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US09396820B2	Submerged electricity production module The underwater electricity production module according to the invention includes means in the form of an elongated cylindrical box (12) in which means are integrated forming an electricity production unit including means forming a nuclear boiler (30), associated with electricity production means (37) connected to an external electricity distribution station (7) by electrical cables (6), is characterized in that the nuclear boiler-forming means (30) include a secondary circuit (36) associated with the electricity production means (37) and a secondary backup circuit (60) in parallel on that secondary circuit and including at least one secondary passive heat exchanger (61) placed outside the underwater module (12) in the marine environment.
US09396808B2	Method and apparatus for program and erase of select gate transistors Techniques are provided for programming select gate transistors in connection with the programming of a set of memory cells. In response to a program command to program memory cells, the select gate transistors are read to determine whether their Vth is below an acceptable range, in which case the select gate transistors are programmed before the memory cells. Or, a decision can be made to program the select gate transistors based on a count of program-erase cycles, whether a specified time period has elapsed and/or a temperature history of the non-volatile storage device.
US09396802B2	Erase system and method of nonvolatile memory device An erase system and method of a nonvolatile memory device includes supplying an erase voltage to a plurality of memory cells of a nonvolatile memory, performing a read operation with a read voltage to word lines of the plurality of memory cells, and performing an erase verification operation with an erase verification voltage to at least one of the word lines of the plurality of memory cells, the erase verification voltage lower than the read voltage.
US09396798B2	Enhanced flash chip and method for packaging chip An enhanced Flash chip and a method for packaging chip, wherein the enhanced Flash chip comprising: a FLASH and a RPMC, packaged integrally; the FLASH and the RPMC each comprising: a first internal IO pin and a second internal IO pin; the FLASH and the RPMC being further provided with a jumper window, one end of which is mutually connected to the first internal IO pin of the FLASH or the RPMC and the other end of which is mutually connected to the first internal IO pin of the RPMC or the FLASH; the second internal IO pin of the FLASH and the second internal IO pin of the RPMC being mutually connected. The enhanced Flash chip provided in the present application may effectively reduce design complexity and chip manufacturing cost, avoid the crossing of the metal lead wires in the chip package, and increase the yield of chip packages.
US09396796B2	Memory system including nonvolatile memory devices which contain multiple page buffers and control logic therein that support varying read voltage level test operations A nonvolatile memory device includes an array of nonvolatile memory cells and a plurality of page buffers configured to receive a plurality of pages of data read from the same page in the array using different read voltage conditions. A control circuit is provided, which is electrically coupled to the plurality of page buffers. The control circuit is configured to perform a test operation by driving the plurality of page buffers with control signals that cause generation within the nonvolatile memory device of a string of XOR data bits, which are derived from a comparison of at least two of the multiple pages of data read from the same page of nonvolatile memory cells using the different read voltage conditions. An input/output device is provided, which is configured to output test data derived from the string of XOR data bits to another device located external to the nonvolatile memory device.
US09396794B1	Matchline retention for mitigating search and write conflict Systems and methods relate to a matchline receiver of a content-addressable memory (CAM). A matchline of the CAM, which provides a hit/miss indication for a search operation of a data word is provided to the matchline receiver. The matchline receiver comprises a retention circuit to provide a hit/miss output, wherein the retention circuit retains, at the hit/miss output, the hit/miss indication provided by the matchline during a first clock phase of a clock, even if the hit/miss indication provided by the matchline is modified by a write operation or an invalidation operation during the first clock phase.
US09396793B2	Phase change memory, writing method thereof and reading method thereof A phase change memory (PCM), a writing method thereof and a reading method thereof are provided. The PCM has a plurality of memory cells. The writing method comprises the following steps. At least one stress pulse is applied for aging at least one of the memory cells. A starting pulse is applied to all of the memory cells of the PCM for decreasing a resistance of each memory cell. A detection pulse is applied to all of the memory cells of the PCM for detecting the resistance of each memory cell. A set pulse is applied to the aged memory cells. A reset pulse is applied to the non-aged memory cells.
US09396792B2	Adjusting log likelihood ratio values to compensate misplacement of read voltages An apparatus having a circuit and an interface to a nonvolatile memory is disclosed. The circuit is configured to (i) perform one or more attempts of a soft-decision decode of data stored in the nonvolatile memory, where soft-decision decode uses a plurality of log likelihood ratio values stored in a table, (ii) generate one or more adjusted log likelihood ratio values by adding a constant value to one or more of the log likelihood ratio values in response to a failure to decode the data using the log likelihood ratio values and (iii) re-decode the data using the adjusted log likelihood ratio values.
US09396788B1	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus includes a memory that is volatile, a memory controller connected to the memory in an information exchangeable manner, and a clock enable (CKE) controller. The CKE controller controls a CKE signal in response to a request for a proxy in self-refresh control, the CKE signal being transmitted from the memory controller to the memory and being controlled to be kept low until cancellation of the proxy is requested. At a time of shifting to a power-saving mode, the memory controller stores information held by a central processing unit (CPU) in the memory and causes the memory to shift to a self-refresh mode. At a time of recovery from the power-saving mode, the memory controller requests the CKE controller for the cancellation of the proxy in the self-refresh control and thereafter cancels the self-refresh mode of the memory.
US09396787B2	Memory operations using system thermal sensor data Memory operations using system thermal sensor data. An embodiment of a memory device includes a memory stack including one or more coupled memory elements, and a logic chip coupled with the memory stack, the logic chip including a memory controller and one or more thermal sensors, where the one or more thermal sensors include a first thermal sensor located in a first area of the logic chip. The memory controller obtains thermal values of the one or more thermal sensors, where the logic element is to estimate thermal conditions for the memory stack using the thermal values, the determination of the estimated thermal conditions for the memory stack being based at least in part on a location of the first thermal sensor in the first area of the logic element. A refresh rate for one or more portions of the memory stack is modified based at least in part on the estimated thermal conditions for the memory stack.
US09396774B1	CAS latency setting circuit and semiconductor memory apparatus including the same A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a CAS latency setting circuit configured to change an initially-set CAS latency value in response to control signal pulses which are sequentially applied, during a test mode without changing settings of a mode register set during each test.
US09396771B2	Memory device for performing multi-core access to bank groups A memory device has a burst length “b”, performs “k” core accesses per command, and receives a command, where “b” is an integer of at least 2 and “k” is an integer of at least 2 and at most “b”. The memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of bank groups, a plurality of bank group control units respectively corresponding to the plurality of bank groups, each of the bank group control units configured to generate a multiplexer control signal for selecting part of data read from a corresponding bank group, and a multiplexer configured to sequentially output data read from the plurality of bank groups according to the multiplexer control signal output from the plurality of bank group control units. Data items included in output data of the multiplexer have a same time space.
US09396769B1	Memory device and operating method of same A memory device includes a memory array and a logic unit communicatively coupled to the memory array. The memory array includes a plurality of pages for storing array data and a plurality of extra arrays respectively corresponding to the plurality of pages for storing extra data. The logic unit is configured to receive a read instruction, and perform a read operation in a first access mode or in a second access mode. In the first access mode, the logic unit sequentially reads out the array data stored in the plurality of pages. In the second access mode, the logic unit sequentially reads out the array data stored in the plurality of pages and the extra data stored in the plurality of extra arrays.
US09396766B2	Semiconductor device having memory chip stacks with TSV A semiconductor memory device may include a plurality of memory chips stacked upon one another, and electrically coupled to one another through a plurality of first TSVs. The semiconductor memory device may include a plurality of second memory chips stacked separately from the first memory chips, and the plurality of second memory chips electrically coupled to one another through a plurality of second TSVs. The semiconductor memory device may include a plurality of external connection electrodes coupled to both to the first memory chips and the second memory chips. Wherein one of the first and second memory chips may be accessed in response to chip select signals inputted through the external connection electrodes.
US09396763B2	Computer-assisted collaborative tagging of video content for indexing and table of contents generation Methods and systems for generation of an index and Table-of-Contents (ToC) for videos based on user given labels or a combination of user input and automated indexing techniques are provided. According to one embodiment, an annotation tool and a video player are presented to individual subscribers/users of a video discovery and consumption service. Tags proposed by the subscribers to be associated with various portions of the video content are received, processed and integrated within a global ToC for the video. The service can assist subscribers that intend to tag a certain portion of video by automatically proposing suitable tags and portion boundaries. Subscribers can vote on the suitability of tags constituting the ToC. Responsive to a request to view video content, a customized ToC is presented to a subscriber which include labels selected from the global ToC in accordance with default tag selection/filtering criteria or filtering criteria specified by subscriber.
US09396760B2	Song flow methodology in random playback An electronic device can play back media items using a random playback mode. To ensure that related media items are played back in a proper order (e.g., live music is played back in concert order), the electronic device can define metadata or other data coupling related media items in a predefined or preset sequence. For example, related media items can include metadata tags identifying the previous and next media items to play back in the sequence. As another example, the electronic device can store a listing of media items of a sequence and the order in which to play them back. When the electronic device reaches a media item that is part of a preset sequence during random playback, the electronic device can identify at least the subsequent media items in the sequence, and insert the subsequent media items in the playback queue.
US09396758B2	Semi-automatic generation of multimedia content A method for multimedia content generation includes receiving a textual input, and automatically retrieving from one or more media databases a plurality of media items that are relevant to the textual input. User input, which selects one or more of the automatically-retrieved media items and correlates one or more of the selected media items in time with the textual input, is received. A video clip, which includes an audio narration of the textual input and the selected media items scheduled in accordance with the user input, is constructed automatically.
US09396749B2	Waveguide core layer with reduced downtrack thickness proximate a near-field transducer An apparatus includes a write pole proximate a media-facing surface of a recording head. A near-field transducer is adjacent to the write pole. A waveguide has a core layer extending from an energy source to the media-facing surface. The core layer includes a region of reduced downtrack thickness proximate the near-field transducer. The region of reduced downtrack thickness is defined by a notch facing away from the near-field transducer. A material of the notch has a different index of refraction than an index of refraction of the core layer.
US09396747B2	Interleave circuit of conductive circuit portion of disk drive flexure An interleave circuit includes a metal base, an insulating layer, a first conductor member having first branch conductors, a second conductor member having second branch conductors, and a jumper conductor, which is a part of the metal base. The jumper conductor includes a branch-side metal portion, a pad-side metal portion, and a bridge portion. The bridge portion is formed between the branch-side metal portion and the pad-side metal portion. The branch-side metal portion electrically conducts to connecting terminals of the first branch conductors via branch-side connecting members. The pad-side metal portion electrically conducts to an electrode pad via a pad-side connecting member. The bridge portion includes a crossover portion which crosses over a third conductor member.
US09396742B1	Magnetoresistive sensor for a magnetic storage system read head, and fabrication method thereof A magnetic read transducer including a magnetoresistive sensor is described, as well as a fabrication method thereof. The magnetoresistive sensor includes a cap layer overlaying a free layer. The cap layer is situated with a first thickness to absorb boron from the free layer. The magnetoresistive sensor is annealed, and boron is diffused from the free layer and absorbed by the cap layer, improving the magnetic performance of the free layer. The cap layer thickness is then reduced to a second thickness, thereby reducing the shield-to-shield (SS) stack spacing of the magnetoresistive sensor and allowing for increased areal recording density.
US09396732B2	Hierarchical deccorelation of multichannel audio Provided are methods, systems, and apparatus for hierarchical decorrelation of multichannel audio. A hierarchical decorrelation algorithm is designed to adapt to possibly changing characteristics of an input signal, and also preserves the energy of the original signal. The algorithm is invertible in that the original signal can be retrieved if needed. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm decomposes the decorrelation process into multiple low-complexity steps. The contribution of these steps is generally in a decreasing order, and thus the complexity of the algorithm can be scaled.
US09396726B2	System and methods to create and determine when to use a minimal user specific language model The technology of the present application provides apparatuses and methods that may be used to generate the smallest language model for a continuous speech recognition engine that covers a given speaker's speech patterns. The apparatuses and methods start with a generic language model that is an approximation to the given speaker's speech patterns. The given speaker generates corrected transcripts that allows for the generation of a user specific language model. Once the user specific language model is sufficiently robust, the continuous speech recognition system may replace the generic language model with the user specific language model.
US09396712B1	Multi layer drumhead with non-concentric inner layer Disclosed herein is a multi-layer drumhead with non-concentric inner layer. The drumhead in one form comprising: a flesh hoop; an inner layer of material affixed to the flesh hoop; an outer layer of material affixed to the inner layer adjacent the flesh hoop and not affixed to the inner layer; a plurality of surfaces defining cutouts in the inner layer. In one example the cutouts form a lateral dampening strip across the inner layer. The device in one example further comprising dampening materials removably positioned between the outer layer and the lateral dampening strip.
US09396710B2	Fipple (mouthpiece) for a wind musical instrument and method of making a fipple for a wind musical instrument A fipple for a bladed edge or labium lip resonated musical wind instrument, such as a tin whistle, Irish whistle or recorder, is constructed with a windway, blade and mouth. The two-piece tip and body fipple facilitates precise and accurate machined geometries. These geometries include but are not limited to chamfered windway openings and curved labium lips for extra sympathetic harmonics or “tone color”. The two-piece design also facilitates the use of two different materials, the tip may be constructed from a material that is comfortable and safe to hold in a human mouth and the body or blade material may be constructed from a metallic material to maximize volume and wind efficiency.
US09396707B1	Device for positioning an acoustic accessory inside a stringed musical instrument and method of use A device is disclosed for positioning an acoustic accessory inside a stringed musical instrument. The stringed musical instrument includes a body having a soundboard, a back, sides, and an internal cavity, the soundboard having a sound hole surrounded by an edge area. The device includes an arm which connects to the edge area, and which also connects to the acoustic accessory. The arm is movable so that the acoustic accessory can be positioned to a desired location inside the internal cavity. The acoustic accessory and its position change the sound produced by the stringed musical instrument.
US09396706B2	Memory, memory addressing method, and display device including the memory The present invention relates to a memory, a memory addressing method, and a display device. The memory stores first image data and second image data of a line unit stored in a line buffer unit. The memory includes at least a first DDR3 memory and a second DDR3 memory, reads the first image data of the line unit, divides the read first image data of the line unit, and writes the divided data to a corresponding block among a plurality of blocks of each of the first DDR3 memory and the second DDR3 memory. Also, the memory reads second image data of the line unit, divides the read second image data of the line unit, and writes the divided data to another corresponding block among the plurality of blocks of each of the first DDR3 memory and the second DDR3 memory.
US09396703B2	Semiconductor device, display panel and electronic apparatus A semiconductor device includes a plurality of thin film transistors of a single channel formed on an insulating substrate, and a buffer circuit including an outputting stage; a first inputting stage; a second inputting stage; a seventh thin film transistor; and an eighth thin film transistor.
US09396681B2	Pixel circuit and organic light emitting display device using the same A pixel circuit including an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor, a first capacitor, a second transistor, a second capacitor and a third transistor is disclosed. In one aspect, the first transistor controls the amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source via the OLED, corresponding to a voltage at a first node. The first capacitor has a first terminal connected to a data line. The second transistor is connected between a second terminal of the first capacitor and a second node. The second capacitor is connected between the second node and the first node. The third transistor is connected between a fixed voltage source and the second terminal of the first capacitor, and has a turn-on period non-overlapping with that of the second transistor.
US09396674B2	Affinity displays for attachment to an exterior vehicle surface Three-dimensional affinity displays for removably attaching onto an exterior side surface of a vehicle are presented herein. The affinity display may include an outer shell that helps shield a base surface from wind drag and weather elements while driving, helping to ensure that the affinity display remains attached to the exterior side surface of the vehicle. The affinity display may include aerodynamic features, such as a dome shape, and a drain hole to prevent water from building up within the affinity display. The affinity display may also include a detachable strap to assist with stability, and a recess in the base surface for attaching the strap to the affinity display.
US09396673B2	Solar-powered swooper/banner flagpole A solar powered flagpole including a stationary base and a rotatably attached pole carrying a banner or flag illuminated by a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) lights in the pole powered by an annular array of photocells carried by the rotatable pole so the photocells are powered by sun power regardless of the rotational position of the banner and pole.
US09396661B2	Platoon travel system A platoon travel system organizes and performs a platoon travel of plural vehicles along a preset travel route. The system has a grouping unit that divides the plural vehicles into a top group and a tail end group based on projection area information of the vehicles, and groups vehicles with a projection area in a first range to the top group and vehicles with a projection area in a second range to the tail end group, which is less than the first range. A final position determination unit determines a position of each of the plural vehicles in the vehicle groups based on the depart point information, positions the top group vehicles in an ascending order of depart point distances, and positions the tail end group vehicles in a descending order of depart point distances, thereby preventing deterioration of whole platoon energy consumption.
US09396655B2	Intelligently providing user-specific traffic-related information A motor vehicle may be equipped with apparatus permitting the reception of transportation-related alerts. The alerts received may be in accordance with factors, such as device-specific and/or location-specific factors. Alerts may, for example, be held or formatted, e.g., for audio presentation, depending on various factors, including, but not limited to location and/or speed.
US09396645B2	Systems and methods for automated personal emergency responses A personal emergency response system implemented as a conference bridge on a remote computing network. Upon receiving an alert from an individual in need of aid, a conference including audio and/or video connection is established. A predetermined list of parties is coupled to the conference, including friends, caregivers, medical professionals, emergency responders and others as stored in a configuration database specific to the individual via a web interface. The database record may also contain vital information about the individual, in additional to demographic data, location information, history and other factual information. Medical telemetry may be obtained in real-time and disseminated among the conference participants. Other parties may be dynamically joined to the conference as needed upon a conference participant utilizing DTMF codes or other means to request the others to join.
US09396644B2	Systems and methods for managing lost devices A method for a device to determine that it has been lost is provided. The method comprises the device determining its current location, the device comparing its current location to a plurality of stored locations, and the device determining that it has been lost when its current location is a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is unlikely to be located or is not a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is likely to be located.
US09396640B2	RFID active child tracker In example embodiments, a system and method for tracking a child using RFID is provided. A first reader detects a signal from the trackable device. First positional data of the trackable device is determined from the signal. The first positional data indicates a first direction of the trackable device relative to the first reader. Second positional data is received from a second reader. The second positional data indicates a second direction of the trackable device relative to the second reader. A location of the trackable device is calculated using the first positional data and the second positional data. The location is presented on the first reader.
US09396634B2	Methods, systems, and products for security services Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for alarm sensors in security systems. A powerline-to-Ethernet adapter interfaces with an alarm sensor and converts alternating current electrical power into direct current electrical power. Wires in a cable convey the direct current electrical power to the alarm sensor, and other wires in the cable convey Ethernet signals to the alarm sensor. The alarm sensor is electrically powered by the direct current electrical power and the Ethernet signals are received at an Ethernet interface.
US09396630B2	Encoding dynamic haptic effects A system is provided that encodes one or more dynamic haptic effects. The system defines a dynamic haptic effect as including a plurality of key frames, where each key frame includes an interpolant value and a corresponding haptic effect. An interpolant value is a value that specifies where an interpolation occurs. The system generates a haptic effect file, and stores the dynamic haptic effect within the haptic effect file.
US09396629B1	Haptic modules with independently controllable vertical and horizontal mass movements Electronic devices and methods for creating various haptic effects. In one example, an electronic device may include a first haptic module for creating a first haptic effect, the first haptic module having a first weight member that selectively moves in a substantially vertical orientation relative to the first haptic module; a second haptic module for creating a second haptic effect, the second haptic module having a second weight member that selectively moves in a substantially horizontal orientation relative to the second haptic module; and a processor for controlling the first and second haptic modules. In one example, the processor selectively activates either the first haptic module or the second haptic module based on one or more events or conditions, such as the current orientation or position of the electronic device.
US09396613B2	Combination casino kiosk and notification result responder device and method therefor A gaming system has a gaming machine. The gaming machine transmits a signal to a remote device indicating a winning round.
US09396609B2	System and method for gaming A method of gaming comprises providing a jackpot game in addition to a main game, the jackpot game being displayed independently of the main game. Play of the jackpot game affects at least one of the awarding of a jackpot prize and value of a jackpot prize pool from which the jackpot prize is awarded.
US09396599B1	Systems and methods for anticipatory locking and unlocking of a smart-sensor door lock An electronic device associated with a lock device obtains a number of users detected within a premises, and detects a trigger event related to a lock device and premises. When the trigger event is detected, a target state of the lock device is determined based on: (1) the number of users within the premises, (2) user security profiles indicating a desired target state of the lock device when a respective user is within the premises, (3) locations of detected users; (4) user states of detected users indicating whether the respective user is asleep or active; and/or (5) a current premises mode, including an armed state and a disarmed state. A current state of the lock device is determined, and if the current state and the target state of the lock device are not the same, instructions are provided to the lock device based on the target state.
US09396595B1	System and method for authorizing entry into a country using an inflight immigration card The present invention is directed to a system and method for authorizing entry into a country using an inflight immigration card in conjunction with a remote card reader connected to a computer, wherein the card reader is configured for reading the inflight immigration card for accessing a user interface for processing inflight or at-sea while the traveler is en-route, the traveler's customs information and pre-determining the traveler's authorized entry status prior to the traveler's arrival at the port of entry, such that the holder of the inflight immigration card and his/her luggage are pre-approved and cleared prior to landing.
US09396590B2	Image processing apparatus and method for three-dimensional image zoom An image processing apparatus and method for zooming in on a partial area in a three-dimensional (3D) image selects a zoom mode from among a two-dimensional (2D) zoom mode, a 3D zoom mode, and an intermediate dimensional zoom mode between the 2D zoom mode and the 3D zoom mode. The image processing apparatus may include a mode selecting unit to select a zoom mode to be applied to a zoom area in a color image and a depth image among the 2D zoom mode, the 3D zoom mode, and the intermediate dimensional zoom mode between the 2D zoom mode and the 3D zoom mode, and a scaling unit to scale the zoom area using a zoom factor indicating magnification or minification of the zoom area and the selected zoom mode.
US09396589B2	Interference based augmented reality hosting platforms Interference-based augmented reality hosting platforms are presented. Hosting platforms can include networking nodes capable of analyzing a digital representation of scene to derive interference among elements of the scene. The hosting platform utilizes the interference to adjust the presence of augmented reality objects within an augmented reality experience. Elements of a scene can constructively interfere, enhancing presence of augmented reality objects; or destructively interfere, suppressing presence of augmented reality objects.
US09396575B2	Animation via pin that defines multiple key frames Disclosed are embodiments for defining animation of content. One exemplary embodiment calls for receiving an indication of a location for an animation pin on a timeline associated with a content editing environment configured for editing content. The embodiment involves recording a state of the content in response to receiving the indication of the location for the animation pin, the recorded state of the content associated with a first time and comprising a value associated with a property. Additionally, the embodiment involves receiving a user input indicating an edited state of the content at a second time different from the first time, the second state associated with the location of the animation pin on the timeline and defining an animation based at least in part on the recorded state and the edited state of the content.
US09396574B2	Choreography of animated crowds Techniques are proposed for animating a plurality of objects in a computer graphics environment. A crowd choreography system receives a first beat description defining potential motions for the plurality of objects, where the first beat description includes a first motion characteristic. The crowd choreography system selects a first object from the plurality of objects and selects a first value for the first motion characteristic based on the first beat description. The crowd choreography system creates a first motion path for the first object based on the first value and animates the first object based on the first motion path.
US09396569B2	Digital image manipulation There is disclosed a method for seamlessly replacing areas in a digital image with corresponding data from temporally close digital images depicting substantially the same scene. The method uses localized image registration error minimization over a fixed preliminary boundary. A least cost closed path which constitutes a boundary for the area to be replaced is calculated using dynamic programming. The replacement area is blended such that image data information from one image is seamlessly replaced with image data information from another image.
US09396556B2	Flexible data organization for images A system, a method and computer-readable media for encoding image data into a compressed bitstream. A mode selection component is configured to select a mode of operation for use in encoding image data. A spatial mode encoder is utilized when the mode selection component selects a spatial mode of operation. The spatial mode encoder is configured to encode the image data into packets by organizing the image data in accordance with a spatial partitioning. A frequency mode encoder is utilized when the mode selection component selects a frequency mode of operation. The frequency mode encoder is configured to encode the image data into packets by organizing the image data in accordance with a frequency ordering.
US09396552B1	Image change detection A system, method, and computer program product compare images of a physical activity or object. Pixel data from first and second registered color images defined in an N-dimensional color model are concatenated to form an image in a 2N-dimensional color model. Principal component analysis is performed on the composite image and those components representing a change rather than a correlation are identified. In the composite image, coordinates for each pixel are determined along the principal components representing change, and a normalized pixel change value is computed. Pixels in the composite image may be segmented according to their respective normalized pixel change values, where segments do not cross pre-defined geospatial parcel boundaries. Parcel change probabilities are calculated as a function of segment change probabilities, themselves functions of the normalized pixel change values. Finally, parcels are ranked by their change probabilities and highlighted in a graphical user interface.
US09396551B2	Camera apparatus and method for tracking object in the camera apparatus Disclosed is a camera apparatus capable of tracking a target object based on motion of a camera sensed by a motion sensor and a method for tracking an object in the camera apparatus are provided. The method includes obtaining, by a electronic device including a first sensor and a second sensor, one or more images corresponding to at least one object using the first sensor, by displaying the one or more images via a display operatively coupled with the electronic device, obtaining motion data corresponding to movement of at least part of the electronic device identified in relation with obtaining the one or more images, tracking, from a corresponding displayed image of the one or more images, a position corresponding to the at least one object based at least in part on the motion data, and presenting, via the display, at least one portion of information with respect to the position corresponding to the at least one object.
US09396549B2	Apparatus and method for correcting lesion in image frame An apparatus for extracting a candidate image frame includes a generating unit configured to generate at least one lesion value that represents a characteristic of a lesion included in each of a plurality of 2-dimensional image frames that form a 3-dimensional image, and an extracting unit configured to extract, from the image frames, at least one candidate image frame usable for correcting a boundary of the lesion based on the at least one lesion value.
US09396546B2	Labeling objects in image scenes Disclosed are various embodiments labeling objects using multi-scale partitioning, rare class expansion, and/or spatial context techniques. An input image may be partitioned using different scale values to produce a different set of superpixels for each of the different scale values. Potential object labels for superpixels in each different set of superpixels of the input image may be assessed by comparing descriptors of the superpixels in each different set of superpixels of the input image with descriptors of reference superpixels in labeled reference images. An object label may then be assigned for a pixel of the input image based at least in part on the assessing of the potential object labels.
US09396545B2	Segmentation of ground-based laser scanning points from urban environment A method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture provide object descriptors for objects in point cloud data for an urban environment by segmenting the point cloud data. Point cloud data for an urban environment is obtained using a ground-based laser scanner. Terrain points are filtered out from the point cloud data using ground filtering. The point cloud data is then segmented into two or more blocks. Objects that lie on neighboring adjacent blocks are combined. Object descriptors for the combined objects are then provided (e.g., to the user or a program used by the user).
US09396543B2	Information processing apparatus for watching, information processing method and non-transitory recording medium recording program An information processing apparatus includes an image acquiring unit to acquire captured image of a watching target person and a target object as a reference for a behavior, the captured image containing depth information indicating depths per pixel, a foreground area extracting unit to extract a foreground area on the basis of a difference between a foreground image and the captured image, the foreground image being set to contain a depth of the foreground and a behavior presuming unit to presume the behavior about the target object by determining whether a positional relationship between the foreground area and the target object area satisfies a predetermined condition or not on the basis of referring to the depths of the pixels in the foreground area based on the depth information, the condition being set on the assumption that the extracted foreground area is related to the behavior.
US09396542B2	Method of estimating imaging device parameters A method is provided for estimating parameters of an imaging device with respect to an image of a scene said method comprising the steps of locating a target coordinate system in a scene, using an imaging device to capture an image of the scene, and processing the image using the target coordination system as a reference to estimate the parameters of the imaging device with respect to the image, wherein the target coordinate system comprises at least one planer target and wherein the at least one planar target contains a set of identifiable features with known relative positions.
US09396540B1	Method and system for identifying anchors for fields using optical character recognition data Identifying anchors for fields using optical character recognition data is described. A collection of characters is identified. The collection of characters includes a first set of characters at a first position relative to a first field in a first document and a second set of characters at a second position relative to the first field in the first document. The first set of characters is associated with a first word, and the second set of characters is associated with a second word. An anchor is created based on the collection of characters, wherein the anchor is at a third relative position to the first field in the first document. A second field is identified in a second document by identifying the anchor in the second document.
US09396529B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An example image processor provides a distortion-corrected image including a masking area having improved appearance. The image processor includes: a masking area retaining section that retains a masking area set for an image having distortion; a masking execution section that performs masking processing for the image having distortion using the masking area retained in the masking area retaining section; a distortion correction section that corrects the image having distortion that is subjected to the masking processing using a correction parameter for correcting distortion of the image having distortion; and a masking area shaping section that shapes the masking area of the corrected image into a predetermined shape.
US09396528B2	Atmospheric compensation in satellite imagery Techniques for atmospheric compensation in satellite imagery that include converting an image including an array of radiance values to an array of surface reflectance values. The conversion is performed in an automated fashion by identifying one or more portions of the image for which the surface reflectance can be estimated and determining the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) by iteratively comparing the radiance value captured by the image sensor to a calculated radiance value (based on the known surface reflectance, historical values for other atmospheric parameters, and the AOD) and adjusting the AOD until the calculated radiance value is substantially the same as the captured radiance value.
US09396527B2	Image processing device and method In image data having a first number of gradations, an image processing device calculates the number of pixels having luminance within a region, for each region obtained by dividing the range of luminance in the image data into a plurality of regions. The image processing device selects a region from the plurality of regions based on the number of pixels having luminance within the region. The image processing device sets the luminance of the pixels having luminance within the selected region to be within a second number of gradations that is less than the first number of gradations, and sets the luminance of pixels having luminance within a region that has not been selected to a minimum value or a maximum value.
US09396498B1	Systems and methods for using social-networking accounts to identify characteristics that strangers share in common A computer-implemented method may include facilitating registration for a service capable of determining whether strangers who come in contact with one another share one or more characteristics in common. The computer-implemented method may also include obtaining, as part of the registration for the service, permission for the service to access at least a portion of one or more social-networking accounts associated with each of the strangers. The computer-implemented method may further include determining, subsequent to the registration for the service, that the strangers registered for the service have come in contact with one another and then providing the service to the strangers in response to this determination. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US09396491B2	System, method, and computer-readable storage device for providing a buy option in search results when user input is classified as having a purchase intent Disclosed herein are methods for providing a buy option to search results in a generalized search engine. That one location for a search field can be a website, an application, a search bar in a web browser, etc. Rather than navigating to a website to perform a search in the context of that website, a user can instead navigate to or open a generalized search field. Via the generalized search field, the system can analyze the input from the user and the resulting context. A buy button can be included a search result to the user input in the input search field. Payment for an item can be processing using a payment account registered with the system with delivery coordinated with a separate merchant via an application programming interface.
US09396486B2	Using aggregated sensed data of individuals to predict the mental state of an individual The methods and systems described herein may involve determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and delivering content to at least one individual based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing a game, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one player of the game, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and affecting the game play based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing an interactive space, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual in the space, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and modifying at least one attribute of the space based on the analysis.
US09396484B2	Systems and method for dynamic content injection using aspect oriented media programming A system for injecting business content dynamically based on the context of the user. A media content analysis tool may be used to analyze existing media to identify features and insert tags based on the content and/or time. A media content orchestrator may be used to author scriplets containing product advice for the media stream to insert and associate scriplets to tags in the media stream. The media player, equipped with a codec for the new media format, performs functions such as browsing product information, places orders, or the like.
US09396480B2	Providing on-demand audience based on network A device receives, from a client device, a first request associated with target audience criteria and a time constraint. Based on the target audience criteria, the device sends, to an information device, a network state request. In response to the network state request, the device receives, from the information device, a network state response including user data associated with user devices. Based on the network state response, the device determines a predicted network state, including predicted user data associated with the user devices, associated with the time constraint. Based on the predicted network state and the target audience criteria, the device determines a predicted quantity of user devices associated with both the target audience criteria and the time constraint. The device sends, to the client device, a first response based on the determination of the predicted quantity of user devices.
US09396475B2	Intelligent targeting of tags in a broadcast network A system and associated methodology are disclosed for targeting tags in a broadcast network. The tags may be associated with an ad or programming. In one implementation, the tags to be delivered at a user equipment device are selected at the user equipment device, for example, based on location or other user classification parameters. In this manner, different user equipment devices that are on the same bandwidth segment in the same network subdivision can receive different tags.
US09396473B2	Searching within a contact center portal New functions for a contact center system include: testing user's comprehension of informational messages with a quiz; capturing insight of superior users having a KPI score above a threshold by having those users submit information on why they perform so well; dynamically ordering solutions to issues by re-ranking the solutions periodically based on recency and frequency; integrating information for use by a contact center representative while online with a customer and information for use when not online; storing content items in a telecommunications industry taxonomy; directing user feedback on a content item to the proper owner/manager of that content; communicating solution information using a solutions taxonomy; displaying a dual information system having a CRM application as well as reference material that is context-appropriate; enforcing completion of a group of templates when creating a content item to be published; ensuring a group of templates for a content item are complete before publishing them; and searching within a contact center system portal using a continuum of search functions.
