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US09394372B2	In vivo method for generating diversity in a protein scaffold A transgenic non-human animal is provided. In certain embodiments, the animal comprises a genome comprising an immunoglobulin heavy chain locus comprising: a) a transcribed gene encoding a fusion protein comprising, from N-terminus to C-terminus: i. a scaffold comprising a first binding domain; and ii. a heavy chain constant region operably linked to the scaffold; wherein the scaffold is capable of specifically binding to a target in the absence of additional polypeptides; and b) a plurality of pseudogenes that are operably linked to the transcribed gene and that donate, by gene conversion, nucleotide sequence to the part of the transcribed gene that encodes the binding domain.
US09394371B2	Antibody-mediated disruption of quorum sensing in bacteria The invention provides an immunogenic molecular entity, a supramolecular assembly, and an antibody that can be used to inhibit Gram-positive bacterial quorum sensing, prevent infection or development of a disease condition associated with a Gram-positive bacterial infection. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting Gram-positive bacterial quorum sensing, and methods of preventing infection or development of a disease condition associated with a Gram-positive bacterial infection.
US09394368B2	Treatment of cancer using humanized anti-EGFRvIII chimeric antigen receptor The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of EGFRvIII. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to EGFRvIII, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the anti-EGFRvIII CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises an anti-EGFRvIII binding domain.
US09394365B1	Reducing systemic regulatory T cell levels or activity for treatment of alzheimer's disease A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS that does not include the autoimmune neuroinflammatory disease, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is provided. The pharmaceutical composition is for administration by a dosage regimen comprising at least two courses of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session.
US09394364B2	Human monoclonal antibodies specific for glypican-3 and use thereof Described herein is the identification of human monoclonal antibodies that bind GPC3 or heparan sulfate (HS) chains on GPC3 with high affinity. The antibodies described herein are capable of inhibiting HCC cell growth and migration. Provided are human monoclonal antibodies specific for GPC3 or HS chains on GPC3, including immunoglobulin molecules, such as IgG antibodies, as well as antibody fragments, such as single-domain VH antibodies or single chain variable fragments (scFv). Further provided are compositions including the antibodies that bind GPC3 or HS chains on GPC3, nucleic acid molecules encoding these antibodies, expression vectors comprising the nucleic acids, and isolated host cells that express the nucleic acids. Methods of treating cancer and/or inhibiting tumor growth or metastasis are also provided. Further provided are methods of detecting cancer in a subject and confirming a diagnosis of cancer in a subject.
US09394355B2	Fibroin-derived protein composition The invention provides a protein composition derived from silk fibroin, which composition possesses enhanced solubility and stability in aqueous solutions. The primary amino acid sequence of native fibroin is modified in the SDP such that cysteine disulfide bonds between the fibroin heavy and fibroin light protein chains are reduced or eliminated. Additionally, the composition can have a serine content that is reduced by greater than 40% compared to native fibroin protein, and the average molecular weight of the SDP is less than about 100 kDa.
US09394351B2	Compositions and methods for promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration Provided herein are compositions and methods for use in promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration following tissue injury in a subject.
US09394348B2	Collagen-like silk genes The present invention relates to silk proteins which can be used to produce silk with a collagen-like structure, as well as nucleic acids encoding such proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant cells and/or organisms which synthesize silk proteins. Silk proteins of the invention can be used for a variety of purposes such as in the production of personal care products, plastics, textiles, and biomedical products.
US09394341B2	Eptifibatide preparation method An Eptifibatide preparation method with product purity of more than 99.5%, the method comprising: using a solid phase polypeptide synthesis method to prepare eptifibatide resin, conducting acidolysis on the Eptifibatide resin to obtain a crude Eptifibatide linear peptide product, oxidizing to obtain a crude Eptifibatide product, purifying and exchanging salt to obtain an Eptifibatide finished product; the method using the solid phase polypeptide synthesis method to prepare the eptifibatide resin is: using a solid phase coupling synthesis method to sequentially splice a corresponding protective amino acid or a segment in the following sequence onto amino resin, and obtaining the Eptifibatide resin: X—Y-Trp(R1)-Pro-Cys(R2)-amino resin, wherein R1 is Boc or H, R2 is Trt or Acm, X is Mpr(R2)-Harg(R3), R3 is Pbf or H, and Y is Gly-Asp(OtBu).
US09394340B2	Purification process for lipopeptides The present invention provides simple, cost effective, rapid, and scalable at industrial scale and provide high purity and yield of Echinocandin-type compounds at low cost as compared to prior art. Moreover the process allows for the removal of impurities by using economical salt-adsorbent complex and provide highly purified Echinocandin type compounds which is highly improved in terms of purity and sufficient for further processing to obtain an active pharmaceutical ingredient such as, the antifungals caspogungin, anidulafungin, and micafungin.
US09394332B2	Method for bisulfite treatment The present application is directed to a method for performing a bisulfite reaction to determine methylation positions in a nucleic acid, i.e. methylated and non-methylated cytosines, whereby the nucleic acid is bound to a solid phase during the deamination and/or desulfonation step of the bisulfite reaction. The solid phase is preferably a material comprising glass or silica, more preferably a glass fleece, glass membrane or a magnetic glass particle. Further, the use of a solid phase for binding a nucleic acid during the deamination and/or desulfonation step of the bisulfite reaction is disclosed and a kit containing a bisulfite reagent and a solid phase.
US09394329B2	Glucopyranosyl derivatives and their uses in medicine Disclosed are glucopyranosyl derivatives used as sodium dependent glucose cotransporters (SGLTs) inhibitors, intermediates or preparation processes thereof, and pharmaceutical uses thereof, especially glucopyranosyl derivatives represented by Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or all stereoisomers thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing these derivatives and their uses for treatment of diabetes and diabetes-related diseases.
US09394320B2	Method for fixing metal onto surface of substrate A method for fixing metal onto a surface of the substrate. The present method includes steps of: providing a substrate and a mercaptoalkylsilatrane compound; dissolving the mercaptoalkylsilatrane compound in a solvent; performing a condensation reaction of the substrate with and the dissolved mercaptoalkylsilatrane compound to complete the surface modification of the substrate; and performing a covalent bonding process to metal with the mercaptoalkylsilatrane compound already modified onto the surface of the substrate to fix the metal onto the surface of the substrate.
US09394309B2	Substituted phenylimidazopyrazoles and their use The present application relates to novel 1-phenyl-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular angiogenic disorders and hyperproliferative disorders, where neovascularization plays a role, such as, for example, neoplastic disorders and tumor disorders. Such treatments can be carried out as monotherapy or else in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures.
US09394302B2	Inhibitors of influenza viruses replication This invention provides methods of preparing 3-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and 3-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are useful for inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and treating influenza in a patient.
US09394297B2	Amides as pim inhibitors The invention relates to amide-containing compounds of formula (1), and salts thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to inhibitors or modulators of Pim-1 and/or Pim-2, and/or Pim-3 protein kinase activity or enzyme function. In still further embodiments, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, and their use in the prevention and treatment of Pim kinase related conditions and diseases, preferably cancer.
US09394294B2	Methods and compositions for preparing and purifying noribogaine Disclosed are methods and compositions for purifying the non-addictive alkaloid noribogaine.
US09394292B2	Rivaroxaban intermediate and preparation thereof This invention relates to novel intermediate, formula (A) for rivaroxaban and process for the preparation thereof. Further it extends to the process for preparation of rivaroxaban by using the said novel intermediate, by treating with 5-chlorothiophene carbonyl chloride to form the rivaroxaban derivatives of formula (B). The obtained formula (B) further treated with acid to form rivaroxaban.
US09394290B2	Selective CYP11B1 inhibitors for the treatment of cortisol dependent diseases The present invention relates to compounds which selectively inhibit CYP11B1. Preferably, the compounds of the present invention do not substantially inhibit CYP11B2. Moreover, the compounds of the present invention do not substantially inhibit CYP17 and/or CYP19, either. Amongst other applications of the compounds of the present invention, they can be used for the treatment of Cushing's syndrome or metabolic disease.
US09394285B2	Indole and indazole compounds that activate AMPK The present invention relates to indole and indazole compounds of Formula (I) that activate 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK). The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods for treating or preventing diseases, conditions, or disorders ameliorated by activation of AMPK.
US09394280B2	Heterocyclic compound, light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device To provide a novel heterocyclic compound that can be used as a host material in which a light-emitting substance of a light-emitting layer is dispersed. A heterocyclic compound comprising a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline ring and two hole-transport skeletons, where the dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline ring and the two hole-transport skeletons are bonded to an aromatic hydrocarbon group. A heterocyclic compound represented by the following general formula (G1) is provided. Note that in the formula, A1 and A2 each independently represent any of a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole skeleton, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran skeleton, and a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophen skeleton; B represents a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline skeleton; and Ar represents an arene skeleton having 6 to 13 carbon atoms. A light-emitting element including the heterocyclic compound is provided.
US09394276B2	Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2,6-naphthyridines as factor XIa inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of factor XIa and/or plasma kallikrein which may be used as medicaments.
US09394270B2	Cytotoxin compounds and methods of isolation The present invention concerns groups of compounds derived from tunicates of the Synoicum species, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and uses thereof. Extracts from tunicates show selective toxicity against several different cancer cell lines in the NCI 60 cell line panel. These compounds are useful in the effective treatment of cancers, particularly malignant melanomas, colon cancer, and renal cancer cell lines.
US09394268B2	(E)-1-(5-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2H-chromen-8-yl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one and analogs thereof, as well as preparation method and use thereof The present invention relates to millepachine ((E)-1-(5-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2H-chromen-8-yl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one) and its analogs. The present invention provides methods for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds, and methods of treating diseases utilizing pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds.
US09394265B2	Method for producing alkyldiol monoglycidyl ether A production method by which an alkyldiol monoglycidyl ether can be efficiently produced without requiring a complex purification step is provided. A method for producing an alkyldiol monoglycidyl ether, including a step of reacting a vinyl ether-containing alcohol with an epihalohydrin to form a vinyl ether-containing glycidyl ether, conducting a devinylation reaction in the presence of an acid catalyst and water, and further conducting an acetal decomposition reaction by adding an acid aqueous solution.
US09394262B2	Method of separating carbon nanotubes Provided is a method of separating carbon nanotubes, the method comprising: forming first carbon nanotubes having a first functional group, forming a substrate having a second functional group, and causing the first carbon nanotubes to adhere to the substrate by a click chemistry reaction between the first functional group and the second functional group.
US09394245B2	Process for sulfonating halobenzene derivatives with sulfur trioxide A process for sulfonating at least one halobenzene with sulfur trioxide (SO3) comprising the following steps: Step 1. manufacturing a gaseous mixture [mixture (M)] comprising SO3 and at least one additional gas different from SO3 by oxidizing sulfur dioxide in the presence of at least one catalyst, wherein the SO3 content in mixture (M) is from 1 to 95% by volume, relative to the total volume of mixture (M); and step 2 contacting said mixture (M) with said at least one halobenzene.
US09394241B2	Composition and method for making oligo-benzamide compounds The present invention includes compound compositions and methods of making compounds that include an oligo-benzamide compound having at least two optionally substituted benzamides.
US09394237B2	β-substituted β-amino acids and analogs as chemotherapeutic agents β-Substituted β-amino acids, β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives, and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres and their use as chemotherapeutic agents are disclosed. The β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres are selective LAT1/4F2hc substrates and exhibit rapid uptake and retention in tumors expressing the LAT1/4F2hc transporter. Methods of synthesizing the β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs and methods of using the compounds for treating cancer are also disclosed. The β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs exhibit selective uptake in tumor cells expressing the LAT1/4F2hc transporter and accumulate in cancerous cells when administered to a subject in vivo. The β-substituted β-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted β-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres exhibit cytotoxicity toward several tumor types.
US09394236B2	β-substituted γ-amino acids and analogs as chemotherapeutic agents β-Substituted γ-amino acids, β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives, and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres and their use as chemotherapeutic agents are disclosed. The β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres are selective LAT1/4F2hc substrates, capable of passing through the blood-brain barrier, and exhibit rapid uptake and retention in tumors expressing the LAT1/4F2hc transporter. Methods of synthesizing the β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres and methods of using the compounds for treating tumors are also disclosed. The β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres exhibit an improved selectivity toward tumor cells expressing the LAT1/4F2hc transporter and accumulate in cancerous cells when administered to a subject in vivo. The β-substituted γ-amino acid derivatives and β-substituted γ-amino acid analogs and (bio)isosteres exhibit an increased efficacy on a variety of tumor types.
US09394234B2	Lipid formulations The invention features a cationic lipid of formula I, an improved lipid formulation comprising a cationic lipid of formula I and corresponding methods of use. Also disclosed are targeting lipids, and specific lipid formulations comprising such targeting lipids.
US09394231B2	Composition for forming antistatic film and oligomer compound A composition for forming an antistatic film, includes: an oligomer compound of Formula (1A): (where R1 is a hydrogen atom or a group of Formula (2), each of R2 and R3 is independently a hydrogen atom, a group of Formula (3), or a group of Formula (4), at least one of the plurality of Rs is a sulfo group, a and b are positive integers satisfying 2≦(a+b)≦6; and each of a plurality of xs is independently an integer from 0 to 4): (where n is an integer satisfying 1≦n<(a+b+4); a, b, a plurality of Rs, and x are the same as those in Formula (1A); and each of a plurality of ys is independently an integer from 0 to 5); and water.
US09394230B2	Hardeners for epoxy resin coatings The invention relates to hardeners for epoxy resin containing secondary amino groups having dialkyl amino phenyl groups. The hardeners have a surprisingly low viscosity and harden surprisingly fast together with the epoxy resins, even in moist, cold conditions, and without blushing to form films with high hardness and stability. They are suitable, in particular, for low-emission coatings.
US09394228B2	Methods of treatment using lipid compounds Methods are disclosed to treat or prevent at least one disease or condition in a subject in need thereof comprising administering a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or ester thereof,wherein R1 and R2 are independently chosen from a hydrogen atom or linear, branched, and/or cyclic C1-C6 alkyl groups, with the proviso that R1 and R2 are not both hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. Such diseases or conditions may relate to coronary heart disease (CHD), for example atherosclerosis; metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance; and/or a dyslipidemic condition such as hypertriglyceridemia (HTG), elevated LDL-cholesterol, elevated total-cholesterol, elevated Apo B and low HDL-cholesterol.The present disclosure further provides for a method of reducing atherosclerosis development. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) are also disclosed.
US09394225B2	Method for processing fluoric acid The present invention relates to a method for processing an aqueous solution containing a salt of an organic compound including at least one acid function and at least one fluorine atom, or fluoric acid, by reaction between said salt and at least one Bronsted acid and an alcohol in the presence of an organic solvent solubilizing the resulting product, wherein said organic solvent consists of at least one dual-phase liquid/liquid reaction medium with the aqueous solution.
US09394223B2	Oxidation process for preparing purified aromatic carboxylic acids A process including: (a) contacting an aqueous solution including a crude aromatic carboxylic acid with an oxygen source in the presence of an oxidation catalyst including at least one of Ru, Au, Pt, Ir or V, and oxides, alloys, salts and mixtures thereof; and (b) purifying the product of step (a) to form a purified aromatic carboxylic acid.
US09394220B2	Method for producing bio-methanol at pulp mills The present invention describes a process and system of producing methanol from methanol condensates. In a preferred embodiment the condensates are biomethanol condensates from chemical pulp mills and various waste sources used to produce a purified biomethanol. Pulp condensates are rich in methanol and contain many other contaminants. Presently, most chemical pulp mills, such as Kraft pulp mills use steam stripping to remove and concentrate the methanol and burn the methanol onsite along with the contaminants. A combination of treatments that include air stripping, steam stripping, distillation and reverse osmosis is described to obtain purified biomethanol suitable for sale or use on site.
US09394213B2	Method for producing α-olefin Provided is a production process for α-olefin which does not comply the Shultz-Flory distribution and which is excellent in the yields of α-olefins of 1-hexene up to 1-tetradecene each having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, particularly a yield of 1-octene. The above production process is characterized by polymerizing ethylene using (A) a specific chromium compound, (B) a specific aminophosphine ligand compound and (C) a promoter.
US09394204B2	Molded ferrite sheet, sintered ferrite substrate and antenna module The present invention relates to a molded ferrite sheet having opposing surfaces and a thickness in a range of 30 μm to 430 μm, at least one surface of said opposing surfaces having the following surface roughness characteristics (a) to (c): (a) a center line average roughness is in a range of 170 nm to 800 nm, (b) a maximum height is in a range of 3 μm to 10 μm, and (c) an area occupancy rate of cross-sectional area taken along a horizontal plane at a depth of 50% of the maximum height in a square of side 100 μm is in a range of 10 to 80%.
US09394202B2	Compositions and methods for well cementing Organic compounds containing at least one nitrogen atom are particularly suitable as retarders for geopolymeric systems employed as well cements. Preferred compounds include aminated polymers, amine phosphonates, quaternary ammonium compounds and tertiary amines. The geopolymeric compositions are suitable for primary cementing and remedial cementing operations. The preferred temperature range within which the retarders operate is between about 20° C. and 120° C.
US09394190B2	Floating treatment bed for plants Contaminating material is extracted from a body of water by providing a floating bed on which plants such as Cat Tails can be grown with their roots hanging into the body of water over an area where extraction of contaminating material from the body of water is required, growing the plants to take up the contaminating material from the body of water and harvesting the upstanding plant mass by moving the bed to a harvesting machine which cuts away the plant mass leaving at least part of the root mass to continue growing into a new season. The bed can be returned to a location for the next season.
US09394185B2	Low pressure drop remediation bed for water based coolant loops A method of remediating a water-based fluid includes the steps of providing a container providing a fluid cavity and organic, inorganic and biological remediation media within the cavity. The container is tubular and provides a linear flow direction, organic, inorganic and biological remediation media arranged in the cavity and configured to permit a water-based fluid within the cavity to simultaneously flow through the media. The organic, the inorganic and the biological remediation media are respectively configured to remove organic, inorganic and microbiological constituents. The organic, inorganic and biological remediation media are arranged within the cavity along the linear flow direction. Multiple cartridges are arranged within the cavity and spaced apart from one another. A predetermined flow rate of the water-based fluid through the cavity is set and it concurrently removes organic, inorganic and iodine-based biocide contaminants from the fluid within the cavity.
US09394178B2	Wafer scale epitaxial graphene transfer A method for transfer of a two-dimensional material includes forming a spreading layer of a two-dimensional material on a substrate, the spreading layer having a monolayer. A stressor layer is formed on the spreading layer, and the stressor layer is configured to apply stress to a closest monolayer of the spreading layer. The closest monolayer is exfoliated by mechanically splitting the spreading layer wherein the closest monolayer remains on the stressor layer.
US09394175B2	Continuous process for the production of nanostructures including nanotubes The present invention provides methods for uniform growth of nanostructures such as nanotubes (e.g., carbon nanotubes) on the surface of a substrate, wherein the long axes of the nanostructures may be substantially aligned. The nanostructures may be further processed for use in various applications, such as composite materials. For example, a set of aligned nanostructures may be formed and transferred, either in bulk or to another surface, to another material to enhance the properties of the material. In some cases, the nanostructures may enhance the mechanical properties of a material, for example, providing mechanical reinforcement at an interface between two materials or plies. In some cases, the nanostructures may enhance thermal and/or electronic properties of a material. The present invention also provides systems and methods for growth of nanostructures, including batch processes and continuous processes.
US09394171B2	Method and system for biomass hydrogasification Certain aspects of the system and method concern producing hydrocarbons from biomass. The method is particularly useful for producing substitute natural gas from forestry residues. A biomass feedstock may be converted into a product hydrocarbon by fast pyrolysis. The resulting pyrolysis gas is converted to the product hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide in the presence of hydrogen and steam while simultaneously generating the required hydrogen by reaction with steam under prescribed conditions for self-sufficiency of hydrogen. Methane is a preferred hydrocarbon product. A system also is described for cycling the catalyst between steam reforming, methanation and regeneration zones.
US09394160B2	Microfluidic device with integrated stirring structure and manufacturing method thereof A microfluidic device, comprising: a semiconductor body, having a first side and a second side, opposite to one another in a first direction; and at least one well, configured for containing a fluid, extending in the semiconductor body starting from the first side and being delimited at the bottom by a bottom surface. The microfluidic device further comprises a stirring structure integrated in the well at the bottom surface, the stirring structure including a first stirring portion coupled to the semiconductor body and provided with at least one first suspended beam configured for being moved in a second direction so as to generate, in use, agitation of the fluid present in said well.
US09394158B2	Micromechanical acceleration sensor having conductor tracks and cavities A micromechanical structure includes a substrate, a micromechanical functional structure, and a conductor track arrangement. The substrate has a top side, and the micromechanical functional structure is formed in the substrate on the top side. The conductor track arrangement is formed above the top side of the substrate, and the conductor track arrangement includes at least two insulation layers of non-conductive material and a conductor track layer of conductive material located between the at least two insulation layers.
US09394143B2	Conveying chain sprocket and/or deflection chain sprocket having an increased service life The invention relates to an escalator with a step belt or to a moving walkway with a plate belt. The step belt or plate belt has a link chain which contains engagement points arranged in succession at theoretically equal engagement spacings. The escalator or moving walkway has a first deflecting region and a second deflecting region with chainwheels. The link chain is arranged to circulate between the deflecting regions and the engagement points engage in tooth gaps of the chainwheels. The chainwheels have a pitch circle with a pitch which is referred to the tooth gaps and corresponds with half an engagement spacing of the link chain.
US09394142B2	Mining elevator lapping platform suitable for flexible guide rail and mining elevator lapping method A mining elevator lapping platform suitable for a flexible guide rail and a mining elevator lapping method. The lapping platform mainly comprises a support claw package (1) and a power package (2), wherein the support claw package (1) comprises a mounting plate (1-14), a screw rod bearing base (1-15), a screw rod (1-4), a screw nut (1-2), a support rod (1-5), a pushing rod (1-3), a support claw (1-6). a footboard (1-7), a guide rail (1-9) and a guide rail frame (1-12); the power package (2) comprises an explosion-proof motor (2-1) and a bevel gear; and the support claw package (1) and the power package (2) are both installed on a cross beam (3) below an elevator car. The lapping method is as follows: the sharing between a lapping platform and a plurality of horizontal planes is realized, the self-locking function is achieved, the reliable connection of the lapping platform in the plurality of horizontal planes is met, the reliable lapping between the elevator car and a hoistway layer door is realized, and the mining elevator lapping platform plays a role in safety protection, and convenience of getting in and out of the elevator for cargos and people.
US09394137B2	Paper sheet handling apparatus A paper sheet handling apparatus includes: a paper sheet insertion unit into which a plurality of paper sheets are inserted; a first plate provided at the paper sheet insertion unit; a second plate provided at the paper sheet insertion unit and that holds the plurality of paper sheets in a sandwiching manner with the first plate; a pressure distribution sensing sheet provided to at least one of the first or second plate and that senses a pressure distribution on the plurality of paper sheets held by the first and second plates; and a controlling unit that determines the presence/absence of a foreign body according to the pressure distribution sensed by the pressure distribution sensing sheet.
US09394136B2	Sheet bundle binding processing apparatus and image forming system having the same The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sheet bundle binding processing apparatus capable of performing a binding process in high productivity as selecting a binding processing unit from a staple binding device arranged in a sheet introducing area of a processing tray and a press binding device arranged outside the introducing area. The present invention comprises a sheet bundle binding processing apparatus including a processing tray on which sheets are stacked, an aligning device which aligns the sheets stacked on the processing tray, a first binding device which binds a sheet bundle stacked on the processing tray, a second binding device which binds a sheet bundle stacked on the processing tray having capability to bind a fewer number of sheets than that of the first binding device, and a controller which controls the aligning device so that a sheet bundle stacked on the processing tray is aligned at a position being apart from the second binding device by a predetermined distance before the sheet bundle is bound by the second binding device.
US09394135B2	Image forming apparatus including discharge unit An image forming apparatus includes a discharge unit, a discharge roller, a pressing member, and a reinforcing frame. The discharge unit includes a guide member that forms a discharge path that guides a sheet member to a sheet discharge port. The discharge roller discharges the sheet member to outside from the sheet discharge port. The pressing member projects from the guide member toward the discharge path, and contacts and presses the sheet member that is passing through the discharge path. The reinforcing frame, formed from a metal plate material, is made conductive with a reference potential portion of the apparatus main body and reinforces the discharge unit by being, together with the discharge unit, fixed to the apparatus main body in a state of covering a part of the guide member to which the pressing member is attached.
US09394129B2	Printing machine and feeding method for printing machines Configuration with paired register rollers cooperative with a downstream head unit on a circulation route to register a print sheet, a feed route extending up to the register rollers, and feeder elements controllable for a downstream feed of print sheet along part of the feed route to the register rollers, the feeder elements being controllable for a change of feed speed or acceleration in accordance with information on a back tension of a print sheet on the circulation route.
US09394124B2	Sheet insert device, sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method According to one embodiment, a sheet insert device includes a cassette having a plurality of containing portions each of which contains a plurality of sheets in a vertically stacked state, a moving structure to move the cassette so that the plurality of containing portions are arranged in turn at a pulling-out position, a grip arm to grip the plurality of sheets contained in the containing portion arranged at the pulling-out position in the stacking direction, and a transferring structure which moves the grip arm, to pull out the plurality of sheets at the pulling-out position which are gripped by the grip arm from the containing portion, and transfers the plurality of sheets to a sheet loading part without changing the posture.
US09394119B2	Vacuum loading method A vacuum loader for providing granular resin material to resin material processing equipment has a loader housing, a vacuum motor, a dust filter, an air blast generator, a dump flap, and a pivoting manually releasable latch for retaining the lateral web and the loader from tilting rotation of the loader about the shaft and supporting the loader when placed in a tilted orientation; the latch being weighted to pivotally return to a web-retaining position when released by an operator.
US09394116B2	Device for monitoring the empty condition of a container cell of a container cleaning machine A device for monitoring the empty condition of a container cell of a container cleaning machine, preferably a container cleaning machine for cleaning returnable bottles in a beverage filling plant, comprising at least one foreign body ejection device for ejecting a foreign body that is present in a container cell from said container cell, wherein a checking device for checking the integrity of the container cell is provided.
US09394106B2	Rack type pipe feeder for a pipe fusion machine A rack feeds sticks of pipe to a machine for serial fusion to the trailing end of a pipeline. Multiple independent spaced apart feeders support transverse bundles of sticks of pipe on beams. Legs which support the beams above the ground have jacks to vary the height and slope of the beams. The slope is set so that sticks tend to roll toward the lower front end of the beam where roller assemblies receive the sticks of pipe as they are manually rolled, one at a time, off the beams. All of the rack components are modular and interchangeably connectable so that the feeder can be quickly adapted for a variety of conditions and applications. The level of the lead end of the pipe can be hydraulically adjusted for vertical orientation with the fusion machine and the pipe fed on by hydraulically powered roller to provide a single operator system.
US09394101B2	Portion capsule for producing a beverage The invention relates to a portion capsule for producing a beverage, having a capsule body, which has a capsule bottom and a lid, wherein a cavity for accommodating a powdery or liquid beverage Substrate is formed between the capsule bottom and the lid and wherein a filter element is arranged in the cavity. The invention further relates to a method for producing a portion capsule and the use of the portion capsule to produce a beverage.
US09394098B2	Plastic aerosol containers A container for dispensing pressurized fluid, such as an aerosol. The container includes a plastic bottle having a top portion, tapered neck, main body and a bottom. The top portion and tapered neck are covered by an adapter collar for providing a safety cover. The adapter collar can further have a valve assembly for dispensing the fluid contained in the bottle. A based cover can be further provided to cover the bottom of the bottle. The bottle, adapter collar and base cover can be covered and secured together, in part, by a sleeve such as a heat shrink sleeve.
US09394092B2	Powdered pouch and method of making same Disclosed herein are water-soluble films and resulting packets including a water-soluble film coated by a powder, wherein the powder includes a mixture of a powdered lubricant and an active agent. Optionally, the active agent may be encapsulated, e.g. microencapsulated, for release of the active agent through mechanisms including, but not limited to, mechanical rupture, melt, ablation, dissolution, diffusion, biodegradation, or pH-controlled release. Active ingredients described include enzymes, oils, flavors, colorants, odor absorbers, fragrances, pesticides, fertilizers, activators, acid catalysts, metal catalysts, ion scavengers, bleaches, bleach components, fabric softeners and combinations thereof. Examples of packet fills include laundry detergents, bleach and laundry additives, fabric care, dishwashing, hard surface cleaning, beauty care, skin care, other personal care, and foodstuffs.
US09394083B2	Container and container lid assembly with a removable sealing gasket A container lid assembly configured to be used with and seal a container body is provided. The container lid assembly includes a container lid including a plug member extending downwardly and a gasket-retaining portion adjacent to and at least partially surrounding the plug member, where an outer surface of the plug member defines at least part of the gasket-retaining portion. The container lid assembly further includes a sealing gasket retained on the gasket-retaining portion and configured to provide a seal between the outer surface of the plug member and an interior wall of the container body, where the sealing gasket includes a pull tab that (i) extends away from a sealing portion of the sealing gasket; and (ii) extends downward away from the gasket-retaining portion of the container lid.
US09394079B2	Pallet container A pallet container for storing and transporting in particular hazardous liquid filling materials, includes an exchangeable plastics inner container and a supporting casing which closely encloses the plastics inner container and is made of a tubular lattice frame which is fastened to the upper outer rim on the pallet top deck of a rectangular bottom pallet. A transportation securing eye made of metal is provided and fastened on the pallet top deck of the bottom pallet (12) in each of all four corner regions externally at the bottommost horizontally peripheral lattice tube of the tubular lattice frame.
US09394078B1	Pallet assembly A pallet assembly having a pallet element extending from a top deck panel portion to opposing end panels and side panels, wherein a panel rail member is at least partially folded within each side panel to form opposing pallet sidewalls, and wherein each end panel is at least partially folded to form opposing pallet and walls; two or more notch apertures formed through portions of the side panels; an insert element, wherein the insert element is positioned below at least a portion of the top deck panel portion; and two or more insert element apertures formed through portions of the insert element, wherein each insert element aperture is aligned with a rail notch formed in the insert element rail member to form insert element notches.
US09394049B1	Propulsion device A propulsion device preferably includes a wing, a pair of sliding rails, an electric motor, an electrical power source, a pair of connecting rod supports and a pair of connecting rods. Each wing includes two lengthwise members, two cross rods, an outer layer and four roller bearings. Each sliding rail includes a lengthwise track formed on an inner surface thereof. Each end of a cross plate is attached to one of the pair of sliding rails. The electric motor is attached to the cross plate. The electrical power source is connected to the electric motor. The electrical power source is preferably secured to one of the pair of sliding rails. One end of connecting rod support is attached to one of the pair of sliding rails.
US09394046B2	Fluid interface device as well as apparati and methods including same A fluid interface device, such as an airfoil assembly, can include a device structure and at least one movable band oriented such that the band moves in a direction of fluid flow. The at least one movable band can be supported on the device structure such that an outer surface of the movable band is exposed along the device structure and is capable of movement relative thereto such that a relative velocity can be maintained between the outer surface and the device structure. The fluid interface device can also include an edge extension disposed along the leading edge of the device structure. An airplane, a wind turbine and a method are also included.
US09394043B2	Propulsion system for aquatic vessels A propulsion system for an aquatic vessel is provided. The propulsion system includes one or more Magnus-type rotors that are operable to rotate about their respective substantially upright axes. The propulsion system also includes a drive arrangement for rotating the Magnus-type rotors, and a control arrangement for receiving one or more measured apparent wind speeds and for controlling the drive arrangement to vary a rate of rotations of each of the Magnus-type rotors, for example, as a function of the measured apparent wind speeds. Moreover, the control arrangement is additionally provided in operation with future route information for the aquatic vessel, together with weather forecast information for use in controlling the drive arrangement for improving propulsion provided by the Magnus-type rotors.
