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US09386947B2	System for combined transcutaneous blood gas monitoring and negative pressure wound treatment A system for administering negative pressure therapy to a wound includes a screen adapted to be positioned at the wound. A reduced pressure source is in fluid communication with the screen, and a Hood gas transducer is exposed to a reduced pressure provided by the reduced pressure source. The reduced pressure supplied by the reduced pressure source induces hyperperfusion of a blood gas at the wound.
US09386944B2	Method and apparatus for analyte detecting device An integrated analyte measurement system includes a housing and a disposable configured to be positioned in the housing. A plurality of penetrating members are positioned in the disposable. A penetrating member driver is configured to be coupled to each of a penetrating member. A plurality of analyte sensors are positioned in the disposable. The disposable houses both used and unused penetrating members and analyte sensors.
US09386942B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for localizing markers or tissue structures within a body Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for localizing lesions within a patient's body, e.g., within a breast. The system may include one or more markers implantable within or around the target tissue region, and a probe for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals to detect the one or more markers. During use, the marker(s) are into a target tissue region, and the probe is placed against the patient's skin to detect and localize the marker(s). A tissue specimen, including the lesion and the marker(s), is then removed from the target tissue region based at least in part on the localization information from the probe.
US09386939B1	Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine to detect scoliosis In one aspect, the present invention is a method for detecting spinal abnormalities using magnet resonance imaging. The method comprises positioning a patient in an upright posture in an imaging volume of a magnet resonance imaging magnet with the spine of the patient adjacent to an antenna and capturing magnetic resonance imaging signals from a first portion of the patient's spine using the antenna with the patient positioned in a first position. The method may further comprise adjusting the patient position along a substantially vertical direction to a second position and capturing magnetic resonance imaging signals from a second portion of the patient's spine using the antenna with the patient positioned in the second position.
US09386933B2	Systems and methods for determination of blood flow characteristics and pathologies through modeling of myocardial blood supply Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating a patient with vascular disease. One method includes receiving one or more vascular models associated with either the patient or with a plurality of individuals; receiving observed perfusion information associated with the patient; and estimating, using one or more computer processors, one or more blood flow characteristics or one or more pathological characteristics of the patient based on the observed perfusion information and the one or more vascular models.
US09386927B2	Implantable blood pressure monitor A method for monitoring blood pressure includes sensing and storing sympathetic nerve activity data of a patient via a recording lead of an implantable medical device. Changes in sympathetic nerve activity from the nerve activity data are determined. Corresponding changes in blood pressure are determined from the changes in sympathetic nerve activity. An alert signal and/or modification of therapy can be provided.
US09386919B2	Ophthalmic photographing apparatus and method of controlling the same An ophthalmic photographing apparatus or method receives light returned from an eye to be examined, calculates a plurality of temporally continuous photometric values based on a light receiving result in the receiving, and determines whether or not the eye is to be photographed, based on the plurality of calculated photometric values.
US09386912B2	Apparatus and method for lighting a surgical field A surgical light that uses multiple LEDs to produce superior illumination. Heat sinks are used to help dissipate heat produced from the LEDs. The light from the LEDs is directed, using collimizers, into fiber optic cables. The fiber light from the optic cables, using an LED combiner, is then combined and focused on a working area. The LED combiner may include an adjustable lens so that the device's illumination may be focused at multiple focal distances and with varied areas of illumination. The LEDs may be powered by a battery and may comprise one or more red LEDs, one or more blue LEDs, and one or more green LEDs. The surgical light may be used configured for use with headlamps, surgical scopes and the like.
US09386909B2	System and method for deposition and removal of an optical element on an endoscope objective An applicator suitable for converting a white-light endoscope into an endoscope for combined white-light/fluorescence imaging is disclosed. The applicator facilitates attachment of an optical element, for example an optical filter, to a distal optical port of an endoscope. The applicator engages with alignment feature on the endoscope's distal end and releasably supports the optical element in an opening that is aligned with the optical port. The optical element is released in a proximal direction by pressing down on an actuator.
US09386893B2	Glass-wiping robot having air-venting device A glass-wiping robot having an air-venting device (5), comprising a machine body (1). The machine body (1) has arranged thereon a suction cup device (2). The suction cup device (2) is connected to a vacuum air pump (4) via an airway pipe (3). The glass-wiping robot is adsorbed on a surface of a glass via the suction cup device (2). The suction cup device (2) is also connected to an air-venting device (5). The air-venting device (5) is provided with opened and closed positions. When the air-venting device (5) is at the opened position, the suction cup device (2) is in communication with the atmosphere via the air-venting device (5). The glass-wiping robot has the air-venting device (5) arranged on the airway pipe (3) between the vacuum air pump (4) and the suction cup device (2), wherein when a handle (51) is pulled up, a positioning rotary shaft (53) rotates to trigger an air-venting valve (52), and the air-venting valve (52) opens an air-venting hole therein to allow the interior of the suction cup to be in communication with the atmosphere, thus an equilibrium between internal and external air pressures is achieved rapidly, the glass-wiping robot can be removed rapidly without having to wait, and the work efficiency is increased.
US09386875B2	Combination shoe horn and sock donning and doffing apparatus Disclosed is a combination shoe horn and sock donning and doffing apparatus. The device includes an elongated rod that is composed of anodized aluminum so that it is lightweight and resistant to breaking. The rod includes a sock hook attached to a first end and a shoe horn attached to a second end. The sock hook is generally U-shaped and includes two terminal ends with a rubber tip. The shoe horn is oval shaped and has a curvature so as to follow substantially the contour of the back of a shoe. The rod also includes handle portions with a non-slip padding thereon. The device enables a user to don or remove footwear without bending over. In this way, the present invention is ideal for use by users who have limited mobility and cannot bend at the waist or the knees.
US09386874B2	Multipurpose tool for dressing assistance and methods of use Applicant conducted a brief telephonic interview with the Examiner on Apr. 29, 2016, and clarified that the abstract needs no amendment. Examiner agreed that the corrections requested on page 2 of the Office Action are not needed.
US09386873B2	Top garment hanger with reusable snap-on pads A combination of a top garment hanger and a reusable snap-on pad is provided. The hanger has a lateral opening formed through the body of the hanger. The lateral opening has an inwardly extending surface for providing a first locking surface. The reusable snap-on pad has a pair of legs and a locking tab provided on an inner surface of each leg. The locking tab has a second locking surface. When the reusable snap-on pad is mounted to the garment hanger, the locking tab enters the lateral opening and the first locking surface and the second locking surface engage each other, to provide a secure fixation of the reusable snap-on pad to the garment hanger. Also, when the reusable snap-on pad is mounted to the garment hanger, a slot is formed between the pad and the hanger for receiving a portion of a garment.
US09386864B2	Scanning clip A scanning bar hook for displaying packeted items in a shop, has upper and lower limbs with a crossbar extending from the upper limb. A molded plastic assembly pivoted on the crossbar has a display flap for mounting a bar code card, a fin extending from the flap toward the first item and an arrester arm which is insertable between the foremost item and the next item. When the foremost item is advanced for removal it strikes the fin and blocks the removal of all the remaining items.
US09386862B1	Mattress with an air flow channel A foam mattress is provided having a body facing surface comprising a first foam layer on a first spring layer formed of a plurality of individual pocketed spring coils. A second foam layer formed of a reticulated foam supports the first spring layer. The foam mattress further having a bottom layer of conventional foam. The foam mattress is surrounded by a foam casing that has at least one vent formed in the casing. The first spring layer causes air to flow from the second foam layer through the vents.
US09386851B2	Arrangement for moving a moveable furniture part An arrangement for moving a moveable furniture part has an ejection device for the ejection of the furniture part from the closed position to a first open position, and the ejection device includes a force accumulator. A loading device loads the force accumulator by a closing movement of the furniture part. The loading of the force accumulator is accomplished by a loading path having an end point, and the force accumulator is fully loaded at the end point of the loading path. The loading path has a variable starting point, and the starting point is defined for a closing movement of the furniture part by the position of the furniture part at the beginning of a closing movement from a second open position which is greater than the first open position.
US09386849B2	Undermount drawer slide position adjustment apparatus and method of use An undermount drawer slide mounting clip releasably attaches a drawer to a drawer rail assembly mounted in a cabinet carcass. The apparatus is capable of effecting positional adjustments of the drawer in three directions without removing the drawer from the cabinet carcass. The apparatus is comprised of a body slidingly engaged with a bonnet. A trigger pivotally connected between the body and the bonnet. A spring loaded catch slidable within the bonnet and acted on by the trigger to releasably attach the apparatus to a drawer rail assembly. A threaded spindle rotates within the base and adjusts the horizontal position of the drawer. A ramp adjustably connected to the base adjusts the vertical position of the drawer. A plunger extends from a housing connected to the body and is adjacent the drawer rail assembly. A lever pivotable within the housing moves the plunger and adjusts the depth of the drawer.
US09386845B2	Dual-function food tray support tubes for a galley cart A galley cart incorporates a housing defining a cavity and having an opening. A door is hingedly attached to the housing to seal the opening and allow access to the cavity through the opening. A compartment is provided in the cart configured to contain cooling media. An integrated support rail is coupled to the housing within the cavity and configured to at least partially support a tray within the cavity. The support rail has multiple orifices therethrough and the support rail is in flow communication with the compartment.
US09386840B2	Advance feed dispenser Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide dispensing and/or application of product from a reservoir of an applicator device or dispenser. A feeder device disposed within the reservoir expels the product from the reservoir when the feeder device is advanced from a first position to a second position within the reservoir. An applicator may be coupled to the reservoir to apply product expelled from the reservoir.
US09386837B2	Multi-application skin care system A skin care device comprising a handle and swappable heads connected via a magnetic drive. Avoidance of a mechanical coupling between the handle and the head enhances safety. The magnetic power is converted to electrical power to operate the LEDs and anything else needing electrical power as well as mechanical forces releasing therapeutic cream upon the consumer's skin. The device may further apply RF to the skin for complementary treatment. Using the magnetic drives allows the transfer of power without using serrated gears and because there are no electrical connectors allows using swappable heads on the same handle in humid or wet conditions. The handle is charged inductively.
US09386836B2	Cosmetic case having sealing function Provided is a cosmetic case having a sealing function which prevents a gap from being formed between a main body and a cover, thus preventing cosmetics from being contaminated during a process of distribution. In the cosmetic case, a suction member can be reliably attached to the main body by suction force so that a gap is prevented from being formed therebetween. Therefore, cosmetics contained in the main body can be prevented from being contaminated during a process of distribution, and the weight of cosmetics can be maintained. Furthermore, when the user presses a button member, a cover opens and, simultaneously, the suction force of the suction member is removed, thus allowing the user to easily open the cover and suction cover unit.
US09386831B1	Ice cleat accessory for a walking aid retrieving tip An ice cleat designed to fit slidably onto the finger of a retrieving tip for a cane, crutch, walking stick or the like, without use of tools to provide the walking aid user with anti-skid protection on icy or snow covered surfaces.
US09386830B2	Walking aid device A walking aid, such as a cane, can be equipped with one or more features and structures for increasing durability and structural integrity, providing increased mobility and support for users, aiding with common tasks, and providing an all-around improved user experience. Additionally, the walking aid can be constructed to include multiple detachable and collapsible segments for easy storage and transportability of the walking aid.
US09386827B2	Article of motion jewelry A movable jewelry device may include an article of jewelry having multiple connectable links containing ornamental surfaces and gear teeth. A motion apparatus may contain gear teeth that engage the gear teeth on the article of jewelry to move article of jewelry.
US09386822B2	Decorative shoe lace cincher The present disclosure relates to a decorative cincher comprising a decorative element, a cincher, and a post, the cincher being useful in securing one or more shoe laces.
US09386820B2	Pressure relief system for footwear Systems and methods are described for a shoe sole for relieving pressure from a wearer's metatarsal heads. In one aspect, a shoe sole comprises a shoe outer sole comprising a shaft region, a ball region, and a toe region. The shaft region underlies metatarsal shafts of the wearer and comprises a first lower surface, the ball region underlies metatarsal heads of the wearer and comprises a second lower surface, and the toe region underlies phalanges of the wearer and comprises a third lower surface. The second lower surface is raised relative to the first lower surface and the third lower surface.
US09386819B2	Insole with heating element An insole for a shoe includes at least a plate of thermoplastic material and a heating element. The thermoplastic plate is fully customizable. Fully customizable soles for shoes with heating elements, and a method for obtaining insoles or soles, especially for winter shoes are also described.
US09386811B1	Chest and rib protective padded shirt A chest and rib protection padded shirt, configured to lift a human user's head from a surfboard while providing protection to a human user's chest and ribs. The chest and rib protection padded shirt includes a shirt attached to padding. The padding further includes a plurality of primary pads, secondary pads, tertiary pads, quaternary pads, and quinary pads having a quinary plurality of pads thickness. The primary plurality of pads thickness is greater than the secondary plurality of pads thickness. The secondary plurality of pads thickness is greater than the tertiary plurality of pads thickness. The tertiary plurality of pads thickness is greater than the quaternary plurality of pads thickness. The quaternary plurality of pads thickness is greater than the quinary plurality of pads thickness. The padding is adequate to prevent rib injuries while configured to lift the human user's head from the surfboard without the neck strain.
US09386808B2	Brassiere, in particular a lace brassiere, comprising cups with improved support The invention relates to a brassiere (1) in which each substantially hemispherical cup (2) comprises, in the bottom portion thereof, a polycarbonate support (20) in the shape of a crescent that becomes wider toward the outside, which is thermoformed, and which is secured to the two layers of lace or gauze of the cup by means of a fabric shell adhered to the support and slightly projecting beyond same in order to enable sewing with the layers of lace or gauze along the bottom edge (4). The result is a light brassiere that provides the chest with an advantageous shape.
US09386805B2	Electronic cigarette The invention is related to an electronic cigarette which is equipped with a universal serial bus (USB) connector. The electronic cigarette includes a cigarette body and a connecting device. The connecting device is retractably disposed in the cigarette body so as to be hidden therein, and the connecting device includes a connector and a conductor of which a length is extendable. When not in use, the conductor is foldably retracted to be hidden within the cigarette body together with the connector, while the connecting device is in use, the connecting device is pulled away and the conductor extends to a predetermined length to electrically connect the electronic cigarette to an external electronic device or power. Because the USB connector and the conductor are disposed in the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette is capable of being used conveniently and assembled quickly.
US09386801B2	Coated impregnated porous filter plug A process for producing a coated filter plug for a smoking article including: (a) incorporating an additive to a porous filter plug, thereby obtaining an impregnated filter plug; (b) coating a surface of the impregnated filter plug with a cross-linkable polymer material; and (c) cross-linking the cross-linkable polymer material, to form a cross-linked, breakable coating substantially enclosing the impregnated filter plug. The process may further include at least partially coating the impregnated filter plug with a cross-linking agent prior to, or subsequent to, coating with the cross-linkable polymer material.
US09386793B2	Compositions and methods for treating obesity and related disorders by characterizing and restoring mammalian bacterial microbiota The present invention relates to characterizing changes in mammalian intestinal microbiota associated with associated with high-fat and low-fat diets and with diets containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) and related methods for diagnosing, preventing and treating obesity and related conditions such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus. Therapeutic methods of the invention involve the use of probiotics, and/or prebiotics, and/or narrow spectrum antibiotics/anti-bacterial agents that are capable of restoring healthy mammalian bacterial intestinal microbiota.
US09386788B2	Isomaltooligosaccharide compositions containing isomaltulose, methods for preparing the same and uses thereof The present application relates to novel isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO) compositions containing isomaltulose, methods for preparing the same and uses thereof. Specifically, the IMO compositions according to the present application containing isomaltulose, which is a sugar component not contained in currently available isomaltooligosaccharide products, have a quality of sweetness and degree of sweetness differentiated from the existing isomaltooligosaccharide products and thus can be used as sweeteners for more various applications.
US09386787B2	Preparations for oral consumption Preparations for oral consumption are proposed, comprising (a) lactic acid 1-menthyl ester of the general formula (I) its stereoisomers or mixtures thereof, (b) at least one substance having a bitter, astringent and/or metallic taste impression, and optionally (c) further flavorings.
US09386782B2	Method of making and dispensing nitrogen-charged coffee A method of making coffee is provided. After a cold-brewed coffee is extracted from coffee beans, nitrogen gas is charged into the cold-brewed coffee. The cold-brewed coffee into which nitrogen gas is dissolved, is cooled to form a nitrogen-charged coffee. Therefore, the nitrogen-charged coffee may keep a rich density of foam and a flavor.
US09386778B2	System and method for processing meat A system and method is shown for processing animals, such as calves, from birth to slaughter by utilizing hot-fed rations during the feeding process. The system and method reduces or eliminates the need to use hormones and simultaneously reduces or eliminates the need to sterilize the meat products. Each calf or animal is weaned at a weaning station, fed at a feeding station, slaughtered at a slaughter station to provide a carcass that is substantially the same size as other carcasses for the same breed of animal processed in the system. The consistent carcass size enables manufacture of consistent carcasses which, in turn, facilitates providing substantially the same size meat cuts. This feature enables use of a standard-size packaging, such as a case-ready package, which may be shipped for display and purchase at a store.
US09386777B2	Process of microbic biotechnology for completely degrading gluten in flours The present invention concerns the use of lactic acid bacteria selected and fungal enzymes for the gluten complete degradation from both bread and durum wheat, barley, rye and oat flour. In particular, the invention concerns the use of lactic acid bacteria selected and fungal enzymes for the gluten complete degradation (residual gluten concentration lower than 20 ppm) of cereal flours, which after detoxification can be used according to a standardized biotechnological protocol for the production of various gluten-free foods.
US09386775B2	Vacuum pressing plate assembly A dough forming apparatus comprising a lower support frame, a lower pressing platen coupled to the lower support frame, and an upper pressing platen assembly positioned above the lower pressing platen. The upper pressing platen assembly further comprises a backing structure, an upper backing platen coupled to the backing structure, and a pressing plate removably coupled to the upper backing platen by vacuum or electromagnetic means. Means for heating the pressing plate, and shims for adjusting the flatness of the pressing surface are provided. A conveyor supported by the lower support frame is positioned to pass between the lower pressing platen and the upper pressing platen assembly. A method of adjusting the apparatus is also disclosed.
US09386773B2	Compositions comprising a biological control agent and a fungicide from the group consisting of inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
US09386771B2	Plant disease control composition To provide a plant disease control composition having excellent control effect against plant diseases.A plant disease control composition comprising an amide compound represented by formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, and captan has excellent control effect against plant diseases.
US09386762B2	Cell line of renal sarcomatoid carcinoma in persons of Han nationality and preparation method thereof Provided is a renal sarcomatoid cell line RCC09HYF, of which the deposit No. is CCTCC C201130, and the preparation method of the renal sarcomatoid cell line. The renal sarcomatoid cell line RCC09HYF can grow for a long period and be steadily passaged in vitro. By tumorigenic experiments using in-situ animal models in vitro it has been found that: the tumorigenesis is relatively fast inside animals and 3-4 weeks after tumor inoculation, the transplanted tumors fill the whole abdominal cavity, and dyscrasia appears in above 50% of nude mice; moreover, lung metastasis is present in a few individuals. The renal sarcomatoid cell line RCC09HYF can provide an effective and steady cell model for further study of the genesis and metastasis mechanism of renal sarcomatoid carcinoma in persons of Han nationality and for clinical prediction, diagnosis and treatment.
US09386761B2	Environmentally active concrete In order to reduce the amount of an organism attractant substance remaining inside concrete that tends be used wastefully and also to allow the organism attractant substance to effectively flow out gradually in a long period of time, an environmentally active, preserving and repairing-use concrete block is provided in which the air content and flowability of the concrete are increased, and the congregating and growing effects for fishes and shellfishes and the adhering and growing effects for algae are maintained so that a high attractant effect by odor of the organism attractant substance is obtained.An environmentally active preserving and repairing-use concrete block is provided with at least three or more legs, and in this structure the environmentally active preserving and repairing-use concrete block is formed by using an environmentally active preserving and repairing-use concrete having high air content and high flowability formed by kneading an organism attractant substance having a specific odor therein.
US09386756B2	Type of lettuce and methods of production The present invention relates to an iceberg lettuce having one or more romaine lettuce characteristics. The invention further relates to methods for producing iceberg lettuce varieties containing one or more romaine lettuce characteristics.
US09386754B2	Soybean variety 01046551 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046551. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046551. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046551 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046551 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09386750B2	Adjustable baler feeder duct A baler having an adjusting mechanism, for setting the upper end of the upper wall in a predetermined position, and the lower end of the upper wall is designed to pivot around an axis near the entry point of the feeder into the lower end of the upper wall, such that the cross section of the feeder duct is variable.
US09386747B2	Stalk roll integrated crop scraper A row unit for a corn header has a gearbox with a cast body and first and second rotatable shafts and first and second openings. The first and second shafts extend out respectively from the first and second openings. The row unit also has first and second rotatable stalk rolls arranged fore and aft, the stalk rolls being coupled to the first and second shafts at the aft end and coupled on the fore end to first and second cast supports. The first and second cast supports are secured to a frame of the row unit. Formed from casting the first and second cast supports are respective first and second protrusions, wherein the first and second protrusions include respective first and second knife edges, the first and second knife edges located adjacent the respective first and second stalk rolls.
US09386746B2	Wire harness integrated with rotational mold In one embodiment, a method comprising rotationally molding a snout of a corn row divider assembly, the snout comprising a double-walled structure; rotationally molding a first conduit into a surface of the double-walled structure, the first conduit extending from an aft end of the snout to a location proximal to the fore end of the snout; attaching a sensor to the snout at a location proximal to the fore end of the snout; inserting a first wire harness into the first conduit, the first wire harness extending between the aft end of the snout and the location proximal to the fore end; and connecting the first wire harness to the sensor.
US09386743B2	Door lift and handle for walk behind mower A lawn mower may include a blade housing configured to house at least one blade, an engine, a handle assembly, a door, and a bag lifting assembly. The blade housing may include an exit. The engine may be supported at least in part by the blade housing to selectively rotate the at least one blade. The handle assembly may guide operation of the lawn mower. The door may be rotatably disposed to have a first rest position in contact with a bagging attachment disposed to receive clippings from the blade housing and a second rest position proximate to the blade housing when the bagging attachment is removed. The bag lifting assembly may be configured to lift the door from the first rest position responsive to rotation of the handle assembly forward from an operating position.
US09386738B2	Label based machine controls In one embodiment, a method for controlling operation of a machine, the method comprising: scanning a smart label, the smart label affixed to a container containing a composition to be applied by the machine; automatically adjusting controls of the machine based on information contained in the smart label; and causing application of the composition from the machine to a field according to the adjusted controls.
US09392736B2	Methods for producing image sensors having multi-purpose architectures A charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor includes multiple vertical charge-coupled device (VCCD) shift registers and independently-controllable gate electrodes disposed over the VCCD shift registers and arranged into physically separate and distinct sections that are non-continuous across the plurality of VCCD shift registers. The CCD image sensor can be configured to operate in two or more operating modes, including a full resolution charge multiplication mode.
US09392734B1	Security wrapper for an electronic assembly and methods for forming such a wrapper A security wrapper for an electronic assembly and methods for forming such a wrapper are provided. A first wrap layer and/or a second wrap layer may be made from a curable adhesive material. A flexible layer is interposed between the first and second wrap layers, which in combination constitute a pre-formed wrapper in an uncured condition. The pre-formed wrapper may be mounted onto an electronic assembly including circuit components having respective three-dimensional profiles which can vary over a surface of the electronic assembly. The pre-formed wrapper may be subjected to a curing process so that in a cured condition conformable adherence is provided with respect to the circuit components. This arrangement provides a thermal coupling effective to dissipate heat produced by such circuit components and further results in a low-profile for the assembly of the wrapper and electronic assembly.
US09392729B2	Cooling apparatus Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an apparatus including pipes having internal longitudinal walls dividing the pipes into channels, a first and a second connecting part for providing a flow path between the channels of the pipes, a first heat transfer element having a first base plate with a first surface for receiving a heat load from one or more electric components and for transferring the heat load to a fluid, and a second heat transfer element. In order to obtain an efficient apparatus at least one first pipe that is at a location of an electric component is at least partly embedded in the first base plate via a second surface of the first base plate, while the pipes which are not at the location of an electric component are not embedded in the first base plate.
US09392723B2	Modular application of peripheral panels as security protection screens with individual locking mechanisms within a rack-based information handling system A rack-based information handling system (RIHS) includes a rack chassis having at least two opposing side panels which are structurally held in place by one or more segments spanning between the two opposing side panels to generate an internal volume between the at least two opposing side panels. The internal volume has structures that enable insertion and retention of information technology (IT) gear and other components of the IHS at one of a front access space and a rear access space of the rack chassis that extend between the two opposing side panels. The RIHS also includes at least one security screen that is removably affixed to opposing edges of the two opposing side panels and span across a first segment of an access space to prevent direct physical access to the IT gear or other components that are inserted within the rack chassis behind the security screen.
US09392718B2	Electronic device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display module, a support plate on which the display module is disposed, and a plurality of openings which are disposed along an outer circumference of the support plate and which reduce vibration transmitted to the display module through the support plate, wherein the vibration is caused by a shock generated in an outer side of the electronic device.
US09392717B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display, a circuit substrate, connector terminals, a first cover, a second cover, and a fastening member. The circuit substrate includes a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side, and overlaps a second face of the display. The connector terminals are disposed at a vicinity of each of the first side and the second side. The first cover includes a first opening exposing the connector terminals therethrough, and covers the second face. The second cover includes a linking portion and a noncircular through hole, and covers the first opening across the first side and the second side. The linking portion is positioned in between the first side and the second side. The fastening member is inserted through the through hole so as to fix the second cover, the circuit substrate, and the display.
US09392716B2	Driver assembly and method for manufacturing the same A driver assembly includes a driver housing and a driver, the driver including at least one first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a lower heat resistance than the second portion, wherein the driver housing includes at least one first cavity for at least partially accommodating the first portion and a second cavity for accommodating the second portion, and a potting material is potted into the first cavity to envelop the first portion.
US09392708B2	Modular enclosure An enclosure includes a plurality of modular construction units that connect together to at least partially define an internal compartment of the enclosure. Each construction unit includes a wall segment extending a length from a corner end to a free end, and a corner segment extending outward from the corner end of the wall segment. The corner segment is integrally formed with the wall segment. The corner segment includes a receiver socket that is configured to receive the free end of another corresponding construction unit therein to connect the construction units together. The construction units connect together one after the other with a chasing symmetry to define the internal compartment of the enclosure.
US09392693B2	Method for manufacturing printed circuit board with shallow solder pad An exemplary printed circuit board includes a base, solder pads, and signal traces. The base includes outer surfaces. The signal traces having a first height relative to the base are formed on the outer surface of the base. The solder pads having a second height relative to the base are formed on the same surface having the signal traces. The first height of the signal trace is greater than the second height of the solder pad. Exemplary methods for manufacturing the printed circuit board are also provided.
US09392673B2	Adjustable interbody introducer device and method Provided is a surgical instrument having an adjustable distal end that can securely engage an interbody for introduction of the interbody into an intervertebral space, can be adjusted before and during the surgical procedure to vary the angle of the distal end of the device and the angle of introduction of the interbody, and after positioning that interbody at the surgical site, can be easily disengaged and removed.
US09392672B2	Light source apparatus and display apparatus A light source apparatus according to the present invention, includes a substrate, a plurality of light source units provided on the substrate, a partition wall provided on the substrate and surrounding each of the light source units, and an optical sensor disposed between two or more of the light source units that are adjacent to each other, wherein the number of optical sensors is lower than the number of light source units.
US09392670B2	White light emitting device and white light source module using the same A white light emitting device including: a blue light emitting diode chip having a dominant wavelength of 443 to 455 nm; a red phosphor disposed around the blue light emitting diode chip, the red phosphor excited by the blue light emitting diode chip to emit red light; and a green phosphor disposed around the blue light emitting diode chip, the green phosphor excited by the blue light emitting diode chip to emit green light, wherein the red light emitted from the red phosphor has a color coordinate falling within a space defined by four coordinate points (0.5448, 0.4544), (0.7079, 0.2920), (0.6427, 0.2905) and (0.4794, 0.4633) based on the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, and the green light emitted from the green phosphor has a color coordinate falling within a space defined by four coordinate points (0.1270, 0.8037), (0.4117, 0.5861), (0.4197, 0.5316) and (0.2555, 0.5030) based on the CIE 1931 color chromaticity diagram.
US09392669B2	Line protection and coupling circuit for switch sensing devices In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for autonomous shifting of at least a portion of a lighting load off an energy distribution grid, comprising electrically connecting a lighting device to the energy distribution grid; causing the lighting device to interpret information obtained from an information source proximate the lighting device; and causing the lighting device to select from at least two different power sources based on the interpretation, where selecting may include a sharing of the load between the two different power sources, and where one power source may be the energy distribution grid.
US09392666B2	Monolithic LED chip in an integrated control module with active circuitry A lighting device includes a monolithic LED chip flip-chip mounted onto an interconnect structure. The monolithic chip includes LED junctions formed from a single LED junction. An active electronic component is also mounted onto the interconnect structure at a distance from the monolithic chip that is less than five times the maximum dimension of the monolithic chip. The active electronic component controls LED drive currents independently supplied to the LED junctions. Different types of phosphor are disposed laterally above the various LED junctions. A color sensor measures the light emitted from the lighting device when drive currents are supplied to first and second LED junctions. The active electronic component then supplies more drive current to the first LED junction than to the second LED junction in response to the color sensor measuring the light emitted when the prior LED drive currents are supplied to the first and second LED junctions.
US09392665B2	LED lighting system A system and method involving lighting fixtures, a control network, a controller and other devices such as light sensors, input devices and network adapters for coordinating precise brightness and color schedules among the lighting fixtures while maintaining a high color reliability including provisions for managing a plurality of lighting fixtures. The lighting fixtures contain lighting elements selected such that when controlled properly, operating along a daytime locus, the resultant light output closely resembles sunlight on a cloudless day in spectral characteristics, and wherein the total flux of blue light can be adjusted from a relative level of 1-100% the maximum blue flux of the lighting fixture by controlling individual lighting elements.
US09392664B2	LED lighting device and method for operating an LED lighting device A method for operating an LED lighting device (L), wherein the LED lighting device comprises: at least two color channels (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3), wherein each color channel (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3) comprises at least one LED (LD1, LD2, LD3), wherein the LEDs (LD1, LD2, LD3) of a color channel (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3) each have the same color, and wherein each color channel (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3) is able to be activated separately, and at least one photodetector (D), which is configured and arranged to detect a portion of the light radiated by the LEDs (LD1, LD2, LD3), wherein the method comprises the steps of: switching over the LED lighting device (L) from an operating phase (BP 1) into a measurement phase (MP); and temporally consecutive activation of the color channels (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3) so that a light radiated during the measurement phase (MP) by the LEDs (LD1, LD2, LD3) has an integral mixture which substantially corresponds to a color mixture of the operating phase.
US09392663B2	Illumination device and method for controlling an illumination device over changes in drive current and temperature An illumination device and method is provided herein for controlling individual light emitting diodes (LEDs) in an LED illumination device, so that a desired luminous flux and a desired chromaticity of the device can be maintained over changes in drive current and temperature. According to one embodiment, the illumination device comprises a plurality of emission LEDs, a storage medium, an LED driver and receiver circuit and a control circuit. The storage medium may store a table of calibration values correlating forward voltage and drive current to chromaticity and luminous flux at a plurality of temperatures for each of the plurality of emission LEDs. The LED driver and receiver circuit may apply respective drive currents to the emission LEDs to produce substantially continuous illumination, and may periodically turn the emission LEDs off to measure operating forward voltages that develop across each emission LED. The control circuit may determine whether a target luminance setting or a target chromaticity setting for the illumination device has changed, and if so, may determine new respective drive currents needed to achieve the target luminance setting and the target chromaticity setting using the operating forward voltages measured across each emission LED, the table of calibration values and one or more interpolation techniques.
US09392662B2	Systems and methods of LED color overlap The disclosed systems and methods emphasize driving LEDs in series and in parallel with the same LED driver chip and a single inductor. For creating overlap, the systems and methods of LED color overlap disclosed herein take advantage of the fact that green and blue LEDs have the same voltage. Thus, green and blue LEDs can be driven in parallel as needed. LED suppliers can screen parts for sufficiently close voltage matching between green and blue LEDs. This is especially true when using green LED die based on a blue die with a green phosphor. Cyan may be produced by driving a green LED and a blue LED in parallel. White may produced by driving a green LED and a blue LED in parallel and a red LED in series with this green and blue parallel pair.