US09396470B2	Wireless devices for storing a financial account card and methods for storing card data in a wireless device A wireless device is enabled to receive a financial account card that is inserted into a card slot of the wireless device. The wireless device reads card data from the financial account card when it is inserted into the slot and programs an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag or a memory included in the wireless device. The wireless device may then be used to provide payment by transmitting the card data via radio frequency to a nearby RFID reader using the RFID tag. The financial account card may also be ejected from the wireless device and swiped by a magnetic card reader.
US09396468B2	Apparatus for securing electronic transactions using secure electronic signatures Chip card for an electronic transaction including a display, a keypad, a network interface, a processing unit, a microcontroller and a memory area for signature information and/or key information, characterised by a means which enables the chip card to connect to a host system via the network interface so as to appear to the host system as an integrated card reader with inserted chip card, whereby the transaction data relating to the chip card are received by the host system via the network interface for presentation on the display so that the transaction data can be confirmed by key input on the keypad, provided with the signature, and then sent to the PC.
US09396460B2	Facilitating a sender of email communications to specify policies with which the email communication are to be managed as a record Specifying the policies with which (portion of) an email communication is to be stored as a record, within the content of the email communication. In an embodiment, an attachment file specifies such policies in the form of XML tags. As a result, a user may merely need to attach a file specifying the desired policies, and send the email communication. In one implementation, the user specifies a pre-specified email address as a recipient to cause the email communication to be saved as a record.
US09396459B2	Capacity accounting for heterogeneous storage systems Techniques to account for storage consumption and capacity allocation across heterogeneous storage objects are disclosed. A capacity accountability system can ascertain a set of heterogeneous storage objects provisioned for a storage consumer, where the heterogeneous storage objects is categorized by storage object hierarchy levels. The capacity accountability system can then identify an association between the storage consumer and a storage object hierarchy level and account for storage object consumption and storage capacity allocation of the storage consumer by normalizing storage consumption data and capacity allocation data at the storage object hierarchy level across the heterogeneous storage objects.
US09396458B2	Controlling content distribution A computer-implemented method for controlling content distribution includes forwarding information associated with a user to a device operated by the user, the information being configured for use in selecting content from any of multiple content providers for a content distribution to the user. The method includes receiving, in response to the information, an edit of the information forwarded from the device. The edit identifies a first content provider and including a first modification of the content distribution regarding the first content provider. The method includes storing the edit in association with the information such that the first modification is taken into account in the content distribution. The method can be implemented using a computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium.
US09396455B2	System, method, and software application for enabling a user to view and interact with a visual map in an external application The present invention provides a system, method, and software program for enabling a user to view and interact with a visual map in an external application. According to one embodiment of the invention, a visual mapping application creates a file with (i) visual map data and (ii) software code capable of being executed by an external application to display the visual map and provide select visual mapping application in the external application. In one embodiment, such functionality includes the ability to expand and collapse map topics, scroll the map, zoom in and out, follow hypertext links in the map, find content in the map, and print the map. The created file can be thought of as a “visual map player” in that an external application can “play” the created file, resulting in a live map in the external application.
US09396452B2	Method and system for tracking customer personal information on electronic devices A system and method for marking electronic devices for processing. A determination is made whether one or more electronic devices include customer personal information during at least receiving the one or more electronic devices. An electronic device is marked as quarantined in response to determining CPI is included on the electronic device. The electronic device is separated from an inventory of electronic devices in response to marking the electronic device.
US09396445B2	Controlled data collection system for improving print shop operation A control system usable in a print shop where print jobs are processed with at least one print shop related resource is provided. The at least one print shop related resource is operated over multiple discrete time intervals such that production related data is generated for each one of the multiple discrete time intervals. The production related data generated during each one of the multiple discrete intervals is collected and stored in memory. The control system includes a controller and a program. The program operates with the controller to calculate at least one performance measure value from the stored production related data, and to determine, with the at least one calculated performance measure value, whether any further collection of production related data is required.
US09396442B2	Cross-channel content translation engine An embodiment according to the present invention addresses reusability and alignment of content across channels in a multi-channel virtual assistant, by allowing users to define content on one channel and then have the content fully or partially translated for the other channels using a mix of pre-defined static rules, dynamic rules or machine learning. Content translation is provided based on communications channels, and content translation is performed from one to many formats, optionally in real time. Performing content translation using machine learning provides an advantage that as users work, content translation becomes more precise and covers more elements.
US09396435B2	System and method for identification of deviations from periodic behavior patterns in multimedia content A method and system for identification of a deviation from a periodic behavior pattern in a sequence of multimedia content segments are provided. The system comprises receiving the sequence of multimedia content segments; generating at least one signature for each multimedia content segment of the sequence of multimedia content segments; comparing at least two signatures generated for at least two consecutive multimedia content segments to detect a periodic behavior pattern; upon detecting the periodic behavior pattern, comparing at least one signature generated for at least a subsequently received multimedia content segment to at least one signature representing the detected multimedia content segment to identify a deviation from the periodic behavior pattern; and upon identifying the deviation from the periodic behavior pattern, generating a notification with respect to the at least one deviation.
US09396433B2	Determining related data points from multi-modal inputs Techniques, systems, and articles of manufacture for determining related data points from multi-modal inputs. A method includes collecting multiple items of multi-modal data comprising at least one dimension from multiple data sources, wherein said at least one dimension comprises a geographic dimension, a temporal dimension and/or an event-related dimension, determining a window of relevance for each of the multiple items of multi-modal data with respect to the at least one dimension, and identifying two or more of the multiple items of multi-modal data as related, by determining an overlap of the window of relevance corresponding to each of the two or more items of multi-modal data with respect to the at least one dimension.
US09396427B2	Removable tray integrated smart card and mobile terminal adopting the same A removable tray integrated smart card and a mobile terminal adopting the same are provided. The smart card includes: a case configured to be removable into/from a smart card insertion slot of a mobile terminal; and a secure element provided in the case, wherein the case is removable into/from the smart card insertion slot without being placed on a tray. Accordingly, the smart card such as a USIM-card can be inserted into the mobile terminal without using the tray. In addition, since the size of the smart card increases as the smart card is unified with the tray, many high performance antennas and wireless modules can be inserted into the smart card and thus wireless communication performance of the smart card can be enhanced.
US09396419B2	Data-processing apparatus generating color conversion data A data-processing apparatus modifies a part of a plurality of measurement values defined in a specified color space to acquire modified measurement values; and generates color conversion data by using the modified measurement values. A dark range is defined by lightness of a maximum chroma measurement value and includes a first color range and a second color range. The first color range includes at least a part of an outer layer corresponding to a target color range. The second color range is at least a part of a portion inside the first color range in the dark color range. The data-processing apparatus performs the modification to meet the following conditions (a) and (b): (a) lightness of each measurement value within the first color range is not increased; and (b) lightness of each measurement value within the second color range is increased.
US09396415B2	Neural network image representation A method for representing an input image includes the steps of applying a trained neural network on the input image, selecting a plurality of feature maps, determining a location of each of the plurality of feature maps in an image space of the input image, defining a plurality of interest points of the input image, and employing the plurality of interest points for representing the input image for performing a visual task. The plurality of feature maps are selected of an output of at least one selected layer of the trained neural network according to values attributed to the plurality of feature maps by the trained neural network. The plurality of interest points of the input image are defined based on the locations corresponding to the plurality of feature maps.
US09396413B2	Choosing image labels Methods, systems and apparatus for choosing image labels. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data specifying a first image, receiving text labels for the first image, receiving search results in response to a web search performed using at least some of the text labels as queries, ranking the text labels, at least in part, based on a number of resources referenced by the received search results, wherein at least some of the resources each include an image matching the first image, and selecting an image label for the image from the ranked text labels, the image label being selected based on the ranking.
US09396411B2	Method and system for generating intrinsic images using a single reflectance technique An automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. The method includes the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, identifying a dominant region of single reflectance in the image and segregating the image into intrinsic images as a function of the dominant region of single reflectance.
US09396402B2	System and methods for identification and fraud prevention A system and method for authenticating the identity of a subject from a plurality of subjects. The system utilizes a scanner and processor for mapping locations of blood vessels and running a comparison between images to identify the subject based on the type and location of the subject's blood vessels.
US09396394B1	Iris image data processing for template iris pattern generation Systems, devices, methods, computer-readable media, techniques, and methodologies are disclosed for generating a template iris pattern using multiple image frames containing image data corresponding to detected light at different wavelengths along the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum including light in the infrared, near-infrared, and/or visible light bands.
US09396388B2	Systems, methods and computer program products for determining document validity Computer program products include program code readable/executable by one or more processors, and configured to cause the processor(s) to: receive an image of a part or all of a document selected from a group consisting of: a gift card, an invoice, a bill, a receipt, a sales order, an insurance claim, a medical insurance document, and a benefits document; perform optical character recognition (OCR) on the image; extract at least a partial address of a sender of the document; compare the at least partial address of the sender to a plurality of addresses in a first database; and identify one or more of: textual information specific to the sender; and data formatting specific to the sender. The code configured to cause the processor to receive the image, perform the OCR, extract and compare the (at least partial) address, and identify sender-specific information is preferably a processor of a mobile device.
US09396386B2	Information processing method, system and electronic device An information processing method, system and an electronic device are provided according to the embodiments of the disclosure, and applied to an electronic device having at least a first panel, with a first surface of the first panel being provided with a display unit and at least one image acquisition apparatus, where the at least one image acquisition apparatus is positioned below the display unit in the case that the first panel stands on a plane. After an image for a to-be-recognized object and the plane is acquired by the image acquisition apparatus, whether the object contacts the plane is determined based on the acquired image, and information about position change on the object is detected in the case that it is determined that the object contacts the plane.
US09396381B2	Method and apparatus for optical fingerprint recognition using multiple scan A method for an optical fingerprint recognition, the method includes scanning a fingerprint image using a multiple scan which allows alternating a first scan condition and a second scan condition different from each other; determining whether an input fingerprint is a dry fingerprint depending on a darkness level of a fingerprint image derived from the first scan condition; and performing a fingerprint recognition using a fingerprint image derived from the first scan condition or a fingerprint image derived from the second scan condition in accordance with the determination result as to the dry fingerprint.
US09396378B2	User identification on a per touch basis on touch sensitive devices Techniques for communicating particular information from a user to a touch screen device by way of a touch event is provided. Sensors that are operatively coupled to a sensing device sense an input from the user which conveys particular information. This input is then converted by the sensing device into another signal called the sensing device signal which is then transmitted from the sensing device to the user's skin. Then a second set of sensors that are operatively coupled to a touch device receive a user-touch signal that is transmitted from the user's body. The user-touch signal is based, at least in part on the sensing device signal. The touch device then decodes the user-touch signal to determine the location of the touch event on the touch device and sensing device signal embedded in the user-touch signal to extract the particular information related to the user.
US09396368B1	Tuning a NFC antenna of a device A NFC object reader's NFC antenna system configured to dynamically change an element of the NFC antenna system to maintain the NFC antenna system's antenna default resonant frequency. The NFC antenna system can be configured to include a tuning subsystem, integrated with sensors to trigger tuning of NFC antenna system's antenna.
US09396367B2	System and method for synchronizing RFID readers utilizing RF or modulation signals A system and method are disclosed for synchronizing two RFID readers. The system includes a modulation detector to detect a modulated signal produced by a first of the two reader and produces a synchronization signal. The second of the two readers initiates transmission of a signal in response to the synchronization signal.
US09396365B2	System and method for providing user-accessible card slot Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with providing a user-accessible card slot are provided. A removable card carrier a configured to mechanically interface an information handling system may include a body and a cover. The body may be adapted to hold a card. The cover may be movably coupled to the body such that exterior surfaces of the cover and the information handling system are substantially flush with each other when card carrier is disposed in the information handling system.
US09396364B2	Device and method for short range communication There is provided a communication device and method for contactless short range communication between a device and a terminal. An exemplary communication device comprises a communication component for contactless short range communication with a terminal. The exemplary device also comprises a slave element adapted to execute at least one application for executing transactions between the communication component and the terminal, wherein the slave element is coupled to the communication component via a first interface and wherein the slave element can be coupled to a secure master element via a second interface, the master element being adapted to control the slave element before a transaction is executed using the application.
US09396363B2	Gesture and motion operation control for multi-mode reading devices A portable data reader and methods of operation for reading encoded data, such as optical code labels and RFID tags, from an object. The data reader includes a housing adapted for handheld operation and a touch screen display supported on the housing. The data reader further includes one or more reading engines each associated with a set of decoding instructions for configuring the reading engines to read data from the object. The reading engines are each associated with a unique control gesture that may be applied to the touch screen display to configure the data reader with a particular reading engine. The portable data reader includes a processing subsystem communicatively coupled to the touch screen and the reading engines and operable to detect whether a control gesture has been applied to the touch screen display or rocker keys and then to configure the data reader with the selected reading engine.
US09396357B2	Physically unclonable function (PUF) with improved error correction A cryptographic system for reproducibly establishing a reliable data string, such as a cryptographic key, from a noisy physically unclonable function (PUF, 110) is provided. The system comprises a hard decision decoder (150) to decode a first multiple of error correctable data words to obtain a second multiple of corrected and decoded data words and a reliability information extractor (180) to determine reliability information, e.g. soft decision information, that is indicative of a reliability of corrected and decoded data words. The system further comprises a soft decision decoder (160) configured to use the reliability information to decode at least one further correctable data word. Error correcting a PUF using reliability information decreases the false rejection rate.
US09396352B2	System and method to provide server control for access to mobile client data Systems and methods for protecting a data item include, upon initiation of transfer of the data item from a server to a client device, determining a sensitivity score and a current protection level of the data item. A policy is applied to determine an appropriate protection for the data item based upon the sensitivity score and the current protection level. A protected data item is provided to the client device by applying the appropriate protection to the data item.
US09396351B2	Preventing conflicts of interests between two or more groups To prevent conflicts of interest, an information management system is used to make sure two or more groups are kept apart so that information does not circulate freely between these groups. The system has policies to implement an “ethical wall” to separate users or groups of users. The user or groups of user may be organized in any arbitrary way, and may be in the same organization or different organizations. The two groups (or two or more users) will not be able to access information belonging to the other, and users in one group may not be able to pass information to the other group. The system may manage access to documents, e-mail, files, and other forms of information.
US09396349B1	Method and apparatus for sharing data from a secured environment A method for sharing data from within a secure network perimeter includes providing a sharing folder associated with a first user for transferring data therefrom to destinations outside the secure perimeter. Data stored within the sharing folder is stored in a secured fashion. Semi-trusted applications are provided an ability to retrieve the secured data in a unsecured fashion for sharing of same. The semi-trusted applications are other than able to retrieve and share secured data from at least a folder other than the sharing folder in unsecured form.
US09396346B2	System and method for accessing and updating secured data A method is provided for use on an electronic device having a display, a communication component, a memory, and a processor coupled to the display, the communication component, and the memory. The memory stores data in a first sandbox and data in a second sandbox, the first sandbox being a secure sandbox and having a shadow data component, the shadow data component storing a subset of the data stored in the first sandbox. The method comprises, in response to a request, providing the data stored in the first sandbox when the first sandbox is in an unlocked mode and providing the data stored in the shadow data component when the first sandbox is in a locked mode.
US09396344B1	Registration mapping toolkit for geofences Systems and methods for creating a database of geofences and registering geofences, with each geofence in the database being associated with an IP address, preferably an IPV6 address. Each geofence is defined using at least one geographic designator, preferably real property boundaries. Entitlements can be associated with geofences relating to permissive and prohibitive activities within the geofences.
US09396335B2	Arbitrary code execution and restricted protected storage access to trusted code A method comprises signing boot code with a public/private cryptographic key pair, and writing to storage the boot code, the public cryptographic key, and the signed boot code.
US09396334B1	System and method for detecting harmful files executable on a virtual stack machine Disclosed are method and system for detecting harmful files executed by a virtual stack machine. An example method includes: identifying data from a file executed on the virtual stack machine, the data including parameters of a file section of the file and/or parameters of a function of the file; searching in a database for at least one cluster of safe files that contains at least one of: a value of the parameters of the file section exceeding a first threshold, and a value of the parameters of the function exceeding a second threshold; creating a cluster of data of the file based on the identified cluster of safe files; calculating a checksum of the created cluster of data of the file; and determining that the file is a harmful file if the computed checksum matches a checksum in a database of checksums of harmful files.
US09396332B2	Risk assessment modeling One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for risk assessment. Historical authentication data and/or compromised user account data may be evaluated to identify a set of authentication context properties associated with user authentication sessions and/or a set of malicious account context properties associated with compromised user accounts (e.g., properties indicative of whether a user recently visited a malicious site, created a fake social network profile, logged in from unknown locations, etc.). The set of authentication context properties and/or the set of malicious account context properties may be annotated to create an annotated context property training set that may be used to train a risk assessment machine learning model to generate a risk assessment model. The risk assessment model may be used to evaluate user context properties of a user account event to generate a risk analysis metric indicative of a likelihood the user account event is malicious or safe.
US09396325B2	Provisioning an app on a device and implementing a keystore A keystore is installed on a mobile app where the keystore is created and provisioned on a server, such as an app wrapping server, under the control of an enterprise. A generic (non-provisioned) wrapped app is installed on a device. The app prompts the user to enter a passphrase. When the user does this, an app keystore is created. It has a user section and a table of contents. The keystore files are hashed, creating “first” keystore hash values. The first keystore hash values are stored in the TOC. The TOC is then hashed, creating a TOC hash value. The passphrase entered by the user is then combined with the TOC hash value. This creates a “first” master passphrase for the keystore. The keystore is then transmitted to the device where it is installed in the generic (non-provisioned) wrapped app.
US09396323B2	Unauthorized account access lockout reduction A method and system for determining unauthorized account access is provided. The method includes receiving a username of a user and a passcode for access to a secure account or device belonging to a user. The passcode is determined to be incorrect. Unauthorized access attempts with respect to the secure account or the device are determined based on based on the incorrect passcode and in response, a quality factor associated with the incorrect passcode with respect to the secure account or device is determined. The quality factor is compared to a threshold value. Security functions associated with the secure account or device with respect to the incorrect passcode and the results of the comparison are performed based on the quality factor and the unauthorized access attempts.
US09396311B2	Mini appliance ensuring software license compliance In one embodiment, a method comprises: collecting software information from one or more network devices; and analyzing the software information to ensure software license compliance for the one or more network devices.
US09396307B2	Systems and methods for interruption workflow management Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for interruption workflow management in a clinical enterprise. Certain embodiments provide an interruption workflow management system for a clinical enterprise. The system includes a worklist including a plurality of patient indicators representing patients for which tasks are to be performed by a user. The system also includes a patient panel displaying patient information associated with a patient indicator selected from the worklist. The system further includes a patient indicator shelf holding one or more patient indicators from at least one of the worklist and the patient panel for later retrieval in response to user input. The patient indicator shelf facilitates restoration of a patient indicator from the patient indicator shelf to display in the patient panel in response to user input.
US09396299B2	Reticle mark arrangement method and nontransitory computer readable medium storing a reticle mark arrangement program Reticle marks are arranged at a plurality of places in a kerf region of a reticle, the area of a polygon with apexes at arrangement positions of the reticle marks is calculated, and the arrangement positions of the reticle marks are decided based on results of calculation of the area of the polygon.
US09396282B2	System, method, and software application for displaying data from a web service in a visual map The present invention provides a system, method, and software application for enabling a user to view data from an external data source in a visual map, wherein the external data source has a web services interface. Visual mapping software on a computer provides a visual mapping interface in which a user can create, edit, and/or view a visual map. Within the visual mapping interface, the visual mapping software provides the user with an option to obtain data from one or more data sources associated with a web service. In response to the user selecting a data source associated with a web service, the visual mapping software builds a web service request for the web service associated with the selected data source. The visual mapping application makes a call to the applicable web service with the web service request. The visual mapping application subsequently receives data from the web service and transforms the data into a format that can be used to generate visual map data. The visual mapping software then displays the data in a visual map.
US09396279B1	Collaborative virtual markup A system and computer-implemented method for collaborative markup of digital media such as an Internet website are disclosed. In one embodiment, multiple users can collaboratively and create, view, markup, and revise the contents and layout of a retrieved website or webpage in real-time prior to publication or production release.
US09396278B2	Direct rendering of a web application from a database to a web browser A method includes selecting a database on a system and selecting a style format on the system. The database contains data information for the web application, and the style format is applied to the web application. The method also includes selecting a validation rule for the web application, selecting a business rule for the web application, dynamically rendering the web application from a database to a web browser, and dynamically editing the web application. The web application incorporates the selected database and the selected style format instantaneously upon dynamic rendering.
US09396277B2	Access to supplemental data based on identifier derived from corresponding primary application data Primary data for an application is stored at a remotely located first server such as cloud storage. A user of the application may wish to modify or add to the primary data to create supplemental data for which storage is not supported in the first server. Configurations herein include a way to store the supplemental data (e.g., edits, additions, etc.) on a second server at a second storage service provider (e.g. a corporate intranet). Different instances of the application executing on different computer devices by that same user can retrieve the primary data from the first storage service provider as well as retrieve the supplemental data from the second storage service provider.
US09396266B2	Method and/or system for searching network content A method (200) for searching the Internet (14n). The method (200) including the steps of: in response to a user search query, identifying at least one search origin (12n) comprising an Internet resource (12n) deemed of relevance; retrieving and reviewing the contents of the search origin (12n) to identify the presence of one or more search avenues (12n) stemming from the search origin (12n), identifiable search avenues comprising: sites (12n) which are ascertained by the search origin contents (12n); submission fields presented by the search origin (12n); and/or, dynamically generated content (12n) retrieved from the search origin, and, perusing identified search avenues (12n) to identify search results to be returned in response to the user search query.
US09396265B2	Method and apparatus for aquiring dynamic message The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for obtaining dynamic information. In the method, a first client of a first user obtains a relationship chain of the first user, wherein the relationship chain of the first user comprises at least one second user; determines an active degree of the at least one second user in a preset first time period, determines a time interval reference value of requesting dynamic information according to the active degree, determines an information updating degree of the at least one second user in a preset second time interval, determining a time interval adjustment value of requesting the dynamic information based on the information updating degree; determines a time interval value according to the time interval reference value and the time interval adjustment value of requesting the dynamic information, and requests the dynamic information of the at least one second user according to the time interval value of requesting the dynamic information. Thus, a balance between a real-time performance and an amount of service requests is performed, costs are saved and it is ensured to obtain the dynamic information in real time.
US09396241B2	User interface controls for specifying data hierarchies User interface controls that facilitate the specification/modification of data hierarchies. In one set of embodiments, a first UI control component can be provided that comprises an ordered group of drop-down menus. Each drop-down menu in the ordered group can be populated with a selectable list of attributes from a data set and can be associated with a level in a data hierarchy. By selecting values using the various drop-down menus, a user can interactively specify a data hierarchy for the data set. The data set can then be visualized according to the specified hierarchy. In further embodiments, a second UI control component can be provided in addition to the first UI control component. The second UI control component can allow a user to interactively enable or disable certain drop-down menus in the ordered group, thereby acting as a “depth filter” for controlling the depth of the data hierarchy.
US09396232B1	Apparatuses, methods and systems for a rule-integrated virtual punch clock The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A RULE-INTEGRATED VIRTUAL PUNCH CLOCK (hereinafter “RIVPC”) implement efficient and scalable monitoring, regulation, and allocation of computational processing, data, labor, and/or the like resources within an enterprise. The RIVPC may facilitate tracking employee time, such as time worked, time per activity, break time, vacation time, and/or the like, by providing an electronic time clock interface at an employee terminal device. The RIVPC may further be configured to track, implement and/or enforce one or more labor rules, regulations, laws, company policies, wage schedules, and/or the like based on one or more rulesets embedded in and/or interacting with the virtual clock components of the RIVPC. The embedded rules may be selected and/or enforced selectively based on user characteristics, including one or more descriptive business grammar strings associated with a user.
US09396226B2	Highly scalable tree-based trylock A tree-based trylock technique for reducing contention on a root trylock includes attempting to acquire a trylock at each node of a tree-based hierarchical node structure while following a traversal path that begins at a leaf node, passes through one or more of internal nodes, and ends at a root node having the root trylock. The trylock acquisition operation succeeds if each trylock on the traversal path is acquired, and fails if any trylock on the traversal path cannot be acquired. A trylock housekeeping operation releases all non-root trylocks visited by the trylock acquisition operation, such that if the trylock acquisition operation succeeds, only the root trylock will be remain acquired at the end of the operation, and if the trylock acquisition operation fails, none of the trylocks will be remain acquired at the end of the operation.
US09396225B2	System and method for addressing a unique device from a common address book A method and system for addressing a unique device from an address book, the method having the steps of: receiving a message having a root token and a secondary token; checking whether the root token exists within the address book, if no, creating a record in the address book with the root and secondary token; and if yes, checking whether the secondary token exists within the address book, if yes, providing a representation of the unique device; and if no, storing the secondary token against the root token in the address book.
US09396215B2	Search device, search method, recording medium, and program A search device (101) obtains a specified length to be specified in a search query based on a position of an object having such a position set in accordance with the intent of a user. A detector (102) detects respective positions of multiple objects changing the respective positions in accordance with the intent of the user in a real space. A calculator (103) calculates a specified length on the basis of the intent of the user based on the detected positions of the multiple objects. A searcher (104) searches for product records having a product size satisfying a search condition based on the calculated specified length from a product database managing product records each containing at least a product size and a product image. A display (105) displays on a screen the product image of the searched product record.
US09396213B2	Method for providing keywords, and video apparatus applying the same A method for providing keywords and a video apparatus applying the method are provided. The method for providing keywords includes separating metadata from content, extracting keywords in the content from the metadata, and generating a keyword list using the keywords and images related to the keywords. It is thus possible to display the keywords together with the images related to the keywords, so a user may register desired keywords more conveniently without needing to manually individually input keywords.
US09396198B2	Computer system, file management method and metadata server A computer system, comprising: a file server; a metadata server; and a business server, the metadata server being coupled to a storage apparatus for providing a save area for storing at least one file that is removed from the file server, the metadata server storing a metadata repository for managing metadata of a file and the files stored in the save area, the metadata server being configured to: store a file as a saved file in the save area, in a case of detecting that the file stored in the file server is to be removed; and store information indicating a location of the file in the file server and information indicating the location of the saved file in the save area in association with each other in the metadata repository.
US09396173B2	Automatic website generator A system and method for the automatic generation of a website. The website is created upon a user request, where the user provides identification information that is used to search an information database. The information will provide a reference to a code that relates to a template that is used to specify the layout, style and content of the website that is to be generated, and the website is then generated in accordance with the structure of the template, based on content contained in the information database. The user may engage the system and method by means of e-mail or a dedicated website or other such suitable means.
US09396167B2	Template-based page layout for hosted social magazines Page layout of content items from a variety of sources is performed. A content processing system queues content items, such as user-generated blogs, tweets, social networking status updates and other postings, received from a variety of sources. Each content item comprises one or more assets from one or more asset types. The asset types include text, images, and video. A page builder retrieves items from the queue and determines the item's size constraints. A template is selected from a template database to use as a layout for the items on a page; each template has a number of slots into which content can be placed. A layout module lays out the items into the slots of the selected template based on the respective size and aspect ratio constraints of the items, in order to build a page to serve a client device.
US09396161B2	Method and system for managing hardware resources to implement system functions using an adaptive computing architecture An adaptable integrated circuit is disclosed having a plurality of heterogeneous computational elements coupled to an interconnection network. The interconnection network changes interconnections between the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements in response to configuration information. A first group of computational elements is allocated to form a first version of a functional unit to perform a first function by changing interconnections in the interconnection network between the first group of heterogeneous computational elements. A second group of computational elements is allocated to form a second version of a functional unit to perform the first function by changing interconnections in the interconnection network between the second group of heterogeneous computational elements. One or more of the first or second group of heterogeneous computational elements are reallocated to perform a second function by changing the interconnections between the one or more of the first or second group of heterogeneous computational elements.
US09396145B1	In-chip bus tracer A single integrated circuit comprises one or more functional modules; a bus port; a bus in communication with the one or more functional modules and the bus port; and a bus tracer disposed within the integrated circuit and configured to capture activity on the bus. A method for a single integrated circuit comprising a bus comprises capturing, in a bus tracer disposed within the single integrated circuit, activity on the bus; and providing, through a bus port of the single integrated circuit, the activity captured by the bus tracer.
US09396144B2	High speed data transmission A data reception circuit removes reliance on stacked transistors providing analog logic processing. A first trigger element outputs an up signal in response to receiving an indication of receipt of a data signal by a receiving device without consideration of an output signal from the receiving device. A second trigger element outputs a down signal in response to receiving an indication of receipt of a data signal by a receiving device without consideration of an output signal from the receiving device. Switches control provision of signals to a received signal line for the receiving device in response to the outputs of the trigger elements. A blocking feedback circuit provides a blocking signal for the receiving device to effect blocking the receiving device from sending data to the sending device when the receiving device is receiving data from the sending device.
US09396134B2	Authorization logic in memory constrained security device Architecture that utilizes logical combinations (e.g., of Boolean logic) of authorizations as a logical authorization expression that is computed through a proofing process to a single proof value which equates to authorizing access to an intended entity. The authorizations are accumulated and processed incrementally according to an evaluation order defined in the authorization expression. The logical combinations can include Boolean operations that evaluate to a proof value associated with a sum of products expression (e.g., combinations of AND, OR, etc.). The incremental evaluations output corresponding hash values as statistically unique identifiers used in a secure hash algorithm that when evaluated in order allow execution of a specific command to access the entity. The architecture, employed in a trust module, uses minimal internal trust module state, and can be employed as part of a device system that handles trust processing to obtain authorization to access the intended entity.
US09396132B2	Storage control device and system to improve data retention in variable resistance memory cells Provided is a storage control device including a first read processing unit configured to read data having any one value of a first value or a second value based on a first threshold value in a memory cell, the data being read as first read data, a first write processing unit configured to rewrite the memory cell to the first value when write data is the first value and the first read data is the second value, a second read processing unit configured to read second read data based on a second threshold value different from the first threshold value in the memory cell, and a second write processing unit configured to rewrite the memory cell to the second value when the write data is the second value and the second read data is the first value.
US09396126B2	Clearing an application cache A system and machine-implemented method for clearing an application cache. A request for a manifest file is received from an electronic device, the manifest file indicating a current version of application resources for loading web content offline. A determination is made if the request includes a first instruction for clearing an application cache on the electronic device, the application cache comprising a stored version of application resources for loading web content offline. In a case where the request includes the first instruction, a second instruction is transmitted to the electronic device, the second instruction for instructing the electronic device to clear the application cache.
US09396100B2	Software testing optimizer In an approach for testing software, a computer receives a series of two or more revisions to a set of software code. The computer identifies modifications between the series of two or more revisions. The computer categorizes the series of two or more revisions into one or more categories of revisions based on the identified modifications. The computer tests at least one of the series of two or more revisions from at least one of the one or more categories of revisions.
US09396096B2	Android automated cross-application testing device and method The present disclosure provides an Android automated cross-application testing device and method. The device comprises a primary application testing unit, a trigger monitoring unit, a secondary application testing control unit, a secondary application testing unit, a secondary application test result recording unit, a library file storage unit, a primary application test checking unit, a test result processing unit, and a test result output unit. The method comprises monitoring the starting of a secondary application in the primary application testing process; testing the secondary application and collecting and processing the test result of the secondary application; and continuing the test of the primary application. If the test of the secondary application is successful, the above steps are repeated until the test of the primary application is completed. The method further comprises terminating the test of the primary application if the test of the secondary application times out or fails.
US09396094B2	Software test automation systems and methods Described are a system and method for performing an automated quality assessment on a software program under test. A test automation system executes a test on a software program Data related to the test is automatically collected. The data includes first information determined by the test automation system in response to executing the test. The data further includes second information related to the test and received from a source other than the test automation system. The first information is analyzed. A quality assessment of the software program is generated from the analyzed first information and from the second information.
US09396089B2	Activity tracing diagnostic systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed for logging encoded diagnostic information from a sequence of processing operations, the processing operations generated by an activity in a computing environment. Diagnostic information is tracked by activity, across process boundaries where the processes can be in computationally isolated, or “sandboxed”. Within each process, diagnostic information for an activity is stored in an activity-specific buffer registered with a kernel in the computing environment. For each activity in the computing system, the kernel keeps a list of all processes that have performed, or are performing, a processing task of the activity. The kernel also keeps a reference to the activity-specific log buffers for the activity for each process associated with the activity. If a processing operation for an activity fails, all activity-specific logs from all processes that are associated with the activity can be collected. A report can be generated from the collected logs for the activity.
US09396087B2	Method and apparatus for collecting performance data, and system for managing performance data A performance data collection unit collects the performance data of managed CPUs from a performance measurement unit. A grouping unit compares the collected performance data with each other, forms groups of CPUs whose performance data is approximate to each other, and selects a representative CPU of each group. A performance data transmission unit transmits the collected performance data to a performance data management apparatus that accumulates and manages the performance data. In this connection, the performance data of the representative CPUs of the groups is transmitted at specified transmission intervals, and the performance data of the other CPUs of the groups is transmitted at transmission intervals that are longer than the specified transmission intervals.