US09394039B2	Control system and control bar for a traction wing A control system for a traction wing includes a control bar having first and second ends. A first fixing arm is connected to each end of the bar. Each fixing arm has a fixing point for attachment of a respective wing control line. At least one of the fixing arms is an articulated arm that is pivotally connected to its end of the bar and is pivotable between a first position defining a first effective control bar length and a second position defining a second effective control bar length.
US09394035B2	Floating wind turbine platform and method of assembling A semisubmersible wind turbine platform capable of floating on a body of water and supporting a wind turbine over a vertical center column includes a vertical center column and three or more vertical outer columns spaced radially from the center column, each of the outer columns being connected to the center column with one or more of bottom beams, top beams, and struts, with the major structural components being made of concrete and having sufficient buoyancy to support a wind turbine tower.
US09394028B2	Rubber mounted drivetrain stabilizer for motorcycles A stabilized rubber mounted drivetrain includes a standard rubber mounted drivetrain, further comprising a swingarm pivotal axle, rubber isolators, support brackets; and swingarm stabilizers, which each further include a stabilizer cap, a thrust bearing, and a spacer, such that a swingarm stabilizer is mounted to both ends of the swingarm pivot axle. The stabilized rubber mounted drivetrain provides increased stability of the rubber isolators and the swing arm pivotal axle, to ensure the drivetrain is held in place during driving events with lateral forces. The stabilizer cap can include a stabilizer cap head, a stabilizer cap flange, and a stabilizer cap body, and can be machined from one piece of a metal alloy or assembled from separate parts.
US09394018B2	Vehicle body structure and method for assembling vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure includes a roof side rail, roof arch, and roof panel. The roof side rail includes a mount portion extending inward in a vehicle-transversal direction and having a vehicle-transversally outer end portion of the roof panel mounted thereto. The roof arch includes a vehicle-transversally outer end portion that is located outside a vehicle-transversally inner end of the mount portion in the vehicle-transversal direction, joined with the roof side rail, and disposed at a position that is spaced apart downward from the vehicle-transversally outer end portion of the roof panel. At least one of the roof arch and the roof side rail includes a flange portion that extends toward the other one of the roof arch and the side rail and comes into contact with the other one of the roof arch and the roof side rail to restrict downward movement of the roof arch.
US09394017B2	Cart with folding support A cart may comprise a body, an axle having an axis of rotation, at least one wheel, a forward support, and a rear support. The forward support may include a forward support hinged end, and a forward support free end, the forward support hingedly connected to the body at the forward support hinged end to pivot about a forward support axis. The rear support may include a rear support hinged end, and a rear support free end, the rear support hingedly connected to the body at the rear support hinged end to pivot about a rear support axis. The forward support free end may be configured to selectively connect to the rear support at the rear support free end by the axle to rotatably support the wheel, and the axis of rotation of the axle may be parallel to each of the forward support axis and the rear support axis.
US09394007B2	Fender flare A fender flare includes a side portion and an inner portion. The inner portion includes troughs at a front area of the inner portion.
US09394005B1	Foot well intrusion deflection systems and related methods and apparatus Apparatus, methods, and systems for deflecting a vehicle wheel away from a foot well to reduce the chances for intrusion into the foot well during certain collisions, such as foot well intruding impact events. In some embodiments, the system may comprise an expandable structure comprising a rigid material. The expandable structure may be configured to be positioned in a wheel well of a vehicle and may be configured to actuate from a first, contracted configuration to a second, expanded configuration, and to deflect a vehicle wheel away from a foot well of the vehicle during an impact event to reduce the chances of the vehicle wheel entering the foot well during the impact event. The system may further comprise an inflator configured to deliver a fluid to the expandable structure during actuation so as to expand the expandable structure from the first configuration to the second configuration.
US09393999B2	Vehicle movement path system and method for vehicle Disclosed is a vehicle movement path system and method for a vehicle. The vehicle movement path system includes: a camera input configured to receive at least one photographic image from a camera installed in the vehicle; at least one module configured to analyze the photographic image to identify a line marked on a road, compute an angle between the line and an axis of the vehicle, compute a distance between the line and a point associated with the vehicle, and generate, using the computed angle and the computed distance, a movement path along which to move the vehicle; and a movement path output configured to output the movement path to the vehicle such that the vehicle automatically steers itself using the movement path or provides a driver with guidance to move the vehicle along the movement path.
US09393998B2	Systems and methods for vehicle offset navigation Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a method is provided for navigating a vehicle. The method may include acquiring, using at least one image capture device, a plurality of images of an area in the vicinity of the vehicle; and determining from the plurality of images a first lane constraint on a first side of the vehicle and a second lane constraint on a second side of the vehicle opposite to the first side of the vehicle. The method may further include causing the vehicle to travel within the first and second lane constraints based on the area in the vicinity of the vehicle.
US09393995B2	Vehicle steering device It is determined whether or not a vehicle is in a first vehicle state based on a detected steering torque and a detected yaw rate (step S1), one-side pull is decided if the yaw rate is within a range from 2 deg/sec to 10 deg/sec (step S4) for 1 second which is a first predetermined time (step S3) since an absolute value of the steering torque becomes 20 Nm or larger in the first vehicle state (step S2), then a target current value (one-side response) is generated.
US09393989B2	Clutch device and steering device A clutch device includes: a handle-side housing in which a plurality of lock grooves are formed to be spaced apart from each other in an inner circumference and in a circumferential direction; a tire-side housing; a plurality of lock bars that are provided on the tire-side housing so as to be capable of moving in a radial direction of the tire-side housing and arranged to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the tire-side housing; and an advancing/retracting mechanism that causes the lock bar to advance and retract in a direction toward the lock groove.
US09393978B2	Utility machine with dual-mode steering An apparatus for transporting carts including a machine body, a steering control arranged on the body, a steering pedestal pivotally arranged with respect to the body, and a selection mechanism adapted to be selectively coupleable between the body and the steering pedestal providing for a caster mode and a steering mode respectively. A method of using a dual mode utility machine including depressing a first lever thereby engaging a pivoting selector into a steering pedestal engaging position and controlling the direction of the machine by rotatably manipulating a tiller, and depressing a second lever thereby disengaging the pivoting selector from a steering pedestal engaging position to a body engaging position and controlling the direction of the machine by pushing and/or pulling a machine from side to side via a fixed tiller.
US09393974B2	Railway vehicle vibration damping device Two or more front-side vibration suppression force generation sources and two or more rear-side vibration suppression force generation sources are interposed between bogies and the vehicle body. A controller calculates a sway high-frequency vibration suppression force for suppressing vibration having a frequency which is not less than a frequency of a centrifugal acceleration acting on the vehicle body when the railway vehicle runs in a curve section. The controller lets at least a part of the front-side vibration suppression force generation sources and at least a part of the rear-side vibration suppression force generation sources output a resultant force of a yaw suppression force and the sway high-frequency vibration suppression force. The controller lets all the remaining vibration suppression force generation sources function as passive dampers when the railway vehicle runs in the curve section. Ride quality of the vehicle in the curve section is thereby improved.
US09393968B2	Cable transport installation The transport system in accordance with the invention comprises a car for receiving passengers, a guidance system and a cable traction system. The transport system is characterized in that the guidance system is constituted of a single central rail on which roll wheels attached to the car. Thus, there is no longer any lateral wall to support the guide rail or rails, which makes it possible to limit the width of the roadway neutralized by the system. The wheels of the car may be located laterally on each side of the central rail.
US09393966B2	Vehicle attitude angle calculating device, and lane departure warning system using same A vehicle attitude angle calculating device finds a yaw angle of a vehicle with reference to a lane stably without using information on a road vanishing point even in the state where a vehicle pitch angle varies. The vehicle attitude angle calculating device includes: a dividing line detection unit that detects a dividing line from image information received from a vehicle-mounted imaging device, the image information being a captured image of an outside of a vehicle; a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance between the dividing line and the optical axis of the vehicle-mounted imaging device every predetermined processing period; and a vehicle angle calculation unit that calculates a dividing line angle based on the calculated distance between the dividing line and the optical axis of the vehicle-mounted imaging device and a vehicle proceeding distance where the vehicle proceeds during a predetermined processing period.
US09393961B1	Verifying a target object with reverse-parallax analysis A vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous mode may engage in a reverse-parallax analysis that includes a vehicle system detecting an object, capturing via a camera located at a first location a first image of the detected object, retrieving location data specifying (i) a location of a target object, (ii) the first location, and (iii) a direction of the camera, and based on the location data and the position of the detected object in the first image, predicting where in a second image captured from a second location the detected object would appear if the detected object is the target object.
US09393954B2	Methods and systems for engine stopping Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, an engine is stopped to a desired position via slipping a driveline disconnect clutch so that engine starting may be improved.
US09393932B2	Steering lock apparatus A steering lock apparatus is provided that can protect a steering column 2e from damage, such as cracking, even when a steering wheel is forcibly rotated with the ignition key off. Protrusions 24 in the circumferential direction are provided at a plurality of locations in the axial direction of peripheral edge portions on both sides in the circumferential direction, which is a rotational direction of the steering wheel, of a peripheral edge of a lock through hole 16d. The protrusions 24 in the circumferential direction absorb the large force, that is applied to the peripheral edge portions of the lock through hole 16d in an attempt to rotate the steering wheel with the ignition key off by plastically deforming.
US09393907B2	Group riding problem warning system A group riding problem warning system allows an individual participating in a group ride to communicate an indication of a problem to each other rider. The system includes a plurality of warning units. Each warning unit comprises a processor positioned in a housing. A respective transceiver is positioned in each housing and communicatively coupled to the processor. A respective actuator is coupled to each housing and operationally coupled to the processor wherein the transceiver transmits a signal to the warning units upon manipulation of the actuator. A respective indicator is coupled to each housing and operationally coupled to the processor wherein the indicator is activated upon the transceiver receiving the signal transmitted from one of the warning units. Each of a plurality of connectors is coupled to an associated warning unit for coupling to a handlebar such that the indicator is visible to a user.
US09393888B2	Locking device for a foldable backrest of a seat A locking device for a foldable backrest of a seat, has a locking housing with a handle, the handle being pivotably between locking and unlocking positions and by which a pawl can be carried between retaining and non-retaining positions, and has a blocking element which is movable by a closable lock manually between a blocking position blocking the handle and a release position releasing the handle. The blocking element is a locking bolt mounted pivotably in the locking housing between the blocking and release positions and having release and blocking recesses. A blocking pin, in the release position of the locking bolt, projects into the release recess and is freely movable between the locking and unlocking positions. The blocking pin, in the blocking position of the locking bolt and the locking position of the handle, protrudes into the blocking recess and is blocked against pivoting into the unlocking position.
US09393880B2	Method for data transfer between electronic control devices, battery and motor vehicle with such a battery The disclosure relates to a method for data transfer between electronic control devices, a battery and a motor vehicle with such a battery, which are particularly suitable for reducing the communications load on the communications bus between a main control device and one or more subordinate control devices, particularly between control devices of a battery management system. For this purpose, a method for data transfer between electronic control devices is provided, wherein the control devices comprise at least one main control device and at least one subordinate control device. Measurement values are detected by the at least one subordinate control device. Derived data is formed by the at least one subordinate control device from at least one part of the detected measurement values, and the derived data is transferred to at least one main control device.
US09393874B2	Trolley-type truck A trolley-type truck is provided with a pantograph and travels in a trolley mode under electric power from an overhead wire and a non-trolley mode without obtaining electric power. The pantograph has a base frame, a bottom frame and a top frame rockably attached to the base frame, and a collector shoe supported by the top end portion of the top frame. A fixing member is disposed on the top end side of the top frame for fixing the pantograph, a hook device is disposed on the base frame, and a hook receiver is disposed on the base frame in order to receive the fixing member. When a frame assembly formed of the bottom frame and the top frame is folded, the fixing member becomes seated in the hook receiver and is pressed by means of the hook device, thereby securely fixing the frame assembly to the base frame.
US09393873B2	Method for operating a vehicle capable of being driven by an electric motor In a method for operating a vehicle (1) which can be driven with an electric motor (2) and in which the electric motor (2) is supplied with electric current from an energy store (3), a state of charge of the energy store (3) and/or a remaining distance that can be traveled with the energy stored in the energy store (3) is stored in a memory device (4). After the switching off the electric motor (2), the state of charge of the energy store (3) and/or the remaining distance that can still be traveled by the vehicle with the energy stored in the energy store (3) is transmitted to a mobile terminal (6).
US09393862B2	Fuel valve Provided is a roll-over fuel valve configured with a float-sealable fluid path module including a float member axially displaceable within a float housing, between an open position and a closed position. The float member is normally biased in direction of the closed position and the float member includes an open liquid chamber for collecting liquid, thus taking part in the force equilibrium acting on the float member.
US09393855B2	Truck cap assembly A truck cap assembly for a cargo hold of a pickup truck. The truck cap assembly includes a truck cap pivotally engaged at one end with a region of the cargo hold, said truck cap being pivotable between an open position and a closed position; an aperture defined in the truck cap and extending between a top surface and a bottom surface thereof; said aperture being in communication with an interior of the cargo hold; and a door assembly provided on the truck cap and being movable between a closed position where access to the aperture is blocked and an open position where the aperture is accessible. The door assembly includes a door that is complementary in size and shape to the aperture and the door is movable, particularly pivotable, relative to a top surface of the truck cap.
US09393850B2	Stabilizer link and manufacturing method therefor A stabilizer link and a manufacturing method therefor which can ensure strength required in wing plates and a center supporting plate and in a support bar, and which can ensure strength required in ribs. The support bar has a top wing plate, a bottom wing plate, a center supporting plate, and a plurality of ribs. In the wing plates and the center supporting plate, reinforcing fiber is orientated to a longitudinal direction of the support bar. In the rib, the reinforcing fiber is orientated to a perpendicular direction of the support bar. A longitudinal orientation ratio D1 at a longitudinal center portion of the top wing plate and the bottom wing plate, a perpendicular orientation ratio D2 at a perpendicular center portion of the ribs, and a perpendicular orientation ratio D3 at a perpendicular end portion of the ribs satisfy Equation 1. D1>D2>D3 Equation 1
US09393845B2	Apparatus and method for configuring a tire pressure monitoring system Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for configuring a tire pressure monitoring system are disclosed. One method comprises rotating a first tire of a plurality of tires on a vehicle and receiving a signal indicative of the speed of rotation of the first tire from a wheel speed sensor associated with the first tire. A controller associates the first tire with a wheel location in response to receiving the signal from the wheel speed sensor. A tire pressure sensor in the first tire generates a tire characteristic signal in response to the rotation of the first tire. The controller receives the tire characteristic signal and associates the tire characteristic signal with the wheel location in response to receiving the tire characteristic signal within a predetermined time period from receiving the signal indicative of the speed of rotation of the first wheel.
US09393844B2	Tire mold A tire mold is provided with a groove-like saw cut in an area of a tire molding surface which comes into contact with a side surface of a tire. The saw cut comprises a pair of circumferential saw cuts arranged to be spaced in a tire diametrical direction, a grid-like saw cut which is expanded between the pair of circumferential saw cuts, and a plurality of frame-like saw cuts which are dotted between the pair of circumferential saw cuts. The frame-like saw cuts fringe a closed area which is wider than a smooth area defined by the grid-like saw cut. The grid-like saw cut surrounds the frame-like saw cuts to prevent the frame-like saw cuts from coming into contact with each other. The frame-like saw cuts are coupled to each other via the grid-like saw cut.
US09393842B2	Tire An object of the present invention is to provide a tire exhibiting improved braking and driving performances on each of an icy/snowy road surface and a dry road surface. Specifically, the present invention provides a tire, comprising: a tread having at least two circumferential grooves formed therein; at least three rows of land portions demarcated in the ground contract surface by the at least two circumferential grooves, including a pair of outer side land portions and a central land portion other than the outer side land portions; a shoulder sipe formed in each outer side land portion such that respective ends of the sipe in the longitudinal direction thereof terminate in the outer side land portion, the shoulder sipe having in at least a portion in the depth direction thereof a bent section alternately bent on one side and the other side in the sipe width direction and continuously extending along the entire length in the sipe longitudinal direction to form a bent region; a center sipe formed in the central land portion such that each end of the sipe in the longitudinal direction thereof opens to either the circumferential groove or a lug groove, the center sipe having in at least a portion in the depth direction thereof: a bent section similar to the bent section of the shoulder sipe; and a flat section extending orthogonal to the ground contact surface of the tread, the flat section being continuous in the sipe longitudinal direction with at least one side of the bent region and extending in the sipe longitudinal direction to form a flat region.
US09393835B2	Annular structure having multiple reinforcement bands A non-pneumatic wheel with reinforcement bands that provide structural support for the wheel and a method of manufacture of such a wheel are described. The reinforcement band forms part of an annular reinforcement structure that includes a core that is cast in place between annular reinforcement bands. The core can be impregnated with a matrix material. The matrix material can also be used to form one or more elements of the non-pneumatic wheel.
US09393830B1	Artisit's paint tube carrying unit An artist's paint tube storage and transport carrying case having multiple rows of tube supporting structures wherein the tube necks are gripped and held in a desired position by resilient gripping fingers which are slidably mounted on lateral beam structures whereby the gripping fingers can be laterally adjustably positioned along the beam structures for accommodating tubes of various dimensions.
US09393824B2	Method of manufacturing liquid flow guiding structures to porous substrates The invention relates to a method for manufacturing liquid- guiding structural layers by flexo or gravure printing on a substrate sheet, using a printing solution, which alters the properties of the substrate sheet in such a way that liquid flow is prevented in the area of the structural layers. The penetrability of the printing layer into the substrate sheet can be regulated by the printing-cylinder pressure and the composition of the printing solution. In the method it is possible to use printing solutions consisting of economical polymers and a solvent. In terms of printing technology, the invention is compatible with existing printing machines and is thus highly suitable for mass production.
US09393823B2	Color fan deck with paper blades painted on both sides A color display fan deck which illustrates paint colors and a method for making the color display fan deck is described. The color display fan deck includes paper blades which has paint applied on each sized paper surface of each side of the blade. A plurality of planar swatch bearing blades is pivotally joined together at one end to form a deck or fan deck of paper blades painted on each side. The method includes sizing and painting a paper web on both sides with a water based paint having selected heat resistant pigments.
US09393819B2	Recording apparatus and recording method A recording apparatus includes a recording section that performs recording on a recording medium, a rotation section that sends out the recording medium by rotating a roll of the recording medium or rolls up the recording medium into a roll, and a roll diameter estimation section that estimates the roll diameter of the recording medium present in the rotation section. The roll diameter estimation section is capable of estimating the roll diameter during the recording performed by the recording section. The thus-configured recording apparatus estimates the roll diameter of the recording medium in real time during recording.
US09393817B2	Printer with a cutter A printer includes a platen unit having a platen roller for advancing recording paper and a head unit detachably combined with the platen unit and having a thermal head with heating elements. A fixed blade is provided in the platen unit and a movable blade is provided in the head unit for undergoing sliding movement relative to the fixed blade to cut the recording paper. A detected member provided to the platen unit is positioned at a predetermined position of the head unit when the head unit is combined with the platen unit. The detected member engages the movable blade for movement therewith as the movable blade slides. A sensor is provided at the predetermined position of the head unit for detecting the detected member to detect that the movable blade is at an initial position and to detect a combined state between the head unit and the platen unit.
US09393814B2	Printing unit and thermal printer A printing unit, comprising: a main body frame; a platen roller removably mounted on the main body frame; a lock mechanism supported on the main body frame so as to be pivotable between a locking position where the platen roller is held on the main body frame in a rotatable manner and an unlocking position where the platen roller is detachable from the main body frame; a thermal head held in press contact with an outer peripheral surface of the platen roller; a pivot shaft provided to one of the main body frame and the lock mechanism and inserted through shaft holes formed in another of the main body frame and the lock mechanism, the pivot shaft being configured to pivot the lock mechanism relative to the main body frame about the pivot shaft; and biasing members configured to bias the lock mechanism toward the locking position and bring the pivot shaft and opening edges of the shaft holes into abutment against each other.
US09393811B2	Apparatus for and method of recording image In an image recording apparatus, edge sensors are disposed in front of and behind a recording position on a transport path of printing paper. The edge sensors detect a widthwise position of the printing paper in respective positions upstream and downstream of the recording position. A controller in the image recording apparatus calculates the widthwise position of the printing paper in the recording position, based on detection results from the edge sensors. Thus, the widthwise position of the printing paper in the recording position is identified without the placement of an edge sensor in the recording position on the transport path.
US09393808B2	Recording method A recording method includes applying, to a recording medium, a treatment agent containing inorganic fine particles; discharging a bright pigment ink containing a bright pigment and water to a portion of the recording medium to which the treatment agent has been applied; and discharging a water-based pigment ink containing a pigment different from the bright pigment and water to the portion of the recording medium to which the bright pigment ink has been discharged.
US09393794B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus comprises: a liquid ejecting section that ejects liquid; a supply path through which the liquid is supplied from a liquid supply source to the liquid ejecting section; a movement mechanism that causes the liquid ejecting section to move; and a static mixer that is provided on the supply path and gives rise to a change in a flow of the liquid through the supply path; wherein the movement mechanism causes the liquid ejecting section to move before ejection of the liquid onto a medium by the liquid ejecting section, and the supply path located between the liquid ejecting section and the static mixer moves due to the movement.
US09393791B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that has a plurality of nozzles that eject liquid drops, and performs a recording process on a recording medium; and an abnormal ejection detecting unit that detects whether abnormal ejection in the nozzles exists, in which when the abnormal ejection detecting unit detects that nozzles with abnormal ejection exist, if a time required for a maintenance operation in order to solve the abnormal ejection of the nozzles is equal to or shorter than a threshold value, the recording process is interrupted and the maintenance operation is performed, and if the time required for the maintenance operation is longer than the threshold value, the maintenance operation is reserved and the recording process is continued.
US09393773B2	Modular oval screen printing apparatus A screen printing apparatus has a base portion, and annular rail, an arm, and a first loading position. The base portion has a pair of opposing end sections separated by an intermediate section. The annular rail circumscribes a portion of the base portion. The arm radiates outwardly from the annular rail. The first loading position is located radially inwardly of the annular rail.
US09393767B2	Method for making strip shaped graphene layer A method for making a strip shaped graphene layer includes the following steps. First, a graphene film located on a surface of a substrate is provided. Second, a drawn carbon nanotube film composite is disposed on the graphene film. The drawn carbon nanotube film composite includes a polymer material and a drawn carbon nanotube film structure disposed in the polymer material. The drawn carbon nanotube film structure includes a number of carbon nanotube segments and a number of strip-shaped gaps between the adjacent carbon nanotube segments. Third, the polymer material is partly removed to expose the carbon nanotube segments. Fourth, the carbon nanotube segments and the graphene film covered by the plurality of carbon nanotube segments are etched. Fifth, the remained polymer material is removed to obtain the strip shaped graphene layer.
US09393766B2	Process for joining a foil or a membrane Process for joining a foil or a membrane.The invention relates to a method for joining at least one foil-like or membrane-like part to a structural part (9), wherein the foil-like or membrane-like part is separated by means of a tool (2) from a semi-finished product (3) and is held on the tool (2) by applying a reduced pressure, and wherein the foil-like or membrane-like part is placed on the structural part (9), and is in turn held on this (9) and joined to this (9) by applying a reduced pressure.By means of the method a precise, reliable and readily automatable joining of a foil-like or membrane-like part to a structural part (9) is possible.A device (1) is also proposed, with which the method according to the invention can readily be carried out.
US09393760B2	Laminated glass articles with phase-separated claddings and methods for forming the same Laminated glass articles and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a laminated glass article may include a glass core layer and at least one glass cladding layer fused to the glass core layer. The at least one glass cladding layer may be phase separated into a first phase and at least one second phase having different compositions. The first phase of the at least one glass cladding layer may have an interconnected matrix. The at least one second phase of the at least one glass cladding layer may be dispersed throughout the interconnected matrix of the first phase of the at least one glass cladding layer. In some embodiments, the at least one second phase may be selectively removed from the interconnected matrix leaving a porous, interconnected matrix of the first phase.
US09393758B2	Dry fibrous material for subsequent resin infusion Disclosed herein is a dry, self-supporting fibrous material, the fibers of which have been treated with a binder composition. The fibrous material can be slit into tapes or tows that are suitable for use in an Automated Tape Laying (ATL) or Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) process. This fibrous material is suitable for forming preforms which are configured to receive a matrix resin by resin infusion in the manufacturing of structural composite parts.
US09393756B2	Household textile product with anti-slip effect A household textile product has an anti-slip effect in which a household textile product body is provided with anti-slip material. The anti-slip material is distributed in one or combination of an array of dots at equal or unequal distances from each other, the anti-slip material can be provided in the form of multiple wavy lines, in the form of multiple diamond-shaped anti-slip dots distributed equidistantly in an array, or in the form of a grid structure formed by criss-crossing sloping lines. A side of the textile product can be provided with anti-slip material.
US09393751B2	Apparatus and method for producing tire A tire constituting member in an unvulcanized tire having a joint portion is prevented from being triply overlapped and is wound around a body to be formed. When detecting the joint portion, the tire constituting member is cut into a length shorter than a predetermined length while excluding the joint portion. A front end and rear end portions of the wound tire constituting member are held by front and rear end holding members. The tire constituting member is extended into a predetermined length and both holding members are moved to the side of the body. The front end portion is attached to the body, a support member is rotated, the tire constituting member is wound around the body, the rear end holding member is moved to the side of the body as the tire constituting member is wound and the rear end portion is joined to the front end portion.
US09393749B2	Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire A cylindrical body is formed by mounting a carcass to the outer periphery of a film formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic resin elastomer composition. A molded body is formed by fitting bead rings on opposite width direction ends of the cylindrical body, and the molded body is sucked on a transfer mold's inner periphery. After a rigid inner mold is inserted into the molded body, suction stops and the molded body is transferred to the inner mold's outer periphery. Opposite carcass ends in a width direction are turned up on the inner mold, while other tire members are stacked on the molded body's outer periphery to mold a green tire. The tire and inner mold are placed in disposed inside a heated curing mold and the film is inflated to cure the tire and bond the film to the inner peripheral tire surface to form an inner layer.
US09393740B2	Method of producing three-dimensional structure, apparatus for producing three-dimensional structure, and three-dimensional structure A method of producing a three-dimensional structure of the invention is a method of producing a three-dimensional structure by forming layers using a composition several times and laminating the layers, and an REID tag is embedded therein when the layers are formed several times.
US09393729B2	Controlling cross-web layer profile of a multilayer polymer film A method is disclosed that includes forming a plurality of polymer layers via a plurality of slots, wherein the plurality of layers are combined to generate a multilayer polymer flow stream; and controlling heat flow to the plurality of slots in conjunction with the formation of the plurality of polymer layers. The multilayer polymer flow stream may be used to generate a multilayer film. In some embodiments, the cross-web layer thickness profile may be controlled by controlling heat flow to the plurality of slots that form the plurality of polymer layers.
US09393726B2	Resin molding die, resin molding method and resin molded product It is an object of this invention to provide a resin molding die that is capable of suppressing, even when an undercut is provided on a core mold and an embossing process is performed on a cavity mold, generation of burrs attributed to the undercut and the embossing process. A resin molding die (1) of this invention includes: a core mold (4) including a protrusion (11) formed on a surface thereof as an undercut, the protrusion (11) being provided so as to form a through hole (105) in a resin-molded product (100); and a cavity mold (5) provided so as to be engageable with the core mold (4). The cavity mold (5) includes: a cavity main body (13) including an embossed surface that is opposed to the surface of the core mold (4), on which the protrusion (11) in provided, under a state in which the cavity mold (5) and the core mold (4) are engaged with each other; and an insert (15) provided to the cavity main body (13) so as to abut on the protrusion (11), the insert (15) including a mirror-finished surface as an opposing surface (23) thereof that abuts on the protrusion (11).
US09393725B2	Synthetic resin bottle having a gradation pattern, and process for injection molding the preform for use in such a bottle The technical problem to be solved is to change the thickness of the colored resin layer of the preform gradually in the upward or downward direction, by utilizing a tendency of gradual decrease in the thickness of the colored resin layer caused by the flow of the main resin inside the preform mold when the main resin and the colored resin are injected into the mold. This involves adjusting the injection pattern including the time of starting and ending the supply of the main resin and the colored resin, and pressure or velocity profiles, reducing the thickness of the colored resin layer gradually upstream or downstream, injection-molding the preform in which a color-gradated portion associated with the thickness of the colored resin layer has been formed, and biaxially drawing and blow molding this preform into a bottle having a color-gradated portion.
US09393713B2	Disc chipper with an adjustable knife A disc chipper having a knife disc having a plurality of segments, each segment separated from an adjacent by a chip opening extending segment approximately in the radial direction of the knife disc between the inner and outer peripheries of the knife disc. The disc chipper further has at least one knife for each segment, located in the segment in the vicinity of the chip opening preceding it in the rotational direction and extending a distance axially from said knife disc and supported between two opposing surfaces. The disc chipper further includes at least one wedge element for each segment, adapted to adjust the position of at least one of the opposing surfaces relative to the knife disc, for setting the axial reach of said knife to a desired value. Characteristically, the wedge element is situated in the segment essentially at the end adjacent to the preceding chip opening.
US09393712B2	Structure for preventing falling of fastening nut of portable power work machine, and fastening nut anchor member Provided is a structure for preventing the falling of a fastening nut of a portable power work machine, the structure reliably preventing loss of the nut and containing assembly cost, manufacturing cost, and component cost while reducing the possibility of damage, failure or the like and increasing the nut fastening and loosening workability and durability. A nut anchor member comprises a single bent wire or bar of elastically deformable material, and includes: a split ring-shaped portion externally retained in a circular groove provided at the outer periphery of a nut; a pair of left and right leg-like piece portions continuous with both ends of the split ring-shaped portion; and hook piece portions continuous with lower portions of the leg-like piece portions. A cover includes a locking portion that locks the hook piece portions so as to prevent the nut and the nut anchor member from falling from the cover when the nut is detached from the bolt.
US09393695B2	Recognition-based industrial automation control with person and object discrimination The present disclosure generally relates to a method for performing industrial automation control in an industrial automation system may include detecting, via a sensor system, positions and/or motions of one or more humans and/or one or more objects in an industrial automation system and distinguishing, via a programmed computer system, between one or more humans and one or more objects based upon the detected positions and/or motions. The method may then include implementing a control and/or notification action based upon the distinction.
US09393687B2	Method for programming an industrial robot and industrial robot A method for programming an industrial robot includes moving a manipulator arm of the industrial robot manually (hand guided) into at least one pose in which at least one control variable, which is to be entered in a robot program, is recorded by a control device of the industrial robot and is saved as a parameter of an associated program instruction in the robot program. In another aspect, an industrial robot includes a robot control unit which is designed and/or configured to carry out such a method.
US09393686B1	Moveable apparatuses having robotic manipulators and conveyors to facilitate object movement Example embodiments provide for robotic apparatuses that facilitate moving objects within an environment, such as to load or unload boxes or to construct or deconstruct pallets (e.g., from a container or truck bed). One example apparatus includes a horizontal conveyor and a robotic manipulator that are both provided on a moveable cart. A first end of the robotic manipulator is mounted to the moveable cart and a second end of the robotic manipulator has an end effector, such as a grasper. The apparatus also includes a control system configured to receive sensor data indicative of an environment containing a plurality of objects, and then cause the robotic manipulator to place an object from the plurality of objects on the horizontal conveyor.
US09393683B2	Conductive boot for power tool protection Apparatus configured for high voltage power line maintenance and repair. In some embodiments, a power tool has a housing that encloses an electrical load and a control electronics module, the housing having a first shield layer of conductive material and being open at one end to receive a removable battery pack. A conductive boot removably attaches to the housing to surround the battery pack, the boot having a second shield layer of conductive material which, when installed onto the boot, combines with the first shield layer to form a combined shield that nominally encloses the power tool and the boot. A locking feature interlocks the boot to the housing. In further embodiments, the power tool is supported at a distal end of an insulated hot stick. A user interface is supplied at a proximal end of the hot stick to selectively activate the power tool.
