a gate structure overlying a channel region disposed between the source and drain regions of the fin structure. The fin structure has a rectangular cross-sectional bottom portion and an arched cross-sectional top portion. The arched cross-sectional top portion is semi-circular shaped and has a radius that is equal to or smaller than the height of the rectangular cross-sectional bottom portion. The source, drain, and the channel regions each are doped with dopants of the same polarity and the same concentration.
US09373691B2	Transistor with bonded gate dielectric A method for forming a semiconductor device includes forming a dielectric layer on a first substrate and wafer bonding the dielectric layer of the first substrate to a second substrate including SiC with a passivating layer formed on the SiC. A portion of the first substrate is removed from a side opposite the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is patterned to form a gate dielectric for a field effect transistor formed on the second substrate.
US09373685B2	Graphene device and electronic apparatus A graphene device and an electronic apparatus including the same are provided. According to example embodiments, the graphene device includes a transistor including a source, a gate, and a drain, an active layer through which carriers move, and a graphene layer between the gate and the active layer. The graphene layer may be configured to function both as an electrode of the active layer and a channel layer of the transistor.
US09373671B2	Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a thin film transistor comprising an active layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. A first insulating layer is formed at least between the active layer and the gate electrode and a second insulating layer formed at least between the gate, source, and drain electrodes. The OLED display also includes a third insulating layer covering the source and drain electrodes and a pixel electrode including a first portion formed in first and second openings respectively defined in the second and third insulating layers and a second portion formed outside of the second opening. A pixel defining layer is formed over the second portion of the pixel electrode and the third insulating layer and has a third opening. The third opening has an area greater than that of the second opening.
US09373661B2	Solid state transducer devices, including devices having integrated electrostatic discharge protection, and associated systems and methods Solid state transducer devices having integrated electrostatic discharge protection and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a solid state transducer device includes a solid state emitter, and an electrostatic discharge device carried by the solid state emitter. In some embodiments, the electrostatic discharge device and the solid state emitter share a common first contact and a common second contact. In further embodiments, the solid state lighting device and the electrostatic discharge device share a common epitaxial substrate. In still further embodiments, the electrostatic discharge device is positioned between the solid state lighting device and a support substrate.
US09373653B2	Stepped package for image sensor An image sensor package includes a crystalline handler having opposing first and second surfaces, and a cavity formed into the first surface. At least one step extends from a sidewall of the cavity, wherein the cavity terminates in an aperture at the second surface. A cover is mounted to the second surface and extends over and covers the aperture. The cover is optically transparent to at least one range of light wavelengths. A sensor chip is disposed in the cavity and mounted to the at least one step. The sensor chip includes a substrate with front and back opposing surfaces, a plurality of photo detectors formed at the front surface, and a plurality of contact pads formed at the front surface which are electrically coupled to the photo detectors.
US09373650B2	TFT array substrate, manufacturing method thereof and display panel A TFT array substrate is disclosed. The TFT array substrate includes a TFT area, which includes a TFT first electrode layer, a TFT second electrode layer, a TFT insulation layer, and a TFT etching stop layer. The TFT array substrate also includes also includes a storage capacitor, which includes a capacitor first electrode layer, a capacitor second electrode layer, a capacitor insulation layer, and a capacitor etching stop layer. The TFT first electrode layer and the capacitor first electrode layer are formed in a shared first electrode layer, the TFT second electrode layer and the capacitor second electrode layer are formed in a shared second electrode layer, the TFT insulation layer and the capacitor insulation layer are formed in a shared insulation layer, and the TFT etching stop layer and the capacitor etching stop layer are formed in a shared etching stop layer.
US09373646B2	Polysilicon TFT device and manufacturing method thereof The present invention discloses a polysilicon TFT device and the manufacturing method thereof. The polysilicon TFT device comprises: a scanning line and a data line arranged alternately; a semiconductor layer electrically connected with the scanning line and the data line; and a pixel electrode electrically connected with the semiconductor layer. Multiple channel regions and multiple doped regions are provided sequentially with interval between the connecting point of the semiconductor layer with the data line and the connecting point of the semiconductor layer with the pixel electrode, the channel regions are the portions of the semiconductor layer overlapping the scanning line, the rest portions are the doped regions, the width of at least one said doped region is 0.5˜3 μm, the ion doping concentration is 2E11˜5E15. In the present invention, the pattern of the semiconductor layer is designed as a bending pattern, which sequentially intersects the scanning lines and forms multiple channel regions and multiple doped regions provided with interval. It reduces the leakage current by controlling the width of the doped region and the ion doping concentration.
US09373642B2	Thin film transistor and method for repairing the same, GOA circuit and a display device The present disclosure provides a thin film transistor and method for repairing the same, GOA circuit and a display device, which aims to solve the problem that the source and/or drain of thin film transistor can not be repaired once it is short circuited with other conductive functional layers. The thin film transistor comprises a source, a drain, and a gate. The source and the drain have a comb shape and respectively comprise a plurality of comb-tooth portions and comb-handle portions for connecting each comb-tooth portion, and the gate is insulated from the source and the drain. Comb-tooth portions of the source are arranged by an interval with respect to comb-tooth portions of the drain. The comb-handle portion of the source and the gate do not overlap in their projections in the vertical direction, and the comb-handle portion of the drain and the gate do not overlap in their projections in the vertical direction.
US09373641B2	Methods of forming field effect transistors using a gate cut process following final gate formation Disclosed are field effect transistor (FET) formation methods using a final gate cut process and the resulting structures. One method forms an elongated gate across first and second semiconductor bodies for first and second FETs, respectively. An opening is formed in a portion of the elongated gate between the semiconductor bodies, cutting at least the gate conductor layer. The opening is filled with an isolation layer, thereby forming an isolation region that segments the elongated gate into first and second gates for the first and second FETs, respectively. Another method forms at least three gates across an elongated semiconductor body. An isolation region is formed that extends, not only through a portion of a center one of the gates, but also through a corresponding portion of the elongated semiconductor body adjacent to that gate, thereby segmenting the elongated semiconductor body into discrete semiconductor bodies for first and second FETs.
US09373640B2	Semiconductor device An object is to provide a semiconductor device with a novel structure. The semiconductor device includes a first wiring; a second wiring; a third wiring; a fourth wiring; a first transistor having a first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode; and a second transistor having a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode. The first transistor is provided in a substrate including a semiconductor material. The second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer.
US09373639B2	Thin channel-on-insulator MOSFET device with n+ epitaxy substrate and embedded stressor A method of forming a field effect transistor (FET) device includes forming a recess in a PFET region of a starting semiconductor substrate comprising a bulk semiconductor layer an epitaxial n+ layer formed on the bulk semiconductor layer, a buried insulator (BOX) layer formed on the epitaxial n+ layer, and an active semiconductor or silicon-on-insulator (SOI) layer formed on the BOX layer, the recess being formed completely through the SOI layer, the BOX layer, and partially into the epitaxial n+ layer; epitaxially growing a silicon germanium (SiGe) transition layer on the epitaxial n+ layer, the SiGe transition layer having a lower dopant concentration than the epitaxial n+ layer; and epitaxially growing embedded source/drain (S/D) regions on the SiGe transition layer and adjacent the SOI layer in the PFET region, the embedded S/D regions comprising p-type doped SiGe.
US09373634B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The second insulating film seals the hole near an interface of the insulating layer and the select gate. The second insulating film is provided on a side wall of the channel body with a space left in the hole above the select gate. The method can include burying a semiconductor film in the space, in addition, forming a conductive film in contact with the channel body.
US09373631B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first stacked layer structure including first to nth semiconductor layers (n is a natural number greater than or equal to 2) stacked in a first direction, and extending in a second direction, and first to nth memory cells provided on surfaces of the first to nth semiconductor layers facing a third direction. The ith memory cell (1≦i≦n) comprises a second stacked layer structure in which a first insulating layer, a charge storage layer, a second insulating layer, and a control gate electrode are stacked. The second insulating layer has an equivalent oxide thickness smaller than that of the first insulating layer.
US09373629B1	Memory device and method for fabricating the same A memory device is provided. The memory device includes a plurality of stack structures, a plurality of first stepped contacts, and a plurality of second stepped contacts. Each of the stack structures extends in a first direction, and includes a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is disposed above the first semiconductor layer. Each of the first stepped contacts extends in a second direction, and a bottom surface thereof is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layers of an i+1th stack structure and an i+2th stack structure, wherein i is an odd number. Each of the second stepped contacts extends in the second direction, and a bottom surface thereof is electrically connected to the second semiconductor layers of an nth stack structure and the i+1th stack structure. The first direction is different from the second direction.
US09373625B2	Memory structure device having a buried gate structure A semiconductor device including a storage node contact that surrounds three sidewalls of an active region to increase the contact area between the storage node contact and the active region is provided.
US09373623B2	Multi-layer semiconductor structures for fabricating inverter chains Systems and methods are provided for fabricating a semiconductor structure including an inverter chain. An example semiconductor structure includes a first device layer, a second device layer, and one or more inter-layer connection structures. The first device layer is formed on a substrate and includes one or more first inverter structures. The second device layer is formed on the first device layer and includes one or more second inverter structures. The one or more inter-layer connection structures are configured to electrically connect to the first inverter structures and the second inverter structures.
US09373618B1	Integrated FinFET capacitor A technique relates to forming a semiconductor device. A field-effect transistor structure having a substrate, a fin structure patterned in the substrate, a gate stack structure, and an insulator layer is first provided. A non-capacitor region and a capacitor region are then formed on the field-effect transistor structure by masking portions of the field-effect transistor structure with a mask such that a non-capacitor region is masked and a capacitor region is exposed, and etching the insulator layer to further recess the fin structure and gate stack structure within the capacitor region such that a revealed height of the fins within the capacitor region is increased relative to the revealed height of the fins in the non-capacitor region. A high-k layer can be deposited over the recessed fins and gate stack structures and a gate metal can fill the recessed portions therein.
US09373616B1	Electrostatic protective device The present invention discloses an electrostatic protective device structure, which comprises a CMOS transistor that is disposed entirely above a P-type silicon substrate and arranged into a multi-finger-pattern structure, wherein on the outermost side on both sides of this electrostatic protective device structure is the source region of the MOS transistor, an active region of other drain region or source region in addition to the outermost source region on both sides is arranged in comb teeth pattern and in pairwise intersection, between the active regions of the adjacent drain region or source region is a field oxide region isolation, and on the drain region or source region is disposed a contact hole connecting metal with the active region, wherein the contact hole on the comb-tooth-pattern and pairwise intersected active region is located at the top of the comb-tooth-pattern active region, i.e. close to a side of the field oxide region isolation far away from the polysilicon gate. The present invention, mainly applied to electrostatic protection of a low-voltage MOS, is capable of not only improving its electrostatic protection capability effectively but also minimizing the occupied area of the protective device, and able to be used as both an electrostatic protective device and a power device.
US09373615B2	Bipolar transistor including lateral suppression diode A transistor includes an emitter of a first conductivity type, base of a second conductivity type, collector of the first conductivity type, and cathode of a lateral suppression diode. The emitter is disposed at a top surface of the transistor and configured to receive electrical current from an external source. The base is configured to conduct the electrical current from the collector to the emitter. The base is disposed at the top surface of the transistor and laterally between the emitter and the collector. The collector is configured to attract and collect minority carriers from the base. The cathode of the first conductivity type is surrounded by the base and disposed between the emitter and the collector, and the cathode is configured to suppress a lateral flow of the minority carriers from the base to the collector.
US09373608B2	Light emitting device for linear light source A light emitting device includes a substrate; a first metal film formed on the substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a line, each comprising a second metal film on a lower face thereof, each having a quadrilateral outline; and a die bond placed between the first metal film and the second metal films to fix the second metal film on the first metal film. The substrate includes low wettability areas having wettability to the die bond lower than the first metal film. Each of the low wettability areas is disposed between two of the light emitting elements, and each of four sides of the quadrilateral outline is adjacent to the low wettability area different from the low wettability areas adjacent to one of the other three sides.
US09373607B2	Light emitting diode package Provided is a light emitting diode package including: a molded portion having a housing; a plurality of light emitting chips housed in the housing; a plurality of main lead portions on which the plurality of light emitting chips is mounted, respectively; at least one sub-lead portion formed spaced from the main lead portions and electrically connected to at least any one of the plurality of main lead portions and the plurality of light emitting chips with wires for electrically connecting the plurality of light emitting chips each other; first space maintaining portions formed such that the plurality of light emitting chips respectively on the plurality of main lead portions are opposite to one another with one of the first space maintaining portions disposed therebetween; and second space maintaining portions formed on both sides of each of the first space maintaining portions.
US09373606B2	Light-emitting device array with individual cells A light-emitting device and a method for manufacturing the light-emitting device is disclosed. Such a light-emitting device comprises a substrate, a plurality of cells disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of semiconductor dice, wherein each of the plurality of cells accommodates at least one of the plurality of dice. Each of the plurality of cells may be filled with an encapsulant, phosphor or a mixture of an encapsulant with phosphor to control light characteristics of the light-emitting device. In an alternative aspect, cells may be filled with an encapsulant, and comprise a transparent cover coated with or filled with phosphors to control light characteristics of the light-emitting device.
US09373597B2	Chip package and method thereof The present invention provides a chip package that includes a semiconductor chip, at least one recess, a plurality of first redistribution metal lines, and at least one protrusion. The semiconductor chip has a plurality of conductive pads disposed on an upper surface of the semiconductor chip. The recess extends from the upper surface to a lower surface of the semiconductor chip, and is arranged on the side of the semiconductor chip. The first redistribution metal lines are disposed on the upper surface, electrically connected to the conductive pad individually, and extended into the recesses separately. The protrusion is disposed in the recess and located between the adjacent first redistribution metal lines.
US09373581B2	Interconnect structure and method for forming the same Interconnect structures and methods for forming the same are described. A method for forming an interconnect structure may include: forming a low-k dielectric layer over a substrate; forming an opening in the low-k dielectric layer; forming a conductor in the opening; forming a capping layer over the conductor; and forming an etch stop layer over the capping layer and the low-k dielectric layer, wherein the etch stop layer has a dielectric constant ranging from about 5.7 to about 6.8.
US09373573B2	Solder joint flip chip interconnection A flip chip interconnect has a tapering interconnect structure, and the area of contact of the interconnect structure with the site on the substrate metallization is less than the area of contact of the interconnect structure with the die pad. Also, a bond-on-lead or bond-on-narrow pad or bond on a small area of a contact pad interconnection includes such tapering flip chip interconnects. Also, methods for making the interconnect structure include providing a die having interconnect pads, providing a substrate having interconnect sites on a patterned conductive layer, providing a bump on a die pad, providing a fusible electrically conductive material either at the interconnect site or on the bump, mating the bump to the interconnect site, and heating to melt the fusible material.
US09373572B2	Semiconductor package having etched foil capacitor integrated into leadframe A packaged semiconductor device including a leadframe and a plurality of angularly shaped capacitors. The leadframe includes structures with surfaces and sidewalls. The angularly shaped capacitors are attached to surface portions of the leadframe structures. The angularly shaped capacitors have sidewalls coplanar with structure sidewalls. The angularly shaped capacitors includes a conductive material attached to the structure surface. The conductive material having pores covered by oxide and filled with conductive polymer. The angularly shaped capacitors topped by electrodes are made of a second metal.
US09373569B1	Flat no-lead packages with electroplated edges A method of forming packaged semiconductor devices includes providing a lead frame sheet of flat no-lead lead frames having a semiconductor die on a die pad, terminals, and plastic encapsulation except on a back side of the sheet to provide an exposed thermal die pad and exposed back sides of the terminals. Partial sawing in saw lanes begins from the back side through the terminals terminating within the plastic encapsulation to provide exposed side walls of the terminals and of the plastic encapsulation. The exposed thermal pad and exposed back side of the terminals are all shorted together to form exposed electrically interconnected metal surfaces (interconnected surfaces). The interconnected surfaces are electroplated with a solder wetable metal or metal alloy plating layer. The interconnected surfaces are decoupled. A second sawing in the saw lanes finishes sawing through the plastic encapsulation to provide singulation, forming a plurality of packaged semiconductor devices.
US09373567B2	Lead frame, manufacture method and package structure thereof Disclosed herein are various chip lead frame and packaging structures, and methods of fabrication. In one embodiment, a lead frame can include: (i) a horizontal plate arranged at a bottom of the lead frame, where the horizontal plate is conductive; and (ii) a plurality of conductive bumps arranged on a surface of the horizontal plate, where the plurality of conductive bumps are configured to support and electrically connect to at least one chip. In one embodiment, a method of making the lead frame can include: (i) forming the horizontal plate by a mold; (ii) arranging a mask with a through-hole on the surface of the horizontal plate; (iii) electroplating conducting material on a portion of the horizontal plate that is exposed by the through-hole; and (iv) removing the mask after formation of the plurality of conductive bumps. Also, a package structure can be formed using the lead frame.
US09373564B2	Semiconductor device, manufacturing method and stacking structure thereof A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a redistribution layer, a plurality of through-silicon vias (TSVs), and a plating seed layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and a plurality of cavities. The redistribution layer is disposed on the first surface, and the TSVs are respectively disposed in the cavities. The plating seed layer is disposed between the inner wall of each of the cavities and the corresponding TSVs. The anti-oxidation layer is disposed between the plating seed layer and the corresponding TSVs. The buffer layer covers the first surface and exposes the redistribution layers. Furthermore, a manufacturing method and a stacking structure of the semiconductor device are also provided.
US09373557B2	Enhanced modularity in heterogeneous 3D stacks A method for generating and implementing a three-dimensional (3D) computer processing chip stack plan that includes receiving system requirements from a plurality of clients, identifying common processing structures and technologies from the system requirements, and assigning the common processing structures and technologies to a layer in the 3D computer processing chip stack plan. The method also includes identifying uncommon processing structures and technologies from the system requirements and assigning the uncommon processing structures and technologies to a host layer in the 3D computer processing chip stack plan. The method further includes determining placement and wiring of the uncommon structures on the host layer, storing placement information in the plan, and transmitting the plan to manufacturing equipment. The manufacturing equipment generates and integrates both the layer including the common structures and technologies and the host layer including the uncommon structures and technologies to form the 3D computer processing chip stack.
US09373548B2	CMOS circuit having a tensile stress layer overlying an NMOS transistor and overlapping a portion of compressive stress layer A CMOS circuit is provided that includes a PMOS transistor, an NMOS transistor adjacent the PMOS transistor in a channel width direction, a compressive stress liner overlying the PMOS transistor, and a tensile stress liner overlying the NMOS transistor. A portion of the compressive stress liner and a portion of the tensile stress liner are in a stacked configuration, and an overlap region of the compressive stress liner and the tensile stress liner is sufficient to result in an enhanced transverse stress in the compressive stress liner or the tensile stress liner.
US09373540B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes conductive patterns and interlayer insulating patterns having a stair structure and being alternately stacked, pad patterns connected to end portions of upper surfaces of the conductive patterns exposed through the stair structure, and a channel film penetrating the conductive patterns and the interlayer insulating patterns.
US09373533B2	Systems and methods for providing wafer access in a wafer processing system Systems and methods for providing wafer access in a wafer processing system are disclosed herein. The methods may include docking a first wafer cassette on the wafer processing system and removing a selected wafer from the first wafer cassette with the wafer processing system. The methods further may include performing a process operation on the selected wafer with the wafer processing system and undocking the first wafer cassette from the wafer processing system while performing the process operation. The methods also may include docking a second wafer cassette (which may be the same as or different from the first wafer cassette) on the wafer processing system, inventorying the second wafer cassette with the wafer processing system, and/or subsequently placing the selected wafer in the second wafer cassette. The systems may include wafer processing systems that include a controller that is programmed to perform at least a portion of the methods.
US09373529B2	Process tool having third heating source and method of using the same A processing tool includes a chamber configured to receive a wafer, the chamber having a sidewall and a sidewall heating source configured to heat the sidewall of the chamber. The processing tool further includes a first heating source configured to provide energy to an interior of the chamber through a top surface of the chamber and a second heating source configured to provide energy to the interior of the chamber through a bottom surface of the chamber. The sidewall heating source is separate from the first heating source and the second heating source.
US09373527B2	Chip on package structure and method A system and method for packaging semiconductor device is provided. An embodiment comprises forming vias over a carrier wafer and attaching a first die over the carrier wafer and between a first two of the vias. A second die is attached over the carrier wafer and between a second two of the vias. The first die and the second die are encapsulated to form a first package, and at least one third die is connected to the first die or the second die. A second package is connected to the first package over the at least one third die.
US09373525B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device An object is to establish a processing technique in manufacture of a semiconductor device in which an oxide semiconductor is used. A gate electrode is formed over a substrate, a gate insulating layer is formed over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer is formed over the gate insulating layer, the oxide semiconductor layer is processed by wet etching to form an island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer, a conductive layer is formed to cover the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer, the conductive layer is processed by dry etching to form a source electrode, and a drain electrode and part of the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer is removed by dry etching to form a recessed portion in the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer.
US09373524B2	Die level chemical mechanical polishing A method of polishing a wafer at the die level with a targeted slurry delivery system. The wafer is placed on a wafer carrier exposing the top side of the wafer, the wafer contains a die. The polishing apparatus will polish a portion of the die using a pad that is smaller than the die and the pad is located above the die. A slurry is applied to a portion of the die being polished. Embodiments of the invention provide multiple pads working on the same die.
US09373521B2	Etching processing method An etching processing method for etching a substrate formed with a target film and a mask film is performed in a substrate processing apparatus including a first and a second power supply for respectively supplying a higher and a lower high frequency power to a processing space and a mounting table, and a DC power supply for supplying a DC power to an electrode. The method includes a modification step for modifying a shape of a pattern formed on the mask film; and an etching step for etching the target film by using the mask film. The mask film is etched by the plasma in the modification step. Further, in the etching step, the DC power is applied to the electrode and the lower high frequency power is applied to the mounting table in a pulse wave form in which a higher and a lower power level are repeated.
US09373514B2	Non-volatile FINFET memory array and manufacturing method thereof An electronic device includes a substrate with a semiconducting surface having a plurality of fin-type projections coextending in a first direction through a memory cell region and select gate regions. The electronic device further includes a dielectric isolation material disposed in spaces between the projections. In the electronic device, the dielectric isolation material in the memory cell regions have a height less than a height of the projections in the memory cell regions, and the dielectric isolation material in the select gate regions have a height greater than or equal to than a height of the projections in the select gate regions. The electronic device further includes gate features disposed on the substrate within the memory cell region and the select gate regions over the projections and the dielectric isolation material, where the gate features coextend in a second direction transverse to the first direction.
US09373510B1	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a first material layer including holes exposing a part of an ion injection target layer on the ion injection target layer; forming gap filling layers having a smaller height than that of the holes inside the holes; forming a second material layer on the gap filling layers and the first material layer; forming ion injection mask patterns exposing the gap filling layer by removing the second material layer formed on the gap filling layer in the second material layer; exposing a part of the ion injection target layer through inner portions of the holes by removing the exposed gap filling layer; and performing an ion injection process on the exposed ion injection target layer.
US09373509B2	FINFET doping method with curvilnear trajectory implantation beam path A method to implant dopants onto fin-type field-effect-transistor (FINFET) fin surfaces with uniform concentration and depth levels of the dopants and the resulting device are disclosed. Embodiments include a method for pulsing a dopant perpendicular to an upper surface of a substrate, forming an implantation beam pulse; applying an electric or a magnetic field to the implantation beam pulse to effectuate a curvilinear trajectory path of the implantation beam pulse; and implanting the dopant onto a sidewall surface of a target FINFET fin on the upper surface of the substrate via the curvilinear trajectory path of the implantation beam pulse.
US09373483B2	Plasma processing apparatus and high frequency generator Provided is a plasma processing apparatus that performs a processing on a processing target object using plasma. The plasma processing apparatus includes a processing container and a plasma generating mechanism including a high frequency generator disposed outside of the processing container to generate high frequency waves. The plasma generating mechanism generates plasma in the processing container using the high frequency waves and includes: a high frequency oscillator that oscillates the high frequency waves; a power supply unit that supplies a power to the high frequency oscillator; a waveguide path that propagates the high frequency waves oscillated by the high frequency oscillator to the processing container side which becomes a load side; and a voltage standing wave ratio variable mechanism that varies a voltage standing wave ratio of voltage standing waves formed in the waveguide path by the high frequency waves, according to the power supplied from the power supply unit.
US09373477B2	Electron emission device and electron emission display An electron emission device includes a number of electron emission units spaced from each other, wherein each of the number of electron emission units includes a first electrode, a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, and a second electrode stacked with each other, the first electrode includes a carbon nanotube layer, a number of holes defines in the semiconductor layer, and a portion of the carbon nanotube layer suspended on the number of holes.
US09373475B2	Electron emission source An electron emission source includes a first electrode, a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, and a second electrode stacked in that sequence, wherein the semiconductor layer defines a number of holes, the first electrode comprises a carbon nanotube layer, and a portion of the carbon nanotube layer corresponding to the number of holes is suspended on the number of holes.
US09373469B2	Molded case circuit breaker Disclosed is a molded case circuit breaker. The molded case circuit breaker includes include: a case; an interrupter assembly installed in the case, and provided with an arc gas outlet; an exhaustion guiding portion disposed between the interrupter assembly and the terminal portion; an exhaustion cover mounted to the case, with a structure to cover the exhaustion guiding portion; and exhaustion guides spaced from each other in the exhaustion guiding portion, in a direction perpendicular to an arc gas discharge direction, in a state where the gas divergence portion is disposed therebetween, the exhaustion guides forming the arc gas passage together with the gas divergence portion. Under such configuration, arc gas discharged out of the arc gas outlet can be rapidly discharged to outside through the exhaustion guides, without an eddy current.
US09373453B2	Master disconnect switch with contact weld breaker A switch is described. The switch may have first and second terminals to connect a source of power to a load, a shaft rotatable about a central axis and moveable longitudinally along the central axis, the shaft having a wing extending out orthogonally from the central axis, a contact plate to physically and electrically connect the first and second terminals when the shaft is moved longitudinally along the central axis, and a disengagement ramp to contact the wing when the shaft is rotated about the central axis, the disengagement ramp to force the shaft to move longitudinally along the central axis as the shaft is rotated to move the contact plate away from the first and second terminals.
US09373452B2	Tuned, interchangable shuttle board relay A shuttle board relay is provided that is scalable to a specific pitch or routing density. The shuttle board relay provides a path with different sets of electrical components that allows this via by allowing the integration of components and other types of customization. The shuttle board relay provides a minimally disruptive path to the signal. This minimizes loss and signal distortion, isolation and crosstalk are a function of pitch. Since pitch can be set, grounds included, etc., a design may be fully optimized for low cross talk.
US09373449B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor The solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention includes an anode, a dielectric layer formed on the anode, and a solid electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes an oxide of valve metal. It is beneficial that the solid electrolyte layer contains a salt of valve metal in addition to the oxide of valve metal. Furthermore, it is beneficial that the oxide of valve metal is vanadium pentoxide.
US09373446B2	Multilayer ceramic electronic part, board having the same mounted thereon, and manufacturing method thereof A multilayer ceramic electronic part may include: a ceramic body; an active layer including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed to be alternately exposed to both end surfaces of the ceramic body, having the dielectric layer therebetween; an upper cover layer formed on an upper portion of the active layer; a lower cover layer formed on a lower portion of the active layer and having a thickness thicker than that of the upper cover layer; and first and second external electrodes electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, wherein the first and second external electrodes include: first and second conductive layers extended from both end surfaces of the ceramic body onto upper and lower main surfaces thereof; and first and second insulation layers formed on the first and second conductive layers disposed on both end surfaces of the ceramic body.
US09373437B2	Contactless power transfer transformer According to one embodiment, a contactless power transfer transformer includes a both-sides wound coil. The both-sides wound coil includes an inter-magnetic-pole core portion between two magnetic pole portions. The winding wire is wound around a wound region of the inter-magnetic-pole core portion. The inter-magnetic-pole includes: a plurality of separate magnetic members that connect to each of the two magnetic pole portions, and are arranged with a spacing therebetween and in parallel with each other; and a heat conductor that is alternately arranged with respect to the separate magnetic members on a plane formed by the separate magnetic members so as to be in contact with the separate magnetic members. Heat generated by the separate magnetic members is guided to the outside of the wound region of the inter-magnetic-pole core portion through the heat conductor, and is dissipated.
US09373435B2	Electronic component and method for manufacturing the same A laminate has a structure in which magnetic layers and a non-magnetic layer containing glass are stacked. A coil is incorporated in the laminate. The magnetic permeability μ2 in portions (low-magnetic-permeability portions), of the magnetic layers, which are adjacent to the non-magnetic layer and into which the glass diffuses is lower than the magnetic permeability μ1 in portions (high-magnetic-permeability portions), of the magnetic layers, which are not adjacent to the non-magnetic layer.
US09373433B2	Nanocomposite permanent magnets and methods of making the same A method of making a nanocomposite permanent magnet is provided. The method comprises applying an extreme shear deformation to hard magnetic phase nanoparticles and soft magnetic phase nanoparticles to align at least a portion of the hard phase magnetic particles and to produce a nanocomposite permanent magnet.
US09373430B2	Resistor component A resistor component is provided, including a ceramic bar having a film applied thereon, a protection layer formed on the film in a middle portion of the ceramic bar, an end plating layer formed on the film at two ends of the ceramic bar, an insulation layer formed on the protection layer, and a color coded marking formed on the insulation layer that indicates the resistance of the resistor component. The end plating layer is formed by a barrel plating method and includes copper, tin, nickel and a combination thereof. The resistor component thus has a low cost and is manufactured by a simple process, simultaneously avoids the occurrence of pores or incompletely sealed join that may be caused by the prior method. Therefore the resistor component has high reliability.
US09373428B2	Flexible device for electrically connecting an electric component and a printed circuit board together, system, and method for mounting a system A flexible device for electrically connecting an electric component and a printed circuit board together includes a main extension direction, and the flexible electric-connection device includes a first contact region formed at one end of the flexible electric-connection device in the main extension direction, as well as a second contact region formed at the other end of the flexible electric-connection device in the main extension direction. The flexible electric-connection device includes a stiffener, or the flexible electric connection device is combined with a supporting element. The electric component is provided so as to be in direct electric contact with the flexible electric-connection device via the first contact region.