US09392660B2	LED illumination device and calibration method for accurately characterizing the emission LEDs and photodetector(s) included within the LED illumination device An illumination device and method is provided herein for calibrating individual LEDs and photodetector(s) included within the illumination device, so as to obtain a desired luminous flux and a desired chromaticity of the device over time as the LEDs age. Specifically, a calibration method is provided herein for characterizing each emission LED and each photodetector separately. The wavelength and intensity of the illumination produced by each emission LED is accurately characterized over a plurality of different drive currents and ambient temperatures, and at least a subset of the wavelength and intensity measurement values are stored with a storage medium of the illumination device for each emission LED. The responsivity of the photodetector is accurately characterized over emitter wavelength and photodetector junction temperature, and results of said characterization are stored with the storage medium.
US09392659B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting control unit (24) controls a light source (26). Specifically, the light-emitting control unit (24) controls the light source (26) in accordance with control data which is transmitted from a master control unit (10) through a communication line (32). A communication control unit (22) controls connection between the light-emitting control unit (24) and the communication line (32). Further, the communication control units (22) of a plurality of light-emitting modules (20) are connected to each other in series through a control line (34). In addition, the communication control unit (22) located at an uppermost stream is connected to the master control unit (10) through the control line (34).
US09392651B2	Lighting methods and apparatus with selectively applied face lighting component Disclosed are methods and apparatus that enable selectively applied face lighting and, optionally, selectively applied task lighting, for example, in daylight-responsive lighting systems and/or therapeutic lighting systems. The face lighting may be selectively provided in a plurality of modes to one or more user segments, and, optionally, only provided to those user segments having a human presence.
US09392645B2	Positive temperature coefficient heating elements and their manufacturing A method of manufacturing semi-manufactured PTC heating elements (10) comprises the steps of providing an electrically insulating support foil (11), providing an electrically conductive foil (12) from which at least two electrically conductive patterns separated from one another are to be formed, and laminating a PTC compound (13) between the electrically insulating support foil and the electrically conductive foil, wherein the PTC compound has adhesive properties for bonding the laminate together. Preferably, the electrically insulating support foil, the electrically conductive foil, and the semi-manufactured PTC heating elements are provided on rolls. PTC heating elements are manufactured by means of cutting the semi-manufactured PTC heating elements into suitable pieces, patterning and etching the electrically conductive patterns, and attaching electrically conductive terminals to the electrically conductive patterns.
US09392644B2	Energization heating device and method An electrically heating device is provided with a pair of clamp units serving as electrodes for energization and applying tension to a workpiece to be heated clamped between the clamp units by moving the clamp units in the direction in which the clamp units separate from each other during energization heating. The clamp units each include a facing surface inclined with respect to the moving direction of the clamp units and form, by the facing surface, a preform including an inclined surface inclined with respect to the plane direction of the workpiece in a clamping portion clamped between the clamp units in the workpiece.
US09392611B2	Resource scheduling method, radio access device, and communications system Embodiments of the present invention disclose a resource scheduling method, a radio access device, and a communications system. In a solution provided in an embodiment of the present invention, a radio access device first measures an interference parameter value corresponding to each uplink resource block of a first communications system; when a first terminal accessing the first communications system needs to transmit uplink data, measures a channel condition parameter value of an uplink channel of the first terminal; if a current channel condition of the uplink channel of the first terminal is relatively good, allocates an uplink resource block, whose interference parameter value is greater than a first interference threshold, of the first communications system to the first terminal; and if relatively poor, allocates an uplink resource block, whose interference parameter value is less than the first interference threshold, of the first communications system to the first terminal.
US09392606B2	Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting uplink-downlink configuration Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting UL-DL configuration. In the method according to embodiments of the present invention, downlink traffic load and uplink traffic load for transmission between a BS and a UE in a TDD system may be obtained, a UL-DL traffic load relation may be determined based on the downlink traffic load and the uplink traffic load and a UL-DL configuration may be selected based on the UL-DL traffic load relation.
US09392604B2	System for producing simultaneous multilink directional beams A system for forming beams that are suited to a given coverage, has at least the following elements: a configuration manager, a set of modems in contact with switches, multiplexers for multiplexing the modems by group onto as many intermediate ports each corresponding to a beam, a module for forming pathways generating a number of pathways distributed about the axis of the antenna, a phase-shift module for the beams of each of the pathways, a power transposition-amplification module and at least two antennas connected to said transposition-amplification module. For the reception part, the system comprises a set of modules that are identical with the exception of the transposition-amplification module, which carries out the low-noise reception and the transposition.
US09392601B2	Techniques for determining whether to utilize system information between multiple bandwidth carriers Methods, systems, and devices are provided for system information management in a wireless communications. A user equipment (UE) may identify a first value of a value tag in a first carrier, read a system information block (SIB) on the first carrier associated with the value tag, and identify a second value of the value tag in a second carrier. The UE may compare the first value with the second value and determine whether the read SIB on the first carrier may be utilized on the second carrier. Other techniques may include identifying a first value of a value tag for a first carrier linked with a SIB transmitted over the first carrier. The techniques may include determining a second value of the value tag for a second carrier indicating whether the SIB transmitted over the first carrier may be utilized on the second carrier.
US09392600B2	Prohibition of sounding reference signal transmission on newly activated secondary cells In a wireless network supporting aggregation of uplink component carriers, sounding reference signals, SRS, are transmitted on an uplink, UL, primary component carrier. An activation command corresponding to an UL secondary component carrier, SCC, is received, in response to which the receiving transceiver determines whether it has valid timing information for the UL SCC, wherein valid timing information for the UL SCC indicates that the UL SCC is UL synchronized. In response to this determination, transmission of SRS on the UL SCC is enabled if the UL SCC is synchronized, when SRS is configured for the UL SCC. Otherwise, transmission of SRS on the UL SCC is prohibited until the UL SCC is UL synchronized.
US09392594B2	Resource assignment for single and multiple cluster transmission This invention concerns concepts for signaling resource allocation information to a terminal that indicates to the terminal assigned resources for the terminal. The terminal can receives downlink control information (DCI), which comprises a field for indicating the resource allocation information of the terminal. This resource assignment field within the DCI has a predetermined number of bits. The terminal can determines its assigned resource allocation information from the content of the received DCI, even though the bit size of the resource allocation field in the received DCI is insufficient to represent all allowed resource allocations. According to an embodiment, the received bits that are signaled to the terminal in the DCI represent predetermined bits of the resource allocation information. All remaining one or more bits of the resource allocation information that are not included in the field of the received DCI are set to predetermined value.
US09392593B2	Method and base station for adjusting downlink grant physical downlink control channel of UE The present invention provides a method and a base station for adjusting a downlink grant physical downlink control channel of a UE. The method comprises: receiving a signal transmitted on an uplink resource corresponding to a current downlink grant physical downlink control channel from the UE; judging whether or not the UE has received the downlink grant physical downlink control channel successfully in accordance with the received signal; and determining the number of CCEs occupied by the downlink grant physical downlink control channel and/or a transmission power of the downlink grant physical downlink control channel in accordance with the judgment result.
US09392591B2	Method for synchronization and signaling of occupied bands in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmissions The present invention provides a method for use in a wireless communication system that supports orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) of transmissions over a plurality of subcarriers. One embodiment of the method includes a network entity that allocates one or more of a plurality of sub-bands for communication with an access terminal. Each of the sub-bands includes one or more of the subcarriers and is associated with a corresponding a pseudo-random sequences. The network entity can also transmit one or more of the plurality of pseudo-random sequences over an air interface. The transmitted pseudo-random sequence indicate the sub-bands that are allocated for communication with the access terminal.
US09392586B2	Mobile station and radio base station Even when the same C-RNTI is assigned to multiple mobile stations in a phantom cell, collision of the mobile stations to the same C-RNTI is assigned is avoided with simple implementation. A mobile station includes: a reception unit configured to acquire C-RNTIs set for other mobile stations UE not via a radio base station; and a transmission unit configured to give the radio base station a predetermined report when there is a mobile station UE set to have the same C-RNTI #X as a C-RNTI #X set for itself.
US09392580B2	Circuit arrangement for a mobile communications unit of a motor vehicle, method for operating the mobile communications unit and chip card for the mobile communications unit A circuit arrangement for a mobile communications unit of a motor vehicle, having a first mobile communications module for a mobile communications transmission according to a first mobile communications standard, a second mobile communications module for a mobile communications transmission according to a second mobile communications standard and a reading unit for reading identification data from a chip card. For a reliable mobile communications connection, both for telephony and for the transmission of other digital data using control devices and personal computers, the circuit arrangement is configured to operate the two mobile communications modules simultaneously, and the reading unit is configured for the simultaneous operation of the two mobile communications modules to receive identification data from two subscriber identification modules from the same chip card and to transmit the identification data of a respective subscriber identification module to one of the two mobile communications modules.
US09392579B2	Resource allocation method and apparatus of base station in wireless communication system A resource allocation method and a base station for shortening an operation for updating an average data rate in a per-user scheduling metric calculation in the wireless communication system adopting a Proportional Fairness scheduler are provided. The resource allocation method includes receiving, at a base station, a channel quality indicator from at least one mobile station to be allocated resources, calculating a data rate available for the at least one mobile station based on the channel quality indicator, calculating a scheduling metric by dividing the data rate by an average data rate of the at least one mobile station, determining a resource allocation priority based on the scheduling metric, allocating the resources to the at least one mobile station according to the resource allocation priority, and updating the average data rate of only the at least one mobile station allocated the resources.
US09392573B2	Method for determining a geospatial location of a client in signal communication with a wireless array A method for determining a geospatial location of a client in signal communication with a wireless array is provided. A magnetometer is used to provide geospatial orientation information relating to an orientation of a wireless array relative to the surface of the Earth. The geospatial orientation of the wireless array is determined based on the geospatial orientation information provided by the magnetometer. A transceiver in the wireless array that the client is in signal communication with is identified. The geospatial orientation of the transceiver that the client is in signal communication with is identified based on the geospatial orientation of the wireless array and the position of the transceiver in the wireless array. A geospatial direction of the client relative to the wireless array is calculated based on the geospatial orientation of the transceiver the client is in signal communication with and is used to identify a geospatial sector in which the client is located.
US09392564B2	Apparatus and method for merging beacon transmission and reception A method and wireless device merge multiple unsynchronized beacon groups in a wireless network, each beacon group including at least one wireless device. A first beacon is received from at least one first wireless device in a first beacon group (S514), the first wireless device having a first directional antenna. A second beacon is received from at least one second wireless device in a second beacon group that is not synchronized with the first beacon group (S516), the second wireless device having a second directional antenna. A first response beacon is relocated (S520) and sent (S522) to the first wireless device in the first beacon group. The relocated first response beacon instructs the first wireless device to relocate the first beacon. Accordingly, the second beacon, the relocated first response beacon, and the relocated first beacon are synchronized.
US09392561B2	Uplink signal transmission method and station device, and uplink signal receiving method and access point device The present invention provides an uplink signal transmission method and apparatus. A method for transmitting an uplink signal to an access point (AP) by means of a station (STA) in a Wireless local area network (WLAN) system comprises: sensing a medium being occupied by another STA; and transmitting the uplink signal to the AP on the medium being occupied by another STA.
US09392556B2	Apparatus and method for reporting power headroom in wireless communication system Provided are an apparatus and a method for reporting a power headroom in a wireless communication system. A terminal may check the configuration of a plurality of subframes for multiple serving cells, determine at least one power headroom (PH) in correspondence to at least one subframe corresponding to the subframe for which an uplink configuration is established, from among the plurality of subframes, and perform a power headroom report (PHR) including said at least one PH.
US09392554B2	Method and apparatus for performing power headroom reporting procedure in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for performing a power headroom reporting (PHR) procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) triggers at least one PHR, and determines whether the triggered at least one PHR is not cancelled. If it is determined that the triggered at least one PHR is not cancelled, the UE transmits a PHR.
US09392552B2	Controlling transmit power of uplink sounding reference signal The disclosure is related to controlling a transmit power of an uplink sounding reference signal.
US09392549B2	Reducing precoder signaling overhead for MIMO communication system Where receiver performance at a User Equipment (UE) is similar using a coarse precoder codebook as using a fine resolution precoder codebook, the signaling of a two-component precoder codebook is modified such that a precoder codeword is signaled to the UE in only a portion of the physical resources allocated for precoder codeword signaling to the UE. The remaining portion of the allocated physical resources is used to signal control information to improve the UE's performance.
US09392546B2	Method for deactivating at least one component of an entity of a communications network, corresponding device and computer program A method and apparatus are provided for deactivating at least one component of an entity of a wireless communication network including a plurality of entities. The communication network is organized into a plurality of communication layers, including a physical layer. The method includes, in the physical layer: a step of receiving a header of a frame of data extracted from a physical signal during reception; a step of decoding the header outputting at least one piece of information showing at least one addressee entity of the frame; a step of deactivating at least one component of the recipient entity of the header when the information representing the addressee entity designates an entity other than the recipient entity.
US09392540B2	Method for reducing power consumption and electronic device thereof Disclosed herein are an electronic device and method for reducing power consumption while roaming. A state of the electronic device is detected. It is determined whether the firmware executes roaming based at least partially on a channel list and a state of the electronic device.
US09392535B2	Method for performing a cooperative operation between heterogeneous networks and device for same The present invention relates to a method for performing a cooperative operation between heterogeneous networks and a device for same. A method for a first type base station to perform a cooperative operation between heterogeneous networks in a wireless communication system includes receiving a downlink synchronization channel from at least one second type base station; obtaining an identifier (ID) of the second type base station by using the received downlink synchronization channel; and transmitting at least one of a channel number and a bandwidth of a center frequency of the first type base station and the cell ID of the second type base station to a server. The first type base station and the second type base station use different wireless communication methods or wireless access methods.
US09392525B2	Establishing reliable routes without expensive mesh peering A device may join an existing mesh network by authenticating with only one of a plurality of member devices of the existing mesh network. Once the device has successfully authenticated with the only one member device, the device may receive a common group key. The device may send a route request message encrypted with the common key to one or more of the plurality of member devices of the existing mesh network. In response, the device may receive one or more route reply messages encrypted with the common key from one or more of the plurality of member devices of the existing mesh network. The device may determine an optimal route to one or more provider member devices of the existing mesh network based on the received route reply messages.
US09392524B2	Method and apparatus for providing very high throughput operation and capability signaling for wireless communications A method and apparatus are disclosed for enabling very high throughput (VHT) communications. A wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU) may receive, from an access point (AP), a management frame comprising VHT capabilities information. The VHT capabilities information may comprise an indication of support for reception via non-contiguous channels. The WTRU may transmit, on a condition that reception via non-contiguous channels is supported, at least one data packet, to the AP, via multiple non-contiguous channels. The multiple non-contiguous channels may be used simultaneously.
US09392522B2	Multihomed communication device The invention relates to a method for routing an uplink IP packet of a cellular device. The method comprises obtaining, by a routing client of the cellular device, a routing rule from a routing server, routing the uplink IP packet, according to the routing rule, through a first PDN connection or through a second PDN connection, both PDN connections being established over the same cellular radio interface of the cellular device. The invention also relates to a corresponding cellular device.
US09392519B2	Apparatus, system and method of tunneling data radio bearers via a wireless local area network link Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems of tunneling data radio bearers via a wireless local area network link. For example, an Evolved Node B (eNB) may communicate with a User Equipment (UE) traffic of a plurality of Data Radio Bearers (DRBs) via a cellular link; establish an offloading tunnel between the UE and the eNB to tunnel the DRBs via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) link, the offloading tunnel including one or more User Datagram Protocol (UDP) tunneling connections configured to differentiate between the plurality of DRBs; and coordinate with the UE a handover of at least one DRB of the plurality of DRBs to the offloading tunnel.
US09392509B2	Systems and techniques for handover control Systems and techniques for packet switched connection management. Upon a handover/cell change request with change of routing area code, an examination is made of parameters associated with a user equipment affected by the request for indications that the user equipment is engaged in a packet switched connection. Conditions associated with the handover/cell change request to determine if the packet switched connection should be released. If conditions associated with the handover/cell change request do not indicate that the packet switched connection should be released, release of the packet switched connection is inhibited.
US09392508B2	Methods and systems for admission control and resource availability prediction considering user equipment (UE) mobility Predicting mobile station migration between geographical locations of a wireless network can be achieved using a migration probability database. The database can be generated based on statistical information relating to the wireless network, such as historical migration patterns and associated mobility information (e.g., velocities, bin location, etc.). The migration probability database consolidates the statistical information into mobility prediction functions for estimating migration probabilities/trajectories based on dynamically reported mobility parameters. By example, mobility prediction functions can compute a likelihood that a mobile station will migrate between geographic regions based on a velocity of the mobile station. Accurate mobility prediction may improve resource provisioning efficiency during admission control and path selection, and can also be used to dynamically adjust handover margins.
US09392507B2	Method, apparatus and system for relocating user equipment between radio network controllers The present disclosure, relating to the field of communications technologies, discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for relocating a user equipment between radio network controllers. The present disclosure is directed to configuring the coding scheme configured for the user equipment UE to a coding scheme consistent with the coding scheme supported by a target radio network controller to relocate the UE to the target RNC. The present disclosure is mainly applicable to inter-RNC handovers.
US09392493B1	Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a rapidly self-organizing cellular communications network Methods and systems are described for providing a rapidly self-organizing cellular communications network. In one aspect, scheduling information is received for at least one mobile device previously scheduled for communication in a first cell of a cellular communications network, the scheduling information corresponding to a scheduling decision made for the first cell without the knowledge of scheduling decisions made for a second cell adjacent to the first cell. Whether to initiate a handover procedure to handover the mobile device to the first cell is determined based on the received scheduling information. The mobile device for is scheduled for communications in the second cell and/or the handover procedure is initiated based on the determination.
US09392485B1	Method of reducing packet loss in a multimedia broadcast and multicast services system Systems and methods for sending data packets to a wireless device are provided. An access node can determine a number of wireless devices in communication with the access node that meets a signal quality criteria. The access node can determine when the number of wireless devices that meets the signal quality criteria exceeds a threshold. The access node can receive from a content node first multimedia broadcast service (MBMS) data. The access node can encode the first MBMS data into second MBMS data when the number of wireless devices that meets the signal quality criteria exceeds the threshold. The encoding can be based on the number of wireless devices in communication with the access node that meets the signal quality criteria, a load at the content node, a load at the access node, and a bit error rate of each wireless device in communication with the access node.
US09392484B2	Wireless communication system having mobility-based content delivery A portable subscriber access unit includes a wireless transceiver and a processor. The processor controls the transceiver, determines a mobility state of the access unit, and determines a data packet content type. The transceiver transmits the mobility state, receives service rights based on the mobility state, and transmits the data packet on a condition that the content type is allowed by the service rights.
US09392476B2	Method of processing network configuration data A method and system for comparing network configuration data stored in a wireless communication network with parameters that depend on the physical configuration of the network is provided. Subscriber wireless communication devices operating in the network provide measurement data. From the measurement data, at least one first parameter is selected or derived, the first parameter depending on the physical configuration of the network. From network configuration data stored in the wireless communication network, at least one second parameter that corresponds to the at least one first parameter is selected. Any discrepancy between the values of the first and second parameters is then identified. Analysis of the discrepancies may reveal errors or omissions in the stored network configuration data, such as missing entries in the neighbors table for a cell site. Faults in the physical network may also be revealed.
US09392475B2	Determination of download throughput of wireless connection with compound probes Technologies are generally described to determine a download throughput of a wireless connection in an environment hosting multiple wired and wireless connections. According to some examples, a compound probe may be transmitted from a source to a wireless destination. Another compound probe may also be transmitted from the source to the wireless destination. The compound probes may include multiple packets without any dispersion gap. Next, an average intra-packet gap (AIPG) and a minimum intra-packet gap (MIPG) may be determined from the first compound probe. Furthermore, another MIPG may be determined from the later compound probe. The download throughput from the source to the wireless destination may be computed from the AIPG and the MIPGs.
US09392469B2	Systems and methods for receiver based clear channel assessment Systems, methods, and devices for performing clear channel assessment at a receiving device are described herein. In some aspects, the receiving device determines whether it is the intended receiver for a data transmission. Upon determining it is the intended receiver, the receiving device transmits a reservation signal. Devices in the vicinity of the receiving device are configured to listen for the reservation signal and refrain from transmitting interfering signals to the receiving device based on the reservation signal.
US09392468B1	Adaptive beamforming techniques in long term evolution networks Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing adaptive beamforming techniques in LTE networks are provided. In embodiments, the method includes identifying user devices associated with device to device (D2D) groups in a sector. Unused static uplink beams provided by the sector are determined. In embodiments, the unused static uplink beams are allocated to user devices associated with the D2D groups. The unused static uplink beams are reallocated for other activities.
US09392451B2	Systems/methods of conducting a financial transaction using a smartphone Embodiments of inventive concepts are provided wherein a mobile device, such as a smartphone, may be configured to communicate with a base station, using a first mode, and to communicate with an access point using a second mode that comprises a level of security exceeding that of the first mode. The second mode communications between the mobile device and the access point are conducted over a short-range wireless link responsive to an identity of the mobile device and/or responsive to a biometric data being provided by a user of the mobile device. Such second mode wireless communications may include data relating to a financial transaction and/or other data that may require an increased level of privacy and/or security.
US09392449B2	Communication system, communication unit, and communication method This communication system ensures the security of a communication message with a low computational load. Communication units are capable of exchanging a communication message containing a check bit. The check bit is used to determine the reliability of the communication message. Communication unit, which transmits the communication message, is equipped with a storage position determination part. The storage position determination part determines one of multiple positions within the communication message where the check bit can be stored as a storage position. The communication unit generates a communication message with the check bit stored at the storage position and transmits the communication message. Communication unit, which receives the communication message, is equipped with a storage position determination part. The storage position determination part determines the storage position of the check bit in the communication message in accordance with the manner the storage position was determined.
US09392448B2	Wireless communications system A wireless communications system that regularly executes verification between an electronic key and an immobilizer ECU, and sends and receives deletion request signals unrelated to verification, between the electronic key and the immobilizer ECU. The sending and receiving of deletion request signals is executed at intervals between the regularly executed verifications.
US09392446B1	Authenticating environmental sensor systems based on security keys in communication systems Systems, methods, and software for operating environmental sensor systems are provided herein. In one example, a method is provided that includes monitoring environmental conditions to detect a trigger condition and transferring an access request for delivery to a data system responsive to the trigger condition. The method also includes receiving a security challenge transferred by the data system, and in response, transferring a security answer for delivery to the data system that includes a hash result generated using one of the security keys, and receiving a security grant transferred by the data system indicating one of the hash results. The method also includes selecting an environmental sensor function based on an association with one of the security keys used to generate the hash result indicated in the security grant, performing the environmental sensor function to obtain sensor data, and transferring the sensor data for delivery to the data system.
US09392438B2	Method and apparatus to manage user/device profiles for public safety applications A method and a profile manager for managing user and device profiles for response to one or more incidents include monitoring inputs related to one or more networks, a plurality of devices, and the one or more incidents; determining application requirements and profile configurations for the plurality of devices based on the inputs from the one or more networks and the one or more incidents; and for each of the plurality of devices, providing applications based on the application requirements if required and providing the profile configurations for operation on the one or more networks during the one or more incidents.
US09392434B2	Message ordering for network based mobility management systems The claimed subject matter relates to systems and methods for processing messages in a wireless communications environment. In an aspect, a communications method is provided. The method includes initiating a registration with a network domain node and generating sequence information with respect to the registration. The sequence information is then employed to facilitate further communications with the network domain node.
US09392415B2	Modeling connectivity of transit systems Methods, program products, and systems for using a location fingerprint database to determine a location of a mobile device are described. A mobile device can use location fingerprint data received from a server to determine a location of the mobile device at the venue. The mobile device can obtain, from a sensor of the mobile device, a vector of sensor readings, each sensor reading can measure an environment variable, e.g., a signal received by the sensor from a signal source. The mobile device can perform a statistical match between the vector and the location fingerprint data. The mobile device can then estimate a current location of the mobile device based on the statistical match.
US09392409B2	Method and system for wireless local area network proximity recognition A method and system for proximity detection, recognition and classification of a wireless local area network (WLAN) enabled device without a WLAN infrastructure. The proximity recognition system monitors WLAN communications at one or more known locations. The proximity of a WLAN device (transmitter) is sensed by examining signal strength received therefrom as the device engages in a sequence of protocol data unit exchanges seeking WLAN association.
US09392407B2	Method and system for selecting and providing a relevant subset of wi-fl location information to a mobile client device so the client device may estimate its position with efficient utilization of resources In one embodiment, when it is determined that one or more Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS) tiles that are necessary to estimate a location of a mobile client device are not present in a WPS tile store on the mobile client device, or are present in the WPS tile store on the mobile client device but out of date, one or more new WPS tiles are requested from a remote server. Each WPS tile is a set of Wi-Fi access point data for Wi-Fi access points within a bounded geographical region. The one or more new WPS tiles are received from the remote server, and are cached in the WPS tile store on the mobile client device. Subsequent to the caching, one or more further locations of the mobile client device are estimated autonomously from the remote server, utilizing Wi-Fi access point data in the WPS tile store.
US09392380B2	Hearing aid and feedback canceller A hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a microphone configured to convert sound into an electric signal and output a first signal; a receiver configured to convert the third signal that is generated by performing predetermined hearing aid processing on a second signal, into sound; a first feedback removal unit having an adaptive filter configured to adaptively estimate a first transfer function of a sound feedback path from the receiver to the microphone; and a second feedback removal unit having a fixed filter configured to receive the third signal and use a fixed filter coefficient based on a second transfer function of a vibration feedback path from the receiver to the microphone. The second signal is generated by removing from the first signal, output signals from the adaptive filter and the fixed filter.
US09392376B2	Microphone on printed circuit board (PCB) A MEMS device includes a MEM-CMOS module having a CMOS chip and a MEMS chip. The MEMS chip includes a port exposed to the environment. The MEMS device further includes a printed circuit board (PCB) with an aperture, wherein the MEMS-CMOS module is directly mounted on the PCB.
US09392372B2	Acoustic generator, acoustic generation device, and electronic device An acoustic generator according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a piezoelectric element (exciter), a vibrating body. The piezoelectric element receives an input of an electrical signal and is caused to vibrate. The piezoelectric element is mounted on the vibrating body, and the vibrating body is caused to vibrate by the vibration of the piezoelectric element. The acoustic generator includes at least one pair of two adjacent portions with different stiffnesses in a plan view, and has at least one damper provided contacting with both of the two adjacent portions.
US09392362B2	Microphone disruption apparatus and method An apparatus for use with an electronic device having a microphone. The apparatus comprises a structure configured to detachably couple to the device, and a generator supported by the structure. The generator is configured to generate a force that acts on the microphone and renders the microphone unresponsive to voice sounds.
US09392359B2	Variable directivity electret condenser microphone Provided is a variable directivity electret condenser microphone that can simplify a circuit configuration, and outputs an audio signal in a balanced manner, which includes electrically independent first and second electret condenser microphone units in which first and second fixed electrodes are arranged back to back and facing each other in a mutually non-conductive state, and first and second diaphragms are arranged facing the first and second fixed electrodes with fixed intervals therefrom respectively, a first impedance converter having an input terminal connected to the first fixed electrode, and a first buffer circuit connected to the first impedance converter, a second impedance converter having an input terminal connected to the second fixed electrode, and a second buffer circuit selectively connected to the second impedance converter, and a directivity variable switch that can alternatively select a mode from at least a first directivity mode to a third directivity mode.
US09392356B2	Hands-free device A hands-free device includes upper and lower earphones; a hands-free main body having opened top and bottom surfaces; a control unit mounted in the hands-free main body and configured to apply an operation signal; and an earphone protruding unit formed in the hands-free main body and configured to protrude the upper earphone through a rear surface of the hands-free main body in response to a protrusion operation signal of the control unit; and an earphone drawing unit formed in the hands-free main body and configured to draw one or more of the upper and lower earphones through one or more of the top and bottom surfaces of the hands-free main body in response to a draw operation signal of the control unit.
US09392354B2	Headphones with optimized radiation of sound The invention is concerned with headphones having left and right supporting members (9, 19) for a sound transducer (11, 14, 20). In order to allow for an ameliorated out-of-head localization of acoustic or sound events without noteworthy loss of treble and midrange information in a hearing protecting manner the sound transducer (11, 14, 20) occupies a position tilted about a horizontal axis in the viewing direction of a headphones user and on a vertical axis intersecting the horizontal axis.
US09392350B2	Audio communication system with merging and demerging communications zones An audio communication system configured to be head worn by a user and with at least one communication zone configured to communicate with the at least one other audio communication system through a communications channel that can be open or closed. The audio communication system may comprise at least one audio unit configured to sound an acoustic scene to a user using the audio communication system and which acoustic scene is enabled for inclusion of at least one voice from at least one another audio communication system. The audio communication system may further comprise at least one microphone configured to receive a voice from a user using the audio communication system. There is a field of view in the direction of orientation of the audio communications system.
US09392348B2	Path computation element protocol (PCEP) operations to support wavelength switched optical network routing, wavelength assignment, and impairment validation An apparatus comprising a path computation element (PCE) configured for at least partial impairment aware routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) and to communicate with a path computation client (PCC) based on a PCE protocol (PCEP) that supports path routing, wavelength assignment (WA), and impairment validation (IV). The PCEP comprises at least one operation selected from the group consisting of a new RWA path request operation and a path re-optimization request operation. Also disclosed is a network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising establishing a PCEP session with a PCC, receiving path computation information comprising RWA information and constraints from the PCC, and establishing impairment aware RWA (IA-RWA) based on the path computation information and a private impairment information for a vendor's equipment.
US09392345B2	System and method for temporally adaptive media playback Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for temporally adaptive media playback. The method for adaptive media playback includes estimating or determining an amount of time between a first event and a second event, selecting media content to fill the estimated amount of time between the first event and the second event, and playing the selected media content possibly at a reasonably different speed to fit the time interval. One embodiment includes events that are destination-based or temporal-based. Another embodiment includes adding, removing, speeding up, or slowing down selected media content in order to fit the estimated amount of time between the first event and the second event or to modify the selected media content to adjust to an updated estimated amount of time. Another embodiment bases selected media content on a user or group profile.
US09392343B2	Television broadcast receiving device of generating information for obtaining webpage information, method of generating acquisition objective information, program, apparatus of generating acquisition objective information, and television broadcasting system A television broadcast receiving device includes a program selecting unit that accepts the selection of one of programs in a program list; an extracting unit that extracts a keyword related to the accepted program from the program information; a site information obtaining unit that obtains names and address information of web sites and a rule for generating acquisition objective information for obtaining information of a webpage related to a keyword extracted from one of one or plural web sites; a site name display controller that displays the obtained names of one or plural web sites on a display device; a site name selecting unit that accepts the selection of a name of one web site among the displayed names of the one or plural web sites; and a generating unit that generates acquisition objective information in accordance with the rule.
US09392342B2	System and method for engagement and distribution of media content Disclosed is a system and method for distributing media content including an engagement system, the engagement system including at least one advertisement server, the at least one advertisement server including at least one memory and at least one processor, a content system, the content system including at least one memory and at least one processor, and a user system, the user system being communicatively connected to the engagement system and content system, and the user system configured to receive at least one ad stamp from at least one of the engagement system and the content system.
US09392325B2	Method of processing an electronic service guide and electronic service guide broadcaster The invention relates to a method of processing an electronic service guide in a terminal. The terminal is configured for receiving an electronic service guide over a network. The method involves receiving the electronic service guide by the terminal over the network. The terminal has a first capability status. The electronic service guide is processed by the terminal in dependence of the first capability status of the terminal.
US09392322B2	Method of visually synchronizing differing camera feeds with common subject Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method to automatically generate synchronization points based on a common characteristic given a plurality of random video feeds. The common characteristic can be based on changes in motion, audio, image, etc between the feeds. A feedback process attempts to time align the synchronized video outputs based on discontinuities in the feeds. Once the video feeds are time aligned, the aligned content can be used for recreating a multi-view video montage or feeding it into a 3-D correlation program.