US09393670B2	Measuring method of surface roughness of polishing pad There is disclosed a measuring method of a surface roughness of a polishing pad which can measure a surface roughness index of the polishing pad showing a strong relationship with polishing performance. A method for measuring a surface roughness of a polishing pad includes acquiring an image of a surface of a polishing pad by using a laser microscope, selecting only a region which has a height larger than an average height from the acquired image, and calculating a surface roughness from only the selected region.
US09393663B2	Measuring device Measuring device, in particular for in-process measurement of test pieces during a machining operation on a machine tool, in particular a grinding machine, has a measuring head which is movable relative to a base body of the measuring device between a neutral position and a measuring position in which the measuring head is in measuring contact with the test piece. At least one angle sensor is associated with the measuring head for detecting the angular position of the measuring head, in particular changes in the angular position of the measuring head relative to the test piece, during a measuring operation.
US09393661B2	Method of using device of processing tempered glass The processing device has a shaft shape, at least an outer surface of a front end which is a surface of holding diamond grind grains, and a concave portion formed on a central part in a radial direction of a front surface. The chemical tempered glass having a surface reinforced layer is processed by using the processing device which is rotated around its shaft center and vibrated in a direction of extending the shaft center. The vibration of the processing device is feed-back controlled to the chemical tempered glass to approach an amplitude and a frequency of the processing device to a target amplitude and a target frequency, respectively, and setting the target amplitude at a value in a range from 3 μm to 9 μm and the target frequency at a value in a range from 60 kHz to 64 kHz.
US09393657B2	Debris evacuator for cleaning a masonry bore A fitting having a cover tube connected to one end and a pressure line in the fitting, connected to a rigid tube projecting from the fitting and through the cover tube. The method includes projecting a rigid tube in a masonry bore, and applying pressurized air to blow debris from the bore to be captured in a cover tube.
US09393655B1	Steady rest A steady rest for use on a lathe is formed of a tailstock for mounting on an arbor and including a pair of diametrically opposed channels formed in the tailstock wherein each channel extends a pair of struts each slidably mounted within a different one of said channels, respectively, and securable within the channel to lock the respective strut in position, the struts extending from said tail stock toward the workpiece at an angle with respect to a rotary axis of the workpiece being machined. A pair of wheels each journaled on a different one of said struts are provided for contacting said workpiece.
US09393648B2	Undercut stator for a positive displacment motor A Moineau style stator includes a stator tube having a plurality of rigid helical lobes formed on an inner surface thereof. The helical lobes define a major internal tube diameter that is greater than a pass through diameter of the tube such that the major diameter undercuts the pass through diameter of the tube. A major liner diameter may also be less than the pass through diameter so as to provide a suitable interference fit between rotor and stator.
US09393647B2	Method and apparatus for vehicle repair and painting A method, process and apparatus for repairing and repainting vehicles and vehicle components, specifically auto body repair and vehicle body components. The method and process reduce vehicle painting preparation time and eliminate material and waste material in the repair and repainting process. The apparatus is directed a vehicle component support stand which simulates the mounting of the body components on a vehicle to reduce time and expenses in the component repair and replacement process.
US09393643B2	Optical element of a laser material-processing machine An optical element for installation in a laser processing machine has a surface that is optically unused and/or not subject to a laser beam during operation of the laser processing machine when the optical element is installed in the laser processing machine, and a transponder disposed in a region on or near the surface and containing readable information relating to the optical element.
US09393631B2	Method for hard fine machining of a workpiece with a worm-shaped cutting tool A method for hard fine machining of a workpiece with a worm-shaped cutting tool, wherein the workpiece has a profiling along its circumference. The cutting tool has a machining surface. A hard machining process of the profiling is carried out at simultaneous synchronized rotation of the workpiece around its axis and of the cutting tool around its axis with given meshing of the machining surface into the profiling by moving the cutting tool in the direction of the axis of the cutting tool. A shift movement is superposed to the cutting tool in the direction of the axis of the cutting tool during the hard machining. The shift movement includes at least one first section at which the cutting tool is moved in one of its axial directions and of at least one second section at which the cutting tool is moved in the other of its axial directions.
US09393628B1	Power tool assemblies, power tool supports, and methods for using power tools A power tool support is provided that can include: a hollow body extending between two ends; at least one pedestal extending from one of the two ends of the hollow body; and a base coupled to the one pedestal. A power tool assembly is provided that can include: a support having a hollow body; and a cutting tool of a power tool extending at least partially through the body. A method for using a power tool is provided that can include: providing a rotating cutting power tool; with a support, aligning the cutting tool in a substantially normal relation to a material to be cut; grasping the support about both a body and at least one pedestal of the support; and guiding a base of the support about the material.
US09393615B2	Process and device for producing a cast strip with material properties which are adjustable over the strip cross section A method for producing a cast strip from steel with properties that can be adjusted across a cross section and a length of the strip, includes applying a coating mass including a carrier liquid with additives contained therein to a side of a rotating cast band of a horizontal strip cast system, drying the coating mass for removing liquid components of the coating mass, applying a steel melt to the side of the rotating cast band via a melt container, wherein the dried coating mass is materially united with the applied steel melt; and allowing the steel melt to solidifiy to a pre-strip.
US09393611B2	Method for reinforcing die and reinforced die A method for reinforcing a die is described. A die material made of a high speed tool steel for hot dies including a matrix high speed tool steel, an alloy tool steel for hot dies or a stainless steel is irradiated as an irradiated object with a large-area electron beam so that a smooth surface modification layer of 2 to 5 μm in thickness is formed by elution of a contained substance in the die material. Then, the die material is subjected to a sulphonitriding treatment so that a sulfurized film having a thickness less than the thickness of the surface modification layer prior to the sulphonitriding treatment and containing the sulfur compound of the contained substance more than the sulfur compound of the main substance in the die material, and a diffusion layer of nitrogen and sulfur adjacent to the inner side of the sulfurized film are formed.
US09393609B2	Can body take-away mechanism for vertical bodymaker A can body take-away assembly for a can bodymaker with a vertically oriented, reciprocating, elongated ram assembly and a domer is provided. The take-away assembly includes a drive assembly and a can body transport assembly. The drive assembly includes a motor and a support member. The take-away assembly motor is operatively coupled to the support member and structured to move the drive assembly support member in a generally horizontal direction. The can body transport assembly includes a number of gripping assemblies. Each gripping assembly is coupled to the drive assembly support member. Each gripping assembly includes a number of pairs of opposed gripping members sized to grip a can body. The gripping assemblies are structured to travel across the path of the ram assembly and to selectively grip a can body.
US09393599B2	Method for cleaning HVAC system and method and system for verifying cleaning effectiveness A method of cleaning and a system and method of determining the effectiveness of a cleaning process for an HVAC system including a heat exchanger having a coil matrix. The coil matrix includes a plurality of rows of heat exchanging coils in which each adjacent row of coils is offset. The plurality of rows define channels extending through the coil matrix between an upstream side and a downstream side. The heat exchanger cleaning method includes applying a cleaning solution and a wet steam mixture directed into the channels. The effectiveness of the cleaning method is determine by a system and method which measures various operating parameters at the inlet side and outlet side of the heat exchanger both before and after the cleaning process. The system and method calculate a SEER rating using the total amount of heat removed by the HVAC system and the total power usage of the HVAC system.
US09393591B2	Method for depositing nanoparticles on a nanostructured metal oxide substrate The present invention relates to a method for depositing nanoparticles (NPs) on a nanostructured metal oxide (NSMO) substrate, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: a) functionalizing the NSMO substrate with a bifunctional coupling agent carrying a first function, this first function being a phosphonic function that forms a bond with the NSMO, and a second function that is intended to form a bond with a nanoparticle; and b) grafting the nanoparticles via a bond with the second function of the coupling agent. The invention also relates to a stack comprising a nanostructured metal oxide substrate covered with nanoparticles by way of a bifunctional coupling agent carrying a first function, this first function being a phosphonic function and forming a bond with the NSMO, and a second function that is intended to form a bond with a nanoparticle.The invention is applicable to the field of microelectronics and especially to the production of electrodes and the production of photovoltaic panels.
US09393579B2	Cleaning apparatus and method of cleaning a contaminated surface A cleaning apparatus is provided that includes a first nozzle configured to direct a cleaning jet towards a contaminated surface at a pressure sufficient to remove contaminants from the surface. At least one second nozzle is configured to direct a rinsing jet towards the contaminated surface to remove cleaning fluid therefrom, wherein the rinsing jet is directed at a pressure sufficient to isolate the cleaning jet from an ambient environment.
US09393575B2	Blood components separator disk A separator disk for use in centrifugal separation of components is designed to automatically position itself during separation at the interface between the supernatant and the remaining components. Preferably the interface is between plasma and red blood cells.
US09393570B2	Document shredder The invention relates to a document shredder (1), comprising a cutting unit (4), a motor (3) for driving the cutting unit (4), and a motor control system (2). The document shredder (1) additionally has a path measuring device (13), wherein the motor control system (2), by means of the path measuring device (13), determines the length of the already shredded portion of the document to be shredded, and the motor control system (2) controls the motor (3) in dependence on the measured length of the already shredded portion of the document to be shredded.
US09393566B2	System and method for temperature referencing for melt curve data collection The present invention relates to systems and methods of temperature referencing for melt curve data collection. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for collecting DNA melt curve data for a DNA sample and a temperature reference material.
US09393556B2	Process to improve formulations of hydrocarbon conversion catalysts through removal and modification of detrimental particles and reuse of modified fractions An improved hydrocarbon conversion catalyst is obtained through removal and modification by various means, of detrimental large and/or small particle fractions. Such modified fractions may be reused in the same or similar processes. The improved catalyst is advantageous to a wide range of hydrocarbon conversion processes.
US09393533B2	Blender A blender including (i) a base with an interior space; (ii) a hollow central column extending upwardly from the base; (iii) a top housing mounted to the top of the column, a motor, drive transmission means and a drive shaft; (iv) an auger attached to a distal end of the drive shaft (v) a mixing bowl in coaxial alignment with the auger, (vi) a mixing bowl holder for releasably holding the mixing bowl in coaxial alignment; (vii) a ball screw drive mechanism housed within the column and for moving the mixing bowl in linear movement toward and away from the auger; and (viii) a splash guard positioned above the auger.
US09393530B2	Process for production of porous membrane Disclosed is a process for production of a porous membrane that includes the steps of layering a film-forming dope that contains a polymer (A) that forms a membrane base, a polyvinylpyrrolidone (B) and a solvent (C) into a single layer or two or more layers; immersing the film-forming dope in a solidifying fluid that is a non-solvent with respect to the polymer (A) and is a good solvent with respect to the polyvinylpyrrolidone (B); and removing the polyvinylpyrrolidone (B), wherein the polyvinylpyrrolidone (B) has a K value of 50 to 80, a mass ratio r of the polyvinylpyrrolidone (B) to the polymer (A) is 0.5 or more and less than 1, and the viscosity of the film-forming dope at a membrane production temperature is 100 to 500 Pa·s. Accordingly, by using an appropriate amount of a low-molecular-weight hydrophilic polymer capable of being easily removed, it is possible to produce a porous membrane of a three-dimensional network structure in which macrovoids are suppressed, having high water permeability and superior filtration performance.
US09393529B2	Method of forming a hydrophilic membrane The present disclosure provides methods for forming hydrophilic membranes. More specifically, methods are provided for hydrophilic membranes from a solution comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, water, and a first solvent. At least a portion of the first solvent is removed from the porous substrate at a temperature no greater than 500 C. for forming a hydrophilic membrane.
US09393524B2	Engine exhaust treatment device An engine exhaust treatment device is capable of combusting PM accumulated in a DPF or activating an exhaust purification catalyst even immediately after engine startup or at the time of light load operation. A combustible gas supply passage (8) communicates with an exhaust passage (4) on an upstream of a combustion catalyst (5). An air supply unit (9) and an ignition unit (10) are provided in this supply passage and interlocked with a control unit (11). Where a temperature of the exhaust is lower than a predetermined temperature, the control unit supplies air (12) to a combustible gas by the air supply unit (9) and causes ignition of the combustible gas by the ignition unit (10), so as to cause flame combustion of the combustible gas. The temperature of the exhaust (6) in the exhaust passage (4) is increased by heat of this flame combustion.
US09393516B2	System and method for producing carbon dioxide A system for producing carbon dioxide including a collection subsystem configured to collect a process gas, the process gas including a hydrocarbon, a combustion subsystem configured to combust the hydrocarbon in the process gas and output a gaseous combustion effluent, wherein the gaseous combustion effluent includes carbon dioxide and water, and a separation subsystem configured to separate the carbon dioxide from the gaseous combustion effluent.
US09393515B2	Method and appliance for purifying a flow rich in carbon dioxide In a method for purifying a flow rich in carbon dioxide and containing at least one impurity lighter than carbon dioxide, the flow is cooled in a heat exchanger (7) and partially condensed, the partially condensed flow is sent to a first phase separator (9) operating under a first pressure, a gas from the first phase separator is compressed and sent to a second phase separator (31) operating under a second pressure higher than the first pressure, a first liquid (11) is sent from the first phase separator to a housing (15) operating under a pressure lower than the first pressure, and a second liquid (33) is sent to the housing.
US09393504B2	Closed loop flow control of a HPLC constant flow pump to enable low-flow operation A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling nano-scale flow rate of fluid in the operating flow path of a HPLC system provide fluid flow without relying on complex calibration routines to compensate for solvent composition gradients typically used in HPLC. The apparatus and method are used to correct the flow output of a typical, analytical-scale (0.1-5 mL/min) HPLC pump to enable accurate and precise flow delivery at capillary (<0.1 mL/min) and nano-scale (<1 μL/min) HPLC flow rates.
US09393503B2	Method for extracting solid soluble charges contained in a paste The main subject of the present invention is a process for processing a paste (5) containing a solid charge (C) with a view to extracting at least one part of said solid charge (C). Said process comprises continuously: mixing, in a mixer (8), said paste (5) with a liquid solvent (3), a solvent for said at least one part of said solid charge (C), with a view to dissolving, at least partially, said at least one part of said solid charge (C) in said solvent (3); recovering, after said mixing, a biphasic system (15) comprising, on the one hand, a solution (3′) enclosing at least one fraction of said at least one part of said solid charge (C), dissolved in said solvent (3), and on the other hand, a solid residue (5′) of said paste (5); and then, separating said solution (3′) and said solid residue (5′) of said paste (5).
US09393501B2	Power module and construction toy having a power module A construction toy with a power module is disclosed. The construction toy has one power module and one or more slave members linked together to form a loop. The power module has a core assembly with a flexible rod which can be twisted to store potential energy from the kinetic energy when the rod is twisted. Upon releasing, the twisted rod in the core assembly unwinds itself to release the stored potential energy and causes the entire construction toy in motion. An anti-snap mechanism is incorporated to ensure the flexible rod does not snap in the event of over winding.
US09393489B2	Game device Provided is a game device capable of displaying, when presenting a plurality of reproduction data items to a user, a selection screen that allows the user to easily recognize a relationship among the reproduction data items. The game device displays, on a display device, a selection screen that presents a plurality of reproduction data items for reproducing a state of a point in time during execution of a game and allows a user to select one of the reproduction data items, the selection screen presenting a first reproduction data item, which is one of the plurality of reproduction data items, in association with a second reproduction data item, which reproduces a state of a point in time at which the game has progressed from the state reproduced by the first reproduction data item.
US09393488B2	Dynamically depicting interactions in a virtual world based on varied user rights Embodiments of the invention generally manage dynamically depicting interactions in a virtual world. Embodiments of the invention may receive one or more content restrictions associated with a first user of a virtual world, and may analyze the activity history of a second user in the virtual world. Embodiments of the invention may then determine what, if any, interactions should be permitted between the first user and the second user in the virtual world.
US09393483B2	Motorized vehicle A motorized vehicle is disclosed including a deck to support a rider, at least two wheels coupled to the deck, a footpad rotatably coupled to the deck, and a drive motor coupled to one of the wheels and the footpad. The drive motor is configured to rotate one of the wheels when the footpad is in an engaged position. An actively stabilized motorized vehicle is also disclosed including a deck, a pair of in-line wheels coupled to the deck, a steering motor to adjust a steering angle of one of the wheels, a series of sensors to measure dynamic conditions of the motorized vehicle, a microprocessor to calculate, based on the dynamic conditions, a stabilizing steering angle acceleration of one of the wheels, and a controller to send a signal to the steering motor to steer the second wheel with the stabilizing steering angle acceleration to stabilize the vehicle.
US09393476B2	Tackling training device and method An example tackling training device includes a primary pad, and at least one arm directing portion providing an aperture to receive an arm of a tackler.
US09393474B2	Catch net system for training ball release A catch net system and frame that allows use in many sports and in many environments for practice of ball release, etc.
US09393472B2	Golf club support The present invention provides a golf club support 10 comprising an elongate shaft 12, having a first and a second end 12a, 12b; a ground engaging member 14, positioned towards said first end; a golf club rest 16 on said shaft positioned towards said second end in which said golf club rest comprises an elongate support member 20 having a first 20a and a second end 20b and a longitudinal axis Y and in which said first end 20a is secured to said shaft 12 and said member 20 extends substantially perpendicular thereto and by an end stop 22 at said second end 20b extending in at least two substantially perpendicular directions from said member. Such an arrangement allows for the support of multiple golf clubs.
US09393469B2	Iron type golf club head Provided is an iron type golf club head having an undercut cavity. The iron type golf club head comprises a face portion (2) for hitting a ball; a peripheral edge (2e) of the face portion (2) is provided with a flange portion (7) protruding backward of the head; a rear surface (5) of the face portion (2) is provided with a cavity (C) surrounded by the flange portion (7). The flange portion (7) includes a first flange part (8). The first flange part (8) is provided in its inner surface (8i) side facing to the cavity (C) with a first concave part (10) dented toward the outside of the head so as to form an undercut cavity (c2) extending along the peripheral edge (2e). The cross-section of the first concave part (10) comprises a front wall surface (11) positioned frontward of the head, a rear wall surface (12) positioned backward of the head, and a bottom surface (13) smoothly connecting therebetween, and the cross-section is tapered toward the bottom surface (13). The angle (θ1) formed between the front wall surface (11) and the rear wall surface (12) is not less than 10 degrees and less than 30 degrees, and the bottom surface (13) is formed of a circular arc having a radius (R1) of curvature of not less than 1 mm and less than 2 mm.
US09393446B2	Mobile X-ray unit One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a mobile X-ray unit. The mobile X-ray unit may include a base for accommodating a control unit for controlling an X-ray applicator and a power supply for supplying power to the X-ray applicator. The mobile X-ray unit may further include an articulated arm associated with the base and coupled to the X-ray applicator. The X-ray applicator may have an X-ray tube configured to emit an X-ray beam through an exit window to irradiate an object. The mobile X-ray unit may further include a dosimetry system adapted for real time dosimetry.
US09393431B2	Medical devices including metallic connector enclosures Medical devices provide metallic connector enclosures. The metallic connector enclosures may be constructed with relatively thin walls in comparison to polymer connector enclosures to aid in miniaturizing the medical device. The metallic connector enclosures may be constructed with interior surfaces that deviate less from an ideal inner surface shape in comparison to polymer connector enclosures to allow for better concentricity of electrical connectors. The metallic connector enclosures may include a panel that allows access to the cavity of the connector enclosure where set screw blocks, lead connectors, spacers, seals, and the like may be located. Furthermore, the lead connectors within the metallic connector enclosures may be separated from the metallic connector enclosure by being positioned within non-conductive seals that reside within features included in cavity walls of the connector enclosure. Similarly, set screw blocks may be separated from the metallic connector enclosure by non-conductive spacers present within the cavity.
US09393423B2	Fractionalized stimulation pulses in an implantable stimulator device A method for configuring stimulation pulses in an implantable stimulator device having a plurality of electrodes is disclosed, which method is particularly useful in adjusting the electrodes by current steering during initialization of the device. In one aspect, a set of ideal pulses for patient therapy is determined, in which at least two of the ideal pulses are of the same polarity and are intended to be simultaneous applied to corresponding electrodes on the implantable stimulator device during an initial duration. These pulses are reconstructed into fractionalized pulses, each comprised of pulse portions. The fractionalized pulses are applied to the corresponding electrodes on the device during a final duration, but the pulse portions of the fractionalized pulses are not simultaneously applied during the final duration.
US09393415B2	Systems and methods for using electrical impedance for neuro cardiac therapy A device embodiment is configured to deliver vagal stimulation therapy (VST) to a vagus nerve of a patient. The device embodiment includes a neural stimulator, an implantable impedance sensor and an impedance analyzer. The neural stimulator is configured to deliver the VST to the vagus nerve in a cervical region of the patient. The implantable impedance sensor is configured to detect impedance changes in a cervical region of the patient caused by laryngeal vibrations. The impedance sensor is configured to generate sensed impedance values. The impedance analyzer is configured to analyze the sensed impedance values generated by the sensor. The analyzer is configured to detect laryngeal vibrations or cough from the sensed impedance values.
US09393414B2	Inner hair cell stimulation model for use by a cochlear implant system The stimulation provided in the electrically stimulated cochlea is modulated in accordance with the amplitude of a received acoustic signal and the onset of a sound in a received acoustic signal to provide increased sound perception. An onset time that corresponds to the onset of a sound is detected in an acoustic signal associated with a frequency band. A forcing voltage and a transmitting factor are determined, wherein the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor are associated with the frequency band at the detected onset time. The acoustic signal is modulated as a function of the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor to generate an output signal. The generated output signal can be used to stimulate the cochlea. The modulation strategy can be used in conjunction with sound processing strategies that employ frequency modulation, amplitude modulation, or a combination of frequency and amplitude modulation.
US09393412B2	Multi-channel object-oriented audio bitstream processor for cochlear implants An audio-cochlear implant processor device for a hearing impaired listener is described. An input signal decoder decodes an audio input data signal into a corresponding multi-channel audio signal representing multiple audio objects. An audio processor adjusts the multi-channel audio output based on user-specific hearing impairment characteristics to produce a processed audio output to a cochlear implant audio processor with auditory scene analysis (ASA) cues for the hearing impaired listener.
US09393405B2	Wireless tissue electrostimulation A wireless electrostimulation system can comprise a wireless energy transmission source, and an implantable cardiovascular wireless electrostimulation node. A receiver circuit comprising an inductive antenna can be configured to capture magnetic energy to generate a tissue electrostimulation. A tissue electrostimulation circuit, coupled to the receiver circuit, can be configured to deliver energy captured by the receiver circuit as a tissue electrostimulation waveform. Delivery of tissue electrostimulation can be initiated by a therapy control unit.
US09393403B2	Deep brain stimulation current steering with split electrodes A device for brain stimulation includes a lead having a longitudinal surface, a proximal end, a distal end and a lead body. The device also includes a plurality of electrodes disposed along the longitudinal surface of the lead near the distal end of the lead. The plurality of electrodes includes a first set of segmented electrodes comprising at least two segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lend at a first longitudinal position along the lead; and a second set of segmented electrodes comprising at least two segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lead at a second longitudinal position along the lead. The device further includes one or more conductors that electrically couple together all of the segmented electrodes of the first set of segmented electrodes.
US09393392B2	Poultice applicator A poultice applicator in which a plurality of disposable rubber sponges, cloths or resins are attached to the poultice applicator in advance, used rubber sponges, cloths or resins are removed sequentially, and unused rubber sponges, cloths or resins are used to apply a drug to skin. For example, an analgesic and antiphlogistic poultice and/or the antipruritic and anti-inflammatory poultice may be contained in a poultice applicator in which a plurality of disposable rubber sponges, cloths or resins are attached to the existing rubber sponge, cloth or resin.
US09393390B2	Method and system for programmed in situ tissue expansion A tissue expansion system includes driver assembly having a syringe pump and a controller held in a common enclosure. The driver assembly is connected to both an inflatable bladder and an inflation medium source. Fluid is delivered from the driver assembly to the inflatable bladder through a pressure sensor. The pump is actuated to deliver predetermined incremental volumes of the inflation medium to the inflatable bladder at spaced apart time intervals. Pressure is monitored and the pumping is interrupted if the pressure exceeds a predetermined high threshold value. Pumping is recommenced when the pressure falls below a lower threshold value until the total incremental delivery volume has been reached.
US09393389B2	Self cleaning shunt A self cleaning inlet head for use on a shunt. The head has a tube with openings disposed in predetermined positions in its wall, and a cleaning element installed inside the tube. The cleaning element may comprise a central shaft with a number of bristles protruding therefrom, preferably in locations substantially identical to the positions of the openings in the wall of the tube. Mutual vibratory motion between the cleaning element and the tube causes at least some of the bristles to enter the openings, thereby keeping them clear, and preventing tissue growth into them. The vibratory motion may be generated by the action of an external field on a responsive part of the cleaning element, such as an external magnetic field operating on a magnetic or magnetized part of the cleaning element or the bristles. Alternatively, the external field may be an ultrasound field operating on the bristles.
US09393383B2	Intravascular catheters, systems, and methods Devices, systems, and methods for lead delivery. In at least one exemplary embodiment of a catheter for delivering a lead within a mammalian body of the present disclosure, the catheter comprises an elongated tube comprising a wall extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a lead delivery channel within the elongated tube, the lead delivery channel defining an outlet for delivering a lead, a balloon chamber positioned at or near the distal end of the elongated tube, and at least one balloon positioned within the balloon chamber, the at least one balloon capable of inflation to reversibly anchor the elongated tube within a mammalian body when at least a portion of the elongated tube is positioned therein.
US09393381B2	Cover unit for use when inserting a puncture device in an anatomical structure such as a vein or an artery and for maintaining said puncture device in the anatomical structure A cover unit for inserting a puncture device such as a cannula in an anatomical structure such as a vein or an artery and for maintaining said puncture device in said anatomical structure, comprising a flexible film having a glue provided surface, and a removable covering layer to cover said glue provided surface, wherein said cover unit comprises a patient adherent member and a barrier member connected along a connection line, which is arranged close to a puncture site in a patient; said film being made of an ultrasound transparent material; said barrier member being provided with at least one slit or weakening line extending from next to said connection line to a side edge of the cover unit and provided in said film; and said covering layer in the barrier member is removable from the film separately from the corresponding covering layer in the patient adherent member.
US09393376B2	Airway adaptor and biological information acquiring system An airway adaptor includes: an airway case including a gas passage, the airway case adapted to be attachable to a part of a carbon dioxide sensor configured to detect a concentration of carbon dioxide contained in exhalation, flowing into the gas passage, of the subject, the exhalation; a nasal cannula having a pair of insertion portions inserted into nostrils of the subject to guide exhalation from the nostrils to the gas passage; a mouth guide placed in front of a mouth of the subject to guide exhalation from the mouth to the gas passage; a light-emitting element supported by one of the insertion portions; and a light-receiving element supported by the other of the insertion portions. When the insertion portions are inserted into the nostrils, the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are opposed to each other across a nasal septum of the subject.
US09393370B2	Viscous fluid injector A self-contained apparatus and corresponding methods are provided for delivering viscous fluids in a controlled manner, such as delivering a viscous fluid in a surgical setting. The self-contained apparatus can include a motion following pressure regulator that allows for linear control of a regulated pressure. The regulated pressure can be used for dispensing a viscous fluid from a syringe that is coupled to the self-contained apparatus. The pressure regulator regulates a pressure derived from a pressurized fluid reservoir located at least partially within a housing of the apparatus. This allows the viscous fluid to be delivered using pressure to provide a driving force greater than a force easily delivered manually, while still allowing a surgeon to retain fine control over the rate of viscous fluid delivery.
US09393363B2	Insertion device systems and methods A piercing member for piercing a membrane may be arranged within a housing and supported by a compliant that may be for allowing articulation of the piercing member relative to the housing in a case where the piercing member is in the membrane and moved relative to the housing.
US09393362B2	Infusion pump with configurable screen settings A method and apparatus provides for configuring the backlight brightness level. The backlight brightness level can be configured at the drug library and/or at the medical device, thereby improving the flexibility a user has in changing backlight parameters. A method and apparatus for managing a power saving mode allows the user to configure the power saving program at the drug library and/or at the medical device.
US09393360B2	Needle assembly storage device Described is a needle assembly storage device. The storage device includes a container, a pocket formed in the container adapted to receive a needle assembly, and a pull linkage connecting the needle assembly to the container. The pull linkage disengages the needle assembly when sufficient rotational force has been applied to the needle assembly in a first direction. A projection on the needle assembly prevents rotation of the needle assembly in the pocket in a second rotation direction opposite to the first direction.
US09393359B2	Systems and methods for achieving target post-procedure fraction of cells remaining, hematocrit, and blood volume during a therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure with optional isovolemic hemodilution Systems and methods for performing a therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure are disclosed. In one aspect, a system includes a first flow path for flowing whole blood from a patient. A separator communicates with the first flow path for separating at least red blood cells from plasma. Second and third flow paths communicate with the separator for respectively flowing the separated plasma and red blood cells from the separator. A flow controller is associated with the flow paths to control fluid communication between the flow paths. The controller is configured to perform the procedure to achieve a target fraction of patient cells remaining, target hematocrit, and a target patient fluid volume change at the completion of the procedure based on data input by the operator.
US09393347B2	Double-structured tissue implant and a method for preparation and use thereof A double-structured tissue implant and a method for preparation and use thereof for implantation into tissue defects. The double-structured tissue implant comprising a primary scaffold comprised of collagen and a secondary scaffold comprising a soluble collagen solution in combination with a surfactant generated and positioned within the primary scaffold. A process for preparation of the double-structured implant or the stand alone secondary scaffold comprising lyophilization and dehydrothermal treatment.
US09393346B2	Polymer cements used for fixing prostheses, for bone repair and for vertebroplasty, and obtained from liquid single-phase formulations The invention relates to a process for preparing cements used for reparative or reconstructive bone surgery, in particular for fixing prostheses, for bone repair and for vertebroplasty, and obtained from liquid single-phase formulations. It also relates to the cements prepared from these single-phase formulations and to a device for injecting them.
US09393341B2	Stiffening layer for facilitating application of a plastic film to skin A stiffening layer for facilitating application of a plastic film to skin, the plastic film being a component in a wound dressing or other medical device and having the stiffening layer removably attached to one side thereof, at least a part of the other side of the film being provided with a layer of self-adhering adhesive. The stiffening layer is made of a stretchable material having a thickness of between 0.5-10 mm. The stiffening layer covers the whole area of the film and is divided into two or more portions by cutting line or lines.
US09393331B2	Blow molding machine with CIP system for producing plastic bottles, particularly PET bottles A blow molding machine for producing plastic bottles, particularly PET bottles, including a plurality of blow molding stations, which have assigned thereto valve blocks with control valves and blowing nozzles for introducing or discharging blowing air; and a cleaning-in-place (CIP) system for cleaning the blow molding machine. Since the valve blocks are configured such that they can be included in the CIP process, the system components, such as the blowing nozzle, which are particularly important for the production of PET bottles in terms of hygiene, can be cleaned and sterilized without disassembly.
US09393319B2	Non-natural ribonuclease conjugates as cytotoxic agents The present invention is directed toward the delivery of a toxic protein to pathogenic cells, particularly cancer cells. In preferred embodiments, the toxic protein is a ribonuclease that has been modified to make it toxic to target cells and that can be conjugated to a target cell-specific delivery vector, such as an antibody, for delivery to pathogenic cells.
US09393307B2	Caspofungin composition The present invention relates to a composition comprising caspofungin or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof and succinate or lactate as a buffering agent.
US09393306B2	Singlet oxygen-labile linkers and methods of production and use thereof Activatable compositions that include at least one functional moiety and at least one cleavable linker directly or indirectly linked to the at least one functional moiety are disclosed. The at least one functional moiety is inactive when linked to the linker and activated upon cleavage of the linker. Methods of production and use of the activatable composition are also disclosed.
US09393292B2	Methods for inducing selective apoptosis Provided herein are methods for cell therapy by modifying transfused cells to express an inducible caspase 9 protein, so that the cells may be selectively killed if the patient experiences dangerous side effects. Provided also within relates in part to methods for preventing or treating Graft versus Host Disease by modifying T cells before administration to a patient, so that they may be selectively killed if GvHD develops in the patient.