US09373426B2	Carbon particles coated with polymer films, methods for their production and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to a composition comprising plasma coated fullerenic soot particles, methods for the preparation thereof, and its use in polymer blends.
US09373418B2	Circuit and data processor with headroom monitoring and method therefor A circuit with headroom monitoring includes a memory array having memory cells, a replica array, and a built-in self test circuit. The replica array has a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit line pairs, and memory cells located at intersections of the plurality of word lines and the plurality of bit line pairs. The memory cells are of a same type as memory cells in the memory array. The built-in self test circuit is coupled to the replica array for adding a capacitance to at least one bit line of the plurality of bit line pairs, for sensing a read time of memory cells of the replica array with the capacitance so added, and for providing a headroom signal in response to the read time.
US09373417B2	Circuit and method for testing memory devices The present application provides a circuit and method for testing a memory device. The memory device has multiple blocks addressable via a plurality of address lines and capable of inputting and/or outputting data via a plurality of data lines. The circuit comprises: a test pattern generator coupled to a first portion of the plurality of address lines to receive test data, and configured to store the test data and to generate a write test vector and a read test vector according to the test data, wherein the write test vector is associated with the read test vector; a multiplexer coupled to the test pattern generator, and configured to selectively transmit the write test vector to a subject block of the multiple memory blocks to enable the write test vector to be written into the subject block; and a comparator coupled to the test pattern generator and the subject block, and configured to compare the read test vector with a readout signal generated from the subject block and the write test vector, and to generate a flag indicative of the comparison result.
US09373415B2	Dynamic hard error detection A method of testing a circuit includes halting a flow of normal data through the circuit, running test data through the circuit while subjecting the circuit to a stress condition, and determining whether a hard error exists in the circuit based on the running of the test data.
US09373409B2	Systems and methods for reduced program disturb for 3D NAND flash Common problems when programming 3D NAND Flash memory having alternating page orientation include the back-pattern effect and pattern-induced program disturb. Improved programming techniques may substantially reduce these problems and, in turn, increase precision when setting memory cells' threshold voltages. Provided are exemplary techniques that combine aspects of “by-word-line” programming and “by-page” programming. As such, each page may be programmed beginning with the memory cells that are closest to string select structures, and memory cells on multiple even or odd pages may be programmed substantially simultaneously.
US09373408B2	Highly linear analog-to-digital converter and method for nonvolatile memory A non-volatile memory has an ADC that digitizes an analog voltage in a range delimited by V1 and V2 into N intervals, resulting in a digital Vx with x between 1 to N. A ramp voltage Vramp(x) calibrated to rise linearly from V1 to V2 in x=1 to N clock cycles is used to scan the analog voltage. Vx is then given by Vx=Vramp(x). The ramp voltage is provided by a constant current charging a capacitor and has a slope proportional to a DAC resistor, R(x) that is programmable from 1 to N. In a calibration mode, the R(x) is set to N, which results in K clock cycles spanning V1 to V2. In a subsequent normal mode, the DAC resistor is reset to R(K) to result in a calibrated ramp voltage that would rise from V1 to V2 in N clock cycles.
US09373406B2	Flash memory based on storage devices and methods of operation A method transfers read data from a flash memory to a controller synchronously with respect to a data strobe signal during a read data transfer period. During an initial control period of the read data transfer period, the cycle of the data strobe signal is expanded such that a pulse width of the resulting cycle-controlled data strobe signal is greater than a pulse width of the data strobe signal.
US09373405B2	Auto resume of irregular erase stoppage of a memory sector Disclosed herein are system, method and/or computer program product embodiments for automatically resuming an irregular erasure stoppage in a sector of a memory system. An embodiment includes storing information related to any completed sub-stage of a multi stage erasure process and the corresponding memory sector address in a dedicated memory. After an irregular erasure stoppage occurs, an embodiment reads the information from the dedicated memory and resumes the erasure process of the memory sector from the last sub-stage completed.
US09373393B2	Resistive memory device implementing selective memory cell refresh A resistive memory device implements a selective refresh operation in which only memory cells with reduced sense margin are refreshed. In some embodiments, the selective refresh operation introduces a sense margin guardband so that a memory cell having programmed resistance that falls within the sense margin guardband will be refreshed during the read operation. The selective refresh operation is performed transparently at each read cycle of the memory cells and only memory cells with reduced sense margins are refreshed.
US09373392B2	Memory cells with rectifying device Memory devices and methods described are shown that provide improvements, including improved cell isolation for operations such as read and write. Further, methods and devices for addressing and accessing cells are shown that provide a simple and efficient way to manage devices with multiple cells associated with each access transistor. Examples of multiple cell devices include phase change memory devices with multiple cells associated with each access transistor.
US09373388B1	Sense amplifier with pulsed control for pull-up transistors A sense amplifier is provided with a pair of first pull-up transistors that are configured to charge a corresponding pair of output terminals while a delayed sense enable signal is not asserted and to stop charging the corresponding pair of output terminals while the delayed sense enable signal is asserted.
US09373385B2	Semiconductor memory and method for operating the same A semiconductor memory may include: a bank control signal generation unit suitable for sequentially generating a plurality of bank control signals for controlling a memory bank based on an active command, a signal detection unit suitable for detecting a firstly activated signal and a lastly activated signal among the bank control signals, and a bank enable control unit suitable for controlling an active period of the memory bank in response to the detected signals.
US09373384B2	Integrated circuit device having programmable input capacitance An embodiment is directed to an integrated circuit device having programmable input capacitance. For example, a programmable register of a memory device may store a value representative of an adjustment to the input capacitance value of a control pin. An embodiment is directed to controlling the skew of a synchronous memory system by allowing programmability of the lighter loaded pins in order to increase their load to match the more heavily loaded pins. By matching lighter loaded pins to more heavily loaded pins, the system exhibits improved synchronization of propagation delays of the control and address pins. In addition, an embodiment provides the ability to vary the loading depending on how many ranks are on the device.
US09373376B2	Latency control circuit and semiconductor apparatus using the same A latency control circuit may include a first latency control section configured to control a latency of a delay-locked termination signal according to a first divided clock signal, and generate a first preliminary signal, and a second latency control section configured to control the latency of the delay-locked termination signal according to a first divided clock bar signal which is generated by inverting the first divided clock signal, and generate a second preliminary signal. The latency control circuit may also include a signal combination unit configured to shift the first preliminary signal and the second preliminary signal by latency values set differently from each other, according to the first divided clock signal, and generate a first combined signal and a second combined signal, and a signal generation unit configured to generate a latency-controlled termination signal in response to the first combined signal and the second combined signal.
US09373368B2	Semiconductor device and electronic device Provided is a semiconductor device including first to fifth circuits. The first circuit includes first and second transistors. The second circuit is capable of supplying one of first and second wirings with a gradually changing potential. The third circuit is capable of supplying a predetermined potential to the other of the first and second wirings and is capable of reading data stored in the first circuit. The fourth circuit is capable of comparing first data to be written to the first circuit with second data read by the third circuit. When a comparison result obtained by the fourth circuit concludes that the first data is consistent with the second data, the fifth circuit disconnects the second circuit from the first circuit, and a potential of the one of the first and second wirings is supplied to a gate of the second transistor.
US09373363B2	Semiconductor device According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a connector, a volatile semiconductor memory element, multiple nonvolatile semiconductor memory elements, and a controller. A wiring pattern includes a signal line that is formed between the connector and the controller and that connects the connector to the controller. On the opposite side of the controller to the signal line, the multiple nonvolatile semiconductor memory elements are aligned along the longitudinal direction of the substrate.
US09373349B1	Relaxing media design constraints with two-dimensional magnetic recording Technologies are described herein for relaxing design constraints on magnetic recording media through the use of two-dimensional magnetic recording in a storage device. A storage device comprises a magnetic recording surface comprising a plurality of discrete storage locations formatted in an ordered pattern, the magnetic recording surface configured so that a single bit of data is stored in two or more of the discrete storage locations. The storage device further includes a read-write channel configured to utilize two-dimensional magnetic recording to read and write data to the magnetic recording surface.
US09373336B2	Method and device for audio recognition A method and device for performing audio recognition, including: collecting a first audio document to be recognized; initiating calculation of first characteristic information of the first audio document, including: conducting time-frequency analysis for the first audio document to generate a first preset number of phase channels; and extracting at least one peak value characteristic point from each phase channel of the first preset number of phrase channels, where the at least one peak value characteristic point of each phase channel constitutes the peak value characteristic point sequence of said each phase channel; and obtaining a recognition result for the first audio document, wherein the recognition result is identified based on the first characteristic information, and wherein the first characteristic information is calculated based on the respective peak value characteristic point sequences of the preset number of phase channels.
US09373330B2	Fast speaker recognition scoring using I-vector posteriors and probabilistic linear discriminant analysis A method for performing speaker recognition comprises: estimating respective uncertainties of acoustic coverage of respective speech utterance(s) by first and second speakers, the acoustic coverage representing respective sounds used by the speakers when speaking; representing the respective uncertainties of acoustic coverage in a manner that allows for efficient memory usage by discarding dependencies between uncertainties of different sounds for the speakers; representing the respective uncertainties of acoustic coverage in a manner that allows for efficient computation by representing an inverse of the respective uncertainties of acoustic coverage and then discarding the dependencies between the uncertainties of different sounds for the speakers; and computing a score between the speech utterance(s) by the speakers in a manner that leverages the respective uncertainties of the acoustic coverage during the comparison, the score being indicative of a likelihood that the speakers are the same speaker.
US09373328B2	Speech retrieval method, speech retrieval apparatus, and program for speech retrieval apparatus A method for speech retrieval includes acquiring a keyword designated by a character string, and a phoneme string or a syllable string, detecting one or more coinciding segments by comparing a character string that is a recognition result of word speech recognition with words as recognition units performed for speech data to be retrieved and the character string of the keyword, calculating an evaluation value of each of the one or more segments by using the phoneme string or the syllable string of the keyword to evaluate a phoneme string or a syllable string that is recognized in each of the detected one or more segments and that is a recognition result of phoneme speech recognition with phonemes or syllables as recognition units performed for the speech data, and outputting a segment in which the calculated evaluation value exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US09373325B2	Method of accessing a dial-up service A method of accessing a dial-up service is disclosed. An example method of providing access to a service includes receiving a first speech signal from a user to form a first utterance; recognizing the first utterance using speaker independent speaker recognition; requesting the user to enter a personal identification number; and when the personal identification number is valid, receiving a second speech signal to form a second utterance and providing access to the service.
US09373317B2	Headset and headphone An earphone including at least one microphone, an analog pre-emphasis filter for pre-emphasis of the microphone signal, an AD-converter for digitizing the output signal of the pre-emphasis filter, an active noise compensation unit for performing active noise compensation based on the pre-emphasized and digitized output signal of the microphone and for outputting a counter sound signal, and a DA-converter for performing analog/digital conversion of the counter sound produced by the active noise compensation unit.
US09373316B2	Vibration plate for a music box The invention relates to a vibration plate for a striking mechanism of musical watches or music boxes. According to the invention, the vibration plate includes at least two parts, joined to each other, manufactured in at least two materials, a first part forming a first set of strips made of a first material so as to produce sounds in a first frequency range, and at least a second part forming a second set of strips made of a second material so as to produce sounds in a second frequency range.
US09373306B2	Direct viewer projection Techniques are disclosed for direct viewer projection, which involves having each pixel's emitted light aimed at or otherwise provided directly to the target pupil of a viewing person. In one embodiment, the techniques are implemented using steerable, collimated light sources fashioned into an array to effectively provide a display screen. Each steerable, collimated light source of the array corresponds to one pixel of a given image at a given viewing location, such that no one light source shows a whole image; rather, the whole array is used to display an image. The array can be scanned to provide different images to different viewing locations. The content projected to the different locations may be related (e.g., a movie) or unrelated (e.g., two different movies). A specific viewer can be identified and tracked such that the content is only projected to the target viewer's eyes and no one else's.
US09373302B2	Stacked device position identification Methods and electronic devices for identifying a location of a top electronic device stacked on top of a bottom electronic device are described. In one example embodiment, the top electronic device and the bottom electronic device are configured to communicate. In one example embodiment, the method includes: receiving camera data associated with a camera of the top electronic device; obtaining display data identifying a pixel arrangement on at least a portion of a display of the bottom electronic device; and identifying the position of the top electronic device relative to the bottom electronic device based on the camera data and the display data.
US09373299B2	Display device and method of forming a display device A display device and method of forming a display device are provided. A display device includes: a first auxiliary electrode coupled to a first power voltage supply line; a second auxiliary electrode coupled to a second power voltage supply line with a first link electrode; an active area, comprising: scan lines; data lines; first voltage lines; second voltage lines; and pixels; and a display drive circuit configured to supply data voltages to data links coupled to the data lines, wherein the first auxiliary electrode, the second auxiliary electrode, the first power voltage supply line, the second power voltage supply line, the data links, and the display drive circuit being in a bezel area corresponding to an area outside the active area, the second auxiliary electrode being between the first auxiliary electrode and the active area, the first auxiliary electrode being between the second auxiliary electrode and the display drive circuit.
US09373298B2	Display device and driving method thereof A display device includes a signal controller processing an input image signal and an input control signal and outputting an image signal and a control signal. A gray voltage generator generates reference gray voltages. The control signal includes a selection signal. A data driver generates gray voltages based on the reference gray voltage, selects a gray voltage corresponding to the image signal among the generated gray voltages, and applies the selected gray voltage to a pixel as a first data voltage. The data driver applies a black data voltage corresponding to a black image to the pixel according to the selection signal.
US09373279B2	Method and system for providing a screen saver in a mobile electronic device A system and method for providing a screen saver for a display panel in a mobile electronic device are provided. After a time period of inactivity has been sensed, a screen saver image is retrieved from memory and transmitted to a display panel. The method and system also preferably provide means for controlling the color of the screen saver image to balance the aging of the primary colors within the display panel.
US09373269B2	Patch pump training device Described are methods and systems to train a user in the proper operation of a manual patch pump to ensure that the user can attach the patch pump to a suitable location on the skin of the user and actuate the pump correctly in accordance with a prescribed dosing schedule or a self-calculated dosing schedule.
US09373247B2	Disaster monitoring and pre-warning system and method thereof A disaster monitoring and pre-warning system comprises a disaster informing system, peer-to-peer wireless communication devices, a monitoring host and a pre-warning message issuing host. The disaster informing system transfers at least one first disaster information. The peer-to-peer wireless communication devices sense at least one disaster event to generate at least one second disaster information. The at least one second disaster information is transferred by a peer-to-peer technology. The monitoring host receives the at least one first disaster information and the at least one second disaster information to generate a first pre-warning information. The pre-warning message issuing host issues the first pre-warning information.
US09373238B2	Multi-channel aspirated smoke detector An aspirated smoke detector includes a manifold coupled to a smoke sensing chamber of the smoke detector. The manifold couples ambient smoke from a plurality of locations to the smoke sensing chamber. A location of the origin of the smoke can be determined by associating a member of a plurality of a different type of smoke sensor with each of the locations. When smoke is detected in the sensing chamber, the members of the plurality can be interrogated to determine the location of the origin of the smoke in the sensing chamber.
US09373225B2	Gaming machine and methods of allowing a player to play gaming machines having selectable reel configurations A gaming device is described herein. The gaming device includes a display unit and a controller that is coupled to the display unit. The display unit is configured to display a game including a plurality of reels being displayed in a display grid. Each reel is adapted to display one of a plurality of symbols. The controller is configured to randomly determine an outcome of the game, select a reel configuration including a plurality of reel groups, determine, for each reel group, a single random symbol being displayed in each reel of the corresponding reel group in the determined outcome, spin and stop each reel of the corresponding reel groups to display the outcome including displaying the same symbols in each reel of the corresponding reel group during rotation, and provide an award to the player as a function of the determined outcome.
US09373199B2	Autonomous system, device and method to provide data of the autonomous system A device to provide data of an autonomous system is configured to receive, from the autonomous system, data that are generated by the autonomous system, and to send the received data to an archiving device for storage. The archiving device is arranged external to the autonomous system and is independent of the operation of the autonomous system. The device provides the stored data for an independent evaluation device. An improved data provision is ensured by the storage of the data accumulating in the autonomous system, independent of the operation of the autonomous system. The provided data can be used for maintenance or setup of the autonomous system. An autonomous system includes such a device, and a method to provide data of an autonomous system; and a method to produce an autonomous system operate by using such a device.
US09373195B2	Display control device, display control method, and program An apparatus comprising a memory storing instructions and a control unit is disclosed. The control unit may be configured to execute the instructions to: acquire an image of real space, detect an object of interest within the real space image, obtain a still image of the object. and display a virtual image relating to the object superimposed on the still image.
US09373193B2	Method and apparatus for detecting and avoiding conflicts of space entity element annotations A method for conflict detection and avoidance of spatial entity element annotations may include transforming, according to a preset view control parameter, original coordinates of spatial data of an original element into view coordinates in a view window; rasterizing, in the view window, an element to be avoided by annotations; and analyzing an annotation of the original element according to the view coordinates, and determining a plane annotation region that satisfies a preset display condition and corresponds to the annotation as an annotation display region for the annotation.
US09373188B2	Techniques for providing content animation Techniques for enabling content animation in substantially real time are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for content animation in substantially real time includes providing content for display including at least one image, detecting an interaction of a user with respect to the at least one image, determining a boundary within the image comprising a contour of an object represented in the at least one image, applying a set of movement constraints to the object within the determined boundary, and enabling animation of a portion of the at least one image corresponding to the object in the displayed content based at least in part upon the applied movement constraints. The animation may occur in response to a user selecting a portion of the object and moving the object within the selected image.
US09373186B2	Device and method utilizing animated frames to dynamically create snapshots for selectable menus A user menu is created by retrieving at least one animation frame that corresponds to a user selected portion of stored subject matter. The animation frame or frames are displayed at a portion of the display and aid the user to accurately enter the subject matter at a desired location.
US09373182B2	Memory sharing via a unified memory architecture A method and system for sharing memory between a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics processing unit (GPU) of a computing device are disclosed herein. The method includes allocating a surface within a physical memory and mapping the surface to a plurality of virtual memory addresses within a CPU page table. The method also includes mapping the surface to a plurality of graphics virtual memory addresses within an I/O device page table.
US09373181B2	System and method for enhanced viewing of rib metastasis A system and method for enhanced viewing of rib metastasis in CT volume data is disclosed. The system and method receive input CT volume data and display slices of the CT volume data. Ribs are automatically segmented from the CT volume data, ordered and labeled. A 3D visualization of the ribs is generated and displayed. Alterations in the rib structure is automatically detected using shape based analysis of the ribs. The alterations are marked as candidate locations for rib metastasis in the displayed slices and 3D visualization in order to assist in the diagnosis of rib metastasis.
US09373180B2	Dynamic tomography angle selection A method for determining a projection angle for use in tomographic imaging comprises obtaining projection data including at least one projection view from at least one projection angle. The at least one projection view is generated by scanning a test object with a tomographic imaging device. Each projection view comprises at least one observation value obtained at least one detection location, providing a plurality of candidate projection angles, for each candidate projection angle, calculating a function value indicative of an amount of information that may be gained by adding to the projection data a further projection view generated by scanning of the test object with the tomographic imaging device from the candidate projection angle, and selecting a candidate projection angle from the plurality of candidate projection angles taking into account the function values. A corresponding system and computer program product also is provided.
US09373163B2	Method for controlling a laser processing operation by means of a reinforcement learning agent and laser material processing head using the same The present invention relates to a method for controlling a processing operation of a workpiece by means of a Reinforcement Learning (RL) agent unit, comprising the steps of: (a) observing an interaction zone in the workpiece by means of at least one radiation sensor to generate at least one sensor signal st, wherein the workpiece is processed using an actuator having an initial actuator value at; (b) determining a basis function Φ(st) from the set of sensor signals st; (c) determining a reward function rt giving the probability of good results of the processing operation; (d) choosing a next actuator value at+1 on the basis of a policy π depending on the reward function rt and the basis function Φ(st); and (e) repeating the steps (a) to (d) for further time points to perform a RL controlled processing operation.
US09373158B2	Method for reducing image artifacts produced by a CMOS camera The present invention relates to a system and method for reducing image artifacts for a CMOS camera used as an optical detector for a line confocal fluorescent imager. The method for reducing image artifacts in a monochromatic image comprises subtracting RGB channel offset mismatch; and correcting random row offset for each row. Preferably, the method also comprises correcting random column offset and gain. Optionally, the method also comprises clipping of defective pixels, and/or subtracting dark current. When the monochromatic image is a fluorescence image, the method also comprises a step of compressing CMOS camera noise. Also provided are a system for reducing image artifacts in a monochromatic image from a CMOS camera, as well as an image artifact reduction system for a CMOS camera-based line confocal fluorescent microscope.
US09373155B2	Search results with structured image sizes Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating search results with structured image sizes. According to one exemplary implementation, a process includes the operations of determining an initial height and an initial width of an image that is associated with a search result, wherein the image is to be displayed in the search result in line with text associated with the search result, and wherein the search result includes an in-line image region for displaying the image in line with the text, and a text region for displaying the text, and determining an initial height of the text region of the search result based at least on (i) the text associated with the search result, and (ii) an initial width of the text region. The process also includes outputting the scaled image for display in the search result in line with the text.
US09373154B2	Image processing apparatus having reduced line buffer size and associated method An image processing apparatus includes a first memory, a second memory, a buffer, a fetching module and a processing module. The first memory module stores an original image having a first width. The buffer has a second width smaller than the first width. The fetching module fetches a sub-image of the original image from the first memory and stores the fetched sub-image into the buffer. The processing module performs an image processing process on the sub-image stored in the buffer to generate a processed sub-image. The processed sub-image is then stored into the second memory.
US09373152B2	Processing of graphics data of a server system for transmission including multiple rendering passes Methods, systems and apparatuses for selecting graphics data of a server system for transmission are disclosed. One method includes a plurality of graphic render passes, wherein one or more of the graphics render passes includes reading data from graphics memory of the server system. The data read from the graphics memory is placed in a transmit buffer if the data is being read for the first time, and was not written by a processor of the server system. One system includes a server system including graphics memory, a frame buffer and a processor. The server system is operable to read data from the graphics memory. The server system is operable to place the data in a transmit buffer if the data is being read for the first time, and was not written by the processor during rendering.
US09373141B1	System and method for automatically filling webpage fields A computer-implemented method for automatically populating fields of an online webpage. The method includes inserting a code segment into a first webpage that is configured to populate fields included in the first webpage with received data, where the first webpage is displayed on a display device in a web browser application executing on a computer system; receiving data from a second webpage; and executing the code segment to populate the fields based on the received data.
US09373138B2	System and method for providing a single input field having multiple processing possibilities Disclosed herein are methods for providing a buy option to search results in a generalized search engine. That one location for a search field can be a website, an application, a search bar in a web browser, etc. Rather than navigating to a website to perform a search in the context of that website, a user can instead navigate to or open a generalized search field. Via the generalized search field, the system can analyze the input from the user and the resulting context. A buy button can be included a search result to the user input in the input search field. Payment for an item can be processing using a payment account registered with the system with delivery coordinated with a separate merchant via an application programming interface.
US09373134B2	Acquisition of telephone service logic via buying request script Generating telephone service logic based on received data is disclosed. The telephone service logic may include caller priority levels. A caller priority level may be updated based on a change in information associated with a caller. The telephone service logic may be upgraded in accordance with new telephone service logic. The new telephone service logic may be automatically located, purchased and downloaded over at least one network via a buying request script. The buying request script may represent a collective buying group as an aggregation of compatible buying request scripts created by a plurality of different users. The telephone service logic may be transmitted to a computer.
US09373133B2	Peer-to-peer email with video and advertising aspects A Peer-to-Peer (“P2P”) email and social networking system for use by plural users to exchange emails and attachments includes a mesh network that includes plural node computers, each running a P2P email client, and each constructed to transmit and receive emails. The emails are stored in mailboxes residing on each node computer, and may be encrypted during transmission, and may remain encrypted while stored at each node computer.
US09373126B2	Matching advertising to game play content An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move.
US09373123B2	Wearable advertising ratings methods and systems A wearable advertising ratings method and system is disclosed. The location of a advertising media can be identified and a human eye can be located and tracked when the user of the ratings system, such as a pedestrian, is wearing eye polarity-sensing earphones. The earphones collect data when a user views media, as well as process and transmit such data through the user's communications device. Changes in the eye's polarity, perception, and reaction to viewing media are correlated to human brain reactions to acquire ratings for viewed media. The system allows for an advertiser to acquire and evaluate audience feedback and ratings related to presentation and content displayed on media (e.g., billboards, digital signage, window displays, etc.), as well as provide incentives for rating such media through use of an applications store.
US09373109B2	Helping customers select a checkout lane with relative low congestion The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for helping customers select lesser congested checkout lanes. A cashier can adjust a user-interface control to indicate customer congestion at his or her checkout lane. The indicated customer congestion is combined with indicated customer congestions for other checkout lanes (which may be more or less congested). The combined indicated customer congestions are used to form a lane congestion report for a physical store location. The lane congestion report can be sent to and presented at customer mobile devices at or near the physical store location. Customers can use the information presented in the lane congestion report to select a lesser congested checkout lane.
US09373099B2	Network of participants in a shipment cold-chain The invention relates to a network of participants connected through a website and thereby forming a virtual cold chain, and wherein the participants can make proposals and/or bids to shipment owners, shippers, receivers, and customers, to provide services or products to keep the shipment at desired conditions (especially, temperature conditions) during a period of the remaining shipment. The shipment can be monitored en route by agents acting for the website or by either the same participants making proposals, or other participants.
US09373098B2	Method and apparatus for optimized shipping strategies accounting for endpoint requirements Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable cartonization of products for store replenishment based on the individual store layout of each store of a group of stores to which the cartonized products are to be provided.
US09373093B2	Gateway service manager for business object applications A system includes a backend server with business applications within a business object processing framework. The business object processing framework includes a framework data format. The system also includes a generic gateway service manager coupled to the business object processing framework, and a gateway coupled to the generic gateway service manager. The gateway includes a gateway data format, and the generic gateway service manager is positioned between the business object processing framework and the gateway. The generic gateway service manager is configured to retrieve the framework data format from the business object processing format and store the framework data format in the gateway. The gateway is configured to transfer data between the business object processing framework and a user interface using the framework data format stored in the gateway.
US09373084B2	Computer system and information presentation method using computer system A computer system includes a processor for executing a program, a computer holding the program executed by the processor, a first database holding relevance between physical amounts measured under conditions different in at least one of time and place, and a second database holding relevance between pieces of information including texts and corresponding to the measured physical amounts. The processor is configured to: calculate, based on the relevance between the physical amounts held in the first database and the relevance between the pieces of information in the second database, relevance between each of the measured physical amounts and each of the pieces of information, and hold the calculated relevance between each of the physical amounts and each of the pieces of information in a third database; and refer to, when the physical amounts are input, the third database to present information highly relevant to the input physical amounts.
US09373070B2	Use of RFID chip as assembly facilitator A method of assembling RFID components together while using an RFID chip that heats internally in order to assemble that RFID chip and another RFID component such as an antenna is followed while producing RFID assemblies or RFID devices. This RFID chip is associated with a member that has an electrical characteristic to develop heat internal of this RFID chip. An uncured adhesive is positioned between at least a portion of the RFID chip and a portion of the other RFID component. Action of the RFID chip internal member heats the RFID chip, heat emanating to the adhesive, resulting in adhesive curing into a cured adhesive joint attaching together the RFID chip and the other RFID component. This assembly is capable of being achieved without an external source of heat or pressure applied to the adhesive. Temperature monitoring is available to assess heat development in connection with threshold temperature designation.
US09373068B2	Printing apparatus, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium for receiving print jobs including a command to process subsequent print job When a printing apparatus starts job processing by acquiring a job in which an execution order is set thereto, the printing apparatus generates printable image data by analyzing the acquired job. In this period, the printing apparatus determines whether an error has occurred in a job processing period. In a case where the printing apparatus determines that the error has occurred in the job processing period, the printing apparatus stops the processing of the started job, and controls the processing of a subsequent job to stop or continue according to an instruction of a user.
US09373066B2	Image forming apparatus capable of displaying thumbnail image of a page of a document during a printing process, information processing apparatus, control methods and storage media therefor, and image forming system An image forming apparatus capable of displaying a thumbnail image of a first page of a document to enable a user to easily recognize the document based on the displayed thumbnail image. When determining that a print job received from an information processing apparatus includes page data for generating a thumbnail image of the first page of a document, the image forming apparatus generates the thumbnail image of the first page of the document based on the page data included in the print job and displays the generated thumbnail image on a touch display panel of the image forming apparatus.
US09373064B2	Ink jet printing apparatus, ink jet printing method, and image processing apparatus An ink jet printing apparatus and an ink jet printing method capable of suppressing the occurrence of the texture or the feeling of granularity at a joint part even in the case where a thinning ratio in a boundary region is adjusted in order to reduce a joint streak are provided. To achieve such purposes, one dot arrangement pattern is set from a plurality of dot arrangement patterns for each pixel in accordance with a gradation level and a position on a printing medium. At this time, in a pixel region located at the joint part, a second dot arrangement pattern whose number of dots is different from a first dot arrangement pattern, which is set in the pixel region located at a part other than the joint part, is arranged so that low frequency components are less than high frequency components.
US09373063B2	Establishing ink usage of process channels Systems and methods for establishing ink usage of process channels are provided. Separation curves are generated that determine how multiple ink channels are used to render a corresponding process channel of an image. The separation curves are generated using process values and density measurements or estimations. A PVR curve is established to identify target densities. When a combination of ink channels are used, the model is accessed based on one of the ink channels to determine a contribution of the other ink channel to achieve the target density. Each ink channel has a corresponding curve and all of the curves collectively provide a smooth and predictable progression from zero coverage to full coverage for the ink channels.