US09392318B2	Receiver device with multiple decryption modes A digital television receiver device supporting two or more different conditional access systems has a content receiver that obtains an encrypted content stream and a processor. A content stream decrypter decrypts an encrypted content stream for conditional access or copy protection from at least one of the following interfaces: an interface to a CableCARD, an interface to a Common Interface Module consumer replaceable module for use with conditional access key management and content stream conditional access decryption and content stream copy protection re-encryption, and at least one of the following interfaces: an interface to a USB2 compatible consumer replaceable module, an interface to an enhanced SIM consumer replaceable card. Other variations are disclosed. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
US09392313B2	System and method for operating a virtual broadcaster network A system and method for operating a virtual broadcast network may include using, by a virtual broadcaster, a network server remotely located from the virtual broadcaster and managed by a communications service provider to host a virtual broadcast network. A selection, via a control panel, of at least one broadcast content feed from a plurality of different content service providers may be performed. The selected broadcast content feeds may be broadcast to users who access the virtual broadcast network.
US09392307B2	Smart pre-load for video-on-demand in an HTTP adaptive streaming environment A system (e.g., video delivery system, a video-on-demand system, a back office system) and a method are described herein for delivering a selected digital content (e.g., movie, musical composition, application, file) via a network connection to an end-user device (e.g., set-top-box, mobile phone/smart phone, computer, laptop computer, tablet, internet-connected television, gateway device, digital video recorder). In addition, an end-user-device and a method are described herein for receiving the digital content over the connection from the video delivery system.
US09392300B2	Method and apparatus for encoding a motion vector, and method and apparatus for encoding/decoding image using same An apparatus for decoding a current motion vector of a current block in a current frame from a bitstream, includes: a differential motion vector decoder to reconstruct a differential motion vector by decoding an encoded differential motion vector included in the bitstream; and a motion vector reconstructor to select one or more motion vector prediction candidates to predict the current motion vector, determine a predicted motion vector among the one or more motion vector prediction candidates, and reconstruct the current motion vector of the current block by adding the predicted motion vector to the differential motion vector.
US09392299B2	Method and apparatus for video encoding/decoding using improved merge A video encoding apparatus includes an inter predictor to check for whether predetermined candidate adding conditions are satisfied, add into a merge candidate set including merge candidates corresponding to neighboring blocks of a current block, a combined bi-predictive motion parameter, the combined bi-predictive motion parameter generated by combining a list 0 motion parameter of a first available candidate block and a list 1 motion parameter of a second available candidate block, when the predetermined candidate adding conditions are satisfied, and predict the current block by using a motion parameter corresponding to a merge candidate selected from the merge candidate set, to thereby generate a predicted block for the current block. Herein, the merge candidate set corresponds to a maximum number of the merge candidates, the maximum number of the merge candidates corresponding to information on the number of the merge candidates included in a bistream.
US09392297B2	Method, apparatus and system for rapid motion search applied in template matching A method, an apparatus and a system for a rapid motion search applied in template matching are disclosed. The method includes: selecting motion vectors of blocks related to a current block as candidate motion vectors of the current block; after the uniqueness of a series of the candidate motion vectors of the current block is maintained, calculating the cost function of the candidate motion vectors in a corresponding template area of a reference frame, and obtaining the motion vector of the best matching template from the candidate motion vectors of the current block. In the embodiments of the present invention, there is no need to determine a large search range and no need to determine the corresponding search path template, and it is only necessary to perform a search in a smaller range.
US09392285B2	Video encoding method with bit depth adjustment for fixed-point conversion and apparatus therefor, and video decoding method and apparatus therefor Provided are a video encoding method of adjusting a range of encoded output data to adjust a bit depth during restoring of encoded samples, and a video decoding method of substantially preventing overflow from occurring in output data in operations of a decoding process. The video decoding method includes parsing and restoring quantized transformation coefficients in units of blocks of an image from a received bitstream, restoring transformation coefficients by performing inverse quantization on the quantized transformation coefficients, and restoring samples by performing one-dimensional (1D) inverse transformation and inverse scaling on the quantized transformation coefficients. At least one from among the transformation coefficients and the samples has a predetermined bit depth or less.
US09392274B2	Inter layer texture prediction for video coding An apparatus for coding video information according to certain aspects is disclosed. Multi-layer video steams including a base layer and an enhancement layer can be coded. Predictors generated for the base layer and the enhancement layer can be combined to form a final predictor of the enhancement layer. Each predictor can be weighted such that those predictors which are more likely to produce high quality results can be factored more heavily in the final predictor. The conditions upon which the respective weights for enhancement layer predictors and base layer predictors are determined may be implicitly derived from the predictors or characteristics thereof. Alternatively, data may be generated explicating indicating the weights or providing information from which the weights can be determined.
US09392255B2	Apparatus and method for 3D broadcasting service in broadcasting system combined with mobile broadcasting Provided is an apparatus and a method for providing a three-dimensional (3D) broadcasting service that may provide a two-dimensional (2D) fixed broadcasting service using a fixed broadcasting signal or a 2D mobile broadcasting service using a mobile broadcasting signal when a transmitter transmits each of a left image and a right image constituting a 3D image using the fixed broadcasting signal or the mobile broadcasting signal, and the receiver receives the fixed broadcasting signal and the mobile broadcasting signal, or may provide a 3D broadcasting service by composing an image received using the fixed broadcasting signal and an image received using the mobile broadcasting signal into a 3D image.
US09392250B2	Imaging apparatus and control method therefor The amount of parallax of a 3D image can be adjusted by intuitive operation. A zoom lever is thrown to telephoto side to cause the graphic processing unit to generate images for the left eye and the right eye adjusted such that a position where a component is drawn is far from a center line and the zoom lever is thrown to wide angle side to cause the graphic processing unit to generate images for the left eye and the right eye adjusted such that the position where the component is drawn is near the center line.
US09392235B2	Explicit way for signaling a collocated reference picture for video coding In one embodiment, a method for use in encoding and decoding a group of pictures in a video stream is provided. The method identifies a current picture in the group of pictures for encoding or decoding and determines a slice type for the current picture. When the slice type for the current picture is not equal to an I-type, the method identifies a collocated reference picture in the group of pictures using a syntax to determine if a collocated reference picture index should be accessed to identify the collocated reference picture and uses the collocated reference picture to encode or decode the current picture.
US09392234B2	System and method for combined meeting recording Systems and methods for generating a recording of a meeting including receiving a respective recording of a meeting from each of a plurality of client devices. A preferred quality recording associated with each of a plurality of meeting portions is identified. The preferred quality recording associated with each of the plurality of meeting portions may be autonomically combined into a single recording representative of the meeting.
US09392218B2	Image processing method and device An image processing method may include collecting a video image and a depth map of an object; segmenting, using the depth map, a video image frame corresponding to the video image at a same moment to obtain a contour of a foreground image in the video image frame; performing, according to the contour of the foreground image, first encoding on pixels of a video image inside the contour of the foreground image in the video image frame and second encoding on pixels of a video image outside the contour in the video image frame, where an encoding rate of the first encoding is higher than an encoding rate of the second encoding. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, an occupation rate of network bandwidth in a video image transmission process can be lowered.
US09392216B2	Image networks for mobile communication A mobile communication system based on images, enabling communication between a plurality of mobile devices and servers, wherein the images have associated additional properties in the nature of voice, audio, data and other information. The system further enabling the formation of one or more image networks wherein the images are stored, organized, connected and linked to each other by one or more methods inclusive of one to one connection between images, a hierarchical connection between images and or other methods of connection between images to facilitate efficient image based communication between mobile devices, stationary devices and servers based on the mobile device identification, mobile device specific profiles and user specific profiles. The imaged base network system further having the ability to learn and form intelligent association between objects, people and other entities; between images and the associated data relating to both animate and inanimate entities for intelligent image based communication in a network.
US09392215B2	Method for correcting corrupted frames during conversion of motion pictures photographed at a low frame rate, for exhibition at a higher frame rate Previously-produced motion pictures are enhanced for theatrical exhibition, at double the frame rate at which they were originally produced. New, rendered images are interpolated between each of the images of the original motion picture. For image pixels containing excessively complex motion, those pixels are corrected to eliminate such complexity. This correction is accomplished by selecting the specific pixels that are too complex to be made a part of a synthesized image, rejecting them, and repeating only those appropriate pixels as they appeared in the previous frame; and by treating all other pixels in other images in a normal manner, known in the art. The pictures are projected through digital means at 48 frames-per-second. The invention allows for upgrade of previously-produced motion pictures for high-frame-rate presentation without repeating any frames, improving the quality of presentation by eliminating any appearance consistent with low-frame-rate photography and presentation.
US09392213B1	Recursive motion video de-interlacing device A video de-interlacing device includes a video data input interface to receive a stream of interlaced video data, a motion detector coupled to the video data input interface to produce motion detection video data, and a video data output interface to pass de-interlaced video data generated from the motion detection video data. The video de-interlacing device also includes a recursive motion processor to detect a still motion condition in at least one area of the motion detection video data. The recursive motion processor includes a local still detector, a large area motion detector, and a feathering detector. The recursive motion processor is arranged to produce motion information used to crop the motion detection video data based on the detected still motion condition.
US09392210B2	Transcoding a video stream to facilitate accurate display Disclosed are various embodiments for transcoding a video stream to facilitate accurate display. An uncompressed video stream comprising a sequence of video frames is obtained. An encoded reverse order video stream is generated from the uncompressed video stream in one embodiment. In another embodiment, the uncompressed video stream includes multiple views, and a compressed video stream is generated from the uncompressed video stream. The compressed video stream excludes one or more of the views.
US09392208B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting data An implementation exits a power saving mode for fixed and periodic active periods of time to receive a separate burst transmission from a first stream during each of the corresponding active periods of time. The first stream is received at a first-stream burst data rate. The first stream includes data configured to be displayed at a first playback rate that is substantially less than the first-stream burst data rate. During the active periods of time, data is received from a second stream at a second-stream rate. The second stream includes data configured to be displayed at a second playback rate that is substantially the same as the second-stream rate. After receiving each of the burst transmissions from the first stream during the active periods of time, the power saving mode is entered for corresponding fixed and periodic power-saving periods of time while waiting for another burst from the first stream.
US09392207B2	Broadcast receiving apparatus and method for providing widget service thereof A method for providing a widget service in a broadcast receiving apparatus is provided. A method for providing the widget service includes operations of receiving widget information, and displaying on a picture-in-picture (PIP) screen at least part of all the received widget information which is to be fitted to the PIP screen, upon occurrence of a preset or trigger event. Therefore, it is possible for a user to construct a sub-screen for providing a widget service by selecting only part of widget information forming the entire display screen rather than reducing the size of the entire display screen.
US09392200B2	Solid-state image pickup device and method for driving the same in solid-state imaging pickup device and method for driving the same in a number of modes A system and method for driving a solid-state image pickup device including a pixel array unit including unit pixels. Each unit pixel includes a photoelectric converter, column signal lines and a number of analog-digital converting units. The unit pixels are selectively controlled in units of rows. Analog signals output from the unit pixels in a row selected by the selective control though the column signal lines are converted to digital signals via the analog-digital converting units. The digital signals are added among a number of unit pixels via the analog-digital converting units. The added digital signals from the analog-digital converting units are read. Each unit pixel in the pixel array unit is selectively controlled in units of arbitrary rows, the analog-distal converting units being operable to performing the converting in a (a) normal-frame-rate mode and a (b) high-frame-rate mode in response to control signals.
US09392198B2	Backside illuminated imaging systems having auto-focus pixels An imaging system may be provided with a backside illuminated pixel array that includes imaging pixels and rows of auto-focus pixels. The imaging pixels may generate image data and the auto-focus pixels may generate application-specific data. The imaging pixels may be provided with an array of color filters. The auto-focus pixels may be provided with rows of color filters that are offset with respect to the imaging pixel color filters. The auto-focus pixel color filters may include clear color filters and opaque color filters for blocking image light received at selected incident angles. The system may include an adjustable lens that focuses light onto the pixel array. The pixel array may be coupled to processing circuitry that determines whether an image is focused based on the application-specific data and may adjust the lens in response to determining that the image is not focused.
US09392186B2	Mobile terminal and control method thereof capturing first and second images with first and second flashes A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a camera; a flash; and a controller configured to capture, via the camera, a first image while controlling the flash to emit a first flash, capture, via the camera, a second image while controlling the flash to emit a second flash, and generate a third image by combining a first area of the first image and a second area of the second image.
US09392180B2	Partial lens shading compensation method Method and apparatus for partial lens shading compensation are provided. An image area is divided, from the inside towards the outside of the image area, into several partial areas centered on an optical center of the image. When a target pixel is identified as being located in one of the partial areas, a corresponding compensation gain is determined according to the position of the target pixel with reference to the optical center. Another compensation gain is determined according to the position of the target pixel with reference to the optical center. A mixed compensation value is determined according to the compensation gains, so as to compensate the target pixel.
US09392173B2	Image deblurring based on light streaks A blurred image having a spatially invariant motion blur resulting from camera motion during image capture is deblurred based on one or more light streaks identified and extracted from the blurred image. A blur kernel for the blurred image is estimated by performing an optimization procedure having a blur kernel constraint based at least in part on the light streak. One or more light streaks can in some embodiments be posed as the blur kernel constraint. A modeled light streak may be defined as a convolution between the blur kernel and a simulated light source, with the optimization procedure being to minimize a distance between the modeled light streak and the corresponding identified light streak from the blurred image.
US09392163B2	Method and apparatus for unattended image capture Described is a method and apparatus for unattended image capture that can identify subjects or faces within an image captured with an image sensor. The methods and apparatus may then score the image based, at least in part, on scores of detected subjects or faces in the image, scores of facial expressions, a focus score, exposure score, stability score, or audio score. If the score of the image is above a threshold, a snapshot image may be stored to a data store on the imaging device. In some aspects, if the score of the image is below a threshold, one or more audible prompts may be generated indicating that subjects should change positions, smile or remain more still during the image capture process.
US09392155B1	Use of non-reflective separator between lenses striking a single optical sensor to reduce peripheral interference A rectangular image sensor can be present within an optical capture device. Two lenses that capture and direct light from a real world environment upon the image sensor. The image sensor can be a device which converts the light from the real world environment into electronic signals. A non-reflective separator can be positioned between the optical pathways of light from the two lenses. The separator can absorb light from a region surrounding the image circle to prevent optical distortions from the image circles which are in close proximity to each other.
US09392143B1	High performance memory system for 3D color correction An apparatus including a memory, a first circuit and a second circuit. The memory may be divided into eight banks. Each bank may store a portion of a three-dimensional (3D) color correction lookup table. The first circuit may be configured to address the memory in response to an index of an input point. The second circuit may be configured to arrange outputs of the eight banks for color interpolation.
US09392142B2	Imaging sensor, image reading device, image forming apparatus, and alignment method of imaging sensor An imaging sensor includes multiple light-receiving elements, which are for multiple colors, configured to conduct photoelectric conversion and multiple power supply lines configured to supply a power supply voltage from a power supply source to the light-receiving elements. The light-receiving elements of each of the colors are aligned in one direction. Portions extending between the power supply source and the respective light-receiving elements of the multiple power supply lines are substantially identical in shape on at least a per-color basis.
US09392138B2	Image forming apparatus and program thereof An image forming apparatus includes a first detection unit configured to output a first detection signal upon detecting a recording medium; a second detection unit configured to output a second detection signal upon detecting the recording medium, which is conveyed from the first detection unit; a signal generation unit configured to generate a substitute signal for the first detection signal in a case where the first detection unit does not output the first detection signal; and a state determination unit configured to determine a state of the image forming apparatus based on the first and second detection signals. The state determination unit determines that the first detection unit is in a failure state upon receiving the second detection signal and the substitute signal, which is input instead of the first detection signal.
US09392131B2	Image forming apparatus with print preview displayed within a paper stack image For a duplex print job a display portion of the image forming apparatus shows a stack image of one or more papers. A top paper in the image appears to have a corner turned over revealing a portion of the back side of the top paper, and revealing a portion of a front side of a second paper in the stack. Within the stack image, the image portion of the front side of the top paper shows a print preview of a front side of a first sheet in the duplex print job. Image portions corresponding to the back side of the top paper and the front side of the second paper show, respectively, print preview of the back side of the first sheet and front side of a second sheet. The page images may be displayed at a glance for multiple pages in a two up fashion.
US09392129B2	Light management for image and data control A light control and display technology applicable to light redirection and projection with the capacity, in a number of embodiments modified for particular applications, to produce managed light, including advanced images. Applications include miniature to very large scale video displays, optical data processing, 3-dimensional imaging, and lens-less vision enhancement for poor night-driving vision, cataracts and macular degeneration.
US09392121B2	Seamlessly conferencing a previously-connected telephone call An already-connected telephone call is conferenced in a seamless manner that is transparent to the call participants, after which one or more additional participants may join the conference. The existing call is preferably moved to a conference bridge responsive to an existing call participant either logging on to a network-accessible user interface (such as a web page or portal-type page) or entering some special key or key combination using the participant's phone (which may be a software application that provides phone-like services). The participant requesting the move may be authenticated, and the authorization of the participant to request the move may be verified, before moving the call.
US09392119B2	Enhanced visual voice mail In order to support Enhanced Visual Voice Mail (EVVM) technology in OMA standards that allow for voicemail retrieval via a plurality of devices for a single user, a method and apparatus for generating a notification that includes an old identification value (UID) for an old message, a new identification value (UID) for a new message, and optional additional information related to the notification; and transmitting, independent of an IMAP synchronization procedure with a first device, said notification to at least one other device that is different from the first device, has been conceived.
US09392112B2	Flow designer for contact centers In a system for managing an interaction flow for a contact center, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory has stored thereon, instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: display on a graphical display, an interaction flow canvas and an interaction block selection tool; receive a user input to add a first interaction block to the interaction flow canvas; generate a first interaction instruction corresponding to the first interaction block; and receive a user input to add a second interaction block to the interaction flow canvas, wherein the first interaction instruction comprises an instruction for proceeding to the second interaction block after a criterion of the first interaction block is satisfied.
US09392104B2	Limiting user interaction with a computing device based on proximity of a user A first computing device monitors a presence of a second computing device, and determines when the second computing device has moved out of an area proximate to the first computing device. In response to determining that the second computer moved out of the area, the first computing device is automatically configured to limit user interaction with one or more applications currently operating on the first computing device to a predetermined set of commands while preventing user interaction with other applications provided by the first computing device.
US09392102B2	Apparatus and method for providing panoramic view during video telephony and video messaging An apparatus and method for performing video telephony by a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes establishing a video telephony connection with another mobile terminal, capturing a first image with a first camera, capturing a second image with a second camera, transmitting image information of at least one of the first image and the second image to a server, determining if image data is received from the server, if the image data is received, creating a panoramic image with the image data and at least one of the first image and the second image, and transmitting the panoramic image to the other mobile terminal.
US09392100B2	Emergency assistance requesting device An emergency assistance requesting device that enhances an efficiency of emergency assistance request that includes a user interface that is configured to receive an input, a user interface that is configured to receive an input, a non-transitory storage device that stores emergency request information, geographical location information of the emergency assistance requesting device, information corresponding to plurality of emergency centers, a user profile and history data. A communication unit is included that communicates with the plurality of emergency centers and processing circuitry is included that (1) determines an emergency center from the plurality of emergency centers to communicate with (2) retrieves the emergency request information, the geographical location information of the emergency assistance requesting device, the information corresponding to the emergency center determined to communicate with, the user profile and the history data, and (3) determines whether to transmit based on the confidence level.
US09392097B2	Incoming/outgoing-talk unit and incoming-talk unit The present specification discloses an incoming/outgoing-talk unit having an ear-hook unit, a cartilage conduction vibration unit that makes contact with ear cartilage in a state where the hook unit is hooked to the ear, an outgoing-talk unit, and a unit for performing short-range wireless communication with the mobile telephone. Further disclosed is an incoming-talk unit having an ear-hook unit, and a cartilage conduction vibration unit for transmitting cartilage conduction from outside of ear cartilage in a state where the hook unit is hooked to the ear. Also disclosed is an incoming-talk unit having a three-dimensional viewing adjustment unit, a temple having a unit for adjusting contact of eyesight-adjusting eyeglasses with the temple when the unit is superposedly mounted on the eyesight-adjusting eyeglasses; and an audio information output unit provided to the temple.
US09392096B2	Communication system, communication method, and controller A communication system includes checking means for performing a check to detect whether a mobile device carried by a user of a vehicle is in the vehicle via wireless communication between an onboard device and the mobile device when a door of the vehicle has changed from being open to being closed; detecting means for detecting an operating state of an onboard electrical load when the check is performed by the checking means; and changing means for changing a maximum value of a number of rechecks, which is the number of times the check is allowed to be repeatedly performed by the checking means, according to the operating state of the onboard electrical load detected by the detecting means, when it has not been detected that the mobile device is in the vehicle by the check performed by the checking means.
US09392089B2	Mobile electronic device and sound playback method thereof A mobile electronic device and a sound playback method thereof are provided. The mobile electronic device includes a sensor, a speaker, and a controller coupled to the sensor and the speaker. The sensor detects whether the speaker is blocked or not. When the speaker is blocked, the controller multiplies a sound signal by a transfer function and then outputs the multiplied sound signal. The speaker plays the sound signal outputted by the controller. The transfer function changes the direction in which the speaker plays the sound signal.
US09392088B2	Intelligent muting of a mobile device A device includes a transceiver, a microphone, a sensor, and a controller coupled to receive signals from the sensor and to place the device into a mute mode when the signals from the sensor are indicative of a user action to reduce transmission of the user's voice.
US09392087B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal main body having a display module to display visual information, a window disposed above the display module and having a pattern layer to recognize a user's touch input, a key region formed on one surface of the window near one side thereof, and a light emitting module configured to illuminate the key region.
US09392086B2	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of flexible circuit boards, and a plurality of hardware devices. The frame includes a first frame body and a second frame body. The first frame body and the second frame body are spaced apart from each other, and define an accommodation space therebetween. The flexible circuit boards are accommodated in the accommodation space. Each flexible circuit board includes a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge. The first edge is connected to the first frame body. The second edge is connected to the second frame body. The hardware devices are disposed on the corresponding flexible circuit boards.
US09392085B2	Charging a mobile device having a flexible display A mobile device includes a housing; a flexible display positioned in the housing; an actuator coupled to the flexible display; an energy generation device coupled to the flexible display; a battery to receive current from the energy generation device in a charging mode; a processor; and a computer readable medium with computer-executable instruction stored thereon, that when executed by the processor cause the processor to initiate operations including: determining that charging mode has been entered; and generating a command signal to the actuator to create a protrusion on the flexible display in response to determining that charging mode has been entered.
US09392083B2	Method and apparatus for generating and processing MAC-ehs protocol data units A network device and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) using an enhanced high speed medium access control (MAC-ehs) are disclosed. A network device may provide a MAC-ehs reordering protocol data unit (PDU) with a segment of a service data unit (SDU). A MAC-ehs PDU is generated including the MAC-ehs reordering PDU. The MAC-ehs PDU is sent via a high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH). The WTRU disassembles MAC-ehs PDUs to provide reordering PDUs that each may include a segment of a MAC-ehs SDU. The WTRU may reassemble a MAC-ehs SDU with the segment of the MAC-ehs SDU from at least one of the reordering PDUs.
US09392078B2	Remote network access via virtual machine A virtual machine project manager creates a generic, i.e., not user-specific, virtual machine image file. Copies of this image file may be distributed to one or more users, each of whom may then use an automated procedure to generate a user-specific virtual machine image file and, thus, a user-specific virtual machine on his/her remote host computer. The generic virtual machine image file may be distributed on computer-readable media, such as a DVD disks, or the file may be stored on a server and downloaded (such as via the Internet) by the users. Each user also receives or downloads a token, which contains a small amount of user-specific information that is used by the automated procedure to provision the generic virtual machine image file for the particular user. A virtual machine accesses a security token connected to a host computer to automatically authenticate or re-authenticate a user, such as when a virtual private network connection is restarted. Substantially identical session identifiers are used by a host computer and a virtual machine, or by two or more virtual machines and, when communicating with an integrated access server. A file server stores virtual machine images that are accessed by a plurality of host computers.
US09392073B2	Apparatus and method for context-aware mobile data management A context of a mobile device is determined. A context preference of a user associated with the mobile device is determined. The context of the mobile device and the user context preference is transmitted to another node and responsively returned data is received. Available free space in the mobile device is determined. All data whose timestamp is within a predetermined threshold is cached. The data is cached in at least a portion of the free space.
US09392064B2	Providing to a web-based application access at a hardware level to a peripheral device The disclosed subject matter relates to computer implemented methods for providing to a web-based application access at a hardware level to a peripheral device. In one aspect, a method includes establishing a first link between a computing device and a web-based application. The computing device is configured to access the web-based application. The method further includes establishing a second link between the computing device and a peripheral device. The method further includes bridging the first link and the second link to establish a communication channel between the web-based application and the peripheral device. The communication channel is configured to provide to the web-based application access at a hardware level to the peripheral device.
US09392054B1	Distributed cloud computing platform and content delivery network Various embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for providing a distributed computing platform. Tasks for execution are received from a remote computer and a set of computation users are identified to execute the set of computation task segments. The tasks are distributed to the set of computation users a solution segment is received from each computation user in the set of computation users to generate a set of solution segments, which are combined into a solution.
US09392051B2	Application distribution supplying a dedicated application to a terminal from an application deposited by the developer A method for providing an online distribution service with an application dedicated to a terminal type. The method includes: identifying a terminal type associated with a terminal connected to the online distribution service, supplying a terminal type identifier; obtaining at least one characteristic of the terminal according to the terminal type; compiling the dedicated application from a generic application according to the at least one terminal type characteristic; and transmitting the dedicated application to the connected terminal.
US09392046B2	Method for web site publishing using shared hosting A method for publishing the web sites on remote server using shared hosting in cases of unexpected server timeouts. A list of elements (work items) to be published is generated. The list is sorted out according to dependencies of elements from one another. Then, the work items are sorted out by the priority. The work item from the top of the list (with the highest priority) is processed first. After the work is performed with this work item, the work item is marked as closed if the process has executed successfully. Then, the process moves to the next work item and so on. The process has a library of the work items. Thus, in case of a server timeout, the process knows exactly which work items have been processed prior to the timeout and can start the processing from the next work item.
US09392044B2	System and method for providing geospatial assets In one aspect, a method for providing geospatial assets is disclosed. The method may include receiving, from a local computing device, event data associated with a user, determining a predicted region of interest for the user based on the event data, generating a portable geospatial asset based on the predicted region of interest and transmitting the portable geospatial asset to the local computing device.
US09392043B2	Enhanced telephony computer user interface allowing user interaction and control of a telephone using a personal computer Enhanced telephony computer user interfaces seamlessly integrate and leverage the features of personal computers and telephones. The manner in which media is presented at a computing system can also be modified automatically in response to detected telephone operations. These modifications can include pausing media in response to a detected telephone call and/or adjusting a volume of the media presentation. The media presentation/volume can also be resumed/restored upon detecting that the telephone call has terminated.
US09392033B2	Method and system for securely authorizing VoIP interconnections between anonymous peers of VoIP networks A peering authority or settlement clearinghouse can be used to control access, collect session accounting information, and provide financial settlement of interconnect or session fees among anonymous Internet Protocol (IP) peers or networks. The addition of peering policy criteria, such as price and quality of service, to peer to peer route discovery mechanisms enable a trusted intermediary, such as the settlement clearinghouse, to authorize acceptable interconnection or peering sessions between anonymous IP peers. Any financial settlement transactions which result from the peering sessions may be subsequently executed by the settlement clearinghouse.
US09392024B2	Policy-based selection of remediation Methods and systems for remediating a security policy violation on a computer system are provided. According to one embodiment, information regarding a program-code-based operational state of a host asset is collected by a light weight sensor (LWS) running on the host asset via a survey tool. The information is transmitted by the LWS to a remote server via an external network. Multiple security policies are enforced by the remote server with respect to the host asset based on the received information including determining whether the program-code-based operational state of the host asset represents a violation of one or more security policies, by evaluating, the received information with respect to the security policies, each of which define at least one parameter condition violation of which is potentially indicative of unauthorized activity on the host asset or manipulation of the host asset making the host asset vulnerable to attack.
US09392010B2	Streaming method and system for processing network metadata A method and system for processing network metadata is described. Network metadata may be processed by dynamically instantiated executable software modules which make policy-based decisions about the character of the network metadata and about presentation of the network metadata to consumers of the information carried by the network metadata. The network metadata may be type classified and each subclass within a type may be mapped to a definition by a unique fingerprint value. The fingerprint value may be used for matching the network metadata subclasses against relevant policies and transformation rules. For template-based network metadata such as NetFlow v9, an embodiment of the invention can constantly monitor network traffic for unknown templates, capture template definitions, and informs administrators about templates for which custom policies and conversion rules do not exist. Conversion modules can efficiently convert selected types and/or subclasses of network metadata into alternative metadata formats.
US09392008B1	Systems and methods for identifying information related to payment card breaches Approaches for determining a potential merchant breach are described. A system can acquire card transaction data from one or more sources such as merchants or financial institutions, in some instances at a predetermined time interval. Cards associated with the card transaction data can be analyzed to determine the health of a particular card, including the likelihood that the particular card has been compromised. A set of cards are accumulated, and their associated health data is stored. Based on the information obtained from a source, and the health associated with a set of cards, a potential date where a merchant was breached can be determined and fraudulent purchases can be prevented.
US09392007B2	System and method for identifying infected networks and systems from unknown attacks Systems and method of the present disclosure are directed to a network security monitor. The monitor can receive logs of a second computer network indicative of a status of the second computer network determined by a monitoring agent executing on the second computer network. The monitor can generate indexed logs from the logs based on log format. The monitor can retrieving a list of threat indicators from a database based on a schema from a plurality of threat indicators received from a plurality of heterogeneous repositories via the first computer network. The monitor can compare the list of threat indicators with the indexed logs. The monitor can generate a report based on the comparing to identify a threat.
US09392003B2	Internet security cyber threat reporting system and method A risk assessment and managed security system for network users provides security services for dealing with formidable cyber threats, malware creations and phishing techniques. Automated solutions in combination with human-driven solutions establish an always-alert positioning for incident anticipation, mitigation, discovery and response. Assessments of threats are made and reported to a client system being monitored. The system provides an ability to receive in different file formats, and/or export from leading IT asset products asset lists for client enterprise computer systems and infrastructure, so that assets are linked to the client computer systems that are described in an incident that is being reported to the client.
US09392001B2	Multilayered deception for intrusion detection and prevention Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for multilayered deception for intrusion detection. According to various embodiments of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a multilayer deception system includes honey servers, honey files and folders, honey databases, and/or honey computers. A multilayer deception system controller generates honey activity between the honey entities and exposes a honey profile with contact information associated with a honey user. Contact directed at the honey user and/or activity at any of the honey entities can trigger alarms and/or indicate an attack, and can be analyzed to prevent future attacks.
US09391997B2	Message processing apparatus, wireless device and method of storing a message in a wireless device Embodiments of the invention relate generally to a message processing apparatus, to a wireless device and to a method of storing a message in a wireless device. In an embodiment of the invention a method of storing a message in a wireless device is provided. The method may include receiving a message at a wireless device, filtering the message according to at least one predetermined criteria, encrypting the message if the message includes at least the one predetermined criteria and storing the encrypted message in the wireless device.
US09391981B2	Registration and credential roll-out for accessing a subscription-based service A user may access a subscription-based service via a system comprising one or more devices with one or more separate domains where each domain may be owned or controlled by one or more different local or remote owners. Each domain may have a different owner, and a remote owner offering a subscription-based service may have taken ownership of a domain, which may be referred to as a remote owner domain. Further, the user may have taken ownership of a domain, which may be referred to as a user domain. In order for the user to access the subscription-based service, registration and credential roll-out may be needed. An exemplary registration and credential roll-out process may comprise registration of the user, obtaining credentials from the remote owner and storing the credentials.
US09391979B1	Managing secure connections at a proxy server A content distribution network includes a proxy server in communication with one or more content distribution servers. The proxy server services connections to the content distribution servers from one or more client devices. If connection request from a client device seeks a secure transmission that requires a certificate from a content distribution server, the proxy server determines the required certificate and transmits the certificate identification to the content distribution server.
US09391977B2	Providing authentication using previously-validated authentication credentials Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing authentication using previously-validated authentication credentials. An exemplary apparatus is configured to receive a request to access a framework application, request, from a user, one or more authentication credentials corresponding to a primary level of user authentication, receive and validate the one or more authentication credentials, create, using the framework application, an authentication token based at least partially on the validation of the primary level of user authentication, wherein the authentication token is accessible by a plurality of applications, receive a request, from the user, to access one or more non-framework applications; and authenticate the one or more non-framework applications, where authenticating the non-framework applications requires accessing the authentication token created by the framework application such that the authentication is at least partially based on the primary level of user authentication.