US09393278B2	Method for wound healing A herbal composition for wound healing is disclosed. The herbal composition comprises an extract of honeysuckle and an extract of mint in a weight ration of 1:2 to 2:1. The herbal composition further comprises a medical acceptable excipient.
US09393273B2	Methods of treating inflammatory colon diseases A method of treating ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of adherent cells from a placenta or adipose tissue, thereby treating the ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
US09393266B2	Bacterial extracts cultured in thermal waters for reducing bags and/or dark circles around the eyes Bags and/or dark circles around the eyes of individuals afflicted therewith are reduced by administering to such individuals thus effective amounts of at least one extract of a non-photosynthetic and non-fruiting filamentous bacterium cultured in a medium which includes at least one non-sulfurous mineral and/or thermal water, e.g., an extract derived from the bacterium Vitreoscilla filiformis, in particular the strain ATCC 15551, cultured in a medium enriched with water from La Roche Posay.
US09393261B2	Antimicrobial anti-chafing chelated silver oxide compound Described herewithin is a composition comprising an anti-chafing balm with C18-36 acid triglycerides, capric/carprylic triglycerides, and tribehinin together with a chelated silver oxide complex comprising a barrier film when applied to the skin. The film is a dual purpose antibacterial and anti-chafing barrier topically applied to human skin, providing a layer of chelated silver oxide complex further comprised of a dermatologically acceptable carrier, with friction (chafe) reducing properties, selected from the group consisting of organic solutions, gels, liquids, balms, aerosols, emulsifiers, lotions, water-in-oil emulsions, oil-in-water emulsions, surfactants, aloe barbedensis leaf juice and tocopherol acetate.
US09393259B2	Composition comprising arabinogalactan and polyphenols from larch trees The present invention includes a composition and method of treatment having arabinogalactan and polyphenols from larch trees for the use in prophylactic treatment of upper respiratory tract infections. The invention also includes treatment using such composition.
US09393251B2	Compositions and methods for treating severe thrombocytopenia related disease Compositions and methods of treating severe thrombocytopenia and related disease are provided.
US09393250B2	Phthalocyanine compounds useful as RecA inhibitors and methods of using same Compounds having the general structural formula (I) wherein X can be any element or compound that can form a coordination complex with phthalocyanine and wherein R1; R2, R3 and R4 are independently anionic moieties, or (II) wherein R1; R2, R3 and R4 are independently anionic moieties, are useful in the potentiation of antibiotic activity, and/or in inhibiting or delaying the development of resistance to antibiotics. R1; R2, R3 and R4 may be —S03-. The compounds may be administered to a subject in conjunction with an antibiotic. The antibiotic may be an activator of the SOS response, and may be a DNA gyrase inhibitor or a topoisomerase inhibitor. Compositions and dosage forms comprising the compounds are provided.
US09393246B2	4,6-disubstituted pyrimidines as kinase inhibitors The present invention provides 4,6-disubstituted pyrimidine compounds useful as kinase inhibitors, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US09393237B2	Method of treating thermoregulatory dysfunction with paroxetine The present invention relates to a method for treating a patient suffering from a thermoregulatory dysfunction, especially hot flashes and flushes associated with hormonal changes due to naturally occurring menopause (whether male or female) or due to chemically or surgically induced menopause. The method is also applicable to treating the hot flashes, hot flushes, or night sweats associated with disease states that disrupt normal hormonal regulation of body temperature.
US09393236B2	Use of 4-cyclopropylmethoxy-N-(3,5-dichloro-1-oxido-4-pyridin-4-yl)-5-(methoxy)pyridine-2-carboxamide in the treatment of cranial traumas The invention relates to the use of 4-cyclopropylmethoxy-N-(3,5-dichloro-1-oxidopyridin-4-yl)-5-(methoxy)pyridine-2-carboxamide for the preparation of a medicament for use in the treatment of cerebral traumas.
US09393233B2	Vector delivery-based microbicides A new class of anti-microbial agents and methods for preventing or reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections and/or diseases is provided. Preferably, these anti-microbial agents are also contraceptive and, thus, also prevent or reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancies. The anti-microbial agents comprise a delivery vector having anti-microbial activity (and preferably contraceptive activity) coupled with a nitric oxide donor moiety.
US09393228B2	Combination of a slow sodium current blocker and a sinus If current inhibitor, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing said combination The present invention relates to the combination of a selective late sodium current blocker and a selective, specific sinus If current inhibitor, and to the pharmaceutical compositions containing said combination.
US09393223B2	Hypotensive lipid-containing biodegradable intraocular implants and related methods Biocompatible intraocular implants include a prostamide component and a biodegradable polymer that is effective in facilitating release of the prostamide component into an eye for an extended period of time. The prostamide component may be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix of a two biodegradable polymers. The implants may be placed in an eye to treat or reduce a at least one symptom of an ocular condition, such as glaucoma.
US09393218B2	Use of film-forming hair care polymers from the group of polyurethanes and pharmaceutical preparations and patches that contain these polymers The subject of this application is the use of film-forming polyurethanes that are used in hair care agents or mixtures of these polyurethanes with other polymers in pharmaceutical preparations for dermal or transdermal administration of active ingredients, as well as patches and pharmaceutical preparations that contain these hair care polyurethanes.
US09393215B2	Nanoparticles for use in immunogenic compositions Disclosed herein are sterile-filtered lyophilized nanoparticle compositions which contain at least one biodegradable polymer, at least one surfactant, at least one cryoprotective agent and at least one antigen. Also disclosed are methods of making and using such compositions and kits supplying such compositions.
US09393209B1	Pill-enveloping material to aid in swallowing pills The present invention relates to a malleable, palatable pill enveloping material that becomes slippery when in contact with water or saliva making the wrapped pill easier to swallow. The enveloping material is made of a mixture of glycerin, xanthan gum, and agar which is cut into an appropriate shape for wrapping a pill.
US09393199B2	Methods and compositions for localized agent delivery The invention provides compositions and methods for delivering agents to localized regions, tissues, or organs in vivo by conjugating agent-loaded nanoparticles to cells having homing capability. The agents may be therapeutic or diagnostic agents such as cancer chemotherapeutic agents and imaging agents respectively.
US09393198B2	Intravenous curcumin and derivatives for treatment of neurodegenerative and stress disorders Liposomal formulations and polymer conjugates of curcumin, curcumin analogs and derivatives thereof for parenteral administration are disclosed herein. The formulations are effective in the treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Tauopathies or stress disorders including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Curcumin crosses the blood brain barrier, localizes in the hippocampus and striata, prevents stress-induced neuronal cell damage, and stimulates neurogenesis and remediation of damaged neural circuits.
US09393189B2	Process of preparing a crosslinked gel The subject of the present invention is a process of preparing a crosslinked gel of at least one polysaccharide or one of its salts, including at least the steps consisting in: a) providing, at a temperature below 35° C., an aqueous gel including at least one polysaccharide in an uncrosslinked form together with at least one difunctional or multifunctional epoxy crosslinking agent; b) maintaining the mixture of step a) at a temperature below 35° C. for at least one hour; c) stimulating the crosslinking reaction of the mixture obtained after step b), and if need be; d) recovering said crosslinked gel formed.
US09393188B2	Oral compositions containing gel networks The present invention is directed to an oral composition containing a gel network phase comprising: (i) one or more fatty amphiphiles, (ii) one or more surfactants, and (iii) one or more solvents; and an oral carrier phase. In certain embodiments, the gel network is used to structure the oral composition. The present invention is also directed to a method of forming an oral composition containing a gel network.
US09393184B2	Oxychlorine oral rinse composition having enhanced oral-tissue compatibility for the destruction of malodorants, their putrefactive microbial sources and gum-disease pathogens and a method for the preparation thereof An antimicrobial oxychlorine oral rinse composition for preventing and treating oral malodor and diseases, tooth decay with improved palatability and tissue compatibility, includes an aqueous chlorine dioxide and chlorite ion solution with the chlorite ion predominating in the multiple oxychlorine rinse composition. A method for preparing such antimicrobial oxychlorine oral rinse composition comprising 3 ppm to about 200 ppm of chlorine dioxide, by first preparing an aqueous solution with about 7 to 400 ppm of chlorite ion; then an aqueous acidifying agent concentrate which, upon introduction to the chlorite solution, reduces its pH to about 4.5 to 6.0; then a second aqueous buffer-producing oxidant combination concentrate. The first acidifying agent concentrate is added to the chlorite ion solution and the second aqueous buffer-producing oxidant combination concentrate is added to the acidified chlorite ion solution, producing an antimicrobial oxychlorine oral rinse composition at about 5.0 to 6.8 pH.
US09393180B2	Medication alarm, dispenser and records archive system and apparatus A medication alarm, dispenser and records archive system and apparatus for providing interactive alert and informational functions in conjunction with a partitioned medication receptacle. Such an interactive medication receptacle system comprises an interactive electronic section slidably disposed on a pill storage section. The storage section includes a plurality of discrete compartments, each labeled with a day of the week. The electronic section includes an electronic touch screen with its front surface, a USB receptacle on its top side, and a processing housing that extends internally across the entire width of the top of electronic section and includes the primary operative computer components of the interactive medication receptacle system. The entire internal area of the electronic section below the processing housing is substantially hollow, thereby enabling it to slide over and encase the storage section.
US09393169B1	Supine patient transfer package A patient transfer package for laterally transferring a supine patient between adjoining horizontal surfaces includes: (a) a first nonwoven sheet having a top and a bottom surface for which the coefficient of friction of the top surface is less than 50% of the coefficient of friction of the bottom surface, (b) a second nonwoven sheet that is similarly constructed as the first sheet but which is not as wide, (c) assembling these sheets into a package with the second sheet turned upside down and laid on top of the first sheet whose top surface is facing upward, (d) a specified percentage of the first sheet's side portions extends beyond the edges of the second sheet and turn upwards and over upon the bottom surface of the second sheet, and (f) a means for temporarily and releaseably attaching the first sheet's edges to the bottom surface of the second sheet.
US09393162B2	Absorbent articles with elastics in multiple layers Absorbent articles that include elastics in multiple layers are disclosed herein.
US09393155B2	System and method for postoperative capsular bag control In accordance with the present invention, a system and method are provided for controlling postoperative shrinkage of the capsular bag, after the lens has been removed from the capsular bag. The purpose is to establish a proper optical alignment for a prosthetic Intraocular Lens (IOL). Included in the system are a laser unit for generating a laser beam, a detector for creating an image of the prosthetic IOL in the capsular bag, and a computer for evaluating the image to determine an alignment difference between the IOL axis and a defined axis of the eye. The computer is also used for guiding the laser beam to alter selected tissue in the eye, to thereby influence postoperative shrinkage of the capsular bag and minimize any potential alignment difference between the IOL axis and the defined axis of the eye during capsular bag shrinkage.
US09393143B1	Endoscopic implantable clamp-like device for the apposition of the stomach walls for reducing the stomach internal volume in a weight loss surgery procedure An implantable endoscopic apparatus for apposition to a wall of a stomach has an elongated endoscopic tube, a vacuum pump connected to the tube, a body releasably affixed to the distal end of the tube, and an actuator cooperative with the body so as to open and close the body. The body has suction nozzles formed on a wall of the body and has grabbing teeth formed along edge of the body. The halves of the body can open so as to expose the suction nozzles to the stomach wall. The halves of the body can close such that the grabbing teeth grasp the stomach wall so as to reduce stomach volume.
US09393142B2	Foreskin stretching A device (10) for stretching the foreskin of a subject is disclosed. The device has a body (10) having a passage (14) that extends through the body (10) to a distal end (18). The distal end (18) is adapted to receive a balloon (B). Fluid may be introduced through the passage (14) to cause the balloon (B) to expand. A flow regulating member (20) is positioned across the passage (14) to selectively close the passage (14) to fluid flow.
US09393141B2	Catheter Catheters, as well as related systems and methods are disclosed.
US09393132B2	Foot prosthesis Foot prosthesis, comprising an upper part, and a lower part that is placed on the ground when walking, which parts extend one above the other and at a distance from each other, are connected to each other at the forefoot and the heel and, forming a spring, move relative to each other during walking, wherein the upper part (3) and the lower part (4) are formed by means of a one-piece, closed component (2) made from a carbon fiber composite.
US09393131B2	Arm prosthetic device A prosthetic arm apparatus including a plurality of segments that provide a user of the prosthetic arm apparatus with substantially the same movement capability and function as a human arm. The segments are connectable to one another and connectable to a prosthetic support apparatus that may be adorned by the user. Each segment of the plurality of segments provides a portion of the movement capability, enabling the plurality of connected segments connected to the harness mount to provide substantially the same movement capability as that lacking in the user.
US09393130B2	Adjustable implant and insertion tool An adjustable spinal implant includes a lower body, an upper body, a locking pawl, and a locking key. The upper body and the lower body are pivotable relative to one another between a collapsed position and an expanded position. The upper body includes a locking flange that extends towards the lower body. The locking pawl is coupled to the lower body and is moveable between a locked position such that the upper and lower bodies are fixed relative to the one another and an unlocked position such that the upper and lower bodies are moveable relative to one another. The locking key is moveable between a locked state such that the locking pawl is fixed in the locked position and an unlocked state wherein the locking pawl is moveable between the locked position and the unlocked position.
US09393124B2	Patella implant systems and patella trials for selecting same A system includes a patella trial comprising a baseplate and an articular surface member configured to move along at least one of a medial-lateral axis or a superior-inferior axis of the baseplate; and an implant comprising a posterior articular surface and an anterior surface, wherein the anterior surface has a medial/lateral width with a midpoint, wherein the posterior articular surface has a posterior-most point, wherein an imaginary line extending through the posterior-most point is parallel to an imaginary line extending through the midpoint, and wherein a distance (I) is defined by measuring a length between the imaginary line extending through the posterior-most point and the imaginary line extending through the midpoint; wherein the implant is selected from a set of implants each having a different I, and wherein the chosen implant is selected based on an offset of the articular surface member relative to the baseplate on the patella trial.
US09393122B2	Mobile bearing hip assembly and method of performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure An acetabular hip implant includes an acetabular shell component, a first insert secured to the acetabular shell component, a second insert secured to the first insert, and a femoral head configured to be secured to the second insert. The first insert is permitted to rotate relative to the acetabular shell about a first axis, the second insert is permitted to rotate relative to the first insert about a second axis, and the femoral head is permitted to rotate relative to the second insert about a third axis. A method for performing an orthopedic surgical procedure on an acetabulum of a patient is also disclosed.
US09393120B2	Dynamic surgical implant A surgical implant device capable of conforming to a variety of surface topographies facilitates the growth and regeneration of site to which the device is applied. The device employs a plurality of elongate members supporting a column of discrete, rotatable elements in contact with each adjacent element. Anchor plates secure the respective ends of the elongate members, such anchor plates attachable to bone. The implant device provides and ordered array of individually rotatable elements to form a surface that permits bodily fluids to pass therethough.
US09393119B2	Variable length device and method A method for treating a complex fracture with a variable length nail is provided. The nail is configured for at least 5 mm of axial length change in each direction. The method involves making a first hole or incision in the skin of the patient in proximity to a fractured long bone and at least partially clearing a canal through the center of the long bone. The variable length nail is inserted into the canal and securing a distraction shaft and a housing of the nail to separate portions of the fractured long bone. The hole or incision is allowed or caused to close. An external adjustment device comprising at least one rotatable magnet is placed in proximity to the patient's skin. The external adjustment device is operated so that a magnetic field of the at least one rotatable magnet of the external adjustment device causes the rotatable permanent magnet of the variable length nail to rotate, causing either extension or retraction of the distraction shaft relative to the housing.
US09393107B2	Implantable prosthesis filled with expanded polymer microspheres A mammary prosthesis built from a sack of elastic material or biocompatible material having a sealed interior cavity with the sack having an anterior surface forming a dome and a posterior surface forming a base, with a sealed and seamless interior cavity filled with microspheres of foamed or expanded polymers or a combination of both. The sack may also be permeable to establish equilibrium between body fluids and interstitial volume of the microspheres.
US09393097B2	Layered fibrous construct The present invention relates to a layered fibrous construct for use as a scaffold for repairing or replacing cartilage or cartilage-like tissue, and a process for the production thereof.
US09393087B2	Methods and systems for generating color images Systems for generating in-focus color images are provided. Related methods and devices are also provided.
US09393086B2	Dental implant system A dental-implant system having a first implant part provided for being inserted into a jawbone and having a second implant part associated therewith, provided for fixing a dental prosthetic piece, the implant parts being mechanically connectable to each other via a connection pin which is formed onto one of the implant parts and which can be pushed into a receiving channel provided in the other implant part, and the cross-section of the connection pin and the cross-section of the receiving channel associated therewith each presenting in an indexing area a number of main directions in which the radius takes in each case a relative maximum value, shall offer an even increased mechanic load-carrying ability and thus a particularly long service life when used in the patient's mouth. For this purpose, according to the invention, the outer cross-section of the implant part including the receiving channel is configured such that its radius also takes a relative maximum value within a tolerance range of each of the main directions.
US09393084B2	Clip-base-bracket assembly having a base for an orthodontic apparatus and orthodontic apparatus comprising same A self-ligating attachment intended to form part of an orthodontic appliance, the external surface of said attachment being provided with a groove for receiving an orthodontic arch. A elastic clip that can be reversibly moved between an open position forming an open passage allowing the insertion of the arch into the groove and a closed position sealing the groove. A base including an external surface that supports the attachment and an occlusal surface which is intended to rest on one of the patient's teeth, so as to hug the surface of the tooth. In addition, the base comprises a support for the attachment and said base assists in the guiding of the clip, cooperating with the attachment, as the clip moves between the open and closed positions.
US09393078B2	Light source apparatus for medical use A medical-use light-source apparatus includes a light source lamp, a connector to which a body cavity endoscope and an ophthalmic observation apparatus can be selectively connected, a determiner which determines whether the body cavity endoscope or the ophthalmic observation apparatus is currently connected to the connector, and a lamp controller which sets a value of a maximum light amount of the illumination light to a first threshold value when the determiner determines that the body cavity endoscope is currently connected to the connector, and sets a value of a maximum light amount of the illumination light to a second threshold value that is smaller than the first threshold value when the determiner determines that the ophthalmic observation apparatus is currently connected to the connector.
US09393076B2	Insertable device and system for minimal access procedure The present invention provides a system and single or multi-functional element device that can be inserted and temporarily placed or implanted into a structure having a lumen or hollow space, such as a subject's abdominal cavity to provide therewith access to the site of interest in connection with minimally invasive surgical procedures. The insertable device may be configured such that the functional elements have various degrees of freedom of movement with respect to orienting the functional elements or elements to provide access to the site from multiple and different orientations/perspectives as the procedure dictates, e.g., to provide multiple selectable views of the site, and may provide a stereoscopic view of the site of interest.
US09393052B2	Minimally invasive spine restoration systems, devices, methods and kits The invention discloses methods, devices, systems and kits for repairing, replacing and/or augmenting natural facet joint surfaces and/or facet capsules. An implantable facet joint device of one embodiment comprises a cephalad facet joint element and a caudal facet joint element. The cephalad facet joint element includes a member adapted to engage a first vertebra, and an artificial cephalad bearing member. The caudal facet joint element includes a connector adapted for fixation to a second vertebra at a fixation point and an artificial caudal bearing member adapted to engage the cephalad bearing member. The artificial caudal bearing member is adapted for a location lateral to the fixation point. In another embodiment, an implantable facet joint device comprises a cephalad crossbar adapted to extend mediolaterally relative to a spine of a patient, the crossbar having opposite first and second ends, a connector element adapted to connect the crossbar to a first vertebra, a first artificial cephalad bearing member adapted for connection to the first end of the crossbar and adapted to engage a first caudal facet joint element connected to a second vertebra, and a second artificial cephalad bearing member adapted for connection to the second end of the crossbar and adapted to engage a second caudal facet joint element connected to the second vertebra.
US09393048B2	Polyaxial bonescrew assembly A bone screw assembly includes a screw, an outer housing, and an inner housing. The screw includes a shank and a head. The outer housing has a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending longitudinally therethrough. The outer housing defines a saddle at the proximal end thereof for receiving at least a portion of a rod therein. The inner housing is positionable within the passageway of the outer housing. The inner housing has a recessed distal portion for receiving the head of the screw therein. The inner housing also includes a proximal surface defining a substantially V-shaped configuration for receiving rods of different diameters therein.
US09393043B2	Sensor insertion device and method for operating said device A sensor inserting device includes a device main body and a push handle for moving a detector of a sensor and an insertion needle, with the sensor held coupled to the insertion needle, into the body of a patient. A transmitter, for processing a signal from the sensor, is set in the device main body. A cable, allowing transmission of a signal between the sensor and the transmitter, is connected to the sensor (12) and the transmitter.
US09393037B2	Surgical instruments with articulating shafts Various embodiments described herein are directed to ultrasonic blades. For example, an ultrasonic blade may comprise a proximally positioned straight section extending along a longitudinal axis and a distally positioned curved section coupled to the straight section and curved away from the longitudinal axis. The curved section may define a radius of curvature and subtend a first angle. A point of tangency between the curved section and the straight section may be positioned at either a node of the ultrasonic blade or an anti-node of the ultrasonic blade.
US09393031B2	Apparatus and method to provide emergency access to bone marrow An apparatus and method for penetrating the bone marrow is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a penetrator assembly, operable to penetrate the bone marrow, a connector operable to releasably attach the penetrator assembly to a drill shaft, the drill shaft operable to connect the penetrator assembly to a gear assembly, a gear assembly operable to engage and rotate the drill shaft, a motor operable to engage the reduction gear assembly and drive the penetrator into the bone marrow by rotation of the drill shaft, and a power supply and associated circuitry operable to power the motor. The apparatus and method may be adapted to insert a probe through the skull and into the brain.
US09393025B2	Use of remote ischemic conditioning for traumatic injury The invention provides methods for reducing traumatic injury through the use of ischemic conditioning.
US09393018B2	Surgical staple assembly with hemostatic feature A surgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft housing a firing bar, an end effector comprising an anvil, a lower jaw, and a stapling and severing assembly responsive to a longitudinal closing motion produced by the handle portion and the shaft. The lower jaw is configured to receive a removable cartridge. The cartridge includes a housing, a plurality of staples disposed in the housing, a deck disposed over the plurality of staples, and a fastener insert tip including a plurality of hooks. The deck defines apertures, with each aperture being substantially disposed over each staple. The instrument includes a fastener insert including hooks, and the fastener insert is removably received in the anvil. A buttress is attached to one or both of the anvil and the cartridge via the hooks.
US09393016B2	Grasping jaw mechanism A surgical device is disclosed which includes a handle assembly, an elongated member and a disposable loading unit. The handle assembly includes a mode selection mechanism configured to alternate the surgical device between a first grasping mode of operation and a second clamping mode of operation. The handle assembly includes a rotation control member and an articulation lever. The rotation control member is configured to facilitate rotation of the elongated member with respect to the handle assembly. The articulation lever is configured to facilitate articulation of the tool assembly about an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of elongated member. In one embodiment, the tool assembly includes a cartridge assembly having a plurality of staples and an anvil assembly configured to clamp and staple tissue in the second clamping mode of operation of the device.
US09393013B2	Tools for fiber reinforced anti-compressive adherent suture method Disclosed therein are instruments necessary for a surgical operation performed to keep a length of lengthened tissues, for instance, a raised nose on the face, using an improved thread embedded in a living body. More particularly, the present invention provides instruments for a fiber reinforced anti-compressive adherent suture method used to lengthen or separate soft tissues in the living body, which includes a tissue-implantable thread inserted into the living body by an injector needle and having wedge-shaped protrusions of different directionalities formed in two sections thereof, an injector for inserting the injector needle into the living body and moving it forwardly and backwardly, an instrument for inserting the tissue-implantable thread into the injector, and an instrument for vertically splitting an end of the thread to make the thread act in the living body.
US09393010B2	Suturing instrument for passing multiple sutures An instrument for passing sutures in tissue repair and/or other mini-open procedures. The instrument includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a cannulation of the shaft. The pair of jaws includes a lower jaw and an upper jaw, the lower jaw being provided with a slot configured to engage a plurality of sutures. The hand assembly has a finger lever with a ratchet and a releaser with a hook, the hand assembly being designed to move the needle from a first position to a second position, and to sequentially engage the needle with each of the plurality of sutures.
US09393006B2	Threaded suture anchor The present disclosure relates to a suture anchor. The suture anchor includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the body including threads along at least a partial length of the body and at least one through hole, the threads including a profile such that the threads located near the distal end of the body include a first shape and the threads located near the proximal end of the body include a second shape different from the first shape. Delivery devices and anchor dilators are also disclosed.
US09393005B2	Systems for the prevention of surgical site infections A surgical access system facilitates access to a surgical site within a patient's body through an incision in the body. Surgical access systems can have at least one retention member and a fluid transportation member configured to deliver fluid to a surgical site or to remove fluid from a surgical site. In some embodiments, a surgical access device irrigates a surgical site to reduce surgical site infections and removes fluid from the surgical site to increase a physician's visibility into the surgical site.
US09393002B2	Clip for implant deployment device A surgical device for deploying a surgical implant includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion includes a frame arm. A spring clip system is coupled to the frame arm and includes a pair of clips and a spring member. The spring member is connected to each of the clips and biases the clips towards a closed position. In the closed position, the clips are configured to retain the implant in contact with the frame arm.
US09392999B2	MRI biopsy device A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible core biopsy system uses a biopsy device having intuitive graphical displays and a detachable remote keypad that advantageously allows convenient control even within the close confines afforded by a localization fixture installed within a breast coil that localizes a patient's breast and guides a probe of the biopsy device relative to the localized breast. A control module for interactive control and power generation are remotely positioned and communicate and transmit rotational mechanical energy via sheathed cable.
US09392990B2	Apparatus and method for estimating object information An apparatus and method for estimating object information is provided. The object information estimating apparatus includes a database which stores phantom information obtained by projecting a first energy X-ray on a phantom, an input unit which receives first object information obtained by projecting the first energy X-ray on an analysis object, and which receives information on a thickness of the analysis object, and an estimating unit which estimates second object information based on the phantom information, the first object information, and the information on the thickness.
US09392985B2	Direct conversion x-ray detector A direct-conversion x-ray detector or x-ray detector module includes: a direct converter; at least one collimator; and at least one radiation source. The at least one collimator is arranged in a direction of radiation of the x-ray radiation in front of the direct converter, and to restrict direct irradiation of the direct converter by the x-ray radiation. The at least one radiation source is at a side of the direct converter, and configured to irradiate the direct converter with additional radiation. The at least one collimator includes: at least one reflection layer on a side facing the direct converter, and configured to reflect the additional radiation onto the direct converter; and a cooling facility configured to cool the at least one radiation source.
US09392984B2	Computed tomography system with dynamic bowtie filter A CT apparatus for scanning an object is provided. An x-ray source is provided, wherein the x-ray source provides a collimated x-ray beam with a cross-section with a length and thickness. A plurality of wedges is provided between the source and object. An actuator is connected to the wedges for moving the wedges substantially perpendicular to the length of the cross-section of the collimated x-ray beam. An x-ray detector is located on an opposite side of the object from the x-ray source and is for detecting x-rays that pass through the object and the plurality of wedges. A gantry rotates the x-ray source, the plurality of wedges, and the x-ray detector around an axis of rotation.
US09392983B2	Multi-beam stereoscopic X-ray body scanner An X-ray examination station includes a first source of X-ray radiation for whole body scanning of a human body using a first fan beam of X-ray radiation; a first vertical linear radiation detector configured to detect the first fan beam; a second source of X-ray radiation installed at mid-height of a person being examined, for scanning a central portion of the human body using a second fan beam of X-ray radiation; a second vertical detector of X-ray radiation configured to detect the second fan beam; and a control unit configured to turn on each of the X-ray radiation sources. The first and the second radiation fan beams are emitted in parallel planes. The first X-ray radiation source is turned on for the whole body scanning. The second X-ray radiation source is turned on for scanning the central portion of the body.
US09392976B2	Methods and systems for determining physiological information based on a combined autocorrelation sequence A physiological monitoring system may process a physiological signal such a photoplethysmograph signal from a subject. The system may determine physiological information, such as a physiological rate, from the physiological signal. The system may use search techniques and qualification techniques to determine one or more initialization parameters. The initialization parameters may be used to calculate and qualify a physiological rate. The system may use signal conditioning to reduce noise in the physiological signal and to improve the determination of physiological information. The system may use qualification techniques to confirm determined physiological parameters. The system may also use autocorrelation techniques, cross-correlation techniques, fast start techniques, and/or reference waveforms when processing the physiological signal.
US09392970B2	Biotelemetry system The invention provides a biotelemetry system for disposition on the wrist. The device of the invention may be portable, untethered and in some instances, disposable. The features of the wrist biotelemetry system make it effective in stable, chronic or emergency medical settings.
US09392965B2	Method and apparatus for determining a change in tension of a body surface A method of detecting a change in tension of a body surface during a medical procedure is provided. In some embodiments the method may be carried out without additional invasive devices or procedures being required. In one example the methodology is applied when using any type of body surface tensioning device. The tensioning device comprises fiducials that are visible to an image acquisition device. In another example of an embodiment of the current application, the methodology may be applied by attaching fiducials directly to the body surface. The relative motion of the fiducials relative to one another may be utilized to determine a change in body surface tension.
US09392962B2	Prediction of breathing signal and determining non-periodicity of breathing using signal-phase histogram A method of processing breathing signals of a subject includes obtaining breathing signals of a subject, obtaining a signal-phase histogram using the breathing signals, wherein the signal-phase histogram comprises a plurality of data points, each of the data points having at least a phase value and a signal value, determining a reference value using at least some of the plurality of data points from the signal-phase histogram, determining whether a difference between the reference value and a signal value that is associated with a current respiratory cycle exceeds a threshold, and generating an output when the difference exceeds the threshold. A method of predicting breathing signal is also provided.
US09392960B2	Focused prostate cancer treatment system and method Systems and methods for locating lesions in a prostate or other organ during a first intervention session, and for using that lesion location information during a second intervention session are presented. A module for detecting and reporting the position of a prostate in real time is disclosed. The module comprises a sensor which detects and electronic signal. An image registration system for mapping first-session 3D model information to a second-session 3D model is also presented, as is a prostate modeling facilitation tool which comprises a set of predefined 3D models of the prostate.
US09392959B2	MR spectroscopy system and method for diagnosing painful and non-painful intervertebral discs An MR Spectroscopy (MRS) system and approach is provided for diagnosing painful and non-painful discs in chronic, severe low back pain patients (DDD-MRS). A DDD-MRS pulse sequence generates and acquires DDD-MRS spectra within intervertebral disc nuclei for later signal processing & diagnostic analysis. An interfacing DDD-MRS signal processor receives output signals of the DDD-MRS spectra acquired and is configured to optimize signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by an automated system that selectively conducts optimal channel selection, phase and frequency correction, and frame editing as appropriate for a given acquisition series. A diagnostic processor calculates a diagnostic value for the disc based upon a weighted factor set of criteria that uses MRS data extracted from the acquired and processed MRS spectra along regions associated with multiple chemicals that have been correlated to painful vs. non-painful discs. A diagnostic display provides a scaled, color coded legend and indication of results for each disc analyzed as an overlay onto a mid-sagittal T2-weighted MRI image of the lumbar spine for the patient being diagnosed. Clinical application of the embodiments provides a non-invasive, objective, pain-free, reliable approach for diagnosing painful vs. non-painful discs by simply extending and enhancing the utility of otherwise standard MRI exams of the lumbar spine.
US09392937B2	Ophthalmic examination suite having chair with sideward movement An ophthalmic examination suite includes an instrument delivery stand, a base coupled with the instrument delivery stand and including a base plate, a carriage moveable on the base plate, and a chair supported by the carriage and configured to receive a seated patient thereon. The chair is laterally moveable with the carriage between an examination position and a stowed position. A space is created next to the chair when the chair is in the stowed position, and the space is configured to receive a wheelchair during an eye examination.