US09373060B2	Electronic card connector having ejecting mechanism An electronic card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of terminals (2) retained in the insulative housing, a movable component movable between an original position and a locking position, a shielding shell (4) attached to the insulative housing and having a top wall (41) and a first elastic portion (43) located at the top wall, and an ejecting mechanism (5). The ejecting mechanism has a lever (51) having a resisting part (5111) and a sliding bulge (54) movable together with the movable component. The first elastic portion has a locking part (431) resisting against the sliding bulge along an up-to-down direction at the locking position and a guiding part (432). The lever is movable forwardly and the resisting part is guided by the guiding part to lift the first elastic portion to thereby disengage the locking part from the sliding bulge.
US09373055B2	Hierarchical sudden illumination change detection using radiance consistency within a spatial neighborhood Techniques are disclosed for detecting sudden illumination changes using radiance consistency within a spatial neighborhood. A background/foreground (BG/FG) component of a behavior recognition system may be configured to generate a background image depicting a scene background. Further, the (BG/FG) component may periodically evaluate a current video frame to determine whether a sudden illumination change has occurred. A sudden illumination change occurs when scene lighting changes dramatically from one frame to the next (or over a small number of frames).
US09373050B2	Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, and method of controlling the same The present invention provides an image processing apparatus for performing image processing of image data in which information specifying, on a first coordinate system, a position of a portion of interest in an image is recorded, including an image processing unit configured to perform rotation processing of the image data using a second coordinate system having an origin different from that of the first coordinate system, and a change unit configured to change the information specifying the position of the portion of interest in accordance with a rotation amount of the image data by the rotation processing such that an image of the portion of interest specified by the information specifying the position of the portion of interest after the rotation processing matches that before the rotation processing.
US09373048B1	Method and system for recognizing characters The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for recognizing characters. In one embodiment, the input image comprising one or more characters to be recognized is received and processed to extract one or more nodes and edges of each character in the input image. Using the extracted nodes and edges, a graphical representation and adjacency matrix of each character is generated and compared with a predetermined graphical representation and adjacency matrix to determine a match. Based on the comparison, a matching probability is determined based on which one or more characters in the input image is recognized and displayed as output. The proposed recognition method and system recognizes character with more accuracy and speed. Further, the present disclosure is simple, cost-effective and reduces the complexity involved in automatic recognition of characters.
US09373040B2	Image matching using motion manifolds A motion manifold system analyzes a set of videos, identifying image patches within those videos corresponding to regions of interest and identifying patch trajectories by tracking the movement of the regions over time in the videos. Based on the patch identification and tracking, the system produces a motion manifold data structure that captures the way in which the same semantic region can have different visual representations over time. The motion manifold can then be applied to determine the semantic similarity between different patches, or between higher-level constructs such as images or video segments, including detecting semantic similarity between patches or other constructs that are visually dissimilar.
US09373031B2	System and method for document alignment, correction, and classification A template document and a reference document that contains objects (e.g. text objects) are received, for example, from a scanner. A plurality of common objects between the template document and the reference document are identified. Locations of the plurality of common objects in the template document and the reference document are identified. One or more distances between the locations of the plurality of common objects in the template document and the reference document are also identified. A determination is made whether the one or more distances between the plurality of common objects in the template document and the reference document are substantially the same. In response to determining that the one or more distances between the plurality of common objects in the template document and the reference document are substantially the same, the template document and the reference document are grouped as common documents.
US09373029B2	Invisible junction feature recognition for document security or annotation The present invention uses invisible junctions which are a set of local features unique to every page of the electronic document to match the captured image to a part of an electronic document. The present invention includes: an image capture device, a feature extraction and recognition system and database. When an electronic document is printed, the feature extraction and recognition system captures an image of the document page. The features in the captured image are then extracted, indexed and stored in the database. Given a query image, the features in the query image are extracted and compared against those stored in the database to identify the query image. The feature extraction and recognition system of the present invention is integrated into a multifunction peripheral. This allows the feature extraction and recognition system to be used in conjunction with other modules to provide security and annotation applications.
US09373026B2	Method and system for recognizing hand gesture using selective illumination A method and system that recognize a hand gesture using selective illumination that can reliably perform hand gesture recognition by effectively removing an unnecessary image and noise including static disturbance light and dynamic disturbance light are provided. The method of recognizing a hand gesture includes acquiring, by a controller from an imaging device a hand image, which is a recognition target. A static background image and a dynamic background image are removed by the controller from the hand image. The method further includes recognizing, by the controller, a gesture of the hand by extracting a characteristic point from the hand image in which the dynamic background image is removed.
US09373022B2	Image processing apparatus, method of processing image, and computer-readable storage medium A method of processing an image involves detecting a face from a first image; determining a composition of the first image; selecting a composition of a second image according to the composition of the first image; and generating the second image including the face by trimming the first image, according to the composition of the second image.
US09373012B2	Powering RFID tags using multiple synthesized-beam RFID readers Synthesized-beam RFID readers may be used to manage and provide information about RFID tag populations. In one embodiment, two or more synthesized-beam readers synthesize respective RF beams towards a tag location. The synthesized-beam readers may coordinate their pointing by means of a controller, a peer-to-peer network, or by using a master-slave arrangement. The synthesized-beam readers may coordinate their transmissions to increase the RF energy available to a tag at the pointing location.
US09373001B2	Distributed encryption and access control scheme in a cloud environment System, computer readable medium and method for decryption. The method may include receiving, by a third computerized system and from a fourth computerized system, a first encrypted file entity key and signed access metadata. The first encrypted file entity key is created by encrypting a file entity key by a first computerized system using an encryption key of a second computerized system. The signed access metadata is signed by the file entity key. The encrypted file entity is created by encrypting a file entity by the first computerized system using the file entity key. Sending, by the third computerized system, the signed access metadata and the first encrypted file entity key to the second computerized system. Receiving a response from the second computerized system. Determining, based on the response from the second computerized system, whether to facilitate a decryption of the encrypted file entity by the fourth computerized entity.
US09372994B1	Entity IP mapping Systems and methods for mapping IP addresses to an entity include receiving at least one domain name associated with the entity. Embodiments may further include determining one or more variations of the at least one domain name based on analysis of domain name data collected from a plurality of domain name data sources that mention a variation of the at least one domain name. Some embodiments may also include identifying one or more IP addresses pointed to by the one or more variations of the entity's domain name based on analysis of IP address data collected from a plurality of IP address data sources. Additional embodiments include assigning weights to each of the identified one or more IP addresses and creating a mapping of IP addresses to associate with the entity based on analysis of the weighted one or more IP addresses.
US09372992B1	Ensuring integrity of a software package installer A method comprises capturing a first state of a computer prior to installing a software package on the computer; using an installer to install the software package on the computer; capturing a second state of the computer after installation of the software package; and identifying file differences between the first and second states to ensure integrity of the installation.
US09372976B2	Automatic learning multi-modal fraud prevention (LMFP) system A computerized learning multi-modal fraud prevention system and method for generating a data signature of a user, such as one engaged in electronic commerce, to prevent fraudulent activities by machines and persons imitating the user. Steps comprise: fetching a signal of a user's signature stored in memory; generating at least one challenge sequence based on the signal to create a second signature; presenting the generated challenge sequence to the user; collecting the user's challenge response to the generated challenge sequence; computing a quality factor between the user's challenge response and the generated challenge sequence; computing a transaction quality factor and content quality factor and reporting an impostor or re-challenging if the quality factor is below a threshold. Lastly, generating a new signature based on any portion of a user's challenge response and/or any portion of the previously generated signature and/or any portion of collectable information from the user's device memory.
US09372971B2	Integration of verification tokens with portable computing devices Apparatuses, methods, and systems pertaining to the verification of portable consumer devices are disclosed. In one implementation, a verification token is communicatively coupled to a computer by a USB connection so as to use the computer's networking facilities. The verification token reads identification information from a user's portable consumer device (e.g., credit card) and sends the information to a validation entry over a communications network using the computer's networking facilities. The validation entity applies one or more validation tests to the information that it receives from the verification token. If a selected number of tests are passed, the validation entity sends a device verification value to the verification token, and optionally to a payment processing network. The verification token may enter the device verification value into a CVV field of a web page appearing on the computer's display, or may display the value to the user using the computer's display.
US09372968B2	Methods and apparatuses for embedding digital watermark into and extracting digital watermark from text Methods and apparatus for embedding digital watermark information into and extracting digital watermark information from a text are disclosed. The method for embedding digital watermark information into a text comprises: creating a menu item of the digital watermark information; and embedding a binary string into a value of a predetermined attribute for the menu item of the digital watermark information, the binary string to be embedded being the digital watermark information to be embedded. According to the present invention, it is able to increase the amount of information to be embedded.
US09372964B2	Software license control A system for software license control is described that is particular useful for use in a virtualized system, such as a cloud computing system. A module can be made available for use within the virtualized network, wherein a license fee is payable for use of the module. The module includes a license file that can be located wherever it is required. In addition, a central license file is provided at an administration node. The central license file is configured such that it can only be operated from that administration node, thereby preventing the copying of that file. The license file operating in the virtual network communicates with the central license file. The central license file controls the use of the licensed module.
US09372959B2	Assembly of metagenomic sequences Systems and methods for assembly of metagenomic sequences are described herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of metagenomic sequences is represented in three dimensional space to obtain a plurality of sequence vectors. Based on plurality of the sequence vectors, a cuboid having a plurality of grids is defined in the three dimensional space such that it encompasses the plurality of metagenomic sequences. Further, the plurality of metagenomic sequences is assembled into one or more contigs based on traversal of the plurality of grids. In one implementation, the one or more contigs are assembled such that a contig includes metagenomic sequences probably originating from the same genome.
US09372955B1	Method, system, and computer program product for implementing repetitive track patterns for electronic circuit designs Methods and systems for implementing repetitive track patterns for electronic designs are disclosed. The method determines a track pattern within a period and repeats the track pattern for a number of times to form repetitive track patterns. Compliance with photomask designation design rules and track pattern design rules by both the track pattern and the repetitive track patterns is maintained by adding one or more intermediate tracks. A track may be added or removed from the track pattern or replaced by another track associated with a different width by using one or more intermediate tracks. The method may validate a period and replace an invalid period with a valid period. During the identification of the tracks in a track pattern for constructing repetitive track patterns, the method also forward predicts a predetermined number of tracks or predicts one or more tracks for a predetermined distance.
US09372953B1	Increasing operating frequency of circuit designs using dynamically modified timing constraints Processing a circuit design includes determining that an operating frequency for a first placement and routing for the circuit design does not exceed a target operating frequency, distinguishing between loop paths and feed-forward paths in the circuit design, and, responsive to determining that the operating frequency does not exceed the target operating frequency, relaxing timing constraints of the feed-forward paths using a processor. A second placement and routing is performed on the loop paths and the feed-forward paths of the circuit design.
US09372947B1	Compacting trace data generated by emulation processors during emulation of a circuit design The present patent document relates to a method to compact trace data generated by emulation processors during emulation of a circuit design, and a hardware functional verification system that compacts trace data. Compaction logic within emulation processor clusters accumulated data bits output from the emulation processors and compacts them into trace data bytes in registers based on enable bits identifying valid trace data according to a compaction scheme. Trace data bytes are further accumulated and compacted into larger trace data bytes in higher level processor clusters of the emulation chip according to a compaction hierarchy, with the compacted trace data bytes stored into a trace array of the emulation chip.
US09372943B2	Modeling dynamic systems by visualizing and narrowing a parameter space A method for modeling a dynamic system (e.g., geological system) comprises: constructing an input parameter space for a model of the geological system, the input parameter space including more than three dimensions, and the model associated with response data, representing the input parameter space visually with three or fewer dimensions, reducing the input parameter space by conditioning the parameter space using at least a subset of the response data, and updating the representation of the input parameter space to visually represent the reduction of the parameter space.
US09372940B2	Apparatus and method for determining user attention using a deep-content-classification (DCC) system A method for determining a user attention to at least one multimedia data element (MMDE) displayed in a web-page over a user computing device. The method comprises receiving a request to determine the user attention, wherein the request includes at least the web-page and an identification of the at least one MMDE in the web-page; receiving at least one sensory signal captured by at least one sensor connected to the user computing device; querying a deep-content-classification (DCC) system to find a match between at least one concept structure and the received sensory signal; receiving a first set of metadata related to the at least one matched concept structure; analyzing the returned set of metadata to determine the user attention with respect to the at least one MMDE; and associating the at least one MMDE with the determined user attention.
US09372926B2	Intelligent video summaries in information access In a method for displaying video data within result presentations in information access or search systems, compressed thumbnails are computed for videos in a result page and applied to the result page. An end user is enabled to select a video in the result page and activate streaming of a video summary within the context of the associated result page.
US09372925B2	Combining audio samples by automatically adjusting sample characteristics A user selects an audio sample to be combined with a set of audio samples. The selected sample is automatically combined with the set of samples based on metadata corresponding to the sample and metadata corresponding to the set of samples. The rhythmic content (beat locations) of the sample and/or set of samples is automatically adjusted to increase rhythmic coherence of the sample and the set of samples, and a pitch of the sample and/or set of samples is automatically adjusted to increase harmonic coherence of the sample and the set of samples. The user is thus able to select a sample and a set of samples, and have one or both automatically adjusted so that the combination sounds good together both rhythmically and harmonically. Audio samples can be similarly combined with other audio samples, and sets of audio samples can be similarly combined with other sets of audio samples.
US09372921B2	Method and device for publishing cross-network user behavioral data The present invention relates to summarizing cross-network user behavioral data. The summarizing cross-network user behavioral data may particularly include publishing the data to one or more data structures that become accessible to a server hosting an authorized domain when a user accesses the authorized domain.
US09372919B2	Generating visualizations of a display group of tags representing content instances in objects satisfying a search criteria Provided are a computer program product, method, and system for rendering search results. A search request is received having a search criteria to perform with respect to objects having content instances. A determination is made of the objects having qualifying content instances that satisfy the search criteria, an attribute value of the qualifying content instances for a specified attribute, and appearance settings for the qualifying content instances based on the determined attribute values. The appearance settings vary based on the attribute values. Tags are generated indicating the content instances and appearance settings for the content instances. A visualization of the tags in a display group are generated to provide visualization of the qualifying content instances in the objects according to the appearance settings, wherein visualizations of the tags is varied based on the determined appearance settings.
US09372917B1	Advanced logistics analysis capabilities environment The different advantageous embodiments provide a system for modeling supply chain networks comprising a model manager, a node manager, a pipeline manager, a requisitions manager, and a supply control manager. The model manager is configured to initialize a model. The node manager is configured to initialize a number of nodes within the model. The pipeline manager is configured to generate a number of pipeline data objects describing supply chain relationships between a number of nodes. The requisitions manager is configured to generate and receive requests for supplies. The supply control manager is configured to send and receive supplies according to requests for supplies.
US09372916B2	Document template auto discovery Methods and apparatus for generating a template for automatic data capture are described. The method comprises determining locations of a plurality of data fields in a first document, wherein the plurality of data fields are identified based, at least in part, on structured data associated with the first document, identifying at least one second document that includes the plurality of data fields in locations similar to those determined for the first document to produce a set of documents, determining locations of a plurality of anchorboxes describing common text elements of the set of documents, and generating the template, wherein the template describes locations of the plurality of anchorboxes and locations of the plurality of data fields.
US09372914B1	Determining computing device characteristics from computer network activity Systems and methods of determining computing device characteristics from computer network activity are provided. A data processing system can obtain data identifying a global cluster that indicates an interest category and can create a sub-cluster of the global cluster based on a characteristic common to content access computing devices. A weight indicating a correlation between the characteristic common to content access computing devices and the interest category can be assigned to the sub-cluster. Responsive to a communication between a first content access computing device and a content publisher computing device, the data processing system can identify a characteristic. The data processing system can associate the first content access computing device with the sub-cluster based on the characteristic of the first content access computing device and the characteristic common to the content access computing devices, and based on the weight can determine a status of the first content access computing device.
US09372913B2	Apparatus and method for harmonizing data along inferred hierarchical dimensions A server includes a data processing module with executable instructions executed by a processor to produce a first inferred data type from first received data and a second inferred data type from second received data. The first inferred data type is utilized to augment the first received data with computed values that aggregate the first received data along a first hierarchical dimension. The second inferred data type is utilized to augment the second received data with computed values that aggregate the second received data along a second hierarchical dimension. The first hierarchical dimension and the second hierarchical dimension are harmonized to a lowest common unit value. A first visualization of the first received data is provided based upon the lowest common unit value. A second visualization of the second received data is provided based upon the lowest common unit value.
US09372906B2	Method, system, and apparatus for providing resilient data transfer in a data protection system Restarting transmission and application of changed data. A method includes receiving from the second location a first checkpoint. The first checkpoint points to a last record applied to replication data at the second location to replicate data from the first location. The method further includes receiving from the second location a second checkpoint. The second checkpoint is received by the second location from the first location. The second checkpoint identifies a last record in the set of transmitted records. The method further includes transmitting the received first checkpoint back to the second location with a command to restart applying records from the last record applied pointed to in the first checkpoint. The method further includes transmitting the received second checkpoint to the first location with a command for the first location to restart transmission of records from the last record in the set of records.
US09372904B2	Data compass A system contains at least one load server that receives subscriber files including encrypted and unencrypted data from a vendor server connected to a subscriber network. The load server includes a load server processor that sorts the encrypted files to a decryption route and the unencrypted files to a direct loading route. The decryption route includes a decryption module that decrypts the encrypted files. The data warehouse includes at least one data warehouse processor having a job tasking module that assigns dedicated load jobs to each file. The data warehouse processor includes a staging module that loads data to a staging table. The data warehouse processor loads data from the staging table to a target table and aggregates the data into a report.
US09372902B2	Accessing and editing virtually-indexed message flows using structured query langauge (SQL) At least one message flow file that stores a message flow is read by a processor. The message flow stored within the at least one message flow file is parsed. The message flow is organized within a memory as a message flow database structure. Entries within the message flow database structure represent nodes, connections, and properties used by the message flow. The message flow database structure is edited in response to receipt of a structured query language (SQL) statement that specifies a change to the message flow database structure.
US09372889B1	Incremental statistics update A data warehousing system maintains large tables comprising a significant quantity of historical data. In general, the addition of small quantities of additional data is not likely to significantly alter the accuracy of statistics relied upon by a query optimizer. However, certain statistics may have an influence on optimizer behavior, even though the size of the additional data is small. Certain statistics relied on by the optimizer may be incrementally updated based at least in part on characteristics of the additional data without requiring a scan of the preexisting data.
US09372885B2	System and methods thereof for dynamically updating the contents of a folder on a device A method and system for dynamically updating contents of a folder on a mobile device. The system comprises identifying at least a folder on the mobile device as a dynamic folder; determining at least a context parameter respective of the dynamic folder; searching for applications that can be added to the dynamic folder respective of the at least context parameter; generating an icon respective of each application found by the search; and displaying each icon respective of each application in the dynamic folder.
US09372884B2	Extensible data query scenario definition and consumption Content providers define a set of scenarios that are addressed by their datasets. The scenarios include user-friendly, human-readable attributes such as a title, description, and visualization. The scenarios may also include a technical description that can be used to generate sample queries that can then be executed against the dataset. The technical description may be machine translated to arbitrary data querying protocols while maintaining the semantic meaning of the query. A user interface may be provided to allow users to intuitively generate the scenarios. In one embodiment, an extensible framework provides for the creation of protocol-specific translation plug-ins that are used to generate implementations of the scenario suitable for selected protocols. Known market-relevant translator plug-ins may also be implemented.
US09372878B2	Analyzing social proximity of users of a digital magazine server Connections between an online system user and one or more social networking system users maintained by various social networking systems are analyzed to determine social proximity between the online system user and social networking system users connected to the online system user via a social networking system. Social networking system users connected to the online system user via each of a plurality of social networking systems are identified. Based on a number of social networking system users connected to both the online system user and to a social networking system user connected to the online system user, a social proximity score indicating relative social “closeness” of the digital magazine server user and the social networking system user connected to the digital magazine server user is generated.
US09372873B2	Browsing related image search result sets Methods are provided for displaying image results responsive to a search query. In addition to displaying responsive results for a query, responsive results are also provided for related queries. The results are ordered along a plurality of display axes, including at least one axis corresponding to the ordering of the various search queries. The results can be displayed in an aligned or non-aligned manner. The results can then be translated along one or more of the display axes to allow a user to browse the various results.
US09372870B1	Peer to peer code generator and decoder for digital systems and cluster storage system A highly resilient, scalable, high-performance data storage system that stripes its content across a cluster of peer computers. Multiple peers can fail (up to the FEC level configured in the cluster) without disrupting the clients. Peer failures are detected by the cluster and all missing data is seamlessly generated so all I/O operations complete successfully.
US09372867B2	Similarity analysis method, apparatus, and system Embodiments of the present invention provide a similarity analysis method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: acquiring file fingerprint information of a file to be analyzed; sending an analysis request that carries the file fingerprint information to at least two MDSs; selecting at least one group according to an analysis result returned by each MDS, where the analysis result includes a group number and a similarity of at least one group that has the highest similarity with the file fingerprint information and is found by the MDS; and the MDS locally queries a duplicate data block in the selected group. In this way, each MDS needs to query only a file fingerprint information set of a group that the MDS itself is responsible for, which reduces the amount of data retrieval and waiting time of reading, writing, and locking a database file.
US09372866B2	System and method for creating deduplicated copies of data by sending difference data between near-neighbor temporal states Systems and methods are disclosed for using a first deduplicating store to update a second deduplicating store with information representing how data objects change over time, said method including: at a first and a second deduplicating store, for each data object, maintaining an organized arrangement of temporal structures to represent a corresponding data object over time, wherein each structure is associated with a temporal state of the data object and wherein the logical arrangement of structures is indicative of the changing temporal states of the data object; finding a temporal state that is common to and in temporal proximity to the current state of the first and second deduplicating stores; and compiling and sending a set of hash signatures for the content that has changed from the common state to the current temporal state of the first deduplicating store.
US09372864B2	Online binders Technology is disclosed for organizing, managing and sharing data files as pages of an online binder (“the technology”). In various embodiments, the technology stores multiple data files received in multiple formats from multiple sources as pages of the online binder. The pages of the online binder are of a common format. The common format allows the pages, that is, the data files corresponding to the pages, to be accessed using a variety of devices regardless of a platform of the devices. The online binder is platform agnostic. The technology provides tools to create notes for the pages of the online binder. The notes can include text annotations, drawings, or audio visual annotations, including a recording of the user actions as presented on the device of the user. The technology provides a collaboration service for sharing the online binder with multiple users asynchronously or in real-time.
US09372858B1	Systems and methods to present automated suggestions in a document A method for providing automated suggestions in a document stored on a cloud computing service includes providing collaborators with access to the document, who may each insert suggested edits into the document. The cloud computing service provides a plurality of suggestion robots for the collaborators to activate within the document, where each suggestion robot has an associated editing objective. The cloud computing service receives a request from a first collaborator to activate a first suggestion robot and activates the robot to present to the first collaborator a plurality of suggested edits of the document according to the editing objective of the robot, where the plurality of suggested edits by the first suggestion robot are displayed with any suggested edits by the one or more collaborators, and the first collaborator may accept or reject each of the plurality of suggested edits of the robot and the collaborators.
US09372854B2	Load balancing backup jobs in a virtualized storage system having a plurality of physical nodes Systems and methods of load balancing backup jobs in a virtualized storage system having a plurality of physical nodes are disclosed. An example of a method includes receiving a backup job from a client for data on a plurality of virtualized storage nodes presented to the client as a single object. The method also includes identifying at least one property of the backup job. The method also includes directing incoming data for the backup job to a particular one of the plurality of virtualized storage nodes, selection of the particular one of the plurality of virtualized storage nodes based on the at least one property of the backup job.
US09372850B1	Machined book detection A system and method for determining whether a textual work submitted for publishing is machine generated or non-machine generated by identifying and quantifying various aspects of the textual work and comparing those aspects to known works. For example, the system and method may identify aspects of a textual work, including, a relationship between the sentences within the textual work, a writing style of the author of the textual work, a grammatical structure of the sentences within the textual work, a quality of the textual work, and other aspects of the textual work. Upon determining that the textual work is machine generated the textual work may be rejected for publishing.
US09372845B2	Managing product configuration A computer-implemented method, carried out by one or more processors, for managing product configuration files. In an embodiment, the method comprises the steps of receiving, by one or more processors, a document containing one or more annotations, wherein the one or more annotations are associated with one or more files; determining, by one or more processors, an annotation has been selected from the one or more annotations to access a particular file associated with the selected annotation; linking, by one or more processors, a storage location for the particular file associated with the selected annotation to the received document; and displaying, by one or more processors, content of the particular file associated with the selected annotation in the received document.
US09372844B2	Automatically generating a business process flow GUI using a symbolic annotation language A method, system, and computer program product for displaying an automatically generated graphical display of a business process flow to facilitate user interaction with enterprise software applications. A compact symbolic annotation language is used in conjunction with a flow generator to automatically generate a computer renderable description of the business process flow. The method commences by defining symbols to form an alphabet to be used in the symbolic annotation language. The compact symbolic language is capable of representing rich semantics including process operations, fork operations, and join operations. Once an agent (e.g., a person, a computer agent) has captured a particular business process flow using symbols of the compact symbolic annotation language, then a computer process performs a mapping of the symbols to a markup language. The markup language can be rendered in a graphical display. The markup language can be HTML/CSS, SVG, UML, or another markup language.
US09372843B2	Document association device, document association method, and non-transitory computer readable medium A document association device includes a document memory, a reference operation receiving unit, an editing operation receiving unit, an operation memory, and an association unit. The document memory stores one or more electronic documents each including plural elements. The reference operation receiving unit receives a reference operation for one or more elements in an electronic document stored in the document memory. The editing operation receiving unit receives an editing operation for one or more elements in an electronic document stored in the document memory. The operation memory stores information on a received operation. When the editing operation receiving unit receives an editing operation after the reference operation receiving unit receives a reference operation, the association unit associates one or more elements targeted by the reference operation with one or more elements targeted by the editing operation, in accordance with information stored in the operation memory.
US09372835B2	System and method for presentation creation A system and method are provided for a network-based content management system (CMS) for creating and sharing presentation objects, and for generating revenue based on providing access to tools by which the presentation objects are created, stored and managed. In the system, a content management service includes a database that stores a presentation object, and a Web server stores a Web page including a link to the presentation object. When the Web page is displayed on a computing device that accesses the Web page via the Web, the presentation object appears as an embedded presentation.
US09372830B2	System and method to analyze impairment of optical transmissions due to combined nonlinear and polarization dependent loss A system for modeling an optical signal transmission path of an optical network. The system may include a database configured to store a loss value associated with an interplay between a first loss characteristic and a second loss characteristic, the first and second loss characteristics associated with an optical signal within the optical signal transmission path. The system may also include a path computation engine configured to receive the loss value associated with the optical signal from the database and estimate, based on the loss value, a plurality of transmission characteristics of the optical signal transmission path.
US09372829B1	Techniques for predicting user input on touch screen devices Techniques for determining user input on a touch screen of a user device are disclosed. In some situations, the techniques include: receiving information about a user input provided to a touch screen of a user device, the touch screen displaying two or more selectable objects, wherein each of the selectable objects, if selected, initiates a response corresponding to the selection of the object, determining a selectable object among the selectable objects that has a highest likelihood of being an object that a user intended to select with the user input, and providing a response corresponding to a selection of the determined selectable object. In one situation, a selectable object is a button or a hyperlink included in a Web page displayed on the screen of the device, and the response includes content associated with the selected button or hyperlink.
US09372828B2	Method and device for inputting equation The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for inputting equations. An equation input apparatus includes a learning context recognizer for extracting learning context information regarding a learner; a target equation group extractor for generating a target equation group including target mathematical symbols based on the extracted learning context information; and a predicted equation provider for providing a predicted mathematical symbol list relating to information, input or selected from the target equation group by user command, and for reflecting an equation selected from the predicted mathematical symbol list in the input or selected information.
US09372816B2	Advanced programmable interrupt controller identifier (APIC ID) assignment for a multi-core processing unit Following a restart or a reboot of a system that includes a multi-core processor, the multi-core processor may assign each active and eligible core a unique advanced programmable interrupt controller (APIC) identifier (ID). Initialization logic may detect a state of each of the plurality of processing cores as active or inactive. The initialization logic may detect an attribute of each of the plurality of processing cores as eligible to be assigned an APIC ID or as ineligible to be assigned the APIC ID.
US09372814B2	System and method for transferring an active state between a powerful processor and a less powerful processor An information handling system includes a tablet with a processor, and a dock with a second processor that determines that the tablet is coupled to the dock, boots the dock, receives a request for the tablet to be uncoupled from the dock, creates a migration image with state information of the dock and that identifies a process running on the dock, and sends the migration image to the tablet. The first processor receives the request, boots the tablet, receives the migration image from the second processor, loads the state information to the tablet, and launches the first process.
US09372812B2	Determining policy actions for the handling of data read/write extended page table violations Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining if an instruction of a virtual machine is allowed to modify a protected memory region are described. In some embodiments, a system detects an indication of an attempt by the instruction to write to the protected memory region. In addition, the system determines if the instruction is allowed to write to the protected memory region based on a starting address and data length of the instruction. Furthermore, if the instruction is allowed to write to the protected memory region, the system updates the protected memory region with the instruction results.
US09372811B2	Retention priority based cache replacement policy A data processing system includes a cache memory 58 and cache control circuitry 56 for applying a cache replacement policy based upon a retention priority value PV stored with each cache line 66 within the cache memory 58. The initial retention priority value set upon inserting a cache line 66 into the cache memory 58 is dependent upon either or both of which of a plurality of sources issued the access memory request that resulted in the insertion or the privilege level of the memory access request resulting in the insertion. The initial retention priority level of cache lines resulting from instruction fetches may be set differently from cache lines resulting from data accesses.
US09372810B2	Collaborative caching A method is provided for collaborative caching between a server cache (104) of a server computer (102) and an array cache (112) of a storage array (110) coupled to the server computer. The method includes collecting instrumentation data on the server cache and the array cache of the storage array and, based on the instrumentation data, adjusting the operation of at least one of the server cache and the array cache.