US09396083B2	Computer system processes A mechanism is provided for identifying an inter-relationship between a first process and the second process of a computer system. A correlation is detected between the first process and the second process based on a timing of the first process and the second process accessing a system resource of the computer system. An inter-relationship is then identified between the first process and the second process based on the detected correlation between the first process and the second process.
US09396082B2	Systems and methods of analyzing a software component A particular method includes initiating, at an analyzer, execution of a software component at a first computing device. The first computing device includes hardware components and sensors. The sensors are external to the hardware components. A first hardware component of the hardware components is coupled to a second hardware component of the hardware components. A first sensor of the sensors is configured to monitor communications between the first hardware component and the second hardware component. The method also includes receiving monitoring data, from the first sensor, regarding a communication between the first hardware component and the second hardware component. The method further includes analyzing first effects of executing the software component on the first computing device based at least partially on the monitoring data.
US09396081B1	Method, apparatus and system for managing queue operations of a test bench environment Techniques and mechanisms for performing dequeue operations for agents of a test bench environment. In an embodiment, a first group of agents are each allocated a respective ripe reservation and a second set of agents are each allocated a respective unripe reservation. Over time, queue management logic allocates respective reservations to agents and variously changes one or more such reservations from unripe to ripe. In another embodiment, an order of servicing agents allocated unripe reservations is based on relative priorities of the unripe reservations with respect to one another. An order of servicing agents allocated ripe reservations is on a first come, first served basis.
US09396080B2	Storage module and method for analysis and disposition of dynamically tracked read error events A method for analyzing a read error event is provided comprising reading a page of data stored in memory, determining a read error event for the page of data, and identifying a scope of the read error event in the memory. In another embodiment, a method for performing a preliminary read error recovery is provided comprising reading a first data unit from memory and identifying a bit error rate for a first data unit with a correction engine, determining that the bit error rate is above a threshold, accessing a data structure including entries identifying data units and read error event information associated with the data units, identifying a second data unit in an entry that matches the first data unit, and performing a preliminary read error recovery process on the first data unit using the information in the entry to reduce the bit error rate below the threshold.
US09396079B2	Semiconductor memory device and semiconductor system including the same A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a normal region for storing a plurality of data, an error information region for storing a plurality of error information data corresponding to the plurality of normal data, respectively, and a redundancy region for replacing the normal region, an error detection unit suitable for detecting an error on the plurality of data in response to the plurality of error information data, and storing an error location information, which indicates a storage region of a data having an error in the normal and redundancy regions, based on an error detection result, and a repair operation unit suitable for replacing the storage region, which is indicated by the error location information, by the redundancy region during a repair operation period.
US09396076B2	Centralized version control system having high availability A Version Control System (VCS) and methods having high availability, and combining the advantages of a centralized VCS while overcoming the limitations of centralized VCSs in a cluster environment. The system and method copes with failures of components in a cluster environment gracefully to guarantee uptime. The VCS and methods support high availability in a centralized VCS utilizing a plurality of repositories having a suitable architecture. In particular embodiments the architecture utilizes one or more of: Active-Passive repository replication; Active-Passive repository replication with automatic recovery; Active-Active repository replication; and hybrid model (Active-Active and Passive repository replication).
US09396068B2	Adaptive rebuild scheduling scheme Method and apparatus for redundant array of independent disks (RAID) recovery are disclosed. In one embodiment, a RAID controller schedules requests to rebuild failed drives based on the wear state of secondary drives and input/output (I/O) activity. The controller may be configured to assign higher scheduling priority to rebuild requests only when necessary, so as to reduce the time needed for the rebuild and to avoid affecting performance of the RAID system. In particular, the controller may give higher priority to rebuild requests if secondary drive failure is likely. In addition, the controller may determine when write-intensive periods occur, and assign lower priority to rebuild requests during such periods.
US09396067B1	I/O accelerator for striped disk arrays using parity Disclosed herein is an enhanced volume manager (VM) for a storage system that accelerates input/output (I/O) performance for random write operations to a striped disk array using parity. More specifically, various implementations are directed to accelerating “random writes” (writes comprising less than a complete stripe of data) by consolidating several random writes together to create a “sequential write” (a full-stripe write) to eliminate one or more read operations and/or increase the volume of new/updated data stored for each write operation. Several such implementations comprise functionality in the VM (volume manager) for identifying random write I/O requests, queuing them locally in a journal, and then periodically flushing the journal to the disk array as a sequential write request.
US09396057B2	Enhanced dump data collection from hardware fail modes An approach is provided for collecting data for diagnosing a failure of a computer hardware device. After an indication of the failure of the computer hardware device that results in a full system crash is received, an address translation table of a central processing unit of the computer hardware device is collected. A format of call stack frames of an operating system (OS) image of the computer hardware device is retrieved. A type of the OS image is identified as being a hypervisor program image. Based on the collected address translation table, the retrieved format of the plurality of call stack frames, and the type of the OS image being a hypervisor program image, the call stack frames are retrieved and output to a computer file.
US09396055B2	Electronic device and log recording method An electronic device includes a plurality of buffers and a log recording portion. In the plurality of buffers, a plurality of kinds of logs are to be recorded. The log recording portion records each log in a buffer, among the plurality of buffers, that is assigned in accordance with a recording interval of the log.
US09396040B2	Method and apparatus for providing multi-level distributed computations An approach is provided for providing multi-level distributed computations. A distributed computation manager receives at least one request to migrate at least one computation closure within a computational architecture, the computational architecture comprising a plurality of architectural levels including, at least in part, a device level, an infrastructure level, and a cloud computing level. The distributed computation manager also determines to select at least one of the architectural levels based, at least in part, on a determination of whether the network infrastructure level can support the at least one computation closure. The distributed computation manager further determines to migrate the at least one computation closure to the selected at least one of the architectural levels.
US09396032B2	Priority based context preemption Methods and apparatuses may prioritize the processing of high priority and low priority contexts submitted to a processing unit through separate high priority and low priority context submission ports. According to one embodiment, submission of a context to the low priority port causes contexts in progress to be preempted, whereas submission of a context to the high priority port causes contexts in progress to be paused.
US09396026B2	Allocating a task to a computer based on determined resources A processing control method whereby a management server: assigns work to and executes said work on a computer; sets the processing start time and the processing end time for the aforementioned work as task execution information; sets a first physical resource amount, which is the amount of the physical resources of the aforementioned computer needed for execution of the aforementioned processing; acquires a second physical resource amount, which is the amount of the physical resources of the aforementioned computer that are being used; updates the processing start time for the aforementioned work to a time that is close to the current time when the aforementioned computer has the physical resources of the sum of the aforementioned first physical resource amount and the aforementioned second physical resources; and instructs the aforementioned computer to begin the aforementioned processing when the current time reaches the aforementioned processing start time.
US09396025B2	Time-variant use models in constraint-based IT resource consolidation A method, system, and computer program product for automated data center platform consolidation. The method commences defining a set of source platforms (e.g., servers, database machines, network infrastructure components, etc.) where the source platforms are associated with time-variant demand models (e.g., computing demand during the working/daytime periods, demand at night, etc.). The demand models can be measured or estimated, and can be in any units of time (e.g., days, hours, etc.). Then a set of target platforms is defined where a member of the set of target platforms has a respective target platform profile comprising an initial time-variant availability model to compare with the time-variant demand models of the source platforms. Time-variant constraints (e.g., not more than 80% utilization during working/daytime periods, etc.) are observed while mapping members of the set of source platforms to the members of the set of target platforms until a consolidation stopping condition is reached.
US09396015B2	Flexible device templates for connected consumer devices A processing device executing a registration service receives information identifying a first device, a second device and an application running on the first device. The processing device determines a registration technique that is supported by both the application and the second device and sends a message indicating the registration technique to at least one of the first device or the second device, wherein the application is to perform an operation associated with the first registration technique to bind the second device to the user account.
US09396009B2	Optimized global capacity management in a virtualized computing environment Machines, systems and methods for managing resources allocated in a virtualized computing network are provided. The method comprises monitoring resource usage by a first host, wherein the first host, in addition to the first host's dedicated resources, has access to a first set of sharable resources, and wherein the second host, in addition to the second host's dedicated resources, has access to a second set of sharable resources; determining whether the second host has excess resource capacity in the second host's dedicated and sharable resources, in response to determining that resource usage of the first host in the first host's dedicated and sharable resources has exceeded a resource usage threshold; and reallocating one or more resources in the second set of sharable resources from the second host to the first host, in response to determining that the second host has excess resource capacity.
US09396004B1	System and method for management of a configuration of a virtual machine An embodiment of a system and method of managing a configuration of a virtual machine. An embodiment may include analyzing a configuration of a first computing system to identify a native configuration related to a first virtual machine and analyzing a second computing system to determine whether or not the native configuration should be used to configure the second computing system. If the native configuration should be used to configure the second virtual machine then an embodiment may include using the native configuration information to establish a second virtual machine on the second computing system, and if the native configuration should not be used to configure the second virtual machine then using the native configuration information to create intermediate configuration information and using the intermediate configuration information to establish a second virtual machine on the second computing system.
US09395993B2	Execution-aware memory protection Execution-Aware Memory protection technologies are described. A processor includes an instruction fetch unit to fetch instructions of applications executing in a multitasking environment and an execution unit to execute the instructions. A memory protection unit (MPU) enforces memory access control of the applications by defining an instruction region (I-space) and a data region (D-space and linking the I-space to the D-space. When the MPU determining whether an instruction address is within the I-space and whether a data address of a data access operation is within the D-space. The MPU issues a memory protection fault for the data access operation when either the instruction address is not within the I-space or the data address is not within the D-space.
US09395992B2	Instruction swap for patching problematic instructions in a microprocessor There is provided a method and system for replacing an instruction with another instruction. A match register stores an opcode that identifies an instruction to be replaced. A swap register stores an instruction that replaces the identified instruction. A multiplexer chooses the instruction stored in the swap register over the identified instruction if predecode bits of the identified instruction are set.
US09395991B2	Speculative load issue A method and load and store buffer for issuing a load instruction to a data cache. The method includes determining whether there are any unresolved store instructions in the store buffer that are older than the load instruction. If there is at least one unresolved store instruction in the store buffer older than the load instruction, it is determined whether the oldest unresolved store instruction in the store buffer is within a speculation window for the load instruction. If the oldest unresolved store instruction is within the speculation window for the load instruction, the load instruction is speculatively issued to the data cache. Otherwise, the load instruction is stalled until any unresolved store instructions outside the speculation window are resolved. The speculation window is a short window that defines a number of instructions or store instructions that immediately precede the load instruction.
US09395983B2	Debug instruction for execution by a first thread to generate a debug event in a second thread to cause a halting operation For use in a data processing system comprising a processor configured to execute a first set of instructions corresponding to a first thread and a second set of instructions corresponding to a second thread, a method is provided. The method comprises in response to execution of a debug related instruction by the first thread while executing the first set of instructions, generating a debug event for processing by the second thread, wherein processing the debug event comprises causing a halting operation related to the processor.
US09395982B1	Atomic memory operations on an N-way linked list Computer-implemented methods for pushing or popping an element on to of off of an N-way linked list in a computer memory may include one or more atomic memory operations on a handle of the N-way linked list. One embodiment for pushing a first element on to an N-way linked list may include setting a next sequential element pointer of the first element to point to an unknown location marker. Another embodiment for popping a first element off of an N-way linked may include marking a sub-list tail handle with a designation indicating that the particular sub-list is involved in a pop process. In yet another embodiment, a method for popping a first element off of an N-way linked list may include storing in a sub-list tail handle a pointer to a pseudo element. The handle may fit within a single line of cache memory.
US09395976B2	Information processing apparatus, firmware renewing method, and computer program An invented information processing apparatus includes a firmware renewal unit for renewing the firmware stored in the electronic device to be new firmware, a version retrieval unit for retrieving firmware version information indicating a version of the new firmware, a renewal information retrieval unit for detecting the version of the software compatible with the new firmware using the software version information, a version confirmation unit for selecting software of a newly required version, and an installation unit for installing the software of the newly required version.
US09395975B2	Method and system for generating a ROM patch A method and system for generating a ROM patch are provided. In one embodiment, a computing device obtains an original assembly code and a modified assembly code which is a modified version of the original assembly code, the original assembly code being used for an executable code which is stored in a ROM of a device. The computing device compares the original assembly code and the modified assembly code to identify difference(s) in the modified assembly code with respect to the original assembly code. The computing device then compiles the difference(s) (sometimes, after adjusting the differences) and generates a ROM patch by converting the compiled difference(s) into a replacement executable code for some of the executable code stored in the ROM of the device. In another embodiment, a method and system for using a ROM patch are disclosed.
US09395974B1	Mixed operating environment A method of operating a data center includes providing a first operating environment in a first portion of the data center and providing a second operating environment in a second portion of the data center. The first operating environment meets a first set of infrastructure specifications. The second operating environment meets a second set of infrastructure specifications. At least some of the infrastructure specifications of the second set of infrastructure specifications are less stringent than corresponding infrastructure specifications of the first set of one or more infrastructure specification.
US09395973B2	Virtual machine deployment method, recording medium, and information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus 10 specifies a second virtual machine that provides a service on which a first virtual machine depends. The information processing apparatus 10 sets a pointer between the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine by referring to application information associated with, for each application, a parameter type, of another virtual machine, that is used to create a disk image of a virtual machine associated with an application and that is attached when a resource is allocated to the other virtual machine. The information processing apparatus 10 deploys the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine by creating, in accordance with the pointer, a disk image of the second virtual machine or the first virtual machine from a parameter that is set when a resource of the first virtual machine or the second virtual machine.
US09395971B2	Complex computer environment installation An install request including a hierarchy of a complex computer environment is received, wherein the hierarchy comprises a first component needed on the first computer and one or more other components needed in the complex computer environment. One or more other computers on which to install the one or mother components is determined. Responsive to determining the one or more other computer on which to install the one or more other components, installation of the one or more other components on the one or mother other computers is initiated.
US09395967B2	Workload deployment density management for a multi-stage computing architecture implemented within a multi-tenant computing environment Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for workload deployment density management for a multi-stage architecture implemented within a multi-tenant computing environment. The method includes receiving different requests from different tenants of a multi-tenant computing environment to deploy respectively different application instances of respectively different computer programs into different nodes of the host computing system. The method also includes determining from each request an associated stage of a software lifecycle for a corresponding one of the application instances. Finally, the method includes deploying each of the application instances into a particular one of the nodes depending upon an associated stage of each of the application instances so that each of the nodes hosts different application instances for different tenants of a common stage of the software lifecycle.
US09395962B2	Apparatus and method for executing external operations in prologue or epilogue of a software-pipelined loop A technology for executing an external operation from a software-pipelined loop is provided. Code performance efficiency can be improved by overlapping the execution of the external operations of the loop and the iterations of the loop.
US09395961B1	Fingerprint-based code version selection Embodiments relate to fingerprint-based code version selection. An aspect includes based on a call to a method being issued by calling software that is currently executing on a processor of a computer system, determining a fingerprint comprising a representation of a sequence of behavior that occurs in the processor while the calling software is executing. Another aspect includes, based on determining that the match for the fingerprint is located in the entry in the fingerprint table, executing the associated code version of the method. Another aspect includes, based on determining that no match for the fingerprint is located in any entry in the fingerprint table: determining a new code version of the method by a compiler of the computer system; storing the fingerprint with an identifier of the new code version in a new entry in the fingerprint table; and executing the new code version.
US09395956B2	Declarative representation of networked applications Methods and apparatus for descriptively representing an application programming interface and data of a networked software application, and a descriptive domain specific language are presented. Additionally, methods and apparatus for mashup creation, including a repository of networking or Web applications that may be reused and combined, are presented. Networked software applications and mashups are provided with mostly declarative common structure and design, facilitating sharing and reuse of mashup and mashup parts. For example, a method for representing a first application programming interface of a first networked software application includes forming a declarative representation of the first application programming interface, and forming a declarative representation of first data. The first networked software application comprises the first application programming interface and the first data.
US09395948B2	Screen display control system and screen display control method An information acquiring unit acquires from a server the same type of information to be shown correspondingly in vehicle-mounted apparatuses with respect to one content, and information display units cause their displays to show the information to be shown correspondingly in the apparatuses from the same type of information acquired by the information acquiring unit. An operation for a content acquisition request by one of the plurality of vehicle-mounted apparatuses may only be required for showing the same type of information in synchronization on displays of the vehicle-mounted apparatuses, without separate operations for a content acquisition request in the vehicle-mounted apparatuses.
US09395945B2	Smartpad—suspended app management A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the smartpad. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad.
US09395938B2	Storage control device and method for controlling storage devices A storage control device includes a storage unit and a processor. The storage unit is configured to store therein a first score calculated for a first storage device. The processor is configured to add, upon detecting an event occurred in the first storage device, points corresponding to the event to the first score. The processor is configured to determine upon the addition, based on the first score and a second score, whether a sign of failure of the first storage device is detected. The second score is calculated for a first redundant unit of storage devices including the first storage device.
US09395921B2	Writing data using DMA by specifying a buffer address and a flash memory address A storage device includes a buffer memory and a flash memory, which can be connected with the host computer communicably. A method for writing data into the storage device includes: receiving a first write command from the host, the first write command including the data to be written, the address for the flash memory and the address or the buffer memory; based on the address for the buffer memory, writing the data to be written to the buffer memory; based on the address for the flash memory, writing the data to be written to the flash memory.
US09395920B2	Throttle disk I/O using disk drive simulation model Computerized methods, systems, and computer-storage media for throttling requests from virtual machines (VMs) to a hard-disk drive (HDD) are provided. When a request for disk I/O is received from a VM, a disk-drive model that simulates performance characteristics of the HDD is accessed. During access, the disk-drive model's estimation of HDD parameters and the disk-drive model's estimation of a current state of a disk head of the HDD are gathered. A projected execution time to carry out the request is computed as a function of the estimated HDD parameters and the estimated current state of the disk head. Also, an actual execution time to carry out the request is measured upon allowing the request to pass to the HDD. Using a comparison of the projected execution time and the actual execution time, the traffic of the requests from the VMs is throttled.
US09395916B2	Method for touch input and device therefore The present invention relates to a technical field of touch input and discloses method and device for controlling a mobile apparatus having a touch screen including: generating a virtual keyboard which is larger than a virtual keyboard displaying area in the touch screen; and moving the virtual keyboard in response to a sliding of a touch point, where at least one direction component of a moving direction of the virtual keyboard is opposite to a direction component of a sliding direction of the touch point. With the technical solution of present application, the input experience for the user can be improved.
US09395915B2	Operating method for a display device in a vehicle In an operating method for a display device in a vehicle, the display device includes a touch-sensitive surface. A first output is displayed in an area of the display device. A first movement and a second movement by an operator relative to the touch-sensitive surface are detected simultaneously. The area is divided automatically along a first direction into a first subarea and a second subarea, if the first movement and the second movement proceed substantially in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and away from each other. The first output is displayed in the first subarea and a second output is displayed in the second subarea.
US09395911B2	Computer input using hand drawn symbols According to one example embodiment there is disclosed a system having a touch sensitive component responsive to a pen-based input includes a memory or storage device storing a symbol library defining at least one symbol representative of at least one logograph, pictograph or ideogram, the symbol library information specifying a topology structure defining sub-regions that symbol elements can appear in the at least one logograph, pictograph or ideogram, and a processor operatively connected to the touch sensitive component and the memory or storage device and operative to execute program instructions to interpret hand drawn indicia to identify at least one symbol based on recognizing at least one symbol element and its respective position in a sub-region.
US09395908B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program utilizing gesture based copy and cut operations An information processing apparatus includes an operation unit; and a control unit performing a process in response to an operation executed through the operation unit. Different gesture operations are able to be assigned to an operation corresponding to copy of information and an operation corresponding to cut of information, respectively. The control unit selects a portion designated by a user in information displayed on a display unit, and then copies the selected portion when the user executes the gesture operation corresponding to the copy through the operation unit, whereas the control unit cuts the selected portion when the user executes the gesture operation corresponding to the cut through the operation unit.
US09395900B2	Mobile terminal and method of moving an icon from a page displayed on the mobile terminal to another page A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal may include a touch screen configured to display a specific page a plurality of pages including at least one icon and a controller configured to move a specific icon displayed on the specific page to a page corresponding to a specific indicator a plurality of indicators when a predetermined user manipulation for selecting the specific indicator is detected, the plurality of pages having indicators corresponding the pages respectively.
US09395892B1	Shared folder backed integrated workspaces Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for shared folder backed integrated workspaces. In some implementations, a content management system can provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that integrates communications and content management into a single user interface. The user interface can include mechanisms that allow a user to provide input to generate a new workspace. The user interface can provide a mechanism to allow a user to view conversations related to the workspace and/or content items associated with the workspace. The user interface can present representations of content items associated with the workspace and allow the user to provide input to generate, view, edit, and share content items associated with the workspace.
US09395890B2	Automatic discovery of system behavior A first implementation of a software system is accessed and forms in the software system are selected. Controls on each selected form are interacted with in order to discover the behavior of the computer system. A representation of the behavior is stored for human observation or output to another system (such as a behavior verification system).
US09395889B1	Identification of semantically relevant concepts in a graphical model In an embodiment, a plurality of graphical elements of a graphical model may be displayed on a display device. An indication of a graphical operation involving a first graphical element of the plurality of graphical elements may be received. The graphical operation when performed may establish a relationship between the first graphical element and one or more other graphical elements of the plurality of graphical elements that are compatible with the graphical operation. Two or more graphical elements of the plurality of graphical elements that are compatible with the graphical operation and one or more characteristics associated with the first graphical element may be identified. A visual indication may be provided on the display device. The visual indication may indicate that the identified plurality of graphical elements is compatible with the graphical operation.
US09395883B1	Systems and method for integration of business analytics and business networking Systems and methods to provide social analytics information are disclosed. An exemplary system may include a database and a server coupled to the database. The server may include a business analytics module configured to receive data related to a business and generate, based on the received data, a set of business analytics information, and store the business analytics information in the database. The server further may include an interactive display module configured to generate an interactive object based on the business analytics information, provide controlled access to the interactive object to a first user of a predefined group of users, and provide a display of the interactive object to a second user of the predefined group of users. The interactive display module may be further configured to update, responsive to an input from the first user, the interactive object so as to generate an updated interactive object, and provide, responsive to the updating, a display of the updated interactive object to the second user.
US09395881B2	Methods and systems for navigating display sequence maps Systems and methods are provided for navigating display sequence maps. A system outputs, to a display device, content views in response to receiving requests for content views via a user interface. At least one of the content views may include a link that enables navigation to another one of the content views. Each of the content views may be a revision to content of another one of the content views. The system outputs, to the display device, a hierarchical representation of a sequence in which the content views were displayed in response to receiving a request for the hierarchical representation via the user interface. The hierarchical representation includes visual representations corresponding to the content views. The system outputs, to the display device, a selected one of the content views in response to a selection of the one of the visual representations corresponding to the content views from the hierarchical representation.
US09395861B2	Touch panel A touch panel including upper and lower electrode substrates including upper and lower conductive layers, respectively; first and second electrodes respectively provided at bath ends of the upper conductive layer in a first direction for causing an electric potential distribution in the first direction; third and fourth electrodes respectively provided at both ends of the lower conductive layer in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction for causing an electric potential distribution in the second direction; a flexible substrate provided to be connected to the lower electrode substrate or the upper electrode substrate; a first resistor portion electrically connected to either of the first or second electrode and formed at the upper electrode substrate or the flexible substrate; and a second resistor portion connected to either of the third or fourth electrode and formed at the lower electrode substrate or the flexible substrate.
US09395856B2	Linear system coefficient estimating method, integrated circuit, and electronic device A touch panel controller (3) capable of accurately detecting a change in capacitance includes: a driving section (4) which drives capacitors (C1 through CM) in parallel in accordance with N M-dimensional vectors; and an estimating section (5) which obtains linear sums of the capacitors (C1 through CM) in accordance with the driving in parallel and estimates values of the capacitors (C1 through CM) based on an inner product operation carried out with respect to (i) the linear sums of the capacitors (C1 through CM) and (ii) the N M-dimensional vectors, the driving section (4) driving the capacitors (C1 through CM) in parallel in a first order of the N M-dimensional vectors, the estimating section (5) estimating a first estimated value of the capacitors (C1 through CM) in accordance with the driving in parallel in the first order, the driving section (4) driving the capacitors (C1 through CM) in parallel in a second order of the N M-dimensional vectors, the estimating section (5) estimating a second estimated value of the capacitors (C1 through CM) in accordance with the driving in parallel in the second order, and the touch panel controller (3) further including an averaging section (17) estimating the values of the capacitors (C1 through CM) by averaging the first estimated value and the second estimated value.
US09395852B2	Method for distinguishing between edge swipe gestures that enter a touch sensor from an edge and other similar but non-edge swipe actions A method for detecting and tracking a single finger or multi-finger gesture referred to as an edge swipe gesture that originates from an edge of a touch sensor and which is distinguished from normal touch sensor operations such as cursoring, wherein the edge swipe gesture generates detection and tracking data having an immediate change, whereas touchdown or movement towards and then away from an edge of the touch sensor will generate data that is different from the edge swipe gesture.
US09395844B2	Terminal device and correction method A terminal device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, configured to calculate a difference between first input coordinates that are related to start-up of a first icon on a touch panel and second input coordinates that are related to start-up of a second icon on the touch panel when the start-up of the second icon is detected after termination of an application that corresponds to the started-up first icon is detected, and modify a correction value of an input position for the touch panel when the difference is within a certain range.
US09395840B2	Electronic device and touch panel for same An electronic device includes a shell and a touch panel located in the shell. The touch panel includes a touch sensing unit, a signal transmitting circuit, a signal guiding circuit, a protection unit, and a driving unit. The signal transmitting circuit is electrically connected to the touch sensing unit and the driving unit. The signal guiding circuit surrounds the touch sensing unit and the signal transmitting circuit. The protection unit is electrically connected to the signal guiding circuit and ground. At least one switch signal is outputted from the driving unit and transmitted to the signal transmitting circuit and the signal guiding circuit. An external interference signal is received by the signal guiding circuit and guided to ground via the protection unit.
US09395828B2	Electronic information board apparatus, that displays image input from external apparatus An electronic information board apparatus includes an extraction part configured to extract an operation area from an image input to the electronic information board; a display part configured to reconfigure the extracted operation area and display the reconfigured operation area at a predetermined position of a display screen; a correlation part configured to correlate the coordinates of the operation area and the coordinates of the reconfigured operation area; and a conversion part configured to convert an operation on the coordinates of the reconfigured operation area into an operation on the coordinates of the operation area.
US09395825B2	Touch input device A touch input device includes a body and a sensing module. The body has an external surface which encloses an accommodation space. The sensing module is disposed in the accommodation space and includes a sensing unit and a signal operation unit. The sensing unit generates a sensing signal. The signal operation unit generates a surface result signal according to the sensing signal to adjust a surface character of the external surface.
US09395821B2	Systems and techniques for user interface control Embodiments of systems and techniques for user interface (UI) control are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a UI control system may determine locations of landmarks on a body of a user of a computing system, determine a pointer based at least in part on the landmark locations, and identify a UI element of an UI of the computing system based at least in part on the pointer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09395818B2	Method for using the GPU to create haptic friction maps A haptics rendering system comprises: a display device having a display screen and one or more haptic feedback mechanisms associated with at least one tactile output peripheral; and a graphics processing unit (GPU) communicatively coupled to the display device. The GPU: receives one or more portions of display image software code for a three dimensional display image; generates a three dimensional (3D) visual output of the display image for display on the display device; and concurrently generates one or more specific friction maps to provide haptic feedback of depth and/or texture associated with specific portions of the display image that comprise at least one portion having at least one of a different depth and a different texture than other portions of the display image. The GPU renders the display image and the friction map from a same set of 3D commands within the display image software code.
US09395813B2	Method for controlling operation and electronic device thereof A method and apparatus for controlling an operation of an electronic device are provided. The method for controlling the operation of the electronic device includes, when an event for controlling an operation of the electronic device using a feature occurs, analyzing images being input from a camera in real-time, determining a reference position based on a position of the feature within at least one image among the images being input, determining a reference region for determining the movement or non-movement of the feature, based on the determined reference position, and changing the reference position according to a position of the feature moved within the reference region.
US09395807B2	Power management apparatus, image forming apparatus and power management method A sleep mode in which power consumption is reduced to a prescribed value or smaller is achieved, while convenience for a user is maintained by shortening the time taken to recover from the sleep mode. The temperature of an LSI is measured or estimated when shifting to the sleep mode, and an apparatus enters a power supply shutoff sleep mode using power supply separation or a clock-gating sleep mode in accordance with the measured or estimated value of the temperature. In the case where power supply shutoff is selected, after entering the sleep mode, power supply is resumed and then the apparatus enters the clock-gating sleep mode in accordance with the measured temperature or the estimated temperature of the LSI.
US09395806B2	Method and apparatus for a power-efficient framework to maintain data synchronization of a mobile personal computer to simulate a connected scenario An apparatus and method for a power-efficient framework to maintain data synchronization of a mobile personal computer (MPC) are described. In one embodiment, the method includes the detection of a data synchronization wakeup event while the MPC is operating according to a sleep state. Subsequent to wakeup event, at least one system resource is disabled to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a network connection. In one embodiment, user data from a network server is synchronized on the MPC without user intervention; the mobile platform system resumes operation according to the sleep state. In one embodiment, a wakeup alarm is programmed according to a user history profile regarding received e-mails. In a further embodiment, data synchronizing involves disabling a display, and throttling the system processor to operate at a reduced frequency. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09395801B2	Finger detection device and method of fingerprint recognition integrated circuit A finger detection device and method of a fingerprint recognition IC is disclosed. The device comprises sensing electrodes, a capacitive sensing layer, a signal processing circuit, a multiplexer module and a signal register. The sensing electrodes are defined as a fingerprint sensing zone. The capacitive sensing layer covers the sensing electrodes. The signal processing circuit is arranged below and electrically connected with the sensing electrodes. The multiplexer module defines a finger detection zone. The finger detection zone includes at least one of the sensing electrodes. The signal register is electrically connected with the signal processing circuit, receiving a detection signal generated by the finger detection zone and comparing the detection signal with a preset value. The finger detection device uses only a portion of the sensing electrodes to detect a finger approaching/contacting it to determine triggering or sleeping of the fingerprint recognition IC and thus reduces power consumption.
US09395793B2	Electronic device and method for resuming from hibernation for the same An electronic device and method for resuming from hibernation, the electronic device has a light sensing component and a tilt sensing component. When the electronic device is in the hibernation status, external light of electronic device is detected via the light sensing component for attaining light source data, the tilt angle of the electronic device against the horizontal plane is detected via the tilt sensing component for attaining tilt data. Thus, when it is determined that the light source data and the tilt data satisfy a predetermined resuming condition, the electronic device resumes from the hibernation status. With the present invention, when a user is going to operate electronic device, and the user only needs to hold electronic device and the electronic device resumes from the hibernation status and is ready to use without extra trigger actions required.
US09395790B2	Power management system A power management system includes a power system. A powered component is coupled to the power system. A power detect circuit is coupled to the power system. A power system controller is coupled to the power system, the powered component, and the power detect circuit. The power system controller is operable, for each of at least one workload run using the powered component, to program the power detect circuit with a first threshold for a first system operation setting and determine that the first threshold was not exceeded while the workload was running. The power system controller is then operable to program the power detect circuit with a second threshold for the first system operation setting, determine that the second threshold was exceeded while the workload was running and, in response, use the second threshold to allocate power from the power system.
US09395789B2	Broadcast reception mobile terminal There is provided a broadcast reception mobile terminal capable of improving both electric power saving and user-friendliness includes a broadcast reception mobile terminal that is constructed to be foldable as a result of a lid body arranged to be rotated with respect to a main body, and includes a main LCD panel (202a) on an inner surface side of the lid body and a sub LCD panel (202b) on an outer surface side of the lid body. A CPU (209) detects that the lid body is opened or closed by a signal from an opening/closing detection switch. In addition, the CPU (209) obtains from an earphone connector (203) information indicating whether or not an earphone is connected. In a case that the CPU (209) detects the lid body being closed during television viewing on the main LCD panel (202a), and performing a TVOFF process if the earphone is not connected, and stopping video display but continuing output of received audio if the earphone is connected.
US09395788B2	Power state transition analysis Technologies for analyzing power state transitions of a processor of computing device including determining, by the computing device, a power state entered by the processor of the computing device and a duration of the power state entered based on power state records, wherein the power state records comprise transition data indicative of transitions of a processor of the computing device between power states. The computing device further determines an accuracy of a power state selection of the processor of the computing device based on the determined power state entered and target residency data for the processor. The target residency data identifies, for each power state of a plurality of power states of the processor, an amount of time required in the corresponding power state to result in a conservation of power.