US09392932B2	Endoscope An endoscope includes an insertion section including first and second bending portions, a first bending drive mechanism to bend the first portion in the upward direction, first and second distal side-traction members passing inside the insertion section and a proximal side-traction member. The first portion can bend in the upward direction. The second portion is on a proximal side of the first portion and can bend in the upward direction and in right and left directions along a circumferential direction of the upward direction. The first distal side-traction member is fixed to a position of the second portion, separated from the upward direction toward the right. The second distal side-traction member is fixed to a position of the second portion, separated from the upward direction toward the left direction. The proximal side-traction member pulls the first and second distal side-traction members in conjunction with the first bending drive mechanism.
US09392927B2	Table top dishwasher A table top washing machine comprises a tub (14) for accommodating articles to be cleaned, means for circulating water within the tub, and a waste water drain (51) comprising a drain port (52) for draining water from the tub and a fitting (54) for connecting a waste line (26) to said drain port. In accordance with the present invention the waste water drain comprises an angled connector (56) having a first leg (58) for connection to the drain port (52) and a second leg (60) comprising the fitting (54), wherein said first leg is adapted for rotatable connection to the drain port, and wherein said waste water drain further comprises means (69, 70, 72, 74, 76) for limiting rotation of the first leg such that orienting the second leg to point in an upward direction is prevented.
US09392919B2	Cyclonic separator for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner comprises an improved dirt separator and collection module, which includes an exhaust grill comprising a plurality of vanes defining inlet passages for guiding working air through the module. At least one of the vanes can define an air exhaust conduit for exhausting working air from the module through the exhaust grill.
US09392911B2	Apparatus and method for dispensing liquid An apparatus and method for dispensing liquid from one container into another container is disclosed. The apparatus is placed over a fuel tank and receives an inverted, portable fuel container to allow fuel to be transferred from the portable fuel container into the fuel tank in a hands-free manner. The apparatus includes a body, tube, base, and supporting members.
US09392907B2	Bulk cooking oil distribution system A portable cooking oil distribution device for filling remote fryers with fresh cooking oil. In other embodiments the device can also collect used cooking oil from the fryer. In one embodiment, a portable device includes a fresh oil tank, a three-way valve connected by piping to the fresh oil tank, a pump connected by piping to the three-way valve, and a nozzle connected by piping to the pump, the nozzle having an outlet tube connected to the piping between the pump and the nozzle. The device may also include a used oil tank, a second three-way valve connected by piping to the used oil tank, a second pump connected by piping to the three-way valve, and piping connecting the second pump to the nozzle, where the nozzle includes a inlet tube connected to the piping between the pump and the nozzle.
US09392893B2	Closure for an opening in a lid A closure may provide controlled access to at least one opening in a lid. The closure may include an activator coupled to the lid, a cover coupled to the lid, and a connecting member coupled to the activator and the cover. The activator, cover and connecting member may form an over center latching mechanism. In addition, the activator may be connected to the lid about a first axis of rotation, the cover may be connected to the lid about a second axis of rotation, the connecting member may connected to the activator about a third axis of rotation, and the connecting member may be connected to the cover about a fourth axis of rotation. The distance between the first and second axes of rotation may be constant, and the distance between the third and fourth axes of rotation may change as the cover is moved.
US09392892B2	Lid assembly and drinking container comprising the same The present invention relates to a lid assembly for a drinking container, the lid assembly comprising a drinking orifice, a gas vent, and a mechanism to ensure that the drinking orifice can be opened only after the gas vent is opened. Furthermore, the present invention provides a lid assembly for a drinking container, which lid assembly allows for easy disassembling for purposes such as cleaning the inside of the lid assembly.
US09392882B2	Merchandising system with pusher assembly A merchandising system for a displaying a plurality of products is disclosed. The system comprises a base and a pusher member. The base includes a product-supporting surface and a track disposed beneath the product-supporting surface. The base defines a longitudinal axis. The pusher member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the base and is configured to slide longitudinally with respect to the base. The pusher member includes a base-contacting surface and a plurality of legs downwardly depending from the base-contacting surface. Each of the plurality of legs is configured to mechanically engage the track. The track includes a discontinuity to enable the legs of the pusher member to selectively mechanically engage the track.
US09392876B2	Advanced conformance encased coil spring units Encased coil units with advance conforming properties have various interconnections and structures between individually encased or wrapped coils. In the various embodiments, encasement structures between coils such as closure or attachment of sheet material or fabric, which encase the coils, are configured to allow and enhance independent movement of coils with respect to adjacent coils and remote coils of the unit. Modifications in the sheet material or fabric which encases the coils include variations in the points of connection or disconnection between adjacent coils, such as slits in the material proximate to top ends of the coils in a continuous string, or the absence of welds or glue points between adjacent encasements or strings of encasements, proximate to top ends of the coils to allow more freedom of movement of the top or upper ends of the coils and with respect to adjacent coils, and to reduce load transfer or cratering of the coil springs about the locus of the force vector.
US09392871B2	Lift-off door for equipment enclosure A lift-off door for an equipment enclosure is provided which comprises tabs on the bottom end of the door that align with slots at the bottom edge of an access window in an equipment housing frame. The tabs extend from a vertical panel on the door through two acute bend angles which are opposite in direction.
US09392868B2	Portable beach and pool table A portable folding outdoor table includes a foldable table top including a flat top and includes foldable portions joined together at joint(s) that extend through the table top and bottom, cup holders extending through the table top, a beach umbrella shaft substantially positioned in the center, extending through the table top and sized to accept a shaft of a beach umbrella, holes defined by the table top, where the holes are smaller in diameter than the cup holders and permit wind to blow through the table top, and foldable legs attached to the table top bottom, where the foldable legs are designed to position the table top at a height in the range of 10″ to 20″ above a ground surface on which the portable outdoor table sits.
US09392858B2	Cosmetic material applying container The present invention provides a cosmetic material applying container that provides comfortable use feeling and facilitates drawing a narrow line. A cosmetic material applying container includes a leading end portion which discharges a cosmetic material and is formed of a soft material. The leading end portion has a flat shape and an edge shape. A top end surface of the leading end portion constitutes an applying surface, and the leading end portion has a tapered shape. The distal end side of the leading end portion is formed in a sharp shape. The applying surface includes a distal end where a vertex position constitutes a sharp portion. The applying surface includes a concave part depressed toward a base end side in a side view at the distal end side.
US09392845B2	Article of footwear incorporating foam-filled elements and methods for manufacturing the foam-filled elements An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a plurality of support elements, and each of the support elements include a shell and a core. The shell defines an interior void and is formed from a polymer material that extends around substantially all of the void. The core has a shape of the void and is located within the void, with at least a portion of the core being a polymer foam material. The polymer foam material of at least two of the support elements may have different densities.
US09392841B2	Article of footwear with soil-shedding performance The disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof, including outsoles, which can be used in conditions normally conducive to the accumulation of soil on the outsoles. In particular, the disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof including an outsole with an external thermoplastic hydrogel film that compositionally includes polyamide block copolymer chains. The outsoles can prevent or reduce the accumulation of soil on the footwear during wear on unpaved surfaces such as sporting fields. When the outsoles are wetted with water, the outsoles can become more compliant and/or can rapidly uptake and/or expel water, which can prevent soil from adhering to the outsole and/or can assist in shedding soil present on the outsole.
US09392837B1	Interchangeable shoe heels A shoe system incorporates an open toe design having a receptacle in a heel that receives various heel designs and a toe spring for attaching various toes to give the shoe different appearances. The attachable toe configures the shoe to a closed-toe style.
US09392829B2	Magnetic clasp device for clothing accessories A device for magnetic clasping for a clothing accessory includes at least one permanently magnetized assembly arranged at one end of one surface of the accessory, while a plurality of ferromagnetic elements and/or permanently magnetized assemblies are arranged longitudinally on the other surface at the opposite end thereof. The magnetized assemblies of one surface are suitable for attracting a magnetized assembly of the other surface. The magnetized assemblies and/or ferromagnetic elements of each surface are arranged such that, by placing the ends of the surfaces vertically adjacent to one another, a plurality of adjustment positions of the surfaces are obtained relative to the position of the magnetized assemblies and ferromagnetic elements, representing a plurality of possible tightness levels. Each magnetized assembly of one surface engages with a magnetized assembly or a ferromagnetic element of the other surface in each one of the adjustment positions to close any magnetic field.
US09392828B2	Wearable pocket Provided is a wearable pocket that can be inside clothing through a magnetic connection with a button on outside of the clothing.
US09392825B2	Cold weather vented garment The present invention relates to breathable, vented, and insulating cold weather garments. More particularly, the present invention relates to garments with chambers to retain an insulating fill material. Perforations along the seams between the insulating chambers may achieve optimal evaporative moisture transfer from the inside (proximal to the body of a wearer) of the garment to the outside environment.
US09392821B1	Multi-layer costume bib A multi-layer costume bib including a bib body with a pocket for catching crumbs, a detachable retention strap for a youth or an adult wearer who lacks sufficient mobility to don the bib otherwise, and a waterproof medial layer disposed between an external layer and an internal layer in each of the bib body and the pocket, as well as an interfacing between the medial layer and the external layer of the pocket. The present costume bib also provides first and second members that are costume elements to encourage a youth or an adult to wear the bib and to encourage the wearer to participate in entertainment activities.
US09392814B2	Delivery system for drinks A water soluble shell or binder is used to encapsulate nutrients, flavoring, other food grade ingredients or combinations thereof together as a single serving or unit. The unit or single serving may be distributed to people to provide nutrition to people in mass casualty situations. In this manner, more nutrients may be delivered since water which has a significant amount of weight and volume need not be transported to the people. Moreover, in normal situations, the water soluble shell or binder dissolves sufficiently quick so that the user can quickly consume nutrients.
US09392811B2	Whole grain flour and products including same A white whole grain wheat flour is milled from whole grain wheat kernels of white wheat. The white whole grain wheat flour has the appearance, texture, and consistency of refined wheat flour and the nutritional value of whole wheat flour. The white whole grain wheat flour can have a particle size distribution such that about 2% or more of the white whole grain wheat flour is larger than about 212 μm.
US09392801B2	Method for obtaining gut with marks and a meat product with marks, gut and meat products thus obtained The invention describes a process to produce a casing with marks and a meat product with marks. Said process starts from a casing by way of pleated tubular wrapping, where a coloring composition is impregnated on at least one sector of its surface to produce a casing with marks, which is optionally transferred to the stuffed meat product in said casing.
US09392789B2	Compositions of dibromomalonamide and their use as biocides The application describes synergistic microbicidal compositions comprising: 2,2-dibromomalonamide and an oxidizing biocide selected from the group consisting of: monochloramine, bromochlorodimethylhydantoin, hypobromite ion or hypobromous acid, hydrogen peroxide, dichloroisocyanurate, trichloroisocyanurate and chlorine dioxide and a method for controlling microorganism growth in an aqueous or water-containing system.
US09392783B1	Fish alert device for a fishing rod A fish alert device for a fishing rod provides a means to alert a fisherman of a fish on the line. The device includes an alert bell and a housing which is adaptable to an existing fishing rod that provides an alarm sound upon catching a fish. The device allows a user to cast and re-cast without needing to remove the device.
US09392782B2	Waterproof and buoyant rod and reel carrying case and seat cushion combination The present invention relates to a soft and durable carrying case for transporting one or more fishing rods (typically a 2 piece rod) and reels that affords protection as well as buoyancy if dropped in the water. The inner foam material is specially made, placed and secured into the nylon shell to aid in buoyancy and protecting the rods and reels from damage. The carrying case can also be used to transport other types if equipment that are a maximum of 43 inches in length. The present invention can be reconfigured into a seat cushion after taking out the rods and reels. Said seat cushion is designed in such a manner as to prevent pain to the tailbone. The dual usage capability of the present invention allows for the consumer to alleviate 2 problems (carrying a fishing rod and reel easily) and preventing pain to the tailbone when sitting down while fishing. Another feature of the present invention is a 3rd or 4th use whereby, the carrying case can be further reconfigured as a blanket or poncho. The case is made of nylon, polyester and foam construction or other suitable materials for cushioning and warming effect.
US09392781B2	Live bait heater and aerator An apparatus with a submersed unit, an air pump, a switching-mode power supply, a power transmission cable, a multi-position selector switch, and an air hose is used to aerate and also heat a quantity of water that holds live bait used for fishing. The switching-mode power supply and the air pump are enclosed within a head unit housing which is plugged into a power source. The water containing the live bait is aerated through an aeration stone connected to the air pump through the air hose. When the water needs to be heated a temperature sensitive heating element heats the water. The supplied conditions are controlled by the multi-position selector switch. The temperature sensitive heating element is powered through the power transmission cable and contains a thermistor and a resistive wire. More specifically, when the thermistor detects a drop in temperature, the resistive wire converts electricity into heat.
US09392775B2	Fish culturing system The fish culturing system includes a culture tank for raising fish, a multi-stage filter system to clean the water in the culture tank, and an air manifold supplying air to the whole system. A water return manifold substantially surrounds the upper portion of the culture tank and a waste output manifold substantially surrounds the lower portion of the culture tank. Water flowing through the water return manifold exits through a plurality of openings into the culture tank and an air diffuser assembly aerates and induces opposing flows in the water in the culture tank. Waste material in the culture tank is drawn through the waste output manifold and directed through the multi-stage filter system to remove solid waste and reduce toxic levels of ammonia. At least one clean-out port communicates with the water return manifold and the waste output manifold for respective cleaning. An adjustable overflow pipe regulates water levels.
US09392772B2	Poultry feeder storage system A poultry feed system is provided having a plurality of feeders that may be fully charged with feed while located on the floor of the feed house, but are capable of being stored near to their location when feeding has ceased.
US09392768B1	Throw and fetch equipment and systems using interchangeable projectile holder elements A throw and fetch system includes a universal handle, at least two projectiles, and at least two interchangeable projectile holder elements. A first projectile has a first size and/or shape, and a second projectile has a second size and/or shape. A first interchangeable projectile holder element has an interior that is sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the first projectile, and a second interchangeable projectile holder element has an interior that is sized and shaped to correspond to the size and shape of the second projectile. In a first state the first projectile holder element is attached to a distal end of the universal handle such that the first projectile may be held then thrown therefrom by a user, and in a second state the second projectile holder element is attached such that the second projectile may be held then thrown therefrom by the user.
US09392761B2	Bean variety SV1098GV The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line designated SV1098GV. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line SV1098GV, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SV1098GV with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SV1098GV, including the pods and gametes of such plants.
US09392756B1	Self-watering planter assembly A self-contained, low-maintenance planter assembly used indoors or outdoors to provide prolonged self-watering of plants in a tray preferably supported by an easily height-adjustable frame insert positioned within the lower reservoir portion of a fluid-containing planter housing. Interior tray-lifting members are located adjacent to the tray's top edge, and the tray's bottom surface has perforations. Plant roots may be in growth/support medium distributed directly into the tray, or in drainable pots. Fluid-permeable material under the growth/support medium allows surplus rainwater to refill the planter housing via the tray's perforations in outdoor applications, while an overfill prevention hole in the planter housing prevents nutrient/liquid therein from entering the tray, with wicking member or members instead distributing nutrient/liquid upwardly to tray-supported plant roots. No tools or power/water connections are needed for assembly function. Applications include, but are not limited to, residential and commercial use, including hotels, convention centers, malls, and schools.
US09392747B2	Finger drive for a crop feed roller A crop feeding roller for a header includes a plurality of finger units within the roller each having a pair of fingers projecting outwardly for engaging crop outside the peripheral wall of the roller. The peripheral wall has opposed finger guide holes associated with the pair of fingers. Each finger unit including an inner member carrying the fingers and containing an elongate guide slot transverse to the axis of the roller and a stationary guide member within the guide slot at a position within the roller arranged to cause the inner member with the fingers of each of the finger units to reciprocate during the rotation of the roller. The guide slot is shaped with at least one curved lobe to one side of a transverse center section so that the slot can be S-shaped or C-shaped to improve the dwell time and swept area obtained by the finger movement.
US09398731B1	Cooling electronic devices in a data center A cooling apparatus for rack-mounted computing devices includes a heat sink including a thermal interface to conductively contact a computing device mounted on a printed circuit board; a cold plate including a first portion in thermal communication with the heat sink with a working fluid, and a second portion that includes a cooling coil in thermal communication with the first portion, the cooling coil including an inlet to receive chilled liquid; a fan positioned to circulate airflow over the cold plate; and a controller coupled to the fan to adjust a speed of the fan in response to an output of a sensor coupled to the computing device.
US09398724B2	Control device and motor unit including the control device A control device of a motor unit includes a housing, and a circuit board that is housed in the housing. The circuit board includes a first substrate portion which is fixed to a side wall and in which heat dissipation components are fitted onto a first main surface, a second substrate portion in which a second main surface faces the first main surface of the first substrate portion, and heating elements are fitted onto the second main surface, and a first connecting portion that connects an end portion of the first substrate portion with an end portion of the second substrate portion. The heating elements and the heat dissipation components face each other.
US09398722B1	Cold plate with insertable integrated thermostatic expansion device and sensing element An apparatus for uniform cooling of a single power electronics device, an array of discrete power electronics devices or types of other heat-generating by integrating discrete thermostatic expansion devices (TXVs) and their control directly into each discrete cold plate. The thermostatic expansion device is positioned such that a sensing element is located directly within the exit refrigerant stream.
US09398716B2	Server casing with quick release rack structure for server A rack structure for mounting a server in a server system with a slide channel and a retention groove, includes: a rack formed with one engagement element slidable non-removably within the channel; and a rotary rod having a first end connected pivotally to the rack via a pivot pin and a second end provided with a slide stick extending slidably into the groove. The rotary rod is rotatable about the pivot pin relative to the rack between a locking position, where the rotary rod is generally aligned with the rack while the slide stick engages a first end of the groove so as to retain the rack non-movably in the channel, and an unlocked position, where the rotary rod extends generally transverse to the rack while the slide stick engages a second end of the groove to permit sliding action of the rack within the channel.
US09398715B2	Electronic module shelf assembly and methods An electronics chassis comprises an electronics module residing in the chassis and fronted by a multi-piece faceplate system. The multi-piece faceplate system includes a faceplate and a faceplate assembly. The faceplate assembly includes an ejection lever pivotally coupled to the electronics module. The ejection lever includes an ejection latch coupled to the faceplate assembly. The ejection latch is configured to facilitate retention of the electronics module within the chassis when said faceplate assembly is in a closed position. The ejection latch is further configured to facilitate ejection of the electronics module from the chassis when the faceplate assembly is in an open position.
US09398711B2	Display device A display device including a display panel, a rear cover, disposed at a rear of the display panel, which forms a rear exterior of the display panel, and a reinforcing member disposed between the display panel and the rear cover, such that the strength of the display device is increased, wherein the reinforcing member includes a body unit having a shape of the display panel and forms an external appearance of the reinforcing member, and a plurality of cells that penetrate the body unit.
US09398710B2	Enclosure for an electronic control unit and electronic control unit An enclosure for an electronic control unit is specified which contains a rigid housing element for receiving electronic components of the electronic control unit, an elastic cover covering an open side of the housing element and a protrusion element attached to or comprised by the rigid housing element. The cover abuts the protrusion element with a predetermined force when barometric pressures on different sides of the cover are equal. The cover contains an aperture in the region where the cover abuts the protrusion element. Further, an electronic control unit with the enclosure is specified.
US09398705B2	Stretchable printed electronic sheets to electrically connect uneven two dimensional and three dimensional surfaces A method and apparatus for forming a conductor on an uneven two-dimensional (2-D) or three-dimensional (3-D) surface is described. An amount of conductive material needed to form a conductor between two points on a surface of an object is determined. The determined amount of conductive material is deposited on a substrate. The substrate with the deposited conductive material is applied to the object to form a conductor between the two points on the surface of the object. The conductive material and substrate may be stretchable. The conductive material may be deposited by an inkjet printer or an embedded 3-D printer. The substrate with the deposited conductive material may be applied to the object by laminating the substrate with the deposited conductive material to the object.
US09398702B2	Manufacturing a product using a soldering process Manufacturing a product, wherein the product includes a first part and a second part, wherein the first part includes solder pins and the second part includes solder pads, wherein each of the solder pins has the matching solder pad, wherein each of the solder pads is covered by a matching solder paste bead. Aligning the solder pins against the solder pads in a way that each pair of the solder pin and the matching solder pad is thermally and electrically connected by the matching solder paste bead. Connecting a mating connector to the first part, wherein the mating connector is operable for providing a part of an electrical conducting path. Heating at least one of the solder paste beads by an electrical resistive heating, wherein the electrical resistive heating is generated by an electrical current flowing through the electrical conducting path.
US09398701B2	Component holding structures, system, and method A component holding structure for holding a plurality of through-hole components having an axial lead includes a pair of opposing end walls that define a cavity between them. The cavity is configured to receive the through-hole components. The through-hole components are positioned between the pair of opposing end walls in a vertically-stacked configuration. Each one of the end walls includes at least one slot that is configured to receive the axial lead of each through-hole component when the plurality of through-hole components are inserted into the component holding structure. Each one of the end walls also includes a plurality of lead guides that are configured to guide the axial lead of each through-hole component when the plurality of through-hole components are inserted into the component holding structure.
US09398698B2	Forming patterns of electrically conductive materials A pattern of an electrically conductive print material is formed on a receiver element using an elastomeric relief element that has a relief pattern comprising (1) an uppermost relief surface, and (2) an average relief image depth of at least 50 μm relative to the uppermost relief surface. A printable material composition is applied to the uppermost relief surface, which printable material composition contains an electrically conductive print material and a carrier liquid. At least 50 weight % of the carrier liquid is removed from the uppermost relief surface, leaving the electrically conductive print material on the uppermost relief surface. Either the elastomeric relief element or the printable material composition on the elastomeric relief element, or both, are treated with an acid in vapor or liquid form to improve conductivity of the electrically conductive print material after it has been transferred from the uppermost relief surface to the receiver element.
US09398692B2	Interconnecting conduction structure for electrically connecting conductive traces of flexible circuit boards An interconnecting conduction structure for electrically connecting conductive traces of a lapped flexible circuit board is disclosed. The lapped flexible circuit board includes a first flexible circuit board and a second flexible circuit board. A through hole is formed in the second flexible circuit board and an interconnecting conduction member is filled in the through hole of the second flexible circuit board. The interconnecting conduction member is electrically connected to a second solder pad of the second flexible circuit board and a first solder pad of the first flexible circuit board in order to formed a lapped connection between conductive traces of the first flexible circuit board and the second flexible circuit board.
US09398687B2	Display device including line on glass A display device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a first PCB including first PCB lines to transmit powers and second PCB lines to transmit an image data, gate control signals and data control signals; a second PCB including third PCB lines to transmit the powers and fourth PCB lines to transmit the image data, the gate control signals and the data control signals; a first COF including first COF lines connected to the first PCB lines and second COF lines connected to the second PCB lines; a second COF including third COF lines connected to the third PCB lines and fourth COF lines connected to the fourth PCB lines; and a display panel including first LOGs connected to the first COF lines and the third COF lines and second LOGs connected to the second COF lines and the fourth COF lines.
US09398683B2	Packaged capacitor component with multiple self-resonance frequencies A packaged capacitor component such as a surface mount technology capacitor component may be formed with multiple self-resonant frequencies. The capacitor component may include multiple capacitor portions separated by dielectric layers. The capacitor portions may each be formed from interleaving conductive layers. Additional dielectric layers may be interposed between the interleaving conductive layers. Each capacitor portion may be characterized by a corresponding self-resonance frequency. If desired, a packaged capacitor component having multiple self-resonant frequencies may be formed by stacking multiple surface-mount capacitor components. Each of the stacked surface-mount capacitor components may include interleaving conductive layers that are centered between top and bottom surfaces of that component. Packaged capacitor components having multiple self-resonance frequencies may be used as direct-current blocking capacitors or decoupling capacitors.
US09398680B2	Immersible plasma coil assembly and method for operating the same A coil assembly includes an encapsulation structure having a coil placement region formed therein. One or more access ports are formed through the encapsulation structure to the coil placement region. The coil placement region is hermetically sealed by the encapsulation structure outside of the one or more access ports. A coil device is disposed within the coil placement region within the encapsulation structure. Terminals of the coil device are accessible through the one or more access ports formed through the encapsulation structure. The encapsulation structure is formed of a material suitable for exposure to a plasma. The coil assembly can be disposed inside of a plasma processing chamber and above a support structure, such that the coil assembly is in exposure to a plasma generated between the coil assembly and the support structure by radiofrequency power supplied to the coil device within the coil assembly.
US09398679B2	Air cooled plasma torch and components thereof Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an air cooled, retract-start plasma cutting torch having improved performance. The torch comprises any one, or a combination of an improved nozzle, electrode, shield cap and swirl ring, where these components have improved geometries and physical properties which optimize plasma jet performance during cutting.
US09398675B2	Mobile imaging apparatus In an exemplary embodiment, an imaging apparatus comprises an arm assembly coupled to an imaging arm. The arm assembly includes a shoulder joint, an elbow joint, and an articulation assembly. The shoulder joint is configured to travel a vertical distance in a substantially linear fashion and provide rotational movement. The imaging arm comprises a first end and a second end. As such, the imaging apparatus is configured to provide radial motion along a path equal to the length of the arm assembly and the imaging arm along the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the shoulder joint. The imaging apparatus may also comprise a movable cabinet, a monitor, and a control, with the arm assembly coupled to the movable cabinet. Furthermore, the imaging arm may comprise an x-ray source and a sensor, with the monitor displaying data detected by the sensor.
US09398669B2	Lighting element-centric network of networks A method for sending and receiving data via a relatively short range, low power wireless data communication link between lighting devices and other non-lighting-system devices. The method includes routing the data over a data network at a premises for which the lighting devices provide illumination. The data may be routed over the data network to a wide area network outside the premises for non-lighting related communications.
US09398666B2	Reflective and transflective operation modes for a display device A direct-view display apparatus includes a transparent substrate, an internal light source, a plurality of light modulators coupled to the transparent substrate, and a controller for controlling the states of the plurality of light modulators and the internal light source. The controller is configured to cause the display to transition from one of a transmissive, reflective and transflective mode, to a second of said modes.
US09398660B2	Lighting system and control circuit for the same Disclosed herein are a lighting system for emitting light using power having a phase controlled by a dimmer and improving the light emission state of a light source and a control circuit for the same. Shimmer can be improved by performing charging and discharging using a current supplied to a load or a current flowing in the current path of a load and performing current control using a charging voltage generated by the charging and discharging.
US09398654B2	Solid state lighting apparatus and methods using integrated driver circuitry A lighting apparatus includes a first substrate including a switching circuit, the switching circuit including a first port, a second port and a current control circuit configured to generate a current at the second port of the current control circuit responsive to a varying voltage at the first port. The apparatus further includes a second substrate mounted on the first substrate and including at least two LEDs electrically coupled to the second port of the current control circuit of the first substrate.
US09398649B2	Constant power supply for LED emergency lighting using smart output resetting circuit for no load conditions A constant power backup power supply for LED lighting fixtures is disclosed. The power supply includes a storage battery that is charged while an AC power source is in an ON condition. When AC power transitions to an OFF conditions, a capacitor bank charged by the battery supplies current to the primary side of a flyback converter operating in discontinuous conduction mode. The secondary side of the flyback converter supplies constant output power to the LED lighting fixture for an arbitrary output voltage within a predetermined range.
US09398645B2	Current detecting and switching apparatus A current detecting and switching apparatus that provides automatic coupling of internal components of an appliance to varying supply voltage sources to prevent components from operating at something other than their intended power rating. The switching apparatus provides automatic coupling to multi-rated internal components of the appliance instead of providing a voltage specific appliance pre-wiring of specific connections of a multi-voltage component.
US09398644B2	Radio-frequency heating apparatus and radio-frequency heating method A radio-frequency heating apparatus includes a phase varying unit to vary the phase of radio-frequency power; and a plurality of antennas which are placed on the same plane in a heating chamber and radiate a plurality of radio-frequency waves. The radio-frequency waves have a predetermined phase difference caused by phase variation in the phase varying unit. A geometry information acquisition unit acquires the geometry of an object; and a control unit controls the phase varying unit so that the radio-frequency waves are in phase in a first mode, and the radio-frequency waves are in opposite phase in a second mode. The control unit switches between the first mode and the second mode based on the acquired geometry information.
US09398639B2	Methods circuits apparatus and systems for wireless data communication Disclosed are methods, circuits, apparatus and systems for facilitating wireless data communication. According to some embodiments, there may be provided a wireless access point including a set of N antenna elements adapted to receive a transmission, wherein the transmission may include one or more data streams. There may be provided a multi-stream wireless modem circuit including a set of K received signal input nodes. According to further embodiments, a received signal translation block may be adapted to translate a data baring radio frequency signal received through the set of N antenna elements into signal inputs applied at some or all of the K received signal input nodes, wherein translating may include using a translation matrix and/or applying an MRC.
US09398636B2	Adjacent channel optimized receiver The present invention offers significant improvements in the performance of a radio receiver operating in an environment with high desired band interference. The present invention comprises a high selectivity RF circuit that is located between the antenna and the radio receiver, and utilizes superheterodyne technology to filter adjacent channel interference in the desired band frequency spectrum. This type of interference is problematic for IEEE 802.11 radio receivers that are implemented with the popular direct conversion radio receiver architectures. The present invention may be utilized in many types of radio receivers.
US09398624B2	Wireless communication Wireless communication terminal 100 reads connection setting information for making a connection to access point 200, the connection setting information including a plurality of identifiers of access point 200. Wireless communication terminal 100 stores the read connection setting information. Wireless communication terminal 100 reads the stored connection setting information and uses an identifier informed by access point 200 and the read connection setting information to set wireless communication connection with access point 200.
US09398622B2	System and method for connecting a communication to a client A method and system for connecting a communication to a client including at a system bridge, establishing a client subscription connection with a client device; receiving an incoming communication request at the system bridge; publishing an incoming communication notification from the system bridge to the client device; receiving a client communication at the system bridge; and merging the incoming communication request into the client communication at the system bridge.
US09398621B2	Storage medium storing information processing program, information processing system, information processing apparatus and method for processing connection requests to establish connection to access points from a plurality of programs An information processing program for controlling an information processing apparatus capable of executing at least first and second programs in parallel is provided. The information processing program includes: reception instructions for receiving a connection request for connection to an access point from the first and/or second program(s); determination instructions for comparing information of the received connection request with information of connection status to the access point, and thereby determining whether or not that one of the first and second programs which made the connection request is to be connected to the access point; and connection processing instructions for performing a process for connecting the program that made the connection request to the access point, based on the result of determination.
US09398614B2	Data collection system, data collection device, wireless communication device, and communication method for collecting data A wireless communication device in a data collection system starts measuring a time when the wireless communication device receives a wireless signal from a data collection device. The wireless communication device changes the wireless channel, transmits a detection signal for detecting the data collection device, and starts measuring a time after transmitting the detection signal when the wireless communication device is unable to receive a next wireless signal from the data collection device even after passage of a predetermined time since the wireless communication device has previously received the wireless signal. The wireless communication device changes the wireless channel to be used, depending on whether the wireless communication device has received a response signal from the data collection device in response to the detection signal within a predetermined time.
US09398612B2	Signaling for random access in time division duplexed (TDD) systems with traffic adaptation A next-generation base station can update an uplink-downlink (UL/DL) configuration of a cell more frequently than legacy user equipments (UEs) are configured to recognize UL/DL updates while preventing non-compliant uplink transmissions in downlink subframes. For instance, a next-generation base station can restrict updates to the uplink-downlink configuration such that uplink timeslots previously allocated for random access channel (RACH) transmission opportunities by legacy UEs remain configured for uplink transmission. Alternatively, the next-generation base station can restrict the allocation of RACH transmission opportunities of legacy UEs to timeslots that are statically configured for uplink transmission. Notably, such a restriction may be selectively applied to legacy UEs, so as to not limit the performance of next-generation UEs.