US09372807B2	Synchronizing a translation lookaside buffer with an extended paging table A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
US09372806B2	Synchronizing a translation lookaside buffer with an extended paging table A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
US09372797B2	Adaptively enabling and disabling snooping fastpath commands Statistical data is used to enable or disable snooping on a bus of a processor. A command is received via a first bus or a second bus communicably coupling processor cores and caches of chiplets on the processor. Cache logic on a chiplet determines whether or not a local cache on the chiplet can satisfy a request for data specified in the command. In response to determining that the local cache can satisfy the request for data, the cache logic updates statistical data maintained on the chiplet. The statistical data indicates a probability that the local cache can satisfy a future request for data. Based at least in part on the statistical data, the cache logic determines whether to enable or disable snooping on the second bus by the local cache.
US09372791B2	Method for masking the end-of-life transition of an electronic device and device comprising a corresponding control module The invention relates to a method for masking the end-of-life transition of an electronic microprocessor device comprising a reprogrammable non-volatile memory containing an end-of-life state variable (FdVE). The value of the variable (FdVE) is loaded (A) into random access memory. Prior to the execution of any current command (COM), the value of the variable (FdVR) in random access memory is checked (B). The end-of-life transition is executed (C) in the event of an empty value. Otherwise, the initialization or the execution of the command (COM) is continued (D). Upon detection (E) of an intrusive attack, the end-of-life state variable (FdVR) is written (F) in the single random-access memory, and the end-of-life state variable (FdVE) is deleted (G) from the non-volatile memory in a delayed manner. The invention is suitable for all electronic devices, microprocessor cards or the like.
US09372790B2	Nonvolatile memory device having wear-leveling control and method of operating the same A method is provided for controlling a write operation in a nonvolatile memory device to provide wear leveling, where the nonvolatile memory device includes multiple memory blocks. The method includes reading write indication information with respect to at least a selected memory block of the multiple memory blocks; determining whether a write order of data to be stored in the selected memory block is an ascending order or a descending order, based on the write indication information of the selected memory block; and generating addresses of memory regions in the selected memory block in an ascending order when the write order of the data is determined to be an ascending order, and generating addresses of the memory regions in the selected memory block in a descending order when the write order is determined to be a descending order.
US09372783B2	Recording the core data of a computer process which provides trace data A method, apparatus and computer program for recording the core data of a computer process, the computer process comprising trace points and core data is provided for each such trace point. A first set of core data comprising an image of a memory for the computer process is stored in response to a first set of trace data being produced for the computer process for a first trace point. A second set of core data is stored in response to a second set of trace data being produced for the computer process for a second trace, where the second set of core data comprises a record of any change in current memory contents for the computer process with respect to the first set of core data.
US09372781B2	Program subset execution and debug In response to identification of an error in operation of a system, a debugging module determines where to set a debug entry point for a program subset debug session. An initial file state is captured for at least one file accessed by the system in response to initiation of a subsequent execution of the system. Prior to detection of execution of the system at the debug entry point, any file inputs and file outputs (I/Os) detected during the subsequent execution of the system are queued. Debug entry point metadata, including the captured initial at least one file state, the queued file I/Os, and an image of all instantiated objects at the debug entry point, is stored in response to detection of execution of the system at the debug entry point.
US09372779B2	System, method, apparatus and computer program for automatic evaluation of user interfaces in software programs A method includes inputting an application program to be tested to a data processing system; linking the application program to a software library; performing, in cooperation with the software library, a static analysis of a user interface of the application program, without executing the application program, to generate a set of static analysis results; performing, in cooperation with the software library, a dynamic analysis of the user interface of the application program while executing the application program to generate a set of dynamic analysis results and, based on the set of static analysis results and the set of dynamic analysis results, a step of determining if the user interface of the application program violates one or more user interface policy rules. Also disclosed is a computer program product that implements the method and a system configured to execute the computer program product in accordance with the method.
US09372773B2	User-level hardware branch records A processor, a method and a computer-readable medium for recording branch addresses are provided. The processor comprises hardware registers and first and second circuitry. The first circuitry is configured to store a first address associated with a branch instruction in the hardware registers. The first circuitry is further configured to store a second address that indicates where the processor execution is redirected to as a result of the branch instruction in the hardware registers. The second circuitry is configured to, in response to a second instruction, retrieve a value of at least one of the registers. The second instruction can be a user-level instruction.
US09372757B2	Incremental block level backup Disclosed are systems, computer-readable mediums, and methods for incremental block level backup. An initial backup of a volume is created at a backup server, where creating the initial backup includes retrieving an original metadata file from a metadata server, and retrieving a copy of all data of the volume based on the original metadata file. A first incremental backup of the volume is then created at the backup server, where creating the first incremental backup includes retrieving a first metadata file, where the first metadata file was created separately from the original metadata file. A block identifier of the first metadata file is compared to a corresponding block identifier of the original metadata file to determine a difference between the first and original block identifiers, and a copy of a changed data block of the volume is retrieved based on the comparison of the first and original block identifiers.
US09372754B2	Restoring from a legacy OS environment to a UEFI pre-boot environment Restoring from a legacy OS environment to a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) pre-boot environment, including: storing, under the UEFI pre-boot environment, context in the UEFI pre-boot environment that needs to be preserved, where the context in the UEFI pre-boot environment that needs to be preserved includes CPU execution context; restoring a first portion of the CPU execution context in response to the UEFI pre-boot environment failing to load the legacy OS; making a CPU associated with the UEFI pre-boot environment enter into System Management Mode, and restoring a second portion of the CPU execution context under the System Management Mode; and exiting from CPU System Management Mode, thereby returning to the UEFI pre-boot environment.
US09372743B1	System and method for storage management A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a transactional log file for a data storage system including defining a transactional log file for a data storage system including a data array. A plurality of IO requests for the data storage system are processed. The transactional log file is updated to include information concerning the plurality of IO requests, wherein the information includes an LGT indicator for each of the plurality of IO requests. The occurrence of a malfunction within the data storage system is sensed.
US09372729B2	Task scheduling method and apparatus An apparatus schedules execution of a plurality of tasks by a processor. Each task has an associated periodicity and an associated priority based upon the associated periodicity. The processor executes each of the plurality of tasks periodically according to the associated periodicity of the task. A scheduler, at each of a series of scheduling time points updates the priorities of the plurality of tasks and schedules the tasks that need to be executed in accordance with their priorities. The scheduler identifies an unexecuted task which, at a preceding scheduling time point, was scheduled for execution but which, since that preceding scheduling time point, has not been executed. The scheduler sets the priority of the unexecuted task as greater than the priority of other tasks that have the same periodicity as the unexecuted task and that are not themselves unexecuted tasks.
US09372728B2	System and method for agent networks In a network of mobile agents, data integrity can be improved by providing an agent server that can migrate between devices operating in the region of interest (ROI). The agent server distributes agent clients onto devices in the ROI and provides agent server services to the agent clients, including receiving and storing data from the agents. When the agent server device is to leave the ROI, the agent server can migrate to any device executing an agent client and continue to provide the agent server services, including data collection and aggregation, from the device to which the agent server has migrated.
US09372726B2	Gang migration of virtual machines using cluster-wide deduplication Datacenter clusters often employ live virtual machine (VM) migration to efficiently utilize cluster-wide resources. Gang migration refers to the simultaneous live migration of multiple VMs from one set of physical machines to another in response to events such as load spikes and imminent failures. Gang migration generates a large volume of network traffic and can overload the core network links and switches in a data center. The present technology reduces the network overhead of gang migration using global deduplication (GMGD). GMGD identifies and eliminates the retransmission of duplicate memory pages among VMs running on multiple physical machines in the cluster. A prototype GMGD reduces the network traffic on core links by up to 51% and the total migration time of VMs by up to 39% when compared to the default migration technique in QEMU/KVM, with reduced adverse performance impact on network-bound applications.
US09372723B2	System and method for conditional task switching during ordering scope transitions A data processing system includes a processor core and ordering scope manager circuitry. The processor core sends an indication of a first ordering scope identifier for a current ordering scope a task currently being executed by the processor core and a second ordering scope identifier for a next-in-order ordering scope of the task. The ordering scope manager receives the indication the first and second ordering scope identifiers from processor core, and, provides a no task switch indicator to the processor core in response to determining that the first task is a first-in-transition-order task for the first ordering scope identifier and that processor core is authorized to execute the next-in-order ordering scope. The processor core transitions from executing in the current ordering scope to executing in the next-in-order ordering scope without performing task switch in response to the no task switch indicator being provided.
US09372719B2	Information processing device for correcting procedure An information processing device 10 of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a process function information storing means 12 for storing performance information representing performance of respective process functions executing predetermined processes, respectively; and a procedure correcting means 11 for correcting a procedure composed of the process functions so that a performance requirement representing performance required for the whole procedure is satisfied based on the performance information of the respective process functions.
US09372717B2	Interruption of chip component managing tasks Embodiments include an apparatus comprising a processor and a computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code. The computer usable program code can be configured to determine whether priority of a requested task is higher than a priority of a currently executing task. The computer usable program code can be further configured to determine whether a value indicates that the currently executing task can be interrupted. The computer usable program code can be configured to trigger execution of the requested task on the processor, if the value indicates that the currently executed task can be interrupted. The computer usable program code can be further configured to wait for lapse of a time period and, interrupt the currently executing task upon detection of lapse of the time period or detection of a change to the value, if the value indicates that the currently executing task cannot be interrupted.
US09372716B1	Download prioritization In some examples, an electronic device includes a download manager that is configured to determine an order in which to download elements of a file based at least in part on: (i) element priorities of the respective elements of the files, and (ii) application priorities of the respective applications requesting the files.
US09372710B2	Virtual machine dependency One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for describing virtual machine dependencies. In particular, data objects, such as virtual hard drives, associated with virtual machines may be identified and/or examined to identify data structures, such as configuration files, comprising configuration data. The configuration data may be analyzed to determine dependency relationships between virtual machines to describe virtual machine dependencies. Identifying virtual machine dependencies, among other things, allows virtual machines that are no longer used to be repurposed, deleted, reset, etc. with little to no adverse effect on other virtual machines.
US09372692B2	Methods, apparatus, instructions, and logic to provide permute controls with leading zero count functionality Instructions and logic provide SIMD permute controls with leading zero count functionality. Some embodiments include processors with a register with a plurality of data fields, each of the data fields to store a second plurality of bits. A destination register has corresponding data fields, each of these data fields to store a count of the number of most significant contiguous bits set to zero for corresponding data fields. Responsive to decoding a vector leading zero count instruction, execution units count the number of most significant contiguous bits set to zero for each of data fields in the register, and store the counts in corresponding data fields of the first destination register. Vector leading zero count instructions can be used to generate permute controls and completion masks to be used along with the set of permute controls, to resolve dependencies in gather-modify-scatter SIMD operations.
US09372689B2	Synchronizing comments in source code with text documents Various embodiments synchronize comments in a source code file with text of a source code document. In one embodiment, a source code document is compared to a corresponding source code file. The source code document comprises a set of text corresponding to a set of source code comment text in the corresponding source code file. The source code document is configured to display the set of text in a stylized format when presented to a user. The set of text in the source code document is determined to be different than the set of source code comment text in the source code file based on the comparison. At least the set of source code comment text in the source code file is automatically changed based on the set of text from the source code document and in response to the determination.
US09372684B1	System and method for providing supplemental functionalities to a computer program via an ontology instance Supplemental functionalities may be provided for an executable program via an ontology instance. In some embodiments, a computer program (e.g., an executable program or other computer program) associated with an ontology may be caused to be run. The ontology may include information indicating attributes for a set of applications. An instance of the ontology may be obtained, which may correspond to an application of the set of applications. Based on the ontology instance, supplemental information may be generated for the computer program. The supplemental information may be related to one or more functionalities of the application to be added to the executable program. The supplemental information may be provided as input to the computer program. The supplemental information, at least in part, may cause the one or more functionalities of the application to be made available via the executable program.
US09372680B2	Methods and systems for producing, evaluating and simulating executable applications A method and system for producing executable applications comprises selecting a processor type and compiling a binary code module for execution by the selected processor type. The method and system further comprise selecting one or more operating systems and linking the binary code module with a loader module for each selected operating system to produce an executable application to be executed on that operating system. Methods and systems for evaluating and simulating executable applications are also disclosed.
US09372679B2	Method and system for software delivery service Provided herein are techniques for distributing software. An embodiment operates by receiving a software product request including a unique identification information, verifying the unique identification information, and distributing a software product associated with the unique identification information in response to the request.
US09372677B2	Register liveness analysis for SIMD architectures Systems and methods of allocating physical registers to variables may involve identifying a partial definition of a variable in an inter-procedural control flow graph. A determination can be made as to whether to terminate a live range of the variable based at least in part on the partial definition. Additionally, a physical register may be allocated to the variable based at least in part on the live range.
US09372673B2	Systems and methods for creating user interfaces for guiding the creation of modeling applications for forming and solving problems in a multiphysics modeling system Systems and methods generate a modified application data structure that provides a customized modeling of physical systems in response to customized user inputs received via application feature(s) for new window form(s). The modified application data structure is generated from guided user inputs received through application builder wizard graphical user interface(s). The systems and methods include embedding a multiphysics model data structure in an initial application data structure and defining new window form(s). Window form data representing the defined new window forms is added to the initial application data structure. User-selectable application feature options are displayed in the application builder wizard graphical user interface(s) and application feature data is added to the initial application data structure to create a modified application data structure. The added application features can include data representing widget(s), form feature(s), and command sequence(s).
US09372671B2	Modeling and code generation for SQL-based data transformations System, method and computer program product for modeling and code generation for SQL-based data transformations. A selection, by a user, of a component to include in a visual representation of a data transformation model (DTM) is received. Logic corresponding to the selected component is arranged in the DTM, wherein the selected component and the logic are compatible with a plurality of implementations of SQL. SQL code corresponding to the logic is generated, wherein the generated SQL code is specific to a selected one of the plurality of SQL implementations. Responsive to the selection, the generated SQL code is provided for rendering in association with the visual representation of the DTM including the selected component.
US09372670B1	Template dependency relocation Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for relocating template dependencies. One of the methods includes determining that dependencies in a dependency graph include a first dependency of a first node representing the first software element that includes a usage of a template parameterized by a type on a second node representing a second software element that is or occurs within a definition of the template, and a second dependency of the second node representing second software element on a third node representing the third software element that defines the type. In response, the dependency graph is modified including generating a new node in the dependency graph, the new node representing the instantiation of the template with the type, adding a new first dependency from the first node to the new node, and adding a new second dependency from the new node to the third node.
US09372663B2	Direct digital synthesis of signals using maximum likelihood bit-stream encoding Methods and apparatus are provided for direct synthesis of RF signals using maximum likelihood sequence estimation. An RF digital RF input signal is synthesized by performing maximum likelihood sequence estimation on the digital RF input signal to produce a digital stream, such that after filtering by a prototype filter the produced digital stream produces a substantially minimum error. The substantially minimum error comprises a difference between a digital output of the prototype filter and the digital RF input signal. The digital stream is substantially equal to the input digital RF signal. The digital stream can be applied to an analog restitution filter, and the output of the analog restitution filter comprises an analog RF signal that approximates the digital RF input signal.
US09372658B2	Display system and method A display system includes a plurality of light emitting units configured to float in a fluid medium such that each light emitting unit is movable, each light emitting unit including a light emitting element configured to selectively emit light, a communication element operable to receive instruction data to control operation of the light emitting element; and a power element configured to provide power to at least the light emitting element, and an image capture element configured to receive light emitted by at least one light emitting unit and to generate image data based on the light received and a controller configured to generate the instruction data based at least on a comparison of the image data to a desired image and transmit the instruction data to the communication element to control the light emitting element such that the display system provides the desired image.
US09372650B2	Communication control method in image forming system which comprises a plurality of applications and an image forming apparatus and in which at least a print job described in JDF code is transmitted from said applications to said image forming apparatus and a message described in JMF code is exchanged between said applications and said image forming apparatus, storage medium stored with program for said image forming system, and said image forming system A communication control method in an image forming system according to the present invention includes a step (a) of specifying an application based on the description of a print job or the like transmitted from any of applications to an image forming apparatus, a step (b) of managing the rules of describing the print job for dynamic value including any values assigned per print job, which are added to the print job, per application together with operations associated with the dynamic values, and a step (c) of recognizing the dynamic value by analyzing the print job according to the rules managed in the step (b) for the application specified in the step (a) for the print job, and performing the operations associated with the dynamic value for the dynamic value.
US09372635B2	Methods and apparatus for dividing secondary storage Methods and apparatus for restricting access by one or more processors to an area of a secondary storage unit are presented herein. The methods and apparatus may comprise an independent programmable storage controller logic that divides a storage area of the secondary storage unit into at least a first area and a second area and controls usage of the areas as at least two virtual secondary storage units such that the processor(s) access the at least two virtual secondary storage units as if accessing at least two physical secondary storage units by selecting one of the at least two virtual secondary storage units as an active virtual secondary storage unit to provide the processor(s) access to the active virtual secondary storage unit based on a secondary storage unit configuration. Each virtual secondary storage unit may contain at least one region of which an access permission setting is modifiable.
US09372634B2	Methods and apparatus for providing hypervisor level data services for server virtualization A data center for data backup and replication, including a pool of multiple storage units for storing a journal of I/O write commands issued at respective times, wherein the journal spans a history window of a pre-specified time length, and a journal manager for dynamically allocating more storage units for storing the journal as the journal size increases, and for dynamically releasing storage units as the journal size decreases.
US09372631B1	Managing volume updates received during an execution of a volume migration process A method for updating a destination volume, the method may include monitoring duplicate traffic that represents original traffic that is exchanged between at least one host computer and a first storage system; wherein the monitoring is executed by a controller during an execution of a migration or a replication of a source volume of the first storage system to a destination volume of a second storage system; wherein the controller is not included in the first storage system; wherein the original traffic is related to the source volume; wherein the duplicate traffic is sent toward the controller by at least one switch that attempts to duplicate the original traffic; and controlling, based upon the monitoring, a process of updating the destination volume with a set of source volume updates, wherein the set of source volume updates are reflected in the duplicate traffic and are received during the execution of the migration.
US09372630B2	Migration of newly allocated data to a storage tier A method, for migrating newly allocated data into a second storage tier, includes receiving a request to store a data item. The method includes allocating an extent to a first storage tier to store the new data item. The method includes determining whether an extent is newly allocated on the first storage tier. The method includes migrating, by avoiding a learning phase, the newly allocated extent to the second storage tier from the first storage tier.
US09372629B2	System, method and apparatus for preventing data loss due to memory defects using latches A system and method for operating a memory system includes receiving a first user data, writing the first user data to a first buffer, writing the first user data from the first buffer to a first selected memory location, writing the first user data from the first buffer into a second buffer when the first user data was successfully written to the first selected memory location. Data is retrieved from the first selected memory location and written into the first buffer. Data in the first buffer can be matched to the user data in the second buffer to confirm a successful storage of the first user data in the memory system. A previously stored user data can be retrieved from a third selected memory location and written into a third buffer when the previously stored user data was stored in the memory system before the first user data.
US09372621B2	Operating method of electronic device An operating method of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display module and a detecting module. The operating method includes: detecting a first input signal by the detecting module; triggering an auxiliary displaying module according to the first input signal, and displaying the auxiliary displaying module on the display module; detecting a second input signal by the detecting module; determining whether the second input signal is in a sensing zone corresponding to the auxiliary displaying module; and displaying a drawing track along an edge of the auxiliary displaying module according to the second input signal when the second input signal is in the sensing zone.
US09372619B2	Display apparatus and method thereof A display apparatus is provided that includes a user interface unit which displays a content, a storage unit which stores a scribble pattern, and a control unit which, if a scribble is inputted according to the stored scribble pattern, sets a content area corresponding to a spot where the scribble is inputted and stores the set content area to the storage unit, making it possible to more efficiently manage the content.
US09372599B2	Method for representing animated menu buttons Optical storage media often contain data structures for a menu suitable for selection of a title, a chapter, a parameter or others. Such menus usually comprise a number of buttons to be displayed, with each button having a state. Possible states of buttons are “unselected”, “selected” or “activated”. According to the invention, the representation of a menu button may vary, depending on its state. An image or an image sequence, e.g. cartoon, may be associated to a buttons state, providing user animation. Further, a sound or sound sequence, e.g. melody or click, may be associated to a buttons state, and may be played back when the button enters this state. A data structure is disclosed which allows storage of such menu data e.g. on a Blu-ray disc.
US09372593B2	Using a three-dimensional model to render a cursor In some implementations, a cursor can be rendered based on a three-dimensional model. In some implementations, the three-dimensional cursor can be manipulated to change the orientation of the three-dimensional cursor based on the context of the cursor. In some implementations, parameters associated with the three-dimensional model can be manipulated based on the context of the three-dimensional cursor to change the appearance of the cursor.
US09372576B2	Image jaggedness filter for determining whether to perform baseline calculations An image jaggedness filter is disclosed that can be used to detect the presence of ungrounded objects such as water droplets or coins, and delay periodic baseline adjustments until these objects are no longer present. To do otherwise could produce inaccurate normalized baseline sensor output values. The application of a global baseline offset is also disclosed to quickly modify the sensor offset values to account for conditions such as rapid temperature changes. Background pixels not part of any touch regions can be used to detect changes to no-touch sensor output values and globally modify the sensor offset values accordingly. The use of motion dominance ratios and axis domination confidence values is also disclosed to improve the accuracy of locking onto dominant motion components as part of gesture recognition.
US09372575B2	Noise reduction in digitizer system A method for noise reduction in a digitizer includes determining a location of a stylus with a known frequency of emission over a first sampling period, sampling output from a plurality of detecting elements over a second sampling period, identifying detecting elements with sampled output in the second sampling period above a defined threshold in a selected frequency, the selected frequency being close to but different than the known frequency of the stylus, selecting as a candidate carrier of mere noise a detecting element from the detecting elements identified that is spaced away from the determined location of the stylus, and reducing values of output sampled over the second sampling period from at least one other detecting element, in accordance with the output sampled over the second sampling period from the detecting element selected as the candidate carrier of mere noise.
US09372572B2	Touch locating method and optical touch system A locating method for an optical touch system determines a center position of an indication object on a touch area of the optical touch system by an optical location means. The locating method determines a light-emitting position of a light emitter of the indication object on the touch area by receiving indication light emitted from the light emitter by two optical sensors. The locating method determines a touch position and a touch direction according to a relative relationship between the center position and the light-emitting position; therein, the touch position can be regarded as a touch point on the touch area by the indication object, and the touch direction can be regarded as a rotation angle of the indication object relative to the touch area.
US09372568B2	Method, device and system for interacting The present invention discloses a method, device and system for interacting, in which first information of each of the external accessories is obtained, it is judged whether the first information of each of the external accessories satisfies a preset first condition, and each of the external accessories is processed according to the preset first condition if the first information of each of the external accessories satisfies the preset first condition, therefore interaction between an electronic device and the accessories is achieved and user experience is improved.
US09372563B2	Editing on a touchscreen A touchscreen device is configured to facilitate editing on a touchscreen. The touchscreen device determines a position of a guide device on the touchscreen and determines an axis of the guide device on the touchscreen. The touchscreen device displays a first line on the touchscreen parallel to the axis of the guide device, while the touchscreen displays a second line on the touchscreen. The touchscreen device detects movement of the guide device on the touchscreen and moves the first line on the touchscreen based on the detected movement. The touchscreen device moves the first line to coincide with the second line in response to a determination that the first line is within the threshold distance of the second line. The touchscreen device then indicates that the second line is selected for potential editing.
US09372561B2	Electronic device, method of operating the same, and computer-readable medium that stores a program An electronic device includes a touch-screen unit which includes a flat surface touch-screen region and a curved surface touch-screen region, and a body unit to which the touch-screen unit is attached. Here, the electronic device determines that a first user command is input when a border between the flat surface touch-screen region and the curved surface touch-screen region is traversed from a first direction, and determines that a second user command is input when the border between the flat surface touch-screen region and the curved surface touch-screen region is traversed from a second direction, where the second direction is opposite to the first direction.
US09372557B2	Display apparatus, input apparatus, and method for compensating coordinates using the same A display apparatus, an input apparatus, and a method for compensating coordinates using the same. A method for compensating coordinates using a display apparatus includes receiving movement information from an input apparatus, calculating a coordinate value based on the movement information, and displaying a cursor on the calculated coordinate value. When a button selection command is received from the input apparatus, replacing a coordinate value calculated after receiving the button selection command with a coordinate value of a stable position calculated before receiving the button selection command, and displaying the cursor on the replaced coordinate value, and manipulating an item on which the cursor is located according to the button selection command. Accordingly, the user may locate a cursor on the location that the user wants and execute a display item.
US09372542B2	Terminal and method for setting menu environments in the terminal An apparatus and method for setting a menu environment in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a controller for switching to an environment setting mode of a menu according to a type of a gesture having occurred on the menu.
US09372532B2	Image magnification based on display flexing Systems and methods control resizing a presentation of an image on a flexible display. An initial presentation of an image is provided on a flexible display. A first flexing of the flexible display away from an unflexed configuration is determined and a return of the flexible display to the unflexed configuration is determined within a defined time period after determining the first flexing. A second flexing of the flexible display away from the unflexed configuration is determined within the defined time period after determining the first flexing and after determining the return. The first flexing is separate from the second flexing. At least a portion of the initial presentation is resized in a first manner in response to determining the first flexing and in response to determining the second flexing within the defined time period after determining the first flexing.
US09372530B2	Aspect-ratio independent, multimedia capture and editing systems and methods thereof A multimedia capture system includes a plurality of imaging systems and one or more detection systems. The plurality of imaging systems capture image areas of a scene from at least partially different locations. The one or more detection systems determine a relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems with respect to the different locations of the scene from where the image areas are captured. The relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems and the captured image areas are used to generate a multimedia presentation of the scene. The capture system may be worn by an individual or may be on a stationary or mobile support.
US09372529B1	Storage device selectively utilizing power from a host and power from an AC adapter A storage device including a first switch unit configured to allow power to be received by the storage device from an AC adapter, and to prevent power from being received by the storage device from the AC adapter, and a storage controller. The storage controller can be configured to place the storage device in a first operating mode or a second operating mode, wherein the second operating mode is a reduced power state relative to the first operating mode, and control the first switch unit to allow power to be received by the storage device from the AC adapter when the storage device is in the first operating mode, and to prevent power from being received by the storage device from the AC adapter when the storage device is in the second operating mode.
US09372526B2	Managing a power state of a processor A method and system for managing a power state of a processor are described herein. The method includes receiving, at the processor, a signal indicating that an interrupt is to be sent to the processor. The method also includes transitioning the processor from the deep idle state to the shallow idle state in response to receiving the signal and transitioning the processor from the shallow idle state to an active state in response to receiving the interrupt.
US09372500B2	Generating a timeout signal based on a clock counter associated with a data request Various aspects provide for generating a timeout signal based on a clock counter associated with a data request. An interface component is configured for receiving a data request from a master device and forwarding the data request to a slave device. A timeout component is configured for maintaining a clock counter associated with the data request and generating a timeout signal in response to a determination that a threshold level associated with the clock counter is reached before receiving a data response associated with the data request from the slave device.
US09372498B2	Rotary/push operating device for a human-machine interface The rotary/push operating device (10) for a human-machine interface, in particular for a vehicle component, such as an air conditioning system, is provided with a rotary/push operating element (12) that can be rotated about a guide shaft (14) in a rotary movement and moved axially along the guide shaft (14). Furthermore, the rotary/push operating device (10) has a rolling bearing unit (30) having an outer bearing ring (32), an inner bearing ring (34) and rolling elements (36,38) arranged therebetween, wherein one of the bearing rings (32, 34) is connected with the rotary/push operating element (12) in a rotationally fixed manner and can be rotated therewith.
US09372493B2	M2LC system and method for controlling same A modular multilevel converter system. The system includes a plurality of series connected two-terminal M2LC cells arranged into at least two output phase modules. A first one of the output phase modules has an inductance and an effective capacitance associated therewith. The first one of the output phase modules is configured so that a natural resonant frequency of the inductance with the effective capacitance of the first one of the output phase modules is greater than at least one of the following: an operating frequency of the first one of the output phase modules; a switching frequency of the first one of the output phase modules; and a switching frequency of any of the M2LC cells of the first one of the output phase modules.
US09372487B2	Fluidic actuator The invention relates to a fluidic actuator comprising a drive element (2) that can be supplied with a pressure fluid and a two-stage proportional position controller (3) controlling the supply with pressure fluid to the drive element, said actuator comprising an electro-fluidic pilot stage (10) of the position controller, exactly one electromechanical transducer (14) and exactly one proportional valve (16) actuated by said transducer and having a pressure fluid inlet (18), a control pressure outlet (19) and a discharge outlet (20). A fluidic power stage (11) of the position controller comprises two poppet valves (24, 25) having associated pressure-to-distance converters that are supplied by a common control chamber (34) which is connected to the control pressure outlet (19) of the pre-stage (10).
US09372485B2	Flow rate control device A flow rate control device, including: a body including first and second ports for supplying and discharging pressurized fluid; a set of first and second solenoid valves connected to an upper part of the body and selecting a state of flow of the pressurized fluid; and an opening/closing valve for increasing a flow rate of the pressurized fluid which flows as the result of selection by the first and second solenoid valves. The pressurized fluid is caused to flow from the first port to the second port at a predetermined flow rate while the opening/closing valve is closed, and then the flow rate of the pressurized fluid flowing from the first port to the second port is increased by opening the opening/closing valve.
US09372479B1	System and method for a database layer for managing a set of energy consuming devices A system for operating a plurality of energy consuming devices is provided. The system includes a database storing at least one device driver. The at least one device driver is for operating at least one device controller. At least one of the device drivers includes a database layer interface and a device layer interface. The system also includes a network interface coupling the database with a network. The network is coupled to the at least one device controller, and the database is adapted to transmit the device layer interface over the network to the at least one device controller. The at least one device controller controls a first energy consuming device of the plurality of energy consuming devices. A method for operating a plurality of energy consuming devices is provided that includes storing in a database at least one device driver.