US09395776B2	Compensating system time loss An apparatus includes a power supply for producing power. The apparatus further includes a first processor powered by the power supply. The apparatus further includes a first time-storage circuit coupled to the first processor. The first processor periodically reads a first-real-time-clock time from a first real-time clock and stores the first-real-time-clock time in the first time-storage circuit. The apparatus further includes a first power-monitoring circuit coupled to the first processor. The first power-monitoring circuit stores energy when a first power-being-monitored is producing power and dissipates energy at a first predictable rate when the first power-being-monitored is not producing power. The first processor is programmed to, upon recovery from a reset, read from the first power-monitoring circuit the energy stored by the first power-monitoring circuit. The first processor is further programmed to determine from the first stored energy reading a first power-out length of time that the first power-being-monitored was not producing power. The first processor is further programmed to determine that the first power-out length of time is less than a first threshold length of time. The first processor is further programmed to set a first processor time to the first-real-time-clock time stored in the first time-storage circuit plus the first power-out length of time.
US09395768B2	Flash drive A flash drive including a housing, a storage module, and at least one elastic member is provided. The housing is flexible and an inner space is formed by the housing. The storage module is movably disposed in the inner space. The elastic member is disposed in the inner space and connected between the storage module and the housing. The housing is adapted to be deformed by a force to compress the inner space, so as to drive a portion of the storage module to be exposed outside the housing and deform the elastic member.
US09395765B2	Unibody construction triangular chassis A base chassis of an information handling system with a generally triangular profile is formed by connecting a plurality of three-dimensional sheet metal structural elements, wherein at least two of the elements have the same shape and a gusset. The gusset connects two of the structural elements. A plastic chassis assembly may be fitted over the base chassis. One or more handles may also be fitted over the base chassis. They may be located at vertices of the base chassis. Side door covers may be secured by rims on the base chassis.
US09395760B2	Mobile terminal with waterproof sheet and manufacturing method A mobile terminal has a waterproof sheet interposed between a first body portion and a second body portion. The waterproof sheet is formed with a curved shaped or step-like cross-section in consideration of characteristic of internal component or a battery arranged on the first body portion of the mobile terminal, the curved shaped or step-like cross-section is configured to encase, in part or in whole, the internal component or the battery.
US09395758B2	Back housing and display device A back housing applicable to a curvature-adjustable display device is disclosed, wherein the back housing includes at least three housing bodies which are vertically arranged, the housing bodies are connected by at least two types of housing connectors including a rotating connector and a sliding connector, and the housing connector between adjacent housing bodies is one of the rotating connector and the sliding connector, and wherein the rotating connector is configured to have two adjacent housing bodies connected through rotation, and the sliding connector is configured to have two adjacent bodies connected through sliding.
US09395750B2	Wearable apparatus A wearable apparatus includes a flexible display device, and a flexible housing that holds the peripheral portion of the flexible display device. The flexible display device is disposed on the uppermost surface of the apparatus to serve as a reference for defining the total length of the apparatus, and the portion of the apparatus below the flexible display device contracts along the direction of the total length.
US09395748B1	Method and system for time synchronization in a network device A method for distributing time information in network devices. The method includes sending a first clock signal from a first system control device (SCD) to a PLL chip, sending a first time of day (TOD) from the first SCD to a line card system control device (LC-SCD), sending a second clock signal from a second SCD to the PLL chip and sending a second TOD from the second SCD to the LC-SCD. The method further includes synchronizing a third clock signal, generated by the PLL chip, to the first clock signal, if the first SCD is operational. The method further includes sending the third clock signal to a network chip, deriving, using the third clock signal, a first network-chip-internal clock signal and applying the first network-chip-internal clock signal to increment a network-chip-internal TOD to obtain a third TOD. The method further includes synchronizing the third TOD to the first TOD.
US09395747B1	Method for calibrating a clock signal generator in a reduced power state Various embodiments of a clock generator are disclosed. An example system may include a functional unit, and a clock generation unit configured to adjust a frequency of an output clock signal responsive to an assertion of an enable signal from the functional unit. The clock generation unit may also be configured to halt the output clock signal responsive to a de-assertion of the enable signal by the functional unit and to restart the output clock signal responsive to a determination that a first predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the output clock signal was halted. The clock generation unit may be further configured to adjust the frequency of the output clock signal responsive to restarting the output clock signal, and to halt the output clock signal responsive to a determination that the frequency of the output clock signal is within a predetermined frequency range that includes the target frequency.
US09395745B2	Redundant clock switchover Aspects of this disclosure relate to reference switchover. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a phase error detector, a phase alignment detector, and a selection circuit. The phase error detector is configured to generate an indication of a relative phase difference between a first reference clock signal and a second reference clock signal. The phase alignment detector is configured to receive the indication of the relative phase difference and determine when the relative phase difference satisfies a preset threshold. The selection circuit is configured to transition from providing the first reference clock signal as a clock system reference signal to providing the second reference clock signal as the clock system reference signal responsive to the phase alignment detector detecting that the relative phase difference satisfies the preset threshold.
US09395744B2	De-skewing transmitted data Techniques for de-skewing transmitted data are described herein. In one example, a method can include detecting, via a processor, a number of data lanes that transmit data. The method can also include designating, via the processor, a number of buffers to store the data transmitted through each data lane, wherein the number of buffers is less than the number of data lanes. Additionally, the method can include detecting, via the processor, an alignment marker for each data lane. Furthermore, the method can include storing, via the processor, the transmitted data received from the data lanes in the buffers, and de-skewing, via the processor, the transmitted data when the alignment marker for each data lane has been detected.
US09395743B2	Transmission and hoist control arrangement A knob body is provided for a control lever. The knob body includes a lower segment, and an upper segment. The lower segment extends out from a vertical axis of the control lever and includes a pair of upright protrusions extending out from an upper portion thereof. The protrusions define a gap therebetween. The lower segment further includes a movable switch located within the gap. The upper segment is disposed about the vertical axis and is located proximate to the upper portion of the lower segment. The upper segment is in a spaced relationship relative to the protrusions. The upper segment can include at least one of a locking switch that is operable to allow selective movement of the control lever and an actuation switch.
US09395742B2	Control unit for a functional device in a motor vehicle A control unit controls a functional device of a motor vehicle. The control unit has a rotary adjuster that is mounted in a rotatable manner on a holding element. The rotary adjuster has at least one encoding element, a detecting device for detecting an absolute angle of rotation between the rotary adjuster and the holding element with reference to an encoding of the at least one encoding element and a latching device and the rotary adjuster is provided with a plurality of latching positions along a direction of rotation by the latching device. The detecting device is embodied so as with reference to the encoding of the at least one encoding element to detect the respective latching position and the absolute angle of rotation between at least two of the latching positions.
US09395733B2	Voltage adjusting circuit applied to reference circuit A circuit includes a detection node and a feedback node adapted to communicate with a reference circuit. A clamping transistor includes current conducting terminals and a gate coupled to the detection node. An amplifier transistor includes current conducting terminals in series with the current conducting terminals of the clamping transistor and a gate coupled to the detection node. The amplifier transistor is configured to cause a second voltage to be provided to the feedback node in response to the clamping transistor receiving a first voltage from the detection node.
US09395712B2	Building energy usage reduction by automation of optimized plant operation times and sub-hourly building energy forecasting to determine plant faults The invention provides a method for improved building energy usage reduction by computer automation of optimized plant operation times and sub-hourly building energy forecasting to determine plant faults. The invention provides a computer system to derive the NTL, mechanical heat-up (MHL) and mechanical cool-down (MCL) lags and in conjunction with a readily available interval weather forecast, the system can output various signals to indicate optimized start and stop times for heating and cooling equipment. The algorithm to calculate the 15-minute energy forecast is used to indicate out-of-control conditions in the operation of the plant.
US09395711B2	System and method for monitoring and evaluating equipment operating parameter modifications A method and system is provided that includes a setpoint monitor in communication with a controller that operates equipment according to setpoint values, each setpoint value having an associated benchmark value. The setpoint monitor receives setpoint modifications based on communication with the controller, each setpoint modification corresponding to a modification of a setpoint value to a modified value different from the associated benchmark value. A terminal in communication with the setpoint monitor displays the setpoint modifications and receives input to revert a setpoint modification from the modified value back to the associated benchmark value. The setpoint monitor communicates with the controller to revert the setpoint value associated with the setpoint modification from the modified value back to the associated benchmark value.
US09395707B2	Dynamic contingency avoidance and mitigation system The disclosed subject matter provides systems and methods for allocating resources within an infrastructure, such as an electrical grid, in response to changes to inputs and output demands on the infrastructure, such as energy sources and sinks. A disclosed system includes one or more processors, each having respective communication interfaces to receive data from the infrastructure, the data including infrastructure network data, one or more software applications, operatively coupled to and at least partially controlling the one or more processors, to process and characterize the infrastructure network data; and a display, coupled to the one or more processors, for visually presenting a depiction of at least a portion of the infrastructure including any changes in condition thereof, and one or more controllers in communication with the one or more processors, to manage processing of the resource, wherein the resource is obtained and/or distributed based on the characterization of the real time infrastructure data.
US09395706B2	Noise determination device A noise determination device is provided that determines the presence of noise on an input signal with a constant value that is output from an external device. The noise determination device includes a sampling unit that performs three samplings on the input signal, a sampling-interval setting unit that sets an interval between a first one and a second one of the samplings to have a value that is different from an integral multiple of the period of the periodic noise, and sets an interval between the second one and a third one of the samplings to be equal to or larger than an interval that is large enough to fully attenuate the periodic noise, and a noise determination unit that determines that the noise is not superimposed on the input signal only when all values acquired by the first, second, and third samplings match one another.
US09395705B2	Load torque estimation apparatus, image forming apparatus, load torque estimation method and non-transitory computer-readable information recording medium A load torque estimation apparatus estimates load torque of an electric motor. The apparatus includes an estimation part configured to input a controlling value for controlling the electric motor and an actually measured value of a rotational speed of the electric motor to a model and estimating load torque of the electric motor; and a derivation part configured to derive a mechanical time constant of the electric motor corresponding to the actually measured value of the rotational speed of the electric motor. The estimation part is configured to update, according to a timing of acquiring the actually measured value of the rotational speed of the electric motor, the mechanical time constant included in the model by using the mechanical time constant corresponding to the acquired actually measured value and estimate the load torque of the electric motor by using the updated model.
US09395701B2	Active dead band for noise reduction in high response high bandwidth control systems A control system comprises an active dead band, coupled to a feedback path of the control system, configured to receive a first signal derived from a motor position signal of the feedback path of the control system and a utilize, in accordance with the signal, a set of thresholds to prevent feedback noise within a driveline of the control system.
US09395696B2	Multi-purpose interface for a portable electronic device A multi-purpose band for use with a portable electronic device comprises a base link, an interface link, and a coupling link. The base link is joined to the interface link by an interface support hinge, and the coupling link is joined among the base link, and the interface link. The multi-purpose band is configured to be arranged in a band configuration for wearing on a wrist or ankle of a user and in a stand configuration for supporting a portable electronic device at a support angle. The interface link defines an interface surface. A charging feature may be disposed on the interface link proximate the interface surface, wherein the charging feature is configured to facilitate establishing a charging relationship between the charging feature and an electrical connector of the portable electronic device to facilitate engagement between the charging feature and the electrical connector.
US09395689B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, having: a supply unit that forwards a sheet material; a rotor that feeds the sheet material; a memory unit that has stored therein a masking sound for noise; a derivation unit that derives a current position of the sheet material being fed; a determination unit that determines, on the basis of the current position derived by the derivation unit, whether or not the sheet material being fed has reached a second specified location at a predetermined distance upstream from the first specified location; a decision unit that decides output timing and/or output duration for the masking sound in the memory unit upon an affirmative determination by the determination unit; and a sound output unit that outputs the masking sound in the memory unit in accordance with the output timing and/or the output duration.
US09395684B2	Developing cartridge having coupling and developing roller In a cartridge, a housing has a developer accommodating portion and includes a first side wall and a second side wall. A coupling member is disposed at a position opposite to the developer accommodating portion with respect to the first side wall. A detection body is disposed at a position opposite to the developer accommodating portion with respect to the second side wall. A first driving force transmission member is positioned at the same side with the coupling member with respect to the first side wall, and transmits driving force from the coupling member to a rotating member. A second driving force transmission member is positioned at the same side with the detection body with respect to the second side wall, and transmits driving force from the rotating member to the detection body.
US09395681B2	Developing cartridge having electrode A developing cartridge includes a casing, a rotating member, and an electrode member. The casing may be configured to accommodate therein developer. The rotating member has a rotational shaft extending in an axial direction. The rotating member is configured to rotate about the rotational shaft and carries the developer thereon. The electrode member is configured to be electrically connected to the rotating member. The electrode member covers at least part of the rotational shaft from an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the axial direction and is arranged to confront the casing in the axial direction. The electrode member is configured to move in the orthogonal direction in accordance with a movement in the axial direction.
US09395674B2	Curl correction apparatus, sheet conveying apparatus, and image forming apparatus A curl correction apparatus that corrects a curl of a sheet includes: a hard roller that is disposed in the downstream in a sheet conveying direction of a heating apparatus; a soft roller that is disposed in the downstream in the sheet conveying direction of the heating apparatus; and a guide member that is disposed in the immediate upstream in the sheet conveying direction with respect to the hard roller, and guides the sheet; wherein a nip width in the sheet conveying direction of a nip portion between the hard roller and the soft roller is set to be narrower in a central portion in an axial direction than end portions in the axial direction, and the guide member is configured to protrude in the central portion in the axial direction toward the downstream in the sheet conveying direction from the both end portions in the axial direction.
US09395664B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a sheet conveyance section configured to convey a long sheet; an image forming section configured to transfer a toner image to a long sheet; and a fixing section configured to apply heat and pressure to a long sheet conveyed along a sheet feeding path at a fixing nip so as to fix a toner image. During cooling-down or warming-up of the fixing section, the sheet conveyance section performs conveyance of a long sheet when the a fixing temperature of the fixing side member is higher than a predetermined idling temperature, and stops conveyance of a long sheet when the fixing temperature of the fixing side member is lower than the predetermined idling temperature.
US09395659B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that carries a toner image; a transfer member that forms a transfer nip between the transfer member and the image carrier; and a power supply capable of outputting a superimposed transfer bias in which an alternating current component is superimposed onto a direct current component. The toner image on the image carrier is transferred onto a recording medium in the transfer nip by the superimposed transfer bias or a direct current bias consisting of the direct current component output by the power supply. The apparatus also includes a controller that controls the power supply so that an output target value of the direct current component when the direct current component rises up is larger than an output target value of the direct current component when the toner image is transferred onto the recording medium.
US09395657B2	Image forming apparatus and drive control of image bearing member motor A CPU for controlling a first motor for rotating and driving a photoconductive drum and a second motor for rotating and driving an intermediate transfer belt determines the rotation speed of the photoconductive drum at the time of image formation on the basis of information on a load torque of the second motor detected when the second motor is driven at a predetermined rotation speed and the rotation speed of the first motor is gradually changed in a state where no high voltage is applied to a primary transfer roller and information on a load torque of the second motor detected when the second motor is driven at a predetermined rotation speed and the rotation speed of the first motor is gradually changed in a state where a high voltage is applied to the primary transfer roller.
US09395651B2	Developer container and image forming apparatus including the same A developer container (30) includes a container body (31), a movable wall (34), and a stirring member (32). The container body (31) includes an inner surface (31K) defining a cylindrical internal space (31H) extending in a longitudinal direction, and a developer discharge port (319). The developer discharge port (319) is formed in a lower part of the inner surface (31K). The movable wall (34) includes an outer surface (34K) disposed slidably in close contact with the inner surface (31K) of the container body (31), and a conveying surface (340S). The conveying surface (340S) defines a storage space (31S) for developer. The movable wall (34) moves while conveying the developer in the storage space (31 S) to the developer discharge port (319). The stirring member (32) stirs developer in the storage space (31 S).
US09395635B2	Position determination in a lithography system using a substrate having a partially reflective position mark The invention relates to a substrate for use in a lithography system, said substrate being provided with an at least partially reflective position mark comprising an array of structures, the array extending along a longitudinal direction of the mark, characterized in that said structures are arranged for varying a reflection coefficient of the mark along the longitudinal direction, wherein said reflection coefficient is determined for a predetermined wavelength. In an embodiment a specular reflection coefficient varies along the substrate, wherein high order diffractions are substantially absorbed by the substrate. A position of a beam on a substrate can thus be determined based on the intensity of its reflection in the substrate. The invention further relates to a positioning device and lithography system for cooperation with the substrate, and a method of manufacture of the substrate.
US09395610B2	Light source, projector, and method of cooling discharge lamp A light source includes a discharge lamp that outputs light, a discharge lamp driver that supplies drive power to the discharge lamp, a cooling unit that cools the discharge lamp, and a control unit that controls the cooling unit, and the control unit controls the cooling unit based on control information representing a relationship a rotation speed of the cooling unit between at least one of temperature information of the discharge lamp and a voltage between electrodes of the discharge lamp.
US09395605B2	Electronic apparatus having member for locking grip part An electronic apparatus reduced in the number of components without impairing the operability of an unlocking operation part and an adjacent other operation part of a grip part. A digital video camera has a camera body and a grip part rotatable with respect to the camera body. A lock member within the grip part is rotatable in unison with the grip part, and is pivotally moved between a locking position for locking the grip part and an unlocking position for unlocking the same. A spring member urges the lock member toward the locking position. An operation knob formed on the lock member pivotally moves the lock member to the unlocking position against the urging force of the spring member. A recording start/stop button is formed in the lock member adjacent to the operation knob. The knob and the button are operated in respective different directions.
US09395603B2	Camera positioning and mounting system with improved mouth adapter A mouth adapter configured to secure a portable camera comprising a first bite wing, a second bite wing, an air channel located between the first bite wing and the second bite wing, an adapter arm connecting the first bite wing and the second bite wing, and a camera mount coupled to the adapter. The bite wings may be elongated and comprise a bite surface made from an elastic polymer which may be configured to make contact with the teeth of a user as they bite onto the bite surface. In further preferred embodiments, the mouth adapter comprises a first balance ridge and second balance ridge protruding from the adapter arm proximate to the first and second bite wings with an air groove positioned between said the balance ridges. The air groove may be located within the adapter arm and proximate to intersection of the bite wings.
US09395600B2	Illumination device and illumination control method An illumination device selects any one of a first mode, in which, when a detection unit detects a rotation of a second casing even when a second casing is not rotated by a drive unit, a control unit causes the drive unit to rotate the second casing to a position of the second casing before the rotation of the second casing is detected by the detection unit or a second mode, in which, when the detection unit detects the rotation of the second casing even when the second casing is not rotated by the drive unit, the control unit does not cause the drive unit to rotate the second casing to the position of the second casing before the rotation of the second casing is detected by the detection unit.
US09395596B2	Ring resonator comprising optical filtering device An optical filtering device (1) comprising:a ring resonator (2); anda multimode interference coupler (3) comprising two inputs (4, 7), two outputs (5, 8) and a multimode waveguide (9) connecting the two inputs to the two outputs, the coupler having a first input (4) serving as an input for the filtering device and able to receive an input optical signal (10), and a first output (5) corresponding to the output of the filtering device and able to produce an output optical signal (12), the ring resonator (2) being arranged so as to connect a second output (8) of the coupler to a second input (7) of the coupler, wherein the filtering device comprises a tuning element (6) able to modify locally the refractive index in the coupling zone (11) of said multimode waveguide (9) in order to vary a coupling coefficient between the coupler (3) and the ring resonator (2).
US09395593B2	Electrochromic lithium nickel group 6 mixed metal oxides Multi-layer devices comprising a layer of an electrochromic lithium nickel oxide composition on a first substrate, the lithium nickel oxide composition comprising lithium, nickel and a Group 6 metal selected from molybdenum, tungsten and a combination thereof.
US09395589B2	Electronic device with inverted liquid crystal display An electronic device may have a liquid crystal display with backlight structures. The backlight structures may produce backlight that passes through an array of display pixels. The display pixels may include electrode structures and thin-film transistor structures for controlling electric fields in a layer of liquid crystal material. The liquid crystal material may be formed between an outer display layer and an inner display layer. The inner display layer may be interposed between the backlight structures and the liquid crystal material. Thin-film transistor structures, electrodes, and conductive interconnection lines may be deposited in a layer on the inner surface of the outer display layer. A layer of color filter elements may be used to provide the display with color pixels. The color filter elements may be formed on top of the thin-film transistor layer or on a separate color filter array substrate such as the inner display layer.
US09395588B2	Transparent electrode, array substrate and liquid crystal display device Embodiments of the invention provide a transparent electrode, an array substrate and a liquid crystal display device. The transparent electrode includes a first-domain display region and a second-domain display region that are adjacent to each other, openings are respectively formed in the first-domain display region and the second-domain display region of the transparent electrode so that the transparent electrode has a first slit extending in a first direction in the first-domain display region and a second slit extending in a second direction different from the first direction in the second-domain display region. Additional openings are further formed at a region between the first-domain display region and the second-domain display region of the transparent electrode, so that a third slit extending in a third direction and a fourth slit extending in a fourth direction different from the third direction are formed at this region.
US09395585B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof In a display device having high reliability, even if being a narrow framing type, and a method for manufacturing thereof, having a display panel, being made up with a first substrate 101 and a second substrate 201, which are adhered with using a seal 301, a main SOC 302 is disposed like a wall, on a peripheral end portion of the first substrate 101 and the second substrate 201, and the seal 301 is disposed inwardly of the main SOC 302. Also, in a method for manufacturing thereof, the main SOC 302 is formed in a region including a cutting plane between the display panel regions neighboring with, and on the cutting plane is made the cutting thereof.
US09395583B2	Column spacer design for a display incorporating a third metal layer A display that contains a column spacer arrangement which takes advantage of a protrusion on a TFT substrate is provided. One set of column spacers is disposed on top of the protrusion, while a second set of column spacers of substantially the same height as the first set of column spacers are disposed throughout the display. In this way, the display is adequately protected against deformation from external forces while at the same maintaining enough room to allow for a liquid crystal to spread out during the manufacturing process.
US09395575B2	Display for electronic device In one embodiment a display assembly comprises a backlight assembly, a first display panel proximate a first side of the backlight assembly, wherein the first liquid crystal panel is to be communicatively coupled to a controller, and a second display panel proximate a second side of the backlight assembly, opposite the first side, wherein the second display panel is to be communicatively coupled to the controller. Other embodiments may be described.
US09395558B2	Methods and apparatus to identify eye coverings for vision Methods and apparatus can fit coverings to treat eyes. The covering can be identified so as to provide improved flow of tear liquid under the covering. The covering can be identified based on an inner corneal curvature and an outer corneal curvature and one or more of a limbus sag height or a conjunctival sag height. The covering may form a chamber when placed on the eye to pump tear liquid under at least a portion of the covering. The covering may comprise an outer portion with rigidity to resist movement on the cornea and an inner portion to contact the cornea and provide an environment for epithelial regeneration. The covering may comprise a material having high oxygen permeability, for example silicone, with a wettable coating disposed on at least an upper surface of the coating.
US09395553B2	Pair of eyeglasses with easily-installed and easily-changed eyeglass legs A pair of eyeglass with easily-installed and easily-changed eyeglass legs has a pivot stand and a pivot that are directly formed at the eyeglass frame and the eyeglass leg. The pivot has a vertical shaft as a first magnetic element and a horizontal connector to whose forward end a center portion of the vertical shaft is attached. The pivot stand has a vertical slot accommodating the vertical shaft and a recess, as physically extended through a center sector of the vertical slot, for accommodating the horizontal connector at an unfolded state. An upper end and a bottom end of the vertical slot are respectively provided with a second magnetic element and a notch for accommodating the vertical shaft as inserted.
US09395549B2	Stereoscopic three dimensional imaging system A 3-d projection system including first and second projectors generates left and right eye image beams. There is a first beam-splitting element to split the left-eye image beam into a primary left-eye image beam and two secondary left-eye image-beams and a second beam-splitting element to split the right-eye image beam into a primary right-eye image beam and two secondary right-eye image beams. The primary and secondary image beams have first and second linear polarization states, respectively. There is a first optical quarter waveplate device configured to receive the primary left-eye image beam and two secondary left-eye image beams and to convert their linear polarization states to a first circular polarization orientation. There is a second optical quarter waveplate device configured to convert the primary right-eye image beam and two secondary right-eye image beams to a second circular polarization orientation. The first and second circular polarization orientations are mutually orthogonal.
US09395537B2	Optical scanning apparatus The optical scanning apparatus according to the present invention includes a deflection unit that deflects a light flux, a plurality of incident optical systems that cause light fluxes to enter the deflection unit at different incident angles in a sub-scanning cross section, and an imaging optical system that guides a plurality of light fluxes deflected by the deflection unit onto a scanned surface. The imaging optical system has a first optical functional portion and a second optical functional portion arranged in a sub-scanning direction and connected to each other by a connecting portion. In a plane including the connecting portion, at least incident surfaces or exit surfaces of the first and second optical functional portions overlap with each other at least at one point.
US09395523B2	Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens consists of, in order from the object side, a positive first group, a negative second group, one or two middle groups including a positive mp group, and a positive rearmost group disposed at the most image-side position of the entire system. Zooming is effected by changing all distances between the adjacent groups. An A cemented lens formed by a positive lens and a negative lens which are cemented together in this order from the object side is disposed at the most object-side position of the second group, a B cemented lens formed by one positive lens and one negative lens is disposed on the image side of the A cemented lens and on the object side of the mp group, and a C cemented lens formed by one positive lens and one negative lens is disposed in the mp group. The zoom lens satisfies given condition expressions.
US09395522B2	Variable magnification optical system and imaging apparatus A variable magnification optical system consists of a negative first lens group, a stop that is fixed relative to an image plane during magnification change, and a positive second lens group, which are in this order from an object side. A distance between the first lens group and the second lens group in an optical axis direction becomes shorter when magnification is changed from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. The first lens group consists of a positive lens having a convex object-side surface and two negative lenses, in this order from the object side. The variable magnification optical system satisfies the following formula (1) about Abbe number νd1 of the positive lens in the first lens group for d-line: 25.5<νd1<50 (1).
US09395519B2	Imaging lens system, image capturing unit and electronic device An imaging lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has refractive power. The third lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.
US09395511B1	Voice coil actuator with integrated LVDT A device for focusing a laser in which a voice coil and LVDT are mounted in parallel alignment with each other and have a common centrally disposed armature. A central bore extends through the armature. A lens is mounted at one end of the armature and a laser is located at the opposite end. The laser beam passes through the central bore and is focused by the voice coil moving the armature which in turn moves the lens. The LVDT accurately positions the armature to focus the laser beam.
US09395510B2	Lens holding device for camera module A lens holding device includes a movable part having a coil attached to a lens holder holding a lens and includes a magnet part arranged around an outer peripheral side of the movable part so as to face the coil. The lens holding device includes a support part which supports the movable part so as to move relatively and a spring which connects the movable part and the support part resiliently. The magnet part includes a resin and has an alignment part which positions the spring.
US09395509B2	Fiber cable fan-out assembly and method One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a multi-fiber cable assembly including a multi-fiber cable. The multi-fiber cable includes a block of optical fiber ribbons, the block having an external profile; a strength layer surrounding the optical fiber ribbons; a jacket surrounding the strength layer; and a fan-out arrangement disposed at a first end of the multi-fiber cable. The fan-out arrangement includes an outer shell extending from a first end to a second end, the outer shell including a first interior mounting location spaced axially from a second interior mounting location; an orientation plug defining a longitudinal through-passage through which the block of optical fiber ribbons extends, the through-passage having an internal profile that inhibits rotation of the block of optical fiber ribbons, the orientation plug including a keying arrangement that axially and rotationally fixes the orientation plug to the outer shell at the first interior mounting location; and a furcation tube assembly axially and rotationally fixed to the outer shell at the second interior mounting location, the furcation tube assembly includes a plurality of furcation tube arrangements mounted to an organizer.
US09395504B2	System to control wavelength and method to control wavelength A system includes: a splitter to branch an optical signal output by a wavelength-tunable light source into first to third optical signals; a first photodiode to perform an optical electrical conversion of the first optical signal transmitting a first etalon; a second photodiode to perform an optical electrical conversion of the second optical signal transmitting a second etalon, an FSR of the second etalon being identical to that of the first etalon, peak wavelengths of intensity of a transmitted light of the second etalon being different from those of the first etalon; a third photodiode to perform an optical electrical conversion of the third optical signal; and a controller to control the wavelength-tunable light source with use of a coefficient calculated by following formulas (1) or (2), Coefficient=(PD1−A·PD3)/(PD2−B·PD3) (1) and Coefficient=(PD2−B·PD3)/(PD1−A·PD3) (2).
US09395503B2	Optical-electric coupling element and optical connector using same An optical-electric coupling element includes a lower surface, an upper surface, and a first side surface. The lower surface defines a first cavity. The first cavity includes a bottom portion forming a first photic zone and a second photic zone. The first photic zone includes first coupling lenses. The second photic zone includes second coupling lenses. The upper surface defines a second cavity. The second cavity includes a sloped surface. The first side surface defines a receiving cavity. The receiving cavity includes a vertical surface forming a third photic zone and a fourth photic zone. The third photic zone includes third coupling lenses. The fourth photic zone includes fourth coupling lenses. Each third coupling lens corresponds with a respective one of the first coupling lenses. Each fourth coupling lens corresponds with a respective one of the second coupling lenses.
US09395494B2	Optical device using echelle grating that provides total internal reflection of light Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward techniques and configurations for an optical device having a semiconductor layer to propagate light and a mirror disposed inside the semiconductor layer and having echelle grating reflective surface to substantially totally internally reflect the propagating light inputted by one or more input waveguides, to be received by one or more output waveguides. The waveguides may be disposed in the semiconductor layer under a determined angle relative to the mirror reflective surface. The determined angle may be equal to or greater than a total internal reflection angle corresponding to the interface, to provide substantially total internal reflection of light by the mirror. The mirror may be formed by an interface of the semiconductor layer comprising the mirror reflective surface and another medium filling the mirror, such as a dielectric. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US09395493B2	3D polarization beam splitter based on 2D photonic crystal slab The present invention discloses a 3D polarization beam splitter based on 2D photonic crystal slabs which comprises a 2D photonic crystal slab positioned at the top part, a 2D photonic crystal slab positioned at the bottom part and perpendicular to the top 2D photonic crystal slab, and an input coupling dielectric block; a P polarization wave output waveguide is positioned in the top 2D photonic crystal slab; an S polarization wave output waveguide is positioned in the bottom 2D photonic crystal slab; the output port of the P polarization wave output waveguide and the output port of the S polarization wave output waveguide are apart from each other in 3D space; the photonic crystal slabs include a background dielectric material and dielectric rods. The structure of the present invention has a small volume, high degree of polarization, high light transmission efficiency; it is convenient for optical integration and highly efficient; it is suitable for large-scale optical integrated circuits; and it can realize the polarization beam splitting function for different wavelengths.
US09395483B2	Illumination device, display device, and television reception device A backlight device is provided with the following: LEDs; a light guide plate formed in a rectangular plate shape and having at the end surfaces thereof a light-receiving face opposing the LEDs and a reflection surface disposed on the side opposite the light-receiving face, and having on the plate surface thereof a light-emitting surface that emits light; a portion to be supported provided to the corner part, from among the corner parts of the light guide plate, that is disposed on the opposite surface side; a supporting portion that supports the light guide plate in a first direction and a second direction by coming into contact with the portion to be supported, when the first direction is a direction in which the LEDs and the light guide plate are lined up, and the second direction is a direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and that follows along the light-emitting surface of the light guide plate; and a inclined portion that is provided to the portion to be supported and that forms a slanted shape with respect to both the first direction and the second direction, and by facing outward in the second direction is distanced from the LEDs in the first direction.
US09395480B2	Antistatic light guide plate and method for fabricating the same A light guide plate (LGP) and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed, the LGP is electro-conductive. The fabrication method including the following steps: preparing an electro-conductive solution; making one or more surfaces of a regular LGP adsorb the electro-conductive solution uniformly; drying the LGP which adsorbs the electro-conductive solution to form an electro-conductive film on the one or more surfaces. A method for fabricating the LGP is also disclosed in which electro-conductive organic macromolecular compound is used as a raw material. The effect of static charge on the LGP is avoided by the electro-conductive property of the LGP.
US09395463B2	EM processing using field ratios Electromagnetic (EM) survey processing comprising operating an electronic device to model expected EM field components to be measured by an EM apparatus associated with a subterranean formation, wherein the EM apparatus comprises at least one EM source and at least one EM receiver. The electronic device may be operated to determine one or more ratios of the modeled EM field components. The at least one EM source may be operated to emit an EM signal into the subterranean formation, and the at least one EM receiver may be operated to measure actual EM field components of the EM signal. The electronic device may then be operated to compare the one or more ratios of the modeled EM field components with one or more ratios of the actual EM field components. The one or more ratios of the modeled EM field components may then be updated based on the comparison.
US09395462B2	Metal detector with a battery support surface to facilitate removal of a battery and a movable door to selectively permit access to an audio connector A metal detector includes a control housing electrically coupled to a search coil. The control housing includes a battery compartment having a first battery support surface located adjacent and a second battery support surface aligned at an angle relative to the first battery support surface to facilitate removal of a battery from the battery compartment. The metal detector also includes a movable door coupled to the control housing. The door is movable from a first, open position to permit access to an audio connector and a second, closed position covering the audio connector.