US09398604B2	System and method for managing multiradio communications in a single device An apparatus may include a processor circuit and a communication scheduling module operable on the processor circuit to receive a first set of terminal information of a first terminal transceiver, and a second set of terminal information of a second terminal transceiver, determine whether the first and second terminal transceivers are co-located in a radio terminal based on the first and second sets of terminal information, and schedule first and second radio-frequency (RF) communications with the first and second terminal transceivers, respectively, of the radio terminal to reduce interference between the first and second communications when the first and second terminal transceivers are co-located within the radio terminal. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US09398597B2	Multiplexing of control and data with varying power offsets in a SC-FDMA system Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate multiplexing of control information and data for common transmission in a localized FDM wireless communication system. Localized FDM transmission of control and data channels can be achieved by, for example, multiplexing control information with data and transmitting the control information and data using resources and transmission schemes specified for transmission of the data. To ensure the reliability of control information multiplexed with data, a power offset can be applied to the control information to provide varying protection levels for the control information based on properties of the data resources into which it is embedded in order to maintain a predetermined signal quality for the control information independent of the data resources.
US09398587B1	Real-time signal detection over very wide band in low SNR environments A method of and apparatus removing of a plurality of relatively narrow banded signals in a relatively wide banded input signal. The method involves and the apparatus provides for compressively sensing one relatively narrow banded signal in the relatively wide banded input signal and removing one relatively narrow banded signal from the relatively wide banded input signal before detecting and removing another relatively narrow banded signal in the relatively wide banded input signal, the step of and apparatus for compressing sensing occurring with respect to both (i) the input signal with the previously detected narrow banded signals removed therefrom and (ii) a frequency shifted version of (i).
US09398580B2	Terminal, base station, communications system, and communications method There are provided a base station, a terminal, a communications system, and a communications method which enable efficient transmission and reception of transmission data even in the case where the base station notifies the terminal of control information via an enhanced physical downlink control channel.A terminal configured to perform communication with a base station monitors a physical downlink control channel mapped to a physical downlink control channel region, and acquires higher-layer control information indicating a plurality of enhanced physical downlink control channel regions different from the physical downlink control channel region. In the case where the terminal has acquired the higher-layer control information, the terminal monitors an enhanced physical downlink control channel mapped to at least one region from among the plurality of enhanced physical downlink control channel regions, in place of the physical downlink control channel mapped to the physical downlink control channel region.
US09398577B2	Transmission and reception of control information The disclosure is related to transmitting control information in a transmission/reception point and to receiving the control information in user equipment. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to transmitting the control information for user equipment which receives downlink control information through a downlink control channel newly defined in a data region. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to performing a resource mapping for enhanced control channel elements (ECCEs) of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH).
US09398569B2	L1 control signaling for UTRAN HSDPA A Level-1 (L1) signaling flag is mapped to unused (invalid) bit sequences in Part 1 of the HS-SCCH—that is, Part 1 bit encodings that are not defined in the UTRAN specifications—and a corresponding L1 command is encoded in Part 2. This allows UE (18) to detect early that the HS-SCCH is pure L1 signaling, and the UE (18) may avoid wasting power by not processing an accompanying HS-PDSCH. Alternatively, in CPC HS-SCCH-less mode, the UE (18) may blind decode the HS PDSCH. In one embodiment, a general DRX mode is defined and controlled via L1 signaling. In one embodiment, a UE (18) acknowledgement improves the L1 signaling accuracy. In one embodiment, a L1 signal and UE (18) acknowledgement protocol are utilized to “ping” a UE (18).
US09398568B2	System and method for optimizing data transmission to nodes of a wireless mesh network For improving data packet transmission from a collector node to one or more network nodes without additional routing protocols or increase of the overall network load, a system and a method are provided, wherein a node and/or the collector node receiving an uplink data packet addressed to the collector node is adapted to store at least a sender node information and a transmitting node information as a reverse-route information for a predetermined time.
US09398564B2	Channel selection in a wireless network Systems and methods are described for managing channel selection among a plurality of mesh points in a wireless network. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first announcement that includes channel exclusion information from a first mesh point; managing a distributed channel exclusion list based on the announcement; and generating a second announcement to the first mesh point based on the channel exclusion list.
US09398556B2	Geographic redundancy determination for time based location information in a wireless radio network Determining levels of geographic redundancy among radios of a wireless radio network is disclosed. The level of geographic redundancy for a radio can affect the determination of location information for a user equipment (UE) on the wireless radio network. The disclosed subject matter can be employed in conjunction with timed fingerprint location (TFL) technologies to facilitate selection of radios employed in determining time values for TFL location determination. Levels of geographic redundancy can be employed to rank or order radios of a wireless radio network so as to reduce the likelihood of using geographically redundant radios in location determination. Further, rules can be selected to adjust threshold values and equations employed in determining the levels of geographic redundancy. Moreover, rules can be selected to apply boundary conditions to reduce the number of determinations formed for a set of radios of the wireless radio network.
US09398550B2	Using synchronization frames for mesh networking with piconets Certain aspects provide a technique for managing transmissions in a wireless network. The technique generally provides for an access terminal to transmit synchronization packets containing timing information regarding an existing piconet. The synchronization packets may contain an indication of resources of the piconet allocated to the access terminal by an access point.
US09398546B2	Call sustainability during power imbalance in multicarrier uplink In aspects for controlling transmit power of dual carrier uplink transmission for wireless communications, a user equipment (UE) determines presence of transmit power imbalance between a first and second radio frequency (RF) carrier of respective dedicated physical control channels for uplink transmission. The UE determines an estimate of a remaining available transmit power after estimating the transmit power used by each of the dedicated physical control channels. The UE allocates the estimated remaining available transmit power to the first and second RF carrier respectively based on both a size of data granted for uplink transmission on each RF carrier and on an effective power per bit on each RF carrier. Additionally, the UE determines a higher reliability value for each RF carrier based on a lower data error rate, identifies priority values for data to be transmitted and sends higher priority data over the RF carrier with higher reliability value.
US09398531B1	Dynamic field control method and system to conserve energy during NFC communication The disclosure relates to dynamic field control method to save energy and significantly reduce battery consumption during NFC real time communication between NFC devices. In an exemplary embodiment provides a method to dynamically control the NFC field according to the data exchange status to thereby significantly reduce power consumption. The disclosed embodiment is particularly suitable for NFC for long term communication between two NFC mobile devices.
US09398529B2	System and method for enabling low power devices Various embodiments are directed to a wireless access point capable of reserving a wireless communication channel by sending a quiet message to multiple legacy devices. The quiet message may include data identifying periodic quiet durations during which the legacy devices cannot access the wireless communication channel. The wireless access point may send a polling schedule to the multiple low power wireless devices. The polling schedule may include data identifying the periodic quiet durations. The wireless access point may then poll the multiple low power wireless devices during the periodic quiet durations. The low power wireless devices can exchange data with the wireless access point during the quiet durations. The quiet message sent to the legacy devices guarantees that the legacy devices will not use the specified channel during the quiet durations. Thus, communications with the low power wireless devices may occur without interference from the legacy devices.
US09398524B2	Method and apparatus for supporting uplink starvation avoidance in a long term evolution system A method and apparatus for uplink (UL) starvation avoidance includes determining a current buffer status information. The current buffer status information is reported to an evolved Node B (eNB). A grant that includes a determination of a number of tokens a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may accumulate is received from the eNB.
US09398523B2	Method for determining neighboring base station, base station, and processing network element The present invention provides a method for determining a neighboring base station, a base station, and a processing network element. The method for determining a neighboring base station includes: receiving, by a base station, a measurement report, sent by a terminal, of another base station adjacent to the base station; sending, by the base station, the measurement report to a processing network element; and determining, by the processing network element, a neighboring base station of the base station according to the measurement report. The technical solution provided in the present invention can be used to determine a neighboring base station of a base station, which avoids a problem in the prior art that an error is likely to occur in manually determining a neighboring base station of a base station, thereby improving accuracy of determining a neighbor relationship between base stations.
US09398522B2	Mobile station, small radio base station, and communication control method A “macro-assisted cell” adaptable to multiple operation modes is realized. In a mobile station (UE) of the invention, a control unit (22) is configured to start communication in a small cell on the basis of MIB/SIB of the small cell when a sequence in a “discovery signal” is determined as a sequence for a “stand-alone cell.” The control unit (22) is configured to start the communication in the small cell on the basis of a control signal from a macro cell when the sequence in the “discovery signal” is determined as a sequence for a “macro-assisted cell.”
US09398509B1	Dynamic hand-over parameter control Methods and systems for dynamic parameter selection are provided. A station receives a condition measurement report from user equipment (UE) served by the station. The condition measurement report includes a signal strength indication, which includes a strength of a reference signal measured by the UE that is received by the UE over the air from the station. The wireless communication network includes a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. A parameter controller compares the signal strength indication to a signal strength threshold, to identify a change in the strength of the reference signal. The parameter controller selects an alternate parameter value of a parameter associated with hand-over that is different from a current parameter value, responsive to the identified change in the reference signal strength. The station sends an instruction to the UE served by the station to perform hand-over measurement reporting using the selected alternate parameter value.
US09398505B2	Reducing stream interruptions during network handover Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving streaming media while switching between different networks is described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a portion of a streaming media through a data connection on a first communication channel between a mobile device and a first network, and while the portion of the streaming media is being received through the data connection on the first communication channel, detecting that a second communication channel between the mobile device and a second network is available, establishing a data connection on the second communication channel, and receiving data through the second data connection on the second communication channel.
US09398500B2	Systems, methods, and devices for cell selection based on prioritized nodes Systems and methods for cell selection and/or reselection based on prioritize nodes are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) may be configured to determine whether to select and/or reselect an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Node B (eNB). The eNB may be a dedicated eNB and/or may be communicatively coupled to a dedicated core network (CN). The dedicated eNB and/or the dedicated CN may be configured to optimize performance for UEs sharing particular characteristics. Accordingly, the selection and/or reselection criteria may be biased to encourage the UE to select and/or reselect towards a dedicated eNB and/or an eNB coupled to a dedicated CN. The eNB and/or CN may be dedicated to supporting particular types of UEs, types of nodes, types of traffic, types of subscriptions, UE mobilities, applications/services, other predetermined categories, and/or the like.
US09398494B2	Methods, devices and computer program products providing for improved random access in a local area network environment The present invention proposes methods in relation to providing for random access in a local area network environment, and encompasses, from an eNB perspective, defining (S1) a set of N dedicated preambles among a total number X of preambles, allocating (S4) a dedicated preamble to a terminal responsive to a connection request received from said terminal, and identifying (S9) said terminal when requesting random access, based on the allocated dedicated preamble contained in a random access request received. From a UE perspective, it encompasses requesting (S3) a connection to be established with a network transceiver device, receiving (S5) information on a dedicated preamble being allocated, and issuing (S8) a random access request to said network transceiver device which includes the allocated dedicated preamble. It also addresses correspondingly configured devices and computer program products.
US09398490B2	Method of fragmenting a message in a network Embodiments described herein provide a method of fragmenting a large message into, for example, numbered packets for sending the message in a packet based communication system, such as in a ZigBee wireless network. Each packet may have a predetermined size and may include a MAC address, a network header of a variable size, and fragmented message data. The fragmented message data can be configured to be smaller than the available space in the packet so that the packet can be sent, for example, when the size of the header increases.
US09398489B1	Method and apparatus for context based data compression in a communication system A dynamic context resource module measures a compression performance level of a most recent compressed data packet of each of a plurality of compressed signal streams to generate a signal stream compression performance level for each signal stream. Dynamic compression performance indicators are calculated from the measured signal stream compression performance levels and are stored in a dynamic context resource table. A compression parameter estimation module reads the dynamic compression performance indicators and determines if each signal stream exhibits a desired performance level. If a signal stream does not exhibit the desired performance level, the compression parameters for the signal stream are adjusted. A compressed packet generator compresses a next data packet of the signal stream based upon the adjusted compression parameters for the signal stream or the unadjusted compression parameters for the signal stream.
US09398483B2	Method and controlling node for controlling measurements by a user equipment A method and controlling node (400) of a cellular network, to control measurements on signals to or from a User Equipment, UE, engaged in a radio communication in a cluster cell served by multiple transmission points (404). A set of conditions potentially affecting performance for the UE in the cluster cell, is identified. At least one type of reference signals and corresponding radio measurement(s) are then selected based on the identified set of conditions. The controlling node obtains measurements made on the selected type(s) of reference signals according to the radio measurement(s), and configures a UE-specific measurement set of transmission points (406) for the UE, out of the transmission points (404) serving the cluster cell, based on the obtained measurements. The UE is then instructed to perform and report measurements on UE-specific downlink signals transmitted from the transmission points of the UE-specific measurement set.
US09398478B2	Radio base station, radio network node and methods therein for detecting a faulty antenna Embodiments herein relate to a method in a first radio base station (12) for enabling detection of a faulty antenna in a radio communications network. The radio communication network comprises the first radio base station (12) providing radio coverage in a first cell (14), and a second radio base station (13) providing radio coverage in a second cell (15). The first radio base station (12) receives, from at least one user equipment in the first cell (14), a first set of measurement reports over a first period of time. At least some measurement reports are indicating a cell relation between the first cell (14) and the second cell (15). The first radio base station (12) further forms reference statistics of the cell relation between the first cell (14) and the second cell (15) based on the first set of measurement reports. Furthermore, the first radio base station (12) receives, from at least one user equipment in the first cell (14), a second set of measurement reports over a second period of time. The first radio base station (12) then forms current statistics of the cell relation between the first cell (14) and the second cell (15) based on the second set of measurement reports. The first radio base station (12) then compares the current statistics with the reference statistics to enable the detection of a faulty antenna in the first radio base station (12) or the second radio base station (13).
US09398471B2	Identifying a wireless communication channel and a power setting for use by an access point to advertise a particular SSID When an access point (AP) is first powered up, it lacks provisioning information such as channel numbers, power levels, SSIDS, security settings, and so on. The process of supplying this information required to get the AP operating as part of a network is called provisioning. An unprovisioned AP in a swarm first attempts to obtain a DHCP address. Once it gets a DHCP address or selects an address such as from the link-address (169.254.xx.xx) group, it advertises a predetermined wireless SSID.
US09398469B2	Mesh network evaluation methods Methods, software and apparatus for determining the quality of a wireless mesh network (ie a network comprising a plurality of access nodes supporting wireless communications both with user terminals and between themselves), comprises storing information relating to the access nodes, the information including whether or not each access node is a data sink (ie is connected to an external network, typically a wireline network with relatively higher capacity); determining measures of traffic flow on wireless links between said access nodes; determining measures of capacity on the wireless links; and determining the quality of the network in dependence on the stored information, the measures of traffic flow, and the measures of capacity.
US09398465B2	User equipment distribution information collection A technology is disclosed that is operable to determine user equipment (UE) distribution information for a communications network. A cell of an enhanced Node B (eNode B) can be mapped into a plurality of UE distribution bins. A UE in the cell of the eNode B can be associated with a UE distribution bin based on a location of the UE in the cell that is determined using a time advance (TADV) value and an angle of arrival (AOA) measurement of an UL transmission from the UE to the eNode B. A UE distribution of one or more UEs in the cell can be calculated based on a number of UEs in each of the plurality of UE distribution bins.
US09398461B2	Handling information A communication method, for use with a telecommunications system, enables special communications to be routed to respective devices in a group of the devices by addressing the devices with a respective special identifier. The telecommunications system includes a network core and a plurality of subscriber devices registered with the network core. The core enables communications to be routed to the devices by a respective ID allocated to each device. The method further includes maintaining a store of the special identifier of each device in the group and a corresponding value derived from the ID. The method enables the special identifier of a device in the group to be obtained from the store by providing the store with the corresponding value derived from that device's ID.
US09398457B2	System and method for wireless communications activity within a predetermined area and for generating messages to selected communication devices A system and method is disclosed for detecting the presence and level of wireless communications activity within a predetermined area, without disclosing the identity of the wireless users, and for generating a message to certain information and communications devices in response to the detection of a predetermined level of wireless communications activity within the predetermined area. The information detected also may include information relating to the general direction and rate of movement of detected wireless devices. The message generated in response to the detection of wireless communications activity may include wireless messages, including Short Message Service (SMS) messages, to persons desiring or needing to receive such information; messages to public officials and other interested persons; and automatic signals to devices such as computers, computer networks (including the internet and wireless networks), facsimile machines, signs, lights, loudspeakers, and other devices providing information through other communication and information media.
US09398455B2	System and method for generating an identification based on a public key of an asymmetric key pair Aspects of the disclosure provide a method. The method includes generating an identification based on a public key of an asymmetric key pair for a device, including the identification into an information unit to identify the device as a source of the information unit and transmitting the information unit.
US09398454B1	In-car head unit wireless communication service subscription initialization A method for registering an in-vehicle head unit to receive wireless communication services. The method comprises determining by the head unit that a motor vehicle in which the head unit is installed has been turned on and, while the motor vehicle remains turned on, the head unit completing a first stage of registration during which a reference to a web site is created, wherein the reference is valid for a predefined period of time after completion of the first stage of registration. The method further comprises creating a subscription account to provide the wireless communication services to the head unit during a second stage of registration, wherein the second stage of registration is based on accessing the web site using the reference before expiration of the predefined period of time.
US09398451B2	Method for enabling a wireless secured communication among devices A wireless docking station for enabling a wireless secured communication between at least one first slave device (a1-aN) and a first master device comprises: a second master device for pairing with the at least one first device (a1-aN) using a pairing protocol implemented on the at least one first device (a1-aN), at least one relayed slave device (b1-bN) which corresponds to the at least one first device (a1-aN), and which is adapted to pair with the first master device using a secured protocol, and a radio module for sending to the first master device information about the at least one relayed slave device (b1-bN).
US09398446B2	Method for changing aid in wireless LAN system Disclosed is a method for changing an AID in a wireless LAN system. The method for changing an AID of a terminal by an access point comprises: a step of receiving an AID reassignment frame from the access point; a step of extracting an AID reassignment counter value from the AID reassignment frame; and a step of changing the AID of the terminal to the new AID included in the AID reassignment frame after the beacon periods of the access point indicated by the AID reassignment counter value extracted from the AID reassignment frame reception time have elapsed. Thus, a conflict between AIDs can be prevented.
US09398445B2	Cellular network communication between assets and a central server In a method of communicating between a central server and a plurality of assets over a cellular network in communication with the central server, each asset has a transceiver arranged to communicate with the cellular network which includes an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) and an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI). The ICCID of each transceiver is unique, but the IMSI of multiple transceivers are identical to one another. Communication between the assets and the central server is initiated by the asset transceivers and is rescheduled automatically in the event that another transceiver with the same IMSI is already communicating with the central server. Communication from the server to the asset transceivers involves queuing data until the transceiver of the intended recipient transceiver contacts the central server.
US09398444B2	Computer-readable recording medium, mobile device, and wireless communication system A mobile device includes a wireless communication function that performs wireless communication. The mobile device retains therein content to be acquired by an information processing apparatus that is connected to the smart phone by the wireless communication and that is targeted for cooperation. Then, when the retained content has been updated, the mobile device searches for the information processing apparatus targeted for the cooperation by booting up the wireless communication function. Thereafter, the mobile device connects, by the wireless communication, to the information processing apparatus that has been searched for and that is targeted for the cooperation.
US09398441B2	Method and apparatus for identifying re-subscribed user Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for identifying a re-subscribed user and a corresponding apparatus. Based on call records of a user, communication numbers of the user which meet a preset condition are identified. Then a re-subscribed user is identified by calculating a communication number coincidence rate between users within different charging periods. In accordance with the present invention, call records of users are used as a basis of comparative analysis, thereby improving an accuracy rate of identifying a re-subscribed user; a new method is practiced to sequenced communication numbers of a user and group communication records, thereby effectively reducing the number of calculations and improving calculation efficiency.
US09398439B2	Method, apparatus and system using camel dialogue services An objective of the present invention is a method, apparatus, and a system using a CAMEL service. According to the method of the present invention, the method comprises the following steps during a process in which a called user equipment moves from an original visit mobile switch center (VMMSC) to a new VMSC: when receiving roaming retry information from the original VMSC, generating a first send routing information containing suppress Terminating CAMEL Subscription Information (TCSI) indicator of the CAMEL dialog service; sending the first send routing information to a home location register, so as to request a mobile station roaming number of the called user equipment in said new MSC. According to the method of the present invention, the initial CAMEL service connection is always maintained during the MTRR process, without bothering to interrupt and re-invoke various kinds of CAMEL services, thereby shortening the call setting time during the MTRR process; besides, the communication load of the network ss7 is reduced, and the network resources are saved. Particularly during the RBT service process, the user will not hear two different ringtones any more, which enhances the user experience.
US09398432B2	Electronic device and method for controlling emergency call in electronic device An electronic device includes a communication module configured to support a first communication network and a second communication network, comprising a switch module for switching between the first communication network and the second communication network, and a processor configured to determine whether at least one of conditions for switching to a second communication network is satisfied when a request for originating an emergency call is made in a state of a setting of providing a voice service through a first communication network, cause the switch module to switch into the second communication network, and attempt to originate the emergency call when the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network is satisfied. Other embodiments are implemented.
US09398431B2	Method for running applications using mobile device and playback apparatus supporting BD-J specification A method for running applications using a mobile device and a playback apparatus supporting a BD-J specification is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, a function that cannot be provided by the playback apparatus supporting the BD-J specification is provided by the mobile device, thereby preventing the lack of resources and the rise of suppressing the manufacturing costs of the playback apparatus.
US09398422B2	Systems, methods and apparatus for light enabled indoor positioning and reporting The present disclosure is directed systems, methods, and apparatus for light enabled indoor positioning and reporting. In some embodiments, a device of the present disclosure includes a housing that includes a processor and a wireless radio. The device includes a clip that secures the housing adjacent to and a predetermined distance from a portion of a light tube that produces light. The device includes a solar cell that is configured to be exposed to the light from the light tube upon the housing being securely attached via the one or more clips adjacent to the portion of the light tube. The device includes a circuit by which power is converted from the solar cell to the processor and the wireless radio via at least one switch. The wireless radio can broadcast a beacon provided by the processor.
US09398421B2	Preventing access to functions on a mobile device in response to an external OS-level command Systems, methods, and devices for preventing access to a prohibited function on a mobile device when the mobile device is in a vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) installed thereon. The system includes a control device installed within the vehicle and a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. If a prohibited function is active or attempts to become active on the mobile device, the software application causes the mobile device to transmit a notification signal to the control device. In response, the control device transmits an OS-level command, such as a home or power key press, back to the mobile device. Upon receipt of the OS-level command, the operating system of the mobile device prevents access to the prohibited function without any direct interference or interruption of the prohibited function by the software application installed on the mobile device.
US09398414B2	Method and devices for determining the position of a mobile communication device A method for determining the position of a mobile communications device of a wireless communication network includes determining observational values, providing position information, and executing an optimization algorithm with respect to multiple mobile communications devices. The communications devices define a temporary geometric position network.
US09398408B2	Gaze-directed content delivery Methods and systems may provide for associating content in a cloud computing infrastructure with geo-panes and sending it to a location aware device based on user gaze. The content may be restricted by rules, including distance from user to the geo-pane. The geo-panes may be static or mobile in space.
US09398405B2	Event based service An event based service provides services and/or products based on an event. Services/products are made available to persons attending an event. Services, products, and/or advertisements can be made available to persons via wireless mobile communications devices. The services/products can be made available to persons attending an event. Services/products can be made available while the event is occurring. Additionally, advertising space is auctioned allowing the ability to bid for advertising space for advertising services/products via the event based service. Individual providers can offer services/products to a group of people at the same location, and at a time that people may be most interested in the services/products. Access to the event based service can be via service provider offered access points. An individual provider's device can act as a server that enables services/products to be purchased. An individual provider's device can act as a network gateway that enables services/products to be purchased.
US09398381B2	Hearing instrument An audio system includes a headset and a portable computing device. The headset includes a first speaker and a first microphone, a second speaker, a second microphone and a processing unit. The first microphone and the second microphone output a first signal and a second signal, respectively. The processing unit combines the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal into a third electrical signal, and communicates the third electrical signal to a portable computing device through an output channel. The portable computing device preferably includes an application that separates the third electrical signal into the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal. The application compensates the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal for a hearing loss of an individual.
US09398379B2	Method of controlling a directional characteristic, and hearing system A directional characteristic of a microphone facility of a hearing system is more reliably controlled. The method determines a first feature value in respect of speech in a first signal of a microphone facility assigned to a first direction and a second feature value in respect of speech in a second signal of the microphone facility assigned to a second direction. A control value is obtained from the difference of the two feature values. The directional characteristic of the microphone facility is controlled with this control value.
US09398360B2	Audio extension module Provided is an audio extension module including: a body that is configured to include a first cover that is covered with an image display device and a second cover that is fixed to a wall; an audio output unit that is configured to be built into the body and that is configured to be formed in such a manner as to receive an audio signal from the image display device and to output the audio signal; and a frame that is configured to cover a gap that is formed between the image display device and the body and that is configured to be removably combined with the body in such a manner as to enclose a border of the body.
US09398355B2	Rectangular wall mounted speaker assembly with four corner walls and corner mounting bracket A loudspeaker module includes a housing having a plurality of side walls and a cover plate positioned over a top surface of the plurality of side walls, a bottom of the housing remaining open. A driver mounting plate is secured to the plurality of side walls and divides the housing into an upper compartment and a lower compartment. At least one of the plurality of side walls includes an aperture linking the lower compartment to the external environment surrounding the housing. A driver is mounted to the driver mounting plate, the driver being positioned to fire into the lower compartment of the housing. A mounting bracket is secured to the at least one of the plurality of side walls including an aperture.
US09398354B2	Integrated assembly for switching optical signals An integrated assembly for switching optical signals. The integrated assembly includes two subassemblies. For instance, the subassemblies might be a shelf assembly and the integrated assembly might be a rack assembly in which the shelf assemblies are connected. Each of the subassemblies includes optical interfaces configured to support communication of optical channels to and from the integrated assembly using the corresponding subassembly. Each subassembly might also include multiple switch fabric assemblies each including a switching mechanism. An inter-subassembly communication interface is provided between each subassembly. An optical signal may be switched from one of the subassemblies (e.g., one of the shelves) to another even though there is no intervening switching circuitry in between the different subassemblies. Instead, the switching operation is distributed between the subassemblies.
US09398353B2	Method and system for pre-reservation timer adaptation in PCE based networks The method updating the status of a network by means of a protocol of the control plane of said network and in response to a path request from at least a path computation client (PCC) pre-reserving during a reserved period of time (Tres), by at least one path computation element (PCE), a plurality of network resources in at least one traffic engineering database (TED) of the at least one PCE. The method dynamically modifying by a timer policy said reserved period of time (Tres) by at least using information data regarding the delay of said control plane.The system of the invention is adapted to implement the method of the invention.
US09398345B2	Methods and systems for generating customized collages of media assets based on user criteria Methods and systems are described herein for the generation of customized collages of media assets that allow a user to quickly and efficiently review numerous media assets related to user selected criteria. For example, in response to a user requesting a search of “Johnny Appleseed,” a media guidance application may retrieve a plurality of media assets from various sources (e.g., television shows, newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, Internet websites, etc.) related to Johnny Appleseed and display the plurality of media assets simultaneously.
US09398335B2	Methods and apparatus for using user engagement to provide content presentation A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for communication are provided. A content providing device is operable to use engagement level information to modify presentation of content. In one aspect, the content providing device may determine that an engagement level at a first time is less than an engagement threshold at the first time. The engagement level may be based at least on one or more contextual items associated with presentation of content by the content providing device. Further, the content providing device may store a marker associated with the content at the first time in storage. Moreover, the content providing device may determine whether the engagement level at a second time is greater than or equal to the engagement threshold.
US09398331B2	Power management for audience measurement meters Power management methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for audience measurement meters are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include obtaining presentation device state data representing an activation state of a media presentation device that is to present received media and is monitored by an audience measurement meter, the presentation device state data including time information. Such disclosed example methods also include determining whether to fault audience measurement data reported by the audience measurement meter based on the presentation device state data and power outage information determined from the audience measurement data.
US09398330B2	Information processing device, information recording medium, information processing method, and program Provided is an information processing device including: a data processing unit that performs format conversion of converting MPEG-2 TS format data into MP4 format data, wherein the MPEG-2 TS format data is data that includes each segment region having a plurality of pieces of variation data decryptable with different keys, and wherein the data processing unit selects encrypted MP4 variation data from the segment region of the MPEG-2 TS format data and stores the MP4 variation data as MP4 format structure data in an MP4 file, while the encrypted variation data remains, without performing a decryption process and a re-encryption process for the selected MP4 variation data.
US09398320B1	Managing access to content using ratings provided by a content provider A method, system, and computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for blocking online content based on ratings supplied by the content provider are provided. A content server may communicate a content rating for online content in a response to a request for the online content. The content rating may be communicated as an attribute value within the response header. The content rating may be compared to the rating-permission for the computing device that requested the online content to determine whether the content should be blocked. If the computing device that sent the request is not approved to receive the online content then the online content is blocked.
US09398318B1	Providing secure video conferencing Implementations generally relate to providing secure video conferencing. In some implementations, a method includes performing a first encryption of a video stream, wherein the video stream has a first encryption layer from the first encryption. The method further includes performing a second encryption of the video stream, wherein the video stream has a second encryption layer from the second encryption. The method further includes enabling one or more remote nodes to decrypt the second encryption layer. The method further includes enabling one or more end-user nodes to decrypt the first encryption layer.
US09398315B2	Multi-source video clip online assembly A method for creating a cooperative movie sequence comprises connecting two or more mobile devices over a network, designating one of said mobile devices as a Master device and the remaining devices as Slave devices, capturing movie sequences in said Master device and at least in one of said Slave devices, and integrating on-the-fly movie streams and/or images transmitted over said network by said one or more Slave devices into the movie sequence being captured by said Master device.
US09398305B2	Moving picture coding apparatus and moving picture decoding apparatus A video encoder (70) for coding moving pictures comprising a buffer (16c) with a plurality of memory areas capable of storing frames composed of top fields and bottom fields, a motion estimation unit (19) operable to code, field by field, inputted pictures performing moving estimation and moving compensation by referring, field by field, to the picture data stored in a memory area, a motion compensation unit (16d), a subtractor (11), a transformation unit (13) and a quantization unit (14), a memory management unit (71) operable to manage, frame by frame, a plurality of memory areas, an inverse quantization unit (16a) and inverse discrete cosine transform unit (16b) operable to decode picture data in coded fields and store the picture data in the decoded field in any of the plurality of memory areas under the management by the memory management unit (71).
US09398298B2	Apparatus and method for image encoding/decoding using predictability of intra-prediction mode An apparatus for decoding a video includes: a mode information extractor to extract mode information on an intra-prediction mode of a current block from encoded data; a prediction mode determiner to determine a candidate intra-prediction mode selected from a plurality of candidate intra-prediction modes as the intra-prediction mode of the current block, when the mode information indicates a first encoding mode; a prediction mode extractor to determine the intra-prediction mode of the current block by using a prediction mode identifier, when the mode information indicates a second encoding mode and includes the prediction mode identifier; and a decoder to decode the encoded data to produce a residual block, and reconstruct the current block by adding the produced residual block to a prediction block predicted based on the intra-prediction mode of the current block determined by either the prediction mode determiner or the prediction mode extractor.
US09398294B2	Audio or video encoder, audio or video decoder and related methods for processing multi-channel audio or video signals using a variable prediction direction An encoder/decoder is based on a combination of two audio or video channels to obtain a first combination signal as a mid-signal and a residual signal derivable using a predicted side signal derived from the mid-signal. A decoder uses the prediction residual signal, the first combination signal, a prediction direction indicator and prediction information to derive decoded first channel and second channel signals. A real-to-imaginary transform can be applied for estimating the imaginary part of the spectrum of the first combination signal. The prediction signal used in the derivation of the prediction residual signal, the real-valued first combination signal is multiplied by a real portion of the complex prediction information and the estimated imaginary part of the first combination signal is multiplied by an imaginary portion of the complex prediction information.
US09398291B2	Autostereoscopic screen and method for reproducing a 3D image An autostereoscopic screen including a pixel matrix, an optical element, and a control unit. The pixel matrix having a multitude of disjoint subsets of pixels, with each of the subsets forming a family of parallel strips of pixels having a vertical or inclined to vertical course, wherein the subsets cyclically alternate in the horizontal direction. The optical element having a grating-like structure parallel to the strips, which sets a propagation direction of light emitted from the pixels, so that at a nominal distance from the screen, a number corresponding to the multitude, of viewing zones laterally offset relative to one another, are defined with each of the viewing zones assigned to one of the subsets and the light emitted from each of the subsets deflected into the viewing zone of the subset, the control unit for activating the pixel matrix in dependence on image data which defines a 3D-image.