US09372477B2	Selective electrical coupling based on environmental conditions An environmental monitoring device that includes a switching mechanism is described. During operation of the environmental monitoring device, the switching mechanism (such as a switch) selectively electrically couples a first electrical-connection node and a second electrical-connection node. For example, using the switching mechanism, an electronic device that is electrically coupled to the first electrical-connection node may be selectively electrically coupled to a second electronic device that is electrically coupled to the second electrical-connection node. The selective electrical coupling may be based on one or more measurements of an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device. Moreover, a sensor mechanism in the environmental monitoring device may provide sensor data based on the one or more measurements. Alternatively, an antenna and an interface circuit in the environmental monitoring device may receive the sensor data from a third electronic device.
US09372476B2	System construction supporting apparatus and system configuration diagram creating method A system construction supporting apparatus searches through, when receiving an input for arranging a component on the system configuration diagram anew, association information in which combinations among components connectable to one another are described and extracts a component connectable to a component selected by the input, connects a display object of the selected component and a display object of the extracted component each other and arranges the display objects, and independently moves, when receiving an input for moving one of a plurality of display objects connected to one another and arranged on the system configuration diagram (Yes at step S53), the display object designated by the input while deforming a connection line connecting the display object designated by the input and another display object connected to the display object while maintaining a connection relation between the display objects by the connection line (steps S60 to S62).
US09372470B2	Apparatus for detecting an abnormal circumstance at a connection between the apparatus and an attached detachable unit The apparatus includes first and second terminals, an electrical conductor placed around at least the second terminal, a first current applying unit, an abnormal circumstances determining unit, a second current applying unit, and an informing unit. The first current applying unit applies current between the first terminal and the second terminal. The abnormal circumstances determining unit determines whether there is an abnormal circumstance at the connection between the apparatus and the unit side circuit, under the condition that the current is applied by the first current applying unit. The second current applying unit applies current between the first terminal and the second terminal, in case that the abnormal circumstances determining unit determined that there is not an abnormal circumstance of the connection. The informing unit informs the abnormal circumstance of the connection, in case that the abnormal circumstances determining unit determined that there is the abnormal circumstance of the connection.
US09372464B2	Sheet conveyance device, image reading device, and image forming apparatus A sheet conveyance section (1) includes a roller (3a), a roll (3b), and a pressing member (5). The roller (3a) and the roll (3b) carry a sheet (P) by sandwiching the sheet P. The pressing member (5) presses the roll (3b) against the roller (3a). The roll (3b) is supported so as to be movable independently of the pressing member (5) on condition that the pressing by the pressing member (5) is released.
US09372455B2	Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus includes a heating belt having a heat generating layer configured to generate heat by energization, a pressing roller configured to abut on an outer peripheral surface of the heating belt to form a nip portion, a pressing mechanism configured to press the heating belt against the pressing roller, an outer ring electrically connected to the heating belt in an end portion of the heating belt, a power feed member configured to abut on the outer ring to feed power to the outer ring, and an inner ring configured to clamp the end portion of the heating belt between the inner ring and the outer ring. A chamfered portion of the inner ring is chamfered.
US09372444B2	Wet type developing apparatus and wet type developing method A wet type developing apparatus is provided which allows printing in a quality that is stable at an increased printing speed and also with changes in physical property of a liquid developer. The wet type developing apparatus to this end includes a liquid developer feed pathway which comprises a developing roller 7 for feeding the liquid developer onto a photoconductor drum 3; an anilox roller 9 immersed in part in the liquid developer and driven to rotate in rotational contact with the developing roller; and a doctor blade 11 disposed in contact with a surface of the anilox roller for controlling the rate of drawing up of the liquid developer. The developing and anilox rollers have their peripheral surfaces moving in an identical direction and at an identical rate of movement in an area of their rotational contact. A toner charger 12 is disposed opposite to a surface of the anilox roller downstream of an area of contact of the doctor blade with the anilox roller and upstream of an area of rotational contact of the anilox roller with the developing roller in a rotation direction of the anilox roller.
US09372442B2	Developing cartridge A developing cartridge includes a housing configured to accommodate a developing agent and including a first frame and a second frame, a developing agent carrying member rotatable on an axial line and configured to carry the developing agent, and a layer thickness regulating member configured to regulate a layer thickness of the developing agent carried by the developing agent carrying member. The first frame has a first facing surface facing the layer thickness regulating member. The second frame has a second facing surface facing the layer thickness regulating member. A welded region where the first frame and the second frame are welded and include a first welded portion extending from the first facing surface in a first direction intersecting with and away from the first facing surface, and a second welded portion extending from the first welded portion inward in a second direction intersecting with the first direction.
US09372440B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device includes: a developer container section configured to contain therein a two-component developer composed of toner and magnetic carrier; a developer bearing member configured to supply the developer to an image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a toner supplying section configured to supply the toner to the developer container section via the toner supply port; a carrier supplying section provided separately from the toner supplying section, the carrier supplying section being configured to supply the carrier to the developer container section via the carrier supply port; and a carrier detection section disposed at a position near the carrier supply port and at a same level as a powder surface of the developer contained in the developer container section, the carrier detection section being configured to detect carrier supplied from the carrier supplying section.
US09372439B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device includes a developing member, a toner supplying member, and a carrier recovering member configured to recover magnetic carrier particles from the toner supplying member. An outer surface of the toner supplying member includes a plurality of protrusion portions with a regular interval between adjacent protrusion portions. The regular interval is equal to or larger than a particle diameter of a toner particle having an average particle diameter from among the particle diameters of the toner particles and smaller than a carrier particle diameter of a magnetic carrier particle having an average particle diameter from among the particle diameters of the magnetic carrier particles. The protrusion portions protrude from the remainder of the outer surface of the toner supplying member with a height that is smaller than the average particle diameter of the toner particles.
US09372438B2	System and method for determining a level of toner in a replacement toner cartridge An electronic device for determining a level of toner volume in a replacement toner cartridge used in a printing device comprises a communication element, a memory element, and a processing element. The communication element transmits a request to the printing device to provide data regarding the replacement toner cartridge and receives the data. The data includes a current level of toner volume and a current printed page count. The memory element stores the data received from the printing device. The processing element is in communication with the communication element and the memory element. The processing element is configured to determine one of a plurality of sequential phases of a usage cycle of the replacement toner cartridge corresponding to a value of the current level of toner volume and determine a corrected level of toner volume using one of a plurality of equations selected according to the phase.
US09372430B2	Image forming apparatus including lens array optical system, image processing apparatus, program product, and storage medium An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member; and an exposure unit. The exposure unit includes a lens array optical system in which a plurality of lenses are disposed along a predetermined direction, and a light-emitting unit having a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed so as to expose, through the lens array optical system, every Lth pixel in L scanning lines of the photosensitive member. An interval of locations, in a main arrangement direction, that correspond to adjacent lenses in the lens array optical system is configured to be an interval based on the value of L.
US09372425B2	Curable sublimation toner and sublimation transfer process using same A transfer printing method including applying a curable sublimation toner having at least one curable component and at least one sublimation colorant in a desired pattern onto a transfer substrate to form an image on the transfer substrate at a first temperature which is below the sublimation temperature of the sublimation colorant; wherein the curable sublimation toner is a conventional toner or a chemical toner; and wherein the curable sublimation toner includes at least one curable amorphous resin and optionally, a crystalline resin; curing the image on the transfer substrate; and optionally, bringing the transfer substrate into contact with a final image-receiving substrate, optionally applying pressure, and heating to a second temperature which is sufficient to cause the sublimation colorant to sublime and form a permanent image on the final image-receiving substrate.
US09372417B2	Method for producing electrophotographic photosensitive member A method for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which leakage hardly occurs is provided. For this, in the method for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member according to the present invention, a coating liquid for a conductive layer is prepared using a solvent, a binder material, and a metallic oxide particle having a water content of not less than 1.0% by mass and not more than 2.0% by mass; using the coating liquid for a conductive layer, a conductive layer having a volume resistivity of not less than 1.0×108 Ω·cm and not more than 5.0×1012 Ω·cm is formed; the mass ratio (P/B) of the metallic oxide particle (P) to the binder material (B) in the coating liquid for a conductive layer is not less than 1.5/1.0 and not more than 3.5/1.0; and the metallic oxide particle is selected from the group consisting of a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with phosphorus, a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with tungsten, and a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with fluorine.
US09372414B2	Exposure method and device manufacturing method measuring position of substrate stage using at least three of four encoder heads In an exposure method of exposing a substrate with an energy beam via a projection optical system, a movable body that holds the substrate is driven to move the substrate. Positional information of the movable body is measured with an encoder system by irradiating each of four areas of a grating section with a beam via each of four heads. Driving of the movable body is controlled based on the positional information measured by the encoder system. As the movable body moves, a relationship between the grating section and the heads changes between a first state, in which the four heads respectively face the four areas, and a second state, in which only three of the heads respectively face three areas of the four areas. At least three areas of the four areas are always faced by three of the heads at least during substrate exposure.
US09372410B2	Measuring method, stage apparatus, and exposure apparatus An exposure apparatus can mitigate the impact of fluctuations in the refractive index of ambient gas, and improve, for example, stage positioning accuracy. An exposure apparatus radiates an exposure illumination light to a wafer on a wafer stage through a projection optical system, and forms a prescribed pattern on the wafer, and comprises: a scale, which is provided to the wafer stage; a plurality of X heads, which detect information related to the position of the scale; a measurement frame that integrally supports the plurality of X heads and has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion that is smaller than that of the main body of the wafer stage (portions excepting a plate wherein the scale is formed); and a control apparatus that derives information related to the displacement of the wafer stage based on the detection results of the plurality of X heads.
US09372409B2	Exposure apparatus, control method thereof, and device fabrication method An exposure apparatus advantageous for reducing the driving time of a stage is provided. In the apparatus, an input of an arrangement of exposure shots and an exposure order are received. An input of an upper limit acceleration value and an upper limit velocity value of the stage are received. A target locus of the stage is created using constrained-quadratic-linear programming such that the driving time of the stage from the end of an exposure to the start of the next exposure is within an acceptable value range, based on the input arrangement of exposure shots and exposure order, and the input upper limit acceleration value and upper limit velocity value. A driving unit that drives the stage is controlled based on the created target locus.
US09372396B2	Imprint lithography method An imprint lithography apparatus and manufacturing method can lead to mechanical stress being formed in a substrate to which an imprint pattern is being applied. This may cause strain within the substrate leading to misalignment of a subsequent pattern with an earlier pattern in a part of the substrate, which is strained. An apparatus and method is disclosed which allows for stress relaxation in the substrate prior to further patterning to reduce, minimize or prevent such misalignment from residual strain. This is achieved by locally unclamping a portion of substrate (including optionally the entire substrate) from a corresponding portion of substrate holder so that mechanical stress leading to local strain may relax prior to further patterning. To overcome residual frictional force between the substrate and substrate holder, the substrate and substrate holder may be physically separated prior to further patterning.
US09372394B2	Test pattern layout for test photomask and method for evaluating critical dimension changes Aspects of the present invention relate to a test photomask and a method for evaluating critical dimension changes in the test photomask. Various embodiments include a test photomask. The test photomask includes a plurality of cells having a varied density pattern. The plurality of cells include a first group of cells arranged along a first line, the first group of cells having a first combined density ratio. The plurality of cells also include a second group of cells arranged along a second line, the second group of cells having a second combined density ratio. In the plurality of cells, the second combined density ratio for the second group of cells is equal to the first combined density ratio of the first group of cells. The varied density pattern is configured to substantially neutralize fogging effects.
US09372393B2	Mask blank, transfer mask, method of manufacturing a transfer mask, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A mask blank for manufacturing a transfer mask adapted to be applied with ArF excimer laser exposure light that has a transparent substrate and a light-shielding film formed into a transfer pattern. The light-shielding film has at least two-layers, one a lower layer composed mainly of a first material containing a transition metal, silicon, and nitrogen, and the other an upper layer composed mainly of a second material containing a transition metal, silicon, and nitrogen. A ratio of a first etching rate of the lower layer to a second etching rate of the upper layer is 1.0 or more and 5.0 or less in etching carried out by supplying a fluorine-containing substance onto a target portion and irradiating charged particles to the target portion. Another ratio satisfies the following formula CN≧−0.00526CMo2−0.640CMo+26.624.
US09372385B2	Panoramic camera mount A panoramic device includes a base member and a clamp member rotatably interconnected within a single plane of rotation with the base that includes a first rotatable knob to selectively inhibit the rotation of the clamp member with respect to the base. The upper surface includes a central region that is at a different elevation than another portion of the upper surface. The clamp includes a pair of opposed surfaces suitable to detachably secure a camera thereto. The one of the opposed surfaces is maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to the clamp member. The other one of the opposed surfaces is in a movable relationship with respect to the clamp member using a second rotatable knob. The first knob and the second knob are rotatably connected with respect to one another.
US09372381B2	Robust modulator circuits using lateral doping junctions Disclosed herein are methods, structures, and devices that compensates for modulator loss and modulation inefficiencies introduced by mask misalignments in opposite oriented pn type junction modulators. More specifically, Mach-Zehnder type optical modulators are disclosed wherein both arms in the MZI modulator are arranged in a push-pull configuration and configured to experience pn type junctions of two orientations wherein both arms further configured to experience the same length of waveguide with a pn type junction of each orientation.
US09372380B2	Electrophoretic fluid The present invention is directed to a display fluid comprising charged composite pigment particles dispersed in a solvent. The composite pigment particles have a density which matches to the density of the solvent in which they are dispersed. A display fluid comprising the composite pigment particles provides improved display performance.
US09372374B2	Liquid crystal display device with unit pixel having rhombus-like plate portion A liquid crystal display includes a lower panel, an upper panel, and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween. The lower panel includes a pixel electrode including at least one unit pixel electrode. The upper panel includes a common electrode. The unit pixel electrode includes a rhombus-like plate portion, and a plurality of minute branch portions extending therefrom.
US09372367B2	System for display images A system for displaying images including a display panel is provided. The display panel has a display area and a peripheral area. The display panel includes a metal layer disposed on a first substrate. A patterned planarization layer is disposed on the metal layer, having at least one opening corresponding to the peripheral area, wherein a portion of the metal layer is disposed in the opening. A second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. A seal is disposed at the peripheral area and between the first and the second substrates, wherein the seal covers the metal layer through the opening of the patterned planarization layer. A passivation layer disposed on the portion of the metal layer and covering a sidewall of the patterned planarization layer to form a first passivation sidewall, wherein the seal is in contact with the first passivation sidewall.
US09372361B2	Polarization decoder At least a portion of a polarizing layer in the display screen is omitted or removed to temporarily disable image generation but an equivalent polarizing layer is used as a replacement or as a substitute for enabling the display of images on the screen. For instance, the omitted or removed polarizing layer can be replaced in situ or a remote polarizing layer can be substituted through which the images on the display can be seen. The selective reassembly of the display can be used for purposes of security or promotion.
US09372360B2	Touch liquid crystal display device A touch liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a touch layer disposed on a surface of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, an insulating layer disposed on a surface of the touch layer and covering the touch layer, and a pixel array structure disposed on a surface of the insulating layer facing away from the touch layer. The touch layer is disposed between the pixel array structure and the first substrate. Only a filming process and a photoetching process of the touch layer and a deposition process of the insulating layer are additionally required to transform a non-touch liquid crystal display device to a touch liquid crystal display device.
US09372352B2	Lens driving device and camera module including the same A lens driving device includes a lens barrel supporting a lens; an autofocusing driving unit disposed on one side of a plane perpendicular to an optical axis direction based on the lens barrel to thereby drive the lens barrel in the optical axis direction; and a hand-shake prevention driving unit disposed on sides of the plane perpendicular to the optical axis direction other than the one side on which the autofocusing driving unit is disposed, to thereby drive the lens in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction.
US09372340B2	Ball joint gimbal imaging system with an off-gimbal directional electro-optic component A ball joint gimbal imaging system includes on-gimbal optics that reimage a front optical aperture to a smaller back optical aperture that moves with the rotation of the inner ball. Relay optics are configured to relay the back optical aperture to an electro-optic component mounted on the platform, off-gimbal. Relay optics includes a first two-axis steering element (on or off-gimbal) that is positioned and sized to cover the range of motion of the beam from the back optical aperture across the range of gimbal motion. The first two-axis steering element is controlled to steer the optical beam passing through the back optical aperture into a second off-gimbal two-axis steering element that is controlled to tilt the optical beam to align light along the central axis of the electro-optic element with the central axis of the front optical aperture on the inner ball, which is coincident with the gimbal pointing axis.
US09372332B2	Image acquisition device, and imaging device that scans an object with illumination light to acquire an image of the object An image acquisition system 1 includes: a light source 3 which outputs illumination light; an optical scanner 7 which scans a sample S with the illumination light; an optical scanner control unit 9; a detection optical system 15, 17 which focuses fluorescence from the sample S; an imaging device 19 which has a light receiving surface 19c in which a plurality of pixel rows 19d are arranged, and an imaging control section 19b, and which can perform signal readout of each of the plurality of pixel rows 19d from the light receiving surface 19c; and a calculation unit 21 which calculates an interval of signal readout between adjacent pixel rows 19d, based on a moving speed of an illuminated region on the light receiving surface 19c; the imaging control section 19b controls signal readout of each pixel row 19d, based on the interval of the signal readout thus calculated.
US09372330B2	Inverted microscope system An inverted microscope system includes an objective lens holding unit that holds an objective lens configured to collect at least observation light from a specimen, a tube lens configured to form an image using the observation light collected by the objective lens, a total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy optical system provided between the objective lens and the tube lens and configured to observe the observation light from the specimen using a total reflection illumination, and a disk scanning confocal optical system including a rotary disk on which a confocal opening is formed, the confocal opening being placed at a position substantially conjugate to a focus position of the objective lens. A relative distance between the focus position of the objective lens and the substantially conjugate position is changeable along an optical path of the observation light.
US09372329B2	Method for correcting image distortions in a confocal scanning microscope In order to identify scan coordinate values (φn, θn) for operating a scanning unit (28) of a confocal scanning microscope (20), spherical scan coordinate values (φn, θn) are identified, as a function of Cartesian image coordinates (Xn, Yn) of image points of an image (60) to be created of a sample (32), with the aid of a coordinate transformation of the Cartesian image coordinate values (Xn, Yn) into a spherical coordinate system. The scanning unit (28) is operated as a function of the spherical scan coordinate values (φn, θn).
US09372326B2	Assembly of zoom lens module and zoom imaging module An assembly of zoom lens module includes a main lens, plural associate lens and a rotator mechanism. The plural associated lens disposed around the mail lens and each associated lens has a shiftable lens element shifted by the rotator mechanism. When the rotator mechanism rotates, plural shiftable lens elements are shifted such that the zoom effects of the plural associate lens can be changed. Therefore, the assembly of zoom lens module may provide plentiful zoom effects without increasing the volume, particularly the total track length, and weight of the zoom lens assembly.
US09372320B2	Datacenter connector systems utilizing feed-through optical cable assemblies Datacenter connection systems for use in datacenter enclosures are disclosed. In one embodiment, a datacenter connection system includes a first module and a feed-through optical cable assembly. The first module includes a first faceplate having at least one first feed-through opening, a first surface, and at least one first module connector disposed on the first surface. The feed-through optical cable assembly includes an optical cable having at least one optical fiber, a first feed-through attach member coupled to the optical cable, and a first optical connector coupled to a first end portion of the at least one optical fiber. The at least one optical fiber passes through the first feed-through attach member, and the first feed-through attach member is disposed within the at least one first feed-through opening. The first optical connector is coupled to the at least one first module connector.
US09372317B1	Temperature control of a component on an optical device The optical includes a waveguide positioned on a base and an optical component positioned on the base. The optical component is a light sensor that includes an active medium or a modulator that includes an active medium. The waveguide is configured to guide a light signal through the component such that the light signal is guided through the active medium. The device includes one or more heat control features selected from the group consisting of: placing one or more thermal conductors over a lateral side of a ridge of the active medium; extending thermal conductors from within the active component to a location outside of the active component, and tapering the ridge of the active medium within the perimeter of the active component.
US09372314B2	Optical signal processor and optical assembly An optical signal processor including: optical fibers arranged in a first direction, each optical fiber having a side surface; a flexible holding member covering the side surfaces of the optical fibers; a first optical connector having a first end face and a second end face; a second optical connector having a third end face and a fourth end face; a supporting block disposed under the first optical connector; and an optical integrated circuit including optical couplers facing the third end face of the second optical connector and optical waveguides, the optical couplers being optically coupled to the optical fibers. The optical fibers extend from the second end face in a second direction. The optical fibers extend from the fourth end face in a third direction that intersects with the second direction. The flexible holding member has a bending portion located between the first optical connector and the second optical connector.
US09372310B1	Free space fibre-to-fibre coupling using optical fibres below cut-off A method of free space fiber-to-fiber coupling includes providing a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber spaced apart from one another by a free space distance having a pair of spaced-apart achromatic collimating lenses within the free space distance. Essentially single mode light is launched from the first fiber at a wavelength λ or a range of λs that provides at least a portion of its light at wavelength(s) below a cut-off wavelength for the first fiber. The first optical fiber and second optical fiber are both <50 m and sufficiently short to provide essentially single mode operation. The essentially single mode light after the launching propagates as free space light through said free space distance and is received by and propagates in the second optical fiber as essentially single mode light.
US09372297B2	Solar light concentration plate A solar light concentration plate comprises a first hologram which receives solar light and diffracts incident light in a range of an incident angle, and first and second light guides respectively disposed on both sides of the first hologram, wherein at least one of the first and second light guides has an outer surface substantially inclined to an inner surface of the at least one of the first and second light guides.
US09372295B2	Liquid crystal film A liquid crystal film (LCF) is provided. The exemplified LCF can be used as a reflective polarization plate, which can improve luminance and light utilization efficiency of a display device, such as an LCD, and the like.
US09372294B2	Carbon nanotube sheet and polarizer using same The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube sheet, and to a polarizer using same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a carbon nanotube sheet, and to a polarizer using same, the carbon nanotube sheet comprising: a substrate; and a carbon nanotube layer derived from a carbon nanotube forest and wound on the substrate, wherein the carbon nanotube layer is composed of 5 or more layers.
US09372291B2	Heat blocking system utilizing particulates A multi-layered coating system for reflecting infrared waves is provided. The multi-layered coating system includes a layer one positioned above a substrate, wherein the layer one includes a plurality of well separated spherical particulates of radius a1 and a plurality of well separated spherical voids of radius b1>a1 that are randomly distributed, and a filler material of refractive index n1 intervening in the spaces between said spherical particulates and spherical voids; and subsequent layers expressible as the following word-equation, “a layer i positioned above the layer i−1, wherein the layer i includes a plurality of well separated spherical particulates of radius ai and a plurality of well separated spherical voids of radius bi>ai (where bi>bi−1) that are randomly distributed, and a filler material of refractive index ni intervening in the spaces between said spherical particulates and spherical voids,” where integer i is greater than one.
US09372286B2	Method of forming dual size microlenses for image sensors A method of forming microlenses for an image sensor having at least one large-area pixel and at least one small-area pixel is disclosed. The method includes forming a uniform layer of microlens material on a light incident side of the image sensor over the large-area pixel and over the small-area pixel. The method also includes forming the layer of microlens material into a first block disposed over the large-area pixel and into a second block disposed over the small-area pixel. A void is also formed in the second block to reduce a volume of microlens material included in the second block. The first and second blocks are then reflowed to form a respective first microlens and second microlens. The first microlens has substantially the same effective focal length as the second microlens.
US09372278B2	Light-based position control of a manual picking process A position control system for a manual picking workstation having a plurality of component bins includes a light device and a process controller. The light device projects a light beam along a plane. The process controller includes a processor and memory containing a calibrated assembly sequence and predetermined bin coordinates for each of the component bins. The process controller executes a method to detect, via the light device, an instance of beam breakage wherein the light beam is interrupted or broken, and to determine two-dimensional (2D) coordinates of the beam breakage. The process controller also determines corresponding bin coordinates of an expected bin via the calibrated assembly sequence, compares the determined 2D coordinates to the corresponding bin coordinates, and executes a control action when the determined coordinates do not match the corresponding bin coordinates. The light device may be an oscillating laser scanner or fixed lasers.
US09372273B2	Method of processing seismic image of the subsurface The present invention relates to a method of processing seismic image of the subsurface. The method comprises determining two surfaces in the seismic image, the two surfaces being extracted from well data from at least on well in the subsurface; determining the dip components the first surface and the second surface; determining interpolated dip components based on dip components of the two surfaces; determining an interpolated surface based on at least the interpolated dip components; determining a density value based on a number of intersections of the determined surfaces with a column comprising said current pixel; determining a geological-time image, columns of said geological-time image are computed based on the density values of pixels of a corresponding column of the seismic image; and on the color value of pixels of the corresponding column of the seismic image.
US09372272B2	Earthquake warning system A method or system for detecting a seismic event includes detecting a primary wave of a seismic event using at least one sensor at a measurement location; using at least one parameter of the detected primary wave to determine an estimated peak ground intensity at the measurement location without determining the magnitude of the seismic event; determining an epicenter of the seismic event; and estimating the intensity of the seismic event at a specified location using the determined estimated peak ground intensity and the distance of the specified location from the epicenter. The epicenter can be determined using sensors at a single location. A noise detection system can filter out detected signals that correspond to local vibrations rather than seismic events.
US09372263B2	Radar system and method A radar system for discriminating between sources of radar interference and targets of interest. The system includes a transmitter for transmitting radar signals into a region, a receiver for receiving return signals of the radar signals returned from within the region, and a processor for processing the return signals to discriminate between return signals returned from a first object and return signals returned from a second object where the return signals from the second object comprise both zero and non-zero Doppler components and interfere with the return signals from the first object. The radar system is operable for discriminating between the return signals when the return signals are received at a distance from the second object which is less than a proximity limit based on the geometry of the object.
US09372255B2	Determining a position of a submersible vehicle within a body of water Methods and apparatus determining a position of a submersible vehicle within a body of water are provided. A method comprises determining an initial position of the vehicle while the vehicle is at or near a water surface. The method further comprises coupling the vehicle and a base node to a weight and determining a position of the base node once the base node and vehicle have reached the floor of the body of water using acoustic modems of the vehicle and a surface vessel to aid in calculating the position as they descend, and acoustically transferring the at rest position on the seafloor from the vehicle to the node. The method further comprises decoupling the vehicle from the node and weight and determining a position of the vehicle based on the position of the base node and acoustic signals exchanged between acoustic modems of the vehicle and the base node.
US09372249B2	Systems and methods for calibrating phase and sensitivity of current transducers A circuit for calibrating a current transducer may include a first resistor and a second resistor, such that the first resistor and the second resistor may adjust a measurement output by a current sensor. The first resistor and the second resistor may adjust the measurement output by adjusting a phase of the measurement output and/or adjusting a sensitivity of the measurement output. The circuit may also include a first terminal and a second terminal, such that the first terminal may be electrically coupled to the first resistor and the second resistor. Here, the first terminal may receive the measurement output by the current sensor, and the second terminal may output the adjusted measurement output.
US09372242B2	Magnetometer with angled set/reset coil A magnetometer with a set/reset coil having portions that cross portions of sensing strips at an angle in order to create a magnetic field in the sensing strip that is at an angle with respect to the easy axis of magnetization of the sensing strip. Each sensing strip may have a portion having a magnetic field created therein that is different from a magnetic field created in another portion of the same sensing strip. As a result, a lower set/reset coil current is needed to initialize the magnetometer.
US09372238B2	Battery management system with over-discharge detection and warning, battery pack comprising the same, and method for protecting a battery from over-discharge A battery management system and a battery pack are disclosed. The battery management system determines that a battery is in a non-use state, and thereafter, detects a battery voltage of the battery. If the battery voltage is less than an over-discharge reference voltage, the system generates a warning signal.
US09372236B2	Failure determination method for motor system A failure determination method for a motor system includes setting a current value required to initially drive a motor to a first current command value, increasing a rotational speed of a rotating magnetic field of the motor up to a preset reference speed, comparing an intensity of a back electromotive force, generated when a rotor of the motor is rotated at the preset reference speed, to a magnitude of a voltage applied to apply current in accordance with the set first current command value, and determining a cause of a failure of the motor based on the comparison.
US09372222B2	System and method for characterizing a process by which a semiconductor device is formed A semiconductor process sensor to characterize a semiconductor process by which the semiconductor process sensor was formed. The semiconductor process sensor includes a constant reference voltage source to provide a constant reference voltage signal, a process sensing resistor, a constant current source, and an analog-to-digital converter. The process sensing resistor has a first terminal electrically coupled to the constant reference voltage source and a second terminal to provide a sensed voltage signal, the process sensing resistor having a resistance that is dependent on at least one variation in the semiconductor process used to form the semiconductor process sensor. The constant current source is electrically coupled to the second terminal of the process sensing resistor. The analog-to-digital converter is coupled to the second terminal of the process sensing resistor to provide at least one output signal characterizing the semiconductor process by which the semiconductor process sensor was formed.
US09372221B1	Partial discharge signal normalization The disclosure herein relates to a field-programmable gate array for detecting and normalizing partial discharges in a digital signal. The field-programmable gate array includes a filter that receives the digital signal and isolates high frequency information from the digital signal. The field-programmable gate array then normalizes the high frequency information by a compensation value to produce a normalized signal. Further, a comparator of the field-programmable gate array can determine whether the normalized signal exceeds a threshold input. In turn, a counter of the field-programmable gate array increments a counter value in response to each determination that the high frequency information exceeds the threshold input.
US09372220B2	Inverter In a test of discharging a capacitor by electrically turning on a first switching element and a second switching element that are inserted in series in a conductor connecting a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the capacitor, a discharge current that passes through the first and second switching elements tend to apply stress on the first and second switching elements. In this discharge test, while a first control signal for putting the first switching element into a low resistance state is being applied to the first switching element, a second control signal increasing a voltage thereof over time is applied to the second switching element, and application of one of or both of the first and second control signals is stopped when a current detector detects a current. Since a discharge test ends when a limited discharge current starts flowing, stress associated with the discharge test is reduced.