US09391976B2	User authentication based on self-selected preferences Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, and a computer program product for a user authentication based on self-selected preferences. The system typically including a memory, a processor, and a module configured to receive a request to execute a user action from a user associated with an application, wherein the user action requires one or more authentication credentials; receive one or more authentication credentials from the user based on a user-selected preference; validate the one or more authentication credentials based on the user-selected preference; and execute the user action based on a successful validation of the one or more authentication credentials
US09391970B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing media management Providing media management services includes creating an account record for a first user of the media management services, allocating a first storage space to the first user that is accessible to the first user via user credentials assigned to the first user, creating an account record for a second user of the media management services, and allocating a second storage space to the second user that is accessible to the second user via user credentials assigned to the second user. The media management services also include sharing the second storage space with the first user based on a device identifier of a media recording device that is common to both the first account record and the second account record.
US09391969B2	Dynamic radius A system includes a remote authentication dial in user service (RADIUS) server in communication with a network access server. The network access server provides an authentication request to the RADIUS server. The authentication request includes at least a user identifier and a device identifier. The RADIUS server determines an authentication format utilized by the network access server based on the received authentication request. The system may also determine an authorization level to provide with an authentication response.
US09391967B2	Authentication for network access related applications In one embodiment a controller comprises logic to receive, via a near field communication link, an identification packet generated by a remote authentication provider, associate an electronic signature with the identification packet, transmit the identification packet to a remote authentication provider, receive an authorization from the remote authentication provider, receive login information associated with the identification packet, and initiate a login procedure using the login information. Other embodiments may be described.
US09391959B2	Automated control plane for limited user destruction To avoid user error and breaking operations, administration and management (OAM), the control plane for implementing OAM is automatically generated by network devices without user input. This control plane is hidden from the user, preventing any configuration that may bring down the connectivity for OAM.
US09391956B2	System and method for providing network and computer firewall protection with dynamic address isolation to a device A computer performs dynamic address isolation. The computer comprises an application associated with an application address, a network interface coupled to receive incoming data packets from and transmit outgoing data packets to an external network, a network address translation engine configured to translate between the application address and a public address, and a driver for automatically forwarding the outgoing data packets to the network address translation engine to translate the application address to the public address, and for automatically forwarding the incoming data packets to the network address translation engine to translate the public address to the application address. The computer may communicate with a firewall configured to handle both network-level security and application-level security.
US09391954B2	Security processing in active security devices Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, featuring receiving at a first security device a packet. The first security device determines that the packet is associated with a flow assigned to a distinct second security device. The first security device sends the packet to the second security device. After the second security device performs security processing using the packet, the first security device receives from the second security device a message regarding the packet. The first security device transmits the packet.
US09391953B2	Method, device, and system for notifying mobile stations participating in a non-LLE call of new LLE call A method of interoperating link layer encrypted (LLE) and non-LLE communications in a radio network include receiving, at a radio controller (RC), a new call request for an LLE call, determining that there are one or more currently active non-LLE calls, and causing a message to be transmitted on each channel carrying one of the one or more currently active non-LLE calls informing mobile stations (MSs) participating in the non-LLE calls that a new LLE call has been or is-to-be granted. MSs participating in one of the non-LLE calls and receiving the message determine from the message or via a call grant obtained via a control channel, whether the new LLE call is of interest, and if so, switching to a channel assigned to the new LLE call and participating in the new LLE call.
US09391947B1	Automatic delivery channel determination for notifications A system and method for delivering a message to one or more users from a sender disclosed. The channel application includes a habit engine, a context engine and a channel suggestion module. The habit engine determines habits of a user to identify when the user is available for interactions and categorizes user consumption of information as being a channel including push, queue or pull. The context engine determines a group of contexts for activities when the user is available for interactions. The channel suggestion module identifies a first context and a time of a message and provides the message to the user based on the time corresponding to the user's habits, the first context corresponding to one of the contexts in the group of contexts and the channel.
US09391939B2	Method and apparatus for storing email messages A method for saving an email to an electronic storage location is disclosed. A topic identifier located in the email is used to locate a storage location on the electronic storage device for saving the email message. Emails relating to the same topics of interest may be stored in the same storage location.
US09391935B1	Techniques for file classification information retention Techniques for file classification information retention are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for file classification information retention comprising receiving an indication of creation of an email attachment, determining, using at least one computer processor, whether to extract file classification information for the email attachment, and in the event file classification information is extracted, storing the extracted file classification information in association with the email.
US09391931B2	Communication system and method A method for communicating between an operator at an operator device and a user recipient includes enabling an operator of the operator device to enter a device-independent unique identifier for a user recipient by requiring interaction between the operator and the operator device without requiring interaction between the operator and software on the operator device that is designed for communication over an IP-based network. The method includes identifying an IP network address associated with the user recipient based on the device-independent unique identifier and routing a message entered by the operator to the determined IP network address.
US09391921B1	Virtual bandwidth management deployment architectures Control and management of bandwidth at networks remote from the physical bandwidth management infrastructure. Particular implementations allow network equipment at a plurality of data centers, for example, to manage network traffic at remote branch office networks without deployment of network devices at the remote branch office networks.
US09391915B2	Controlling bandwidth across multiple users for interactive services Embodiments are directed to controlling bandwidth usage using a token-based crediting and debiting scheme and to allowing connections to temporarily exceed bandwidth allocations using token credits. In one scenario, a bandwidth managing service receives a request to establish a connection with a network. The connection is associated with various subscribers that are part of a subscription. The bandwidth managing service assigns tokens to the connection, which are distributed from a pool of tokens that represents a total available bandwidth for the network. The bandwidth managing service receives a data transfer request from a logical user to transfer data over the network connection, where the data transfer request includes at least some of the assigned tokens. The bandwidth managing service also allocates to the connection a specified amount of bandwidth commensurate with the number of assigned tokens provided in the data transfer request.
US09391912B2	Selective bicasting A method including receiving a packet and determining whether a bicast indication associated with the packet indicates that the packet has been transmitted to two or more access points; and dropping the packet in dependence on at least one criterion.
US09391911B1	Congestion window modification Techniques and mechanisms for evaluating a transmission outcome indicium to determine a state of data traffic congestion in a network. In an embodiment, congestion information for a packet of a transmission group is evaluated at a computer device to determine a congestion state, where a size of the transmission group is determined based on a congestion window parameter. In another embodiment, the evaluation to determine the congestion state is performed prior to the computer device detecting a transmission outcome indicium for some other packet of the transmission group.
US09391884B2	Consistent hashing using exact matching with application to hardware load balancing Aspects and implementations of the present disclosure are directed to a network device storing an address table. Each of the address table entries is assigned to a respective provisioned index value and an instance of a distributed service. The device is configured to add a new service instance to the address table by obtaining an assignable index value for the new service instance, identifying an assigned index value that is a companion index value to the obtained index value, dividing a packet source address set associated with the companion index value into first and second address subsets, and assigning the first address subset to the service instance entry in the address table associated with the assigned companion index value and the second address subset to an entry in the address table associated with the obtained index value and the newly added service instance.
US09391882B2	Method, system, and device for establishing pseudo wire A method, a system, and a device for establishing a pseudo wire are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a switching provider edge at a bifurcation position, a label mapping message, obtaining information of the switching provider edge at the bifurcation position and information of at least two next hops or outgoing interfaces of the switching provider edge through parsing, comparing the information of the switching provider edge at the bifurcation position with information of a local device, and if the information of the switching provider edge at the bifurcation position matches with the information of the local device, establishing at least two pseudo wires from the switching provider edge according to the information of at least two next hops or outgoing interfaces.
US09391877B2	System and method for reducing information loss in an aggregated information handling system An information handling system is provided. The information handling system includes a plurality of aggregation devices configured to distribute information in a virtual link trunk and a plurality of nodes coupled to the aggregation devices. When one of the plurality of aggregation devices received a reboot command, that aggregation device is configured to transmit a first message to the nodes indicating that the aggregation device is rebooting, receive a first acknowledgement message from the nodes indicating that they will not send any information to the rebooting aggregation device. The aggregation device is then configured to reboot, receive a second message from the nodes indicating the nodes are ready to receive information from the rebooted aggregation device, transmit a second acknowledgement message to the nodes indicating that the rebooted aggregation device has rebooted and is capable of receiving information, and receive information from at least one of the nodes for transmission to at least one other node.
US09391869B2	Virtual network prototyping environment A system includes a storage device to store information associated with virtual nodes that correspond to network nodes. The system also includes a server to install a virtual node that corresponds to one of the network nodes, based on the information associated with the virtual node, where installing the virtual node includes creating a logical interface via which traffic is to be sent to, or received from, other virtual nodes; start the virtual node to create an operating virtual node based on a copy of an operating system that is run on the network node, where starting the virtual node causes the operational virtual node to execute the copy of the operating system; and cause the operating virtual node to communicate with a virtual network that includes the virtual nodes, where causing the operating virtual node to communicate with the virtual network enables the operating virtual node to receive or forward traffic associated with the virtual network.
US09391862B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling a service processing resource A method for scheduling a service processing resource, includes: setting multiple processing capability ranks of a processing resource and marking actual processing capability corresponding to each processing capability rank for the processing resource separately; calculating the service fluctuation quantity according to a change of the actual service quantity processed by the processing resource; calculating, according to the service fluctuation quantity, a reserved idle processing capability for eliminating an effect from a service fluctuation; and circularly scheduling the processing capability ranks of the processing resource according to the actual processing capability marked by each processing capability rank, wherein the reserved idle processing capability, service fluctuation quantity, and service quantity are to be processed.
US09391861B1	Server side experimentation for client side software A computer-implemented method for comparing multiple client application variations, including, providing a copy of a client application to each of a plurality of client devices, wherein each copy of the client application comprises multiple application variations, receiving demographic information from one or more of the plurality of client devices and providing a list of available experiments to each of the plurality of client devices based on the demographic information, wherein each of the available experiments corresponds with one or more application variations. In certain implementations, the method further includes steps for receiving usage information for each copy of the client application associated with each of the plurality of client devices and comparing two or more application variations of the client application based on the usage information. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
US09391860B2	Systems and methods for managing computing systems utilizing augmented reality Systems and methods for managing computing systems are provided. One system includes a capture device for capturing environmental inputs, memory storing code comprising a management module, and a processor. The processor, when executing the code comprising the management module, is configured to perform the method below. One method includes identifying a target device in a captured environmental input, and comparing the target device in the captured environmental input to a model of the target device. The method further includes recognizing, in real-time, a status condition of the target device based on the comparison and providing a user with troubleshooting data if the status condition is an error condition. Also provided are physical computer storage mediums including a computer program product for performing the above method.
US09391849B2	Back pressure remediation Back pressure is mapped within a network, and primary bottlenecks are distinguished from dependent bottlenecks. Further, the presently disclosed technology is capable of performing network healing operations designed to reduce the data load on primary bottlenecks while ignoring dependent bottlenecks. Still further, the presently disclosed technology teaches identifying and/or suggesting a switch port for adding a node to the network. More specifically, various implementations analyze traffic load and back pressure in a network, identify primary and dependent bottlenecks, resolve the primary bottlenecks, collect new node parameters, and/or select a switch port for the new node. Further, a command can be sent to a selected switch to activate an indicator on the selected port. New node parameters may include new node type, maximum load, minimum load, time of maximum load, time of minimum load and type of data associated with the new node.
US09391846B2	Policy formulating method, policy server, and gateway The policy formulating method includes: receiving, by a policy server, User-Agent user-agent information sent by a gateway, where the User-Agent information carries type information of a terminal or type information of a browser used by a terminal; determining, by the policy server, a type of the terminal according to the User-Agent information; and formulating, by the policy server, a charging policy and/or a QoS quality of service policy according to the type of the terminal. Type information of a user terminal or type information a browser used by a terminal is reported to a policy server; the policy server is capable of correctly distinguishing a terminal type, for example a mobile phone or a PC is surfing the Internet, and then the policy server formulates a corresponding policy to implement Internet access charging and QoS guarantee.
US09391843B1	Pre-computing effects of modifying components in a data center switch The disclosure describes techniques to pre-compute the effect of modifying components in a data center switch prior to actually modifying the components. A data center analyzer is configured to discover the topology of the switch and present an editable version of the topology to a data center administrator. The data center analyzer receives proposed modifications to the current topology, including removed, replaced or updated components, and applies a non-distributed copy of the traffic distribution algorithm to the modified topology to compute an expected traffic distribution and traffic metrics. The administrator may then determine whether to modify the components based on the expected traffic distribution and associated traffic metrics. When the administrator allows modification of the components, the data center analyzer may compute and install alternative routing paths for components in the data center switch to minimize data loss due to the modified components.
US09391841B2	Fast linkup arbitration A data processing system comprising: first and second network ports each operable to support a network connection configured according to one or more of a predetermined set of physical layer protocols; and a processor configured to, on a network message being formed for transmission to a network endpoint accessible over either of the first and second network ports: estimate the total time required to, for each of the predetermined set of physical layer protocols, negotiate a respective network connection and transmit the entire network message over that respective network connection; select the physical layer protocol having the lowest estimate of the total time required to negotiate a respective network connection and transmit the network message over that respective network connection; and configure at least one of the first and second network ports to use the selected physical layer protocol.
US09391839B2	Ad hoc wireless mesh network Provided is process of operating a wireless device configured to act as a node in an ad hoc multi-hop mobile network, the process including: snooping, with a wireless device, a packet transmitted from a sending node to a receiving node in a multi-hop wireless connection, the sending node and the receiving node being in a different location; extracting from the snooped packet an identifier of the sending node and an identifier of the receiving node; determining based on the identifier of the sending node, the identifier of the receiving node, and a record in memory of the wireless device that the wireless device is part of a multi-hop wireless connection including the sending node and the receiving node; determining that a signal strength of a signal conveying the snooped packet exceeds a threshold; and transmitting a kill packet to the sending node and the receiving node that reconfigures the multi-hop wireless connection to bypass the receiving node.
US09391835B2	Network switch A network switch is provided which can shorten a time required for switching-over to a backup route when a failure has occurred in a port for which an LAG is set. The network switch includes a failure detection unit for detecting a port failure, and a forced transfer processing unit for, when a failure is detected in a port at a transfer destination as a target in trying to transfer a received unicast frame and when an link aggregation group is set for a plurality of ports including the relevant port at the transfer destination, forcibly transferring the received unicast frame to another port for which the same link aggregation group as that set for the relevant port at the transfer destination is set.
US09391819B1	Systems and methods for preventing energy leakage in communications systems Systems and methods for reducing interference between CATV devices at subscribers' premises.
US09391815B2	Transmission line address overlap detection system and substation terminal used in the system A management data area including a plurality of pulsed signals is provided in a series of pulsed signals outputted from the main station to the common data signal line, the area being different from a control/monitoring data area including data of a control data signal and data of a monitoring data signal. The substation sets random number data generated by its own station as an original number, generates pieces of comparison/collation data having a plurality of bits based on the original number, and superimposes a signal including the pieces of comparison/collation data on the management data area. The main station determines existence of address overlap of the substations based on a result of comparing the pieces of comparison/collation data complying with a predetermined rule.
US09391813B2	Long echo detection and channel estimation for OFDM systems A method and an apparatus are provided in an OFDM receiver for detecting and compensating for long echo. The method comprises a first pilot tone interpolation mechanism and a first window placement to filter a received OFDM symbol, a long echo channel detection coupled with a second pilot tone interpolation mechanism, a pre-echo and post-echo detection wherein the pre-echo condition is associated with a second new window placement, and both pre-echo and post-echo conditions place two time windows around a first peak channel response and a second peak channel response for channel estimation. The long echo is estimated by obtaining power spectra of a subset of subcarriers in one OFDM symbol, performing an inverse Fourier transform on the power spectra and determining the long echo by measuring the time between two peaks in the power profile.
US09391802B2	Resource configuration change management Prior to a first configuration change of a first resource, such as a network resource of a network, a processor determines a first performance metric of a second resource, such as a second network resource of the network. The first configuration change does not result in complete failure or fault of the second resource. Subsequent to the first configuration change of the first resource, the processor determines a second performance metric of the second resource and compares the second performance metric to at least one of the first performance metric and a service objective to yield comparison results. Based on the comparison results, the processor can cause a second configuration change of the first resource. The second configuration change of the first resource can revert a configuration of the first resource to its state prior to the first configuration change.
US09391799B2	Multicast handling in a transparent interconnect of lots of links based data center interconnect In some embodiments, a global tree structure identifying rendezvous points between a layer 1 network area and a layer 2 network area may be created. When the rendezvous point receives a data packet associated with a destination for the layer 1 network area from the layer to network area, it may forward the data packet to the destination. Non-rendezvous point devices may discard copies of the data packet.
US09391787B2	Tagging content for social interchange in online education platforms Disclosed is a computer-implemented method and system for tagging content for social interchange. When a user-generated post is received from a user device accessing a document from an online education platform for posting to an external social network, the system tags the user-generated post with a unique document-part identifier (ID) identifying a part of the document with which the post is associated. The document-part ID identifies the same part in both electronic and paper versions of the document. The post tagged by the document-part ID is posted to a live feed associated with the document-part ID on the external social network. User-generated posts from the live feed associated with the document-part ID on the external social network can be retrieved and displayed to the user.
US09391775B2	Signature method and device A method for signing a document to be transmitted between two correspondents, i.e. a sender and an addressee, including recording the sender and the addressee of the document for the allocation of a digital identity thereto; authorizing by the addressee a correspondence with the sender; ciphering the document; indicating to the addressee that the document is available; detecting an access to the document by the addressee; generating an electronic report indicating the delivery of the document, the document-delivery electronic report including a set of data associated with the transmission of the document to the addressee, the set including identification of elements concerning the addressee authentication, the sealing of the document, the access to the document by the addressee and the time-stamping of the access to the document by the addressee; and electronically signing, by a reliable third-party using the private key thereof, the document-delivery electronic report.
US09391774B1	Strauss greenmail system and method The invention is directed to a system to authenticate an electronic message to a recipient in a sender's handwriting. The system has a server including a processor and a software application configured to execute instructions related to: identifying the electronic message composed by the sender, converting the electronic message composed by the sender into the sender's handwriting, where the sender's handwriting is in an electronic format; the electronic format defining a sender's electronic handwriting message, formatting the sender's electronic handwriting message to correspond to the formatting of the electronic message composed by the sender, encrypting the sender's electronic handwriting message to restrict readability of contents, and transmitting the sender's electronic handwriting message to the recipient. The invention is also directed to a method to authenticate the electronic message to the recipient in the sender's handwriting and a method to decipher the sender's electronic message delivered to the recipient.
US09391771B2	Server-client secret generation with cached data Technologies are provided for shared secret generation between a server and a client using cached data. In some examples, a server may send a number of encrypted secrets to a client that caches a number of data blocks previously provided by the server. Each of the encrypted secrets may be encrypted using a data block that may or may not be cached at the client. The client may then identify the encrypted secrets that correspond to data blocks in its cache and use those data blocks to recover those secrets. The client may then encrypt a message for the server using the recovered secrets. Upon reception of the message, the server may then recover the message using its knowledge of the data blocks cached at the client.
US09391764B2	Antenna synchronization for coherent network MIMO The invention relates to a method for synchronizing RF antenna signals (5a to 5i) of a plurality of RF antenna sites (3a to 3i) arranged at different locations of a radio transmission system (1b), the method comprising; generating a reference signal (7) in a reference oscillator (6) located at a central unit (2) of the radio transmission system (1b), transmitting the reference signal (7) as an optical signal from the central unit (2) to the RF antenna sites (3a to 3i) via a plurality of optical fiber links (9a″ to 9i″), and using the transmitted reference signal (7) for synchronizing the RF antenna signals (5a to 5i) of the different RF antenna sites (3a to 3i), The invention also relates to a radio transmission system (1b).
US09391751B2	System and method for frequency diversity A system and method for frequency diversity uses interleaving in a wireless communication system utilizing orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with various FFT sizes. Subcarriers of one or more interlaces are interleaved in a bit reversal fashion and the one or more interlaces are interleaved.
US09391747B2	Dedicated reference signal design for network MIMO Aspects describe utilizing a dedicated reference signal for supporting Network MIMO, distributed MIMO, Coordinated MultiPoint, and the like. A data modulation symbol is transmitting in the same direction as a pilot modulation symbol is transmitted. Two or more wireless devices can coordinate communications such that transmission of the same pilot modulation symbol and the same data modulation symbol are transmitted to a device in different directions, each direction associated with a wireless device and intended for a particular mobile device. Cluster-specific scrambling and/or user-group specific scrambling can be employed and a scrambling code can be communicated prior to transmission of the pilot modulation symbols and data modulation symbols.
US09391743B2	Method and apparatus for defining HARQ functionality for cells having different time division duplex subframe configurations Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for defining the HARQ functionality for primary and secondary cells having different TDD UL/DL subframe configurations so as to reduce or eliminate instances in which the feedback is blocked and the UL grant is missed. For example, a method is provided that includes providing for communications via a primary cell and at least one secondary cell in a time division duplex (TDD) network that supports carrier aggregation in accordance with different TDD uplink (UL)/downlink (DL) subframe configurations. In this example, the method also defines at least one of: (i) UL or DL hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing, (ii) a maximum number of DL HARQ processes, (iii) a number of UL HARQ processes or (iv) an UL HARQ process mapping to be the same for each of the primary and secondary cells having different TDD UL/DL subframe configurations.
US09391737B2	Search process for physical downlink control channels in a communication system Provided are methods and apparatuses for a user equipment to decode over a first set of resources a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) of a first type and to decode over a second set of resources a PDCCH of a second type in a same transmission time interval, to perform a first search process for candidate PDCCHs of the first type over a first set of resources and to perform a second search process for candidate PDCCHs of the second type over a second set of resources, and to determine whether to include for data reception resources that are separately indicated for potential transmission of PDCCHs of the first or of the second type.
US09391729B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring performance, and remote radio unit The present application discloses a method for monitoring performance in a telecommunication system. The method comprises receiving transmitter observation receiver data from a transmission link; down-converting the transmitter observation receiver data to time-divisionally acquire a signal band, a high adjacent band and a low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data; and calculating adjacent channel leakage ratio from power of the signal band, the high adjacent band and the low adjacent band of the transmitter observation receiver data. The present application also discloses an apparatus for monitoring performance and a remote radio unit including the same.
US09391725B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals comprises an encoder for encoding Data Pipe (DP) data corresponding to each of a plurality of DPs, wherein each of a plurality of DPs carries at least one service component, a mapper for mapping the encoded DP data onto constellations, a time interleaver for time interleaving (TI) the mapped DP data at DP level by skipping cells having zero values of the DP data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame including the time interleaved DP data, a modulator for modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.
US09391724B2	Frequency sub-band coding of digital signals A transmitter, using frequency sub-band coding, can output a plurality of narrowcast and/or broadcast signals to a plurality of sub-groups or nodes along a single optical link. The transmitter can output the plurality of signals as multiple slices of spectrum, wherein each slice of spectrum is designated for a particular sub-group or node. The transmitter can further instruct each receiver or node as to which slice of spectrum to use and at which frequency to output the associated signal information to its intended subscribers. Thus, a single transmitter can feed narrowcast information to multiple nodes or receivers along a single optical link. In embodiments, channels can be monitored and manipulated on a channel-by-channel basis, and channels delivered using different network solutions can be combined.
US09391719B2	Method and a system for determining the place of origin of passive intermodulation products A method for determining the place of origin of a passive intermodulation product excites a distributed device under test with two first excitation signals (x1(t), x2(t), each with a single spectral line, of which the frequencies (f1, f2) provide a frequency spacing relative to one another. Following this, the phase (φIM3Meas) of a first passive intermodulation product generated at the place of origin in the distributed device under test from the first excitation signals ((x1(t), x2(t)) by nonlinear distortion is measured, and the delay time of the first passive intermodulation product from the place of origin to the measuring device is calculated from the measured phase (x1(t), x2(t)) and the frequency (2·f1−f2) of the first passive intermodulation product. Finally, the place of origin of the passive intermodulation product is determined from the delay time and the topology of the distributed device under test.
US09391713B2	High brightness dense wavelength multiplexing laser The present disclosure describes systems and methods for beam wavelength stabilization and output beam combining in dense wavelength multiplexing (DWM) systems. Systems and methods are described for performing beam wavelength stabilization and output beam combining in DWM systems while achieving increased wall-plug efficiency and enhanced beam quality. Interferometric external resonator configurations can be used to greatly increase the brightness of DWM system output beams by stabilizing the wavelengths of the beams emitted by the emitters of the DWM laser source. The resonant cavities described by the present disclosure provide advantages over the prior art in the form of decreased cost, increased wall plug efficiency and increased output beam quality. Particular implementations of the disclosure achieve increased wall plug efficiency and increased output beam quality through a combination of innovative cavity designs and the utilization of reflection diffraction elements for beam combining.
US09391707B2	Optical transceiver and optical communication system Disclosed is an optical transceiver which includes an optical transmitter converting a first electrical signal into a first optical signal, an optical receiver converting a second optical signal into a second electrical signal, and a processing unit operatively coupled to the optical transmitter and the optical receiver. The processing unit is configured to obtain first wavelength information of the first optical signal and second wavelength information of the second optical signal and compare the first wavelength information and the second wavelength information to control a wavelength separation interval between the first optical signal and the second optical signal.
US09391694B2	Protection path providing method and transmission device A protection path providing method is used in a network that includes a shared section in which a first protection path corresponding to a first work path to transmit a first traffic and a second protection path corresponding to a second work path to transmit a second traffic are configured. The method includes: transmitting a message that includes information indicating a transmission rate of the first work path via a logical ring, the logical ring being formed using a route for which the first work path is configured and a route for which the first protection path is configured, when a failure is detected in the first work path; and controlling a switch circuit installed in a transmission device provided at an end of the shared section in accordance with the message in such a manner as to transmit the first traffic via the shared section.
US09391681B2	Method for determining precoding matrix indicator, user equipment, and base station The present invention provides a method for determining a precoding matrix indicator, user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: receiving a first reference signal set sent by a base station; determining, based on the first reference signal set, one or more intermediate matrices, and reporting, to the base station, a first index used to indicate the intermediate matrix; receiving a second reference signal set sent by the base station; and determining, based on the second reference signal set, a precoding matrix, and reporting, to the base station, a precoding matrix indicator used to indicate the precoding matrix, where the precoding matrix is a product W of two matrices W1 and W2, and W=W1W2, where W1 is a block diagonal matrix, W1=diag{X1,X2}. In this way, transmission performance of an active antenna system can be improved.
US09391677B2	Communications device and method for transmitting at least two parallel transmit signals A communications device is provided including a transmitter unit configured to transmit at least two transmit signals via a transmission channel; a precoder unit configured to beamform the transmit signals based on a precode matrix that is adapted to reduce a signal level at at least one location in an area of the transmission channel; and an amplifier adapted to amplify at least one of the transmit signals to a value that results in a signal level at the at least one location that is below a predetermined signal level. A corresponding method for transmitting at least two parallel transmit signals is provided as well.
US09391674B2	Power feeding system and power feeding method To provide a power feeding system and the like with which charging can be performed without a decrease in the power supply efficiency. To provide a power feeding system and the like with which can offer a power feeding service which is efficient to both a power feeding user and a power feeding provider. The power transmission state in each of power transmitting portions is monitored, the power transmitting portion having the highest power transmission efficiency is selected based on positional advantage, and the power transmitting resonance coil included in the selected power transmitting portion is kept at a first resonance frequency, whereby power transmission continues. The resonance frequency of the power transmitting resonance coil included in the non-selected power transmitting portion (the number of the non-selected power transmitting portions may be plural) is set to a second resonance frequency, whereby power transmission is stopped.
US09391673B2	Information processing apparatus, power source control method of information processing apparatus and program Provided is an information processing apparatus including an IC module that performs communication with an external apparatus, a detection unit that detects an electric wave, a timer that measures a time course after being started, a power supply unit that supplies a power source to the IC module, and a control unit that controls a supply amount of the power source based on a detection result of the electric wave and a determination result of a value of the timer. The control unit starts the timer after terminating communication with the external apparatus, restarts the timer every time a transmission start of an electric wave is detected, in response to detection of an electric wave received from an outside at a predetermined interval in the detection unit.
US09391658B2	Method and apparatus for cancellation of interference from a spread spectrum phase lock loop Systems and methods for reducing interference caused by leakage of signals generated by a spread spectrum phase lock loop (SS PLL). The system and method uses a sinusoidal spreading signal to spread the output of a SS PLL. A notch filter tracks the frequency of the output of the SS PLL to steer the notch in the filter to the instantaneous frequency output from the SS PLL, thus allowing the notch filter to be placed in the path of signals that have unwanted leakage from the SS PLL.
US09391648B2	Radio frequency switch controller Implementations of radio frequency switch controllers within the scope of the appended claims are configured to reduce the impact of the clock signal induced spurs. In particular, implementations of switch controllers described herein include a poly-phase clocking scheme, as opposed to a single phase to clock the charge pump stages of an negative voltage generator. In some implementations poly-phase clocking schemes reduce the clock signal induced spurs and may preclude the need for additional on-chip or off-chip decoupling capacitors that add to the cost and physical size of a complete front end module solution.
US09391639B2	LDPC multi-decoder architectures Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with LDPC decoder architectures are described. According to one embodiment, a method includes decoding codeword bits with a high throughput LDPC decoder and when the decoding of the codeword bits with the high throughput LDPC decoder is unsuccessful, decoding the codeword bits with a low throughput LDPC decoder.
US09391637B2	Error correcting code scheme utilizing reserved space Methods, techniques, systems and apparatuses for utilizing reserved space for error correcting functionality. A cache line (“reserved line”) in a plurality of cache lines to store error correcting code (ECC) data is utilized for storing ECC data corresponding to other cache lines within the plurality of cache lines when a memory device has failed.
US09391633B2	Digital-to-analog converter for reducing pop noise and harmonic tone and related converting method A digital-to-analog converting (DAC) circuit is utilized for converting a 1-bit stream into an analog output signal. The DAC includes an N-bit encoder, a multiplexer, a low-pass filter, and a digital-to-analog conversion circuit. The N-bit encoder is utilized for receiving the 1-bit stream and encoding the 1-bit stream to generate an N-bit stream, where N is larger than 1; the multiplexer is utilized for selectively outputting the N-bit stream or a zero signal as an output signal according to a selection signal; the low-pass filter is utilized to generate a filtered output signal according to the output signal; and the digital to analog conversion circuit is utilized to generate the analog output signal according to the filtered output signal.
US09391631B1	Processing system with encoding for processing multiple analog signals A system for converting several analog signals to digital signals using a single analog to digital converter. Each of the analog signals is encoded, using multiplication, with a different binary code, and the encoded analog signals are summed, and converted to digital form by an analog to digital converter. Multiple digital data streams are then formed from the digital output stream produced by the analog to digital converter, by forming correlations of the digital output stream with each of the binary codes.
US09391625B1	Wideband direct modulation with two-point injection in digital phase locked loops A digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) modulation apparatus and method provides a wideband phase-modulated signal output. An exemplary modulator circuit uses an oscillator in a phase-locked loop. The circuit receives a wrapped-phase input signal, unwraps the wrapped-phase input signal to generate an unwrapped-phase signal, and differentiates the unwrapped-phase signal. The wrapped-phase input signal and the differentiated unwrapped-phase signal are both injected into a feedback loop of the modulator circuit. The feedback loop may include a multi-modulus frequency divider with a frequency divisor that is temporarily incremented or decremented to cancel out abrupt phase jumps associated with the wrapped-phase to unwrapped-phase conversion.
US09391620B2	Programmable logic device and semiconductor device A programmable logic device having a small layout area even with an increasing circuit scale. The programmable logic device includes first programmable logic elements (PLEs); a second PLE; first wirings to which a signal including configuration data is supplied in a first period and which are electrically connected to respective output terminals of the first PLEs in a second period; a second wiring electrically connected to an input terminal of the second PLE; and circuits each connected to the corresponding first wiring. Each of the circuits includes at least a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch. An on/off state of the second switch depends on a potential of a node to which the signal is supplied from the corresponding first wiring through the first switch. The second switch and the third switch control an electrical connection between the corresponding first wiring and the second wiring.
US09391600B2	Voltage level shift with charge pump assist A charge pump assist circuit to assist a voltage level shifter to toggle an output based on an input. The charge pump assist circuit may be implemented to toggle the output at a higher rate than the voltage level shifter. The voltage level shifter may be biased with an undivided voltage rail, such as an operating voltage of the charge pump assist circuit, rather than a divided voltage rail, while maintaining or increasing a toggle rate. The charge pump assist circuit may include a non-overlapping control generator to generate non-overlapping differential controls, and may further include first and second charge pump multipliers to increase voltages of the differential controls by a multiple of the operating voltage.