US09398282B2	Image processing apparatus, control method, and computer-readable medium An image processing apparatus which corrects color balance of an image in image data captured by an image capturing apparatus having a color balance correction function, the apparatus comprises a light source estimation unit configured to estimate a capturing light source of the image based on a color value of an object; a first color conversion unit configured to perform first color conversion of converting, based on the capturing light source and the color value, the image into an image in which color balance correction applied depending on the image capturing apparatus that has captured the image data containing the image is weakened; and a second color conversion unit configured to perform second color conversion for the image having undergone the first color conversion, by using an adaptation rate corresponding to a color value defined based on chromatic adaptation of a man under the capturing light source.
US09398276B2	Projection device and control method thereof A control method of a projection device is provided. The control method comprises following steps. The light source generates a light beam towards a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) module. The scan driver outputs a first direction scan signal and a second direction scan signal to the MEMS module for enabling the MEMS module to reflect the light beam to a projection surface. The first direction control system of the MEMS module is a second-order system and has a resonance frequency, and the first direction scan signal has a frequency within a frequency range containing the resonance frequency.
US09398270B2	Imaging system and method for detecting a bright city condition An imaging system and method is provided that generates image data. A processor is configured to process the image data and to generate a signal in response to analysis of the image data and a selected mode of operation. The processor selects either a village mode or a non-village mode as a mode of operation depending on whether at least one characteristic in the image data meets village detect conditions. The processor monitors an ambient light level over a period of time and modifies the village detect conditions when the ambient light level reaches a threshold that indicates that the driver's eyes have adapted to a bright ambient light level.
US09398262B2	Communication using avatar Generally this disclosure describes a video communication system that replaces actual live images of the participating users with animated avatars. A method may include selecting an avatar, initiating communication, capturing an image, detecting a face in the image, extracting features from the face, converting the facial features to avatar parameters, and transmitting at least one of the avatar selection or avatar parameters.
US09398256B2	Telecommunication end-point device data transmission controller A telecommunication channel data transmission controller 20 for controlling data transmission in a telecommunication channel typically forms part of a telecommunication end point device, such as a video phone 2. The data transmission controller 20 is configured to encode and transmit data in a telecommunication channel at a channel bit rate comprising a data rate and a redundancy rate; and maintain an increase in channel bit rate 70, if a packet loss rate in the telecommunication channel does not increase by increasing the channel bit rate including reducing or maintaining the data rate and increasing the redundancy rate 68.
US09398255B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system and information processing method An information processing apparatus is communicably connectable to a first transmission terminal, which is communicably connected with a second transmission terminal via a network. The information processing apparatus includes an aspect ratio change unit that transforms a shape of a display region in a screen which is displayed on a display unit so that an aspect ratio of the display region is changed to a predetermined value, the display unit being integrated with the information processing apparatus or being connected to the information processing apparatus; an acquisition unit that acquires display data displayed in the display region, an aspect ratio of the display region having been changed to the predetermined value by the aspect ratio change unit; and a data transmission unit that transmits the display data displayed in the display region acquired by the acquisition unit to the first transmission terminal.
US09398251B2	Apparatus and method for compositing image in a portable terminal A method and apparatus for compositing images in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes acquiring a plurality of images; determining a composition region of each of the plurality of images; and compositing the plurality of images by using the composition regions of the plurality of images.
US09398244B2	Adaptable programming guide for networked devices An electronic content guide is disclosed. The electronic content guide preferably includes a source field for listing content sources and output devices. The electronic content guide also includes a first content field for listing schedule data corresponding to first content data presently available for viewing from each one of the content sources and for listing display information corresponding to the first content data being displayed for viewing at a present time by each one of the output devices. Preferably, the source field and the first content field are displayable in parallel columns. The electronic content guide can also include a second content field, displayable in a column parallel to the source field and the first content field, corresponding to a second content data. In one embodiment, the first content data from each content source can be displayed simultaneously on more than one of the output devices.
US09398234B2	Electronic device and method for processing image thereof A method for processing an image of an electronic device is provided, which includes detecting at least one motion object from image information. When there are two motion objects, determining whether the motion objects are separated from or combined with each other. At least one motion object is extracted the motion objects are separated from or combined with each other, determining whether or not there is a preset motion object synthesis sequence, and recommending a synthesis time point before and after a time point of separation or combination of the motion objects.
US09398219B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and program An image processing device includes a determination unit which determines a scheme of capturing a pixel value of an imaging element at a time of imaging operation of moving image contents using a feature amount which is obtained from a plurality of regions in a frame which configures the moving image contents.
US09398214B2	Multiple view and multiple object processing in wide-angle video camera Methods and systems of transmitting a plurality of views from a video camera are disclosed. A multi object processing camera captures a wide-angle field of view in high resolution and a processing circuit executes a plurality of software tasks on a plurality of regions extracted from the wide-angle view. Multiple objects can be processed by the camera to detect various events, and the results of the processing transmitted to a base station. The camera removes the need for mechanical pan, tilt, and zoom apparatus by correcting distortions in the electronic image introduced by the wide-angle optical system and image sensor to electronically emulate the pan, tilt, and zoom movement.
US09398206B2	Focus adjustment apparatus, focus adjustment method and program, and imaging apparatus including focus adjustment apparatus A focus adjustment apparatus that, based on imaging signals obtained by picking up an optical image of an object formed via a photographing optical system including a focus lens, adjusts a position of the focus lens, reads out, in parallel with an operation of reading out first imaging signals at a predetermined frame rate, second imaging signals at a frame rate that is higher than the predetermined frame rate, the number of the second imaging signals being smaller than the number of the first imaging signals, generates first and second focus signals using the first and second imaging signals, and performs first focus adjustment according to determination of the focus state based on the first focus signal and second focus adjustment according to determination of the focus state based on the second focus signal to determine an in-focus position of the focus lens.
US09398201B2	Zoom lens system, interchangeable lens apparatus and camera system A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising: a first lens unit having positive optical power; a second lens unit having negative optical power; a third lens unit having positive optical power; a fourth lens unit having negative optical power, a fifth lens unit having negative optical power; and a sixth lens unit having positive optical power, wherein the condition: 3.5<\|f6/f2\|<15.5 (f2: a focal length of the second lens unit, f6: a focal length of the sixth lens unit) is satisfied.
US09398200B2	Wavelength separation device and 3-dimensional image acquisition apparatus including the same Provided are a wavelength separation device and a 3-dimensional (3D) image acquisition apparatus including the same. The wavelength separation device includes a first prism having an inclined surface and a second prism bonded to a first region of the inclined surface of the first prism. A wavelength separation coating may be disposed at a junction between the first portion of the inclined surface of the first prism and the second prism, and a second portion of the inclined surface of the first prism, different from the first portion, is a total reflection surface that totally internally reflects light.
US09398192B2	Image-reading device that eliminates show-through from original In an image-reading device, a controller is configured to control a reading unit to read a reference plate to generate reference image data and to read a first and second faces of an original to generate first and second image data; identify a show-through line including a show-through region in which the first face depicts a first background color and the second face has a highest density value and a non-show-through region in which the first face depicts the first background color and the second face depicts a second background color; calculate an image data ratio of the show-through and non-show-through regions in the first image data; calculate a reference data ratio of the show-through and non-show-through regions in the reference image data; and determine a show-through removal light intensity such that a difference between the image data ratio and the reference data ratio falls within a prescribed range.
US09398189B2	Image forming apparatus, and method and program for controlling parallel processing An image forming apparatus includes a processor including a CPU formed with a plurality of cores, the CPU performing processes, wherein a CPU core managing unit operates at least one predetermined core by a first control method involving relatively frequent process switching through task switching, and operates the other one or more cores than the at least one predetermined core by a second control method involving relatively less frequent process switching, and when a first process requiring communication with a device outside the processor and a second process not requiring communication with a device outside the processor are performed in parallel, the CPU core managing unit causes the at least one predetermined core to perform the first process, and causes the at least one predetermined core and the other one or more cores to perform the second process.
US09398181B2	Information processing apparatus capable of displaying a screen for verification of rebooting necessity at the time of setting change and method for controlling the same An information processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a setting of the information processing apparatus, a status display unit configured to display a message indicating a status of the information processing apparatus, and a display control unit configured to display, in a case where a setting changed by the setting unit is in an unreflected state, a message indicating that the setting is an unreflected setting on the status display unit.
US09398172B2	Core services platform for wireless voice, data and messaging network services A system and method for managing wireless devices in a wireless network that performs operation comprising: receiving a diagnostic request to analyze a problem associated with a wireless device operating in the wireless network; retrieving contextual information associated with the wireless device from a database of the wireless network; determining at least one solution for the problem associated with the wireless device based on the contextual information; transmitting the at least one solution; and receiving a confirmation that the problem has been resolved.
US09398168B2	Session binding using subscriber identification Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node and machine-readable storage medium including a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) receiving a plurality of related service requests from different devices. The PCRN may establish a Session Binding Identifier (SBI) for each message received. The SBI may include one or more subscriber IDs. Upon receipt of a message, the PCRN may compare the included subscriber IDs against information included in a subscriber database to match with a specific subscriber profile. The PCRN may use the subscriber profile to determine whether existing established sessions are associated with the same subscriber profile, and may bind the sessions together when they are associated with a common subscriber profile.
US09398165B2	Optimal use of multiple concurrent internet protocol (IP) data streams for voice communications Examples are disclosed for hosting a communication session between a hybrid mobile device and a second communication device in an Internet Protocol (IP) based packet data network. A communications server functions as a bridge service between the hybrid mobile device and the second communication device enabling the exchange of multiple concurrent IP packet data media streams over multiple different IP based networks between the hybrid mobile device and the communications server. The communications server determines a packet quality for each corresponding packet in the multiple concurrent IP packet data media streams and creates a blended IP packet data media stream by selecting the highest quality packet from among the multiple concurrent IP packet data media streams. On the send side, the communications server receives a single IP packet data media stream and simultaneously fully and partially encodes it to be sent out over the multiple different IP based networks to the hybrid mobile device.
US09398162B1	Systems and methods for playing recorded announcements The invention features a computer-implemented method for playing back an announcement message to a user device. The method includes initiating, by a computing device, an announcement session in response to a user device establishing communication with the computing device and determining, by the computing device, the announcement message to be played back to the user device. The method includes loading, by the computing device, into a queue associated with the announcement session, a descriptor referencing a memory buffer on the computing device. The memory buffer includes a plurality of memory partitions, each memory partition storing at least one portion of the announcement message encoded at a different rate. The method includes the computing device scheduling play back of the announcement message, playing the announcement message to the user device at a first rate and receiving a request from the user device for playback at a second rate.
US09398154B2	Communication system for establishing automated call back using queues A communication device is provided for enabling a user to establish an automated call back from a communication system, such as a call center, for example. A software device application enables the communication device to communicate with the call center through the exchange of data. The communication device includes a display screen for displaying controls for allowing the user to interact with the communication system. The controls allow the user to request a list of providers from which to select a provider or company to contact. The communication device further provides controls for allowing the user to select a queue to join from a list of queues associated with the selected provider. An embodiment may also communicate contextual data between a communication device and a communication system, including information associated with the user of the communication device and information used to assist, instruct, or solve a user's problem.
US09398150B2	Method of setting detection parameters in an apparatus for on hold music detection A method of setting detection parameters in an apparatus for on-hold music detection, includes comparing a telephone number dialed with telephone numbers in a database. If the telephone number dialed is found in the database, detection parameters and/or detection software associated with the telephone number are retrieved from the database, and the retrieved detection parameters and/or detection software are provided to an on-hold music detection unit.
US09398149B2	Systems and methods for telephone number provisioning and telephony management Systems, methods, and computer-readable are provided for telephone number provisioning. A user interface configured to provide access to telephony information may be facilitated. The telephony information may be retained in a telephony information repository. Information about a first location may be processed. A region of interest may be determined. A set of telephony information may be processed based on the region of interest. Telephone number inventory corresponding to the region of interest may be determined based part on the set of telephony information. Telephone number inventory may be categorized according to availability to determine a first set of telephone numbers. Local calling characteristics may be determined. Indication to the user interface of availability of telephone numbers within the region of interest based on the first set of telephone numbers and the local calling characteristics may be caused. The user interface may present graphical indicia that distinguishes the local calling characteristics.
US09398148B1	Calling party number selection for outbound calls A call center maintains various pools of telephone numbers, where each telephone number pool comprises a plurality of telephone numbers in a geographic area. A call originating to a called number uses a calling telephone number that is selected from one of a plurality of telephone number pools based on the area designated by the called number. An index value is used to select the telephone number from the selected telephone number pool. The selected telephone number is used to as a calling telephone number when originating a call to the called party.
US09398146B2	System for diagnosing and optimizing vectored DSL lines In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided methods, systems, mechanisms, techniques, and apparatuses for diagnosing and optimizing vectored DSL lines. For example, in one embodiment, such a system includes an interface to a first subset of a plurality of digital communication lines allocated to a vectored group and to a second subset of the plurality of digital communication lines which operate external to the vectored group; a Dynamic Spectral Management server (DSM server) to analyze the vectored group by performing the following operations for each of the plurality of digital communication lines in the vectored group: measuring a mitigated noise level for the digital communication line with crosstalk cancellation active, measuring a non-mitigated noise level for the digital communication line with crosstalk cancellation inactive, and comparing the mitigated noise level measured on the digital communication line with the non-mitigated noise level measured on the digital communication line. In such an embodiment, the DSM server of the system further issues optimization instructions based on the analysis. For example, by issuing optimization instructions for the vectored group, for lines external to the vectored group, or for both.
US09398145B2	Service Profile handling in the IMS A Home Subscriber Server for handling IP Multimedia Subsystem subscriptions comprises means for maintaining associations between public user identities and Service Profiles, where two or more public user identities can be associated with a common Service Profile, and means for identifying to a network node all public user identities that are associated with a common Service Profile.
US09398142B2	Mobile computing terminal with more than one lock screen and method of using the same A method and a system for displaying information and content in a lock screen system having a plurality of screens so as to provide a screen lock for preventing an unintended input of a user terminal device, and a computer-readable recording medium. The method includes setting information and content on a plurality of lock screen, displaying the plurality of lock screens, providing a screen movement between the plurality of lock screens, executing an existing external application so as to provide detailed information for the information and content displayed on the plurality of lock screens, unlocking the plurality of lock screens, and posting an advertisement on a part of the plurality of lock screens. Users can easily confirm simple information and content and use the as a new medium and means for expressing themselves by setting the lock screen windows according to the personalities of the users.
US09398141B2	Inconspicuous mode for mobile devices A communication device is configured to switch from a normal mode of operation to an inconspicuous mode of operation in which a reduced set of information is presented on a home screen of a display of the device in comparison to a set of information presented on the home screen in the normal mode of operation. In addition, other display properties such as contrast and brightness may be adjusted to make them less conspicuous. The home screen in the inconspicuous mode of operation is less obtrusive or conspicuous to individuals than in the normal mode of operation. The device may enter the inconspicuous mode upon user request or by detecting at least one environmental condition using a sensor available to the mobile communication device. The environmental condition may be anything that the device can detect or sense in its surrounding environment such as ambient light or sound. The device may return to the normal mode of operation by user request or when the environmental condition is no longer present.
US09398140B2	Context-based event processing According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method, in a telecommunication system, of processing a communication event associated with a subscriber of a communication network, the method comprising: obtaining context data relating to the subscriber, and in response to receiving the communication event, the telecommunications system processing the communication event in accordance with one or more rules generated by the telecommunications system based on the obtained context.
US09398135B2	Mobile terminal with telephone function, method for controlling mobile terminal with telephone function, and computer-readable recording medium A mobile terminal (1) includes a telephone communication control section (23) which makes a call by use of a details screen (320b) for a person to contact and causes a screen (330c) showing that a call is being made to be displayed; and a telephone communication establishment determining section (23a) which, in a case where a telephone communication has been established, terminates a telephone book application (32), and which, in a case where no telephone communication has been established, after the display of the screen (330c) showing that a call is being made, causes the details screen for a person to contact to be displayed. This makes it possible to prevent (i) a display of personal information registered in a telephone book DB and (ii) a decrease in user convenience even in a case where a call is made by use of a screen of a telephone book application.
US09398133B2	Mobile terminal and control method for the same The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for allowing a touch input and control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display unit configured to display a lock screen in a lock state in which a control command input to an application is restricted, and a controller configured to display at least one object on the lock screen when a first touch input sensed on the lock screen corresponds to set criteria, and display an execution screen corresponding to any one of the displayed objects based on the first touch and a sequentially entered second touch input.
US09398132B2	Communicating modem or multimedia terminal adapter status to a handset for a cordless telephone A cordless telephone system provides indication of event information for customer premises equipment. The cordless telephone system includes a base station and handsets. The base station receives event information from the CPE. The base station transmits the event information to a handset, and the handset provides an indication of the event information to a user.
US09398130B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling answer mode of the mobile terminal and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling answer modes of a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal and a storage medium. The method includes: a hand free mode is enabled; it is determined through the motion sensor whether or not the mobile terminal is picked up in case where the hand free mode has been enabled and a receiver mode is not enabled; the receiver mode is enabled and the hand free mode is kept being enabled based on a determination that the mobile terminal is picked up; it is determined through the proximity sensor whether or not the mobile terminal is covered in case where both of the receiver mode and the hand free mode are enabled; and the hand free mode is disabled and the receiver mode is kept being enabled based on a determination that the mobile terminal is covered.
US09398129B1	T-coil enhanced smartphone A smart phone incorporating a T-coil unit is described. Selection between the output of the induction coil(s) of the unit and the analog output of the radio frequency section of smart phone can made by standard switches for the analog output of the smart phone. Alternatively, with control over the amplification of the induction coil output and the analog output of the radio frequency section, and over a comparator which receives both outputs, different modes of operations for the T-coil output and the analog output can be selected for the audio output of the smart phone. The T-coil unit can also be built as a smart phone dongle which notifies the user of the existence of induction loop signals.
US09398125B1	Mobile device with an expandable display screen A mobile device with an expandable display screen including a first housing and a second housing. The first housing has a left side, a right side, a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, a first display screen, a first camera, a rechargeable battery, a speaker, a microphone, and a plurality of controls. The left side of the first housing has a rearwardly extending L-shaped first tab, and the right side of the first housing has a rightwardly extending L-shaped second tab. A second housing having a second display screen is slidably attached to the first housing. A left area of the second housing has a leftwardly extending L-shaped third tab, and the right area of the second housing has a frontwardly extending L-shaped fourth tab. The second housing has an extended position and an alternate retracted position.
US09398119B2	Detection of RVU capable devices Devices and methods for quickly and definitively detecting whether or not a device is RVU capable. Aspects of the disclosed method and apparatus make use of the RVU messaging protocol, which include a Discovery phase and a Description phase. In one embodiment, a stand-alone testing device includes functionality that can test for the existence of RVU capability in a network connected device; in another embodiment, a cable/data network interface device may be modified to include such functionality. One detection method exams messages transmitted by a device during a Discovery phase for unique indicia of RVU compliance by the device. Another detection method reads a data structure from a device during a Description phase and looks for unique indicia of RVU compliance by the device. An installation method provides a process for quickly and definitively detecting an RVU compliant device.
US09398116B2	Caching model for in-vehicle-infotainment systems with unreliable data connections Systems and methods for providing a caching model for in-vehicle infotainment systems with unreliable data connections are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving a service request from a client service consumer; forwarding the service request to both a host service as a remote request via a network access and to a local service as a local request without a network access; receiving a host service result from the host service via a network access in response to the service request; receiving a local service result from the local service without a network access in response to the service request; merging the host service result and the local service result to produce a composite result; and delivering the composite result to the client service consumer.
US09398101B2	Systems and methods for communicating A communication system (1) comprising: determining means operable to determine an attribute of a communication device; identifying means operable to identify an avatar by using the attribute, wherein the avatar is such that it conveys to a viewer thereof information about a person; and communicating means operable to communicate the avatar to the communication device.
US09398099B2	Information processing apparatus for executing processing in response to request from external device, control method of information processing apparatus, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate a first identifier and a second identifier for identifying an external device, a storage unit configured to store the generated first and second identifiers in association with each other, a first processing unit configured to execute processing based on a received first processing request, a transmission unit configured to transmit the first identifier together with a processing result of the first processing unit to the external device, and a second processing unit configured to, if a reception unit receives a second processing request including the first identifier transmitted from the transmission unit, identify the external device by the second identifier corresponding to the first identifier, and execute the processing based on the second processing request.
US09398098B2	Customer premise equipment and method of remote login A customer premise equipment (CPE) communicates with both lower-layer and upper-layer network within the LAN that communicates with an ISP server. The CPE searches other CPEs after receiving commands from the upper-layer network and makes port configuration after receiving commands from the upper-layer network, and also configures the default telnet port according to the port number receiving from the upper-layer network. Then the CPE establishes remote communications via the default telnet port with the ISP server. Finally the CPE disabling module disables the telnet service and releases the default telnet port after receiving commands from upper-layer network.
US09398091B2	Methods for transporting digital media A networked system is provided for transporting digital media packets, such as audio and video. The network includes network devices interconnected to send and receive packets. Each network device can receive and transmit media signals from media devices. A master clock generates a system time signal that the network devices use, together with a network time protocol to generate a local clock signal synchronized to the system time signal for both rate and offset. The local clock signal governs both the rate and offset of the received or transmitted media signals. The system, which can be implemented using conventional network equipment enables media signals to be transported to meet quality and timing requirements for high quality audio and video reproduction.
US09398090B2	Synchronized content library The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for synchronizing a content library between a content management system and client devices. Each content item in a user's content library is stored on the content management system and a record of each change to the content library is recorded in a content journal. A client device transmits a synchronization request that a portion of the content journal representing unsynchronized changes be processed to update the content library on the client device. The synchronization request includes a content library identifier and a content journal number identifying the content entry in the content journal last processed by the client device. Synchronization commands are sent based on the content entries not processed by the client device. Updated synchronization data representing the processed content entries is sent to the client device after synchronization is completed.
US09398081B2	Automating client development for network APIs System and method of automating client development for an application programming interface (API). An embodiment includes an apparatus capable of receiving information regarding a target application resource accessible by an API, and of generating a selected sequence of API calls based on weighted transitions in an API model representing resources needed for a client to perform interactions with the API. The apparatus is able to automatically generate a client program for interacting with the API according to a sequence of API calls. Additionally, methods are described for converting a model of an API into a directed, weighted graph, allowing determination of a selected sequence of API calls to access a target application resource. The API may be a Representational State Transfer API (REST API) implemented for a software defined network (SDN).
US09398080B2	Control device, image processing device, control method, computer-readable recording medium, and program Provided is an information processing device constituting at least a part of a communication system. The information processing device includes a master unit connected to a first communication line, and at least one slave unit connected to the master unit via a second communication line. The master unit includes: a first communication unit for transmitting/receiving data with another device via the first communication line in every predetermined cycle; a second communication unit for transmitting/receiving data with the slave unit via the second communication line in a time period shorter than the cycle; and an update unit for, after preceding data is received via the first communication line, updating data with the slave unit via the second communication line before arrival of subsequent data corresponding to the next cycle.
US09398079B2	Optimization of a software application implemented on a client-server system In at least one embodiment, data relating to the usage and the operating status of a frontend module of a software application implemented on the client side is acquired continuously during the execution of the application by way of a monitoring frontend module implemented on the client side of a client/server system. This acquired usage and status data is transmitted by the monitoring frontend module to a monitoring backend module implemented on the server side. The usage and status data is stored by the monitoring backend module in a database on the server side. The usage and status data stored in the database is automatically analyzed by way of an analysis module. In the process, default settings of the software application are automatically modified by way of the analysis module on the basis of the result of the analysis in order to improve the performance of the application.
US09398076B2	Control of data presentation in multiple zones using a wireless home entertainment hub Sink devices may automatically be partitioned into zones based on location in a home entertainment system. A message may be transmitted to a source device to decrement an internal reference count. The internal reference count may be associated with the source device to represent a number of zones receiving data from the source device.
US09398064B2	Method of streaming media to heterogeneous client devices A method of dynamically preparing a media clip for delivery from a server to a client is provided. Media attributes comprising media playback formats compatible with the client are provided to the server. A request is made by the client to provide a media content item at a specified starting time, and the server identifies a source where a media content file related to the selected media content item is located. The server obtains the media file from the source, and obtains a transcoded media segment file having a playback format compatible with the client media attributes. The transcoded media segment file may further be prepared in a transport format that is compatible with transport format media attributes of the client device, and a location of the prepared transcoded media segment file may be communicated to the client for the client to access the media segment.
US09398059B2	Managing information and content sharing in a virtual collaboration session Systems and methods for managing information and content sharing in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, a method may include creating a virtual collaboration workspace for a plurality of participants, where each of the participants operates a device configured to access the workspace, the workspace including a public portion and a plurality of private portions, the public portion accessible to each of the participants and each of the plurality of private portions accessible to a corresponding participant to the exclusion of at least another participant. The method may also include providing, to a given one of the participants, a representation of the public portion and a representation of the given participant's corresponding private portion, where the representation of the public portion and the representation of the given participant's corresponding private portion are renderable concurrently in a single window of a graphical user interface displayable by the given participant's device.
US09398052B2	Detection of potentially copyrighted content in user-initiated live streams Systems and methods modifying a presentation of media content in response to a detected violation are provided. In particular, media content such as a media stream broadcasted by a user to other users can be monitored. The broadcasted media stream can be fingerprinted and compared to a fingerprint repository that includes entries associated with media content that is copyrighted or otherwise considered a violation. If the fingerprint matches entries included in the fingerprint repository, then the media stream can be modified such as modified to terminate.
US09398051B2	Enforcing policy-based application and access control in an information management system A method and apparatus for controlling document access and application usage using centrally managed rules. The rules are stored and manipulated in a central rule database via a rule server. Policy enforcers are installed on client systems and/or on servers and perform document access and application usage control for both direct user document accesses and application usage, and application program document accesses by evaluating the rules sent to the policy enforcer. The rule server decides which rules are required by each policy enforcer. A policy enforcer can also perform obligation and remediation operations as a part of rule evaluation. Policy enforcers on client systems and servers can operate autonomously, evaluating policies that have been received, when communications have been discontinued with the rule server.
US09398050B2	Dynamically configured connection to a trust broker A method for connecting to a trust broker system is disclosed. The method is performed on a client device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The client device connects to a trust broker system upon start-up of the device, wherein the device is not enabled to connect to any other system. The client device transmits information identifying the electronic device to the trust broker system. The client device receives, from the trust broker, information that enables the client device to connect to a server system, wherein the trust broker determines the appropriate server system based on the client device. The client device downloads, from the server system, further instructions for performing the one or more tasks associated with the client device; wherein the downloaded instructions are only retained for the current session.
US09398049B2	Method and device for securely transmitting data Cryptographic methods are used at the application level, unlike known methods using point-to-point connections that can only be sufficiently secured at the transport level. Integrity protection and confidentiality protection of data are implemented at the application level for use in network technology.
US09398048B2	Authenticating an application to access a communication system Embodiments describe transmitting authentication data from an application to a communication system. The communication system verifies the authentication data transmitted from the application, and on the basis that the authentication data is verified, the communication system authenticates the application for accessing the communication system on behalf of a user. Prior to the transmitting step the authentication data is provided from the communication system to the client, and then from the client to the application. The verifying step comprises determining that the authentication data transmitted from the application corresponds to the authentication data provided from the communication system to the client, such that the application is authenticated for accessing the communication system on behalf of the user on the basis of the client's authentication with the communication system.
US09398039B2	Apparatus, system and method for suppressing erroneous reporting of attacks on a wireless network According to one embodiment, a method for suppressing erroneous alert messages for suspected network attacks comprises a first operation of determining an intrusion event. This may be conducted at a first network device. Then, the intrusion event is verified prior to transmission of the alert message. The verification may be conducted at a second network device. Thereafter, transmission of the alert message is suppressed in response to verifying that the intrusion event has been erroneously determined.
US09398035B2	Attack mitigation using learning machines In one embodiment, techniques are shown and described relating to attack mitigation using learning machines. A node may receive network traffic data for a computer network, and then predict a probability that one or more nodes are under attack based on the network traffic data. The node may then decide to mitigate a predicted attack by instructing nodes to forward network traffic on an alternative route without altering an existing routing topology of the computer network to reroute network communication around the one or more nodes under attack, and in response, the node may communicate an attack notification message to the one or more nodes under attack.
US09398030B2	Ascertaining domain contexts Various embodiments pertain to ascertaining domain contexts. In one embodiment, an application receives content that may contain a script (i.e. code). In this case, the domain context is ascertained and the script is executed in the context of the domain associated with the received content, rather than requiring the application or some other component to navigate to a location, such as a web location, to attempt to ascertain the domain context of the script. In another embodiment, third party objects or code are required to provide their domain context to an application in order for the application to make a security-based decision.
US09398029B2	Cybersecurity training system with automated application of branded content A cybersecurity training system uses lures and training actions to help train a user of an electronic device to recognize and act appropriately in situations that could compromise security. The system includes an administrator interface by which an administrator may customize a lure and/or a training action with branded content. When used in a lure, this enables the lure to appear to the user as if it were a legitimate, non-threatening action from the brand. If the user falls for the lure, the system may provide the user with cybersecurity training, which may automatically include content that is tailored for the selected brand.
US09398024B2	System and method for reliably authenticating an appliance A system and an apparatus (41) for reliably authenticating an appliance (42) involves a challenge message (C) being linked to the examination apparatus (40) by an examiner context information item (K). It is therefore more difficult for an attacker to feign an identity of an appliance. The application can be used in authentication scenarios, particularly in telecommunication, in which sensitive messages are interchanged.
US09398017B1	Isolation of objects representng server resources in browser using iframes Method for web-based management of resources. On a cloud computing system, for groups of user resources, defining commonly managed subgroups. Accessing cloud-based control procedures of one subgroup using a dedicated communication channel. Control procedures reside on a server, and are visible with a single specified domain ID unique for the subgroup. Multiple domain IDs are used in one communication session. On the client, isolated windows for each domain ID contain graphical representation of local applications, and where applications of one window share local data and are connected to control procedures using the same domain ID. Managing user resources through control procedures that are controlled by the applications. Only one of the isolated windows is activated at any one time on the user's computer.
US09398010B1	Provisioning layer two network access for mobile devices In general, techniques are described for provisioning layer two access in computer networks. A network device located in a public network comprising an interface and a control unit may implement the techniques. The interface establishes a session with a mobile device. The control unit requests security state data identifying a security state of the mobile device via the established session. The interface receives a mobile device identifier and the security state data from the mobile device via the session. The mobile device identifier identifies the mobile device. The control unit publishes the security state information to a database such that the security state information is associated with the mobile device identifier.
US09398003B2	Token device re-synchronization through a network solution A system and method are illustrated as including receiving a request for a current time and transmitting the current time to a password device. The current time is used to synchronize a clock in the password device to reflect the current time of an authentication server. The synchronized clock is used to generate a first token value at the password device. A request for the first token value is received from a server of the site by the authentication server. The server of the site is provided with the first token value. The server of the site sends a list of token values including the first token value to a computing device associated with the password device. The list of token values, presented at the same time on the computing device, are compared to the first token value generated by the password device to determine a matching first token value.
US09397993B1	System and method for accessing modular applications A method and system for providing modular application for use within a cloud-based file includes storing on a cloud computing service a link to a modular application configured to be used with a cloud-based file, receiving a request to access the link to the modular application, determining whether the request source is associated with the cloud computing service, and providing an option to access the requested modular application. The option can be for a trial of the modular application or to create a cloud-based file using the modular application.