US09372213B2	Sensors for electrical connectors In some implementations, a sensing apparatus for an appliance connector, set forth by way of example and not limitation, includes at least one substrate including one or more openings operative to receive a corresponding number of prongs of the appliance connector. At least one sensor is coupled to the substrate and is operative to sense at least one characteristic of an environment. A transmitter is coupled to the substrate and is operative to transmit one or more signals derived from the at least one sensed characteristic, where the transmitted signals are capable of being received by a receiving device. A power circuit is coupled to the substrate and is operative to provide power to the at least one sensor and to the transmitter, where the power circuit can receive electric current from at least one of the prongs of the appliance connector to drive the transmitter and the sensor.
US09372206B2	Testing of semiconductor chips with microbumps A package includes a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a test pad, and a plurality of microbump pads, wherein each microbump pad of the plurality of microbump pads is electrically connected to the test pad. The package further includes a substrate; and a plurality of microbumps configured to electrically connect the semiconductor chip to the substrate, wherein each microbump of the plurality of microbumps is electrically connected to a corresponding microbump pad of the plurality of microbump pads. The package further includes a package substrate, wherein the package substrate comprises a bump pad, wherein an area of the bump pad is greater than a combined area of the test pad and the plurality of microbump pads. The package further includes a bump configured to electrically connect the substrate to the package substrate.
US09372205B2	Universal probe card PCB design A printed circuit board (PCB) is disclosed. The PCB includes a plurality of first signal pads, a plurality of signal channels, and a plurality of second signal pads. The first signal pads are adjacently disposed to define an opening. At least one of the first signal pads is configured to be electrically connected to at least one of signal traces of a membrane core inserted into the opening. All of the signal channels are electrically connected to all of the first signal pads respectively. All of the second signal pads are electrically connected to all of the signal channels respectively.
US09372196B2	Formalin-fixed isotope-labeled reference standards and methods for fabrication and use thereof One or more cells are labeled with minor stable isotopes, characterized, and preserved for subsequent use as a bio-specimen reference standard. The one or more cells are grown in culture media supplied with minor stable isotopes in concentrations substantially different from normally occurring concentrations, thereby supplanting major stable isotopes that would normally be incorporated into the proteins of the cells. The proteins of the cells are thus labeled by the minor stable isotopes and can be used in proteomic characterization of the cells. The cells are preserved by fixation as a reference standard. Cells of the reference standard are mixed with the sample and subject to mass spectrometry evaluation, whereby the labeled proteins of the reference standard can be used in determining the proteome of the sample.
US09372188B2	Integrated membrane sensor An integrated microelectronic sensor is provided in a disposable flow membrane sensing device. The integrated sensors detect electromagnetic effect labels in flow detection zones above the sensor in the membrane. The labels are small particles that give off a detectable electromagnetic signal. They are commonly used for isolating and quantifying biochemical targets of interest. The sensors are fabricated using planar integrated circuit technologies. Sensors can detect labels of several types including magnetic, electric, and photonic. These types all have in common the fact that the sensor detects the label at a distance. Magnetoresistive sensors for detecting magnetic labels, and photodiodes for detecting photonic labels are described.A system for using the sensors is described. There are disposable cartridges with a backing that supports the sensors and membrane is described. The integrated sensor in the cartridge is designed to be discarded after use. Also, label excitation sources are provided. The multi sensor array chip can be configured in order to detect labels in multiple zones, and to monitor progress of flow down a strip of membrane. These multiple label detection zones, using sandwich assay techniques, can quantify analyte concentration for many types of analytical samples. Also, the membrane can be micropatterned in order to provide multiple or unusually shaped flow paths.
US09372187B2	Detection method and determination method for detection target A detection/determination kit with which a substance to be detected or the amount thereof can be rapidly, inexpensively, and easily detected or determined; and a detection/determination method. The kit, which is for detecting a substance to be detected (50) contained in a specimen, comprises: a first compound (10) comprising a first substance including a stimulus-responsive polymer (11) and, bonded to the first substance, a first antibody (13) against the substance (50); and a second compound (20) comprising a second substance (21) which is hydrophilic and, bonded thereto, a second antibody (23) against the substance (50). The first antibody (13) and second antibody (23) can simultaneously combine with the substance (50) at different sites in the substance (50).
US09372184B2	Method and apparatus for dispensing diagnostic test strips An apparatus for storing and dispensing a test strip includes a container configured to store a stack of test strips. The container maintains appropriate environmental conditions, such as humidity, for storing the test strips. An engaging member is disposed in the container and is adapted to contact one test strip of the stack of test strips. An actuator actuates the engaging member to dispense the one test strip from the container. Since one test strip is dispensed at a time, the remaining test strips are not handled by the user. Accordingly, the unused test strips remain free of contaminants such as naturally occurring oils on the user's hand.
US09372167B2	Oxidation-reduction potential test device including a multiple layer gel A multiple layer gel and method for forming a multiple layer gel are provided. The multiple layer gel includes an isolation layer and an electrolyte layer. The isolation layer provides a molecular weight screen, to prevent proteins or other molecules from contacting a reference cell covered by the isolation layer. The electrolyte layer covers the isolation layer, and provides a source of ions that place the reference cell in ionic and/or electrical contact with a fluid sample. The multiple layer gel can be used to maintain a reliable reference voltage from an associated reference cell while an electrical potential or other electrical characteristic of a sample fluid is being determined.
US09372165B2	Gas sensor and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed are a gas sensor, and a method of manufacturing and using the same. The method includes: forming a detection material on a heater; coating an encapsulant on the detection material; and heating the heater to remove the encapsulant from the detection material when the gas sensor is operated.
US09372158B2	Projection laser profiler A laser profiler includes: a laser diode mounted within a substantially cylindrical housing; a conical mirror positioned upstream from the laser diode within the cylindrical housing; and a transparent shroud positioned to surround the conical mirror. A beam produced by the laser diode is directed to the conical mirror and is reflected therefrom at 360° through the transparent shroud to produce a ring of light.
US09372145B2	Devices for determining photoprotective materials This invention provides methods and apparatus for quantification of photoprotective performance of packaging concepts in an accelerated timeframe. In certain embodiments, the apparatus comprises a light source which provides a light beam that impinges upon a photoprotective material before being transmitted to a sample cell comprising a photosensitive entity, such as a photosensitive nutrient. In certain embodiments, the apparatus and methods can be used to generate models for the prediction of photoprotective performance values of untested materials based upon some other known qualitative or quantitative property.
US09372144B2	Particle manipulation system with out-of-plane channel A particle manipulation system uses a MEMS-based, microfabricated particle manipulation device which has an inlet channel, output channels, and a movable member formed on a substrate. The movable member moves parallel to the fabrication plane, as does fluid flowing in the inlet channel. The movable member separates a target particle from the rest of the particles, diverting it into an output channel. However, at least one output channel is not parallel to the fabrication plane. The device may be used to separate a target particle from non-target material in a sample stream. The target particle may be, for example, a stem cell, zygote, a cancer cell, a T-cell, a component of blood, bacteria or DNA sample, for example. The particle manipulation system may also include a microfluidic structure which focuses the target particles in a particular portion of the inlet channel.
US09372136B2	Agent for improving cancer cell adhesiveness A polymer comprising a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1) is useful because when the polymer is applied to a surface of a cancer cell enrichment filter, adhesiveness of cancer cells to the filter surface can be improved so that an enrichment ratio of the cancer cells can be improved. In the formula (1), R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 is a methyl group or an ethyl group and m is 1 to 3.
US09372133B2	Microchemical chip, producing method thereof and method for using the microchemical chip According to the microchemical chip of the present invention, the sample introducing port 11 is formed as a hole penetrating a face and a back of the first substrate 10, the sample flow path 21 is formed as a slit penetrating a face and a back of the second substrate 20, the sample discharging port 31 is formed as a hole penetrating a face and a back of the third substrate 30, the second substrate 20 is disposed between the first substrate 10 and the third substrate 30, the sample introducing port 11 and the sample discharging port 31 are in communication with each other through the sample flow path 21, and one of ends of the sample flow path 21 is an opening port, and thus, a square hollow groove including an angle having one piece of about 100 microns can be produced as the sample flow path 21.
US09372131B2	Pressure scanner assemblies having replaceable sensor plates A pressure scanner assembly having at least one replaceable sensor plate, wherein each of the replaceable sensor plates has at least one pressure sensor adapted to transmit a signal substantially indicative of a sensed pressure condition. A memory chip, which stores correction coefficients for each of the pressure sensor to compensate for thermal errors, may be installed on each of the replaceable sensor plates. The signals from the pressure sensors are multiplexed and may be outputted in analog or digital form. The pressure scanner assemblies described herein have sensor plates that can be interchanged with other sensor plates of the same or different pressure range without disrupting the electronic configuration of the pressure scanner assembly or having to recalibrate and/or update the memory chip installed thereon.
US09372123B2	Flexible temperature sensor including conformable electronics Systems, methods, apparatus and devices are described for monitoring a property of an object or an individual, using a conformal sensor device that substantially conforms to contours of a portion of a surface of the object or the individual. The measurement includes data indicative of a property of a temperature of the portion of the surface and the degree of the conformal contact. An analysis engine is used to analyze the data and to generate at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature. Based on a comparison of the at least one parameter to a preset threshold, at least one alert can be issued and/or a command can be transmitted to regulate an environmental condition. The at least one alert can be indicative of a potential risk of harm to the object or individual.
US09372118B1	Apparatus and method for multispectral based detection An apparatus for spatially characterizing an illumination source of interest in a scene comprised of at least one optical element configured to form an image on a focal plane; a single plane sensing array comprising at least two types of pixels having different spectral sensitivity bands, the pixels located at spatially non-overlapping regions of the sensing array; a multi-bandpass filter spectrally narrowing light received from the scene within at least two of the different spectral sensitivity bands corresponding to features that distinguish the illumination source of interest from other sources in the scene; and a processor in signal communication with the sensing array and containing an algorithm to interpolate at least two levels of signals received from at least one spatial location on the sensing array and to determine the presence of the specific illumination source of interest from the relative intensities of the two levels.
US09372101B2	Transmissive optical encoder having optical waveguide A transmissive optical encoder includes a light emitting element, a light receiving element, a rotatable disk provided with slits and rotatable together with an object of detection, and an optical waveguide having an inlet facing the light emitting element and an outlet facing the light receiving element. The light emitting element and the light receiving element are arranged on the same side in relation to the rotatable disk. The optical waveguide is fixed independently of rotational movement of the rotatable disk.
US09372098B2	Telecommunications network and method of transferring user data in signaling messages from a communication unit to a data processing centre The invention relates to a system and method of transferring user data from a communication module to a data processing center over a telecommunications network. A signalling message is wirelessly received from the communication module in the telecommunications network. The signalling message contains the user data that is subsequently transferred to the data processing center. By inserting the user data in the signalling message(s), it is possible to rapidly transmit data to the telecommunications network, while resources can be saved since it not required to establish a complete circuit-switched or packet-switched connection between the communication module and the telecommunications network. The user data may comprise application data of a program run by the communication module, e.g. alarming data, measurement data or derivatives thereof.
US09372094B2	Method and apparatus for correlating and navigating between a live image and a prerecorded panoramic image An approach is provided for correlating and navigating between a live camera image and a prerecorded panoramic image. A mapping and augmented reality application correlates at least one live image with a prerecorded panoramic image, when a first location of a device used to capture the at least one live image substantially matches or falls within a predetermined proximity of a second location of a device used to capture the panoramic prerecorded image. The mapping and augmented reality application causes, at least in part, alternating of the at least one live image and the prerecorded panoramic image in a presentation on a screen of the device capturing the at least one live image.
US09372089B2	Monitoring suggested routes for deviations Traffic patterns are monitored for adherence of a user to a suggested route. Deviations from suggested routes are recorded for later upload and/or analysis. Repeated deviations by one, or more, users following similar navigation routes are identified for possible changes in maps and/or routing algorithms.
US09372078B1	Detecting thickness variation and quantitative depth utilizing scanning electron microscopy with a surface profiler A method and system to detect thickness variation of a subject material are described. In an aspect, tribological wear is assessed for a disk drive memory system at the pole tip region of a magnetic head. Images are obtained of a first region and a second region of a subject material utilizing scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM images are image processed to obtain a differential contrast between the first region and the second region. An image intensity variation is determined between masked SEM images of the first region and the second region by obtaining a surface profiler image of the first region and the second region, and overlaying and calibrating the SEM images with the surface profiler images. In an aspect, image intensity variation is converted to quantified thickness utilizing a fitted relation obtained from the calibration of the surface profiler images with the SEM images.
US09372076B2	System and method for automated pipe measurement and alignment A method of aligning a portable machining system to a pipe end portion includes automatically moving a measurement sensor mounted to the portable machining system about the pipe end portion in a first measurement plane to generate a first set of measurement data. The method includes translating the measurement sensor from the first measurement plane to a second measurement plane. The method includes automatically moving the measurement sensor about the pipe end portion in the second measurement plane to generate a second set of measurement data and processing the first and second sets of measurement data with a processing module to determine a center and an axis of the pipe end portion.
US09372075B2	System and method for fatigue forecasting and strain measurement using integral strain gauge (ISG) The present invention relates to means, system and method for measurement of stress strain and fatigue forecasting by the means of Integral Strain Gauges (ISGs) capable of recording information from a surface of a tested object, mathematical processor for analysis of the information recorded on the surface of such gauges. Integral Strain Gauges produced from a custom made reaction sensitive materials.
US09372065B2	Combined steering torque-steering angle sensor having magnetic field sensor elements A steering torque-steering angle sensor comprising a steering torque sensor module and a steering angle sensor module, wherein the steering torque sensor module operates with a magnetic effective principle and has in this respect a first magnetic encoder and at least one first magnetic field sensor element, wherein the steering angle sensor module has at least a second magnetic field sensor element and a third magnetic field sensor element, wherein the second magnetic field sensor element directly or indirectly senses the magnetic field of the first magnetic encoder, that is to say of the magnetic encoder of the steering torque sensor module, and wherein the third magnetic field sensor element senses the magnetic field of an additional, second magnetic encoder.
US09372062B2	Techniques for calibrating a linear position sensor Techniques are described for sensing a position of an object located within an enclosure over a position range. The techniques include generating an expected output signal of each of a plurality of magnetic field sensors disposed along an outer surface of the enclosure, receiving actual output signals from the sensors, wherein each actual output signal indicates a relative proximity of a magnetic target coupled to the object to the corresponding sensor. The techniques further include superimposing the expected output signal over the actual output signals, and iteratively shifting the expected output signal over position relative to the actual output signals and comparing the shifted expected output signal to the actual output signals, until the expected output signal compared to the actual output signals corresponds to a substantially minimized error parameter. The position of the object may then be determined based at least in part on the shifted expected output signal.
US09372052B2	System and method for decoy management System and method for determining which decoys should not be deployed based on the locations of the nearby high value units and other considerations. The system and method can visualize and manage the employment of decoys in a multi-platform environment by plotting the predicted path of decoys relative to high value unit (HVU) motion, and highlighting any situations that exist where the decoys (both air-drifting and self-propelled) launched from a platform can direct an incoming threat towards a high value unit. The system and method can develop, display, and automatically transmit a recommendation to launch or not launch a specific decoy.
US09372051B2	System for automatically aligning a rifle scope to a rifle A rifle scope includes at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data corresponding to at least one of a barrel of a firearm and an appendage coupled to the barrel. The rifle scope further includes a controller coupled to the at least one optical sensor and configured to determine an angular position of the barrel in response to capturing the optical data. The controller is configured to automatically determine an alignment of the rifle scope relative to the barrel in response to determining the angular position.
US09372044B2	Handleless slingshot with folding storage compartment A handleless slingshot with a folding storage compartment is disclosed. The slingshot does not require that the user grip a handle to shoot it and the folding storage compartment may be removed or omitted if desired. The slingshot includes a storage compartment that can store projectiles (such as steel shot) and/or other supplies. The storage compartment is foldable such that it can be folded into the base of the slingshot to create a compact, portable unit. The slingshot includes a quick-release interchangeable band system that uses clips that matingly engage grooves formed at the ends of the slingshot arms to secure the band. The slingshot includes guard area which protects the web area of the hand when shooting the slingshot. The slingshot moves the thumb and index finger contact points forward of the band to increase stability and eliminate the need to grip a handle when shooting the slingshot.
US09372036B2	Automated condensate drain line cleaning system, method, and kit Automated condensate drain line cleaning apparatus are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus may include a controller, a fluid supply line, and at least one fluid flow regulation device. The at least one fluid flow regulation device may be electrically coupled with the controller to receive at least one control signal from the controller. The at least one fluid flow regulation device may cause a fluid to flow into a condensate drain line through the fluid supply line responsive to the at least one control signal. Other apparatus as well as methods and kits are also disclosed.
US09372035B2	Heat recovery storage device The present invention is to provide a heat recovery storage device, which includes a major container, a heat transfer machine mounted in the major container, and a thermostatic valve mounted on the heat transfer machine. And the heat transfer machine is used for conducting heat transfer directly to the water in the major container, thus the efficiency of recovery increases, and loss of heat decreases. Also, the water is not easily boiled during the heat recovery, and the maximum of water temperature can increases. In extended use of more than one device of the present invention, each of the major containers can be installed with or without a heat transfer machine as required. The bypass outgassing control is not needed during the heat recovery, and is performed when the water temperature in the containers reaches to the highest.
US09372018B2	Evaporator heat exchanger An evaporator heat exchanger is disclosed. The evaporator heat exchanger includes a bottom plate, a top plate, and at least one main plate between the bottom plate and the top plate. The at least one main plate includes a first face having one or more channels for flow of a first fluid along the first face and a second face opposite the first face having one or more channels for flow of a second fluid along the second face, wherein heat is exchanged between the first fluid and the second fluid through the main plate. Main plates adjacent to each other define an enclosed channel for fluid flow.
US09372016B2	Temperature-stabilized storage systems with regulated cooling Regulated cooling devices are described herein that are sized, shaped and calibrated for use with a substantially thermally sealed storage container. In some embodiments, the regulated cooling devices include a cooling region, an adiabatic region, a lid region, and an electronics unit attached to the lid region.
US09372015B2	Heat pump system capable of adjusting amount of refrigerant stored in liquid receiver A heat pump system includes a liquid receiver valve that adjusts the amount of a refrigerant stored in a liquid receiver so that a circulation amount of the refrigerant that circulates the heat pump system can be adjusted according to a driving speed of a compressor and performance of the compressor and the heat pump system can be further improved. Also, since a plurality of liquid receiver refrigerant outlets can be selectively opened using a pressure difference between an inlet and an outlet of the compressor, active control can be performed.
US09372005B2	Heat exchanger for oven An oven includes a heat exchanger with flattened segments providing low thermal resistance between flue gases being conveyed through the heat exchanger and a peripheral wall of the heat exchanger to increase the efficiency of heating of the peripheral wall of the heat exchanger to facilitate increasing a temperature of heated air that is delivered by a fan, across an outer surface of the peripheral wall of the heat exchanger, and through a cooking volume of the oven.
US09372004B2	Filter units, filtration methods, and filtration systems A filter unit, system and method for removing grease, oil and other particulates from air. The filter unit includes a housing having upstream and downstream walls and a cavity therebetween. The upstream wall has an entrance opening aligned with a downstream wall portion, and the downstream wall has first and second exit openings aligned with first and second upstream wall portions. A heat exchanger is disposed within the cavity and includes first and second upstream conduits within the entrance opening and first and second downstream conduits within the first and second exit opening. The entrance and exit openings are arranged to define S-shaped air flow paths through the housing between the entrance and exit openings, each of which flows around a downstream side of one of the upstream conduits then around an upstream side of one of the downstream conduits before exiting through one of the exit openings.
US09372003B2	Spring clip attachment for a surface cooking module of a household cooking appliance A surface cooking module for a household cooking appliance is provided in which the surface cooking module includes a frame having a front end and a rear end, a front fixation bracket on the front end of the frame, the front fixation bracket for engaging a corresponding first fixation element in a chassis of the household cooking appliance and enabling the frame to pivot about the front end of the frame when engaged with the first fixation element, and a spring clip coupled to the rear end of the frame, the rear end of the frame being opposite the front end of the frame, the spring clip for engaging a second fixation element in the chassis of the household cooking appliance when the cooking module is pivoted downward about the front end of the frame into a mounted position on the household cooking appliance.
US09371997B2	System for supporting a bundled tube fuel injector within a combustor A combustor includes an end cover having an outer side and an inner side, an outer barrel having a forward end that is adjacent to the inner side of the end cover and an aft end that is axially spaced from the forward end. An inner barrel is at least partially disposed concentrically within the outer barrel and is fixedly connected to the outer barrel. A fluid conduit extends downstream from the end cover. A first bundled tube fuel injector segment is disposed concentrically within the inner barrel. The bundled tube fuel injector segment includes a fuel plenum that is in fluid communication with the fluid conduit and a plurality of parallel tubes that extend axially through the fuel plenum. The bundled tube fuel injector segment is fixedly connected to the inner barrel.
US09371995B2	Pulsed water flush of liquid fuel valves and combustion nozzles A method of flushing liquid fuel from valves and nozzles in a gas turbine is conducted via a mixing valve including flow passages for fuel and water. In the method, water is flowed through the flow passages, and the flow is interrupted for a period of no flow. This flow profile is repeated such that the water flow is pulsed through the flow passages.
US09371990B2	Elliptical air opening at an upstream end of a fuel injector shroud and a gas turbine engine combustion chamber A gas turbine engine lean burn fuel injector includes a fuel injector head which has a first air swirler, a second air swirler arranged around the first air swirler, a pilot fuel injector arranged radially between the first air swirler and the second air swirler. A third air swirler arranged around the second air swirler, a fourth air swirler arranged around the third air swirler and a main fuel injector arranged radially between the third air swirler and the fourth air swirler. A shroud is arranged around the fourth air swirler. A downstream end of the shroud is generally circular in cross-section in a plane perpendicular to the axis (Y) of the fuel injector head and an upstream end of the shroud is generally elliptical in cross-section in a plane perpendicular to the axis (Y) of the fuel injector head.
US09371979B2	Method and hardware to enhance light out-coupling The present invention provides an enhanced light out-coupling device for extraction of light radiation from a light source. The enhanced light out-coupling device comprises a grid having a plurality of channels, a reflective material layer coated on the grid, and a high refractive index fluid layer. In addition, the grid can be filled with phosphor particles for light converting. The device of the presently claimed invention is able to effectively avoid the scattering problem generated from the sapphire substrate and phosphor particles, as well as reduce light adsorption by the array of grid during the light extraction, leading to better image quality.
US09371973B2	Electronic lighting device and method for manufacturing same An electronic lighting device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electronic lighting device may comprise a core, which may comprises an enclosure, a light-emitting element, a flame sheet and a swing mechanism. The flame sheet is movably supported or suspended on the enclosure, and may comprise an upper sheet which is of a flame-like shape. The upper sheet is configured to expose above the top of the enclosure. The light-emitting element may be installed on the enclosure. A light outgoing direction of the light-emitting element may be intersected with the surface of the upper sheet so that the light of the light-emitting element is projected on the surface of the upper sheet. The swing mechanism is disposed beneath the flame sheet and can apply a force on the flame sheet to actuate the flame sheet to sway or swing. By the present application, a visual experience of true fire can be achieved and an interestedness and appreciation can be improved.
US09371971B2	Flashlight insert for an oil-type lighter This invention is a removable flashlight insert for fitting into an oil-type cigarette lighter outer case. The flashlight insert contains an LED lamp module with a movable switch element and a battery module contained within a top chamber and a bottom chamber respectively of an outside metal shell. The outside metal shell provides a direct conduction path between a battery terminal in the bottom chamber and the movable switch element in the top chamber. The flashlight insert may contain two different LEDs, where either of the two LEDs may be user selected by a separate switch. A rechargeable flashlight insert is also shown having an electronic circuit contained inside the outer metal shell. Lamp and battery modules are also provided in a kit to transform an oil-type cigarette lighter insert into a flashlight insert.
US09371970B2	Laser package having multiple emitters configured on a support member A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, is provided. In various embodiments, the laser device includes plural laser emitters emitting green or blue laser light, integrated a substrate.
US09371966B2	Lighting fixture The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is configured to transfer heat that is generated by a light source and any associated electronics toward the front of the lighting fixture. The lighting fixture includes a heat spreading cup that is formed from a material that efficiently conducts heat and a light source that is coupled inside the heat spreading cup. The heat spreading cup has a bottom panel, a rim, and at least one sidewall extending between the bottom panel and the rim. The light source is coupled inside the heat spreading cup to the bottom panel and configured to emit light in a forward direction through an opening formed by the rim. Heat generated by the light source during operation is transferred radially outward along the bottom panel and in a forward direction along the at least one sidewall toward the rim of the heat spreading cup.
US09371964B2	High pressure gas tank and manufacturing method of high pressure gas tank This high pressure gas tank is a tank in which a fiber-reinforced resin layer is formed around an outer periphery of a tank liner by fibers impregnated with thermosetting resin being wound around the outer periphery of the tank liner. The fiber-reinforced resin layer includes an inside layer formed on the tank liner side, and an outside layer formed on an outer periphery of the inside layer. The inside layer is formed as a dense layer, while the outside layer is formed as a layer that is less dense than the inside layer by forming a larger number of airspaces in the outside layer than there are in the inside layer.
US09371963B2	Lubricant distributor The invention relates to a lubricant distributor (1), in particular for use in central lubricating systems for machines, vehicles, construction machines, or agricultural machines, for conveying and distributing lubricant from a lubricant source to predetermined lubricant discharge points by means of one or more lines,comprising a main distributor (2). The lubricant distributor is characterized in that the lubricant distributor comprises at least one line-break monitor (3) for detecting a pressure drop in at least one line, and in that the at least one line-break monitor (3) is structurally arranged in or on the main distributor (2) in order to create a rigid unit comprising the main distributor (2) and the line-break monitor (3).
US09371961B2	Installation part and module Embodiments of the present invention provide an installation part and a module, relating to the field of mechanical designs and capable of reducing the quantity of installation parts and increasing the efficiency of assembling and disassembling an article that needs to be installed. The installation part includes: a slot configured to be clamped with a hoop, where the hoop is configured to fix a pole part onto a pole together with the pole part; and a first screw hole configured to be connected to a conversion bracket, where the conversion bracket is configured to connect the pole part and an article that needs to be installed. The embodiments of the present invention are applied to the installation of modules.
US09371954B2	Work bench frame A work bench including a frame foldable between an in-use position and a closed position. A table surface is connected to the frame. The frame includes two sides, the two sides connected to each other with a latchable bar and one or more fixed crossbars. The work bench also includes movable catch which is movable from a position in which it retains the latchable bar at the latched position to maintain the work bench in an in-use position, and a released position in which the latchable bar is release from the catch to allow the work bench to be folded into a closed position.
US09371949B2	Locking mechanism for unisex ball valve coupling A hydraulic valve coupling has an interlock mechanism that includes at least one blocking member within an interlock passage of a body of the valve coupling. The interlock passage has a first end opening to the valve shaft and a second end opening to an interface groove of the valve coupling. The at least one blocking member can be retracted within the interlock passage such that the valve coupling can be rotated and disengaged from a mating coupling. When the valve is in the open position, the at least one blocking member is positioned within the interlock passage such that it contacts the mating coupling and prevents rotation of the valve coupling relative to the mating coupling. The second end of the at least one blocking member can be shaped such that it is retracted as a result of contact with the mating coupling without assistance from a biasing mechanism.
US09371943B2	Process for lining metal pipelines A process for lining a metal pipeline, which process generally utilizes thermoplastic fluoropolymer pipe liner Also, a pipeline system that includes at least two coaxial pipes, an outer metal pipe and inner thermoplastic fluoropolymer pipe. The thermoplastic fluoropolymer pipe/pipe liner is made from a composition that generally includes from 10% to 60% by weight of at least one vinylidene fluoride (VDF) homopolymer, from 40% to 90% by weight of at least one VDF copolymer comprising from 2% to 15% by moles of recurring units derived from at least one other fluorinated comonomer (F), and optionally at least one plasticizer.
US09371939B2	Marine pipeline installation system and methods A method for installing an accessory onto a pipeline to be laid on the seabed, includes launching the pipeline from a first position of a tower in which the tower is at an angle α with respect to the vertical; stopping the launch of the pipeline, and hanging off the launched pipeline in a hang off module; positioning an accessory in a tower firing line; attaching the accessory to the launched pipeline in the hang off module and to at least one A&R cable; suspending the accessory and the launched pipeline from an A&R system; disengaging the hang off module from the launched pipeline; pivoting the pipeline launch tower to an accessory launch position in which the tower is at an angle γ that differs substantially from angle α, such that a pipeline launch trajectory is created which is large enough to launch the accessory and the launched pipeline with the A&R system.
US09371935B2	Adapter for an assembly having a valve and a positioner An adapter for an assembly having a valve and a positioner, which are configured for pipeless valve mounting according to the guideline VDI/VDE 3847, wherein the adapter is intended to be installed between the valve and the positioner, and the adapter enables a variably adjustable position of the valve relative to the positioner, such that possible collisions between the valve and other parts located near the interface intended for the installation of the valve can be largely avoided.
US09371932B2	Solenoid device A solenoid device includes a plunger driven in an axial direction, a wall portion arranged to oppose the plunger in the axial direction, and a respiratory pore cover covering an opening of a respiratory pore of the wall portion. A volume variable chamber is defined between the plunger and the wall portion. The respiratory pore cover defines a communication space communicated to the respiratory pore, and an opening which causes the communication space to communicate with an exterior space. A volume of the communication space is larger than a predetermined volume of fluid that flows through the respiratory pore from or into the volume variable chamber by a predetermined movement of the plunger.
US09371931B2	Gas control valve The invention relates to a gas control valve for the control of a quantity of gas to be supplied to a gas burner, having a direct pressure regulator which has a valve body that can be moved by an electronically controlled stepper motor.