US09395461B2	Depth steerable seismic source array A steerable seismic energy source includes at least one float. The floatation device includes a device for changing buoyancy thereof. A frame is coupled to the at least one float. At least one seismic energy source is suspended from the frame. At least one steering device is coupled to the floatation device or the frame. The at least one steering device includes at least one control surface and a control surface actuator coupled to the control surface. The actuator is configured to rotate the control surface to generate hydrodynamic lift at least in a vertical direction.
US09395459B2	Control devices for controlling the position of a marine seismic streamer A control device or “bird” for controlling the position of a marine seismic streamer is provided with an elongate, partly flexible body which is designed to be electrically and mechanically connected in series with a streamer. In its preferred form, the bird has two opposed wings which are independently controllable in order to control the streamer's lateral position as well as its depth.
US09395458B2	Control devices for controlling the position of a marine seismic streamer A control device or “bird” for controlling the position of a marine seismic streamer is provided with an elongate, partly flexible body which is designed to be electrically and mechanically connected in series with a streamer. In its preferred form, the bird has two opposed wings which are independently controllable in order to control the streamer's lateral position as well as its depth.
US09395457B2	Device and method for directional designature of seismic data Computing device, computer instructions and method for directional designature of seismic data d with a given source directivity. The method includes obtaining directional operators r; calculating a model u with a modified source directivity based on (1) seismic data d, and (2) an operator that is a combination of the directional operators r and a reverse transform operator L; using the model u to obtain seismic data dfree with modified source directivity; and generating a final image of the subsurface using seismic data dfree.
US09395456B2	System and method for narrow beam scanning microseismic monitoring Disclosed herein are various embodiments of methods and systems for optimizing signals generated by microseismic sources, comprising recording microseismic data using patches of geophones, filtering the data to impart a directionality to the data, and performing a source scan to determine the times and locations of microseismic events. The subsurface is divided into a voxel grid that is further subdivided into subgrids. Using a filter designed for each patch-subgrid pair, only data arriving within a predetermined angle of incidence are input to the source scan, thus reducing noise, and enhancing the quality and accuracy of the identified microseismic events. The method is also applicable to data previously recorded with sensor grids or other arrays such as star arrays.
US09395447B2	Orientation measurements for drift correction Technology for measuring orientation is described. Signals can be received from a signal source having a known location via at least two antennas of the interferometer that are separated by a predefined distance. A delay between receiving the signals from the signal source at the at least two antennas of the interferometer can be calculated. A line of bearing (LOB) of the interferometer with respect to the signal source can be determined based on the delay between receiving the signals at the at least two antennas from the signal source. The orientation of the interferometer can be measured in a global coordinate system using the LOB of the interferometer with respect to the signal source.
US09395446B2	Onboard aircraft landing system, based on a GNSS system, with redundant and dissimilar architecture for high integrity level Device for receiving radio-navigation signals, for aiding the piloting of an aircraft, comprising a first master GNSS module and a second slave GNSS module which are dissimilar, the first master GNSS module comprising a first means for processing radio-navigation signals and a first means for computing guidance data (Xg), the second slave GNSS module comprising a second means for processing radio-navigation signals and a second means for computing guidance data (Xg) on the basis of the measurements provided by the said second means for processing signals, each GNSS module furthermore comprising a comparison means for comparing between the outputs Xg1,Xg2 of the said first and second means for computing guidance data, suitable for executing the following integrity test: \|Xg1−Xg2\|>Kg·√{square root over (Variance(Xg1−Xg2))} and for inferring an integrity defect if the said integrity test is satisfied.
US09395444B2	Mitigation of spurious signals in GNSS receivers A method of processing received satellite signals is provided. The method includes detecting frequency, power level, code phase and doppler frequency of a plurality of satellite signals and frequency and power level of a plurality of spurious signals. The plurality of spurious signals is ranked based on one or more ranking parameters. A first subset of the plurality of spurious signals which are ranked equal or above a threshold rank are processed through a plurality of notch filters and a second subset of the plurality of spurious signals which are ranked below the threshold rank are processed through a weeding filter.
US09395434B2	Multitone harmonic radar and method of use A multitone nonlinear radar system (and a method of operating such a system) comprising a transmitter that transmits a signal comprising at least two predetermined frequency components; a receiver operating to receive return signals comprising harmonics of at least two predetermined frequencies, combinations of the at least two predetermined frequency components, and combinations of the harmonics of the at least two predetermined frequency components that are within a predetermined selected frequency range that has been predetermined to enable detection and/or classification of an electronic device; at least one antenna operating to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation operatively connected to the transmitter and receiver; the receiver comprising at least one high pass filter for attenuating linear reflections at the two predetermined frequencies, and an analyzer;whereby electronic devices may be detected and identified by analyzing return signals within a predetermined frequency range.
US09395426B2	Adaptive energy transfer to a local coil system A method for wireless transfer of energy to a local coil system for a magnetic resonance system is provided. The method includes determining an energy requirement value representing a minimum energy level to be fed to the local coil system, so that the local coil system may carry out a predetermined function over a predetermined time period. Energy is transferred adaptively to the local coil system depending on the energy requirement value.
US09395424B2	Magnetic field sensor A magnetic field sensor has a magnetoresistive rod having a stack of stacked layers that include a pinned layer having a fixed magnetization direction almost perpendicular to a longitudinal direction, a free layer comprising a magnetostrictive material having a coefficient of magnetostriction greater than 20 ppm to 25° C. and a longitudinal axis of easiest magnetization, the magnetization changing when the free layer is exposed to a magnetic field, a non-magnetic spacer layer interposed between the free and pinned layers to form a tunnel junction or spin valve, and a stress-generating layer for exerting uniaxial stress essentially such that a product of stress and magnetostriction coefficient is greater than 500 ppm·MPa at 25° C. The rod's length is at least ten times its greatest width.
US09395420B2	Historical analysis of battery cells for determining state of health Battery cells may be monitored and a historical profile of the battery generated. The historical profile may be used to analyze a state-of-health of the battery cell. For example, the historical profile may be used to determine when a battery cell has developed an internal short that creates a safety hazard. The historical profile may include a count of the number of times the battery cell was out of balance and a count of the number of Coulombs the battery cell was out of balance. The number of Coulombs may be counted for a window of time. When the number of Coulombs exceeds a Coulomb threshold, a state-of-health flag may be set for the battery cell. The Coulomb threshold may be adjusted based, in part, on the counted number of times the battery cell is out of balance.
US09395418B2	System and method for determining the state of health of electrochemical battery cells A system and method for determining the state of health of a battery. In particular, the present invention is related to a system and method for determining the state of health of an electrochemical battery cell by obtaining state of charge measurements for the battery cell, and using the state of charge measurements to calculate the state of health of the battery cell, wherein the state of charge measurements are based on the magnetic susceptibility of the battery cell. The system includes a sensing device for measuring the magnetic susceptibility of the battery cell, and a computing device for performing the steps of the disclosed method.
US09395413B2	Blocking the effects of scan chain testing upon a change in scan chain topology A system comprises a plurality of components, scan chain selection logic coupled to the components, and override selection logic coupled to the scan chain selection logic. The scan chain selection logic selects various of the components to be members of a scan chain under the direction of a host computer. The override selection logic detects a change in the scan chain and, as a result, blocks the entire scan chain from progressing.
US09395407B2	Enhanced dynamic range RF pulse measurement system The enhanced dynamic range RF pulse measurement system accepts an RF source for spectral analysis. The system includes an RF splitter accepting the RF source under analysis as input. The split output connects to identical precision timing insertion units (TIU) 1 and 2, each time tagging its respective RF signal stream. TIU 1 feeds a first real-time spectrum analyzer (RSA 1) set for strong signals at an exemplary −3.00 dBm reference level. TIU 2 feeds a second real-time spectrum analyzer (RSA 2) set for weak signals at an exemplary −15.00 dBm reference level. Outputs of RSA 1 and RSA 2 are then fed to a multi-channel recorder which records the respective time tagged RF signal streams. For each signal stream real-time PDW processing is performed. Output of the recorder feeds a workstation that for any given time tag selects and processes the channel having the highest quality signal.
US09395398B2	Transformer connection phase determination device and method A transformer connection phase determination device includes a processor that executes a procedure includes: acquiring a power value consumed by at least one consumer connected to a transformer connected to any phase corresponding to a combination of two of a plurality of distribution lines, and acquiring respective current values flowing in each of the plurality of distribution lines, in association with a time axis; applying a filter that attenuates low frequency components in a current value caused by the power value and in the respective current values flowing in the plurality of respective power distribution lines; computing respective correlation values indicating correlation between the current values caused by the power values to which the filter has been applied, and the respective current values flowing in the plurality of respective power distribution lines to which the filter has been applied; and determining the phase that the transformer is connected to.
US09395389B2	Rotation detector, wheel bearing equipped therewith and process for manufacturing the same A sensor assembly is sandwiched together with a rubber material mixed with a vulcanizing agent in a mold assembly including an upper mold and a lower mold. The upper and lower molds, while completely sandwiching the sensor assembly, are heated for a predetermined length of time, and a pressure is then applied to the sensor assembly to complete a compressive molding.
US09395385B2	Method and apparatus for determining a relative orientation of points on a rigid body An inertial measurement unit is affixed to a rigid body. The inertial measurement includes a gyroscope that measures a first angular velocity and an angular acceleration; a first accelerometer that measures a first acceleration; a communications unit that receives a measurement signal, the measurement signal including a second acceleration transmitted from a second accelerometer, the second accelerometer being affixed to the rigid body; and a controller that calculates a relative orientation of the inertial measurement unit and the second accelerometer, and a distance separating the inertial measurement unit and the second accelerometer.
US09395376B2	Kokumi-imparting agent The present invention encompasses a method for screening for a kokumi-imparting substance by using the calcium receptor activity as an index, a composition containing a kokumi-imparting substance obtained by the screening method, a method for producing food or drink imparted with kokumi, and food or drink imparted with kokumi.
US09395362B2	Western blot kit for detection of vaccinated poultry Modified western blot membranes with silver nanoparticle allow the small peptides of the NS1 protein of the poultry influenza virus to be kept in the membrane and not to diffuse during transferring from the Tricine SDS PAGE. These peptides may differentiate infected from vaccinated poultry.
US09395359B2	Methods and arrays for target analyte detection and determination of target analyte concentration in solution Arrays of single molecules and methods of producing an array of single molecules are described. Arrays with defined volumes between 10 attoliters and 50 picoliters enable single molecule detection and quantitation.
US09395357B2	Method of detecting sparse particles in a solution using a light-emitting probe There is provided an optical analysis technique enabling the detection of the condition or characteristic of a particle to be observed contained at a low concentration or number density in a sample solution using a light-emitting probe. The inventive optical analysis technique uses an optical system capable of detecting light from a micro region in a solution, such as an optical system of a confocal microscope or a multiphoton microscope, to detect the light from the light-emitting probe having bound to a particle to be observed while moving the position of the micro region in the sample solution (while scanning the inside of the sample solution with the micro region), thereby detecting individually the particle crossing the inside of the micro region to enable the counting of the particle(s) or the acquisition of the information on the concentration or number density of the particle.
US09395353B2	Nanopore-facilitated single molecule detection of nucleic acid The present invention provides a new and improved oligonucleotide detection method based on the nanopore technology with a probe containing a complementary sequence to the target oligonucleotide and a terminal extension at the probe's 3′ terminus, 5′ terminus, or both termini. The improved nanopore sensor with the probe enables sensitive, selective, and direct detection, differentiation and quantification of target oligonucleotides such as miRNAs. The inventive detection method may also be employed as a non-invasive and cost-effective diagnostic method for cancer detection based on miRNA levels in the patient's blood sample.
US09395349B2	Electrode structure and apparatus for use in measuring oil-water constituents An electrode structure and apparatus for use in measuring oil-water constituents. The electrode structure comprises a first electrode (1) and a second electrode (2). The first electrode (1) has wrapped on the exterior thereof an insulating layer (104). The first electrode (1) and the second electrode (2) are fixed and insulatively connected via a supporting connector body (3). The first electrode (1) comprises multiple tubular conductive segment sub-electrodes (101) arranged along a first direction. Every two adjacent segment sub-electrodes (101) have formed therebetween a first gap. The second electrode (2) is arranged around the first electrode (1), and both are electrically connected to a signal and data processing unit (5).
US09395347B2	Explosive device detection tool Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a Detection Tool for use by personnel tasked with locating Improvised Explosive Devices (“IEDs”). The Detection Tool is preferably constructed of a non-metallic and non-conductive material so as to reduce the risk of accidental triggering of electrical explosive devices. The Detection Tool is shaped in order to penetrate surfaces, such as compacted roadways or other thoroughfares, where IEDs may be concealed. Additionally, the Detection Tool may include measurement indicators as well as attachment means so as to be easily integrated with other gear carried by users of the Detection Tool.
US09395341B2	Method of improving the resolution of compounds eluted from a chromatography device A method of and apparatus for improving the resolution of compounds eluted from a separation device are disclosed, particularly suited for use in the fields of gas or liquid chromatography. Embodiments of the invention provide that spectroscopic data are measured from an effluent eluted from a chromatography device as a function of elution time; peaks in intensity are identified to form a first set of identified peaks; peaks not due to an eluting compound are discarded from the first set of identified peaks thereby forming a second set of identified peaks from those retained; each peak in the second set of peaks is transformed into a first model peak centered on the elution time of each peak in the second set of peaks; some or all the model peaks created are added together to create a new chromatogram; and all identified peaks in intensity in the second set of peaks having elution times within a given time period of identified peaks in intensity in the new chromatogram are grouped together and assigned to a single eluted compound thereby forming a processed data set.
US09395340B2	Interleaved acousto-optical device scanning for suppression of optical crosstalk A method of scanning a sample includes simultaneously forming a plurality of co-linear scans. Each scan is formed by a sweep of a spot by an acousto-optical device (AOD). The co-linear scans are separated by a predetermined spacing. A first plurality of swaths are formed by repeating the simultaneous forming of the plurality of co-linear scans in a direction perpendicular to the co-linear scans. The first plurality of swaths have an inter-swath spacing that is the same as the predetermined spacing. A second plurality of swaths can be formed adjacent to the first plurality of swaths. Forming the second plurality of swaths can be performed in an opposite direction to that of the first plurality of swaths or in a same direction. An inspection system can implement this method by including a diffractive optical element (DOE) path after a magnification changer.
US09395339B2	Apparatus for non-destructive inspection of stringers A multi-sensor NDI probe having means for self-alignment of the NDI sensors in conjunction with the movement of the sensor suite along the length of a hollow elongated stiffener having a rounded cap. The apparatus comprises a large-radius curved ultrasonic transducer array with cylindrical focus, which provides complete coverage for the rounded cap, two small-radius convex curved transducer arrays for NDI of the lower outside radii, and two linear transducer arrays for NDI of the sides of the stiffener. The five transducer arrays are supported by respective compliant assemblies which facilitate proper adjustment of the location (i.e., position and orientation) of the transducer arrays during scanning. The positions of the transducer arrays are adjusted to account for geometric variations in the stiffener.
US09395337B2	Nondestructive acoustic doppler testing of wind turbine blades from the ground during operation A wind turbine blade inspection system includes a sensitive microphone positioned near the base of the turbine tower to receive acoustic signals emanating from anomalies in a rotating turbine blades and a signal analysis system configured to analyze the acoustic signals including Doppler analysis. The data may be centrally monitored and recorded for wind power asset management.
US09395332B2	Controlled slew rate transition for electrochemical analysis Measurement systems and methods are disclosed for minimizing the effects created by a meter's output amplifier during electrochemical measurements. In the systems and methods, transition of an excitation potential applied between electrodes of a test strip is controlled so that it is at a sufficiently slow rate below a slew rate capability of the system (but still fast enough to minimally impact overall test time) to reduce variability in the test results. The methods and systems therefore use a transition having a ramp-shaped waveform, a sinusoidal-shaped waveform or an exponential-shaped waveform. Additionally, the excitation potential can be purposefully controlled by a processor, memory driven digital-to-analog converter or external circuitry at a rate sufficiently slow to make variations in the analog electronics slew rate insignificant for all sample types and test conditions.
US09395330B2	Degradable polyacrylamide gel A degradable polyacrylamide gel for analyzing or separating at least one macromolecule in a sample using electrophoresis includes a polyacrylamide cross-linked with at least one degradable cross-linker having a ketal or acetal group with the formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are hydrogen, an alkyl, or a substituted alkyl.
US09395329B2	Droplet-based particle sorting The present invention relates to droplet-based particle sorting. According to one embodiment, a method of providing a droplet comprising a single cell is provided, wherein the method includes providing a droplet comprising a suspension of cells on an electrowetting droplet actuator surrounded by an oil medium, dispensing from the droplet to provide a dispensed droplet, determining whether the dispensed droplet on the electrowetting droplet actuator comprises a single cell, and sorting the dispensed droplet on the electrowetting droplet actuator based on the results of the determining step using electrowetting-mediated droplet operations.
US09395324B2	Thin film micromachined gas sensor A thin film/MEMS electrochemical gas sensor includes a body having first and second joined subassemblies to form an interior portion of the body, and is composed of a semiconductor material. The body includes at least one opening configured to allow air to pass into the interior portion of the body. A membrane stack is located in the interior of the body, producing an electrical signal that represents a concentration of target gas in the air at the membrane stack. Conductive contacts are configured to provide electrical connection to the membrane stack to access the electrical signal produced by the membrane stack.
US09395322B2	Methods of scaling data used to construct biosensor algorithms as well as devices, apparatuses and systems incorporating the same Methods are disclosed for scaling body fluid analysis data to correct and/or compensate for confounding variables such as hematocrit (Hct), temperature, variations in electrode conductivity or combinations thereof before providing an analyte concentration. The scaling methods utilize current response data obtained from an AC block applied prior to a DC block to minimize the impact of such confounding variables upon the observed DC current response before creating descriptors or algorithms. The scaling methods therefore compensate the measured DC current by using data from the AC block made on the same sample. Also disclosed are devices, apparatuses and systems incorporating the various scaling methods.
US09395320B2	Method for measuring temperature of biological sample, measuring device, and biosensor system The concentration measurement method includes: introducing a predetermined amount of the biological sample into the capillary; measuring a temperature of the biological sample by applying a first voltage to the electrode unit when the temperature of the biological sample is measured, the first voltage allowing the temperature measurement to be less affected by increase and reduction in an amount of the analyte contained in the biological sample; measuring the concentration of the analyte contained in the biological sample by applying a second voltage to the electrode unit; measuring an environmental temperature in a surrounding of the biological sample; and correcting the concentration of the measured analyte based on the measured temperature of the biological sample and the measured environmental temperature.
US09395316B2	Method and apparatus for testing of materials A method and a device for material testing, in particular on trees and timbers, is characterized in that a measurement and preferable recording (storage) of the mechanical penetration resistance of at least two motor (2)-driven, rotating drilling tools (1) penetrating simultaneously into the material beside each other is combined with the measurement and preferable recording of the electrical resistance between just these tools (1).
US09395311B2	Differential excitation spectroscopy A new technique which uses a pump-probe methodology to place a molecule into one or more excited rotational and/or vibrational states. By evaluating spectral changes due to at least one discrete frequency of pump photons a multi-dimensional characterization of the molecule's excited state energy level results. This multi-dimensional characterization typically involves evaluating the changes between excited and unexcited state measurements. The differential nature of the evaluation makes the technique self-referencing and solves problems common to many spectroscopic techniques. The multi-dimensionality of the technique provides high specificity and immunity to interferents. The preferred embodiments involve excitation by using photons suited to pumping the rotational states and evaluating the effects by probing the energy levels of one of more vibrational states. The technique is capable of detecting bulk and trace concentrations of a molecule in gas, liquid and solid phases, both in pure form and in the presence of other molecules.
US09395310B2	Device for imaging the inner surface of a cavity in a workpiece A device for imaging an inner surface of a cavity in a workpiece includes optics with a panoramic view, and has an image transmission connection with an image sensor and a downstream evaluation device. The device also has an illumination system with a light source for illuminating an imaging region of the inner surface imaged by the optics. Further, at least one light-emitting and/or light-deflecting component of the illumination system is provided on a lens, such as in particular a front lens, of the optics.
US09395309B2	Multiple angle computational wafer inspection A system and method for inspecting a surface, comprising: illuminating a region of said surface, with said region having an aspect ratio larger than unity; capturing an image of scattered radiation originating from said region; and computing electromagnetic field of said scattered radiation from said image of scattered radiation and generating an image of region by computational propagation of said electromagnetic field through a predetermined distance, whereby features of said region are captured in said image of region.
US09395307B2	Device and method for measuring infiltration An infiltration measuring device includes a light source, an optical splitter to split a light beam from the light source into a reference light beam and a measuring light beam, a reference optical system provided in an optical path of the reference light beam, a measuring optical system provided in an optical path of the measuring light beam to measure a target object, an optical combiner to combine an optical feedback from the target object with a light beam from the reference optical system, a detector to detect the light beam combined by the optical combiner and convert the combined light beam into a photoelectric conversion signal, an imager to image a cross section of the target object on the basis of the photoelectric conversion signal, a display to display a cross-sectional image formed by the imager, and an applicator to apply an infiltrative material onto the target object.
US09395305B2	Raman scattering nanoprobes A Raman scattering probe, and a method of making such a probe, uses a capsule of nanometric size, such as a nanotube, to which is coupled at least one Raman-active molecule. The Raman-active molecule may be encapsulated in, or attached on the exterior of the capsule, and exhibits a Raman scattering response when the probe is illuminated by an excitation light beam. A functionalization chemical group that is attached to an exterior of the capsule provides a connection between the capsule and a target material. This functionalization may include a generic chemical functionalization that bonds with any of a plurality of secondary chemical groups each of which bonds directly with a different target. A method of using the probe for Raman spectroscopy or Raman imaging is also provided.
US09395301B2	Methods for monitoring environmental barrier coatings A method of monitoring a surface temperature of an environmental barrier coating (EBC) of a hot gas component includes directing an excitation beam having a first wavelength at a layer of a temperature indicator formed on the hot gas component. The method also includes measuring a fluorescent radiation emitted by the temperature indicator. The fluorescent radiation has a second wavelength and an intensity. In addition, the method includes determining a surface temperature of the EBC based on the intensity of the second wavelength of the fluorescent radiation.
US09395300B2	Method and system for determining the concentration of substances in body fluids The invention relates to a method for the spectrophotometric determination of the concentration of multiple substances, preferably bilirubin, haemoglobin and lipids, in a sample of body fluid.
US09395299B2	Method for determining the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) of a surface A method for determining the bidirectional reflectance distribution function of a generally plane rough surface of a specimen made of a given material includes acquiring a refractive index of the material, the spectrum of total reflectance measured on the specimen, and the geometry of the profile of the surface. The geometry is determined by: detecting the height and approximating the surface of the specimen as a distribution of plane triangular microfaces. For each direction of incidence of the light on the surface of the specimen and for each direction of observation there is determined the angular orientation of the microfaces contributing to reflecting in a specular way the light incident in the direction of observation. The Fresnel factor defining the specular reflectance of each microface is determined. The total BRDF is determined as the sum of a Lambertian component and of a specular component.
US09395298B2	Blood coagulation analyzer A blood coagulation analyzer that realizes both securement of a wide dynamic range and enhancement of sensitivity in blood coagulation analysis by selecting an appropriate angle of detection depending on the intensity of scattered light from each specimen without causing complexity of the analyzer. The analyzer has a reaction container. A storage unit is provided which takes in and stores multiple pieces of chronological light intensity variation data acquired from detectors arranged around a reaction container. A judgment unit selects light intensity variation data to be used for calculation of a blood coagulation time from the multiple pieces of light intensity variation data stored in the storage unit based on the amount of light intensity variation. A calculation unit calculates the blood coagulation time from the light intensity variation data selected by the judgment unit.
US09395295B2	Detection of chemical changes of system fluid via near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy An apparatus and method for determining quantity of water and dissolved gases in a fluid system during operation. The method and apparatus uses a sensor on the fluid system to determine the properties during operation by applying NIR (near infrared) Spectroscopy. The detection of water (including discrimination of form of water) is determined using NIR spectroscopy. In one implementation this is done by guiding a laser LED tuned to 5000-5500/cm wavenumbers and beaming the laser through a transparent window into a reservoir of fluid.
US09395291B2	Method and system for glass processing A mixture of glass pieces can be evaluated by taking an image of an object from the mixture. The object has the possibility of being either a single piece of glass from the mixture or at least two pieces of glass from the mixture. By knowing how many pieces of glass are in each object, the accuracy of the evaluation can be improved. Angles of an outline of the object are determined from the image, and then the angles are evaluated to determine whether the object is at least two pieces. When it is determined that the objection is at least two pieces, it is possible to assign a characteristic, such as color type or material type, for each piece as opposed to assigning the same characteristic to the entire object.
US09395284B2	Automated system and method of treating tissue samples on slides An automated method and system for treating one or more tissue samples disposed on slides, the system comprising: a controller, a plurality of slide treatment modules arranged to receive ones of the slides; at least one fluid dispensing robot configured by the controller to dispense a plurality of reagents to said ones of the slides received in the slide treatment modules via an output nozzle disposed on the at least one fluid dispensing robot to treat said one or more tissue samples respectively; and at least one pumping means for pumping said reagents to the output nozzle of the at least one fluid dispensing robot from a plurality of reagent containers comprising said reagents, wherein the at least one fluid dispensing robot is configured by the controller to dispense said reagents in a predetermined sequence for each of the slide treatment modules to treat the one or more tissue samples disposed on each of the slides independently.
US09395271B2	Abnormality detection device for internal combustion engine The present invention provides an abnormality detection device in which the fuel property sensor is disposed in a branch flow path which is such that there is a time where the fuel in the branch flow path drops out therefrom between one start of the internal combustion engine and the next start. An output value of the fuel property sensor generated when the fuel is flowing through the branch flow path is acquired as a first sensor output value. An output value of the fuel property sensor generated when the fuel in the branch flow path drops out therefrom is acquired as a second sensor output value. The first sensor output value and the second sensor output value are used as judgment data to judge whether the fuel property sensor is abnormal.
US09395268B2	Method and system to tolerance test a component A method and system of tolerance testing a component using data measurements from a single test setup within a test apparatus are described. The method includes receiving the data measurements obtained with the single test setup. The method also includes separating, at the processor, the data measurements from a relative positioning of an element of the test apparatus and performing, at the processor, a virtual setup of the component to obtain additional data measurements related to one or more parts of the component. The method additionally includes determining, at the processor, whether a parameter associated with the one or more parts meets a specified tolerance based on the additional data measurements obtained from the virtual setup.
US09395267B2	Parameter measurement of phase objects using tomographic imaging Briefly, embodiments of methods and/or systems for tomographic imaging are disclosed. In an example embodiment, optical measurements may be obtained for at least a portion of an illuminated object at a plurality of focal positions between the illuminated object and an imaging lens and at a plurality of angular orientations. Rotated representations of the optical measurements may be projected onto a coordinate plane in which in-focus and out-of-focus rotated representations of the optical measurements may form a cross-sectional image of the illuminated portion of the object.
US09395264B2	Blunt impact test apparatus and method A blunt impact test apparatus includes an apparatus frame having track rails for positioning proximate the test structure; a track angle positioning mechanism engaging the track rails to control a slope of the track rails; and an impact cart adapted to roll on the track rails.
US09395263B2	Method for inspecting sealability of vacuum chamber The present invention discloses a method for inspecting sealability of a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber has a closed site in which two sealing rings are arranged in such a way that the two sealing rings form therebetween a sealed compartment. The sealed compartment has a wall in which an evacuation hole is formed. The method for inspecting sealability of a vacuum chamber includes: connecting an evacuation valve through a pipe to the evacuation hole to form evacuation piping; mounting a pressure meter to the evacuation piping; opening the evacuation valve to proceed with evacuation of the sealed compartment and, during the evacuation process, monitoring the pressure meter; and determining sealability of the two sealing rings according to a reading of the pressure meter. The present invention allows for quick evacuation of the sealed compartment and to determine the sealability of the two sealing rings according to the pressure meter.
US09395261B2	Multi-range field full-automatic pressure and electric signal calibration instrument A multi-range on-site full-automatic pressure and electric signal calibration instrument includes a housing, a power switch, a plurality of interfaces, a display, a keyboard, a gas pressure generation unit, a power supply unit, a pressure detection unit, a gas pressure control unit and an electric signal detection unit. A pressure output port of the pressure control unit is in parallel connection with pressure connectors used for installation of a plurality of pressure standard devices with different ranges and a calibrated gauge. The pressure control unit is in signal connection with the pressure standard device. The electric signal detection unit is in signal connection with the pressure control unit and the calibrated gauge; and the power supply unit can supply power by batteries. The calibration instrument does not need to be externally connected with a gas cylinder or an alternating current power supply.
US09395255B2	On-vehicle detector An on-vehicle detector includes a torque detecting portion for magnetically detecting a torque transmitted to a rotating shaft rotated by steering operation, and a rotation detecting portion for magnetically detecting a rotation of the rotating shaft. The rotation detecting portion includes a magnet with a pair of magnetic poles and a magnetic detection element, the magnet being disposed on a side of the rotating shaft so as to rotate simultaneously with the rotating shaft and the magnetic detection element being disposed on a side of the rotating shaft to detect a change in magnetic flux density caused by the magnet approaching or moving away in accordance with the rotation of the rotating shaft. The magnet is disposed such that the pair of magnetic poles is aligned along a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft.
US09395252B1	Method of estimating internal dielectric fluid temperature of an electrical device A system and method for estimating a temperature of a fluid contained in an electrical device such as a transformer, circuit breaker, or reactor without direct thermal communication with the fluid is disclosed. The method includes measuring a temperature of an exterior wall of a housing of the electrical device, measuring an ambient temperature around the housing, and estimating a temperature of the fluid within the housing using the measured wall temperature and the measured ambient temperature. In a preferred aspect, the method also adjusts the estimated fluid temperature for one or more of ambient humidity conditions, conductive, convective, and radiation heat transfer properties associated with operation of the underlying electrical device.
US09395248B2	Radiation sensing device and control circuit A radiation sensing device for sensing first radiation (15) comprises a radiation sensor (11) for sensing the first radiation and at least one first radiation guiding member (13) forming at least a part of a first radiation path for guiding, and preferably converging or focusing, the first radiation towards the sensor. The first radiation guiding member (13) also forms at least a part of a second radiation path for guiding second radiation emitted by an illumination device (12). A control circuit (20) comprises a first sensor circuit (21) for operating one or more radiation sensors (11), an illumination circuit (22) for operating one or more illumination devices (22), and at least one connection (26) amongst said circuits (21, 22).
US09395243B2	Handheld LIBS analyzer end plate purging structure A handheld LIBS analyzer includes a laser source for generating a laser beam and a spectrometer subsystem for analyzing a plasma generated when the laser beam strikes a sample. A nose section includes an end plate with an aperture for the laser beam, a purge cavity behind the aperture fluidly connected to a source of purge gas, and a shield covering the purge cavity. A vent removes purge gas from the purge cavity when the end plate is placed on the sample.
US09395235B2	Striking detection device and method Based on a peak level of a waveform in a predetermined period after the input of the waveform started and a value indicative of the degree of change in the waveform in the predetermined period, a judging device determines whether the waveform is caused by a strike. Thus, the peak level and a value indicative of the degree of change in the waveform are considered to determine whether the waveform is caused by a strike. A waveform with a small peak level caused by a weak strike is not erroneously detected as noise, while accurate detection of strikes can be obtained.
US09395232B2	Detection of contamination status for refrigerator ultrasonic sensor assembly Systems and methods for detecting a contamination status of an ultrasonic sensor assembly included in a refrigeration appliance are provided. An exemplary refrigerator includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a first ultrasonic sensor configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal and a second ultrasonic sensor configured to receive the ultrasonic signal. The refrigerator is configured to perform operations comprising detecting whether the sensor assembly is contaminated based on one or more characteristics of the received ultrasonic signal. An exemplary method includes monitoring a change in a characteristic of a plurality of crosstalk components of a plurality of ultrasonic signals of over a period of time to detect a contaminated state of an ultrasonic sensor.
US09395230B2	Fill level measurement system and method for determining a fill level A measurement system for determining a liquid fill level of a tank, including a floating sensor configured to float on the surface of a liquid contained in the tank, at least three reference sensors mounted at a hull of the tank in a spatially fixed arrangement, and a control device to control the floating sensor and the reference sensors, wherein at least one of the floating sensor and the reference sensors can emit an acoustic signal to the remaining sensors, wherein the remaining sensors can receive the emitted acoustic signal, and wherein the control device is configured to determine signal travelling times of the acoustic signal from the emitting sensor to the receiving sensor, to compute a spatial position of the floating sensor with respect to the reference sensors from the signal travelling times, and to determine the liquid fill level using the computed spatial position of the floating sensor.