US09391596B2	Scalable, modular, EMP source A practical, limited pulse train EMP source, with unitary or phased up capability, reliant on electrical pulse power systems integrated with low timing jitter switching, transformation lines and impedance matched antenna to generate an intense electromagnetic pulse train.
US09391595B2	Clock signal generation circuit, detection device, sensor, electronic apparatus, and moving object A clock signal generation circuit includes a CR oscillator circuit having a capacitor, a resistor, and an amplifier circuit, and a voltage generation circuit adapted to generate a power supply voltage, and then supply the CR oscillator circuit 170 with the power supply voltage VDOS. An oscillation frequency of the CR oscillator circuit in a case in which a power supply voltage VDDL is a fixed voltage has a positive temperature characteristic. The voltage generation circuit generates the power supply voltage VDOS having a negative temperature characteristic based on a work function difference between transistors, and then supplies the power supply voltage VDOS as a power of the amplifier circuit of the CR oscillator circuit.
US09391588B2	MEMS vibrating structure using an orientation dependent single-crystal piezoelectric thin film layer A micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) vibrating structure includes a carrier substrate, a first anchor, a second anchor, a single crystal piezoelectric body, and a conducting layer. The first anchor and the second anchor are provided on the surface of the carrier substrate. The single-crystal piezoelectric body is suspended between the first anchor and the second anchor, and includes a uniform crystalline orientation defined by a set of Euler angles. The single-crystal piezoelectric body includes a first surface parallel to and facing the surface of the carrier substrate on which the first anchor and the second anchor are formed and a second surface opposite the first surface. The conducting layer is inter-digitally dispersed, and is formed on the second surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric body. The first surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric body is left exposed.
US09391579B2	Dynamic compensation of audio signals for improved perceived spectral imbalances An input audio signal is equalized to form an output audio signal on the basis of an intended listening sound pressure level, the output capabilities of a particular playback device, and unique hearing characteristics of a listener. An intended listening level is first determined based on the properties of the audio signal and a mastering sound level. The intended listening level is used to determine an optimal sound pressure level for the particular playback device based on its capabilities and any master volume gain. These two levels are used to determine how much louder to make individual frequencies based on data pertaining to human auditory perception, either standardized or directly measured. The audio is further compensated on the basis of hearing loss data, again either standardized or directly measured, after optionally extending the signal bandwidth. The final, compensated audio signal is sent to the playback device for playback.
US09391571B2	Chopper-stabilized amplifier and method therefor In one embodiment a chopper-stabilized amplifier may be formed to include a symmetrical passive RC notch filter having two cut-off frequencies. In an embodiment, the chopper stabilized amplifier may use only two clock signals to control the chopping operations.
US09391570B2	Electronic device with low noise amplifier module An electronic device may include an antenna, a transceiver, and a low noise amplifier module that amplifies receive signals from the antenna to the transceiver circuitry in a first configuration and passes transmit signals from the transceiver to the antenna in a second configuration. The low noise amplifier module may include a first switching circuit coupled to the antenna, a second switching circuit coupled to the transceiver, at least one low noise amplifier coupled between the first and second switching circuits, and a transmit bypass path coupled between the first and second switching circuits. The transceiver may be located in a first electronic device region, whereas the low noise amplifier module and the antenna may be located in a second region. The low noise amplifier module may help compensate for signal loss between the first and second regions and allow for transmit signals to pass to the antenna.
US09391567B2	Apparatus and methods for power amplifier output matching Apparatus and methods for power amplifier output matching is provided. In certain configurations, an output matching circuit includes a supply voltage biasing circuit electrically connected between an input node and a power high supply voltage, a second-order harmonic series resonant circuit electrically connected between the input node and a power low supply voltage, a third-order harmonic parallel resonant circuit electrically connected between the input node and a harmonic frequency grounding node, a third-order harmonic series resonant circuit electrically connected between the harmonic frequency grounding node and the power low supply voltage, and a DC blocking capacitor electrically connected between the harmonic frequency grounding node and an output node.
US09391564B2	Doherty power amplifier with tunable impedance load Radio frequency (RF) amplification devices are disclosed that include Doherty amplification circuits and control circuits along with methods of operating the same. In one embodiment, the Doherty amplification circuit includes a quadrature coupler having an isolation port and a tunable impedance load coupled to the isolation port and configured to provide a tunable impedance. The control circuit is configured to tune the tunable impedance of the tunable impedance load at the isolation port dynamically as a function of the RF power of the Doherty amplification circuit. In this manner, the control circuit can provide dynamic load modulation, thereby increasing the power efficiency of the Doherty amplification circuit, particularly at backed-off power levels. The load modulation provided by the control circuit also allows the Doherty amplification circuit to provide broadband amplification in various RF communication bands.
US09391558B2	Solar tracker with refraction-based concentration The invention comprises: a structure (3) supporting at least one refraction-based concentration element (1) and at least one collector (2) positioned parallel to one another; and first actuation means operatively connected so as to pivot the structure in relation to a base (4) about a first axis (E1) parallel to the concentration element and to the collector, in order to track a relative movement of the sun. The concentration element is fixed in a stationary position on the structure and the collector is supported in said structure by at least two rocker arms (5) positioned parallel to one another and connected at the ends thereof to form an articulated quadrilateral mechanism. In addition, second actuation means are operatively connected so as to pivot the arms in relation to the structure about respective second axes (E2) adjacent to the concentration element and perpendicular to the first axis, so that the collector can at any time be positioned at a maximum concentration point.
US09391551B2	Apparatus to detect the zero-cross of the BEMF of a three-phase electric motor and related method A device may detect the zero-cross event of a BEMF of an electric motor with first, second, and third phase windings driven by respective first, second, and third power driving stages. The device may include a control circuit configured to place at an impedance state the third power driving stage relative to the third phase winding, the third phase winding being coupled to a zero-cross detecting circuit, introduce a masking signal to mask an output signal of the zero-cross detecting circuit in correspondence with each rising edge of a first driving signal of the first power driving stage relative to the first phase winding, and determine whether a first duty-cycle of the first driving signal is such that a duration of a masking window of the masking signal is greater than an on-time period of the first driving signal.
US09391539B2	Method for the operation of an inverter, and inverter An inverter and a method for operating the inverter. In one instance, a pulse-controlled inverter comprises multiple phase systems. Each of the phase systems has an outer conductor and at least one semiconductor component, and a temperature monitoring device that has multiple temperature sensors which sense the temperature of at least one part of at least one of the phase systems. In said method, a temperature gradient is determined from each of the sensed temperatures, the difference of the determined temperature gradients from an estimated gradient value is ascertained, and if the difference exceeds a threshold value, a fault of the inverter is identified.
US09391535B2	Received power conversion device for resonant wireless charging system Provided is a received power conversion device for a resonant wireless charging system, including a wireless power receiver for receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmission device, a rectifier for rectifying power in an Alternating Current (AC) form received in the wireless power receiver into a Direct Current (DC), a free-wheeling switching unit for switching according to a switching control signal to form a path for free-wheeling the power in the AC form, a feedback circuit fed back with an output signal of a corresponding power conversion device to detect a level of the output signal, and a controller for controlling switching of the free-wheeling switching unit according to the output level detected by the feedback circuit.
US09391533B2	Power transmitting apparatus for digitally controlling voltage and current of alternating current signal A power transmitting apparatus for digitally controlling voltage and current of alternating current (AC) includes an input part, an output part, and a digital control part. The input part has a filtering protection module and a semiconductor switch module connected to the filtering protection module. The filtering protection module has an input interface for inputting an AC signal from a power source. The output part has a filtering module and a voltage and current feedback module connected to the filtering module. The voltage and current feedback module has an output interface for outputting the AC signal from the input part. The filtering module is connected to the semiconductor switch module of input part. The digital control part has a microcontroller unit (MCU) electrically connected to the filtering protection module, the semiconductor switch module, and the voltage and current feedback module, respectively.
US09391525B2	Power system switch protection using output driver regulation A controller of a switching power converter includes a voltage protection circuit that generates a modified supply voltage that does not exceed a predetermined threshold voltage to power one or more components of the controller.
US09391524B2	Hysteretic-mode pulse frequency modulated (HM-PFM) resonant AC to DC converter The disclosed embodiments provide an AC/DC power converter that converts an AC input voltage into a DC output voltage. This AC/DC power converter includes an input rectifier stage which rectifies an AC input voltage into a first rectified voltage. The AC/DC power converter also includes a switching resonant stage which is directly coupled to the output of the input rectifier stage. The switching resonant stage converts the rectified voltage into a first high frequency AC voltage of a first amplitude. This AC/DC power converter additionally includes a transformer which is coupled to the output of the switching resonant stage and is configured to down-convert the first high frequency AC voltage into a second high frequency AC voltage of a second amplitude. Furthermore, the AC/DC power converter includes an output rectifier stage which is coupled to the output of the transformer, wherein the output rectifier stage rectifies the second high frequency AC voltage into a DC output voltage.
US09391512B2	Control apparatus, switching power supply and control method for maintaining power conversion efficiency Disclosed herein are control apparatus, switching power supply, and control method embodiments for maintaining power conversion efficiency. An embodiment operates by determining whether or not a current of an inductor of the switching power supply has become less than or equal to a predetermined value, controlling a reference voltage based on at least one of a result of the determining or a result of comparing a voltage according to an output voltage of the switching power supply and the reference voltage, and pausing switching of the switching power supply based on the reference voltage.
US09391505B2	PFC circuit In one embodiment, a power factor correction (PFC) circuit can include: (i) a rectifier bridge and a PFC converter coupled to an input capacitor; (ii) a harmonic wave compensation circuit configured to shift a phase of a DC input voltage provided from the rectifier bridge, where the harmonic wave compensation circuit comprises a phase of about −45° when a corner frequency is about 50 Hz; and (iii) a PFC control circuit configured to control the PFC converter, where the PFC control circuit comprises a first sampling voltage, and the harmonic wave compensation circuit is configured to control a phase of the first sampling voltage to lag a phase of the DC input voltage by about 45°.
US09391502B2	Device and method for protecting a battery A battery protection device for protecting a battery (1;41) comprises an electrical circuit arranged to generate or suppress a ripple current through said battery. Said electrical circuit comprises a ripple generator arranged to produce an electrical ripple current, a first ripple injector (21;48) to be arranged on a positive power line to the battery, said first ripple injector being arranged to transfer said electrical ripple current to said positive power line, and a second ripple injector (22;49) to be arranged on a negative power line to the battery. Said second ripple injector is arranged to transfer said electrical ripple current to said negative power line. Said first and second ripple injector are arranged to operate in a differential mode, e.g. opposite sign on injected current.
US09391491B2	Power tool A power tool includes a housing, a brushless motor, and a cover member. The housing has an air intake hole and an air exhaust hole formed therein, the housing having an inner surface. The brushless motor has an outer surface disposed in the housing, a first endface near the air intake hole, and a second endface near the air exhaust hole. The cover member covers at least one of the first endface and the second endface for preventing dust from entering the brushless motor. The inner surface of the housing and outer surface of the brushless motor define a circulation path providing communication between the air intake hole and the air exhaust hole.
US09391487B2	Direct drive rotor with metal coupler A rotor for an outer rotor-type motor is provided. The rotor includes a metallic coupler and a polymeric frame molded over at least part of the metallic coupler.
US09391486B2	Electric power steering electric motor apparatus and electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering electric motor apparatus includes: an electric motor including: a motor housing; a stator; a rotor; and a power supplying portion that supplies electric power to the stator; and a controlling unit including: a driving circuit that supplies electric power to the electric motor; a connecting portion; a controlling circuit; and a case that covers the driving circuit and the controlling circuit, the electric motor and the controlling unit being mounted coaxially onto a gear housing that reduces rotational speed of the electric motor so as to position the controlling unit on a side near the gear housing, and the connecting portion being connected to the power supplying portion inside the case through an opening portion formed on the case, and being positioned and held by an insulating member so as to be insulated from the case and the motor housing.
US09391481B2	Spherical wheel motor Disclosed is a spherical wheel motor including: a spherical rotor having freedom of rotation along surrounding magnetized directions; a stator formed in a dome shape enclosing the rotor and configured to form magnetization at various angles through a plurality of coils distributed therein, and impart the freedom of rotation to the rotor; and a driving unit configured to identify a position of the rotor, supply current to each coil of the stator according to the position of the rotor, and drive the rotor.
US09391475B2	Device and method for connecting an energy-converting terminal A device for connecting an energy-converting terminal to an electric power supply network and for exchanging data via the power supply network, a network connection for connecting to the power supply network, a communications unit for receiving and sending data over the power supply network, a logic unit for controlling the data exchange and for controlling or regulating the power of the energy-converting terminal, sensors and an associated signal processing unit for monitoring the energy-converting terminal, as well as a power section for controlling the energy flow to the energy-converting terminal are provided. The network connection, the communications unit, the logic unit, a sensor unit having sensors and the signal processing unit associated with the sensors and the power section are combined in an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). A corresponding method is also described.
US09391474B2	Power supply unit A power supply unit for supplying power to a device has a rechargeable, main battery; a charging arrangement for charging the main battery; a non-rechargeable back-up battery; load terminals for connection to a load; and a control unit for controlling supply of power to the load primarily from the main battery and secondarily from the back-up battery. The device is, in particular, a single bay, stand alone parking meter. In the event that the main battery runs low, the control unit is configured to supply power to the load from both the main battery and the back-up battery or only from the back-up battery. The back-up battery is easily replaceable, and the power supply unit has a bay, with connectors for receiving the back-up battery. The main battery is charged from solar panels. A communication device is provided to communicate status messages wirelessly to a control system.
US09391471B2	Re-configurable coded inductive charging system A method comprising supplying current to charging elements, a charging element producing a configurable magnetic field polarity, magnetic field polarities produced by the charging elements according to a charging polarity code. The method determines a relative position between a receiving element and a charging element, receiving elements fixedly electrically connected according to the charging polarity code, responsive to determining, re-configuring a magnetic field polarity of one or more of the charging elements due to movement of the receiving elements relative to the charging elements, and inducing a charging current by the charging elements in the receiving elements to increase power transfer from the charging elements to the receiving elements.
US09391469B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting power and transceiving data using mutual resonance, and apparatus and method for receiving power and transceiving data using mutual resonance An apparatus configured to transmit power, and transceive data, using mutual resonance, includes a power transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit power to a device, using a power transmission frequency as a resonant frequency. The apparatus further includes a communication unit configured to transceive data to and from the device, using a communication frequency as a resonant frequency. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to determine a charging state of the device based on the data received from the device, and control an amount of the power based on the charging state.
US09391458B2	Control method and control system for parallel operation of different types of power generation apparatuses A parallel operation control method for different type power generation apparatuses to shift the power generation apparatuses having respective different drooping characteristics, in which the drooping characteristic is defined as a characteristic of decrease of a rated frequency along with an increase of a load, from independent operation of the power generation apparatuses under suitable drooping characteristics to parallel operation thereof to drive a common drive target, includes determining a load of one of the power generation apparatuses by subtracting a load of the other of the power generation apparatuses from a predetermined required load; changing a drooping characteristic of the one of the power generation apparatuses so as to coincide with a drooping characteristic of the other of the power generation apparatuses; and controlling the one of the power generation apparatuses so as to maintain frequency at the time of changing the drooping characteristic.
US09391454B2	Apparatus and method for power supply fast discharging An apparatus and a method for power supply are provided. In the invention, the residual standby power can be quickly discharged by an additional fast discharging unit within a predetermined time when an external AC power (for example, city power) received by the power supply apparatus capable of supporting ATX (Advanced Technology eXtended) specification is unavailable (for example, power trip). Accordingly, any host system applied with the inventive power supply apparatus and method would not be inoperable when the received external AC power (city power) is recovered, and thus effectively promoting the stability of the applied host system.
US09391446B2	Electric power control apparatus, electric power control method, electronic power control program, and recording medium An electric power control section includes: a temperature detecting section for detecting temperatures of a battery; and an accumulation counter for accumulating numerical values assigned to the respective temperatures of the battery which have been detected by the temperature detecting section. The electric power control section reduces electric power supply to an LCD display section when an accumulated value obtained by the accumulation counter exceeds a preset value.
US09391442B2	Protection device and method for power transmitter Aspects of a protection circuit and method are disclosed. A transmit circuit generates a power transmit signal for powering the transmit antenna to generate a wireless field sufficient for wirelessly charging a device. A detection circuit senses a strength of an electromagnetic field received by the transmit antenna and further configured to generate an sense signal indicating the strength of the electromagnetic field received by the transmit antenna. A power control circuit controls a switch based at least partly on the sense signal. The power control circuit can attenuate an electrical coupling between the transmit antenna and the transmit circuit such that the received electromagnetic field is inhibited from damaging the transmit antenna or the transmit circuit.
US09391436B2	Junction assembly and wiring device therefor A wiring device is for a junction assembly. The junction assembly includes a housing. The wiring device includes a body at least partially extending into the housing, and at least one mounting member coupled to the body and including a number of protrusions extending away from the body. The mounting member moves between an extended position and a retracted position. When the mounting member is in the extended position, the mounting member maintains the body in a predetermined position with respect to the housing. Responsive to the mounting member moving from the extended position toward the retracted position, the protrusions move toward the body, thereby releasing the body from the housing.
US09391432B2	Power transmission assembly A power transmission assembly includes a first main bus including a first large bus bar and a first small bus bar. The first large bus bar is defined by a cross-sectional area larger than the first small bus bar. The first main bus defines a first axis passing through the first large bus bar and the second small bus bar. The power transmission assembly includes a second main bus including a second large bus bar and a second small bus bar. The second main bus defines a second axis passing through the second large bus bar and the second small bus bar, the second axis being substantially parallel to the first axis. The first main bus is located along a third axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis and passing through each of the first main bus and the second main bus.
US09391429B2	Spark plug A spark plug for an internal combustion engine, including: a center electrode having a first noble metal pin of a first diameter mounted thereon, and a ground electrode having a second noble metal pin of a second diameter mounted thereon, the noble metal pins of the center electrode and of the ground electrode being mutually opposed at the end faces thereof; and the first diameter of the first noble metal pin of the center electrode being larger than the second diameter of the second noble metal pin of the ground electrode.
US09391428B2	Waveguide element Provided is a waveguide element, including: a waveguide for guiding an electromagnetic wave; a resonance antenna for radiating or receiving the electromagnetic wave, the resonance antenna being arranged at a part of the waveguide for radiating or receiving the electromagnetic wave; and an impedance matching portion for matching an impedance of the waveguide with an impedance of the resonance antenna so as to couple the waveguide to the resonance antenna. The waveguide includes: a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer each having a negative dielectric constant real part for the electromagnetic wave; and a core layer arranged between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. The core layer has one of a gain of the electromagnetic wave and nonlinearity of carriers for the electromagnetic wave.
US09391425B2	Wavelength combined laser system A beam combiner may include source elements, each configured to output a beam of light locked at a center wavelength different from center wavelengths of other source elements. The beam combiner may include a dispersive element configured to combine the beams of light into a combined beam, and a beam separator configured to separate the combined beam into an output beam and a locking beam. The beam combiner may include a spatial filter configured to prevent crosstalk within the locking beam, and to redirect the locking beam to the source elements. The dispersive element may be configured to disperse the locking beam into constituent wavelength beams. Each constituent wavelength beam may be directed to a respective one of the source elements for locking that source element at its center wavelength, and may correspond in wavelength to the center wavelength of the respective source element.
US09391424B2	Saturable absorbers for Q-switching of middle infrared laser cavaties This disclosure demonstrates successfully using single, polycrystalline, hot pressed ceramic, and thin film Fe doped binary chalcogenides (such as ZnSe and ZnS) as saturable absorbing passive Q-switches. The method of producing polycrystalline ZnSe(S) yields fairly uniform distribution of dopant, large coefficients of absorption (5-50 cm−1) and low passive losses while being highly cost effective and easy to reproduce. Using these Fe2+:ZnSe crystals, stable Q-switched output was achieved with a low threshold and the best cavity configuration yielded 13 mJ/pulse single mode Q-switched output and 85 mJ in a multipulse regime.
US09391420B2	Monolithically integrated absolute frequency comb laser system Rather than down-convert optical frequencies, a QCL laser system directly generates a THz frequency comb in a compact monolithically integrated chip that can be locked to an absolute frequency without the need of a frequency-comb synthesizer. The monolithic, absolute frequency comb can provide a THz frequency reference and tool for high-resolution broad band spectroscopy.
US09391416B1	Rotatable wire termination facility An electrical device can have an associated wiring box for connecting the electrical device to an external electrical supply, for example to utility power. The wiring box can include an opening suitable for worker access, so that a worker can connect or disconnect the electrical device from electrical power. Wiring connectors can be rotatably mounted in the wiring box for making the electrical connection. The wiring connectors can be rotated to one orientation to enhance worker access through the opening, for example during installation, and to another orientation for long-term operation.
US09391414B2	Line and load side photovoltaic utility meter adapter (AKA sky box) Solar Photovoltaic utility meter adapter is disclosed. The adapter redirects power from a photovoltaic connection directly back to the power grid while still being monitored by the existing utility meter and abiding NEC code rules. This operates to resolve the limitations of busbar amperage rating and heat. The adapter connects to existing electrical connections of an electrical service on a building on one side, and connects to the utility meter on the other side. Busbars inside the adapter receive power from the photovoltaic device, through an overcurrent protecting device. The device is connected in a first configuration with the connection part oriented in a first direction, said busbars connect to load connections of said electrical service, and in a second configuration with said connection part oriented in a second direction opposite to said first direction, said busbars connect to source connections of said electrical service.
US09391408B2	Receptacle connector that can easily obtain a desired friction lock without forming a large opening in a metal shell A locking portion formed by bending is provided at a free end portion of a cantilever-like spring piece extending from a shell body on the outer side of a receptacle connector and folded back outward. The locking portion protrudes into the shell body through a hole of the shell body. Then, a sheared surface, formed by press working, of the locking portion is brought into contact with a plug connector fitted into the shell body, thereby obtaining a friction lock between the receptacle connector and the plug connector.
US09391406B2	Memory card connector having several conductive plastic parts with different values of resistance for discharging static electricity A connector is provided for memory card including an insertion module of an overall right-angle parallelepipedal shape. The insertion module includes an insertion slot for inserting a memory card. The connector furthermore includes several static electricity discharge zones coming into contact with a portion of a surface of a memory card upon the insertion of the memory card into the memory card connector. Each of the static electricity discharge zones is made at least in part of a conducting plastic material having a different surface resistance value, so that the discharge of the card is effected progressively in several phases.
US09391404B2	Lever-operative connector A lever-operative connector which can be downsized includes a frame and a lever rotatably coupled to the frame. The frame has a circumferential wall having one opening and the other opening at both ends. The frame has a notch formed in the circumferential wall and communicating with the one opening. When the lever is rotated toward the one opening side, a part of a lever side wall is exposed from an interior of the circumferential wall so as to compensate the notch of the circumferential wall, thereby forming, together with the frame, a hood having the housing-receiving width. When the lever is rotated toward the other opening side, the part of the lever side wall is received inside the circumferential wall so as to open the notch of the circumferential wall, thereby eliminating the housing-receiving width and the hood.
US09391397B2	Connector, counter-connector and connector assembly with clamp surfaces and fixation means The invention relates to a plug type connector, a counter-connector and a plug type connector arrangement. In order to protect a contact position (P) of the plug type connector against undesirable displacement relative to the counter-connector of the plug type connector arrangement, without undesirable forces occurring, there is provision according to the invention for the plug type connector and the counter-connector to have clamping faces which extend transversely relative to a connection direction (V) and which are clamped to each other via a fixing means.
US09391392B2	Non-pressure compensated, wet-mateable plug for feedthrough and other subsea systems The invention provides a submersible or harsh environment connector for use with electrical, optical or electro-optical cables having first and second connector units which are releasably mateable and that are not pressure compensated. The invention provides a wet-mate without pressure balancing system for making a subsea wet-mate connection. The invention uses a reservoir of fluid and a mechanism energized by mating, such as by a spring, to push that fluid into a small mated connection, discharging an equivalent volume of seawater and creating electrical and/or optical continuity. One-way or back-flow prevent valves ensure there is no return flow of seawater. Typical fluids would be dielectric oil or optical gel.
US09391388B1	Two sealant two phase wire connector A two sealant two-phase wire connector having sequential sealant interfaces for preventing an electrical failure through interactive sealant sharing between a twist-on electrical wire connector having a spiral cavity containing a first waterproof sealant which is immersed in a tube that contains a second water proof sealant, wherein the first water proof sealant and the second water proof sealant each form an interface that shields an electrical connection from the environment.
US09391383B2	Connector A connector is connectable with a plate-like or sheet-like object having an upper surface and a lower surface in an up-down direction. The upper surface is formed with an upper signal line. The lower surface is formed with a lower signal line. The connector comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, an insulator member and a housing. The first terminal has an upper-jaw portion and a lower-jaw portion. The upper-jaw portion is provided with an upper contact point. The lower-jaw portion is provided with a lower receiving portion. The second terminal is provided with a lower contact point and a press portion. When the object is connected to the connector, the insulator member is sandwiched between the press portion and the lower receiving portion to insulate the first terminal and the second terminal from each other. When the object is connected to the connector, the upper-jaw portion presses the upper contact point against the upper signal line so that the lower signal line presses the lower contact point downward while the press portion presses the insulator member against the lower receiving portion.
US09391379B1	Coaxial connector device A coaxial connector device includes a connector bank with closely arranged installation connectors; a male connector including a screw-on section defining a first circumferential surface of a first outer diameter, a cable receiving section defining a second circumferential surface of a second outer diameter, and a tightening section axially located between the screw-on and the cable receiving section; a cable having an end extended through the male connector to electrically connect to one of the installation connectors; and a female connector connected to another end of the cable. The tightening section defines multiple grip sides, which are respectively located tangentially relative to the second circumferential surface with two lateral edges flush with the first circumferential surface, giving the tightening section a reduced size. Therefore, multiple male connectors can be conveniently screwed onto the closely arranged installation connectors while the fully assembled coaxial connector device can have an effectively reduced volume.
US09391374B2	Reciprocal circular polarization selective surfaces and elements thereof The invention provides a reciprocal circular polarization selective surface (CPSS) formed of two mutually orthogonal arrays of linear dipoles disposed at opposite transverse CPSS faces, with opposing orthogonal dipoles individually connected by transmission lines, wherein adjacent dipoles are endwise coupled for enhancing CPSS performance. In one implementation, the CPSS comprises a two-dimensional array of cells with each cell composed of two separate crankwires positioned at two diagonally opposite corners of the cell so that the cell has a 2-fold rotational symmetry and endwise coupling of adjacent crankwires for enhanced performance at normal and oblique angles of incidence.
US09391357B2	Electronic apparatus Provided is an electronic apparatus including a casing that is formed of a non-conductive material and is configured such that a hole is formed in a part of the casing, an antenna element that is formed on an outer surface of the casing, a logo mark that is configured such that at least a part thereof is formed of a conductor to be disposed to cover the hole of the casing, a part of a conductor portion comes into contact with the antenna element, and another part of the conductor portion is exposed to the hole of the casing, and a feeding wire that is connected to the logo mark through the hole formed in the casing.
US09391351B2	Narrow band-pass filter with primary and secondary sets of resonators having out-of-band resonant frequencies that are different from each other A narrowband filter tuned at a center frequency. The filter comprises an input terminal, an output terminal, and a plurality of resonators coupled in cascade between the input terminal and the output terminal. Each of the resonators is tuned at a resonant frequency substantially equal to the center frequency. The resonant frequencies of a primary set of the resonators and a secondary set of the resonators are of different orders.
US09391346B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte additive, non-aqueous electrolyte, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that allows for improved safety and battery characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and in greater detail, the present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte additive that includes a phosphazene compound represented by the following general formula (1): (NPR2)n (1) wherein each R independently represents fluorine or a secondary or tertiary branched alkoxy group substituted with fluorine, at least one of the Rs represents the secondary or tertiary branched alkoxy group substituted with fluorine, and n is from 3 to 14.
US09391342B2	Electrolyte composition and catalyst ink and solid electrolyte membrane formed by using the same An electrolyte composition and catalyst ink, a solid electrolyte membrane formed by printing the electrolyte composition and catalyst ink, and a secondary battery including the solid electrolyte membrane. An electrolyte composition includes a solvent; a lithium salt dissolved in the solvent; and a cycloolefin-based monomer dissolved or dispersed in the solvent and a catalyst ink includes a catalyst that promotes the ring-opening and polymerization reactions of the cycloolefin monomers of the electrolyte composition.
US09391326B2	Positive electrode active material, positive electrode for electric device, and electric device A positive electrode active material is provided to contain: a solid solution lithium-containing transition metal oxide (A) represented by Li1.5[NiaCobMnc[Li]d]O3 (where a, b, c and d satisfy the relations of 0.1≦d≦0.4, a+b+c+d=1.5, and 1.1≦a+b+c≦1.4.); and a lithium-containing transition metal oxide (B) represented by Li1.0Nia′Cob′Mnc′O2 (where a′, b′ and c′ satisfy the relation of a′+b′+c′=1.0.).
US09391323B2	Surface modified lithiated H2V3O8 A method is described to prepare a cathode material for high energy density rechargeable lithium ion batteries based on H2V3O8 with improved cycling stability by means of a surface modification produced at low temperature in aqueous media. The battery comprises a stack composed by an anode, an electrolytic layer, a separator and a cathode, whose material is based on a mixture of carbon black LixH2-xV3O8 modified by an aluminum hydroxide coating achieved in a one pot multistep reaction using aluminum in an amount comprised between 0.5 wt % and 10 wt %.
US09391322B2	Cathode material and battery A lithium ion battery cathode material, and an electrode prepared from such material, is described. The cathode material has a layered-spinel composite structure. The lithium ion battery operates at a high voltage (i.e. up to about 5 V) and has a desirably high cycling performance and rate capability.
US09391319B2	Hollow nanoparticle cathode materials for sodium electrochemical cells and batteries A cathode comprises, in its discharged state, a layer of hollow γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles disposed between two layers of carbon nanotubes, and preferably including a metallic current collector in contact with one of the layers of carbon nanotubes. Individual particles of the hollow γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles comprise a crystalline shell of γ-Fe2O3 including cation vacancies within the crystal structure of the shell (i.e., iron vacancies of anywhere between 3% to 90%, and preferably 44 to 77% of available octahedral iron sites). Sodium ions are intercalated within at least some of the cation vacancies within the crystalline shell of the hollow γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles.
US09391318B2	Active material particles for a lithium secondary battery Active material particles are provided that exhibit performance suitable for increasing the output of a lithium secondary battery and little deterioration due to charge-discharge cycling. The active material particles provided by the present invention have a hollow structure having secondary particles including an aggregate of a plurality of primary particles of a lithium transition metal oxide, and a hollow portion formed inside the secondary particles, and through holes that penetrates to the hollow portion from the outside are formed in the secondary particles. BET specific surface area of the active material particles is 0.5 to 1.9 m2/g.
US09391317B2	Polycrystalline metal oxide, methods of manufacture thereof, and articles comprising the same A particle, including: a plurality of crystallites including a first composition having a layered α-NaFeO2-type structure and including lithium in an amount of about 0.1 to about 1.3 moles, per mole of the first composition, nickel in an amount of about 0.1 to about 0.79 mole, per mole of the first composition, cobalt in an amount of 0 to about 0.5 mole, per mole of the first composition, and oxygen in an amount of about 1.7 to about 2.3 moles, per mole of the first composition; and a grain boundary between adjacent crystallites of the plurality of crystallites and including a second composition having the layered α-NaFeO2-type structure, a cubic structure, or a combination thereof, wherein a concentration of cobalt in the grain boundary is greater than a concentration of cobalt in the crystallites.
US09391312B2	Intermittent coating of moving surfaces A method of intermittently coating a moving surface with paste containing electrochemically active particles by a nozzle having a slot-shaped delivery opening includes supplying paste to the delivery opening from a paste reservoir via a transport channel and regulating paste supply to the delivery opening with a rotatably mounted control axle which enables the paste supply to the delivery opening in a first switching position and, in a second switching position, blocks the transport channel and disconnects a section of the transport channel extending as far as the delivery opening from the paste supply, wherein the rotatably mounted control axle comprises a passage via which the paste reservoir is in communicating connection with the delivery opening in the first switching position and the disconnected section of the transport channel is in communicating connection with the reduced pressure source in the second switching position.