US09397992B1	Authentication using color-shape pairings A technique provides access control. The technique involves prompting a user to enter color-shape pairings, and receiving multiple color-shape pairings from the user. Each color-shape pairing includes (i) a color selection from multiple selectable colors and (ii) a shape selection from multiple selectable shapes. The technique further involves generating an access control result based on the received multiple color-shape pairings, the access control result controlling access to a set of protected resources. For example, color segments can be displayed on a touch screen in the form of a color wheel, and multiple shapes can be rendered within each color segment. Alternatively, (i) a color palette including the multiple selectable colors and (ii) a shape menu including the multiple selectable shapes can be rendered on the touch screen to prompt the user to provide drag and drop gestures over the touch screen. Other configurations are suitable for use as well.
US09397982B2	Secure key storage systems, methods and apparatuses The systems, methods and apparatuses described herein provide a computing environment that manages private key storage. An apparatus according to the present disclosure may comprise a first non-volatile storage for storing a private root key for signing digital certificates, an input device for receiving manual input from an operator, a communication interface consisting of a one-way transmitter for transmitting information from the apparatus, and a processor. The processor may be configured to retrieve the private root key from the first non-volatile storage, receive information for a new digital certificate through the input device, generate the new digital certificate according to the received information, sign the new digital certificate using the private root key and transmit the new digital certificate from the apparatus using the transmitter.
US09397979B2	Router method and system A method and system for operating a virtual router system. A system health index for each of a plurality of physical routers in a virtual router system is determined, and virtual router operation for the physical routers is suspended in response to the system health index.
US09397977B2	Registration and use of patterns defined by expressions as domain names A domain name registration service permits registrants to register names that are defined by a regular expression that may include one or more wildcard values in any portion of the domain or subdomain name. A domain name server utilizes pattern matching with regular expressions, such as REGEX systems, to parse incoming domain name requests to identify text strings that conform to the domain defined by the registered regular expression. Other components assign economic value to defined patterns and prevent conflicts between registered patterns and domain names.
US09397958B2	FCoE VN—port virtualizer An FCoE VN_Port virtualizer where VF_Ports are used to connect downstream to host and target VN_Ports and a VN_Port is used to connect upstream to further FCoE VN_Port virtualizers or to an FCF. An alternate embodiment uses an Ethernet Fabric for an additional purpose. The Ethernet Fabric devices all act as FCoE VN_Port virtualizers, so that the Ethernet Fabric itself is considered a virtual FCoE VN_Port virtualizer.
US09397957B2	Traffic engineering for large scale data center networks The present disclosure provides for the determination of bandwidth allocation of inter-block traffic in a data center network. It employs a number of optimization objectives and a heuristic water-filling strategy to avoid producing unnecessary paths and to avoid determining paths that would be unavailable when actually needed. Allocation may be adjusted incrementally upon node and link failure, for instance to perform only the minimal allocation changes necessary. If demand between a source and a destination cannot be satisfied, a decomposition process may be used to allocate remaining demand. One aspect constructs a graph for route computation based on inter-block topology. Here, the graph initially starts with a highest level of abstraction with each node representing a middle block, and gradually reduces the abstraction level to identify paths of mixed abstraction level to satisfy additional demand.
US09397955B2	Method and system for an analog crossbar architecture Methods and systems for an analog crossbar may comprise, in a wireless device comprising a receiver path with an analog crossbar: receiving a digital signal comprising a plurality of channels; amplifying the received signal; converting the amplified signal to an analog signal; separating the analog signal into a plurality of separate channels; routing the plurality of separate channels to desired signal paths utilizing the analog crossbar; and converting the routed plurality of separate channels to a plurality of digital signals. The analog crossbar may comprise an array of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors. The analog crossbar may comprise a plurality of differential pair signal lines, and a plurality of single-ended signal lines. The received signal may be amplified utilizing a low-noise amplifier (LNA), where a gain level of the LNA may be configurable. The analog signal may be separated into separate channels using a channelizer.
US09397951B1	Quality of service using multiple flows A method, system, and computer program are provided for quality of service using multiple flows. At a first digital device, a plurality of inter-computer flows is established between the first digital device and a computer. A plurality of inter-device flows is also established between the first digital device and a second digital device via a communication network. At least one flow metric associated with each of the inter-device flows is determined, which may include, for example, a latency metric, a loss metric, and/or a re-ordering metric. According to various embodiments, flow metrics may form a basis for categorizing the inter-device flows. One or more preferred flows are selected based on the flow metrics. Finally, a packet to be sent to the second device is directed to one of the preferred flows.
US09397949B2	Terminal, control device, communication method, communication system, communication module, program, and information processing device A terminal communicating via a network including a forwarding device(s) for forwarding a packet and a control device for controlling the forwarding device(s) in accordance with a request from the forwarding device, includes: a communication unit that receives a processing rule specifying a process of adding, to a packet, quality information related to communication quality with respect to the terminal, from the control device, a memory unit that stores the received processing rule, and a processing unit that in a case of communicating via the network, adds quality information to a packet in accordance with a processing rule that corresponds to the packet by referring to the processing rule stored in the memory unit.
US09397947B2	Quality of experience for communication sessions A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of experience for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include analyzing network conditions relative to a plurality of codecs and a plurality of network paths. The method may also include determining a quality of experience associated with each of the plurality of codecs across each of the plurality of network paths. The method may further include transacting communication traffic using a codec-network path combination having a quality of experience above a predetermined threshold.
US09397938B2	Packet scheduling in a network processor A circuit operates to manage transmittal of packets in a network packet processor. The circuit includes a packet descriptor manager (PDM), a packet scheduling engine (PSE), and a packet engines and buffering module (PEB). The PDM generates a metapacket and a descriptor from a command signal, where the command signal identifies a packet to be transmitted by the circuit. The PSE models the packet through a model of the network topology, determining an order in which to transmit the packet among a number of packets based on the modeling. Once the packet is scheduled for transmission, the PEB performs processing operations on the packet to produce a processed packet based on instructions indicated in the descriptor. The PEB then causes the processed packet to be transmitted toward the destination.
US09397936B2	Source-based network routing A message center for source-based message routing may include a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor. The processor may be configured to receive a first message having a first message transfer layer indicating a first destination address and a first message transaction layer, receive a second message having a second message transfer layer indicating a second destination address and a second message transaction layer indicating an alternate routing, read at least the first message transfer layer of the first message, read at least the second message transaction layer of the second message, route the first message based in part on the first destination address of the first message transfer layer, and route the second message based in part on the second destination address of the second message transfer layer and the alternate routing of the second message transaction layer.
US09397930B2	Network traffic routing optimization The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing network traffic routing optimizations. One computer-implemented method includes calculating a direct connection cost for network traffic between two points in a network, the network including one or more nodes of an accelerated application delivery (AccAD) network, calculating an AccAD connection cost for the network traffic between the two points in the network using at least one node of the AccAD network, comparing the calculated direct connection cost and the AccAD connection cost, and determining whether the direct connection cost is greater than the sum of the AccAD connection cost and a minimum cost threshold value.
US09397924B2	Method for applying macro-controls onto IP networks using intelligent route indexing Systems and methods are described that manage routing information in an IP network using extensible indexing and use the indexing to control the network. The indexing and associated controls apply to any router within the routing domain.
US09397920B2	Multi-path network bandwidth estimation Some embodiments provide a method for measuring network characteristics (e.g., bandwidth estimation, path diversity, etc.) without requiring administrative access to intermediate network elements and independent from the specific network fabric. The method measures the bandwidth (e.g., available bandwidth, capacity, etc.) between a given pair of endpoints (e.g., a source forwarding element and a destination forwarding element at the edges of the network) by identifying the routing paths between the endpoints and calculating the bandwidth for each path in order to estimate the network bandwidth between the endpoints.
US09397919B1	Method of offloading traffic in a wireless communication network Systems and methods for offloading traffic in a wireless communication system are provided. It can be determined at a network node that a performance parameter of an access node meets a performance threshold. A profile of a wireless device in communication with the access node can be determined where the profile comprises an acceptable offloading condition. A plurality of offloading mechanisms can be identified based on the performance parameter and the acceptable offloading condition. An estimated change in the performance parameter can be determined for each combination of one of the plurality of offloading mechanisms and the acceptable offloading condition. An offloading mechanism can be selected based on the estimated change in the performance parameter and the acceptable offloading condition. The wireless device can be instructed to establish communication with the wireless communication system using the selected offloading mechanism.
US09397913B1	Packet loss measurement in a distributed data plane In general, techniques are described for performing packet loss measurement in a distributed data plane. In one example, a local router includes a plurality of forwarding units that implement a distributed data plane. First and second forwarding units may switch layer two (L2) packet data units (PDUs) between the local router and a remote router using a virtual path. The first and second forwarding may unit may increment, in response to processing any PDU of the PDUs for the virtual path, respective counters stored by the first and second forwarding units. The first and second forwarding units may update, based on the respective counters, a loss-measurement packet (LMP). For instance, the first forwarding unit, upon updating the LMP, may internally forward the LMP to the second forwarding unit. The second forwarding unit, upon updating the LMP, may send the LMP to the remote router.
US09397912B2	Method and system for active fabric management using unicast reachability monitoring A method for active network fabric management. The method includes receiving a probe packet by a termination beacon, where the probe packet is associated with a stream, the stream is identified using an origin beacon identification (ID) for an origin beacon, a stream source IP address, a stream destination IP address, an L2 origin interface, and a TTL value or an IP Hop value. The method further includes generating, after receiving the probe packet and after the expiration of a probe rate request (PRR) refresh timer, a rate control packet (RCP) by the termination beacon where the RCP includes a PRR for the stream, and sending the RCP to the origin beacon using an origin beacon IP address, where the origin beacon IP address is different than the stream source IP address.
US09397911B2	Method of and device for recovering from a root bridge failure A method and a bridge operative to notify other bridges connected to a network of a root bridge failure by detecting a failure in a connection to the root bridge and generating a root failure suspicion notification (RFSN) bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) that includes a standard Rapid Spanning Tree BPDU portion and a failed root identifier portion uniquely identifying the root bridge which is suspected of failing. The bridge propagates the RFSN BPDU to adjacent bridges in the network to notify them of the failure.
US09397906B2	Scalable framework for monitoring and managing network devices A device receives information associated with network devices of a network, such as device information associated with components of the network devices, application information generated by the network devices, or network information associated with interactions of the network devices. The device performs an analysis of the information associated with the network devices via analytics techniques in near real time, and generates analysis information based on the analysis of the information associated with the network devices. The device provides the analysis information for display.
US09397896B2	Modeling computer network topology based on dynamic usage relationships A method for modeling dependencies in a computing system including a plurality of resources, the method includes monitoring data communications made between the resources of the plurality of resources; modeling dependencies, at least among and between the resources, based, at least in part, upon the monitored data communications; and generating a set of topology graph(s), including at least a first topology graph, based upon the modeled dependencies.
US09397895B2	Method and system for collecting topology information A method of providing topology information about a network to a topology manager is disclosed. The network includes a plurality of sensors each having a sensor ID, and the method includes performing the following steps at each of the plurality of sensors: receiving a stream of packets and identifying a topology trace packet in the stream of packets, wherein the topology trace packet has a destination address and an ID of a previous sensor, including the sensor ID in the topology trace packet, sending the topology trace packet to the destination address, forming a report message so as to include the sensor ID, the previous sensor ID, sending the report to the topology manager; and, providing network addresses of adjacent nodes to the topology manager.
US09397889B2	Display apparatus and implementation method thereof A display apparatus includes: a communication unit which communicates with a service providing apparatus providing at least one service and an external server storing information used to implement the at least one service; and a controller which receives the information used to implement the at least one service corresponding to unique information about the service providing apparatus from the external server, installs the at least one service based on the received information used to implement the at least one service, and executes the installed at least one service in a preset condition when the unique information about the service providing apparatus is received through the communication unit.
US09397885B2	Conveyance of configuration information in a network According to example configurations, a user of a client device accesses an authentication server to retrieve configuration information. The user belongs to an organization that receives services from a third party service provider. The client device forwards the configuration information to a server controlled by the third party service provider. The server maintained by the third party service provider provides access to services, resources, data, etc., depending on the configuration information forwarded by the client device.
US09397883B2	Modifying network settings of an unreachable host An exemplary system may configure network settings of an unreachable host. In one embodiment, the system determines that a first host on a network is unreachable using a first communication protocol. The system selects a second host on the network that is reachable using the first communication protocol. The second host on the network can reach the first host using a second communication protocol. The system provides a communication to the second host on the network using the first communication protocol. The communication causes the second host to access the first host on the network using the second communication protocol.
US09397882B2	Packet transport network system A packet transport network system includes a first node to transmit a control packet through a secondary port, when the first node does not periodically receive, through a primary port, a continuity check packet transmitted on the first MLSP set in the first direction; and a second node, when the second node receives the control packet through a secondary port, to relay or terminate packets on the first and second active MLSPs, to receive, through the primary port, the multicast packet transmitted on the second MLSP set in the second direction, and to bridge the received multicast packet to a recovery path set in an interested link, the second node periodically receiving, through a primary port, the continuity check packet transmitted on the second MLSP set in the second direction, wherein the first node receives, through the second port, the multicast packet bridged to the recovery path.
US09397858B2	Detecting VLAN registration protocol capability of a switch in a computer network In particular embodiments, a first switch implementing a first virtual local area network (VLAN) registration protocol and connected to a first end of the trunk detects whether a second switch connected to a second end of the trunk implements the first VLAN registration protocol. In an embodiment, the second switch may send an unsolicited message to the first switch indicating the VLAN registration protocol implemented by the second switch. The first switch may then determine the VLAN registration protocol implemented by the second switch. Alternatively, the first switch may send a solicited message to the second switch. By receiving a response to the solicited message, the first switch can determine that the second switch implements the first VLAN registration protocol. In response to determining that the second switch implements the first VLAN registration protocol, the first switch may enable a pruning technique in accordance with the first VLAN registration protocol.
US09397855B2	Communications unit for an industrial process network A field device is configured to send and receive data over an industrial process network. The field device includes a processor and a communications unit communicatively connected to the industrial process network. The communications unit is configured to send and receive the data over the industrial process network via a first communications protocol at a first data rate. The communications unit is connected to communicate with the processor via a second communications protocol at a second data rate that is greater than the first data rate.
US09397849B2	Statistical multiplexing of multiple radio bearers to conserve radio resources A device may receive bearer information associated with radio bearers to be multiplexed to form a master bearer. The device may determine respective bandwidth amounts, for each radio bearer, to be allocated to the master bearer. The device may determine a total bandwidth to be allocated to the master bearer based on the bandwidth amounts. The device may form the master bearer, having the total bandwidth, based on multiplexing the radio bearers. The device may provide respective content streams, associated with the radio bearers, via the master bearer.
US09397848B2	Interface for accessing evolved multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS) middleware services A device provides, to another device, a start request for an evolved multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS) session, and receives eMBMS session traffic from the other device based on the start request. The device determines track information from the eMBMS session traffic, and decodes the eMBMS session traffic into a format understood by the device. The device determines quality information associated with the eMBMS session traffic, and presents, for display, the decoded eMBMS session traffic, the track information, and the quality information associated with the eMBMS session traffic.
US09397844B2	Automated graphical user-interface layout Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to automatic generation of dynamically changing layouts for a graphical user-interface. Specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure employ analysis of an image associated with the view (e.g., either the current view or a future view) of the graphical user-interface to determine colors that are complementary to the image. The colors are applied to the view, such that the color scheme of the view matches the image.
US09397828B1	Embedding keys in hardware Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for embedding keys in hardware. One of the methods includes providing, to a device provider, one or more encrypted keys, each of the encrypted keys to be included in a corresponding device provided by the device provider. A user system that includes a device that includes one of the encrypted keys receives information specifying the encrypted key. The information received from the user system is validated. A decryption key is selected based on the information received from the user system that is configured to decrypt the encrypted key specified by the information received from the user system. The decryption key is provided to the user system that includes the device.
US09397821B2	Method, apparatus, mobile communication terminal, computer program and storage medium for adjusting frequency error of terminal Handling a frequency error (FEQ) of a terminal which includes a plurality of modems using a same clock source includes: obtaining the FEQ, which is a difference between a carrier frequency of a received signal and a nominal frequency for each modem; obtaining a FEQ threshold of the received signal in a current service based on the FEQ; obtaining an adjusted value of the clock source corresponding to each modem based on the FEQ and the FEQ threshold; obtaining a synthesized adjusted value of the clock source based on the adjusted values of all the modems; and adjusting the frequency of the clock source based on the synthesized adjusted value of the clock source. The FEQ of the mobile communication terminal can be quickly corrected by adjusting the clock source's frequency, and, by considering the FEQ of all the modems, the modems' performances may be balanced.
US09397819B2	Extension carrier for ARQ According to one or more embodiments described and claimed herein, HARQ acknowledgements, re-transmissions, and related signaling (e.g., channel quality reports) are performed on a Re-transmission Extension Carrier (REC) separate from the primary downlink traffic carrier(s). In various embodiments, as explained herein, the REC may comprise an aggregated wireless communication network channel, which may be cross-channel scheduled or may have its own scheduler. The REC may be Frequency Domain Duplex (FDD) or Time Domain Duplex (TDD). The REC may be dedicated to a main downlink carrier, or may be shared across a plurality of aggregated component carriers. The REC may be transmitted from the same base station as one or more associated main carriers, or from a different base station. A shared REC may be operated in cooperative or contention modes. The REC may be implemented in unlicensed spectrum.
US09397812B2	Generating and transmitting demodulation reference signals The present disclosure provides a solution which solves the problem of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ambiguity by introducing separate, i.e. different DMRSs. This is especially the case for systems employing dynamic allocation of control and data signals to different PRBs.
US09397810B2	Method for transmitting and receiving pilot signal in communication system Disclosed are methods for transmitting and receiving pilot signals in a communication system. A method for transmitting and receiving pilot signal, performed in a first personal base station among a plurality of personal base stations existing within a cell range of a master base station, comprises receiving a cyclic shift set from the master base station; generating pilot signal based on a first cyclic shift value assigned to the first personal base station, wherein the first cyclic shift value is included in the cyclic shift set; and transmitting the generated pilot signal. Thus, performance of channel estimation may be enhanced.
US09397801B2	Method for transmitting/receiving data in a wireless access system and base station for same The present invention relates to a method for transmitting/receiving data in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) wireless access system supporting multiple cells, and a base station for same. In more detail, on the basis of a multi-cell TDD uplink-downlink configuration, the method includes confirming whether a collision subframe occurs, which is caused when an uplink subframe of a first cell and a downlink subframe of a second cell exists in the same time interval; and performing cross cell scheduling on the second cell through the first cell according to a TDD uplink-downlink configuration of the first cell. When data transmission is scheduled in the collision subframe by cross cell scheduling, by changing the transmission position of an uplink or a downlink according to the cross cell scheduling, the scheduled data are transmitted in the collision subframe.
US09397780B2	Receiving device and receiving method, and computer program A receiving device receiving a SC-FDMA signal includes a first calculating unit calculating a first channel estimation value indicating a propagation path state based on a sounding reference signal transmitted from a transmitting end device; a second calculating unit calculating a rank determination value and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) determination value based on the first channel estimation value, the rank determination value and MCS determination value being associated with a transmission rank number and a transmission coding ratio/modulation scheme respectively, and used when the transmitting end device next transmits a data channel; a third calculating unit calculating a second channel estimation value indicating a propagation path state based on a demodulation reference signal by using interpolation processing in accordance with at least one of the rank determination value and the MCS determination value; and a demodulation/decoding unit acting on a data channel using the second channel estimation value.
US09397776B2	Constant-capacity physical resource blocks for upstream transmissions over coax A coax line terminal (CLT) transmits allocations of upstream bandwidth to a plurality of coax network units (CNUs). In response to the allocations, the CLT receives frames with data in a plurality of physical resource blocks that each correspond to a distinct set of subcarriers. The plurality of physical resource blocks includes a first group of physical resource blocks that all have a first constant allowed capacity. Sizes and modulation orders of respective physical resource blocks in the first group vary as defined by a first modulation profile. The data in the first group are received from one or more CNUs that are assigned the first modulation profile.
US09397772B2	Reliable diversity architecture for a mobile DTV system A digital data stream comprises alternating groups of information blocks and groups of parity blocks, each group of information blocks includes multiple information blocks and each group of parity blocks includes multiple parity blocks. An apparatus for receiving a digital data stream comprises a demodulator that receives and demodulates a digital data stream. An equalizer compensates for distortions in the digital data stream. A delay buffer generates a first stream of digital data representing the compensated digital data stream and a second stream of digital data representing a delayed version of the compensated digital data stream. A forward error correction block receives and processes the first and second streams of digital data from the delay buffer, and outputs an error corrected stream of digital data. A transport block receives and processes the error corrected stream from the forward error correction block for display.
US09397767B2	Method of controlling noise rise in a cell After a maximum noise rise for a cell is set, a maximum noise rise for each mobile station is allocated within the cell. The actual noise rise from each mobile station within the cell is measured at a base station and signaled to a network. When the cell uses enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH), the contribution to noise rise of E-DCH signaling is determined and received signal code power (RSCP) at the base station is measured. The RSCP measurement is decoded to determine contributions from mobile stations within and outside the cell; contributions from mobile stations within the cell are calculated; and the network is notified of the measured noise rise. In addition a compensation value may be applied to compensate for temperature induced noise.
US09397764B2	Carrier frequency offset calibration method and system A carrier frequency offset calibration method and a carrier frequency offset calibration system are provided. The carrier frequency offset calibration method is adapted to calibrate the carrier frequency offsets of a transmission signal which includes a primary carrier and a secondary carrier. In the carrier frequency offset calibration method, the transmission signal is analyzed according to known carrier frequencies, a primary feedback value and a secondary feedback value, so as to obtain a primary carrier offset value and a secondary carrier offset value. The relationship between the primary carrier offset value and the secondary offset value is considered to determine whether to adjust the primary feedback signal and the secondary feedback signal.
US09397762B2	Wireless communication system, device, and method for detecting and distinguishing the mobile device of a driver among a plurality of mobile devices of passengers within a vehicle An information identification system includes at least one mobile terminal and an information identification device. The mobile terminal includes: a detection unit configured to detect that the host terminal has been carried into a vehicle cabin; a first notification unit configured to, if the detection unit detects that the host terminal has been carried into the cabin, transmit a first notification signal providing notification that the host terminal has been carried into the cabin; and a second notification unit configured to, if the first notification signal transmitted from another mobile terminal is detected, transmit a second notification signal providing notification that the host terminal has been already present in the cabin. The information identification device includes an identification unit configured to, if the second notification signal is detected, identify the mobile terminal having transmitted the second notification signal as the driver's mobile terminal.
US09397756B2	Optical receiver An optical receiver including a waveguide substrate including a first waveguide that transmits a main signal beam, a second waveguide that transmits a monitoring beam that has branched from the main signal beam, and a third waveguide that transmits an amplification beam to amplify the main signal beam; a light receiving device array including, integrally formed to the same substrate, a first light receiving device that detects the main signal beam and a second light receiving device that detects the monitoring beam; and a case that houses the waveguide substrate and the light receiving device array. The first light receiving device faces toward an end of the first waveguide, and the second light receiving device faces toward an end of the second waveguide.
US09397752B2	Optical transceiver modules, optical transmission devices, and optical transmission methods An optical transceiver module coupled to a device is provided. The optical transceiver module includes an electronic signal transmitting terminal coupled to a receiving terminal of the device, an electronic signal receiving terminal coupled to a transmitting terminal of the device, an optical signal receiving terminal coupled to the electronic signal transmitting terminal, and an optical signal transmitting terminal coupled to the electronic signal receiving terminal. When the optical transceiver module is at an normal operation state and the electronic signal receiving terminal does not receive any electronic signal over a first predetermined time period, the optical transceiver module enters a idle detection state to make the electronic signal transmitting terminal to perform a receiver termination detection to the device to determine whether the device is coupled to the optical transceiver module. At the idle detection state, the optical signal transmitting terminal transmits the optical signal continuously.
US09397743B2	System for coupling wireless repeater donor and server units over cable A three hop wireless repeater is disclosed, including a donor unit having transmit and receive antennas for wireless communication with one or more cellular base stations, and a server unit having transmit and receive antennas for wireless communication with the donor unit and with one or more wireless communication devices. The repeater further includes a physical cable interconnect between the donor unit and the server unit. The physical cable interconnect includes a donor unit sleeve having donor unit coupling antennas to inductively couple signals to and from the transmit and receive antennas of the donor unit, and a server unit sleeve having server unit coupling antennas to inductively couple signals to and from the transmit and receive antennas of the server unit.
US09397740B2	Modular antenna array with RF and baseband beamforming Generally, this disclosure provides systems and methods for a modular antenna array using radio frequency (RF) and baseband (BB) beamforming. A system may include a plurality of antenna modules, each of the antenna modules further including an array of antenna elements coupled to an RF beamforming circuit, the RF beamforming circuit to adjust phase shifts associated with the antenna elements to generate an antenna beam associated with the antenna module; and a central beamforming module coupled to each of the antenna modules, the central beamforming module to control the antenna beam associated with each of the antenna modules and to generate signal adjustments relative to each of the antenna modules, wherein the arrays of antenna elements of the antenna modules combine to operate as a composite antenna beamforming array.
US09397737B2	Method and apparatus for indicating destination stations in WLAN system supporting multi-user multiple input multiple output A method of indicating destination stations, performed by an access point (AP), in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system supporting multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) is provided. The method includes transmitting a sounding request frame to the plurality of destination stations to transmit a sounding frame used for channel estimation between the AP and each destination station, receiving the sounding frame in response to the sounding frame request from each station, and transmitting a first data frame spatially multiplexed with respect to the plurality of destination stations by performing channel estimation on the basis of the sounding frame, wherein the sounding request frame comprises a group identifier (ID) indicating the plurality of destination stations.
US09397727B1	Slot antenna and NFC antenna in an electronic device An electronic device including a Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna and a slot antenna is described. The slot antenna may be formed by a slot opening in a housing of the electronic device. The slot opening may be shaped as a rectangular slot, a T-shaped slot, or T-shaped slot leading into a circular opening. The slot opening exposes the NFC antenna and allows the NFC antenna to radiate in a first frequency band while the slot antenna radiates at a second frequency band.
US09397724B1	Transceivers digital mobile communications Mobile transmitter-receiver (transceiver) unit for receiving and demodulating a video Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) modulated signal. Modulator and transmitter for modulating and transmitting a filtered spread spectrum video baseband signal. Spread spectrum video signal has cross-correlated in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signals. Receiver for receiving and demodulating a modulated signal into a demodulated location finder baseband signal. Converter for converting a photo camera generated signal into a converted Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) photo camera baseband signal. Combiner for combining demodulated location finder baseband signal with converted CDMA baseband signal. Modulator and transmitter for modulation and transmission of combined signal. Touch screen control and fingerprint authentication of mobile device.
US09397722B1	Single feed distributed antenna system A radio system provides multi-antenna coverage of an area in an efficient and affordable manner. The radio system includes a base radio to transmit and communicate with and through multiple antennas spaced throughout a substantially radio opaque structure through a single transmission line. The base radio has an antenna port that connects the base radio to a transmission line. Several directional couplers are spaced in line with the transmission line corresponding with the areas where antenna coverage is needed.
US09397718B2	Mobile telephone holding device The present invention relates to a mobile telephone holding device which includes a main body, an arm, at least two clamping elements, a wireless electrical charging device with which a mobile telephone can be charged and an electrical switching device, wherein the arm s mounted on the main body in such a way that the arm can be moved between an inoperative position (R) and at least one holding position (H) against a restoring force, wherein the electrical switching device, depending on the position of the arm, interrupts an electrical line which leads to the charging device in the inoperative position (R) of the arm, and closes the electrical line which leads to the charging device in each holding position (H) of the arm.
US09397713B1	Polar modulation using product mode Radio frequency (RF) transmitters and methods of their operation are disclosed. An exemplary RF transmitter includes an RF power amplifier (RFPA), a dynamic power supply (DPS), and a baseband processing unit. The baseband processing unit generates an amplitude modulation (AM) signal that the DPS follows to generate a DPS voltage VDD(t). The DPS voltage VDD(t) serves as a power supply for an output stage of the RFPA. Under most operating conditions the output stage is configured to operate in a compressed mode (C-mode), but is reconfigured to operate in a product mode (or “P-mode) during times low-magnitude events in the AM signal are conveyed to the DPS and become present in the DPS voltage VDD(t) produced by the DPS. Operating the output stage in P-mode overcomes the inability of C-mode operation to reproduce low-magnitude events contained in the AM signal at the RF output of the RFPA.
US09397701B1	System and method for lifetime specific LDPC decoding A nonvolatile memory storage controller is provided for delivering log likelihood ratios (LLRs) to a low-density parity check (LDPC) decoder for use in the decoding of an LDPC encoded codeword. The controller includes read circuitry for reading an LDPC encoded codeword stored in a nonvolatile memory storage module using a plurality of soft-decision reference voltages to provide a plurality of soft-decision bits representative of the codeword. The controller further includes a plurality of lifetime specific LLR look-up tables representative of the lifetime threshold voltage distribution of the memory storage module, wherein each of the plurality of lifetime specific LLR look-up tables comprises a plurality of LLRs representative of a specific point in the lifetime of the memory storage module for each of the plurality of soft-decision bits. The controller provides the LLRs from the appropriate LLR look-up table to an LDPC decoder for the subsequent decoding of the codeword.
US09397700B2	Error corrector coding and decoding Methods and devices are provided for coding and decoding coded data including source data and redundancy data. The redundancy data is obtained by applying, upon coding, an error correction code to the source data, implementing a generating matrix. The generating matrix includes, in its systematic form, an identity matrix and an invertible matrix for switching from the source data to the redundancy data. The coding or decoding is based on a Tanner graph, which combines the graph of the error corrector code and the graph of the dual code of the error correction code by superimposing these graphs.
US09397694B2	Methods and devices for coding and decoding the position of the last significant coefficient Methods and devices are described for entropy coding data using an entropy coder to encode quantized transform domain coefficient data. Last significant coefficient information is signaled in the bitstream using two-dimensional coordinates for the last significant coefficient. The context for bins of one of the coordinates is based, in part, upon the value of the other of the coordinates. In one case, instead of signaling last significant coefficient information, the number of non-zero coefficients is binarized and entropy encoded.
US09397670B2	Edge generator-based phase locked loop reference clock generator for automated test system An automatic test system configured for generating a periodic signal of a programmable frequency. The automatic test system may comprise a clock, an edge generator coupled to the clock, a phase locked loop, and a delay adjustment circuit. The edge generator may comprise an edge generator output, an enable input and a delay input. The edge generator may produce at the edge generator output a signal with a delay relative to an edge of the clock specified by a value at the delay input in each cycle of the clock for which the enable input is asserted. The phase locked loop may comprise a reference input and a phase locked loop output configured to provide the periodic signal of the programmable frequency. The delay adjustment circuit may comprise an accumulator that may increase in value by a programmed amount for each cycle of the clock.
US09397669B2	System and method for process and temperature calibration of capacitor-based oscillators A method and device for calibrating an oscillator and a temperature sensor in an electronic device are provided. A same temperature cycle, which includes at least two distinct temperatures, may be used to obtain data to calibrate both the oscillator and the temperature sensor. One of the distinct temperatures may comprise an ambient temperature, and a second distinct temperature may comprise a heated temperature greater than the ambient temperature. The electronic device (or a calibration device separate from the electronic device) may receive the readings from the oscillator and the temperature sensor at the two distinct temperatures in the same temperature cycle, and may determine an oscillator correction factor and a temperature sensor correction factor.
US09397667B2	Shared divide by N clock divider A method of providing multiple clock frequencies for an integrated circuit having a plurality of modules. A reference clock signal (fin) is frequency division processed to generate sub-divider outputs of fin divided by a plurality of different (i) prime numbers and (ii) prime numbers raised to an integer power to collectively provide a plurality of prime number-based clock signals that each have a frequency divider factor (divider factor) in a predetermined divider range. For at least a portion of other divider factors, two or more of the sub-divider outputs are combined to generate additional clock signals that each provide an additional divider factor. A first module frequency selects at least a first selected clock signal from the prime number-based clock signals and additional clock signals, and a second module frequency selects at least a second selected clock signal from the prime number-based clock signals and additional clock signals.

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