US09395214B2	Optical position-measuring device An optical position-measuring device includes a measuring standard having a first grating in a form of a periodic incremental graduation and an absolute mark. A scanning unit is displaceable relative to the measuring standard in a measuring direction. The scanning unit has at least one second grating disposed at a scanning distance from the first grating. A first detector array is configured to obtain a first scanning signal for purposes of position determination in which the gratings are illuminated with light of a first wavelength. A second detector array is configured to obtain a second scanning signal for purposes of position determination in which the absolute mark is illuminated with light of a second wavelength. The first wavelength is shorter than the second wavelength.
US09395208B2	System and method for a power meter to communicate through a power line The disclosure relates to a meter for monitoring usage of power provided by a power transmission system to a site and a related method. The meter comprises: a meter module connected to a power feed associated with the transmission system to provide readings relating to the power; a connection to a household AC power supply providing power to the meter; a rectifier circuit connected to the AC power to generate a DC power signal; a voltage detection circuit to detect a low voltage condition where an output from the rectifier circuit drops below an operational threshold for the meter and to generate a low voltage signal upon detection of same; and a message generation module for receiving the low voltage signal and for generating a power loss message for transmission carried on a message carrier having on a carrier having frequency between approximately 2 MHz and 30 MHz.
US09395207B2	System and method to record encrypted content with access conditions A secure detachable utility monitoring device is disclosed, to be appended to a utility metering apparatus for controlling at least one utility usage consumption. A detachable metering monitoring device of at least one embodiment includes: a usage reading interface to acquire a utility consumption value metered by the utility meter; a first memory to store at least a unique identifier ID and a personal key, both pertaining to the device; a crypto processor to generate a cryptogram from information data comprising at least the utility consumption value, the cryptogram being encrypted with the personal key; a message generator to generate an information message including at least the cryptogram and the unique identifier ID; and a communication network interface including a sending unit to send the information message to a remote management center.
US09395204B2	Charts from sketches A sketch that includes a graphical chart representation can be received. A dataset can be automatically generated from the sketch can be received. Additionally, a graphical chart can be automatically generated from the sketch. The graphical chart can represent the sketch, and the dataset can include data represented in the graphical chart.
US09395203B1	Electronic direction technology An electronic direction system accesses navigation data describing at least one instance in which a direction was missed during provision of electronic navigation along a route and tracks instances in which directions have been missed based on the accessed navigation data. The electronic direction system accounts for the tracked instances in which directions have been missed in handling provision of future directions.
US09395201B2	Navigation apparatus and method of providing weather condition information A navigation apparatus comprises a processing resource arranged to support, when in use, an operational environment, the operational environment supporting a route calculator, a time estimation module, a route segmentation module and a weather data processing engine. A map database comprising geospatial data is also provided. The route calculator is arranged to calculate, when in use, a route between a first location and a second location. The time estimation module is arranged to estimate a time at which a user will be present at a location along the route. The route segmentation module arranged to divide the route into a plurality of route parts and to obtain from the time estimation module at least one time of presence associated with at least one of the plurality of route parts, respectively. The weather data processing engine arranged to provide weather data associated with a route part of the plurality of route parts in respect of the time of presence associated with the route part.
US09395196B2	Method and system of using turn-by-turn server based reroutes data to improve a navigation user interface A navigation server as part of a vehicle navigation system provides a set of turn-by-turn directions to a vehicle driver from the vehicle's current location to a destination chosen by the driver. Further, a navigation server receives new route requests because a vehicle driver disregards a previous a maneuver contained in a previous set of turn-by-turn directions. The navigation server tracks vehicle locations whereat new routes have been requested. If a large number of new route requests occur in a given location, the system analyzes this location to determine whether the location is one where poor directions are given. Improved directions may thus be generated and provided.
US09395189B2	Indoor structure inference using points of interest In one implementation, a method may comprise: obtaining a digital map of an indoor region that identifies boundaries between subsections within the indoor region; and approximating locations of walls separating rooms within at least one of the subsections based, at least in part, on locations of feature labels provided in the digital map.
US09395188B2	Method and system for location determination and navigation using structural visual information Methods and systems for location determination using structural visual information may comprise receiving global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals in a wireless device (WD) for determining a first position of the WD. One ore more images of a structure or structures near the WD may be captured and a position may be determined based on a comparison of the structures in the images to structures in a stored database. The database may be pre-stored based on a known future location of a user of the WD. The database may be downloaded and stored when insufficient GNSS signals are present. The database may comprise a plurality of images or may comprise video of structures. A distance from the structures may be determined based on known optical properties of a camera in the WD, and may be used to determine an accurate location based on the images.
US09395187B2	Portable device for determining azimuth A device is described herein for determining azimuth comprising a MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU), a GPS system comprising a GPS antenna and receiver, and a processor configured to receive data from said IMU and from said GPS system, said processor being configured to process said IMU data and said GPS data to derive a true north reference based on said IMU data and said GPS data. A method for determining azimuth is also described herein.
US09395184B2	Resonant fiber optic gyroscope with polarizing crystal waveguide coupler Systems and methods for a resonant fiber optic gyroscope with a polarizing crystal waveguide coupler are provided. In one embodiment, an optical fiber resonator comprises: a polarizing single crystal material having a first crystal lattice axis; a first waveguide formed in the crystal material; a second waveguide formed in the crystal material running parallel to the first waveguide; and an optical fiber sensing coil. The first waveguide comprises a bend that approaches the second waveguide defining a coupling region between the first and second waveguides. The first and second waveguides are polarized to guide light having a polarization state aligned to the first crystal lattice axis. The second waveguide and the sensing coil are coupled into a resonator configuration forming a ring resonator, the second waveguide comprising a first port coupled to a first end of the coil, and a second port coupled to a second end of the coil.
US09395174B2	Determining retroreflector orientation by optimizing spatial fit A program storage device having instructions that cause a programmable control device to obtain a two-dimensional (2D) image of markings on a retroreflector, determine a 2D mathematical representation of the markings on the retroreflector, extract a first collection of 2D coordinates from the 2D mathematical representation and a corresponding second collection of 2D coordinates from the 2D image of markings, determine a figure of merit, and adjust guess values for three orientation angles of the retroreflector to improve the figure of merit.
US09395172B2	Device for measuring coating thickness Provided herein is a device for measuring a thickness of a dielectric layer on a base substrate. The device is provided with a cylindrical resonant cavity having a circular cylindrical wall and a plane wall on one end thereof, wherein the opposite end is open to be placed upon the dielectric layer on the substrate to form a wall of the resonant cavity on the opposite end; an antenna located within the resonant cavity and adapted to excite an electromagnetic field in the resonant cavity that is approximately zero in the dielectric layer; a reflection meter connected to the antenna and adapted to measure the resonant frequency of the resonant cavity; and a processor connected to the reflection meter. Also provided herein is a method for measuring a thickness of a dielectric layer on a base substrate having a curved surface.
US09395171B2	Capacitive sensor with orthogonal fields A method and system for determining a distance from a probe to an object includes generating a first electric field by applying a first signal across a first pair of electrodes aligned along a first axis and generating a second electric field by applying a second signal across a second pair of electrodes aligned along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. After generating the signals, a first change in the first signal due to the object interacting with the first electric field and a second change in the second signal due to the object interacting with the second electric field is concurrently detected. A distance of the object from the first and second pair of electrodes can be calculated based on a ratio of the first and second changes.
US09395168B2	Explosive matrix assembly An explosive matrix includes a grid structure formed from a single length of detonating cord with one set of spaced-apart detonating cord sections lying in one plane that perpendicularly overlays a second set of spaced-apart sections lying in a second plane such that at each section crossing location the crossing consists of no more than two perpendicular sections of detonating cord.
US09395167B1	Methods for extended-range, enhanced-precision gun-fired rounds using g-hardened flow control systems Methods involve using a guided munition (e.g., a mortar round or a grenade) that utilizes deployable flow effectors, activatable flow effectors and/or active flow control devices to extend the range and enhance the precision of traditional unguided munitions without increasing the charge needed for launch. Sensors such as accelerometers, magnetometers, IR sensors, rate gyros, and motor controller sensors feed signals into a controller which then actuates or deploys the flow effectors/flow control devices to achieve the enhanced characteristics.
US09395163B2	Hollow slug and casing An ammunition round includes a slug having a cylindrical body portion and a slug casing having a cylindrical body with an open top end, a closed bottom end, and an interior cavity extending therebetween. The interior cavity is configured for receiving at least a portion of the cylindrical body portion of the slug. At least one groove extends circumferentially around at least a portion of one of the cylindrical body portion of the slug and the interior cavity of the slug casing. At least one projection extends circumferentially around at least a portion of the other of the cylindrical body portion of the slug and the interior cavity of the slug casing. The at least one projection is configured for being received within at least a portion of the at least one groove.
US09395149B2	Rotating stock butt and sighting bead A mechanism, which may be integral with the gun parts and which permits the butt of a shouldered firearm, that either shoots shot or projectiles, to be pivoted about an axis, or which is integral to the gun parts whereby the stock butt is pivoted by design and fixed in place, or which may be manufactured as an after-market item, and which permits the butt of a shoulder-fired gun to be pivoted about a central point. This final design only applies to any shouldered firearm where firing mechanism, barrel, and sighting device are elevated above stock butt.
US09395143B2	Crossbow arrow retainer An arrow retainer for a crossbow including a projection extending from a hood of the crossbow to retain an arrow on a stock of the crossbow. A plurality of projections may be affixed to a retainer insert that is detachably disposed within a receptacle in the hood of the crossbow. Alternatively, the retainer insert may be detachably disposed within a recess of a housing that is detachably connected to the hood of the crossbow. A spring may bias the projection toward the stock. The projection may be formed of bristles or of a circumferential surface of a wheel member.
US09395137B2	Flash suppressing muzzle brake A flash-suppressing muzzle brake for a firearm has a body defining a substantially cylindrical inner chamber and an open front end. A conical element is received in the inner chamber and has an open front end and a rear end that defines a conical bore. A mounting element has threads adapted to mate with threads on the body and an interior surface that receives the front end of the conical element. A first flash chamber is situated at the rear end of the conical element and has circumferentially-spaced openings and a central passageway providing fluid communication between the first flash chamber and the conical bore. A second flash suppression chamber is defined by the external surface of the conical element, the cylindrical interior surface portion of the body, and the rear portion of the body. Radial openings allow fluid communication of muzzle gases between the first and second flash chambers.
US09395131B1	Cover for ejection port door bumper The present invention relates to the field of rifles. The invention further relates to ejection ports for AR-15 and M-16 rifles. The invention even further relates to a safety and equipment protection a portion of an ejection port door that is impacted repetitively on its bumper. The present invention even further relates to a cover that removeably snaps upon the bumper of the ejection port door.
US09395128B2	Projectile launching devices and methods and apparatus using same A projectile launching device includes a reactive driver, a flyer housing, a flyer and a compressible buffer member. When detonated, the reactive driver will generate a detonation shock wave. The flyer housing defines a bore. The flyer is disposed in the bore and has a rear surface. The buffer member is interposed between the reactive driver and the flyer. The buffer member has a front surface in direct contact with the rear surface of the flyer. The buffer member is configured and arranged to: receive the detonation shock wave from the reactive driver; modify the detonation shock wave to generate a modified shock wave; and transmit the modified shock wave directly to the flyer to thereby propel the flyer away from the buffer member.
US09395127B2	Indirect dry cooling tower apparatus and method A heat exchange apparatus that extends vertically along a longitudinal axis, that cools a liquid, including: a first delta positioned at a first point along the longitudinal axis, the first delta including: a first inlet conduit for inlet liquid flow, the first inlet conduit being in fluid communication with a first inlet main, and a first outlet conduit for outlet fluid flow, the first outlet conduit being in fluid communication with the first inlet conduit and a first outlet main, and a second delta positioned at a second point along the longitudinal axis above the first delta, the second delta including: a second inlet conduit for inlet liquid flow, the second inlet conduit being in fluid communication with a second inlet main, and a second outlet conduit for outlet fluid flow, the second outlet conduit being in fluid communication with the second inlet conduit and a second outlet main.
US09395122B2	Diffusing gas turbine engine recuperator A gas turbine engine recuperator including exhaust passages providing fluid flow communication between an exhaust inlet and an exhaust outlet, the exhaust inlet being oriented to receive exhaust flow from a turbine of the engine and the exhaust outlet being oriented to deliver the exhaust flow to atmosphere, the exhaust inlet having a smaller cross-sectional area than that of the exhaust outlet, and a cross sectional area of each exhaust passage progressively increasing from the exhaust inlet to the exhaust outlet such as to diffuse the exhaust flow. Air passages are in heat exchange relationship with the exhaust passages and provide fluid flow communication between an air inlet and an air outlet designed to sealingly engage respective plenums of the gas turbine engine.
US09395118B2	Building with energy recovery and storage systems A building energy recovery system having at least one wind drive mounted to the building structure proximate to the roof junction, a generator and an electrical output. The wind drive includes a radial flow wind turbine having a rotor, a rotatable shaft of the rotor, an open windward facing air intake duct, and a side facing air discharge opening disposed perpendicular to the rotatable shaft of the rotor. The intake duct is in communication with a wind blowing toward the front wall and the discharge opening is in communication with a wake region adjacent to the discharge opening and induced by a wind flowing behind the roof junction.
US09395104B2	Integrated torque coupling and mount A sun tracking solar energy collection system can include torque tubes formed with a plurality of rotatable shafts connected to each other in an end to end fashion. The ends of the shafts can be connected with coupling devices in the form of an integrated coupling flange and mounting devices. The coupling flange can include a mounting surface that extends generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the shaft. Additionally, the coupling flange can include a coupling face that extends generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation, so as to provide a mating face for an adjacent coupling flange to transmit torque from one shaft to another. The mounting flanges can be used to support devices such as solar energy collection devices including photovoltaic modules or other devices.
US09395103B2	System and method for mounting photovoltaic modules A support structure for orienting and supporting at least one solar panel includes a lock rail and a support rail that are engaged together through a locking mount. The locking mount has a retaining pin that permits the locking rail to be connected to the support rail without tools. The locking mount may provide a permanent or a releasable connection that retains the solar panel to the support structure.
US09395100B2	Low air resistance infrared heating system and method A heating air circulation system with blades to move a gas in a flow direction, an infrared heating element located near the blades, and a heat exchanger located near the infrared heating element to direct the gas without substantially affecting a flow pattern of the gas. The system is selectable between heating and non-heating operation. An enclosure may be included with an inlet and outlet. The heat exchanger may be at least partially tapered. The blades may be curved and included in a crossflow fan.
US09395088B2	Oven appliance and a method for manufacturing a cooking chamber of an oven appliance An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a back panel and a pair of side panels. The top panel, the bottom panel, the back panel and the pair of side panels are mounted to one another with a plurality of fasteners. The top panel, the bottom panel, the back panel and the pair of side panels define a cooking chamber for receiving food items for cooking.
US09395087B1	Three-in-one convenient stove A three-in-one convenient stove includes a stove body, and an electric stove, a gas stove and a gas canister stove mounted in the stove body. Thus, the user can select to use the cheaper energy source according to the volatility of natural gas and electricity prices, or select to use the electricity, the natural gas or a gas canister as an energy source when the supply of electricity and/or the supply of liquefied natural gas are interrupted.
US09395086B2	Multi-gas appliance Cooking appliance having an external control panel equipped with one or more regulating valves, where the rotary regulator organ is equipped with various peripheral openings for supplying a flow Q. For the supply of one or another type of gas, NG or LPG, either the control knob or a bezel disk in the external panel are interchangeable on the appliance, being chosen between two different available units, one and the other permitting two different angular position limits A2, A3 of the regulator organ or the supply of a constant flow Qmin through one or another opening with calibrated sections, respectively for NG or LP gas. An appendix in the control knob guided in a slide groove on the control panel of the appliance, or a tongue on the bezel disk stopping the rotation of the control knob, determines the travel limit A2 for the supply of Qmin of NG.
US09395084B2	Fuel pre-mixer with planar and swirler vanes A combustor assembly having a fuel pre-mixer including a duct for mixing an airflow and a fuel therein. Also included is a center body coaxially aligned within the duct for receiving the fuel from a fuel source and configured to distribute the fuel to at least one axial location within the duct. Further included is a planar vane section in communication with the airflow and the fuel to provide a first injection of fuel and a flow conditioning effect on the airflow. Yet further included is a swirler vane section disposed downstream of the planar vane section, wherein the swirler vane section is configured to provide a second injection of fuel and a mixing of the fuel and the airflow.
US09395082B2	Combustor resonator section with an internal thermal barrier coating and method of fabricating the same A combustor (100) for a gas turbine engine (30) has a circumferentially extending liner (109) defining at least a portion of an interior combustion chamber (107) and a hot gas path (115). The liner includes a resonator section (112) including at least one resonator (116A, 116B) having a resonator chamber (125A, 125B) formed on an exterior of the liner. A thermal barrier coating (118) is disposed along an inner surface of the liner including an inner surface (130) of the resonator section. The resonator further includes a plurality of apertures (117) and each aperture extends through the liner and the thermal barrier coating at the resonator section and there is fluid flow communication between the combustion chamber and the resonator chamber.
US09395081B2	Reactor vessels with pressure and heat transfer features for producing hydrogen-based fuels and structural elements, and associated systems and methods Reactor vessels with pressure and heat transfer features for producing hydrogen-based fuels and structural elements, and associated systems and methods. A representative reactor system includes a first reaction zone and a heat path, a reactant source coupled to the first reaction zone, and a first actuator coupled to cyclically pressurize the first reaction zone. A second reaction zone is in fluid communication with the first, a valve is coupled between the first and second reaction zones to control a flow rate therebetween, and a second actuator is coupled in fluid communication with the second reaction zone to cyclically pressurize the second reaction zone. First and second heat exchangers direct heat from products to reactants in the reaction zones. A controller controls the first and second actuators in a coordinated manner based at least in part on a flow rate of the second product from the second reaction zone.
US09395079B2	Combustion heater Provided is a combustion heater (100), which includes a heating plate (118), a layout plate (120) disposed opposite to the heating plate, an annular outer circumferential wall (122) interposed between the heating plate and the layout plate, clipping parts (136) configured to sandwich the heating plate, the layout plate, and the outer circumferential wall so that at least one of the heating plate and the layout plate is allowed to expand in an extending direction thereof, a partition plate (124) disposed between the heating plate and the layout plate, a combustion chamber (126) disposed inside the outer circumferential wall along the outer circumferential wall, an inflow passage (128) configured to flow fuel gas into the combustion chamber using the layout plate and the partition plate as a lateral wall thereof, and an outflow passage (130) configured to discharge exhaust gas from the combustion chamber to an outside using the heating plate and the partition plate as a lateral wall thereof, and to preheat the fuel gas using heat of the exhaust gas via the partition plate. According to the combustion heater, thermal fatigue caused by repetition of heating and cooling can be suppressed.
US09395074B2	LED lamp with LED assembly on a heat sink tower A lamp has an optically transmissive enclosure and a base defining a longitudinal axis of the lamp extending from the base to the free end of the enclosure. A heat sink is at least partially located in the enclosure and includes a tower that extends along the longitudinal axis of the lamp. An LED assembly is positioned in the optically transmissive enclosure. The LED assembly comprises a lead frame circuit or a flex circuit where LEDs are attached to the circuits. The lead frame and flex circuit are formed into a three-dimensional shape and are thermally coupled to the tower.
US09395071B2	Wire-based lighting module with 3D topography The present invention relates to a grid-shaped lighting module (13; 23) comprising: a plurality of electrically conducting wires (15a-b) defining a grid with nodes (16a-c); and a plurality of solid-state light-sources (17a-c) each being arranged at a respective one of the nodes and connected to two electrically conducting wires of the plurality of electrically conducting wires. The electrically conducting wires (15a-b) are pleated such that the grid-shaped lighting module (13; 23) exhibits a 3D-topography. Various embodiments of the present invention provide improved mechanical stability and allows for thin illumination panels based on the grid-shaped lighting module.
US09395067B2	Method of and apparatus for enhanced thermal isolation of low-profile LED lighting fixtures A LED assembly/structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The LED assembly comprises a housing body, one or more LED light emitting component hosting areas, a power unit hosting compartment, one or more light diffusing elements, and a cover. The housing body of the LED assembly serves as a thermal barrier between the power supply and the LED lighting elements, such that thermal stress is able to be reduced.
US09395065B2	Device and method for manipulating an emission characteristic of a light-emitting diode A device for manipulating an emission characteristic of a light-emitting diode includes an optical element configured to be movably arranged between a first position and at least one additional position relative to the light-emitting diode. The optical element is configured to bring about a first light distribution of the light emitted by the light-emitting diode if the optical element is arranged in the first position. The optical element is further configured to bring about a further light distribution of the light emitted by the light-emitting diode if the optical element is arranged in the at least one additional position. The device further includes at least one micromechanical actuator configured to move the optical elements between the first and the at least one additional position in order to manipulate the emission characteristic.
US09395061B2	Candle-like lighting device with rotatable shell A candle-like lighting device includes a candle shell, a stand and a reflector. The candle shell is positioned above the stand at which the reflector is secured and extends inside the candle shell. A control circuit, an illuminator as surrounded by the reflector and a rotating unit are provided within the stand. The candle shell, spinning as driven y the rotating unit, is provided with a void area. Thereby a light from the illuminator transmits through the void area of the reflector for projecting the shape of the void area on a surface of the spinning candle shell in order to achieve the dynamic visual effect.
US09395058B2	Stack arrangement comprising a lighting unit in between a support and a support cover The invention provides a stack arrangement (100) comprising a support (30) and a support cover (20). The support cover (20) may be wall paper, and carpet, PVC flooring, linoleum flooring and plaster. At a position (1) between the support (30) and the support cover (20) a lighting unit (10) is configured to provide light (15) through the support cover (20). The support cover (20) and the support (30) are adhesively bonded to each other. The lighting unit (10) is releasably bonded to at least one of the support (30) and the support cover (20) via a release liner unit (40). The release liner unit (40) comprises a release liner (141) for releasable binding.
US09395056B2	Suspended linear fixture This disclosure relates to suspended linear lighting fixtures that are arranged to accept lighting elements. Lighting fixtures according to the present disclosure comprise at least one body and at least one suspension mechanism. These lighting fixtures can be arranged such that electrical and mechanical connections can be provided at various locations along their length, rather than only at the distal ends of the fixtures. The fixtures can also comprise various connectivity features that allow further arrangements, designs and spatial adjustments. Lighting systems utilizing these fixtures are also disclosed.
US09395051B2	Gas cooled LED lamp A gas cooled LED lamp and submount is disclosed. The centralized nature of the LEDs allows the LEDs to be configured near the central portion of the optical envelope of the lamp. In some embodiments, the LEDs can be mounted on or fixed to a light transmissive submount. In some embodiments, LEDs can be disposed on both sides of a two-sided submount, or on thee or more sides if the submount structure includes three or more mounting surfaces. In example embodiments, the LEDs can be cooled and/or cushioned by a gas in thermal communication with the LED array to enable the LEDs to maintain an appropriate operating temperature for efficient operation and long life. In some embodiments, the gas is at a pressure of from about 0.5 to about 10 atmospheres and has a thermal conductivity of at least about 60 mW/m-K.
US09395047B2	Compressed natural gas fleet fill management system Methods and systems and are presented for estimating the amount of natural gas provided to a vehicle at a natural gas time-fill filling station. The methods comprise measuring and wirelessly transmitting pre- and post-fill pressures measurements of compressed natural gas in a compressed natural gas storage tank on-board a natural gas vehicle.
US09395030B2	Stand and display device having the same A stand and a display device having the same are provided. The display device including a display module; and a stand configured to support the display module, wherein the stand includes: a pair of brackets, each of the brackets having a ring shaped cross section to support the display module and end portions that are compressed; a neck including an upper portion coupled to the display module and a lower portion to which center portions of the brackets are fixed while in a state of being connected to each other while crossing each other in an X-shape; and a mold configured to form an external appearance of the stand while surrounding the brackets and the neck.
US09395026B2	Coupling device with residual pressure relief system A coupling device includes a first half and a second half adapted to be connected to each other. The first half has a body housing a front chamber and a rear chamber separated by a first element and a second element slidably inserted in a bore provided in the first element. The bore forms an inner cavity in fluid communication with the front chamber and communicating with the rear chamber via a first through-hole provided in the first element. The cavity is sealed from the rear chamber and in that upon connection of the coupling device the second element is longitudinally moved on that a second through-hole provided in said second element comes in fluid communication with the first through-hole thereby providing a fluid communication between the two chambers via the cavity.
US09395024B2	Coupling having gasket pocket of varying depth A mechanical coupling for joining pipe elements has segments joined end to end, each segment having a pocket of varying depth for receiving a ring gasket. The varying depth of the pocket is used to control the distortion of the ring gasket between a round shape and a non-round shape when the segments are arranged in spaced apart relation around the ring gasket, the spacing between the segments being sufficient to permit insertion of the pipe elements without disassembly of the coupling.
US09395018B2	Control algorithm for freeing an EGR valve from contamination adhesion A method of controlling a device having restricted movement. A controller is provided for controlling the operation of the device using a control algorithm. A normal operation control method is programmed onto the controller and is selectively activated by the controller to generate a normal control signal. A forcing control method is also programmed into the controller and selectively activates a forcing control signal. The normal operation control signal provides regular operation of the device, while the forcing control signal causes the device to operate in a manner that will correct the operation of the device when a restricted motion of the device is detected.
US09395006B2	Check valve To provide a check valve which can be used even under a high temperature condition by overcoming a drawback “valve element sticking to sealing member” associated with high temperature use while enhancing heat resistance. An opening of a fluid path formed in a first body is brought into a closed state by bringing a valve element biased by a biasing member into contact with a sealing member. The sealing member is formed of a post-cured perfluoro elastomer packing. An annular sealing portion which is brought into line contact with the sealing member is formed on the valve element.
US09395003B2	Process and device for reducing radioactive material of object containing radioactive material to safe level in living environment A process for reducing a radioactive material of an object containing a radioactive material to a safe level in a living environment includes releasing pressure including carrying out a heating process on an aqueous liquid that includes water, water-soluble liquid, or a mixture of water and water-soluble liquid, and the object in a state where temperature is less than or equal to a critical temperature of the aqueous liquid and pressure is greater than or equal to a saturated vapor pressure of the aqueous liquid when the object is immersed in the aqueous liquid to such a degree that the object is covered or to a greater degree and then abruptly releasing the pressure, and separating, after the releasing pressure, the mixture of the object and the aqueous liquid into liquid and solid.
US09394995B2	L-shaped sealing ring An L-shaped sealing ring comprising two legs connected with one another to form an L-shape in cross section. A length of a first leg is part of a lateral surface of revolution about an axis of the L-shaped sealing ring. The first leg lies between the first length and the axis of revolution. A second leg is bounded toward the environment by a second length, wherein the first and second lengths are connected with one another via a connection contour. An intersection of first and second lines, forms a corner of a triangle, wherein the respective end points of the first and second lengths form other vertices of the triangle. The L-shaped sealing ring is so embodied that the surface area of the cross sectional area of the body of the L-shaped sealing ring in the triangle amounts to, at most, 60% of the areal content of the triangle, wherein the area of the L-shaped sealing ring in the triangle is non-concave.
US09394994B2	Hybrid pin for connecting a piston for an internal combustion engine to a piston rod, and pressing device for producing the hybrid pin The invention relates to a hybrid pin (14) for connecting a piston for an internal combustion engine to a piston rod, the hybrid pin (14) consisting of a sleeve (3) made of steel and consisting of a core (2) which is pressed into the sleeve (3) and which is made of a lightweight metal alloy that can be cold-formed. The inner surface of the sleeve (3) has a profile, whereby an elastic elongation of the core (3) in the axial direction after the core (3) is pressed into the sleeve (3) is prevented to such an extent that the sleeve (3) is longer than the core (2) at both ends of the hybrid pin (14).
US09394991B2	Mechanism for vehicle transmission default to park A default-to-park mechanism for a transmission includes an output member, a rotatable plate, a latching mechanism, and a biasing member. The output member is rotatable to park, reverse, neutral, and drive positions. The rotatable plate is coaxial with the output member. The plate and the output member interfere with one another such that the plate is moved in a first direction of rotation by the output member and the output member is moved in a second direction of rotation by the plate. The plate is releasably held by the latching mechanism to prevent rotation in the second direction of rotation when the output member is in the reverse, neutral, and drive positions. The biasing member biases the plate to rotate in the second direction of rotation to return the output member to the park position when the plate is released by the latching mechanism.
US09394979B2	Link actuating device A bearing is interposed in the revolute pair between a proximal end side link hub and each proximal side end link member. A control device controls an actuator, to perform work-time control for causing a determined work operation to be executed and to perform, while the work-time control is stopped, grease circulation control for circulating grease sealed in the bearing. The maximum value θmax of a bending angle in the work-time control does not exceed the maximum allowable bending angle θ′max being the maximum value of the bending angle allowable in the mechanism, and the maximum value of the bending angle in the grease circulation control is greater than the maximum value θmax of the bending angle in the work-time control and smaller than the maximum allowable bending angle θ′max.
US09394971B2	Planet web for connecting two planet web cheeks A planet web for connecting two planet web cheeks to form a planet wheel space of a planet carrier of a planet gear has, in the axial direction of the planet carrier, a cavity delimited by peripheral walls. A planet carrier includes the planet web and is improved in relation to the prior art, in particular from a production engineering aspect. This improvement is achieved by the planet web having at least one breach arranged in a peripheral wall of the planet web, which connects the cavity to the planet wheel space. A corresponding planet carrier, a casting core, and a method for manufacturing a planet carrier includes the planet web having the at least one breach.
US09394966B2	Vibration suppression apparatus and vibration suppression method The present invention provides a vibration suppression apparatus which includes a first object elastically supported on a base, a second object elastically supported on the first object, and a driving unit configured to drive the first object, and which suppresses a vibration of the second object, comprising a first generation unit configured to generate a first signal, a second generation unit configured to generate a second signal, and a control unit configured to control the driving unit, wherein the control unit controls the driving unit based on the first signal, and after the deviation between the relative distance between the base and the first object, and the first reference distance falls within an allowable range, the control unit controls the driving unit based on the first signal and the second signal.
US09394961B2	Damping valve A damping valve includes a piston, a damping passage, a piston rod, a bypass, and a relief valve, and the bypass includes a valve hole extending in the axial direction of the piston rod and a horizontal hole opening from a side part of the piston rod and leading to the valve hole, and the relief valve includes an annular valve seat provided on the side of a pressure side chamber with respect to an opening of the horizontal hole, a valve body slidably inserted on the side of an extension side chamber with respect to the annular valve seat and partitioning a back pressure chamber in the valve hole, a bias spring biasing the valve body toward the annular valve seat, and a throttle communicating the back pressure chamber with the extension side chamber.
US09394959B2	Dynamic load-absorbing material and articles Dynamic load-absorbing materials suitable for use as cushion-type and armor-type materials, for example, of types that can be incorporated into protective gear, equipment, armor, vehicles, and various other structures, or used for the isolation and dissipation of vibratory loads, such as vibration isolators used to support avionic equipment. The impact-absorbing materials include a matrix material (22) and at least first and second sets of inclusions (which can be either included material or voids) (24) in the matrix material (22) that define a hierarchy of inclusions (24) in the matrix material (22). The inclusions (24) differ in size, quantity, shape and/or composition in a direction through the impact-absorbing material, the combination of which contributes to the ability of the material to exhibit at least one property that changes as the inclusions (24) are deformed under load.
US09394953B2	Brake lining for railway vehicles and disc brake equipped with the same A disc brake for railway vehicles includes a brake disc fixed to a wheel or an axle of a railway vehicle and a brake lining configured to be pressed against a frictional surface of the brake disc by a brake caliper. The brake lining includes a plurality of friction members arranged to be spaced from each other, each of the friction members having a surface that faces the frictional surface of the brake disc, a metallic backing secured to back surfaces of the friction members, and a base plate supporting the friction members on the back surface side via spring members. The base plate is mounted to a brake caliper; wherein the friction members are provided in pairs with each pair being formed by two adjacent ones of the friction members, and the metallic backing is a one-piece member provided for each pair of the friction members.
US09394949B2	Tripod type constant velocity universal joint and method for producing same A tripod type constant velocity universal joint includes an outer joint member including three track grooves having roller-guide surfaces arranged to face each other in a circumferential direction, a tripod member including three leg shafts projecting in a radial direction, and roller units each including a roller and an inner ring for supporting the roller in a freely rotatable manner. The inner ring is externally fitted to a corresponding one of the three leg shafts. The roller is movable along the roller-guide surfaces of a corresponding one of the three track grooves. Each of the three leg shafts includes a region formed into a substantially circular-arc shape in horizontal cross-section that is orthogonal to an axial line of each of the three leg shafts.
US09394947B2	Drive transmission device and image forming apparatus Drive transmission device (10) includes rotatable member (20), driven member (30), driving coupling (21), and driven coupling (31). Both driving protrusions (22) and driven protrusions (32) are arranged at equal intervals in rotation direction (R). Each driving protrusion (22) is in mating contact with corresponding one of driven protrusions (32). Surface (41) of the driving protrusion (22) that is in contact with the driven protrusion (32) includes inner contact region (42) and outer contact region (43). Inner contact region (42) is located at an inner side relative to planned line (LG) of centroid shift extending in rotation direction (R) through centroid (G) of the driving protrusion (22). Outer contact region (43) is located at an outer side relative to planned line (LG) of centroid shift. Along rotation direction (R), each of the inner contact region (42) and the outer contact region (43) extends toward planned line (LG) of centroid shift.