US09391308B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery typified by a lithium-ion secondary battery includes a battery outer container in which a gas release valve and positive and negative electrode external terminals are provided, an electrode group in which positive and negative plates are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween and current collection portions are provided at both ends, and positive and negative electrode current collectors forming a current path from the current collection portions of the electrode group to the positive and negative electrode external terminals, and the cross-sectional area of a gas exhaust flow channel through which gas generated inside the electrode group is discharged from the gas release valve is set so as to increase in a downstream direction.
US09391303B2	Light-emitting component and method for producing a light-emitting component A light-emitting component may include: an electrically active region, including: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic functional layer structure between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a thermotropic layer, which is arranged outside the electrically active region.
US09391302B2	Organic light emitting diode display An organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) display includes a display panel; and a window on the display panel. The OLED display further includes an optical unit on the display panel, and including a metal material film and a dielectric material film.
US09391301B2	Substrate for organic electronic device Provided are a substrate for an organic electronic device (OED), an organic electronic system, and a light. The substrate capable of forming an OED ensuring excellent performances and reliability because it may have excellent performances including light extraction efficiency, permeation of moisture or a gas from an external environment may be inhibited, and growth of dark spots may be controlled may be provided.
US09391299B2	Light-extraction element including raspberry-like particles The invention provides a light-extraction element, comprising a light-diffusion layer which including a resin; and a plurality of raspberry-like particles uniformly dispersed in the resin, wherein the raspberry-like particles feature a surface with a plurality of round bumps, and the plurality of raspberry-like particles are composed of a material having a single reflective index. The invention also provides a light-emitting device, including a pair of electrodes composed of an anode and a cathode; an organic light-emitting unit disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic light-emitting unit includes a light-emitting layer; and a light-extraction element which is disposed on a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting device.
US09391298B2	Organic light emitting display apparatus encapsulated with hydrophobic organic film and manufacturing method thereof An organic light emitting display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light emitting unit on the substrate, and a film encapsulation layer on the organic light emitting unit. The film encapsulation layer includes a hydrophobic organic layer disposed at an outermost portion of the film encapsulation layer.
US09391296B2	Organic light emitting diode display device having a dam for controlling flow of encapsulant An OLED display device and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The OLED display device includes a substrate including a display area provided with an organic light emitting element and a pad area provided with a plurality of pads, the pad area formed around the display area, an encapsulation layer formed on the substrate such that the encapsulation layer covers the organic light emitting element, and a dam formed between the display area and the pad area, the dam controlling flow of an organic film material constituting the encapsulation layer.
US09391289B2	Light-emitting device, electronic device and light device each comprising light-emitting layer with mixed organic compounds capable of forming an exciplex A light-emitting element having high external quantum efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element having a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting layer is provided between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting layer is a stack of a first light-emitting layer, which contains at least a first phosphorescent compound, a first organic compound having an electron-transport property, and a second organic compound having a hole-transport property and is provided on the anode side, and a second light-emitting layer, which contains at least a second phosphorescent compound and the first organic compound having an electron-transport property. A combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex.
US09391288B2	Light emitting device material and light emitting device The present invention provides an organic thin-film light emitting device having both high luminance efficiency and durability due to the use of a light emitting device material containing a compound having a specific carbazole skeleton.
US09391274B2	Nonvolatile memory element and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a nonvolatile memory element, in a nonvolatile memory element having a variable resistance layer possessing a stacked structure, in which the variable resistance layer has a high resistance change ratio, and a method of manufacturing the same. The nonvolatile memory element according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a variable resistance layer which is interposed between the first electrode and second electrode and in which the resistance value changes into at least two different resistance states. The variable resistance layer possesses a stacked structure having a first metal oxide layer containing Hf and O, and a second metal oxide layer that is provided between the first metal oxide layer and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode and contains Al and O.
US09391265B2	Co/Ni multilayers with improved out-of-plane anisotropy for magnetic device applications A MTJ for a domain wall motion device includes a thin seed layer that enhances perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) in an overlying laminated layer with a (Co/Ni)n composition or the like where n is from 2 to 30. The seed layer is preferably NiCr, NiFeCr, Hf, or a composite thereof with a thickness from 10 to 100 Angstroms. Furthermore, a magnetic layer such as CoFeB may be formed between the laminated layer and a tunnel barrier layer to serve as a transitional layer between a (111) laminate and (100) MgO tunnel barrier. There may be a Ta insertion layer between the CoFeB layer and laminated layer to promote (100) crystallization in the CoFeB layer. The laminated layer may be used as a reference layer, dipole layer, or free layer in a MTJ. Annealing between 300° C. and 400° C. may be used to further enhance PMA in the laminated layer.
US09391259B2	Piezoelectric vibrating piece and piezoelectric vibrator To provide a piezoelectric vibrating piece capable of preventing short circuit at the time of mounting caused by miniaturization. In a piezoelectric vibrating piece having a support arm portion provided with mount electrodes between a pair of vibrating arm portions, a layout wiring connected to the first mount electrode on the base end side of the support arm portion is formed on a mount surface, and at least a layout wiring passing the vicinity of the first mount electrode in the layout wirings connected to the second mount electrode on the tip side of the support arm portion is formed on an opposite mount surface side, thereby preventing short circuit of a conductive adhesive for bonding the first mount electrode to an electrode on the package side with respect to the layout wiring on the second mount electrode side.
US09391254B2	Electric power generation Apparatus for electric power generation. A system includes a boiler for heating a fluid, the boiler directing a first portion of the heated fluid to a turbine for the generation of electric power and a second portion of the heated fluid to a thermoelectric (TE) generator, and a condenser connected to the turbine that condenses hot fluid emitted from the turbine and feeds the condensed fluid to the TE generator, the TE generator generating electric power from a difference in temperature of the second portion of the heated fluid and the condensed fluid from the turbine.
US09391251B2	Carrier structure and lighting device Various examples of a carrier structure and lighting device are described. A carrier structure configured to carry an LED includes a housing and a lead frame. The housing defines a concavity. The lead frame includes a main board portion having a main board through hole, at least two insertion portions extending from the main board portion into the main board through hole, and two electrode portions configured to be electrically coupled to the LED. The housing is disposed over the at least two insertion portions with the at least two insertion portions inserted into the housing. The concavity of the housing expose the electrode portions. Each of the electrode portions has a respective protrusion sub-portion that extends outside of the housing. Additionally, a lighting device utilizing the carrier structure is also provided.
US09391248B2	Light emitting device, light emitting device package Provided are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer and a light extraction pattern in which a period (a) exceeds λ/n (where, λ is a wavelength of light emitted from the active layer, and n is a refractive index of the light emitting structure) on the light emitting structure. The period (a) may be in the range of 5×(λ/n)
US09391239B2	Light emitting diode A light emitting diode includes a semiconductor stacked structure, a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode. The semiconductor stacked structure includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a light emitting layer. The first semiconductor layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and has a first region and a second region. The second semiconductor layer is disposed on the second surface. The light emitting layer is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The substrate has a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer thereon. The first electrode is disposed between the second semiconductor layer and the first conductive layer. The second electrode is disposed on the first surface. The third electrode is disposed between the second region and the second conductive layer, and electrically connected to the second electrode.
US09391228B2	Solar module manufacturing method A method is provided which is suitable for manufacturing a solar module. When a defective solar cell (20a) is discovered in a solar cell string (25), a disconnecting step is performed to disconnect the wiring members (30a, 30b) bonded to the defective solar cell (20a) and to the solar cells (20b, 20c) adjacent to the defective solar cell (20a), and to remove the defective solar cell (20a) from the solar cell string (25). A reconnecting step is then performed to electrically connect the solar cells (20b, 20c) that were adjacent to the defective solar cell (20a) to a new solar cell (20d) by using new wiring members (34a, 34b), bonding each new wiring member (34a, 34b) using a resin adhesive to a region closer to the end than the region in which the disconnected end (30a1, 30b1) of the wiring member of the solar cell (20b, 20c) adjacent to the defective solar cell (20a) had been bonded in order to create a new solar cell string (25a).
US09391225B1	Two-dimensional APDs and SPADs and related methods Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) and single photon avalanche detectors (SPADs) are provided with a lateral multiplication region that provides improved amplification through increased impact ionization.
US09391210B2	Top gate TFT with polymer interface control layer A transistor includes a substrate and a polymer layer that is in contact with the substrate. The polymer layer has a first pattern defining a first area. There is an inorganic semiconductor layer over and in contact with the polymer layer that has a second pattern defining a second area. The first area is located within the second area. There is a source electrode in contact with a first portion of the semiconductor layer and a drain electrode in contact with a second portion of the semiconductor layer, and the source electrode and the drain electrode separated by a gap. A gate insulating layer is in contact with the inorganic semiconductor layer in the gap. There is a gate in contact with the gate insulating layer over the gap.
US09391209B2	Semiconductor device An object is to provide a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor in which miniaturization is achieved while favorable characteristics are maintained. The semiconductor includes an oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate electrode overlapping with the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer provided between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and an insulating layer provided in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. A side surface of the oxide semiconductor layer is in contact with the source electrode or the drain electrode. An upper surface of the oxide semiconductor layer overlaps with the source electrode or the drain electrode with the insulating layer interposed between the oxide semiconductor layer and the source electrode or the drain electrode.
US09391203B2	Channel epitaxial regrowth flow (CRF) A Fin-FET fabrication approach and structure are provided using channel epitaxial regrowth flow (CRF). The method includes forming a Fin-FET structure including a Si line on a substrate, shallow trench isolation (STI) oxide on both sides of the Si line on the substrate, and a poly wall on top of and across the STI oxide and the Si line, wherein the Si line is higher than the STI oxide from the substrate. The method further includes thinning the STI oxide and the Si line while maintaining about the same height ratio of the Si line and the STI oxide, and forming a spacer wall adjacent to both sides of the poly wall and further adjacent to Si and STI oxide side walls under the poly wall uncovered due thinning the STI oxide and the Si line.
US09391197B1	Semiconductor device and operating method thereof A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a deep well region disposed in the substrate; an element region disposed in the substrate and in the deep well region; a drain region disposed in the substrate, in the deep well region, and surrounding the element region; a gate structure disposed on the surface of the substrate, adjacent to the deep well region, and surrounding the drain region; a well region disposed in the substrate, in the deep well region, and surrounding the gate structure; a source region disposed in the substrate, in the well region, and surrounding the gate structure; a body contact region disposed separately from the source region in the well region and surrounding the source region; and an annular doped region disposed separately from the deep well region in the substrate and surrounding the deep well region.
US09391196B1	High-voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device and manufacturing method thereof A high-voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor (HV MOS) transistor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The HV MOS transistor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, a first sub-gate structure, and a drain region. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a first region and a second region respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the gate structure. The first sub-gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the first sub-gate structure is separated from the gate structure, and the first sub-gate structure is disposed on the first region of the semiconductor substrate. The drain region is disposed in the first region of the semiconductor substrate. The drain region is electrically connected to the first sub-gate structure via a first contact structure disposed on the drain region and the first sub-gate structure.
US09391194B1	High voltage vertical FPMOS fets Semiconductor power devices such as vertical FPMOS are described preferably having a plurality of trenches formed at a top portion of a semiconductor substrate extending laterally across the semiconductor substrate along a longitudinal direction. Each trench has sidewalls generally perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the trench and extending downward from a top surface to a trench bottom. Gate electrodes and source electrodes are positioned in the trenches with controlled spacing between their surfaces to achieve increased capacitance between them at increasing depth from the top surface. This provides higher frequency performance at higher power levels while improving tolerance to higher voltage.
US09391181B2	Lattice mismatched hetero-epitaxial film An embodiment concerns forming an EPI film on a substrate where the EPI film has a different lattice constant from the substrate. The EPI film and substrate may include different materials to collectively form a hetero-epitaxial device having, for example, a Si and/or SiGe substrate and a III-V or IV film. The EPI film may be one of multiple EPI layers or films and the films may include different materials from one another and may directly contact one another. Further, the multiple EPI layers may be doped differently from another in terms of doping concentration and/or doping polarity. One embodiment includes creating a horizontally oriented hetero-epitaxial structure. Another embodiment includes a vertically oriented hetero-epitaxial structure. The hetero-epitaxial structures may include, for example, a bipolar junction transistor, heterojunction bipolar transistor, thyristor, and tunneling field effect transistor among others. Other embodiments are described herein.
US09391175B2	Fin end spacer for preventing merger of raised active regions After formation of gate structures over semiconductor fins and prior to formation of raised active regions, a directional ion beam is employed to form a dielectric material portion on end walls of semiconductor fins that are perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the semiconductor fins. The angle of the directional ion beam is selected to be with a vertical plane including the lengthwise direction of the semiconductor fins, thereby avoiding formation of the dielectric material portion on lengthwise sidewalls of the semiconductor fins. Selective epitaxy of semiconductor material is performed to grow raised active regions from sidewall surfaces of the semiconductor fins. Optionally, horizontal portions of the dielectric material portion may be removed prior to the selective epitaxy process. Further, the dielectric material portion may optionally be removed after the selective epitaxy process.
US09391172B2	Methods of shaping a channel region in a semiconductor fin using doping Provided is a method of fabricating a transistor. The method includes forming a fin portion protruding upward from a substrate, forming a device isolation pattern on the substrate to cover a lower portion of a sidewall of the fin portion, forming a trench in the device isolation pattern, the trench exposing a top surface and sidewalls of a channel region of the fin portion, and injecting a Group-IV element into the channel region of the fin portion to increase the volume of the channel region.
US09391169B2	Thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof and display comprising the same Provided is a TFT with an improved gate insulator, having an insulator substrate, a gate layer, a gate insulator layer, a active semiconductor layer, and a source and drain electrode layer, wherein the gate insulator layer includes a first silicon nitride film, a second silicon nitride film disposed on the first silicon nitride film and a third silicon nitride film disposed on the second silicon nitride, and compared to the second silicon nitride film, each of the first silicon nitride film and the third silicon nitride film is much thinner and has a lower content of N—H bond. Also provided is a display including said TFTs. According to the present disclosure, an improved gate insulator layer capable of withstanding higher voltage can be achieved due to the laminated structure and accordingly a TFT with excellent reliability can be formed.
US09391165B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor region, a first well region which has a first conductive type, a second well region which has a second conductive type, a source region, a drain region, a channel region, and a gate insulation film. The first well region and the second well region are formed in the semiconductor region adjacent to each other. The source region is on the first well region; the drain region is on the second well region. The semiconductor region has a first region, a second region, and a third region. A dopant concentration of the second conductive type in the third region is higher than a dopant concentration of the second conductive type in the first region.
US09391162B2	Tunnel MOSFET with ferroelectric gate stack A Tunnel Field-Effect Transistor (TFET) includes a source region in a semiconductor substrate, and a drain region in the semiconductor substrate. The source region and the drain region are of opposite conductivity types. The TFET further includes a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate, with the source region and the drain region extending to opposite sides of the gate stack. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric over the semiconductor substrate, and a ferroelectric layer over the gate dielectric.
US09391159B2	Triple well isolated diode and method of making A triple well isolate diode including a substrate having a first conductivity type and a buried layer formed in the substrate, where the buried layer has a second conductivity type. The triple well isolated diode including an epi-layer formed over the substrate and the buried layer, where the epi-layer has the first conductivity type. The triple well isolated diode including a first well formed in the epi-layer, where the first well has the second conductivity type, a second well formed in the epi-layer, where the second well has the first conductivity type and surrounds the first well, a third well formed in the epi-layer, where the third well has the second conductivity type and surrounds the second well. The triple well isolated diode including a deep well formed in the epi-layer, where the deep well has the first conductivity type and extends beneath the first well.
US09391158B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device having high-k gate insulation films including work function adjusting material A semiconductor device having high-k gate insulation films and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a first gate insulation film on a substrate and the first gate insulation film includes a material selected from the group consisting of HfO2, ZrO2, Ta2O5, TiO2, SrTiO3 and (Ba,Sr)TiO3, and lanthanum (La). Additionally, the semiconductor device includes a first barrier film on the first gate insulation film, a first gate electrode on the first barrier film, and n-type source/drain regions in the substrate at both sides of the first gate electrode.
US09391155B2	Gate structure integration scheme for fin field effect transistors In one embodiment, a semiconductor device is provided that includes a gate structure present on a channel portion of a fin structure. The gate structure includes a dielectric spacer contacting a sidewall of a gate dielectric and a gate conductor. Epitaxial source and drain regions are present on opposing sidewalls of the fin structure, wherein surfaces of the epitaxial source region and the epitaxial drain region that is in contact with the sidewalls of the fin structure are aligned with an outside surface of the dielectric spacer. In some embodiments, the dielectric spacer, the gate dielectric, and the gate conductor of the semiconductor device are formed using a single photoresist mask replacement gate sequence.
US09391153B2	III-V compound semiconductor device having metal contacts and method of making the same A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; a channel layer of at least a first III-V semiconductor compound above the semiconductor substrate; a gate stack structure above a first portion of the channel layer; a source region and a drain region comprising at least a second III-V semiconductor compound above a second portion of the channel layer; and a first metal contact structure above the S/D regions comprising a first metallic contact layer contacting the S/D regions. The first metallic contact layer comprises at least one metal-III-V semiconductor compound.
US09391151B2	Split gate memory device for improved erase speed Some embodiments relate to a memory device with an asymmetric floating gate geometry. A control gate is arranged over a floating gate. An erase gate is arranged laterally adjacent the floating gate, and is separated from the floating gate by a tunneling dielectric layer. A sidewall spacer is arranged along a vertical sidewall of the control gate, and over an upper surface of the floating gate. A portion of the floating gate upper surface forms a “ledge,” or a sharp corner, which extends horizontally past the sidewall spacer. A sidewall of the floating gate forms a concave surface, which tapers down from the ledge towards a neck region within the floating gate. The ledge provides a faster path for tunneling of the electrons through the tunneling dielectric layer compared to a floating gate with a planar sidewall surface. The ledge consequently improves the erase speed of the memory device.
US09391150B2	Semiconductor Device A semiconductor device includes: a p-type semiconductor layer; an n-type semiconductor layer; a first electrode layer; a second electrode layer; and a control electrode layer. The first and second electrode layers are electrically connected such as to each operate at an identical potential. The first electrode layer is connected with a part of a surface of the second electrode layer which is opposite to a surface of the second electrode layer that is in contact with the p-type semiconductor layer. The second electrode layer is connected with a connection line which is a part of a peripheral line of a joint interface between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer on an interface side between the second electrode layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, and is formed to be extended to a position on a control electrode layer side of the connection line.
US09391145B2	Nitride semiconductor element and nitride semiconductor wafer According to one embodiment, a nitride semiconductor element includes a functional layer and a stacked body. The stacked body includes a GaN intermediate layer, a low Al composition layer, a high Al composition layer, and a first Si-containing layer. The low Al composition layer includes a nitride semiconductor having a first Al composition ratio. The low Al composition layer is provided between the GaN intermediate layer and the functional layer. The high Al composition layer includes a nitride semiconductor having a second Al composition ratio. The high Al composition layer is provided between the GaN intermediate layer and the low Al composition layer. The second Al composition ratio is higher than the first Al composition ratio. The first Si-containing layer is provided between the GaN intermediate layer and the high Al composition layer.
US09391140B2	Raised fin structures and methods of fabrication A method of fabricating raised fin structures is provided, the fabricating including: providing a substrate and at least one dielectric layer over the substrate; forming a trench in the at least one dielectric layer, the trench having a lower portion, a lateral portion, and an upper portion, the upper portion being at least partially laterally offset from the lower portion and being joined to the lower portion by the lateral portion; and, growing a material in the trench to form the raised fin structure, wherein the trench is formed to ensure that any growth defect in the lower portion of the trench terminates either in the lower portion or the lateral portion of the trench and does not extend into the upper portion of the trench.
US09391138B2	Semiconductor devices including empty spaces and methods of forming the same Semiconductor devices including empty spaces and methods of forming the semiconductor devices are provided. The semiconductor devices may include first and second line structures extending in a direction on a substrate, an insulating isolation pattern between the first and second line structures and a conductive structure between the first and second line structures and next to the insulating isolation pattern along the direction. The semiconductor devices may also include an empty space including a first portion between the first line structure and the conductive structure and a second portion between the first line structure and the insulating isolation pattern. The first portion of the empty space may have a height different from a height of the second portion of the empty space.
US09391129B2	Display device A display device comprising including a plurality of pixels arranged in the shape of a matrix above a substrate, and a plurality of thin film transistors arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of pixel having an organic EL layer, the device comprising; a planarized film covering the thin film transistor and a wire connected with the thin film transistor; a reflecting layer formed above the planarized film; a light path length expanded layer covering the reflecting layer; and a pixel transparent electrode formed above the light path length expanded layer.
US09391125B2	Organic light emitting diode display including dummy circuit portions An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate having a display unit and a peripheral portion, scan lines in a first direction, data lines in a second direction, pixels in the display unit and having pixel circuit portions and organic light emitting diodes, first dummy lines in the display unit and extending in the first direction, at least one second dummy line in the peripheral portion and extending in the second direction, dummy circuit portions connected to a first dummy line and the at least one second dummy line, driving pads connected to end portions of the data lines, at least one dummy driving pad connected to an end portion of the at least one second dummy line, and a driving circuit configured to transmit a data signal to the driving pads and to the at least one dummy driving pad.
US09391118B2	Fault tolerant light emitters, systems incorporating fault tolerant light emitters and methods of fabricating fault tolerant light emitters There is provided a light emitter comprising light emitting devices (for example, light emitting diodes) which are electrically interconnected to provide an array of at least two serially connected subsets of parallel connected light emitting devices, each subset comprising at least three light emitting devices. In some embodiments, the light emitting devices are from a contiguous region of a wafer. There is also provided a light emitter, comprising light emitting devices, means for mechanically interconnecting the light emitting devices and means for electrically interconnecting the light emitting devices to provide serially connected subsets interconnected in parallel, each subset comprising at least three light emitting devices. Also, methods of fabricating light emitters.
US09391111B1	Stacked integrated circuit system with thinned intermediate semiconductor die An intermediate integrated circuit die of a stacked integrated circuit system includes an intermediate semiconductor substrate including first polarity dopants is thinned from a second side. A first well including first polarity dopants is disposed in the intermediate semiconductor proximate to a first side. A second well including second polarity dopants is disposed in the intermediate semiconductor substrate proximate to the first side. A deep well having second polarity dopants is disposed in the intermediate semiconductor substrate beneath the first and second wells. An additional implant of first polarity dopants is implanted into the intermediate semiconductor substrate between the deep well and the second side of the intermediate semiconductor substrate to narrow a depletion region overlapped by the additional implant of first polarity dopants. The depletion region is between the deep well and the second side of the intermediate semiconductor substrate.
US09391097B2	Thin film transistor, array substrate and method of manufacturing the same and display device According to embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a thin film transistor, an array substrate and method of manufacturing the same, and a display device. The thin film transistor comprises: a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor active layer, an etch stop layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, wherein, the gate insulating layer is interposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor active layer, the etch stop layer covers the semiconductor active layer, and has a first via hole and a second via hole formed therein which expose a part of the semiconductor active layer, the source electrode of the thin film transistor contacts with the semiconductor active layer through the first via hole, and the drain electrode of the thin film transistor contacts with the semiconductor active layer through the second via hole.
US09391089B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device including nickel-containing film A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. A substrate including a structure in which a hole is formed is prepared. Precursors including a nickel alkoxide compound are vaporized. A nickel-containing layer is formed in the hole by providing the vaporized precursors including the nickel alkoxide compound onto the substrate.
US09391085B2	Self-aligned split gate flash memory having liner-separated spacers above the memory gate Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a split gate memory cell which includes a select gate and a memory gate. The select gate has a planar upper surface disposed over a semiconductor substrate and is separated from the substrate by a gate dielectric layer. The memory gate has a planar upper surface arranged at one side of the select gate and is separated from the substrate by a charge trapping layer. The charge trapping layer extends under the memory gate. A first spacer is disposed above the memory gate and is separated from the memory gate by a first dielectric liner. The first dielectric liner extends upwardly along an upper sidewall of the charge trapping layer; and source/drain regions are disposed in the semiconductor substrate at opposite sides of the select gate and the memory gate.
US09391079B2	Compact semiconductor memory device having reduced number of contacts, methods of operating and methods of making An integrated circuit including a link or string of semiconductor memory cells, wherein each memory cell includes a floating body region for storing data. The link or siring includes at least one contact configured to electrically connect the memory cells to at least one control line, and the number of contacts in the string or link is the same as or less than the number of memory cells in the string or link.
US09391072B2	Sacrificial oxide with uniform thickness A semiconductor device includes a silicon-based substrate, a gate structure and a laminated sacrificial oxide layer. The gate structure is on the silicon-based substrate. The laminated sacrificial oxide layer has a first portion on the silicon-based substrate and a second portion conformal to the gate structure, in which a first thickness of the first portion is substantially the same as a second thickness of the second portion. The laminated sacrificial oxide layer includes a native oxide layer and a silicon oxy-nitride layer. The native oxide layer is on the silicon-based substrate and conformal to the gate structure. The silicon oxy-nitride layer is conformal to the native oxide layer.
US09391070B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes first electrode, first semiconductor layer of first conductivity type on the first electrode, second semiconductor layer of second conductivity type on the first semiconductor layer, third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type on second semiconductor layer, fourth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type selectively located on the third semiconductor layer, gate electrode through the third and fourth semiconductor layers and into the second semiconductor layer and insulated therefrom, second electrode on the fourth semiconductor layer, fifth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type between the first electrode and the second semiconductor layer, sixth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type on the second semiconductor layer contacting the second electrode, and seventh semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type in the second and sixth semiconductor layers, such that the bottom thereof is closer to the first electrode than the bottom of the gate insulating film.
US09391064B2	Semiconductor device In order to provide a semiconductor device having high ESD tolerance, a semiconductor device (IC) is formed so that: a ground voltage wiring (22a) is electrically connected at one end in a wiring direction thereof to a wiring (22b) extending from a ground voltage pad used for external connection; an input voltage wiring (23a) is electrically connected at one end in a wiring direction thereof to a wiring (23b) extending from an input voltage pad used for external connection; and the one end of the ground voltage wiring (22a) and the one end of the input voltage wiring (23a) are substantially opposed to each other across a center of an NMOS transistor (10).
US09391061B2	Uni-directional transient voltage suppressor (TVS) A unidirectional transient voltage suppressor (TVS) device includes first and second NPN transistors that are connected in parallel to each other. Each NPN transistor includes a collector region, an emitter. The first and second NPN structures are formed on a common substrate. The first NPN transistor has a floating base and the second NPN transistor has a base shorted to an emitter.
US09391059B2	Solid-state power controller channel protection systems and methods A scalable solid-state power controller system is provided with channel protection features. A plurality of output channels may be combined to provide a combined channel output. The current provided at the combined channel output is sourced from the plurality of output channels and each channel is protected from faults such as overcurrent events.
US09391050B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and fabrication method for same The purpose of the present invention is to provide a double-sided light emitting type semiconductor light emitting device that can be easily fabricated even if a semiconductor light emitting element is flip-chip mounted, and to provide a fabrication process for the same. The semiconductor light emitting device has a plurality of lead frames, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements connected to the plurality of lead frames, and a covering member that covers the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements. The semiconductor light emitting device is characterized in that the edge of one lead frame among the plurality of lead frames is disposed in close proximity to the edge of another lead frame so as to form a gap, and the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements are flip-chip mounted on the front surface and rear surface of the one lead frame and the other lead frame so as to straddle the gap.
US09391044B2	Printed wiring board and method for manufacturing printed wiring board A printed wiring board includes a first insulation layer, an electronic component built into the first insulation layer, a second insulation layer having a via conductor and formed on a first surface of the first insulation layer, and a conductive film formed on the first insulation layer on the opposite side with respect to the first surface of the first insulation layer such that the conductive film is positioned to face a back surface of the electronic component. The first insulation layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion which is set higher than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the second insulation layer.
US09391041B2	Fan-out wafer level package structure A method for forming a package structure may comprise applying a die and vias on a carrier having an adhesive layer and forming a molded substrate over the carrier and around the vias, and the ends of the vias and mounts on the die exposed. The vias may be in via chips with one or more dielectric layers separating the vias. The via chips 104 may be formed separately from the carrier. The dielectric layer of the via chips may separate the vias from, and comprise a material different than, the molded substrate. An RDL having RDL contact pads and conductive lines may be formed on the molded substrate. A second structure having at least one die may be mounted on the opposite side of the molded substrate, the die on the second structure in electrical communication with at least one RDL contact pad.
US09391029B2	Electronic device According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an electronic component and a first shield. The first substrate includes a first surface, a second surface, and an aperture. The second substrate includes a third surface fixed to the second surface. The electronic component is mounted on the third surface, passes through the aperture and protrudes from the first surface. The first shield includes a first portion facing the component protruding from the first surface, and second portions which extend from the first portion, are fixed to the first surface and face corner portions of the third surface respectively.
US09391028B1	Integrated circuit dies having alignment marks and methods of forming same Dies having alignment marks and methods of forming the same are provided. A method includes forming trenches on a first side of a first workpiece, a die of the first workpiece being interposed between neighboring trenches. A portion of the die is removed to form an alignment mark, the alignment mark extending through an entire thickness of the die. A second side of the first workpiece is thinned until the die is singulated, the second side being opposite the first side.
US09391023B2	Method for producing salicide and a carbon nanotube metal contact A method for producing a metal contact in a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method comprises depositing a catalyst layer in a via hole, forming a catalyst from the deposited catalyst layer, and growing a carbon nanotube structure above the catalyst in the via hole. The method further comprises forming salicide from the catalyst, applying a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process to the carbon nanotube structure to remove top layers of catalyst and nanotube material, and depositing metal material above the carbon nanotube structure. Growing a carbon nanotube structure comprises absorbing a precursor on a surface of the catalyst formed in the via hole, forming a metal-carbon alloy from the catalyst and the precursor, and growing a carbon nanotube structure vertically from the via bottom. The carbon nanotube structure comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes wherein the diameters of the carbon nanotubes are limited by the catalyst size.
US09391009B2	Semiconductor packages including heat exhaust part According to example embodiments, a semiconductor package includes a lower package, upper packages on the lower package and laterally spaced apart from each other, a lower heat exhaust part between the lower package and the upper packages, an intermediate heat exhaust part between the upper packages and connected to the lower heat exhaust part, and an upper heat exhaust part on the upper packages and connected to the intermediate heat exhaust part.
US09391005B2	Method for packaging a power device with bottom source electrode A power semiconductor package has an ultra thin chip with front side molding to reduce substrate resistance; a lead frame unit with grooves located on both side leads provides precise positioning for connecting numerous bridge-shaped metal clips to the front side of the side leads. The bridge-shaped metal clips are provided with bridge structure and half or fully etched through holes for relieving superfluous solder during manufacturing process.
US09391000B2	Methods for forming silicon-based hermetic thermal solutions A method includes forming a first oxide layer on a surface of an integrated heat spreader, and forming a second oxide layer on top surfaces of fins, wherein the fins are parts of a heat sink. The integrated heat spreader is bonded to the heat sink through the bonding of the first oxide layer to the second oxide layer.
US09390999B2	Metal substrate/metal impregnated carbon composite material structure and method for manufacturing said structure Provided are a heat releasing material for an electronic device being manufactured by the junction of a metal impregnated carbon composite material on a copper or aluminum substrate with reduced warpage; and a method for manufacturing the heat releasing material. A metal substrate/metal impregnated carbon composite material structure, characterized in that it comprises a metal substrate comprising a metal sheet, plate or block and, being joined on the metal substrate via a brazing material, a metal impregnated carbon composite material having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 2 mm; and a method for manufacturing the metal substrate/metal impregnated carbon composite material structure, characterized in that it comprises a step wherein a brazing material is caused to be present between the metal substrate and the metal impregnated carbon composite material, and they are kept at a temperature of 500° C. or higher and under a pressure of 0.2 MPa or more and then cooled.
US09390997B2	Semiconductor chip and stacked type semiconductor package having the same The disclosure relates to a semiconductor chip and a stacked type semiconductor package having the same. The semiconductor chip includes: a semiconductor chip body having a first surface formed with a plurality of bonding pads and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, a plurality of first and second through electrodes that pass through the semiconductor chip body and one ends thereof are electrically connected to the bonding pads, an insulating layer formed over the second surface of the semiconductor chip body such that the other ends of the first and second through electrodes are not covered by the insulating layer, and a first heat spreading layer formed over the insulating layer.