US09371929B2	Valved, microwell cell-culture device and method A valved microfluidics device, microfluidics cell-culture device and system incorporating the devices are disclosed. The valved microfluidics device includes a substrate, a microchannel through which liquid can be moved from one station to another within the device, and a pneumatic microvalve adapted to be switched between open and closed states to control the flow of fluid through a microchannel. The microvalve is formed of three flexible membranes, one of which is responsive to pneumatic pressure applied to the valve and the other two of which deform to produce a more sealable channel cross-section. The cell culture device provides valving to allow controlled loading of cells into the individual well of the device, and exchange of cell-culture components in the wells.
US09371918B2	Ball valve float equipment A ball valve for use in a cementing operation includes a housing; a spherical body disposed within the housing; and an actuating member movable relative to the housing. The actuating member is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the movement of the actuating member causes the spherical body to rotate within the housing.
US09371912B2	Sliding parts Sliding parts are provided where a plurality of dynamic pressure-generating grooves for generating dynamic pressure via the relative rotational sliding of the stationary ring and the rotating ring are formed in a circumferential direction on a sealing face of one of a stationary ring and the rotating ring so as to communicate with a sealed fluid-containing space, and pumping areas for generating pumping action via the relative rotational sliding of the stationary ring and the rotating ring are formed within the dynamic pressure-generating grooves.
US09371911B2	Reciprocating sealing device In a reciprocating sealing device sealing two members by mounting a packing to a mounting groove in one of two relatively reciprocating members, and bringing the packing into contact with the other member, the packing is provided with an annular base part, a stationary side lip, and a sliding side lip. A back ring having a lower hardness than the packing is interposed between the annular base part and a groove side surface of the mounting groove. The back ring forms a space region in relation to the other member. The annular base part is provided with a shape that the annular base part does not protrude out of an extension of a peripheral surface of the sliding side lip in a free state by forming a cross sectional shape of a heel part into a circular arc shape or a taper shape.
US09371909B2	Method of controlling a transmission park system of a vehicle equipped with an electronic transmission range select system A method of controlling a transmission of a vehicle equipped with an electronic transmission range select system includes receiving an electronic request to actuate a transmission park system. A speed of the vehicle is sensed with each of a plurality of different speed sensors to define a plurality of different sensed vehicle speeds. Each of the plurality of different speed sensors provides a sensed vehicle speed that is independent and separate from the sensed vehicle speed from all of the other speed sensors. All of the different sensed vehicle speeds from the plurality of speed sensors is compared to each other to determine the lowest sensed vehicle speed. When the lowest sensed vehicle speed is equal to or less than a maximum allowable actuation speed, an electronic signal is sent from the transmission control unit to the transmission park system to actuate the transmission park system.
US09371907B2	Shift rail inhibitor mechansim for a transmission An inhibitor mechanism may include at least one first primary interlocking element and at least one second primary interlocking element each configured to selectively engage with a shift rail in at least one cavity of the shift rail to inhibit the axial movement of the respective shift rail. The inhibitor mechanism may also include at least one secondary interlocking element in contact with the at least one first primary interlocking element, and may be configured to selectively engage with another shift rail in the at least one cavity to inhibit the axial movement of that shift rail. Only one of the primary interlocking elements and the at least one secondary interlocking element may be movable to outside of the at least one cavity of the respective shift rail at one time such that only that respective shift rail is movable in the axial direction.
US09371902B2	Belt-and-pulley-type continuously variable transmission Continuously variable transmission with a drive belt (3) and with two pulleys (1, 2) that are each provided with two pulley discs (4, 5) with a running surface (8) for arriving in friction contact with a side face (35) of the drive belt (3), wherein both the running surfaces (8) of the pulleys (1, 2) and the side face (35) of the drive belt (3) are made of steel and wherein during operation of the transmission the friction contact is cooled by lubrication oil. At least one of the running surfaces (8) is provided with a multitude of (micron-scale) dimples (11, 13) and/or of grooves (12, 14, 15) arranged in a specific pattern for taking up lubrication oil.
US09371874B2	Assembly of a caliper body of a disc brake and hub bracket An Assembly (1) of a fixed caliper and hub bracket (101), comprises a fixed caliper (2) having a first vehicle-side elongated portion (7) that comprises a first disc entry-side tangential end (8) and a second disc exit-side tangential end (9); said portion (7) being suitable for facing an axial inner surface (10) thereof towards a first braking surface (4) of the disc (3); said first portion (7) housing at least one cylinder (11) suitable for receiving a piston; said caliper body (6) also comprises a second wheel-side elongated portion (12) that comprises a first disc entry-side tangential end (14) and a second disc exit-side end (15); said second portion (12) houses at least one cylinder (16); said first and second elongated portions (7, 12) being connected together by at least one bridge (17); said caliper body (6) also comprises at least one first seat (18) arranged in said first vehicle-side elongated portion (7) to receive a first connection element (19) to connect said fixed caliper to a hub bracket (101); said hub bracket (101) making a support for the fixed caliper (2) and comprises a hub bracket body (102) suitable for housing a bearing to support a hub able to be connected to said disc (3) and to a wheel of the vehicle; said hub bracket body (102) comprises at least one fourth seat (103) to receive said first connection element (19) to firmly connect said first vehicle-side elongated portion (7) to said hub bracket body (102); wherein said caliper body (6) comprises at least one second seat (20) to receive a second connection element (21) and that is arranged in said second wheel-side elongated portion (12), and in which said hub bracket body (102) has an arm (104) that from said hub bracket body (102) extends astride of the disc (3) taking a portion of the arm (105) in said wheel-side volume (V2), and in which said portion of the arm arranged on the wheel side (105) has a fifth seat (106) to receive a second connection element (107) for the connection of the caliper body (6) to the hub bracket body (102).
US09371870B2	Systems for energy recovery and related methods A vapor transport device can include a tube, a first cap positioned at a first region of the tube, a second cap positioned at a second region of the tube, and a piston positioned between the first cap and the second cap so as to divide the tube into a first chamber of variable size that extends between the first cap and the piston and a second chamber of variable size that extends between the piston and the second cap. The vapor transport device can further include a drive shaft connected to the piston and extending through the second cap, and can also include a plurality of one-way valves.
US09371868B2	Coupling member subassembly for use in controllable coupling assembly and electromechanical apparatus having a pair of simultaneously actuated elements for use in the subassembly A coupling member subassembly for use in a controllable coupling assembly and an electromechanical apparatus having a pair of simultaneously actuated elements for use in such a subassembly are provided. The apparatus includes a housing, an electromagnetic source having at least one excitation coil surrounded by the housing and a pair of spaced first and second elements. A reciprocating armature is arranged concentrically relative to the at least one excitation coil and is axially movable when the at least one excitation coil is supplied with current. An actuator bridge is mounted for axial reciprocating movement with the armature and is connected to the elements at opposite ends of the bridge to move the elements in unison between first and second positions during axial movement of the armature to control the operating mode of the assembly.
US09371867B2	Power transmitting apparatus A power transmitting apparatus which can suppress the rotational vibrations by suppressing rotation of the pressure member relative to the clutch member is provided. The power transmitting apparatus can comprise a clutch housing rotatable together with an input member and a plurality of driving-side clutch discs mounted thereon; a clutch member with a plurality of driven-side clutch discs mounted thereon and interleaved with the driving-side clutch discs; and a pressure member axially movably relative to the clutch member to increase or release the press-contacting force acting on the driving-side clutch discs and the driven-side clutch discs. The power transmitting apparatus can further comprise one or more slide-suppressing members for applying sliding resistance to the pressure member when the pressure member is rotated relative to the clutch member.
US09371862B2	Bearing assembly and rotary electric machine comprising such a bearing A bearing assembly for rotatively holding a shaft with respect to a support member and comprises: a bearing, with a rotatable ring and a fixed outer ring to be immobilized within a housing of said support member. An encoder washer is fast in rotation with the rotating ring. At least one sensor is adapted to detect at least one rotation parameter of the encoder washer and a sensor body holds this sensor. An annular flange is used for mounting said sensor body with respect to the fixed outer ring. The annular flange has a first skirt and a second skirt which define, between them and a bottom wall of the flange, an annular recess for accommodating at least a part of the sensor body. In mounted configuration of the bearing assembly, the first and second skirts extend respectively towards the rotatable and fixed rings.
US09371855B2	Flexure based linear and rotary bearings A flexure based linear bearing includes top and bottom parallel rigid plates; first and second flexures connecting the top and bottom plates and constraining exactly four degrees of freedom of relative motion of the plates, the four degrees of freedom being X and Y axis translation and rotation about the X and Y axes; and a strut connecting the top and bottom plates and further constraining exactly one degree of freedom of the plates, the one degree of freedom being one of Z axis translation and rotation about the Z axis.
US09371853B2	Jet pump and bolt fixing device of jet pump beam A bolt fixing device is configured so that a lock cap is pushed up by elastic force of an elastic member and engages upper surface teeth with lower surface teeth, the upper surface teeth being formed on the upper surface of a flange of a lock cap, the lower surface teeth being formed on the lower surface of an engagement flange of a body housing. Thus, the head bolt of a jet pump beam is fixed. With the configuration, when installing an inlet mixer, the head bolt of the jet pump beam is simply and reliably locked against rotation.
US09371850B2	Anchor head and anchor nut for a tension anchor The invention relates to an anchor head (1) for anchoring a tension anchor (2) on the air side of an anchor bore (5), comprising an anchor nut (3) with a threaded bore (17) for screwing onto an anchor thread (19) of a tension anchor (2) and comprising an anchor plate (4) which interacts with the anchor nut (3) and comprises an anchor plate opening (8), said anchor plate being designed to transmit the tensile forces which can be exerted onto the anchor nut (3) by a screwed-in tension anchor (2) to a sub-surface (6) surrounding the anchor bore (5). The anchor nut (3) has a conical bearing region (7) which engages into the opening (8) of the anchor plate (4) in the assembled state and rests against a complementary inner cone (9) in the anchor plate opening, said anchor plate (4) having the inner cone at least in the region of the anchor plate opening (8). The anchor nut (3) has at least one slot (12) which runs preferably in an axially parallel manner and interrupts the nut wall over a sub-region of the axial extension of the wall. The at least one slot (12) opens into the air-side end (13) of the anchor nut (3) and from there extends over a length which equals between 25% and 90% of the total axial length of the anchor nut (3). The invention further relates to anchor nut (3) for such an anchor head (1).
US09371848B2	Buckling mechanism and article having the same A buckling mechanism includes a first member, a second member and a locking assembly. The first member has a pair of locking-arm guiding portions formed thereon and gradually approaching each other inward from an outside of the first member. The second member has a latching member. The locking assembly has a connection element, a first resilient element, a interfering member and a second resilient element. The connection element has a main body disposed on the first member, and a pair of flexible locking arms. The locking arms are slidably disposed on the first member along the pair of locking-arm guiding portions respectively. The connection element is pushed by the latching member to a locked position from an unlocked position. The pair of locking arms contracts along the two mutually approaching locking-arm guiding portions, and the interfering member blocks the sliding blocker.
US09371844B2	Hydraulic brake system with controlled boost The brake system includes a pedal, a pedal simulator, and a brake pedal unit. The brake pedal unit includes an input piston connected to the brake pedal for operating the pedal simulator during a normal braking mode. The brake pedal unit further includes first and second output pistons actuated by the input piston during a manual push through mode such that the first output piston generates brake actuating pressure at a first output of the brake pedal unit, and the second output piston generates actuating pressure at a second output of the brake pedal unit. The brake system further includes a hydraulic pressure source for supplying fluid at a controlled boost pressure, and a hydraulic control unit adapted to be hydraulically connected to the brake pedal unit and the hydraulic pressure source. The hydraulic control unit includes a slip control valve arrangement and a switching base brake valve arrangement for switching the brake system between the normal braking mode, wherein boost pressure from the hydraulic pressure source is supplied to first and second vehicle brakes, and the manual push through mode wherein the brake actuating pressure from the first and second output pistons is supplied to the first and second vehicle brakes, respectively.
US09371842B1	Hydraulic motor having a dual brake system A hydraulic drive unit for use in a vehicle or other application incorporates a motor disposed in a housing and connected to a pump through a porting system, and an output shaft driven by the motor. A mechanical brake is used to brake the motor, while a valve provides a hydraulic brake for preventing flow between the hydraulic motor and the hydraulic pump. A brake actuator is connected to both the mechanical brake and the hydraulic brake, whereby actuation of the brake actuator causes both the mechanical brake and the hydraulic brake to be actuated.
US09371839B2	Nose dome for a turbomachine blower A nose dome for a turbomachine blower that has a conical exterior surface and a base, which dome includes: a plurality of removal mechanism, a plurality of fasteners created by machining the exterior surface, the fasteners including a first, blind borehole that is capable of forming a bearing surface; an orifice that passes through the bearing surface and is capable of accommodating threaded fasteners. The removal mechanisms are created by machining the boreholes in the fasteners in a direction designed to enable removal in an axial direction of the dome with the aid of a tool that cooperates with the machined arrangements.
US09371836B2	Mixed flow fan assembly A mixed flow fan assembly uses induced reverse ambient air flow through the in-line motor enclosure for motor cooling, motor segregation from primary exhaust contamination, and augmentation of volumetric flow rate. Induced ambient airflow through openings in and/or around the base of the fan housing balances low pressure around the fan wheel and the inlet cone to inhibit primary exhaust recirculation and increase volumetric flow rate. Straightening vanes downstream of the fan wheel are used to axially reorient radial and tangential velocity components of primary effluent flow. Airfoil impeller blades have a scalloped and/or perforated single-thickness trailing edge to attenuate fan noise.
US09371828B2	External automatic control smart air pump The present invention provides an external automatic control smart air pump, including a housing, an air blast device and an automatic control mechanism. By setting up the intake nozzle in such way that the second cavity is independently in communication therewith, the actual air pressure inside the inflatable object can be precisely measured. The fine motion switch is controlled with the coordination of the push button, rotating position limiting member, pressing member, air pressure sensing film, first restoring spring and second restoring spring, thereby realizing the auto stop control of the air pump. The structure of the present invention is simple, and the assembling process thereof is convenient. In addition, the present invention can be precisely controlled according to the actual air pressure inside the inflatable object, thereby bringing convenience for the user.
US09371825B2	Fuel tank arrangements for self-priming floating pumps An auxiliary fuel tank for portable self-priming floating pumps is configured to float independently of the pump while being retained therewith. The tank features an annular shape having a central opening that is sized to accommodate receipt of the pump, whereby the tank fits around the pump so as to move therewith over the body of water in which the pump is deployed.
US09371824B2	Dosing device The present invention relates to a dosing valve and to a dosing device (15) for introducing a liquid medium into an exhaust-gas stream of an internal combustion engine (1) of a motor vehicle. The dosing device (15) has a pump (23) for delivering the liquid medium. The medium is injected into the exhaust-gas stream by means of a dosing valve (13) which can be controlled by way of an electromagnet (65). The dosing device (13) comprises a housing (33) with a stepped bore (34, 34.1, 34.2, 34.3, 34.4), wherein a pump sleeve (47) is guided sealingly in one portion (34.4) of the stepped bore (34). A hollow-bored piston (49) is guided sealingly in a central bore (48) of the pump sleeve (47). In a low-pressure chamber (61), an armature (69) is fastened to the piston (49), and furthermore a magnet sleeve (67) is fastened to the housing (33). A stop sleeve (75) is arranged on a side of the low-pressure chamber (61) situated opposite the magnet sleeve (67), wherein a stroke of the piston (49) is limited by the magnet sleeve (67) and/or by the stop sleeve (75).
US09371820B2	Direct drive wind turbine with slip ring A direct-drive wind turbine includes a tower with a nacelle having a direct-drive generator and a rotatable hub carrying turbine blades, wherein the direct-drive generator comprises an outer stator and an inner rotor and has a first side facing the turbine blades and a second side facing away from the turbine blades. A slip ring at the second side transfers power and/or signals from the nacelle to the rotatable hub being mounted coaxially with the centerline of the direct-drive generator. The slip ring mounts on a first arm. An end of a second arm distal to the slip ring can engages the rotor or a shaft. The assembly of the first arm, slip ring and second arm may be at a first position where the slip ring is aligned with the centerline of the direct drive generator and at a second position to provide access to the hub.
US09371808B2	Fuel injection valve In a fuel injection valve, a thin portion that is formed so as to make a downstream hollow in an upstream end surface of a first spraying aperture plate is disposed on the first spraying aperture plate. First spraying apertures that are disposed on the thin portion are perpendicular to the first spraying aperture plate. L/d of the first spraying apertures is less than 1, where L is axial length, and d is diameter. Second spraying apertures on a second spraying aperture plate are inclined relative to an axis that is perpendicular to the second spraying aperture plate. An aperture area of an outlet portion of the first spraying apertures is smaller than an aperture area of the inlet portion of the second spraying apertures. An entire outlet opening of the first spraying apertures is disposed inside an inlet opening of the second spraying apertures.
US09371805B2	Support structure for fuel injection valve In a fuel injection valve support structure which can apply a substantially constant set load, the fuel injection valve has first and second load receiving portions, the first load receiving portion being supported on the engine, the second load receiving portion being supported on an elastic support member which receives a set load from a fuel supply cap. The elastic support member includes a base plate placed on the second load receiving portion, and an elastic piece curving rearward from one end toward the other end of the base plate, with an apex portion in pressure contact with the cap, the base plate has a portion overhanging from the second load receiving portion and supporting a tip end portion of the elastic piece. The overhang portion starts bending when a load the overhang portion receives from the cap through the elastic piece reaches or exceeds a predetermined value.
US09371804B2	Self cleaning dust box assembly for use with controlled tube assemblies, such as forming a portion of a fresh air replacement line associated with a vehicle fuel tank A filter box assembly for integrating into a bi-directional vent and air intake line associated with a vehicle fuel tank. The assembly includes an outer shell having an open inserting end and an opposite closed end. An inner communicable component is engageable within the open inserting end of the outer shell and collectively defines a plurality of continuous and reverse flow passageways extending between a plurality of inlet apertures defined upon a base surface of the inner component and a conduit attachment nipple extending from the inner component.
US09371796B2	Combustion control device and method for diesel engine A diesel engine 100 is provided with a common rail type fuel injection device. A controller 14 controls a common rail pressure and an engine control parameter other than the common rail pressure, respectively, to target values that are determined on the basis of the engine load. The controller 14 corrects the engine control parameter other than the common rail pressure when the common rail pressure does not coincide with the target common rail pressure in a transient state of the diesel engine, thereby preventing an air-fuel ratio in the combustion region from becoming lean.
US09371791B2	Combustion state control device for vehicular internal combustion engine A combustion state control device for an internal combustion engine includes an abnormal combustion detecting unit for detecting abnormal combustion of the internal combustion engine, a fuel supply cut-off unit for cutting off a fuel supply to a cylinder where the abnormal combustion is detected during a cycle from an intake stroke of the cylinder to a next intake stroke thereof, when the abnormal combustion detecting unit detects the abnormal combustion of a cylinder, a vehicle vibration detecting unit for detecting vibration of a vehicle, and a fuel supply cut-off ending unit for ending cutting off of the fuel supply when the vehicle vibration detecting unit detects the vibration of the vehicle while the fuel supply is being cut off.
US09371786B2	Fuel injected engine system An engine system may include a fuel and air supply circuit and an exhaust circuit, a temperature sensor mounted on an exterior of the engine and an oxygen sensor located in the exhaust circuit. The fuel and air supply circuit may include a throttle body mounted on the engine and having a throttle valve to control the flow rate of air delivered to the engine, a fuel injector carried by the throttle body to deliver fuel to the engine and a fuel rail carried by at least one of the throttle body and the fuel injector and having an input to receive a supply of fuel and an outlet through which fuel is routed to the fuel injector. An engine control unit may be communicated with these components to control the fuel and air mixture provided to the engine as a function of the temperature and oxygen sensor outputs.
US09371785B2	Vehicle and method of operating A method for operating a vehicle is provided with an electric machine connected to a battery of less than 150 volts and coupled to an internal combustion engine such that a crankshaft of the engine rotates at all times the electric machine operates to supply power from the battery and all times the electric machine operates to capture power for storage in the battery. Motive force is provided to the vehicle with power output by the internal combustion engine. During movement of the vehicle, ignition of the engine is ceased in response to an engine load below a specified threshold. Pumping losses and drive train drag are reduced by altering at least one mechanical property of the internal combustion engine.
US09371783B2	Method and system for improved dilution tolerance Methods and systems are provided for expediting purging of LP-EGR from an air intake system during conditions of decreasing engine load. During a tip-out, an EGR valve is closed while the engine is shifted to a VDE mode of operation to improve engine tolerance to EGR at lower engine loads and until the EGR is sufficiently purged. A non-VDE mode is resumed if higher engine loads are restored, else, a deceleration fuel shut-off mode is selected if the tip-out continues to zero load.
US09371782B2	Control apparatus for internal combustion engine When a working angle of an intake valve is increased in accordance with a deficiency in a working fluid pressure of a VVT mechanism, an electronic control unit corrects an opening degree of a throttle valve so as to increase an intake air amount, and thereby restraining the intake air amount from decreasing in accordance with the increase in the working angle with a valve timing of the intake valve retarded, and hence suppressing a fall in an engine rotational speed.
US09371781B2	NOX adjustment control with internal and external exhaust gas recirculation A method for reducing a nitrogen oxide emission in a diesel engine. The method can include taking at least one exhaust gas of an in engine combustion in a combustion chamber and: segmenting a first portion of exhaust gas enters as an internal exhaust gas recirculation from the combustion chamber of the diesel engine via an outlet valve associated with the combustion chamber, and is recirculated, via the outlet valve, from the subsequent exhaust gas tract, into the combustion chamber of the diesel engine; segmenting a second portion of exhaust gas remains in the combustion chamber and is not expelled; and segmenting a third portion of exhaust gas is recirculated as external exhaust gas recirculation via an exhaust gas recirculation valve into the combustion chamber.
US09371776B2	Dual flow air injection intraturbine engine and method of operating same A jet engine having an air intake and a compression section having first and second separate flow paths coupled to the air intake, the second flow path containing a fuel rich, fuel air mixture having an equivalence rate above the mixture flammability limit, the first flow path containing only air, a burner turbine section, the compression section being coupled directly to the burner turbine section, and means for injecting air from the first flow path into the fuel rich fuel air mixture of the said flow path in the burner turbine section to generate intraturbine diffusion layer burning of said fuel air mixture.
US09371773B2	Two-stage supercharging device A two-stage supercharger for an engine having a radial high-pressure turbine and an axial low-pressure turbine. The high-pressure turbine has a spiral housing with an exhaust-gas inlet connected to an exhaust line and via which exhaust-gas flows from the engine to the high-pressure turbine. A partial flow of the exhaust-gas flows past the high-pressure turbine in a bypass unit and is adjustable by a shut-off valve. The bypass unit includes a branch line and an annular duct housing integral with the spiral housing. The branch line branches off the exhaust-gas inlet at a point where the shut-off valve is arranged and issues into a duct of the annular duct housing. The partial flow flows through the branch line into the duct and an axially arranged annular gap into an exhaust-gas duct. The partial flow merges with a main exhaust-gas flow from the high-pressure turbine and flows into the low-pressure turbine.
US09371772B2	Supercharged internal combustion engine A supercharged internal combustion engine may include an exhaust gas turbocharger which is integrated into an exhaust section on the turbine side and into an intake section on the compressor side. An exhaust gas recirculation line may connect the exhaust section and the intake section. The exhaust gas recirculation line may branch off from the exhaust section downstream of a turbine of the exhaust gas turbocharger and opens into the intake section upstream of a compressor. A valve device for performing at least one of open-loop and closed-loop control of an exhaust gas recirculation rate may be arranged in the region of the exhaust gas recirculation line.
US09371769B2	Engine equipped with secondary air supply device An engine equipped with a secondary air supply device where a cylinder extends obliquely to define a space therebeneath, which includes: a cooling fan disposed laterally of the cylinder; a carburetor disposed closer to the space than the cooling fan; an exhaust muffler disposed opposite from the carburetor with the cylinder interposed therebetween and in communication with a cylinder head via an exhaust pipe; a secondary air introduction pipe connected to the exhaust pipe and extending from the exhaust pipe to the space so that its inlet end portion is located in the space; an intake nozzle provided in communication with the inlet end portion of the introduction pipe and having an opening portion that opens in an opposite direction from the cooling fan; and a partition wall disposed between the opening portion of the intake nozzle and the carburetor.
US09371767B2	Soot load determination system An aftertreatment system for treating exhaust gas discharged from a combustion engine may include a particulate filter, a reductant-injection system, an ammonia sensor and a control module. The particulate filter may be configured to filter exhaust gas discharged from the combustion engine. The reductant-injection system may be configured to inject a reductant into a stream of the exhaust gas upstream of the particulate filter. The ammonia sensor may be configured to sense a concentration of ammonia in the stream of exhaust gas downstream of the particulate filter. The control module may be in communication with the ammonia sensor and may determine a soot load of the particulate filter based on data received from the ammonia sensor.
US09371765B2	Metal filter for purifying exhaust gas from ship, and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a metal filter for purifying the exhaust gas from a ship, and a preparation method thereof. The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a metal filter for purifying the exhaust gas from a ship, capable of reducing nitrogen oxide by 85% or more at 250-300° C.; and a preparation method thereof. The metal filter for removing nitrogen oxide contained in the exhaust gas from a ship of the present invention comprises an integrated catalyst, wherein a metal substrate comprising irregularities is coated with a low temperature active catalyst in which vanadium (V), tungsten (W) and alumina sol are supported in a Ti-pillared clay (Ti-PILC) powdered support.
US09371764B2	After-treatment component An after-treatment component for receiving an exhaust stream from an internal combustion engine comprises a vessel having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate section. The vessel defines an inlet port and an outlet port. The inlet port is in fluid communication with an inlet diffuser disposed within the vessel. The inlet diffuser is in fluid communication with the inlet port and with a diesel oxidation catalyst disposed within the vessel. The diesel oxidation catalyst is in fluid communication with the inlet diffuser and with a transfer duct. The transfer duct is in fluid communication with the diesel oxidation catalyst and with an intermediate diffuser disposed within the vessel. The intermediate diffuser is in fluid communication with the transfer duct and with a catalyzed filter disposed within the vessel. The catalyzed filter is in fluid communication with the intermediate diffuser and with the outlet port.
US09371758B2	Delivery device with protection against freezing, methods for operating and deactivating a delivery device and motor vehicle A delivery device for delivering reducing agent into an exhaust-gas treatment device includes at least one delivery duct with at least one flexible wall region. The flexible wall region can deform when reducing agent in the delivery duct freezes. The flexible wall region separates the delivery duct from a compressed-air chamber which is connected to a compressed-air source. Methods for operating and deactivating a delivery device and a motor vehicle having a delivery device are also provided.
US09371751B2	Two stroke combustion engine The invention related to a two-stroke internal combustion engine (1), comprising a crankcase (2), which has an air intake (3), and at least one cylinder (4), which is connected to the crankcase (2) and which, together with a piston (5) arranged therein, defines a combustion chamber (6). The cylinder (4) has at least one air inlet (7), which via an air duct (8) communicates with the crankcase (2), in which a mixture of air and lubricating oil and fuel, if any, is contained. The air duct (8) is connected to the crankcase (2) via a separator (10) for cleaning of air coming from the crankcase (2) from lubricating oil and fuel, if any. The separator (10) has a centrifugal chamber (11), in which the lubricating oil and the fuel, if any, in a circulating motion are thrown outwards to a circumferential wall (12) and thus substantially cleaned air is passed, through a chamber outlet (13), which with respect to said circulating motion is a radially inner outlet, to said air duct (8) to be supplied to the combustion chamber (6) through the air inlet (7).
US09371748B2	Holding structure of oil control valve A holding structure of an oil control valve includes an oil control valve, a cam holder, and a head cover. A valve portion is provided on a second end side of the oil control valve opposite to a first end side in a longitudinal direction. The valve portion is configured to switch oil passages by driving a solenoid portion and has a drain hole at a shaft end portion of the valve portion. The cam holder is attached to a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and rotatably supports a camshaft of the internal combustion engine. A valve portion side of the oil control valve is embedded in the cam holder and supported by the cam holder. An axis of the oil control valve in the longitudinal direction is oriented towards the camshaft. The head cover is provided on an upper portion of the cylinder head.
US09371745B2	Vaporization method and vaporization apparatus used for vaporization method, and vaporization system provided with vaporization apparatus A vaporization method includes a preparing step of preparing a vaporizing tube that covers at least a part of a heat exchange unit for cold energy of a Stirling engine and is capable of forming an ascending flow of the liquid flowing from a bottom to a top of the heat exchange unit for cold energy, and a vaporizing step of feeding the liquid in the vaporizing tube to thereby form the ascending flow and bringing the liquid into contact with the Stirling engine to vaporize the liquid. In the preparing step, a flowing direction of the ascending flow is adjusted to suppress occurrence of separated flows of the liquid and gas in the vaporizing tube. In the vaporizing step, the liquid is fed at a flow velocity at which a gas-liquid two-phase flow in which the liquid and the gas are mixed is formed in the vaporizing tube.
US09371743B2	Cap drain plug A cap assembly includes a plunger mounted to a retainer pin and a latch operable to retract the retainer pin.
US09371742B2	Set of rotor disks for a turbine engine A set of rotor disks for a turbine engine, or an airplane turboprop or turbojet, the set including disks rigidly connected together by bolts and shaped at their outer peripheries with slots for mounting blade roots. Each disk includes a rim extending radially and not having any axial flanges, two consecutive disks being connected together with help of an axially-extending ferrule that is fastened to the rims of the disks and that is fitted with a holder plate for holding the blade roots of the downstream disk.
US09371741B2	Turbine blade and gas turbine having the same A turbine blade of the present invention includes a blade body mounted on a rotor body so as to extend outward from the rotor body in a radial direction of the rotor body and a chip shroud fixed to the outside of the blade body in the radial direction. A cooling passage which extends in the radial direction of the rotor body and in which a cooling medium circulates is formed in the blade body. The chip shroud includes a shroud body where a recess opened to the outside in the radial direction and communicating with the cooling passage is formed on an outer peripheral end face, and a plug that includes a plurality of plug pieces closing an opening of the recess in cooperation with each other by being inserted into mounting grooves formed on side surfaces of the recess.