US09394945B2	Bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement (28) having at least one radial air bearing (1) and/or having an axial air bearing (15′). The radial air bearing (1) has an inner annular bearing plate (7) and a spring plate (10) which surrounds the bearing plate (7) at the outside. The bearing plate and spring plate being formed as a single-piece component.
US09394944B2	Thrust rail and swing gear assembly for a mining vehicle A support rail for a swing gear includes a first flange having a first surface configured to engage a substantially horizontal top face of the swing gear, a second flange positioned opposite the first flange, and a column portion intersecting the first flange and the second flange such that the column portion is approximately perpendicular to the first and second flanges. The column portion includes a second surface configured to engage a substantially vertical inner surface of the swing gear. The first surface and the second surface are configured to substantially inhibit a rotation of the support rail relative to the swing gear by engaging the top face and the inner surface simultaneously.
US09394939B2	Bearing system and methods of use thereof A bearing system, which may be used particularly for hot-air valves, comprising a fixed roller bearing and a floating roller bearing is provided wherein a spherical shape of the inner raceways of each bearing, a spherical shape of the rollers of each bearing, a spherical shape of the fixed bearing's outer raceway and a cylindrical shape of the floating bearing's outer raceway may enable the bearing system to compensate for all mechanically and thermally induced deflections and linear expansion of a valve's shaft relative to the valve's housing, thus reducing a risk of shortening the useful lifetime of either the fixed roller bearing or the floating roller bearing.
US09394938B2	Internal chamber rotation motor, alternative rotation Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a rotation device in an RTP chamber. The rotation device includes a cylindrical inner race, a plurality of thrust bearings and a plurality of radial bearings. During operation, the bearings create a gas cushion preventing the rotating parts from contacting the stationary parts.
US09394936B2	Ball joint A ball joint includes a ball member, a socket member, and a resilient pressing mechanism. The ball member couples with the socket member. The resilient pressing mechanism is positioned between the ball member and the socket member, applying compression to cause the ball member to tightly contact the socket member. The resilient pressing mechanism includes a plurality of springs positioned in parallel between the ball member and the socket member.
US09394935B2	Hook assembly with variable angular hook orientation A hook assembly made up of a hook subassembly with a hook having a first axis, a support subassembly, and an indexing mechanism. The indexing mechanism: a) releasably biasably maintains the hook and support subassemblies in a first operative relationship wherein the hook has a first angular orientation around the first axis; and b) permits the hook and support subassemblies to be changed from the first operative relationship to be releasably maintained in a second operative relationship, wherein the hook has a second angular orientation around the first axis.
US09394932B2	Anchor assembly for fastener An anchor assembly for walls comprises a toggle member and a strap member pivotally mounted together, and a locking member. In a first position, the toggle member is aligned with the strap member for insertion through a hole in the wall, whereas in a second position, the toggle member extends behind the wall angularly to the strap member which extends from the toggle member through the hole. The locking member is adapted to be displaced along the strap member until it engages the wall and to be locked on the strap member to prevent the locking member from displacing away from the toggle member. Therefore, the locking member and the toggle member are connected by the strap member and imprison the wall by abutting respectively the visible and hidden sides thereof. A fastener introduced through the locking member and wall threadably engages an opening defined in the toggle member.
US09394930B2	Method and device for coolant recycling A method for replacing a volume of coolant fluid in a circulating system in diesel engine system that includes the steps of establishing pneumatic connection with at least one location in the diesel engine coolant fluid circulating system; establishing fluid connection with at least one point in the diesel engine coolant fluid circulating system, the fluid connection location being different from the pneumatic connection; and after pneumatic and fluid connection is established, drawing a vacuum pressure through said pneumatic connection and introducing the volume of coolant fluid through said fluid connection as well as a device for accomplishing the same.
US09394924B2	Hydrostatic system configured to be integrated in an excavator A hydrostatic system is configured to be integrated in a vehicle, e.g. an excavator. The hydrostatic system may comprise a first closed hydraulic circuit including a first hydraulic pump and a first hydraulic motor configured to operate a first component of the vehicle, and a second closed hydraulic circuit including a second hydraulic pump and a second hydraulic motor rated to operate a second component of the vehicle. Furthermore, a single six-port two-position directional valve may be provided. The single six-port two-position directional valve may be configured to switch between a first position and a second position such that in the first position the first hydraulic motor is driven by the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic motor is driven by the second hydraulic pump, and in the second position the first hydraulic motor is disconnected from the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic motor is driven by both the first and second hydraulic pumps. The present disclosure also refers to a method for operating a hydrostatic system configured to be integrated in a vehicle.
US09394923B2	Lift system with follower system A hydraulic lifting apparatus includes a main hydraulic cylinder and main hydraulic circuit operatively connected to the main hydraulic cylinder. First and second spaced apart follower hydraulic cylinders are also provided. A hydraulic lifting system includes first and second lift towers. Each lift tower includes a main hydraulic cylinder, a main hydraulic circuit, and at least one follower hydraulic cylinder. A follower hydraulic circuit is operatively connected to the at least one follower hydraulic cylinder. A lifting beam spans between the first and second lift towers. The main hydraulic cylinder of each tower is positioned along the beam axis.
US09394911B2	Axial flow fan An axial flow fan, with which effective work of blades is ensured and blade tip vortices are suppressed, thereby reducing noise. The axial flow fan includes blades, which are each formed such that a chord centerline connecting chord center points from inner to outer peripheral ends of the blade is curved so as to protrude toward a downstream side in a whole region.
US09394905B2	Motor-driven compressor including a shield to block electromagnetic noise A motor-driven compressor includes a compression unit, an electric motor, a housing, a cover, wherein the cover includes a main body and a connector coupler, and the cover and the housing define an accommodating chamber, a motor driving circuit that is accommodated in the accommodating chamber and includes a circuit board, and a metal terminal held in the connector coupler, wherein the metal terminal includes first and second end portions. The cover has a shield including a first shield portion, which blocks electromagnetic noise and forms at least part of the connector coupler, and a second shield portion, which blocks electromagnetic noise and forms at least part of the main body. The first and second shield portions are coupled to each other. The second shield portion includes an insertion hole into which one of the first and second end portions of the metal terminal is insertable.
US09394902B2	Rotary fluid machine and associated method of operation A fluid rotary machine includes first and second bodies and that are rotatable relative to each other. The second body is inside the first body to define a working fluid space there between. In addition, the machine includes a plurality of gates. Each gate 18 is supported by the first body and is movable in a radial direction with respect to the first and second bodies to extend into and retract from the working fluid space. The machine also includes a magnetic gate control system configured to exert control of the motion and/or position of the gates in the radial direction. The magnetic gate control system is a dispersed system including magnets or magnets and components made of ferromagnetic materials. The magnetic gate control system may be dispersed between the gates, and one or both of the bodies.
US09394892B1	Pump assembly and support A pump assembly includes a pair of rotatable pumps located in a housing and engaged to a pump support disposed on a support surface on which the rotatable pumps are mounted. The pump support may include a pair of parallel side walls and a pair of bearing supports for a pair of pump shafts. Each pump shaft is driven by a separate pump gear, and a distance between an axis of rotation of a first pump shaft and an axis of rotation of a second pump shaft is less than a sum of: (a) a minor radius of the first pump gear, and (b) a minor radius of the second pump gear.
US09394887B2	Wind turbine nacelle The invention relates to nacelle of a wind turbine. According to the invention, the wind turbine has a tower or mast, an aerodynamic rotor, and a generator having an electric-machine rotor and a stator, and the nacelle is provided with a nacelle covering, wherein the nacelle, in particular the nacelle covering, is self-supporting.
US09394880B2	Tall wind turbine tower erection with climbing crane A wind turbine tower comprising a forward leaning rotating tower where the tower rotates on lower and upper bearings. The upper bearing is held in position by a second fixed lower tower that encloses a lower portion of the first rotating tower. A method of constructing a wind turbine tower comprising building a tower in segments; including elements of the tower segments enabling the attachment, support, and movement of a climbing crane. Also included is a lifting cable communicating with a ground based winch vehicle. Climbing crane is positioned on the tower to enable the climbing crane to reach forward of the tower and to raise segments of the tower to build it to full height, and to also raise the nacelle and rotor of the wind turbine.
US09394866B2	Fuel supply system and method A fuel supply system includes a fuel pump configured to pump fuel from a first fuel storage location to an engine. A jet pump is configured to receive an auxiliary supply of fuel from the fuel pump and to return the auxiliary supply of fuel plus an additional flow of fuel drawn from a second fuel storage location to the first fuel storage location. A jet pump supply line has an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the fuel pump and has an outlet coupled to an inlet of the jet pump. A jet pump return line has an input coupled to an outlet of the jet pump and has an outlet adjacent to the fuel pump. A shut-off valve operates to selectively limit fuel flow through the jet pump return line.
US09394865B2	Diaphragm damper The objective of the present invention is to provide a diaphragm damper with which the amount of volume change due to the resonance frequency and pressure can be set freely and the performance of the diaphragm damper can be optimized, without changing the attachment structure for a conventional metal diaphragm and without obstructing the space where fuel flows in a fuel chamber. To this end, this diaphragm damper, wherein a high-pressure gas is enclosed in a high-pressure chamber formed by two disk-shaped metal diaphragms the outer circumferential portions of which have been joined together, is constructed such that rubber-like elastic members are arranged within the high-pressure chamber.
US09394864B2	Multi-frequency quarter-wave resonator for an internal combustion engine vehicle A variable noise attenuation element is disclosed that comprises a tube, at least one valve seat, at least one valve body and a wire connected to the valve body. The tube has an overall length that defines a first effective length for noise attenuation. The valve seat is disposed in the tube. Retraction of the wire brings the valve body into engagement with the valve seat to selectively define a second effective length of the tube that is less than the overall length.
US09394863B2	Integrated vacuum port module An integrated vacuum port module includes a base 12 and a mounting feature secured to the base and operable to form an airtight connection with a housing 14. A first tubular conduit 28 is secured to the base 12 forming a flow passage extending through the base 12 from an exterior to interior side. A second tubular similarly secured to the base 12 forming a flow passage extending through the base 12. A flow port, pressure sensing port or exhaust port 22 is fluidically connected to and secured to at least one of the tubular conduits 28,30 and arranged within the housing 14.
US09394861B2	Filter element and filter device A filter element for a filtering device used for filtering a fluid may include an annular filter body including a web-like, folded filter material, the filter body enclosing an inner space in the circumferential direction. The filter element may include an inner frame arranged on an inner side of the filter body facing the inner space. The inner frame may have a least one radially outwardly projecting and axially extending alignment strip arranged between two adjacent folds in the filter material in the circumferential direction. The at least one alignment strap may bear against the two adjacent folds. The inner frame may include a flow sleeve or may be configured as a flow sleeve.
US09394852B2	Variable area fan nozzle with wall thickness distribution A gas turbine engine includes a core engine that has at least a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section disposed along a central axis. A fan is coupled to be driven by the turbine section. A fan nacelle is arranged around the fan, and a bypass passage extends between the fan nacelle and the core engine. A variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) extends at least partially around the central axis and defines an exit area of the bypass passage. The VAFN is selectively movable to vary the exit area. The VAFN includes a body that defines an airfoil cross-section shape. The VAFN includes a wall that has a mechanical property distribution in accordance with a computer-simulated vibration profile of a flutter characteristic of the VAFN.
US09394850B2	Metal gasket with coating topography A gasket is provided having a first metallic layer and a second metallic layer. Both layers have combustion openings where each opening is surrounded by an edge of the layer. The first layer defines several beads and lands unitary with one another. A coating is located within one of the beads of the first layer and below the associated lands. The second layer has several lands and a bead in a particular orientation with respect to the beads and lands of the first layer.
US09394847B2	Fuel injection control apparatus for internal combustion engine A fuel injection control apparatus for fuel injection at optimum timing in correspondence with level of gas flow velocity in an intake port upon intake stroke injection. A fuel injection valve is controlled so as to set a large majority (more than half) of an injection period to inject fuel during an intake stroke in respective cylinders within a period where intake port gas pressure is increased. Upon intake stroke injection, the fuel is injected at optimum timing in correspondence with the direction and the level of gas flow velocity in the intake port. Accordingly, the status of air-fuel mixture in a combustion chamber is excellent. It is possible to improve fuel consumption and to reduce exhaust emission.
US09394845B2	Fuel rail pressure sensor diagnostic techniques A first computer-implemented diagnostic method can run in response to an imminent deceleration fuel cutoff (DFCO) event. A second computer-implemented diagnostic method can run on engine shutdown. Both diagnostic methods involve controlling fuel injectors and a fuel pump to make the fuel rail pressure change from a desired minimum to a desired maximum. Measurements from the fuel rail pressure sensor at these endpoints can then be used to detect a fault of the fuel rail pressure sensor. One or both diagnostic methods can be implemented.
US09394842B2	Method for improving engine starting A method for improving exhaust after treatment initial warm up during engine starting is presented. In one example, the method adjusts an engine air flow amount to a level where a desired substantially constant heat flux is provided by the engine to an exhaust after treatment device. The method may reduce fuel consumption and a need for a vacuum pump to provide vacuum to vacuum consumers of a vehicle during exhaust after treatment heating.
US09394827B2	Inlet particle separator system with flow passage through hub and/or shroud An inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine includes a hub section, a shroud section, a splitter, and a hub suction flow passage. The shroud section surrounds at least a portion of the hub section and is spaced apart therefrom to define a main flow passageway that has an air inlet. The splitter is disposed downstream of the air inlet and extends into the passageway to divide the main flow passageway into a scavenge flow path and an engine flow path. The hub suction flow passage has a hub suction inlet port and a hub suction outlet port. The hub suction inlet port extends through the hub section and is in fluid communication with the air inlet. The hub suction outlet port extends through the splitter and is in fluid communication with the scavenge flow path.
US09394817B2	Cooling structure for urea aqueous solution conduit In a working vehicle, an exhaust gas aftertreatment device is provided in an engine compartment that is adjacent to a cooling fan through which cooling air is supplied to a heat exchanger. The exhaust gas aftertreatment device includes a selective catalytic reduction device in which ammonia obtained from a urea aqueous solution is used as a reduction-causing agent. A urea aqueous solution pipe through which the urea aqueous solution is supplied is laid to the selective catalytic reduction device through the engine compartment. In the engine compartment, a pipeline-forming member having pipelines in which the urea aqueous solution pipe is installed. The cooling air sucked by a cooling fan flows into the pipelines.
US09394807B1	Apparatus, system, and methods for mechanical energy regeneration Systems and methods for storing and retrieving thermo-mechanical energy are disclosed. The systems and methods generally include a thermodynamic loop or cycle (e.g., a reversible transcritical, trilateral, or Rankine/vapor compression cycle) that works as a heat pump in a charging mode and as a heat engine in a discharging mode. The thermodynamic loop or cycle includes a gas pressure changing device, a liquid pressure changing device, and a working fluid. The system further includes one or more heat storage devices with solid heat storage material(s). Heat is transferred between the working fluid and the solid heat storage material(s) in the high and low pressure sides of the thermodynamic cycle, respectively.
US09394805B2	Diode electrical ground for fan blades A rotor has a rotor body with at least one slot receiving a blade. The blade has an outer surface, at least at some areas, formed of a first material and having an airfoil extending from a dovetail. The dovetail is received in the slot. A diode is in contact with a portion of the dovetail formed of a second material that is more electrically conductive than the first material. The diode is in contact with a rotating element that rotates with the rotor. The rotating element is formed of a third material. The first material is less electrically conductive than the third material. The diode and the rotating element together form a ground path from the portion of the dovetail into the rotor. An engine and a fan blade are also disclosed.
US09394798B2	Gas turbine engines with turbine airfoil cooling An airfoil for a gas turbine engine is provided. The airfoil includes a body with a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first side wall extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and a second side wall extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The body defines an interior cavity. The airfoil includes an interior wall disposed within the interior cavity of the body and extending between the first wall and the second wall to define a supply chamber and a leading edge chamber. The interior wall defines a cooling hole with a base portion and a locally extended portion to direct cooling air from the supply chamber to the leading edge chamber such that the cooling air impinges upon the leading edge.
US09394786B2	Method and system for in situ, continuous and real-time analysis of mineral content in drilling debris A method and a system for in situ measuring and analyzing, in a continuous, non-intrusive manner in real-time, one or more compounds, typically minerals present in debris from drilling or some similar material, in powder, comminuted solids or slurry form is disclosed. The method and system provide real-time, non-intrusive, continuous in situ determination of the grade of valuable minerals present in drilling pits debris generated during excavation, with a relatively low measurement error.
US09394784B2	Algorithm for zonal fault detection in a well environment A hydrocarbon well (e.g., oil well) may be monitored during to determine whether a fault exists during an operation such as injecting sealant (e.g., cement) into the borehole. RFID tags may be mixed in a wellbore fluid (e.g., drilling mud, cement, etc.), placed into a borehole, and then tracked within the borehole by communication assemblies with RFID sensors. Data may be obtained by interrogating RFID tags in one or more azimuthally oriented regions of an annulus surrounding a casing of the borehole. Fluid distribution in the annulus will be evaluated with respect to azimuthally offset regions of the annulus.
US09394779B2	Hydraulic fracturing isolation methods and well casing plugs for re-fracturing horizontal multizone wellbores A method for hydraulically isolating a portion of a multizone wellbore by providing a plug proximate the portion of the wellbore. The plug may be a proppant combined with a polymer. The proppant may be an ultra-lightweight proppant and the polymer may be cross-linked. The polymer may be a superabsorbent polymer or a hydrophobically modified polysaccharide. The plug may be formed by placing a pill of proppant and polymer within the wellbore and slowing pumping fluid down to cause the pill to bridge off and form a plug. The pill may also include a lightweight filler. The plug may be used to hydraulically isolate a portion of the wellbore during a fracturing or re-fracturing process. Multiple plugs may be placed along the wellbore to hydraulically isolate portions of the wellbore during the fracturing or re-fracturing process.
US09394775B2	Electrical fracturing of a reservoir A device is provided for fracturing a geological hydrocarbon reservoir including two packers defining between them a confined space in a well drilled in the reservoir; a pump for increasing the pressure of a fluid in the confined space; an apparatus for heating the fluid; at least one pair of two electrodes arranged in the confined space; and an electric circuit for generating an electric arc between the two electrodes, the circuit including at least one voltage source connected to the electrodes and an inductance between the voltage source and one of the two electrodes. The device permits improved fracturing of the reservoir.
US09394772B2	Systems and methods for in situ resistive heating of organic matter in a subterranean formation A method for pyrolyzing organic matter in a subterranean formation includes powering a first generation in situ resistive heating element within an aggregate electrically conductive zone at least partially in a first region of the subterranean formation by transmitting an electrical current between a first electrode pair in electrical contact with the first generation in situ resistive heating element to pyrolyze a second region of the subterranean formation, adjacent the first region, to expand the aggregate electrically conductive zone into the second region, wherein the expanding creates a second generation in situ resistive heating element within the second region and powering the second generation in situ resistive heating element by transmitting an electrical current between a second electrode pair in electrical contact with the second generation in situ resistive heating element to generate heat with the second generation in situ resistive heating element within the second region.
US09394764B2	Method and an apparatus for obtaining energy by expanding a gas at a wellhead A method and an apparatus (100) for reducing the pressure of a natural gas (2) at a wellhead of a natural gas field. The method provides prearranging an energy recovery expansion device (20), which comprises a stator and a rotor mechanically connected with a power generator (29), and a gas passageway between the rotor and the stator, and conveying the natural gas into the passageway of the energy recovery expansion device (24) to cause a rotation of the rotor and the expansion of the gas, the pressure being reduced from the extraction pressure (P1) to the use pressure (P2), which makes it possible to obtain an electric power (W) during the expansion, adapted to satisfy the energy requirements of the gas extraction unit, in particular of an offshore platform, without installing local electric generators. In order to allow a reliable operation of a recovery expansion device, such as a turbine, a means is provided for finely separating solid and liquid matter present in the gas, as well as a means (7) for conditioning the gas entering the expansion device, which may comprise a feeding means (12) of an additive into the gas (3), said additive adapted to decrease the formation temperature of the solid, and, in an advantageous way in case of higher amount of water, a means for heating the gas such that the temperature is maintained above the formation temperature of the solid.
US09394763B2	Multilateral location and orientation assembly A location and orientation assembly suitable for use in a multi-lateral wellbore may include a coupling portion, an upper muleshoe, a muleshoe spacer and a bottom muleshoe. The bottom muleshoe may connect to the coupling portion through a threaded connection. A method for locating and orienting in a multi-lateral wellbore includes providing a locating and orientation assembly. In the orientation assembly a coupling portion is provided and an upper muleshoe is inserted into the coupling portion. A muleshoe spacer is inserted into the coupling portion so as to matingly contact the upper muleshoe portion. Part of a bottom muleshoe is inserted into the coupling portion so as to matingly contact the muleshoe spacer. The coupling portion is jointed to the bottom muleshoe by a threaded connection.
US09394752B2	Completion method for stimulation of multiple intervals A technique provides for stimulating or otherwise treating multiple intervals/zones of a well by controlling flow of treatment fluid via a plurality of flow control devices. The flow control devices are provided with internal profiles and flow through passages. Mechanical darts are designed for engagement with the internal profiles of specific flow control devices, and each mechanical dart may be moved downhole for engagement with and activation of the specific flow control device associated with that mechanical dart.
US09394736B2	Door closer mechanism for display case A display case includes a housing partially surrounding a display space, a door pivotably coupled to the housing and cooperating with the housing to further enclose the display space, and a hinge assembly for pivotably coupling the door to the housing. The hinge assembly includes a biasing member applying a biasing force on the door and a gear drive for adjusting a pre-tension force on the biasing member.
US09394734B1	Hinge assembly with self lubricated pin with roller assembly A hinge assembly for garage doors having two leaf assemblies and a central tubular supporting member. A sleeve member is coaxially mounted within the supporting member and in turn it coaxially houses a roller shaft extending beyond the supporting member. The shaft has a roller mounted at one end. A push nut fastener mounted to the shaft member and the sleeve member abuttingly mounted to one end of the inner sleeve member. The leaf assemblies' movement is constrained along the tubular supporting member. The sleeve is made of a self-lubricating plastic material.
US09394732B1	Hands-free door latch mechanism The hands-free door latch mechanism includes two mutually opposed actuator plates to each side of the door, with the plates disposed vertically and orthogonally to the plane of the door. The plates are rigidly connected, with the connector bar also rigidly connected to the latch of the door. When either plate is pushed toward the hinge line of the door, the connector draws the latch into the door to release the latch from the strike plate. A horizontally disposed lock plate extends from one side of the door, with a transverse lock rod extending through the door. The lock rod has a tang that resides above the internal end of the latch when unlocked. When the lock plate is pushed down, the tang drops behind the latch to prevent retraction of the latch. The opposite end of the lock rod has a lock status indicator extending therefrom.
US09394716B2	Utility or meter pole top reinforcement method and apparatus An apparatus for reinforcing an upstanding utility/meter pole having a worn top includes an elongate brace adapted to bear against the pole near a top end of the pole. A washer plate is disposed in overlying relation to the elongate brace. A front support is secured to an opposite side of the pole by an elongate bolt that extends diametrically through the pole and is engaged by a nut to secure the brace and front support in sandwiching relation to the pole. A second embodiment reinforces a cross arm of a pole and a third embodiment ensleeves a pole at its uppermost end in a cylindrical body that serves as a prosthesis for a disintegrating pole top.
US09394713B1	Earthquake shelter An earthquake shelter comprising a container sized for human occupancy, the container having walls and an access opening and a quickly openable and closable primary door to cover and uncover the opening; the container walls and door consisting of high strength panel material, in excess of 10,000 psi load resistance; the container walls including impact shock resisting material that has extensive outwardly presented surface that is outwardly resilient, the wall or walls being flexible; and shock or impact absorbing cushioning means at the container interior, to cushion sudden movement of an occupant relative to the container as the container is suddenly moved by earthquake transmitted force. Tooling enables occupant displacement, from within the container, of debris outside the containers, while viewing such displacement.
US09394711B2	Pool cleaner positive pressure water supply distribution subsystem and wall fitting A cleaning system comprising a cleaner body configured to travel through a water pool powered by a positive pressure water flow supplied via a flexible hose. The system is characterized by:(1) a water distribution subsystem carried by the cleaner body including a state valve selectively operable in a forward or redirect state and a mode valve selectively operable in a top or bottom mode; and/or(2) a wall fitting including an outlet section extending downward at an oblique angle between 15° and 75° to reduce the likelihood of hose restraint.
US09394706B2	Concrete anchor An anchor particularly adapted to be embedded into a concrete construction for suspension of a ceiling panel, duct or the like, includes a base which receives inserts that have an axial threaded bore. The base is open at its lower end and can receive a threaded rod by virtue of ratcheting inserts received within the base. The inserts and base are particularly shaped to prevent jam and ease of insertion of the rod in the anchor. The anchor also has a head flange that sits above a plurality of fasteners secured to the anchor which is used to simultaneously drive the fasteners into a form for the concrete member. The fasteners are connected to the anchor extending in generally parallel and spaced relation to the anchor. The fasteners can be held by a support or sleeve-like holder which surrounds at least a portion of the base of the anchor or they can be attached to the base of the anchor. The fasteners project downwardly through the bottom of the anchor for driving into the form board.
US09394698B2	Deck system and components A decking system is made up of a variety of decking boards and other components are disclosed. In some aspects, the decking boards are connectable to each other so that adjacent boards will provide a water barrier and a drainage channel. Some versions of the boards may have a hollow region to accept the provision of heating elements or other accessory structures. A connector piece is disclosed in various embodiments span the gap between the butt ends of the boards to provide a water barrier at the butt ends of the boards. A gutter and downspout system is disclosed, as well as structures for protecting the ends or sides of the deck structure.
US09394697B2	Flooring system Described herein are flooring systems comprising: a first floor panel and a second floor panel, each of the first and second floor panels comprising: a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of peripheral edges extending between the top and bottom surfaces; and a coupling surface formed on one peripheral edge; the coupling surfaces of the first and second floor panels being disposed proximate to each other forming a joint; and a thermally activated solid adhesive interspersed between the coupling surfaces of the first and second floor panel. Methods of installing these systems are also described.
US09394692B2	Rebar clip for joining different size bars A rebar clip is provided for joining a larger diameter rebar to a smaller diameter rebar transverse to the larger diameter rebar. In a first embodiment the clip includes diameter reducing tabs extending into upper arches of the clip for engagement with smaller diameter bars crossed on top of larger diameter bars. In a second embodiment the clip includes diameter reducing tabs extending into lower arches of the clip so that the clip may hold larger diameter bars on top of smaller diameter bars. A guide track for a clip applying gun is provided which allows for use with either version of clips and with clips of the same nominal diameter for joining equal size bars.
US09394690B2	System for forming floor underlayment A process for making a fibrous panel member and a flooring structure is disclosed. The flooring structure has a subfloor, a surface layer, and an insulative pad disposed between the subfloor and the surface layer. The insulative pad has an MDI binder and reinforcement fibers distributed uniformly and randomly within a first plane. The process includes mixing a porous fiber material with a MDI adhesive. The fiber batt is compressed between a pair of porous belts. Steam and heat are applied to the compressed batt to form a bound flexible batting material.
US09394684B1	Method and apparatus for an improved air barrier system Disclosed herein are methods and apparatuses for an improved air barrier system for use in residential or commercial buildings. An individual practicing the method, or an apparatus configured to practice the concepts disclosed herein, would insert an insulated envelope between joists located in a joist bay of a building, where the insulated envelope has a flap and the insulated envelope envelopes insulation. The user places the flap over insulation previously distributed on a floor of the joist bay, and applies an air impermeable coating over at least a portion of the flap of the insulation. By inserting the insulated envelope and applying an air impermeable coating over a flap and pre-existing insulation, the ability for attic vents to wind-wash conditioned air out of fiberous insulation is diminished.
US09394679B2	Connection structure of beam and column, and connection member In a beam-connection member 9, the bottom surface side is a column-connection surface 14 and one side surface is a beam-mounting surface 16. In other words, the column-connection surface 14 and the beam-mounting surface 16 are formed to be substantially perpendicular. The column-connection surface 14 is the site of connection with a surface of the column. A depression 15 is formed on the column-connection surface 14. The depth of the depression 15 is preferably at least half of the main body thickness of the beam-connection member 9. Further, a notch 11 is formed across the width direction on the column-connection surface 14. The notch 11 is to avoid interference with the diaphragm. Near the notch 11, a rib 17 is provided in the depression 15 as necessary in the width direction. The rib 17 is for preventing deformation of the beam-connection member and for reinforcing the beam-connection member.
US09394678B1	Floor drain sealing valve A sealing valve for a floor drain has three principal components held together by an actuating bolt. When tightened, the operating bolt compresses a central elastomeric member between a base portion of a first flanged member and a flat compression plate sealing off peripheral passageways as well as those extending through the flanged member and elastomeric member preventing incursion into the residence by sewage, sewer gases, bugs, rodents and other pests.
US09394674B2	Plumbing outlet box with integrated mounting features Plumbing outlet boxes, such as for connecting washing machines, ice makers, and other plumbed appliances to plumbing systems, are provided that can be attached to each other without the use of separate connectors or mounting brackets. In particular, plumbing outlet boxes are described that include receiving features and mounting tabs extending outwardly from the side walls. The receiving features and mounting tabs are arranged such that the plumbing outlet box has rotational symmetry. In this way, receiving features may be engaged with mounting tabs of an adjacent plumbing outlet box regardless of the relative orientation of the mating plumbing outlet boxes.
US09394673B2	Skimmer system A method and device for extracting fluid from a body of fluid is has a bellows with a feed system interfaced to a first end of the bellows. A floating head is interfaced to a distal second end of the bellows and has one or more buoyancy elements. The buoyancy elements cause the floating head to float at a surface of the fluid. One or more inlets on a lower surface of the floating head are in fluid communication with the distal second end of the bellows, such that, fluid from a stratum beneath the surface of the fluid is drawn into the inlet(s), passes through the bellows, and into the feed system.
US09394670B2	Construction machine Provided is a construction machine comprising an energy recovery device for recovering hydraulic fluid energy from a hydraulic actuator and being capable of achieving excellent operability even when the power of the prime mover is changed. The construction machine comprises an engine 1, a hydraulic pump 2, a plurality of hydraulic actuators 31-34, a plurality of control valves 41-44, a plurality of operating devices 71-74, an energy recovery device 80, an operation mode selector switch 76, an engine revolution speed dial 77, a pressure sensor 75, and a controller 90 which controls the flow rate of hydraulic fluid recovered by the energy recovery device based on input signals from the operation mode selector switch, the engine revolution speed dial and the pressure sensor.
US09394666B2	Construction machine with working attachment A construction machine, including: a hydraulic pump; a working attachment including a boom, a boom cylinder, and another fluid-supplied cylinder closer to a leading end than the boom cylinder; first and second operation devices for the boom cylinder and the fluid-supplied cylinder; first and second control valves; a flow-rate-limiting section; and an anti-cavitation circuit. The fluid-supplied cylinder receives fluid-supply from the hydraulic pump, together with the boom cylinder. A reaction force upon work accompanying extension of the fluid-supplied cylinder increases the rod-side pressure of the boom cylinder and reduces a head-side pressure. The flow-rate-limiting section limits a supply flow rate to a head-side fluid chamber of the boom cylinder only during a boom-raising-operation with the rod-side pressure higher than the head-side pressure in the boom cylinder. The anti-cavitation circuit replenishes hydraulic fluid from a tank to the head-side fluid chamber.
US09394654B2	Track driven slab saw A slab saw including a frame, an engine supported by the frame, an arbor, and first and second tracks disposed along opposing sides of the frame. The arbor may be configured to be rotated by the engine. The first track and the second track may be configured to propel the frame. A drive assembly may be configured to independently drive the first track with respect to the second track to propel the slab saw. A control assembly may be configured to control the drive assembly as to a speed and direction of the slab saw.
US09394650B2	Asphalt paving seam gasket An asphalt paving seam gasket comprises a footing sheet, a seam wall and a ramp extension. Once the footing sheet is anchored to the substrate, the seam wall provides a supporting buttress for the compaction of an initial lane of paving, while the ramp extension provides a sloped access for vehicles to mount the initial lane during the interval before the adjoining lane of paving is applied. Optionally, an adhesive resin is applied to the contact surfaces of the gasket to strengthen their bonding to the asphalt material and prevent moisture penetration between the gasket and the asphalt material.
US09394645B2	Lid hinge having piston and cam members for a laundry treatment machine Provided is a laundry treatment machine. The laundry treatment machine may include a main body, a lid, and at least one hinge that supports the lid. The hinge may include a hinge housing filled with a fluid having a prescribed viscosity, an elastic member disposed inside the hinge housing, and a pair of cams disposed in the housing to move in linkage with the lid and the elastic member. A piston may be disposed between the moving cam and the elastic member to deform the elastic member according to a displacement of the moving cam. The piston may divide a cavity inside the hinge housing into a first space in which the elastic member is disposed and a second space in which the pair of cams are disposed. The piston may include a passage for the fluid to flow between the first space and the second space.