US09390994B2	Heat sinks with interdigitated heat pipes A chip package includes adjacent integrated circuits on a circuit board, and separate heat sinks are thermally coupled to the integrated circuits. Because the integrated circuits are in close proximity, heat pipes in the separate heat sinks are interdigitated to prevent mechanical interference between the heat sinks. The amount of interdigitation depends on the separation between the integrated circuits and how the integrated circuits are arranged relative to an external fluid (such as flowing air). At the minimum, the heat pipes in fin regions of the heat sinks (which include fins for convective heat transfer to the external fluid) are interdigitated. However, the heat pipes may be interdigitated in pedestal regions of the heat sinks (which are thermally coupled to the integrated circuits) and/or in ramp regions of the heat sinks (in which vertical positions of the heat sinks change from the pedestal regions to the fin regions).
US09390992B2	Semiconductor packages including a metal layer between first and second semiconductor chips Semiconductor packages are provided. A semiconductor package may include a wiring board and a first semiconductor chip on the wiring board. Moreover, the semiconductor package may include a metal layer on the first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip on the metal layer. The metal layer may be between the first and second semiconductor chips.
US09390986B2	Polishing apparatus and polishing method A polishing apparatus capable of achieving a good control operation for a distribution of remaining film thickness is disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes: a top ring configured to apply pressures separately to zones on a back surface of a substrate to press a front surface of the substrate against a polishing pad; a film-thickness sensor configured to obtain a film-thickness signal that varies in accordance with a film thickness of the substrate; and a polishing controller configured to manipulate the pressures. The polishing controller calculates indexes of a remaining film thickness in zones on the front surface of the substrate, manipulate the pressures based on the indexes for controlling a distribution of the remaining film thickness, and update at least one of control parameters using polishing data obtained during polishing of the substrate.
US09390976B2	Method of forming epitaxial buffer layer for finFET source and drain junction leakage reduction A method of forming a semiconductor device that includes forming a fin structure, and forming an undoped epitaxial semiconductor material on the fin structure. A first portion of undoped epitaxial semiconductor material is formed on the sidewall of at least one of a source region portion and a drain region portion of the fin structure. A second portion of the undoped epitaxial semiconductor material is formed on the recessed surface of a bulk semiconductor substrate that is present at the base of the fin structure. The method further includes forming a doped epitaxial semiconductor material on the undoped epitaxial semiconductor material. The undoped epitaxial semiconductor material and the doped epitaxial semiconductor material provide a source region and drain region.
US09390972B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device including a substrate having copper interconnects A method of fabricating a semiconductor device including a substrate having a copper interconnect exposed on a surface of an insulation film, wherein a layer of an anti-corrosion agent composed of organic material is formed on the surface of the copper interconnect. The method includes removing the layer of the anti-corrosion agent by heating the substrate; and forming a thin layer including manganese oxide on the surface of the copper interconnect by supplying a gas containing an organic compound of manganese to the substrate.
US09390966B2	Methods of forming wiring structures and methods of fabricating semiconductor devices Methods of forming a wiring structure are provided including forming an insulating interlayer on a substrate and forming a sacrificial layer on the insulating interlayer. The sacrificial layer is partially removed to define a plurality of openings. Wiring patterns are formed in the openings. The sacrificial layer is transformed into a modified sacrificial layer by a plasma treatment. The modified sacrificial layer is removed by a wet etching process. An insulation layer covering the wiring patterns is formed on the insulating interlayer. The insulation layer defines an air gap therein between neighboring wiring patterns.
US09390964B2	Methods for fabricating dual damascene structures in low temperature dielectric materials Methods for fabricating dual damascene structures are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for fabricating a dual damascene interconnect structure may include patterning a first mask layer atop a substrate disposed in a process chamber, wherein the substrate includes one or more low temperature dielectric layers to define a first etch pattern, and wherein the one or more low temperature dielectric layers are formed atop the substrate at a temperature below about 180 degrees Celsius; etching the first etch pattern into the one or more low temperature dielectric layers; patterning a second mask layer atop the substrate to define a second etch pattern, wherein the first etch pattern and the second etch pattern are aligned; and etching the second etch pattern into the one or more low temperature dielectric layers to form a dual damascene pattern in the substrate.
US09390959B2	Semiconductor package with stator set formed by circuits A semiconductor package is provided, including a substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposing the top surface, a via communicating the top surface with the bottom surface, and a stator set formed by circuits; an axial tube axially installed in the via of the substrate; a plurality of electronic components mounted on the top surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate; an encapsulant formed on the top surface of the substrate for encapsulating the electronic components and the axial tube; and an impeller axially coupled to the axial tube via the bottom surface of the substrate. In the semiconductor package, the stator set is formed in the substrate by a patterning process. Therefore, the thickness of the semiconductor package is reduced significantly.
US09390954B2	Substrate transfer robot, substrate transfer system, and method for detecting arrangement state of substrate A substrate transfer robot includes a hand and a controller. The hand includes at least one detector configured to detect an arrangement state of a substrate in a substrate storage. The controller is configured to control the at least one detector to detect the arrangement state of the substrate in the substrate storage with the hand inclined in plan view toward a rotation center of the substrate transfer robot relative to a substrate storage center line. The substrate storage center line is in a direction perpendicular to a front surface of the substrate storage.
US09390948B2	Tape attaching apparatus and tape attaching method A tape attaching apparatus includes: a chamber having an airtight space formed therein; a rubber sheet that partitions the airtight space into first and second airtight spaces and has an upper sheet on which a wafer is placed; a tape frame that holds a tape above the rubber sheet; and first and second supply/exhaust tubes that switch pressurization and depressurization of the first and second airtight spaces. In pressurizing the second airtight space and expanding the rubber sheet to lift the wafer to be attached to the tape, after bringing the first and second airtight spaces into a vacuum state, the wafer is attached to the tape while an amount of pressurization of the second airtight space is controlled to change an expansion rate of the rubber sheet from a low speed to a high speed stepwisely.
US09390943B2	Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus generates an electric field in a processing space between a lower electrode to which a high frequency power is supplied and an upper electrode facing the lower electrode and performs plasma processing on a substrate mounted on the lower electrode by using a plasma generated by the electric field. Distribution of a plasma density in the processing space is controlled by a magnetic field generated by controlling a plurality of electromagnets provided at a top surface of the upper electrode which is provided to be opposite to the processing space.
US09390934B2	Phase shift mask, method of forming asymmetric pattern, method of manufacturing diffraction grating, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A technique of forming an asymmetric pattern by using a phase shift mask, and further, techniques of manufacturing a diffraction grating and a semiconductor device, capable of improving accuracy of a product and capable of shortening manufacturing time. In a method of manufacturing a diffraction grating by using a phase shift mask (in which a light shield part and a light transmission part are periodically arranged), light emitted from an illumination light source is transmitted through the phase shift mask, and a photoresist on a surface of a Si wafer is exposed by providing interference between zero diffraction order light and positive first diffraction order light which are generated by the transmission through this phase shift mask onto the surface of the Si wafer, and a diffraction grating which has a blazed cross-sectional shape is formed on the Si wafer.
US09390930B2	Surface stabilization process to reduce dopant diffusion A method for incorporating radicals of a plasma into a substrate or a material on a semiconductor substrate using a remote plasma source. In one embodiment, a method for processing doped materials on a substrate surface is provided and includes forming a doped layer on a substrate and optionally cleaning the doped layer, such as by a wet clean process. The method also includes generating an ionized nitrogen plasma in a remote plasma source, wherein the ionized nitrogen plasma has an ion concentration within a range from about 0.001% to about 0.1%, de-ionizing the ionized nitrogen plasma while forming non-ionized nitrogen plasma. The method further includes flowing the non-ionized nitrogen plasma into a processing region within a processing chamber, forming a nitrided capping layer from an upper portion of the doped layer by exposing the doped layer within the processing region to the non-ionized nitrogen plasma during a stabilization process.
US09390920B2	Composition including material, methods of depositing material, articles including same and systems for depositing material Methods for depositing nanomaterial onto a substrate are disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions useful for depositing nanomaterial, methods of making devices including nanomaterials, and a system and devices useful for depositing nanomaterials.
US09390914B2	Wet oxidation process performed on a dielectric material formed from a flowable CVD process Methods of performing a wet oxidation process on a silicon containing dielectric material filling within trenches or vias defined within a substrate are provided. In one embodiment, a method of forming a dielectric material on a substrate includes forming a dielectric material on a substrate by a flowable CVD process, curing the dielectric material disposed on the substrate, performing a wet oxidation process on the dielectric material disposed on the substrate, and forming an oxidized dielectric material on the substrate.
US09390904B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holding part, a substrate rotating mechanism, and a chamber. The substrate rotating mechanism incudes an annular rotor part disposed in an internal space of the chamber and a stator part disposed around the rotor part outside the chamber. The substrate holding part is attached to the rotor part in the internal space of the chamber. In the substrate rotating mechanism, a rotating force is generated about a central axis between the stator part and the rotor part. The rotor part is thereby rotated about the central axis, being in a floating state, together with a substrate and the substrate holding part. In the substrate processing apparatus, the substrate can be easily rotated in the internal space having excellent sealability. As a result, it is possible to easily perform single-substrate processing in a sealed internal space.
US09390892B2	Laser sustained plasma light source with electrically induced gas flow A laser sustained plasma light source includes a plasma bulb containing a working gas flow driven by an electric current sustained within the plasma bulb. Charged particles are introduced into the working gas of the plasma bulb. An arrangement of electrodes maintained at different voltage levels drive the charged particles through the working gas. The movement of the charged particles within the working gas causes the working gas to flow in the direction of movement of the charged particles by entrainment. The resulting working gas flow increases convection around the plasma and increases laser to plasma interaction. The working gas flow within the plasma bulb can be stabilized and controlled by control of the voltages present on the each of the electrodes. A more stable flow of working gas through the plasma contributes to a more stable plasma shape and position within the plasma bulb.
US09390890B2	High-energy ion implanter A high-energy ion implanter includes a high-energy multi-stage linear acceleration unit that accelerates an ion beam so as to generate a high-energy ion beam, a deflection unit that changes the direction of the high-energy ion beam toward a semiconductor wafer, and a beam transportation unit that transports the deflected high-energy ion beam to the wafer. The beam transportation unit includes a beam shaper, a high-energy beam scanner, a high-energy electric field type beam collimator, and a high-energy electric field type final energy filter.
US09390884B2	Method of inspecting a semiconductor substrate A semiconductor substrate inspection system includes an e-beam inspection system configured to deliver electrons to a specimen semiconductor substrate. A sensor is configured to detect reflected electrons that reflect off the surface of the specimen semiconductor substrate. An analysis unit is configured to determine a number of electrons received by the semiconductor substrate, and to determine at least one target region including at least one defect of the semiconductor substrate. A reference image module is in electrical communication with the analysis unit. The reference image module is configured to generate a first digital image having a plurality of pixels, and to adjust a gray-scale level of the pixels included in the target region based on the number electrons included in each pixel to generate a second digital image that excludes the at least one defect.
US09390883B2	Implantation apparatus with ion beam directing unit, semiconductor device and method of manufacturing An ion implantation apparatus includes an ion beam directing unit, a substrate support, and a controller. The controller is configured to effect a relative movement between an ion beam passing the ion beam directing unit and the substrate support. A beam track of the ion beam on a substrate mounted on the substrate support includes circles or a spiral.
US09390882B2	Apparatus having a magnetic lens configured to diverge an electron beam Apparatus having a magnetic lens configured to diverge an electron beam are useful in three-dimensional imaging using an electron microscope. The magnetic lens includes a body member having a core and defining a gap, and a winding surrounding a portion of the core. The body member and winding are configured such that an electrical current through the winding produces a magnetic field proximate to the gap.
US09390879B2	Magnetron power supply A power supply for a magnetron has a PFC DC voltage source and an HV (High Voltage) converter. The voltage source is mains driven and supplies DC voltage above mains voltage on line, smoothed by capacitor to the HV converter. The latter supplies switched alternating current to transformer. This supplies higher voltage alternating current to a rectifier, in turn supplying the magnetron with high, magnetron powering, anode voltage on line. The DC voltage source has an PFC inductor, which is switched by a transistor switch under control of an integrated circuit. It is the inductor which enables the voltage source to provide a variable DC voltage. An input rectifier is provided for rectifying mains voltage. The output voltage of the voltage source is monitored and fed back to the integrated circuit by a voltage divider.
US09390877B2	RF MEMS based large scale cross point electrical switch This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a crosspoint switch used in an optical fiber data network. The crosspoint switch can switch optical signals received from any of a plurality of input optical fibers to any one of a plurality of output optical fibers. The crosspoint switch converts the optical signals received from the input optical fibers into electrical signals, switches the electrical signals, and converts the switched electrical signals back into optical signals before transmitting them over the output optical fibers. A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) electrical switch array is utilized to switch the electrical signals. The MEMS electrical switch array includes MEMS switching elements that allow for high frequency and high bandwidth operation of the crosspoint switch. The crosspoint switch can utilize circuit switching methodology for switching decisions.
US09390876B2	Laminate-type actuator A laminate-type actuator including a laminate wherein an electrostrictive material layer is wound and laminated in a form of a tube together with first and second electrodes sandwiching the electrostrictive material layer therebetween is provided with high volume efficiency and high reliability. The tubular laminate includes a pair of flat portions facing each other and a pair of curved portions interconnecting the pair of flat portions circumferentially and specifying spaces inside the curved portions. In a cross-section perpendicular to an axis of the laminate, an outer width formed by the pair of flat portions is smaller than an outer width of each of the curved portions, and a distance between the pair of flat portions is smaller than an inner width of each of the curved portions.
US09390875B2	Electromagnetic opposing field actuators Electromagnetic actuators capable of generating a symmetrical bidirectional force are disclosed. The electromagnetic actuators include a housing made of a ferromagnetic material and a shaft made of a magnetically inert material movable along an axis within the housing. In one type of actuator, captive permanent magnets are arranged on opposite interior end walls of the housing and an electromagnetic coil is mounted on a central portion of the shaft. The electromagnetic coil is capable of generating a force when energized that causes linear displacement of the shaft in either direction along its axis depending on the direction of current through the electromagnetic coil. In another type of actuator, captive electromagnetic coils are arranged on opposing inner end walls of the housing, and a permanent magnet is mounted on a central portion of the shaft. The electromagnetic coils are capable of generating a force when energized that causes linear displacement of the shaft in either direction along its axis depending on a direction of current through the electromagnetic coils.
US09390868B2	Switch assembly for disconnect operator A sealed switch assembly for use with a disconnect operator movable between an on state, a tripped state, and an off state. The disconnect operator housed within a sealed enclosure. The switch assembly includes a housing sealed to the enclosure to inhibit ingress of solids and liquids therebetween. A handle is coupled to the disconnect operator and is disposed at least partially within the housing. The handle is sealed to the housing to inhibit ingress of solids and liquids therebetween, and is moveable between an on position and an off position. A low-friction trip indicator mechanism operates independent of the handle to indicate when the disconnect operator is in the tripped state.
US09390863B2	Composite electrode and electrolytic capacitor Provided is a composite electrode including a metal layer and a composite dielectric layer. The composite dielectric layer includes a metal oxide dielectric layer and a polymer dielectric layer. The composite dielectric layer overlays the metal layer. The polymer dielectric layer includes a nitrogen-containing polymer and overlays the metal oxide dielectric layer. An electrolytic capacitor is also provided. The electrolytic capacitor has a polymer dielectric layer made of a nitrogen-containing polymer, and such polymer dielectric layer is beneficial to increase the insulating property of the metal oxide dielectric layer and the coverage property of the conductive polymer. Thereby, the conventional leakage current can be significantly reduced and the yield can be improved.
US09390862B2	Composite electronic component and board with the same mounted thereon A composite electronic component may include: a composite body having a capacitor and an inductor coupled to each other therein; an input terminal disposed on a first end surface of the composite body; output terminals including a first output terminal disposed on a second end surface of the composite body and a second output terminal disposed on a lower surface of the capacitor of the composite body; and a ground terminal disposed on the lower surface of the capacitor of the composite body. The capacitor may be coupled to a side surface of the inductor.
US09390860B2	Multilayer ceramic electronic component, method of manufacturing the same, and board having the same mounted thereon A multilayer ceramic electronic component may include a ceramic body including dielectric layers and internal electrodes, electrode layers connected to the internal electrodes, and a conductive resin layer formed on the electrode layers and including a first conductor, a second conductor containing carbon nanotubes, and a base resin. When the multilayer ceramic electronic component is heat-tested by raising a temperature of the multilayer ceramic electronic component from room temperature to about 900° C. at a rate of about 10° C./min, a weight of the multilayer ceramic electronic component decreases by about 0.33% to about 2.19%.
US09390855B2	Monolithic ceramic capacitor containing perovskite compound In a monolithic ceramic capacitor, ceramic layers defining inner layers are mainly composed of a perovskite compound containing Ba and Ti. A portion of an electrically effective section in the ceramic layers near a connecting portion between the inner electrodes and an outer electrode undergoes mapping analysis by an energy-dispersive method. In regions of the resulting mapping image, the regions extending from the interfaces between the inner electrodes and a corresponding one of the ceramic layers to positions about ⅓ of the thickness of the ceramic layer in the stacking direction, ((L2−L3)/L1)×100≧50 is satisfied, where L1 represents the total length of grain boundaries, L2 represents the total length of grain boundaries where a rare-earth element is present, and L3 represents the total length of portions where the grain boundaries where the rare-earth element is present are overlapped with grain boundaries with a specific element present.
US09390853B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor and mounting board therefor There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic body having first and second main surfaces, third and fourth end surfaces, and fifth and sixth side surfaces; a plurality of first and second internal electrodes having a dielectric layer to be alternately exposed to the third and fourth end surfaces; and first and second external electrodes formed on the end surfaces and the main surfaces and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, wherein when a width of the first or second external electrode is A and a length of a margin part of the ceramic body in the length direction is B, a ratio (A/B) of the width of the first or second external electrode to the length of the margin part of the ceramic body in the length direction is 3.3 or less (A/B≦3.3).
US09390847B1	System and method for electromagnetic-based propulsion A system and method may include energizing one or more of a plurality of electromagnets contained within and fixedly distributed about a first region of a structure and de-energizing other of the electromagnets to attract a substance contained and movable within a second region of the structure to the energized electromagnets and change the center of gravity of the structure. The structure may be disposed on a surface or within a liquid, where energizing and de-energizing of the electromagnets causes the structure to move about the surface or within the liquid in a desired fashion. The substance may be a magnetic or magnetizable substance. Energizing and de-energizing the electromagnets may be performed by a controller responsive to a signal received from a sensor or transceiver.
US09390846B2	Magnetic fluid suitable for high speed and high resolution dot-on-demand inkjet printing and method of making A magnetic fluid composition include a suspension of nano-particles including cross-crystallized multi-metal compounds dispersed in a solvent, the cross-crystallized multi-metal compounds including at least two or more metals having different valencies or oxidation states, the metals selected from the group consisting of a monovalent metal (Me+), a divalent metal (Me2+), a trivalent metal (Me3+), a quadrivalent metal (Me4+) and a rare earth metal. The magnetic fluid having a viscosity and surface tension that permits dispensing from an inkjet printer at a rate of at least 2.5 m/s, at a resolution of at least 600 dpi, supporting jetting pulse frequencies of at least 15 KHz per nozzle (enabling high speed inkjet printing applications of at least 0.6 m/sec per individual nozzle row per print head), and enabling uninterrupted, industrial level print output of magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) code lines suitable for high speed magnetic data scanning per established industry regulations (ANSI X9).
US09390839B2	Composite conductive cable comprising nanotubes and nanofibers, coaxial microstructure including a copper matrix and said nanotubes and nanofibers, and method for manufacturing said microstructure A conductive composite wire includes at least one external jacket made of copper, a first tube including a first metallic material (M1) contacting and located inside the copper jacket; a second tube including a second metallic material (M2) contacting and located inside the first tube; and a fiber including a third metallic material (M3) contacting and located inside the second tube. The copper and the first metallic material are immiscible with each other, the first and second metallic materials are immiscible with each other, and the second and third metallic materials are immiscible with each other. A copper-based coaxial microstructure includes a copper sheath containing an array of nanotubes and nanofibers according to a process for manufacturing the microstructure.
US09390829B2	Paste composition for electrode and photovoltaic cell The paste composition for an electrode are constituted with copper-containing particles having a peak temperature of an exothermic peak showing a maximum area in the simultaneous ThermoGravimetry/Differential Thermal Analysis of 280° C. or higher, glass particles, a solvent, and a resin. Further, the photovoltaic cell has an electrode formed by using the paste composition for a photovoltaic cell electrode.
US09390821B2	Gripper mechanism A gripper mechanism for moving an object having a surface cavity, the gripper mechanism comprising an actuation end moveable in an axial direction and a rotary body. A first mechanism is configured such that movement of the actuation end in an axial direction rotates the rotary body. A gripper is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position the gripper is capable of engaging an object and in the disengaged position the gripper is capable of being received into and removed from a cavity of an object. The gripper is connected to the rotary body by a second mechanism. The second mechanism is configured such that rotary motion of the body moves the gripper between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
US09390815B1	Semiconductor system and method for testing semiconductor device A semiconductor system includes a semiconductor device comprising: a plurality of first input pins suitable for receiving a plurality of command/address signals; a plurality of multi-purpose registers; and a parity check unit suitable for determining a parity check result as a pass when the number of first logic values in the command/address signals corresponds to a logic value of a parity bit, determining the parity check result as a fail when the number of the first logic values does not correspond to the logic value of the parity bit, and controlling the command/address signals to be stored in the multi-purpose registers; and a function test device suitable for applying the command/address signals to the first input pins during a function test, and controlling the command/address signals such that the number of the first logic values does not correspond to the logic value of the parity bit.
US09390809B1	Data storage in a memory block following WL-WL short A method includes defining a normal voltage configuration for application to word lines (WLs) and Bit lines (BLs) of a memory block, and a an abnormal voltage configuration, different from the normal voltage configuration, for application to the WLs and the BLs of the memory block when a word-line-to-word-line (WL-WL) short-circuit is found between at least two of the WLs in the memory block. If no WL-WL short-circuit is found in the memory block, a data storage operation is performed in the memory block by applying the normal voltage configuration. If a WL-WL short-circuit is found in the memory block, the data storage operation is performed in the memory block by applying the abnormal voltage configuration.
US09390806B1	Memory system and method of operating the same A memory system includes a memory device, a plurality of memory blocks which include a plurality of memory cells electrically coupled to a plurality of word lines and store data requested from a host; and a controller suitable for programming first data in a first memory cell among the plurality of memory cells based on a write command received from the host, determining a read voltage of the first memory cell, and reading the first data programmed in the first memory cell based on the read voltage in response to a read command received from the host.
US09390802B2	Semiconductor memory device which stores plural data in a cell A memory cell array is configured to have a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix, each of the memory cells being connected to a word line and a bit line and being capable of storing n values (n is a natural number equal to or larger than 3). A control circuit controls the potentials of the word line and bit line according to input data and writes data into a memory cell. The control circuit writes data into the memory cell to a k-valued threshold voltage (k<=n) in a write operation, precharges the bit line once, and then changes the potential of the word line an i number of times to verify whether the memory cell has reached an i-valued (i<=k) threshold voltage.
US09390794B2	Semiconductor device and operating method thereof A semiconductor device may include a candidate selector configured for generating a plurality of candidate threshold value sets from a plurality of digital values corresponding to a plurality of analog signals output from a memory cell array. The semiconductor device may include a threshold value selector configured for selecting one candidate threshold value set of the plurality of candidate threshold value sets as a threshold value set. The semiconductor device may include a comparator configured for deciding logic levels of the plurality of digital values according to the selected threshold value set.
US09390792B2	Apparatuses, memories, and methods for address decoding and selecting an access line Apparatuses, memories, and methods for decoding memory addresses for selecting access lines in a memory are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an address decoder circuit coupled to first and second select lines, a polarity line, and an access line. The first select line is configured to provide a first voltage, the second select line is configured to provide a second voltage, and the polarity line is configured to provide a polarity signal. The address decoder circuit is configured to receive address information and further configured to couple the access line to the first select line responsive to the address information having a combination of logic levels and the polarity signal having a first logic level and further configured to couple the access line to the second select line responsive to the address information having the combination of logic levels and the polarity signal having a second logic level.
US09390782B2	Memory with refresh logic to accommodate low-retention storage rows An apparatus is disclosed that includes a memory controller chip and memory chips packaged with the memory controller chip. Each memory chip includes normal-retention storage rows that exhibit retention times greater or equal to a first time interval, and having been tested to generate information identifying low-retention storage rows that exhibit retention times less than the first time interval. Refresh logic refreshes the normal-retention storage rows at a first refresh rate corresponding to the first time interval, and refreshes each low-retention storage row at a second refresh rate that is greater than the first refresh rate.
US09390775B2	Reference voltage setting circuit and method for data channel in memory system A semiconductor memory system includes a memory controller and memory apparatus. The memory controller provides a first data having a first level and a second data having a second level. The memory apparatus adjusts a level of a reference voltage by comparing the reference voltage with each of the first data and the second data.
US09390774B2	Systems and methods of storing data A method includes, when using a binary cache in an multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory splitting a codeword corresponding to a data page into multiple data pages and storing the multiple data pages into multiple single level cell (SLC) pages of the binary cache for subsequent storage into a single wordline of the MLC flash memory.
US09390768B2	Apparatuses, devices and methods for sensing a snapback event in a circuit Example subject matter disclosed herein relates to apparatuses and/or devices, and/or various methods for use therein, in which an application of an electric potential to a circuit may be initiated and subsequently changed in response to a determination that a snapback event has occurred in a circuit. For example, a circuit may comprise a memory cell that may experience a snapback event as a result of an applied electric potential. In certain example implementations, a sense circuit may be provided which is responsive to a snapback event occurring in a memory cell to generate a feed back signal to initiate a change in an electric potential applied to the memory cell.
US09390761B2	Data storage device with wear level identification A transducing head may be connected to a controller and positioned proximal a data storage medium. The controller can be connected to a wear level identification circuit and configured to identify a first data region of the data storage medium having a first wear level and a second data region of the data storage medium having a second wear level. The first and second wear levels can respectively correspond to different amounts of component degradation of the data storage device.
US09390760B2	Imaging system, imaging device and program An imaging system includes an imaging device and a portable terminal device. The portable terminal device includes a marker time information generation unit, a time difference detection unit, and a correction unit. The marker time information generation unit generates marker time information containing a marker input to a video file generated by the imaging device and input time of the marker in association with each other. The time difference detection unit detects a time difference between time measured by the clock of the imaging device and time measured by the clock of the portable terminal device. Then, the correction unit corrects the input time of the marker contained in the marker time information based on the time difference detected by the time difference detection unit and thereby generates corrected marker time information.
US09390751B1	Reducing overcounting of track-level damage caused by adjacent-track and far-track interference A technique implemented by a processor may include controlling a write head to write data to at least one partition of a data track of a magnetic data storage medium. The data track may include a plurality of partitions. The technique also may include determining, for each partition of the at least one partition, whether the partition has been previously written to by inspecting a partition overlap register associated with the data track. The partition overlap register stores a respective entry for each partition indicating whether the partition has been previously written to. The technique also may include, in response to determining that at least one respective partition of the at least one partition has been previously written to, incrementing a damage counter of at least one adjacent track and resetting each entry of the partition overlap register to indicate that each respective partition has not been previously written to.
US09390735B1	Data reader side shield with differing stripe heights A data reader may have a magnetoresistive stack positioned on an air bearing surface and consisting of at least a magnetically free structure that continuously extends from the air bearing surface with a first stripe height. A side shield can be separated from the magnetoresistive stack on the ABS and configured with a first magnetic layer having the first stripe height and a second magnetic layer having a third stripe height from the air bearing surface with the third stripe height being greater than the first stripe height. The side shield can be anti-ferromagnetically biased by a synthetic antiferromagnetic top shield structure that contacts the side shield through a transition metal material layer. The first stripe height can be configured to match a magnetically free layer of the magnetoresistive stack and the second stripe height can be configured to match a magnetically fixed layer of the magnetoresistive stack.
US09390713B2	Systems and methods for filtering sound in a defined space Methods and systems are provided for filtering sound. A position sensor determines positions of a plurality of occupants in a defined space. Multiple microphones receive sound and generate corresponding audio signals. A processor in communication with the microphones and the position sensor receives the positions of the occupants and the audio signals. The processor determines which of the occupants are engaging in speech and applies a temporal-spatial filter to the audio signals to generate a plurality of output signals corresponding respectively to each occupant of the defined space.
US09390690B2	Refresh rate dependent dithering Systems, methods, and device are provided to perform refresh-rate dependent dithering. One embodiment of the present disclosure describes a computing device that includes an image source that generates spatially dithered image data and an electronic display communicatively coupled to the image source. More specifically, the electronic display receives the spatially dithered image data from the image source and determines a refresh rate with which to display an image by comparing a local histogram and an artifact histogram, in which the local histogram describes pixel grayscale distribution of a portion of the image and the artifact histogram describes a pixel grayscale distribution that when displayed will cause a perceivable artifact. Additionally, when the determined refresh rate is less than a threshold refresh rate of the electronic device, the electronic display spatially dithers the image data without temporally dithering the image data and displays the image based at least in part on the spatially dithered image data.
US09390689B2	Need-below processing across z-band boundaries A method for producing a set of compositing instructions to render a region of a page receives a plurality of objects partitioned into at least two z-order bands, the received objects being associated with at least one transparency group that spans at least two bands. A transparency characteristic for at least one object within a z-order band is established. The method identifies a transparency group in the one band which is active in at least one other band and contains at least one object active in the region, determines contributing objects for the region in the band using the identified transparency group, the determination being performed by at least interpreting a change of the transparency characteristic of at least one object in the band, and produces a set of compositing instructions to render the region using the determined contributing objects.
US09390679B2	Display device, electronic apparatus, driving method of display device, and signal processing method According to an aspect, a display device includes: an image display panel; a signal processing unit; and a signal processing circuit. The signal processing unit calculates an extension coefficient α for an input signal, calculates an output signal of a first sub-pixel, calculates an output signal of a second sub-pixel, calculates an output signal of a third sub-pixel, calculates an output signal of a fourth sub-pixel, and calculates a control signal. The signal processing circuit performs filtering processing on the control signal by a set first time constant to calculate and output a light-source device control signal, when the control signal is smaller than a set threshold value, and performs filtering processing on the control signal by a set second time constant to calculate and output the light-source device control signal, when the control signal is equal to or larger than the threshold value.
US09390666B2	Display device capable of driving at low speed A display device capable of driving at low speed includes a display panel, on which display lines each including a plurality of pixels are formed, a driver unit for driving the pixels, and a timing controller which controls an operation of the driver unit and includes a first control logic unit and a second control logic unit. When a mode conversion control signal of an on-level is input during a normal drive, in which a length of one frame is set to P, the first control logic unit expands a length of one frame for a low speed drive to (n×P), where n is a positive integer equal to or greater than 2, assigns a length P to each of n sub-frames included in the one frame for the low speed drive, and controls the operation of the driver unit in an interlaced low speed driving scheme.
US09390659B2	Circuit configuration and method for controlling particularly segmented LED background illumination A circuit arrangement for controlling a segmented LED backlight in particular, comprises a generator (50) with a first input (10) to be supplied with a synchronizing signal (SYNC) that comprises image frequency information and/or line frequency information of a display unit, a second input (20) to be supplied with a data signal (DATA) that comprises image information of the display unit, and with an output (30) for providing a modulated signal (MOD).
US09390656B2	Display device and method of driving the same A display device includes a plurality of display pixels, a plurality of data lines that are connected to the display pixels, and a plurality of sensing lines that are connected to the display pixels. Each display pixel includes a driving transistor comprising a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal, a capacitor connected to the first terminal of the driving transistor, a first switching transistor connected to the data line and the first terminal of the driving transistor, a light-emitting element connected to the third terminal of the driving transistor configured to emit light, a second switching transistor connected between the sensing line and the light-emitting element, and a third switching transistor connected between the third terminal of the driving transistor and the light-emitting element.
US09390653B2	Pixel circuit with organic light emitting diode A pixel circuit with an organic light emitting diode (OLED) includes an OLED, a driving switch, an enabling switch, a compensation circuit, and a data switch. Through the compensation circuit, the data switch, and the control of a compensation voltage, a voltage at the control terminal of the driving switch of the pixel circuit is set according to a data voltage and the absolute value of a threshold voltage of the driving switch. Hence, the driving current determined by the driving switch relates to the data voltage.