US09371736B2	Method and device for modifying a secondary air system in a gas turbine engine A method and device for modifying a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The method for modifying a gas turbine engine includes accessing a first outward end of a first tube installed in the gas turbine engine, the first tube having a tube axis. Then attaching an extraction tool to the first outward end of the first tube, and applying an axial force to the first tube using the extraction tool, the axial force relative to the tube axis, thus breaking a first interference seal between a first interface surface on a first inward end of the first tube and a receiving member of the gas turbine engine. The method continues with removing the first tube from the gas turbine engine.
US09371732B2	Internal combustion engines An internal combustion engine includes a chamber and inlet valving operable to admit constituents of a combustible mixture into the chamber for combustion therein to provide a pressure increase in the chamber. First input valving admits a liquid into the chamber and a control system controls the first input valving such that the liquid is admitted to the chamber to compress at least one constituent of the combustible mixture. Outlet valving releases an outflow of the liquid from the chamber under an influence of the pressure increase as an energy output of the chamber. Second input valving selectively admits a heated aqueous fluid into a region of the chamber in which combustion of the combustible mixture occurs to promote a hydrogen separation process in the chamber to provide hydrogen that is combusted in the chamber. A supply system supplies the heated aqueous fluid to the second input valving.
US09371730B2	System and method related to a sampling packer A technique involves collecting formation fluids through a single packer. The single packer comprises an outer bladder with drains positioned in the outer bladder to obtain formation fluid samples. Features also may be incorporated into the single packer to limit sealing in the circumferential spaces between the drains and to provide a larger sampling surface than provided simply via the drain surface area.
US09371725B2	Boring tool tracking fundamentally based on drill string length, pitch and roll A boring tool moves having a pitch orientation, a yaw orientation and a roll orientation and is steerable underground using the roll orientation. A maximum drill string curvature is established for steering. The boring tool is advanced over a path segment. An averaged roll characteristic is determined for movement of the boring tool along the path segment. A path segment pitch orientation is established based on at least one measured pitch orientation along the path segment. Using the maximum drill string curvature in combination with the averaged roll characteristic and the path segment pitch orientation, the yaw orientation is determined. The averaged roll characteristic is determined based on a series of incremental roll measurements that are spaced across the path segment. A set of coupled ordinary differential equations is used to characterize movement of the boring tool.
US09371694B2	Permanent bypass whipstock assembly for drilling and completing a sidetrack well and preserving access to the original wellbore The present invention relates to drilling lateral wells or sidetrack wells from a primary wellbore to enhance the efficiency and productivity of oil and gas wells.
US09371692B2	Downhole tool A downhole tool including a fluid-actuated piston and a motor-driven valve. The fluid-actuated piston is operatively associated with a reciprocating mass. The motor-driven valve is configured to supply actuating fluid sequentially to drive the piston downwards and upwards.A method of reciprocating a mass in a downhole tool. The method including cycling a motor-driven valve between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration actuating fluid pressure drives a piston associated with the mass downwards. In the second configuration actuating fluid pressure drives the piston upwards.
US09371691B2	Motorized window shade A motorized window shade includes a head rail, a bottom part suspended from the head rail, and a covering structure arranged between the head rail and the bottom part. An electric motor is arranged in the head rail and is operable to drive a vertical displacement of the bottom part. The window shade further includes a control interface electrically connected with the electric motor, and suspended outward from the head rail. The control interface is operable to control rotation of the electric motor for raising and lowering the bottom part. An elongated tube may further be disposed outside the head rail. The elongated tube has an upper end connected with the head rail, and the control interface is assembled adjacent to a lower end of the elongated tube.
US09371681B2	Courier package storage apparatus and method for storing courier package deliverable to a customer An apparatus, and associated method, facilitates delivery of a package to a recipient. A personal package box is installed at a destination location. The box contains a locking device that permits a delivery person to secure the package, once delivered. An identifier is maintained at the personal package box. The delivery person records the delivery of the package, using the identifier to identify the location of the delivery. An indication of the delivery is sent to the recipient to alert the recipient of the delivery.
US09371673B2	Deadbolt lock A lock consists of an elongated track which is attached to the panel of a door. A slider runs in the track from a retracted position in which the slider is spaced apart from the knob which operates the deadbolt to an engaged position in which the slider is in contact with the knob and prevents it from turning. The slider can be locked in that position by means of a locking pin. The pin may also be used to immobilizes the slider in the retracted position.
US09371671B2	Lockable lockset operable by either axial or rotational knob movement A lockset has an actuator unit, a mounting unit and a latch retractor mechanism. The mounting unit attaches the lockset to a door and supports the actuator unit and latch retractor mechanism. The actuator unit includes inside and outside door knobs and a cam mechanism that move together within the mounting unit. During rotational movement, a first cam of the cam mechanism engages the latch retractor mechanism to retract the latch. The actuator is axially movable along an axis of the actuator unit when one of the knobs is pushed or pulled. During axial movement, a second cam of the cam mechanism engages the latch retractor mechanism to retract the latch. A locking mechanism is selectively actuable to act between the actuator unit and the mounting unit to prevent both rotational and axial movement of the actuator unit relative to the mounting unit, thereby locking the lockset.
US09371670B2	Locking system The invention relates to a locking system, in particular motor vehicle door lock, with at least one lever (1), and with a position-securing unit (5, 6, 7, 8) for the lever (1), wherein the position-securing unit (5, 6, 7, 8) has at least one spring element (5) and is designed for defining at least one stable position (E) of the lever (1), wherein the spring element (5) reaches through the lever (1) in the region of an opening (8), and wherein the opening (8) permits pivoting movements of the lever (1) in relation to the spring element (5) within a predetermined pivoting angle range (9).
US09371667B2	Combination lock with rotary latch A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented.
US09371643B2	Building facade with lock element and lock element A building facade consisting of a building wall, an insulating layer comprising insulating elements, having a surface and disposed on the building wall, a facade cladding which is disposed at a distance from the building wall and from the insulating layer to form a rearventilation gap between insulating layer and facade cladding and a lock element provided for fire protection, which is disposed between neighboring insulating elements of the insulating layer. In order to further develop a building facade in such a manner that it can be manufactured simply and therefore cost-effectively without additional structural elements being provided, the invention proposes a generic building facade where the lock element is formed in one piece from fiber material, extends over the surface of the insulating layer in the direction of the facade cladding and exhibits a compressibility and/or flexibility aligned at least predominantly between building wall and facade cladding.
US09371642B2	Attachment of wall elements In a device for attachment of a surface shaped wall element between two upright poles which have two positions for the wall element, an unstable readiness position and a locked position, at least one encircling mounting is provided on each pole for support of the wall element.
US09371640B2	Fence valve with indicator A fence valve to catch material introduced into a pipe includes a housing defining a chamber and a catch plate disposed within the chamber that is movable with respect to the housing. The catch plate includes at least one magnetic region. The valve further includes a magnetic body in communication with at least a portion of the chamber, an indicator in communication with the catch plate, and a cable having a first end secured to the catch plate and a second end secured to a hook. The catch plate is transitionable from a first position in which the catch plate is disposed at a first location within the chamber, to a second position in which the catch plate is displaced from the first location. The catch plate is detachably held in the first position by interaction between the at least one magnetic region and the magnetic body.
US09371633B2	Apparatus and method of freeze protection in fluid systems A freeze protection material consisting of a closed-cell polymeric material that can be used to protect a variety of fluid systems from the damaging effects of thermal expansion of aqueous fluids container or transported therein. A method of protecting various fluid systems from freeze damage by applying a specialized freeze protection material therein.
US09371631B2	Ground engaging wear member and means of mechanical attachment A wear member assembly has a wear member, a wear member receiver with at least first and second contact portions and at least one aperture to receive at least one wear member locating member of the wear member. An attachment mechanism, releasably attaches the wear member to the receiver has at least one moveable attachment member and at least one respective fastening means. Actuation of each of the fastening means moves the associated attachment member to apply a retaining force to one of the contact portions of the receiver and causes the respective wear member locating member to apply a retaining force to the other of the contact portions of the receiver. At least one of the receiver first and second contact portions has a sloped or tapered face, and the corresponding wear member locating member or attachment member has a slope or taper, such that contact between the wear member locating member slope/taper or attachment member slope/taper and a corresponding one of the wear member receiver sloped/tapered contact portions causes the wear member to positively locate to the receiver when the releasable fastening means is actuated thereby releasably retaining the wear member to the outer surface of the earth moving apparatus member.
US09371630B1	Determination of undercarriage idler and roller wear based on final drive speed System and methods for determining wear of a rotational component of an undercarriage for a machine are disclosed. One method includes determining a rotational speed of a drive sprocket of the undercarriage, determining a rotational speed of the rotational component, determining a size parameter of the rotational component based on at least the determined rotational speed of the drive sprocket and the determined rotational speed of the rotational component, and determining the wear of the rotational component based on the determined size parameter of the rotational component.
US09371626B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle includes a speed limit calculation portion, a speed determination portion, an adjustment portion, and a boom speed determination portion. The speed limit calculation portion calculates a speed limit for limiting a speed of a cutting edge of a bucket. The speed determination portion determines whether or not a speed of raising the boom has been lowered when an amount of operation of an arm is smaller than a prescribed amount. The adjustment portion delays speed change to the speed limit. The boom speed determination portion determines a target speed of the boom based on the speed limit after delay by the adjustment portion when it is determined that the speed of raising the boom has been lowered, and determines a target speed of the boom based on the speed limit calculated when it is not determined that the speed of raising the boom has been lowered.
US09371623B2	Diaphragm wall apparatus and methods The invention relates to apparatus and methods and kits for constructing walls such as diaphragm walls comprising one or more panels and walls so constructed. In particular the invention relates to apparatus, methods and diaphragm walls having a guideway along a height of a first wall of a pane). More particularly, the invention relates to an apparatus for constructing a diaphragm wall comprising: a guideway tube along a height of a first wall of a first concrete panel; a sacrificial wall element in the guideway tube that extends along the tube and about a portion of a periphery of the tube; a cutting mechanism for cutting along the height of a first wall of the first concrete panel, the cutting mechanism being arranged to cut along the height of the wall of the first concrete panel and along the sacrificial wall element of the guideway tube so as to cut away at least part of the sacrificial wall element of the guideway tube along at least part of the height of the first wall. The invention further relates to a comprising: casting a guideway tube into a first concrete panel along a height of a first wall of the panel; cutting along the height of the first wall of the panel; cutting along at least part of the length of the sacrificial wall element of the guideway tube; pouring a second concrete panel, including pouring concrete into the cutaway guideway tube. The invention further provides a diaphragm wall comprising at least two or a series of concrete panels adjoining one another.
US09371619B2	Self-righting flexible delineator with protective collar A delineator system includes an anchor having an end portion and a post extending along a longitudinal direction and having an end portion overlapping with the end portion of the anchor. The overlapping end portions are coupled together with an engagement member. A protective collar is moveable relative to the post and the anchor along the longitudinal direction from a non-installed position to an installed position. The protective collar is disposed over and covers the overlapping end portions and the engagement member when in the installed position. Methods of manufacturing and installing a post, and other delineator systems and delineator posts are also provided.
US09371618B2	Cold planer spray system and method A system and method for operating a cold planer includes a method for operating a cold planer. In a method, a signal indicative of an operating state is used to determine an operating condition, which is a basis for deciding which spray banks from a plurality of spray banks should be activated. Thereafter, a water flow required to operate the spray banks is estimated and a pump command signal is determined. The pump is operated and a water pressure in a main manifold is monitored such that the pump is controlled using a closed-loop control scheme that receives the water pressure as feedback to maintain a desired water pressure within the main manifold.
US09371617B2	Synthetic field grooming processes and conditioning grooming apparatus Disclosed is a synthetic athletic field grooming apparatus configured to be pulled by a vehicle to maintain the synthetic athletic field. The apparatus comprises a frame having a coupling mechanism for mounting the apparatus to the vehicle. At least one broom channel is coupled to the frame rearward of the coupling mechanism, and forward and aft rows of brushes are attached to the broom channel. The aft row of brushes is spaced apart from and rearward of the forward row of brushes to allow infill of the synthetic athletic field to flick upward from the forward row while containing the infill for re-agitation from the aft row. The coupling mechanism and the frame allow an attached vehicle to control a downward pressure forcing the rows of brushes into contact with the synthetic athletic field with a desired force. Also disclosed is a method of grooming a synthetic athletic field.
US09371610B2	Composition and method for dry-cleaning textile articles The invention concerns a composition for thy-cleaning textile articles, characterised in that it is anhydrous and in that it comprises, as an active cleaning agent: dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, an amphiphilic solvent A chosen from the group consisting of dipropylene glycol mono-n-propyl ether, dipropylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether, dipropylene glycol mono-tert-butyl ether or the mixtures thereof, and at least one dibasic ester B having a KB index higher than 30 and represented by the following general formula (I): R—O—C(═O)—(CH2)n-C(═O)—O—R′ (I) in which n is a whole number between 1 and 9; R and R′ are identical or different, each separately representing an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
US09371598B2	Spatially encoded biological assays The present invention provides assays and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays. The invention provides an assay system comprising an assay capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in defined spatial patterns; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents according to the spatial patterns; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature.
US09371595B2	Frost free surfaces and method for manufacturing the same Frost-free surfaces and methods for manufacturing such surfaces are described. The frost-free surfaces reduce ice build-up, prevent vapor condensation and reduce adhesion force between ice and a solid substrate. The surfaces can be on parts used in devices where superhydrophobic properties may be obtained post or during device manufacturing. The superhydrophobic properties are the result of aluminum oxide clusters made on such surfaces.
US09371586B2	Method of manufacturing the silica nanopowders with biocidal properties, especially for polymer composites Silica nanopowders with biocidal properties, especially for polymer composites, are produced by sol-gel method. The silica sol is produced from the aqueous mixture containing tetraalkoxysilane, in which alkoxy group contains from C1 to C4 carbon atoms, an alcohol or the mixture of aliphatic alcohols from C1 to C4, in the mole ratio of 1:5 to 1:35, in the presence of ammonium compound, used in an amount of from 0.001 to 0.05 mol per 1 mol of tetraalkoxysilane, with introducing, after thorough mixing of components, the silver salt in the form of aqueous solution in an amount from 0.02 to 1 mol per 1 mol of tetraalkoxysilane, and subsequently the aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide in an amount from 0.02 to 1 mol of hydroxide per 1 mol of tetraalkoxysilane.
US09371584B2	Processing chamber and method for centering a substrate therein A processing chamber and a method for centering a substrate therein is provided. In one embodiment, the processing chamber includes a chamber body, a support structure, lift pins, alignment pins and restriction assemblies. The support structure has an upper surface and is disposed in the chamber body. The lift pins, alignment pins and restriction assemblies are disposed on the upper surface. The lift pins are applied for bearing the substrate. Each of the alignment pins has a conical contact surface which can be extended from the upper surface to contact the edges of the substrate to provide lateral forces to center the substrate on the lift pins. Additionally, when the alignment pins and the lift pins are retracted, the substrate is lowered and placed between the restriction assemblies disposed on the upper surface to prevent the substrate from inadvertently moving laterally from the centered position.
US09371579B2	Ground state hydrogen radical sources for chemical vapor deposition of silicon-carbon-containing films A thin layer of a silicon-carbon-containing film is deposited on a substrate by generating hydrogen radicals from hydrogen gas supplied to a radicals generation chamber, supplying the hydrogen radicals to a substrate processing chamber separate from the substrate processing chamber via a multiport gas distributor, and reacting the hydrogen radicals therein with an organosilicon reactant introduced into the substrate processing chamber concurrently. The hydrogen radicals are allowed to relax into a ground state in a radicals relaxation zone within the substrate processing chamber before reacting with the organosilicon reactant.
US09371576B2	Coated tool and methods of making and using the coated tool An example of the coated tool disclosed herein includes a substrate, a metal layer established on the substrate, a continuous metal carbide layer established on the metal layer, and a smooth, continuous, terminated diamond like carbon (DLC) layer established on the metal carbide layer. The DLC layer is to prevent metal, from a workpiece upon which the tool is to act, from adhering to the tool.
US09371571B2	Granulation of metallurgical slag A process for granulation of hot liquid slag wherein the hot liquid slag is mixed with solid metallic particles so as to form a solidified, vitrified slag cake mixed with said metallic particles and said slag cake is discharged in a water bath.
US09371559B2	Compositions for detection and analysis of polynucleotides using light harvesting multichromophores Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for assaying a sample for a target polynucleotide are provided. A sample suspected of containing the target polynucleotide is contacted with a polycationic multichromophore and a sensor PNA complementary to the target polynucleotide. The sensor PNA comprises a signaling chromophore to absorb energy from the excited multichromophore and emit light in the presence of the target polynucleotide. The methods can be used in multiplex form. Kits comprising reagents for performing such methods are also provided.
US09371556B2	Solutions, methods and kits for deactivating nucleic acids The present invention relates to reagents for use in deactivating nucleic acids and methods of making and using the same.
US09371538B2	Method for increasing photosynthetic carbon fixation using glycolate dehydrogenase multi-subunit fusion protein The invention relates to a method for stimulating the growth of the plants and/or improving the biomass production and/or increasing the carbon fixation by the plant comprising introducing into a plant cell, plant tissue or plant one or more nucleic acids, wherein the introduction of the nucleic acid(s) results inside the chloroplast of a de novo expression of one or more polypeptides having the enzymatic activity of a glycolate dehydrogenase made up from translationally fused subunits of bacterial multi-subunit glycolate dehydrogenase enzymes.
US09371537B2	Plants having enhanced yield-related traits resulted from modulated expression of a SGT1 polypeptide and a method for making the same The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an SGT1 polypeptide, or a CLC-pKG polypeptide, or a HD-hydrolase-like polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an SGT1 polypeptide, or a CLC-pKG polypeptide, or a HD-hydrolase-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
US09371528B2	Methods for treating polyps The invention relates generally to methods and compositions for treating sinusitis, asthma, or polyps. The invention also relates to methods and compositions for treating nasal polyps.
US09371526B2	Synthetic mimics of miR-34 Embodiments concern methods and compositions involving miR-34 mimics, including miR-34a and miR-34c mimics. In some embodiments, there are double-stranded RNA molecules with modified nucleotides having an active strand with a miR-34a sequence and a complementary passenger strand. In additional embodiments, there are double-stranded RNA molecules with modified nucleotides having an active strand with a miR-34c sequence and a complementary passenger strand.
US09371524B2	Amine compounds for the selective preparation of biological samples A method for isolating a biological target material from a biological sample is provided, the method including binding the target material to a solid support, wherein impurities are selectively removed from the solid support by washing the latter with a wash buffer containing a cationic amine. A kit for isolating a biological target material from a biological sample is also provided, the kit including a wash buffer containing a cationic amine, and the use of a respective wash buffer.
US09371514B2	Human B1 cells and uses thereof The present invention is directed to isolated populations of human natural immunoglobulin-producing B1 lymphocytes, wherein the B1 lymphocytes display surface biomarkers CD20, CD43 and CD27 and are either CD11b+ or GD11b−. The present invention is also directed to a method of isolating human natural immunoglobulin-producing B1 lymphocytes from a blood sample comprising isolating B lymphocytes from the sample that express surface biomarkers CD20, CD43 and CD27, and, optionally, CD11b. In addition, the present invention is directed to a methods for diagnosing a B1 cell disorder in a patient, determining the prognosis of a patient having a B1 cell disorder, and treating a patient having a B1 cell disorder.
US09371507B2	Laundry care compositions containing dyes Laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.
US09371505B2	Structured particles comprising an amphiphilic graft copolymer, and granular laundry detergent comprising the same This invention relates to structured particles suitable for use in granular laundry detergent compositions, which contain an amphiphilic graft copolymer in combination with water-soluble alkali metal carbonate and sulfate particles and which contain little or no zeolite.
US09371504B2	Use of acrylate copolymers as soil antiredeposition agents and soil release agents in laundry processes The present invention relates to acrylate copolymers as soil antiredeposition agents and soil release agents in laundry processes. Further aspects of the invention are a method for preventing soil redeposition and for easier releasing soil from textiles in laundry processes and detergent formulations containing said acrylate copolymers.
US09371501B2	Bioderived biodegradable lubricant A multi-purpose lubricant is described. In accordance with one implementation, a lubricant comprises food grade based oils substantially complying with USDA H-1 specifications for incidental contact with food, wherein at least one oil is selected from the group consisting of food grade plant oil, food grade poly-alpha-olefin, polyalkylene glycol, and mixtures thereof. In accordance with another implementation, a lubricant comprises canola oil, castor oil and a poly-alpha-olefin. In accordance with yet another implementation, a lubricant comprises canola oil, castor oil and a polyalkylene glycol. In accordance with yet another implementation, a lubricant comprises an oil substantially complying with USDA H-2 specification wherein the oil is at least one item selected from the group consisting of plant oil, poly-alpha-olefin, polyalkylene glycol, and mixtures thereof. In some implementations, the multi-purpose lubricant may be applied to areas of a bicycle chain.
US09371499B2	Friction modifiers and a method of making the same A lubricating oil additive composition comprising the reaction product of a (a) nitrogen-containing reactant, wherein the nitrogen-containing reactant comprises an alkyl alkanolamide, an alkyl alkoxylated alkanolamide, an alkyl alkanolamine, an alkyl alkoxylated alkanolamine or mixtures thereof, and wherein the nitrogen-containing reactant contains less than 10 mass percent of glycerol alkyl ester; (b) a source of boron; and (c) a hydrocarbyl polyol, having at least three hydroxyl groups.
US09371493B1	Low coke reforming This process operates a continuous catalyst regeneration (CCR) system for reforming comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a coking additive selected from the group consisting of organo sulfur, organo nitrogen and oxygenate compounds into a hydrocarbon feedstock; (b) continuously introducing the hydrocarbon feedstock and coking additive of step (a) into a CCR reforming unit; (c) continuously introducing hydrogen into the CCR reforming unit; (d) continuously operating the CCR reforming unit to produce coke and a hydrocarbon rich, hydrocarbon stream; (e) continuously operating the CCR reforming unit to burn off excess coking additive; and (f) continuously recovering the hydrocarbon rich hydrocarbon stream.
US09371488B2	Biomass pretreatment for hydrothermal hydrocatalytic conversion A method for thermo-catalytically producing C4+ hydrocarbons from lignocellulosic biomass solids is provided by reducing the water content of the biomass feed prior to biomass hydrothermal hydrocatalytic conversion.
US09371481B2	Color stable red-emitting phosphors A process for synthesizing a Mn4+ doped phosphor includes contacting a precursor of formula I, Ax[MFy]:Mn4+ I at any temperature in a range from about 200° C. to about 700° C. with a fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form; maintaining the temperature during a contact period of at least one hour; and, after the contact period, reducing the temperature at a rate of ≦5° C. per minute; wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion; y is 5, 6 or 7.
US09371478B2	Plugging composition using swellable glass additives Described are methods and compositions for plugging in a subterranean formation. An example comprises providing a composition comprising a cementitious material, water, and a swellable glass additive, wherein the swellable glass additive comprises a plurality of interconnected organosilica nanoparticles; and introducing the composition into a subterranean formation.
US09371472B2	Abrasion-resistant, woven-fabric adhesive tape The invention relates to an adhesive tape composed of a carrier and of an adhesive layer applied on at least one side, the carrier being a woven fabric, preferably a woven polyester fabric, characterized in that the ratio of the linear density per unit length of the transverse threads to the linear density per unit width of the longitudinal threads is between 2.2 and 6 and the carrier has a basis weight of greater than or equal to 110 g/m2.
US09371471B2	Acrylic hot melt adhesives Radiation curable adhesive compositions comprising an acrylic polymer and a polyolefin find use in the manufacture of pressure sensitive adhesive articles such as, for example, tapes.
US09371470B2	Two part-cyanoacrylate/free radically curable adjesive systems Two part cyanoacrylate/free radical curable adhesive systems, are provided.
US09371468B2	Co-cured gel coats, elastomeric coatings, structural layers, and in-mold processes for their use Co-cured urethane and vinyl ester, epoxy, or unsaturated polyester gel coats having improved toughness and flexibility compared with conventional polyester gel coats are disclosed. The gel coats, which have 10-50 wt. % urethane content, adhere well to structural layers and can be used in a traditional in-mold process. Co-cured elastomeric coatings comprising from 50 to 95 wt. % of a urethane component and an unsaturated polyester, epoxy, or vinyl ester are also disclosed. Unlike conventional urethane coatings, the elastomeric coatings adhere well to structural layers and can be used in a traditional in-mold process. Castings or structural layers comprising a reinforced thermoset of co-cured urethane and vinyl ester, epoxy, or unsaturated polyester components, including 10-95 wt. % of the urethane component, are also described. The invention includes in-mold processes for making laminates that utilize the gel coats, elastomeric coatings, and/or structural layers. The in-mold process gives flexible, durable, urethane-containing laminates having good interlayer adhesion.
US09371467B2	Forming material, paint material composition and production method for forming material A forming material having a layer on at least one of surfaces of a support substrate material, wherein the layer contains a fluorine-containing compound, and has a 60-degree specular gloss level prescribed in JIS Z8741 (1997 edition) greater than or equal to 60%, and the layer has a surface property with a number of peaks exceeding a root-mean-square roughness (Rq) observed under an atomic force microscope (AFM) greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 1500 per 25 μm2.
US09371463B2	Inks and a process for ink-jet printing textile fibre materials The present invention relates to aqueous inks comprising (A) at least one dye of the formula (1) wherein R1 is C1-C12alkyl, or C2-C12alkyl interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms and/or —COO— groups, and R2, R3, R4 and R5 each independently of the others is hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl, chlorine, bromine, hydroxy or amino; (B) at least one dye of the formula (2) wherein R6 is hydrogen, bromine, chlorine or cyano, R7 is trifluoromethyl, bromine or chlorine, R8 is hydrogen, methyl or acetylamino, R9 and R10 each independently of the other is C1-C4alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by cyano or by acyloxy, one of the C1-C4alkyl radicals R9 and R10 is substituted by cyano or by acyloxy; and (C) at least one dye of the formula (3) wherein R11 is fluoro, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, trifluoromethylsulfonyl or cyano, R12 and R13 each independently of the other represent hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12alkoxy, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl or —CO—OR16, wherein R16 is C1-C12alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C12alkoxy, hydroxy, amino or halogen, and one of the radicals R14 and R15 denotes hydrogen or CrC6alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, C1-C4acyloxy, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C4acyloxy-C1-C6alkoxy or hydroxy-C1-C6alkoxy, and the other one of the radicals R14 and R15 denotes C1-C6alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by phenoxy-C1-C6alkoxy, or phenyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents from the group C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12alkoxy and trifluoromethyl; and to an ink-jet printing process for printing semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic textile fiber materials with the said aqueous inks, wherein the prints obtained have high temperature light fastness and at the same time a high color strength.
US09371459B2	Inkjet inks and ink sets The present disclosure pertains to an aqueous inkjet ink containing a pigment as colorant, a polymeric binder, an anionic surfactant and a 1-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone co-solvent. The present disclosure further pertains to an ink set containing this aqueous inkjet ink, as well as to methods of printing with this ink and ink set on a variety of substrates, and particularly hydrophobic substrates and nonporous media.
US09371451B2	Deposition of nanocrystalline calcite on surfaces by a tissue and cellular biomineralization Disclosed are articles comprising layered nanocrystalline calcite and methods for forming nanocrystalline calcite layers and compositions comprising nanocrystalline calcite layers.
US09371450B2	Flake having multilayer coatings with optical and thermal properties A finished flake for a roofing material including a metal flake substrate having an emissivity value up to approximately 0.25 and a reflectivity value up to approximately 0.95. A first coating is provided having unpigmented sodium silicate disposed on the substrate, wherein the first coating increases the emissivity value of the substrate and decreases the reflectivity value of the substrate. A second coating is provided having sodium silicate loaded with reflective pigments non-uniformly disposed about the first coating, wherein the finished flake has an emissivity value in excess of approximately 0.75 and a reflectivity value ranging from approximately 0.4 to approximately 0.5.
US09371447B2	Curable silicone resin composition The disclosure provides a curable silicone resin composition, including 10 to 50 parts by weight of linear polysiloxane (A); 10 to 40 parts by weight of a first silicone resin (B1); 10 to 40 parts by weight of a second silicone resin (B2); and 15 to 25 parts by weight of a Si—H containing polysiloxane (C) having a general formula given as HR42SiO(SiR32O)nSiR42H, and a platinum group metal catalyst (D). The weight ratio of linear (A)/(the first silicone resin (B1)+the second silicone resin (B2)) is in the range of 0.1 to 2.0. The weight ratio of the first silicone resin (B1)/the second silicone resin (B2) is in the range of 0.2 to 4.0.
US09371446B2	Monovinylaromatic polymer composition comprising a polymer made from renewable resources as a dispersed phase A monovinylaromatic polymer composition can include a bio-sourced polymer dispersed phase and optionally a rubber dispersed phase. The bio-sourced polymer dispersed phase can be predominantly made of particles having a size of less than 10 μm. The monovinylaromatic polymer composition can be made by admixing a monovinylaromatic monomer, bio-sourced polymer, and optionally rubber at conditions effective to polymerize at least a part of the monovinylaromatic monomer and generate a compatibilizer. The monovinylaromatic polymer composition can be made by admixing a monovinylaromatic monomer, functionalized bio-sourced polymer(s) or mixtures of bio-sourced polymer(s) and functionalized bio-sourced polymer(s), and optionally rubber at conditions effective to polymerize at least a part of the monovinylaromatic monomer. The monovinylaromatic polymer composition can be made by blending, in the molten state, functionalized bio-sourced polymer(s) or mixtures of bio-sourced polymer(s) and functionalized bio-sourced polymer(s) with monovinylaromatic polymer, and optionally rubber.

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