US09394644B2	Washer A washing machine of the present invention comprises a casing; a tub disposed inside the casing; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub, for accommodating laundry therein; and a gasket interposed between the casing and the tub, for preventing water in the tub from leaking between the tub and the casing. Wherein the gasket comprises a plurality of gasket nozzles for spraying water into the drum; and a plurality of connectors for supplying water to the respective gasket nozzles. Wherein the gasket nozzle comprises a spray guidance surface for refracting the an advancing direction of the water supplied through the connector so as to spray the water toward inside of the drum; and a plurality of protrusions provided adjacent to an finish end of the spray guidance surface on which the water guided along the spray guidance surface is separated, and arranged along an width direction of the spray guidance surface.
US09394640B2	Thread sensing stitch regulation for quilting machines Techniques for controlling sewing machine stitch length based on thread usage are provided. The techniques include a sewing machine computer storing a stitch length setting and using a thread movement sensor to sense the movement of thread as the thread is drawn from a spool due to the user moving an object relative to a sewing machine needle and thereby drawing thread from the needle and the spool. The techniques also include a sewing machine computer receiving information from the thread movement sensor and determining a length of thread drawn from the spool after formation of a previous stitch, comparing the length of thread with the stitch length setting, and operating a sewing machine motor to create a stitch when the length of thread drawn from the spool after formation of the previous stitch corresponds to the stitch length setting.
US09394634B2	Woven shielding textile impervious to visible and ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation A woven shielding textile includes a set of weft yarns and a plurality of warp yarns, including a set of primary warp yarns and a set of secondary warp yarns. The set of primary warp yarns and the set of secondary warp yarns are selectively interlaced with the set of weft yarns using a double beam weaving system such that the woven shielding textile is warp-faced. A face surface is predominantly composed of the set of primary warp yarns and a back surface is predominantly composed of the set of secondary warp yarns, while the plurality of warp yarns alternates between the set of primary warp yarns and the set of secondary warp yarns. A substantial percent of light incident to the woven shielding textile does not pass through.
US09394625B2	Method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes is provided. First, a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface is provided. Second, a catalyst film is formed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the catalyst film comprises a carbonaceous material. Third, a mixture of a carrier gas and a carbon source gas is flew across the catalyst film. Forth, a focused laser beam is irradiated on the substrate to grow a carbon nanotube array from the substrate.
US09394620B2	Control of electrolyte hydrodynamics for efficient mass transfer during electroplating Described are apparatus and methods for electroplating one or more metals onto a substrate. Embodiments include electroplating apparatus configured for plating highly uniform metal layers. In specific embodiments, the apparatus includes a flow-shaping element made of an ionically resistive material and having a plurality of channels made through the flow shaping element. The channels allow for transport of the electrolyte through the flow shaping element during electroplating. The channel openings are arranged in a spiral-like pattern on the substrate-facing surface of the flow shaping element such that the center of the spiral-like pattern is offset from the center of the flow shaping element.
US09394616B2	Etching composition and method for producing printed-wiring board using the same The present invention can provide an etching composition for a chemical copper plating for the production of a printed-wiring board according to a semi-additive process, which comprises 0.2 to 5% by mass of hydrogen peroxide, 0.5 to 10% by mass of sulfuric acid, 0.001 to 0.3% by mass of phenylurea, 0.1 to 3 mass ppm of halogen ion and 0.003 to 0.3% by mass of tetrazoles, and wherein the ratio of the dissolution rate of the chemical copper plating (Y) to the dissolution rate of an electrolytic copper plating (X) at a liquid temperature of 30° C. (Y/X) is 4 to 7.
US09394611B2	Supported gas separation membrane and method A method of making a gas separation membrane system by providing a porous support material having deposited thereon a metal membrane layer and imposing upon the surface thereof certain surface characteristics that provide for surface activation that enhances the placement thereon of a subsequent metal membrane layer. The gas separation membrane system is useful in the separation of hydrogen from hydrogen-containing gas streams.
US09394606B2	Production method for polycrystalline silicon, and reactor for polycrystalline silicon production The present invention provides a method of producing polycrystalline silicon in which silicon is precipitated on a silicon core wire to obtain a polycrystalline silicon rod. In an initial stage (former step) of a precipitation reaction, a reaction rate is not increased by supplying a large amount of source gas to a reactor but the reaction rate is increased by increasing a concentration of the source gas to be supplied, and in a latter step after the former step, the probability of occurrence of popcorn is reduced using an effect of high-speed forced convection caused by blowing the source gas into the reactor at high speed. Thus, a high-purity polycrystalline silicon rod with little popcorn can be produced without reducing production efficiency even in a reaction system with high pressure, high load, and high speed.
US09394602B2	Process for manufacturing glazing comprising a porous layer A process for manufacturing glazing including a substrate provided with a coating including a layer consisting of a porous material, includes depositing on the substrate, via a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process in a vacuum chamber, a coating including a layer of a material including an element selected from Si, Ti, Sn, Al, Zr, In or a mixture of at least two of these elements, oxygen and carbon, the layer in addition optionally including hydrogen, heat treatment of the layer thus deposited, under conditions that enable at least one portion of the carbon to be removed and the layer of porous material to be obtained, wherein the deposition is carried out, on the substrate passing through the chamber, by the sputtering of a carbon target, under a reactive plasma atmosphere including a precursor of the element or elements.
US09394598B2	Powder for thermal spraying and process for formation of sprayed coating A thermal spray powder, which includes granulated and sintered cermet particles that contain a metal having an indentation hardness of 500 to 5,000 N/mm2, is disclosed. The granulated and sintered cermet particles have an average size of 30 μm or less. The granulated and sintered cermet particles are composed of primary particles having an average size of 6 μm or less. The granulated and sintered cermet particles have a compressive strength of from 100 to 600 MPa. It is preferable that the metal contained in the granulated and sintered cermet particles includes at least one selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, iron, aluminum, copper, and silver. The thermal spray powder is usable in a low-temperature thermal spraying process such as cold spraying using nitrogen as a working gas.
US09394589B2	Ni-Si-Co copper alloy and manufacturing method therefor Disclosed is a Ni—Si—Co copper alloy that is suitable for use for various kinds of electronic parts and has particularly good uniform plating adhesion properties. The copper alloy for electronic materials comprises Ni: 1.0-2.5 mass %, Co: 0.5-2.5 mass % and Si: 0.3-1.2 mass % and the remainder is made of Cu and unavoidable impurities. For the copper alloy for electronic materials, the mean crystal size, at the plate thickness center, is 20 μm or less, and there are five or fewer crystal particles that contact the surface and have a long axis of 45 μm or greater per 1 mm rolling direction length. The copper alloy may comprise a maximum of 0.5 mass % Cr and may comprise a maximum in total of 2.0 mass % of one, two or more selected from a group comprising Mg, P, As, Sb, Be, B, Mn, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Fe, Zn and Ag.
US09394583B2	Rolling bearing A rolling bearing in which at least one of the bearing rings is obtained by applying a induction heat treatment to a spheroidizing annealed steel material having a DI value of 1.0 or more to form a hardened layer having a hardness of 550 HV or more on at least a raceway surface and a fitting surface. In the induction heat-treated bearing ring, (A) an average retained austenite amount is 12 vol % or less, (B) the raceway surface has a retained austenite amount of 12 vol % or more and a residual compressive stress of −100 MPa or less, and (C) a difference between a hardness of the raceway surface and a minimum hardness of a region having a hardness of less than 550 HV is 150 HV or more.
US09394582B2	Method and apparatus for producing steel pipes having particular properties The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for producing pipes made of steel. According to the invention, within a period of time of no more than 20 seconds after the last deformation at a temperature greater than 700° C., but less than 1050° C., during passage a cooling medium is applied with elevated pressure onto the outside circumference of the pipe over a length of greater than 400 times the pipe wall thickness in a quantity which during rapid cooling provides an equivalent cooling speed of greater than 1° C./second of the pipe wall over the pipe length to a temperature in the range of 500° C. to 250° C., whereupon further cooling of the pipe down to room temperature is carried out by exposure to air.
US09394581B2	Heat treatment method for bainitic turnout rail The present disclosure discloses a heat treatment method for a bainitic turnout rail, which includes: naturally cooling the turnout rail at a temperature in an austenite region after being finishing rolled to 450-480° C. at a tread center of a rail head of the turnout rail; accelerated cooling the naturally cooled turnout rail to 230-270° C. at the tread center of the rail head, a cooling rate at the tread center and a non-working side of the rail head being 1.5-5.0° C./s, a cooling rate at the working side of the rail head increasing by 0.1-1.0° C./s based on 1.5-5.0° C./s; continuously accelerated cooling the working side, the tread center and the non-working side of the rail head at a cooling rate of 0.05-0.25° C./s to decrease a temperature of the tread center of the rail head to 265-270° C.; and finally, naturally cooling the turnout rail to an ambient temperature.
US09394578B2	Method of manufacturing multi physical properties part A multi physical properties part used in automotive components required to be lightweight and provide collision safety, and a method of manufacturing a multi physical properties part, in which the multi physical properties part may be more economically and simply manufactured by using two or more separated die sets without using an additional heating device or treating a die surface. A method of manufacturing a multi physical properties part, which includes positioning a single heated formed article in two or more die sets, and then manufacturing a multi physical properties part including two or more regions having different physical properties by differing cooling conditions in the respective die set.
US09394573B2	Detection of mecA variant strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus The present invention provides improved tests for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bearing a variant mecA gene. The tests are particularly useful for eliminating certain false negative results due to the presence of this variant in MRSA in patient samples.
US09394570B2	Marker for colon cancer and method for detecting colon cancer In embodiments the expression or methylation of the TBX5 gene is used as a marker for the presence and prognosis of colon cancer. In further embodiments methods for detecting colon cancer are disclosed as are methods for inhibiting the growth of colon cancer cells.
US09394568B2	Methods of treating anaemia The invention relates to human targets of interest (TOI), anti-TOI ligands, kits compositions and method.
US09394562B2	Soil microorganism, novel oxidoreductase separated from the soil microorganism, gene encoding the oxidoreductase, and method for producing aglycones using the microorganism, the oxidoreductase and the gene The present invention relates to the novel Rhizobium sp. GIN611 KCTC11708BP or to cell extracts thereof, to a novel oxidoreductase which exhibits a glycolytic activity, to a gene encoding the oxidoreductase, to a recombinant strain comprising recombinant vector proteins or to an expression vector encoding recombinant proteins, and to a method for the glycolysis of natural products using same as a biocatalyst. The present invention also relates to a method for producing aglycones from a variety of natural products using same. The novel oxidoreductase separated from the novel microorganism of the present invention does not belong to a glucosidase group but belongs to an oxidoreductase group, and has a glycolytic activity for natural products. The novel oxidoreductase oxidizes the sugar in the aglycones of natural products, thereby producing a variety of aglycones.
US09394553B2	Biosynthetic gene cluster for chejuenolide of marine microorganism Hahella chejuensis The present invention relates to a biosynthetic gene cluster for a chejuenolide of the marine microorganism Hahella chejuensis, and to the function of an enzyme involving the biosynthetic pathway of a chejuenolide encoded by the genes. Since the present invention can be applied to the development of a novel material as a mechanism for biosynthesis by combining of biosynthetic genes for chejuenolide, the present invention can suggest a new direction in the study of polyketide antibiotics, and is thus very useful.
US09394551B2	Processes using amino acid dehydrogenases and ketoreductase-based cofactor regenerating system The present disclosure relates to the use of an amino acid dehydrogenase in combination with a cofactor regenerating system comprising a ketoreductase. In particular embodiments, the process can be used to prepare L-tert-leucine using a leucine dehydrogenase.
US09394539B1	Survival motor neuron gene (SMN2) mRNA constructs for post-transcription regulation The present invention provides compounds and assays for the identification and validation of compounds for use in the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), in which said compounds up-regulate the post-transcriptional expression of SMN1 or SMN2.
US09394538B2	Development of universal cancer drugs and vaccines This invention generally relates to a design and method for developing novel anti-tumor/cancer drugs, vaccines and therapies, using microRNA (miRNA) and its shRNA homologues/derivatives. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of a nucleic acid composition capable of expressing mir-302-like gene silencing effectors upon delivery into human cells and then silencing mir-302-targeted cell cycle regulators and oncogenes, resulting in an inhibitory effect on tumor/cancer cell growth and metastasis. Mir-302 is the most predominant miRNA found in human embryonic stem (hES) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, yet its function is unclear. The present invention establishes that in humans mir-302 concurrently suppressed both cyclin-E-CDK2 and cyclin-D-CDK4/6 pathways and eventually blocked over 70% of the G1-S transition. Simultaneously, mir-302 also silences BMI-1, a cancer stem cell marker, and subsequently promotes the tumor suppressor functions of p16Ink4a and p14/p19Arf in inhibiting CDK4/6-mediated cell proliferation. Therefore, the present invention for the first time reveals the tumor suppressor function of mir-302 in humans. This novel finding advances the design and method for developing new cancer drugs, vaccines and therapies directed against multiple kinds of human tumors and cancers, in particular including, but not limited, malignant skin, prostate, breast and liver cancers as well as various tumors.
US09394535B2	Plasma irradiation device for substance introduction and substance introduction method using plasma irradiation device Disclosed is a liquid culture medium for substance introduction, which is capable of increasing the survival rate of cells after substance introduction as much as possible when the cells are irradiated with plasma for the purpose of introducing a target substance into each of the cells. Specifically disclosed is a liquid culture medium for substance introduction, which is used for the purpose of introducing a predetermined target substance into a cell and enables introduction of the target substance into the cell by having the cell in the liquid culture medium, which contains the target substance, irradiated with a plasma jet. The liquid culture medium contains a damage preventing component that prevents the cell from damage due to the plasma jet.
US09394532B2	Stabilization of alpha-amylases towards calcium depletion and acidic pH The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase, the variant having improved stability or activity at low calcium conditions or at low pH.
US09394531B2	Compositions for linking DNA-binding domains and cleavage domains Disclosed herein are compositions for linking DNA binding domains and cleavage domains (or cleavage half-domains) to form non-naturally occurring nucleases. Also described are methods of making and using compositions comprising these linkers.
US09394520B2	Expansion of hematopoietic stem cells Described herein are methods, compositions and kits related to manipulating hematopoietic stem cells and more particularly to methods, compositions and kits related to increasing the number of hematopoietic stem cells in vitro and in vivo. Also described are methods, compositions and kits related to making an expanded population of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and methods, compositions and kits related to using the expanded population of HSCs.
US09394515B2	Poultry performance Methods for increasing breast muscle weight in poultry are disclosed herein. These methods can include delivery of compositions via in ovo administration. The methods disclosed herein also encompass the delivery of proteins. The methods disclosed herein are effective for increasing breast muscle weight in poultry, both in the embryo, and at slaughter age.
US09394509B2	Cleaning solution composition and method of cleaning semiconductor device using the same A cleaning solution composition includes an organic solvent in which a metal fluoride does not dissolve, at least one fluoride compound that generates bifluoride (HF2−), and deionized water, wherein the deionized water may be included in a concentration of 1.5 wt % or lower based on the total weight of the cleaning solution composition.
US09394508B2	Phosphorus free low temperature ware wash detergent for reducing scale build-up Phosphorus-free detergent compositions are provided. Detergent compositions including an aminocarboxylate, water conditioning agent, source of alkalinity and water beneficially do not require the use of additional surfactants and/or polymers to provide suitable detergency and prevent scale build-up on treated surfaces. The detergent compositions are used with a sanitizer to employ the phosphorus-free detergent compositions for use as low temperature ware wash detergents that beneficially reduce scale build-up. Methods of employing the phosphorus-free detergent compositions are also provided.
US09394505B2	Recovery of co-products from fermentation stillage streams Processes and methods of recovering desired products from fermentation stillage are presented, including processes and methods of recovering lipids and aqueous materials.
US09394495B1	Post hydrotreatment finishing of lubricant distillates A method wherein either crude oil or a used oil lubricant is processed to produce an intermediate lube distillate which is then hydrotreated to produce a hydrotreated base oil which is then processed by solvent treatment to produce a higher viscosity index base oil (such as Groups II+ and/or III) and a lower viscosity index base oil (such as Groups I and/or II), in each case as compared with the viscosity index of the hydrotreated base oil. In the solvent treatment, one or more solvents are utilized to selectively separate higher viscosity index components from lower viscosity index components found in the hydrotreated base oil, and after the separations have occurred, the solvent is preferably recovered for re-use in the process.
US09394494B2	Production of lubricating oil basestocks Methods are provided for producing multiple lubricating oil basestocks from a feedstock. Prior to dewaxing, various fractions of the feedstock are exposed to hydrocracking conditions of different severity to produce a higher overall yield of basestocks. The hydrocracking conditions of different severity can represent exposing fractions of a feedstock to different processing conditions, exposing fractions of a feedstock to different amounts of hydrocracking catalyst, or a combination thereof.
US09394493B2	Pressure cascaded two-stage hydrocracking unit An apparatus for hydrocracking an oil feedstock to produce a light oil stream without build-up of heavy polynuclear aromatic (HPNA) hydrocarbons in the recycle stream is provided. The apparatus includes a reactor for hydroprocessing the hydrocarbon feedstock to produce effluents, which are subsequently fractionated. Additional hydroprocessing reactors are provided for hydroprocessing individual fractionated product streams.
US09394490B2	Process for removing carbonyl sulfide from a hydrocarbon stream A method and apparatus for removing carbonyl sulfide (COS) from a hydrocarbon stream have been developed. The design allows removal of COS in the regeneration stream to less than 10 wppm, even at high concentrations of COS. The spent bed is regenerated using a portion of the treated product stream. The COS regeneration column provides increased contact and residence time.
US09394477B2	Method for production of proppants Disclosed is an apparatus and method for producing frac sand, in order to meet size, sphericity and roundness standards, from a feedstock such as natural sand. The feedstock is rotated as slurry in a conditioning cell, so that it self abrades to produce frac sand with the required characteristics.
US09394476B2	Well treatment methods and fluids A method includes forming a well treatment fluid by combining an aqueous fluid, a viscosifying agent, a crosslinker, and a rheology modifier containing an aldehyde. The viscosifying agent is crosslinked, increasing viscosity of the fluid. The method includes treating a well with the fluid exhibiting the increased viscosity, chemically changing the aldehyde after the crosslinking and thereby forming an acid, and decreasing viscosity of the crosslinked fluid as a result of forming the acid. The aldehyde may be glyoxal which forms oxalic acid, breaking a crosslink. A well treatment fluid is formulated with ingredients including an aqueous fluid and a viscosifying agent and a crosslinker configured to crosslink the viscosifying agent. The fluid includes a rheology modifier containing an aldehyde. The fluid may lack an aldehyde crosslinking delay additive.
US09394462B2	Polysiloxane-modified polyhydroxy polyurethane resin, method for producing same, heat-sensitive recording material using the resin, imitation leather, thermoplastic polyolefin resin skin material, material for weather strip, and weather strip Disclosed are a polysiloxane-modified polyhydroxy polyurethane resin characterized by being derived from a reaction between a 5-membered cyclic carbonate polysiloxane compound represented by the below-described formula (1) and an amine compound, and its production process; and a resin composition, thermal recording medium, imitation leather, thermoplastic polyolefin resin skin material, weather strip material, and weather strip, all of which make use of the resin. wherein A means
US09394454B2	Polychloroprene latex, rubber composition and dip-molded article Provided is a polychloroprene latex that shows favorable low-temperature stability without deterioration in the rubber agglutinating property during production of the dip-molded article, a rubber composition, and a dip-molded article, prepared by using the same.Prepared is a polychloroprene latex of a chloroprene copolymer obtained by polymerization of raw monomers at least containing chloroprene and 2,3-dichloro-1,3-butadiene, which is dispersed in water, wherein the 2,3-dichloro-1,3-butadiene content in the raw monomers is controlled to 1 to 30 mass % and the potassium ion content is adjusted to 0.7 to 1.5 parts by mass and the sodium ion content to 0.2 part or less by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the solid matter. In addition, a metal oxide: 1 to 10 parts by mass, sulfur: 0.1 to 3 parts by mass, an aging inhibitor: 0.1 to 5 parts by mass and a surfactant: 0.1 to 10 parts by mass, respectively with respect to 100 parts by mass of the solid matter, were added to the chloroprene latex, to give a rubber composition.
US09394452B2	Ink composition An ink composition comprising (A) a polyether-modified silicone having formula (I), (B) a polyether-modified silicone having formula (II), water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a colorant has excellent dispersibility, wettability, and penetrability, and is water soluble and suitable for high-speed printing.
US09394451B2	Ink set and recording method The ink set of the invention includes a first ink composition and a second ink composition. The first ink composition contains a first pigment and an alkanediol having 6 or less carbon atoms and having a normal boiling point of 245° C. or more. The content of the first pigment is 1.5% by mass or more, and the content of the alkanediol is 3% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less. The second ink composition contains a second pigment and a penetrant other than the alkanediol. The content of the second pigment is less than 1.5% by mass. The penetrant contained in the second ink composition has an osmotic force higher than that of the alkanediol contained in the first ink composition.
US09394443B2	Moisture curable organopolysiloxane composition The present invention provides curable compositions comprising non-Sn organo-metal catalysts that accelerate the condensation curing of moisture curable silicones/non-silicones. In particular, the present invention provides Fe(III) and Bi(III) complexes that are particularly suitable as replacements for organotin for sealant and RTV formulations. The Fe(III) and Bi(III) complexes are comparable or superior to organotin such as DBTDL and exhibit certain behavior in the presence of components that allow for tuning or adjusting the cure characteristics of the present compositions and provide good adhesion and storage stability.
US09394433B2	Nanosilica containing polycyanate ester compositions There are provided curable resin sols having a curable polycyanate ester resin and at least 30 weight percent of an essentially volatile-free, colloidal dispersion of substantially spherical surface-modified silica nanoparticles; wherein the curable resin sol comprises no greater than 200 parts per million by weight alkali metal and alkaline earth metal ions based on the total weight of the silica nanoparticles and curable polycyanate ester resin. There are also provided compositions comprising such curable resin sol and reinforcing fibers, a process for preparing such compositions, and various articles made using such curable resin sols and compositions.
US09394432B1	Composite members and methods for producing same New composite members, for example, useful in decks or decking systems, rail or railing systems and window-coverings or blinds and the like, as well as methods for producing the same or like items have been discovered. The composites or composite members are easy to manufacture in a variety of configurations using relatively inexpensive materials. In addition, the composites are sturdy, lightweight and have excellent weatherability properties. In addition, the composites or composite members have many of the desirable properties of natural wood products such as fences and decks and railings. For example, the composites of the invention can be made to have a wood-like look and texture, for example, without having any wood content. Moreover, unlike solid wood fences and decks, the composites of the present invention preferably are highly resistant to effects of weathering.
US09394431B2	Formaldehyde free binder compositions with urea-aldehyde reaction products Fiber-containing composites are described that contain woven or non-woven fibers, and a cured binder formed from a binder composition that includes (1) a reducing sugar and (2) a crosslinking agent that includes a reaction product of a urea compound and a polycarbonyl compound. Exemplary reaction products for the crosslinking agent may include the reaction product of urea and an α,β-bicarbonyl compound or an α,γ-bicarbonyl compound. Exemplary fiber-containing composites may include fiberglass insulation.
US09394427B2	Toughening cross-linked thermosets Grafted triglycerides comprising an acrylated triglyceride grafted with a fatty acid residue containing 4 to 28 carbon atoms. Also described are methods for making a grafted triglyceride and for curing a material selected from vinyl esters and unsaturated polyesters and mixtures thereof and optionally a reactive diluent. The method includes the steps of mixing a grafted triglyceride of the present invention with a material selected from vinyl esters, unsaturated polyesters and mixtures thereof to form a mixture, and curing the mixture to form a cured resin system. A cured resin system comprising a cured product obtained by the foregoing method and composites containing the cured product and a filler or reinforcing material are also disclosed. This method also includes use of the grafted triglycerides to make toughened resin and composite systems with reduced hazardous air pollutants without significantly reducing the glass transition temperature and significantly increasing the viscosity.
US09394426B2	Vegetable oil derivatives as extender oils for elastomer compositions Elastomer composition comprising at least one elastomer and at least one vegetable oil derivative selected from one or more of: a. mixture of triglycerides comprising one or more of the following oligomeric structures: R4[OC(O)R1C(O)OCH2CH(OR2)CH2]nOR3 and said mixture of triglycerides having a Numerical Average Molecular Weight (Mn) of between 800 and 10,000, b. triglycerides of one or more long chain carboxylic acids including at least one carboxylic acid containing adjacent hydroxyl groups, c. esters of polyols with at least a monocarboxylic acid and at least a dicarboxylic acid, the said esters being other than triglycerides.
US09394424B2	Flame-protected, partially aromatic polyamide molding compounds The invention relates to a flame-retardant polyamide molding composition based on semicrystalline polyamides. This polyamide molding composition is based on (A) from 30 to 92% by weight of at least one aliphatic or semiaromatic, semicrystalline polyamide with melting point (Tm) in the range from 240° C. to 340° C.; (B) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one filler and reinforcing agent; (C) from 8 to 18% by weight of at least one halogen-free flame retardant; (D) from 0 to 2.0% by weight of at least one barium carboxylate; (E) from 0 to 5% by weight of at least one additive; wherein the percentages by weight of components (A) to (E) give a total of 100%, and with the proviso that if the proportion of component (D) is in the range from 0 to 0.1% by weight the halogen-free flame retardant of component (C) is based on a barium phosphinate. The invention further relates to the use of barium carboxylate in a polyamide molding composition using a halogen-free flame retardant for inhibiting corrosive action during processing. The molding compositions comply with fire-protection class UL 94 V-0, and have no, or only slight, corrosive action with respect to the machine components used in thermoplastic processing, and exhibit good mechanical properties. They are suitable for producing, in particular, thin-walled moldings for the electrical and electronics industry, examples being housings, housing components, and connectors.
US09394422B2	Composition filled with polyolefin and actinide powder A composition filled with actinide powder, comprising an organic matrix and an actinide powder or a mixture of actinide powders, comprises at least: a plasticizer comprising an alkane whose longest radical chain comprises at least a few tens of carbon atoms and is in a volume content of between 20% and 70% of the total volume of the organic compounds alone; a binder comprising at least one polyolefinic polymer and which is in a volume content of between 20% and 50% of the total volume of the organic compounds alone; a dispersant comprising a carboxylic acid or salts thereof, the volume content of which is less than 10% of the total volume of the organic compounds alone; said actinide powder or said mixture of actinide powders represent between 40% and 65% of the volume of the filled matrix.
US09394419B2	Column filling material and a production method thereof The present invention relates to a column filling material which is filled inside the columns used in chromatographic analysis of aromatic hydrocarbons, alkaloids, flavonoids and pesticides and provides high adsorption by means of its porous structure, and a production method thereof essentially comprising the steps of dissolving melamine and anthraquinone in a solvent (11), carrying out the reacting by refluxing the solution (12), washing the material obtained after reflux (13), drying the washed material by freezing (14).
US09394411B2	Methods for annealing block copolymers and articles manufactured therefrom Disclosed herein is a block copolymer comprising a first block derived from a vinyl aromatic monomer; where the vinyl aromatic monomer has at least one alkyl substitution on an aromatic ring; a second block derived from a siloxane monomer; where a chi parameter that measures interactions between the first block and the second block is 0.03 to 0.18 at a temperature of 200° C. Disclosed herein is a method comprising polymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer to form a first block; and polymerizing a second block onto the first block to form a block copolymer; where the second block is derived by polymerizing a siloxane monomer; and where the block copolymer has a chi parameter of 0.03 to 0.18 at a temperature of 200° C.; where the chi parameter is a measure of interactions between the first block and the second block of the copolymer.
US09394410B1	Irradiation and post-cure processing of elastomers Processing methods are described for improving the physical properties of elastomeric materials including elastomeric tubing. The methods include heating tubing in a post-cured step for a specified time and at a specified temperature. The methods also include irradiating the tubing with a desired dose of radiation. Embodiments can include treatment of silicon-based elastomers and/or non-silicon-based elastomers. The improved elastomers can be utilized in pumps.
US09394409B2	Ink jet recording head Provided is an ink jet recording head, including a member provided with an ejection orifice for ejecting ink, in which the ink jet recording head further includes a water-repellent layer including a cured product of a condensed product obtained by condensation of a hydrolyzable silane compound having an epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on a surface of the member on a side on which the ejection orifice opens.
US09394408B2	Controlled polymerization of functional fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomers A polymer comprising polymerized units of norbornene fluoroalkyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. According to aspects of the present invention, the polymer may be norbornene fluoroalkyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. Still other aspects of the present invention may include a polymerized unit of an alkene chain derived from a cyclic alkene.
US09394407B2	Hydrophilic block copolymers and membranes prepared therefrom (I) Disclosed are block copolymers of the formula A-B-A (I) or A-B (II), comprising blocks A and B, wherein block A is a hydrophilic polymeric segment comprising polyglycerol and block B is an aromatic hydrophobic polymeric segment. The block copolymers find use as wetting agents in the preparation of porous membranes from aromatic hydrophobic polymers such as polyethersulfone.
US09394401B2	Polyol acrylates for use in energy curable inks Polyol acrylates are disclosed that are the reaction products of a modified polyol and a (meth)acrylic acid or derivative thereof. The modified polyols used in preparing the polyol acrylates are the reaction product of a natural oil or fatty carboxylic acid or derivative thereof with a polyol selected from the group consisting of polyester polyols, polyether polyols, polyester ether polyols and polyalcohols such that the natural oil or fatty carboxylic acid or derivative thereof is incorporated into the backbone of the polyol. The polyol acrylates are used to prepare pigment dispersions that are useful in formulating energy curable ink compositions.
US09394398B2	Phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy resin The present invention provides a phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy resin that can constitute parts of electric or electronic equipment having low water absorptiveness and high heat resistance. The phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy resin is obtained by reacting an epoxy resin having at least three epoxy groups per molecule with an organophosphorus compound represented by Formula (I).
US09394397B2	Biomass-resource-derived polyurethane, method for producing same, and biomass-resource-derived polyester polyol The invention relates to a method for producing a biomass-resource-derived polyurethane, which comprises: reacting a dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic diol to produce a polyester polyol; and reacting the polyester polyol and a polyisocyanate compound, wherein the dicarboxylic acid contains at least one component derived from biomass resources, a content of an organic acid in the dicarboxylic acid is more than 0 ppm and not more than 1,000 ppm relative to the dicarboxylic acid, and a pKa value of the organic acid at 25° C. is not more than 3.7.
US09394389B2	Low density ethylene-based polymers with high melt strength The invention provides a composition comprising a first ethylene-based polymer, formed by a high pressure, free-radical polymerization process, and comprising the following properties: a) a Mw(abs) versus I2 relationship: Mw(abs)
US09394388B2	Hybrid supported metallocene catalyst, method for preparing the same, and process for preparing polyolefin using the same Provided are a hybrid supported metallocene catalyst, a method for preparing the same, and a process for preparing an olefin polymer using the same, and more particular, a hybrid supported metallocene catalyst characterized in that two kinds of metallocene compounds containing a new cyclopenta[b]fluorenyl transition metal compound are supported on an inorganic or organic porous carrier surface-treated with an ionic compound and a co-catalyst, a method for preparing the same, and a process for preparing an olefin polymer using the hybrid supported metallocene catalyst.
US09394387B2	Synthesis of aryl coupled bis phenoxides and their use in olefin polymerization catalyst systems with activator-supports Disclosed herein are methods of making bis(phenol) ligand compounds and transition metal bis(phenolate) compounds. The transition metal bis(phenolate) compounds can be used as components in catalyst systems for the polymerization of olefins.
US09394382B2	Process and apparatus for the polymerisation of olefins Process for gas phase polymerization of olefins in a fluidized bed reactor by (a) passing a fluidizing gas containing at least one olefin monomer through a fluidized bed of polymer particles in the presence of a polymerization catalyst to produce polymer at a polymer production rate of C Tonnes/hour, (b) withdrawing a first gaseous stream containing solid particles from the top of the reactor, (c) passing the first gaseous stream to a gas/solids separator, separating solid particles therefrom, and forming a second gaseous stream containing residual solid particles, (d) passing a portion of the second gaseous stream to at least one heat exchanger to remove heat of reaction whereby residual solid particles contact the heat exchanger, and (e) recycling a portion of the cooled stream from step (d) as the fluidizing gas in step (a). The heat exchangers have a heat exchange surface area which totals less than 120×C m2.
US09394378B2	Process for obtaining chondroitin sulphated at the 4- or 6- positions of N-acetyl-galactosamine residues Disclosed is a process for the production of chondroitin sulphate, wherein N-acetyl-galactosamine residues sulphated at the 4- or 6-positions are present on the same polysaccharide chain.
US09394375B2	Compositions containing recyclable ionic liquids for use in biomass processing Compositions containing biomass, an ionic liquid, and an amide are described herein. Methods of their preparation and use in extracting and processing biomass are also described herein. Further described herein are films and fibers prepared from the compositions. Methods of recovering the ionic liquids used to process the biomass are also provided.

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