US09390652B2	Organic light emitting display device and driving method thereof Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device including a pixel connected to a data line, a gate line group, and a reference line. The pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a driving transistor configured to control a current flowing in the OLED, a first switching transistor configured to selectively supply a data voltage to a first node, a second switching transistor configured to selectively supply an initial voltage to a second node, a third switching transistor configured to selectively connect a third node to the reference line, a fourth switching transistor configured to selectively connect the first node to the third node, a first capacitor connected between the first and second nodes to store a threshold voltage of the driving transistor, and a second capacitor connected between the first and third nodes to store the data voltage supplied through the first switching transistor.
US09390647B2	Pulse width correction for LED display driver The LED display system comprises an array of LEDs and a driver circuit that employs a scrambled PWM generator. The scrambled PWM generator is configured to generate a plurality of PWM pulses. The PWM pulses are distributed into a corresponding number of refresh segments. The driver circuit is configured so that one or more of PWM pulses are extendable by a certain offset value so that the pulse width in the corresponding refresh segments is wide enough for the LED to emit light.
US09390642B2	Flexible display A flexible display includes a flexible display panel, a curved formation unit for forming a curved surface of the flexible display panel, and a curved signal generating unit which supplies a curved signal to the curved formation unit so that a radius of curvature of the flexible display panel is controlled based on at least one of user setting conditions, external environmental conditions, and displaying image conditions. The curved formation unit forms the curved surface of the flexible display panel in response to the curved signal.
US09390627B1	Stimulus recognition training and detection methods A method of conditioning a trainee to identify an object is provided. The method includes selecting a visceral response-evoking image for evoking a desired trainee response, wherein the desired trainee response is selected to correspond with the object, displaying a stimulus image depicting the object, wherein the instructions to display the stimulus image are to display the stimulus image within view of a trainee for a first duration that is below conscious awareness of the trainee, and displaying the visceral response-evoking image within view of the trainee after the display of the stimulus image and to display the visceral response-evoking image for a second duration that is below conscious awareness of the trainee in an attempt to link the desired trainee response to the object in a mind of the trainee in a manner characterized by an absence of conscious awareness of the link by the trainee.
US09390621B2	System and method for measuring the real traffic flow of an area A system and method for measuring a real traffic flow of an area use images of vehicles and pedestrians taken from the sky in time intervals of an area. The system and method also use continuous tracking data for vehicles and pedestrians, provided by navigator manufacturers, map providers, route applications or by phone carriers. Both images and continuous tracking data are combined and processed by a processor that applies image pattern recognition software to the images so that each vehicle and pedestrian in the images is recognized and labeled for which tracking data is available. The system identifies vehicles and pedestrians contained in both databases and applies a weight to thereto. Accordingly, the system and method are able to estimate the traffic flow and the total number of vehicles and pedestrians for a particular time and area.
US09390620B2	System for providing traffic data and driving efficiency data Current and predicted traffic information is provided from incident data, traffic flow data, and media related to traffic received from multiple sources. The crowd sourced data may be provided passively by applications on remote mobile devices or actively by users operating the remote mobile devices. An application on a mobile device may receive the multiple data types, aggregate and validate the data, and provides traffic information for a user. The traffic information may relate to the current position and route of the user or a future route. The present technology may also provide driving efficiency information such as fuel consumption data, carbon footprint data, and a driving rating for a user associated with a vehicle.
US09390618B2	Agent apparatus, electrical apparatus, and method of controlling agent apparatus An agent apparatus to relay operation control information between at least one remote controller and at least one electrical apparatus, the agent apparatus includes a communication unit to receive operation control information, of the at least one electrical apparatus, transmitted from the remote controller and to transmit the operation control information to the at least one electrical apparatus, a controller to learn the received operation control information of the at least one of electrical apparatus to generate a macro and to control output of the generated macro, and a storage unit to store the operation control information of the at least one electrical apparatus and the generated macro.
US09390617B2	Camera motion control system with variable autonomy Variable autonomy level control systems are provided. A control system illustratively include an analog communications support component, a digital communications support component, a processing component, and a motor controller. The processing component synthesizes inputs received from the analog and the digital communications support components to generate an output. The motor controller utilizes the output from the processing component to generate a control signal for a motor. In certain embodiments, the input from the digital communications support component includes an indication of an autonomy level, and the processing component synthesizes the inputs by applying the autonomy level to the input received from the analog communications support component.
US09390614B2	System and method for automated response to distress signal A system for facilitating automated response to a distress signal includes an attachment for a multifunction mobile computing device. In some embodiments, the attachment removably articulates to a sensor location coupled to a housing of the multifunction mobile computing device. In some embodiments, the system includes a computer program product in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. In some embodiments, the program instructions are computer-executable by the multifunction mobile computing device to implement detecting a disarticulation of the attachment from the sensor location on the multifunction mobile computing device, and, responsive to the detecting the disarticulation of the attachment from the sensor location on the multifunction mobile computing device, transmitting to a distress signal response receiver over a radio-frequency network from a radio-frequency transmitter located within a housing of the multifunction mobile computing device the distress signal.
US09390611B1	Smart alert system in electronic device Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, computer program product, and computer system for dynamically controlling an alert function on an electronic device. The method includes determining whether a user is engaged in a conversation with at least one other person. Voice and facial recognition technology determine whether the other person is an important person. If it is determined that the other person is an important person the alert function on the device will be disabled.
US09390599B2	Noise-sensitive alert presentation Many devices are configured to present alerts notifying a user of device events, but the user may not notice the alert due to a noisy environment. A user may mitigate missed alerts by increasing the alert volume or choosing a vibration mode, but such techniques depend upon the knowledge, attention, and memory of the user to adjust the device before the alert. Instead, a device may compare the noise level of the environment with a noise level threshold. If the noise level is below the threshold, the device presents the alert; but if the noise level is above the threshold, the device defers the presentation of the alert until the noise level diminishes below the threshold, and then presents the alert. The device may also send an automated response to the message, notifying a sender that the user may return the message upon leaving the noisy environment.
US09390598B2	Three dimensional haptics hybrid modeling A method and apparatus for producing a haptic sensation is disclosed. An acoustic transducer at a first cellular communication device is used to determine a gesture of a user object with respect to a first cellular communication device. The gesture is generally performed in a three-dimensional space of the first cellular communication device. A haptic signal is created that corresponds to the determined gesture and is sent from the first cellular communication device to a second cellular communication device. An actuator at the second cellular communication device is actuated according to the haptic signal to produce a haptic sensation at the second cellular communication device.
US09390594B2	Note validator security A smart safe include one or more note validators. Access to the note validators and internal workings of the smart safe is defined by an applicable level of security at the smart safe. The applicable level of security may be dependent on whether the smart safe is experiencing an error condition and/or the identification of a user trying to access the smart safe. By allowing some users limited access to the note validators, the users may be able to resolve some error conditions without compromising the integrity of notes stored within the smart safe and without relying on dedicated service personnel to resolve the error condition at the smart safe.
US09390588B2	Systems and methods for determining and outputting outcomes for an event instance of a game In accordance with some embodiments, methods, systems and articles of manufacture provide for populating a plurality of game symbol positions with primary game symbols affecting a first aspect of the game such that a single primary game symbol is placed in each game symbol position; overlaying, on a randomly selected game symbol position, a special symbol affecting a second aspect of the game, such that the special symbol hides from view the single primary game symbol in the randomly selected game symbol position; outputting a game interface to a player which shows the game symbol positions as populated with the placed primary game symbols and overlaid with the special symbol; and removing the special symbol from the game interface, thereby revealing the single game symbol hidden from view by the special game symbol.
US09390586B2	Video game apparatus, program, and control method for video game apparatus In a video game apparatus, a game picture that shows conditions of plural token coins on a field and a pusher table, and a token coin array picture that shows in line plural token coins that are able to be fed to the field, are displayed in a viewing area. If a position of a touch operation detected by the detector lies on the token coin array picture, a processor in the video game apparatus determines a number of the token coins to be fed based on the position of the touch operation and feeds the number being determined of the token coins to the field.
US09390580B2	Integrating wagering games and player communities In some embodiments of the inventive subject matter, a method includes: presenting a wagering game on a wagering game machine; detecting, during the wagering game, a trigger for a bonus game; presenting player-selectable bonus game options on a display device of the wagering game machine; detecting sign-on to an account on a player community server; after detecting the sign-on of the account, presenting a hint on the display device, wherein the hint indicates bonus game types associated with the player-selectable bonus game options; detecting selection of one of the player-selectable bonus game options, wherein the one of the player-selectable bonus game options is associated with a particular one of the bonus game types; and presenting a bonus game of the particular one of the bonus game types.
US09390568B2	Driver identification based on driving maneuver signature A system for driver identification comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a driving maneuver signature and to determine a driver identification based at least in part on the driving maneuver signature. The memory is coupled to the processor and is configured to provide the processor with instructions.
US09390566B2	Apparatus, method and article for providing vehicle event data Detected events such as impacts, accidents, breakdowns, and types of driving behaviors based on feedback from tilt, gravity, accelerometers and/or shock sensors within a portable electrical power storage device such as a battery and/or within a vehicle (e.g., an electric scooter) are communicated to the user's mobile device, dashboard display and/or backend systems over wired and/or wireless communication channels. The communication of the events and types of events are logged and automatically aggregated from multiple vehicles for further analysis to determine various potential system-wide safety issues and to track event history on an individual per-user or individual per-scooter basis or individual per-battery basis. Such event data may also be transferred accordingly via the battery exchange process at the online exchange machine through a memory device attached to the battery that stores the event data.
US09390563B2	Augmented reality device An augmented reality device may consist of at least a controller, memory, and at least one screen. The augmented reality device can be configured to display an augmented reality digital content via the at least one screen with the augmented reality digital content positioned at a physical location and displayed only when a user is oriented towards the physical location.
US09390561B2	Personal holographic billboard Methods for generating and displaying personalized virtual billboards within an augmented reality environment are described. The personalized virtual billboards may facilitate the sharing of personalized information between persons within an environment who have varying degrees of acquaintance (e.g., ranging from close familial relationships to strangers). In some embodiments, a head-mounted display device (HMD) may detect a mobile device associated with a particular person within an environment, acquire a personalized information set corresponding with the particular person, generate a virtual billboard based on the personalized information set, and display the virtual billboard on the HMD. The personalized information set may include information associated with the particular person such as shopping lists and classified advertisements. The HMD may share personalized information associated with an end user of the HMD with the mobile device based on whether the particular person is a friend or unknown to the end user.
US09390547B2	Untransformed display lists in a tile based rendering system 3-D rendering systems include a rasterization section that can fetch untransformed geometry, transform geometry and cache data for transformed geometry in a memory. As an example, the rasterization section can transform the geometry into screen space. The geometry can include one or more of static geometry and dynamic geometry. The rasterization section can query the cache for presence of data pertaining to a specific element or elements of geometry, and use that data from the cache, if present, and otherwise perform the transformation again, for actions such as hidden surface removal. The rasterization section can receive, from a geometry processing section, tiled geometry lists and perform the hidden surface removal for pixels within respective tiles to which those lists pertain.
US09390540B2	Deferred shading graphics processing unit, geometry data structure and method of performing anti-aliasing in deferred shading A deferred shading GPU, geometry data structure and method. One embodiment of the geometry data structure is found in a graphics processing subsystem operable to render a scene having a pixel represented by samples. The graphics processing subsystem includes: (1) a memory configured to store a geometry data structure associated with the pixel containing surface fragment coverage masks associated with the samples, and (2) a GPU configured to employ the surface fragment coverage masks to carry out deferred shading on the pixel.
US09390539B2	Performing parallel shading operations A graphics processing pipeline may include at least two or more pipes, such that a lower frequency operation may be executed on one pipe while a higher frequency operation in the same instruction stream is executed at the same time on another pipe. In some cases, the lower frequency operation result may be held for later use in connection with the higher frequency operation on a different pipe. Especially where unused slots can be used for the lower frequency operation, efficiency may be improved.
US09390529B2	Display of graphical representations of legends in virtualized data formats A computer-implemented method for displaying graphical representation of legends in a data visualization engine is provided. The computer-implemented method includes receiving input to configure a plurality of swatches of the legends of graphical charts, the input comprises at least one of a threshold number of swatches, an identification of graphical area for displaying the swatches, and a size or a data of the swatches for display in the graphical charts of the data visualization engine. The computer-implemented method further includes modifying the legend swatches, based on the received input. The computer-implemented method further includes generating a plurality of graphical charts of the data visualization engine for displaying the swatches, based on the modification, wherein the display is generated randomly, based on at least one user preference for displaying the swatches.
US09390523B2	Determination of z-effective value for set of voxels using CT density image and sparse multi-energy data Z-effective (e.g., atomic number) values are generated for one or more sets of voxels in a CT density image using sparse (measured) multi-energy projection data. Voxels in the CT density image are assigned a starting z-effective value, causing a CT z-effective image to be generated from the CT density image. The accuracy of the assigned z-effective values is tested by forward projecting the CT z-effective image to generate synthetic multi-energy projection data and comparing the synthetic multi-energy projection data to the sparse multi-energy projection data. When the measure of similarity between the synthetic data and the sparse data is low, the z-effective value assigned to one or more voxels is modified until the measure of similarity is above a specified threshold (e.g., with an associated confidence score), at which point the z-effective values substantially reflect the z-effective values that would be obtained using a (more expensive) dual-energy CT imaging modality.
US09390522B2	System for creating a tomographic object image based on multiple imaging modalities A system for creating an object image of an object under investigation, comprises a computing device being configured for creating the object image by using first tomography data of the object provided by a first tomography system and second tomography data of the object provided by a second tomography system, wherein the computing device is configured for calculating a first forward model describing the first tomography data using the second tomography data, performing a first inversion of the first forward model, calculating a parameter set using the first inversion, and performing a second inversion using the parameter set to obtain the object image to be created. Furthermore, a method of imaging an object under investigation is described, wherein the system for creating an object image is used.
US09390518B2	Information processing device and method, and program, for gamut conversion of content An device, method and program may properly perform gamut conversion of content and be applied to a gamut conversion device. A restoration conversion state confirming unit performs confirmation such as gamut conversion state of image data read out from an optical disc and the existence or not of restoration metadata. An information exchange unit communicates with an output device via a communication unit and performs information exchange such as the existence or not of restoration processing functionality and gamut conversion functionality and the like. A determining unit determines whether or not restoration processing is performed with a playing device based on information obtained by the restoration conversion state confirming unit and the information exchange unit. Similarly, the determining unit determines whether or not to perform gamut conversion processing with the playing device based on information obtained by the restoration conversion state confirming unit and the information exchange unit.
US09390514B2	Image based tracking Systems and methods that facilitate image motion analysis are described herein. According to a first image motion analysis technique a first image is warped according to a locally affine model. The first warped image and a second image are compared and a match between the first warped image and the second image is discovered. A value for a motion parameter is estimated based on the match. According to a second image motion analysis technique, an image sequence is converted into an input matrix. A column of the input matrix corresponds to a vectorized image related to the image sequence. The input matrix is approximated with a low rank matrix having a lower rank than the input matrix. One or more outliers of the input matrix are detected.
US09390510B2	Method, apparatus, and system for outputting information of blood flow included in region of interest based on selection information Disclosed is an ultrasound image processing method. The ultrasound image processing method includes generating an ultrasound image indicating a region of interest (ROI) by using echo signals which corresponds to ultrasound waves irradiated onto the ROI, sequentially setting respective indexes in a plurality of blood flows included in the ROI detected based on the ultrasound image, determining blood flow corresponding to a selected index, based on an external signal for selecting one of the set indexes, and displaying information corresponding to the determined blood flow.
US09390503B2	Broadband passive tracking for augmented reality Technologies are generally described for a broadband passive sensing and tracking system that may employ a number of passive receivers that each have the capability of sensing electromagnetic waves (e.g., Radio Frequency “RF” signals) from surrounding broadcast sources. Each passive receiver may be adapted to sense through one or more antennas. Multiple receivers at different positions may be utilized to form a broadband sensing network adapted to perform collaborative tracking of a scene of interest. According to some examples, a beam-forming algorithm may be applied over the broadband sensing network utilizing an antenna array formed by the passive receivers to localize and track objects.
US09390502B2	Positioning anatomical landmarks in volume data sets Certain embodiments provide a computer apparatus operable to carry out a data processing method to position a set of anatomical landmarks in a three-dimensional image data set of a part or all of a patient, comprising: providing a trained supervised machine learning algorithm which has been trained to place each of the set of anatomical landmarks; applying the supervised machine learning algorithm to place the set of anatomical landmarks relative to the data set; providing a trained point distribution model, including a mean shape and a covariance matrix, wherein the mean shape represents locations of the set of landmarks in a variety of patients; and applying the point distribution model to the set of landmarks with the locations output from the supervised machine learning algorithm by: removing any landmarks whose locations have an uncertainty above a threshold with reference to the mean shape and covariance matrix; followed by: an optimization of the locations of the remaining landmarks by maximizing joint likelihood that a new shape, derived from linear combinations of eigenvectors of the covariance matrix, is plausible.
US09390501B2	Stereoscopic image capture with performance outcome prediction in sporting environments Methods and apparatus relating to predicting outcome in a sporting environment are described. The methods and apparatus are used to relate trajectory performance of an object to body motions and body orientation associated with a generating the trajectory of the object. When equipment is utilized to generate the trajectory of an object, than the effects of equipment motions and equipment orientation can be also related to trajectory performance. The method and apparatus can be used to predict body motions and body orientations that increase the likelihood of achieving a desired outcome including specifying optimum motions and orientations for a particular individual. The method and apparatus may be used in training, coaching and broadcasting environments.
US09390493B2	Image inspection apparatus, image inspection method, and control program of image inspection apparatus An image inspection apparatus for inspecting an output image on a recording medium by scanning the output image as a scanned image includes an inspection reference image generator to generate an inspection reference image using data of an output-target image; an image inspection unit to determine whether the scanned image includes a defect by comparing a difference between the inspection reference image and the scanned image with a given threshold; and a threshold determiner to determine the given threshold. The threshold determiner computes a difference between the inspection reference image and the scanned image. The threshold determiner determines the given threshold based on the difference between the scanned image and the inspection reference image.
US09390492B2	Method and system for reference-based overlay measurement The present invention may include acquiring a plurality of reference measurement images from a plurality of reference overlay target sites of a wafer via a reference image sampling process, wherein the reference image sampling process includes acquiring one or more images at each of a plurality of reference overlay target sites of the at least one wafer, generating a reference image by combining the plurality of reference measurement images acquired from the plurality of reference overlay target sites of the wafer of the reference image sampling process; acquiring one or more measurement images from an overlay target site of the wafer via a measurement image sampling process and measuring a virtual overlay of the one or more measurement images by comparing the one or more measurement images acquired from the overlay target site of the wafer to the generated reference image.
US09390468B1	Imaging systems and methods for generating image data An imaging system having a first laser emitting a light beam to illuminate the object is provided. The system includes first and second beam splitters. The first beam splitter combines a first light beam portion and a third light beam portion emitted from a second laser to form a first interference pattern. The second beam splitter combines a second light beam portion and a fourth light beam portion to form a second interference pattern. The system includes digital cameras generating raw image data based on the first and second interference patterns, and a computer processing the raw image data to obtain synthetic image plane data.
US09390465B2	Image resizing method, image transmission method, and electronic device An image resizing method including obtaining an original image including a peripheral region and a core region, the core region including a target image; obtaining a resized image including the entire core region and part of the peripheral region, the image being resized according to a priority; and displaying the resized image.
US09390463B2	Techniques for reducing memory bandwidth for display composition Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques to determine color information for multiple graphical layers of a graphical display at a location of a pixel, and to determine a pixel color information for the pixel at the location based on the color information for each of the multiple graphical layers.
US09390451B1	Insurance system related to a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system System and methods are disclosed for determining, through vehicle-to-vehicle communication, whether vehicles are involved in autonomous droning. Vehicle driving data and other information may be used to calculate a autonomous droning reward amount. In addition, vehicle involved in a drafting relationship in addition to, or apart from, an autonomous droning relationship may be financially rewarded. Moreover, aspects of the disclosure related to determining ruminative rewards and/or aspects of vehicle insurance procurement/underwriting.
US09390450B1	Social file storage The present disclosure provides for determining whether object accesses that occur in a file system qualify as relevant events, and displaying information about relevant events in a social file storage interface. A social file storage interface can provide a news feed of recent relevant events, a subscription list that displays information about relevant events performed by colleagues, and an access map that displays a visual representation of relevant events and relevant objects in the file system. An object access qualifies as a relevant event if an attribute of the object access satisfies relevance criteria defined by a user. If a user is not authorized to access an object, a relevant event pertaining to that object will not be displayed to the user in the social file storage interface. An object can also be accessed and opened from within the social file storage interface.
US09390447B1	Insertion of media recommendations Disclosed are various embodiments for a recommendation insertion application. Instances of abandonment for media content are aggregated. A recommendation insertion point is calculated as a function of the instances of abandonment. A recommendation for suggested content is inserted into the media content at the recommendation insertion point.
US09390440B2	Activation of digital products on mobile electronic devices Systems, methods and apparatus for distribution of digital products to portable electronic devices are disclosed. Digital products, such as digital assets or digital gifts, can be a purchased from a centralized location and associated with particular ones of the portable electronic devices. In one embodiment, the digital product is a digital asset (e.g., digital media asset) that is pre-stored to a portable electronic device, and after the digital asset is purchased, the digital asset can be activated on the portable electronic device. In another embodiment, the digital product is a digital gift that can be associated with a portable electronic device or a user account for a user of the portable electronic device. Optionally, a personalized message can be provided and associated with a portable electronic device.
US09390435B2	Mixed-mode interaction A user of a wireless device, such as a mobile phone, can make purchases or obtain information via a network, such as the Internet, using both voice and non-verbal methods. Users can submit voice queries and receive non-verbal replies, submit non-verbal queries and receive voice replies, or perform similar operations that many the voice and data capabilities of modern mobile communication devices. The user may provide notification criteria indicating under what conditions a notification should be sent to the user's wireless device. When purchasing opportunities matching the selected notification criteria become available, the user is notified. The user can respond to the notification, and immediately take advantage of the purchasing opportunity if he so desires. Mixed-mode interactions can also be used by sellers to more advantageously control the marketing of distressed, time sensitive, or other merchandise/services.
US09390434B2	Systems and methods for searching cloud-based databases Systems and methods for searching cloud-based databases are provided herein. A service provider may have a need to make their database(s) searchable through search technology. However, the service provider may not have the resources to implement such search technology. The search technology may allow for search queries against these cloud-based databases. The technology described herein provides a solution addressing the service provider's need, by giving a search technology that furnishes search results in a fast, accurate manner. In further embodiments, systems and methods to monetize those search results are also described herein.
US09390429B2	System and method for making weather based activity recommendations A system for correlating customer payment card purchases and contemporaneous weather conditions. The system comprises a first data storage device containing payment card transaction data and a second data storage device comprising historic weather data. A processor is provided and configured to identify correlations between payment card transactions and weather conditions contemporaneous to the transactions or otherwise associated therewith.
US09390425B2	Online advertisement selection Online advertisement selection techniques are described. In an implementation, data is obtained which describes interaction of one or more clients with advertisements embedded in television content. An advertisement is selected to be displayed in conjunction with web content accessed by the one or more clients based on the interaction with the advertisements described in the data.
US09390422B2	System, method and computer program products for creating and maintaining a consolidated jobs database Systems, methods and computer program products include job bots that are configured to periodically visit network sites that have stored therein one or more job postings. During each visit, the one or more job postings are analyzed and a searchable job post database is updated to add new job postings, modify changed job postings and delete any removed job postings. A search engine is provided for job seekers to search the searchable job post database where a consolidate list of job postings from the network sites is stored.
US09390408B2	Method and apparatus for providing gift by using communication network and system including the apparatus Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for providing a gift using a communication network and a system including the apparatus. The present invention includes a) providing information about products to a user terminal connected with a gift provision apparatus through the communication network; b) selecting at least one of the products by the user terminal and inputting information of a receipt terminal for receiving the product; c) the user terminal transmitting a message requesting gift provision or a message requesting gift reception for the product to the gift provision apparatus; and d) the gift provision apparatus providing a gift icon corresponding to the product to the receipt terminal when receiving the message requesting gift provision.
US09390407B2	Method and apparatus for providing real time mutable credit card information and for providing timestamp functionality A method for using a smartcard is provided. The smartcard may include a microprocessor chip, a button, a dynamic transaction authorization number, a Bluetooth low energy (“BLE”) device, and a battery. The battery may power the BLE and the microprocessor chip. The smartcard may also include memory. The memory may store the dynamic transaction authorization number. The smartcard may also include a dynamic magnetic strip. The dynamic magnetic strip may include a digital representation of the dynamic transaction authorization number. The method may include pressing the button. The method may also include transmitting an instruction to a smartphone for a request for a dynamic transaction authorization number. The transmission of an instruction may be in response to the pressing of the button. The method may also include receiving a dynamic transaction authorization number from a smartphone.
US09390403B2	Augmented screen sharing in an electronic meeting Described are systems for providing contextually relevant data to participants of an electronic communication. A screen sharing session is established between a plurality of participants of the electronic communication. A set of contextual relevance data is determined between contents of the screen sharing session, at least one of the participants, and external data related to the at least one of the participants. The screen sharing session is changed to include the contextual relevance data.
US09390398B2	Creating a collaborative work over a network A system and method for having a plurality of participants author and submit segment candidates to create a collaborative work over a computer network. The plurality of participants receive segment instructions for authoring the segment candidates. The candidates are submitted to the system and at least a subset of the submitted segment candidates are distributed to a voting audience over the computer network. In response the system receives votes for a favored segment candidate from the voting audience. Next, a winning segment candidate is selected from the submitted segment candidates for inclusion in the collaborative work based on the votes. This process is repeated by the system until the collaborative work is complete.
US09390397B2	Client side social network response tracking Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to response subscriptions and provide a method, system and computer program product for response tracking across social networks. In one embodiment of the invention, a social networking response tracking method can be provided. The method can be performed by client-side logic and can include associating subscribers with a user or a group of users based upon a posting by the user or a user in the group of users within a client computing device for the user, aggregating different postings from the user to correspondingly different forums disposed about a global computer communications network, and, notifying the subscribers of the aggregated postings.
US09390386B2	Methods, systems, and apparatus for predicting characteristics of a user Methods, systems, and apparatus for predicting the characteristics of a user are described. A model based on a conditional multivariate normal distribution and social relationship information between the selected user and each of one or more other users are obtained. One or more characteristics of the selected user are determined based on the model and the social relationship information. The user characteristics may be determined by adjusting the characteristics of a typical source user according to the model and the social relationship information of the selected user.
US09390380B2	Continuous interaction learning and detection in real-time Systems and methods may provide for partitioning a plurality of training samples into a first sequential list of centroids, removing one or more repeating centroids in the first sequential list of centroids to obtain a first reduced list of centroids and generating a set of Hidden Markov Model (HMM) parameters based on the first reduced list of centroids. Additionally, a plurality of detection samples may be partitioned into a second sequential list of centroids, wherein one or more repeating centroids in the second sequential list of centroids may be removed to obtain a second reduced list of centroids. The second reduced list of centroids may be used to determine a match probability for the plurality of detection samples against the set of HMM parameters. In one example, the reduced lists of centroids lack temporal variability.
US09390376B2	Distributed machine learning intelligence development systems A system, method, and computer-readable instructions for a distributed machine learning system are provided. A plurality of distributed learning environments are in communication over a network, wherein each environment has a computing device having a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor adapted implement a learning environment via one or more agents in a rules-based system, wherein the agents learn to perform tasks in their respective learning environment; and a persistent storage in which knowledge comprising a plurality of rules developed by the agents for performing the tasks are stored, wherein the knowledge is tagged and shared with other agents throughout the plurality of distributed learning environments.
US09390374B2	Adaptive testing for answers in a question and answer system An approach is provided in which an information handling system analyzes correction information corresponding to an answer generated by a question answer system. The correction information includes a correction to the answer and captured variable information utilized by the question answer system to generate the answer. The information handling system selects input variables based upon the correction analysis and generates a test case that includes the selected input variables and the variable information. In turn, the information handling system tests the question answer system using the generated test case.
US09390371B2	Deep convex network with joint use of nonlinear random projection, restricted boltzmann machine and batch-based parallelizable optimization A method is disclosed herein that includes an act of causing a processor to access a deep-structured, layered or hierarchical model, called a deep convex network, retained in a computer-readable medium, wherein the deep-structured model comprises a plurality of layers with weights assigned thereto. This layered model can produce the output serving as the scores to combine with transition probabilities between states in a hidden Markov model and language model scores to form a full speech recognizer. Batch-based, convex optimization is performed to learn a portion of the deep convex network's weights, rendering it appropriate for parallel computation to accomplish the training. The method can further include the act of jointly substantially optimizing the weights, the transition probabilities, and the language model scores of the deep-structured model using the optimization criterion based on a sequence rather than a set of unrelated frames.
US09390366B1	Metal smart card with dual interface capability A dual interface smart card having a metal layer includes an IC module, with contacts and RF capability, mounted on a plug, formed of non RF impeding material, between the top and bottom surfaces of the metal layer. The plug provides support for the IC module and a degree of electrical insulation and isolation from the metal layer. The resultant card can have contact and contactless operating capability and an entirely smooth external metal surface except for the contacts of the IC module.
US09390361B2	Method and apparatus for verifying information associated with electronic labels Embodiments are directed to methods and apparatuses for determining and verifying a location of an electronic label. A host system exchange information with the electronic label via ultrasonic data communication. The host system also identifies a location of the electronic label using an ultrasonic location technique. The host system also verifies that the electronic label is correctly located by comparing a calculated location of the electronic label with a known location of merchandise associated with the electronic label.
US09390357B2	Readable matrix code A method of generating a readable matrix code image encoding a message based on an input image and a readable matrix coding specification, comprising: calculating function areas readable to comply with a function patterns specification; determining an extent of free cells and derived cells according to a code word specification; calculating decode input values for free cells such that the appearance of the free cells compared to respective areas of the input image complies with a visual perceptual similarity criterion and with the code word specification; and calculating decode input values for derived cells based on the free cells decode input values and in compliance with the code word specification.
US09390354B2	Method for printing an upscaled image Disclosed is a method of printing a transformed image corresponding to a source image. The method determines at least a first scale factor to upscale the source image to generate the transformed image, the first scale factor being at a first mathematical precision. The source image is enlarged along at least one edge of said source image edges and pixel data is copied along the source image edges into the enlarged area of the enlarged source image. The method maps each pixel of the transformed image back to a corresponding pixel into the enlarged source image including the copied pixel data along the edge of the source image. The method may determine a second scale factor, the second scale factor being at a second mathematical precision, wherein each pixel of the transformed image is mapped back to a corresponding pixel in the enlarged source image using the second scale factor.
US09390347B2	Recognition device, method, and computer program product A recognition device includes a storage unit, an acquiring unit, a first calculator, a second calculator, a determining unit, and an output unit. The storage unit stores multiple training patterns each belonging to any one of multiple categories. The acquiring unit acquires a recognition target pattern to be recognized. The first calculator calculates, for each of the categories, a distance histogram representing distribution of the number of training patterns belonging to the category with respect to distances between the recognition target pattern and the training patterns belonging to the category. The second calculator analyzes the distance histogram of each of the categories to calculate confidence of the category. The determining unit determines a category of the recognition target pattern from the multiple categories by using the confidences. The output unit outputs the category of the recognition target pattern.
US09390345B2	Means for using microstructure of materials surface as a unique identifier The present application concerns the visual identification of materials or documents for tracking or authentication purposes.It describes methods to automatically authenticate an object by comparing some object images with reference images, the object images being characterized by the fact that visual elements used for comparison are non-disturbing for the naked eye. In some described approaches it provides the operator with visible features to locate the area to be imaged. It also proposes ways for real-time implementation enabling user friendly detection using mobile devices like smart phones.
US09390338B2	Biometric matching technology Biometric matching technology, in which a watch list is managed, multiple images of a potential suspect are accessed, and parallel pre-processing of the multiple images is controlled. Based on the pre-processing, an image of the potential suspect to use in matching against the watch list is determined and the determined image is used to search sorted biometric data included in the watch list. A subset of persons from the watch list is identified based on the search and parallel analysis of the determined image of the potential suspect against detailed biometric data associated with the subset of persons in the watch list is controlled. Based on the parallel analysis, it is determined whether the potential suspect matches a person in the watch list and a result is outputted based on the determination.

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